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Frank Welker is 78.

3/11/2024 10:21 PM EST 26 The Libertines — Can’t Stand Me Now 26 U2 — City Of Blinding Lights 24 Gorillaz — Feel Good Inc. +2 23 D12 — My Band +1 23 Daniel Powter — Bad Day +1 22 Manic Street Preachers — The Love Of Richard Nixon  22 Kelis — Trick Me 21 Christina Milian — Dip It Low 21 Jojo — Leave (Get Out) 21 Snoop Dogg, Charlie Wilson & Justin Timberlake — Signs 21 Coldplay — Speed Of Sound 21 Rachel Stevens — Some Girls 21 Girls Aloud — The Show 21 Girls Aloud — Love Machine 21 Manic Street Preachers — Empty Souls 21 Mariah Carey — We Belong Together 20 Kelis — Milkshake 20 Ronan Keating — She Believes In Me 20 Jamelia — Thank You 20 Ronan Keating — I Hope You Dance 20 Duncan James & Keedie — I Believe My Heart  20 Destiny’s Child — Lose My Breath 20 Ice Cube ft. Mack10 & Ms. Toi — You Can Do It 20 Kylie Minogue — I Believe In You 20 Ashanti — Only U 20 Razorlight — Somewhere Else 20 Charlotte Church — Crazy Chick 20 Rihanna — Pon De Replay 20 Sean Paul — We Be Burnin’ 20 Robbie Williams — Tripping 20 Oasis — Let There Be Love 18 Kanye West ft. Jamie Foxx — Gold Digger 14 Mario — Let Me Love You 14 Ronan Keating & Yusuf Islam — Father And Son 14 Westlife ft. Diana Ross — When You Tell Me That You Love Me -6 07 Busted — Air Hostess Just gonna put this here:

3/11/2024 45 Kylie Minogue — Love At First Sight 40 Pink — Get The Party Started +1 39 Busted — Year 3000 +3 39 Justin Timberlake — Cry Me A River 38 Coldplay — In My Place 32 Oasis — Stop Crying Your Heart Out 28 Rachel Stevens — Sweet Dreams My L.A. Ex 7 Dido — White Flag -6

Emperor Elagabalus died on this day 1802 years ago, aged 18. - Elagabalus' birth name was Sextus Varius Avitus Bassianus, but was later known as Marcus Aurelius Antoninus. - The reason for Elagabalus' ascent to emperor at the age of 14 was due to his grandmother (the sister-in-law of emperor Septimius Severus) spreading a rumor that he was a bastard son of emperor Caracalla. Emperor Macrinus was soon defeated in a battle with soldiers who supported the claim, and then executed shortly after Elagabalus declared himself emperor. - Elagabalus would install the Persian sun god Elagabal as the head of the Roman pantheon in 220- he also took his regnal name from the deity. In order to worship him, Elagabalus would build a temple with a black rock from Persia representing the god inside it, and had himself circumcised and stopped eating pork (the later oddly similar to worshipping the Jewish God). - Elagabalus was known for his sexual deviancy (at least according to Romans) when he married a Vestal virgin- these women were sworn to remain virgin under punishment of death by being buried alive. - Some historians have put Elagabalus' gender identity into question; while it is confirmed he was bisexual, some believe he may have identified as female due to the fact Elagabalus enjoyed being referred to with female pronouns and dressing in drag. It is also believed he desired sex reassignment surgery, with one account stating he would pay a physician vast amounts of money to incise a vagina onto him. However, some believe these accounts may have been made to malign him. Regardless, Elagabalus issued a reform that allowed women to attend Senate meetings. - On the advice of his grandmother due to his declining favorability, Elagabalus elevated his cousin Severus Alexander to emperor in 221. Alexander soon received the support of the Praetorian Guard, who executed Elagabalus the following year. A damnatio memoriae was issued on him, and several statues were altered so his face was changed to that of Alexander's.

Johnny Knoxville is 53.

3/10/2024 49 Coldplay — In My Place 45 Pink — Get The Party Started +1 42 Busted — Year 3000 +3 38 Oasis — Stop Crying Your Heart Out 35 Kylie Minogue — Love At First Sight 32 Rachel Stevens — Sweet Dreams My L.A. Ex 32 Justin Timberlake — Cry Me A River  19 X-Press 2 ft. David Byrne — Lazy 16 Dido — White Flag -6

Barry Sheene died on this day 21 years ago, aged 52. - Like his son, Sheene's father Frank was a motorcycle racer; he built a minibike for a 5-year-old Barry, who learned to operate it. - Sheene would enter his first motorcycle race when he was 17, where he got into a minor crash- yet still managed to finish in third place. He would have his first professional Grand Prix in 1971, being signed to the Suzuki brand's team and becoming its leader in 1973. A serious crash in the 1975 Daytona 200 was filmed live by the BBC, making him a household name in the UK. - Sheen was the winner of the 1976 and 1977 Grand Prix world championships. He would sign to the Yamaha team in 1980, before his career declined due to severe leg injuries in a 1982 racing crash, and he retired from racing in 1984. - After his racing career ended, Sheene often appeared on TV- he was a motorsport commentator (most notably on RPM from 1997 to 2002), and also appeared in a popular advertising campaign for Shell Oil: - In July of 2002, Sheene was diagnosed with esophageal cancer which had metastasized to his stomach. He refused chemotherapy, opting to rely on holistic alternatives- leading to his inclusion on the 2003 DeathList at spot number 25. He died after an eight-month battle, and was the 2nd hit (of 14) of the 2003 list.

