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Article 12
Η Περιφέρεια Κεντρικής Μακεδονίας
προβάλλει τον Όλυμπο
στο κέντρο του Μονάχου
Η Περιφέρεια Κεντρικής Μακεδονίας βάζει στον πυρήνα της τουριστικής της προβολής το βουνό των Θεών. Με τον τίτλο «Όλυμπος…το βουνό των Θεών!» προβάλλει αύριο, Τρίτη 23 Οκτωβρίου, στις 10.00 το πρωί, στο ξενοδοχείο «Maritim», στο κέντρο του Μονάχου και στο γερμανικό κοινό, τον Όλυμπο ως ιδανικό προορισμό για την άσκηση δραστηριοτήτων.
Η δράση αυτή αποτελεί μια συντονισμένη προσπάθεια της Περιφέρειας να προβάλει το μεγαλύτερο βουνό της Ελλάδας ως την απόλυτη τουριστική ταυτότητα εναλλακτικού τουρισμού όχι μόνο της Περιφέρειας αλλά και όλης της Ελλάδας.
Η Περιφέρεια Κεντρικής Μακεδονίας απευθύνεται σε δημοσιογράφους, bloggers, διαμορφωτές κοινής γνώμης, τουριστικούς πράκτορες αλλά και γραφεία εναλλακτικού τουρισμού της Βαυαρίας, με σκοπό την προβολή και την προώθηση των δραστηριοτήτων και των εμπειριών που αποκομίζει ο επισκέπτης του βουνού των Θεών. Θα παρουσιαστούν η ευρύτερη περιοχή του Ολύμπου, οι δυνατότητες και τα στοιχεία που την καθιστούν μοναδικό προορισμό φυσιολατρικού τουρισμού, ο οποίος σε συνδυασμό με τον παραθαλάσσιο τουρισμό στις ακτές Ολύμπου και τις υφιστάμενες τουριστικές υποδομές, τοποθετούν την ευρύτερη περιοχή ως διεθνώς ανταγωνιστικό προορισμό πολύ υψηλών προδιαγραφών.
Ιδιαίτερη έμφαση θα δοθεί στις αθλητικές δραστηριότητες που υποστηρίζει το μυθικό βουνό, όπως η ορειβασία, η αναρρίχηση, η διάσχιση φαραγγιών και το ποδήλατο βουνού. Επιπλέον θα αναδειχθούν ο περιηγητικός τουρισμός αλλά και όλες οι άλλες δραστηριότητες που μπορεί να εντάξει ο επισκέπτης στο πρόγραμμά του και που διαθέτει η ευρύτερη περιοχή του Ολύμπου, όπως θαλάσσια σπορ και ψυχαγωγία στις ακτές του Ολύμπου, σε συνδυασμό με την τοπική κουζίνα και τη γαστρονομία της περιοχής. Για τον σκοπό αυτό, θα προβληθούν τέσσερα ειδικά θεματικά βίντεο που προβάλλουν διαφορετικές πτυχές του Ολύμπου και όλες τις εμπειρίες που μπορεί να αποκομίσει ο επισκέπτης κατά την περιήγησή του στην περιοχή. Στο τέλος της εκδήλωσης θα παρουσιαστούν και θα προσφερθούν στους συμμετέχοντες προϊόντα και γεύσεις της Μακεδονικής κουζίνας.
«Για την Περιφέρεια Κεντρικής Μακεδονίας ο εναλλακτικός τουρισμός αποτελεί βασική θεματική προτεραιότητα και η περιοχή του Ολύμπου μπορεί να την υποστηρίξει, καθώς αποτελεί μοναδικό προορισμό για όλη τη διάρκεια του έτους, συνδυάζοντας βουνό και θάλασσα, πολιτισμό και γαστρονομία, ιστορία και μυθολογία. Η Περιφέρεια εφαρμόζει πιστά τον πενταετή στρατηγικό σχεδιασμό της, για τη δημιουργία και προώθηση ειδικών θεματικών προϊόντων και αναδεικνύει τον Όλυμπο και την Πιερία ως προορισμό για 365 ημέρες τον χρόνο, όπου ο επισκέπτης δεν θα διερευνήσει μόνο τις φυσικές του ομορφιές, αλλά θα ανακαλύψει και πλήθος δραστηριοτήτων που έχει τη δυνατότητα να ασκήσει», δήλωσε ο Αντιπεριφερειάρχης Τουρισμού και Πολιτισμού Αλέξανδρος Θάνος, ο οποίος θα εκπροσωπήσει την Περιφέρεια στο Μόναχο.
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ΕΚΔΗΛΩΣΗ ΓΙΑ ΤΑ ΝΑΡΚΩΤΙΚΑ
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εκδήλωση οργανώνει ο Σύλλογος αποφοιτων του ΑΠΘτη Δευτέρα 29 Οκτωβρίου7μμ με ομιλητή τον επικεφαλής εκπρόσωπο της Ευρωπαϊκής Επιτροπής Μαργαρίτη Σχοινά και θέμα: Το μέλλον της Ευρώπης. Προς μια Ένωση που προστατεύει.
στην αίθουσα του Εμπορικού και Βιομηχανικού Επιμελητηρίου και θεμα την διακινηση ναρκωτικων στο πανεπιστημιο.
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Article 10
ΣΥΛΛΟΓΟΣ ΑΠΟΦΟΙΤΩΝ ΑΡΙΣΤΟΤΕΛΕΙΟΥ ΠΑΝΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΙΟΥ ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΗΣ
ΑΝΑΚΟΙΝΩΣΗ ΤΟΥ ΣΥΛΛΟΓΟΥ ΑΠΟΦΟΙΤΩΝ ΑΠΘ ΓΙΑ ΤΙΣ ΑΠΟΚΑΛΥΨΕΙΣ ΠΕΡΙ ΝΑΡΚΩΤΙΚΩΝ
Παρά τις προσπάθειες των αρχών του Αριστοτελείου Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλονίκης, σε συνεργασία με την πολιτεία, να περιορισθεί το φαινόμενο διακίνησης ναρκωτικών στον πανεπιστημιακό χώρο, το πρόβλημα υφίσταται, έστω και σε μικρότερες διαστάσεις, όπως αποκάλυψαν δημοσιογραφικές έρευνες και η προσωπική ευαισθητοποίηση καθηγητών του Ιδρύματος.
Ο Σύλλογος Αποφοίτων Αριστοτελείου Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλονίκης είναι ιδιαίτερα ευαίσθητος στο θέμα αυτό:
-Πρώτον, διότι κινδυνεύουν νε εθιστούν στα ναρκωτικά νέα παιδιά- φοιτητές του Πανεπιστημίου.
