DYR Today, October 23

“Born Today”

• Amandla Stenberg (18)
• Ireland Baldwin (21)
• Briana Evigan (30)
• Jessica Stroup (30)
• Miguel (31)
• Izabel Goulart (32)
• Meghan McCain (32)
• Cat Deeley (40)
• Ryan Reynolds (40)
• Kaleena Kiff (42)
• Steve Wilder (46)
• Dr. Sanjay Gupta (47)
• Brooke Theiss (47)
• Augusten Burroughs (51)
• Robert Trujillo (52)
• Doug Flutie (54)
• Nancy Grace (57)
• Sam Raimi (57)
• Weird Al Yankovic (57)
• Martin Luther King III (59)
• Dwight Yoakam (60)
• Ang Lee (62)
• Michael Rupert (65)
• Pelé (76)
• Baby Jane Holzer (77)
• Philip Kaufman (80)
• Barron Hilton (89)
• Johnny Carson (RIP) Featured Above

“Died Today”

• Maybelle Carter (Born: May 10, 1909 / Died: October 23, 1978)
• Armida (Born: May 29, 1911 / Died: October 23, 1989)
• Robert Lansing (Born: June 5, 1928 / Died: October 23, 1994)

“Movies”

• 1941 – Dumbo
• 1966 – Ride in the Whirlwind
• 1968 – Ice Station Libra
• 1968 – Live a Little, Love a Little
• 1970 – No Blade of Grass
• 1981 – Nightmare
• 1985 – Twice in a Lifetime
• 1987 – The Glass Menagerie
• 1987 – The Last Emperor
• 1987 – No Man’s Land
• 1987 – Prince of Darkness
• 1987 – The Sicilian
• 1987 – Suspect
• 1992 – Dr. Giggles
• 1992 – Reservoir Dogs
• 1998 – Apt Pupil
• 1998 – Life is Beautiful
• 1998 – Pleasantville
• 1998 – Soldier

“Music”

• 1965 – Elvis Presley’s “I’m Yours” was the #1 Adult Contemporary song
• 1971 – “Maggie May” was the #1 song
• 1971 – “Never My Love” by the 5th Dimension was the #1 Adult Contemporary song

• 1976 – “If You Leave Me Now” by Chicago was the #1 song
• 1978 – Gloria Gaynor released “I Will Survive”

• 1982 – Neil Diamond’s “Heartlight” was the #1 Adult Contemporary song

• 1991 – Mariah Carey released “Can’t Let Go”
• 1993 – George Strait’s “Easy Come Easy Go” was the #1 Country song

“Other Important Events…”

• 1915 – Over 20,000 women marched for Women’s Suffrage on Fifth Avenue in New York City
• 1958 – The Smurfs or Les Schtroumpfs De Smurfen comic created by Peyo was published on this day, and was the first appearance of the little blue characters that would eventually become a Hanna-Barbera cartoon series