“Born Today”
- Jessie Ware (32)
- Keyshia Cole (35)
- Paul Logan (46)
- Ginuwine (46)
- Dominic West (47)
- Paige Davis (47)
- Vanessa Marcil (48)
- Eric Benet (50)
- Sarah Ferguson (57)
- Emeril Lagasse (57)
- Todd Solondz (57)
- Mira Nair (59)
- Tanya Roberts (61)
- Tito Jackson (63)
- Richard Carpenter (70)
- Penny Marshall (73) Featured Above
- Linda Lavin (79)
- Lee Iacocca (92)
- Mario Puzo (RIP)
- Fela Kuti (RIP)
“Died Today”
- Jud Strunk (Born: June 11, 1936 / Died: October 15, 1981)
- Pat O’Brien (Born: November 11, 1899 / Died: October 15, 1983)
“Movies”
- 1965 – The Cincinnati Kid
- 1969 – Paint Your Wagon
- 1978 – Oliver’s Story
- 1982 – Love Child
- 1993 – The Beverly Hillbillies
- 1993 – Fearless
- 1993 – Judgement Night
- 1993 – Mr. Wonderful
- 1999 – The Omega Code
“Music”
- 1960 – Loretta Lynn gave her Grand Ole Opry debut
- 1965 – Jimi Hendrix signed his first recording contract
- 1966 – Four Tops had the #1 song with “Reach Out I’ll Be There”
https://youtu.be/c56Sj7kMbLk
- 1966 – Frank Sinatra’s “Summer Wind” was the #1 Adult Contemporary song
- 1968 – Stevie Wonder released “For Once In My Life”
- 1973 – Elton John released “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road”
- 1976 – Ringo Starr released “A Dose of Rock n’ Roll” in the U.K.
- 1977 – Debby Boone’s “You Light Up My Life” was the #1 song
- 1979 – Donna Summer released On the Radio: Greatest Hits Volumes I & II
- 1983 – The Police’s Synchronicity remained the #1 album
- 1988 – Bon Jovi’s New Jersey was the #1 album
- 1988 – Bobby Brown’s “My Prerogative” was the #1 R&B song
- 1988 – Dwight Yoakam’s “Streets of Bakersfield” was the #1 Country song
https://youtu.be/qb7Nd7KGyh8
- 1988 – Franco’s “Maria” was the #1 song on the Latin chart
- 1994 – R.E.M.’s Monster was the #1 album
“TV/Radio”
- 1951 – I Love Lucy aired on CBS
- 1959 – The Untouchables TV series premiered on ABC
- 1969 – MSG TV network (Madison Square Garden) premiered
- 2000 – Curb Your Enthusiasm premiered on HBO
“Other Important Events…”
- 1940 – Charlie Chaplin’s satirical film The Great Dictator was released on this date
https://youtu.be/Gaq62VCcnew