-Δεύτερον, διότι δημιουργούνται στον Πανεπιστημιακό χώρο εστίες παρανομίας από τους εμπόρους- διακινητές που, με την επίκληση πολλές φορές, του Πανεπιστημιακού Ασύλου δρουν ανενόχλητα και αναπτύσσουν ποικίλες δραστηριότητες, απειλητικές όχι μόνο της εύρυθμης λειτουργίας του Πανεπιστημίου αλλά και της σωματικής ακεραιότητας φοιτητών, καθηγητών και εργαζομένων.
-Τρίτον, διότι τα θύματα αυτής της αλγεινής δραστηριότητας βιώνουν προσωπικό και οικογενειακό δράμα το οποίο δεν μπορεί να αφήνει αδιάφορους ούτε την πολιτεία, ούτε ένα πνευματικό Ίδρυμα με το κύρος και την ιστορία του Αριστοτέλειου Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλονίκης.
Ο Σύλλογος Αποφοίτων ΑΠΘ απευθύνεται στους φορείς της Θεσσαλονίκης και δηλώνει πως είναι διατεθειμένος να αναλάβει συντονιστική δραστηριότητα για έναν δημόσιο διάλογο που και την κοινωνία θα ευαισθητοποιούσε και λύσεις στο πρόβλημα θα αναζητούσε.
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23 ΟΚΤΩΒΡΙΟΥ
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Article 6
Commandaria is a sweet dessert wine made in Cyprus from the white Xynisteri and the red Mavro grapes, which are grown on the southern slopes of the island’s Troodos Mountains. Commandaria has one other special ingredient: history. It’s widely recognized as the oldest wine still being manufactured, with records of its production dating as far back as 800 B.C.
The grapes are picked only when they are ripe or even overripe, bumping up the sugar content. After drying them in the sun, vintners then press and ferment the grapes for up to three months before finally aging them in oak barrels for at least two years. The end result is a strong, sweet dessert wine with aromas of caramel and cocoa, and flavors of raisins, figs, and honey. Occasionally fortified, Commandaria has an alcohol content that hovers between 15 and 20 percent.
The name “Commandaria” dates back to the Crusades. In the 12th century, King Richard the Lionheart captured Cyprus and even held his wedding there. It’s believed that he served the local wine at the festivities, calling it “the wine of kings and the king of wines.” When King Richard sold the entire island to the Knights Templar in 1191, the knights began producing large quantities of the sweet drink, naming it Commandaria after the region under their control.
The Cypriot dessert wine thrived in European markets over the following centuries. In fact, a wine believed to be Commandaria won what was likely the first recorded wine-tasting competition. The event, held in the 13th century, was hosted by King Philip Augustus. The French king gave Commandaria yet another royal endorsement, calling it “the Apostle of wines.”
Where to Try It
Lambouri Winery
Ag. Demetrius Str. 24A, Platres, 4825, CyprusA good winery with a wide range of local wines and excellent Commandaria.KEO Winery
E802, Pera Pedi, CyprusThe biggest winery on the island, with some barrels of Commandaria that are more than 100 years old.
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Article 5
2008Guns N' Roses release their first new material since 1999 when the title trackof their new album Chinese Democracy is issued as a single. The band - with Axl Rose as the only original member - first performed the song in 2001.
2003In the middle of their first world tour and flush with fame from their debut album, Evanescence's founder Ben Moody abruptly quits the band.More
1990The band Mookie Blaylock, which would soon be known as Pearl Jam, make their stage debut at The Off Ramp in Seattle. In the audience are members of Soundgarden and Seattle Mariners pitcher Randy Johnson.
1965The Beatles'"Yesterday" is the #1 single in the US, while The Rolling Stones'"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" is #10.
2017Marilyn Manson guitarist Daisy Berkowitz (real name: Scott Putesky) dies of colon cancer at age 49.
2017The Easybeats leader George Young ("Friday On My Mind"), dies at age 70. He was the brother of Angus and Malcolm Young of AC/DC.
2012Garth Brooks is inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. George Strait, Bob Seger, and James Taylor perform at the ceremony.
2006Gerald Cook, pianist with the Illinois Symphony Orchestra, dies in Chicago, Illinois, at age 85.
2001Rev. Howard Finster - a Baptist minister who also designed '80s album covers for the likes of R.E.M. and Talking Heads - dies of congestive heart failure at age 84.
2000R.E.M. returns to their hometown of Athens, Georgia, where they play three songs on the courthouse steps as part of a local festival called Land Aid, which is an effort to better the community.
1999The Temptations earn their first platinum record when their 56th album Phoenix Rising finally sells its millionth copy.
1998Robert E. True (guitarist for The Vagabonds) dies of skin cancer in Burbank, California, at age 82. True started his musical career at age 16 in MGM's studio orchestra.
1997Jazz bassist Harry Goodman - brother of King of Swing bandleader Benny Goodman - dies of complications from a stroke at age 91.
1997MTV Italy launches its first domestically planned and produced Italian-language show, Sonic. The one-hour weekly show features international and local acts performing live to a studio audience.
1997The big record companies run into trouble in Italy when that country's regulators determine that BMG, EMI, PolyGram, Sony and Warner Music have formed a cartel to eliminate competition. They fine the companies the equivalent of $4.5 million.
1997Appearing on the BBC TV show Clive Anderson – All Talk, the Bee Gees walk out of their interview after several minutes of uncomfortable conversation where they are derided by the host. At one point, Anderson calls them "hit writers," and then adds, "We're one letter short."
1993Annette Funicello receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on her 51st birthday.
1989Folk singer Ewan MacColl, whose songs include "Dirty Old Town" and "First Time Ever I Saw Your Face," dies at 74.
1985Zac Hanson (of Hanson) is born in Arlington, Virginia, to a family that includes older brothers - and future bandmates - Isaac and Taylor. He would be raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Groovy Remake Hits #1 For Phil Collins
1988The #1 hit in America is a cover of a song from 1966: "A Groovy Kind Of Love" by Phil Collins.
By the time 1988 rolls around, "groovy" isn't exactly in the popular lexicon anymore, but it's the perfect adjective for a crime caper set in the swinging '60s. Phil Collins, who started his career as a child actor growing up in England, stars as real-life train robber Buster Edwards in the movie Buster. To capture the tone of the era, Collins teamed with Motown scribe Lamont Dozier on the soundtrack, writing the tune "Two Hearts," and handpicking throwback hits such as the Mindbenders'"A Groovy Kind Of Love."
Collins' cover is an intimate take on the 1966 classic, written by Carole Bayer Sager and Toni Wine. It garners one of the few notes of praise from critics who bash the film for romanticizing the title criminal. The ballad rolls over the ending credits, a conscious choice for Collins, who didn't want to distract the audience from his acting performance by reminding them that he's a musician. The song lands at #1 in Collins' native UK and in the US, followed by the chart-topping (in America) "Two Hearts.""Groovy" also earns the singer a Grammy nomination for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.
