Four-time Grammy Award-winning actress and singer Olivia Newton-John
gained fame in Grease (1978) and released the double platinum album
Physical. She has sold over 100 million records and has released over 10
Top Ten Billboard Hot 100 singles. She formed an all-girl group, Sol Four,
with three of her classmates during her teens.
George Robert Newhart
Actor/comedian Bob Newhart starred in The Bob Newhart Show on CBS
(1972-1978) as well as the sitcoms Newhart and Bob. He made several
appearances on various variety shows, such as The Dean Martin Show,
The Ed Sullivan Show, and guest hosted The Tonight Show 87 times. He
studied at Loyola Law School but never completed his degree and worked
as an accountant.
CAMILLE BOHANNON
World War II began on this day in 1939 when Nazi Germany invaded Poland.
It happened on this day in 1983.
Korean Air Lines 747, Flight 007, was shot down over the Sahakin Islands.
America’s Bobby Fischer (right) beat Russia’s Boris Spassky to
become world chess champion on this day in 1972. The chess
match took place in Reykjavik, Iceland.
Robert James "Bobby" Fischer (March 9, 1943 – January 17, 2008)
Young Gloria and her mother.
Gloria Estefan (Gloria MarÃa Milagrosa Fajardo GarcÃa) is 60 years
young today.
Latin pop singer Gloria Estefan has sold more than one hundred million records
over the course of her career. She has released many #1 hits, including "Don’t
Wanna Lose You." She once worked with the Miami International Airport Customs Department while in college. She was approached by the CIA for the job because
of her prowess with language. Gloria has won seven Grammy Awards, including
one for Best Tropical Latin Album in 1993 for Mi Tierra.
Huey Lewis (Hugh Anthony Cregg III) was born in New York City,
New York.
Lewis sings lead and plays harmonica for his band, Huey Lewis and the News,
in addition to writing or co-writing many of the band’s songs. The band is known
for their third, and best-selling, album titled Sports, and their contribution to the
soundtrack of the 1985 feature film Back to the Future. Lewis previously played
with the band Clover from 1972 to 1979.
Brian Douglas Wilson was born in Inglewood, California.
Brian Wilson co-wrote over twenty-five top forty hits with the Beach Boys,
among the songs, "Good Vibrations" and "Surfin’ USA." He worked as a
producer and arranger for the band, but suffered from drug addiction
and mental health issues later.
