TODAY IS ... 14 NOVEMBER
BIRTHDAYS:
1974 - David Moscow is an American actor. His first major role was as the young Josh in the 1988 film Big, in which his character was magically transformed into an adult, played by Tom Hanks.
David Moscow
1971 - Adam Gilchrist is a former Australian international cricketer. He is an aggressive left-handed batsman and record-breaking wicket-keeper, who redefined the role for the Australian national team through his aggressive batting. He is considered to be one of the best wicket-keeper-batsmen in the history of the game
Adam Gilchrist
1954 – Yanni, born in Kalamata, Greece - is a self-taught pianist, keyboardist, and composer. After receiving a B.A. in psychology, he would instead seek a life in music though he had no formal training and could not read a note. He earned Grammy nominations for his 1992 album, Dare to Dream, and the 1993 follow-up, In My Time. His breakthrough success came with the 1994 release of Yanni Live at the Acropolis, deemed to be the second best-selling music video of all time, (behind Michael Jackson's video for Thriller with nine million units)
1951 - Steven Bishop, US singer, songwriter, 1976 album 'Careless', sang the theme for the film 'Tootsie', 1977 US No.11 single 'On And On'.
1948 - Charles, Prince of Wales is the eldest child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Since 1952, he has been heir apparent to the thrones of the Commonwealth realms.
HRH Prince Charles
1921 – Brian Keith an American film, television, and stage actor, who in his four decade-long career gained recognition for his work in movies such as the 1961 Disney film, The Parent Trap, the 1966 movie, The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming, and the 1975 movie, The Wind and the Lion.
Brian Keith
OTHER EVENTS:
2004 – Paul McCartney, Coldplay’s Chris Martin, Robbie Williams, Keane, Snow Patrol, Travis, The Darkness and others take part in the recording of a new version of “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” The highlight of the session is U2’s Bono reprising his immortal line, “Tonight thank God it’s them instead of you.”
2004 - U2 went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Vertigo', the bands fifth UK No.1, taken from 'How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb'.
2002 – Naomi Watts, Martin Henderson and David Dorfman star in The Ring which started screening in Australia. A young journalist must investigate a mysterious videotape which seems to cause the death of anyone in a week of viewing it.
2000 - As promised, the Offspring give away $1 million of its own money to a lucky fan. Two finalists in the band's online giveaway, where fans who downloaded the song "Original Prankster" were automatically entered, appear on MTV's "Total Request Live" to compete in a trivia contest to determine who will take the prize. 14-year-old Ashley Hitchcock wins, correctly identifying Noodles as the oldest member of the band.
1999 - Robbie Williams went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'She's The One / It's Only Us', his second UK No.1. 'She's The One' was written by World Party leader Karl Wallinger. Williams scored six other chart toppers as a member of Take That.
1998: The Disney/Pixar computer-animated feature film A Bug's Life premieres at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, California.
1998 - "Doo Wop" by Lauryn Hill topped the US charts and stayed there for 2 weeks.
1996 - When a rich man's son is kidnapped, he cooperates with the police at first but then tries a unique tactic against the criminals. Ransom starring Mel Gibson and Rene Russell commenced screening in Australia.
1992 - Bon Jovi went to No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Keep The Faith' their second UK No.1 LP.
1991 - Michael Jackson's "Black or White" video premieres on FOX TV
1987 - The soundtrack from the film 'Dirty Dancing' went to No.1 on the US album chart.
1987 - Janet Jackson becomes the first woman in UK chart history to pull six hit singles off one LP, 'Control'
1987 - George Michael went to No.1 on the UK album chart with his debut solo album 'Faith', also No.1 in the US.
1987 - "La Cage aux Folles" closes at Palace Theater NYC after 1761 performances.
1982 – UK No. 1 Chart Toppers Pop Hit: “Up Where We Belong,” Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes. The single wins an Oscar as the theme of “An Officer and a Gentleman.”
1979 - U.S. President Carter froze all Iranian assets in the United States and U.S. banks abroad in response to the taking of 63 American hostages at the U.S. embassy in Tehran, Iran.
1973 - Britain's Princess Anne married a commoner, Capt. Mark Phillips, in Westminster Abbey. They divorced in 1992, and Princess Anne re-married.
1970 - Santana's "Black Magic Woman" is released.
1969 - 'Sugar Sugar' by The Archies was at No.1 on the UK singles chart. The single became the longest running one hit wonder in the UK with eight week's at the top of the charts. It was the first No.1 performed by cartoon characters.
1968 - Yale University announced it was going co-educational.
1967 - The Monkees received a gold record for "Daydream Believer".
1963 - The island of Surtsey, off Iceland, is created by a volcanic explosion.
1961 - The Elvis Presley film ``Blue Hawaii'' premieres in the US.
1961 - The Everly Brothers record "Crying In The Rain" and "That's Old Fashioned"
1960 - Ray Charles went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Georgia On My Mind', a No.24 hit in the UK. His cover of Hoagy Carmichael's 1930 standard, became the first of three No.1 hits for the singer.