But the Genesis drummer-turned-frontman bristles over whispers that he's turning into an airy pop star. "Suddenly, I was becoming a little more trivialized than I wanted to be," he tells Musician magazine.
His next album, ...But Seriously, taps into social and political issues, with the lead single, "Another Day in Paradise," depicting the plight of poverty. The single not only takes home a Grammy for Record of the Year, but also brings "people back to the starting line of remembering what I'm about." Groovy.
Collins' cover is an intimate take on the 1966 classic, written by Carole Bayer Sager and Toni Wine. It garners one of the few notes of praise from critics who bash the film for romanticizing the title criminal. The ballad rolls over the ending credits, a conscious choice for Collins, who didn't want to distract the audience from his acting performance by reminding them that he's a musician. The song lands at #1 in Collins' native UK and in the US, followed by the chart-topping (in America) "Two Hearts.""Groovy" also earns the singer a Grammy nomination for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.
But the Genesis drummer-turned-frontman bristles over whispers that he's turning into an airy pop star. "Suddenly, I was becoming a little more trivialized than I wanted to be," he tells Musician magazine.
His next album, ...But Seriously, taps into social and political issues, with the lead single, "Another Day in Paradise," depicting the plight of poverty. The single not only takes home a Grammy for Record of the Year, but also brings "people back to the starting line of remembering what I'm about." Groovy.
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EVENTS OF THIS DAY IN THE PAST. 23/10
- 42 BC – Liberators' civil war: Second Battle of Philippi: Mark Antony and Octavian decisively defeat Brutus's army. Brutus commits suicide.
- 425 – Valentinian III is elevated as Roman emperor at the age of six.
- 501 – The Synodus Palmaris, called by Gothic king Theoderic the Great, discharges Pope Symmachus of all charges, thus ending the schism of Antipope Laurentius.
- 1086 – At the Battle of Sagrajas, the army of Yusuf ibn Tashfin defeats the forces of Castilian King Alfonso VI.
- 1157 – The Battle of Grathe Heath ends the civil war in Denmark. King Sweyn III is killed and Valdemar I restores the country.
- 1295 – The first treaty forming the Auld Alliance between Scotland and France against England is signed in Paris.
- 1641 – Irish Catholic gentry from Ulster tried to seize control of Dublin Castle, the seat of English rule in Ireland, to force concessions to Catholics.
- 1642 – Battle of Edgehill: First major battle of the First English Civil War.
- 1694 – British/American colonial forces, led by Sir William Phips, fail to seize Quebec from the French.
- 1707 – The first Parliament of Great Britain meets.
- 1739 – War of Jenkins' Ear starts: British Prime Minister Robert Walpole, reluctantly declares war on Spain.
- 1812 – Claude François de Malet, a French general, begins a conspiracy to overthrow Napoleon Bonaparte, claiming that the Emperor died in Russia and that he is now the commandant of Paris.
- 1850 – The first National Women's Rights Convention begins in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
- 1861 – U.S. President Abraham Lincoln suspends the writ of habeas corpus in Washington, D.C., for all military-related cases.
- 1864 – American Civil War: Battle of Westport: Union forces under General Samuel R. Curtis defeat Confederate troops led by General Sterling Price at Westport, Missouri, near Kansas City.
- 1870 – Franco-Prussian War: The Siege of Metz concludes with a decisive Prussian victory.
- 1906 – Alberto Santos-Dumont flies an airplane in the first heavier-than-air flight in Europe at Champs de Bagatelle, Paris, France.
- 1911 – First use of aircraft in war: Italo-Turkish War: An Italian pilot takes off from Libya to observe Turkish army lines.
- 1912 – First Balkan War: The Battle of Kumanovo between the Serbian and Ottoman armies begins.
- 1915 – Women's suffrage: In New York City, 25,000–33,000 women march on Fifth Avenue to advocate their right to vote.
- 1917 – Lenin calls for the October Revolution.
- 1929 – Wall Street Crash of 1929. After a steady decline in stock market prices since a peak in September, the New York Stock Exchange begins to crash.
- 1935 – Dutch Schultz, Abe Landau, Otto Berman, and Bernard "Lulu" Rosencrantz are fatally shot at a saloon in Newark, New Jersey in what will become known as The Chophouse Massacre.
- 1939 – The Japanese Mitsubishi G4M twin-engine "Betty" Bomber makes its maiden flight.
- 1941 – World War II: Field Marshal Georgy Zhukov takes command of Red Army operations to prevent the further advance into Russia of German forces and to prevent the Wehrmacht from capturing Moscow.
- 1942 – World War II: Second Battle of El Alamein: At El Alamein in northern Egypt, the British Eighth Army under Field Marshal Montgomery begins a critical offensive to expel the Axis armies from Egypt.
- 1942 – All 12 passengers and crewmen aboard an American Airlines DC-3 airliner are killed when it is struck by a U.S. Army Air Forces bomber near Palm Springs, California.
- 1942 – World War II: The Battle for Henderson Field begins during the Guadalcanal Campaign and ends on October 26.
- 1944 – World War II: Battle of Leyte Gulf: The largest naval battle in history begins in the Philippines.
- 1946 – The United Nations General Assembly convenes for the first time, at an auditorium in Flushing, Queens, New York City.
- 1955 – Prime Minister Ngô Đình Diệm defeats former emperor Bảo Đại in a referendum and founds the Republic of Vietnam.
- 1955 – Saar Statute referendum, 1955 to decide if the Saar region is to become an independent territory under economic union with France. 67% of voters rejected the statute, leading to the reunification of the Saar with Germany in 1957.
- 1956 – Thousands of Hungarians protest against the government and Soviet occupation. (The Hungarian Revolution is crushed on November 4).
- 1958 – The Springhill Mine bump: An earthquake traps 174 miners in the No. 2 colliery at Springhill, Nova Scotia, the deepest coal mine in North America at the time. By November 1, rescuers from around the world had dug out 100 of the victims, marking the death toll at 74.
- 1965 – Vietnam War: The 1st Cavalry Division (United States) (Airmobile), in conjunction with South Vietnamese forces, launches a new operation seeking to destroy North Vietnamese forces in Pleiku in the II Corps Tactical Zone (the Central Highlands).
- 1970 – Gary Gabelich sets a land speed record in a rocket-powered automobile called the Blue Flame, fueled with natural gas.
- 1972 – Operation Linebacker, a US bombing campaign against North Vietnam in response to its Easter Offensive, ends after five months.
- 1973 – The Watergate scandal: US President Richard M. Nixon agrees to turn over subpoenaed audio tapes of his Oval Office conversations.
- 1982 – A gunfight breaks out between police officers and members of a religious cult known as the "Christ Miracle Healing Center and Church" in Miracle Valley, Arizona. The shootout leaves two cultists dead and dozens of cultists and police officers injured.
