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Christine Cavanaugh died on this day 10 years ago, aged 51. - Cavanaugh's first voice acting role was as David in the English dub of the 1988 film David and the Magic Pearl. Her first role of note was the voice of Gosalyn in Darkwing Duck, which was quickly followed by voicing Chuckie in Rugrats: Cavanaugh voiced many other '90s cartoon characters you may recall, the most notable being Oblina in Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, Babe the pig in the Babe movies, and (of course) Dexter in Dexter's Laboratory (for the first two seasons): - Cavanaugh would retire from voice acting in 2001 due to wishing to spend more time with her family. Her final credited performance was as Birdie in the last episode of The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald, released in 2003.

Ralph Fiennes is 62.

Stereophonics.

12/21/2024 39 Queen — Bohemian Rhapsody / These Are The Days Of Our Lives +4 18 Isaac Watts — Joy To The World -6

12/21/2024 33 Fatboy Slim - Gangster Trippin +2 33 Erasure - Blue Savannah 31 The Waterboys - The Whole of the Moon 27 Faithless - Insomnia 27 Annie Lennox - Little Bird/Love Song for a Vampire 27 Youssou N’Dour ft. Neneh Cherry - 7 Seconds 26 Everything But The Girl - Missing (Todd Terry Remix) 26 Suede - Stay Together 24 No Doubt - Just a Girl +1 23 Shania Twain - That Don’t Impress Me Much 22 EMF - Unbelievable  22 Spin Doctors - Two Princes +1 20 Roxette - It Must Have Been Love 20 Savage Garden - To the Moon and Back 14 Suede - Trash -2 14 Stereophonics - The Bartender and the Thief -1 14 The Sisters of Mercy ft. Ofra Haza - Temple of Love (1992) 06 The Seahorses - Love Is The Law -4

Munro Leaf died on this day 48 years ago, aged 71. - Leaf worked as an English teacher before starting a career in writing. In 1936, he would publish his most famous work, The Story of Ferdinand- a children's book about a bull that prefers smelling flowers to fighting. It would be banned in Spain and Nazi Germany after being deemed pacifist propaganda, and would also be adapted into a short film by Disney two years after publication: It would also be adapted into a feature-length film by Blue Sky in 2017 with John Cena voicing the titular character. - Speaking of World War II propaganda, Leaf would assist the army by writing Private Snafu shorts alongside fellow children's author Dr. Seuss: This short was effectively an animated adaptation of their pamphlet This Is Ann, which also taught soldiers how to avoid catching malaria in battle. - While Leaf wrote over 20 books in his lifetime, none of them matched the success of Ferdinand. He died of cancer.

Michael Tilson Thomas is 80.

Big Lots to go out of business unless it can find a buyer. Nearly has 1,000 stores across the US.

12/20/2024 41 Queen — Bohemian Rhapsody / These Are The Days Of Our Lives +3 20 Isaac Watts — Joy To The World 18 Pink Floyd — Another Brick In the Wall 09 The Human League — Don’t You Want Me +1 03 Pet Shop Boys— Always On My Mind -6

12/20/2024 34 Erasure - Blue Savannah 30 The Waterboys - The Whole of the Moon 29 Fatboy Slim - Gangster Trippin +2 26 Annie Lennox - Little Bird/Love Song for a Vampire 26 Spin Doctors - Two Princes +1 25 Everything But The Girl - Missing (Todd Terry Remix) 25 Youssou N’Dour ft. Neneh Cherry - 7 Seconds 24 The Sisters of Mercy ft. Ofra Haza - Temple of Love (1992) 24 Suede - Stay Together 23 No Doubt - Just a Girl +1 23 Shania Twain - That Don’t Impress Me Much 22 EMF - Unbelievable  22 Faithless - Insomnia 20 Roxette - It Must Have Been Love 20 Savage Garden - To the Moon and Back 17 Stereophonics - The Bartender and the Thief 16 Suede - Trash -1 12 Radiohead - Paranoid Android 10 The Seahorses - Love Is The Law -2 06 Enigma - Return to Innocence -3

Madge Sinclair died on this day 29 years ago, aged 57. - Born in Jamaica, Sinclair worked as a teacher before emigrating to the US to pursue an acting career. Among her earliest roles was as a doctor in a 1972 episode of Sesame Street that discussed vaccination against measles. - In 1974 Sinclair would make her big screen debut in the film Conrack, and would be nominated for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress (losing to Diahann Carroll). She would follow this by playing a widow in Convoy in 1978 (opposite Kris Kristofferson), and gained further recognition as Queen Aoelon of Zamunda in Coming to America. In 1994, she would voice Simba's mother and Mufasa's mate Sarabi in The Lion King: - On TV, Sinclair was best-known for appearing in Roots, Trapper John, M.D. (her role as Ernestine ended up nominating her for an Emmy three times), Gabriel's Fire, Me and the Boys, and one episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. - Behind the scenes, Sinclair battled leukemia for the last 13 years of her life. Her last role was in an episode of Dream On.

