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TODAY

Do You Remember Today “DYRT” – April 4

By K. Gitter

9 years ago

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  • Grumpy Cat (2012)
  • Austin Mahone (1996)
  • Jamie Lynn Spears (1991)
  • Rachel Korine (1986)
  • Todrick Hall (1985)
  • Amanda Righetti (1983)
  • Johnny Borrell (1980)
  • Heath Ledger (1979) – (RIP 2008)
  • Natasha Lyonne (1979)
  • Lemar (1978)
  • Andre Dalyrimple (1974)
  • David Blaine (1973)
  • Jill Scott (1972)
  • Magnus Sveningsson (1972)
  • Clay Davidson (1971)
  • Barry Pepper (1970)
  • Lorraine Toussaint (1960)
  • Nancy McKeon (1966)
  • Mike Starr (Michael Christopher Starr) (1966)
  • Frank Black (1965)
  • Robert Downey Jr. (1965)
  • David Cross (1964)
  • David Gavurin (1963)
  • Graham Norton (1963)
  • Craig Adams (1962)
  • Hildi Santo-Tomas (1961)
  • Hugo Weaving (1960)
  • Phil Morris (1959)
  • Graeme Kelling (1957) – (RIP 2004)
  • David E. Kelley (1956)
  • Jerry Shirley (1952)
  • Steve Gatlin (1951)
  • Christine Lahti (1950)
  • Larry Lingle (1949)
  • Pick Withers (1948)
  • Berry Oakley (1948) – (RIP 1972)
  • Dave Hill (1946)
  • Caroline McWilliams (1945) – (RIP 2010)
  • Craig T. Nelson (1944)
  • Kris Jensen (1942)
  • Kitty Kelley (1942)
  • Clive Davis (1932)
  • Anthony Perkins (1932) – (RIP 1992)
  • Estelle Harris (1928)
  • Maya Angelou (1928) – (RIP 2014)
  • Gilbert Raymond Hodges (1924) – (RIP 1972)
  • Elizabeth Wilson (1921) – (RIP 2015)
  • Mickey Owen (1916) (RIP 2005)
  • David White (1916) (RIP 1990)
  • Frances Langford (Frances Newbern) (1913) – (RIP – 2015)
  • Muddy Waters (McKinley Morganfield) (1913) – (RIP 1983)

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  • Brad Johnson (July 23, 1924 – April 4, 1981)
  • Gloria Swanson (March 27, 1899 – April 4, 1983)
  • C. L. Moore (January 24, 1911 – April 4, 1987)
  • Priscilla Lane (June 12, 1915 – April 4, 1995)
  • Faith Domergue (June 18, 1924 – April 4, 1999)
  • Anthony Caruso (April 7, 1916 – April 4, 2003)
  • Robert Ebert (June 18, 1942 – April 4, 2013)
  • Carlo Mastrangelo (October 5, 1938 – April 4, 2016)

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  • 1914 – “The Perils of Pauline” was the first serialized moving picture. It opened in NYC.
  • 1960 – The 32nd Academy Awards
  • 1979 – The Champ starring Jon Voight and Faye Dunaway is released

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  • 1981 – This is Elvis documentary directed by Andrew Solt is released

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  • 1981 – Nighthawks, a thriller film starring Sylvester Stallone is released

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  • 1939 – Glenn Miller recorded famous theme song “Moonlight Serenade.”
  • 1959 – Buddy Holly’s first posthumous hit “It Doesn’t Matter Anymore” ranked #13.
  • 1960 – Elvis Presley recorded beloved “Are You Lonesome Tonight.”
  • 1964 – The Beatles held top five in single chart with: “Can’t Buy Me Love,” “Twist and Shout,” “She Loves You,” “I Want to Hold Your Hand” and “Please Please Me.”
  • 1970 – Janis Joplin, Big Brother & the Holding Company held a reunion concert in San Francisco, CA.
  • 1990 – Gloria Estefan left the hospital after she was injured in a bus crash.
  • 1996 – Wilson Pickett was arrested for cocaine possession while on probation.
  • 1998 – In Glasgow, Scotland, the Spice Girls performed their first show in the U.K.

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  • 1949 – WKRC channel 12 In Ohio (ABC) begins broadcasting
  • 1953 – KFDA channel 10 in Texas (CBS) begins broadcasting
  • 1967 – Johnny Carson quit “The Tonight Show” and returned three weeks later after getting a raise of $30,000 a week.
  • 1990 – Marshall Chronicles premieres on ABC

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  • 1949 – Twelve nations signed NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization).
  • 1966 – US performs nuclear test in Nevada
  • 1968 – Apollo 6 launched on Saturn V
  • 1967 – US lost its 500th plane in Vietnam.
  • 1973 – In New York, the original World Trade Center twin towers opened. At the time they were the tallest building in the world.
  • 1983 – Challenger (STS-6) makes its way into space, the 6th NASA shuttle.
  • 1984 – US President Reagan proposed ban on chemical weapons.
  • 1986 – Wayne Gretzky set NHL record with his 213th point of the season.

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