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5/13/2023 53 Elvis Presley – Rock-A-Hula Baby/Can´t Help Falling In Love 44 Elvis Presley – Return To Sender 44 The Tornados – Telstar +1 42 The Beatles – From Me To You 38 B. Bumble & The Stingers – Nut Rocker 32 The Beatles – I Want To Hold Your Hand +3 23 Cliff Richard & The Shadows – Summer Holiday 21 Elvis Presley – (You're The) Devil In Disguise 21 Cliff Richard & The Shadows – The Young Ones 19 The Shadows – Wonderful Land 15 Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas – Bad To Me 13 The Shadows – Dance On 13 Elvis Presley – She´s Not You 13 The Shadows – Foot Tapper 11 Cliff Richard & The Shadows – The Next Time/Bachelor Boy 4 The Searchers – Sweets For My Sweet -6 Interesting fact about Telstar- the most recent Telstar satellites (Telstars 19V and 18V) were launched in 2018, 56 years after the first.

Johan van Oldenbarnevelt died on this day 404 years ago, aged 71. - Van Oldenbarnevelt fought in the Eighty Years' War on the side of the Dutch, seeking independence from Habsburg Spain. - Van Oldenbarnevelt became the Lands' Advocate of Holland in 1586- effectively the head of state, second-in-command to the king. - He was also a diplomat to France and England, and was sent to congratulate James I (VI of Scotland) taking the throne. - In 1602, Van Oldenbarnevelt became the primary founder of the Dutch East India Company, considered to be the first joint-stock company. - In 1609, Van Oldenbarnevelt negotiated a truce with King Philip III of Spain. This lasted until 1621. - Van Oldenbarnevelt would soon become an ally of the Remonstrant movement, which broke away from the Dutch Reformed Church. Maurice, the Prince of Orange, persecuted the Remonstants, and in 1618, Van Oldenbarnevelt was arrested. - Van Oldenbarnevelt was beheaded following a sham trial: His sons, Reinier and Willem, would later be accused of plotting to assassinate Prince Maurice in 1623. Willem and his family escaped to Spain; Reinier did not and would be executed. Reinier had a son, Pieter van Stoutenberg, who emigrated to New York in 1638- through Pieter's daughter Jannetje Ringo, I am a 12x-great-grandson of Van Oldenbarnevelt (on my mother's side).

Harvey Keitel is 84.

5/12/2023 43 Elvis Presley – Rock-A-Hula Baby/Can´t Help Falling In Love 43 B. Bumble & The Stingers – Nut Rocker 42 The Beatles – I Want To Hold Your Hand +2 41 Elvis Presley – Return To Sender 41 The Tornados – Telstar +2 30 The Beatles – From Me To You 24 Cliff Richard & The Shadows – Summer Holiday 21 The Shadows – Foot Tapper 21 The Shadows – Wonderful Land 21 Elvis Presley – (You're The) Devil In Disguise 21 Cliff Richard & The Shadows – The Young Ones 18 Elvis Presley – She´s Not You 18 Gerry & The Pacemakers – How Do You Do It 17 Cliff Richard & The Shadows – The Next Time/Bachelor Boy 17 The Shadows – Dance On 17 Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas – Bad To Me 10 Ray Charles – I Can´t Stop Loving You 7 The Searchers – Sweets For My Sweet -6

Pope Sylvester II died on this day 1020 years ago, aged 57. - Sylvester's birth name was Gerbertus, and he was born in France. - In 967, Sylvester began to study mathematics and astronomy at a Catalan monastery, where he would read the works of Muslim scholars. He devised an abacus (with zero being represented by an empty space) that led to the tool being used much more in the 1000s. He also reintroduced the armillary sphere by observing said Moors. - Sylvester would become a tutor for the future Emperor Otto II of Germany in 969. - In 999, Sylvester was elected pope to succeed Pope Gregory V. - There are several legends regarding Sylvester. One of these involves him inventing a robotic head capable of answering "yes" or "no" answers (a medieval AI, if you will). - Another legend involves him befriending a succubus after he was rejected by a crush in his youth, and that she helped him achieve the papacy. Her name was Meridiana (a logical explanation for this would be that she was simply his imaginary friend). - A third legend about him states that when he was reading the Mass in Jerusalem, the Devil attacked him (he was warned about this by either his robot or Meridiana) and gouged out his eyes for demons to play with. In order to repent, he cut off his tongue and one of his hands. Another version of this has him read it at the Holy Cross of Jerusalem church in Rome, and he became sick and died- before he did, he ordered his cardinals to dismember his body and scatter it around the city: - Sylvester died after a four-year papacy and was succeeded by Pope John XVII.