Jonah Hill is 41.

12/19/2024 38 Queen — Bohemian Rhapsody / These Are The Days Of Our Lives +2 21 Isaac Watts — Joy To The World 18 Wham! — Last Christmas +1 15 Pet Shop Boys -Always On My Mind -1 12 Pink Floyd — Another Brick In the Wall 09 The Human League — Don’t You Want Me +1 06 The Beatles — I Feel Fine -3 06 Mykola Leontovych — Carol Of The Bells -2

12/19/2024 30 Erasure - Blue Savannah 29 The Waterboys - The Whole of the Moon 25 Fatboy Slim - Gangster Trippin +2 25 Annie Lennox - Little Bird/Love Song for a Vampire 24 Spin Doctors - Two Princes +1 24 Everything But The Girl - Missing (Todd Terry Remix) 23 Faithless - Insomnia 22 No Doubt - Just a Girl +1 22 Suede - Stay Together 22 Shania Twain - That Don’t Impress Me Much 22 The Sisters of Mercy ft. Ofra Haza - Temple of Love (1992) 21 Youssou N’Dour ft. Neneh Cherry - 7 Seconds 20 Roxette - It Must Have Been Love 20 Savage Garden - To the Moon and Back 20 Stereophonics - The Bartender and the Thief 19 EMF - Unbelievable  17 Suede - Trash 17 Enigma - Return to Innocence 16 Radiohead - Paranoid Android 15 Shania Twain - Man! I Feel Like a Woman 13 The Seahorses - Love Is The Law -4 10 The Source ft. Candi Staton - You Got The Love (Now Voyager Mix) -2

Abbas II of Egypt died on this day 80 years ago, aged 70. - Abbas was the son of Tewfik I of Egypt, and would succeed him as khedive (basically a sultan) of Egypt upon his death in 1892. At the time, the British were occupying Egypt, and Abbas would often criticize the British Army, appointing nationalists to his cabinet and associating with Islamic movements. - By 1914 relations between Egypt and the UK were at an all-time low, with Lord Kitchener proposing a coup to oust Abbas. Once World War II broke out, the British led a propaganda campaign accusing Abbas of abandoning Egypt (he was healing from an assassination attempt in Constantinople), and would promptly depose him and install his pro-British uncle Hussein as sultan. Abbas would work with the Ottoman government to plan attacks on British positions in Egypt, such as the Suez Canal. - Even after the end of the war, Abbas would remain barred from returning to Egypt by the new monarch Fuad I, having also lost his property there. He would officially relinquish his claims to the throne in 1931, and ended up moving to Switzerland where he would write memoirs of his life. He died exactly 30 years after the date of his forced abdication. - Abbas had six children with his wife Ikbal. Had he not been deposed, the throne would've gone to his son Muhammad.

Walter Murphy is 72. ...Besides that, he's also known as the composer for Family Guy and American Dad.

12/18/2024 24 Shania Twain - That Don’t Impress Me Much 24 Suede - Stay Together 23 Faithless - Insomnia 22 Fatboy Slim - Gangster Trippin +2 22 Everything But The Girl - Missing (Todd Terry Remix) 22 Annie Lennox - Little Bird/Love Song for a Vampire 22 The Waterboys - The Whole of the Moon 22 Radiohead - Paranoid Android 21 No Doubt - Just a Girl +1 21 Spin Doctors - Two Princes +1 21 EMF - Unbelievable 20 The Sisters of Mercy ft. Ofra Haza - Temple of Love (1992) 20 Enigma - Return to Innocence 20 Erasure - Blue Savannah 20 Lauryn Hill - Doo Wop (That Thing) 20 Roxette - It Must Have Been Love 20 Savage Garden - To the Moon and Back 20 Stereophonics - The Bartender and the Thief 20 Youssou N’Dour ft. Neneh Cherry - 7 Seconds 17 Suede - Trash -3 17 The Seahorses - Love Is The Law -3 14 Shania Twain - Man! I Feel Like a Woman 14 The Source ft. Candi Staton - You Got The Love (Now Voyager Mix) 12 Luther Vandross & Mariah Carey- Endless Love 06 Billy Joel - The River of Dreams

