Nicholas Brendon dead at 54

 

Nicholas Brendon, best known for his role as Xander Harris from the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer passed away at the age of 54. It's reported that he died from natural causes.  

Chuck Norris dead at 86

 

Carlos Ray "Chuck" Norris died after a medical emergency in Hawaii. He was 86. Norris was best known for his acting career that spanned decades and including many action and martial arts roles.  

Rob Reiner dead at 78

 

 

This just in, but Rob Reiner and his wife were both found stabbed to death in their Brentwood home   today. The main suspect is Reiner's own son who has been currently transitioning into a woman.   

Ozzy Osbourne dead at 76

  

 

John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne died today at the age of 76. He's best known for his his work with Black Sabbath followed by a very successful solo career. 

... and for biting the head off of a bat during a drug-fueled performance... 

 

It's being said at this time that his passing was due to a year-long battle with Parkinson's Disease.   

James Earl Jones dead at 93

 

 

James Earl Jones, the actor best known for voicing DARTH VADER in the Star Wars saga passed away. He was 93. Overcoming a profound childhood stutter he went on to have one of the most recognizable voices of all time. He died peacefully at his home in NY.

 

Review Tuesday: Shuhada' Sadaqat, aka Sinéad O'Connor, 1966 - 2023

 

 

On occasion, rather than writing a regular formal review I will discuss something NOT new. With the passing of Sinéad O'Connor last week, I wanted the highs and lows of this controversial singer. 

 

During the 1980s New Wave / Modern  / Alternative Rock was making a huge impact on pop culture, thanks largely to MTV. Acts like The Smiths, The Cure and U2 found themselves attached to artists who were born in the age of video. One of these artists was Sinéad O'Connor. She was a product of the musical genius of Prince. He discovered her, wrote and produced songs for her that would make her name recognizable to everyone. 

 

I was in my teens when Sinéad hit it big. She was all over TV and radio. Her delightful singing voice coupled with some, sometimes, titillating lyrics made her an instant star. The fact that she was still very attractive despite shaving her head and wearing nothing sexy or revealing made her an icon for many. 

She had a series of hit tracks and albums. The media and fans simply adored her. That is, until her infamous appearance on Saturday Night Live during which she ripped up a photo of the Pope saying we should fight the real enemy. That was the beginning of her spiral into obscurity.

 

People try to separate the artist from the art but sometimes an artist co be so hostile and toxic towards her own fandom that the masses leave. After a series of unhinged rants, no one wanted to hear from Sinéad O'Connor anymore. Her name vanished from everything, no one mentioned her. 

 

Fast forward to 2018 after the death of Dolores O'Riordan, singer of The Cranberries at the age of 46. I remember speaking with a friend who was also a fan and suggested, Why shouldn't The Cranberries team up with Sinéad O'Connor? The two singers had similar ranges, similar genres, and an impressive catalog of songs combined. No kidding, it seemed like only a couple weeks after I said this Sinéad came out of the woodworks for some new controversial comments, renewing the fan anger accumulated over the decades of her career. Once again, she vanished, and no one cared. 

 

We wouldn't hear about her again until last week with the announcement of her death last week at the age of 56. At this point her cause of death hasn't been disclosed, but these days it can be anyone's guess. I felt a bit of sadness from all this. This was a potentially bright career that was dashed because she used her celebrity to bash the Church, men, big pharma, the patriarchy, mysogeny, and a variety of other causes. I am sorry her legacy has been ruined over her opinions, which in their day were unpopular, but seem to the the norm now. I am not happy that she's gone, and unhappy that her legacy will be soiled forever. Regardless, I still love to listen to The Lion and The Cobra from 1987.     

 

Rock out with your XANADU out!