Ving Rhames is 64.

5/11/2023 38 Elvis Presley – Rock-A-Hula Baby/Can´t Help Falling In Love 35 Elvis Presley – Return To Sender 32 The Tornados – Telstar +2 30 B. Bumble & The Stingers – Nut Rocker 29 The Beatles – I Want To Hold Your Hand +2 26 The Beatles — From Me To You 25 The Beatles – She Loves You 24 Gerry & The Pacemakers – How Do You Do It 23 Elvis Presley – She´s Not You 22 Cliff Richard & The Shadows - The Young Ones 21 The Shadows – Wonderful Land 21 Elvis Presley – (You're The) Devil In Disguise 21 Cliff Richard & The Shadows – The Next Time/Bachelor Boy 20 Ray Charles – I Can´t Stop Loving You 20 The Searchers – Sweets For My Sweet 20 Cliff Richard & The Shadows – Summer Holiday 19 The Shadows – Dance On 19 The Shadows – Foot Tapper 17 Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas – Bad To Me 14 Frank Ifield - I Remember You -2 12 Elvis Presley – Good Luck Charm 6 Mike Sarne & Wendy Richards – Come Outside -2 6 Jet Harris & Tony Meehan – Diamonds -2 0 Frank Ifield - The Duplicate I Remember You -16

Jerry Stiller died on this day 3 years ago, aged 92. - Stiller's father William lived to the age of 102 (1896-1999). - Stiller married Anne Meara in 1954- Anne had never thought about doing comedy before he suggested they become a husband-wife duo. They became famous by starring on The Ed Sullivan Show. From 1979 to 1982, the two hosted HBO Sneak Previews, showcasing the movies that would be broadcast on the channel throughout the month. - Stiller first appeared as Frank Costanza in Seinfeld in 1993. Frank's legacy is the creation of the holiday Festivus, which some began to celebrate after this episode aired in 1997: - Stiller planned on retiring after Seinfeld ended in 1998, but decided to continue when Kevin James asked him to join The King of Queens as Arthur Spooner. - Stiller had a few voice acting roles late in his career (particularly Disney productions), which included Pretty Boy the bird in Teacher's Pet, Principal Stickler in Fish Hooks, and Timon's uncle Max in The Lion King 1½. - Stiller made two appearances on the DeathList, debuting in 2019, and was the ninth hit of the record-breaking 2020 list.

Cam Newton is 34.

5/10/2023 24 Cliff Richard & the Shadows – Summer Holiday 22 The Tornados – Telstar +2 20 Cliff Richard & the Shadows – The Young Ones 20 Elvis Presley – Rock-a-hula baby/Can´t help falling in love 20 The Shadows – Wonderful land 20 B. Bumble & the Stingers – Nut Rocker 20 Elvis Presley – Good luck charm 20 Mike Sarne & Wendy Richards – Come outside 20 Ray Charles – I can´t stop loving you 20 Frank Ifield – I remember you 20 Elvis Presley – She´s not you 20 Elvis Presley – Return to sender 20 Cliff Richard & the Shadows – The next time/Bachelor Boy 20 The Shadows – Dance on 20 Frank Ifield – The wayward wind 20 The Shadows – Foot Tapper 20 Gerry & the Pacemakers – How do you do it 20 The Beatles – From me to you 20 Gerry & the Pacemakers – I like it 20 Frank Ifield – Confessin´ (that I love you) 20 Elvis Presley – (You're the) Devil in disguise 20 The Searchers – Sweets for my sweet 20 Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas – Bad to me 20 The Beatles – She loves you 20 Brian Poole & the Tremeloes – Do you love me 20 Gerry & the Pacemakers – You´ll never walk alone 20 The Beatles – She loves you 18 Frank Ifield – Lovesick Blues -2 16 Jet Harris & Tony Meehan – Diamonds -4 16 The Beatles – I want to hold your hand +2

