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"BORN TODAY" Jessica Sutta (1984) Singer, Dancer Songwriter, Actress (the Pussycat Dolls) Alex Breckenridge 1982 - Actress and Photographer ("Big Fat Liar") Jamie-Lynn Sigler 1981 - Actress ("The Sopranos") Caroline Dhavernas 1978 - Actress ("Hannibal") David Krumholtz 1978 - Actor ("Numb3rs") Amy Chow 1978 - Comedienne Ahmet Rodan Zappa 1974 - Musician David Charvet 1972 -Singer, actor, model, and television personality ("Melrose Place") Prince Be 1970 - Musician (PM Dawn) Giselle Fernandez (1961) News commentator (Access Hollywood) Andrew Eldritch (1959) - Rocker (Sisters of Mercy-Walk Away, Black Planet) Lee Horsley 1955 - Actor ("Django Unchained") Mike Oldfield (Michael Gordon "Mike" Oldfield) 1953 - Musician, composer Dennis Frederiksen 1951 (RIP) - Rocker (Toto-Roseanna, Africa) Chazz Palminteri (Calogero Lorenzo "Chazz" Palminteri) 1951 - Actor, writer Nicholas Hammond 1950 - American actor (The Amazing Spider-Man) Brian Eno 1948 - Musician (Roxy Music) Graeham Goble (Graham Goble) 1947 - Musician (Little River Band) Gunilla Hutton 1944 - Actress (Petticoat Junction) Harve Brosten 1943 - Comedy writer/producer/director (All in the Family) K.T. Oslin (Kay Toinette Oslin) 1942 - Country singer, songwriter (80's Ladies) Lainie Kazan 1940 - Actress, singer (Lust in the Dust, Beaches) Paul Rudd (Paul Ryan Rudd) 1940 - Theater actor, director (King Arthur's Court) Lenny Welch 1938 - Singer (Breaking up is Hard to Do) Trini Lopez (Trinidad López III) 1937 - Singer, guitarist (If I Had a Hammer) Wavy Gravy (Hugh Nanton Romney) 1936 - Entertainer (American Clown) and peace activist Richard Avedon 1923 - Photographer Utah Phillips 1935 (RIP) - American labor organizer, folk singer, storyteller, poet and the "Golden Voice of the Great Southwest" James Mason (James Neville Mason) 1909 (RIP) - Actor ("North By Northwest" and "A Star Is Born") Joseph Cotten (Joseph Cheshire Cotten) 1905 (RIP) - Film, stage, radio and television actor ("Citizen Kane") Click "Next" To Continue "DIED TODAY" Edward Hopper (Born: July 22, 1882 / Died: May 15, 1967) Emily Dickinson (Born: December 10, 1830 / Died: May 15, 1886) June Carter Cash (Born: June 23, 1929 / Died: May 15, 2003) (Pictured Above) "MOVIES TODAY" Click on the movie title to watch it’s trailer. 1981- The Fan 1987 - The Gate 1987 - Ishtar 1992 - Lethal Weapon 3 1998 - Quest for Camelot 1998 - Bulworth 1998- Horse Whisperer Click "Next" To Continue "MUSIC TODAY" 1938 - Guy Lombardo and his orchestra recorded "Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride." 1957 - Chuck Berry recorded "Rock & Roll Music" at the Chess Studios in Chicago, Illinois. 1959 - Elvis Presley scored his fourth No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'A Fool Such As I / I Need Your Love Tonight.' His first ballad to hit No.1. 1961 - Floyd Cramer was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'On The Rebound.' The US singer's only UK No.1. 1963 - The Hollies began recording their first sessions for their first album. "Stay with The Hollies" was released in January 1964. 1963 - During a UK tour, The Beatles performed at the Royalty Theatre in Chester. 1963 - Ray Charles won Best R&B Recording at the Grammies with "I Can't Stop Loving You". https://youtu.be/aQXsM1l2wZ8 1965 - Herman's Hermits remained at #1 with "Mrs. Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter" for a third week. 1968 - George Harrison and Ringo Starr attended the premiere of 'Wonderwall' at the Cannes Film Festival. The soundtrack was composed by then-Beatle George Harrison. 1969 - John Lennon's 'Life With The Lions' was released on Apple's avant-garde imprint Zapple. 1970 - The Carpenters released their second album Close to You. 1971 - "Knock Three Times" from Tony Orlando & Dawn was the #1 song in the U.K. 1971 - Crosby Stills Nash & Young scored their second US No.1 album with '4 Way Street.' 1971 - The Jackson 5 achieved a third week at #1 on the R&B chart with "Never Can Say Goodbye". 1976 - The Rolling Stones went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'Black And Blue', the group's sixth US No.1 album. 1977 - Heart released the single "Barracuda" https://youtu.be/p0OX_8YvFxA Click "Next" To Continue 1982 - Asia went to No.1 on the US album chart with their self-titled album. 1982 - Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney started a seven week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Ebony And Ivory'. The song gave McCartney his 24th US No.1 as a songwriter. The title was inspired by McCartney hearing Spike Milligan say "black notes, white notes, and you need to play the two to make harmony folks!". It was later named as the tenth worst song of all time by Blender magazine. https://youtu.be/TZtiJN6yiik 1984 - Nils Lofgren replaced "Miami" Steve Van Zant in Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band. 1985 - Prince released the single "Raspberry Beret." 1993 - Janet Jackson started a eight week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'That's The Way Love Goes', her sixth US No.1, a No.2 hit in the UK. https://youtu.be/NpQ88a6zy8E?t1s 1994 - Blur scored their first UK No.1 album with ‘Parklife’, which went on to spend over two years on the chart. 1995 - Supergrass released their debut studio album 'I Should Coco'. The album which peaked at No.1 on the UK chart featured their No.2 hit single 'Alright'. 1997 - Oasis became one of the first artists to attempt to exert censorship over the Internet. The group were working with Sony to put an end to unofficial websites carrying lyrics, sound files and photographs of the band. Click "Next" To Continue "OTHER IMPORTANT EVENTS..." 1602 - Cape Cod was discovered by Bartholomew Gosnold. 1862 - The U.S. Congress created the U.S. Department of Agriculture. 1930 - Ellen Church became the first female flight attendant. 1940 - Nylon stockings went on sale for the first time in the U.S. 1951 - AT&T became the first corporation to have one million stockholders. 1958 - Sputnik III, the first space laboratory, was launched in the Soviet Union. https://youtu.be/TkaeTiqF-G4 1967 - Paul McCartney met American photographer Linda Eastman for the first time, during a Georgie Fame concert at the Bag O'Nails nightclub in London, England. They married on March 12, 1969. 1970 - U.S. President Nixon appointed America's first two female generals. 1974 - Frank Zappa and his wife announced the birth of their third child, a boy named Ahmet Rodan. 1990 - Vincent Van Gogh's "Portrait of Doctor Gachet" was sold for $82.5 million. The sale set a new world record. 1992 - Barbara Lee of the Chiffons died from a heart attack the day before her 45th birthday. Had the 1963 US No.1 single 'He's So Fine.' 1997 - Courtney Love sold the Seattle mansion she shared with Kurt Cobain. A local family purchased the house in the salubrious Denny Blaine area for $3m. 1998 - American singer and actor Frank Sinatra died at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles aged 82, after suffering a heart attack. 1998 - Sonny and Cher received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. 1998 - George Michael was fined after being convicted of a "lewd act" in a Los Angeles lavatory. 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