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'Black Swan' is released

Black Swan is an American psychological horror film directed by Darren Aronofsky. The screenplay was written by Mark Heyman, John McLaughlin, and Andres Heinz, based on an original story by Heinz. The film stars Natalie Portman, Vincent Cassel, Mila Kunis, Barbara Hershey and Winona Ryder.

Coldplay score their second UK #1 album

A Rush of Blood to the Head is the second studio album by British rock band Coldplay. The album was made available in August 2002, two months after its original planned release date. The album topped the UK Albums Chart upon its 1st week of release in the UK and became the eighth biggest-selling album of the 21st century in the UK.

'Buffy' Sarah Michelle Gellar marries Freddie Prinze Jr.

Gellar met her future husband Freddie Prinze Jr., while they were filming the 1997 teen horror film I Know What You Did Last Summer, but the two did not begin dating until 2000. They married in Mexico in a ceremony officiated by Adam Shankman, a director and choreographer with whom Gellar had worked on Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Tina Turner hits #1 in America for the first time

What's Love Got to Do with It is a song recorded by the American singer Tina Turner, released in 1984. It was taken from her 5th solo album, Private Dancer and became Turner's most successful single. The single gave Turner her 1st and only US number 1. The song ranked number 309 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time".

Legendary zombie film 'Dawn of the Dead' premieres in Turin

Dawn of the Dead is a 1978 Italian-American independent zombie horror film directed by George A. Romero. David Emge, Ken Foree, Scott Reiniger, and Gaylen Ross star as survivors of the outbreak who barricade themselves inside a suburban shopping mall amid mass hysteria.

Blondie sign their first major record company contract

In September 1977, the band bought back its contract with Private Stock and signed with British label Chrysalis Records. The 1st album was re-released on the new label in October 1977. Rolling Stone's review of the debut album observed the eclectic nature of the group's music, comparing it to Phil Spector and the Who.

The Beatles hold a meeting to decide upon their next course

The Beatles held a meeting at Paul McCartney's house to decide upon their next course of action following the death of manager Brian Epstein. Epstein died of a drug overdose, and the group failed to replace him. George Harrison, for his part, began to buck the junior role he had long been forced to play. "Without the man who had steered them for so long, The Beatles began to fall apart and by 1970 they had broken up for good.

Mystery thriller film 'Rear Window' is released

Rear Window is an American Technicolor mystery thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and written by John Michael Hayes based on Cornell Woolrich's 1942 short story "It Had to Be Murder". Originally released by Paramount Pictures, the film stars James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey, Thelma Ritter, and Raymond Burr.

MGM releases the first animated cartoon

The Discontented Canary is a 1934 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Happy Harmonies short directed by Rudolf Ising. It is the first MGM Cartoon and the oldest MGM cartoon to be owned by Turner Entertainment/Warner Bros. This cartoon is one of four MGM cartoons in the public domain.

Anniversaries of the (in)famous

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Zendaya

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Barry Gibb

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Jungkook

born 1981

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