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Kylie Minogue is 55.

5/27/2023 74 The Animals – House Of The Rising Sun 69 The Kinks – You Really Got Me 62 The Supremes – Baby Love 62 The Rolling Stones – (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction 51 The Kinks – Tired Of Waiting For You 48 The Beatles – Ticket To Ride 27 The Beatles – I Feel Fine 16 The Rolling Stones – Get Off Of My Cloud -3 13 Herman´s Hermits – I´m Into Something Good +4 6 The Moody Blues – Go Now -3

John Calvin died on this day 459 years ago, aged 54. - Calvin was French- "John Calvin" is the Anglicized version of "Jehan Cauvin". - After breaking away from the Catholic Church in 1530, Calvin published Institutes of the Christian Religion in 1536, particularly dwelling on the idea of predestination- the idea the people were worthy of salvation or were damned from the start. The Arminians (Remonstrants) in the Netherlands emerged as an opposing sect. - Calvin's followers were known as the Huguenots, which would be persecuted until the French Revolution by the Catholic monarchy. - Calvin would revise Institutes throughout the remaining 28 years of his life. His health began to decline after an aneurysm in his lungs burst. His last words were "Thou, Lord, bruisest me; but I am abundantly satisfied, since it is from thy hand.":

Andre 3000 is 48.

5/26/2023 70 The Animals – House Of The Rising Sun 69 The Kinks – You Really Got Me 58 The Rolling Stones – (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction 54 The Supremes – Baby Love 51 The Kinks – Tired Of Waiting For You 46 The Beatles – Ticket To Ride 34 The Beatles – I Feel Fine 25 The Rolling Stones — Get Off Of My Cloud 19 Roy Orbison – Oh, Pretty Woman +2 15 Herman´s Hermits – I´m Into Something Good +2 14 Sandie Shaw – (There´s) Always Something There To Remind Me -5 11 The Moody Blues – Go Now -1

Ray Liotta died on this day a year ago, aged 67. - Liotta was abandoned at an orphanage shortly after birth and adopted at the age of six months. - Among Liotta's first roles was as Joey Perrini in Another World, and he played the character from 1978 to 1981. Liotta's film debut was in 1983's The Lonely Lady, a film so bad that was nominated for 11 Golden Raspberry Awards (winning six). - Liotta's breakout role was 1986's Something Wild, and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award. He would have a string of successes over the next decade, appearing in Field of Dreams, Phoenix, No Escape, Unforgettable, and most notably as Henry Hill in Goodfellas: - Liotta portrayed Frank Sinatra in The Rat Pack TV film, which aired just three months after Sinatra's death. Liotta would win a Screen Actors Guild Award for this. - In 2002, Liotta provided the voice of Tommy Vercetti in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. The only other video game credit Liotta has is as Billy Handsome in 2013's Call of Duty: Black Ops II. - Liotta would win an Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series in 2005 after appearing in ER. This win was notably lampooned in 2007's Bee Movie, in which he voiced himself: - Besides Bee Movie, Liotta did voice work in shows such as SpongeBob, Family Guy, Phineas and Ferb, and The Simpsons (voicing Moe's father in an episode of the latter). - Liotta died from cardiopulmonary disease, and was posthumously given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame nine months after his death.

Stevie Nicks is 75.

5/25/2023 69 The Kinks – You Really Got Me 67 The Animals – House Of The Rising Sun 58 The Rolling Stones – (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction 52 The Kinks – Tired Of Waiting For You 49 The Beatles – Ticket To Ride 46 The Supremes – Baby Love 39 The Rolling Stones – Get Off Of My Cloud 35 The Beatles – I Feel Fine 29 Sandie Shaw – (There's) Always Something There To Remind Me 26 The Moody Blues – Go Now 23 Herman´s Hermits – I´m Into Something Good 16 Roy Orbison – Oh, Pretty Woman +4 15 The Hollies – I'm Alive -6

Pope Gregory VII died on this day 938 years ago, aged 70. - Gregory's birth name was Hildebrand, and he was mentored by Pope Gregory VI. - After becoming an archdeacon in 1059, Gregory became a powerful figure in the church- he was instrumental in the papal election of Alexander II in 1061, who implemented a series of reforms Gregory drafted. - Alexander II died in 1073, and Gregory became pope due to acclamation- this method is when both the clergy and populace are in agreement, chanting who should be pope. Gregory was reluctant to take the position due to the unorderly fashion of his accession and fled, and was properly elected after this. - Gregory's reign as pope is best known for his feud with German emperor Henry IV. Henry appointed his own bishops without the church's approval to ensure they would be loyal to him. In 1076, Gregory excommunicated Henry, and Henry travelled to Canossa in Italy (where Gregory was staying) to request forgiveness, which he accepted. During the Great Saxon Revolt on 1077-1080, Gregory supported the rival king Rudolf, and excommunicated Henry again. Henry called his bishops to declare Gregory an illegitimate pope, and declared their loyalty to Antipope Clement III. Henry attacked Rome, and declared Clement pope in 1084. The Normans came to Gregory's aid and drove Clement and the Germans away, but the townspeople blamed Gregory for Rome being laid waste to, and he fled with the Normans. This conflict was known as the Investiture Controversy. - Gregory died after a 12-year reign and was succeeded by Victor III. - Gregory was declared a saint in 1728 by Pope Benedict XIII.