In 1980 I turned 9. I remember how, it seemed, the entire world was in love with Olivia Newton-John after the success of the movie GREASE, so it wasn't a surprise that they came up with a movie for her to be the shining star. As far as i could tell it seemed to be some thin story to provide a roller-disco dance and musical. As I recall, the movie opened to bad reviews and it didn't do very well in the box office. Regardless, it didn't diminish the beauty and enthusiasm of the star, Olivia Newton-John, although, her career seemed to fade out at the point. All I know is that I remember seeing the commercials for the movie on TV and thinking how radiantly beautiful and energetic this woman was. She went on to fight breast cancer for THIRTY YEARS and passed away, peacefully at her home this past week. 

I won't lie. This song has been a guilty pleasure of mine. The ELO version of it is quite nice, as well. Each time I hear either version it makes me sad. It reminds me that the happiness and bright future that our youths hold for us can be challenged with obstacles. We must rise to meet them. Olivia fought cancer for 30 years. We should all be so strong. Rest in peace, Olivia. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLi8fTlDEag

Xanadu
Olivia Newton-John

A place where nobody dared to go
The love that we came to know
They call it Xanadu
(It takes your breath and it'll leave you blind)
And now, open your eyes and see
What we have made is real
We are in Xanadu
(A dream of it, we offer you)
A million lights are dancing and there you are, a shooting star
An everlasting world and you're here with me, eternally
Xanadu, Xanadu
(Now we are here) in Xanadu
Xanadu, Xanadu
(Now we are here) in Xanadu
Xanadu, your neon lights will shine for you, Xanadu
The love, the echoes of long ago
You needed the world to know
They are in Xanadu
(With every breath you drift away)
The dream that came through a million years
That lived on through all the tears
It came to Xanadu
(The dream you dream, well it will happen for you)
A million lights are dancing and there you are, a shooting star
An everlasting world and you're here with me, eternally
Xanadu, Xanadu
(Now we are here) in Xanadu
Xanadu, Xanadu
(Now we are here) in Xanadu
Now that I'm here
Now that you're near in Xanadu
Now that I'm here
Now that you're near in Xanadu, Xanadu

Songwriters: J. Lynne
Xanadu lyrics © Emi Blackwood Music Inc.

DEATH POOL 2020

 

January:
01 Don Larsen 90, pitched only World Series perfect game
01 David Stern 77, NBA commissioner
02 Lexii Alijai 21, rapper 
02 Neil Peart 67, drummer of Rush
08 Silvio Horta 45, screenwriter
08 Buck Henry 89, screenwriter
14 Stan Kirsch 51, actor (Highlander) 
15 Rocky Johnson 75, WWF Wrestler 
16 Christopher Tolkien 95, son of JRR Tolkien 
17 Norma Micheals 95, actress 
18 David Olney 71, musician 
20 Bryce Armstrong 84, voice actor 
22 Terry Jones 77, Monty Python 
22 John Karlen 86, actor
23 Jim Lehrer 85, journalist 
24 Wes Wilson 82, artist
25 Sean Reinert 48, drummer (Death, Cynic) 
26 Kobe Bryant 41, basketball player
27 Reed Mullin 53, drummer (Corrosion of Conformity)
28 Harry Harrison 89, radio DJ 
28 Marj Dujay 83, actress 
29 Ron Vater 63, drum stick innovator
30 Jack Burns 86, writer 
30 John Andretti 56, race car driver
31 Fred Silverman 82, TV producer 
31 Alan Harris 81, actor - Bossk in Empire Strikes Back 
31 Mary Higgins Clark 92, author

