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1996 Alan Weeks, British sports commentator, dies at 72
1996 Gerald Savory, actor playwright/TV producer (3 Weeks), dies at 86 1992 Pope John Paul II hospitalized for 3 weeks to have tumor removed 1991 Pittsburgh Steelers guard Terry Long loses his steroids appeal and is suspended without pay by NFL for 4 weeks 1991 Monica Seles ends Steffi Graf's streak of 186 weeks ranked first 1989 After a weeks delay due to earthquake, World Series game 3 is played 1987 Heart's "Alone," single goes #1 for 3 weeks 1986 "Papa Don't Preach," goes #1 for 2 weeks 1986 Madonna's "True Blue," album goes #1 for 5 weeks and her single 1986 Tennis star Jimmy Connors fined $20,000 and suspended for 10 weeks 1985 Madonna's "Like a Virgin," album goes #1 for 3 weeks 1984 Madonna's "Like a Virgin," single goes #1 for 6 weeks 1984 Baby Fae, who received a baboon's heart, dies at 3 weeks 1984 Holly Roffey, youngest heart transplant, dies at 4 weeks 1984 Prince's "Purple Rain," album goes to #1 and stays #1 for 24 weeks 1984 After 37 weeks, "Thriller" is knocked off as top album by "Footloose" 1983 Michael Jackson's "Thriller" album goes to #1 and stays #1 for 37 weeks 1981 Olivia Newton-John's "Physical," single goes #1 and stays for 10 weeks 1981 "Bette Davis Eyes" by Kim Carnes hits #1 for next 9 weeks 1981 Kim Carnes' "Bette Davis Eyes" hits #1, stay there 9 weeks 1980 Barbra Streisand's "Guilty," album goes #1 for 3 weeks and her single "Woman In Love," goes #1 for 3 weeks 1980 Chester H Lauck, actor (2 Weeks to Live, Goin' to Town), dies at 78 1979 Pink Floyd's "The Wall" released, sells 6 million copies in 2 weeks 1978 Gig Young, kills his bride of 3 weeks and then commits suicide at 64 1978 Yankees beat Red Sox for 6th time in 2 weeks, 3-2 1978 New York Yankees now 7 out of 1st, picked up 7 games in previous 2 weeks 1978 Bee Gees' "Saturday Night Fever" album goes #1 for 24 weeks 1977 Debbie Boone's "You Light Up My Life," goes #1 and stays #1 for 10 weeks 1977 Radio Shack issues a press release introducing TRS-80 computer 25 existed, within weeks thousands were ordered 1977 Fleetwood Mac's "Rumors," album goes to #1 and stays #1 for 31 weeks 1975 David Bowie's 'Fame' single goes #1 for 2 weeks 1973 Indians holding SD hamlet of Wounded Knee for 10 weeks surrender 1973 Roberto Clemente elected to Hall of Fame, 11 weeks after his death 1970 Beatles' "Let It Be," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 4 weeks 1970 Beatles' "Long and Winding Road," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 2 weeks 1970 Beatles' "Let It Be," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 2 weeks 1969 Beatles' "Abbey Road," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 11 weeks 1969 Beatles' "Get Back," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 5 weeks 1969 After 88 weeks Sgt Pepper drops off the charts 1968 Beatles' "Beatles-White Album," goes #1 and stays #1 for 9 weeks 1968 Beatles' "Hey Jude," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 9 weeks 1968 Marion Weeks, singer/actress, dies of stroke at 81 1968 Beatles' "Magical Mystery Tour," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 8 weeks 1967 Beatles' "Hello Goodbye," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 3 weeks 1967 Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," goes #1 for 15 weeks 1966 Monkee's "I'm a Believer" hits #1 and stays there for 7 weeks 1966 Beatles' "Revolver," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 6 weeks 1966 Beatles' "Yesterday... and Today," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 5 weeks 1966 Beatles' "Paperback Writer," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 2 weeks 1966 Barry Sadlers' "Ballad of the Green Berets" becomes #1 (13 weeks) 1966 Beatles' "Rubber Soul," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 6 weeks 1966 Beatles' "We Can Work It Out," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 3 weeks 1965 Beatles' "Yesterday," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 4 weeks 1965 Beatles' "Help!," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 9 weeks 1965 Beatles' "Help!," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 3 weeks 1965 Beatles' "Beatles' "VI," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 6 weeks 1965 Beatles' "Eight Days a Week," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 2 weeks 1965 "Beatles' '65" album goes #1 and stays #1 for 9 weeks 1964 Beatles' "I Feel Fine," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 3 weeks 1964 Barbra Streisand's "People," album goes #1 for 5 weeks 1964 Beatles' "Hard Day's Night, A," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 2 weeks 1964 Beatles' "Hard Day's Night, A," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 14 weeks 1964 Beatles' "Beatles' 2nd Album" goes #1 and stays #1 for for 5 weeks 1964 Beatles' "Can't Buy Me Love," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 5 weeks 1964 Beatles' "She Loves You," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 2 weeks 1964 Beatles' "Meet the Beatles!," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 11 weeks 1964 Beatles' "I Want to Hold Your Hand," 1st #1 hit, stays #1 for 7 weeks 1962 Vaughn Meader's "1st Family," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 12 weeks 1962 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 Elvis Presley's "Blue Hawaii," album goes to #1 and stays #1 for 20 weeks 1960 KYA-AM in San Francisco changes call letters to KDBQ (for 2 weeks) 1960 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 South Pacific soundtrack album goes to #1 and stays #1 for 31 weeks 1956 Guy Mitchell's "Singing the Blues," single goes #1 for 10 weeks 1956 Mickey Rourke, born in Schenectady, New York, actor, 9 Weeks, Wild Orchid, Homeboy 1956 Harry Belafonte's album "Calypso," goes to #1 and stays #1 for 31 weeks 1956 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 Perez Prado's "Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White" goes #1 for 10 weeks 1955 McGuire Sisters' "Sincerely" single goes to #1 and stays #1 for 10 weeks 1953 Kim Basinger, Athens, Georgia, actress, 9 Weeks, Batman 1947 Richard Northcott, producer, 9 Weeks 1941 Adrian Lyne, director, Fatal Attraction, 9 Weeks, Jacob's Ladder 1939 Barbara Luna, born in New York City, actress, 5 Weeks in a Balloon, Gentle Savage 1935 Dudley Moore, born in London, England, actor, 10, Arthur, Bedazzled, 6 Weeks 1935 Mark McManus, actor, Taggart, Nightstick, 2000 Weeks, 12th Night 1928 Babe Ruth hits home run number 42 and is 4 weeks ahead of his 1927 pace 1926 British mine strikes after 28 weeks ends 1925 Babe Ruth is finally out of bed, 5 weeks after ulcer surgery 1923 U.S.S.R. adopts experimental calendar, with 5-day "weeks" 1923 Alan Weeks, sports commentator 1914 Felix Fivet, Belgian baby, executed by German troops at 3 weeks 1902 Chester H Lauck, Allene AR, actor, Dreaming Out Loud, 2 Weeks to Live 1897 Alvin Graham Clark, dies 3 weeks after 1st use of Yerkes 40" lens 1864 Elinor Glyn, British novelist, 3 Weeks 1863 Amiel Weeks Whipple, U.S. Union General-major, dies of injuries at 46 1816 Amiel Weeks Whipple, Major General Union volunteers 1752 3rd great fire in Moscow in 2 weeks; 1/3 of city destroyed 1492 Crewman on Pinta sights "land"-a few weeks early |
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