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Maureen McCormick, known as Marcia Brady on The Brady Bunch, is 67.

8/4/2023 41 Queen — Somebody To Love +1 39 Sparks — This Town Ain’t Big Enough For Both Of Us 37 Queen — Killer Queen +1 35 David Bowie — The Jean Genie 32 Stevie Wonder — Sir Duke +1 29 Sweet — Ballroom Blitz 27 M — Pop Muzik  24 Candi Staton — Young Hearts Run Free 21 Elton John — Rocket Man +1 18 T. Rex — Ride A White Swan 13 The Moody Blues — Question -2 6 Squeeze — Cool For Cats -4

8/4/2023 52 t.A.T.u. - All The Things She Said 50 Elvis vs JXL - A Little Less Conversation +1 48 Evanescence — Bring Me To Life +1 47 Sugababes - Freak Like Me 40 Aaliyah - More Than a Woman 36 Beyoncé ft. Jay-Z - Crazy in Love +1 32 Kylie Minogue - Slow 29 Liberty X - Just a Little 27 Black Eyed Peas - Where is the Love? 25 Michael Andrews ft. Gary Jules - Mad World +1 23 Nelly ft. Kelly Rowland - Dilemma 23 Sugababes - Hole in the Head -3 20 Pink - Just Like a Pill 16 Christina Aguilera — Beautiful -3

King Sebastian of Portugal died on this day 445 years ago, aged 24. - Sebastian's name was seen as unique among Portuguese royalty- he was named after the saint, for he was born on his feast day (January 20, 1554). - Sebastian was born two weeks after the death of his father, making him the heir apparent to his grandfather John III. John died in 1557, and Sebastian became king at the age of 3 (therefore he was put under a regency). - Sebastian's regency period saw the expansion of Portuguese colonies in Brazil and Africa, and the annexation of Macau from China. In his teenage years, Sebastian would create a scholarship for the University of Coimbra, and gave land to the Temiminos Native Americans in Brazil for assisting Portugal against the French. In addition to that, he also ordered enslaved Brazilian natives to be freed. - While Sebastian never married, he was planned to be betrothed to Margaret (the daughter of Henry II of France), and his maternal cousin Elizabeth of Austria. In 1577, he himself proposed to his maternal cousin Isabella of Spain. - In 1578, Sebastian left Portugal to go on a crusade against Morocco upon the request of the ousted sultan Mohammed II. Both were killed in the Battle of Alcácer Quibir. Once ransomed Portuguese soldiers returned home, some believed that Sebastian actually survived the battle and would also come home, and some impostors appeared claiming to be him up until 1619. A myth also spread that Sebastian would one day return as a messiah when Portugal needed him most- this belief lasted into the 19th century.

Daniel Dae Kim is 55.

8/3/2023 53 t.A.T.u. - All The Things She Said 52 Elvis vs JXL - A Little Less Conversation +1 43 Sugababes - Freak Like Me 42 Kylie Minogue - Slow 42 Evanescence — Bring Me To Life +1 39 Aaliyah - More Than a Woman 39 Beyoncé ft. Jay-Z - Crazy in Love +1 38 Liberty X - Just a Little 37 Black Eyed Peas - Where is the Love? 29 Nelly ft. Kelly Rowland - Dilemma 28 Sugababes - Hole in the Head -2 24 Michael Andrews ft. Gary Jules - Mad World +1 20 Pink - Just Like a Pill  16 Christina Aguilera — Beautiful 14 Girls Aloud - Sound of the Underground -4

8/3/2023 43 Queen — Somebody To Love +1 37 Sparks — This Town Ain’t Big Enough For Both Of Us 37 Stevie Wonder — Sir Duke +1 33 Sweet — Ballroom Blitz 31 David Bowie — The Jean Genie 31 Queen — Killer Queen +1 24 M — Pop Muzik 24 Candi Staton — Young Hearts Run Free 23 Elton John — Rocket Man +1 22 The Moody Blues — Question 21 T. Rex — Ride A White Swan 20 Squeeze — Cool For Cats 11 Elvis Presley — Suspicious Minds 11 Deep Purple — Black Night 10 The Police — Can’t Stand Losing You 0 Roxy Music — Love Is The Drug -6

