“Born Today”
- Charlie Puth (25)
- Cassie Steele (27)
- Alfred Enoch (28)
- Jana Kramer (33)
- Aaron Rodgers (33)
- Daniela Ruah (33)
- Britney Jean Spears (35)
- Jason Collins (38)
- Nelly Furtado (38)
- Rachel Marsden (42)
- Monica Seles (43)
- Wilson Jermaine Heredia (45)
- Anthony “Treach” Criss (46)
- Nate Mendel (48)
- Rena Sofer (48)
- Lucy Liu (48)
- Rick Savage (56)
- Steven Bauer (60)
- Stone Phillips (62)
- Dan Butler (62)
- Cathy Lee Crosby (72)
- Gianni Versace (RIP)
- Maria Callas (RIP)
“Died Today”
- Desi Arnaz (Born: March 2, 1917 / Died: December 2, 1986)
- Aaron Copland (Born: November 14, 1900 / Died: December 2, 1990)
“Movies”
- 1965 – That Darn Cat!
- 1972 – Brother Sun, Sister Moon
- 1988 – The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
- 1988 – Tequila Sunrise
- 1988 – Watchers
- 1994 – Cobb
- 1994 – Tom and Viv
- 1994 – Trapped in Paradise
“Music”
- 1967 – The Monkees’ album Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn, & Jones Ltd. moved was the #1 album
- 1967 – The Monkees’ had another #1 with the single “Daydream Believer”
- 1971 – Led Zeppelin released the single “Black Dog”
- 1972 – “I’d Love You to Want Me” by Lobo was #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart
- 1978 – Billy Joel ruled the charts with his album 52nd Street
- 1978 – “Time Passages” continued to be the #1 song
- 1989 – “Here and Now” by Luther Vandross was the top song on the R&B charts
- 1989 – Phil Collins’ “Another Day in Paradise” was #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart
- 1995 – Boyz II Men & Mariah Carey topped the charts with their hit “One Sweet Day”
- 1997 – Janet Jackson released her single “Together Again”
“TV/Radio”
- 1983 – Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” music video aired, for the first time, on MTV
- 1988 – ESPN aired its 10,000th Sports Center, making it the most televised cable program in history.
“Other Important Events…”
- 1970 – The Environmental Protection Agency was established
- Rockefeller Center Tree Lighting – Changes Annually Featured Above