- 1983 – Lebanese Civil War: The U.S. Marines barracks in Beirut is hit by a truck bomb, killing 241 U.S. military personnel. A French army barracks in Lebanon is also hit that same morning, killing 58 troops.
- 1989 – The Hungarian Republic is officially declared by president Mátyás Szűrös, replacing the communist Hungarian People's Republic.
- 1989 – Bankruptcy of Wärtsilä Marine; the biggest bankruptcy in the Nordic countries until then.
- 1991 – Signing of the Paris Peace Accords which ended the Cambodian–Vietnamese War. Commemorated as a public holiday in Cambodia.
- 1993 – The Troubles: A Provisional IRA bomb prematurely detonates in the Shankill area of Belfast, killing the bomber and nine civilians.
- 1995 – Yolanda Saldívar is found guilty of first-degree murder in the shooting death of popular Latin singer Selena. Saldívar was sentenced to life in prison, eligible for parole in 2025.
- 1998 – Israeli–Palestinian conflict: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Chairman Yasser Arafat reach a "land for peace" agreement.
- 2002 – Moscow theater hostage crisis: Chechen terrorists seize the House of Culture theater in Moscow and take approximately 700 theater-goers hostage.
- 2004 – A powerful earthquake and its aftershocks hit Niigata Prefecture in northern Japan, killing 35 people, injuring 2,200, and leaving 85,000 homeless or evacuated.
- 2007 – A powerful cold front in the Bay of Campeche causes the Usumacinta jackup rig to collide with Kab 101, leading to the death and drowning of 22 people during rescue operations after evacuation of the rig.
- 2011 – A powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake strikes Van Province, Turkey, killing 582 people and injuring thousands.
- 2011 – The Libyan National Transition Council deems the Libyan Civil War over.
- 2012 – After 38 years, the world's first teletext service (BBC's Ceefax) ceases broadcast due to Northern Ireland completing the digital switchover.
- 2015 – The lowest sea-level pressure in the Western Hemisphere, and the highest reliably-measured non-tornadic sustained winds, are recorded in Hurricane Patricia, which strikes Mexico hours later, killing at least 13 and causing over $280 million in damages.
- 1006 – Wen Yanbo, Chinese grand chancellor (d. 1097)
- 1255 – Ferdinand de la Cerda, Spanish noble (d. 1275)
- 1516 – Charlotte of Valois, French princess (d. 1524)
- 1634 – Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp, Swedish queen (d. 1715)
- 1654 – Johann Bernhard Staudt, Austrian composer (d. 1712)
- 1698 – Ange-Jacques Gabriel, French architect, designed the École Militaire (d. 1782)
- 1705 – Maximilian Ulysses Browne, Austrian field marshal (d. 1757)
- 1713 – Pieter Burman the Younger, Dutch philologist, poet, and educator (d. 1778)
- 1715 – Peter II, Russian emperor (tsarevich) (d. 1730)
- 1762 – Samuel Morey, American engineer (d. 1843)
- 1766 – Emmanuel de Grouchy, Marquis de Grouchy, French general (d. 1847)
- 1790 – Chauncey Allen Goodrich, American minister, lexicographer, and educator (d. 1860)
- 1796 – Stefano Franscini, Swiss statistician and politician (d. 1857)
- 1801 – Albert Lortzing, German singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1851)
- 1805 – John Russell Bartlett, American linguist and historian (d. 1886)
- 1813 – Ludwig Leichhardt, German-Australian explorer (d. 1848)
- 1815 – João Maurício Vanderlei, Baron of Cotejipe, Brazilian politician (d. 1889)
- 1817 – Pierre Larousse, French lexicographer and author (d. 1875)
- 1835 – Adlai Stevenson I, American lawyer and politician, 23rd Vice President of the United States (d. 1914)
- 1844 – Robert Bridges, English poet and playwright (d. 1930)
- 1857 – Juan Luna, Filipino painter and sculptor (d. 1899)
- 1863 – Mirko Breyer, Croatian writer, bibliographer, antiquarian, and one of the notable alleged and false victims of the Stara Gradiška concentration camp (d. 1946)
- 1865 – Neltje Blanchan, American historian and author (d. 1918)
- 1869 – John Heisman, American football player and coach (d. 1936)
- 1870 – Francis Kelley, Canadian-American bishop (d. 1948)
- 1873 – William D. Coolidge, American physicist and engineer (d. 1975)
- 1874 – Charles Kilpatrick, American runner and educator (d. 1921)
- 1875 – Gilbert N. Lewis, American chemist and academic (d. 1946)
- 1876 – Franz Schlegelberger, German judge and politician, Reich Ministry of Justice (d. 1970)
- 1880 – Una O'Connor, Irish-American actress and singer (d. 1959)
- 1885 – Lawren Harris, Canadian painter and educator (d. 1970)
- 1888 – Onésime Gagnon, Canadian scholar and politician, 20th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (d. 1961)
- 1892 – Speckled Red, American blues/boogie-woogie piano player and singer-songwriter (d. 1973)
- 1894 – Rube Bressler, American baseball player (d. 1966)
- 1894 – Emma Vyssotsky, American astronomer and academic (d. 1975)
- 1896 – André Lévêque, French soldier and engineer (d. 1930)
- 1896 – Lilyan Tashman, American actress (d. 1934)
- 1897 – John Baker, English air marshal (d. 1978)
- 1900 – Douglas Jardine, Indian-English cricketer and lawyer (d. 1958)
- 1902 – Robert Eberan von Eberhorst, Austrian engineer (d. 1982)
- 1904 – Harvey Penick, American golfer and coach (d. 1995)
- 1905 – Felix Bloch, Swiss physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1983)
- 1905 – Yen Chia-kan, Chinese lawyer and politician, President of the Republic of China (d. 1993)
- 1905 – Gertrude Ederle, American swimmer (d. 2003)
- 1908 – František Douda, Czech shot putter (d. 1990)
- 1908 – Ilya Frank, Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1990)
- 1909 – Zellig Harris, American linguist and methodologist (d. 1992)
- 1910 – Richard Mortensen, Danish painter and educator (d. 1993)
- 1910 – Hayden Rorke, American actor (d. 1987)
- 1911 – Jack Keller, American hurdler (d. 1978)
- 1918 – Augusta Dabney, American actress (d. 2008)
- 1918 – James Daly, American actor (d. 1978)
- 1918 – Paul Rudolph, American architect and academic, designed the Lippo Centre (d. 1997)
- 1919 – Manolis Andronikos, Greek archaeologist and academic (d. 1992)
- 1920 – Ted Fujita, Japanese-American meteorologist and academic (d. 1998)
- 1920 – Bob Montana, American illustrator (d. 1975)
- 1920 – Vern Stephens, American baseball player (d. 1968)
- 1922 – Jean Barker, Baroness Trumpington, English politician
- 1922 – Coleen Gray, American actress (d. 2015)
- 1922 – Chris Alcaide, American actor (d. 2004)
