DYR Today, July 13

“Born Today”

• Patrick Stewart (75)
• Tulisa Contostavlos (27)
• Colton Haynes (27)
• Steven R. McQueen (27)
• Ida Maria (31)
• Corey Clark (35)
• Ashley Scott (38)
• Deborah Cox (41)
• Ken Jeong (46)
• Robert Gant (47)
• Tom Kenny (53)
• Cameron Crowe (58)
• Phil Margera (58)
• Louise Mandrell (61)
• Didi Conn (64)
• Cheech Marin (69)
• Erno Rubik (71)
• Harrison Ford (74)(Pictured Above)
• Robert Forster (74)
• Julius Caesar (RIP)

“Died Today”

• Frida Kahlo (Born: July 6, 1907 / Died: July 13, 1954)
• Arthur Kane (Born: February 3, 1949 / Died: July 13, 2004)
• Corey Monteith (Born: May 11, 1982 / Died: July 13, 2013)

“Movies”

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

• 1966 – How to Steal a Million
• 1979 – Dracula
• 1984 – The Last Starfighter  
• 1984 – The Muppets Take Manhattan
• 1988 – The Dead Pool
• 1990 – Ghost
• 1990 – The Invisible Maniac
• 1990 – Quick Change

“Music”

• 1939 – Frank Sinatra made his recording debut with the Harry James band with the songs “Melancholy Mood” and “From the Bottom of My Heart.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_kcc25rSe0

• 1959 – The Shirelles’ “Dedicated To The One I Love” was released.
• 1963 – The Rolling Stones played their first ever gig outside London when they appeared at The Alcove Club, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire supporting The Hollies.
• 1964 – The Animals went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘The House Of The Rising Sun.

• 1964 – The Supremes made the studio recording of “Come See About Me.”
• 1968 – Black Sabbath played their first gig at a small backstreet Blues club in Birmingham, England.
• 1974 – Elton John started a two-week run at No.1 on the UK album chart with his eighth studio release, ‘Caribou’, and his third No.1 album.
• 1974 – George McCrae started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Rock Your Baby’.

• 1985 – Duran Duran became the first artists to have a No.1 on the US singles chart with a James Bond theme when ‘A View To A Kill’, went to the top of the charts.

• 1985 – George Michael sang lead vocals to Elton John’s performance of “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me” at the Live Aid Concert.
• 1991 – Bryan Adams went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Everything I Do I Do It For You’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXtlWmBM-HU

• 1995 – Geddy Lee (Rush) sang “Oh Canada” before the All-Star Game at Baltimore’s Camden Yards.
• 1997 – The Prodigy started a five-week run at No.1 on the UK album chart with ‘The Fat Of The Land’.

“TV/RADIO TODAY”

• 1967 – Pink Floyd made their second appearance on BBC Top Of The Pops to promote their new single ‘See Emily Play’ which was hosted by Pete Murray.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9swJa8j6og

 

“Other Important Events…”

• 1896 – Philadelphia’s Ed Delahanty became the second major league player to hit four home runs in a single game.

• 1972 – Carroll Rosenbloom (owner of the Baltimore Colts) and Robert Irsay (owner of the Los Angeles Rams) traded teams.
• 1973 – David Bedford set a new world record in the 10,000-meter race in London. His time was 27 minutes, 31 seconds.

• 1982 – The All-Star Game was played outside the United States for the first time. They played in Montreal, Canada.
• 1998 – “Image of an Assassination” went on sale. The video documentary is of Abraham Zapruder’s home video of U.S. President Kennedy’s assassination in Dallas.