ON THIS DAY IN 2022:
On this day in 1969, Oliver! , starring Mark Lester (pictured, and who turns 64 on July 11) took the Oscar for Best Picture – and it wasn’t until Chicago, at the 2003 awards, that a musical took this coveted award again.
This day also marked the first and only tie in the Academy Awards’ Best Actress category – the award was shared by Katharine Hepburn for The Lion in Winter and Barbra Streisand for Funny Girl.
Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore turns 77 today, country singer Loretta Lynn turns 90, actress Abigail Breslin turns 26 and Oscar-winner Adrian Brody turns 49.
Star of The Full Monty, Robert Carlyle, turns 61 today, while actress Julie Christie turns 82 today and actress Sarah Michelle Gellar turns 454.
Singer Percy Sledge died on this day in 2015. He was 73.
On this day in 1972, Son of My Father by Chicory Tip topped the South African Springbok Radio chart. It remained there for one week. Just saying…
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