TODAY IS ... 24 NOVEMBER
BIRTHDAYS:
1978 - Katherine Heigl - an 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, 27 Dresses and The Ugly Truth.
1977 - Colin Hanks - American actor - the eldest son of Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks - had a large supporting role in the 2005 remake of King Kong, playing the assistant to film director Carl Denham (played by his Orange County co-star Jack Black). In 2006, Hanks further solidified his association with Black in Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny, in which he had a cameo as a drunken fraternity brother.
1942 - Billy Connolly - a Scottish comedian, musician, presenter and actor. Billy has appeared in such films as Indecent Proposal (1993); Mrs. Brown (1997), for which he was nominated for a BAFTA; The Boondock Saints (1999); The Man Who Sued God (2001); The Last Samurai (2003); Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004); Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006); and The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008).
OTHER EVENTS:
2008 - "Cadillac Records", the loosely-based story of Chicago's Chess Records, has its world premiere in Hollywood.
2007 - Australians elect the Kevin Rudd-led centre-left Australian Labor Party at the federal election, ending the eleven-year tenure of the John Howard-led centre-right Liberal/National coalition government.
2005 – Matt Damon and Heath Ledger co-star as the Brothers Grimm which commenced screening on Australia. Will and Jake Grimm are travelling con-artists who encounter a genuine fairy-tale curse which requires genuine courage instead of their usual bogus exorcisms.
2003 - 'Agadoo' by Black Lace was named the worst song of all time by a panel of music writers. The song peaked at No.2 on the UK charts in 1984.
2002 - Robbie Williams started a five week run at No.1 on the UK album chart with ‘Escapology’, his fifth UK No.1 album.
2000 - Disney's feature film 102 Dalmatians is generally released.
1999 – During a Bonhams of London rock auction, Buddy Holly's first driving licence sold for £3,795; and a copy of The Beatles 'White Album' numbered 00000001, sold for £9,775.
1998 - America Online, the largest Internet access service, announced plans to acquire Netscape Communications in a deal valued at $4.2 billion.
1994 – Quentin Tranatino’s Pulp Fiction starts screening in Australia. Amongst the star studded cast is John Travolta. Samuel L Jackson and Bruce Willis.
1991 - Monica Seles, sets female tennis record winning $2,457,758 in a year.
1990 - Madonna started a nine-week run at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'The Immaculate Collection.'
1985 - No. 1 Chart Toppers Pop Hit: “Separate Lives,” Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin. Songwriter Stephen Bishop is nominated for an Oscar for the song, which appears in the movie “White Nights.”
1983 – Roger Moore, Maud Adams and Louis Jordan starred in Octopussy which started screening in Australia. A fake Fabergé egg and a fellow agent's death leads James Bond to uncovering an international jewel smuggling operation, headed by the mysterious Octopussy, being used to disguise a nuclear attack on NATO forces.
1979 - Peabo Bryson, who broke into stardom in 1978, enters the soul charts with his biggest hit of the year, "Gimme Some Time," a duet with Natalie Cole which peaks at #8 in its fourteen weeks on the chart.
1976 - Chicago started a three week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'If You Leave Me Now', the American group's only UK No.1. It went on to win a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance.
1973 - Ringo Starr went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Photograph'. His first of two US chart toppers as a solo artist.
1969 – Apollo program: The Apollo 12 command module splashes down safely in the Pacific Ocean, ending the second manned mission to the Moon.
1968 - Diana Ross and The Supremes were at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Love Child', a No.15 hit in the UK.
1966 - The Beatles begin recording sessions for the "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" LP, laying tracks for "Strawberry Fields Forever" --- the track, however, doesn't make the album.
1965 - Elvis Presley's "Harum Scarum" movie is released
1958 - Harold Jenkins, who changed his name to Conway Twitty, got his first #1 hit on this day. It’s Only Make Believe was the most popular song in the U.S. for one week.
1958 - Ritchie Valens enters US chart with 'Donna', on its way to No. 2.
1952 - Agatha Christie's "Mousetrap" opens in London (still running)
1950 - The musical comedy, Guys and Dolls, from the pen of Frank Loesser, opened at the 46th Street Theatre in New York City. The show ran for 1,200 performances.
1947 - A group of writers, producers, and directors that became known as the "Hollywood Ten" was cited for contempt of Congress for refusing to answer questions about alleged Communist influence in the movie industry.
1947 - John Steinbeck's novel "The Pearl" was published for the first time.
