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Lily Tomlin is 85.

8/31/2024 27 Bobby Darin — Mack The Knife +1 26 Perry Como — Magic Moments 26 Elvis Presley — Jailhouse Rock +2 25 Jerry Lee Lewis — Great Balls Of Fire +1 24 Connie Francis — Stupid Cupid / Carolina Moon 24 Shirley Bassey — As I Love You 23 Bobby Darin — Dream Lover 23 The Everly Brothers — All I Have To Do Is Dream / Claudette 23 Jerry Keller — Here Comes Summer 23 Emile Ford — What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For 22 The Platters — Smoke Gets In Your Eyes 21 Connie Francis — Who’s Sorry Now 20 Marvin Rainwater — Whole Lotta Woman 20 Tommy Edwards — It’s All In The Game 20 Conway Twitty — It’s Only Make Believe 20 Elvis Presley — One Night / I Got Stung 20 Russ Conway — Roulette 18 Buddy Holly — It Doesn’t Matter Anymore 18 Vic Damone — On The Street Where You Live 18 Cliff Richard & The Shadows — Travellin’ Light 17 Elvis Presley — A Fool Such As I / I Need Your Love Tonight 17 Lord Rockingham’s XI — Hoots Mon 17 Craig Douglas — Only Sixteen -3 16 Adam Faith — What Do You Want? 14 Jane Morgan — The Day The Rains Came 14 Russ Conway — Side Saddle 06 Kalin Twins — When -2 06 Michael Holliday — The Story Of My Life -1

8/31/2024 25 Madness - Baggy Trousers 24 Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time 24 Soft Cell - Say Hello, Wave Goodbye 24 Aztec Camera — Somewhere In My Heart 24 The Damned - Eloise 24 Queen - I Want It All +1 23 Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy 22 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill 22 Tina Turner - We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) 21 Eurythmics - Who's That Girl 21 The Vapors - Turning Japanese 21 Roy Orbison - You Got It 21 Yazoo - Don’t Go 21 Queen - A Kind of Magic +1 20 New Order - Blue Monday 88 20 Tears for Fears - Mad World 20 The Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian 20 Ultravox - Dancing with Tears in My Eyes 20 Heart - Alone  14 Michael Jackson - Bad +1 12 Earth, Wind & Fire - Let’s Groove +1 11 Jona Lewie — Stop The Cavalry -3 10 Womack & Womack - Teardrops -1 10 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Souvenir -2

Henry V died on this day 602 years ago, aged 35. - Henry was a son of Henry IV, and he was known as Henry of Monmouth before ascending to the English throne. - Henry's military experience begun by fighting against the forces of Owain Glyndŵr during the Welsh Revolt from 1403 to 1406. - Henry would become king upon his father's death, when he was 26 years old- with his coronation being disrupted by a blizzard. Henry's domestic policies were often tackled from a multiangled view, leading to a quite peaceful reign at home- but he was still dealing with France during the Hundred Years' War. Among the most notable events of his reign was the Battle of Agincourt in 1415, a surprise victory for England (they were hungry and outnumbered). His victory there would lead to an alliance with Hungary. - Despite his further victories in Rouen and Meaux, Henry lost his final battle with an unidentified disease (either smallpox, dysentery, leprosy or even heatstroke). He was succeeded by his eight-month-old son Henry VI.

Dee Bradley Baker is 62. Among his many voice roles you may recognize: - Klaus in American Dad! - Perry the Platypus in Phineas and Ferb - Numbah Four in Codename: Kids Next Door - Bubble Bass, Squilliam and Kevin the Sea Cucumber in SpongeBob

8/30/2024 75 Roy Orbison - You Got It  75 New Order - Blue Monday 88 72 Queen - I Want It All +4 65 Aztec Camera — Somewhere In My Heart 50 Transvision Vamp - Baby I Don’t Care 9 Womack & Womack - Teardrops -6

