DYR Today, October 8

“Born Today”

• Bella Thorne (19)
• Angus T. Jones (23)
• Barbara Palvin (23)
• Molly Quinn (23)
• Bruno Mars (31)
• Nick Cannon (36)
• Mike “The Miz” Mizanin (36)
• Kristanna Loken (37)
• Martin Henderson (42)
• Matt Damon (46)
• Soon-Yi Previn (46)
• Jeremy Davies (47)
• Emily Procter (48)
• Karyn Parsons (50)
• C.J. Ramone (51)
• CeCe Winans (52)
• Stephanie Zimbalist (60)
• Darrell Hammond (61)
• Robert “Kool” Bell (66)
• Sigourney Weaver (66)
• Sarah Purcell (68)
• Chevy Chase (73)
• R.L. Stine (73)
• Jesse Jackson (75)
• Paul Hogan (77)
• Rona Barrett (80)

“Died Today”

• Gabriel Marcel (Born: December 7, 1889 / Died: October 8, 1973)
• Karl Swenson (Born: July 23, 1908 / October 8, 1973)

“Movies”

• 1964 – The Outrage
• 1969 – The Monitors
• 1975 – Hard Times
• 1975 – Hearts of the West
• 1975 – Mahogany
• 1993 – Deadfall
• 1993 – Demolition Man
• 1993 – Gettysburg
• 1993 – Mr. Jones
• 1993 – Mr. Nanny
• 1999 – Random Hearts
• 1999 – Boys Don’t Cry
• 1999 – Superstar

“Music”

• 1966 – “Cherish” by The Association remained the #1 song on Billboard
• 1966 – Andy Williams had the #1 Adult Contemporary song with “In the Arms of Love”
• 1969 – Sonny James’s “Since I Met You Baby” was the #1 Country song

• 1971 – John Lennon released the album Imagine in the U.K.
• 1977 – Meco’s “Star Wars Theme/ Cantina Band” was the #1 song
• 1983 – Spandau Ballet’s “True” was the #1 Adult Contemporary song

• 1983 – Bonnie Tyler’s “Total Eclipse of the Heart” stayed at the #1 spot on the Hot 100
• 1983 – Police’s Synchronicity was the #1 album
• 1983 – Yes released “Owner of a Lonely Heart”

• 1988 – Levert’s “Addicted to You” was the #1 song on the R&B chart
• 1988 – Guns N’ Roses Appetite for Destruction was the #1 album
• 1988 – Def Leppard’s “Love Bites” was the #1 song on the Hot 100

• 1995 – Tim McGraw’s “I Like It, I Love It” was the #1 Country song

“TV/Radio”

• 1942 – Abbott and Costello released their radio show on this date

“Other Important Events…”

• 1945 – The microwave oven was patented on this date