In late November 2008, Maillet was filming a fight scene for the new movie Sherlock Holmes and accidentally punched Robert Downey, Jr. in the face, causing Downey to be bloodied and knocked down.

The Widney Alumni House, the campus ' first building The University of Southern California was founded following the efforts of Judge Robert M. Widney, who helped secure donations from several figures in early Los Angeles history: a Protestant nurseryman, Ozro Childs, an Irish Catholic former-Governor, John Gately Downey, and a German Jewish banker, Isaias W. Hellman.

** Ian Brady and Myra Hindley appear in court, charged with the murders of Edward Evans ( 17 ), Lesley Ann Downey ( 10 ), and John Kilbride ( 12 ).

* January 10 – John Gately Downey, 7th Governor of California, is succeeded by Amasa Leland Stanford.

State arms sent from Governor John G. Downey for the unit were held up by Union officers at the port of San Pedro.

In 1888, Patrick Downey in his homestead claim cited Peter Buckley, John McRae, John Davis of Bellevue, Washington Territory and W. W. Easter of Seattle, Washington Territory as references for his claim.

The victims were five children aged between 10 and 17 — Pauline Reade, John Kilbride, Keith Bennett, Lesley Ann Downey and Edward Evans — at least four of whom were sexually assaulted.

The police were initially aware of only three killings, those of Edward Evans, Lesley Ann Downey and John Kilbride.

Another version of Thin Lizzy was formed later that year by John Sykes ( now also performing lead vocals ) with Downey, Gorham and Wharton, and with bass parts played by Marco Mendoza, who had played with Sykes in Blue Murder from 1991 – 93.

Robert John Downey, Jr. ( born April 4, 1965 ) is an American actor who made his screen debut at the age of five, appearing in his father's film Pound.

In 1985, Downey had his breakthrough when he played James Spader's sidekick in Tuff Turf and then a bully in John Hughes ' Weird Science.

Video director Sam Taylor-Wood shot 16 takes of the video and used the last one because, according to John, Downey looked completely relaxed, and, " The way he underplays it is fantastic.

* John Downey Works ( 1847 – 1928 ), U. S. Senator

Under United States control after 1848, when the United States defeated Mexico in the Mexican-American war, the harbor was greatly improved and expanded under the guidance of Phineas Banning and John Gately Downey, the seventh governor of California after the Free Harbor Fight.

* CIA CAT activity elsewhere in the Asian theater is discussed in the context of Agency officers John T. Downey and Richard Fecteau, shot down and imprisoned in China in 1952 – 1973.

* A Full and True Account of the Wonderful Mission of Earl Lavender ( 1895 ) by John Davidson ( London: Ward & Downey ).

Bonet, Eugeni, Douglas Davis, Juan Downey, Nuria Enguita, Coco Fusco, Juan Guardiola, John G. Hanhardt, James Harithas, and David Ross.

Richard III is a 1995 drama film adapted from William Shakespeare's play of the same name, starring Ian McKellen, Annette Bening, Jim Broadbent, Robert Downey Jr., Nigel Hawthorne, Kristin Scott Thomas, Maggie Smith, John Wood and Dominic West.

The plane lands at Le Touquet – Côte d ' Opale Airport in Le Touquet, France, where Downey demands that Pope John Paul II make public the Third Secret of Fatima.

* John W. Downey, contemporary classical composer

Robert John Downey, Sr. ( born Robert John Elias ; June 24, 1936 ) is an American actor, writer, and film director, and the father of actor Robert Downey Jr.

Ten wins in a row followed — a streak during which he beat Sudenberg and was finally able to avenge his defeat at the hands of Downey, knocking him out in two rounds.

Growing out of Melbourne University and The D-Generation came The Late Show ( 1991 – 1993 ), starring the influential talents Santo Cilauro, Tom Gleisner, Jane Kennedy, Tony Martin, Mick Molloy and Rob Sitch ( who later formed Working Dog Productions ); and during the 1980s and 1990s Fast Forward ( Steve Vizard, Magda Szubanski, Marg Downey, Michael Veitch, Peter Moon and others ) and its successor Full Frontal, which launched the career of Eric Bana and featured Shaun Micallef.

