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Giorgio Napolitano is 98 today.

June 29th at 10:52PM 52 The Rolling Stones – Paint It, Black +4 13 The Animals – House Of The Rising Sun 03 The Kinks – You Really Got Me -6

Heir presumptive to the throne of Austria-Hungary Archduke Franz Ferdinand died on this day 109 years ago, aged 50. Following the death of Crown Prince Rudolf in 1889 and the death of Karl Ludwig in 1896, Franz Ferdinand became the heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne. His courtship of Sophie Chotek caused conflict within the imperial household, and their morganatic marriage in 1900 was only allowed after he renounced his descendents' rights to the throne. Franz Ferdinand held significant influence over military, and in 1913 he was appointed inspector general of the Austro-Hungarian armed forces. Franz Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated in Sarajevo by Gavrilo Princip. Franz Ferdinand's assassination led to the July Crisis and precipitated Austria-Hungary's declaration of war against Serbia, which in turn triggered a series of events that eventually led to Austria-Hungary's allies and Serbia's allies declaring war on each other, starting World War I.

June 28th at 10:51PM 39 The Rolling Stones — Paint It, Black +4 28 The Kinks – You Really Got Me 15 The Animals – House Of The Rising Sun 15 Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through The Grapevine 14 The Four Tops – Reach Out I´ll Be There 07 The Rolling Stones – (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction -6

Hans Blix is 95 today. Elon Musk is 52 today.

June 27th at 10:30PM 36 The Rolling Stones — Paint It, Black +4 32 The Kinks – You Really Got Me 27 Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through The Grapevine 26 The Four Tops – Reach Out I´ll Be There 26 The Animals – House Of The Rising Sun 18 The Rolling Stones – (I Can't Ge t No ) Satisfaction 01 The Supremes – Baby Love -6

Khloe Kardashian is 39 today.

American actor Jack Lemmon died on this day 22 years ago, aged 76. His film debut was a bit part as a plasterer in the film The Lady Takes a Sailor (1949). His best known films include Mister Roberts (1955, for which he won the year's Oscar for Best Supporting Actor), Some Like It Hot (1959), The Apartment (1960), Days of Wine and Roses (1962), Irma la Douce (1963), The Great Race (1965), Save the Tiger (1973, for which he won Best Actor), The China Syndrome (1979), Missing (1982), and Glengarry Glen Ross (1992). He also acted in several Broadway plays, earning Tony Award nominations for Tribute and the 1986 revival of Long Day's Journey into Night. English actress, best remembered for her roles in the Carry On franchise, appearing in 24 of the films Joan Sims died on this day 22 years ago, aged 71. Sims made her first film appearance in Will Any Gentleman? with George Cole in 1953, closely followed by Trouble in Store with Norman Wisdom. In 1954, she appeared as Miss Dawn in The Belles of St Trinian's. In 1958, Sims received a script from Peter Rogers; it was for Carry On Nurse. The film Carry On Sergeant had been a huge success at the box office and in the autumn of that year, Rogers and director Gerald Thomas began planning a follow-up. She first starred in Carry On Nurse, then Carry On Teacher, followed by Carry On Constable and Carry On Regardless, and this sealed her future as a regular Carry On performer.

Yoshiro Nakamatsu is 95 today.

June 26th at 9:40PM 39 The Rolling Stones – Paint It, Black +4 33 The Four Tops — Reach out I’ll be there 30 Marvin Gaye — I Heard It Through The Grapevine 29 The Kinks – You Really Got Me 27 The Rolling Stones – (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction 25 The Animals — House Of The Rising Sun 20 Dusty Springfield – You Don´t Have To Say You Love Me 13 The Supremes – Baby Love -6