12/18/2024 30 Queen — Bohemian Rhapsody / These Are The Days Of Our Lives +2 21 Isaac Watts — Joy To The World 20 Pet Shop Boys- Always On My Mind 19 Mykola Leontovych — Carol Of The Bells 19 Wham! — Last Christmas +1 14 The Beatles — I Feel Fine -3 14 Pink Floyd — Another Brick In the Wall 11 The Human League — Don’t You Want Me +1 08 Charles Wesley — Hark! The Herald Angels Sing 05 John Williams — O Holy Night 00 The Pretenders — 2000 Miles -3

Zsa Zsa Gabor died on this day 8 years ago, aged 99. - Gabor's real name was Sari Gabor, and she received her nickname due to being unable to pronounce her name as a young child. She was named after Sari Fadak, a popular actress in her native Hungary. - Gabor would become notable by competing in beauty pageants, and after moving to the US in 1941, made it big in Hollywood. Her breakout role was as Jane Avril in the 1952 version of Moulin Rouge, followed by other hit movies such as Lili and Touch of Evil. She also often appeared on TV, notably on multiple late night talk shows and as a one-time villain on the Adam West Batman show. Her final role was in 1996's A Very Brady Sequel. - Gabor was equally as well-known for her nine marriages. Among her husbands were Conrad Hilton (founder of the Hilton brand of hotels), George Sanders (actor), and Jack Ryan (co-inventor of Barbie and Hot Wheels). - In later years, Gabor had very notable health issues (and was very much deserving of "immortal" status). A 2002 car crash partially paralyzed her and made her rely on a wheelchair to move. She had two strokes in the mid-2000s, and in 2010 would receive last rites before being discharged from the hospital. Her right leg would be amputated in 2011 and she fell into a coma which she was not expected to survive- yet she emerged from it. For the last five years of her life she relied on a feeding tube to eat and drink, which ended up leading to an infection in 2016 that required surgery. What ultimately killed her was cardiac arrest. - Gabor appeared on the DeathList a total of 10 times between 1991 and 2016, and was the 10th hit (of the 12) that year.

Keith Richards is 81.

12/17/2024 28 Isaac Watts — Joy To The World 26 Queen — Bohemian Rhapsody / These Are The Days Of Our Lives +1 25 Wham! — Last Christmas +1 22 Mykola Leontovych — Carol Of The Bells 18 Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind 14 Charles Wesley — Hark! The Herald Angels Sing 13 The Beatles — I Feel Fine -3 13 The Human League — Don’t You Want Me +1 10 Pink Floyd — Another Brick In the Wall +4 09 The Pretenders — 2000 Miles 09 John Williams — O Holy Night +1 06 Tom Jones — Green, Green Grass Of Home -3

12/17/2024 110 Shania Twain - That Don’t Impress Me Much 88 Fatboy Slim - Gangster Trippin 59 Stereophonics - The Bartender and the Thief 45 Savage Garden - To the Moon and Back 38 Shania Twain - Man! I Feel Like a Woman 32 Lauryn Hill - Doo Wop (That Thing) 19 2Pac - Changes +4 15 Kula Shaker - Sound of Drums -6

Leopold II of Belgium died on this day 115 years ago, aged 74. - Leopold was the son of king Leopold I, and would accede to the throne upon his father's death in 1865. He was known for mostly two things during his reign: his commissioning of buildings, and his rule over the Belgian Congo. - Leopold established the Congo Free State in 1885 (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo). He would initially use this colonial enterprise to obtain ivory, but soon endorsed forced labor of the native population to harvest rubber. Due to his status as the sole owner, he was directly responsible for its governance- notably the establishment of the Force Publique which committed mass atrocities against the Congolese. Many now consider it to be a genocide due to an estimated death toll of 10 million, and Leopold being deemed one of history's greatest monsters. Leopold would relinquish control of the colony to the Belgian government in 1908 once these actions came to light and led to international opposition against him. - Leopold died after exactly 44 years on the throne. As his only legitimate children were female (he had two illegitimate sons with his mistress, however), the crown went to his nephew Albert I.

Gigi D'Agostino is 57.

...I spoke too soon. Got Whammed while doing errands today.