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Happy Birthdays and On This Day in History

ITS SENIORS DAY TODAY......

62 David Bowie    
Rock singer

72 Shirley Bassey 
Singer

76 Charles Osgood
Broadcast journalist

          

                                         71 Bob Eubanks 
Game show host ("The Newlywed Game")

 86 Larry Storch 
Actor ("F Troop")

67 Yvette Mimieux
Actress

58 John McTiernan
Director

42 R. Kelly
R&B singer

ELVIS PRESLEY - (1935 - 1977)  (The King.

1965 - The TV dance show "Hullabaloo" debuted on NBC.

1966 - The final episode of "Shindig!" was broadcast on ABC-TV. The show featured the Kinks and the Who.

1973 - Yoko Ono released "Approximately Infinite University" as a two record set.

1973 - Elvis Presley sued Priscilla Presley for a divorce.

1973 - The trial opened in Washington, of seven men accused of bugging Democratic Party headquarters in the Watergate apartment complex in Washington, DC.

1974 - KISS gave a special dress rehearsal after being signed to Casablanca Records. It was their first recording contract.

1981 - "Elvis Presley Day" was declared in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, North & South Carolina, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

1989 - Richard Marx married Cynthia Rhodes.

1991 - Steve Clark (Def Leppard) was found dead. The coroner ruled that the 30-year-old died of a lethal combination of alcohol and drugs.

1993 - An Elvis Presley commemorative stamp was debuted by the U.S. Postal Service. The 29-cent stamp showed the likeness of the 1950's era Elvis. 

1994 - Tonya Harding won the ladies' U.S. Figure Skating Championship in Detroit, MI, a day after Nancy Kerrigan dropped out because of a clubbing attack that injured her right knee. The U.S. Figure Skating Association later took the title from Harding because of her involvement in the attack.

1997 - Mister Rogers received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

1999 - The top two executives of Salt Lake City's Olympic Organizing Committee resigned amid disclosures that civic boosters had given cash to members of the International Olympic Committee.

2005 - The rate for U.S. First Class mail was raised to 39¢.

2006 - HARRY BELAFONTE called PRESIDENT BUSH, quote, "THE GREATEST TERRORIST IN THE WORLD" while he was visiting Venezuela's president, Hugo Chavez.--Belafonte told Chavez, quote, "No matter what the greatest tyrant in the world, the greatest terrorist in the world, George W. Bush says, we're here to tell you:  Not hundreds, not thousands, but millions of the American people support your revolution."

2006 - The director of the Bond movie "Die Another Day", one LEE TAMAHORI, was picked up in a transvestite prostitution sting . . . and HE was the squish!!!  

Happy Birthdays and On this Day in Music & History

DUSTIN "DAMM" DIAMOND!!! - 33  (Screech from "Saved By the Bell", and a reality TV SUPERSTAR who LOVES THE DIRTY SANCHEZ!!!)

John Rich - 36  (Big & Rich ego laden stud.  He hosted the celebrity reality show "Gone Country" and was also one of the judges on "Nashville Star". Total doucehbag)

DOUG E. DOUG!!! - 40  (Comedic genius from "Cosby", "Cool Runnings", and "Eight-Legged Freaks".  APB on Doug E. Doug!!!  Somebody look under Doug E. Fresh AND The Get-Fresh Crew!!!)

Nicolas Cage - 46  (Balding stud.)

David Lee Murphy - 51  (Country singer.  Remember the 1995 smash, "Party Crowd"

Kathy Valentine - 51  (The Go-Go's oddly sexy "rugged" bass player.  Biggest albums:  1981's "Beauty and the Beat", featuring "Our Lips Are Sealed" and "We Got the Beat" . . . and 1982's "Vacation", featuring the smash title track.)

Donna Rice Hughes - 52  (Scandalous.  Gary Hart was powerless over her poon in 1988.  After her affair with Hart ended his presidential hopes, she became an anti-pornography activist.)

Katie Couric - 53  (CBS Evening News ancho and former TODAY SHOW host  with the most famous non-porno colon in America.)

David Caruso - 54  ("CSI:  Miami" stud with the "fire down below".)

SAMMO "GOTT-DAMM" HUNG!!! - 58  (Superstar of "Martial Law"!!!  HIS NAME IS "HUNG"!!!)  (--A dyslexic person might call him AMSO HUNG, which would be an AWESOME name.)

ERIN GRAY!!! - 60  (Extremely sexy Colonel Wilma Deering on "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century", AND Kate Summers Stratton on "SILVER SPOONS"!!!)

Kenny Loggins - 62  (Loggins & Messina genius!!!)

JANN WENNER!!! - 64  (Robust "Rolling Stone" founder and publisher.  He's gay . . . AND . . . HE LAUNCHED THE CAREER OF THE "ALMOST FAMOUS" BEN FONG-TORRES!!!)

