Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic was born in Downey,
California.
Weird Al is known for his parodies of popular songs, like "Eat It,"
"Like a Surgeon," and "Pretty Fly for a Rabbi."
He has been making musical parodies for his entire career, from
Madonna, to Michael
Jackson.
1989
TIM MAGUIRE
Italian explorer Christopher Columbus sighted Watling Island in the Bahamas
on this day in 1492. He believed that he had found Asia while attempting to
find a Western ocean route to India. The same day he claimed the land for
Isabella and Ferdinand of Spain.
On this day in 2000
Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev reportedly pounded a shoe on
his desk in protest against a speech critical of Soviet policy at a
U.N. General Assembly on this day in 1960.
On this day in 2002, three bombings shatter the peace in the town of
Kuta on the Indonesian island of Bali. The blasts, the work of militant Islamist terrorists, left 202 people dead and more than 200 others
injured, many with severe burns.
Luciano Pavarotti (October 12, 1935 – September 6, 2007)
Italian operatic tenor Luciano Pavarotti was best known for his performances with
Spanish singers Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras. Together, they were given
the name The Three Tenors. He debuted as an opera singer in La bohème as
Rodolfo in 1961. Pavarotti was the recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors in
2001. He fought a long, tough battle against pancreatic cancer which eventually
took his life at age 71.
The Three Tenors.
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Henry John Deutschendorf Jr.
(December 31, 1943 – October 12, 1997)
On this day in 1997.
A photo of a Long EZ plane, similar to the one that crashed in California’s
Monterey Bay, killing singer John Denver.
RCA Victor announced that they had already received 500,000
advance orders for Elvis’ Christmas album.
According to Alan Hanson from his Elvis History Blog, “Those adults who were
already convinced that Elvis threatened the morals of the nation’s youth, an
album of Christmas songs from him was especially troublesome. For Elvis to
sing rock ’n’ roll was bad enough, but for him to step outside that category and
into the traditional, religious field of Christmas music was frightening to many”.
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.