Jeffery Amherst died on this day 226 years ago, aged 80. - Amherst first fought in the War of the Austrian Succession beginning in 1743, and would eventually become an aide to the commander-in-chief Prince William (the son of King George II). - Amherst fought on both sides of the Atlantic during the Seven Years' War- he assisted Hessian forces against the French in Hanover, and led attacks on French Canada in North America (the French and Indian War campaign). - Amherst would become the colonial governor of Virginia in 1759, and was the first English colonial governor of Quebec when it was seized from the French. - Amherst would be made a baron in May of 1776, and would become the Commander-in-Chief of the British Army in 1778. He would try to prevent the spread of the American Revolution into Florida and Canada, and advocated for naval battles against American, French and Spanish troops. - Amherst was forced to resign as Commander-in-Chief in 1782 partially due to the anti-Catholic Gordon riots of 1780. - Amherst's role in Pontiac's War (1763-1766) has led to his legacy coming into question. He attempted to use biological warfare against the Lenape by giving their diplomats blankets exposed to the smallpox virus, and contemplated genocide against Native Americans: "[...]Try Every other method that can serve to Extirpate this Execrable Race. I should be very glad your Scheme for Hunting them Down by Dogs could take Effect, but England is at too great a Distance to think of that at present." - Amherst in a 1763 letter to colonel Henry Bouquet Recently, many institutions and municipalities named after him have reconsidered their names because of his actions.

Tom Brady is 46.

8/2/2023 51 t.A.T.u. - All The Things She Said  51 Elvis vs JXL - A Little Less Conversation +1 44 Sugababes - Freak Like Me 43 Evanescence — Bring Me To Life +1 41 Black Eyed Peas - Where is the Love? 39 Beyoncé ft. Jay-Z - Crazy in Love +1 35 Aaliyah - More Than a Woman 34 Kylie Minogue - Slow 34 Liberty X - Just a Little 33 Sugababes - Hole in the Head 30 Michael Andrews ft. Gary Jules - Mad World +1 30 Girls Aloud - Sound of the Underground 29 Nelly ft. Kelly Rowland - Dilemma 17 Pink - Just Like a Pill 16 Christina Aguilera — Beautiful 13 Fatman Scoop - Be Faithful -4 10 Sugababes - Round Round -2

8/2/2023 38 Queen — Somebody To Love +1 33 Stevie Wonder — Sir Duke +1 30 Sweet — Ballroom Blitz 30 Queen — Killer Queen +1 28 Sparks — This Town Ain’t Big Enough For Both Of Us 26 Squeeze — Cool For Cats 25 Elton John — Rocket Man +1 25 The Moody Blues — Question 24 David Bowie — The Jean Genie 24 Candi Staton — Young Hearts Run Free 20 T. Rex — Ride A White Swan 19 M — Pop Muzik 17 Elvis Presley — Suspicious Minds 16 Roxy Music — Love Is The Drug -1 15 Boney M — Ma Baker 14 The Police — Can’t Stand Losing You 13 Blondie — Dreaming 12 Deep Purple — Black Night 10 Gloria Gaynor — Never Can Say Goodbye 0 Barry White — You Saw The Trouble With Me -5

Shari Lewis died on this day 25 years ago, aged 65. - Lewis was born as Phyllis Hurwitz. Her father, Abraham, was a magician who was named NYC's "official magician" by mayor Fiorello LaGuardia. - Once Lewis got into ventriloquism, she competed on Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts and won first prize on an episode. She would soon be signed as the host of a children's TV program in 1953 called Facts N'Fun, where she would perform with two puppets that she named Samson and Taffy. - Lewis then hosted Kartoon Klub, which would be renamed to Shari & Her Friends in 1956, and Shariland shortly after. She would win local Emmys for this. In 1957, she starred in the show Hi Mom, where she would introduce some of her most well-known puppets which included Hush Puppy and Charlie Horse. - Lewis' show The Shari Lewis Show was the replacement for '50s children's show icon Howdy Doody when it ended in 1960. This would run for three years. - Lewis' most famous puppet, Lamb Chop, made her first appearance when Lewis guest starred on an episode of Captain Kangaroo in 1956. Lamb Chop would make a resurgence with the show Lamb Chop's Play-Along, which aired on PBS from 1992 to 1997. If you were a young child during that time (or if you had a VHS tape like myself), you might remember this song that ended every episode: The show received 16 Emmy nominations during its run, winning 6. - Lewis' final show was The Charlie Horse Music Pizza, which began in January of 1998 (in which Dom DeLuise co-starred). Lewis would be diagnosed with terminal uterine cancer in June of that year, and died six weeks after diagnosis. The show would be cancelled after that, and its last episode aired on January 17, 1999- what would've been her 66th birthday. - Since her passing, her daughter Mallory Tarcher has succeeded her as the role of Lamb Chop, who plans to eventually pass Lamb Chop onto her son James.

Leo Beenhakker, last survivor of DeathList 1991, is 81.