8/30/2024 61 Tennessee Ernie Ford — Sixteen Tons +4 47 The Crickets — That’ll Be The Day 45 Elvis Presley — All Shook Up 39 Doris Day — Que Sera Sera 38 The Teenagers ft. Frankie Lymon — Why Do Fools Fall In Love 37 Paul Anka — Diana 32 Guy Mitchell — Singing The Blues 14 Guy Mitchell & Jimmy Carroll — Rock-A-Billy 9 Johnnie Ray — Yes Tonight, Josephine -2 0 Andy Williams — Butterfly -4

Valerie Harper died on this day 5 years ago, aged 80. - Harper's parents named her after the tennis player Valerie Scott- her father was attending a tennis tournament match the day she was born. - Harper got her start in acting as a background dancer on Broadway, but would only begin to see fame when she started working on TV. She would co-write for segments on Love, American Style. In 1970, Harper would be cast as Rhoda Morgenstern on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and would continue the role in the spinoff Rhoda from 1974 to 1978. Harper won four Emmy Awards for her portrayal of the character. - In terms of film, Harper was most known for starring in Night Tower and Chapter Two- before she went back to television in 1986 to star as Valerie Hogan in Valerie. She was fired after the first season of Valerie due to a pay disagreement- and would sue NBC and Lorimar Television for wrongful dismissal, and won against Lorimar (the NBC suit was dismissed); she still wasn't brought back to the show and her character was killed offscreen (the show was renamed to The Hogan Family). - Harper was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2009, which went into remission. In 2013, she would be diagnosed with leptomeningeal cancer (cancer of the membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord), and died after a six-year battle. She was put on the DeathList five times between 2014 and 2019 (2016 being the only year she was dropped), and was the 7th hit (of 13) on the 2019 list.

Warren Buffett is 94. A little clip from a show where one of the VAs parodied him:

8/29/2024 72 Queen - I Want It All +3 71 Roy Orbison - You Got It  71 New Order - Blue Monday 88 63 Aztec Camera — Somewhere In My Heart 56 Transvision Vamp - Baby I Don’t Care 19 Billy Ocean - Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car +1 12 Kim Wilde - You Came -3 06 Womack & Womack - Teardrops -3

8/29/2024 57 Tennessee Ernie Ford — Sixteen Tons +4 43 Paul Anka — Diana 43 The Crickets — That’ll Be The Day 42 Elvis Presley — All Shook Up 39 The Teenagers ft. Frankie Lymon — Why Do Fools Fall In Love 31 Guy Mitchell — Singing The Blues 30 Doris Day — Que Sera Sera 20 Johnnie Ray — Yes Tonight, Josephine 20 Guy Mitchell & Jimmy Carroll — Rock-A-Billy 14 Andy Williams — Butterfly 09 Lonnie Donegan — Puttin’ On The Style / Gamblin’ Man -2 06 Dean Martin — Memories Are Made Of This 0 Johnnie Ray — Just Walking In The Rain -4

Gene Wilder died on this day 8 years ago, aged 83. - Wilder's real name was Jerome Silberman. His interest in acting began during his childhood when his family doctor asked him to try to make his sick mother laugh, and this was furthered when his sister began acting class. His first public performance was as Balthasar in a production of Romeo and Juliet when he was 15. - Wilder took his stage name in 1954 due to feeling insecure about his own name (he felt 'Jerry Silberman' didn't sound right in a production). He took 'Gene' from the character of Eugene Gant in Look Homeward, Angel, whereas 'Wilder' was a tribute to Our Town playwright Thornton Wilder. - Wilder met Anne Bancroft in 1963 when they starred in a production of Mother Courage and Her Children, and it is there he met Mel Brooks (then her boyfriend). Wilder would soon be cast by Brooks in The Producers as Leo Bloom, leading to more appearances in his movies- most notably the Waco Kid in Blazing Saddles and the titular role in Young Frankenstein: - By far his most famous role was the titular Willy Wonka in the 1971 version of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory: Actors considered for the role before Wilder included Fred Astaire, Jon Pertwee, and Joel Grey. - While on set of the 1982 film Hanky Panky, Wilder met Gilda Radner. The two fell in love, and Wilder would direct and star in some films with her, such as 1984's The Woman in Red. They married in 1984, but Radner died five years later from ovarian cancer. As a result, Wilder became a leading figure in promoting awareness of the disease, and would co-found the support group Gilda's Club in 1995. - Wilder was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2013, opting to keep his battle private so not to sadden his fans (particularly children who recognized him as Willy Wonka in public).

