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Johnny Hardwick died on this day a year ago, aged 64. - Hardwick majored in journalism, but became a stand-up comedian. He was the first comedian to appear on The Jon Stewart Show when it premiered in 1993. - After a performance at The Laugh Factory, Hardwick was approached by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels, who wanted him to help write the show. He would soon be hired to voice Dale Gribble: Initially, Daniel Stern was supposed to voice the character, but Hardwick was chosen due to the producers agreeing with his salary. Hardwick appeared as Dale in all but one episode of the show (season 7's "An Officer and a Gentle Boy"), and was planned to reprise his role for the upcoming revival series. - Hardwick would create a YouTube channel in 2012, and would often perform songs and skits in Dale's voice: - Hardwick suddenly died while taking a bath.

Roger Penrose is 93.

8/7/2024 33 The Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian 32 Queen - A Kind of Magic +2 23 Cameo - Word Up! 23 Michael Jackson - Bad +2 22 Heart - Alone 22 Mental as Anything - Live It Up 22 Sly Fox - Let’s Go All The Way 22 The Damned - Eloise 22 Alison Moyet - Is This Love? 21 Peter Cetera - Glory of Love 20 Bronski Beat - Hit That Perfect Beat 20 Five Star - System Addict 20 Janet Jackson - What Have You Done For Me Lately 20 Level 42 - Lessons in Love 20 Owen Paul - My Favourite Waste of Time 20 Mel and Kim - Showing Out (Get Fresh at the Weekend) 20 Robbie Nevil - C’est la Vie 20 Curiosity Killed The Cat - Down to Earth 20 Jackie Wilson - I Get the Sweetest Feeling 20 Atlantic Starr - Always 20 Bananarama - Love In The First Degree 20 Rick Astley - Whenever You Need Somebody 20 The Proclaimers - Letter From America 20 Michael Jackson - The Way You Make Me Feel 18 Cliff Richard - Some People 18 Janet Jackson - Let’s Wait Awhile 16 The Housemartins - Happy Hour 14 Club Nouveau - Lean On Me 14 Comic Relief Presents Mel And Kim - Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree 14 Samantha Fox - Touch Me (I Want Your Body) 11 George Michael - I Want Your Sex 09 Sigue Sigue Sputnik — Love Missile F1-11 0 Cliff Richard & Sarah Brightman - All I Ask of You Is to Get Rid of This -6

8/7/2024 37 Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams — Get Lucky +1 34 David Guetta ft. Sia — Titanium 32 Pitbull ft. Kesha — Timber 29 Gotye ft. Kimbra — Somebody That I Used To Know +1 29 Clean Bandit ft. Jess Glynne — Rather Be 28 John Newman — Love Me Again 27 Years & Years — King 25 Ella Henderson — Ghost 25 Harry Styles — Sign Of The Times 24 Lil Nas X — Old Town Road 23 OneRepublic — Counting Stars +1 20 Cee Lo Green — Forget You 18 Katy Perry ft. Snoop Dogg — California Gurls 10 Clean Bandit ft. Zara Larsson — Symphony -6 09 Lady Gaga & Beyoncé — Telephone +1

8/7/2024 43 Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time +4 29 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill 24 Ultravox - Dancing with Tears in My Eyes 15 Tina Turner - We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) 13 Bronski Beat — Smalltown Boy -2 06 Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey - Together In Electric Dreams -4

Red Adair died on this day 20 years ago, aged 89. - Adair served in a bomb disposal unit during World War II before getting a job in the oil industry. Specifically, he was hired to create shaped explosive charges to put out fires at oil wells- the explosives were used in order to displace the oxygen fire needs to burn. - In 1962, Adair went to Algeria to put out the Devil's Cigarette Fire, a natural gas fire which had been burning for nearly six months. He would use a modified bulldozer to drop the charge, followed by using reservoir water and mud to cool the area and control the flow of natural gas to prevent it from reigniting. This exploit made Adair a celebrity, and it would inspire the 1968 film Hellfighters (starring John Wayne as a character loosely based on Adair). - In 1991, Adair would go to Kuwait to help extinguish oil fires set by retreating Iraqi soldiers in the Gulf War- he was 75 years old when he did this. Adair would retire from firefighting in 1993. - Adair would appear on the DeathList eight times between 1992 and 2004, and was the seventh hit (of 12) on the 2004 list.

Wayne Knight is 69.

