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Meryl Streep is 75.

James K. Irving dead at 96.

6/21/2024 77 John Newman — Love Me Again -3 59 David Guetta ft. Sia — Titanium 57 Gotye ft. Kimbra — Somebody That I Used To Know 48 Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams — Get Lucky 42 Lorde — Royals 40 Carly Rae Jepsen — Call Me Maybe 37 Florence & The Machine — Spectrum -3 33 Rihanna — Diamonds 31 Avicii — Wake Me Up  25 OneRepublic — Counting Stars +2 20 Jessie J — Domino 19 Swedish House Mafia ft. John Martin — Don’t You Worry Child +2

6/21/2024 34 Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street 32 Mott the Hoople - All The Young Dudes 32 Electric Light Orchestra - Don’t Bring Me Down +2 32 David Bowie - Life on Mars? +2 29 R Dean Taylor - There’s A Ghost In My House 25 David Bowie - Sound and Vision 21 The Four Tops - A Simple Game 21 The Rolling Stones - Miss You 20 The Jam - The Eton Rifles 20 Ian Dury and the Blockheads - Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3 20 ABBA - Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) 20 ABBA - Money, Money, Money 20 America - A Horse With No Name 20 Donna Summer - Love’s Unkind 20 Lulu - The Man Who Sold The World 18 The Four Seasons - Silver Star -2 18 Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash 17 Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony - The Hustle 14 Edwin Starr - War 11 Lynn Anderson - Rose Garden 0 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Up Around The Bend -4

Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna died on this day 148 years ago, aged 82. - Santa Anna would serve in the Mexican Army during its war of independence from Spain, quickly rising through the ranks and becoming a general. - Santa Anna would first be elected president of the United Mexican States in 1833, serving for four nonconsecutive terms over the next year and a half. He would serve another four terms during Mexico's Mexican Republic era between 1839 and 1844, and another three as an official president of Mexico (March-April 1847, May-September 1847, and 1853-1855). - Santa Anna is best known for his role during the Texas Revolution and Spanish-American war, as Mexico's leading general. His forces were the ones that besieged the Alamo and perpetrated the Goliad Massacre in 1836, and was known for his battles against future US president Zachary Taylor as the latter advanced towards Mexico City to force surrender. - Santa Anna's final presidency ended following the Gadsden Purchase (where the US bought the modern borders of Arizona and New Mexico for a better railroad route), where the government received less money than expected. He would end up exiling to the United States (settling in New York City), where he would find jobs selling chicle (a type of natural gum) to build carriage wheels (he is credited with introducing chewing gum to the US), and would also earn money by entering roosters into cockfights. He was allowed to return to Mexico in 1874, dying two years later. - Santa Anna was known for his prosthetic leg, which was taken from him following his capture in the Battle of Cerro Gordo. It was taken to the United States, where it remains in the Illinois State Military Museum: An episode of King of the Hill revolved around Hank's father Cotton stealing the leg as it was planned to return to Mexico, and a PSA advocating for its return was put into the end credits: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6m3t7t

Rebecca Black is 27. Yes, this Rebecca Black:

6/20/2024 30 Mott the Hoople - All The Young Dudes 24 David Bowie - Sound and Vision 24 R. Dean Taylor - There’s A Ghost in My House 24 David Bowie - Life on Mars? +2 22 Ian Dury and the Blockheads - Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3 22 Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street 21 Electric Light Orchestra - Don’t Bring Me Down +1 20 ABBA - Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) 20 ABBA - Money, Money, Money 20 America - A Horse With No Name 20 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Up Around The Bend 20 Donna Summer - Love’s Unkind 20 Edwin Starr - War 20 Lulu - The Man Who Sold The World 20 Lynn Anderson - Rose Garden 20 Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash 20 The Four Seasons - Silver Star 20 The Four Tops - A Simple Game 20 The Jam - The Eton Rifles 20 The Rolling Stones - Miss You 20 Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony - The Hustle 15 Bee Gees - How Deep Is Your Love +1 14 Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run 8 The Wombles - Remember You’re a Womble -6 2 Carly Simon - You’re So Vain

6/20/2024 76 John Newman — Love Me Again 59 Gotye ft. Kimbra — Somebody That I Used To Know 57 David Guetta ft. Sia — Titanium 48 Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams — Get Lucky 43 Lorde — Royals 43 Rihanna — Diamonds 40 Florence & The Machine — Spectrum 33 Avicii — Wake Me Up 31 Jessie J — Domino 30 Carly Rae Jepsen — Call Me Maybe 23 OneRepublic — Counting Stars +1 17 Swedish House Mafia ft. John Martin — Don’t You Worry Child +2 10 Coldplay — Paradise +1 08 Fun ft. Janelle Monae — We Are Young 0 Katy Perry — Part Of Me -6

