DYR Today, January 27

“Born Today”

• Rucka Rucka Ali (30)
• Lily Donaldson (30)
• Katie Waissel (31)
• Rosamund Pike (38)
• Jake Pavelka (39)
• Mark Owen (45)
• Vincent Herbert (48)
• Patton Oswalt (48)
• Mike Patton (49)
• Tricky (49)
• Alan Cumming (52)
• Rupert Boneham (53)
• Bridget Fonda (53)
• Narciso Rodriguez (56)
• Keith Olbermann (58)
• Frank Miller (60)
• Mimi Rogers (61)
• Mikhail Baryshnikov (69)
• Nick Mason (73)
• Steve Wynn (75)
• John Witherspoon (75)
• James Cromwell (77)
• Mohammed Al-Fayed (88)
• Lewis Carroll (RIP)
• Donna Reed (RIP)
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (RiP)

“Died Today”

• Mahalia Jackson (Born: October 26, 1911 / Died: January 27, 1972)
• Andre the Giant (Born: May 19, 1946 / Died: January 27, 1993)
• John Updike (Born: March 18, 1932 / Died: January 27, 2009)
• J.D. Salinger (Born: January 1, 1919 / Died: January 27, 2010)
• Pete Seeger (Born: May 3, 1919 / Died: January 27, 2014)

“Movies”

• 1984 – Broadway Danny Rose
• 1984 – El Norte
• 1984 – The Lonely Guy
• 1989 – Cohen and Tate
• 1989 – Physical Evidence
• 1989 – Three Fugitives
• 1995 – Before Sunrise
• 1995 – Highlander III
• 1995 – Miami Rhapsody

“Music”

• 1962 – Joey Dee & The Starliters were #1 on the Billboard 100 with the single “Peppermint Twist Part 1”
• 1962 – “Can’t Help Falling In Love” was #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart
• 1973 – Stevie Wonder’s “Superstition” was the #1 song
• 1979 – “Le Freak” by Chic was #1 for its second week
• 1984 – “Time After Time” by Cyndi Lauper was released
• 1990 – “How Am I Supposed to Live Without You” by Michael Bolton was #1
• 1990 – Phil Collins was #1 on the album chart for his second week with the album ...But Seriously
• 1990 – Quincy Jones and Ray Charles were #1 on the R&B chart with the single “I’ll Be Good to You”
• 1996 – “One Sweet Day” continued to reign as #1 on the chart
• 1996 – The Waiting to Exhale soundtrack was the #1 album
• 1997 – The Verve Pipe released the single “The Freshmen”

“TV/Radio”

• 1931 – The radio soap opera Clara, Lu and Em broadcasted on NBC Blue Network
• 1956 – The radio series CBS Radio Workshop aired for the first time
• 1976 – The First episode of Laverne & Shirley premiered on the ABC network. – Featured Above

“Other Important Events…”

• 1967 – The UK, US and Soviet Union signed the Outer Space Treaty, forming space laws