DYR Today, July 31

“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.

“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.

• 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.

• 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