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Horace Mann died on this day 165 years ago, aged 63. - One of Mann's distant direct ancestors was John Man, who served as England's ambassador to Spain from 1567 to 1568. - Mann had little schooling, but learned by borrowing books from his local library, and would graduate from Brown University as a valedictorian. From there, he would study law. - Mann would be elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1827, serving there until 1833, and would be elected to the state Senate in 1835. His platform consisted of charity works, school reform, and the prohibition of alcohol. He was best known for the second part of that, inaugurating a system to educate soon-to-be teachers on what curriculum should be taught, stating how schools should be paid for by taxes, and also believing they should be nonreligious in nature. He did, however, believe that learning the letters of the alphabet and their phonics should have been eliminated. - Mann was elected to the US House of Representatives in a special 1848 election to replace John Quincy Adams after he died in office. He would quickly make a name for himself as an abolitionist, believing that enslaved Blacks could rise up, and then create their own settlements in the west. Mann would serve until 1853, having given up his seat to run as the Free Soil party candidate for governor of Massachusetts in 1852. Mann died of typhoid fever six years later.

Kevin Smith is 54.

8/1/2024 66 Lewis Capaldi — Someone You Loved 60 Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper — Shallow 56 Lil Nas X — Old Town Road +4 52 Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa — One Kiss 30 Benny Blanco, Halsey & Khalid — Eastside 28 Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello — Señorita 27 Ava Max — Sweet But Psycho 15 Stormzy — Vossi Bop 14 Ariana Grande — Thank U, Next 6 Calvin Harris & Sam Smith — Promises -6

8/1/2024 64 Ultravox - Dancing with Tears in My Eyes 44 Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy 43 Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time 35 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill 33 Tina Turner - What’s Love Got to Do With It 31 Queen - I Want to Break Free +4 27 Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey - Together In Electric Dreams -6 25 Madonna - Like a Virgin  14 Tina Turner - We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)

Queen Anne died on this day 310 years ago, aged 49. - Anne was the daughter of James II, and was raised separated from her sister Mary II. She was unable to attend Mary's wedding to William of Orange (the future William III) due to suffering from smallpox, though she would often accompany them following her recovery. - Anne married her second cousin George of Denmark in 1683. She was pregnant 17 times- having 12 miscarriages and stillbirths, and none of her 5 children who survived birth survived childhood. - Anne became queen of England upon William III's death in 1702, and was most famous for the Acts of Union in 1707 that unified Great Britain as a single country (with Ireland also under subjugation). Her reign was also known for the Tory and Whigs becoming the dominant two political parties in Parliament, and she was a patron of the arts (paying George Frederic Handel 200 pounds a year). - Anne's health began failing in 1713 where she was unable to walk for months due to gout, and had a near-fatal fever in December of that year (deadpoolers back then probably would've put her at number 1 on their 1714 lists). She had a stroke in late July and died two days later; her death marked the end of the Stuart dynasty and the beginning of the Hanover dynasty with George I (who was chosen to prevent a Catholic from taking the throne).

Jason Momoa is 45.

7/31/2024 58 Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper — Shallow 58 Lewis Capaldi — Someone You Loved 48 Lil Nas X — Old Town Road +4 40 Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa — One Kiss 36 Benny Blanco, Halsey & Khalid — Eastside 30 Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello — Señorita 28 Ariana Grande — Thank U, Next 27 Ava Max — Sweet But Psycho 23 Stormzy — Vossi Bop 18 Calvin Harris & Sam Smith — Promises -4 18 Jess Glynne — I’ll Be There -2

7/31/2024 52 Ultravox - Dancing with Tears in My Eyes 44 Bronski Beat — Smalltown Boy 42 Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time 40 Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey - Together In Electric Dreams -3 37 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill -3 32 Tina Turner - What’s Love Got to Do With It 31 Queen - I Want to Break Free +2 27 Madonna - Like a Virgin 26 Tina Turner - We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) 19 Nik Kershaw - The Riddle +2

Bobby Robson died on this day 15 years ago, aged 76. - The first football team Robson played for was Fulham, when he was 17 years old. He was also known for playing for West Bromwich Albion, and played on England's national team in the 1958 World Cup. - Robson retired from playing in 1969 to become a team manager, most notably for Ipswich Town from 1969 to 1982, then for England's national team from 1982 to 1990, leading their strategy in the 1986 and 1990 World Cups- which ended in disaster thanks to Diego Maradona's "Hand of God" moment, and the team's failure to score a penalty goal in the semifinals against West Germany. - Following the 1990 World Cup, Robson managed foreign teams in the Netherlands, Portugal- and FC Barcelona in Spain. He would return to the UK in 1999 to manage Newcastle United, before retiring in 2007. - Robson had multiple cancer battles beginning in 1991, having had some form of it five times- most seriously, a brain tumor in 2006, and the lung cancer that would kill him being diagnosed in 2007. - Robson appeared on the DeathList three times (1989, 2008 and 2009), and was the sixth death (of the twelve) that year.