Chuck Norris is 84.

3/9/2024 47 Busted — Year 3000 +2 44 Pink — Get The Party Started +2 43 Kylie Minogue — Love At First Sight 43 Coldplay — In My Place 41 X-Press 2 ft David Byrne - Lazy 40 Oasis — Stop Crying Your Heart Out 36 Rachel Stevens — Sweet Dreams My L.A. Ex 34 Dido — White Flag -6 22 Justin Timberlake — Cry Me A River

Menachem Begin died on this day 32 years ago, aged 78. - Begin was born in what is now Belarus to a Zionist family. Experiencing antisemitism in college at the University of Warsaw, Begin founded a self-defense club for fellow Jewish students. - Begin was arrested by Soviet officials during World War II, being freed due to the Sikorski–Mayski agreement. He would join a Polish liberation army and be sent to Mandatory Palestine, and was allowed to stay there. - Begin wanted to purge the British from Palestine in order to create a completely Jewish ethnostate, and joined the terrorist Irgun group, soon becoming its leader. Begin is notorious for ordering the 1946 King David Hotel bombing that killed 91 civilians. - Begin would be elected to the Knesset in its inaugural 1948 election, and served for the next 35 years. As leader of the Likud party, he would be elected Prime Minister in 1977, with his most famous achievement being the passage of the Camp David Accords in 1978 (which got both him and Egyptian president Anwar Sadat Nobel Peace Prizes): - Begin also ordered the 1982 invasion of Lebanon following the attempted assassination of Israel's ambassador to the UK- albeit none of the attempted murderers were Lebanese citizens. Due to the mounting casualties of the war, Begin resigned in 1983. - Begin became chronically depressed following the death of his wife in 1982, and became a recluse in retirement.

Chingy is 44.

3/8/2024 45 Busted — Year 3000 +1 44 Oasis — Stop Crying Your Heart Out 44 Dido — White Flag -6 42 X-Press 2 ft. David Byrne — Lazy 41 Kylie Minogue — Love At First Sight 40 Pink — Get The Party Started +3 38 Coldplay — In My Place 36 Rachel Stevens — Sweet Dreams My L.A. Ex 26 Mis-Teeq — Scandalous 21 Justin Timberlake — Cry Me A River 17 Justin Timberlake — Rock Your Body 

Millard Fillmore died on this day 150 years ago, aged 74. - Fillmore's unusual first name was his mother Phoebe's maiden name- it was customary at the time for American parents to name their sons like this. - Fillmore's first jobs were apprenticeships to a tailor and a mill, before his first paid job as a teacher. - Fillmore would be elected to the US House of Representatives in 1832, losing his seat in 1834 but regaining it in 1836. He served in the House until 1843. Between the time he left office and the time he was picked as Zachary Taylor's running mate, he served as the first chancellor of the University of Buffalo. - Fillmore's presidency saw him send the Perry Expedition to Japan and admit California to the Union, but his support of the Fugitive Slave Act has led to him becoming known as one of the worst US presidents in history. His support of said act also led to the Whig Party splitting apart (northern Whigs joined the new Republican Party, while southerners joined the Democratic Party), and his fitting nickname "Last of the Whigs". - Fillmore would run for president again in 1856 as the nominee for the Know Nothing Party, winning only Maryland and receiving 21.5% of the popular vote. - During the Civil War, Fillmore served in a volunteer infantry, though he supported Democratic nominee George McClellan in 1864 and believed readmitting the Confederacy with slavery intact would be the best chance to save the Union. People believe he hated Abraham Lincoln, but this is attributed to the fact he was out of town immediately after Lincoln's assassination (and therefore was unable to drape his house in black); Fillmore was supportive of Lincoln's efforts, but desired a ceasefire to save lives and money.

Douglas Hurd (and his ice cream hair) is 94.

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Pope Innocent XIII died on this day 300 years ago, aged 68. - Innocent's birth name was Michelangelo dei Conti, and was the fourth pope from the ancient Conti family- the first was Innocent III (in the 1200s), who was the reason why Michelangelo took the papal name 'Innocent'. - Innocent became a cardinal in 1706, and would be elected as pope in 1721 after the death of Pope Clement XI. The election process took five weeks. - Innocent's reign is largely considered uneventful- though he did send aid to Malta during their battles against Barbary pirates. Innocent was also a supporter to the Jacobite claimant to the British throne (James Francis Edward Stuart). - Innocent died after three years as pope due to an infection caused by a burst hernia. Other health problems Innocent faced during his papacy included a sedentary lifestyle (where he ate too much and never exercised), narcolepsy, and (more seriously) kidney stones. He would be succeeded by Pope Benedict XIII.

