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Producer and director Tony Scott dies

Anthony David Leighton Scott was an English film director and producer. Scott killed himself by jumping off the Vincent Thomas Bridge in the San Pedro port district of Los Angeles. Investigators found contact information in a note left in his car, parked on the bridge, and a note at his office for his family.

Producer Don Hewitt dies

Donald Shepard "Don" Hewitt was an American television news producer and executive, best known for creating the CBS television news magazine 60 Minutes. He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer from which he died at his home in Bridgehampton, New York.

Lady Gaga releases her first album 'The Fame'

The Fame is the debut studio album by American singer Lady Gaga. Musically, The Fame is an electropop, synth-pop, and dance-pop album that displays influences from music from the 1980s. Lyrically, the album visualizes Gaga's love of fame in general while also dealing with subjects such as love, sex, money, drugs, and sexual identity.

A life-size bronze statue of Phil Lynott is unveiled

A life-size bronze statue of Lynott by Dublin sculptor Paul Daly was unveiled on Harry Street, off Grafton Street in Dublin. The ceremony was attended by Lynott's mother, and former band members Moore, Bell, Robertson, Downey, Gorham and Darren Wharton, who performed live.

American soul singer Betty Everett dies

Betty Everett was an American soul singer and pianist, best known for her biggest hit single, the million-selling "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)". Everett died at her home in Beloit, Wisconsin, she was 61.

'Crazy' and 'Hound Dog' are the most played jukebox songs

"Crazy" is a ballad composed by Willie Nelson. It has been recorded by several artists, most notably by Patsy Cline, whose version was a No. 2 country hit in 1962. Together with Elvis Presley's "Hound Dog", "Crazy" was announced as the most played jukebox songs of the first hundred years.

'A Nightmare on Elm Street 4' is released

"A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master" is an American slasher film and the fourth film in the Nightmare on Elm Street series. The film was directed by Renny Harlin and stars Robert Englund, Lisa Wilcox, and Danny Hassel. The film was released to generally mixed reviews, grossing over $49.3 million in the US.

The Commodores start a five-week run at #1 in the UK

"Three Times a Lady" is a song by American soul group the Commodores, from their album Natural High. Lionel Richie wrote the song about his love for his wife, mother and grandmother hence "Once, Twice, Three Times a Lady". It was the only Motown song to reach the Top 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100 that year and the Commodores' first Billboard Hot 100 number-one hit, topping the chart for two weeks.

Groucho Marx , one of America’s greatest comedians, dies

Julius Henry "Groucho" Marx was an American comedian, writer, stage, film, radio, and television star. Marx was hospitalized at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center with pneumonia in 1977 and died there nearly two months later at the age of 86, four months after Gummo's death.

Rita Coolidge and Kris Kristofferson are married

Coolidge was married to Kris Kristofferson from 1973 to 1980. They have one daughter, Casey, born in 1974. In her memoir, Coolidge describes her marriage to Kristofferson as volatile due his alcoholism and infidelity. She alleges he was abusive and when they divorced she didn't ask him for anything.

The Beatles score their 14th US #1 single

"All You Need Is Love" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles. It entered the national singles chart at number 2 before topping the listings for three weeks. It was similarly successful in the United States after its release, reaching number one for a week.

Anniversaries of the (in)famous

born 1969

Matthew Perry

born 1965

Kyra Sedgwick

died 2012

Tony Scott