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SINGER HUEY LEWIS IS 66 TODAY


Huey Lewis (Hugh Anthony Cregg III) was born in 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. He learned how to play the harmonica while
hitchhiking across the country.

"The Power of Love", also called "Power of Love", is a 1985
single by Huey Lewis and the News, written for and featured
in the 1985 blockbuster film Back to the Future
.  It gave the
band their first number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100.

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ITALIAN ACTRESS IS 89 TODAY


Luigina "Gina" Lollobrigida

Gina Lollobrigida appeared in movies in Italy and America, including Hotel
Paradiso
(1966). In 2008, she was awarded the National Italian/American
Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award. She made her big screen debut
in the 1946 film Lucia di Lammermoor and placed third the 1947 Miss Italia
Pageant.

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Ms Lollobrigida in the movie Soloman and Sheba
Gina Lollobrigida starred opposite Yul Brinner in Soloman and Sheba (1959).

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EVA MARIE SAINT IS 92 TODAY

Born in Newark, New Jersey, Eva Marie Saint received an Academy
Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the 1954 classic
On the Waterfront with Marlon Brando and also starred with Jimmy
Stewart in the 1959 the Alfred Hitchcock spy thriller North by
Northwest.


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HIGHLIGHTS OF PAST NEWS EVENTS

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Tom Cruise (Thomas Cruise Mapother IV) is 54 today.

Actor and producer Tom Cruise grew up in an abusive household
and had planned to become a priest before becoming interested
in acting. He became the most well-known member of the Church
of Scientology, founded by L. Ron Hubbard.

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RACING LEGEND IS 79 TODAY


Richard Lee Petty was born in North Carolina.

NASCAR driver Richard Petty won the Daytona 500 seven times over the course
of his legendary career. His racing team Richard Petty Motorsports became one
of the most successful teams on the circuit. He grew up with racing, as his father
was a champion racer himself. Richard is called The King who became a 5-time
Winston Cup Series Champion.

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