8/6/2024 41 Gotye ft. Kimbra— Somebody That I Used To Know +1 32 Daft Punk ft. Pharrel Williams — Get Lucky +1 29 Harry Styles — Sign Of The Times 28 Pitbull ft. Kesha — Timber 27 David Guetta ft. Sia — Titanium 26 John Newman — Love Me Again 26 Lady Gaga & Beyoncé — Telephone +1 25 Clean Bandit ft. Jess Glynne — Rather Be 25 Years & Years — King 24 Lil Nas X — Old Town Road 21 Ella Henderson — Ghost 21 OneRepublic — Counting Stars 20 Cee Lo Green — Forget You 18 Katy Perry ft. Snoop Dogg — California Gurls 16 Clean Bandit ft. Zara Larsson — Symphony 12 Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars — Uptown Funk +1 10 Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa — One Kiss 07 Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris — We Found Love -6

8/6/2024 38 Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time +1 30 Ultravox - Dancing with Tears in My Eyes 26 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill 18 Tina Turner - We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) 18 Tina Turner - What’s Love Got to Do With It +1 15 Bronski Beat — Smalltown Boy 08 Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey - Together In Electric Dreams -6 07 Madonna - Like a Virgin +2

Rick James died on this day 20 years ago, aged 56. - Rick James' actual name was James Johnson, and was part of a criminal gang as a teen. He would flee to Canada to evade authorities, taking the alias "Ricky James Matthews" (quickly dropping the last name and the Y). - James would create a band in 1964 called The Mynah Birds, with Nick St. Nicholas (of later Steppenwolf fame) being a member at one point. After the band broke up during a record dispute in 1966, James would then become a songwriter for Motown Records. - James became a solo artist in 1973, which saw him create song such as "Mary Jane", "Give It to Me Baby", and of course "Super Freak": MTV notably refused to air this music video due to its sexual nature, and James would accuse the channel of racism due to Michael Jackson and Prince seemingly being the only two Black singers whose music videos they aired. He would organize a boycott (where artists would pull their videos from the channel), which was cosigned by David Bowie (who agreed in the scarcity of music videos from Black singers). - After "U Can't Touch This" achieved worldwide success in 1990, James would sue MC Hammer for a shared songwriting credit (which he won), earning him a Grammy Award due to this. - James would be convicted for kidnapping, rape and assault in 1991, and received a five-year sentence in 1993- he got out in 1996. James was on cocaine while doing this, and reminisced about it on an episode of Chappelle's Show in 2004: His heavy drug use ended up hastening his death from heart failure.

M. Night Shyamalan is 54.

8/5/2024 32 Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams — Get Lucky +1 30 Pitbull ft. Kesha — Timber 30 Gotye ft. Kimbra — Somebody That I Used To Know +1 27 Harry Styles — Sign Of The Times 25 Clean Bandit ft. Jess Glynne — Rather Be 24 David Guetta ft. Sia — Titanium 24 Lil Nas X — Old Town Road 24 Years & Years — King 24 Lady Gaga & Beyoncé — Telephone +1 22 Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars — Uptown Funk +1 21 Ella Henderson — Ghost 21 John Newman — Love Me Again 20 OneRepublic — Counting Stars 20 Cee Lo Green — Forget You 18 Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa — One Kiss 18 Katy Perry ft. Snoop Dogg — California Gurls 18 Clean Bandit ft. Zara Larsson — Symphony 15 Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris — We Found Love -1 12 Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug — Havana 08 Owl City — Fireflies 07 Lorde — Royals 0 Lewis Capaldi — Someone You Loved -5

8/5/2024 39 Ultravox - Dancing with Tears in My Eyes 36 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill 36 Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time +1 23 Bronski Beat — Smalltown Boy -3 21 Tina Turner - What’s Love Got to Do With It +1 18 Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey - Together In Electric Dreams -3 10 Tina Turner - We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) 07 Madonna - Like a Virgin +2

Lord (Frederick) North died on this day 232 years ago, aged 60. - North was the son of the Earl of Guilford, and was elected to the House of Commons in 1754- just 22 years old. He was originally a member of the Whigs, but his ideology (such as a speech that caused the expulsion of progressive MP John Wilkes in 1764) caused him to defect to the Tory party in 1770. - North would see several cabinet positions during his ascent; he was a junior Lord of the Treasury during the Newcastle administration, and became the Chancellor of the Exchequer in 1767. - North became Prime Minister in 1770, and he would see an early success by preventing a war against Spain breaking out when they tried to seize the Falkland Islands that year. However, his administration is far more known for overseeing the American Revolution, which included North introducing the Intolerable Acts following the Boston Tea Party. While the Tories would see gains in Parliament during the war, North would be removed as PM in a vote of no confidence in 1782 after the British surrender at Yorktown. - North remained in Parliament after his ousting, becoming Home Secretary in 1783. He would accede to the House of Lords in 1790 after his father died (aged 86), before dying two years later, having gone completely blind by the time of his death.

