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Clancy Brown is 65. You probably recognize him as Captain Hadley in The Shawshank Redemption, The Kurgan in Highlander, or the voice of Mr. Krabs.

1/4/2024 31 The Mamas And The Papas — Dedicated To The One I Love 30 The Troggs — Wild Thing +2 29 The Kinks — Waterloo Sunset 29 The Rolling Stones — Nineteenth Nervous Breakdown 28 The Beach Boys — God Only Knows 28 Donovan — Sunshine Superman 27 The Beatles — Penny Lane / Strawberry Fields Forever +1 26 The Spencer Davis Group — Gimme Some Loving 24 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich — Bend It +1 24 Cat Stevens — Matthew And Son 24 The Monkees — Alternate Title (Randy Scouse Git) 24 The Hollies — Stop Stop Stop 23 Los Bravos — Black Is Black 22 The Move — Flowers In The Rain 22 Traffic — Hole In My Shoe 22 The Lovin’ Spoonful — Daydream 21 Keith West — Excerpt From A Teenage Opera 21 Crispian St. Peters — You Were On My Mind 21 The Mindbenders — A Groovy Kind Of Love 21 The Seekers — Morningtown Ride 20 The Hollies — I Can’t Let Go 20 The Troggs — I Can’t Control Myself 20 Manfred Mann — Semi-Detached Suburban Mr. James 20 The Move — Night Of Fear 20 The Dave Clark Five — Everybody Knows 17 Val Doonican — What Would I Be 16 Tom Jones — I’m Coming Home 14 The Who — I’m A Boy 6 Tom Jones — I’ll Never Fall In Love Again -1 4 The Beach Boys — Sloop John B 0 Vikki Carr — It Must Be Him -5

Mae Questel died on this day 26 years ago, aged 89. - Questel won a talent contest when she was 17, and soon became a vaudeville star- she did impressions of contemporary celebrities such as Eddie Cantor, Maurice Chevalier, and Marlene Dietrich. - In 1931, Max Fleischer (of Fleischer Studios) hired Questel as a voice actress after seeing her perform- she became the voice of Betty Boop, with her voice being a mix between Helen Kane and Clara Bow: She would voice the character up until her cameo in Who Framed Roger Rabbit? in 1988. - Questel was also the voice of Olive Oyl in the Popeye shorts between 1933 and 1938. When The All New Popeye Hour was made in 1978, she auditioned for the role- but lost out to Marilyn Schreffler. - Questel would also have some live action roles, primarily in commercials, but is best known in the medium as Aunt Bethany in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation:

Matt Frewer is 66. Best known as the voice of Max Headroom:

1/3/2024 27 The Beatles — Penny Lane / Strawberry Fields Forever +1 25 The Rolling Stones — Nineteenth Nervous Breakdown 24 The Troggs — Wild Thing +2 24 The Kinks — Waterloo Sunset 23 The Beach Boys — God Only Knows 23 The Monkees — Alternate Title (Randy Scouse Git) 22 Donovan — Sunshine Superman 22 The Hollies — Stop Stop Stop 22 The Mamas And The Papas — Dedicated To The One I Love 21 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich — Bend It +1 21 The Move — Flowers In The Rain 21 Los Bravos — Black Is Black 20 Crispian St Peters — You Were On My Mind 20 The Mindbenders — A Groovy Kind Of Love 20 The Hollies — I Can’t Let Go 20 The Lovin’ Spoonful — Daydream 20 The Beach Boys — Sloop John B 20 The Troggs — I Can’t Control Myself 20 Manfred Mann — Semi-Detached Suburban Mr James 20 The Spencer Davis Group — Gimme Some Loving 20 Val Doonican — What Would I Be 20 The Seekers — Morningtown Ride 20 The Move — Night Of Fear 20 Cat Stevens — Matthew And Son 20 Tom Jones — I’ll Never Fall In Love Again 20 Keith West — Excerpt From A Teenage Opera 20 Traffic — Hole In My Shoe 20 The Dave Clark Five — Everybody Knows 20 Tom Jones — I’m Coming Home 17 The Who — I’m A Boy 16 Vikki Carr — It Must Be Him 15 The Beatles — Magical Mystery Tour Double EP 11 Gene Pitney — Nobody Needs Your Love -3 10 Vince Hill — Edelweiss -3 10 Harry Secombe — This Is My Song Corrected the Cat Stevens song... "Father and Son" was released in 1970. Anyway, here's why I'm upvoting "Bend It":

