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Calendar: 2009 at the movies

July 2009

The Bollywood vs multiplexes strike is on its last leg and, hopefully, we can look forward to entertaining Fridays soon. If things go well, then get ready for New York, Agyaat and Aladin coming close on the heels of Ice Age 3, Bruno and Half-Blood Prince.

And if you are a July baby, you celebrate your birthday with Katrina Kaif, Sanjay Dutt, Pamela Anderson and Gracy Singh.

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Hollywood releases: Ice Age - Dawn of the Dinosaurs, Public Enemies

Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia and singer Sudesh Bhosle share their birthday with Oscar winner Sydney Pollack and pin-up babe Pamela Anderson.

Disney girl Ashley Tisdale shares her birthday bumps with ‘train wreck’ Lindsay Lohan.

In 1997, Men in Black opened in the US to a mammoth $51.07 box office share.

Bollywood releases: Main Aur Mrs Khanna, Wanted

In 1832, Dr Samuel Francis Smith’s song America was sung in public for the first time - at the Park Street Church in Boston.

The bikini made its official outing. In 1946, the first two-piece swimsuit, also called ‘four triangles of nothing’ was shown in public at a press party.

The talkies came to town! In 1928, the New York Strand Theatre held a midnight preview of the Warner Bros. film The Lights of New York, the very first talking motion picture.

50 Cent will throw a birthday bash that’ll cost the singer much more than just 50 cents.

Richard Starkey a.k.a. Ringo Starr, The Beatles’ drummer-singer, turns 69.

Heroes star Milo Ventimiglia turns a year older with Atul Agnihotri.

Wonder Years’s Fred Savage shares his birthday with Top Gun heartthrob Kelly McGillis.

Film releases: Do Knot Disturb, Bruno, I Love You, Beth Cooper

Actor Alok Nath turns a year older, the same as singer-cum-actor Jessica Simpson and Entourage star Adrian Grenier.

Bollywood release: Mohan Das - A Man Lost In His Own Nation

In 1982, E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial broke all box-office records by surpassing the $100-million mark of ticket sales in the first 31 days of its opening.

Frank Sinatra made his recording debut in 1939 with the Harry James band. He sang Melancholy Mood and From the Bottom of My Heart.

In 1946, Dr Benjamin Spock's Baby and Child Care was first published. The book has sold more copies than any book other than the Bible.

Hollywood release: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Katrina Kaif turns a year older. We hope the fact that she shares her birthday with Nick Jonas (of the Jonas Brothers) doesn’t set Salman Khan off on another birthday-busting rampage.

Hollywood release: 500 Days of Summer

Chace Crawford, the boy who replaced Zac Efron in the Footloose remake, shares his birthday with Kristen Bell.

Screen siren Marilyn Monroe gave her first screen test in 1946 and got a contract with 20th Century Fox. The first of her 29 films was Scudda-Hoo! Scudda-Hay!.

Our very own Lagaan lass, Gracy Singh, turns 29. In another part of the globe, singer Julianne Hough and model Gisele Bundchen hide their age as they celebrate their birthdays.

A day after Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon in 1969, Duke Ellington and his band performed a 10-minute composition on ABC titled Moon Maiden.

Josh Hartnett and Blake Lewis better toss a coin to decide who will cut their birthday cakes first.

Wonder who’d win if Shaktimaan Mukesh Khanna got into a birthday-cake-eating contest with witch-in-the-making Selena Gomez? Who cares! Happy birthday, guys.

Milind Gunaji has something to cheer about. He shares his birthday with Daniel Radcliffe. Maybe he can get the Harry Potter star to send him a ticket for his new flick.

Bollywood releases: Agyaat, Aladin, Tum Mile

Hollywood releases: G-Force, Orphan, The Ugly Truth

In 1965, Bob Dylan was booed right off stage when he appeared at the Newport Folk Festival with an electric guitar. Even his classic song, Blowin’ in the Wind, could not save the day.

Jugal Hansraj and Jeremy Piven turn a year older and, hopefully, wiser.

Rahul Bose may be in his 40s, but he has no qualms having fun on his birthday.

In 1951, the Walt Disney film Alice in Wonderland was released by RKO pictures.

Ayesha Jhulka turns a year older.

Sanjay Dutt hits a landmark. The actor turns 50!

Sonu Niigaam turns 36 and keeps right on going with his singing, composing and performing.

Film releases: Aage Se Right, Funny People