DYR Today, January 3

“Born Today”

• Alex D. Linz (28)
• Lloyd (31)
• Nash Overstreet (31)
• Nicole Beharie (32)
• Asa Akira (32)
• Eli Manning (36)
• Kimberly Locke (39)
• Thomas Bangalter (42)
• Jason Marsden (42)
• Danica McKellar (42)
• Mimi Faust (47)
• Mel Gibson (61)
• Victoria Principle (66)
• John Paul Jones (71)
• Cissy King (71)
• Stephen Stills (72) Featured Above
• Dabney Coleman (85)

“Died Today”

• Amos Milburn (Born: April 1, 1927 / Died: January 3, 1980)
• Pat Hingle (Born: July 19, 1924 / Died: January 3, 2009)
• Edward Brooke (October 26, 1919 / Died: January 3, 2015)

“Music”

• 1970 – “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head” was the #1 song
• 1976 – “Saturday Night” by Bay City Rollers was the top song

• 1981 – “(Just Like) Starting Over” by John Lennon was the #1 song
• 1984 – The band Huey Lewis and the News released the single “I Want a New Drug”
• 1987 – Aretha Franklin became the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
• 1987 – Billy Ocean’s “Love Is Forever” was the #1 Adult contemporary song

• 1987 – Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band 1975-1985 held the spot for #1 album
• 1987 – Bangles had the top song with “Walk Like an Egyptian”

“TV/Radio”

• 1949 – “Colgate Theater” debuted.
• 1951 – NBC-TV debuted “Dragnet.”
• 1979 – The 100th episode of “The Jeffersons” aired.

• 1984 – ABC aired the 100th episode of “Hart to Hart.”
• 1984 – NBC aired the first episode of “Riptide.”
• 1993 – The first episode of “Star Trek – Deep Space Nine” aired.

• 1997 – Bryant Gumbel signed off for the last time as host of NBC’s “Today” show.

“Other Important Events…”

• 1957 – The Hamilton Watch Company debuted the first electronic wristwatch
• 1959 – Alaska becomes the 49th state of the USA
• 1977 – Apple Inc was incorporated