King William IV died on this day 187 years ago, aged 71. - William was the third child and son of King George III, and as such was not expected to take the throne. William would enlist in the Royal Navy, and would earn the nickname "The Sailor King" due to this. He would provide morale to British troops in the American Revolutionary War in 1781 by staying in New York, and George Washington would approve of a conspiracy to kidnap him to end the war in exchange for independence. The British got word of this, and William was assigned bodyguards. William would retire from service in 1790, and was made an honorary admiral in 1798; he was later appointed Lord High Admiral in 1827. - Between his naval service and ascent to the throne, William would often espouse pro-slavery views speaking to Parliament, believing that freemen's lives were more squalid than that of enslaved people. - William became king in 1830 at the age of 64; he was the oldest British monarch at ascension until Charles III became king in 2022 aged 73. He was known for overseeing the Reform Crisis of 1831, and his xenophobic attitudes towards French people (to the point where he replaced royal French chefs with English ones). - William died after a 7-year reign, and as he had no legitimate children, the crown passed on to his niece Queen Victoria. He did, however, have 10 bastard children with the actress Dorothea Jordan (had they been recognized, the crown would've gone to his son George FitzClarence). Among his descendants is former PM David Cameron:

Lionel Richie is 75.

6/19/2024 72 John Newman — Love Me Again -3 59 Gotye ft. Kimbra — Somebody That I Used To Know 57 David Guetta ft. Sia — Titanium 47 Rihanna — Diamonds 46 Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams — Get Lucky 40 Lorde — Royals 38 Florence & The Machine — Spectrum -3 37 Avicii — Wake Me Up 34 Carly Rae Jepsen — Call Me Maybe 32 Jessie J — Domino 25 OneRepublic — Counting Stars +1 22 Swedish House Mafia ft. John Martin — Don’t You Worry Child +3 21 Katy Perry — Part Of Me 15 Fun ft. Janelle Monae — We Are Young 11 Coldplay — Paradise

6/19/2024 62 Electric Light Orchestra - Don’t Bring Me Down 53 Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street 26 The Jam - The Eton Rifles 24 Donna Summer - Love’s Unkind 23 ABBA - Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) 22 The Cars - My Best Friend’s Girl 18 Earth, Wind & Fire - September +4 13 The Rolling Stones - Miss You -6 10 Ian Dury and the Blockheads - Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3

Ed Wynn died on this day 58 years ago, aged 79. - Wynn's real name was Isaiah Leopold. He decided to take his middle name Edwin as a stage name, believing his family would see his comedy career as worthless. - Wynn would become a popular comedian during the 1910s, known for his hammy performances, humorous costumes, and goofy acting voice. He would move from vaudeville to radio in the 1930s, and would star in an early, experimental TV broadcast made by NBC in 1936. - Wynn's actual TV career most notably had him host a self-titled variety show from 1949 to 1950, as well as appearing in an episode of The Twilight Zone. - Movies Wynn starred in included The Great Man, The Diary of Anne Frank, and The Greatest Story Ever Told- but his most memorable role was voicing the Mad Hatter in Disney's Alice in Wonderland: Wynn was also offered the role of the titular Wizard of Oz (in the legendary 1939 adaptation), but he declined and the role went to Frank Morgan. - Wynn would die of esophageal cancer. His epitaph reads "Dear God, thanks."

Salman Rushdie is 77. 35-year fatwa and counting.

RIP Say Hey Kid. Hit #5 on my shadow list.

May 18th, 1990 (Jill Ireland) - March 23rd, 1992 (Jim Joel). 675 days.

6/18/2024 71 John Newman — Love Me Again 59 Gotye ft. Kimbra — Somebody That I Used To Know 54 Rihanna — Diamonds 53 David Guetta ft. Sia — Titanium 46 Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams — Get Lucky 43 Carly Rae Jepsen — Call Me Maybe 41 Florence & The Machine — Spectrum 39 Avicii — Wake Me Up 39 Lorde — Royals 28 OneRepublic — Counting Stars 27 Jessie J — Domino 23 Katy Perry — Part Of Me 19 Swedish House Mafia ft. John Martin — Don’t You Worry Child +3 14 Miley Cyrus — Wrecking Ball 13 Fun ft. Janelle Monae — We Are Young 12 Coldplay — Paradise +1 11 Avicii Vs. Nicky Romero — I Could Be The One 0 Will.I.Am ft. Eva Simons — This Is Love -6

6/18/2024 58 Electric Light Orchestra - Don’t Bring Me Down 53 Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street 34 Donna Summer - Love’s Unkind 28 Ian Dury and the Blockheads - Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3 27 The Cars - My Best Friend’s Girl 23 ABBA - Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) 23 The Jam - The Elton Rifles 20 Earth, Wind & Fire - September +4 13 The Rolling Stones - Miss You -6 10 Frankie Valli - Grease