1/3/2024 76 Petula Clark — Downtown +1 67 The Animals — We Gotta Get Out Of This Place +1 62 The Kinks — All Day And All Of The Night 59 The Who — My Generation +2 26 The Yardbirds — Heart Full Of Soul -3 0 The Fortunes — You’ve Got Your Troubles -3

Pope Anterus died on this day 1788 years ago, aged 55. - Anterus' father's name was Romulus, and it is believed he was of Greek ancestry. - In 235, Pope Pontian abdicated after being banished to Sardinia (on the orders of emperor Maximinus Thrax), and Anterus would be elected pope. - Anterus reigned as pope for about six weeks, before apparently being killed on Maximinus Thrax's command- likely due to him wanting to document the actions of Christian martyrs and archive them in the church's records. - One of Anterus' few actions as pope was creating the diocese of Fondi- a city halfway between Rome and Naples. - Anterus would be succeeded as pope by Pope Fabian.

Dabney Coleman is 92.

1/2/2024 66 Petula Clark — Downtown +1 66 The Animals — We Gotta Get Out Of This Place +2 52 The Kinks — All Day And All Of The Night 50 The Who — My Generation +1 24 The Yardbirds — Heart Full Of Soul 18 The Fortunes — You’ve Got Your Troubles 17 Manfred Mann — If You Gotta Go, Go Now -3 15 The Everly Brothers — The Price Of Love 11 Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders — The Game Of Love -3 11 Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons — Rag Doll

Guccio Gucci died on this day 71 years ago, aged 71. - Gucci had four middle names: "Giovanbattista Giacinto Dario Maria". - Gucci founded his fashion house in 1921, selling leather bags and saddles to horse riders. He took inspiration from luxury suitcases he saw while he worked at a hotel. - Gucci began to franchise his business in 1938 at the advice of his son Aldo, and he would bring several of his sons into the Gucci company. Guccio Gucci had founded Gucci- but it was his sons that made it the billion-dollar corporation it is today: (You might notice that the Gucci logo is a monogram of Guccio's name- which his grandson Paolo designed.)

Dax Shepard is 49.

1/1/2024 61 Petula Clark — Downtown +1 54 The Animals — We Gotta Get Out Of This Place +1 49 The Who — My Generation +2 47 The Kinks — All Day And All Of The Night 24 Manfred Mann — If You Gotta Go, Go Now 20 Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders — The Game Of Love 20 The Everly Brothers — The Price Of Love 19 The Yardbirds — Heart Full Of Soul 19 Andy Williams — Almost There 15 Millie — My Boy Lollipop -3 14 The Fortunes — You’ve Got Your Troubles 11 Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons — Rag Doll 8 Them — Here Comes The Night 5 The Hollies — Just One Look -3

Cesar Romero died on this day 30 years ago, aged 86. - One of Romero's breakout roles was as Lopez in six The Cisco Kid movies between 1939 and 1941. He would have to pause his career shortly after to serve in World War II, seeing action in the Pacific front (specifically the Northern Mariana Islands). - His success continued into the late '40s and '50s, in which he starred in films such as Captain from Castile, as well as making TV appearances on shows that included How to Marry a Millionaire, Pete and Gladys, and The Man from UNCLE. - Romero's most notable role was as The Joker in the Adam West Batman show- he refused to shave his mustache, and so it was simply painted over: Romero appeared as the Joker in 22 episodes of the 120 made. - In the 1980s, Romero starred in Falcon Crest as Peter Stavros- one of his last major roles. - Romero was a lifelong Republican, and was friends with actors-turned-conservative politicians such as Ronald Reagan and George Murphy. - Romero was hospitalized with pneumonia in late 1993, and died on New Year's Day 1994 from complications from a blood clot.

One Piece creator Eiichiro Oda is 49.

Now that the new list is up, here's some possible 2025 debuts- should they see the year through: - Tom Lehrer - Antonia Fraser - James Earl Jones - Joel Grey - Joan Plowright