Leslie Uggams is 80.

Jimmy Carter.

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This didn't take long. Nobody guessed Tina Turner.

Jazz composer and musician Bill Lee has died at 94. (paywall) Was the father of Spike Lee, and composed the scores of some of his son's films (i.e. Do the Right Thing).

There's already a thread discussing this.

5/24/2023 62 The Animals – House Of The Rising Sun 61 The Kinks – You Really Got Me 53 The Rolling Stones – (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction 51 The Beatles – Ticket To Ride 47 The Kinks – Tired Of Waiting For You 46 The Supremes – Baby Love 38 Sandie Shaw – (There´s) Always Something There To Remind Me 38 The Beatles – I Feel Fine 33 The Rolling Stones – Get Off Of My Cloud 30 Herman´s Hermits – I´m Into Something Good +2 28 The Moody Blues – Go Now 25 Roy Orbison – Oh, Pretty Woman +2 20 The Hollies – I´m Alive -2 18 The Dave Clark Five – Glad All Over -2 13 Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames – Yeh Yeh -2

King David I of Scotland died on this day 870 years ago, aged 68. - David was the eighth son of Malcolm III of Scotland, and three of his older brothers also became kings (Duncan II, Edgar, and Alexander I). He was also the brother-in-law of Henry I of England (his older sister Matilda married him in 1100). - David became king in 1124 after the death of his brother Alexander I, but was be involved in a succession crisis with Alexander's illegitimate son Malcolm. This conflict would end with Malcolm's capture and imprisonment in 1134. - David was one of his brother-in-law's greatest allies, and wanted to ensure Henry's daughter Matilda would take the throne. After Henry's death in 1135, however, Matilda's cousin Stephen usurped the throne. David would initiate three separate invasions into England to oust Stephen, which were unsuccessful. - David was known for his reforms to Scottish feudalism and the organization of the church, which has since been dubbed the "Davidian Revolution". - David's son and heir Henry died in 1152, and he himself died the following year after a 29-year reign. His grandson, Malcolm IV, would be his successor.

Stanley Baxter is 97.

Or Sidney Cooke.

"Lower the Pedo Down, Sport"?

5/23/2023 57 The Animals – House Of The Rising Sun 55 The Kinks – You Really Got Me 54 The Rolling Stones – (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction 44 The Kinks – Tired Of Waiting For You 42 The Supremes – Baby Love 37 The Moody Blues – Go Now 36 The Rolling Stones – Get Off Of My Cloud 35 Sandie Shaw – (There´s) Always Something There To Remind Me 32 The Beatles – Ticket To Ride 32 The Beatles – I Feel Fine 28 Roy Orbison – Oh, Pretty Woman +2 26 The Dave Clark Five – Glad All Over 24 Herman´s Hermits – I´m Into Something Good +2 22 The Searchers – Needles And Pins 22 The Hollies – I´m Alive 19 Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames – Yeh Yeh 17 The Seekers – I´ll Never Find Another You 16 The Beatles – Day Tripper/We Can Work It Out 12 The Rolling Stones – It´s All Over Now -2 8 The Byrds – Mr. Tambourine Man -4

Sam Snead died on this day 21 years ago, aged 89. - Snead won his first professional golf tournament in 1936, and went on the PGA Tour for the first time in 1937, winning six events that year. - Throughout Snead's career, he won 82 PGA Tour events, which is the current record (however, he is tied with Tiger Woods). Snead won a total of 94 gold medallions from the PGA, also the current record. - Due to his prowess, Snead earned the nicknames "Slammin' Sammy" or simply "The Slammer". There was a much longer nickname as well- "The Long Ball Hitter from West Virginia". - Snead was one of the inaugural inductees of the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1974 (others included Arnold Palmer, Gene Sarazen, Byron Nelson, Jack Nicklaus, and Gary Player). - Snead died after a series of strokes that began after the 2002 Masters Tournament, just four days shy of turning 90. He made three appearances on the DeathList (1998, 2000 and 2002), and was the eighth hit (out of ten) of 2002.

Drew Carey is 65.

5/22/2023 56 The Animals – House Of The Rising Sun 47 The Rolling Stones – (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction 47 The Kinks – You Really Got Me 42 The Beatles – Ticket To Ride 40 The Supremes – Baby Love 39 The Moody Blues – Go Now 37 The Rolling Stones – Get Off Of My Cloud 37 The Kinks – Tired Of Waiting For You 33 Sandie Shaw – (There´s) Always Something There To Remind Me 30 The Beatles – I Feel Fine 26 The Seekers – I'll Never Find Another You 26 Roy Orbison – Oh, Pretty Woman +2 24 Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames – Yeh Yeh 23 The Dave Clark Five – Glad All Over 23 Herman´s Hermits – I´m Into Something Good +2 22 The Searchers – Needles And Pins 22 The Hollies – I´m Alive 21 The Beatles – Day Tripper/We Can Work It Out 20 The Byrds – Mr. Tambourine Man 14 The Rolling Stones – It´s All Over Now 13 Tom Jones – It´s Not Unusual 13 The Righteous Brothers – You´ve Lost That Lovin' Feelin' 8 Sandie Shaw – Long Live Love -2 7 The Rolling Stones – The Last Time -4 The better "The Last Time":