DYR Today, June 19

“Born Today”

• Atticus Shaffer (17)
• Paul Dano (31)
• Macklemore (32)
• Aidan Turner (32)
• Zoe Saldana (37)
• Mia Maestro (37)
• Rebecca Loos (38)
• Hugh Dancy (40)
• Poppy Montgomery (43)
• Jean Dujardin (43)
• Robin Tunney (43)
• Lara Spencer (46)
• Mia Sara (48)
• Sadie Frost (50)
• Paula Abdul (53)
• Kathleen Turner (61)
• Ann Wilson (65)
• Phylicia Rashad (67)
• Salman Rushdie (68)
• Gena Rowlands (85)
• Mo Howard of the Three Stooges (RIP) (Featured Above)

“Died Today”

• J.M. Barrie (Born: May 9, 1860 / Died: June 19, 1937)
• Jean Arthur (Born: October 17, 1900 / Died: June 19, 1991)
• James Galdolfini (Born: September 18, 1961 / Died: June 19, 2013)

“Movies”

Click on the movie title to watch it’s trailer.

• 1968 – The Green Berets
• 1968 – The Thomas Crown Affair
• 1968 – The Lost Continent
• 1969 – Last Summer
• 1980 – Rough Cut
• 1981 – The Cannonball Run
• 1981 – Superman II
• 1987 – Roxanne
• 1992 – Batman Returns
• 1994 – I Love Trouble
• 1994 – Little Big League
• 1998 – Mulan
• 1998 – The X Files

“Music”

• 1961 – Pat Boone went to No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Moody River’, the single reached No.18 in the UK.
• 1962 – Nat “King” Cole recorded the single “Ramblin’ Rose”.
• 1965 – “Crying In The Chapel” by Elvis Presley reigned supreme on the Easy Listening chart for the fifth week in a row.
• 1965 – The Who, Solomon Burke, Zoot Money, Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers, John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, Spencer Davis Group, Marianne Faithful, Long John Baldry, The Birds, (featuring a young Ronnie Wood), Dave Witting and the Ray Martin Group all appeared at Uxbridge Blues Festival, England. Tickets cost from 7/6 to 10/6.
• 1965 – The Four Tops went to No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘I Can’t Help Myself’.

• 1968 – The Rolling Stones scored their seventh UK No.1 single when ‘Jumpin Jack Flash’ hit the top of the charts.
• 1971 – “Rainy Days And Mondays” was #1 for the fourth consecutive week for the Carpenters on the Adult chart.
• 1971 – Carole King started a five week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘It’s Too Late / I Feel The Earth Move’. Both songs were from her ‘Tapestry’ album.
• 1972 – The Carpenters released the single “Goodbye To Love”.
• 1973 – Edgar Winter’s US No.1 hit ‘Frankenstein’ was awarded a Gold record. Winter named the song because of how many cuts and patches were contained in the original studio tape.
• 1974 – The Delinquents a band featuring Mick Jones (later of The Clash) made their debut at the Students union bar, Queen Elizabeth College, Kensington.
• 1976 – Future Smiths singer Steve Morrissey had a letter published in this weeks music magazine Record Mirror and Disc asking the editor why the paper had not included any stories on The Sex Pistols.
• 1976 – “Never Gonna’ Fall in Love Again” by Eric Carmen was the new #1 on the Easy Listening chart.

• 1980 – US singer Donna Summer became the first act to be signed by David Geffen to his new Geffen record label.
• 1981 – On Monday, June 19, 1981, Diana Ross & Lionel Richie released the single “Endless Love” to radio stations.
• 1982 – Asia rose to #1 with their self-titled album
• 1982 – Stevie Wonder & Paul McCartney made it six weeks in a row at #1 with “Ebony and Ivory”
• 1987 – Guns N’ Roses made their UK live debut at a sold out The Marquee Club in London.
• 1988 – Over 3,000 East Germans gathered at the Berlin Wall to hear Michael Jackson. Jackson was performing a concert on the other side of the wall in West Berlin.
• 1990 – Prince played the first of 12 sold-out nights at Wembley Arena in London, England on his current Nude European tour.
• 1992 – The Greenpeace Stop Sellafield, campaign concert took place at G-Mex in Manchester, England with U2, Big Audio Dynamite II, Public Enemy and Kraftwerk.
• 1993 – “Have I Told You Lately” by Rod Stewart was #1 for the fourth week on the AC chart.

• 1998 – Sinead O’Connor opened the second annual Lilith Fair in Portland, Oregon.
• 1998 – Loretta Lynn appeared on the Friday Night Opry. She performed “Don’t Come Home A-Drinkin’,” “We’ve Come a Long Way Baby,” “How Great Thou Art” and “The Coal Miner’s Daughter.”
• 2000 – Eminem was to be immortalised in animation, with a new cartoon series, which would be hosted on a new web site. 26 weekly ‘webisodes’ would be broadcast on the site, featuring Eminem providing all the voices.
• 2008 – The iTunes Music Store reached 5 billion songs sold.

“TV/Radio”

• 1934 – The U.S. Congress established the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The commission was to regulate radio and TV broadcasting (later).
• 1946 – Gillette Razor Company became the first company to be a television Network sponsor. They sponsored the Joe Louis vs. Bill Conn heavyweight boxing match.
• 1952 – “I’ve Got a Secret” debuted on CBS-TV.
• 1960 – The Kingston Trio debuted their radio show on CBS Radio
• 1971 – BBC-TV aired “Parkinson” for the first time.
• 1973 – Roberta Flack appeared on the ABC television special Roberta Flack…The First Time Ever.
• 1976 – Bette Midler appeared on the HBO television show Standing Room Only.

• 1976 – Rhythm Heritage performed “S.W.A.T. Theme” and “Barretta Theme” on “American Bandstand.”
• 1998 – Loretta Lynn appeared on the Friday Night Opry.

“Other Important Events…”

• 1862 – U.S. President Abraham Lincoln outlined his Emancipation Proclamation, which outlawed slavery in U.S. territories.
• 1910 – The first Father’s Day was celebrated in Spokane, Washington.
• 1912 – The U.S. government established the 8-hour work day.
• 1939 – In Atlanta, GA, legislation was enacted that disallowed pinball machines in the city.
• 1964 – The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was approved after surviving an 83-day filibuster in the U.S. Senate.
• 1973 – Pete Rose (Cincinnati Reds) got his 2,000th career hit.

• 1973 – The stage production of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” opened in London.
• 1978 – Garfield was in newspapers around the U.S. for the first time.
• 1981 – “Superman II” set the all-time, one-day record for theater box-office receipts when it took in $5.5 million.

• 1998 – A study released said that smoking more than doubles risks of developing dementia and Alzheimer’s.
• 1999 – Stephen King was struck from behind by a mini-van while walking along a road in Maine.
• 1999 – The Dallas Stars won their first NHL Stanley Cup by defeating the Buffalo Sabres in the third overtime of game six.
• 2008 – The iTunes Music Store reached 5 billion songs sold.