Paul Revere - 72  (Leader of Paul Revere & The Raiders.  That IS his real name.  Paul Revere & The Raiders gave us the incredible classic jams "Kicks", "Indian Reservation" and "Just Like Me".)

1714 - Henry Mill patented his new invention . . . THE TYPEWRITER.  (--Your kids will most likely NEVER use one.  Isn't that odd???)

1894 - One of the earliest motion picture experiments took place at the THOMAS EDISON studio in West Orange, New Jersey.  Comedian Fred Ott was filmed sneezing!!!  Hilarity ensued. 

1913 - William M. Burton received a patent for his method of manufacturing the "magic moving potion" we now call GASOLINE.  Standard Oil bought that method.

1927 - The HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS played their first game, in Hinckley, Illinois. The white team probably lost. 

1953 - President Truman announced that the U.S. had developed a HYDROGEN BOMB.

1962 - CHUBBY CHECKER'S "The Twist" set a record by reaching #1 for the second time.  Previously, it was #1 on September 13th, 1960.

1967 - CHARLEY PRIDE became the first black artist to perform at the Grand Ole Opry.

1970 - The farmers next door to MAX YASGUR'S estate sued him for $35,000.  They didn't appreciate the chaos created by the little festival he hosted . . . which he called WOODSTOCK.

1992 - Pitchers ROLLIE FINGERS and TOM SEAVER were elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.  Reggie Jackson was once asked how fast Seaver's pitches were.  He said, quote, "Blind people came to the game just to listen to his fastball." 

1996 - One of the biggest blizzards in U.S. history hit the eastern states. More than 100 deaths were later blamed on the severe weather.

1998 - Former White House intern Monica Lewinsky signed an affidavit denying that she had an affair with U.S. President Clinton.

1999 - U.S. President Clinton went on trial before the Senate. It was only the second time in U.S. history that an impeached president had gone to trial. Clinton was later acquitted of perjury and obstruction of justice charges.

2002 - Comedian AVERY SCHREIBER died of a heart attack at the age of 66.

DUSTIN "DAMM" DIAMOND!!! - 33  (Screech from "Saved By the Bell", and a reality TV SUPERSTAR who LOVES THE DIRTY SANCHEZ!!!)

John Rich - 36  (Big & Rich ego laden stud.  He hosted the celebrity reality show "Gone Country" and was also one of the judges on "Nashville Star". Total doucehbag)

DOUG E. DOUG!!! - 40  (Comedic genius from "Cosby", "Cool Runnings", and "Eight-Legged Freaks".  APB on Doug E. Doug!!!  Somebody look under Doug E. Fresh AND The Get-Fresh Crew!!!)

Nicolas Cage - 46  (Balding stud.)

David Lee Murphy - 51  (Country singer.  Remember the 1995 smash, "Party Crowd"

Kathy Valentine - 51  (The Go-Go's oddly sexy "rugged" bass player.  Biggest albums:  1981's "Beauty and the Beat", featuring "Our Lips Are Sealed" and "We Got the Beat" . . . and 1982's "Vacation", featuring the smash title track.)

Donna Rice Hughes - 52  (Scandalous.  Gary Hart was powerless over her poon in 1988.  After her affair with Hart ended his presidential hopes, she became an anti-pornography activist.)

Katie Couric - 53  (CBS Evening News ancho and former TODAY SHOW host  with the most famous non-porno colon in America.)

David Caruso - 54  ("CSI:  Miami" stud with the "fire down below".)

SAMMO "GOTT-DAMM" HUNG!!! - 58  (Superstar of "Martial Law"!!!  HIS NAME IS "HUNG"!!!)  (--A dyslexic person might call him AMSO HUNG, which would be an AWESOME name.)

ERIN GRAY!!! - 60  (Extremely sexy Colonel Wilma Deering on "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century", AND Kate Summers Stratton on "SILVER SPOONS"!!!)

Kenny Loggins - 62  (Loggins & Messina genius!!!)

JANN WENNER!!! - 64  (Robust "Rolling Stone" founder and publisher.  He's gay . . . AND . . . HE LAUNCHED THE CAREER OF THE "ALMOST FAMOUS" BEN FONG-TORRES!!!)

Paul Revere - 72  (Leader of Paul Revere & The Raiders.  That IS his real name.  Paul Revere & The Raiders gave us the incredible classic jams "Kicks", "Indian Reservation" and "Just Like Me".)

1714 - Henry Mill patented his new invention . . . THE TYPEWRITER.  (--Your kids will most likely NEVER use one.  Isn't that odd???)

