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American stunt performer, television personality, actor and comedian Ryan Dunn died on this day 12 years ago, aged 34. Dunn rose to fame in the late 1990s as a member of the CKY crew with his long-time friend Bam Margera, with whom he performed extreme stunts and pranks and recorded them on video, which led to the rise of Jackass. Dunn took part in characteristic stunts that made Jackass famous, and featured in five released films, Jackass: The Movie, Jackass Number Two, Jackass 2.5, Jackass 3D, and Jackass 3.5 He also hosted the TV series Homewrecker and Proving Ground, and he appeared in the feature films Blonde Ambition and Street Dreams as well as in Margera's films Haggard and Minghags. Dunn died in a car crash.

Jean-Marie Le Pen is 95 today. Lionel Richie is 74 today.

June 19th at 10:34PM 62 The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown – Fire 59 Creedence Clearwater Revival – Bad Moon Rising +2 53 Louis Armstrong – What A Wonderful World 49 Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through The Grapevine +2 33 The Rolling Stones – Jumpin´ Jack Flash 31 The Love Affair — Everlasting Love 14 Hugo Montenegro & His Orchestra – The Good, The Bad And The Ugly  01 Bobbie Gentry – I´ll Never Fall In Love Again -6

Gena Rowlands is 93 today. Boris Johnson is 59 today.

American lyricist Gerry Goffin died on this day 9 years ago, aged 75. He co-wrote many international pop hits of the early and mid-1960s, including the US No. 1 hits "Will You Love Me Tomorrow", "Take Good Care of My Baby", "The Loco-Motion", and "Go Away Little Girl". It was later said of Goffin that his gift was "to find words that expressed what many young people were feeling but we're unable to articulate. Goffin wrote with other composers, including Barry Goldberg and Michael Nasser, with whom he wrote "Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)" and "Saving All My Love for You", also No. 1 hits. During his career, Goffin wrote over 114 Billboard Hot 100 hits, including eight chart-toppers, and 72 UK hits. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990. American Broadway and film actress whose career began in silent films in the early 1920s and lasted until the early 1950s Jean Arthur died on this day 32 years ago, aged 90. Arthur had feature roles in three Frank Capra films: Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) with Gary Cooper, You Can't Take It with You (1938) co-starring James Stewart, and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), also starring Stewart. She also co-starred with Cary Grant in the adventure-drama Only Angels Have Wings (1939) and in the comedy-drama The Talk of the Town (1942). She starred as the lead in the acclaimed and highly successful comedy films The Devil and Miss Jones (1941) and A Foreign Affair (1948), the latter of which she starred alongside Marlene Dietrich. Arthur was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress in 1944 for her performance in The More the Merrier (1943), a comedy which also starred Joel McCrea.

June 18th at 9:23PM 62 The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown – Fire 57 Creedence Clearwater Revival – Bad Moon Rising +4 53 Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through The Grapevine 48 Louis Armstrong – What A Wonderful World 35 The Rolling Stones — Jumpin’ Jack Flash 30 Hugo Montenegro & His Orchestra – The Good, The Bad And The Ugly 27 The Love Affair – Everlasting Love +4 15 Zager & Evans – In The Year 2525 11 Bobbie Gentry – I´ll Never Fall In Love Again 04 Amen Corner – (If Paradise Is) Half As Nice -6

Fernando Henrique Cardoso, the 34th President of Brazil, is 92 today. Thabo Mbeki, the 2nd President of South Africa, is 81 today.

Norwegian explorer of polar regions Roald Amundsen died on this day 95 years ago, aged 55. Amundsen began his career as a polar explorer as first mate on Adrien de Gerlache's Belgian Antarctic Expedition of 1897–1899. From 1903 to 1906, he led the first expedition to successfully traverse the Northwest Passage on the sloop Gjøa. In 1909, Amundsen began planning for a South Pole expedition. He left Norway in June 1910 on the ship Fram and reached Antarctica in January 1911. His party established a camp at the Bay of Whales and a series of supply depots on the barrier before setting out for the pole in October. The party of five, led by Amundsen, became the first to successfully reach the South Pole on 14 December 1911. Following a failed attempt in 1918 to reach the North Pole by traversing the Northeast Passage on the ship Maud, Amundsen began planning for an aerial expedition instead. He was a key figure of the period known as the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.

