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5th : Hewlett Packard announces it's first personal computer.
9th : 63 Muslim fanatics are beheaded for their part in the siege of the Great Mosque in Mecca in Nov 1979.
26th : TV Show That's Incredible popularizes the phrase "Don't Try This At Home".
2nd : Reports surface that FBI personnel were targeting members of the U.S. Congress in a sting operation.
19th : Lead singer Bon Scott (Ronald Belford ) of AC/DC dies of alcohol poisoning.
22nd : US hockey team beat Russia for the gold in the Winter Olympics
27th : Post-It Notes are introduced by 3-M
1st : Voyager 1 probe confirms that Janus (moon of Saturn) exists.
9th : Black & Hispanic Barbie are introduced.
21st : President Jimmy Carter announces that the U.S. will boycott the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.
21st : Rosie Ruiz wins the Boston Marathon, but is later exposed as a fraud and stripped of her award.
24th : Operation Eagle Claw, a commando mission in iran to rescue American embassy hostages is aborted after mechanical problems ground the rescue helicopters. Eight U.S. troops were killed in a mid-air collision during the failed operation.
27th : "Rappers Delight" by Sugarhill Gang was the first rap act to have a huge International hit.
7th : Paul Geidel, convicted of second-degree murder is 1911, is released from prison in Beacon, New York , after 68 years and 245 days – the longest-ever time served by an inmate.
9th : In Florida, a Liberian freighter named the Summit Venture hits the Sunshine Skyway Bridge over Tampa Bay sending 35 people (most of whom were in a bus) to watery death as a 1,400-foot section of the bridge collapsed.
18th : Mount St. Helens erupts in Washington killing 57 and causing U.S. $3billion in damage.
1st : Comedian Richard Pryor is badly burned trying to freebase cocaine.
1st : CNN is launched for the first time.
3rd : A series of deadly tornadoes strikes Grand Island , Nebraska , causing over $300million in damage, killing five people and injuring over 250.
6th : Brook Shields whispers "You know what comes between me and my Calvin's? Nothing." The ad was banned.
15th : A severe and destructive thunderstorm strikes four countries in western Wisconsin , including the city of Eau Claire . It caused over $250million in damage, and one person was killed.
19th : The Summer Olympic Games in Moscow USSR begin.
3rd : The Summer Olympic Games end.
14th : Lech Walesa leads the first of many strikes at the Gdarisk shipyard.
5th : The St. Gothard Tunnel opens in Switzerland as the world's longest highway tunnel at 10.14 miles stretching from Goschenen to Airolo.
17th : After weeks of strikes at the Lenin Shipyard in Gdansk , Poland nationwide independent trade union Solidarity is established.
27th : Six IRA prisoners in Maze prison refuse food and demand status as political prisoners – hunger strike lasts until December.
30th : El Salvador and Honduras sign a peace treaty to put the border dispute fought over in 1969's Football War before the International Court of Justice.
4th : U.S. presidential election, 1980: Republican Ronald Reagan defeats incumbent Democrat Jimmy Carter by a wide margin.
21st : A fire at the MGM Grand Hotel-Casino in Las Vegas , Nevada kills 87 people.
8th : John Lennon is shot outside his New York apartment, by Mark Chapman.
16th : During a summit on the island of Bali , the OPEC decides to raise the price of petroleum by 10%. |
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POP
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female
Artist: Bette Midler
Title of the Work: The Rose
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male
Artist: Kenny Loggins
Title of the Work: This Is It
Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
Artist: Barry Gibb & Barbra Streisand
Title of the Work: Guilty
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
Artist: Bob James & Earl Klugh
Title of the Work: One On One
ROCK
Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female
Artist: Pat Benatar
Title of the Work: Crimes Of Passion
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
Artist: Bob Seger And The Silver Bullet Band
Title of the Work: Against The Wind
Best Rock Instrumental Performance
Artist: Police (Andy Summers, Sting & Stewart Copeland)
Title of the Work: Reggatta De Blanc
Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male
Artist: Billy Joel
Title of the Work: Glass Houses
COUNTRY
Best Country Vocal Performance, Female
Artist: Anne Murray
Title of the Work: Could I Have This Dance
Best Country Song
Artist: Willie Nelson
Title of the Work: On The Road Again
Best Country Performance, Duo Or Group
Artist: Roy Orbison & Emmylou Harris
Title of the Work: That Lovin' You Feelin' Again
Best Country Vocal Performance, Male
Artist: George Jones
Title of the Work: He Stopped Loving Her Today
Best Country Instrumental Performance
Artist: Gilley's Urban Cowboy Band
Title of the Work: Orange Blossom Special/Hoedown
Best Country Performance, Duo Or Group
Artist: Emmylou Harris & Roy Orbison
Title of the Work: That Lovin' You Feelin' Again
JAZZ
Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band
Artist: Count Basie
Title of the Work: On The Road
Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male
Artist: George Benson
Title of the Work: Moody's Mood
Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist
Artist: Bill Evans
Title of the Work: I Will Say Goodbye
Artist Performing Work: Bill Evans
Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group
Artist: Bill Evans
Title of the Work: We Will Meet Again
Artist Performing Work: Bill Evans
Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Title of the Work: A Perfect Match/Ella & Basie
Artist Performing Work: Ella Fitzgerald
Best Jazz Fusion Performance
Artist: Manhattan Transfer
Title of the Work: Birdland
RHYTHM AND BLUES
Best Rhythm & Blues Instrumental Performance
Artist: George Benson
Title of the Work: Off Broadway
Best Rhythm & Blues Vocal Performance, Male
Artist: George Benson
Title of the Work: Give Me The Night
Best Rhythm & Blues Song
Songwriters: Reggie Lucas & James Mtume
Title of the Work: Never Knew Love Like This Before
Artist Performing Work: Stephanie Mills
Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female
Artist: Stephanie Mills
Title of the Work: Never Knew Love Like This Before
Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
Artist: Manhattans
Title of the Work: Shinning Star |
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Airhead
An intellectual lightweight. A term often used to describe a Valley Girl.
