oooh! Pointless nostalgia...

De Lorimier

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Like Homer said: ohhh! Pointless nostalgia...

Take a look at the day you were born at

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Here is your final page for 4/9/1980

Wednesday, April 09, 1980
Top News Headlines This Week:
Apr 9 - Kings tie NHL rec with 2 shorthanded playoff goals in a pd vs Isles (sweet! :lol: ) Apr 9 - Soyuz 35 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 6 Apr 9 - Belgium's Marten's govt resigns.

People born on April 9
1932 - Paul Krassner, comic strip cartoonist (MAD Magazine)/founder (Yippies)
1889 - Efrem Zimbalist Rostov on the Don Russia, composer/concert violinist
1926 - Hugh Hefner magazine publisher (Playboy) Oh! I knew I was born under the right star :D
 
Wow, Fidel Castro and Alfred Hitcock!



Friday, August 13, 1971
Top News Headlines This Week:
Aug 13 - Paul & Linda McCartney release "The Back Seat of My Car"
Top Songs for 1971
Knock Three Times by Dawn Maggie May by Rod Stewart
How Can You Mend a Broken Heart by Bee Gees Go Away Little Girl by Donny Osmond
It's Too Late by Carole King Family Affair by Sly & the Family Stone
Joy to the World by Three Dog Night One Bad Apple by Osmonds
Brand New Key by Melanie Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves by Cher

Academy Award Winners
Best Picture: The French Connection
Directed By William Friedkin
Best Actor: Gene Hackman
in The French Connection
Best Actress: Jane Fonda
in Klute

People born on August 13
1959 - Danny Bonaduce actor (Danny-Partridge Family) (1959 approx)
1747 - Adrien-Joseph van Helmont, composer
1899 - Alfred Hitchcock London, director (Psycho, Birds, Rear Window)
1926 - Fidel Castro Ruz, Mayari, Oriente, Cuba, dictator (1959- )
1930 - Don Ho, Hawaii, ukulele player (Tiny Bubbles)
1962 - Adam Kase, Socorro NM, Canadian Tour golfer (1989 Alberta Open-3rd)
1966 - Shayne Corson, NHL forward (Team Canada Oly-1998, Montreal)
 
Wow, Fidel Castro and Alfred Hitcock!

Who cares for Castro and Hitchcock? You got Shayne Corson and Danny Bonaduce!!! :lol: (Leafs suck! :lol: ;) )
 
I share the same birthday as Rupert Murdoch!
 
Jul 22 - Turkish terrorist Mehmet Ali Agca sentenced in a Rome to life.

Hot New Toys in 1981
Fashion Fragrance Darci Penny Racers Dark Tower
Trivial Pursuit He-Man and the Masters of the Universe

I've play a lot with He-Man toys when I was young. Outside of this, what a boring day. Maybe in 60 years it will be:

People born on July 22
1908 - Amy Vanderbilt authority on etiquette (Complete Book of Etiquette)
1890 - Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, mom of JFK, RFK & Ted
1981 - Phil C., also know as tonberry, for some reason :goodjob:

edit: change 1901 for 1981 (I'm not that old)
 
Hey, I was born on the same thay that Reagan was fired at:crazyeye:

And, these various celeberties all celebrate their birthday the same day as me:
1968 - Celine Dion Québec Canada, singer (I'm Your Woman)
1853 - Vincent van Gogh Zundert Netherlands, artist who always lent an ear (Irises)
1937 - Warren Beatty Richmond VA, actor (Bonnie & Clyde,Shampoo, Dick Tracy)
1945 - Eric Clapton [Eric Patrick Clapp] Ripley England, legendary guitarist/singer (Yardbirds, Cream, Tears in Heaven)
1962 - M C Hammer [Stanley Kirk Burrell] Oakland CA, rapper (U Can't Touch This)

I'm especially proud to share my birthday with M C Hammer:goodjob:
 
:lol:

"Jul 19 - 22nd modern Olympic games opens in Moscow; US & others boycott "

My father certainly thanked Breshnev and Carter for not having to choose what to watch at that day... ;)
 