February:
04 William "Bill Britten" Cohen 92, actor (Bozo the Clown) 
05 Kirk Douglas 103, actor
06 Jhon Jairo "Popeye" Velasquez 57, hitman for Escobar
07 Kevin Conway 77, actor
08 Orson Bean 91, actor 
08 Robert Conrad 84, actor
09 Mirella Freni 84, opera singer
10 Raphael Coleman 25, actor
11 Paula Kelly 77, actress
12 Paul English 87, drummer 
12 Cheryl Sanders 59, stunt woman
15 Caroline Flack 40, host of LOVE ISLAND
15 Daniel Lee Martin 54 (suicide), country singer 
15 Tony Fernandez 57, short-stop (Blue Jays) 
15 Nikita Pearl Waligwa 15, actress 
15 Lynn Cohen 86, actress
16 Amie Harwick 38, Hollywood therapist and author
16 Jason Davis 35, Disney voice actor
16 Kellye Nakahara 72, actress (M*A*S*H)
17 Charles Portis 86, author (True Grit) 
18 Esther Scott 66, actress
18 Ja'net DuBois 74, actress (Good Times) 
19 Bashar Barakah "Pop Smoke" Jackson 20, rapper
20 Sy Sperling 78, Hair Club for Men founder 
22 Lindsay Lagestee 25, singer Dixie Crush 
22 Bill Zickos 90, invented clear drums 
22 Philip Haney 66, Obama era whistle-blower 
22 "Mad" Mike Hughes 64, stunt man, flat-Earther
23 B. Smith 70, model 
23 Katherine Johnson 101, one of NASA's "Hidden Figures" 
23 John "Sonny" Franzese 103, mobster 
24 Hosni Mubarak 91, Egyptian president
25 David Roback 61, musician Mazzy Star 
26 Clive Cussler 88, author
27 Ben Cooper 86, Western movies actor 
28 Joe Coulombe 89, founded Trader Joe's 
28 Lynn Evans Mand 95, vocalist: Mr Sandman, Lollipop 

March:
02 James Lipton 93, host of "Inside the Actors Studio"
04 Bobbie Battista 67, CNN Anchor (fake news) 
04 Rosalind P Walter 95, the first "Rosie the Riveter"  
05 Wendell Goler 70, correspondent 
06 McCoy Tyner 81, Jazz Pianist
06 Eva Szekely 92, holocaust survivor, Olympic swimmer
07 Roscoe Born 69, actor: Young and the Restless 
07 David Paul 62, the Barbarian Brothers
07 Hossein Sheikholeslam 68, Iranian diplomat and terrorist
07 Danny Tidwell 35, So You Think You can Dance 
08 Nicholas Tucci 38, actor: You're Next
09 Max Von Sydow 90, actor: The Force Awakens 
15 Lorenzo Brino 21, actor: 7th Heaven 
17 Jason Rainey 53, guitarist Sacred Reich 
17 Stuart Whitman 92, actor
17 Lyle Waggoner 84, comedian: Carol Burnett Show 
21 Kenny Rogers 81, country musician
23 Albert Underzo 92, artist 
24 Terrance McNally 81, playwright
24 Stuart Gordon 72, horror [HPL] director
25 Bill Rieflin 59, drummer
25 Floyd Cardoz 59, Top Chef Masters
26 Fred "Curly" Neal 77, Harlem Globetrotter
26 Mark Blum 69, actor
27 Maria Teresa de Bourbon-Parma 86, Spanish Princess 
29 Lou "L.A." Kouvaris 66, guitarist: Riot
29 Joe Diffie 61, country music
30 Alan Merrill 69, music writer "I Love Rock n Roll"
30 Tomie dePaola 85, author
31 Andrew Jack 76, actor Major Ematt in The Force Awakens  