American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist Michael Jackson died on this day 14 years ago, aged 50. He was the eighth child of the Jackson family. Jackson made his public debut in 1954 with his older brothers Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, and Marlon as a member of the Jackson 5. Jackson began his solo career in 1971 while at Motown Records. He became a solo star with his 1979 album Off the Wall. His music videos, including those for "Beat It", "Billie Jean", and "Thriller" from his 1982 album Thriller, are credited with breaking racial barriers and transforming the medium into an artform and promotional tool. He helped propel the success of MTV and continued to innovate with videos for the Albums Bad (1987), Dangerous (1991), HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I (1995), and Invincible (2001). Thriller became the best-selling album of all time, while Bad was the first album to produce five US Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles. He is known as the "King of Pop". He is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. American actress Farrah Fawcett died on this day 14 years ago, aged 62. Fawcett began her career in the 1960s appearing in commercials and guest roles on television. During the 1970s, She appeared in numerous television series, including recurring roles on Harry O (1974-1976), and The Six Million Dollar Man (1974-1978). Her iconic red swimsuit poster sold six million copies in its first year in print. Fawcett's breakthrough role was the role of private investigator Jill Munroe in Charlie's Angels, which co-starred Kate Jackson and Jaclyn Smith. In 1983, Fawcett received positive reviews for her performance in the Off-Broadway play Extremities. She was subsequently cast in the 1986 film version and received a Golden Globe nomination. She received Emmy Award nominations for her role as a battered wife in The Burning Bed (1984) and for her portrayal of real-life murderer Diane Downs in Small Sacrifices (1989). Her 1980s work in TV movies earned her four additional Golden Globe nominations.

Carly Simon is 80 today. Saif al-Islam Gaddafi is 51 today.

June 25th at 10:33PM 36 The Rolling Stones – Paint It, Black 33 The Four Tops – Reach Out I´ll Be There 32 The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown – Fire +4 30 The Rolling Stones – (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction 28 The Kinks – You Really Got Me 28 The Supremes – Baby Love 28 Dusty Springfield – You Don´t Have To Say You Love Me 23 Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through The Grapevine 22 The Animals – House Of The Rising Sun 04 Del Shannon – Runaway -6

American film, television, and stage actor from New York Eli Wallach died on this day 9 years ago, aged 98. Originally trained in stage acting, he garnered over 90 film credits. He and his wife Anne Jackson often appeared together on stage, eventually becoming a notable acting couple in American theater. Wallach initially studied method acting under Sanford Meisner and later became a founding member of the Actors Studio, where he studied under Lee Strawberry. He played a wide variety of roles throughout his career, primarily as a supporting actor. He won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for The Rose Tattoo (1951). For his debut screen performance in Baby Doll (1956), he won a BAFTA Award for Best Newcomer and a Golden Globe Award nomination. Among his other most famous roles are Calvera in The Magnificent Seven (1960), Guido in The Misfits (1961) and Tuco in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) and Don Altobello in The Godfather Part III (1990). English state, film, and television actor and comedian David Tomlinson died on this day 23 years ago, aged 83. Tomlinson played Philip Rowe, one of the three British airmen escaping from a German POW camp, in the 1950 British Film The Wooden Horse. Tomlinson played the role of George Banks in the Disney film Mary Poppins (1964). Mary Poppins brought Tomlinson continued work with Disney, appearing in The Love Bug (1968) and Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971). His final acting appearance was in The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu (1980), which was also the final film of Peter Sellers. Tomlinson retired from acting at the age of 63 to spend more time with his family. However, in 1992, at the age of 75, he appeared on the Wogan talk show along with Tommy Cockles.

June 24th at 11:00PM 38 The Rolling Stones – Paint It, Black 36 The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown – Fire +4 33 Dusty Springfield – You Don´t Have To Say You Love Me 32 The Supremes – Baby Love 29 5he Kinks — You Really Got Me 27 The Four Tops – Reach Out I´ll Be There  26 The Rolling Stones – (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction 25 The Animals – House Of The Rising Sun 23 Del Shannon – Runaway  19 Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through The Grapevine 18 Procol Harum – A Whiter Shade Of Pale  08 Louis Armstrong – What A Wonderful World -6

Gautam Adani is 61 today.

