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2013 Event - In the U.K., the top 50 payday loan companies were sited for "widespread irresponsible lending"; the Office of Fair Trading gives them 12 weeks to change their practices

2013 Event - After more than seven weeks of treatment for bronchitis, former U.S. President George H. W. Bush is released from The Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas

2012 Event - After weeks of protests, the Hong Kong government backs down on its plans to introduce Chinese patriotism classes in its schools

2012 Event - The Pakistani government accuses the Save the Children NGO as being linked to a fake vaccination program used in the hunt for Osama bin Laden; Pakistan orders foreign nationals working for the organization to leave the country within four weeks

2012 Event - After not being seen for weeks, Ethiopia's long-term Prime Minister, Meles Zenawi dies of a mystery illness

2011 Event - A bill banning the abortion of a fetus more than 20 weeks old passes in the Idaho House of Representatives

2010 Event - In Chile, 33 miners trapped half a mile beneath the surface make contact with their families for the first time in three weeks since the incidentally

2009 Event - 30,000 Phillipine people remain in temporary shelter as scientists predict the Mount Mayon volcano will erupt in the coming weeks

1996 Death - Alan Weeks, British sports commentator, dies at 72

1996 Death - Gerald Savory, actor playwright/TV producer (3 Weeks), dies at 86

1992 Event - Pope John Paul II hospitalized for 3 weeks to have tumor removed

1991 Event - Pittsburgh Steelers guard Terry Long loses his steroids appeal and is suspended without pay by NFL for 4 weeks

1991 Event - Monica Seles ends Steffi Graf's streak of 186 weeks ranked first

1989 Event - After a weeks delay due to earthquake, World Series game 3 is played

1987 Event - Heart's "Alone," single goes #1 for 3 weeks

1986 Event - "Papa Don't Preach," goes #1 for 2 weeks

1986 Event - Madonna's "True Blue," album goes #1 for 5 weeks and her single

1986 Event - Tennis star Jimmy Connors fined $20,000 and suspended for 10 weeks

1985 Event - Madonna's "Like a Virgin," album goes #1 for 3 weeks

1984 Event - Madonna's "Like a Virgin," single goes #1 for 6 weeks

1984 Death - Baby Fae, who received a baboon's heart, dies at 3 weeks

1984 Death - Holly Roffey, youngest heart transplant, dies at 4 weeks

1984 Event - Prince's "Purple Rain," album goes to #1 and stays #1 for 24 weeks

1984 Event - After 37 weeks, "Thriller" is knocked off as top album by "Footloose"

1983 Event - Michael Jackson's "Thriller" album goes to #1 and stays #1 for 37 weeks

1981 Event - Olivia Newton-John's "Physical," single goes #1 and stays for 10 weeks

1981 Event - "Bette Davis Eyes" by Kim Carnes hits #1 for next 9 weeks

1981 Event - Kim Carnes' "Bette Davis Eyes" hits #1, stay there 9 weeks

1980 Event - Barbra Streisand's "Guilty," album goes #1 for 3 weeks and her single "Woman In Love," goes #1 for 3 weeks

1980 Death - Chester H Lauck, actor (2 Weeks to Live, Goin' to Town), dies at 78

1979 Event - Pink Floyd's "The Wall" released, sells 6 million copies in 2 weeks

1978 Death - Gig Young, kills his bride of 3 weeks and then commits suicide at 64

1978 Event - Yankees beat Red Sox for 6th time in 2 weeks, 3-2

1978 Event - New York Yankees now 7 out of 1st, picked up 7 games in previous 2 weeks

1978 Event - Bee Gees' "Saturday Night Fever" album goes #1 for 24 weeks

1977 Event - Debbie Boone's "You Light Up My Life," goes #1 and stays #1 for 10 weeks

1977 Event - Radio Shack issues a press release introducing TRS-80 computer 25 existed, within weeks thousands were ordered

1977 Event - Fleetwood Mac's "Rumors," album goes to #1 and stays #1 for 31 weeks

1975 Event - David Bowie's 'Fame' single goes #1 for 2 weeks

1973 Event - Indians holding SD hamlet of Wounded Knee for 10 weeks surrender

1973 Event - Roberto Clemente elected to Hall of Fame, 11 weeks after his death

1970 Event - Beatles' "Let It Be," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 4 weeks

1970 Event - Beatles' "Long and Winding Road," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 2 weeks

1970 Event - Beatles' "Let It Be," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 2 weeks

1969 Event - Beatles' "Abbey Road," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 11 weeks

1969 Event - Beatles' "Get Back," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 5 weeks

1969 Event - After 88 weeks Sgt Pepper drops off the charts

1968 Event - Beatles' "Beatles-White Album," goes #1 and stays #1 for 9 weeks

1968 Birthday - Des'ree, born in Barbados, born Desiree Annette Weeks, rhythm and blues singer, songwriter, hit songs, 'You Gotta Be', 'Feel So High'

