six random things that happened on this day in showbiz history
1919 Maria Eva Duarte de Peron is born in Argentina. She will later be known globally by just one nickname "Evita." Her story will inspire a 1979 Andrew Lloyd Webber stage sensation (starring Patti LuPone) which wins 7 Tony Awards including Best Musical. Later it becomes a successful 1996 movie musical with Madonna (picture above in a promotional photoshoot for the film) in the leading role, which everyone including Michelle Pfeiffer and Meryl Streep wanted at the time. Madonna takes the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical...
1927 Oscar-winning novelist and screenwriter Ruth Prawer-Jhabvala (A Room with a View, Howards End) born in Germany
1937 Shall We Dance starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers opens in movie theaters. The film's hit song "You Can't Take That Away From Me" by George Gershwin wins him a posthumous Oscar nomination for Best Original Song.
Tyrone Power and his new wife a week before his death
1958 Golden age superstar Tyrone Power marries Deborah Ann Minardos, just four months before his sudden death at age 44 while filming Solomon and Sheba. She was pregnant with his third child and only son, Tyrone Power Jr.
2005 Gwen Stefani's "Hollaback Girl" becomes the #1 song in the country. It'll stay up top all month.
Scarlett Johansson's craziest Black Widow wig was the first
2010 Iron Man 2 opens in theaters, introducing Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow, a role she'll continue to play for the next 10 years. Emily Blunt was originally cast in the role but withdrew during final negotiations.