DYR Today, October 29

“Born Today”

• India Eisley (23)
• Tove Lo (29)
• Derek Theler (30)
• Amanda Beard (35)
• Ben Foster (36)
• Brendan Fehr (39)
• Milena Govich (40)
• Tracee Ellis Ross (44)
• Gabrielle Union (44)
• Winona Ryder (45)
• Beth Chapman (49)
• Rufus Sewell (49)
• Joely Fisher (49)
• Yasmin Le Bon (52)
• Randy Jackson (55)
• Finola Hughes (56)
• Dan Castellaneta (59)
• Kate Jackson (68)Featured Above
• Richard Dreyfuss (69)
• Melba Moore (71)
• Bob Ross (RIP)

“Died Today”

• Duane Allman (Born: November 20, 1946 / Died: October 29, 1971)
• Woody Herman (Born: May 16, 1913 / Died: October 29, 1987)
• Pearl Primus (Born: November 29, 1919 / Died: October 29, 1994)

“Movies”

• 1964 – The Naked Kiss
• 1969 – The Secret Santa Vittoria
• 1982 – Q
• 1982 – Class Reunion
• 1988 – Moonwalker
• 1993 – Ruby Cairo
• 1993 – Fatal Instinct
• 1993 – The Nightmare Before Christmas
• 1999 – House on Haunted Hill
• 1999 – Music of the Heart

“Music”

• 1966 – “96 Tears” by ? and the Mysterians was the #1 song

• 1966 – Roger Williams’s “Born Free” was the #1 Adult Contemporary song
• 1973 – John Lennon released Mind Games
• 1977 – “You Light Up My Life” was the #1 song
• 1983 – “Islands in the Stream” by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton was the #1 song
• 1988 – Karyn White’s “The Way You Love Me” was the #1 R&B song

• 1988 – The Judds’ Greatest Hits was the #1 Country album
• 1988 – Whitney Houston’s “One Moment in Time” was the #1 Adult Contemporary song

• 1994 – Selena’s “Bidi Bidi Bom Bom” was the #1 Latin song

• 1994 – Alan Jackson’s “Livin on Love” was the #1 Country song

“TV/Radio”

• 1956 – The Huntley – Brinkley Report began on NBC news

“Other Important Events…”

• 1960 – Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) won his first professional match