Elliott Gould is 86.

8/28/2024 65 Roy Orbison - You Got It  65 New Order - Blue Monday 88 65 Queen - I Want It All +3 61 Aztec Camera — Somewhere In My Heart 50 Transvision Vamp - Baby I Don’t Care 23 Billy Ocean - Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car +1 22 Jeff Wayne - The Eve Of The War (Ben Liebrand Remix) 21 Kim Wilde - You Came 16 Donna Summer - This Time I Know It’s For Real -4 12 Womack & Womack - Teardrops -2

8/28/2024 49 Tennessee Ernie Ford — Sixteen Tons +4 39 The Teenagers ft. Frankie Lymon — Why Do Fools Fall In Love 39 Elvis Presley — All Shook Up 38 The Crickets — That’ll Be The Day 33 Doris Day — Que Sera Sera 32 Paul Anka — Diana 30 Guy Mitchell — Singing The Blues 25 Guy Mitchell & Jimmy Carroll — Rock-A-Billy 21 Lonnie Donegan — Puttin’ On The Style / Gamblin’ Man 20 Andy Williams — Butterfly 17 Johnnie Ray — Yes Tonight, Josephine 17 Johnnie Ray — Just Walking In The Rain 16 Dean Martin — Memories Are Made Of This 08 Frankie Vaughan — The Garden Of Eden  0 Lonnie Donegan — Cumberland Gap -6

Louis II of Germany died on this day 1148 years ago, aged 70. - Louis was a grandson of Charlemagne as the son of Louis the Pious. The elder Louis would give his son control of Bavaria in 817. - Towards the end of his father's life, Louis would fight for land from his brothers, instigating a Frankish civil war in 839. Louis the Pious died the following year, and Louis II would attack his brother Lothair for his land. This would be settled with the Treaty of Verdun in 843, in which Louis would receive most of the land east of the Rhine River. - In his own late life, Louis would experience deja vu when his own sons (Carloman, Louis, and Charles) would rebel against him, and ended up having to cede land to each of them in 865. - Louis died after a 33-year reign, and his three sons would divide his kingdom into Bavaria, Saxony and Swabia. Louis' epithet "the German" arose in the 18th century- his contemporary epithet was "the pious" (exactly the same name as his father).

Jack Black is 55.

8/27/2024 63 Roy Orbison - You Got It 63 New Order - Blue Monday 88 62 Queen - I Want It All +3 58 Aztec Camera — Somewhere In My Heart 46 Transvision Vamp - Baby I Don’t Care 30 Billy Ocean - Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car +1 25 Donna Summer - This Time I Know It’s For Real 21 Kim Wilde - You Came 21 Womack & Womack - Teardrops  18 Jeff Wayne - The Eve Of The War (Ben Liebrand Remix) 17 Madonna - Cherish 0 Sydney Youngblood — If Only I Could -6

8/27/2024 43 Tennessee Ernie Ford — Sixteen Tons +4 37 Doris Day - Que Sera Sera 36 The Teenagers ft. Frankie Lymon — Why Do Fools Fall In Love 35 Elvis Presley — All Shook Up 34 The Crickets — That’ll Be The Day 29 Paul Anka — Diana 20 Lonnie Donegan — Cumberland Gap 25 Guy Mitchell — Singing The Blues 25 Guy Mitchell & Jimmy Carroll — Rock-A-Billy 21 Dean Martin — Memories Are Made Of This 20 Johnnie Ray — Just Walking In The Rain 20 Frankie Vaughan — The Garden Of Eden 20 Andy Williams — Butterfly 20 Johnnie Ray — Yes Tonight, Josephine 20 Lonnie Donegan — Puttin’ On The Style / Gamblin’ Man 06 Winifred Atwell — The Poor People Of Paris 01 Anne Shelton — Lay Down Your Arms -6

