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Born on this day in history: 1895 - George Herman "Babe" Ruth (Hall of Fame baseball player; died in 1948) 1911 - Ronald Reagan (former president; died 2004) 1917 - Zsa Zsa Gabor (actress, Queen Of Outer Space) 1922 - Patrick Macnee (actor, TV's The Avengers) 1931 - Mamie Van Doren (actress, Sex Kittens Go To College) 1931 - Rip Torn (actor, TV's Larry Sanders Show, Men In Black) 1940 - Mike Farrell (actor, B.J. on TV's M*A*S*H, TV's Providence) 1940 - Tom Brokaw (former NBC News anchorman) 1943 - Fabian (singer, teen idol) 1943 - Gayle Hunnicutt (actress, TV's Dallas) 1944 - Michael Tucker (actor, TV's L.A. Law) 1945 - Bob Marley (father of reggae; died 1981) 1949 - Jim Sheridan (producer-director-writer, In America) 1950 - Natalie Cole (singer, "Unforgettable") 1953 - Phil Alvin (singer-guitar, The Blasters) 1956 - Jon Walmsley (actor, Jason on TV's The Waltons) 1957 - Kathy Najimy (actress, TV's Veronica's Closet, voice of Peggy Hill on King of the Hill) 1957 - Robert Townsend (actor-director, TV's The Parent Hood) 1958 - Barry Miller (actor, Saturday Night Fever, Fame) 1960 - Megan Gallagher (actress, TV's China Beach) 1962 - Axl Rose (singer, Guns N' Roses) 1962 - Richie McDonald (singer, Lonestar) 1966 - Rick Astley (singer, "Never Gonna Give You Up") On this day in music history: 1977 - The number one song was "Torn Between Two Lovers" by Mary MacGregor. 1981 - Composer and bandleader Hugo Montenegro died of emphysema at age 55. 1984 - Brandon Hammond (actor, Soul Food) 1987 - Madonna had the number one song with Open Your Heart. 1990 - Billy Idol broke his arm and leg in a motorcycle accident. 1994 - Nirvana kicked off what would be their final European tour. 1998 - Pop star Falco was killed in a traffic accident in the Dominican Republic at the age of 40. 1998 - Carl Wilson, lead guitarist, singer and one of the founding members of The Beach Boys, died of lung cancer at age 51. 2001 - A mural was painted in the Bronx section of New York City to commemorate the first anniversary of rapper Big Pun's death. 2001 - Rapper Master P guest-starred on the FOX-TV series Dark Angel. 2002 - Celine Dion's "A New Day Has Come" was released for radio play. It was her first new song in two years. On this day in history: 1943 - A Los Angeles jury acquitted actor Errol Flynn of three counts of statutory rape. 1952 - Great Britain’s King George VI died and was succeeded by his daughter, Elizabeth II. 1952 - Britain's King George The Sixth died. He was succeeded by his daughter, Elizabeth the Second. She's still queen. 1971 - NASA Astronaut Alan B. Shepard used a six-iron that he had brought inside his spacecraft and swung at three golf balls on the surface of the moon. 1976 - The Chinese government invited former President Richard Nixon to visit Beijing. 1991 - Comedian and entertainer Danny Thomas died in Los Angeles at age 79. 1993 - Tennis Hall-Of-Famer and human rights advocate Arthur Ashe died in New York at age 49. 1998 - President Clinton signed a bill changing the name of National Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. 2000 - First Lady Hillary Clinton launched her successful candidacy for the U.S. Senate. 2002 - A federal judge ordered John Walker Lindh to be held without bail pending trial. Lindh was known as the "American Taliban." |
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