TODAY IS ... 30 NOVEMBER
BIRTHDAYS:
1965 - Ben Stiller - actor: After acting in a few films, Stiller had his directorial debut with Reality Bites, and has since written, starred in, directed, and/or produced over fifty films and television shows. His films have grossed more than $2.1 billion, with an average of $78 million per film. In 2008, he starred in the film Tropic Thunder, which he also co-wrote, co-produced, and directed. Other movies include Flirting with Disaster, The Cable Guy, There’s Something About Mary, Meet the Parents, Zoolander
1955 - Billy Idol - an English rock musician. He first achieved fame in the punk rock era as a member of the band Generation X. He then embarked on a successful solo career, aided by a series of stylish music videos, making him one of the first MTV stars. Idol continues to tour with guitarist Steve Stevens and has a worldwide fan base.
1954 - George McArdle – Australian musician: bass guitarist: group: Little River Band: Help is on Its Way, Reminiscing, Lady, Lonesome Loser, Cool Change, The Night Owls, Take It Easy on Me
1952 - Mandy Patinkin Tony Award-winning actor of stage and screen and a tenor vocalist. Patinkin is known for his roles in television series such as: Chicago Hope, Dead Like Me and the first two seasons of Criminal Minds. His film credits include The Princess Bride, Alien Nation, Yentl, Men With Guns, Run Ronnie Run and Dick Tracy.Evita [1980]; True Colors, The Doctor, Dick Tracy, Alien Nation, The Princess Bride, Sunday in the Park with George, Yentl, French Postcards, Chicago Hope
1937 - Paul Stookey, vocals, Peter Paul and Mary, (1969 US No.1 & 1970 UK No.2 single 'Leaving On A Jet Plane').
1929 - Dick Clark TV producer, host: American Bandstand, New Year’s Rockin’ Eve, The $25,000 Pyramid, TV’s Bloopers and Practical Jokes, Dick Clark Presents the Rock and Roll Years, The Dick Clark Show, Dick Clark’s Golden Greats, Dick Clark’s Live Wednesday, Dick Clark’s Nighttime, Dick Clark’s World of Talent, Puttin’ on the Hits, Live! Dick Clark Presents, The Challengers; executive producer: Keep on Cruisin’, In Person from the Palace; former Philadelphia DJ
1924 - Allan Sherman, singer, (1963 US No.2 & UK No.14 single 'Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah').
OTHER EVENTS:
2008 - Take That went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Greatest Day', their 11th UK No.1. Taken from their 2008 album The Circus.
2005 – John Sentamu becomes the first black archbishop in the Church of England with his enthronement as the 97th Archbishop of York.
2003 - Irish boyband Westlife went to No.1 on the UK album chart with ‘Turnaround’ their fourth UK No.1 album.
2000 - M. Night Shyamalan’s thriller Unbreakable starts screening in Australia starring Bruce Willis, Samuel L Jackson and Robin Wright Penn. A suspense thriller with supernatural overtones that revolves around a man who learns something extraordinary about himself after a devastating accident.
1999 – An early collection of Shania Twain’s work – recorded when she was still billing herself Eilleen Shania Twain – is released by Jomato Records. The set, “Beginnings (1989-90),” predates the artist’s earliest Nashville Demos.
1998 – The star-studded album “Across the Bridge of Hope” is released in Britain to raise money for victims of the Aug. 15 bombing in Northern Ireland. The album features songs by U2, Boyzone, Sinead O’Connor and Van Morrison as well as actor Liam Neeson reading a poem written by 12-year-old Shaun McLaughlin, who was killed in the attack.
1996 - Robson and Jerome went to No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Take Two.'
1995 - Bill Clinton, the first serving US president to visit Northern Ireland, gets a rapturous welcome by both Catholics and Protestants.
1993 - U.S. President Clinton signed into law the Brady Bill. The bill required a five-day waiting period for handgun purchases and background checks of prospective buyers.
1992 – Australian Cricekter David Boon's 14th Test Cricket century, 111 vs. WI at Brisbane
1991 - Michael Jackson scored his fourth UK No.1 album with 'Dangerous.'
1989 – Honey I Shrunk the Kids starring Rick Moranis, Matt Frewer and Marcia Strassman started screening in Australia. A preoccupied inventor just can't seem to get his electro-magnetic shrinking machine to work. Then, when he accidentally shrinks his kids down to 1/4-inch tall and tosses them out in the trash, the real adventure begins!
1986 - Ivan Lendl became the first tennis player in the world to gain career earnings exceeding $10 million.
1986 – No. 1 Chart Toppers Pop Hit: “The Next Time I Fall,” Peter Cetera with Amy Grant. The single is the second No. 1 hit in a row for Cetera, a former member of Chicago.
1985 - Wham! Were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'I'm Your Man', the duo's third UK No.1, a No.3 hit in the US.
1982 - The motion picture "Ghandi" had its world premiere in New Delhi.
1955 - Billy Idol - an English rock musician. He first achieved fame in the punk rock era as a member of the band Generation X. He then embarked on a successful solo career, aided by a series of stylish music videos, making him one of the first MTV stars. Idol continues to tour with guitarist Steve Stevens and has a worldwide fan base.
1954 - George McArdle – Australian musician: bass guitarist: group: Little River Band: Help is on Its Way, Reminiscing, Lady, Lonesome Loser, Cool Change, The Night Owls, Take It Easy on Me
1952 - Mandy Patinkin Tony Award-winning actor of stage and screen and a tenor vocalist. Patinkin is known for his roles in television series such as: Chicago Hope, Dead Like Me and the first two seasons of Criminal Minds. His film credits include The Princess Bride, Alien Nation, Yentl, Men With Guns, Run Ronnie Run and Dick Tracy.Evita [1980]; True Colors, The Doctor, Dick Tracy, Alien Nation, The Princess Bride, Sunday in the Park with George, Yentl, French Postcards, Chicago Hope
1937 - Paul Stookey, vocals, Peter Paul and Mary, (1969 US No.1 & 1970 UK No.2 single 'Leaving On A Jet Plane').
