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Julie Newmar is 90.

8/15/2023 59 Britney Spears - Toxic +1 51 Gorillaz - Dare +2 43 Stereophonics - Dakota 42 Madonna - Hung Up 39 U2 - Sometimes You Can’t Make It On Your Own 38 Usher ft. Lil’ Jon & Ludacris - Yeah! +1 37 James Blunt - You’re Beautiful 37 Tony Christie ft Peter Kay — (Is This The Way To) Amarillo 37 Natasha Bedingfield - These Words 33 The Shapeshifters - Lola’s Theme 32 Sugababes - Push the Button 30 Britney Spears - Everytime 28 Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor 25 McFly - Five Colours in Her Hair 24 2Pac ft. Elton John - Ghetto Gospel 22 The Pussycat Dolls - Stickwitu 21 Mario Winans ft. Enya & P. Diddy - I Don’t Wanna Know 21 LMC vs U2 - Take Me to the Clouds Above 21 Girls Aloud - I’ll Stand by You 20 Nelly - My Place/Flap Your Wings  19 Nizlopi - JCB Song 18 Usher - Burn  18 Oasis - Lyla 17 Robbie Williams - Radio  17 Jennifer Lopez - Get Right 17 Brian McFadden - Real to Me  16 The Streets - Dry Your Eyes 16 Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock 15 Nelly ft. Tim McGraw - Over and Over 12 Busted - Who’s David?  12 Oasis - The Importance of Being Idle  12 Eric Prydz - Call on Me 8 Eminem - Like Toy Soldiers  5 U2 - Vertigo -3  4 McFly - All About You/You’ve Got a Friend  -3

8/15/2023 80 Kim Wilde — Kids In America +2 65 Phil Collins — In The Air Tonight +1 60 Ultravox — Vienna 49 Diana Ross — Upside Down 40 Lipps Inc - Funky Town +1 20 Stevie Wonder - Masterblaster (Jammin) -3 18 Hot Chocolate — No Doubt About It -3

Emperor Honorius died on this day 1600 years ago, aged 38. - Honorius was declared his father Theodosius I's successor in 386, and became emperor upon his father's death in 395 (then aged 10). He and his older brother Arcadius divided the Roman Empire amongst themselves- Honorius ruled the western part, while Arcadius ruled the east. - After an invasion from the Visigoths in 401, Honorius moved the capital from Mediolanum (Milan) to Ravenna, which would remain its capital until the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476. - Another major Visigoth siege occurred during Honorius' reign in 410, where their king, Alaric, would ransack Rome. Many Romans saw this event as punishment for abandoning Roman polytheism in favor of Christianity, prompting Augustine of Hippo to write The City of God in response (published in 426, three years after Honorius died). - Honorius ended the practice of gladiatorial games in 404, likely due to the death of Saint Telemachus (a monk who tried to stop a gladiator fight and was promptly stoned to death by an angry audience). - After Honorius died without an heir, his advisor Castinus elevated a civil servant named Joannes to emperorhood.

Joe Jonas is 34.

8/14/2023 69 Kim Wilde — Kids In America +2 62 Phil Collins — In The Air Tonight +1 51 Ultravox — Vienna 49 Lipps Inc — Funkytown +1 42 Stevie Wonder — Masterblaster (Jammin') 39 Diana Ross — Upside Down 27 Hot Chocolate — No Doubt About It 19 Paul McCartney — Coming Up 21 Ennio Morricone — Chi Mai 5 Whispers — And The Beat Goes On -6

