DYR Today, October 4

“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

• 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.