DYR Today, January 9

“Born Today”

• Nina Dobrev (28)
• Kate Middleton (35)
• A.J. McLean (39)
• Maggie Rizer (39)
• Omari Hardwick (43)
• Angela Bettis (44)
• Sean Paul (44)
• Angie Martinez (46)
• Lara Fabian (47)
• Joey Lauren Adams (49)
• Dave Matthews (50)
• Farah Khan (52)
• Imelda Staunton (61)
• JK SImmons (62)
• Matthew Knowles (65)
• Crystal Gayle (66)
• Jimmy Page (73)
• Joan Baez (76)
• Brian Friel (88)
• Judith Krantz (89)
• Richard Nixon (RIP)

“Died Today”

• John Slater (Born: August 22, 1918 / Died: January 9, 1975)
• Fearless Nadia (Born: January 8, 1908 / Died: January 9, 1996)

“Movies”

• 1966 – Dracula: Prince of Darkness (UK)
• 1970 – …tick…tick…tick
• 1998 – Firestorm
• 1998 – Wag the Dog

“Music”

• 1965 – Beatles 65 was the #1 US album
• 1965 – “I Feel Fine” by The Beatles was the #1 song
• 1967 – The album More of the Monkees was released
• 1967 – The rock band Buffalo Springfield released the single “For What It’s Worth”
• 1982 – Olivia Newton-John ruled the charts with “Physical”
• 1984 – Van Halen released the album 1984
• 1988 – Whitney Houston’s “So Emotional” was the #1 song
• 1988 – Michael Jackson had the leading song on the R&B chart with “The Way You Make Me Feel”
• 1988 – The soundtrack for Dirty Dancing was the top album
• 1993 – The soundtrack for The Bodyguard was the #1 album
• 1993 – “I Will Always Love You” dominated the charts as the #1 song

“TV/Radio”

• 1959 – The television series Rawhide premiered
• 1984 – TV Bloopers and Practical Jokes premiered on NBC
• 1984 – Clara Peller was first seen by TV viewers in the “Where’s the Beef?” commercial campaign for Wendy’s.
• 2000 – The Mole began airing

“Other Important Events…”

• 1929 – The Seeing Eye was incorporated in Nashville, TN. The company’s purpose was to train dogs to guide the blind.
• 1937 – The first issue of “Look” went on sale. Within a month, “Look” became a biweekly magazine.
• 1951 – The United Nations headquarters officially opened in New York City.
• 1972 – The ocean liner Queen Elizabeth was destroyed by fire in Hong Kong harbor.
• 1981 – Hockey Hall of Famer, Phil Esposito, announced that he would retire as a hockey player after the New York Rangers-Buffalo Sabres hockey game. The game ended in a tie. (NHL)
• 1986 – Kodak got out of the instant camera business after 10 years due to a loss in a court battle that claimed that Kodak copied Polaroid patents.
• 2006 – Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane received stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in a dual ceremony.
• 2007 – Steve Jobs, Apple Inc.’s CEO, announced the first generation iPhone.