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1/12/2024 61 The Beach Boys — God Only Knows 48 The Kinks — Waterloo Sunset 45 The Troggs — Wild Thing +4 44 The Rolling Stones — Nineteenth Nervous Breakdown 41 The Spencer Davis Group — Gimme Some Loving 35 Los Bravos — Black is Black 32 Donovan — Sunshine Superman 19 The Move — Flowers In The Rain 18 Traffic — Hole In My Shoe -2 13 The Hollies — Stop Stop Stop -1 6 The Lovin’ Spoonful — Daydream -3

Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor died on this day 505 years ago, aged 59. - Maximilian was the son of Emperor Frederick III, who named him after Saint Maximilian of Tebessa (Frederick claimed the saint warned him of danger in a dream he had once). - Maximilian became the ruler of different regions under Habsburg control gradually- Burgundy in 1477, Germany in 1486, and Austria after his father's death in 1493. - During the Italian Wars (lasted from 1494 to 1559), Maximilian conquered the Duchy of Milan in 1500, and failed to capture Venice in 1508. His campaigns were largely seen as a waste of resources, leading to the pejorative epithet of "Maximilian the Moneyless". - Maximilian would enact antisemitic policies in contrast to his parents, who were favorable about Jews- he expelled them from the state of Styria, and ordered all Jewish prayer books (except the Old Testament) to be confiscated. His opinion changed in 1510 following a scholar's advice that the Jewish books were of intellectual intrigue, and in 1514 hired a Jewish convert to Christianity named Paolo Riccio to translate the Talmud from Hebrew to Latin (Ricco also served as Maximilian's physician). - Maximilian was also known for his reforms of 1495, notably establishing the empire's Supreme Court, and that nobles within the empire could no longer settle claims by battle, but now via arbitration. - Maximilian severely injured his leg after falling off his horse in 1501, and reportedly became depressed from the lifelong pain it caused. Maximilian also had a grip on his mortality in the coming years, notably carrying the coffin prepared for him wherever he went throughout 1514. He suffered a stroke in December of 1518, but his cause of death has been disputed between the stroke, a kind of cancer (either stomach or intestinal), syphilis, or pneumonia. - Maximilian would be succeeded by his grandson Charles V- his only legitimate son, Philip, had predeceased him in 1506. - Maximilian's tomb was heavily damaged during World War II, but his sarcophagus was found unscathed. He was given a second interment in 1950.

Howard Stern is 70.

1/11/2024 53 The Beach Boys — God Only Knows 48 The Kinks — Waterloo Sunset 44 Los Bravos — Black Is Black 44 The Rolling Stones — Nineteenth Nervous Breakdown 37 The Spencer Davis Group — Gimme Some Loving 32 The Troggs — Wild Thing +4 31 Donovan — Sunshine Superman 30 The Lovin’ Spoonful — Daydream 23 Traffic — Hole In My Shoe 22 The Hollies — Stop Stop Stop 14 The Move — Flowers In The Rain 12 The Monkees — Alternate Title (Randy Scouse Git) 10 The Hollies — I Can’t Let Go -6

Ariel Sharon died on this day 10 years ago, aged 85. - Sharon's birth name was "Arik Scheinerman", and he was the son of Georgian (the country then a part of the USSR, not the state) emigrants to Mandatory Palestine. - Sharon joined a militia when he was 14, and participated in the 1948 War. He was reportedly captured by Jordanian troops and subsequently released, which he denied. - Sharon also fought for the Israeli military during the Suez War (1956), Six-Day War (1967), and Yom Kippur War (1973). He retired after the latter war. - Sharon was the co-founder of the Likud Party (with Menachem Begin), becoming an aide to Yitzhak Rabin before becoming a member of Begin's cabinet as his Minister of Agriculture, then Defense. In 1982, Sharon initiated the Israeli invasion of Lebanon following their ambassador to the UK being shot (by orders of an Iraqi militant group). - Sharon was elected as Prime Minister of Israel in 2001 with 62% of the vote. During his premiership, the wall along the West Bank border began construction, became the first Israeli PM to visit India, and began the de-occupation of the Gaza Strip (...which ended up leading to Hamas gaining power). - The removal of Israeli soldiers and settlers from the Gaza Strip was viewed as very unpopular within his party, and he survived a vote of no confidence (led by Benjamin Netanyahu) by just 52%. He ended up resigning as head of the Likud Party in November of 2005, and founded the Kadima Party. Around this time, however, it was found that Sharon's sons had been bribed by construction developers, leading to a political scandal. - Sharon was known for his obesity (having a BMI of 39.8), having his staff car stocked with snacks and constantly making jokes about his weight (once joking his fat meant he didn't need a bulletproof vest). - Sharon suffered a stroke in December of 2005 (during the scandal), and had another one two weeks later. This rendered him comatose, and Ehud Olmert became acting PM until being rightfully elected in May of 2006. Sharon would remain in a coma for the last 8 years of his life before dying due to the complication of renal failure. - Sharon appeared on the DeathList six times (consecutively between 2007 and 2012), peaking at no. 2 on the 2007 list.

