On Aug. 20, 1960, Connie Francis made her performing debut when filming started on the film “Where the Boys Are.”

In 1967, The New York Times reported on a brand new noise discount system developed by R. and D.W. Dolby. It was first utilized by a subsidiary of Elektra Records.

In 1969, Frank Zappa disbanded the Mothers of Invention. He mentioned he was uninterested in performing for individuals who clapped for the “wrong reasons.”

In 1989, actors Kenneth Branagh and Emma Thompson had been married. They break up in 1995.

In 1992, Sting and his longtime girlfriend Trudie Styler had been married in England. It was his second marriage, her first.

In 1999, bassist Bobby Sheehan of Blues Traveler was discovered useless of a drug overdose in his house in New Orleans. He was 31.

Also in 1999, musician Fatboy Slim married British TV character Zoe Ball in London. They have since separated.

In 2011, actuality star Kim Kardashian married NBA star Kris Humphries in a lavish wedding ceremony taped for TV broadcast. She filed for divorce 72 days later.

In 2016, the Tragically Hip performed their remaining present, in Kingston, Ontario. It was broadcast reside on Canadian tv. Singer Gord Downie had introduced he had terminal mind most cancers.

In 2017, comic Jerry Lewis died of pure causes in Las Vegas. He was 91.

Today’s Birthdays: News anchor Connie Chung is 77. Trombone participant Jimmy Pankow (PAN’-koh) of Chicago is 76. Actor Ray Wise (“Reaper,” ″Twin Peaks”) is 76. Actor John Noble (“Lord of the Rings” movies) is 75. Singer Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin) is 75. Singer Rudy Gatlin of the Gatlin Brothers is 71. Singer-songwriter John Hiatt is 71. Actor-director Peter Horton (“thirtysomething”) is 70. “Today” present weatherman Al Roker is 69. Actor Joan Allen is 67. Director David O. Russell (“Silver Linings Playbook,” “American Hustle”) is 65. Actor James Marsters (“Angel,” ″Buffy the Vampire Slayer”) is 61. Rapper KRS-One is 58. Actor Colin Cunningham (“Falling Skies”) is 57. Actor Billy Gardell (“Mike and Molly”) is 54. Singer Fred Durst of Limp Bizkit is 53. Actor Ke Huy Quan (“Everything Everywhere All At Once,” “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom”) is 53. Guitarist Brad Avery of Third Day is 52. Actor Misha Collins (“Supernatural”) is 49. Singer Monique Powell of Save Ferris is 48. Actor Ben Barnes (“Westworld,” ″Prince Caspian”) is 42. Actor Meghan Ory (“One Upon A Time”) is 41. Actor Andrew Garfield (“The Amazing Spider-Man”) is 40. Actor Brant Daugherty (“Pretty Little Liars”) is 38. Singer-actor Demi Lovato is 31. Actor Christopher Paul Richards (TV’s “The Kids Are Alright”) is 20.

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