Welcome to the Mine of Useless Information on Tuesday 19 March 2024
"I wish Frank Sinatra would just shut up and sing." Lauren Bacall ...more quotes
Malcolm Young, AC/DC guitarist, played with Velvet Underground before forming AC/DC. But it wasn't THE Velvet Underground, the Australian band stole the name. ...more trivia
- Robert Daniel Johnston, Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1919 (1837)
- Earl Warren, California, Gov-R-Ca, /14th supreme court chief justice, 1953-69 (1891)
- Paul Devenport, New Zealand, Canadian Tour golfer, 1991 Texas Tour (1966)
- Lord Vestey, British food magnate/billionaire, Union International (1941)
- [Jean] Frederic Joliot-Curie, French physicist, Nobel 1935 (1900)
- Emile Meyer, actor (Young Jesse James, Lineup), dies (1987)
- Richard Beckinsale, actor (Doing Time, Porridge, Lovers), dies at 31 (1979)
- Walter Braunfels, composer, dies at 71 (1954)
- Lieven van der Maude, [Ammonius], South Netherlands poet, dies at 70 (1556)
- Philip Hayes, composer, dies at 58 (1797)
- NSW wins cricket Sheffield Shield by beating Queensland by 1 wicket (1985)
- Count Ugolino of Segna elected Pope Gregory IX (1227)
- Britain's 1st planetarium opens at Madame Tussaud's in London (1958)
- Major League Baseball announces 5 year, $50M deal with Pepsi (1997)
- NBA New York Knicks beat New York Nets in 100th meeting (Knicks 53 Nets 47) (1995)
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UK: Boyzone - When The Going Gets Tough US: Cher - Believe Australia: Britney Spears - ...Baby One More Time
UK: Paper Lace - Billy, Don't Be A Hero US: Cher - Dark Lady Australia: Alvin Stardust - My Coo Ca Choo ...more number one singles
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