5/10/2023 97 Del Shannon – Runaway Score +4 75 The Shadows – Apache 71 Roy Orbison – Only The Lonely 66 John Leyton – Johnny Remember Me 64 Helen Shapiro – Walkin´ Back To Happiness 5 Petula Clark – Sailor -6 Considering this round is about to end, here's my top 3 for '62-'63: 1. The Beatles- I Wanna Hold Your Hand 2. The Tornados- Telstar 3. Elvis Presley- Can't Help Fallin' in Love

King Louis XV of France died on this day 249 years ago, aged 64. - Louis became king in 1715 following the death of his great-grandfather Louis XIV. As he was only five years old, his great-uncle Philippe (the Duke of Orleans) acted as regent until he turned 13 in 1723. - In 1725, he married Marie, the daughter of king Stanislaus I of Poland- one of 99 princesses on a longlist of wife candidates. They "got busy" seven times on their wedding night (how people got this information I do not know). - Louis would have affairs following a miscarriage Marie had in 1738, which the doctor ordered her not to have sex with him for a while. One relationship led to the birth of an illegitimate son, Charles de Vintimille, nicknamed "Demi-Louis" for his resemblance to his father. - Louis is best known for his role in the Seven Years' War, with Great Britain beginning hostilities in North America in 1754 (the French and Indian War)- the French lost, and Louis had to give up French Canada to the UK (Quebec still views itself as such). - On January 5, 1757, Louis survived an assassination attempt where he was stabbed. - After Marie's death in 1768, Louis would have an affair with Madame du Barry. His granddaughter-in-law Marie Antoinette was known to have disliked her. - Louis acquired Corsica for France in 1770 after fighting Corsican rebels for two years. - Louis died after a two-week bout of smallpox. His reign of 58 years is the second-longest in French history.

Donovan (Leitch) is 77.

5/9/2023 88 Del Shannon – Runaway 82 The Shadows – Apache 63 Roy Orbison – Only The Lonely +1 56 John Leyton – Johnny Remember Me 55 Helen Shapiro – Walkin´ Back To Happiness 44 Petula Clark – Sailor 28 Johnny Tillotson – Poetry In Motion +3 6 Helen Shapiro – You Don´t Know 0 Shirley Bassey – Reach For The Stars/Climb Ev'ry Mountain -6

King Magnus VI of Norway died on this day 743 years ago, aged 42. - Magnus became the heir apparent to the Norwegian throne after the death of his brother Haakon in 1257, and became king in 1263 after his father Haakon IV died fighting King Alexander III of Scotland over the Hebride Islands. - In 1266, Magnus agreed to allow Scotland to keep the Hebrides and the Isle of Man, in exchange for a vast amount of silver and paying Norway yearly (kind of like rent). - In 1274, Magnus introduced a national law code to supersede regional ones, somewhat revolutionary for the time. Among the laws introduced included that crime was an offense against the state and not the individual, increased his judicial powers, and established how the line of succession would go. - Magnus was the first Norwegian king to officially number themselves- he called himself "Magnus IV", but did not count Magnus II (r. 1066-1069) nor Magnus IV (r. 1130-1135, 1137-1139). - Magnus became ill in the spring of 1280 and planned to crown his son Eric II as co-king during the summer, but died before he could do so.

Andrew W.K. is 44.

5/8/2023 79 Del Shannon – Runaway 76 The Shadows – Apache +2 57 John Leyton – Johnny Remember Me 56 Petula Clark – Sailor 50 Helen Shapiro – Walkin´ Back To Happiness 48 Roy Orbison – Only The Lonely 29 Elvis Presley – (Marie’s The Name Of) His Latest Flame/Little Sister 27 Johnny Tillotson – Poetry In Motion +2 21 Helen Shapiro – You Don´t Know 16 The Everly Brothers – Temptation 14 Shirley Bassey – Reach For The 3 Jimmy Jones – Good Timing -6

Pope Boniface IV died on this day 1408 years ago, aged 65. - As a deacon, Boniface was mentored by Pope Gregory I (r. 590-604). - Boniface became pope in 608 following the death of Boniface III the previous year- the gap was due to waiting for Emperor Phocas to recognize him as the new pope. - Boniface converted the Pantheon in Rome into a church, rededicating it from Jupiter, Venus, and Mars, to Mother Mary and Christian martyrs. - Boniface was known for his monasticism, and he converted his house into a monastery. - During his reign as pope, Muhammad founded Islam- the two religions would soon clash with each other, beginning in the 630s. - Boniface died after a six-and-a-half year reign, and was succeeded by Adeodatus I.