8/14/2023 54 Britney Spears - Toxic +1 46 Gorillaz - Dare +2 37 Stereophonics - Dakota 37 Sugababes - Push the Button 36 Natasha Bedingfield - These Words 36 Madonna - Hung Up 34 Tony Christie ft Peter Kay — (Is This The Way To) Amarillo 33 The Shapeshifters - Lola’s Theme 32 Usher ft. Lil’ Jon & Ludacris - Yeah! +1 33 U2 - Sometimes You Can’t Make It On Your Own 31 James Blunt - You’re Beautiful 30 Britney Spears - Everytime 25 McFly - Five Colours in Her Hair 23 Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor 22 LMC vs U2 - Take Me to the Clouds Above 22 The Pussycat Dolls - Stickwitu 21 Mario Winans ft. Enya & P. Diddy - I Don’t Wanna Know 21 Nizlopi - JCB Song 20 Oasis - Lyla  20 Nelly - My Place/Flap Your Wings  20 Girls Aloud - I’ll Stand by You  20 Akon - Lonely 20 2Pac ft. Elton John - Ghetto Gospel 18 Usher - Burn  18 McFly - Obviously 18 Robbie Williams - Radio  17 Eric Prydz - Call on Me 17 Jennifer Lopez - Get Right 17 Brian McFadden - Real to Me  16 The Streets - Dry Your Eyes 16 Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock 15 Nelly ft. Tim McGraw - Over and Over 14 McFly - I’ll Be OK 14 McFly - All About You/You’ve Got a Friend 14 Eminem - Like Toy Soldiers  13 Elvis Presley - It’s Now Or Never 13 Busted - Who’s David?  11 U2 - Vertigo 10 Oasis - The Importance of Being Idle  0 Steve Brookstein - Against All Odds -6

King Duncan I of Scotland died on this day 983 years ago, aged 38. - Through his mother Bethoc, Duncan was the grandson of King Malcolm II, whom he succeeded as king upon his death in 1034. - Duncan's reign was largely uneventful, save for a military campaign he led into England in 1038 as revenge against Eadult (the Earl of Northumbria) attacking Cumberland. - Duncan was killed in battle after nearly 6 years on the throne, having led a punitive expedition against his cousin Macbeth, the Earl of Moray. Afterwards, Macbeth became king- and he would end up being killed by Duncan's son Malcolm III in 1057. - In Macbeth, William Shakespeare portrayed Duncan as elderly (when he was anything but) and a very righteous man- instead of being killed by Macbeth in battle, Shakespeare wrote Macbeth as killing him in his sleep after being convinced to do so by his power-hungry wife.

Magic Johnson is 64.

8/13/2023 45 Britney Spears - Toxic +1 43 Gorillaz - Dare +2 36 Stereophonics - Dakota 34 Madonna - Hung Up 32 Natasha Bedingfield - These Words 30 Sugababes - Push the Button 30 James Blunt - You’re Beautiful 30 Tony Christie ft Peter Kay — (Is This The Way To) Amarillo 30 Usher ft. Lil’ Jon & Ludacris - Yeah! +1 29 The Shapeshifters - Lola’s Theme 29 U2 - Sometimes You Can’t Make It On Your Own 24 Britney Spears - Everytime 24 McFly - Five Colours in Her Hair 24 2Pac ft. Elton John - Ghetto Gospel 23 Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor 22 LMC vs U2 - Take Me to the Clouds Above 22 Nizlopi - JCB Song 21 The Pussycat Dolls - Stickwitu 21 Mario Winans ft. Enya & P. Diddy - I Don’t Wanna Know 20 Oasis - Lyla  20 Elvis Presley - It’s Now Or Never 20 Nelly - My Place/Flap Your Wings  20 Brian McFadden - Real to Me  20 Girls Aloud - I’ll Stand by You  20 Akon - Lonely 20 Eminem - Like Toy Soldiers 19 Jennifer Lopez - Get Right  19 Busted - Who’s David?  18 Usher - Burn  18 McFly - Obviously 18 Robbie Williams - Radio  18 The Pussycat Dolls ft. Busta Rhymes - Don’t Cha 18 Steve Brookstein - Against All Odds 17 Eric Prydz - Call on Me 16 The Streets - Dry Your Eyes 15 U2 - Vertigo 15 Nelly ft. Tim McGraw - Over and Over 14 McFly - I’ll Be OK 14 McFly - All About You/You’ve Got a Friend 12 Oasis - The Importance of Being Idle  12 Elvis Presley - One Night/I Got Stung 11 Ja Rule ft. R. Kelly & Ashanti - Wonderful -5 10 3 of a kind — Babycakes 9 Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock -1