1894 - One of the earliest motion picture experiments took place at the THOMAS EDISON studio in West Orange, New Jersey.  Comedian Fred Ott was filmed sneezing!!!  Hilarity ensued. 

1913 - William M. Burton received a patent for his method of manufacturing the "magic moving potion" we now call GASOLINE.  Standard Oil bought that method.

1927 - The HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS played their first game, in Hinckley, Illinois. The white team probably lost. 

1953 - President Truman announced that the U.S. had developed a HYDROGEN BOMB.

1962 - CHUBBY CHECKER'S "The Twist" set a record by reaching #1 for the second time.  Previously, it was #1 on September 13th, 1960.

1967 - CHARLEY PRIDE became the first black artist to perform at the Grand Ole Opry.

1970 - The farmers next door to MAX YASGUR'S estate sued him for $35,000.  They didn't appreciate the chaos created by the little festival he hosted . . . which he called WOODSTOCK.

1992 - Pitchers ROLLIE FINGERS and TOM SEAVER were elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.  Reggie Jackson was once asked how fast Seaver's pitches were.  He said, quote, "Blind people came to the game just to listen to his fastball." 

1996 - One of the biggest blizzards in U.S. history hit the eastern states. More than 100 deaths were later blamed on the severe weather.

1998 - Former White House intern Monica Lewinsky signed an affidavit denying that she had an affair with U.S. President Clinton.

1999 - U.S. President Clinton went on trial before the Senate. It was only the second time in U.S. history that an impeached president had gone to trial. Clinton was later acquitted of perjury and obstruction of justice charges.

2002 - Comedian AVERY SCHREIBER died of a heart attack at the age of 66.

Happy Birthdays and On this Day in Music & History

Marilyn Manson (musician) is 41 (Hack who stole Alice Cooper's act.)

Pamela Sue Martin (actress) is 57 (Superstar of the "Nancy Drew Mysteries" . . . AND she played Blake's daughter, Fallon Carrington, on "Dynasty"!!!)

TED "GOTT-DAMM" LANGE!!! - 62  (ISAAC, THE BLACK BARTENDER, ON "THE LOVE BOAT"! Also kicked ass . . . and lost a significant portion of his ass . . . on "Celebrity Fit Club".)

Diane Keaton (actress) is 64
“Nina Banks” in Father of the Bride and many other awesome roles

George “Funky” Brown (musician) is 61
- Drummer for Kool and the Gang
 
Chris Stein (musician) is 60
- Guitarist and founding member of Blondie

Clancy Brown (actor) is 51
- Voice of “Mr. Krabs” on SpongeBob SquarePants

Robert Duvall (actor) is 79
- bad ass republican Actor

In 1933 - Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge began.

In 1948 - Warner Brothers-Pathe showed the very first color newsreel. The footage was of the Tournament of Roses Parade and the Rose Bowl football classic.

In 1954…Elvis Presley cut a 10-minute long demo tape at a Memphis recording studio.

In 1959…Coral Records released Buddy Holly's "It Doesn't Matter Anymore," his last release before his untimely death a month later in an airplane crash.

In 1961 - "Mr. Ed" debuted. The show would run for six years.

IN 1970 - "All My Children" premiered on ABC.

In 1978…Prince made his solo performance debut in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

In 1984…The Police announced a March 2nd, 1984 farewell concert to be held in Australia. The group had been together for nine years.

In 1998…Sonny Bono died after skiing into a tree in South Lake Tahoe, California.

In 2000…Celine Dion renewed her vows with husband-manager Rene Angelil. The event at Las Vegas’ Caesars Palace featured an Egyptian theme.

In 2004…Backstreet Boy A.J. McLean chased down and captured a jewel thief in the parking lot of Las Vegas' Hard Rock Hotel. McLean was trying on watches at the hotel's boutique when the man ran off with a 40-thousand dollar diamond ring.

In 2004…Britney Spears’ three-day-old marriage to childhood pal Jason Allen Alexander was officially annulled.

Marilyn Manson (musician) is 41 (Hack who stole Alice Cooper's act.)

Pamela Sue Martin (actress) is 57 (Superstar of the "Nancy Drew Mysteries" . . . AND she played Blake's daughter, Fallon Carrington, on "Dynasty"!!!)

TED "GOTT-DAMM" LANGE!!! - 62  (ISAAC, THE BLACK BARTENDER, ON "THE LOVE BOAT"! Also kicked ass . . . and lost a significant portion of his ass . . . on "Celebrity Fit Club".)

Diane Keaton (actress) is 64
“Nina Banks” in Father of the Bride and many other awesome roles

George “Funky” Brown (musician) is 61
- Drummer for Kool and the Gang
 
Chris Stein (musician) is 60
- Guitarist and founding member of Blondie

Clancy Brown (actor) is 51
- Voice of “Mr. Krabs” on SpongeBob SquarePants

Robert Duvall (actor) is 79
- bad ass republican Actor

In 1933 - Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge began.