Fatboy Slim is 61.

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7/30/2024 51 Ultravox - Dancing with Tears in My Eyes 48 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill 48 Bronski Beat — Smalltown Boy 44 Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time 42 Tina Turner - What’s Love Got to Do With It 40 Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey - Together in Electric Dreams -6 33 Queen - I Want to Break Free +2 27 Madonna - Like a Virgin 26 Tina Turner - We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) 23 Nik Kershaw - The Riddle +2 Don't really hate anything remaining.

Paul Reubens died on this day a year ago, aged 70. - Reubens' last name was actually 'Rubenfeld', and his father Milton was a notable fighter pilot for the US, UK and Israel. - One of Reubens' first TV roles was on The Gong Show, where he and Charlotte McGinnis would have a recurring role as the comedy duo The Hilarious Betty and Eddie. Following this, he would join The Groundlings, where he met Phil Hartman, and the two of them quickly developed his Pee-wee Herman character. - After auditioning for Saturday Night Live and losing the audition to Gilbert Gottfried, Reubens and Hartman would create The Pee-wee Herman Show at theatres, becoming a smash hit. Reubens would become a method actor who would often play as Pee-wee during interviews to make people think Pee-wee was a real person. - Reubens starring in Pee-wee's Big Adventure in 1985, and then the TV series Pee-wee's Playhouse from 1986 to 1990, made him an A-list celebrity: 1988's Big Top Pee-wee, on the other hand, was considered a box-office bomb. - Reubens was infamously arrested in 1991 for exposing himself at a pornographic theater, and as part of his sentence he had to star in this infamous anti-drug PSA: Reubens was also a collector of erotica, and got into legal trouble when it was discovered he owned nude prints of teen models; Reubens defended himself in court by stating he was merely a connoisseur of smut and only saw them as works of art. - Outside of Pee-wee, Reubens was also a prolific voice actor- most notably voicing characters in episodes of Chowder and Adventure Time, voicing Lock in The Nightmare Before Christmas, and (most bizarre of all) voicing Ivor in the video game Minecraft: Story Mode: - Reubens was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2017, keeping his battle hidden from the public until his final released message.

Arnold Schwarzenegger is 77.

7/29/2024 49 Lewis Capaldi — Someone You Loved 48 Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper — Shallow +2 41 Lil Nas X — Old Town Road +2 38 Benny Blanco, Halsey & Khalid — Eastside 36 Ava Max — Sweet But Psycho 36 Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa — One Kiss 34 Jess Glynne — I’ll Be There 30 Ariana Grande — Thank U, Next 28 Stormzy — Vossi Bop 28 Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello — Señorita 25 Calvin Harris & Sam Smith — Promises 16 Ariana Grande — Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I’m Bored 14 Dave ft. Fredo — Funky Friday 12 Ed Sheeran ft. Stormzy — Take Me Back To London 07 Ed Sheeran ft. Khalid — Beautiful People 02 Ariana Grande — 7 Rings -6

7/29/2024 46 Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time 44 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill 43 Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey - Together in Electric Dreams 42 Bronski Beat — Smalltown Boy 36 Nik Kershaw - The Riddle 36 Ultravox - Dancing with Tears in My Eyes 34 Tina Turner - What’s Love Got to Do With It 33 Madonna - Like a Virgin 32 Tina Turner - We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) 32 Queen - I Want to Break Free +2 27 Stevie Wonder - Part-Time Lover -2 09 Madonna - Material Girl +2 0 Bananarama - Robert De Niro’s Waiting -4