8/1/2023 25 Queen — Killer Queen +1 25 Queen — Somebody To Love +1 25 Boney M — Rasputin +1 24 Squeeze — Cool For Cats 22 Elton John — Rocket Man 21 Stevie Wonder — Sir Duke +1 20 Blondie — Dreaming 20 Don McLean — American Pie 20 Deep Purple — Black Night 20 M — Pop Muzik 20 The Moody Blues — Question 20 The Police — Can’t Stand Losing You 20 Sweet — Fox On The Run 20 T. Rex — Ride A White Swa 20 Candi Staton — Young Hearts Run Free 20 T. Rex — Children Of The Revolution 20 Elvis Presley — Suspicious Minds 20 Boney M — Ma Baker 20 David Bowie — The Jean Genie 17 Roxy Music — Love Is The Drug -3 17 Sparks — This Town Ain’t Big Enough For Both Of Us -3 16 Gloria Gaynor — Never Can Say Goodbye 14 Sweet — Ballroom Blitz 12 The Kinks — Lola 8 Barry White — You See The Trouble With Me

8/1/2023 54 Boney M — Rasputin +4 47 Squeeze — Cool For Cats 36 The Police — Can’t Stand Losing You 34 M — Pop Muzik 27 Blondie — Dreaming 2 Olivia Newton-John — Hopelessly Devoted To You -6 (Ninja'd by DoltonMoney)

8/1/2023 51 Elvis vs JXL - A Little Less Conversation 50 t.A.T.u. - All The Things She Said 44 Sugababes - Freak Like Me 41 Evanescence — Bring Me To Life 38 Beyoncé ft. Jay-Z - Crazy in Love 37 Black Eyed Peas - Where is the Love? 35 Sugababes - Hole in the Head 35 Girls Aloud - Sound of the Underground 33 Aaliyah - More Than a Woman 29 Liberty X - Just a Little 29 Michael Andrews ft. Gary Jules - Mad World 28 Nelly ft. Kelly Rowland - Dilemma 26 Kylie Minogue - Slow 25 Fatman Scoop - Be Faithful 24 Sugababes - Round Round 20 Pink - Just Like a Pill 19 Eminem - Without Me +2 16 Eminem - Lose Yourself +2 14 Christina Aguilera - Beautiful -6 (Voted more on keeping Eminem in rather than my opinion for Beautiful)

Wilford Brimley died on this day 3 years ago, aged 85. - Before entering acting, Brimley was a Marine, a bodyguard for Howard Hughes, and a rancher. His acting career began in 1967 as a stuntman in Western films. - Brimley's breakout role came in 1982's The Thing as the senior biologist, and saw further success in 1985 with Cocoon- in the latter, he was only 50 years old, and over 20 years younger than his fellow leads. - Brimley was a close friend of Robert Duvall, who got him cast in the 1983 film Tender Mercies alongside him. Both would often clash with the film's director during its production. - Brimley was also known for appearing in commercials, which included Quaker Oats cereal and Liberty Medical. He had become the latter's spokesman due to being diagnosed with diabetes in 1979, and was known for his unusual pronunciation of the disease (which would become an Internet meme in the late 2000s):

Don Hertzfeldt, Oscar-nominated animator, is 47.

7/31/2023 47 Squeeze — Cool For Cats 42 The Police — Can’t Stand Losing You 41 Boney M — Rasputin +4 34 Blondie — Dreaming 32 M — Pop Muzik 26 Squeeze — Up The Junction 17 Roxy Music — Dance Away 15 Olivia Newton-John — Hopelessly Devoted To You 0 BA Robertson — Bang Bang -6

7/31/2023 50 Elvis vs JXL - A Little Less Conversation 49 t.A.T.u. - All The Things She Said 40 Sugababes - Freak Like Me 39 Black Eyed Peas - Where is the Love? 38 Girls Aloud - Sound of the Underground +4 36 Evanescence — Bring Me To Life 35 Sugababes - Hole in the Head 35 Beyoncé ft. Jay-Z - Crazy in Love 34 Kylie Minogue - Slow 33 Aaliyah - More Than a Woman 31 Michael Andrews ft. Gary Jules - Mad World 29 Liberty X - Just a Little 28 Nelly ft. Kelly Rowland - Dilemma 26 Eminem - Without Me 24 Christina Aguilera - Beautiful 24 Sugababes - Round Round 24 Pink - Just Like a Pill  16 Eminem - Lose Yourself +4 16 Fatman Scoop - Be Faithful -3 15 Room 5 ft. Oliver Cheatham - Make Luv -3 12 Christina Aguilera ft. Redman - Dirrty 10 Will Young - Leave Right Now

