On This Day
May 12
International Nurses Day
1936 The first AA meeting takes place
1967 The Jimi Hendrix Experience releases the album Are You Experienced
1972 Exile on Main is released by The Rolling Stones
1974 In 7 games Boston Celtics beat Milwaukee Bucks to win NBA Championship Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy
1986 Top Gun primers Directed By Tony Scott starring Tom Cruise, Val Kilmer
1989 Andrew Dice Clay host Saturday Night Live
1993 Cheers finally on NBC-TV
1994 Pulp Fiction premieres at Cannes directed by Quentin Tarantino starring Samuel L. Jackson
2002 Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones directed by George Lucas starring Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, & Samuel L. Jackson
2012 At WWE RAW CM Punk pins Chris Jericho to retain the WWE Championship
Happy Birthday
1842 Robert Baldwin Lawyer, activist, Politicians served as Legislative Assembly Of York, was responsible for the accountability responsible government in Upper Canada. The Baldwin steps that on Davenport rd the lead up to Casa Loma are dedicated to Robert Baldwin.
1873 J.E.H MacDonald Artist born in Toronto, member of the Group of 7
1907 Katharine Hepburn actress, On Golden Pond, The African Queen
1921 Farley McGill Mowat Environmentalist, served in World War II, Author of Never Wolf, has a Star on the Canadian Walk of Fame
1922 Bob “ The Golden Boy '' Goldham was a hockey player who played for The Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wing, & Chicago Black Hawks, 5 x Stanley Cup Champion. As broadcaster he was the play by play for CHCH channel 11 and CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada
1925 Yogi Berra baseball great
1938 Paul Huxley artist
1947 Michael Ignatieff politician former Leader of the Liberal Party server as Member of Parliament in Etobicoke Lakeshore
1959 Ving Rhames actor Pulp Fiction
1964 Michael Paul Cathers aka Cheechy Guy comedian
1968 Tony Hawk Skateboarder legend
1976 Kardinal Offishall rapper
1978 Malian Åkerman model actress Watchmen
1980 Romina Arena singer
1981 Erica Campbell model
1997 Rio Sage actress Malibu Surf, & 20 Something.
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