1960 - Billboard reports Elvis Presley's "It's Now or Never" has become the fastest selling single in U.K. history. It sold 780,000 copies in the first week of release.
1955 - A re-issue of Bill Haley & the Comets' "Rock Around the Clock" debuts, again, on the U.K chart. It's only the second of the song's five chart appearances. Others follow in 1956, 1968 and 1974.
1952 - First-ever UK record sales chart, a top 12, published in NME; Al Martino is No. 1 with 'Here in My Heart'
1944 - An outstanding array of musicians gathered in Hollywood to record a classic. Tommy Dorsey and orchestra made "Opus No. 1", Victor record number 20-1608. Buddy Rich was the drummer in the session, Al Klink and Buddy DeFranco blew sax and Nelson Riddle played trombone on the Sy Oliver arrangement.
1943 - Leonard Bernstein: The 25-year-old gets his first big break when his asked to fill in as conductor of the New York Philharmonic. Amongst his later achievements was West Side Story.
Leonard Bernstein
1910 - First airplane take-off from the deck of a ship: Eugene Ely takes off from the USS Birmingham.
1851 - Herman Melville's novel "Moby Dick" was published.
David Moscow
Adam Gilchrist
HRH Prince Charles
Brian Keith
2000 - As promised, the Offspring give away $1 million of its own money to a lucky fan. Two finalists in the band's online giveaway, where fans who downloaded the song "Original Prankster" were automatically entered, appear on MTV's "Total Request Live" to compete in a trivia contest to determine who will take the prize. 14-year-old Ashley Hitchcock wins, correctly identifying Noodles as the oldest member of the band.
1999 - Robbie Williams went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'She's The One / It's Only Us', his second UK No.1. 'She's The One' was written by World Party leader Karl Wallinger. Williams scored six other chart toppers as a member of Take That.
1998: The Disney/Pixar computer-animated feature film A Bug's Life premieres at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, California.
1998 - "Doo Wop" by Lauryn Hill topped the US charts and stayed there for 2 weeks.
1996 - When a rich man's son is kidnapped, he cooperates with the police at first but then tries a unique tactic against the criminals. Ransom starring Mel Gibson and Rene Russell commenced screening in Australia.
1992 - Bon Jovi went to No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Keep The Faith' their second UK No.1 LP.
1991 - Michael Jackson's "Black or White" video premieres on FOX TV
1987 - The soundtrack from the film 'Dirty Dancing' went to No.1 on the US album chart.
1987 - Janet Jackson becomes the first woman in UK chart history to pull six hit singles off one LP, 'Control'
1987 - George Michael went to No.1 on the UK album chart with his debut solo album 'Faith', also No.1 in the US.
1987 - "La Cage aux Folles" closes at Palace Theater NYC after 1761 performances.
1982 – UK No. 1 Chart Toppers Pop Hit: “Up Where We Belong,” Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes. The single wins an Oscar as the theme of “An Officer and a Gentleman.”
1979 - U.S. President Carter froze all Iranian assets in the United States and U.S. banks abroad in response to the taking of 63 American hostages at the U.S. embassy in Tehran, Iran.
1973 - Britain's Princess Anne married a commoner, Capt. Mark Phillips, in Westminster Abbey. They divorced in 1992, and Princess Anne re-married.
1970 - Santana's "Black Magic Woman" is released.
1969 - 'Sugar Sugar' by The Archies was at No.1 on the UK singles chart. The single became the longest running one hit wonder in the UK with eight week's at the top of the charts. It was the first No.1 performed by cartoon characters.
1968 - Yale University announced it was going co-educational.
1967 - The Monkees received a gold record for "Daydream Believer".
1963 - The island of Surtsey, off Iceland, is created by a volcanic explosion.
1961 - The Elvis Presley film ``Blue Hawaii'' premieres in the US.
1961 - The Everly Brothers record "Crying In The Rain" and "That's Old Fashioned"
1960 - Ray Charles went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Georgia On My Mind', a No.24 hit in the UK. His cover of Hoagy Carmichael's 1930 standard, became the first of three No.1 hits for the singer.
1960 - Billboard reports Elvis Presley's "It's Now or Never" has become the fastest selling single in U.K. history. It sold 780,000 copies in the first week of release.
1955 - A re-issue of Bill Haley & the Comets' "Rock Around the Clock" debuts, again, on the U.K chart. It's only the second of the song's five chart appearances. Others follow in 1956, 1968 and 1974.
1952 - First-ever UK record sales chart, a top 12, published in NME; Al Martino is No. 1 with 'Here in My Heart'
1944 - An outstanding array of musicians gathered in Hollywood to record a classic. Tommy Dorsey and orchestra made "Opus No. 1", Victor record number 20-1608. Buddy Rich was the drummer in the session, Al Klink and Buddy DeFranco blew sax and Nelson Riddle played trombone on the Sy Oliver arrangement.
1943 - Leonard Bernstein: The 25-year-old gets his first big break when his asked to fill in as conductor of the New York Philharmonic. Amongst his later achievements was West Side Story.
Leonard Bernstein
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