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Born on this day in history: 1897 - Frank Capra (American producer, director, and writer; It's A Wonderful Life, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington; died 1991) 1911 - Big Joe Turner (singer, Shake Rattle & Roll; died 1985) 1912 - Perry Como (crooner, It's Impossible; died 2001) 1920 - Pope John Paul II (pontiff; died 2005) 1922 - Bill Macy (actor, TV's Maude) 1924 - Jack Whitaker (sportscaster) 1928 - Pernell Roberts (actor, TV's Trapper John, M.D.) 1931 - Robert Morse (actor, How To Succeed In Business) 1934 - Dwayne Hickman (actor, TV's Dobie Gillis) 1937 - Brooks Robinson (Baseball Hall-Of-Famer, Baltimore Orioles) 1942 - Rodney Dillard (bluegrass singer, The Dillards) 1942 - Albert Hammond (singer-songwriter, "It Never Rains In So. Cal") 60 - Bruce Gilbert (guitar, Wire) 1946 - Reggie Jackson (Baseball Hall-Of-Famer, Yankees & A's; nicknamed "Mr. October" for his clutch-hitting ability) 1949 - Rick Wakeman (keyboards, Yes, Strawbs) 1949 - Bill Wallace (bass, Guess Who) 1951 - James Stephens (actor, Mr. Hart on TV's The Paper Chase) 1952 - George Strait (American country music artist) 1953 - Feliciano Tavares (singer, Tavares) 1957 - Michael Cretu (keyboards-production, Enigma) 1960 - Paige Hamilton (singer-guitarist, Helmet) 1969 - Martika (singer-actress, "Toy Soldiers") 1970 - Tina Fey (American writer, comedian, and actress; Saturday Night Live) 1992 - Spencer Breslin (actor, Meet The Parents) On this day in music history: 1955 - Mambo king Perez Prado had the #1 song with "Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White." 1960 - "Cathy's Clown" by The Everly Brothers was the #1 one song. 1967 - John Lennon and Paul McCartney sang backing vocals on "We Love You" by The Rolling Stones during a Stones recording session at Olympic Studios in London. 1968 - Archie Bell & The Drells were at #1 with "Tighten Up." 1968 - The Northern California Rock Festival in Santa Clara featured The Grateful Dead, The Doors, The Steve Miller Band and Jefferson Airplane. 1969 - The Beatles had the #1 song with "Get Back." 1978 - The film The Buddy Holly Story, starring Gary Busey, premiered in Dallas. 1980 - Joy Division's lead singer, Ian Curtis, hung himself at the age of 23, just before the band was about to leave for their first U.S. tour. Iggy Pop's album, The Idiot, was on the turntable, and Curtis left a note that said, "At this very moment, I wish I were dead. I just can't cope anymore." 1984 - Simple Minds had the #1 single with "Don't You Forget About Me," from the soundtrack to the John Hughes movie, The Breakfast Club. 1991 - R.E.M. had the #1 album with Out Of Time. 1992 - The Washington Post quoted rapper Sister Souljah as saying, "If black people kill black people every day, why not have a week and kill white people?" 1993 - Creation Records boss Alan McGee saw Oasis play at a small club in Glasgow, Scotland. He signed them shortly after declaring, "I've found the greatest rock 'n' roll band since The Beatles." 1996 - Rap group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony started an eight-week run at #1 on the singles chart with "Tha Crossroads." 1998 - Sir Elton John announced he had split with his manager of 28 years, and onetime lover, John Reid. 1999 - The Backstreet Boys released their highly anticipated third album, Millennium. It went on to be the highest selling CD of the year. 1999 - Reggae producer Augusto Pablo died in Kingston, Jamaica at age 46. His real name was Horace Swaby. 2000 - Madonna's then-boyfriend (now husband), filmmaker Guy Ritchie, was arrested after attacking a fan outside Madonna's London home. 2003 - Scott Weiland of Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver was arrested for drug possession. He was released on $10,000 bail. 2004 - Hee Haw Collection was released. It was the first time that full shows were released on VHS and DVD. 2004 - It was announced that the Country Cow Creamery would be producing the ice cream flavors Ozzy's Carnivorous Carrot Cake and Death by Sharon in honor of Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne. On this day in history: 1642 - Montreal, Canada, was founded. 1804 - Napoleon Bonaparte was proclaimed emperor by the French Senate. 1896 - The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the "separate but equal" policy in the Plessy vs. Ferguson decision. The ruling was overturned 58 years later with Brown vs. Board of Education. 1910 - The Earth passed through the tail of Comet Halley. 1953 - Jackie Cochran becomes the first woman to break the sound barrier. 1969 - The Apollo 10 mission was launched. 1974 - India set off its first atomic explosion, becoming the world’s sixth nuclear power. 1980 - Mt. Saint Helens erupted in Washington state. 57 people were killed and 3 billion in damage was done. 1998 - The U.S. federal government and 20 states filed a sweeping antitrust case against Microsoft Corp., saying the computer software company had a "choke hold" on competitors which denied consumer choices by controlling 90% of the software market. 2003 - The musical Les Miserables closed after 6,680 shows and 16 years on Broadway. |
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