DYR Today, January 6

“Born Today”

• Nicky Romero (28)
• Alex Turner (31)
• Irina Shayk (31)
• Eric Trump (33)
• Kate Mckinnon (33)
• Tiffany “New York” Pollard (35)
• Eddie Redmayne (35)
• Rinko Kikuchi (36)
• Mike Jones (36)
• Danny Pintauro (41)
• Julie Chen (47)
• Gabrielle Reece (47)
• Ree Drummond (48)
• Norman Reedus (48)
• John Singleton (49)
• Jesse Dylan (51)
• Sharon Cuneta (51)
• Howie Long (57)
• Nigella Lawson (57)
• Rowan Atkinson (62) Featured Above
• Malcolm Young (64)
• Syd Barrett (RIP)
• Joan of Arc (RIP)

“Died Today”

• Louis Braille (Born: January 4, 1809 / Died: January 6, 1852)
• Theodore Roosevelt (Born: October 27, 1858 / Died: January 6, 1919)
• Victor Fleming (Born: February 23, 1889 / Died: January 6, 1949)

“Movies”

• 1995 – Houseguest

“Music”

• 1968 – The Beatles owned the top song with “Hello Goodbye”
• 1973 – You’re So Vain” by Carly Simon was the #1 song

• 1976 – The album Frampton Comes Alive was released
• 1979 – “Too Much Heaven” by the Bee Gees ruled the charts
• 1987 – Jody Watley released the single “Looking for a New Love”
• 1990 – The top R&B song was “Tender Love” by Babyface

• 1990 -Phil Collins’ …But Seriously was the #1 album
• 1996 – “One Sweet Day” ruled the charts as the #1 song

“TV/Radio”

• 1957 – Elvis Presley made his last appearance on the “Ed Sullivan Show” in New York City.
• 1963 – “Wild Kingdom” premiered on NBC.

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• 1968 – Dick Clark premiered his TV series “Happening ’68.” The show ran through September of 1969.
• 1968 – The 100th episode of “I Dream of Jeannie” was aired.
• 1974 – CBS Radio Mystery Theater debuted

• 1975 – ABC-TV debuted “A.M. America.”
• 1988 – A seven-fight deal was signed between Mike Tyson and HBO.
• 1991 – The Perry Mason TV movie “The Case of the Ruthless Reporter” aired.

“Other Important Events…”

• 1950 – The Peanuts comic began to be published in Sunday papers
• 1999 – Bob Newhart, Alex Trebek, Dennis Franz and Buffalo Bob Smith got a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame