By StephanieLee
FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS
Natalie Jane Imbruglia (/ɪmˈbruːliə/ im-BROO-lee-ə, Italian: [imˈbruʎʎa]; born 4 February 1975) is an Australian-British singer and actress. In the early 1990s, she played Beth Brennan in Neighbours. Three years after leaving the programme, she began a singing career with her cover of Ednaswap‘s song “Torn” which was a worldwide hit, and became one of the UK’s Top Best Selling Single in 1997 as well as one of the longest charting number one song on the US Billboard Radio Songs Chart in 1998. Her debut album, Left of the Middle (1997) was a commercial success, certified multi-platinum in the US, the UK, Canada, and Australia, and sold seven million copies worldwide, which furthermore secured her eight ARIA Awards, two Brit Awards, one Billboard Music Award, and three Grammy nominations between 1998 – 1999. Subsequent releases, including White Lilies Island (2001) and Counting Down the Days (2005) did not match commercial success of her debut, but still managed to perform well, especially in the UK where both albums were certified gold. As of 2021, Imbruglia has released six studio albums and has sold more than ten million copies worldwide.
Imbruglia has appeared in several films, including the 2003 release Johnny English and the 2009 Australian indie film Closed for Winter. She has modelled for several brands, such as L’Oreal, Gap, and Kailis. Amongst other philanthropic work, Imbruglia served as a longtime spokesperson for Virgin Unite and campaigns to raise awareness of obstetric fistula.
TODAY’S ALMANAC
The season of Pre-Lent, once marked by the Roman Catholic Church, developed in the seventh century and included the three Sundays before the beginning of Lent. These Sundays are Septuagesima, Sexagesima, and Quinquagesima—roughly 70, 60, and 50 days before Easter. The Ordinary Form of the Mass (Novus Ordo), introduced in 1969, does not officially celebrate Pre-Lent. However, these Pre-Lent Sundays are still included in the Extraordinary Form of the Mass (Traditional Latin Mass or Tridentine Mass). These three Sundays are also celebrated by certain other Christian denominations.
Question of the Day
Advice of the Day
Home Hint of the Day
Word of the Day
Puzzle of the Day
Born
- Mark Hopkins (educator) –
- Fernand Leger (painter) –
- Cairine Reay Wilson (Canadian senator) –
- Charles Lindbergh (aviator) –
- MacKinlay Kantor (novelist) –
- Rosa Parks (civil rights activist) –
- Dan Quayle (U.S. vice president) –
- Alice Cooper (musician) –
- Clint Black (country musician) –
- Oscar de la Hoya (boxer) –
- Natalie Imbruglia (singer) –
- Gavin DeGraw (musician) –
- Carly Patterson (gymnast, Olympic gold medalist) –
Died
- Karen Carpenter (singer) –
- Liberace (entertainer) –
- Barbara McNair (singer & actress) –
- John Mahoney (actor) –
Events
- Daniel Shays’ rebellion in Petersham, Massachusetts, concerning the financial plight of farmers, failed (Shays’ Rebellion)–
- George Washington elected as the first president of the several states, with John Adams as vice president–
- John Marshall was sworn in as chief justice of the United States–
- The Mormon exodus to the American West began–
- Codex Sinaiticus discovered, St. Catherine’s Monastery, Mt. Sinai, Egypt–
- Winter Olympics held in U.S. (Lake Placid, NY) for the first time–
- Radium E became the first synthetically produced radioactive substance–
- Thornton Wilder’s play Our Town opened on Broadway–
- The United Service Organizations (USO) was incorporated–
- 96-hour surgical operation began–
- Rolls-Royce, Ltd. of Britain declared bankruptcy–
- Dennis Conner and crew of Stars & Stripes recaptured America’s Cup–
- Facebook, originally called The Facebook, was launched by Mark Zuckerberg–
- Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy became the first African American coach to lead his team to Super Bowl Victory. The Colts beat the Chicago Bears 29-17–
- 5,622 ice lanterns displayed, setting world record, State College, Pennsylvania –
- 395 ice skaters lined up in Winnipeg, Manitoba, to set world record–
Weather
- -49 degrees F, Calgary, Alberta–
- An ice storm hit Maine, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire–
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