Jean Chretien is 90.

1/10/2023 47 The Beach Boys — God Only Knows +1 46 The Troggs — Wild Thing +3 46 The Kinks — Waterloo Sunset 43 Los Bravos — Black Is Black 41 The Rolling Stones — Nineteenth Nervous Breakdown 37 Donovan — Sunshine Superman 30 The Lovin’ Spoonful — Daydream 23 The Spencer Davis Group — Gimme Some Loving 23 Traffic — Hole In My Shoe 22 The Hollies — I Can’t Let Go 22 The Hollies — Stop Stop Stop 21 The Monkees — Alternate Title (Randy Scouse Git) 20 The Move — Flowers In The Rain 9 Manfred Mann — Semi-Detached Suburban Mr. James -2 5 The Seekers — Morningtown Ride -2 3 Cat Stevens — Matthew And Son -2

David Bowie died on this day 8 years ago, aged 69. - As a child, Bowie's favorite singer was Little Richard- he once stated that he "heard God" after hearing "Tutti Frutti" for the first time. Other musical influences included Elvis Presley, Charles Mingus, and Fats Domino. - When he was 15, one of Bowie's pupils was left permanently dilated after getting into a fight with his friend, when he punched him in the eye: Contrary to popular belief, his irises were not different colors- the dilation made it seem that way. - Bowie's first band was named "Davie Jones with The King Bees"- he adopted "Bowie" as his stage name after Davy Jones of The Monkees gained worldwide fame. - Outside of music, Bowie was known for his acting roles- most notably in The Man Who Fell to Earth, the Broadway version of The Elephant Man, The Last Temptation of Christ, Lord Royal Highness in the SpongeBob episode "Atlantis SquarePantis", and most famously Jareth the Goblin King in Labyrinth: Bowie was also planned to have been cast as Niander Wallace in Blade Runner 2049- after his death, the role was given to Jared Leto. - Bowie approved of Nirvana's cover of "The Man Who Sold the World", but was annoyed that people thought the band made the original. Bowie sang his version 23 years before Kurt Cobain did: - Bowie was diagnosed with liver cancer in 2014, but kept his battle a secret- though the music video for "Lazarus" definitely caused speculation: (it was released 3 days before he died)

Pat Benatar is 71.

1/9/2024 42 The Beach Boys — God Only Knows 41 The Troggs — Wild Thing +3 39 The Kinks — Waterloo Sunset 35 Los Bravos — Black Is Black 34 The Rolling Stones — Nineteenth Nervous Breakdown 33 Donovan — Sunshine Superman 29 Traffic — Hole In My Shoe 35 The Spencer Davis Group — Gimme Some Loving  27 The Lovin’ Spoonful — Daydream 24 The Move — Flowers In The Rain 22 The Hollies — I Can’t Let Go 22 The Hollies — Stop Stop Stop 21 Cat Stevens — Matthew And Son 19 The Monkees — Alternate Title (Randy Scouse Git) 19 Manfred Mann — Semi-Detached Suburban Mr. James 18 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich — Bend It +1 11 The Mindbenders — A Groovy Kind Of Love -3 7 The Seekers — Morningtown Ride -3

Bob Saget died on this day 2 years ago, aged 65. - Saget attended film school at Temple University, where his student film Through Adam's Eyes received a Student Academy Award in 1978. - Before being cast as Danny Tanner in Full House, Saget made guest appearances in shows such as Bosom Buddies and The Greatest American Hero. - Saget hosted America's Funniest Home Videos for its first eight seasons (1989 to 1997)- he appeared in one episode less there than he did in Full House (191 to 192 episodes). - Saget was also known for narrating the sitcom How I Met Your Mother as the older version of the main character, Ted Mosby- set in 2030. - Saget occasionally did voice work, which included an episode of Robot Chicken, the TV movie Casper's Scare School, and his parody of March of the Penguins, Farce of the Penguins. - In 2020, Saget competed in the fourth season of (the American version of) The Masked Singer as the Squiggly Monster, being eliminated after two performances (and sixth overall): - Saget died in his sleep following a fall that led to bleeding in his brain- his last photo was taken mere hours before his death:

Haddaway is 59.

You can edit the poll, you know. Just replace "That's all" with Bugner and then re-add it below.