1929 - Dick Clark TV producer, host: American Bandstand, New Year’s Rockin’ Eve, The $25,000 Pyramid, TV’s Bloopers and Practical Jokes, Dick Clark Presents the Rock and Roll Years, The Dick Clark Show, Dick Clark’s Golden Greats, Dick Clark’s Live Wednesday, Dick Clark’s Nighttime, Dick Clark’s World of Talent, Puttin’ on the Hits, Live! Dick Clark Presents, The Challengers; executive producer: Keep on Cruisin’, In Person from the Palace; former Philadelphia DJ
1924 - Allan Sherman, singer, (1963 US No.2 & UK No.14 single 'Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah').
OTHER EVENTS:
2008 - Take That went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Greatest Day', their 11th UK No.1. Taken from their 2008 album The Circus.
2005 – John Sentamu becomes the first black archbishop in the Church of England with his enthronement as the 97th Archbishop of York.
2003 - Irish boyband Westlife went to No.1 on the UK album chart with ‘Turnaround’ their fourth UK No.1 album.
2000 - M. Night Shyamalan’s thriller Unbreakable starts screening in Australia starring Bruce Willis, Samuel L Jackson and Robin Wright Penn. A suspense thriller with supernatural overtones that revolves around a man who learns something extraordinary about himself after a devastating accident.
1999 – An early collection of Shania Twain’s work – recorded when she was still billing herself Eilleen Shania Twain – is released by Jomato Records. The set, “Beginnings (1989-90),” predates the artist’s earliest Nashville Demos.
1998 – The star-studded album “Across the Bridge of Hope” is released in Britain to raise money for victims of the Aug. 15 bombing in Northern Ireland. The album features songs by U2, Boyzone, Sinead O’Connor and Van Morrison as well as actor Liam Neeson reading a poem written by 12-year-old Shaun McLaughlin, who was killed in the attack.
1996 - Robson and Jerome went to No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Take Two.'
1995 - Bill Clinton, the first serving US president to visit Northern Ireland, gets a rapturous welcome by both Catholics and Protestants.
1993 - U.S. President Clinton signed into law the Brady Bill. The bill required a five-day waiting period for handgun purchases and background checks of prospective buyers.
1992 – Australian Cricekter David Boon's 14th Test Cricket century, 111 vs. WI at Brisbane
1991 - Michael Jackson scored his fourth UK No.1 album with 'Dangerous.'
1989 – Honey I Shrunk the Kids starring Rick Moranis, Matt Frewer and Marcia Strassman started screening in Australia. A preoccupied inventor just can't seem to get his electro-magnetic shrinking machine to work. Then, when he accidentally shrinks his kids down to 1/4-inch tall and tosses them out in the trash, the real adventure begins!
1986 - Ivan Lendl became the first tennis player in the world to gain career earnings exceeding $10 million.
1986 – No. 1 Chart Toppers Pop Hit: “The Next Time I Fall,” Peter Cetera with Amy Grant. The single is the second No. 1 hit in a row for Cetera, a former member of Chicago.
1985 - Wham! Were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'I'm Your Man', the duo's third UK No.1, a No.3 hit in the US.
1982 - The motion picture "Ghandi" had its world premiere in New Delhi.
1979 - The album "The Wall" by Pink Floyd was released.
1977 - David Bowie joins Bing Crosby on Crosby's 42nd annual Christmas special. They sing 'Little Drummer Boy'
1974 - Eagles hit US chart with 'Best of My Love', their first No. 1
1968 - Sly & The Family Stone's "Everyday People" is released.
1968 - Diana Ross and The Supremes hit the #1 spot on the music charts with Love Child.
1963 - The Beatles second album 'With The Beatles' became the first million selling album by a group in the UK.
1963 - Roy Orbison's 'In Dreams' hits UK LP chart
1962 - U Thant of Burma was unanimously appointed Secretary-General by the United Nations General Assembly. He had been chosen to head the world body after Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold was killed in an air crash in September 1961.
1943 - Nat ‘King’ Cole and his trio recorded Straighten Up and Fly Right on Capitol Records. It was the first recording for the King Cole trio.
1940 - Lucille Ball and Cuban musician Desi Arnaz were married. Lucy filed for divorce the day after their final TV show was filmed in 1960.
1936 - London's famed Crystal Palace was destroyed in a fire. The structure had been constructed for the International Exhibition of 1851.
1977 - David Bowie joins Bing Crosby on Crosby's 42nd annual Christmas special. They sing 'Little Drummer Boy'
1974 - Eagles hit US chart with 'Best of My Love', their first No. 1
1968 - Sly & The Family Stone's "Everyday People" is released.
1968 - Diana Ross and The Supremes hit the #1 spot on the music charts with Love Child.
1963 - The Beatles second album 'With The Beatles' became the first million selling album by a group in the UK.
1963 - Roy Orbison's 'In Dreams' hits UK LP chart
1962 - U Thant of Burma was unanimously appointed Secretary-General by the United Nations General Assembly. He had been chosen to head the world body after Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold was killed in an air crash in September 1961.
1943 - Nat ‘King’ Cole and his trio recorded Straighten Up and Fly Right on Capitol Records. It was the first recording for the King Cole trio.
1940 - Lucille Ball and Cuban musician Desi Arnaz were married. Lucy filed for divorce the day after their final TV show was filmed in 1960.
1936 - London's famed Crystal Palace was destroyed in a fire. The structure had been constructed for the International Exhibition of 1851.
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