8/13/2023 59 Kim Wilde — Kids In America +3 53 Phil Collins — In The Air Tonight 51 Ultravox — Vienna 43 Lipps Inc — Funkytown +1 41 Diana Ross — Upside Down 34 Hot Chocolate — No Doubt About It 34 Stevie Wonder — Masterblaster (Jammin') 29 Whispers — And The Beat Goes On 28 Ennio Morricone — Chi Mai 20 Paul McCartney — Coming Up 13 Randy Crawford — One Day I’ll Fly Away 12 Altered Images — Happy Birthday -2 11 Adam And The Ants — Ant Music -4

Tony Jay died on this day 17 years ago, aged 73. - Jay moved from the UK to South Africa when he was 33, and found acting roles on radio shows. He was known for adapting episodes of The Avengers (the spy show, not the Marvel characters) to radio from 1971 to 1972. - Jay would move back to England in 1973, and became a film actor. He would agree to playing Obi-Wan Kenobi during the production of the first Star Wars film- yet George Lucas chose Alec Guinness even after Jay agreed to the role. - In the 1990s, Jay became known as a voice actor, closely associated with Disney. He voiced the asylum runner in Beauty and the Beast, Shere Khan in TaleSpin and The Jungle Book 2, and most notably Judge Claude Frollo in The Hunchback of Notre Dame: - Jay was also known as the voice of Megabyte, one of the main villains in the early CGI TV series ReBoot, Lord Dregg in the original Ninja Turtles show, Spiderus in Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends, and child psychologist Dr. Lipschitz in Rugrats. - Jay died from surgery complications- a benign tumor was removed from his lungs, and he became very ill soon after the operation.

Nintendo composer Koji Kondo is 62.

8/12/2023 51 Kim Wilde — Kids In America +2 47 Phil Collins — In The Air Tonight +1 45 Ultravox — Vienna 39 Lipps Inc — Funkytown +1 34 Diana Ross — Upside Down 32 Randy Crawford — One Day I'll Fly Away 32 Stevie Wonder — Masterblaster (Jammin') 28 Whispers — And The Beat Goes On 28 Hot Chocolate — No Doubt About It 28 Paul McCartney — Coming Up 26 Ennio Morricone — Chi Mai 25 Adam And The Ants — Ant Music -2 15 Liquid Gold — Dance Yourself Dizzy 14 Stevie Wonder — Happy Birthday 13 Ottawan — D.I.S.C.O. 9 Altered Images — Happy Birthday -2 6 Shakin' Stevens — You Drive Me Crazy -1 6 Adam And The Ants — Kings Of The Wild Frontier -1

8/12/2023 40 Britney Spears - Toxic +1 39 Gorillaz - Dare +1 36 Madonna - Hung Up 33 Sugababes - Push the Button 31 Stereophonics - Dakota 30 Natasha Bedingfield - These Words 29 James Blunt - You’re Beautiful 29 Usher ft. Lil’ Jon & Ludacris - Yeah! +1 26 2Pac ft. Elton John - Ghetto Gospel 26 Britney Spears - Everytime 25 Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor 25 The Shapeshifters - Lola’s Theme 25 U2 - Sometimes You Can’t Make It On Your Own 24 McFly - Five Colours in Her Hair 24 LMC vs U2 - Take Me to the Clouds Above 24 Eminem - Like Toy Soldiers 23 Eric Prydz - Call on Me +1 22 Tony Christie ft. Peter Kay - (Is This The Way To) Amarillo 21 Mario Winans ft. Enya & P. Diddy - I Don’t Wanna Know 20 Busted - Who’s David?  20 Elvis Presley - It’s Now Or Never 20 Usher - Burn  20 Nelly - My Place/Flap Your Wings  20 Brian McFadden - Real to Me  20 Girls Aloud - I’ll Stand by You 20 Steve Brookstein - Against All Odds  20 Akon - Lonely 20 Nizlopi - JCB Song 19 U2 - Vertigo 19 Jennifer Lopez - Get Right  19 The Pussycat Dolls - Stickwitu 18 Oasis - Lyla  18 McFly - Obviously 18 Robbie Williams - Radio 18 McFly - I’ll Be OK 18 McFly - All About You/You’ve Got a Friend 18 3 of a Kind - Babycakes 18 The Pussycat Dolls ft. Busta Rhymes - Don’t Cha 17 Nelly ft. Tim McGraw - Over and Over 17 Ciara ft. Petey Pablo - Goodies 16 The Streets - Dry Your Eyes 16 Ja Rule ft. R. Kelly & Ashanti - Wonderful -4 14 Oasis - The Importance of Being Idle  14 Elvis Presley - One Night/I Got Stung  10 Peter Andre ft. Bubbler Ranx - Mysterious Girl 9 Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock -2 

