DYR Today, November 30

“Born Today”

• Kaley Cuoco (31)
• Chrissy Teigen (31)
• Elisha Cuthbert (34)
• Clay Aiken (38)
• Steve Aoki (39)
• Jessalyn Gilsig (45)
• John Bishop (50)
• Ben Stiller (51)
• Bo Jackson (54)
• Lorraine Kelly (57)
• Stacy Q (58)
• Billy Idol (61) Featured Above
• Mandy Patinkin (64)
• June Chadwick (65)
• David Mamet (69)
• Terrence Malick (73)
• Ridley Scott (79)
• Dick Clark (RIP)
• Winston Churchill (RIP)
• Mark Twain (RIP)

“Died Today”

• Ruth Clifford (Born: February 17, 1900 / Died: November 30, 1998)
• Pierre Berton (Born: July 12, 1920 / Died: November 30, 2004)
• Paul Walker (Born: September 12, 1973 / Died: November 30, 2013)

“Movies”

• 1968 – The Shakiest Gun in the West
• 1977 – The Goodbye Girl
• 1990 – Misery

“Music”

• 1968 – “Those Were the Days” by Mary Hopkin was the #1 Adult Contemporary song

• 1968 – Diana Ross and The Supremes were #1 with their single ”Love Child”
• 1974 – Billy Swan was #1 with his single “I Can Help”
• 1974 – Elton John’s Greatest Hits had moved to #1 on the Billboard 200
• 1980 – Pink Floyd released their album The Wall

• 1982 – Michael Jackson’s Thriller was released
• 1985 – “Separate Lives”  by Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin was the #1 song

• 1991 – “That’s What Love is For”  by Amy Grant topped the Adult Contemporary chart
• 1996 – Blackstreet remained #1 with their “No Diggity”

“TV/Radio”

• 1971 – TV movie Brian’s Song premiered on ABC

“Other Important Events…”

• 1991 – The United States wins the very first FIFA Women’s World Cup
• 1993 – Bill Clinton signed the bill for the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act