Headlines

Nov 25 - White Sox shortstop Ozzie Guillen, is named AL Rookie of Year Nov 26 - 23rd Space Shuttle Mission (61-B)-Atlantis 2-is launched Nov 26 - France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island Nov 26 - Random House buys Richard Nixons memoires for $3,000,000 Nov 27 - Republic of Ireland gains consultative role in Northern Ireland Nov 27 - Cards Vince Coleman wins NL Rookie of Year

Top Songs

Shout by Tears for Fears
We Are The World by USA for Africa
Money for Nothing by Dire Straits
I Want to Know What Love Is by Foreigner
Say You, Say Me by Lionel Richie
The Power of Love by Huey Lewis & the News
Careless Whisper by Wham!
Can't Fight This Feeling by REO Speedwagon
Broken Wings by Mr. Mister
Everybody Wants to Rule the World by Tears for Fears

TV

Cheers
Night Court
The Cosby Show
Moonlighting
L.A. Law
Miami Vice
St. Elsewhere
The Golden Girls
Cagney & Lacey
Family Ties

People born on November 25

1933 - Kathryn Grant Crosby Houston Texas, actress (Mr Cory, Big Circus)
1947 - John Larroquette New Orleans LA, actor (Dan Fielding-Night Court)
 
Originally posted by De Lorimier


(Leafs suck! :lol: ;) )

Don't get me started on the Re-Habs! ;)

Edit: Of course some of you may think I've thrown this thread off course, but it is called "Pointless Nostalgia", so really any discussion about the Montréal Canadiens is actually quite fitting. :D
 
3/3/1986

headlines

Mar 3 - C S Shoemaker discovers asteroid #6179 Mar 4 - Border completes twin Test tons (140 & 114) vs New Zealand Mar 5 - E Bowell discovers asteroid #3987 Wujek, #4087 Part, #5393 Goldstein Mar 5 - C S Shoemaker discovers asteroid #4448 Phildavis Mar 5 - "Today" tabloid launched (Britain's 1st national color newspaper) Mar 5 - & #6373 Stern

songs

Rock Me Amadeus by Falco
Walk Like an Egyptian by Bangles
Stuck with You by Huey Lewis & the News
Kiss by Prince & the Revolution
On My Own by Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald
That's What Friends Are For by Dionne & Friends
Papa Don't Preach by Madonna
Greatest Love of All by Whitney Houston
Kyrie by Mr. Mister
How Will I Know by Whitney Houston

birthdays

1606 - Edmund Waller, England, poet (Penshust)
1847 - Alexander Graham Bell, Scotland, inventor (telephone)
1831 - George M Pullman inventor (railway sleeping car)
1911 - Jean Harlow [Harlean Carpentier] Kansas City MO, 30s' sex goddess (Dinner at 8)
1872 - Wee Willie Keeler, outfielder (Baltimore Orioles); hit .432 in 1897
tv

Cheers
Night Court
The Cosby Show
Moonlighting
St. Elsewhere
L.A. Law
Miami Vice
The Golden Girls
Cagney & Lacey
Family Ties

hehe....my mom watched St. Elsewhere and L.A. Law in the hospital she said.
 
Top News this week March 1971.

Mar 29 - 1st Lieutenant William L Calley Jr found guilty in My Lai (Vietnam) massacre Mar 29 - Chile President Allende nationalizes banks/copper mines Mar 29 - Conrad Van Emde Boas becomes West Europe's 1st sexology professor

Born on the 27

1899 - Gloria Swanson Chicago IL, actress (Sadie Thomson, Queen Kelly)
1917 - Cyrus R Vance US Secretary of State (1977-80)
1924 - Sarah L Vaughan Newark NJ, jazz scat singer (Broken Hearted Melody)
1930 - Richard Hayman Cambridge MA, orchestra leader (Vaughn Monroe Show)
 
There were many great people (other than me) who share my birthday. Tops of them all:

People born on July 12
1909 - 2nd viscount Camrose, British Conserv Lower house leader (1941-45)
1817 - Henry David Thoreau, Concord Mass, naturalist/pacifist (Walden Pond)
9999 - -BC- [Gaius] Julius C‘sar, Roman Emperor
1864 - George Washington Carver, studied the peanut
1895 - Oscar Hammerstein II NYC, lyricist who worked with Richard Rodgers
1908 - Milton Berle Harlem NYC, comedian (Uncle Miltie, Mr Television)
1937 - Bill Cosby Phila, actor/comedian (I Spy, Cosby, Leonard Part 6)
1971 - Kristi Tsuya Yamaguchi, Hayward Calif, figure skater (Olympic-Gold-92)
1948 - Richard Simmons exercise guru (Deal-a-Meal)
1951 - Cheryl Ladd Huron SD, actress (Charlie's Angels, Purple Hearts)

And, of course, the toy modeled on my childhood physique:

Hot New Toys in 1981
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
 
Well you learn something every day!

I share my birthday with Anastasia Romanov and Pancho Villa!

Viva la Revolution!

:lol:
 
November 3rd.

Top News Headlines This Week:
Nov 3 - On Wall Street, after 5 consecutive gains, Dow Jones down 50.56 Nov 3 - Oakland 1st baseman Mark McGwire wins AL Rookie of Year Nov 4 - Lisa Steinberg, battered into coma by her adoptive father Nov 4 - Benito Santiago, Padres catcher, wins NL Rookie of Year Nov 4 - Minneapolis & Orlando for 1989 Nov 5 - Iceberg twice the size of Rhode Island sighted in Antarctic
Top Songs for 1987
I Wanna Dance with Somebody by Whitney Houston Livin' On a Prayer by Bon Jovi
La Bamba by Los Lobos I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For by U2
Faith by George Michael Didn't We Almost Have It All by Whitney Houston
Alone by Heart With or Without You by U2
Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now by Starship I Knew You Were Waiting by Aretha Franklin & George Michael
1987 Prices US President
Bread: $0.55/loaf Ronald Reagan
Milk: $1.98/gal US Vice President
Eggs: $1.03/doz George Bush
Car: $13,386 Academy Award Winners
Gas: $0.96/gal
Best Picture: The Last Emperor
Produced By Columbia Pictures
Best Actor: Michael Douglas
in Wall Street
Best Actress: Cher
in Moonstruck
House: $127,200
Stamp: $0.22/ea
Avg Income: $36,884/yr
Min Wage: $3.35/hr
DOW Avg: 1,939
People born on November 3
1933 - Michael S Dukakis (D-Gov-MA) (1988 Presidentidential Candidate)
1949 - Larry Holmes heavyweight boxing champ (1978)
1954 - Adam Ant [Stuart Goddard], punk rocker (If I Strip For You)
On TV in 1987
Miami Vice The Cosby Show Moonlighting
Star Trek: The Next Generation The Golden Girls L.A. Law
Cheers Married... With Children Family Ties
Night Court
Hot New Toys in 1987
Pez with Plastic Feet Glitter & Gold Jem/Jerrica, (with articulated limbs) Jenga
Pictionary Koosh Ball Starcom: The U.S. Space Force
Boggle Bowl Talking Pee-Wee Herman Pogo Ball
Top Books in 1987
The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman



People im sharing day with..