June 17 at 10:57PM 62 The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown – Fire 52 Creedence Clearwater Revival – Bad Moon Rising +4 50 Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through The Grapevine 50 Louis Armstrong – What A Wonderful World 45 Hugo Montenegro & His Orchestra – The Good, The Bad And The Ugly 39 The Rolling Stones – Jumpin´ Jack Flash 20 Zager & Evans — In The Year 2525 19 The Love Affair – Everlasting Love 18 Amen Corner – (If Paradise Is) Half As Nice -1 16 Thunderclap Newman – Something In The Air 08 Bobbie Gentry – I´ll Never Fall In Love Again 01 Tommy Roe – Dizzy -5

Zambian politician who served as the first President of Zambia from 1964 to 1991 Kenneth Kaunda died on this day 2 years ago, aged 97. He was at the forefront of the struggle for independence from British rule. Dissatisfied with Harry Nkumbla's leadership of the Northern Rhodesian African National Congress, he broke away and founded the Zambian African National Congress, later becoming the head of the socialist United National Independence Party (UNIP). In 1973, following tribal and inter-party violence, all political parties except UNIP were banned through an amendment of the constitution after the signing of the China Declaration. At the same time, Kaunda oversaw the acquisition of majority stakes in key foreign-owned companies. In 1973 oil crisis and a slump in export revenues put Zambia in a state of economic crisis. International pressure forced Kaunda to change the rules that had kept him in power. Multi-Party elections took place in 1991, In which Frederick Chiluba, the leader of the Movement for Multi-Party Democracy, ousted Kaunda. American dancer and actress Cyd Charisse died on this day 15 years ago, aged 86. After recovering from polio as a child and studying ballet, Charisse entered films in the 1940s. Her roles usually featured her abilities as a dancer, and she was paired with Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly; her films include Singin' in the Rain (1952), The Band Wagon (1953), Brigadoon with Gene Kelly and Van Johnson (1954) and Silk Stockings (1957). She stopped dancing in films in the late 1950s, but continued acting in film and television, and in 1991 made her Broadway debut. In her later years, she discussed the history of the Hollywood musical in documentaries, and was featured in That's Entertainment! III in 1994. She was awarded the National Medal of the Arts and Humanities in 2006.

Kendrick Lamar is 36 today. Newt Gingrich is 80 today.

June 16 at 10:55PM 62 The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown – Fire 54 Creedence Clearwater Revival – Bad Moon Rising +4 53 Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through The Grapevine 47 Hugo Montenegro & His Orchestra – The Good, The Bad And The Ugly 46 Louis Armstrong – What A Wonderful World 31 The Rolling Stones – Jumpin´ Jack Flash 24 Thunderclap Newman – Something In The Air 22 Zager & Evans – In The Year 2525 21 The Love Affair – Everlasting Love 20 Tommy Roe – Dizzy 17 Amen Corner – (If Paradise Is) Half As Nice 16 Bobbie Gentry – I´ll Never Fall In Love Again 10 Desmond Dekker & The Aces – Israelites -6

American actor George Reeves died on this day 64 years ago, aged 45. Reeves's film career began in 1939 when he was cast as Stuart Tarleton, one of Scarlett O'Hara's suitors in Gone with the Wind. After Gone with the Wind was filmed, Reeves returned to Pasadena Playhouse and was given the lead role in the play Pancho. This part directly led to his being contracted to Warner Brothers. Warner has him change his professional name to George Reeves. He starred in a number of two-reel short subjects and appeared in several B-pictures, including two with future president of the United States Ronald Reagan and three with James Cagney. In June 1951, Reeves was offered the role of Superman in a new television series titled Adventures of Superman. He was initially reluctant to take the role because, like many actors of his time, he considered television unimportant and believed few would see his work. Reeves's career as Superman had begun with Superman and the Mole Men, a film intended both as a B-picture and as the pilot for the TV series. The series went on the air the following year, and Reeves was amazed at becoming a national celebrity. Reeves died of a gunshot wound to the head.