Denis Diderot died on this day 239 years ago, aged 70. - When Diderot decided to become a writer and translator, his father disowned him for refusing to enter law, theology, or medicine. His first work was a translation of English historian Temple Stanyan's History of Greece into French, in 1743. - Diderot became friends with the philosophe Jean-Jacques Rousseau in 1742, having drank coffee and played games of chess with him. - Diderot's first original work came in 1746 with Philosophical Thoughts, where he criticized Christianity and atheism and promoted deism (God's existence proved through nature). He followed this up the following year with The Skeptic's Walk, detailing a conversation between a deist, atheist, and pantheist (belief that God is the universe itself), and it went unpublished until 1830 due to threats from the authorities. - Another of Diderot's early works was The Indiscreet Jewels from 1748, which was an allegory of the affairs of king Louis XV- portrayed as a sultan who is given a magic ring from a genie that makes women's vaginas talk when it is pointed at them. - Diderot was arrested for criticizing the government in 1749, but was allowed to bring John Milton's Paradise Lost as reading material. He would be released after four months. - Beginning in 1751, Diderot compiled his most famous work, the Encyclopedie- an encyclopedia consisting of 75,000 articles (effectively the Wikipedia of its day). Diderot stated that he wanted to make knowledge accessible to the general population, and the learning populace is considered one of the factors that led to the French Revolution. The Encyclopedie would be completed in 1772. - Catherine the Great was a fan of Diderot, and offered to purchase all of his works when he was broke (she would receive his complete library after his death). Diderot visited her in Saint Petersburg in 1773, and stayed at her court for the winter. The two would remain good friends until Diderot's death in 1784 from a pulmonary embolism. - Diderot's remains were unearthed by grave robbers in 1793, and were likely relocated to a mass grave by the authorities (the French Revolution was in its Reign of Terror at this point).

Fatboy Slim is 60. One of his more overlooked songs that I like:

7/30/2023 45 Squeeze — Cool For Cats 43 M — Pop Muzik 42 Blondie — Dreaming 42 Boney M — Rasputin 32 The Police — Can’t Stand Losing You 24 Roxy Music — Dance Away 19 Olivia Newton-John — Hopelessly Devoted To You -4 18 Squeeze — Up The Junction 16 Elvis Costello & The Attractions — Oliver’s Army +4 12 Abba — Chiquitita  10 BA Robertson — Bang Bang 6 Darts — The Boy From New York City -2

7/30/2023 48 Elvis vs JXL - A Little Less Conversation 48 t.A.T.u. - All The Things She Said 38 Black Eyed Peas - Where is the Love? 37 Sugababes - Freak Like Me 35 Evanescence — Bring Me To Life 34 Beyoncé ft. Jay-Z - Crazy in Love 34 Sugababes - Hole in the Head 32 Aaliyah - More Than a Woman 30 Liberty X - Just a Little 30 Room 5 ft. Oliver Cheatham - Make Luv 30 Girls Aloud - Sound of the Underground 28 Michael Andrews ft. Gary Jules - Mad World 27 Eminem - Without Me 26 Eminem - Lose Yourself +4 26 Kylie Minogue - Slow 26 Christina Aguilera - Beautiful 26 Nelly ft. Kelly Rowland - Dilemma 25 Fatman Scoop - Be Faithful -3 24 Christina Aguilera ft. Redman - Dirrty 24 Sugababes - Round Round 22 Will Young - Leave Right Now  22 Pink - Just Like a Pill 20 DJ Sammy & Yanou ft. Do - Heaven -3

Pat Carroll died on this day a year ago, aged 95. - Carroll's debut on Broadway in 1955 for the play Catch A Star! earned her a Tony nomination, and in 1956, she won an Emmy for her role on Caesar's Hour. - For live-action roles, Carroll was often typecast as the mothers of major characters, such as Shirley's mother Lily on Laverne and Shirley. - Carroll got into voice acting in the 1960s, and was the voice of Jane Jetson for the pilot episode of The Jetsons. She sued Hanna-Barbera in 1963 claiming that she was guaranteed the role for 24 episodes, but was replaced by Penny Singleton after the first episode. The court ruled in favor of Hanna-Barbera, likely due to scheduling conflicts with her role in The Danny Thomas Show. - On '80s TV, Carroll was known for voicing the main antagonist Katrina Stoneheart on Pound Puppies, and the voice of Jon's grandmother in the Garfield TV specials: - Carroll received her most famous role in 1989, when she was cast as the voice of the villain Ursula in Disney's The Little Mermaid: She would continue to voice the character up until her death, and also voiced Ursula's sister Morgana in the film's direct-to-video sequel. - Outside of Ursula, other film roles Carroll was known for included portraying Miep Gies in Freedom Writers and voicing Granny in a 2005 dub of My Neighbor Totoro.