DYR Today, September 16

“Born Today”

• Nick Jonas (23)
• Marlon Teixeira (24)
• Teddy Geiger (27)
• Travis Wall (28)
• Ian Harding (29)
• Kyla Pratt (29)
• Max Minghella (30)
• Madeline Zima (30)
• Sabrina Bryan (31)
• Katie Melua (31)
• Alexis Bledel (34)
• Fan Bingbing (34)
• Flo Rida (36)
• Amy Poehler (44)
• Tamron Hall (45)
• Marc Anthony (47)
• Rossy de Palma (51)
• Molly Shannon (51)
• Richard Marx (52)
• Orel Hershiser (57)
• Jennifer Tilly (57)
• David Copperfield (59)
• Christopher Rich (62)
• Mickey Rourke (63)
• Ed Begley Jr. (66)
• George Chakiris (81)

“Died Today”

• Maria Callas (Born: December 2,1923 / Died: September 16, 1977)
• Jack Dodson (Born: May 16, 1931 / Died: September 16, 1994)
• Mary Travers (Born: November 9, 1936 / Died: September 16, 2009)
• John Ingle (Born: May 7, 1928 / Died: September 16, 2012)

“Movies”

• 1966 – Fahrenheit 451
• 1983 – Revenge of the Ninja
• 1983 – Strange Invaders
• 1983 – Vigilante
• 1988 – Messenger of Death
• 1988 – Tougher than Leather
• 1994 – Blue Sky
• 1994 – Timecop

“Music”

• 1956 – Anne Shelton’s “Lay Down Your Arms” was the #1 song in the U.K.
• 1960 – Johnny Burnette recorded “You’re Sixteen”

• 1963 – “She Loves You” was released by The Beatles
• 1967 – The Beatles recorded a third recording for “Your Mother Should Know”
• 1967 – “How Can I Be Sure” by the Young Rascals moved from #80 to #43

• 1969 – Johnny Cash’s “A Boy Named Sue” was the #1 song on the Country chart
• 1970 – Jimi Hendrix gave his last performance in London
• 1970 – Led Zeppelin took The Beatles’ place as Best Group in the Melody Maker Readers’ Poll
• 1971 – Led Zeppelin performed in Hawai’i
• 1972 – The Eagles performed in Tampa, Florida
• 1972 – Rod Stewart’s Never A Dull Moment was the #1 album in the U.K.
• 1972 – “Baby Don’t Get Hooked On Me” by Mac Davis was #1 on the Easy Listening chart

• 1972 – Three Dog Night moved from #9 to #1 with “Black and White”

• 1973 – Charlie Rich released “The Most Beautiful Girl”
• 1974 – John Denver had the #1 Country album with Back Home Again
• 1977 – The Rolling Stones released Love You Live
• 1978 – Blondie performed in London
• 1979 – Boston had the #1 album with Don’t Look Back
• 1979 – The Sugarhill Gang released “Rapper’s Delight”

• 1989 – Gloria Estefan’s “Don’t Wanna Lose You” was the #1 song

• 1989 – The Bee Gees’ “One” was the #1 song on the Adult Contemporary chart
• 1991 – Willie Nelson married Ann-Marie D’Angelo
• 1992 – Barbra Streisand performed at a Democratic Party fundraiser in Hollywood
• 1996 – Sheryl Crow released “If It Makes You Happy”

• 1997 – Usher released My Way
• 1998 – Mott the Hoople reunited and performed in London

“TV/Radio”

• 1964 – The series Shindig! debuted on ABC with Bobby Sherman, Sam Cooke, the Everly Brothers, and the Righteous Brothers as guests
• 1965 – The Dean Martin Show premiered on ABC

• 1969 – The Debbie Reynolds Show premiered on CBS
• 1984 – Miami Vice aired for the first time on NBC

• 1993 – Frasier premiered on NBC

“Other Important Events…”

• 1974 – President Gerald Ford announced amnesty for Vietnam War deserters
• 1997 – Apple named Steve Jobs a temporary CEO