On Sept. 7, 1936, Buddy Holly was born in Lubbock, Texas.
In 1967, the situation comedy “The Flying Nun” debuted on ABC. Sally Field starred as a novice nun who discovers she can fly.
In 1978, Who drummer Keith Moon died in London of an overdose of a drug he was prescribed to combat alcoholism. He was 32.
In 1979, the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (ESPN) made its cable TV debut.
In 1984, singer Janet Jackson married singer James DeBarge of the group DeBarge. The marriage was annulled after less than a year.
In 1996, rapper Tupac Shakur and record company executive Suge Knight were shot while driving in Las Vegas. Shakur died six days later.
In 1998, the movie “There’s Something About Mary” hit number one at the box office, eight weeks after its release.
In 2003, musician Warren Zevon died in his sleep at his home near Los Angeles, a year after being diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. He was 56. His final album, “The Wind,” had been released just two weeks earlier.
Today’s Birthdays: Jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins is 94. Singer Gloria Gaynor is 81. Singer Alfa Anderson of Chic is 78. Actor Susan Blakely (“The Towering Inferno,” ″The Concorde: Airport ’79″) is 76. Actor Julie Kavner (“The Simpsons”) is 74. Singer Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders is 73. Keyboardist Benmont Tench of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers is 71. Actor Corbin Bernsen is 70. Actor Michael Emerson (“Lost”) is 70. Pianist Michael Feinstein is 68. Songwriter Diane Warren is 68. Singer Margot Chapman (Starland Vocal Band) is 67. Actor W. Earl Brown (“Deadwood”) is 61. Comedian Leslie Jones (“Supermarket Sweep,” ″Saturday Night Live”) is 57. Model Angie Everhart is 55. Actor Diane Farr (“Numb3rs,” “Rescue Me”) is 55. Actor Monique Gabriela Curnen (“The Dark Knight”) is 54. Actor Tom Everett Scott (“Southland,” ″That Thing You Do!”) is 54. Drummer Chad Sexton of 311 is 54. Actor Shannon Elizabeth (“American Pie”) is 51. Actor Oliver Hudson (“Nashville”) is 48. Actor Devon Sawa (“Slackers,” ″Final Destination”) is 46. Actor Benjamin Hollingsworth (“Code Black”) is 40. Actor Alyssa Diaz (“The Rookie”) is 39. Contemporary Christian musician Wes Willis of Rush of Fools is 38. Actor Evan Rachel Wood (“Westworld,” ″Thirteen”) is 37. Actor Jonathan Majors (“Lovecraft Country”) is 35. Actor Ian Chen (“Fresh Off The Boat”) is 18.
The members of Meeker Area Partners in Prevention will be hosting a couple of events in Litchfield during Welcoming Week on September 13th and 14th. Welcoming America is a nationwide effort to make immigrants feel welcome in the country.
Meeker County Public Health Educator Chukuma Ijioma says a couple of the main goals of Public Health are to promote health and prevent diseases. He says a big part of that effort is to promote social interaction.
Ijioma says he felt welcome when he moved to the community back in January and it’s important for immigrants to feel relaxed and to feel like they are part of the community. He says there will be story time for children at the Litchfield Public Library on September 13th at 10 a.m., and everyone is welcome to a party at Memorial Park in Litchfield on September 14th from 2-to-5 p.m. to kick off Welcoming Week.
For more details, call Meeker County Public Health at 693-5370 or go to welcomingamerica.org.
On Aug. 23, 1960, Oscar Hammerstein the Second died in Pennsylvania. He’s best known for his collaborations with composer Richard Rogers on the musicals “Oklahoma,” ″Carousel,” ″South Pacific,” and “The King and I.”
In 1962, John Lennon and Cynthia Powell were married in Liverpool, England. She filed for divorce in 1968.
In 1970, Emerson, Lake and Palmer made their concert debut in Portsmouth, England.
In 1975, former Free guitarist Paul Kossoff’s heart stopped beating for 35 minutes in a London hospital as a result of a blood clot. Kossoff survived that episode but died in his sleep the following March. He was 25.
In 1990, Billy Idol began a tour in Montreal. Six months earlier, he had nearly lost his leg in a motorcycle accident.
Also in 1990, mourners lined up for a block in Philadelphia for a funeral for entertainer Pearl Bailey.
In 1994, Boyz II Men released their album “II.”
In 1995, actor Larry Hagman had surgery to replace his liver. He had had advanced cirrhosis, which he blamed on years of heavy drinking.
In 2000, 51 million people tuned in to watch the final episode of the original season of “Survivor,” during which Richard Hatch was named the million-dollar winner.
In 2007, reality star Nicole Richie spent 82 minutes in jail for driving under the influence of drugs in Los Angeles. She had been sentenced to four days.
In 2014, actor Brad Pitt married actor Angelina Jolie on their estate in France. They were divorced in 2019.
Today’s Birthdays: Actor Vera Miles is 94. Actor Barbara Eden is 93. Actor Richard Sanders (“WKRP In Cincinnati”) is 84. Country singer Rex Allen Jr. is 77. Actor David Robb (“Downton Abbey”) is 77. Singer Linda Thompson is 77. Actor Shelley Long is 75. Fiddler-singer Woody Paul of Riders in the Sky is 75. Singer-actor Rick Springfield is 75. Actor-producer Mark Hudson (The Hudson Brothers) is 73. Actor Skipp Sudduth (“The Good Wife”) is 68. Guitarist Dean DeLeo of Stone Temple Pilots is 63. Singer-bassist Ira Dean of Trick Pony is 55. Actor Jay Mohr is 54. Actor Ray Park (“X-Men,” ″The Phantom Menace”) is 50. Actor Scott Caan (“Hawaii Five-0”) is 48. Singer Julian Casablancas of The Strokes is 46. Actor Joanna Froggatt (“Downton Abbey”) is 44. Actor Jaime Lee Kirchner (“Bull”) is 43. Saxophonist Andy Wild of Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats is 43. Actor Annie Ilonzeh (“Chicago Fire”) is 41. Musician Sky Blu of LMFAO is 38. Actor Kimberly Matula (“The Bold and the Beautiful”) is 36.
