BIRTHDAYS:
1979 - Ben Gillies: best known as the drummer of successful rock band Silverchair, which has sold over 6 million albums worldwide and has had more Top 20 hits during the last decade more than any other Australian artist.
Ben Gilles
1978 – Katherine Heigl American actress She is best known for her role as Dr. Izzie Stevens on Grey's Anatomy and her starring role in the movies Knocked Up, and 27 Dresses, The Ugly Truth.1947 - Kevin Kline: s an American theatre and film actor. He has won one Academy Award, two Tony Awards and was nominated for an Emmy Award in 2009., Movies include The Big Chill, A Fish Called Wanda, Soapdish, Dave, In & Out, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Wild Wild West, The Emperor's Club, De-Lovely, The Pink Panther (2006).
Kevin Kline
1930 - Jiles Perry Richardson, Jr. called JP by his friends but commonly known as The Big Bopper, was an American disc jockey, singer, and songwriter whose big voice and exuberant personality made him an early rock and roll star. He is best known for his recording of "Chantilly Lace". On February 3, 1959, on what has become known as The Day the Music Died, Richardson was killed in a small-plane crash in Iowa, along with Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens.)
1915 - Bob Kane, American comic book artist and writer best known for creating "Batman.OTHER EVENTS:
2008 - "Bloody Friday" saw many of the world's stock exchanges experienced the worst declines in their history, with drops of around 10% in most indices.2007 - Rapidly rising Internet star Facebook Inc. sold a 1.6 percent stake to Microsoft Corp. for $240 million, spurning a competing offer from online search leader Google Inc.
2002 - My Big Fat Greek Wedding is released in Australia. A young Greek woman falls in love with a non-Greek and struggles to get her family to accept him while she comes to terms with her heritage and cultural identity
2000 – Rock band Killing Heidi and dance duo Madison Avenue, both of which are debut acts with chart-topping hits on independent labels, lead the winners at the 14th Scape Australian Record Industry Assn. (ARIA) Awards in Sydney. Killing Heidi wins ARIAs for best group, album, new artist, and rock release for “Reflector.” Madison Avenue wins for record of the year, best new artist (single), and best-selling single for “Don’t Call Me Baby.”
1987 - "Bad" by Michael Jackson topped the US charts and stayed there for 2 weeks.
1978 - The movie version of "The Wiz" (with Diana Ross and Michael Jackson) debuts in New York
1977 - Filming begins on "The Buddy Holly Story" movie
1975 – Bob Dylan re-records “Hurricane” after earlier versions of his song about the imprisoned boxer misidentified a bystander in the bar where Hurricane Carter was alleged to have shot two men. It’s his final session for the Desire album.
1969 - Richard Burton bought his wife Elizabeth Taylor a 69-carat Cartier diamond ring for $1.5 million. Burton presented the ring to Taylor several days later.
1945 - The United Nations is founded with 50 countries signing its charter..
1856 - Constitution of South Australia adopted
Ben Gilles
Kevin Kline
2000 – Rock band Killing Heidi and dance duo Madison Avenue, both of which are debut acts with chart-topping hits on independent labels, lead the winners at the 14th Scape Australian Record Industry Assn. (ARIA) Awards in Sydney. Killing Heidi wins ARIAs for best group, album, new artist, and rock release for “Reflector.” Madison Avenue wins for record of the year, best new artist (single), and best-selling single for “Don’t Call Me Baby.”
1987 - "Bad" by Michael Jackson topped the US charts and stayed there for 2 weeks.
1978 - The movie version of "The Wiz" (with Diana Ross and Michael Jackson) debuts in New York
1977 - Filming begins on "The Buddy Holly Story" movie
1975 – Bob Dylan re-records “Hurricane” after earlier versions of his song about the imprisoned boxer misidentified a bystander in the bar where Hurricane Carter was alleged to have shot two men. It’s his final session for the Desire album.
1969 - Richard Burton bought his wife Elizabeth Taylor a 69-carat Cartier diamond ring for $1.5 million. Burton presented the ring to Taylor several days later.
1945 - The United Nations is founded with 50 countries signing its charter..
1856 - Constitution of South Australia adopted 
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