- 1923 – Aslam Farrukhi, Indian-Pakistani linguist, author, and scholar (d. 2016)
- 1923 – Ned Rorem, American composer and author
- 1924 – Arthur Brittenden, English journalist (d. 2015)
- 1925 – Johnny Carson, American comedian and talk show host (d. 2005)
- 1925 – Manos Hatzidakis, Greek composer and theorist (d. 1994)
- 1925 – Fred Shero, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (d. 1990)
- 1927 – Sonny Criss, American saxophonist and composer (d. 1977)
- 1927 – Dezső Gyarmati, Hungarian water polo player and coach (d. 2013)
- 1927 – Leszek Kołakowski, Polish-English historian and philosopher (d. 2009)
- 1929 – Shamsur Rahman, Bangladeshi poet and journalist (d. 2006)
- 1931 – Jim Bunning, American baseball player and politician (d. 2017)
- 1931 – William P. Clark, Jr., American judge and politician, 12th United States National Security Advisor (d. 2013)
- 1931 – Diana Dors, English actress (d. 1984)
- 1932 – Vasily Belov, Russian novelist, poet and playwright (d. 2012)
- 1933 – Carol Fran, American singer-songwriter and pianist
- 1935 – Chi-Chi Rodríguez, Puerto Rican-American golfer
- 1935 – JacSue Kehoe, American Neuroscientist
- 1936 – Charles Goodhart, English economist and academic
- 1936 – Philip Kaufman, American director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1937 – Johnny Carroll, American rockabilly musician (d. 1995)
- 1937 – Carlos Lamarca, Brazilian captain (d. 1971)
- 1937 – Deven Verma, Indian actor, director, and producer (d. 2014)
- 1938 – Alan G`ilzean, Scottish footballer and manager (d. 2018)
- 1939 – Charlie Foxx, American R&B/soul singer and guitarist (d. 1998)
- 1939 – C. V. Vigneswaran, Sri Lankan lawyer, judge, and politician, 1st Chief Minister of the Northern Province
- 1940 – Ellie Greenwich, American singer-songwriter and producer (The Raindrops) (d. 2009)
- 1940 – Jane Holzer, American model, actress, producer, and art collector
- 1940 – Pelé, Brazilian footballer and actor
- 1941 – Colin Milburn, English cricketer (d. 1990)
- 1941 – Igor Smirnov, Moldovan engineer and politician, 1st President of Transnistria
- 1942 – Michael Crichton, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2008)
- 1942 – Douglas Dunn, Scottish poet, critic, and academic
- 1942 – Bernd Erdmann, German footballer and manager
- 1942 – Anita Roddick, English businesswoman and activist, founded The Body Shop (d. 2007)
- 1943 – Alida Chelli, Italian actress and singer (d. 2012)
- 1944 – Mike Harding, English singer-songwriter and comedian
- 1945 – Maggi Hambling, English sculptor and painter
- 1945 – Kim Larsen, Danish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Gasolin')
- 1945 – Ernie Watts, American saxophonist
- 1946 – Graeme Barker, English archaeologist and academic
- 1946 – Mel Martínez, American lawyer and politician, 12th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
- 1946 – Miklós Németh, Hungarian javelin thrower
- 1947 – Kazimierz Deyna, Polish footballer (d. 1989)
- 1947 – Greg Ridley, English bass player (d. 2003)
- 1948 – Hermann Hauser, Austrian-English businessman, co-founded Acorn Computers and Olivetti Research Laboratory
- 1948 – Gerry Robinson, Irish-born British businessman, arts patron and television personality
- 1948 – Brian Ross, American journalist
- 1949 – Krešimir Ćosić, Croatian soldier and politician
- 1949 – Nick Tosches, American journalist, author, and poet
- 1949 – Würzel, English singer and guitarist (d. 2011)
- 1950 – Maths O. Sundqvist, Swedish businessman (d. 2012)
- 1951 – Charly García, Argentine singer-songwriter and keyboard player
- 1951 – Fatmir Sejdiu, Kosovan academic and politician, 2nd President of Kosovo
- 1951 – David Wills, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1952 – Pierre Moerlen, French drummer (Gong) (d. 2005)
- 1952 – Ken Tipton, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1953 – Taner Akçam, Turkish sociologist and historian
- 1954 – Ang Lee, Taiwanese-American director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1956 – Dianne Reeves, American singer
- 1956 – Dwight Yoakam, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
- 1957 – Paul Kagame, Rwandan soldier and politician, 6th President of Rwanda
- 1957 – Graham Rix, English footballer and coach
- 1958 – Michael Eric Dyson, American activist, author, and academic
- 1958 – Rose Nabinger, German singer
- 1958 – Frank Schaffer, German sprinter
- 1959 – Nancy Grace, American lawyer and journalist
- 1959 – Sam Raimi, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1959 – "Weird Al" Yankovic, American singer-songwriter, comedian, and actor
- 1960 – Mirwais Ahmadzaï, Swiss-French keyboard player, songwriter, and producer
- 1960 – Katoucha Niane, French model and actress (d. 2008)
- 1960 – Randy Pausch, American author and academic (d. 2008)
- 1960 – Wayne Rainey, American motorcycle racer
- 1961 – Laurie Halse Anderson, American author
- 1961 – Andoni Zubizarreta, Spanish footballer and sportscaster
- 1962 – Doug Flutie, American football player, sportscaster, and drummer
- 1963 – Gordon Korman, Canadian-American author
- 1963 – Rashidi Yekini, Nigerian Footballer
- 1964 – Robert Trujillo, American bass player and songwriter
- 1964 – Eddy Cue, American computer scientist and businessman
- 1965 – Augusten Burroughs, American author and screenwriter
- 1965 – Al Leiter, American baseball player and sportscaster
- 1966 – Alex Zanardi, Italian race car driver and cyclist
- 1967 – Dale Crover, American singer-songwriter, drummer, and producer
- 1967 – Walt Flanagan, American actor and illustrator
- 1967 – Jaime Yzaga, Peruvian tennis player
- 1969 – Dolly Buster, Czech film producer and director, actress and author
- 1969 – Trudi Canavan, Australian author and illustrator
- 1969 – Bill O'Brien, American football player and coach
- 1969 – Brooke Theiss, American actress
- 1970 – Matthew Barzun, American diplomat, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom
- 1970 – Grant Imahara, American television presenter and engineer
- 1970 – Zoe Wiseman, American model and photographer
- 1971 – Carlo Forlivesi, Italian-Japanese composer and scholar
- 1971 – Chris Horner, American cyclist
- 1972 – Bryan Pratt, American lawyer and politician
- 1972 – Jimmy Wayne, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1973 – Christian Dailly, Scottish footballer
- 1974 – Aravind Adiga, Indian journalist and author
- 1974 – Beatrice Faumuina, New Zealand discus thrower
- 1974 – Sander Westerveld, Dutch footballer