In 1948 - Warner Brothers-Pathe showed the very first color newsreel. The footage was of the Tournament of Roses Parade and the Rose Bowl football classic.

In 1954…Elvis Presley cut a 10-minute long demo tape at a Memphis recording studio.

In 1959…Coral Records released Buddy Holly's "It Doesn't Matter Anymore," his last release before his untimely death a month later in an airplane crash.

In 1961 - "Mr. Ed" debuted. The show would run for six years.

IN 1970 - "All My Children" premiered on ABC.

In 1978…Prince made his solo performance debut in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

In 1984…The Police announced a March 2nd, 1984 farewell concert to be held in Australia. The group had been together for nine years.

In 1998…Sonny Bono died after skiing into a tree in South Lake Tahoe, California.

In 2000…Celine Dion renewed her vows with husband-manager Rene Angelil. The event at Las Vegas’ Caesars Palace featured an Egyptian theme.

In 2004…Backstreet Boy A.J. McLean chased down and captured a jewel thief in the parking lot of Las Vegas' Hard Rock Hotel. McLean was trying on watches at the hotel's boutique when the man ran off with a 40-thousand dollar diamond ring.

In 2004…Britney Spears’ three-day-old marriage to childhood pal Jason Allen Alexander was officially annulled.

Happy Birthdays and On this Day in Music & History

Dave Foley (actor) is 47
“Dave Nelson” on Newsradio

Michael Stipe (musician) is 49
- Singer for R.E.M

Patty Loveless (country singer) is 53
  Released the album Dreamin’ My Dreams

Dyan Cannon (actress) is 73
“Jennifer ‘Whipper’ Cone” on Ally McBeal

Barbara Rush (actress) is 83
“Nola Orsini” on All My Children

 





1936 - The first pop music chart based on national sales was published by "Billboard" magazine.

1950 - RCA Victor announced that it would manufacture long-playing (LP) records.

1974 - U.S. President Nixon refused to hand over tape recordings and documents subpoenaed by the Senate Watergate Committee.

1981 - The Broadway show "Frankenstein" lost an estimated $2 million, when it opened and closed on the same night.

1982 - Bryant Gumbel moved from NBC Sports to the anchor desk where he joined Jane Pauley as co-host of the "Today" show on NBC.

1990 - Deposed Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega was arraigned in U.S. federal district court in Miami on drug-trafficking charges.

1999 - Former professional wrestler Jesse Ventura was sworn in as Minnesota's 37th governor.

2001 - FBI agents in the Dallas area charged the "Texas 7" of unlawful flight to avoid federal prosecution for capital murder, broadening the manhunt nationwide.

2005 - ASHLEY SIMPSON was booed offstage as she performed her song, "La La", at the ORANGE BOWL.

2006 - Nancy Pelosi became Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. She was the first woman to hold the position.

Dave Foley (actor) is 47
“Dave Nelson” on Newsradio

Michael Stipe (musician) is 49
- Singer for R.E.M

Patty Loveless (country singer) is 53
  Released the album Dreamin’ My Dreams

Dyan Cannon (actress) is 73
“Jennifer ‘Whipper’ Cone” on Ally McBeal

Barbara Rush (actress) is 83
“Nola Orsini” on All My Children

 





1936 - The first pop music chart based on national sales was published by "Billboard" magazine.

1950 - RCA Victor announced that it would manufacture long-playing (LP) records.

1974 - U.S. President Nixon refused to hand over tape recordings and documents subpoenaed by the Senate Watergate Committee.

1981 - The Broadway show "Frankenstein" lost an estimated $2 million, when it opened and closed on the same night.

1982 - Bryant Gumbel moved from NBC Sports to the anchor desk where he joined Jane Pauley as co-host of the "Today" show on NBC.

1990 - Deposed Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega was arraigned in U.S. federal district court in Miami on drug-trafficking charges.

1999 - Former professional wrestler Jesse Ventura was sworn in as Minnesota's 37th governor.

2001 - FBI agents in the Dallas area charged the "Texas 7" of unlawful flight to avoid federal prosecution for capital murder, broadening the manhunt nationwide.

2005 - ASHLEY SIMPSON was booed offstage as she performed her song, "La La", at the ORANGE BOWL.

2006 - Nancy Pelosi became Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. She was the first woman to hold the position.

Happy Birthdays and On this Day in Music & History

OH MY GAWD...I'm in lust with the Matador hunk..I had to post 2 pics!( its Latin hunk day on views from a broad) I"ll throw in some Hot Latina Women for the guys too somewhere on here today.

ALWAYS CLICK ON THE PICS TO SEE A LARGER VIEW!