1/8/2024 36 The Troggs — Wild Thing +3 36 The Kinks — Waterloo Sunset 35 The Beach Boys — God Only Knows 34 Donovan — Sunshine Superman 31 The Rolling Stones — Nineteenth Nervous Breakdown 29 The Spencer Davis Group — Gimme Some Loving 29 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich — Bend It +1 28 Los Bravos — Black Is Black 27 Manfred Mann — Semi-Detached Suburban Mr. James 26 The Hollies — Stop Stop Stop 25 Traffic — Hole In My Shoe 25 The Lovin’ Spoonful — Daydream 25 The Monkees — Alternate Title (Randy Scouse Git) 22 The Move — Flowers In The Rain 22 The Hollies — I Can’t Let Go 21 The Mindbenders — A Groovy Kind Of Love 20 Cat Stevens — Matthew And Son 13 The Seekers — Morningtown Ride 13 The Mamas And The Papas — Dedicated To The One I Love 11 The Move — Night Of Fear -2 0 Keith West — Excerpt From A Teenage Opera -4

Galileo Galilei died on this day 382 years ago, aged 77. - Before he was an astronomer, Galileo followed in the footsteps of his father Vincenzo as a lute player. - Galileo would almost always refer to himself in the third person (just by his first name), although would sometimes add the epithet "Linceo" to showcase that he was a member of the prestigious Accademia dei Lincei science organization. - One of the first scientific projects Galileo worked on was determining how big Hell was, according to Dante's Inferno- he did this in 1588. - One of Galileo's less-appreciated achievements in astronomy was that he was one of the first people to observe the planet Neptune in 1612 (234 years before its official discovery), noting it as a dim star. - Galileo received permission from Pope Urban VIII (who was once his friend) to publish Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems on the basis that he did not blatantly promote heliocentrism- the character of Simplicio alienated Urban, leading to him being put under trial for heresy. - After Galileo died in 1642, he would be reinterred in 1737 once a monument to him had been erected- three of his fingers and a tooth were removed from him; one finger wouldn't be found until an auction in 2009. - On an incidental note, I own a t-shirt with this design:

Shirley Bassey is 87.

1/7/2024 36 The Kinks — Waterloo Sunset 35 The Beach Boys — God Only Knows 33 The Rolling Stones — Nineteenth Nervous Breakdown 33 The Troggs — Wild Thing +2 29 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich — Bend It 27 Los Bravos — Black Is Black 27 The Monkees — Alternate Title (Randy Scouse Git) 26 Manfred Mann — Semi-Detached Suburban Mr. James 25 Traffic — Hole In My Shoe 25 The Lovin’ Spoonful — Daydream 25 The Spencer Davis Group — Gimme Some Loving 25 Cat Stevens — Matthew And Son 25 Donovan — Sunshine Superman 24 The Mindbenders — A Groovy Kind Of Love 24 The Hollies — Stop Stop Stop 22 The Move — Flowers In The Rain 22 The Hollies — I Can’t Let Go 20 The Move — Night Of Fear 19 The Mamas And The Papas — Dedicated To The One I Love 18 The Beatles — Penny Lane / Strawberry Fields Forever +2 12 The Seekers — Morningtown Ride -3 12 The Troggs — I Can’t Control Myself 6 Keith West — Excerpt From A Teenage Opera -1 0 Crispian St. Peters — You Were On My Mind -2

Ines de Castro died on this day 669 years ago, aged 29. - Born in Galicia to a noble family, Castro moved south to Portugal in 1340 as a lady-in-waiting of Queen Constance. Her husband, the future king Peter I, quickly took a liking to her. - Peter would make Ines' brothers his royal advisors, and after Constance died in 1349, wanted to marry Ines. His father, king Afonso IV, refused to do so; he banned her from the royal court in 1344 because he disliked her influence on Peter while he was married. - As Peter continued to see her in private (having four illegitimate children with her), Afonso ordered her murder. On January 7, 1355, three assassins hired by Afonso beheaded her (Peter would end up having two of them captured in 1361, and ordered their hearts ripped out- this gave him the epithet "The Cruel"). - Peter became king in 1357 after Afonso's death, claiming that he secretly married Ines in 1354. Her body was reportedly exhumed in order to coronate her as queen. - The story of Ines and Peter has been compared to Romeo and Juliet, and inspired art and literature; Ines has since been posthumously nicknamed "The Skeleton Queen": - In 1811, a lock of her hair was taken from her grave by Napoleon's army, and was sent as a gift to emperor Pedro II of Brazil in 1846- it was lost at sea along the way.

Kenny Loggins is 76.

