Pointless Facts

Children's author, Michael Bond, was born 100 years ago today. Bond created the Paddington Bear character. Over 30 million copies of the Paddington books have been sold.

Actor, Kerwin Mathews, was born 100 years ago today. He starred in The 7th Voyage of Sindbad, The Three Worlds of Gulliver and Jack the Giant Killer.

Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher, Ralph Branca, was born 100 years ago today. In 1951, Branca gave up a home run to Bobby Thomson to lose the pennant to the NY Giants in what became known as The Shot Heard Round The World. Branca is buried near Babe Ruth.

Bob Dylan's album, Desire, was released 50 years ago today. It contained the singles, Hurricane & One More Cup of Coffee. Emmylou Harris sang on some of the tracks.

Producer and composer, George Martin, was born 100 years ago today. Martin produced most of the Beatles recordings. He also worked with Gerry and the Pacemakers, Shirley Bassey, Kenny Rogers and Jeff Beck. The surviving Beatles attended his funeral.

Actor, Matthew Beard Jr., who played the character, Stymie in the Our Gang/Little Rascals films, was born 100 years ago today.

Fritz Lang's 1927 sci-fi film, Metropolis, was set in 2026.

Actor, Russ Tamblyn, turns 91 today. Tamblyn starred in West Side Story, Seven Brides For Seven Brothers and Twin Peaks.

Don Francisco, the long-time host of Sábado Gigante, turns 85 today.

Martin Cooper, one of the inventors of the cell phone, turns 97 today. In 1973, Cooper made the first mobile phone call from a sidewalk in Manhattan.

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Songwriter, Robert Sherman, was born 100 years ago today. With his brother, Richard, the duo wrote the songs for Mary Poppins, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and The Jungle Book. They also wrote, It's a Small World.

Novelist, Jane Austen, was born 250 years ago today.

Actor, Dick van Dyke, turns 100 years old today.

It was 45 years ago today that John Lennon was murdered in front of his apartment in New York City. His ashes were scattered in Central Park.

Architect, Frank Gehry, has died at 96. Gehry became famous for designing the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao and the Disney Concert Hall. 📷 📷

Guitarist, Steve Cropper, has died at 84. A member of Booker T. & the M.G.'s, he played on many Stax records in the 1960s. Cropper co-wrote Dock of the Bay, In the Midnight Hour & Knock On Wood. He also was in the Blues Brothers movie.

Actress, Julie Harris, was born 100 years ago today. Harris won five Tony Awards, three Emmy Awards & a Grammy. Her films included: The Member of the Wedding and East of Eden.

French dancer, Micheline Bernardini, turns 98 today. In 1946, Bernardini became the first woman to model, Louis Réard's Bikini swimsuit at a press conference held at a popular swimming pool.

Keith Jarrett's album, The Köln Concert, was released 50 years ago today. Made up entirely of improvisations, The Köln Concert is the most popular solo piano album of all time, selling over four million copies.