Adam Ant [Stuart Goddard], punk rocker (If I Strip For You)1949Larry Holmes heavyweight boxing champ (1978)1933Michael S Dukakis (D-Gov-MA) (1988 Presidentidential Candidate)1960[Charles] Karch Kiraly, Jackson MI, volleyballer (Oly-3 g-84, 88, 96)1815Adrien Louis Victor Boieldieu, composer1912Alfredo Stroessner, dictator of Paraguay (1954-89)1901Andr‚ Malraux, [Berger], France, novelist/art historian (L'Espoir)1958Andrew Mapple, US water skier1933Aneta Corsaut, Jutchinson Ks, actress (Helen Crump-Andy Griffith)1968Antonio Pettigrew, Macon Ga, 400m (Olympics-96)1884Apie [Adrian P] Prince, Dutch author (Me Own Way)1753August G Meissner, German author1618Aurangzeb, [Alamgir], Emperor of India (1658-1707)1951Azmat Rana, cricketer (one Test for Pakistan against Australia 1980)1919Bert Freed NYC, actor (Rufe-Shane)1943Bert Jansch, rocker1918Bob Feller, pitcher (Cleve Indian, 3 no-hitters)1971Bob Kronenberg, WLAF center (Rhein Fire)1941Brian Poole, Essex England, vocalist (Brian Poole & The Tremeloes)1964Brian Young, cricketer (NZ Test opening batsman)1908Bronko Nagurski, NFL fullback (Chicago Bears)1922Charles Bronson Pennsylvania, actor (Death Wish, Dirty Dozen)1920Charles Bronson, [Buchinsky], Penns, actor (Death Wish, Dirty Dozen)1972Chris Shelling, NFL cornerback (Cin Bengals)1736Christian Brunings, Dutch hydraulic engineer1971Colbie Bell, Edmonton Alberta, 100kg Greco Roman wrestler (Oly-96)1975Darren Sharper, NFL defensive back (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31)1971Darrin Hancock, NBA guard/forward (Charlotte Hornets)1961David AC viscount Linley, son of English princess Margaret/mystic1968Debbie Rochon, Vancouver BC, actress (Tromeo & Juliet)1953Dennis Miller Pittsburgh PA, comedian/TV host (SNL, Dennis Miller Show)1934Derek Richardson, cricketer (played one innings for England 1957)1973Derrick Alexander, NFL defensive end (Minn Vikings)1940Dieter Acker, composer1925Dieter Wellershoff, German author (Minotaur)1959Dolph Lundgren actor (Rocky IV)1946Doug Simper, rocker (Deep Purple)1970Doug Zmolek, Rochester, NHL defenseman (LA Kings)1922Earl of Lonsdale, English large landowner/multi-millionaire1880Edmond Barrett heavyweight wrestler (Olympic-bronze-1908)1833Edward Dorr Tracy, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 18631470Edward V, King of England (Apr 9-Jun 25 1483)1875Emils Darzins, composer1883Enny Vrede, [Maria M Mller], Dutch actress/wife of Eduard Verkade1830Esten Cooke, John (Confederate Army), died in 18861863Eugene Samuel-Holeman, composer1952Felix R de Rooy, Cura‡aos poet/sculptor1753Friedrich Christoph Gebtewitz, composer1656Georg Reuter, composer1904Gideon Fagan, composer1954Godzilla, Japanese monster (Godzilla)1818Gustavus Adolphus DeRussy, Brig Gen (Union volunteers), died in 18911914Hallgrimur Helgason, composer1934Hans Janmaat, Dutch MP (CD)/(fascist)1889Heinrich Campendonk, German painter/wood carver/glazer1611Henry Ireton, English general/MP (Edgehill)1963Howard Ballard, NFL tackle (Seattle Seahawks)1830Jacob M van Bemmelen, Dutch physicist/chemist1909James "Scotty" Barrett Reston, Clydebank Scotld, journalist (NY Times)1907James Geoffrey Cutcliffe Hepburn, tap-dancer/socialist1960James Prime, British rock keyboardist (Deacon Blue-Pay Day)1979Jamie Duffney, Miss Minnesota Teen USA (1997)1826Jasper Adalmorn Maltby, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 18671935Jeremy Brett actor (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes)1933Jeremy Brett, actor (Sherlock Holmes, Freddie-My Fair Lady)1969Jim Mckenzie, Gull Lake, NHL left wing (Winnipeg Jets)1971Joan Kenmore, actress (Wizard of Oz)1907Joe Turner, US jazz pianist1781Johann Ernst Friedrich Wollank, composer1689Johann Joseph Ignaz Brentner, composer1861Johann Peter Kirsch, Luxembourg church historian/archaeologist1965John Feskens, Dutch soccer player (Willem II)1718John Montague, 4th Earl of Sandwich, inventor (sandwich)1816Jubal Anderson Early, Lt General (Confederate Army), died in 18941961Karch Kiraly US volleyball player (Olympics-gold-1988)1960Karch Kiraly, Jackson Mich, volleyballer (Oly-2 gold-1984, 88)1897Karel Salmon, composer1961Kari Michaelsen NYC, actress (Katie-Gimme a Break)1801Karl Baedeker, Germany, published travel