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my Winehouse - 27 (Extremely talented idiot.)
Ryan Sutter - 36 (The firefighter who won Trista Rehn's heart on "The Bachelorette".) (--They remain the only couple in the history of "The Bachelor" OR "The Bachelorette" to stay together. They even have two kids together.)
Kimberly Williams-Paisley - 39 (Steve Martin's sexy daughter in the "Father of the Bride" movies. Then she was Dana on Superstar Jim Belushi's "According To Jim". She's married to country superstar Brad Paisley. Oh, and Pete Sampras used to nail her real good.)
Tyler Perry - 41 (Dresses up as the gun-toting grandma from "Madea's Family Reunion" and "Dairy of a Mad BlackWoman". He wrote and directed both.)
Faith Ford - 46 (She was on "Hope & Faith" . . . but she played HOPE. Not FAITH. That role belonged to Kelly Ripa.)
MORTEN HARKET - 51 (HE'S ONLY THE SINGER IN A-HA!!!)
Mary Crosby - 51 (She shot J.R.)Jon "Bowzer" Bauman - 63 (Sha Na Na)
Sam Neill - 63 ("Jurassic Park" superstar. He plays greedy/horny Cardinal Thomas Wolsey on the Showtime series about King Henry the Eighth, "The Tudors".)
Walter Koenig - 74 (Chekov on "Star Trek".)
Clayton "The Lone Ranger" Moore - (1914 - 1999)
1814 - FRANCIS SCOTT KEY wrote the words to the "Star Spangled Banner".
1810 - MEXICANS BEGAN THEIR REVOLT AGAINST SPANISH RULE.
1847 - We seized control of Mexico City in the MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR. 153 years later, we agreed to hold the Latin Grammy Awards as compensation.
1936 - THE FIRST FRONTAL LOBOTOMY WAS PERFORMED.
1955 - LITTLE RICHARD recorded "Tutti Frutti". The lyric "Tutti frutti, aw rootie" was originally "Tutti frutti, GOOD BOOTY", which was considered waaaay too scandalous.
1960 - The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) was created at the Baghdad Conference in Iran. The five founding members were Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela.(Today, the 12 members of OPEC include Algeria, Angola, Ecuador, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Venezuela.OPEC's 12 members collectively supply about 40% of the world's oil output, and possess more than three-quarters of the world's total proven crude oil reserves.)
1960 - CHUBBY CHECKER'S "The Twist" hit #1.
1979 - KENNY ROGERS received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
1984 - The MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS were held for the first time. The very hip and cutting-edge Bette Midler and Dan Aykroyd co-hosted the show.
On an even hipper note in 1985 - "The Golden Girls", debuted on NBC. 25 years later, BETTY WHITE STANDS ALONE.
1987 - The "Guinness Book of World Records" honored DICK CLARK and "American Bandstand" for being the longest-running TV show.
1994 - THE TEMPTATIONS received their star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
1995 - EARTH, WIND AND FIRE received their star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
1995 - PAUL MCCARTNEY'S handwritten lyrics for "Getting Better" sold for $249,000 at a Sotheby's auction.
1999 - Disney World closed down for the first time in its 28-year history. The closure was due to Hurricane Floyd heading for Florida. Disney World, as well as most U.S. amusement parks, closed down again on September 11th, 2001, due to the terrorist attacks.
2002 - GWEN STEFANI married GAVIN ROSSDALE (of Bush). Today's their 8th anniversary.
2005 - SEAN PRESTON FEDERLINE was born to BRITNEY SPEARS and her white trash husband (at the time) KEVIN FEDERLINE.
2009 - PATRICK SWAYZE died of pancreatic cancer. He was 57.
1814 - Francis Scott Key wrote the lyrics to the "Star-Spangled Banner." The song became the official U.S. national anthem on March 3, 1931.
1968 - "The Archies" premiered on CBS. The cartoon was based on the comic book series.
1969 - Genesis played their first gig for money in Surrey, England, at a cottage owned by a Sunday school teacher.
1976 - Jeff Beck's second album, "Wired," goes gold.
1979 - Kenny Rogers received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
1981 - Pink Floyd's movie "The Wall" began production.
1983 - Metallica introduced a new song, "Disposable Heroes," at the Metal Hammer festival in Germany.
1985 - The MTV Awards are held for the first time. Bette Midler and Dan Aykroyd co-hosted the show.
1991 - David Bowie's band Tin Machine released their second album "II." They also kicked off their first and only tour.
1993 - "The Hits/The B-Sides" box set was released by Prince.
1994 - The Temptations receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
1995 - Earth, Wind and Fire received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
1995 - Hand written lyrics for "Getting Better" by Paul McCartney sold for $249,000 at a Sotheby's auction.
1998 - Metallica began recording the album "Garage Inc."
