Back in the Day on April 16
75 years ago - In 1943, Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann became The First Person to Take an LSD Trip . . . after a tiny amount of "lysergic acid diethylamide" he'd created seeped through the skin of his finger.
25 years ago - In 1993, David Lee Roth was arrested for buying reefer in a New York park. The judge later ordered the charges dropped if DLR remained clean for a year.
24 years ago - In 1994, Harry Connick Jr. married incredible "Victoria's Secret" model Jill Goodacre. Today is their 24th Anniversary.
22 years ago - In 1996, Britain's Prince Andrew and his wife, Fergie, The Duchess of York, announced they were getting a divorce.
20 years ago - In 1998, Los Angeles prosecutors filed criminal charges against George Michael for his lewd behavior in a Beverly Hills public toilet.
19 years ago - In 1999, Shania Twain became the first woman named Songwriter / Artist of the Year by the Nashville Songwriters Association International.
19 years ago - In 1999, the Great One, Wayne Gretzky,announced his retirement from the NHL.
15 years ago - In 2003, Michael Jordan played his last NBA game (as a member of the Washington Wizards). MJ scored 13 points . . . but lost to the Philadelphia 76ers.
11 years ago - In 2007, a student at Virginia Tech University went on a shooting rampage, killing 32 people and himself. The Virginia Tech Massacre is one of the deadliest school shootings in our country's history.
Nine years ago - In 2009, legendary NFL broadcaster John Madden retired after three decades in the booth. He was 73.
Birthdays on Monday, April 16, 2018
Sadie Sink is 16. Max on "Stranger Things".
Anya Taylor-Joy is 22. Casey, the girl kidnapped by James McAvoy in "Split". She'll be back again next year in "Glass", the sequel to both "Unbreakable" and "Split". She also starred in the sci-fi horror movie "Morgan".
Liliana Mumy is 24. Sweet little Lucy from Tim Allen's "Santa Clause" movies. Her dad is Billy Mumy, the guy who played Will Robinson on the original "Lost in Space". He has a cameo as "the real" Dr. Smith on the new Netflix remake.
Lorraine Nicholson is 28. Jack Nicholson's daughter. She plays a rival surfer in the movie "Soul Surfer", which is about shark attack victim Bethany Hamilton.
Claire Foy is 34. Queen Elizabeth on "The Crown".
Gina Carano is 36. Badass MMA minx who transitioned into acting by starring in Steven Soderbergh's "Haywire". She's also Angel Dust in "Deadpool".
Lukas Haas is 42. In real life he's part of Leo DiCaprio's crew. Lukas was 12th-billed in "Inception" and 15th-billed in "The Revenant".
Gerardo is 53. "Rico Suave".
Martin Lawrence is 53.
Jon Cryer is 53. "Two and a Half Men" and "Pretty in Pink". The producers of "Friends" originally wanted Jon Cryer to play Chandler, but he was in London . . . and his audition tape never made it back to the U.S. in time.
David Pirner is 54. Soul Asylum lead singer.
Jimmy Osmond is 55.
Ellen Barkin is 64. "The Big Easy", "Sea of Love", "Ocean's 13".
Bill Belichick is 66. Coach of the New England Patriots.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is 71.
Bobby Vinton is 83. Biggest hit: "Blue Velvet".
Pope Emeritus Benedict the Sixteenth is 91.
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