DYR Today, July 5

“Born Today”

• Jason Dolley (24)
• Sean O’Pry (26)
• Pauly D (35)
• Róisín Murphy (42)
• Jenji Kohan (46)
• RZA (46)
• Hedi Slimane (47)
• Michael Stuhlbarg (47)
• Edie Falco (52)
• Marc Cohn (56)
• Huey Lewis (65)
• Judge Joe Brown (68)
• Paul Smith (69)
• Robbie Robertson (72)
• Shirley Knight (79)
• Katherine Helmond (86)

“Died Today”

• Ted Williams (Born: August 30, 1918 / Died: July 5, 2002)

“Movies”

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

• 1978 – Hot Lead and Cold Feet
• 1980 – The Blue Lagoon (Featured Above)
• 1989 – Weekend at Bernie’s
• 1996 – Phenomenon

“Music”

• 1934 – “Love in Bloom”, by Bing Crosby with Irving Aaronson’s orchestra, was recorded.

• 1954 – Elvis Presley’s first commercial recording session took place in Memphis, TN. He recorded “That’s All Right (Mama)” and “Blue Moon of Kentucky.”
• 1958 – Ray Charles’ performance at the Newport Jazz Festival was recorded for a live album.
• 1964 – Gerry & the Pacemakers released their single “How Do You Do It” in the U.S.

• 1965, Marty Balin and Paul Kantner formed a Folk-Rock group that would evolve into the Jefferson Airplane
• 1968 – Bill Graham opened The Fillmore West in San Francisco, CA.
• 1969 – The Rolling Stones gave a free concert for 250,000 fans in London’s Hyde Park to introduce Mick Taylor as their new guitarist.
• 1969, The Who, Chuck Berry and Bodast all played two shows (5.30 and 8.30pm), on this Sunday night at The Royal Albert Hall.
• 1975 – Bad Company’s “Feel Like Making Love” was released.

• 1975, Pink Floyd, Captain Beefheart, Steve Miller and Roy Harper all appeared at The Knebworth Festival, England, tickets cost £3.50
• 1980 – Bauhaus’ farewell concert took place in London.
• 1986, Billy Ocean went to No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘There’ll Be Sad Songs, (To Make You Cry)’

• 1986, Janet Jackson started a two-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with ‘Control’.

• 1993, Whitney Houston  played the first of three nights at the James L. Knight Center in Miami, Florida.
• 1999, The Eurythmics announced their first world tour for more than 10 years and that all profits would be given to charity.

“TV/RADIO TODAY”

• 1935 – “Hawaii Calls” was broadcast for the first time.

“Other Important Events…”

• 1946 – The bikini bathing suit, created by Louis Reard, made its debut during a fashion show at the Molitor Pool in Paris. Micheline Bernardini wore the two-piece outfit.

• 1947 – Larry Doby signed a contract with the Cleveland Indians, becoming the first black player in the American League.

• 1951 – Dr. William Shockley announced that he had invented the junction transistor.
• 1975 – Arthur Ashe became the first black man to win a Wimbledon singles title when he defeated Jimmy Connors.

• 1995 – The U.S. Justice Department decided not to take antitrust action against Ticketmaster.
• 1998 – Japan joined U.S. and Russia in space exploration with the launching of the Planet-B probe to Mars.