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TODAY

DYR Today, July 31

By Molly Tricomi

9 years ago

“Born Today”

  • Rico Rodriguez (17)
  • Alexis Knapp (26)
  • Zelda Williams (26)
  • Charlie Carver (27)
  • B.J. Novak (36)
  • Annie Parisse (40)
  • Ben Chaplin (46)
  • Dean Cain (49)
  • J.K. Rowling (50)
  • Wesley Snipes (53)
  • Mark Cuban (57)
  • Michael Biehn (59)
  • Geraldine Chaplin (71)
  • Don Murray (86)
  • Richard Griffiths (RIP)

“Died Today”

  • Teddy Wilson (Born: November 24, 1912 / Died: July 31, 1986)

“Movies”

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

  • 1966 – The War of the Gargantuas
  • 1968 – 5 Card Stud
  • 1968 – The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
  • 1970 – Move
  • 1981 – Under the Rainbow
  • 1987 – The Lost Boys
  • 1991 – Hot Shots!
  • 1992 – Bebe’s Kids
  • 1992 – Buffy the Vampire Slayer
  • 1992 – Death Becomes Her (Featured Above)

“Music”

  • 1959 – Cliff Richard was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Living Doll.’
  • 1968 – Tommy James and The Shondells were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Mony Mony’.

  • 1969 – Elvis Presley kicked off a four week run at the Las Vegas International Hotel, (his first live show since 1961).
  • 1971 – James Taylor went to No.1 on the US singles chart with the Carole King song ‘You Got A Friend’.

  • 1976 – Blue Öyster Cult’s song “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper” was released.

  • 1981 – Debbie Harry released the solo album “Koo Koo” in the U.K.
  • 1982 – Survivor’s ‘Eye Of The Tiger’ was at No.1 on the US album chart.

  • 1985 – The Eurythmics had the No.1 position on the UK singles chart with ‘There Must Be An Angel – (Playing With My Heart).
  • 1991 –  Bryan Adams was enjoying his third week at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘(Everything I Do) I Do It For You’.

“TV/Radio”

  • 1970 – Chet Huntley retires from NBC, ends “Huntley-Brinkley Report”.
  • 1984 – Leeza Gibbon’s 1st appearance on Entertainment Tonight.

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

“Other Important Events…”

  • 1961 – The first tie in All-Star Game major league baseball history was recorded when it was stopped in the 9th inning due to rain at Boston’s Fenway Park.
  • 1964 – The American space probe Ranger 7 transmitted pictures of the moon’s surface.
(wikipedia.org)
(wikipedia.org)
  • 1971 – Men rode in a vehicle on the moon for the first time in a lunar rover vehicle (LRV).
  • 1981 – The seven-week baseball players’ strike came to an end when the players and owners agreed on the issue of free agent compensation.
  • 1989 – The Game Boy handheld video game device was released in the U.S.
(gamester81.com)
(gamester81.com)
  • 1999 – The spacecraft Lunar Prospect crashed into the moon. It was a mission to detect frozen water on the moon’s surface.
  • 1928 – MGM’s Leo the lion roared for the first time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkJGo9gKAG0

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