2024 List Statistics Age (Youngest-Oldest) 57: Derek Draper 65: Linda Nolan 73: James Whale 74: Julie Walters, Joe Bugner 79: Franz Beckenbauer 80: Nigel Starmer-Smith 81: Sly Stone 82: Daniel Barenboim 83: Dick Cheney 84: Denis Law, Tom Brokaw, Esther Rantzen 86: Ted Turner 87: Vanessa Redgrave, Roberta Flack 88: Pope Francis 89: Josef Fritzl 90: Brigitte Bardot, Tom Baker 91: Louis Farrakhan, Willie Nelson 92: Dennis Skinner, Prunella Scales 93: Norman Tebbit, Robert Duvall, Raul Castro 94: Robert Wagner, Joanne Woodward, Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Buzz Aldrin, Sonny Rollins 95: Patricia Routledge, Bob Newhart, Imelda Marcos 96: Ethel Kennedy, Noam Chomsky, Desmond Morris, Jean-Marie Le Pen, Hans Blix 97: Cleo Laine, Sandy Gall 98: Alan Greenspan, Mel Brooks, Stanley Baxter 99: Dick Van Dyke, Pete Murray 100: Jimmy Carter 101: Glynis Johns Most common age: 94 (6 names) Appearances (Least-Most) 1 (debuters): Pope Francis, Glynis Johns, Patricia Routledge, Clint Eastwood, Derek Draper, Gene Hackman, Hans Blix, Julie Walters, Tom Brokaw, Daniel Barenboim, Esther Rantzen, Roberta Flack, Josef Fritzl, Brigitte Bardot, Ted Turner, Buzz Aldrin, Sly Stone, Tom Baker, Franz Beckenbauer, Joe Bugner 2: Pete Murray, Ethel Kennedy, Noam Chomsky, Robert Wagner, Dennis Skinner, James Whale, Denis Law, Robert Duvall, Raul Castro, Sonny Rollins 3: Nigel Starmer-Smith, Vanessa Redgrave, Desmond Morris, Bob Newhart, Norman Tebbit 4: Cleo Laine, Joanne Woodward, Linda Nolan, Louis Farrakhan, Willie Nelson, Imelda Marcos 5: Sandy Gall, Mel Brooks, Stanley Baxter, Jean-Marie Le Pen 6: Alan Greenspan, Dick Cheney 8: Prunella Scales 9: Jimmy Carter, Dick Van Dyke Most common # of appearances: 1 (20 names) Debut Year 2024: Pope Francis, Glynis Johns, Patricia Routledge, Clint Eastwood, Derek Draper, Gene Hackman, Hans Blix, Julie Walters, Tom Brokaw, Daniel Barenboim, Esther Rantzen, Roberta Flack, Josef Fritzl, Brigitte Bardot, Ted Turner, Buzz Aldrin, Sly Stone, Tom Baker, Franz Beckenbauer, Joe Bugner 2023: Pete Murray, Ethel Kennedy, Robert Wagner, Dennis Skinner, Robert Duvall, Sonny Rollins 2022: Noam Chomsky, Nigel Starmer-Smith, James Whale, Desmond Morris, Denis Law, Norman Tebbit 2021: Bob Newhart, Raul Castro 2020: Joanne Woodward, Jean-Marie Le Pen, Willie Nelson, Imelda Marcos 2019: Alan Greenspan, Cleo Laine, Vanessa Redgrave 2018: Mel Brooks, Stanley Baxter, Linda Nolan 2016: Jimmy Carter, Sandy Gall, Prunella Scales 2012: Dick Van Dyke 2011: Dick Cheney 2000: Louis Farrakhan Most common debut year: 2024 (20 names)

Glad to see he's debuted.

Bette Davis in 1992 and 1994.

15 minutes to go!