April:
01 Adam Schlesinger 52, songwriter "Stacey's Mom" 
02 Julie Bennett 88, actress (voice of Cindy Bear)
03 Bill Withers 81, singer songwriter
04 Joseph Medicine Crow 102, last surviving war chief of Montana's Crow Tribe
04 Tom Dempsey 73, football kicker
05 Lee Fierro 91, actress
05 Lee Douglas 86, actress
05 Bobby Mitchell 84, football
06 Jay Benedict 68, actor ALIENS
06 Honor Blackman 94, actress Pussy Galore from James Bond
06 Forrest Compton 94, actor
06 Al Kaline 85, baseball
06 James Drury 85, actor
07 Hal Willner 64, SNL
07 John Prine 73, musician
07 Linda Tripp 70, Clinton/Lewinsky whistle-blower  
08 Thomas L. Miller 79, producer
08 Allen Garfield 80, actor 
08 Vic Henley 57, comedian
09 Chynna Rogers 25, rapper
09 Mort Drucker 91, MAD Magazine, Caricaturist
09 Malcolm Dixon 66, actor, Ewok, Oompa Loompa
10 Dieter Laser 78, actor: Human Centipede
10 Timothy Brown 82, athlete: NFL, actor M*A*S*H
10 Nobuhiko Obayashi 82, director
10 Allen Garfield 80, supporting actor
11 Colby Cave 25, hockey
12 Sir Stirling Moss 90, race car driver
12 Tim Brooke-Taylor 79, actor / comedian
12 Glenn Beckert 79, baseball
13 Tarvaris Jackson 36, football
13 Ann Sullivan 91, Disney animator
13 Danny Goldman 80, voice actor
14 Hank Steinbrenner 63, co-owner of the Yankees
14 Jim Frey 88, baseball 
15 Ying Kao Lee 87, DuPont inventor of lacquer auto paint 
15 Brian Dennehy 81, actor
16 Sam Clayton Jr 58, Jamaican bob-sled team
16 Howard Finkel 69, WWE     
16 Keiji Fujiwara 55, Anime Voice Actor
17 Paul Haddad 56, voice actor
17 Ranjit Chowdhry 62, actor
17 Gary McSpadden 77, singer: Oak Ridge Boys
17 Steve Cash 40, Youtube: Talking Kitty Cat
18 Paul O'Neill 84, former Treasury Secretary
18 Gene Deitch 95, animator: Tom & Jerry, Popeye
18 Roger Beatty 87, writer: The Carol Burnett Show
20 Thomas William "Tom" Lester 81, actor Green Acres
20 Ashley Mattingly 33, Playmate
21 Mike Curtis 77, football
21 Pellom McDaniels III 52, football
21 Derek Jones 35, guitarist: Falling in Reverse
22 Shirley Knight 83, actress
23 Frederick "Fred the Godson" Thomas 35, rapper
23 Hector Garrido 92, artist
24 Dak Prescott 31, football
24 Jerry Bishop 84, announcer
25 Harold Reid 80, musician: The Statler Brothers
25 Dimitri Diatchenko 52, actor: Chernobyl Diaries 
28 Irrfan Kahn 53, actor: Slumdog Millionaire
30 Rishi Kapoor 67, Bollywood actor
30 Gale Halderman 87, original Mustang designer 
          
 May:
01 Tony Allen 79, world's greatest drummer
01 Matty Simmons 93, comedy producer
01 Sam Lloyd 56, actor 
02 Armando Huerta 50, pin up artist
04 Don Shula 90, NFL coach
05 Cady Groves 30, country singer
05 Dave Greenfield 71, musician: The Stranglers
06 Eizou Kaimai 90, Ultraman costume designer
06 Florian Schneider 73, musician Kraftwerk
07 Brian Anthony Howe 66, singer: Bad Company
08 Roy Horn 74, of Siegfried and Roy 
09 Richard Wayne "Little Richard" Penniman 87, musician
10 Betty Wright 66, soul icon
11 Jerry Stiller 92, comedian
11 Nick Blixky 21, rapper
11 Paul Vazquez 57, double rainbow guy
11 Martin Pasko 65, writer: BATMAN - Animated series
11 Pavle Javonovic 43, Olympic bobsledder
16 Bob Watson 74, baseball 
16 Fred Willard 86, comedian
16 Frank Bielec 72, Trading Spaces 
16 Jorge Santana 68, Carlos' youngest brother
17 Geno Silva 72, actor
17 Lynn Shelton 54, director    
18 Ken Osmond 76, actor: Leave it to Beaver
20 Shad Gaspard 39, WWE
20 John Patrick Mahon 82, actor
20 William "Willy K" Kahaiali‘I 59, Hawaiian guitarist
21 Hagen Mills 29, actor
21 Ken Nightingall 92, Star Wars pink shorts boom guy
22 Steven Hanford 50, drummer of Poison Idea
24 Amber-Lee Friis 23, Miss New Zealand
24 Hana Kimura 22, professional wrestler
26 Jimmy Cobb 91, drummer
26 Richard Herd 87, actor
28 Anthony James 77, actor
29 Marge Redmond 95, actress
29 Bob Kulick 70, guitarist 
                