Francisco Rivera Ordonez (matador) is 36
- Was the subject of the book Death and the Sun: A Matador's Season in the Heart of Spain
 
Danica McKellar (actress) is 35

Dabney Coleman (actor) is 78  9 to 5

Stephen Stills (singer) is 65
- Best known for his work with Crosby, Stills, & Nash

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Nicholas Gonzalez (actor) is 34
“D.J" the Latin hunk” on The O.C

Victoria Principal (actress) is 60
“Pamela Ewing” on Dallas

Mel Gibson (actor/director) is 54

Kimberley Locke (singer) is 32
- Former contestant on American Idol
 
George Martin (record producer) is 84
- Producer/co-producer of all The Beatles original records

1961	The United States severed diplomatic relations with Cuba.
1967	Jack Ruby, the man who fatally shot accused presidential assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, died in a Dallas hospital.
1990	Ousted Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega surrendered to U.S. forces, 10 days after taking refuge in the Vatican's diplomatic mission in Panama City.
1997	Bryant Gumbel signed off for the last time as host of NBC's "Today" show.
2000	The last new daily "Peanuts" comic strip by Charles Schulz ran in 2,600 newspapers.
2004	NASA's Mars rover, Spirit, touched down on the red planet.
2006	Lobbyist Jack Abramoff pleaded guilty to conspiracy, mail fraud and tax evasion and agreed to cooperate in investigations of corruption in Congress.
2008	Barack Obama won the Democratic caucuses in Iowa; Mike Huckabee won on the Republican side.

Happy Birthdays and On this Day in Music & History

Kate Bosworth (actress) is 26  
“Rosalee” in Win a Date with Tad Hamilton

Taye Diggs 38

Christy Turlington (model) is 40
- Former Calvin Klein model

 Cuba Gooding, Jr. (actor) is 41
“Rod Tidwell” in Jerry Maguire

Tia Carrere (actress) is 42
“Cassandra” in Wayne’s World

Evan Parke (actor) is 41
“Hayes” in King Kong
 
Gabrielle Carteris (actress) is 48
“Andrea Zuckerman” on Beverly Hills, 90210

Jack Hanna (animal expert) is 62
- Host of Jack Hanna’s Animal Adventures

  Jim Bakker is 69
Former TV evangelist

1960	Sen. John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts announced his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination.
1965	The New York Jets signed University of Alabama quarterback Joe Namath for a reported $400,000.
1974	President Richard Nixon signed legislation requiring states to limit highway speeds to 55 mph.
1983	The musical play "Annie," based on the "Little Orphan Annie" comic strip, closed on Broadway after 2,377 performances.
1991	Sharon Pratt Dixon was sworn in as mayor of Washington, D.C., becoming the first African-American woman to head a city of Washington's size and prominence.
2006	A methane gas explosion at the Sago Mine in West Virginia trapped 13 miners underground for more than 40 hours; Randal McCloy Jr. was the only survivor.
2008	Oil prices soared to $100 a barrel for the first time.

Kate Bosworth (actress) is 26  
“Rosalee” in Win a Date with Tad Hamilton

Taye Diggs 38

Christy Turlington (model) is 40
- Former Calvin Klein model

 Cuba Gooding, Jr. (actor) is 41
“Rod Tidwell” in Jerry Maguire

Tia Carrere (actress) is 42
“Cassandra” in Wayne’s World

Evan Parke (actor) is 41
“Hayes” in King Kong
 
Gabrielle Carteris (actress) is 48
“Andrea Zuckerman” on Beverly Hills, 90210

Jack Hanna (animal expert) is 62
- Host of Jack Hanna’s Animal Adventures

  Jim Bakker is 69
Former TV evangelist

1960	Sen. John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts announced his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination.
1965	The New York Jets signed University of Alabama quarterback Joe Namath for a reported $400,000.
1974	President Richard Nixon signed legislation requiring states to limit highway speeds to 55 mph.
1983	The musical play "Annie," based on the "Little Orphan Annie" comic strip, closed on Broadway after 2,377 performances.
1991	Sharon Pratt Dixon was sworn in as mayor of Washington, D.C., becoming the first African-American woman to head a city of Washington's size and prominence.
2006	A methane gas explosion at the Sago Mine in West Virginia trapped 13 miners underground for more than 40 hours; Randal McCloy Jr. was the only survivor.
2008	Oil prices soared to $100 a barrel for the first time.