Henry Fonda died on this day 41 years ago, aged 77. - Fonda's acting career began on stage when he was 20- his mother was friends with Dorothy Brando- Marlon's mom. - Fonda would act on Broadway before his film debut in 1935, starring in an adaptation of a play he starred in, The Farmer Takes a Wife. He quickly became a leading actor, starring in films with celebrities such as Bette Davis and Gene Tierney within five years. - Fonda would win his first Oscar nomination for his role in 1940's The Grapes of Wrath, and received another nomination in 1957 for his production of 12 Angry Men. He would receive an honorary award in 1980, only to win Best Actor the following year for On Golden Pond, and was the oldest winner of that category (aged 76), until 2020 when Anthony Hopkins received one at the age of 83. - Fonda was nearly an EGOT, only failing to receive an Emmy- albeit he was nominated three times between 1973 and 1980. - Besides 12 Angry Men, Fonda was known for producing How the West Was Won and The Longest Day. - Fonda would star in several made-for-TV films, although appearances on shows were rare. One show he appeared on was the pilot episode of the American version of That Was The Week That Was in 1963 (the show is now largely lost media, save for a few archived episodes and the songs Tom Lehrer wrote for it). - Fonda married Frances Seymour in 1936- their two children, Jane and Peter, became very successful actors in their own right. - Fonda was too ill to attend the 1982 Oscars (for which he won the aforementioned Best Actor award), and so Jane accepted his award on his behalf. He would die less than five months later from a combination of heart disease and prostate cancer.

Mark Knopfler is 74.

8/11/2023 41 Phil Collins — In The Air Tonight 38 Kim Wilde — Kids In America +3 37 Ultravox — Vienna 33 Diana Ross — Upside Down 32 Lipps Inc — Funkytown +1 31 Altered Images — Happy Birthday 28 Stevie Wonder — Masterblaster (Jammin') 28 Randy Crawford — One Day I'll Fly Away 28 Hot Chocolate — No Doubt About It 25 Paul McCartney — Coming Up 24 Whispers — And The Beat Goes On 24 Ottawan — D.I.S.C.O. 20 Ennio Morricone — Chi Mai 20 Shakin' Stevens — You Drive Me Crazy 19 Leo Sayer — More Than I Can Say 19 Adam And The Ants — Ant Music -3 18 Stevie Wonder — Happy Birthday 18 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra — Hooked On Classics 14 Liquid Gold — Dance Yourself Dizzy 14 Adam And The Ants — Kings Of The Wild Frontier 11 Kate Robbins And Beyond — More Than In Love -3