June:
01 Pat Dye 90: college football coach
01 Joey "Image" Poole 63, drummer - Misfits
03 Peggy Pope 91, actress
03 Mary Pat Gleason 70, actress
04 Stephen Norman Priest 72, bassist - The Sweet
05 John Winston 91, actor (Star Trek)
07 Reche Caldwell 41, football
08 Bonnie Pointer 69, Pointer Sisters
09 Paul Chapman 66, guitarist: UFO
10 Claudell Washington 65, baseball
10 Jas Waters 39, writer
11 Mel Winkler 78, actor
12 Danny O'Neil 81, Batman writer
15 Sushant Singh Rajput 34, actor
16 Ricky Valance 84, singer
17 Yohan 28, K-Pop
18 Jerry Sturm 83, football
18 Jean Kennedy Smith 92, JFK sibling
18 Vera Lynn 103, WW2 Allied Forces Singer
19 Ian Holm 88, Bilbo Baggins in LOTR
19 Tray Savage 26, rapper
20 David E. Gluck 70, singer
20 Jim Kiick 73, football
22 Joel Schumacher 80, director
23 Steve Bing 55, writer / producer

29 Johnny Mandel 94, composer
30 Linda Cristal 89, actress
30 Carl Reiner 98, comedian         
  
July:
01 Danny Hicks 68, actor / Evil Dead 2
02 Hugh Downs 99, news broadcaster
06 Ennio Morricone 91, composer 
07 Sebastián Athié 24, Disney actor
08 Mary Kay Letourneau 58, teacher had affair with student
08 Earl Cameron 102, actor (Thunderball)
09 Charlie Daniels 83, musician: Devil Went Down to Georgia 
11 Hermine de Clermont-Tonnerre 54, French Princess
13 Kelly Preston 57, actress 
13 Naya Rivera 33, actress: GLEE
14 Grant Imahara 49, Mythbusters
16 Galyn Gorg 52, actress: Robocop 2
17 John Lewis 80, politician 
18 Phyllis Somerville 76, actress 
25 Regis Philbin 88, TV host 
25 Peter GReen 73, guitarist: Fleetwood Mac
25 John Saxon 83, actor  
26 Olivia de Havilland 103, actress: Gone With The Wind
28 Royana Black 47, actress
30 "Malik B." Abdul Basit 47, musician: The Roots
30 Herman Cain 74, politician

August:
02 Wolford Brimley 85, actor
03 Mahlon Reyes 39, Deadliest Catch
03 Steve Holland 66, guitatrist: Molly Hatchet
04 Reni Santoni 81, actor
05 Tony Costanza 52, drummer
07 Alan Peters 55, bassist: Agnostic Front
11 Martin Birch 71, music producer: Iron Maiden
12 Sumner Redstone 97, mogul
12 Trini Lopez 83, actor
14 Pete Way 69, bassist UFO
15 Robert Trump, 71 brother of POTUS
17 Linda Manz 58, actress
18 Ben Cross 72, actor
21 Frankie Banali 68, drummer: Quiet Riot
22 Jack Sherman 64, guitarist: Red Hot Chili Peppers
26 Riley Gale 35, singer: Power Trip
27 Joe Ruby 87, Scooby-Doo co-creator
28 Chadwick Boseman 43, actor Black Panther
30 Leslie Hamilton Freas 63, Actress (Linda Hamilton's sister)      
 