1987: Ozzy Osbourne (1/31) 1989: Frank Bruno, Mike Ditka, Ozzy Osbourne, Brian Wilson, David Jenkins (5/32) 1990: Mike Ditka, Rex Williams, Oprah Winfrey, Terry Waite (4/42) 1991: Leo Beenhakker (1/40)  1992: Shaun Ryder (1/37) 1993: George Lineker (1/56) 1994: Edmund White, Holly Johnson, Peter Shilton (3/50) 1995: Holly Johnson (1/50) 1996: Mr T (1/50) 1997: (0/50) 1998: (0/50) 1999: Nick Leeson, Carly Simon (2/50) 2000: Louis Farrakhan (1/50) 2001: Liza Minnelli (1/50) 2002: (0/50)  2003: (0/50) 2004: (0/50) 2005: Hamed Karzai (1/50) 2006: (0/50)  2007: Tim Johnson, Louis Farrakhan (2/50) 2008: Russell Watson, Hamed Karzai, Charles Taylor (3/50) 2009: (0/50) 2010: (0/50) 2011: Ali Khamenei, Dick Cheney, Michael Douglas (3/50) 2012: Dick Van Dyke, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi (2/50) 2013: (0/50) 2014: Dick Van Dyke (1/50)  2015: Jake Roberts (1/50) 2016: Prunella Scales, Jimmy Carter, Tommy Chong, Sandy Gall, Paul Gascoigne (5/50) 2017: Jimmy Carter, Sandy Gall, Emperor Akihito (3/50) 2018: Linda Nolan, Prunella Scales, Jimmy Carter, Dick Van Dyke, Stanley Baxter, Mel Brooks, Louis Farrakhan, Ronnie Wood, Joni Mitchell, Paul Gascoigne (10/50) 2019: Jimmy Carter, Emperor Akihito, Alan Greenspan, Dick Van Dyke, Vanessa Redgrave, Cleo Laine, Prunella Scales (7/50)  2020: Dick Van Dyke, Emperor Akihito, Alan Greenspan, Jimmy Carter, Prunella Scales, Willie Nelson, Dick Cheney, Imelda Marcos, Joanne Woodward, Jean-Marie Le Pen, David Attenborough (11/50) 2021: Dick Van Dyke, Emperor Akihito, Alan Greenspan, Jimmy Carter, Ali Khamenei, Prunella Scales, Dick Cheney, Bob Newhart, Imelda Marcos, Yoko Ono, Linda Nolan, Joanne Woodward, Mel Brooks, Willie Nelson, Jean-Marie Le Pen, Raul Castro, Stanley Baxter, Vanessa Redgrave, Shannen Doherty (19/50) 2022: Dick Van Dyke, Alan Greenspan, Nigel Starmer-Smith, Jimmy Carter, Dick Cheney, Mel Brooks, David Attenborough, Emperor Akihito, Sandy Gall, Desmond Morris, Jean-Marie Le Pen, James Whale, Cleo Laine, Denis Law, Prunella Scales, Stanley Baxter, Noam Chomsky, Norman Tebbit, Douglas Hurd, Marianne Faithfull, Linda Ronstadt (21/50) 2023: Dick Van Dyke, Alan Greenspan, Nigel Starmer-Smith, Jimmy Carter, Dick Cheney, Mel Brooks, Robert Wagner, Norman Tebbit, Sandy Gall, Joanne Woodward, Ethel Kennedy, Desmond Morris, Stanley Baxter, Jean-Marie Le Pen, Cleo Laine, Alan Alda, Prunella Scales, Yoko Ono, Marianne Faithfull, Angie Dickinson, Robert Duvall, Imelda Marcos, Ali Khamenei, Pete Murray, Bob Newhart, Willie Nelson, Dennis Skinner, Sonny Rollins, Hal Linden, Linda Nolan, Andy Taylor (31/50) Updated to include the 2023 survivors.

123123 (12/31/23) 50 Petula Clark — Downtown +1 45 The Animals — We Gotta Get Out Of This Place +2 34 The Who — My Generation +1 33 The Kinks — All Day And All Of The Night 27 The Yardbirds — Heart Full Of Soul 25 Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons — Rag Doll 24 Manfred Mann — If You Gotta Go, Go Now 21 Millie — My Boy Lollipop 20 Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders — The Game Of Love 20 The Everly Brothers — The Price Of Love 20 The Fortunes — You’ve Got Your Troubles 20 Andy Williams — Almost There 17 Them — Here Comes The Night 16 The Dave Clark Five — Bits And Pieces 16 The Hollies — Just One Look 14 Gerry & The Pacemakers — I’m The One 0 Peter & Gordon — True Love Ways -6

Emperor Commodus died on this day 1831 years ago, aged 31. - The son of emperor Marcus Aurelius, Commodus became a consul on New Year's Day 177, and proclaimed co-emperor by his father that summer. - Commodus became the sole emperor of Rome in 180 upon his father's death, and immediately devalued the Roman denarius. - Throughout his reign, Commodus wanted to be viewed as wielding godly power, and often depicted himself as Hercules: - After the city of Rome was heavily damaged by a fire in late 191, Commodus declared himself the new Romulus and renamed it to "Colonia Lucia Annia Commodiana" ("The Colony of Commodus' Eternal Light"). - Not only did Commodus rename Rome, but he also renamed the months of the year to coincide with his full name: Lucius, Aelius, Aurelius, Commodus, Augustus, Herculeus, Romanus, Exsuperatorius, Amazonius, Invictus, Felix, and Pius. - Commodus would be assassinated in a conspiracy led by his mistress Marcia; she initially poisoned his food, but had Commodus' wrestling partner strangle him when he threw up the tainted meal. Marcia organized this because Commodus had put her on his own death list... of people to be executed. - Afterwards, the Senate deemed Commodus an enemy of the state and issued a damnatio memoriae on him, which lasted for three years. - Commodus' death ended the Nerva-Antonine dynasty, and his successor Pertinax became the first emperor of the Year of Five Emperors.