8/11/2023 36 Gorillaz- Dare +1 34 Britney Spears - Toxic +1 29 Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor 28 Natasha Bedingfield - These Words 28 Madonna - Hung Up 27 Sugababes- Push the Button 27 Stereophonics - Dakota 26 3 of a Kind - Babycakes 25 Usher ft. Lil’ Jon & Ludacris- Yeah! +1 25 The Shapeshifters- Lola’s Theme 25 U2 - Sometimes You Can’t Make It On Your Own 25 James Blunt - You’re Beautiful 24 LMC vs U2- Take Me to the Clouds Above 24 Eminem- Like Toy Soldiers  24 2Pac ft. Elton John- Ghetto Gospel 24 Britney Spears- Everytime 22 Eric Prydz - Call on Me +1 22 McFly - Five Colours in Her Hair 22 Tony Christie ft. Peter Kay- (Is This The Way To) Amarillo 21 Mario Winans ft. Enya & P. Diddy- I Don’t Wanna Know 21 Ciara ft. Petey Pablo- Goodies 20 Michelle McManus - All This Time 20 Busted - Who’s David?  20 Usher - Burn  20 Nelly - My Place/Flap Your Wings 20 Brian McFadden - Real to Me  20 Robbie Williams - Radio  20 Ja Rule ft. R. Kelly & Ashanti- Wonderful 20 Girls Aloud - I’ll Stand by You 20 Steve Brookstein - Against All Odds 20 Elvis Presley - It’s Now or Never 20 Jennifer Lopez- Get Right  20 Akon - Lonely 19 U2 - Vertigo 18 McFly - Obviously 18 McFly - I’ll Be OK 18 McFly - All About You/You’ve Got a Friend 18 Nizlopi - JCB Song 17 Nelly ft. Tim McGraw- Over and Over 17 Sam & Mark- With a Little Help from My Friends 17 Elvis Presley- Jailhouse Rock 17 The Pussycat Dolls - Stickwitu 16 The Streets- Dry Your Eyes 16 Busted - Thunderbirds Are Go/3AM 16 Oasis - The Importance of Being Idle 16 Elvis Presley - One Night/I Got Stung 14 Oasis - Lyla 10 Peter Andre ft. Bubbler Ranx - Mysterious Girl 10 The Pussycat Dolls ft. Busta Rhymes - Don’t Cha 9 Eamon - Fuck It 9 Frankee - F.U.R.B 4 Band Aid 20 - Do They Know It’s Christmas? -6

Phil Harris died on this day 28 years ago, aged 91. - Harris' real first name was "Wonga"- this unusual name is apparently derived from a Cherokee word meaning "fast messenger". - Harris would play drums for big bands in the 1920s, and formed his own by the end of the decade. - In 1933, Harris made a short film called So This Is Harris, which won the Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film. From there, Harris would begin to act in full-length movies, often starring with Jack Benny- whom he would also work for on his radio show as its musical director and bandleader, before joining the cast due to his comedic talent. - In 1950, Harris recorded the novelty song "The Thing", topping Billboard's "Best Sellers in Stores" (a predecessor to the Hot 100) for four weeks: - Harris is probably best known for his voice acting roles, particularly for Disney movies. He would voice Baloo in The Jungle Book, Thomas O'Malley in The Aristocats, and Little John in Robin Hood: (Disney would recycle the animation of the bears he voiced.) Harris would continue to voice Baloo up to 1989- for the TaleSpin TV show- though was soon replaced by Ed Gilbert during the show's production. - Harris' final film role was the voice of Patou the dog in Don Bluth's 1991 film Rock-a-Doodle.

Ian McDiarmid is 79.

RIP. This sucks because King of the Hill is one of my favorite cartoons.

8/10/2023 24 Kim Wilde — Kids In America +4 24 Randy Crawford — One Day I'll Fly Away 24 Stevie Wonder — Masterblaster (Jammin') 23 Phil Collins — In The Air Tonight 22 Lipps Inc — Funkytown 22 Diana Ross — Upside Down 21 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra — Hooked On Classics 20 Billy Preston And Syreet — With You I’m Born Again 20 Whispers — And The Beat Goes On 20 Liquid Gold — Dance Yourself Dizzy 20 Paul McCartney — Coming Up 20 Hot Chocolate — No Doubt About It 20 Leo Sayer — More Than I Can Say 20 Ottowan — D.I.S.C.O. 20 John And Yoko & The Plastic Ono Band With The Harlem Community Choir — Happy Xmas (War Is Over) 20 Adam And The Ants — Ant Music 20 Ultravox — Vienna 20 Adam And The Ants — Kings Of The Wild Frontier 20 Ennio Morricone — Chi Mai 20 Shakin' Stevens — You Drive Me Crazy 20 Kate Robbins And Beyond — More Than In Love 20 Stevie Wonder — Happy Birthday 20 The Police — Invisible Sun 20 Laurie Anderson — O Superman 17 Cliff Richard — Daddy's Home 17 Starsound — Stars On 45 17 Starsound — Stars On 45 Vol. 2 14 Status Quo — What You're Proposing 14 Altered Images — Happy Birthday 11 Tweets — The Birdie Song -6