David Attenborough is 97. If he had to narrate his own birthday like one of his documentaries... "Here, we see a member of Homo sapiens approaching the extreme point of its species' lifespan."

5/7/2023 68 Del Shannon – Runaway 66 The Shadows – Apache +2 48 Petula Clark – Sailor 47 Helen Shapiro – Walkin´ Back To Happiness 47 Roy Orbison – Only The Lonely 41 John Leyton – Johnny Remember Me 38 Johnny Tillotson – Poetry In Motion +2 36 Elvis Presley – (Marie’s The Name Of) His Latest Flame/Little Sister 27 Jimmy Jones – Good Timin´ -2 24 Shirley Bassey – Reach For The Stars/Climb Ev'ry Mountain 23 Helen Shapiro – You Don´t Know 21 The Everly Brothers – Temptation 14 Johnny Kidd & The Pirates – Shakin´ All Over 13 Eden Kane – Well I Ask You 8 Elvis Presley – Are You Lonesome Tonight 7 The Marcels – Blue Moon -4 Decided to compare these songs with the American counterpart- I definitely knew more of them off the top of my head (Hit the Road Jack, The Lion Sleeps Tonight, The Twist, Runaround Sue).

William Petty, better known as Lord Shelburne, died on this day 218 years ago, aged 68. - Shelburne was a veteran of the Seven Years' War, seeing combat in France and Germany, and became a colonel. - Shelburne was elected to Parliament in 1760 while still serving. The following year, his father died, and he was elevated to the House of Lords. - Shelburne founded the Boodle's Club in 1762- it is still active, and its members have included William Wilberforce, John Profumo, and Winston Churchill. - Shelburne would serve in several ministerial positions, including the secretary of state for the Southern Department from 1766 to 1768. - In 1768, the town of Shelburne, Massachusetts was named after him. He sent a church bell to show appreciation, but it never arrived. - Shelburne was opposed to fighting the American Revolution, and was critical of Lord North's government. Shelburne called for total withdrawal following the Battle of Saratoga in 1777. - Shelburne was appointed Prime Minister in July of 1782 following the death of Lord Rockingham. His ministry was best known for drafting the peace treaty that would officially end the American Revolution (though combat had largely subsided following General Cornwallis' surrender). - Shelburne was forced out of his position by the opposition parties, and was succeeded by the Duke of Portland (William Cavendish-Bentinck). - Shelburne would be made an honorary foreign member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1803. - Shelburne was worth £50,000 at the time of his death- this is worth over 5 and a half million pounds in 2023 money.

Mr. Beast is 25.

Newton Minow, chairman of the FCC from 1961 to 1963, has died at 97. Couldn't think of anywhere else to post this.

Barbara and George H. W. Bush:

5/6/2023 60 The Shadows – Apache +2 57 Del Shannon – Runaway 47 Helen Shapiro – Walkin´ Back To Happiness 47 Roy Orbison – Only The Lonely 44 Petula Clark – Sailor 37 Johnny Tillotson – Poetry In Motion 35 John Leyton – Johnny Remember Me 31 Shirley Bassey – Reach For The Stars/Climb Ev'ry Mountain 30 Elvis Presley – (Marie’s The Name Of) His Latest Flame/Little Sister 27 Jimmy Jones – Good Timin´ 25 Helen Shapiro – You Don´t Know 24 Johnny Kidd & The Pirates – Shakin´ All Over 21 The Everly Brothers – Temptation 17 The Marcels — Blue Moon -3 15 Michael Holliday – Starry Eyed 15 Eden Kane – Well I Ask You 14 Elvis Presley – It´s Now Or Never 13 Elvis Presley – Are You Lonesome Tonight +2 11 Anthony Newley – Do You Mind 6 Johnny Preston – Running Bear -3