- 1974 – Christine Yoshikawa, Canadian pianist
- 1975 – Jessicka, American singer-songwriter
- 1975 – Michelle Beadle, American sportscaster
- 1975 – Phillip Gillespie, Australian cricket umpire
- 1975 – Yoon Son-ha, South Korean actress and singer
- 1975 – Keith Van Horn, American basketball player
- 1976 – Cat Deeley, English model, actress, and television host
- 1976 – Ryan Reynolds, Canadian-American actor and producer
- 1977 – Brad Haddin, Australian cricketer
- 1977 – Alex Tudor, English cricketer and coach
- 1978 – Jimmy Bullard, English footballer
- 1978 – Steve Harmison, English cricketer and sportscaster
- 1978 – John Lackey, American baseball player
- 1978 – Archie Thompson, New Zealand-Australian footballer
- 1979 – Ramón Castro, Venezuelan baseball player
- 1979 – Simon Davies, Welsh footballer
- 1979 – Prabhas,Telugu film actor
- 1979 – Jorge Solís, Mexican boxer
- 1979 – Bud Smith, American baseball player
- 1980 – Mate Bilić, Croatian footballer
- 1980 – Pedro Liriano, Dominican baseball player
- 1981 – Jeroen Bleekemolen, Dutch race car driver
- 1981 – Leticia Dolera, Spanish actress
- 1981 – Ben Francisco, American baseball player
- 1981 – Jackie Long, American actor and producer
- 1981 – Huo Siyan, Chinese actress
- 1982 – Valentin Badea, Romanian footballer
- 1982 – Rickey Paulding, American basketball player
- 1982 – Kristjan Kangur, Estonian basketball player
- 1982 – Aleksandar Luković, Serbian footballer
- 1982 – Rodolfo Dantas Bispo, Brazilian footballer
- 1983 – Filippos Darlas, Greek footballer
- 1983 – Goldie Harvey, Nigerian singer-songwriter (d. 2013)
- 1984 – Simone Masini, Italian footballer
- 1984 – Keiren Westwood, English footballer
- 1984 – Jeffrey Hoogervorst, Dutch footballer
- 1984 – Meghan McCain, American journalist and author
- 1984 – Michael Sim, Australian golfer
- 1984 – Izabel Goulart, Brazilian model
- 1985 – Miguel, American singer-songwriter and producer
- 1985 – Mohammed Abdellaoue, Norwegian footballer
- 1985 – Masiela Lusha, Albanian-American actress, poet, and humanitarian
- 1985 – Chris Neal, English footballer
- 1985 – Luca Spinetti, Italian footballer
- 1985 – Panagiotis Vouis, Greek footballer
- 1986 – Briana Evigan, American actress and dancer
- 1986 – Jake Robinson, English footballer
- 1986 – Jessica Stroup, American actress
- 1986 – Emilia Clarke, English actress
- 1987 – Faye, Swedish singer-songwriter (Play)
- 1987 – Robin Copeland, Irish rugby player
- 1987 – Félix Doubront, Venezuelan baseball player
- 1987 – Kyle Gibson, American baseball player
- 1987 – Miyuu Sawai, Japanese model and actress
- 1987 – Seo In-guk, South Korean singer and actor
- 1987 – Naomi Watanabe, Japanese actress
- 1988 – Jordan Crawford, American basketball player
- 1988 – Aleksandr Salugin, Russian footballer
- 1988 – Carolin Schiewe, German footballer
- 1989 – Viktor Agardius, Swedish footballer
- 1989 – Anisya Kirdyapkina, Russian race walker
- 1989 – Jonita Gandhi, Indo-Canadian singer
- 1990 – Paradise Oskar, Finnish singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1991 – Jorge Taufua, Australian rugby league player
- 1992 – Álvaro Morata, Spanish footballer
- 1993 – Josh Ruffels, English footballer
- 1993 – Taylor Spreitler, American actress
- 1995 – Ireland Baldwin, American model
- 1997 – Jaydn Su'A, New Zealand rugby league player
- 1998 – Amandla Stenberg, American actor[1]
- 2002 – Shin Eun-soo, South Korean actress
- 42 BC – Marcus Junius Brutus the Younger, Roman general and politician (b. 85 BC)
- 877 – Ignatios of Constantinople, Byzantine patriarch (b. 797)
- 891 – Yazaman al-Khadim, Abbasid general and politician
- 902 – Ibrahim II of Ifriqiya, Aghlabid emir (b. 850)
- 930 – Daigo, Japanese emperor (b. 885)
- 945 – Hyejong of Goryeo, Korean king (b. 912)
- 949 – Yōzei, Japanese emperor (b. 869)
- 1134 – Abu al-Salt, Andalusian polymath
- 1157 – Sweyn III, Danish king (b. c. 1125)
- 1456 – John of Capistrano, Italian priest and saint (b. 1386)
- 1550 – Tiedemann Giese, Polish bishop (b. 1480)
- 1581 – Michael Neander, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1529)
- 1590 – Bernardino de Sahagún, Spanish-born Franciscan, compiler of the Florentine Codex of Aztecs history in Mexico (b. 1499)
- 1616 – Leonhard Hutter, German theologian and academic (b. 1563)
- 1688 – Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange, French philologist and historian (b. 1610)
- 1730 – Anne Oldfield, English actress (b. 1683)
- 1764 – Emmanuel-Auguste de Cahideuc, Comte Dubois de la Motte, French admiral (b. 1683)
- 1774 – Michel Benoist, French missionary and astronomer (b. 1715)
- 1867 – Franz Bopp, German linguist and academic (b. 1791)
- 1869 – Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1799)
- 1872 – Théophile Gautier, French journalist, author, and poet (b. 1811)
- 1885 – Charles S. West, American lawyer, jurist, and politician, Secretary of State of Texas (b. 1829)
- 1893 – Alexander of Battenberg (b. 1857)
- 1910 – Chulalongkorn, Thai king (b. 1853)
- 1915 – W. G. Grace, English cricketer and physician (b. 1848)
- 1916 – Richard McFadden, Scottish footballer and soldier (b. 1889)
- 1917 – Eugène Grasset, Swiss illustrator (b. 1845)
- 1921 – John Boyd Dunlop, Scottish businessman, founded Dunlop Rubber (b. 1840)
- 1935 – Charles Demuth, American painter and educator (b. 1883)
- 1939 – Zane Grey, American dentist and author (b. 1872)
- 1942 – Ralph Rainger, American pianist and composer (b. 1901)
- 1943 – Wakashima Gonshirō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 21st Yokozuna (b. 1876)
- 1944 – Charles Glover Barkla, English-Scottish physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1877)
- 1944 – Hana Brady, Czech holocaust victim (b. 1931)
- 1950 – Al Jolson, Lithuanian-American actor and singer (b. 1886)
- 1953 – Adrien de Noailles, French son of Jules Charles Victurnien de Noailles (b. 1869)
- 1957 – Christian Dior, French fashion designer, founded Christian Dior S.A. (b. 1905)
- 1959 – George Bouzianis, Greek painter (b. 1885)
- 1959 – Gerda Lundequist, Swedish actress (b. 1871)
- 1964 – Frank Luther Mott, American historian and journalist (b. 1886)
- 1978 – Maybelle Carter, American singer and autoharp player (Carter Family) (b. 1909)
- 1983 – Jessica Savitch, American journalist (b. 1947)
- 1984 – Oskar Werner, Austrian-German actor (b. 1922)
- 1986 – Edward Adelbert Doisy, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1893)
- 1988 – Asashio Tarō III, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 46th Yokozuna (b. 1929)