1/6/2024 33 The Kinks — Waterloo Sunset 29 The Rolling Stones — Nineteenth Nervous Breakdown 28 The Monkees — Alternate Title (Randy Scouse Git) 28 Cat Stevens — Matthew And Son 27 The Troggs — Wild Thing +2 27 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich — Bend It 27 The Beach Boys — God Only Knows 26 Donovan — Sunshine Superman 25 Los Bravos — Black Is Black 25 The Lovin’ Spoonful — Daydream 25 The Spencer Davis Group — Gimme Some Loving 24 The Mindbenders — A Groovy Kind Of Love 24 Traffic — Hole In My Shoe 23 The Hollies — Stop Stop Stop 22 Manfred Mann — Semi-Detached Suburban Mr. James 22 The Move — Flowers In The Rain 22 The Hollies — I Can’t Let Go 21 The Dave Clark Five — Everybody Knows 21 The Seekers — Morningtown Ride 20 The Troggs — I Can’t Control Myself 20 The Move — Night Of Fear 20 The Mamas And The Papas — Dedicated To The One I Love 19 The Beatles — Penny Lane / Strawberry Fields Forever +2 13 Keith West — Excerpt From A Teenage Opera -2 11 Crispian St. Peters — You Were On My Mind 0 The Who — I’m A Boy -4

Theodore Roosevelt died on this day 105 years ago, aged 60. - When he was 7 years old, Roosevelt became interested in zoology when he saw a dead seal that was planned to be butchered at a local market- the butcher gave him the seal's skull. From there, Roosevelt would learn taxidermy and made a makeshift museum in his parent's house. - Roosevelt's mother (Martha) and first wife (Alice) died on the same day: February 12, 1884. He gave custody of his daughter Alice to his sister Anna while he grieved, and took her back once she was three years old. - During his presidency, Roosevelt owned many exotic pets- these included a bear, a hyena, and a lion. - In 1912 Roosevelt attempted to run for president after his first presidency had ended- this split the Republican ticket, leading to a landslide victory for Woodrow Wilson. He was notably shot in the chest during one of his speeches, but continued for the next 90 minutes before allowing himself to receive medical aid. - Roosevelt was also known for his post-presidential expeditions- these included an African safari to hunt specimens for the American Museum of Natural History, and going to Brazil to explore the "River of Doubt" deep in the Amazon (where he nearly died from malaria)- the river has since been renamed "Rio Roosevelt". - Roosevelt died in his sleep from a detached blood clot that got stuck in his lungs. His Vice President, Thomas Marshall, stated "Death had to take Roosevelt sleeping, for if he had been awake, there would have been a fight."

Rowan Atkinson is 69.

Still sticking with Jimmy. ...It appears Joe Bugner has been left out of the poll. (Also please show who voted for who)

1/5/2024 32 The Kinks — Waterloo Sunset 31 The Rolling Stones — Nineteenth Nervous Breakdown 30 Donovan — Sunshine Superman 28 The Spencer Davis Group — Gimme Some Loving 28 Cat Stevens — Matthew And Son 27 The Mamas And The Papas — Dedicated To The One I Love 26 The Hollies — Stop Stop Stop 26 The Monkees — Alternate Title (Randy Scouse Git) 26 The Troggs — Wild Thing +1 25 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich — Bend It +1 24 Los Bravos — Black Is Black 24 The Dave Clark Five — Everybody Knows 24 The Beach Boys — God Only Knows 23 Crispian St. Peters — You Were On My Mind 23 The Mindbenders — A Groovy Kind Of Love 22 The Move — Flowers In The Rain 22 The Lovin’ Spoonful — Daydream 21 Keith West — Excerpt From A Teenage Opera 21 The Seekers — Morningtown Ride 21 The Hollies — I Can’t Let Go 20 The Troggs — I Can’t Control Myself 20 The Move — Night Of Fear 20 Traffic — Hole In My Shoe -2 18 Manfred Mann — Semi-Detached Suburban Mr. James -2 18 The Beatles — Penny Lane / Strawberry Fields Forever +2 15 Tom Jones — I’m Coming Home 7 The Who — I’m A Boy -2

Edward the Confessor died on this day 958 years ago, aged 62. - Edward was the seventh son of Ethelred the Unready, and was seen as unlikely to become the King of England because of that. - After the seizure of England by the Vikings in 1016, Edward would seek refuge in Normandy, where he would live for the next 25 years. He returned to England in 1041 when invited by his half-brother, Harthacnut. - Harthacnut died the following year, and Edward succeeded him as king. During his reign, he prepared for an invasion by Norway (prevented by king Magnus I's death in 1047), and began an invasion of Scotland in 1054 (trying to get Macbeth ousted). - In 1065, nobles in Northumbria revolted against Edward due to perceived nepotism, and stopped once Edward agreed to banish his half-brother Tostig (who was taken in by his brother-in-law Baldwin V of Flanders). - Edward suffered a series of strokes shortly after banishing Tostig, which led to his death. He had not made plans for who his successor was to be- it was between his nephew Edward ("the Exile"), William the Conqueror, or his brother-in-law Harold Godwinson. The royal advisors (the Witan) chose the latter.