Celebrity Birthdays and On-This-Day

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November 3rd:

Sandwich Day

2003 - In Kabul, Afghanistan, a post-Taliban draft constitution was unveiled.
1998 - Minnesota elected Jesse "The Body" Ventura, a former pro wrestler, as its governor.
1993 - The first episode of "The Nanny" was aired by CBS.
1978 - The first episode of "Different Strokes" was aired on NBC.
1957 - "At the Hop" was released by Danny & the Juniors.
1957 - The first Earthling in space, a dog named Laika, Russian for Barker, was aboard Sputnik.
1957 - Sun Records released "Great Balls of Fire" by Jerry Lee Lewis
1839 - The first Opium War between China and Britain erupted.
1796 - John Adams was elected the 2nd U.S. President.

Avy Scott (Pornstar) 1981
Aria Giovanni (born Cindy Renee Volk) (pornstar) 1977
Dennis Miller (Annoying "SNL" commedian briefly co-hosted America's "Monday Night Football" as a commentator) 1953
Rosanne Barr (commedian starred in a long-running sitcom "Rosanne") 1952
Michael Dukakis (Democrat Presidential candidate lost to George Bush in 1988) 1933
Charles Bronson (starred in a series of "Death Wish" movies) 1927

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November 4th:

Full Moon

1994 - San Francisco: First conference that focused exlusively on the subject of the commercial potential of the World Wide Web.
1978 - Boston played their first show in the city of Boston.
1939 - At the 40th National Automobile Show the first air-conditioned car was put on display.
1922 - In Egypt, Howard Carter discovered the entry of the lost tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamen.
1880 - James and John Ritty patented the first cash register.
1846 - The patent for the artificial leg is granted to Benjamin Palmer.
1842 - Abraham Lincoln married Mary Todd in Springfield, IL.

Audrey Hollander (Pornstar known for her triple-anal scenes ) 1979
Sean "P. Diddy" Combs (rapper) 1970
Matthew McConaughey ("Frailty", "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days", "Sahara", "The Wedding Planner", "Failure To Launch") 1969
Rachel Aziani (Pornstar who only porns with her husband) 1969
Ralph Macchio ("The Karate Kid", "My Cousin Vinny") 1962
Jeff Probst (host of "Survivor") 1962
Laura Bush (First lady of the US) 1946
Loretta Swift (Major Houlihan on "MASH") 1937
Doris Roberts ("Christmas Vacation", Marie on "Everybody Loves Raymond") 1930
Art Carney ("The Honeymooners") 1918
Will Rogers (played a cowboy in many movies from 1918-1935) 1879

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November 5th:

National Donut Day (US)

1960 - Johnny Horton was killed in an auto accident in Milano, Texas at the age of 33. He had the hits "Battle of New Orleans" and "North To Alaska."
1940 - U.S. President Roosevelt won an unprecedented third term in office. An ammendment was later made to the US Constitution limiting the President's terms to two 4-year terms only.
1935 - The game "Monopoly" was introduced by Parker Brothers Company. Real money was originally used..
1895 - George B. Selden received the first U.S. patent for an automobile. He sold the rights for $200,000 four years later.
1872 - In the U.S., Susan B. Anthony was fined $100 for attempting to vote in the presidential election. She never paid the fine.

Brittney Skye born Brandie Rae Rothwell (Pornstar) 1977
Bryan Adams (rock singer: "Summer of '69", "Heat of the Night", "Cuts Like A Knife", "East Side Story") 1959
Tatum O"Neil (Starred in "Paper Moon" at age 10) 1963
Ryan Adams (country singer) 1974
Art Garfunkel (co-singer of Simon and Garfunkel, frequent guest star on "American Dreams") 1941
Vivien Leigh (Scarlet O'Hara on "Gone With The Wind") 1913
Roy Rogers (starred on many cowboy movies) 1911

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November 6th:

2006 - The 100th episode of the weekly radio/web dramedy "Down Gilead Lane" airs.
1991 - Kuwait celebrated the dousing of the last of the oil fires ignited by Iraq during the Persian Gulf War.
1984 - Ronald Reagan(R) defeats Walter Mondale(D) to be re-elected in one of the largest electoral landslides in United States election history. The only state Mondale won was his home state of Minnesota.
1984 - For the first time in 193 years, the New York Stock Exchange remained open during a presidential election day.
1967 - Phil Donahue began a TV talk show in Dayton, OH. The show was on the air for 29 years.
1935 - Edwin H. Armstrong announced his development of FM broadcasting.
1923 - Jacob Schick was granted a patent for the electric shaver.
1860 - Abraham Lincoln was elected to be the sixteenth president of the United States.

Rebecca Romijn (Model/actress) 1972
Ethan Hawke (actor: "Before Sunrise", "Before Sunset", "Assault on Precinct 13", "Tape", "Gattaca") 1970
Maria Shriver (TV News Correspondent, married Arnold S.) 1955
Sally Field [actress got her start on the 1960s sitcom "The Flying Nun", also movies: "Mrs. Doubtfire", "Sybil", "Forrest Gump", "Homeward Bound (voice)"] 1946
James Naismith (Canadian Gym Teacher invented Basketball) 1861
John Philip Sousa (composer "The Stars and Stripes Forever") 1854
Charles Henry Dow (founder of Dow Jones & Company) 1851
Adolphe (Antoine) Sax (Inventor of the saxophone) 1814

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November 8th:

National Young Reader's Day (USA)

2000 - In Florida, a statewide recount began to decide the winner of the 2000 U.S. presidential election. George W. Bush was named the winner.
1991 - Magic Johnson appeared on "The Arsenio Hall Show." It was his first appearance after announcing that he was HIV positive.
1990 - U.S. President Bush ordered more troop deployments in the Persian Gulf, adding about 150,000 soldiers to the multi-national force fighting against Iraq.
1979 - The program, "The Iran Crisis: America Held Hostage", premiered on ABC-TV. The show was planned to be temporary, but it evolved into "Nightline" in March of 1980.
1979 - U.S. Senators John Warner (R-VA) and Mac Mathias (R-MD) introduced legislation to provide a site on the National Mall for the building of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
1966 - Ronald Reagan was elected governor of California.
1965 - The soap opera "Days of Our Lives" debuted on NBC-TV.
1964 - Judy Garland (from "Wizard of OZ") and her daughter, Liza Minnelli (from a tabloid-crazy, who cares marriage) appeared together at the London Palladium.
1895 - Wilhelm Roentgen while experimenting with electricity discovered the scientific principle involved and took the first X-ray pictures.
1889 - Montana became the 41st U.S. state.

Jack Osbourne (Ozzy's son) 1985
Tara Reid (Famous for her bad boob-job and for being in "American Pie") 1975
Parker Posey (Indie film actress) 1968
Courtney Thorne-Smith (actress, TV: "Melrose Place", "Ally McBeal", "According To Jim") 1967
Bonnie Raitt (Soft rock/blues singer: "Something to Talk About", "I Can't Make You Love Me") 1949
Earl Boen (The voice of Regis and Edwin Blackgaard on the weekly radio/web dramedy series "Adventures In Odyssey", Dr. Peter Silberman in all 3 Terminator movies) 1945
Patti Page (1950-60s pop singer: "How Much Is That Doggie in the Window?", "Old Cape Cod") 1927
Margaret Mitchell (author of "Gone With The Wind") 1900

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November 9th:

2004 - U.S. First Lady Laura Bush officially reopened Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House to pedestrians for the first time since the Washington, DC terrorist attacks on Sept 11, 2001.
1999 - The Prince released his comeback album "Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic." Singles included: "So Far So Pleased (with Gwen Stefani)" and "The Greatest Romance Ever Sold."
1998 - Michael Jackson settled a lawsuit over stories and pictures in the London Daily Mirror that said his face had been disfigured by cosmetic surgery. A lawyer for the publisher said, "The photographs were taken honestly and were not tampered with, but the Mirror has since met with the plaintiff in person and acknowledges that the photographs do not accurately represent the plaintiff's true appearance."
1989 - Communist East Germany opened its borders, allowing its citizens to travel freely to West Germany.
1973 - The album "Piano Man" was released by Billy Joel.
1967 - The first issue of Rolling Stone Magazine was published in San Francisco. John Lennon was on the cover.
1965 - The great Northeast blackout occurred as several states and parts of Canada were hit by a series of power failures lasting up to 13 1/2 hours.
1963 - "Louie, Louie" was released by the Kingsmen.
1962 - Motown Records released "You've Really Got a Hold on Me," by the Miracles.
1961 - The Professional Golfer's Association (PGA) eliminated is "caucasians only" rule.
1911 - George Claude of Paris, France, applied for a patent on neon advertising signs
1906 - U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt left for Panama to see the progress on the new canal. It was the first foreign trip by a U.S. president.
1872 - A fire destroyed about 800 buildings in Boston, MA.

Sisqo (Singer for R&B/Soul/Gospel group Dru Hill, had a solo hit "The Thong Song") 1978
Nick Lachey [singer for dance group 98 Degrees married (and divorced) Jessica Simpson] 1973
Susan Tedeschi (Rock/Blues singer/guitarist) 1970
Lou Ferrigno (Former mr. Universe bodybuilder played "The Incredible Hulk" from 1977-82) 1951
Tom Fogerty (Guitarist for Creedence Clearwater Revival) 1941
Mary Travers (member of folk group Peter, Paul, and Mary) 1936
Spiro Agnew (US Vice President under Richard Nixon was forced to resign in 1973) 1918

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November 10th:

Wheat Day

1993 - John Wayne Bobbitt was acquitted on the charge of marital sexual assault against his wife who sexually mutilated him. Lorena Bobbitt was later acquitted of malicious wounding her husband.
1982 - In Washington, DC, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial was opened to visitors.
1970 - The Great Wall of China opened for tourism.
1969 - "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" by Gene Autry received a gold record. The song had been released 20 years earlier by Autry.
1969 - "Sesame Street" made its debut on PBS.
1951 - Direct-dial coast-to-coast telephone service begins in the United States
1885 - The first motorcycle was created.
1792 - The White House: Construction begins by placing of the cornerstone.

Josh Peck (child actor starred in "The Amanda Show" with Amanda Bynes) 1986
Miranda Lambert (country singer) 1983
Eve (rapper) 1978
Brittany Murphy (actress: "Clueless", "Don't Say a Word", "8 Mile", "Just Married", "Spun", "Uptown Girls", "Little Black Book", "Sin City") 1977
Warren "G" Griffin, III (rapper) 1970
Ellen Pompeo (TV's "Grey's Anatomy") 1969
David "Sinbad" Adkins (actor/stand-up commedian) 1959
Tim Rice (wrote lyrics for "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat", "Evita", "The Road To El Dorado", "The Lion King", "Aida", "Aladdin") 1944
Roy Scheider (Police chief in "Jaws") 1935
Martin Luther (German theologist sparked the Protestant Reformation)1483

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November 11th:

Veteran's Day (US) / Rememberance Day (Canada) (Marks the end of WW1 on Nov. 11, 1918, and remembers all war veterans)
Sausage Pizza Day

1997 - The Eastman Kodak Company announced that they were laying off 10,000 employees.
1997 - Metallica played a free concert in Philadelphia, PA.
1965 - Walt Disney announced a project in Florida that was to become Disney World.
1952 - The first video recorder was demonstrated by John Mullin and Wayne Johnson in Beverly Hills, CA.
1940 - The Jeep made its debut.
1918 - World War I came to an end when the Allies and Germany signed an armistice. This day became recognized as Veteran's Day in the United States.
1918 - Poland was reestablished shortly after the surrender of Germnay.
1889 - Washington became the 42nd state of the United States.
1851 - The telescope was patented by Alvan Clark.
1831 - Nat Turner, a slave and educated minister, was hanged in Jerusalem, VA, after inciting a violent slave uprising.
1620 - The Mayflower Compact was signed by the 41 men on the Mayflower when they landed in what is now Provincetown Harbor near Cape Cod. The compact called for "just and equal laws.

