“Born Today”
- Max George (27)
- Pippa Middleton (32)
- Kerry Katona (35)
- Foxy Brown (37)
- Cisco Adler (37)
- Naomie Harris (39)
- Nina Persson (41)
- Justin Whalin (41)
- Idris Elba (43)
- Justina Machado (43)
- Anika Noni Rose (43)
- Dolores O’Riordan (44)
- CeCe Peniston (46)
- Macy Gray (48)
- Rosie Perez (51)
- Chris Christie (53)
- Elizabeth Vargas (53)
- Jeff Foxworthy (57)
- Jane Curtin (69)Featured Above
- Swoosie Kurtz (71)
- Roger Waters of Pink Floyd (72)
- Jo Anne Worley (78)
“Died Today”
- Jane Frazee (Born: July 18, 1918 / Died: September 6, 1985)
- Tom Fogerty (Born: November 9, 1941 / Died: September 6, 1990)
- Nicky Hopkins (Born: September 24, 1944 / Died: September 6, 1994)
“Movies”
- 1991 – Company Business
- 1996 – Bogus
- 1996 – Bulletproof
“Music”
- 1956 – Georgia Gibbs performed “The Hula-Hoop Song” on “The Ed Sullivan Show”
- 1959 – The Miracle’s “Bad Girl” was the first single on Motown Records
- 1961 – Bob Dylan gave his first major performance in New York City
- 1965 – “A Taste of Honey” was released by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
- 1968 – Eric Clapton recorded a guitar solo to “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” at Abbey Road Studios
- 1969 – James Brown announced retirement after performing in Memphis, Tennessee
- 1969 – The Rolling Stones were #1 with “Honky Tonk Women” for the third week
- 1971 – Cher released “Gypsys, Tramps, and Thieves”
- 1975 – The Carpenters’ cover of “Solitaire” reaches #1 on the Easy Listening Chart
- 1975 – Dickie Goodman’s “Mr. Jaws” debuted at #49
- 1975 – K.C. and the Sunshine Band’s “Get Down Tonight” was #3 while Glen Campbell’s “Rhinestone Cowboy” reached #1
- 1975 – Jefferson Starship’s Red Octopus was the #1 album
- 1976 – The Bee Gee’s released “Love So Right”
- 1980 – Diana Ross spent her fourth week at #1 with “Upside Down”
https://youtu.be/UM2aQ7RwnT4
- 1982 – Crosby, Stills, & Nash released “Southern Cross”
- 1982 – Paul McCartney released “Tug of War”
- 1983 – Cyndi Lauper released “Girls Want To Have Fun”
- 1986 – Gloria Loring and Carl Anderson were #1 with “Friends and Lovers” on the Adult Contemporary chart
- 1993 – Don Henley was joined by Areosmith, Sting, Elton John, and Jimmy Buffett for a benefit concert for Walden Woods
- 1997 – Elton John sang what would become “Candle In The Wind ‘97” at Princess Diana’s funeral
https://youtu.be/A8gO0Z818j4
“TV/Radio”
- 1972 – Jerry Lewis’s Muscular Dystrophy Marathon aired on television
“Other Important Events…”
- 1991 – After its renaming of Leningrad in 1924, the name Saint Petersburg is returned to the Russian city
- 1995 – Cal Ripken Jr. breaks the MLB record for games played consecutively
- 1997 – Princess Diana’s funeral is held at Westminster Abbey in London