Jürgen Klopp is 56 today.

15th June at 10:53PM 62 The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown – Fire 60 Creedence Clearwater Revival – Bad Moon Rising +4 48 Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through The Grapevine 45 Louis Armstrong – What A Wonderful World 45 Hugo Montenegro & The Aces — The Good The Bad And The Ugly 36 Desmond Dekker & The Aces – Israelites 32 The Rolling Stones – Jumpin´ Jack Flash 28 Zager & Evans – In The Year 2525 24 Thunderclap Newman – Something In The Air 23 The Love Affair – Everlasting Love 19 Bobbie Gentry – I´ll Never Fall In Love Again 13 Tommy James & The Shondells – Mony, Mony 13 Amen Corner – (If Paradise Is) Half As Nice 13 Tommy Roe – Dizzy 02 Mary Hopkin – Those Were The Days -6

11th president of the United States James K. Polk died on this day 174 years ago, aged 53. After building a successful law practice in Tennessee, Polk was elected to its state legislature in 1823 and then to the United States House of Representatives in 1825, becoming a strong supporter of Andrew Jackson. After serving as chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, he became Speaker of the House in 1835, the only person to serve both as Speaker and US President. Polk left Congress to run for governor of Tennessee, winning in 1839 but losing in 1841 and 1843. He was a dark horse candidate in the 1844 presidential election as the Democratic Party nominee. In the general election, Polk defeated Henry Clay of the rival Whig Party. After a negotiation fraught with the risk of war, he reached a settlement with Great Britain over the disputed Oregon Country, the territory, for the most part, being divided along the 49th parallel. Polk achieved victory in the Mexican-American War, which resulted in Mexico's cession of the entire American Southwest. He secured a substantial reduction of tariff rates with the Walker tariff of 1846. The same year, he achieved his other major goal, re-establishment of the Independence Treasury system. True to his campaign pledge to serve only one term, Polk left office in 1849 and returned to Tennessee, where he died three months after leaving the white house. Italian stage and film director, producer, production designer and politician Franco Zeffirelli died on this day 4 years ago, aged 96. Film he directed included the Shakespearean adaptations The Taming of the Shrew (1967), starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton; Romeo and Juliet (1968), for which he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Director; and Hamlet (1990), starring Mel Gibson and Glenn Close. His biblical television miniseries Jesus of Nazareth (1977) won both national and international acclaim and is still frequently shown at Christmas and Easter in many countries. He was a Grande Ufficiale OMRI of the Italian Republic since 1977. Zeffirelli also received an honorary British knighthood in 2004 when he was created a KBE. He was awarded the Premio Colosseo in 2009 by the city of Rome. He was one of the most significant opera and theatre directors of the post-World War II era, gaining both acclaim and notoriety for his lavish stagings of classical works, as well as his film adaptations of the same. A member of the Forza Italia party, he served as the Senator of Catania between 1994 until 2001.

Xi Jinping is 70 today.