See also SPACE CADET.
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Awesome
Equal to or slightly better than COOL but not quite TUBULAR.
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Bad
Something that is very good or very cool.
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Barf Bag
A disparaging term used by one person to describe another. (Like JERK)
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Bitchin'
Adjective for something that is very cool, or very hot, as in "Dude, that band is bitchin'!"
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Bodacious
Usually used as an expression of appreciation for a woman's physical attributes, but also generally as a form of enthusiastic appreciation for a member of the opposite sex.
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Bomb
Used to describe something in a very favourable light, as in "That movie was totally bomb!"
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Bottom Line
Yuppie-speak for getting to the crux of a matter, as in "Okay. This is the bottom line"; previous generations might have said "getting down to brass tacks."
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Catch Some Rays
Sunbathe. Soak up some sun. Get some UV's.
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Catch Some Zee's
Get some sleep. Crash out.
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Cheesy
Something that is way too sentimental (like Little House On The Prairie or The Waltons for example).
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Chill/Chill Out
Relax, calm down. Take a chill pill. To be practicing this is to be chillin'.
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Couch Potato
Term coined to describe those who spend way too much time in front of the television, thanks to the VCR and the advent of the remote control and cable TV.
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Cowabunga!
An 80s battle cry, sort of like "Geronimo!". Made popular originally by surfers and usually uttered when someone is about to do something crazy, dangerous or adventurous.
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Dink
Acronym for "Dual Income, No Kids" - a Yuppie couple with no children and lots of money to spend on themselves (known as "disposable income").
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Dipstick
A dumb person. Popularised by Boss Hogg on The Dukes of Hazzard.
See also AIRHEAD.
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Do Lunch
A Yuppie term expressing a desire to get together in the future, but without a firm commitment as to when. "Have your girl fax my girl and we'll Do Lunch sometime".
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Do The Wild Thing
To have sex. To bump nasties.
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Dude
A pronoun made popular in the 1980s, synonymous with "Man," as in "Hey, dude, what's the word?"
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Dweeb
A synonym for Nerd.
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For Sure
An expression of heartfelt agreement. "Man, she is hot!" "For sure, dude!"
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Fresh
Hip term used as a synonym for "appealing" or "original".
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Gag Me With A Spoon
A Valley Girl expression connoting extreme disgust.
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Gang Banger
A member of an urban street gang.
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Gnarly
Valley speak for something that is very good.
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Grody
Something that is extremely gross. "Dude, this burger is grody to the max".
The opposite of GNARLY.
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Gross Out
Synonymous with disgusting. To "gross me out" you had to do something that was really disgusting . . . like eating your own boogers.
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Guppie
Variation of YUPPIE used to denote a gay, upwardly-mobile person.
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Have A Cow
To be over-excited or upset almost to the point of hysteria. "He's, like, just a rock star. Don't have a cow!"
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Hellacious
Used to describe something that is very difficult, as in, "That English exam was hellacious, dude!"
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Homeboy
Term used to identify someone as a friend, or a member of your clique (originated from urban street gang jargon).
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Hottie
Used to describe someone, of either gender, who is sexy or extremely good looking.
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Hunk
A majorly handsome male. See also STUDMUFFIN.
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ILL
Uncool, not hip; "You be illin'" is to say "You don't look good" or "You look miserable."
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Joanie
Derisive Val-speak for a square, un-hip girl, derived from the Joanie Cunningham character on Happy Days.
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Jock
A sportsman or athlete. Usually used as a term of derision.
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Lame
Anything that is dumb, uninspiring or just not with it, as in "That song is so lame!"