Val Kilmer is 64. (voiced both Moses and God in this scene)

Time to reveal my 2024 list. (also pinging @msc- this'll contribute to the Crowdsourced List) 1. Jimmy Carter (100, 39th President, 4) 2. June Spencer (105, Archers' Peggy Woolley, 5) 3. Glynis Johns (101, Actress, 8) 4. David Graham (99, Thunderbird, NEW) 5. William Russell (100, Ian Chesterton, NEW) 6. Alan Greenspan (98, Economist, 20) 7. Mel Brooks (98, Comedy director, 11) 8. Joanne Woodward (94, Acress, 14) 9. Shannen Doherty (53, Brenda Walsh, NEW) 10. Esther Rantzen (84, TV presenter, NEW) 11. Eva Marie Saint (100, Actress, 12) 12. June Lockhart (99, Actress, 13) 13. Noam Chomsky (96, Responsible Intellectual, 17) 14. Gene Shalit (98, Critic, 16) 15. Stanley Baxter (98, Comedian, 27) 16. David Attenborough (98, Nature's Narrator, 29) 17. Roberta Flack (87, Singer, 6) 18. Dick Van Dyke (99, Actor, 23) 19. James Whale (73, Broadcaster, 10) 20. Bob Newhart (95, Papa Elf, -) 21. James Watson (96, Scientific racist, 32) 22. Cleo Laine (97, Jazz Singer, NEW) 23. Tom Lehrer (96, Musical comedian/Jello shot inventor, 34) 24. Yoko Ono (91, Beatles Destroyer, 48) 25. Linda Nolan (65, Nolan Sister, -) 26. Jean-Marie Le Pen (96, French Bigot, 19) 27. Ethel Kennedy (96, RFK's Widow, 28) 28. Bob Cousy (96, Basketball legend, NEW) 29. Toby Keith (63, Solo Cup enthusiast, NEW) 30. Jim Lovell (96, Apollo 8/13 astronaut, NEW) 31. Norman Tebbit (93, Thatcherite, 35) 32. Ted Turner (86, Captain Planet, 42) 33. Willie Mays (93, Say Hey Kid, -) 34. Bruce Willis (69, Yippee-Ki-Yay MF, NEW) 35. Gene Hackman (94, Actor, 41) 36. James Earl Jones (93, Vader/Mufasa, 38) 37. Franz Beckenbauer (79, Footballer, NEW) 38. George Soros (94, Alt-Right's Antichrist, 45) 39. Brigitte Bardot (90, Sex Symbol, NEW) 40. Raul Castro (93, Fidel's Brother/Successor, -) 41. Rupert Murdoch (93, News Exec, -) 42. Sophia Loren (90, Actress, NEW) 43. Ron Jeremy (71, Sex Pest, NEW) 44. Pope Francis (88, The Pope, NEW) 45. Albert II of Belgium (90, Ex-King, NEW) 46. Clint Eastwood (94, Dirty Harry, -) 47. Pat Boone (90, Singer, NEW) 48. Mahmoud Abbas (89, Palestinian Leader, NEW) 49. Tom Baker (90, Fourth Doctor, NEW) 50. Willie Nelson (91, Country Singer, -) Subs: Cissy Houston (91, Whitney's Mom) Buzz Aldrin (94, Moonwalker) Dabney Coleman (92, 9 to 5 Boss)

12/30/2023 34 Petula Clark — Downtown +1 31 The Animals — We Gotta Get Out Of This Place +2 24 The Who — My Generation +1 23 The Yardbirds — Heart Full Of Soul 21 Millie — My Boy Lollipop 21 The Kinks — All Day And All Of The Night 21 Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons — Rag Doll 21 The Dave Clark Five — Bits And Pieces 20 Gerry & The Pacemakers — I’m The One 20 The Hollies — Just One Look 20 The Bachelors — I Believe 20 Brian Poole & The Tremeloes — Someone, Someone 20 Gene Pitney — I’m Gonna Be Strong 20 Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders — The Game Of Love 20 Them — Here Comes The Night 20 Peter & Gordon — True Love Ways 20 The Everly Brothers — The Price Of Love 20 The Fortunes — You’ve Got Your Troubles 20 Manfred Mann — If You Gotta Go, Go Now 20 Andy Williams — Almost There 6 Cliff Richard — Wind Me Up (Let Me Go) -4 0 The Swinging Blue Jeans — Hippy Hippy Shake -2