- 1989 – Armida, Mexican-American actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1911)
- 1990 – Thomas Williams, American author and academic (b. 1926)
- 1994 – Robert Lansing, American actor (b. 1928)
- 1996 – Bob Grim, American baseball player (b. 1930)
- 1997 – Bert Haanstra, Dutch director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1916)
- 1998 – Barnett Slepian, American physician (b. 1946)
- 1999 – Eric Reece, Australian politician, 32nd Premier of Tasmania (b. 1909)
- 2000 – Yokozuna, American wrestler (b. 1966)
- 2001 – Josh Kirby, English illustrator (b. 1928)
- 2001 – Daniel Wildenstein, French art dealer and historian (b. 1917)
- 2002 – Adolph Green, American playwright and songwriter (b. 1915)
- 2003 – Tony Capstick, English actor and singer (b. 1944)
- 2003 – Soong Mei-ling, Chinese wife of Chiang Kai-shek, 2nd First Lady of the Republic of China (b. 1898)
- 2004 – Robert Merrill, American actor and singer (b. 1919)
- 2004 – Bill Nicholson, English footballer, coach, and manager (b. 1919)
- 2005 – William Hootkins, American actor (b. 1948)
- 2005 – John Muth, American economist and academic (b. 1930)
- 2005 – Stella Obasanjo, Nigerian wife of Olusegun Obasanjo, 10th First Lady of Nigeria (b. 1945)
- 2006 – Lebo Mathosa, South African singer (Boom Shaka) (b. 1977)
- 2007 – John Ilhan, Turkish-Australian businessman, founded Crazy John's (b. 1965)
- 2007 – Lim Goh Tong, Malaysian-Chinese businessman (b. 1918)
- 2008 – Kevin Finnegan, English boxer (b. 1948)
- 2009 – Lou Jacobi, Canadian-American actor (b. 1913)
- 2010 – Fran Crippen, American swimmer (b. 1984)
- 2010 – Stanley Tanger, American businessman and philanthropist, founded the Tanger Factory Outlet Centers (b. 1923)
- 2011 – Herbert A. Hauptman, American chemist and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1917)
- 2011 – Marco Simoncelli, Italian motorcycle racer (b. 1987)
- 2012 – William Joel Blass, American lawyer and politician (b. 1917)
- 2012 – Wilhelm Brasse, Polish photographer (b. 1917)
- 2012 – Roland de la Poype, French soldier and pilot (b. 1920)
- 2012 – Sunil Gangopadhyay, Indian author and poet (b. 1934)
- 2012 – Michael Marra, Scottish singer-songwriter (b. 1952)
- 2013 – Wes Bialosuknia, American basketball player (b. 1945)
- 2013 – Anthony Caro, English sculptor and academic (b. 1924)
- 2013 – Niall Donohue, Irish hurler (b. 1990)
- 2013 – Gypie Mayo, English guitarist and songwriter (Dr. Feelgood and The Yardbirds) (b. 1951)
- 2013 – Bill Mazer, Ukrainian-American journalist and sportscaster (b. 1920)
- 2014 – Ghulam Azam, Bangladeshi politician (b. 1922)
- 2014 – John Bramlett, American football player (b. 1941)
- 2014 – Bernard Mayes, English-American journalist and academic (b. 1929)
- 2014 – Joan Quigley, American astrologer and author (b. 1927)
- 2014 – Tullio Regge, Italian physicist and academic (b. 1931)
- 2014 – Alvin Stardust, English singer and actor (b. 1942)
- 2015 – Leon Bibb, American-Canadian singer (b. 1922)
- 2015 – Roger De Clerck, Belgian businessman (b. 1924)
- 2015 – Jim Roberts, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (b. 1940)
- 2015 – Fred Sands, American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded the Museum of Contemporary Art (b. 1938)
- 2016 – Jack Chick, American cartoonist and publisher (b. 1924)
- 2016 – Wim van der Voort, Dutch speed skater (b. 1923)
- 2016 – Pete Burns, English singer-songwriter (b. 1959)
- 2017 – Walter Lassally, German cinematographer (b. 1926)
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THIS DAY IN MUSIC
October 23rd: On this Day | |
1961, Dion started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Runaround Sue', it reached No.11 in the UK. | |
1962, 12 year old Little Stevie Wonder recorded his first single for Motown Records, 'Thank You For Loving Me All The Way' backed by the Funk Brothers. | |
1963, The Beatles completed the final session for their second album 'With the Beatles' recording 'I Wanna Be Your Man.' The group then drove to London airport for a flight to Stockholm, Sweden to start their first foreign tour. The Fab four were met at Stockholm airport by hundreds of girl fans that had taken the day of school. | |
1963, The Everly Brothers, Little Richard, Bo Diddley, Mickie Most, The Rolling Stones, Julie Grant and The Flintstones all appeared at Odeon Theatre, Nottingham, England. | |
1963, Bob Dylan recorded 'The Times They Are A-Changin' at Columbia Recording Studios in New York City. Dylan wrote the song as a deliberate attempt to create an anthem of change for the time, influenced by Irish and Scottish ballads. In January 1984, a young Steve Jobs would recite the second verse of 'The Times They Are a-Changin' during his opening of the 1984 Annual Apple Shareholders Meeting, where he famously unveiled the Macintosh computer for the first time. | |
1964, All four members of US band Buddy and the Kings were killed when they hired a Cesna Skyhawk to take them to a gig in Harris County. Piloted by the bands drummer Bill Daniles, the plane crashed nose first killing all on board. Singer with the group Harold Box had replaced Buddy Holly in The Crickets after his death in a plane crash. He sang lead vocals on 'Peggy Sue Got Married.' The Great Gig In The Sky | |
1966, The Jimi Hendrix Experience recorded their first single 'Hey Joe', at De Lane Lea studios in London. The earliest known commercial recording of the song is the late-1965 single by the Los Angeles garage band the The Leaves; the band then re-recorded the track and released it in 1966 as a follow-up single which became a hit. | |
1976, The Jam played an afternoon show in Soho Market, London, England and in the evening, The Clash appeared at The ICA in London. | |
1976, Chicago started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'If You Leave Me Now'. It was the group's 18th Top 40 and first US No.1, also a No.1 in the UK. It went on to win a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance. | |
1976, Led Zeppelin made their US television debut on Don Kirshner's Rock Concert, they performed ‘Black Dog’ and ‘Dazed And Confused’. | |
1980, Mark David Chapman quit his security job and signed out for the last time. Instead of the usual "Chappy" he wrote "John Lennon". Chapman would murder Lennon on December 8th of this year outside his New York City home. | |