books1952Kate Capshaw, [Nail], Ft Worth Tx, actress (Little Sex, Dreamscape)1953Kathy Kinney, actress (Mimi-Drew Carey Show)1933Ken Berry actor/dancer/TV personality (F Troop, Mayberry RFD)1930Ken Berry, Moline Ill, actor (F Troop, Mayberry RFD, Mama's Family)1943Ken Holtzman, Cub/Oriole/Yankee pitcher (2 no-hitters)1954Kevin P Chilton Los Angeles CA, major USAF/astronaut (sk: STS-49)1962Kimberly Evenson, Bremerhaven Germany, playmate (September, 1984)1962Kym Hampton, WNBA forward (NY Liberty)1968Lee Germon, cricketer (NZ keeper & captain 1995- )????Leonard Stone, Salem Oregon, actor (Doc-Camp Runamuck)1901Leopold III, [Filip von Saksen-Coburg], King of Belgians (1934-51)1969Leslie Shepherd, NFL wide receiver (Washington Redskins)1905Lois Mailou Jones, US painter (Peasants on Parade)1930Lois Smith Topeka KS, actress (Reckless, Reuben Reuben)1933Louis W Sullivan US Secretary of Health & Human Services (1989- )1948Lulu, Glasgow Scotland, singer/actress (To Sir With Love)1937Lynn Woolsey, (Rep-D-California)1960Marcel "Baaf" Stavenuiter, Dutch drummer (Bob Color)1962Marilyn, rocker (You Don't Love Me)1798Mason James Murray, (Confederacy), died in 18711971Matthew Lawton, Gulfport MS, outfielder (Minn Twins)1965Maty Monforth, TV host (Mike & Maty)1844Mehmed V Reshad, sultan of Turkey (1909-18)1949Michael Evans Salisbury NC, actor (Lionel-All in the Family)1965Michael Paul Springer, SF CA, PGA golfer (1994 Greater Milwaukee)1857Michail V Aleksejev, Russian general (WW I-chief of staff)????Mike Evans, Salisbury NC, actor (Angelo My Love, House on Skull Mt)1931Monica Vitti, [Ceciarelli], Rome Italy, actress (Tigers in Lipstick)1852Mutsuhito, 122nd emperor of Japan (1867-1912)1604Osman II, sultan of Turkey (1618-22)1872Paul Panzer, actor (Cat's Paw, Mildred Pierce, Hotel Berlin)1968Paul Quantrill, London Ontario, pitcher (Toronto Blue Jays)1937Paula Wayne Hobart OK, actress????Peggy McCay, actress (Caroline-Days of our Life)1955Phil Simms, NFL quarterback (NY Giants, Superbowl 1986)????Philip J Amelio II, Sharon Ct, actor (Kevin-Life With Lucy)1930Philip M Crane, (Rep-R-IL, 1969- )1938Pupi Avati, Bologna Italy, director (Festival, Bix, Impiegati)1893R Lindley Murray, tennis champ (US Open-1918)1880Raffaele Casimiro Casimiri, composer1621Renatus Rapinus, [Ren‚ Rapin], French jesuit/poet (Hortorum libri IV)1967Rob Cowie, Toronto, NHL defenseman (LA Kings)1900Roger Blunt, cricketer (NZ all-rounder in 9 Tests 1930-32)1952Roseanne Barr Arnold Salt Lake City, comedienne/TV star (Roseanne)1949Roswitha Krause USSR, 4 X 100m swimmer (Olympic-silver-1968)1936Roy Emerson Australia, tennis player (Wimbledon '64, '65)1918Russell B Long (D-Sen-La)1587Samuel Scheidt, composer1960Sharon Monplaisir, NYC, fencer-epee (Olympics-96)1924Shirley Chisholm, (D-Rep-NY), 1st black congresswoman/pres candidate1867Siegfried Garibaldi Kallenberg, composer1963Stephen Corkin, Auckland NZ, judoka (Olympics-96)1793Stephen Fuller Austin, colonized Texas1958Sue Daniels, Adelaide Australia, golfer (1983 Victorian Amateur Champ)1974Tariq Abdul Wahad, NBA forward (Sacramento Kings)1939Terrence McNally St Petersburg FL, playwright (Bad Habits)1932Thomas J Manton, (Rep-D-NY, 1985- )1959Timothy Patrick Murphy Hartford CT, actor (Dallas, Glitter)1966Todd Reynolds, Norwalk Conn, pairs skaters (Olympics-1994)1948Tom Shales TV Critic (Washington Post)1946Tommy Dee, rocker1966Tracey Fuchs, Centereach NY, field hockey midfielder (Olympics-88, 96)1971Tricia Carolyn Nosko, Miss USA-Indiana (1997)????ucan, Cordova Spain, Latin poet (Bellum Civile)1972Verl Mitchell, NFL guard (Atlanta Falcons)1780Victor-Charles-Paul Dourlen, composer1879Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Canada, Arctic explorer/ethnologist1801Vincenzo Bellini, Italian opera composer (La Sonnambula, Norma)1911Vladimir Ussachevsky Hailar Manchuria, composer (Creation)1903Walker Evans, US, photographer (Fortune Magazine)1619Willem Kalf, Rotterdam Neth, painter (still lifes)1888William Charles Denis Browne, composer1794William Cullen Bryant, poet (Thanatopsis)1905William Donald Campbell, diarist/ornithologist1930William H Dana pilot (X-15)1971William Strong, NFL cornerback (NO Saints)1927Zbigniew Cybulski, Pniarz Poland, actor (See You Tommorrow)
 
