DYR Today, July 19

“Born Today”

• Steven Anthony Lawrence (25)
• Rosie Jones (25)
• Kaitlin Doubleday (31)
• Andrea Libman (31)
• Ryan Dorsey (32)
• Jared Padalecki (31)
• Michelle Heaton (36)
• Benedict Cumberbatch (39)
• Vinessa Shaw (39)
• Chris Kratt (46)
• Clea Lewis (50)
• Anthony Edwards (53)
• Lisa Lampanelli (54)
• Campbell Scott (54)
• Atom Egoyan (55)
• Abel Ferrara (64)
• Brian May (68)
• Vikki Carr (74)
• Helen Gallagher (89)
• Stuart Scott (RIP)

“Died Today”

• James Garner (Born: April 7, 1928 / Died: July 19, 2014)
• Lefty Frizzell (Born: March 31, 1928 / Died: July 19, 1975)

“Movies”

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

• 1967 – Up the Down Staircase
• 1972 – The Man
• 1978 – Revenge of the Pink Panther (Featured Above)
• 1978 – International Velvet
• 1985 – Day of the Dead
• 1985 – The Legend of Billie Jean
• 1985 – The man with One Red Shoe
• 1991 – Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey
• 1991 – Dutch
• 1995 – Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
• 1996 – Fled
• 1996 – The Frighteners
• 1996 – Kazaam
• 1996 – Multiplicity

“Music”

• 1954 – Elvis Presley’s first single was released by Sun Records.
• 1967 – The Beatles were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘All You Need Is Love’.

• 1975 – Orleans’ “Dance With Me” was released.
• 1975 – Paul McCartney and Wings went to No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Listen To What The Man Said’

• 1975 – The Bay City Rollers were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Give A Little Love’.
• 1980 – Queen scored their third UK No.1 album with ‘The Game’, featuring the single ‘Another One Bites The Dust’.
• 1986 – Genesis went to No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Invisible Touch’.

• 1990 – Vikki Carr opened the ceremonies for the dedication of the The Nixon Library.
• 1991 – The Beatles performed one of their six “secret” shows at the Cliffs Pavillion in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England during their Unplugged Summer Tour.
• 1997 – Oasis went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘D’You Know What I Mean’.

• 1999 – They Might Be Giants released the album “Long Tall Weekend.”

“TV/Radio”

• 1996 – The Spice Girls made their debut on UK TV music show Top Of The Pops performing their debut single ‘ Wannabe’.

“Other Important Events…”

• 1946 – Marilyn Monroe acted in her first screen test.

• 1960 – Juan Marichal (San Francisco Giants) became the first pitcher to get a one-hitter in his major league debut.
• 1969 – The Spencer Davis group broke up.
• 1971 – In New York, the topping out ceremony for Two World Trade Center (South Tower) took place.

• 1975 – The Apollo and Soyuz spacecrafts separated after being linked in orbit for two days.
• 1976 – Deep Purple broke up.

• 1980 – Billy Joel earned his first gold record with “It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me.”
• 1981 – “Roy Orbison Day” was celebrated in Odessa, TX.
• 1991 – Former Guns N’ Roses drummer Steven Adler filed a lawsuit against the band.