TODAY IS ... 04 NOVEMBER
BIRTHDAYS:
1969 - Matthew McConaughey - is a Hollywood leading man whose insouciant charm has played especially well in romantic comedies like The Wedding Planner (2001, with Jennifer Lopez) and Failure to Launch (2006, with Sarah Jessica Parker).
Matthew McConaughey
1969 – Diddy - Sean John Combs known by his stage name Diddy, is an American record producer, rapper, actor, men's fashion designer, entrepreneur and dancer. He won three Grammy Awards and two MTV Video Music Awards, and his clothing line earned a Council of Fashion Designers of America award. He was originally known as Puff Daddy and then as P. Diddy. In August 2005, he changed his stage name to "Diddy".
1961 - Ralph George Macchio is an American actor of Italian ancestry. His most notable role was as Daniel LaRusso in the Karate Kid series.
1937 - Loretta Swit began her career in live theater and began making TV guest appearances in 1969. In 1972 she landed the full-time role of Major Margaret 'Hot Lips' Houlihan on the TV series M*A*S*H. The show became such a smash hit that (like fellow actors Gary 'Radar' Burghoff and Larry 'Major Burns' Linville) Swit remains permanently identified with her character, the uptight-yet-sexy nurse Houlihan
Loretta Swit
OTHER EVENTS:
2008 - Barack Obama becomes the first African-American to be elected President of the United States
2004 - Kevin Kline played Cole Porter in the movie De-Lovely released in Australia on this day. Co-starring was Ashley Judd and Jonathon Pryce.
2001 – Michael Jackson proves that he’s “Invincible” in the U.K. as his Epic album Invincible goes straight to the top of the country’s album chart, earning him his seventh British No. 1 album as a solo artist.
1998 - Amazon.com forms a program, "Advantage For Music," which allows unsigned artists and independent labels to sell music online.
1996 – The king of pop – Michael Jackson – announces that he and a friend, Debbie Rowe, are expecting a child, but denies a tabloid report that the couple had used artificial insemination and that Rowe had been paid to carry the baby.
1990 - The Musical "Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story" opened at New York’s Shubert Theatre.
1982 – Australia movie based on biography by Mrs Aneas Gunn is released in Australia. We of the Never Never was the story of a woman whose love for her husband took her across a continent to a place no civilized woman had gone before. Her heart and courage make this one of the most unforgettable stories ever told.
1978 - The Talking Heads' "Take Me To The River" is released.
1972 – The Doobie Brothers go to No. 11 on the singles chart with “Listen to the Music.”
1966 - Beach Boys' 'Good Vibrations' enters US chart
1965 - Lee Ann Roberts Breedlove became the first woman to exceed 300 mph when she went 308.5 mph.
1963 - The Beatles appear at the Royal Command Performances at the Prince of Wales Theatre in London before a glittering audience which includes the Queen Mother, Princess Margaret and Lord Snowden. John Lennon says "Will people in the cheaper seats clap your hands? All the rest of you, if you'll just rattle your jewellery."
1954 – Calamity Jane Starring Doris Day and Howard Keel is released in Australia.
Matthew McConaughey
Loretta Swit
1998 - Amazon.com forms a program, "Advantage For Music," which allows unsigned artists and independent labels to sell music online.
1996 – The king of pop – Michael Jackson – announces that he and a friend, Debbie Rowe, are expecting a child, but denies a tabloid report that the couple had used artificial insemination and that Rowe had been paid to carry the baby.
1990 - The Musical "Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story" opened at New York’s Shubert Theatre.
1982 – Australia movie based on biography by Mrs Aneas Gunn is released in Australia. We of the Never Never was the story of a woman whose love for her husband took her across a continent to a place no civilized woman had gone before. Her heart and courage make this one of the most unforgettable stories ever told.
1978 - The Talking Heads' "Take Me To The River" is released.
1972 – The Doobie Brothers go to No. 11 on the singles chart with “Listen to the Music.”
1966 - Beach Boys' 'Good Vibrations' enters US chart
1965 - Lee Ann Roberts Breedlove became the first woman to exceed 300 mph when she went 308.5 mph.
1963 - The Beatles appear at the Royal Command Performances at the Prince of Wales Theatre in London before a glittering audience which includes the Queen Mother, Princess Margaret and Lord Snowden. John Lennon says "Will people in the cheaper seats clap your hands? All the rest of you, if you'll just rattle your jewellery."
1954 – Calamity Jane Starring Doris Day and Howard Keel is released in Australia.
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