Top News Headlines This Week:
Jul 11 - Govt orders air bags or seat belts would be required in cars by 1989 Jul 13 - Eddie Van Halen joins in, in a Jacksons concert Jul 14 - USSR performs nuclear Test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR

People born on July 13
1940 - Patrick Stewart actor (Capt Picard-Star Trek Next Generation)
1942 - Harrison Ford actor (Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Frantic)
1946 - Cheech Marin, [Richard], comedian (Cheech & Chong-Up in Smoke)
1957 - Cameron Crowe, director (Jerry Maguire, Fast Times at Ridgemont High)

Hot New Toys in 1984
Axis & Allies
 
Top News Headlines This Week:
Mar 12 - 210.25 million shares traded in New York Stock Exchange Mar 12 - Giotto encounters Comet Halley Mar 12 - Susan Butcher wins 1,158 mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Mar 12 - R M West discovers asteroid #3933 Portugal Mar 13 - Soyuz T-15 carries 2 cosmonauts to Soviet space station Mir Mar 13 - Space probe Giotto encounters Halley's Comet
Top Songs for 1986
Rock Me Amadeus by Falco Walk Like an Egyptian by Bangles
Stuck with You by Huey Lewis & the News Kiss by Prince & the Revolution
On My Own by Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald That's What Friends Are For by Dionne & Friends
Papa Don't Preach by Madonna Greatest Love of All by Whitney Houston
Kyrie by Mr. Mister How Will I Know by Whitney Houston

1986 Prices US President
Bread: $0.56/loaf Ronald Reagan
Milk: $1.92/gal US Vice President
Eggs: $1.21/doz George Bush
Car: $12,894 Academy Award Winners
Gas: $0.93/gal Best Picture: Platoon
Directed By Oliver Stone
Best Actor: Paul Newman
in The Color Of Money
Best Actress: Marlee Martin
in Children Of Lesser God

House: $111,900
Stamp: $0.22/ea
Avg Income: $34,924/yr
Min Wage: $3.35/hr
DOW Avg: 1,896
People born on March 12
1922 - Lane Kirkland union president (AFL-CIO)
1940 - Al Jarreau Milwaukee WI, jazz singer (Moonlighting)
1946 - Liza Minnelli Hollywood CA, singer/actress (Sterile ****oo, Cabaret)
1948 - James Taylor Boston MA, vocalist/guitarist (Up on the Roof)
 
I share my birthday with Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

Or perhaps she shares it with me...
 
Originally posted by Pillager
I share my birthday with Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

Or perhaps she shares it with me...

Would that be the actual day she was born or her "official" birthday?
 
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