Entertainment History
On March 27, 1964, The Beatles oc'cup'ied the top six spots on the
Australian pop chart. In 1967, the British music industry awarded John
Lennon and Paul McCartney an Ivor Novello Award for writing "Michelle,"
the most-performed song in Britain in 1966. Also in 1967, a riot broke
out at a Rolling Stones concert in Halsinborg, Sweden. Five days later,
154 fans were arrested at a similar riot at a Stones concert in Vienna,
Austria. Further violence erupted at a Stones concert less than three
weeks later in Zurich, Switzerland. In 1972, Elvis Presley recorded his
last major hit, "Burning Love. In 1973, Rolling Stone reported Carlos
Santana changed his name to Devadip (deh-VAH'-dip), which means "The
Lamp of the Light of the Supreme. Santana had become a disciple of Sri
Chinmoy. In 1987, U2 filmed the video for "Where The Streets Have No
Name" on a rooftop in downtown Los Angeles. Thousands of people showed
up and the police had to break up the shoot. In 1991, Donnie Wahlberg
of New Kids On The Block was arrested in Louisville, Kentucky, for
allegedly pouring vodka on a hotel carpet and setting it on fire. He
pleaded not guilty. In 2002, Milton Berle died after a battle with
colon cancer at his home in Los Angeles. He was 93. That same day,
Dudley Moore died from a rare brain disorder at his home in Trenton,
New Jersey. He was 66. Also that day, filmmaker Billy Wilder died in
Los Angeles at the age of 95. In 2006, Elvis Presley's Graceland was
declared a national historic landmark. Today's Birthdays: Actor Julian
Glover is 82. Actor Jerry Lacy is 81. Actor-director Austin Pendleton
is 77. Actor Michael York is 75. Keyboardist Tony Banks (Genesis) is
67. Keyboardist Andrew Farriss (INXS) is 58. Jazz musician Dave Koz
(kahz) is 54. Movie director Quentin Tarantino is 54. Bassist Johnny
April of Staind is 52. Actress Talisa Soto is 50. Actor Ben Koldyke
("Masters of Sex," 'How I Met Your Mother") is 49. Actress Pauley
Perrette ("NCIS") is 48. Singer Mariah Carey is 47. Drummer Brendan
Hill of Blues Traveler is 47. Actress Elizabeth Mitchell ("V," 'Lost")
is 47. Actor Nathan Fillion ("Castle") is 46. Singer Fergie of Black
Eyed Peas is 42. Actress Megan Hilty is 36. Actress Emily Ann Lloyd is
33. Actress Brenda Song ("The Suite Life of Zack and Cody") is 29.
Singer Kimbra is 27. Actress Taylor Atelian ("According to Jim") is 22.