American film and television actor Peter Falk died on this day 12 years ago, aged 83. He is best known for his role as Lieutenant Columbo in the long-running NBC series Columbo (1968-1978, 1989-2003), for which he won four Primetime Emmy Awards (1972, 1975, 1976, 1990) and a Golden Globe Award (1973). Falk was twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, for Murder, Inc. (1960) and Pocketful of Miracles (1961), and won his first Emmy Award in 1962 for The Dick Powell Theatre. He was the first actor to be nominated for an Academy Award and an Emmy Award in the same year, achieving the feat twice (1961 and 1962). In December 2008 it was reported that Falk has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Greek economist and politician who served as Prime Minister of Greece from 1981 to 1989 and from 1993 to 1996 Andreas Papandreou died on this day 27 years ago, aged 77. The achievements of his first two governments include the official recognition of the leftist and communist resistance groups of the Greek Resistance against the Axis occupation, the establishment of the National Health System and the Supreme Council for Personnel Selection (ASEP), the passage of Law 1264/1982 which secured the right to strike and greatly improved the rights of workers, the constitutional amendment of 1985-1986 which strengthened parliamentarism and reduced the powers of the indirectly-elected president, the conduct of an assertive and independent Greek foreign policy, the expansion in the power of local governments, many progressive reforms in Greek law and the granting of permission to the refugees from the Greek Civil War of Greek ethnicity to return home to Greece. During his tenure as the prime minister of Greece from 1981 to 1989, the public debt of Greece as a function of gross domestic product almost tripped.

Martti Ahtisaari, the 10th President of Finland, is 86 today. Clarence Thomas is 75 today.

June 23rd at 10:52PM 44 The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown – Fire +4 37 The Rolling Stones – Paint It, Black 28 Del Shannon – Runaway 27 Dusty Springfield – You Don´t Have To Say You Love Me 27 Procol Harum – A Whiter Shade of Pale 27 The Supremes – Baby Love 27 Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through The Grapevine 26 The Kinks – You Really Got Me 25 The Animals – House Of The Rising Sun 25 The Four Tops – Reach Out I´ll Be There 22 Louis Armstrong – What A Wonderful World 20 The Rolling Stones – (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction 20 The Shadows – Apache  05 Elvis Presley – Rock-A-Hula Baby/Can´t Help Falling In Love -6

June 22nd at 11:11PM 33 The Rolling Stones – Paint It, Black 33 The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown – Fire 29 Procol Harum – A Whiter Shade Of Pale 26 Del Shannon – Runaway 26 Dusty Springfield – You Don´t Have To Say You Love Me 25 The Kinks – You Really Got Me 25 The Four Tops – Reach Out I'll Be There 25 Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through The Grapevine 24 The Rolling Stones – (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction 24 The Supremes – Baby Love 24 Creedence Clearwater Revival — Bad Moon Rising +4 23 Elvis Presley – Rock-A-Hula Baby/Can't Help Falling In Love 20 The Animals – House Of The Rising Sun 20 The Shadows – Apache 19 Louis Armstrong – What A Wonderful World 17 The Tornados – Telstar 08 Roy Orbison – Only The Lonely 04 B. Bumble & the Stingers Nut Rocker 01 John Leyton – Johnny Remember Me -6

Kris Kristofferson is 87 today Meryl Streep is 74 today.

American actress, singer, dancer and vaudevillian Judy Garland died on this day 54 years ago, aged 47. Garland began performing as a child with her two older sisters, in a vaudeville group "The Gumm Sisters" and was later signed to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer as a teenager. She appeared in more than two dozen films for MGM. Garland was a frequent on-screen partner of both Mickey Rooney and Gene Kelly and regularly collaborated with director and second husband Vincente Minnelli. Other starring roles during this period included Meet Me in St. Louis (1944), The Harvey Girls (1946), Easter Parade (1948) and Summer Stock (1950). She received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in A Star Is Born (1954) and a nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Judgement at Nuremberg (1961). In 1950, after 15 years with MGM, the studio released her amid a series of personal struggles that prevented her from fulfilling the terms of her contract. American comedian, actor, author, and social critic George Carlin died on this day 15 years ago, aged 71. The first of Carlin's 14 stand-up comedy specials for HBO was filmed in 1977, broadcast as George Carlin at USC. From the late 1980s onwards, his routines focused on sociocultural criticism of American society. He was a frequent performer and guest host on The Tonight Show during the three-decade Johnny Carson era and hosted the first episode of Saturday Night Live in 1975. Carson's film roles included a taxi driver in Car Wash, Frank Madras in Outrageous Fortune, Rufus in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure and Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey, Eddie Detreville in The Prince of Tides, Cardinal Ignatius Glock in Dogma, Hitchhiker in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Architect in Scary Movie 3, and Bart Trinké in Jersey Girl. He also had voice roles as Zugor in Tarzan II, Fillmore in Cars, and as Mr. Conductor on Shining Time Station, as well as narrating the American dubs for the Thomas & Friends segments. His final comedy special, It's Bad for Ya, was filmed less than four months before his death from cardiac failure.

