SANDY KOZEL
English musician Elvis Costello (Declan Patrick MacManus)
is 71 years old today.
According to Rolling Stone, Costello "reinvigorated the
literate, lyrical traditions of Bob Dylan and Van Morrison.
Terence Stamp, the Oscar-nominated British actor who starred
in The Limey, Billy Budd, and as General Zod in Superman, has
died at the age of 87.
Stamp’s death was announced Sunday by his family.
2008
The day of Elvis Presley’s funeral, August 17, 1977, FTD delivered
more than 3,100 floral arrangements, wiping out Memphis-area
florists and setting a record for the most flowers sold in the US
in a single day.
CAMILLE BOHANNON
Madonna in 1976.
Madonna, singer and actress known for her boundary-
pushing, ever-changing persona. Hits include "Like a
Virgin" and "Like a Prayer", is 67 years young today.
Former New York Yankees star Mickey Mantle died of liver
cancer at the age of 63. While he patrolled center field and
batted clean-up between 1951 and 1968, the Yankees won
12 American League pennants and seven World Series
championships.
