TODAY IS ... 13 NOVEMBER
BIRTHDAYS:
1980 –Monique Coleman - American actress and singer from High School Musical, as part of the cast had the 2006 US No.1 ‘High School Musical’ album and 2007, US No.1 ‘High School Musical 2’ album. Over 17 million viewers in the United States watched the TV premier of High School Musical; making it the highest rated basic cable broadcast in U.S. history.
Monique Coleman
1973 - Samantha Riley, is an Australian breaststroke swimmer of the 1990s who competed for Australia in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, winning three medals.
Samantha Riley
1967 - Steve Zahn, an American comedian and actor of both film and stage. He has appeared in many films, usually playing the role of a goofy comic relief sidekick. Zahn received his strongest critical acclaim for his performance in Riding in Cars with Boys, in which he co-starred with Drew Barrymore as her dim-witted, drug addicted husband.
Steve Zahn
1955- Actress Whoopi Goldberg Academy Award-winning, outspoken African-American comedienne turned film and television actress. Her films include The Color Purple (1985), Ghost (1990), Sister Act (1992) and Girl, Interrupted (2000)..
1938 - Jean Seberg - an American actress. She starred in 37 films in Hollywood and in France. Seberg became even more of an icon after her roles in numerous French films and the tragedy of her turbulent life and eventual probable suicide. Seberg made her film debut in 1957 in the title role of Saint Joan, from the Shaw play, after being chosen from 18,000 hopefuls. On a more lighter note, Sedberg starred opposite Lee marvin and Clint Eastwood in the 1969 movie Paint Your Wagon.
Jean Seberg
OTHER EVENTS:
2008 - The Elton John stage musical, "Billy Elliot", debuts on Broadway,
Il Divo
2003 – Madonna donates 100,000 copies of her children’s book Mr. Peabody’s Apple to schoolteachers across the U.S.
2003 – Seabiscuit based on a true story commenced screening in Australia. Starring Tobey Maguire and Jeff Bridges it was the story of the undersized Depression-era racehorse whose victories lifted not only the spirits of the team behind it but also those of their nation.
2001 – Jewel releases her third album of poesy set to music, This Way, featuring the hit “Standing Still.” It peaks at No. 9 on the Billboard 200.
2001 - War on Terrorism: In the first such act since World War II, US President George W. Bush signs an executive order allowing military tribunals against foreigners suspected of connections to terrorist acts or planned acts on the United States.
2000 - Elton John released his live album "One Night Only." It was recorded at Madison Square Garden only 22 days before.
2000 - 102 Dalmatians (starring Glenn Close as Cruella De Vil) has its world premiere at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
1999 - It was announced that Cliff Richard had signed up with Internet company Remotemusic.com, making him the first major artist to sign a deal with an online company
1998 - "The Wizard of Oz" was released on the big screen by Warner Bros. 59 years after its original release.
1997 - Broadway musical The Lion King opens at the New Amsterdam Theater in New York City. The cast album is also released at the theater and on theshow's opening night
1997 – Celine Dion, best known for singing in English and French, releases her first single in Japanese. The single, “Be The Man,” is released in Japan only and is the theme to the Japanese TV drama “Eve.”
1997 - Things get ugly for the Spice Girls in Barcelona at the 44th Premios Ondas Awards. The industry crowd boos throughout the cheeky quintet's lip-synched performance of "Spice Up Your Life," after it is announced that the Girls would not perform while photographers were present.
1990 - Madonna's "The Immaculate Collection" was released.
1989 - The most violent quasar outburst ever observed, in two minutes its energy output increased by an amount equal to the total energy released by the Sun in 340,000 years
1984 - Donald Duck's 50th Birthday, a CBS television special is broadcast on The Magical World of Disney. Donald is shown in both animated and costumed form, interacting with emcee Dick Van Dyke and other special guests.
Donald Duck
1982 - Men At Work started a 15-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with their debut album 'Business As Usual', which went on to sell over five million copies in the US alone.
1980 – Jack Nicholson headed the cast of Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining which started screening in Australia. It also starred Shelley Duval. A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where an evil and spiritual presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from the past and of the future
1976 - Rod Stewart started an 8 week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Tonight's The Night'. It was Rod's second US No.1; it made No.5 in the UK after being banned by many radio stations due to song being about the seduction of a virgin.
1974 – No. 1 Chart Toppers Pop Hit: “Whatever Gets You Through the Night,” John Lennon. Elton John plays piano and organ and sings backing vocals on the song.
1973 - Peter, Paul and Mary's "In The Wind" LP goes gold.
1971 - Santana scored their second US No.1 album with 'Santana III'.
1971 – The American space probe, Mariner 9, becomes the first spacecraft to orbit another planet successfully, swinging into its planned trajectory around Mars.