September:
01 "Bullet" Bob Armstrong 80, wrestler
02 Ian Mitchell 62, bassist: Bay City Rollers
02 Tom Seaver 75, baseball: NY Mets
06 Lou Brock 81, baseball
07 Bruce Williamson 49, singer: Temptations
07 Kevin Dobson 77, actor: Kojak
09 Ronald "Khalis" Bell 68, co-founder of Kool and the Gang
10 Diana Rigg 82, actress: The Avengers
14 Stevie Lee 54, midget wrestler / Jack Ass
18 Winston Groom 77, author: Forrest Gump 
18 Penny McCarthy ??, actress: Star Wars
18 Ruth Bader Ginsberg 87, Supreme Court Justice
19 Lee Kerslake 73, drummer: Uriah Heep, Ozzy
20 Robert W. Gore 83, inventor: Gore-Tex

22 Ron Cobb 83, sci-fi designer (Star Wars, ALIEN)
22 Tommy DeVito 92, Four Seasons

23 Joseph Laurinaitis 60, WWE: Road Warrior Animal

23 Gale Sayers 77, NFL

24 Michael Lonsdale 89, actor: Bond villain Hugo Drax
29 Helen Reddy 78, singer

30 Mac Davis 78, singer / songwriter

October:
03 Steve Barnes 61, Lawyer: Celino and Barnes

05 Thomas Jefferson Byrd 70, actor

06 Eddie Van Halen 65, musician

06 Johnny Nash 80, I Can See Clearly Now

08 Jack Sherman 65, original guitarist Red Hot Chili Peppers

11 Tom Kennedy 93, game show host

12 Margaret Nolan 76, Bond Girl

13 Conchata Ferrell 77, actress 2 and a Half Men

14 Paul Matters ???, AC/DC bassist for, like, 5 minutes

20 Spencer Davis 81, musician

20 James "The Amazing" Randi 92, magician / paranormal debunker

22 Viola Smith 107, drummer

23 Marge Champion 101, actress

25 Jerry Jeff Walker 78, country musician

28 Billy Joe Shaver 81, country musician

29 Leanza Cornett 49, Miss America 1993 

31 Sean Connery 90, James Bond.    

November:
02 Carol Arthur 85, actress

05 Ken Hensley 75, keyboardist: Uriah Heep

07 Norm Crosby 93, comedian  

07 Bert Belasco 38, actor

08 Alex Trebec 80, game show host

11 Melvin "Mo3" Noble 28, rapper

24 David Dinkins 93, horrible NYC mayor

25 Hal Ketchum 67, country musician

29 David Prowse 85, bodybuilder/actor Darth Vader 

  
December:
02 Hugh Keays-Byrne 73, actor: Mad Max

03 Warren Berlinger 83, actor

05 Davin L. Lander 73, actor: Squiggy on Laverne & Shirley

08 Chuck Yeager 97, pilot

10 Jason Slater 49, bassist, producer

10 Tommy "Tiny" Lister 62, actor, wrestler

13 John le Carre 89, author: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy 

14 Charley Pride 86, country music

17 Jeremy Bulloch 75, actor: Boba Fett

21 Doug Crane 85, animator: Beavis and Butthead

21 David Giler 77, writer, producer: ALIEN

23 Leslie "West" Weinstein 75, musician: Mountain

26 John Huber 41, wrestler

27 Phil Niekro 81, baseball

29 William Link 87, co-creator of Columbo and Murder She Wrote

30 Dawn Wells 82, Mary Ann from Gilligan's Island 

    

x

The winner of the blogger death pool for 2020 was BAMATrav with his selection of RBG. Like no one saw that one coming...

