DYR Today, July 15

“Born Today”

• Willie Aames (55)
• Tristan Wilds (26)
• Taylor Kinney (34)
• Laura Benanti (36)
• Travis Fimmel (36)
• Lana Parrilla (38)
• Gabriel Iglesias (39)
• Diane Kruger (39)
• Jim Jones (39)
• Evan Marriott (41)
• Brian Austin Green (42)
• Scott Foley (43)
• Beth Ostrosky Stern (43)
• Eddie Griffin (47)
• Adam Savage (48)
• Brigitte Nielsen (52)
• Lolita Davidovich (54)
• Forest Whitaker (54)
• Kim Alexis (55)
• Alicia Bridges (62)
• Terry O’Quinn (63)
• Marky Ramone (63)
• Jesse Ventura (64)
• Forest Whitaker (54)(Featured Above)
• Linda Ronstadt (69)
• Jan-Michael Vincent (71)
• Millie Jackson (71)
• Ian Curtis (RIP)

“Died Today”

• Bert Convy (Born: July 23, 1933 / Died: July 15, 1991)
• Gianni Versace (December 2 1946 / Died: July 15 1997)

“Movies”

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

• 1970 – Joe
• 1970 – The Revolutionary
• 1983 – Staying Alive
• 1983 – Zelig
• 1994 – Angels in the Outfield
• 1994 – True Lies

“Music”

• 1956 – The Teenagers featuring Frankie Lymon were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Why Do Fools Fall In Love’.

• 1965 – This weeks US Top three singles were: No.3 The Byrds, ‘Mr Tambourine Man’, No.2 The Four Tops, ‘I Can’t Help Myself’ and at No.1 The Rolling Stones with (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction.

• 1978 – The Rolling Stones started a two-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with Some Girls.
• 1989 – Simply Red scored their second US No.1 single with ‘If You Don’t Know Me By Now’.

• 1989 – Soul II Soul went to No.1 on the UK album chart with their debut release ‘Club Classics Volume One’.
• 1994 – Wet Wet Wet were enjoying their sixth week at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Love Is All Around’.

“TV/Radio”

• 1952 – Patti Page made her TV debut in a summer replacement series for Perry Como.
• 1968 – ABC-TV premiered “One Life to Live.”

• 1981 – Steven Ford, son of former President Gerald R. Ford, appeared in a seduction scene of “The Young and the Restless” on CBS-TV. Ford played the part of Andy.
• 1999 – The original Drifters performed on Today on NBC-TV.

“Other Important Events…”

• 1965 – The spacecraft Mariner IV sent back the first close-up pictures of the planet Mars.

• 1972 – NASA’s Pioneer 10 spacecraft became the first to enter the asteroid belt.
• 1973 – Nolan Ryan (California Angels) became the first pitcher in two decades to win two no-hitters in a season. (California)