Mariner 9
1968 - Hugo Montenegro was at No.1 in the UK singles chart with 'The Good The Bad And The Ugly', the soundtrack from a Clint Eastwood spaghetti western film.
1968 - The Beatles' animated movie "Yellow Submarine" premiered in the U.S.
1967 - Hair: The musical opens at the Public Theater in New York.
1965 - The Castiles, which featured a young singer called Bruce Springsteen appeared at The Fire House, Hazlet, New Jersey. The night was billed as a Teenage Go, Go Dance.
1961 - The Tokens' "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" is released.
1954 - "I Need You Now" by Eddie Fisher topped the charts and stayed there for 3 weeks.
1946 - First successful seeding of clouds to make snow: Dry-ice pellets are dropped from a plane at 14,000 feet over Massachusetts. The snow fell about 3,000 feet before evaporating.
1940- Disney's 3rd feature film, Fantasia premieres at New York's Broadway Theater (formerly known as the Colony). The film introduces stereophonic sound to the motion picture via a special sound system dubbed "Fantasound" - which literally vibrates the theater's seats! (Although a triumphant premiere, Fantasia will not be appreciated for many years ... until its re-release in the 1970s makes it a hit.)
1921 - That great romancer of the silver screen, Rudolph Valentino, starred in "The Sheik", which was released on this day. "The Sheik" firmly established Valentino’s popular reputation as the Great Lover, and his last film, the comical "Son of the Sheik" (1926) sealed that title. But the actor never thought of himself as a conqueror of women - nor as a great actor. He found the Sheik films rather silly. Valentino had plans to make more serious films beginning with an ambitious version of "El Cid", to be called "The Hooded Falcon".
Rudolph Valentino
1907 - First helicopter flight: A French aviator achieves a height of six feet for 20 seconds.
Monique Coleman
Samantha Riley
Steve Zahn
Jean Seberg
Sir Elton John introduces his musical.
Trent Kowalik is Billy, in the "Angry Dance".
The 63rd Tony Awards
2005 - Paul McCartney wakes up the space shuttle astronauts by singing "Good Day Sunshine" to them live from his concert in Anaheim, California.
2005 - Il Divo went to No.1 on the UK album chart with ’Ancora’ the group's second No.1 album.
Il Divo
1999 - It was announced that Cliff Richard had signed up with Internet company Remotemusic.com, making him the first major artist to sign a deal with an online company
1998 - "The Wizard of Oz" was released on the big screen by Warner Bros. 59 years after its original release.
1997 - Broadway musical The Lion King opens at the New Amsterdam Theater in New York City. The cast album is also released at the theater and on theshow's opening night
1997 – Celine Dion, best known for singing in English and French, releases her first single in Japanese. The single, “Be The Man,” is released in Japan only and is the theme to the Japanese TV drama “Eve.”
1997 - Things get ugly for the Spice Girls in Barcelona at the 44th Premios Ondas Awards. The industry crowd boos throughout the cheeky quintet's lip-synched performance of "Spice Up Your Life," after it is announced that the Girls would not perform while photographers were present.
1990 - Madonna's "The Immaculate Collection" was released.
1989 - The most violent quasar outburst ever observed, in two minutes its energy output increased by an amount equal to the total energy released by the Sun in 340,000 years
1984 - Donald Duck's 50th Birthday, a CBS television special is broadcast on The Magical World of Disney. Donald is shown in both animated and costumed form, interacting with emcee Dick Van Dyke and other special guests.
Donald Duck
Mariner 9
1967 - Hair: The musical opens at the Public Theater in New York.
1965 - The Castiles, which featured a young singer called Bruce Springsteen appeared at The Fire House, Hazlet, New Jersey. The night was billed as a Teenage Go, Go Dance.
1961 - The Tokens' "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" is released.
1954 - "I Need You Now" by Eddie Fisher topped the charts and stayed there for 3 weeks.
1946 - First successful seeding of clouds to make snow: Dry-ice pellets are dropped from a plane at 14,000 feet over Massachusetts. The snow fell about 3,000 feet before evaporating.
1940- Disney's 3rd feature film, Fantasia premieres at New York's Broadway Theater (formerly known as the Colony). The film introduces stereophonic sound to the motion picture via a special sound system dubbed "Fantasound" - which literally vibrates the theater's seats! (Although a triumphant premiere, Fantasia will not be appreciated for many years ... until its re-release in the 1970s makes it a hit.)
1921 - That great romancer of the silver screen, Rudolph Valentino, starred in "The Sheik", which was released on this day. "The Sheik" firmly established Valentino’s popular reputation as the Great Lover, and his last film, the comical "Son of the Sheik" (1926) sealed that title. But the actor never thought of himself as a conqueror of women - nor as a great actor. He found the Sheik films rather silly. Valentino had plans to make more serious films beginning with an ambitious version of "El Cid", to be called "The Hooded Falcon".
Rudolph Valentino
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