DYR Today, June 20

“BORN TODAY”

• Alexis Neiers (24)
• Christopher Mintz-Plasse (26)
• Dreama Walker (29)
• Grace Potter (32)
• Tika Sumpter (35)
• Frank Lampard (37)
• Twiggy Ramirez (44)
• Josh Lucas (44)
• Peter Paige (46)
• Robert Rodriguez (47)
• Nicole Kidman (48)
• John Goodman (63)
• Lionel Richie (66)
• Tina Sinatra (67)
• Bob Vila (69)
• Anne Murray (70)
• Brian Wilson (73)
• Stephen Frears (74)
• John Mahoney (75)
• Danny Aiello (82)
• Olympia Dukakis (84)
• Martin Landau (87)
• Errol Flynn (RIP)

“DIED TODAY”

• Howard Johnson (Born: February 2, 1897 / Died:June 20, 1972)

“MOVIES TODAY”

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• 1972 – The Assassination of Trotsky (U.K.)
• 1973 – One Little Indian
• 1974 – Chinatown
• 1975 – The Devil’s Rain
• 1975 – Jaws
• 1975 – Once Is Not Enough
• 1980 – The Blues Brothers
• 1980 – Can’t Stop the Music
• 1980 – Brubaker
• 1982 – Girls Nite Out
• 1986 – The Karate Kid, Part II
• 1997 – Batman and Robin
• 1997 – My Best Friends Wedding

“MUSIC TODAY”

• 1953 – Eddie Fisher was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘I’m Walking Behind You’
• 1963 – Gerry & the Pacemakers were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘I Like It’
• 1965 – The Beatles began a 14-day European tour
• 1966 – The Beatles album “Yesterday & Today’ was released by Capitol Records
• 1969 – David Bowie recorded ‘Space Oddity’ at Trident Studios London
• 1969 – Day One of a three day festival in Newport, California. Featured artists included Ike and Tina Turner, Marvin Gaye, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Byrds, The Rascals, Steppenwolf, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Janis Joplin, Johnny Winter, Eric Burdon, and Love
• 1974 – Van Morrison, The Allman Brothers Band, The Mahavishnu Orchestra, Tim Buckley, The Sensational Alex Harvey Band and the Doobie Brothers perform at Knebworth Park, Stevenage, England
• 1977 – Steve Winwood’s first solo album released
• 1978 – Foreigner’s album “Double Vision” released
• 1980 – “It’s Still Rock & Roll” became Billy Joel’s first #1 hit
• 1981 – Stars on 45 went to No.1 on the US singles chart
• 1986 – Phil Collins, Dire Straits, Tina Turner and Elton John all appeared at the fourth annual ‘Prince’s Trust Rock Gala’
• 1987 – The Firm were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Star Trekkin’
• 1987 – Aerosmith appeared at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas
• 1989 – The “Batman: Motion Picture Soundtrack” was released by Prince
• 1992 – Mariah Carey earned her 6th US No.1 single with “I’ll Be There”
• 1995 – George Jones and Tammy Wynette released their reunion album “One”
• 1995 – Jeff Buckley played the first night of a UK tour at The Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh
• 1997 – Lawrence Payton of the Four Tops died from liver cancer at the age of 59
• 1998 – Black Sabbath, Foo Fighters, Korn, Pantera, Soulfly, Slayer, Fear Factory, Coal Chamber, Life of Agony, Limp Bizkit, Entombed, Human Waste Project, Neurosis, and Pitchshifter appeared at Ozzfest, Milton Keynes Bowl, England
• 1998 – Baddiel, Skinner, & Lightning Seeds went to No. 1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Three Lions ‘98’ released for the football World Cup 98
• 1999 – Jamiroquai went to No 1 on the UK album chart with ‘Synkronized; the group’s second No.1 album
• 1999 – Dutch-based dance act The Vengaboys went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!’

“TV/RADIO TODAY”

• 1948 – Toast of the Town (Ed Sullivan Show) premiered on CBS-TV
• 1960 – 12th Annual Emmy Awards
• 1970 – “Ray Stevens Show” debuts on NBC-TV
• 1973 -Neil Diamond appeared on the 20th anniversary show of American Bandstand
• 1994 – Howard Stern begins 30-minute (Radio) TV show on E! Cable network

“OTHER IMPORTANT EVENTS…”

• 1944- Cheryl Holdridge is born in New Orleans, Louisiana
• 1950 – Willie Mays graduated from high school and immediately signed with the New York Giants
• 1955 – The AFL and CIO agreed to combine names and a merge into a single group
• 1963 – The United States and Soviet Union signed an agreement to set up a hotline communication link between the two countries
• 1966 – The U.S. Open golf tournament was broadcast in color for the first time
• 1967 – Muhammad Ali was convicted in Houston of violating Selective Service laws by refusing to be drafted. The U.S. Supreme Court later overturned the conviction
• 1977 – The Trans-Alaska Pipeline began operation
• 1979 – ABC News correspondent Bill Stewart was shot to death in Managua, Nicaragua, by a member of President Anastasio Somoza’s national guard

• 1983 – The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that employers must treat male and female workers equally in providing health benefits for their spouses
• 1997 – The tobacco industry agreed to a massive settlement in exchange for major relief from mounting lawsuits and legal bills
• 1997 Lawrence Payton of the Four Tops died from liver cancer at the age of 59