DYR Today, October 31

“Born Today”

• Willow Smith (16)
• Justin Chatwin (34)
• Samaire Armstrong (36)
• Eddie Kaye Thomas (36)
• Piper Perabo (40)
• Linn Berggren (46)
• Nolan North (46)
• Irina Pantaeva (49)
• Vanilla Ice (49)
• Ad-Rock (50)
• Annabella Lwin (50)
• Dermot Mulroney (53)
• Johnny Marr (53)
• Rob Schneider (53)
• Larry Mullen Jr. (55)
• Peter Jackson (55)
• Brian Stokes Mitchell (59)
• Jane Pauley (66)
• Deidre Hall (69)
• Stephen Rea (70)
• David Ogden Stiers (74)
• Sally Kirkland (75)
• Ron Rifkin (77)
• Dan Rather (85)
• Lee Grant (88)
• John Candy (RIP)

“Died Today”

• River Phoenix (Born: August 23, 1970 / Died: October 31, 1993)
• Rosalind Cash (Born: December 31, 1938 / Died: October 31, 1995)

“Movies”

• 1967 – The Comedians
• 1974 – Phantom of the Paradise
• 1974 – The Four Musketeers
• 1980 – Touched by Love
• 1986 – Let’s Get Harry
• 1997 – Red Corner
• 1997 – Switchback
• 2000 – Mercy Streets

“Music”

• 1964 – “Baby Love” was the #1 song

• 1970 – “I’ll Be There” by the Jackson 5 was the #1 song
• 1981 – “Share Your Love with Me” by Kenny Rogers was the #1 Adult Contemporary song
• 1986 – Bon Jovi released “Livin’ on a Prayer”

• 1987 – Julio Iglesias’s Un Hombre Solo was the #1 Latin album
• 1987 – Earl Thomas Conley’s “Right From the Start” was the #1 Country song
• 1992 – “End of the Road” by Boyz II Men continued to reign at #1
• 1992 – Wynonna’s “No One Else on Earth” was the #1 Country song

• 1994 – TLC released “Creep”

• 1998 – “One Week” by the Barenaked Ladies was the #1 Pop song

“Other Important Events…”

• 1930s – Trick-or-Treating became a national practise in the U.S.