The album includes a 20-page booklet of previously-unseen photos, liner notes written by Brian Downey and extra material of the band jamming during their soundcheck.

Because of these and other coming-of-age films Downey did during the 1980s, he is sometimes named as a member of the Brat Pack.

Simpson during his criminal trial for murder, Downey was sentenced to a three-year prison term at the California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison in Corcoran, California ( a. k. a. " Corcoran II ").

" In the same article, Dr. Manijeh Nikakhtar, a Los Angeles psychiatrist and co-author of Addiction or Self-Medication: The Truth ( ISBN 978-1883819576 ), says she received a letter from Downey in 1999, during his time at Corcoran II, asking for advice on his condition.

Downey and Susan quietly struck up a romance during production, though Susan turned down his romantic advances twice.

Downey defended Gibson during the controversy surrounding The Passion of the Christ, and said " nobody's perfect " in reference to Gibson's DUI.

He is recognized as an early adopter of video art ; however, during his artistic career Downey created an extensive body of work that also includes electronic and video sculptures, photography, painting, drawing, printmaking, performance, installation and writing.

Video Trans Americas video-installation comprises videos recorded with a portapak during Downey ’ s travels from North to Central and South America between 1973 and 1976.

In a career dating back to the 1960s, Moore played with artists including Phil Lynott and Brian Downey during his teens, leading him to memberships with the Irish bands Skid Row and Thin Lizzy on three separate occasions.

Additional filming during 2008 has included scenes from the Sherlock Holmes film starring Jude Law and Robert Downey, Jr. directed by Guy Ritchie.

The word " strategery " ( ) was coined for a Saturday Night Live sketch, written by James Downey, airing October 7, 2000, which satirized the performances of George W. Bush and Al Gore, two candidates for President of the United States, during the first presidential debate for election year 2000.

In September 2011, during filming of The Avengers, Robert Downey, Jr. ( playing the role of Iron Man ) was spotted in an exotic sportscar by Acura, made specifically for the film, rather than the Audi R8 he previously drove in Iron Man and Iron Man 2.

Air America is a 1990 American action comedy film directed by Roger Spottiswoode, starring Mel Gibson and Robert Downey Jr. as Air America pilots, during the Vietnam War, flying missions in Laos.

While EPIC suffered a landslide loss to Republican Frank Merriam in November 1934, Downey, who had been subjected to less vitriol than Sinclair during the campaign, remained a viable political force in the state.

After his narrow reelection to the Senate in 1944, defeating Republican Lieutenant Governor Frederick F. Houser by 52 percent to 48 percent, Downey began a push for the California Central Valley project, which had been initiated during the 1930s as part of the New Deal's vast array of public works projects, such as power dams and irrigation canals.

Despite turning away from the Lecompton " Breckinridge " faction, Downey failed to gain the nomination of the Anti-Lecompton " Unionist " Democrats during the state Democratic convention.

Tension had been simmering between Graham's staff and Led Zeppelin's security team during the day, and as Grant and Bindon were walking down the ramp near the end of the concert, words were exchanged with stage crew chief Jim Downey, which resulted in Bindon knocking Downey out cold.

In early August 1978, during rehearsals with a number of drummers including Terry Bozzio, Thin Lizzy had chosen ex-Ian Gillan Band drummer Mark Nauseef to replace Downey.

He hired Academy Award nominee Randy Quaid, best known for his work in The Last Detail and National Lampoon's Vacation, as well as Joan Cusack and Robert Downey, Jr. Milestones included the first black female regular, Danitra Vance ( while Yvonne Hudson is considered the first black female cast member, she only served as a recurring extra in the 1978-1979 and 1979-1980 seasons, was hired as a feature player during the 1980-1981 season, and returned to being a recurring extra on an infrequent basis until the 1984-1985 season.

The actor in the musical number " You're Checkin ' In " was based on Robert Downey Jr. ( à la his character Julian Wells from Less Than Zero ), who was battling a cocaine addiction during the time of the episode creation, just as the character in the musical was.

* A clip of Troy being hit by a log in his suit featured in Friday Night with Jonathan Ross during an interview of Robert Downey, Jr., in reference to the film Iron Man 2.