Noah Gray-Cabey (The son on the sitcom "My Wife and Kids") 1995
Leonardo DiCaprio ("Titanic", "What's Eating Gilbert Grape?", "The Beach", "Catch Me If You Can", "Gangs of NY", "The Aviator", "Romeo and Juliet") 1974
Calista Flockhart (TV's "Ally McBeal") 1964
Demi Moore 1962
Marc Summers (hosted "Double Dare" and is now a host on the Food Network) 1951
Kurt Vonnegut (His book "Slaughterhouse Five" became a movie) 1922
George Patton (WW2 commandeer led attacks in France, Italy, and Germany, and his life became an oscar-winning movie) 1885

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November 12th:

Rememberance Day (UK)
Last Quarter Moon
Indian Pudding Day

2002 - Stan Lee filed a lawsuit against Marvel Entertainment Inc. that claimed the company had cheated him out of millions of dollars in movie profits related to the 2002 movie "Spider-Man." Lee was the creator of Spider-Man, the Incredible Hulk and Daredevil.
1996 - The album "Evita: The Complete Motion Picture Music Soundtrack," featuring music sung by Madonna, was released.
1984 - Madonna released the album "Like A Virgin."
1970 - The Doors made their last appearance with Jim Morrison, in New Orleans.
1966 - Donovan's "Mellow Yellow" was released.
1954 - Ellis Island, the immigration station in New York Harbor, closed after processing more than 20 million immigrants since 1892.
1946 - The first drive-up banking facility opened at the Exchange National Bank in Chicago, IL.
1942 - During World War II, naval battle of Guadalcanal began between Japanese and American forces. The Americans won a major victory.
1940 - Walt Disney released "Fantasia."
1933 - In Philadelphia, the first Sunday football game was played.
1927 - Joseph Stalin became the undisputed ruler of the Soviet Union. Leon Trotsky was expelled from the Communist Party leading to Stalin coming to power.
1918 - Austria was declared an independent republic only one day after the end of World War I.
1859 - The first flying trapeze act was performed by Jules Leotard at Cirque Napoleon in Paris, France. He was also the designer of the garment that is named after him.
1799 - The first meteor shower to be recorded, the Leonid Shower, is recorded.

Macey Cruthird (plays Haley on the sitcom "Hope and Faith) 1992
Anne Hathaway ("Brokeback Mountain", "The Devil Wears Prada", "Ella Enchanted", "Havoc", "The Princess Diaries") 1982
Avena Lee (Thai-Chinese-American Pornstar) 1982
Tevin Campbell (had R&B hits as a teen in the early '90s, his biggest being "Round and Round" with Prince from Prince's soundtrack album "Graffiti Bridge") 1976
Tonya Harding (Olympic skater involved in an attack on rival skater Nancy Kerrigan) 1970
Sammy Sosa (American Baseball player who battled Mark McGwire for a home run record) 1968
David Schwimmer (Ross on the sitcom "Friends") 1966
Megan Mullally (TV's "Will and Grace") 1958
Neil Young (member of Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young) 1945
Elizabeth Cady Stanton (Women suffragist) 1815

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National (US) Geography Awareness Week
International Day of Kindness
Sadie Hawkins Week (Girls ask the guys)