Happy Birthdays and On this Day in history

Verne Troyer (actor) is 41
“Mini-Me” in Austin Powersand full time sex addict

Grandmaster Flash (rapper) is 52
- Pioneer of hip-hop mixing and cutting

Rick Hurst (actor) is 64
“Deputy Cletus Hogg” in The Dukes of HazzardCountry

Joe McDonald (musician) is 68
- Singer/guitarist for Country Joe and the Fish

Frank Langella is 72. YOU have to see him in Frost/Nixon. and so many other Films

 In 1953…Country singer/songwriter Hank Williams died in the back seat of a Cadillac. He was being driven to a concert in West Virginia. He was 29.

1959 - Fidel Castro overthrew the government of Fulgencio Batista, and seized power in Cuba.

1962…The Beatles performed their first audition for Decca Records in London. However, the company’s A&R man was unimpressed by their 15-song set of standards and originals and signed The Tremeloes instead.In 1977…Former gay disco The Roxy opened again as a punk club in London, with The Clash headlining the first night there.

1968 - Evel Knievel, stunt performing daredevil, lost control of his motorcycle midway through a jump of 141 feet over the ornamental fountains in front of Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas.

1971 - Tobacco ads representing $20 million dollars in advertising were banned from TV and radio broadcast.

1977…Former gay disco The Roxy opened again as a punk club in London, with The Clash headlining the first night there.

In 1982…ABBA made their final live appearance at a Stockholm concert.

In 2000…George Harrison left the hospital following a knife attack at his English mansion by a crazed fan.  Doctors told him that he would be able to play the guitar again, despite suffering a hand wound.

In 2006…Singer-guitarist Bryan Harvey of ‘80s duo House of Freaks was found dead with his family in his Richmond, Virginia, home. Bandmate Johnny Hott summoned police after arriving for a New Year’s party and discovering their house was on fire.

Verne Troyer (actor) is 41
“Mini-Me” in Austin Powersand full time sex addict

Grandmaster Flash (rapper) is 52
- Pioneer of hip-hop mixing and cutting

Rick Hurst (actor) is 64
“Deputy Cletus Hogg” in The Dukes of HazzardCountry

Joe McDonald (musician) is 68
- Singer/guitarist for Country Joe and the Fish

Frank Langella is 72. YOU have to see him in Frost/Nixon. and so many other Films

 In 1953…Country singer/songwriter Hank Williams died in the back seat of a Cadillac. He was being driven to a concert in West Virginia. He was 29.

1959 - Fidel Castro overthrew the government of Fulgencio Batista, and seized power in Cuba.

1962…The Beatles performed their first audition for Decca Records in London. However, the company’s A&R man was unimpressed by their 15-song set of standards and originals and signed The Tremeloes instead.In 1977…Former gay disco The Roxy opened again as a punk club in London, with The Clash headlining the first night there.

1968 - Evel Knievel, stunt performing daredevil, lost control of his motorcycle midway through a jump of 141 feet over the ornamental fountains in front of Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas.

1971 - Tobacco ads representing $20 million dollars in advertising were banned from TV and radio broadcast.

1977…Former gay disco The Roxy opened again as a punk club in London, with The Clash headlining the first night there.

In 1982…ABBA made their final live appearance at a Stockholm concert.

In 2000…George Harrison left the hospital following a knife attack at his English mansion by a crazed fan.  Doctors told him that he would be able to play the guitar again, despite suffering a hand wound.

In 2006…Singer-guitarist Bryan Harvey of ‘80s duo House of Freaks was found dead with his family in his Richmond, Virginia, home. Bandmate Johnny Hott summoned police after arriving for a New Year’s party and discovering their house was on fire.

Happy Birthdays and On this Day in Music & History

Joey McIntyre (singer/actor) is 37
- Youngest member of New Kids on the Block

Val Kilmer (actor) is 50
“Iceman” in Top Gun

Bebe Neuwirth (actress) is 50
“Lilith” on Cheers

 Tom Hamilton (musician) is 58
- Bassist for Aerosmith

Donna Summer (singer) is 61
 - SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY

Tim Matheson (actor) is 62
“Otter” in Animal House

Ben Kingsley (actor) is 66
- Mohandas Gandhi in Gandhi

Tim Considine (actor) is 68
 “Mike Douglas” on My Three Sons

Anthony Hopkins (actor) is 72
“Hannibal Lecter” in Silence of the Lambs

1929…Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians played "Auld Lang Syne" as a New Year's Eve song for the first time.

1971…The Beatles officially broke up.

1975…Elvis Presley performed for 60-thousand fans at the Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan. He set a world record by earning 800-thousand dollars for a single concert by a single artist.

1961…Janis Joplin had her first singing engagement at Beaumont, Texas' Halfway House.

1966…George Harrison's New Year's plans were foiled when London nightclub Annabel's barred him from
admission because he was not wearing a tie.

1981…MTV hosted the New Year's Eve Rock and Roll Ball, the four-month-old network’s first.

1985…Ricky Nelson and six others died in an airplane crash near DeKalb, Texas. A fire had broken out on the plane.