Bryan Cranston is 68.

3/6/2024 46 Kylie Minogue — Love At First Sight 46 Busted — Year 3000 +1 44 Mis-Teeq — Scandalous 42 Dido — White Flag -3 41 Coldplay — In My Place 40 Pink — Get The Party Started +3 40 Rachel Stevens — Sweet Dreams My L.A. Ex 39 Oasis — Stop Crying Your Heart Out 36 Justin Timberlake — Cry Me A River 29 X-Press 2 ft. David Byrne — Lazy 25 Liberty X — Got To Have Your Love 23 Justin Timberlake — Rock Your Body 14 Girls Aloud — Jump -3 11 Scooter — The Logical Song

John Philip Sousa died on this day 92 years ago, aged 77. - Sousa was the son of immigrants from Spain and Germany. His father Joao was a trombonist in the US Marine Band, and enlisted his son in the band when he was 13. - Sousa would become the head of the Marine Band in 1880, and played at the inaugural balls of James Garfield and Benjamin Harrison. He remained its conductor until 1892, when he decided to form his own band. - Sousa would request J.W. Pepper to modify a helicon so its bell would point vertically- this new brass instrument is now called the sousaphone: - Sousa's breakout march was 1889's "The Washington Post", which he composed at the newspaper's request for a theme for their essay contest award ceremony (the paper had come under new ownership in 1888). - Sousa would follow this in 1893... with something completely different: - Sousa's most famous work was 1896's "The Stars and Stripes Forever", which was adopted as the national marching song of the United States in 1987. This song is also infamous in the entertainment industry- circuses would often play this to signal a dangerous emergency. - Apart from his musical career, Sousa was an avid clay shooter, and has been inducted into the Trapshooting Hall of Fame. He reportedly hit over 35,000 clay pigeons. - Sousa was critical of recorded music, believing that it would eliminate the need to sing. Despite that, his band made several recordings of their songs.

Alan Greenspan is 98.

3/5/2024 47 Kylie Minogue — Love At First Sight 47 X-Press 2 ft. David Byrne — Lazy 46 Mis-Teeq — Scandalous 45 Busted — Year 3000 +2 41 Coldplay — In My Place 40 Dido — White Flag -3 38 Pink — Get The Party Started +2 36 Oasis — Stop Crying Your Heart Out 36 Rachel Stevens — Sweet Dreams My L.A. Ex 33 Liberty X — Got To Have Your Love 32 Justin Timberlake — Cry Me A River 25 Scooter — The Logical Song  24 Justin Timberlake — Rock Your Body 23 Girls Aloud — Jump  9 Oasis — Little By Little / She Is Love -3

Crispus Attucks died on this day 254 years ago, aged 47. - Attucks was born into slavery. It is believed that he was of African and Native American ancestry- possibly a descendant of a Narragansett tribe member named 'John Attuck'. - Attucks managed to escape to freedom in 1750, and reportedly used the alias "Michael Johnson" to avoid detection. He found work on docks, and also as a whaler. - On the night of March 5, 1770, Attucks and some other sailors went to King Street in Boston after a fight broke out between the townspeople and British soldiers. Attucks was reportedly holding a large stick, and one account stated a soldier was assaulted by a plank of wood- some believe Attucks to have thrown it. The soldiers would open fire on the crowd, wounding six and killing five, including Attucks- in an event now known as the Boston Massacre: Attucks' autopsy states he was shot through his right lung and liver. He, and the four other victims of the altercation, would lay in state at Faneuil Hall, and then be buried together at the Granary Burying Ground:

Eddy Grant is 76.

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John Candy died on this day 30 years ago, aged 43. - Candy's first major role was in the Canadian kid's show Dr. Zonk and the Zunkins that ran from 1974 to 1975- which also starred Gilda Radner. - Candy also worked early in his career with Rick Moranis on 90 Minutes Live- and was considered for the role of Louis Tully in Ghostbusters. Despite not getting cast, he did cameo in the music video for Ray Parker Jr.'s accompanying theme song: - Candy's breakout role was considered to be Freddie Bauer in 1984's Splash. 1987 was another prominent year for him, as he starred as Del in Planes, Trains and Automobiles, and Barf in Spaceballs: - Candy also delved into voice acting- he voiced the titular character of Heavy Metal's "Den" segment, Wilbur in The Rescuers Down Under, and voiced a fictional version of himself in the Saturday morning cartoon Camp Candy, which ran from 1989 to 1992: - Candy was also known for having short cameos in movies that include Little Shop of Horrors and Home Alone. - Candy had an unhealthy lifestyle- he smoked a pack of cigarettes a day, binged alcohol, and he weighed over 300 lbs at one point. His father died from heart disease at 35- and Candy died from a heart attack also at a young age.