This Day In History

August 29th

1966  The Beatles play their last major live concert at Candlestick Park in California to a crowd of 25,000
1975  General Juan Velasco Alvarado of Peru is overthrown in a bloodless coup by his premier, General Francisco Morales Bermudez. Bermudez promises to restore civilian government to Peru

1809  Pysician & Author Oliver Wendell Holmes
1917  Actress Ingrid Bergman
1916  Actor George Montgomery (George Letz)
1923  Actor Sir Richard Attenborough
1933  Actress Isabel Sanford
1938  Actor Elliott Gould (Goldstein)
1941  TV Host Robin Leach
1958  Musician Michael Jackson
1962  Actress Rebecca DeMornay

Top Hits Courtesy of...

1958

• Little Star - The Elegants

• Bird Dog - The Everly Brothers

• Born Too Late - Poni-Tails

• Left Right Out of Your Heart - Patti Page

1966

• Summer in the City - The Lovin' Spoonful

• Sunshine Superman - Donovan

• You Can't Hurry Love - The Supremes

• Sunny - Bobby Hebb

1974

• You're Having My Baby - Paul Anka

• I Shot the Sheriff - Eric Clapton

• Rock Me Gently - Andy Kim

• Old Man from the Mountain - Merle Haggard & The Strangers

1982

• Eye of the Tiger - Survivor

• Hurts So Good - John Cougar

• Abracadabra - The Steve Miller Band

• Fool Hearted Memory - George Strait

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