B2: Lenny Dykstra, Pierce Brosnan, Fred Durst, Dick Cheney. Wild Card: Justin Bieber

Michelle P: Willie Nelson, Angelina Jolie, OJ Simpson, Jimmy Carter and my wild card is Elton John

Travis Godwin: Michael Caine, Miley Cyrus, Antonio Brown, *Added Category - Politician - Ginsburg, Wild card, Lindsey Lohan.

Stacey: Johnny Depp, Ozzy, Bernie, wc Keith Richards

Spectre Dave p: clarence thomas, A: bill Cosby, S: mike ditka wildcarrd: Tom Brokaw..

Heather / John: Connor McGregor, Dick van Dyck, Sinead O'Connor, Donald Trump, Harvey Weinstein

Dave Prowse dead at 85

David Prowse, the body builder who was best known for his role in A CLOCKWORK ORANGE until he donned the black suit of DARTH VADER, making him the most iconic villain in cinematic history has passed away at the age of 85.

 

Sunday, November 1, 2020

*11*1*

 

poltergeist \ POHL-ter-gahyst \ , noun; 

• a ghost or spirit supposed to manifest its presence by noises, knockings, etc. 

Origin: Poltergeist comes directly from the German word of the same spelling which entered English in the 1850s. The term comes from the German word polter meaning "to make noise, knock, rattle" and Geist meaning "ghost."

ebola-head

• somebody with ebola; or an insult for a person who gets somebody worked-up.

My dad is an ebola-head because he installed spy software on my laptop!

 

Holidays

• All Saints' Day (Christianity)
• Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead, Mexico — 2 days)

History

• 1512 - Michelangelo's paintings on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel were first exhibited to the public.
• 1765 - The British Parliament enacted The Stamp Act in the American colonies. The act was repealed in March of 1766 on the same day that the Parliament passed the Declaratory Acts which asserted that the British government had free and total legislative power of the colonies.
• 1879 - Thomas Edison executed his first patent application for a high-resistance carbon filament (U.S. Pat. 223,898).
• 1936 - Benito Mussolini made a speech in Milan, Italy, in which he described the alliance between Italy and Nazi Germany as an "axis" running between Berlin and Rome.
• 1963 - The USSR launched Polyot I. It was the first satellite capable of maneuvering in all directions and able to change its orbit.
  1963 - The Arecibo Radio-Telescope Observatory in Puerto Rico officially opens.  
• 1968 - The movie rating system of G, M, R, X, followed by PG-13 and NC-17 went into effect.
  2014 - Wayne "Static" Wells was found dead from a drug overdose. 

 

Birthdays

• Stephen Crane 1871
• James Kilpatrick 1920
• Lou Donaldson 1926
• Betsy Palmer 1929
• Gary Player 1935
• Bill Anderson 1937
• Barbara Bosson 1939
• Robert Foxworth 1941
• Larry Flynt 1942
• Marcia Wallace 1942
• Chris Morris (Paper Lace) 1944
• Rick Grech (Blind Faith, Traffic) 1946
• Ted Hendricks (NFL) 1947
  
• Jeannie Berlin 1949
• Dan Peek (America) 1950
• Ronald Bell (Kool and the Gang) 1951
• Keith Stegall 1954
• Lyle Lovett 1957
• Rachel Ticotin 1958
• Eddie McDonald (The Alarm) 1959
• Fernando Valenzuela (MLB) 1960
• Mags Furuholmen (a-ha) 1962
• Anthony Keidis (Red Hot Chili Peppers) 1962
• Rick Allen (Def Leppard) 1963
• Willie D (Geto Boys) 1966
  
• Sophie B. Hawkins 1967
• Alex James (Blur) 1968
• Dale Wallace (Emerson Drive) 1969
• Toni Collette 1972
• Jenny McCarthy 1972
• Andrew Gonzales (Reel Big Fish) 1972
• Helene Udy 1976
• LaTavia Marie Roberson 1981 - Singer (Destiny's Child)
• Penn Badgley 1986