1968 Event - Beatles' "Hey Jude," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 9 weeks

1968 Death - Marion Weeks, singer/actress, dies of stroke at 81

1968 Event - Beatles' "Magical Mystery Tour," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 8 weeks

1967 Event - Beatles' "Hello Goodbye," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 3 weeks

1967 Event - Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," goes #1 for 15 weeks

1966 Event - Monkee's "I'm a Believer" hits #1 and stays there for 7 weeks

1966 Event - Beatles' "Revolver," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 6 weeks

1966 Event - Beatles' "Yesterday... and Today," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 5 weeks

1966 Event - Beatles' "Paperback Writer," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 2 weeks

1966 Event - Barry Sadlers' "Ballad of the Green Berets" becomes #1 (13 weeks)

1966 Event - Beatles' "Rubber Soul," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 6 weeks

1966 Event - Beatles' "We Can Work It Out," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 3 weeks

1965 Event - Beatles' "Yesterday," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 4 weeks

1965 Event - Beatles' "Help!," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 9 weeks

1965 Event - Beatles' "Help!," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 3 weeks

1965 Event - Beatles' "Beatles' "VI," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 6 weeks

1965 Event - Beatles' "Eight Days a Week," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 2 weeks

1965 Event - "Beatles' '65" album goes #1 and stays #1 for 9 weeks

1964 Event - Beatles' "I Feel Fine," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 3 weeks

1964 Event - Barbra Streisand's "People," album goes #1 for 5 weeks

1964 Event - Beatles' "Hard Day's Night, A," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 2 weeks

1964 Event - Beatles' "Hard Day's Night, A," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 14 weeks

1964 Event - Beatles' "Beatles' 2nd Album" goes #1 and stays #1 for for 5 weeks

1964 Event - Beatles' "Can't Buy Me Love," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 5 weeks

1964 Event - Beatles' "She Loves You," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 2 weeks

1964 Event - Beatles' "Meet the Beatles!," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 11 weeks

1964 Event - Beatles' "I Want to Hold Your Hand," 1st #1 hit, stays #1 for 7 weeks

1962 Event - Vaughn Meader's "1st Family," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 12 weeks

1962 Event - West Side Story soundtrack album goes to #1 and stays #1 for 54 weeks which is more than 20 weeks longer than any other album

1961 Event - Elvis Presley's "Blue Hawaii," album goes to #1 and stays #1 for 20 weeks

1960 Event - KYA-AM in San Francisco changes call letters to KDBQ (for 2 weeks)

1960 Birthday - Paul Azinger, born in Holyoke, Massachusetts, Paul William Azinger, professional golfer, ranked in the top 10 Official World Golf Rankings for 300 weeks between 1988 and 1994, won 11 tournaments on the PGA Tour in 7 seasons, won 1993 PGA Championship

1958 Event - South Pacific soundtrack album goes to #1 and stays #1 for 31 weeks

1956 Event - Guy Mitchell's "Singing the Blues," single goes #1 for 10 weeks

1956 Birthday - Mickey Rourke, born in Schenectady, New York, actor, 9 Weeks, Wild Orchid, Homeboy

1956 Event - Harry Belafonte's album "Calypso," goes to #1 and stays #1 for 31 weeks

1956 Event - Elvis Presley's "Don't Be Cruel/Hound Dog," single goes to #1 and stays #1 for a record 11 weeks (for a single)

1955 Event - Perez Prado's "Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White" goes #1 for 10 weeks

1955 Event - McGuire Sisters' "Sincerely" single goes to #1 and stays #1 for 10 weeks

1953 Birthday - Kim Basinger, Athens, Georgia, actress, 9 Weeks, Batman

1947 Birthday - Richard Northcott, producer, 9 Weeks

1941 Birthday - Adrian Lyne, director, Fatal Attraction, 9 Weeks, Jacob's Ladder

1939 Birthday - Barbara Luna, born in New York City, actress, 5 Weeks in a Balloon, Gentle Savage

1935 Birthday - Dudley Moore, born in London, England, actor, 10, Arthur, Bedazzled, 6 Weeks

1935 Birthday - Mark McManus, actor, Taggart, Nightstick, 2000 Weeks, 12th Night

1928 Event - Babe Ruth hits home run number 42 and is 4 weeks ahead of his 1927 pace

1926 Event - British mine strikes after 28 weeks ends

1925 Event - Babe Ruth is finally out of bed, 5 weeks after ulcer surgery

1923 Event - U.S.S.R. adopts experimental calendar, with 5-day "weeks"

1923 Birthday - Alan Weeks, sports commentator

1914 Death - Felix Fivet, Belgian baby, executed by German troops at 3 weeks

1902 Birthday - Chester H Lauck, Allene AR, actor, Dreaming Out Loud, 2 Weeks to Live

1897 Death - Alvin Graham Clark, dies 3 weeks after 1st use of Yerkes 40" lens

1864 Birthday - Elinor Glyn, British novelist, 3 Weeks

1863 Death - Amiel Weeks Whipple, U.S. Union General-major, dies of injuries at 46

1816 Birthday - Amiel Weeks Whipple, Major General Union volunteers

1752 Event - 3rd great fire in Moscow in 2 weeks; 1/3 of city destroyed

1492 Event - Crewman on Pinta sights "land"-a few weeks early

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