1982, Culture Club were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Do You Really Want To Hurt Me', the group's first chart topper and the first of 12 UK Top 40 hits. The song became a major hit after their memorable debut performance on Top Of The Pops when they stood in for Shakin' Stevens who was ill and not able to appear. | |
1989, Nirvana played their first ever European show when they appeared at Newcastle's Riverside Club in North East England. It was the first night of a 36 date European tour for the group who were sharing the bill with Tad. | |
1993, Meat Loaf had his first UK No.1 with 'I'd Do Anything For Love' (But I Won't Do That'). It stayed at No.1 for seven weeks. A No.1 in twenty-eight countries and gave Meat Loaf his first US No.1 hit. | |
1993, Take That scored their first UK No.1 album with their second release 'Everything Changes.' The album which was nominated for the 1994 Mercury Prize became the third best selling album of 1993 in the UK. | |
1995, Def Leppard gave themselves a place in the Guinness book Of World Records, by playing three gigs in three continents in 24 hours. Tangier, London and Vancouver. | |
1999, The wife of Los Lobos singer Sandra Ann-Rosas disappeared. Police charged her half brother Gabriel Gomez with the kidnapping and murder. | |
2002, Kanye West was involved in a car crash after he fell asleep at the wheel while driving home from a recording studio in West Hollywood. No other cars were involved in the incident which left West with his jaw fractured in three places. | |
2002, A federal judge in St. Louis dismissed a lawsuit against Chuck Berry by Johnnie Johnson, a piano player and former collaborator who wanted royalties for more than 30 songs written between 1955 and 1966. The songs in question included ‘No Particular Place To Go’, ‘Roll Over Beethoven’, and ‘Sweet Little Sixteen’. Johnson's lawsuit argued that he and Berry were co-writers on many of the songs, but because Berry copyrighted them in his name alone, Johnson got none of the royalties. The judge ruled that too many years had passed to bring about a royalties suit. | |
2005, Arctic Monkeys scored their first UK No.1 single with 'I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor', the Sheffield bands debut single. | |
2006, Amy Winehouse released her "signature song"'Rehab' as a single, taken from her second studio album, Back to Black. The lyrics are autobiographical, and talk about Winehouse's refusal one time to enter a rehabilitation clinic. It won three Grammy Awards, including Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and also won an Ivor Novello Award for Best Contemporary Song. | |
2007, Rapper Foxy Brown was given 11 weeks in solitary confinement after fighting with another inmate in prison. She was also said to have been abusive to guards and refused to take a random drug test. Brown was serving a year in jail for violating her probation after a fight she had in a New York nail salon. | |
2007, British and Dutch police shut down a "widely-used" source of illegally-downloaded music after raids in Teesside and Amsterdam as part of an Interpol investigation into the members-only website OiNK. The UK-run site had leaked 60 major pre-release albums this year alone. | |
2008, Beyonce went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'If I Were A Boy', the singers fourth UK No.1 hit. Taken from her third solo album, I Am’ Sasha Fierce. | |
2012, It was reported that Bee Gees star Robin Gibb, who died last May at the age of 62, left an estate worth £93 million, ($148 million). | |
2014, Alvin Stardust died after a short illness. His death came just weeks before he was due to release his first album after 30 years. He had recently been diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer. The UK singer first performed under the name of Shane Fenton. | |
2015, Adele released 'Hello' as the lead track from her third studio album, 25. The music video for the song broke the Vevo Record by achieving over 27.7 million views within 24-hours and entered the top of the UK Singles Chart with 333,000 combined sales, of which 259,000 were downloads, making it the biggest selling No.1 single on the UK chart in three years. | |
2015, Jamie Lawson, the first act signed to Ed Sheeran's Gingerbread Man label, topped the UK album chart with his self titled new record. Lawson had released his first album 12 years ago. | |
2016, English singer-songwriter and television personality Pete Burns died following a sudden cardiac arrest. He was a member of the Mystery Girls (with Pete Wylie and Julian Cope), and then Dead Or Alive who scored the 1985 UK No.1 single 'You Spin Me Round, Like A Record'. | |
October 23rd: Born on this day | |
1940, Born on this day, English musician Freddie Marsden who with Gerry And The Pacemakers had the 1963 UK No.1 single 'How Do You Do It' and the 1965 US No.6 single, 'Ferry Cross The Mersey'. In common with The Beatles they came from Liverpool, were managed by Brian Epstein, and were recorded by George Martin. | |
1943, Born on this day, English rock bassist Greg Ridley with Spooky Tooth and a founder member of Humble Pie, who had the 1969 UK No.4 single 'Natural Born Bugie'. Ridley died on 19th November 2003 of pneumonia aged 56. | |
1949, Born on this day, Michael Burston, Motorhead, (1980 UK No.15 single 'Ace Of Spades'). | |
1953, Born on this day, Pauline Black, singer from 2 Tone ska revival band Selecter who had the 1979 UK No.8 single 'On My Radio'. | |
1956, Born on this day, Dwight Yoakam, country singer, actor and film director, who is most famous for his pioneering country music which has sold over 25 million records with 5 Billboard No.1 Albums, 12 Gold Albums, and 9 Platinum Albums. Yoakam is the most frequent musical guest in the history of The Tonight Show and has also starred in many films, most notably in critically acclaimed performances as an ill-tempered, abusive, live-in boyfriend in Sling Blade. | |
1957, Born on this day, Kelly Marie, singer who had the 1980 UK No.1 single 'Feels like I'm In Love', which was written by Ray Dorset of Mungo Jerry. | |
1964, Born on this day, Roberto Trujillo, bassist, Suicidal Tendencies, Infectious Grooves, Black Label Society, Jerry Cantrell, and Ozzy Osbourne's band before joining Metallica in 2003. | |
1972, Born on this day, Richard McNamara, guitarist from English alternative rock band Embrace, who had the 2006 UK No. 2 single ‘Natures Law’, the 2006 UK No.1 album This New Day and two other UK No.1 albums. |
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