DYR Today, November 29

“Born Today”

• Lucas Black (34)
• Janina Gavankar (36)
• The Game (37)
• Simon Amstell (37)
• Lauren German (38)
• Chadwick Boseman (40)
• Anna Farris (40)
• Gena Lee Nolin (45)
• Jennifer Elise Cox (47)
• Howard K. Stern (48)
• Jonathan Knight (48)
• Ellen Cleghorne (51)
• Don Cheadle (52)
• Andrew McCarthy (54) Featured Above
• Kim Delaney (55)
• Tom Sizemore (55)
• Cathy Moriarty (56)
• Rahm Emanuel (57)
• Michael Dempsey (58)
• Howie Mandel (61)
• Joel Coen (62)
• Jeff Fahey (64)
• Garry Shandling (67)
• Diane Ladd (81)
• Jackie Stallone (95)

“Died Today”

• Judith Lowry (Born: July 27, 1890 / Died: November 29, 1976)
• Dorothy Day (Born: November 8, 1897 / Died: November 29, 1980)
• Ralph Bellamy (Born: June 17, 1904 / Died: November 29, 1991)
• George Harrison (Born: February 25, 1943 / Died: November 29, 2001)

“Music”

• 1968 – John Lennon’s solo album Unfinished Music No 1: Two Virgins was released in the UK
• 1969 – “Come Together/Something” by The Beatles was the #1 song

• 1969 – Abbey Road by The Beatles topped the Billboard 200 chart
• 1975 – The #1 Adult Contemporary song was “My Little Town” by Simon & Garfunkel

• 1975 – Red Octopus by Jefferson Starship was the #1 album
• 1980 – The River by Bruce Springsteen topped the album charts
• 1980 – Kenny Rogers remained #1 with is single “Lady”
• 1986 – Bon Jovi’s “You Give Love a Bad Name” was the #1 song

• 1997 – Barbra Streisand had yet another #1 album with Higher Ground

“TV/Radio”

• 1948 – Kukla, Fran, & Ollie had its premier on NBC

“Other Important Events…”

• 1971 – For the first time The Professional Golf Championship was held at Walt Disney World
• 1975 – Bill Gates used the term Microsoft for the first time, naming his company