14th June at 10:14PM 60 The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown – Fire 56 Creedence Clearwater Revival – Bad Moon Rising +4 48 Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through The Grapevine 40 Hugo Montenegro & His Orchestra – The Good, The Bad And The Ugly 40 Zager & Evans – In The Year 2525 38 Louis Armstrong – What A Wonderful World 36 Desmond Dekker & The Aces – Israelites 29 The Love Affair – Everlasting Love 29 Thunderclap Newman – Something In The Air 23 The Rolling Stones – Jumpin´ Jack Flash 19 Tommy Roe – Dizzy 19 Bobbie Gentry – I´ll Never Fall In Love Again 18 Tommy James & The Shondells – Mony, Mony 12 Mary Hopkin – Those Were The Days 12 The Archies – Sugar, Sugar 12 Amen Corner – (If Paradise Is) Half As Nice 09 Manfred Mann – Mighty Quinn (Quinn The Eskimo) 04 Peter Sarstedt – Where Do You Go To (My Lovely) -6

American politician who served as the 23rd vice president of the United States from 1893 to 1897 Adlai Stevenson I died on this day 109 years ago, aged 78. He had served as US Representative from Illinois in the late 1870s and early 1880s. After his appointment as assistant postmaster general of the United States during Grover Cleveland's first administration, he fired many Republican postal workers and replaced them with Southern Democrats. This earned him the enmity of the Republican-controlled Congress, but made him a favourite as Grover Cleveland's running mate in 1892, and he was elected vice president of the United States. In office, he supported the free-silver lobby against the gold-standard men like Cleveland, but was praised by governing in a dignified, non-partisan manner. In 1900, he ran for vice president with William Jennings Bryan. In doing so, he became the fourth vice president to run for that post teamed with two different presidential candidates. Scottish inventor, electrical engineer, and innovator who demonstrated the world's first live working television system on 26 January 1926 John Logie Baird died on this day 77 years ago, aged 57. He went on to invent the first publicly demonstrated colour television system and the first viable purely electronic colour television picture tube. In 1928 the Baird Television Development Company achieved the first transatlantic television transmission. Baird's early technological successes and his role in the practical introduction of broadcast television for home entertainment have earned him a prominent place in television's history. In 2006, Baird was named as one of the 10 greatest Scottish scientists in history. In 2015 he was inducted into the Scottish Engineering Hall of Fame.

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June 13 at 10:36PM 55 The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown – Fire 52 Creedence Clearwater Revival – Bad Moon Rising +4 43 Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through The Grapevine 42 Louis Armstrong – What A Wonderful World 35 Hugo Montenegro & His Orchestra – The Good, The Bad And The Ugly 32 Zager & Evans – In The Year 2525 29 Desmond Dekker & The Aces – Israelites 25 The Love Affair – Everlasting Love 23 Thunderclap Newman — Something In The Air 21 Manfred Mann – Mighty Quinn (Quinn The Eskimo) 21 Tommy Roe — Dizzy 21 The Beatles & Billy Preston – Get Back 20 The Rolling Stones – Jumpin´ Jack Flash 19 Bobbie Gentry – I´ll Never Fall In Love Again 19 The Beach Boys – Do It Again 18 Tommy James & The Shondells – Mony, Mony 17 The Archies – Sugar, Sugar 16 Peter Sarstedt — Where do you go to my lovely 14 Amen Corner – (If Paradise Is) Half As Nice 11 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich – The Legend Of Xanadu 09 Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg – Je T´aime... Moi Non Plus 07 Mary Hopkin — Those Were The Days 01 The Equals – Baby Come Back -6

Tim Allen is 70 today. Chris Evans is 42 today.