"Mama" Cass Elliot died on this day 50 years ago, aged 32. - Elliot's real name was Ellen Cohen, and took her stage name in high school. She would drop out in order to pursue her dreams of becoming an entertainer. - Elliot would act in productions of The Music Man before turning to music, and formed a band called The Triumvirate in 1963, which soon was renamed to 'The Big 3'. Elliot would then form The Mugwumps in 1964, which also included John Sebastian (who co-founded The Lovin' Spoonful after The Mugwumps broke up). - Elliot and fellow Mugwumps member Denny Doherty would then join the band The New Journeymen, which was then renamed to The Mamas and the Papas- most notable for the songs "Monday, Monday" and "California Dreamin'": Cass would soon become the standout vocalist of the group, and by 1968 she got top billing on their songs- with the band being referred to 'Mama Cass with the Mamas and the Papas' by this time: The band would break up in 1971. - Elliot made her solo debut in October 1968, but her first show became an infamous disaster when she developed a fever backstage and delivered a subpar performance. It is believed she had taken heroin shortly before the show started. - In the 1970s, Elliot would often appear on talk shows and variety shows, notably guest hosting on Johnny Carson's The Tonight Show once. She was also a co-host of The Music Scene, and would voice an animated version of herself in an episode of The New Scooby-Doo Movies. - Elliot died from a heart attack (likely due to her history of obesity), although it was once rumored she died from choking on a ham sandwich. She was residing in Harry Nilsson's apartment- where four years later, The Who's Keith Moon would die in the same bedroom as her also at 32 years old.

Nancy Kassebaum (Kansas Senator 1978-1997) is 92.

7/28/2024 49 Lewis Capaldi — Someone You Loved 44 Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper — Shallow +2 38 Benny Blanco, Halsey & Khalid — Eastside 38 Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa — One Kiss 36 Jess Glynne — I’ll Be There 36 Lil Nas X — Old Town Road +2 31 Ava Max — Sweet But Psycho 28 Ariana Grande — Thank U, Next 28 Stormzy — Vossi Bop 28 Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello — Señorita 23 Calvin Harris & Sam Smith — Promises 20 Dave ft. Fredo — Funky Friday 18 Ed Sheeran ft. Stormzy — Take Me Back To London 17 Ariana Grande — 7 Rings 16 Ed Sheeran ft. Khalid — Beautiful People 16 Ariana Grande — Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I’m Bored 0 Demi Lovato ft. Clean Bandit — Solo -6

7/28/2024 44 Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time 44 Bronski Beat — Smalltown Boy 41 Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey - Together in Electric Dreams 41 Tina Turner - What’s Love Got to Do With It 39 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill 39 Ultravox - Dancing with Tears in My Eyes 37 Queen - I Want to Break Free +1 37 Nik Kershaw - The Riddle +1 33 Madonna - Like a Virgin 30 Tina Turner - We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) 25 Stevie Wonder - Part-Time Lover  12 Bananarama - Robert De Niro’s Waiting 08 Madonna - Material Girl +2 06 U2 - Pride (In The Name of Love) 0 Dee C. Lee - See the Day -6

Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark dead at 85.

Francis Crick died on this day 20 years ago, aged 88. - Francis' grandfather Walter Crick was a naturalist who corresponded with Charles Darwin, which likely led to his early interest in science; by 12 years old he was conducting chemical experiments in his uncle's (also named Walter) shed. - Crick was ahead of his class, and was given a scholarship to Mill Hill School at 14 years old. He attended University College London, where he received his PhD in science in 1939. - Crick would study cellular cytoplasm before attempting to figure out the molecular structure of DNA. He began working with (still-living) James Watson, and would attempt to prove its helical structure using X-ray diffraction imagery- as well as corroborating the evidence with pictures made by Rosalind Franklin (who went uncredited for the discovery): Crick and Watson would publish their model in 1953, and the pair would be awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1962. - After completing his PhD thesis (about X-ray diffraction) in 1954, Crick would continue to work with Watson as they studied the molecular biology of viruses. - Crick's solo experiments included determining the process of protein creation, and observing the molecular structure of collagen.

Jim Davis, creator of Garfield, is 79.

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7/27/2024 40 Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time 40 Bronski Beat — Smalltown Boy 38 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill 37 Nik Kershaw - The Riddle +1 37 Queen - I Want to Break Free +1 37 Ultravox - Dancing with Tears in My Eyes 36 Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey - Together in Electric Dreams 36 Tina Turner - What’s Love Got to Do With It 30 Tina Turner - We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) 26 Madonna - Like a Virgin 21 Stevie Wonder - Part-Time Lover  17 Baltimora— Tarzan Boy 15 Bananarama - Robert De Niro’s Waiting 14 Dee C. Lee - See the Day 14 The Commodores - Nightshift 13 Elton John - Nikita 10 U2 - Pride (In The Name of Love) 9 Madonna - Material Girl +2 0 Thompson Twins - Doctor! Doctor! -6