“Born Today”
- Dakota Johnson (27)
- Kimmie Meisner (27)
- Lil Mama (27)
- Rich Homie Quan (27)
- Melissa Benoist (28)
- Lena Katina (32)
- Rachael Leigh Cook (37)
- Alicia Silverstone (40)
- Liev Schreiber (49)
- John Melendez (51)
- Micky Ward (51)
- Jon Secada (55)
- Chris Lowe (57)
- Ned Luke (58)
- Bill Fagerbakke (59)
- Russell Simmons (59)
- Christoph Waltz (60)
- Tcheky Karyo (63)
- Armand Assante (67)
- Stephen Gyllenhaal (67)
- Brynn Thayer (67)
- Linda McMahon (68)
- Susan Sarandon (70)
- Anne Rice (75)
- Jackie Collins (RIP)
“Died Today”
- Henrietta Lacks (Born: August 1, 1920 / Died: October 4, 1951)
- Janis Joplin (Born: January 19, 1943 / Died: October 4, 1970)
- Art Farmer (Born: August 21, 1928 / Died: October 4, 1999)
- Paul Revere (Born: January 7, 1938 / Died: October 4, 2014)
“Movies”
- 1969 – Hail, Hero!
- 1985 – Commando
- 1985 – Jagged Edge
- 1985 – Sweet Dreams
- 1991 – The Man in the Moon
- 1991 – Ricochet
- 1991 – The Super
- 1995 – Dead Presidents
- 1996 – That Thing You Do!
- 1996 – The Glimmer Man
- 1996 – Bound
“Music”
- 1966 – The New Vaudeville Band released “Winchester Cathedral” on this date
- 1969 – The #1 song on the Adult Contemporary chart was Oliver’s “Jean”
- 1975 – David Bowie’s “Fame” was #1 on the Billboard chart
- 1975 – Helen Reddy’s “Ain’t No Way to Treat a Lady” was #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart
- 1980 – Queen reached #1 with “Another One Bites the Dust”
- 1980 – Dionne Warwick had the #1 Adult Contemporary song with “No Night So Long”
- 1986 – Huey Lewis’s “Stuck with You” was the #1 song on the Billboard chart
- 1986 – Cameo’s “Word Up” was the #1 R&B song
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- 1988 – Kenny G released Silhouette
- 1999 – Tim McGraw released “My Best Friend”
“TV/Radio”
- 1956 – The Ford Show, Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford premiered on NBC
- 1957 – Leave It to Beaver premiered on CBS
- 1973 – The Top of the Pops – 500th Edition was broadcast on the BBC and featured performances from David Cassidy, Slade, and The Osmonds
- 1980 – The cartoon Thundarr the Barbarian premiered on ABC
“Other Important Events…”
- 1999 – Radio City Music Hall’s Grand Re-Opening Gala was filmed on this date with appearances from artists such as Sting, Liza Minnelli, Mary J. Blige, and Billy Crystal.