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HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY

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JOHN BELMONT                                 

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John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne is an English singer,
songwriter, and television personality. He rose to fame
during the 1970s as the lead vocalist of the
heavy metal

band Black Sabbath, during which period he adopted the
nickname "Prince of Darkness".  He is 74 years old today.

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MUSICAL PREMIERED ON THIS DAY IN 1959

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Starring Mary Martin as Maria and Theodore Bikel as Captain
von Trapp, the original Broadway production of
The Sound
of Music
premiered at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on November
16, 1959, where it won five Tony Awards, including Best Musical
and Best Leading Actress. It later moved to the Mark Hellinger,
where it would end its lauded run on June 15, 1963 after 1,443
performances.
    

   
    
    
    
   

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HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY

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MIKE GRACIA

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Singer John J. (Cougar) Mellencamp is 71 years old today. 

Mellencamp has sold over 30 million albums in the US and
over 60 million worldwide.

He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008, followed by an induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame
in 2018.

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HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY

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SANDY KOZEL

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Rudolph Valentino 
(nicknamed The Latin Lover)

(May 6, 1895 – August 23, 1926)

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1922

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MUSICAL OPENED ON THIS DAY IN 1971

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On June 7, 1972, the production opened at the
Broadhurst
Theatre
on Broadway, and on November 21, it moved to the
Royale Theatre there, where it ran until January 27, 1980.

For the five final weeks of the run, the show moved to the
larger
Majestic Theatre. By the time it closed on April 13,
1980, it had run 3,388 performances.

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