DYR Today, September 26

“Born Today”

• Lilly Singh (28)
• Nev Schulman (32)
• Jessie Pavelka (34)
• Serena Williams (35)
• Christina Milian (35)
• Jake Paltrow (41)
• Shawn Stockman (44)
• Sheri Moon Zombie (46)
• James Caviezel (48)
• Ben Shenkman (48)
• Jillian Barberie (50)
• Nicki French (52)
• Melissa Sue Anderson (54)
• Tracey Thorn (54)
• Cindy Herron (55)
• Linda Hamilton (60)
• Olivia Newton-John (68)
• Mary Beth Hurt (70)
• Bryan Ferry (71)
• Anne Robinson (72)
• Kent McCord (74)
• Jonathan Goldsmith (78)
• Winnie Mandela (80)
• Philip Bosco (86)
• Donna Douglas (RIP)

“Died Today”

• Byron Nelson (Born: February 4, 1912 / Died: September 26, 2006)
• Paul Newman (Born: January 26, 1925 / Died: September 26, 2008) Featured Above
• Gloria Stuart (Born: July 4, 1910 / Died: September 26, 2010)

“Movies”

• 1967 – Who’s Minding the Mint?
• 1968 – Oliver! (U.K.)
• 1980 – In God We Tru$t
• 1980 – My Bodyguard
• 1980 – Resurrection
• 1980 – Stardust Memories
• 1986 – Crocodile Dundee
• 1986 – That’s Life!
• 1986 – The Boy Who Could Fly

“Music”

• 1964 – The Rolling Stones released “Time Is on My Side”
• 1964 – “Oh, Pretty Woman” by Roy Orbison was #1

• 1969 – The Beatles released Abbey Road
• 1970 – Pink Floyd performed in Philadelphia
• 1974 – John Lennon released Walls and Bridges
• 1980 – U2 performed in Birmingham, England
• 1981 – Genesis’ Abacab was the #1 album in the U.K.
• 1984 – Prince and the Revolution released “Purple Rain”

• 1987 – Michael Jackson’s Bad was the #1 album
• 1987 – David Bowie’s “Never Let Me Down” was #27

• 1987 – Whitney Houston’s “Didn’t We Almost Have It All” was the #1 song

• 1989 – Paul McCartney performed in Norway
• 1992 – The Best of Belinda Carlisle, Volume 1 was the #1 album in the U.K.
• 1995 – AC/DC released Ballbreaker
• 1998 – Melanie B of the Spice Girls had the #1 song in the U.K. with “I Want You Back”

• 1999 – The Dixie Chicks’ Fly was the #1 album

“TV/Radio”

• 1962 – The Beverly Hillbillies premiered on CBS

• 1964 – Gilligan’s Island premiered on CBS

• 1982 – Knight Rider premiered on NBC

“Other Important Events…”

• 1995 – George magazine was published, founded by John F. Kennedy Jr.