1993…Barbra Streisand performed her first paid concert in 22 years at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

2003…Aerosmith, Bon Jovi, Elton John and Kiss performed on Dick Clark's 32nd-annual New Year's Rockin' Eve. Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey joined the ageless TV impresario to countdown the New Year in Times Square.

IN HONOR OF DONNA SUMMER..and the end of 2008... LAST DANCE!

Joey McIntyre (singer/actor) is 37
- Youngest member of New Kids on the Block

Val Kilmer (actor) is 50
“Iceman” in Top Gun

Bebe Neuwirth (actress) is 50
“Lilith” on Cheers

 Tom Hamilton (musician) is 58
- Bassist for Aerosmith

Donna Summer (singer) is 61
 - SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY

Tim Matheson (actor) is 62
“Otter” in Animal House

Ben Kingsley (actor) is 66
- Mohandas Gandhi in Gandhi

Tim Considine (actor) is 68
 “Mike Douglas” on My Three Sons

Anthony Hopkins (actor) is 72
“Hannibal Lecter” in Silence of the Lambs

1929…Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians played "Auld Lang Syne" as a New Year's Eve song for the first time.

1971…The Beatles officially broke up.

1975…Elvis Presley performed for 60-thousand fans at the Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan. He set a world record by earning 800-thousand dollars for a single concert by a single artist.

1961…Janis Joplin had her first singing engagement at Beaumont, Texas' Halfway House.

1966…George Harrison's New Year's plans were foiled when London nightclub Annabel's barred him from
admission because he was not wearing a tie.

1981…MTV hosted the New Year's Eve Rock and Roll Ball, the four-month-old network’s first.

1985…Ricky Nelson and six others died in an airplane crash near DeKalb, Texas. A fire had broken out on the plane.

1993…Barbra Streisand performed her first paid concert in 22 years at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

2003…Aerosmith, Bon Jovi, Elton John and Kiss performed on Dick Clark's 32nd-annual New Year's Rockin' Eve. Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey joined the ageless TV impresario to countdown the New Year in Times Square.

IN HONOR OF DONNA SUMMER..and the end of 2008... LAST DANCE!

Happy Birthdays and On this Day in Music & History

Matt Lauer (news anchor) is 52
- Co-host of NBC’s Today show

Tiger Woods (golfer) is 34
- Ranked the number one golfer in the world and number one Client of Madame somwwhere..

Laila Ali (professional boxer) is 32
- Daughter of Muhammad Ali

Tyrese Gibson (model/actor) is 31
“Roman Pearse” in 2 Fast 2 Furious

Kristin Kreuk (actress) is 27
“Lana Lang” on Smallville

Heidi Fleiss (former Hollywood madame) is 44
- Featured in Maxim magazine’s “Ask Heidi” column

Sean Hannity (TV host) is 48

Tracey Ullman (actress/comedian) is 50

Meredith Vieira (TV host) is 56
- Co-host of NBC’s Today show

Joseph Bologna (actor) is 75
“Lenny Koufax” in Big Daddy

Russ Tamblyn (actor,) is 74
“Chocki” in Cabin Boy

Mike Nesmith (singer) is 67
- Singer for The Monkees

Davy Jones (singer/actor) is 64
- Singer for The Monkees

Paul Stookey (singer) is 72
 “Paul” of Peter, Paul and Mary

In 1962…While in London, Bob Dylan performed at the Troubadour folk club.

In 1963…After Capitol Records agreed to release The Beatles' "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" as a single, New York's WMCA became the first American station to play it.

In 1967...Singer-guitarist Dave Mason left Traffic to start a solo career.

In 1969…John Lennon and Yoko Ono had a session with Canadian hypnotists Hammrick & Leonard. The couple was trying to stop smoking.

In 1975…Grace Slick divorced her Jefferson Airplane cohort Paul Kantner.

In 1980…Tim Hardin died from a heroin overdose just six days after his 39th birthday. Although he wrote Rod Stewart's hit "Reason to Believe" and "If I Were a Carpenter," which was a hit for both Bobby Darin and The Four Tops, he had not recorded an album of his own since 1973.

In 1982…Jamaica issued its first stamp commemorating Bob Marley.

In 2000…A federal appeals court ruled that bassist Nicholas Kussbaum could continue to bill himself as a former member of Steppenwolf. Steppenwolf's John Kay had invoked a 1980 contract in which Kussbaum agreed not to emphasize his ties with the band.
 
In 2000…Janet Jackson's ex-husband, Rene Elizondo, Jr., sued her, claiming she reneged on a 1987 agreement to share half her assets with him. He wanted damages of more than 10-million dollars.

In 2004…Eminem's Encore reclaimed the number one album spot from Tupac's Loyal to the Game.