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Like
Originated with Valley Girls. Can be used as many times as necessary in a sentence (often to herald the upcoming use of an adjective) such as "That movie was like so lame that it like grossed me out . . . like totally".
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Major (Majorly)
As in "He is a major hunk!" or "That was a major gross out!"
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Make My Day
Derived from the Clint Eastwood Dirty Harry flick Sudden Impact. Used as a macho response to a challenge, or, in the past tense, sarcastically, as in "Oh, yeah, that just made my day!" (which is to say, of course, that it didn't).
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Mega
Prefix that can be attached to nearly any word for enhancement. Megababe, megahunk, megajock, megadweeb etc. Can also be used alone, as in "The new Van Halen album is Mega, dude!".
Also synonymous with MAJOR.
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Omigod!
Valspeak to express surprise or disgust, with each syllable separated by a pause - "oh . . . mi . . . god!".
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Party Hearty
The war cry of 80s frat boys and JOCKS everywhere, meaning to party with a dedication sometimes sadly lacking in English class.
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PC
Short for Politically Correct (not saying or doing anything that might hurt or insult anyone at all). First reared its ugly head in the 80s.
See also NAZI.
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Pencil You In
Yuppie-speak for making an appointment or date that is tentative and subject to change (hence the "pencil" reference, geddit?).
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Preppie
The polo shirt and khaki trousers look - All the rage in the 70s, although most Preppies became Yuppies in the 80s.
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Psyche!
Used after telling somebody something that upsets or excites them, to demonstrate that you were just fooling.
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Queer
A pejorative unrelated to homosexuality, used to describe something or someone that is peculiar or LAME.
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Rad/Radical
Term coined by surfers and skateboarders in the 80s to describe something that is very cool.
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Rock My World
As in "amaze me" or "make me really really happy" - "You totally rock my world, babe" or "Go ahead and rock my world, dude".
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Rush
A big thrill - "That concert was a major rush"
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Scumbag
A derisive term denoting an extremely undesirable person.
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Skank
Like a scumbag, but with lower morals and worse personal hygiene.
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Slamdance
A form of dancing requiring participants to hurl themselves bodily at one another. Began with punk rock (and ultimately became "Moshing" in later years).
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Space Cadet
Used to describe someone who is dumb or just wacky.
See also AIRHEAD.
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Stoked
Fired up and all ready to go.
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Studmuffin
See HUNK.
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Take A Chill Pill
Calm down. De-stress.
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To The Max
To the ultimate level, as in, "That skank is grody to the max."
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Totally!
Completely. To the max.
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Toy Boy
Used to describe a young man who was the plaything of an older woman (or man).
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Tubular
To describe something that is so totally cool as to defy description.
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UVs
In sunbathing, to catch some rays. Stands for ultraviolet, as in "I'm heading down to Malibu to get some UVs."
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Valley Girl
Originally used to describe spoiled girls who lived in the San Fernando Valley and who developed their own lingo, known as Valspeak. In time the term was used to describe any slightly goofy mall chick.
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Veg (Out)
To take it easy. To do nothing at all. "I am going to like totally veg out today".
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Wannabe
Not the real thing. A cheap imitation. Derived from a 1985 magazine story about obsessed young female fans of Madonna, who wanted to be just like her, and did everything in their power to look and act like her. Used as a derisive term.
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Waycool
Beyond cool, or at least very very cool.
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Wicked
Really good. Related to BAD and RADICAL.
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Word!
A utilitarian slang word used as an expression of enthusiastic agreement, an exclamation, or when you just didn't know what else to say.
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Yuppie
The upwardly-mobile Baby Boomer who is obsessed with career and conspicuous consumption; stands for Young Urban Professional.