1831 - The principle of electromagnetic induction is demonstrated by English scientist Michael Faraday to a group of scientists.
1977 - Colin Hanks - American actor - the eldest son of Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks - had a large supporting role in the 2005 remake of King Kong, playing the assistant to film director Carl Denham (played by his Orange County co-star Jack Black). In 2006, Hanks further solidified his association with Black in Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny, in which he had a cameo as a drunken fraternity brother.
1942 - Billy Connolly - a Scottish comedian, musician, presenter and actor. Billy has appeared in such films as Indecent Proposal (1993); Mrs. Brown (1997), for which he was nominated for a BAFTA; The Boondock Saints (1999); The Man Who Sued God (2001); The Last Samurai (2003); Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004); Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006); and The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008).
OTHER EVENTS:
2008 - "Cadillac Records", the loosely-based story of Chicago's Chess Records, has its world premiere in Hollywood.
2007 - Australians elect the Kevin Rudd-led centre-left Australian Labor Party at the federal election, ending the eleven-year tenure of the John Howard-led centre-right Liberal/National coalition government.
2005 – Matt Damon and Heath Ledger co-star as the Brothers Grimm which commenced screening on Australia. Will and Jake Grimm are travelling con-artists who encounter a genuine fairy-tale curse which requires genuine courage instead of their usual bogus exorcisms.
2003 - 'Agadoo' by Black Lace was named the worst song of all time by a panel of music writers. The song peaked at No.2 on the UK charts in 1984.
2002 - Robbie Williams started a five week run at No.1 on the UK album chart with ‘Escapology’, his fifth UK No.1 album.
2000 - Disney's feature film 102 Dalmatians is generally released.
1999 – During a Bonhams of London rock auction, Buddy Holly's first driving licence sold for £3,795; and a copy of The Beatles 'White Album' numbered 00000001, sold for £9,775.
1998 - America Online, the largest Internet access service, announced plans to acquire Netscape Communications in a deal valued at $4.2 billion.
1994 – Quentin Tranatino’s Pulp Fiction starts screening in Australia. Amongst the star studded cast is John Travolta. Samuel L Jackson and Bruce Willis.
1991 - Monica Seles, sets female tennis record winning $2,457,758 in a year.
1990 - Madonna started a nine-week run at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'The Immaculate Collection.'
1985 - No. 1 Chart Toppers Pop Hit: “Separate Lives,” Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin. Songwriter Stephen Bishop is nominated for an Oscar for the song, which appears in the movie “White Nights.”
1983 – Roger Moore, Maud Adams and Louis Jordan starred in Octopussy which started screening in Australia. A fake Fabergé egg and a fellow agent's death leads James Bond to uncovering an international jewel smuggling operation, headed by the mysterious Octopussy, being used to disguise a nuclear attack on NATO forces.
1979 - Peabo Bryson, who broke into stardom in 1978, enters the soul charts with his biggest hit of the year, "Gimme Some Time," a duet with Natalie Cole which peaks at #8 in its fourteen weeks on the chart.
1976 - Chicago started a three week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'If You Leave Me Now', the American group's only UK No.1. It went on to win a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance.
1973 - Ringo Starr went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Photograph'. His first of two US chart toppers as a solo artist.
1969 – Apollo program: The Apollo 12 command module splashes down safely in the Pacific Ocean, ending the second manned mission to the Moon.
1968 - Diana Ross and The Supremes were at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Love Child', a No.15 hit in the UK.
1966 - The Beatles begin recording sessions for the "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" LP, laying tracks for "Strawberry Fields Forever" --- the track, however, doesn't make the album.
1965 - Elvis Presley's "Harum Scarum" movie is released
1958 - Harold Jenkins, who changed his name to Conway Twitty, got his first #1 hit on this day. It’s Only Make Believe was the most popular song in the U.S. for one week.
1958 - Ritchie Valens enters US chart with 'Donna', on its way to No. 2.
1952 - Agatha Christie's "Mousetrap" opens in London (still running)
1950 - The musical comedy, Guys and Dolls, from the pen of Frank Loesser, opened at the 46th Street Theatre in New York City. The show ran for 1,200 performances.
1947 - A group of writers, producers, and directors that became known as the "Hollywood Ten" was cited for contempt of Congress for refusing to answer questions about alleged Communist influence in the movie industry.
1947 - John Steinbeck's novel "The Pearl" was published for the first time.
1831 - The principle of electromagnetic induction is demonstrated by English scientist Michael Faraday to a group of scientists.
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