2001 - U.S. President George W. Bush signed an executive order that would allow for military tribunals to try any foreigners captured with connections to the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001. It was the first time since World War II that a president had taken such action.
1998 - U.S. President Clinton agreed to pay Paula Jones $850,000, without an apology or admission of guilt, to throw out her sexual harassment lawsuit.
1968 - The Beatles' animated movie "Yellow Submarine" premiered in the U.S.
1961 - The Tokens' "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" was released.
1956 - The U.S. Supreme Court struck down laws calling for racial segregation on public buses.
1942 - U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a measure lowering the minimum draft age from 21 to 18.
1927 - The Holland Tunnel opened to the public, providing access between New York City and New Jersey beneath the Hudson River.
1805 - Johann George Lehner, a Viennese butcher, invented a recipe and called it the "frankfurter", now also known as a "hot dog" or a "wiener."
1789 - Benjamin Franklin wrote a letter to a friend in which he said, "In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes."

Jimmy Kimmel (American late-night talk-show host) 1967
Whoopi Goldberg (commedian/actress: "Ghost", "Sister Act", "The Color Purple", "Star Trek: The Next Generation") 1955
Chris Noth (TV's "Law and Order" and "Sex and the City") 1954
Will Ryan (The voice of Eugene Meltzner on the radio/web weekly dramedy "Adventures in Odyssey") 1939
Robert Louis Stevenson (author of: "Treasure Island," "Kidnapped," and "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde") 1850

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November 14th:

Teddy Bear Day
Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day

2000 - Marilyn Manson's released "Holy Wood (In The Shadow Of The Valley Of Death)." The cover of the album was banned by several retail chains due to the cover art. The banning chains released an alternate cover. The cover depicts Manson on a crucifix. Tha album dealt with the Columbine shootings, and therefore was Manson's poorest selling album.
1998 - Carmen Electra and Dennis Rodman were married in Las Vegas, NV.
1988 - The first episode of "Murphy Brown" aired on CBS.
1972 - Blue Ribbon Sports became Nike.
1969 - During the Vietnam War, Major General Bruno Arthur Hochmuth, commander of the Third Marine Division, became the first general to be killed in Vietnam by enemy fire.
1968 - Yale University announced it was going co-educational.
1889 - New York World reporter Nellie Bly (Elizabeth Cochrane) began an attempt to surpass the fictitious journey of Jules Verne's Phileas Fogg by traveling around the world in less than 80 days. Bly succeeded by finishing the journey the following January in 72 days, 6 hours and 11 minutes.
1881 - Charles J. Guiteau's trial began for the assassination of U.S. President Garfield. Guiteau was convicted and hanged the following year.
1851 - Herman Melville's novel "Moby Dick" was first published.

Joy Williams (pop/rock singer: "Every Moment", "Hide", "We") 1984
Nina Gordon (singer for Veruca Salt: "Seether", solo had a one-hit-wonder with "Tonight and the Rest of My Life" in 2003) 1967
Patrick Warburton (David Puddy on "Seinfeld" and Joe Swanson on "The Family Guy") 1964
Condoleezza Rice (US President George W. Bush's National Security Advisor and Secretary of State) 1954
Yanni (New-Age keyboardist) 1954
Prince Charles (Prince of Wales married Princess Diana in 1981) 1948
Joseph McCarthy (US Senator who accused many Government employees and noteworthy people of being communist in the 1950s. As it was revealed in a 1980s investigation, most of the people he accused actually were communist) 1909
Jawaharlal Nehru (First Prime Minister of India 1947-64) 1889
Claude Monet (French painter known for his colorful landscapes) 1840
Robert Fulton (Inventor of the steamboat) 1765

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November 15th:

American Recycling Day

2006 - 5,000 people met in Washington Dc for the laying of the cornerstone of the future Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, presented by George W. Bush.
2005 - In Amiens, France, Isabelle Dinoire became the first person to undergo a partial face transplant. She had been attacked by a dog earlier in the year.
1969 - In Washington, DC, a quarter of a million protesters staged a peaceful demonstration against the Vietnam War.
1956 - Elvis Presley made his acting debut in the premiere of the "Love Me Tender" movie.
1990 - Frank Farian, producer of Milli Vanilli, publicly admitted that Fabrice Morvan and Rob Pilatus never sang a note on the Milli Vanilli album and that they lip-synch when they perform live
1939 - U.S. President Roosevelt laid the cornerstone of the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, DC.
1901 - Miller Reese patented an electrical hearing aid.
1889 - Brazil's monarchy was overthrown.
1806 - Explorer Zebulon Pike spotted the mountaintop that became known as Pikes Peak.
1777 - The Continental Congress approved the Articles of Confederation, precursor to the U.S. Constitution.

Ace Young (7th place contestant on "American Idol 2006") 1980
Russell Jones aka Ol' Dirty Bastard or ODB (rapper in the group Wu-Tang Clan died in 2004) 1968
Sam Waterston (Jack McCoy on "Law and Order") 1940
Petula Clark (In 1965 she sang her biggest hit "Downtown") 1932
Ed Asner ("The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and the spinoff series "Lou Grant", "Crossing Jordan", was Santa in the movie "Elf") 1929
Joseph Wapner (Judge on "People's Court") 1919
Georgia O'Keeffe (American painter known for her flowers and deserts) 1887

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November 16th:

Button Day
International Day for Tolerance
The Annual Great American Smokeout (Day for quitting smoking)

2000 - Bill Clinton became the first serving U.S. president to visit Communist Vietnam.
1988 - Stan Love, former Beach Boys manager and the brother of lead singer Mike Love, was sentenced to 5 years probation for embezzling more than $300,000 from the band.
1952 - In the Peanuts comic strip, Lucy first held a football for Charlie Brown.
1933 - The United States and the Soviet Union established diplomatic relations for the first time.
1907 - Oklahoma was admitted as the 46th state.

Maggie Gyllenhaal (actress: "Secretary", "World Trade Center", Stranger Than Fiction", "Donnie Darko", "Mona Lisa Smile") 1977
Oksana Baiul (Ukranian figure skater won the Gold in the 1994 olympics) 1977
Lisa Bonet (Denise on "The Cosby Show") 1967
Diana Krall (Canadian Jazz singer) 1964
Marg Helgenberger ("CSI: Las Vegas", "China Beach", movies: "Species 1&2", "Bad Boys") 1958
Shigeru Miyamoto (Japanese video game creator, works for Nintendo, creator of: "Donkey Kong", "The Legend of Zelda", "Mario") 1952
Burgess Meredith (played the trainer of "Rocky" and the Penguin on the "Batman" TV series) 1908

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November 18th:

2005 - "Walk the Line" opened in theaters. The film focused on the early years of Johnny Cash.
2001 - Nintendo released the GameCube home video game console in the United States.
1996 - The Metallica single "Mama Said" was released.
1988 - Phil Collins made his debut on the big screen starring in "Buster" when it opened.
1966 - U.S. Roman Catholic bishops did away with the rule against eating meat on Fridays.
1928 - The first successful sound-synchronized animated cartoon premiered in New York. It was Walt Disney's "Steamboat Willie," starring Mickey Mouse.
1883 - The U.S. and Canada adopted a system of standard time zones.
1820 - Captain Nathaniel Palmer became the first Westerner to sight the continent of Antarctica.

Owen Wilson (actor: "Shanghai Noon", "Shanghai Knights", "Meet the Parents", "Starsky and Hutch", "I Spy", "Zoolander) 1968
Fabolous (rapper) 1977
Kirk Hammett (lead guitarist for Metallica: "Nothing Else Matters", "One", "Hero of the Day", "The Unforgiven 1&2") 1962
Alan Shepard (first American in space) 1923

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2001 - U.S. President George W. Bush signed an executive order that would allow for military tribunals to try any foreigners captured with connections to the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001. It was the first time since World War II that a president had taken such action.