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JANUARY
01 - Elin Nordegren , Swedish model
02 - Michelle Clack, British model
02 - Rebekah Teasdale, British model
07 - Gabriela Bazan
09 - Sergio García , Spanish golfer
11 - Mike Williams , football player
14 - Cory Gibbs , American soccer player
16 - Albert Pujols , baseball player
16 - Michelle Wild , erotic actress
22 - Christopher Masterson , actor
25 - Christian Olsson , triple jumper
25 - Michelle McCool-Alexander , WWE Diva
27 - Marat Safin , Russian tennis player
FEBRUARY
08 - Julie LaClair , model
10 - César Izturis , baseball player
11 - Natasha Bobo , actress
11 - Matthew Lawrence , actor
12 - Juan Carlos Ferrero , tennis player
12 - Christina Ricci , actress
16 - Ashley Lelie , football player
20 - Imanol Harinordoquy , rugby player
27 - Chelsea Clinton , daughter of Bill Clinton
MARCH
16 - Todd Heap , American football player
18 - Alexei Yagudin , figure skater
21 - Ronaldinho , Brazilian soccer player
31 - Chien-Ming Wang , Baseball Player
APRIL
01 - Randy Orton, WWE Wrestler
17 - Brenda Villa , water polo player
20 - Jasmin Wagner , pop singer
21 - Vincent Lecavalier , hockey player
MAY
09 - Grant Hackett , swimmer
30 - Steven Gerrard , soccer player
JUNE
01 - Oliver James , British actor
13 - Sarah Connor , German pop singer
16 - Joey Yung , Hong Kong singer
17 - Venus Williams , tennis player
19 - Jason White , American football player
22 - Jade Marcela , erotic actress
23 - Ramnaresh Sarwan , cricketer
26 - Jason Schwartzman , actor
26 - Michael Vick , football quarterback
JULY
06 - Pau Gasol , Catalan NBA star
07 - Michelle Kwan , figure skater
08 - Robbie Keane , international footballer
10 - Adam Petty , NASCAR driver )
10 - Jessica Simpson , singer
22 - Kate Ryan , Belgian singer
AUGUST
11 - Lee Suggs , American football player
26 - Macaulay Culkin , actor
28 - Debra Lafave , teacher
29 - David Desrosiers , musician
SEPTEMBER
07 - Mark Prior , baseball pitcher
12 - Yao Ming , Chinese NBA star
12 - Sean Burroughs , Baseball player
21 - Kareena Kapoor , Bollywood actress
29 - Val Debauchee , abstract artist
30 - Martina Hingis , Swiss tennis player
OCTOBER
13 - Ashanti , US pop music artist
14 - Terrence McGee , ootball player
16 - Sue Bird , WNBA basketball star
28 - Alan Smith , English Soccer Player
NOVEMBER
12 - Ryan Gosling , actor
17 - Isaac Hanson , musician
21 - Hank Blalock , baseball player
DECEMBER
07 - John Terry , English footballer
10 - Alexa Rae , erotic actress
18 - Christina Aguilera , pop singer
19 - Jake Gyllenhaal , actor
19 - Marla Sokoloff , actress
30 - Eliza Dushku , actress
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JANUARY
03 - Joy Adamson, author of Born Free
08 - John Mauchly, of the ENIAC computer
10 - George Meany, labor leader
18 - Sir Cecil Beaton, fashion designer
29 - Jimmy Durante, actor, singer, comedian
30 - Professor Longhair, New Orleans music
FEBRUARY
07 - Secondo Campini, Italian jet pioneer
13 - David Janssen, actor
19 - Bon Scott, singer (AC/DC) (b. 1946)
20 - J.B. Rhine, parapsychologist (b. 1895)
MARCH
05 - Jay Silverheels, American actor
16 - Tamara de Lempicka, painter
25 - Walter Susskind, Czech conductor
29 - Mantovani, Italian-born conductor
31 - Jesse Owens, American athlete
APRIL
04 - Red Sovine, country music entertainer
12 - Clark McConachy, billiards player
15 - Jean-Paul Sartre, French philosopher
24 - Alejo Carpentier, Cuban writer (b. 1904)
29 - Alfred Hitchcock, film director (b. 1899)
MAY
04 - Josip Broz Tito, of Yugoslavia (b. 1892)
18 - Ian Curtis, British musician, singer
28 - Rolf Nevanlinna, mathematician
JUNE
07 - Henry Miller, writer
12 - Milburn Stone, actor
13 - Walter Rodney, historian and political figure
21 - Bert Kaempfert, orchestra leader
23 - Clyfford Still, painter
JULY
07 - Dore Schary, motion picture personality
17 - Boris Delaunay, Russian mathematician
24 - Peter Sellers, actor
26 - Kenneth Tynan, theatre critic b. 1927
27 - Muhammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran
AUGUST
07 - Jackie Cochran, American pilot
10 - Yahya Khan, President of Pakistan
14 - Dorothy Stratten, model (murdered)
24 - Yootha Joyce, British actress
SEPTEMBER
16 - Jean Piaget, Swiss psychologist (b. 1896)
25 - John Bonham, drummer (Led Zeppelin)
OCTOBER
25 - Victor Galindez, boxer (race car accident)
27 - John Hasbrouck van Vleck, physicist
NOVEMBER
04 - Elsie MacGill, aeronautical engineer
07 - Steve McQueen, actor
20 - John McEwen, Prime Minister of Australia
21 - Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman, physicist
22 - Mae West, actress
DECEMBER
02 - Romain Gary, writer
04 - Francisco Sá Carneiro, Minister of Portugal
04 - Stanislawa Walasiewicz, sprinter
08 - John Lennon, British musician
15 - Harland Sanders, of Kentucky Fried Chicken
16 - Hellmuth Walter, engineer and inventor
24 - Karl Dönitz, former President of Germany.
29 - Tim Hardin, musician
31- Marshall McLuhan, author and professor |
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