“Born Today”
- Gillian Jacobs (34)
- Jason Reitman (39)
- Desmond Harrington (40)
- Pras (44)
- Chris Kattan (46)
- John Edward (47)
- Trey Parker (47)
- Jon Favreau (50)
- Ty Pennington (52)
- Sinitta (53)
- Evander Holyfield (54)
- Jennifer Holliday (56)
- Floyd Mayweather, Sr. (64)
- John Lithgow (71)
- Michael Gambon (76)
- Robert Reed (RIP) Featured Above
- Divine (RIP)
“Died Today”
- Martha Raye (Born: August 27, 1916 / Died: October 19, 1994)
- Hortense Ellis (Born: April 18, 1941 / Died: October 19, 2000)
- Tom Bosley (Born: October 1, 1927 / Died: October 19, 2010)
“Movies”
- 1966 – The Fortune Cookie
- 1973 – The Way We Were
- 1975 – Hester Street
- 1977 – Looking for Mr. Goodbar
- 1984 – The Razor’s Edge
- 1990 – Night of the Living Dead
- 1990 – Quiqley Down Under
- 1990 – White Palace
“Music”
- 1967 – Smokey Robinson and the Miracles released “I Second That Emotion”
https://youtu.be/YcBq5PgySxk
- 1968 – “Hey Jude” was the #1 song
- 1968 – “My Special Angel” by The Vogues was the #1 Adult Contemporary song
- 1974 – Billy Preston’s “Nothing From Nothing” was the #1 song
- 1974 – Gordon Lightfoot’s “Carefree Highway” was the #1 Adult Contemporary song
https://youtu.be/RaGYtEdkqU4
- 1979 – Styx released Cornerstone
- 1979 – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers released Damn the Torpedoes
- 1985 – Pardners in Rhyme by The Statler Brothers was the #1 Country album
- 1985 – Stevie Wonder’s “Part-time Lover” was the #1 R&B song
- 1985 – Julio Iglesias’s Libra was the #1 Latin album
- 1993 – Mariah Carey released “Hero”
- 1993 – Pearl Jam released Vs.
“Other Important Events…”
- 1960 – Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested at a sit-in protest in Atlanta