Pope Eugene II died on this day 1197 years ago, aged ~47. - Like most popes from the early Middle Ages, much of Eugene's life before his papacy remains an utter mystery. This even applies to his lineage- some accounts give his father's name as Boemund, but others say his parents remain unidentified. - Eugene was elected pope in 824 largely due to the influence of the Carolingian Franks- the clergy and general population initially considered nominating a man named Zinzinnus, seen to have continued the policies of Eugene's predecessor Paschal I. - Eugene would restore the properties of nobles who had been banished from Rome by Paschal, and in order to keep them in check, Eugene would draft the Constitutio Romana with Italian king Lothair I. Eugene was also a patron of education, holding an ecumenical council in 826 to facilitate the development of several schools. - Eugene would die after a three-year papacy, and would be succeeded by Pope Valentine. Eugene and Valentine had a very close relationship, and some historians believe the two were either father and son, or even a potentially closeted couple.

GW Bailey is 80.

8/26/2024 63 Roy Orbison - You Got It 58 New Order - Blue Monday 88 55 Queen - I Want It All +3 48 Aztec Camera — Somewhere In My Heart 47 Transvision Vamp - Baby I Don’t Care 30 Womack & Womack - Teardrops 29 Billy Ocean - Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car +1 29 Donna Summer - This Time I Know It’s For Real 27 Madonna - Cherish 26 Jeff Wayne - The Eve Of The War (Ben Liebrand Remix) 21 Kim Wilde - You Came 16 Sydney Youngblood — If Only I Could 03 Paula Abdul - Straight Up 0 Soul II Soul - Get a Life -6

8/26/2024 39 Tennessee Ernie Ford — Sixteen Tons +4 35 The Teenagers ft. Frankie Lymon — Why Do Fools Fall In Love  33 Paul Anka — Diana 32 The Crickets — That’ll Be The Day 31 Elvis Presley — All Shook Up 29 Doris Day — Que Sera Sera 25 Lonnie Donegan — Cumberland Gap 22 Guy Mitchell & Jimmy Carroll — Rock-A-Billy  21 Guy Mitchell — Singing The Blues  20 Dean Martin — Memories Are Made Of This  20 Johnnie Ray — Just Walking In The Rain  20 Frankie Vaughan — The Garden Of Eden  20 Andy Williams — Butterfly  20 Johnnie Ray — Yes Tonight, Josephine  20 Lonnie Donegan — Puttin’ On The Style / Gamblin’ Man 15 Anne Shelton — Lay Down Your Arms  14 Winifred Atwell — The Poor People Of Paris 9 Frankie Laine — A Woman In Love -2 9 Ronnie Hilton — No Other Love -2 8 Tommy Steele & The Steelmen — Singing The Blues -2

Franz Werfel died on this day 79 years ago, aged 54. - Werfel would publish his first book- a collection of poems called Der Weltfreund (Friend to the World), and would quickly befriend notable figures such as Franz Kafka and Martin Buber. - Werfel would serve in World War I as a phone operator for Austria-Hungary. After being reassigned to the propaganda department in 1917, Werfel would meet Alma Mahler Gropius- then married to Walter Gropius- and would have an affair which led to the birth of a bastard son named Martin (who sadly died at less than a year old). Alma and Walter would divorce in 1920, and she married Franz in 1929. - In 1933, Werfel would publish The Forty Days of Musa Dagh, a novel that would bring global attention to the Armenian genocide of 1915. The book would be banned in Nazi Germany- not due to the contents revolving around a genocide, but because Werfel was Jewish. - Franz and Alma Werfel would flee Germany in 1938, going to France before settling in the United States in 1940. There, in 1941, he would write his most well-known novel, The Song of Bernadette (a novel about the visions of Bernadette Soubirous). It would quickly be adapted into a movie (in 1943). - Franz died of heart failure shortly after the end of World War II- Alma would live for another 19 years.

Macaulay Culkin is 44.