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DYR Today, April 4

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  • Grumpy Cat (3)
  • Austin Mahone (19)
  • Jamie Lynn Spears (24)
  • Rachel Korine (29)
  • Todrick Hall (30)
  • Amanda Righetti (32)
  • Johnny Borrell (35)
  • Natasha Lyonne (36)
  • Lemar (37)
  • David Blaine (42)
  • Jill Scott (43)
  • Barry Pepper (45)
  • Nancy McKeon (49)
  • Robert Downey Jr. (50)
  • David Cross (51)
  • Graham Norton (52)
  • Hildi Santo-Tomas (54)
  • Hugo Weaving (55)
  • David E. Kelley (59)
  • Christine Lahti (65)
  • Craig T. Nelson (71)
  • Kitty Kelley (73)
  • Clive Davis (83)
  • Estelle Harris (87)
  • Berry Oakley (RIP)
  • Caroline McWilliams (RIP)
  • Heath Ledger (RIP)
  • Anthony Perkins (RIP)
  • Maya Angelou (RIP)
  • Gilbert Raymond Hodges (RIP)
  • Mickey Owen (RIP)
  • Frances Langford (RIP)
  • Muddy Waters (McKinley Morganfield) (RIP)

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  • Brad Johnson (Born: July 23, 1924 / Died: April 4, 1981)
  • Gloria Swanson (Born: March 27, 1899 / Died: April 4, 1983)
  • C. L. Moore (Born: January 24, 1911 / Died: April 4, 1987)
  • Priscilla Lane (Born: June 12, 1915 / Died: April 4, 1995)
  • Faith Domergue (Born: June 18, 1924 / Died: April 4, 1999)
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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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