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TODAY

DYR Today, October 28

By Kelsey Cassetta

9 years ago

“Born Today”

  • Nolan Gould (18)
  • Devon Murray (28)
  • Frank Ocean (29)
  • Troian Bellisario (31)
  • Finn Wittrock (32)
  • Matt Smith (34)
  • Madison Hildebrand (36)
  • Justin Guarini (38)
  • Joaquin Phoenix (42)
  • Dayanara Torres (42)
  • Trista Sutter (44)
  • Brad Paisley (44)
  • Ben Harper (47)
  • Julia Roberts (49) Featured Above
  • Andy Richter (50)
  • Jami Gertz (51)
  • Lauren Holly (53)
  • Sheryl Underwood (53)
  • Daphne Zuniga (54)
  • Stephen Morris (59)
  • Bill Gates (61)
  • Annie Potts (64)
  • Ronnie and Donnie Galyon (65)
  • Caitlyn Jenner (67)
  • Telma Hopkins (68)
  • Dennis Franz (72)
  • Jane Alexander (77)
  • Charlie Daniels (80)
  • Joan Plowright (87)
  • Cleo Laine (89)

“Died Today”

  • Ted Hughes (Born: August 17, 1930 / Died: October 28, 1998)
  • Margaret Booth (Born: January 16, 1898 / Died: October 28, 2002)

“Movies”

  • 1964 – Rio Conchos
  • 1966 – An American Dream
  • 1983 – The Wicked Lady
  • 1988 – Feds
  • 1994 – The Road to Wellville
  • 1994 – Silent Fall
  • 1994 – Squanto: A Warrior’s Tale
  • 1994 – Stargate

“Music”

  • 1963 – The Beach Boys released “Be True to Your School”
  • 1967 – Vikki Carr’s “It Must Be Him” was the #1 Adult Contemporary song

  • 1972 – The 5th Dimension’s “If I Could Reach You” was the #1 song
  • 1971 – John Lennon and Yoko Ono began recording “Happy Xmas (War Is Over)”
  • 1978 – Billy Joel released “My Life”

  • 1978 – “Hot Child in the City” was the #1 song
  • 1989 – Regina Belle’s “Baby Come to Me” was the #1 R&B song

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  • 1989 – Alabama’s “High Cotton” was the #1 Country song
  • 1995 – Mariah Carey’s Daydream was the #1 album
  • 1995 – Reba McEntire’s Starting Over was the #1 Country album
  • 1995 – “Hard as a Rock” by AC/DC was the #1 Rock song

“TV/Radio”

  • 1956 – Elvis Presley performed “Love Me Tender” on the Ed Sullivan Show
  • 1956 – CBS also aired a special of Presley receiving a Polio vaccination this date
  • 1978 – Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park aired on NBC starring the rock band

“Other Important Events…”

  • 1959 – The Buffalo Bills became a part of the AFL
  • 1954 – Ernest Hemingway was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature

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