Joko Widodo, the seventh and current President of Indonesia, is 62 today.

Indonesian statesman, orator, revolutionary, and nationalist who was the first president of Indonesia, serving from 1945 to 1967 Sukarno died on this day 53 years ago, aged 69. Sukarno was the leader of the Indonesian struggle for independence from the Dutch colonialists. He was a prominent leader of Indonesia's nationalist movement during the colonial period and spent over a decade under Dutch detention until released by the invading Japanese forces in World War II. He led the Indonesian resistance to Dutch re-colonisation efforts via diplomatic and military means until the Dutch recognition of Indonesian independence in 1949. After a chaotic period of parliamentary democracy, Sukarno established an autocratic system called "Guided Democracy" in 1959 that successfully ended the instability and rebellions which were threatening the survival of the diverse and fractious country. In the early 1960s Sukarno embarked on a series of aggressive foreign policies under the rubric of anti-imperialism and personally championed the Non-Aligned Movement. These developments led to increasing friction with the West and closer relations with the USSR. After the events surrounding the 30 September Movement of 1965, the military general Suharto largely took control of the country in a Western-backed military overthrow of the Sukarno-led government. This was followed by repression of real and perceived leftists, including executions of Communist Party members and suspected sympathisers in several massacres with support from the CIA and British intelligence services, resulting in an estimated 500,000 to over 1,000,000 deaths. Swedish politician who served as Prime Minister of Sweden from 1946 to 1969 Tage Erlander died on this day 38 years ago, aged 84. Becoming a member of the World War II coalition government in 1944, Erlander rose unexpectedly to the leadership upon the death of Prime Minister Per Albin Hansson in October 1946, maintaining the position of the Social Democrats as the dominant party in the country. Known for his moderation, pragmatism and self-irony, Erlander often sought approval from the liberal-conservative opposition for his policies, de facto dropping all pretences of wide-scale nationalizations whilst introducing reforms such as universal health insurance, pension additions and a growing public sector, although stopping short of raising tax levels above the average OECD levels all the time. Until the 1960s, income taxes were lower in Sweden than in the United States.

June 21st 11:07AM 26 Creedence Clearwater Revival – Bad Moon Rising +4 24 Procol Harum – A Whiter Shade Of Pale 24 The Rolling Stones – Paint It, Black 23 Louis Armstrong – What A Wonderful World 22 Dusty Springfield – You Don´t Have To Say You Love Me 22 The Kinks – You Really Got Me 22 Elvis Presley – Rock-A-Hula Baby/Can´t Help Falling In Love 22 The Four Tops – Reach Out I´ll Be There 22 Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through The Grapevine 22 The Rolling Stones – (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction 22 The Monkees – I´m A Believer 20 The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown – Fire 20 B. Bumble & The Stingers – Nut Rocker 20 Del Shannon – Runaway 20 Helen Shapiro – Walkin´ Back To Happiness 20 The Beatles – From Me To You 20 The Shadows – Apache 20 The Supremes – Baby Love 19 John Leyton – Johnny Remember Me 18 The Animals – House Of The Rising Sun 17 The Rolling Stones – Get Off Of My Cloud 14 Roy Orbison – Only The Lonely 09 The Tornados – Telstar 08 The Rolling Stones – Jumpin´ Jack Flash -6