Maureen McCormick is 68.

8/4/2024 26 Gotye ft. Kimbra — Somebody That I Used To Know 25 Harry Styles — Sign Of The Times 25 Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams — Get Lucky +1 24 Years & Years — King 24 Pitbull ft. Kesha — Timber 21 Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris — We Found Love 21 Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars — Uptown Funk +1 20 OneRepublic — Counting Stars 20 Clean Bandit ft. Jess Glynne — Rather Be 20 David Guetta ft. Sia — Titanium 20 Cee Lo Green — Forget You 20 Yolanda Be Cool Vs D Cup — We No Speak Americano 20 Owl City — Fireflies 20 Lil Nas X — Old Town Road 20 Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa — One Kiss 20 Katy Perry ft. Snoop Dogg — California Gurls 20 Ella Henderson — Ghost 18 Clean Bandit ft. Zara Larsson — Symphony 17 John Newman — Love Me Again -3 16 Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper — Shallow 15 Pharrell Williams — Happy +1 14 Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug — Havana 14 Lorde — Royals 13 Lady Gaga & Beyoncé — Telephone +1 9 Lewis Capaldi — Someone You Loved -3

8/4/2024 48 Ultravox - Dancing with Tears in My Eyes 41 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill 38 Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time +2 30 Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey - Together In Electric Dreams -3 27 Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy -3 18 Tina Turner - What’s Love Got to Do With It +2 10 Madonna - Like a Virgin 10 Tina Turner - We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)

Henry I of France died on this day 964 years ago, aged 52. - Henry was the son of king Robert II, who would crown him as co-ruler in 1027. Henry would become the sole king upon Robert's death in 1031. - Among Henry's actions as king were giving the Duchy of Burgundy to his brother Robert in 1032, and assist William of Normandy when his vassals revolted against him- said William later became William the Conqueror. - Henry was known to have committed simony by selling bishop appointments, but was not excommunicated- likely due to his actions in helping build monasteries. - Henry had four children with his third wife, Anne of Kyiv- Philip, Emma/Edigna, Robert, and Hugh. Philip would succeed him as king in 1060 after he died after a 29-year reign.

Barack Obama is 63.

8/3/2024 76 Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper — Shallow 73 Lil Nas X — Old Town Road +4 72 Lewis Capaldi — Someone You Loved 65 Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa — One Kiss 10 Benny Blanco, Halsey & Khalid — Eastside -1 0 Ava Max — Sweet But Psycho Killed -5

8/3/2024 57 Ultravox - Dancing with Tears in My Eyes 48 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill 35 Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time 27 Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey - Together In Electric Dreams -2 21 Tina Turner - What’s Love Got to Do With It 18 Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy -4 15 Tina Turner - We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) 15 Madonna - Like a Virgin 12 Queen - I Want to Break Free +4 I know I'm fighting a losing battle, but I'm sticking with Queen till the end.

Mark Margolis died on this day a year ago, aged 83. - Margolis started out on Broadway, and he would have roles in films that included Short Eyes, Scarface, and Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. He would often collaborate with director Darren Aronofsky, which included Pi, Requiem for a Dream, Black Swan, and Noah. - On TV, Margolis acted in select episodes of Quantum Leap, Star Trek: The Next Generation, and several episodes of Oz, but was most famous for his role as Hector Salamanca on Breaking Bad: He would reprise his role for the prequel series Better Call Saul, appearing in more episodes there than in the sequel show (15 compared to 8). ...That's about it (not much else to say about him)- so here's a fun fact: he and Tina Turner were born on the same day, and died within 3 months of each other.

James Hetfield is 61.

8/2/2024 66 Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper — Shallow 60 Lewis Capaldi — Someone You Loved 60 Lil Nas X — Old Town Road +4 58 Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa — One Kiss 28 Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello — Señorita 27 Ava Max — Sweet But Psycho 18 Benny Blanco, Halsey & Khalid — Eastside 13 Stormzy — Vossi Bop 0 Ariana Grande — Thank U, Next -6

8/2/2024 63 Ultravox - Dancing with Tears in My Eyes 39 Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time 36 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill -3 36 Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy 30 Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey - Together In Electric Dreams -3 27 Tina Turner - What’s Love Got to Do With It 23 Madonna - Like a Virgin 15 Queen - I Want to Break Free +4 11 Tina Turner - We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)