American country music singer, television host, actor and businessman Jimmy Dean died on this day 13 years ago, aged 81. He became a national television personality starting on CBS in 1957. He rose to fame for his 1961 country music crossover hit into rock and roll with "Big Bad John" and his 1963 television series The Jimmy Dean Show gave puppeteer Jim Henson his first national exposure with his character, Rowlf. His acting career included appearing in the early seasons in the Daniel Boone TV series as the sidekick of the famous frontiersman played by star Fess Parker. Later he was on the big screen in a supporting role as billionaire Willard Whyte in the James Bond film Diamonds Are Forever (1973), starring Sean Connery. He was the creator of the Jimmy Dean sausage brand as well as the spokesman for its TV commercials. Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Taoiseach on three occasions from 1979 to 1981, March to December 1982 and 1987 to 1992 Charles Haughey died on this day 17 years ago, aged 80. Haughey was first elected to Dáil Éireann as Fianna Fáil TD in 1957 and was re-elected at every election until 1992, representing successively the Dublin North-East, Dublin Artane and Dublin North-Central constituencies. As Taoiseach, he is credited by some economists with starting the positive transformation of the economy in the late 1980s. However, his career was also marked by several major scandals. Haughey was implicated in the Army Crisis of 1970, which nearly destroyed his career. His political reputation revived, his tenure as Taoiseach was then damaged by the sensational GUBU Affair in 1982; his party leadership was challenged four times. Revelations about his role in phone tapping scandal forced him to resign as Taoiseach and retire from politics in 1992. American actress Geraldine Page died on this day 36 years ago, aged 62. Her first credited part in the Western film Hondo (1953), earned her her first Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. During the McCarthyism era, she was blacklisted in Hollywood based on her association with Hagen and did not work in film for eight years. Page continued to appear on television and on stage and earned her first Tony Award nomination for her performance in Sweet Bird of Youth (1959-60), a role she reprised in the 1962 film adaptation, the latter of which earned her a Golden Globe Award. She earned additional Academy Award nominations for her roles in Summer and Smoke (1961), You're a Big Boy Now (1966) and Pete 'n' Tillie (1972), followed by a Tony nomination for her performance in the stage production of Absurd Person Singular (1974-75). In 1977, she provided the voice of Madam Medusa in Walt Disney's The Rescuers, followed by Woody Allen's Interiors (1978), which earned her a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. Page was nominated Academy Awards for her performances in The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984) and The Trip to Bountiful (1985), the latter of which earned her the Academy Award for Best Actress.

June 12 at 10:20PM 51 The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown – Fire 48 Creedence Clearwater Revival – Bad Moon Rising +4 44 Louis Armstrong – What A Wonderful World 40 Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through The Grapevine 30 Hugo Montenegro & His Orchestra — The Good, The Bad And The Ugly 29 Thunderclap Newman – Something In The Air 27 Zager & Evans – In The Year 2525 25 The Love Affair – Everlasting Love 25 Desmond Dekker & The Aces – Israelites 25 Manfred Mann – Mighty Quinn (Quinn The Eskimo) 24 Tommy Roe – Dizzy 24 The Rolling Stones – Jumpin´ Jack Flash 23 The Beatles & Billy Preston – Get Back 21 The Beach Boys – Do It Again 20 Amen Corner – (If Paradise Is) Half As Nice 19 Bobbie Gentry – I´ll Never Fall In Love Again 19 Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg – Je T´aime... Moi Non Plus 18 Tommy James & The Shondells – Mony, Mony 17 The Archies – Sugar, Sugar 17 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich – The Legend Of Xanadu 15 The Move – Blackberry Way 14 Peter Sarstedt – Where Do You Go To (My Lovely) 12 Mary Hopkin — Those we’re the days 10 The Equals – Baby Come Back  03 The Rolling Stones – Honky Tonk Women -6

American character actor Philip Baker Hall died on this day a year ago, aged 90. Hall is known for his collaborations with Paul Thomas Anderson, including Hard Eight (1996), Boogie Nights (1997), and Magnolia (1999). He also starred in leading roles in films, such as Secret Honor (1984) and Duck (2005). Hall had supporting roles in many films, including Midnight Run (1988), Say Anything... (1989), The Truman Show (1998). The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), The Insider (1999), The Contender (2000), Bruce Almighty (2003), Dogville (2003), Zodiac (2007), 50/50 (2011), and Argo (2012). He received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Male Lead for his role in Hard Eight and two Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for Outstanding Performances by an Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture for Boogie Nights and Magnolia.