IN HONOR OF THE FABULOUS TRACY ULMANN

 

Matt Lauer (news anchor) is 52
- Co-host of NBC’s Today show

Tiger Woods (golfer) is 34
- Ranked the number one golfer in the world and number one Client of Madame somwwhere..

Laila Ali (professional boxer) is 32
- Daughter of Muhammad Ali

Tyrese Gibson (model/actor) is 31
“Roman Pearse” in 2 Fast 2 Furious

Kristin Kreuk (actress) is 27
“Lana Lang” on Smallville

Heidi Fleiss (former Hollywood madame) is 44
- Featured in Maxim magazine’s “Ask Heidi” column

Sean Hannity (TV host) is 48

Tracey Ullman (actress/comedian) is 50

Meredith Vieira (TV host) is 56
- Co-host of NBC’s Today show

Joseph Bologna (actor) is 75
“Lenny Koufax” in Big Daddy

Russ Tamblyn (actor,) is 74
“Chocki” in Cabin Boy

Mike Nesmith (singer) is 67
- Singer for The Monkees

Davy Jones (singer/actor) is 64
- Singer for The Monkees

Paul Stookey (singer) is 72
 “Paul” of Peter, Paul and Mary

In 1962…While in London, Bob Dylan performed at the Troubadour folk club.

In 1963…After Capitol Records agreed to release The Beatles' "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" as a single, New York's WMCA became the first American station to play it.

In 1967...Singer-guitarist Dave Mason left Traffic to start a solo career.

In 1969…John Lennon and Yoko Ono had a session with Canadian hypnotists Hammrick & Leonard. The couple was trying to stop smoking.

In 1975…Grace Slick divorced her Jefferson Airplane cohort Paul Kantner.

In 1980…Tim Hardin died from a heroin overdose just six days after his 39th birthday. Although he wrote Rod Stewart's hit "Reason to Believe" and "If I Were a Carpenter," which was a hit for both Bobby Darin and The Four Tops, he had not recorded an album of his own since 1973.

In 1982…Jamaica issued its first stamp commemorating Bob Marley.

In 2000…A federal appeals court ruled that bassist Nicholas Kussbaum could continue to bill himself as a former member of Steppenwolf. Steppenwolf's John Kay had invoked a 1980 contract in which Kussbaum agreed not to emphasize his ties with the band.
 
In 2000…Janet Jackson's ex-husband, Rene Elizondo, Jr., sued her, claiming she reneged on a 1987 agreement to share half her assets with him. He wanted damages of more than 10-million dollars.

In 2004…Eminem's Encore reclaimed the number one album spot from Tupac's Loyal to the Game.

IN HONOR OF THE FABULOUS TRACY ULMANN

 

Happy Birthdays and On this Day in history

 30 Diego Luna
Actor

37 Jude Law
Actor

50 Paula Poundstone
Comedian

58 Yvonne Elliman
Singer, actress

 62 Ted Danson
Actor ("Cheers," "Becker")

71 Jon Voight

72 Mary Tyler Moore
Actress

77 Inga Swenson
 Actress ("Benson")

1952 - The first transistorized hearing aid was offered for sale by Sonotone Corporation.

1957 - Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme were married.

1975 - A bomb exploded in the main terminal of New York's LaGuardia Airport. 11 people were killed.

1980 - Folksinger/songwriter Tim Hardin died at age forty due to a heroin overdose.

1982 - Jamaica issued a Bob Marley commemorative stamp.

1994 - Lisa "Left-Eye" Lopes plead guilty to arson charges for setting fire to and destroyed boyfriend Andre Rison's $1 million Atlanta mansion.

1997 - Hong Kong began killing 1.25 million chickens, the entire population, for fear of the spread of 'bird flu'.

 30 Diego Luna
Actor

37 Jude Law
Actor

50 Paula Poundstone
Comedian

58 Yvonne Elliman
Singer, actress

 62 Ted Danson
Actor ("Cheers," "Becker")

71 Jon Voight

72 Mary Tyler Moore
Actress

77 Inga Swenson
 Actress ("Benson")

1952 - The first transistorized hearing aid was offered for sale by Sonotone Corporation.

1957 - Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme were married.

1975 - A bomb exploded in the main terminal of New York's LaGuardia Airport. 11 people were killed.

1980 - Folksinger/songwriter Tim Hardin died at age forty due to a heroin overdose.

1982 - Jamaica issued a Bob Marley commemorative stamp.

1994 - Lisa "Left-Eye" Lopes plead guilty to arson charges for setting fire to and destroyed boyfriend Andre Rison's $1 million Atlanta mansion.

1997 - Hong Kong began killing 1.25 million chickens, the entire population, for fear of the spread of 'bird flu'.