8/10/2023 (8:57 AM EST) 31 Gorillaz- Dare +2 27 Britney Spears - Toxic +1 24 U2- Vertigo 24 2Pac ft. Elton John- Ghetto Gospel 24 James Blunt- You’re Beautiful 24 Natasha Bedingfield- These Words 23 Elvis Presley- Jailhouse Rock 23 Stereophonics- Dakota 22 3 of a Kind- Babycakes 22 U2- Sometimes You Can’t Make It On Your Own 22 Usher ft. Lil’ Jon & Ludacris- Yeah! 22 The Streets- Dry Your Eyes 22 Madonna- Hung Up 21 Eric Prydz- Call on Me +1 21 Arctic Monkeys- I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor 21 Sugababes- Push the Button 21 Mario Winans ft. Enya & P. Diddy- I Don’t Wanna Know 20 Michelle McManus- All This Time 20 LMC vs U2- Take Me to the Clouds Above 20 Sam & Mark- With a Little Help from My Friends 20 Busted- Who’s David? 20 Peter Andre ft. Bubbler Ranx- Mysterious Girl 20 McFly- Five Colours in Her Hair 20 Britney Spears- Everytime 20 McFly- Obviously 20 Usher- Burn 20 The Shapeshifters- Lola’s Theme 20 Busted- Thunderbirds Are Go/3AM 20 Nelly- My Place/Flap Your Wings 20 Brian McFadden- Real to Me 20 Robbie Williams- Radio 20 Ja Rule ft. R. Kelly & Ashanti- Wonderful 20 Girls Aloud- I’ll Stand by You 20 Steve Brookstein- Against All Odds 20 Ciara ft. Petey Pablo- Goodies 20 Elvis Presley- It’s Now or Never 20 Eminem- Like Toy Soldiers 20 Jennifer Lopez- Get Right 20 Nelly ft. Tim McGraw- Over and Over 20 McFly- All About You/You’ve Got a Friend 20 Tony Christie ft. Peter Kay- (Is This The Way To) Amarillo 20 Akon- Lonely 20 Oasis- Lyla  20 McFly- I’ll Be OK 20 Nizlopi- JCB Song 18 Westlife- You Raise Me Up 18 Oasis- The Importance of Being Idle 18 Elvis Presley- One Night/I Got Stung 17 Eamon- Fuck It 17 Frankee- F.U.R.B.  16 The Pussycat Dolls- Stickwitu 14 The Pussycat Dolls ft. Busta Rhymes- Don’t Cha 14 Band Aid 20- Do They Know It’s Christmas? 14 Eminem- Just Lose It 8 DJ Casper - Cha Cha Slide 0 Shayne Ward- That’s My Goal -6

Isaac Hayes died on this day 15 years ago, aged 65. - In the 1960s, Hayes was a songwriter who often collaborated with David Porter, often composing songs for the band Sam & Dave. - Hayes' breakout song was the theme song he composed for the 1971 film Shaft, which reached the no. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks. It also earned Hayes an Oscar for Best Original Song. - In 1974, Hayes became a co-owner of the ABA basketball team the Memphis Tams, which he renamed to the Memphis Sounds. The team would be sold the following year and relocated to Baltimore. - Hayes would take a break from music to pursue an acting career, most notably appearing in movies such as Escape From New York and Mel Brooks' Robin Hood: Men in Tights. - Hayes' career made a comeback in 1997 when he became the voice of Chef on South Park. An extended version of the song "Chocolate Salty Balls" from the season 2 episode "Chef's Chocolate Salty Balls" topped the UK Singles Chart in early 1999: Hayes would voice the character up until the Season 9 episode "Die, Hippie, Die"... for reasons that will be explained below. - Hayes joined the Church of Scientology in 1993- they were lampooned in the 2005 South Park episode "Trapped in the Closet". In 2006, a statement was made in Hayes' name asking for him to be released from his contract with Comedy Central, citing the episode as the reason for his departure. Chef was subsequently killed off in a brutal fashion in the Season 10 premiere nine days later (where he would only speak using recycled dialogue, and the plot revolved around him being brainwashed by a club consisting of pedophiles): It would soon be revealed that Hayes had not written the statement himself, but rather his Scientologist entourage. This was due to the fact that Hayes had suffered a stroke in January of that year. Hayes died from a second stroke ten days before his 66th birthday, two and a half years after the first.