“Born Today”
- Rory Culkin (26)
- Chelsie Hightower (26)
- Juno Temple (26)
- Jamie Waylett (26)
- Vanessa Lengies (30)
- Blake Lewis (34)
- Paloma Faith (35)
- Justin Bartha (37)
- Josh Hartnett (37)
- Damian Marley (37)
- Jaime Murray (39)
- Alex Reid (40)
- Ali Landry (42)
- Charlotte Gainsbourg (44)
- Alysia Reiner (45)
- Brandi Chastain (47)
- Jon Lovitz (58)
- Yusuf Islam aka Cat Stevens (67)
- Patricia Elliott (73)
- Janet Reno (77)
- Norman Jewison (89)
- Kay Starr (93)
- Robin Williams (RIP) (Featured Above)
- Don Knotts (RIP)
- Ernest Hemingway (RIP)
“Died Today”
- E.L. Doctorow (Born: January 6, 1931 / Died: July 21, 2015)
- Basil Rathbone (Born: 13 June 13 1892 / Died: 21 July 1967)
“Movies”
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- 1965 – I Saw What You Did
- 1974 – The White Dawn
- 1989 – UHF
- 1995 – Clueless
- 2000 – Loser
- 2000 – Pokemon: The Movie
- 2000 – The In Crowd
- 2000 – What Lies Beneath
“Music”
- 1961 – The Everly Brothers were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Temptation.’
- 1966 – Georgie Fame was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Get Away’
- 1969 – The Beatles started work on the John Lennon song ‘Come Together’ at Abbey Road studios in London.
- 1973 – Jim Croce started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Bad, Bad Leroy Brown
- 1976 – KISS released the album “The Originals.”
- 1979 – Robert Palmer’s “Bad Case Of Loving You” was released.
- 1979 – Tubeway Army scored their first UK No.1 album with ‘Replicas’.
- 1980 – AC/DC released “Back In Black.” It was their first album with Brian Johnson as lead singer.
- 1987 – Guns ‘n Roses released their debut album “Appetite For Destruction.”
- 1990 – Roger Waters staged a production of “The Wall” at Potsdamer Platz, Germany. Sinead O’Connor, Bryan Adams, Phil Collins and Cyndi Lauper among others took part in the benefit.
- 1996 – Alanis Morissette started a second run at No.1 on the UK album chart with Jagged Little Pill
- 1998 – The Beastie Boys began touring for their fifth album “Hello Nasty.”
- 1998 – Eagle-Eye Cherry released his debut “Desireless.”
“TV/Radio”
- 1958 – The last of “Arthur Godfrey’s Talent Scouts” programs aired on CBS-TV.
- 1977 – Despite protests, The Sex Pistols made their first appearance on the UK music show Top Of The Pops, where they lip-synched to their third single, ‘Pretty Vacant’
- 1990 – BBC’s Radio One apologized to listeners after Madonna repeatedly cursed during a live concert broadcast.
“Other Important Events…”
- 1961 – Captain Virgil “Gus” Grissom became the second American to rocket into a sub-orbital pattern around the Earth.
- 1968 – Arnold Palmer became the first golfer to make a million dollars in career earnings after he tied for second place at the PGA Championship.
- 1989 – Weird Al Yankovic’s first movie “UHF” opened.
- 1999 – Charley Pride received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. It was the 2,140th star to be dedicated.