Emperor Leo III died on this day 1283 years ago, aged 56. - Leo's birth name was 'Konon', and he was born in what is now southern Turkey- hence his epithet, "the Isaurian" (Isauria was what the geographic area was called at the time). He lived within the borders of the Umayyad Caliphate, and was therefore fluent in Arabic. - Leo would conspire against Emperor Theodosius III during his time as a military governor, and would lead a siege on Constantinople in 717. Leo would successfully oust Theodosius (who lived until 754), but immediately had to deal with another siege led by the Umayyads, which was repelled following the death of their caliph Sulayman (who was not killed in battle). - Leo's reign was known for his civil reforms, which included inviting Slavic people to settle in the empire and help build up his army, freeing the empire's serfs, and introducing the Ecloga legal code. However, he was also against religious freedom, forcing Byzantine Jews to be baptized, and would plan to lead a siege on Ravenna after Pope Gregory II threatened to excommunicate iconoclasts (Leo's stance may have been due to having grown up in a predominantly Muslim area- the religion is known for the iconoclasm of its prophets). - Leo died after 24 years as emperor, and would be succeeded by his son Constantine V. He was the first emperor of the Isaurian dynasty, which lasted until 802.

Paul McCartney is 82.

6/17/2024 67 John Newman — Love Me Again 59 Gotye ft. Kimbra — Somebody That I Used To Know 51 David Guetta ft. Sia — Titanium 48 Rihanna — Diamonds 46 Carly Rae Jepsen — Call Me Maybe +4 45 Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams — Get Lucky 43 Lorde — Royals 43 Avicii — Wake Me Up 37 Florence & The Machine — Spectrum 33 OneRepublic — Counting Stars 26 Jessie J — Domino 23 Katy Perry — Part Of Me 21 Miley Cyrus — Wrecking Ball 19 Swedish House Mafia ft. John Martin — Don’t You Worry Child +3 17 Avicii Vs. Nicky Romero — I Could Be The One 17 Fun ft. Janelle Monae — We Are Young 13 Coldplay — Paradise +1 11 Will.I.Am ft. Eva Simons — This Is Love 09 Rudimental ft. John Newman — Feel The Love 0 Duke Dumont ft. A*M*E — Need U (100 Percent) -6 Make that 13.

6/17/2024 54 Electric Light Orchestra - Don’t Bring Me Down 53 Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street 38 Donna Summer — Love’s Unkind 31 ABBA - Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) 30 Ian Dury and the Blockheads - Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3 30 The Jam - The Eton Rifles 27 The Cars - My Best Friend’s Girl 26 Earth, Wind & Fire - September +4 21 The Rolling Stones - Miss You -6 11 Frankie Valli - Grease

Boleslaw I of Poland died on this day 999 years ago, aged 58. - Boleslaw was the son of Duke Mieszko I, and was named after his maternal grandfather, Boleslaus I of Bohemia (infamous for killing his brother "Good King" Wenceslas). - Boleslaw would become the duke of Poland upon his father's death in 992. In order to prevent claimants from taking the throne, he forcefully exiled his stepmother and half-brothers from the country. In 995, he would lead a campaign against the Obotrites or Veleti. Throughout his reign, he would also send his armies to intervene in succession crises, notably in Germany and Kyiv. - Boleslaw became the first king of Poland on Christmas Eve in 1024, having received approval from Pope John XIX to elevate Poland from a duchy to a kingdom. Some historians believe this was due to John seeking an ally in case of a potential threat to the Papal States due to Byzantine campaigns in Sicily. - Boleslaw would die just six months after his coronation, and was succeeded as king by his son Mieszko II (who decided to consider his grandfather a king). His posthumous epithets include "the Brave" and "the Great".

Kendrick Lamar is 37.

6/16/2024 62 John Newman — Love Me Again 58 Gotye ft. Kimbra — Somebody That I Used To Know 50 David Guetta ft. Sia — Titanium 50 Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams — Get Lucky 44 Rihanna — Diamonds 42 Avicii — Wake Me Up 41 Lorde — Royals 41 Florence & The Machine — Spectrum 40 Carly Rae Jepsen — Call Me Maybe 38 OneRepublic — Counting Stars 27 Rudimental ft. John Newman — Feel The Love 25 Jessie J — Domino 23 Miley Cyrus — Wrecking Ball 23 Katy Perry — Part Of Me 21 Avicii Vs. Nicky Romero — I Could Be The One 18 Swedish House Mafia ft. John Martin — Don’t You Worry Child +2 17 Duke Dumont ft. A*M*E — Need U (100 Percent) 17 Will.I.Am ft. Eva Simons — This Is Love 17 Fun ft. Janelle Monae — We Are Young 14 Coldplay — Paradise +2 0 Calvin Harris ft. Florence Welch — Sweet Nothing -6