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Born today- John Phillip Stamos (August 19, 1963) is an American actor and musician. He is known for his work in television, especially in his starring role as Jesse Katsopolis on the ABC sitcom Full House.
“Born Today”
- Romeo Miller (26)
- Christina Perri (29)
- Erika Christensen (33)
- Callum Blue (38)
- Tracie Thoms (40)
- Fat Joe (45)
- Paula Jai Parker (46)
- Matthew Perry (46)
- Tabitha Soren (48)
- Lee Ann Womack (49)
- Kevin Dillon (50)
- Kyra Sedgwick (50)
- John Stamos (52)
- Adam Arkin (59)
- Peter Gallagher (60)
- Jonathan Frakes (63)
- Tipper Gore (67)
- Gerald McRaney (68)
- Bill Clinton (69)
- Johnny Nash (75)
- Jill St. John (75
- Coco Chanel (RIP)
- Orville Wright (RIP)
“Died Today”
- Tony Scott (Born: June 21, 1944 / Died: August 19, 2012)
- Groucho Marx (Born: October 2, 1890 / Died: August 19, 1977)
“Movies”
“Music”
- 1950 – Hank Snow hit #1 on the Country music singles charts with “I’m Moving On”
- 1957 – Pat Boone was featured on the cover of Newsweek magazine.
- 1959 – Bobby Darin released the single “Mack The Knife”
- 1959 – Paul Anka released “Put Your Head On My Shoulder”
- 1964 – Roy Orbison released the single “Oh Pretty Woman”
- 1970 – The Carpenters released the album Close to You.
- 1971 – Led Zeppelin played before 17,000 fans at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
- 1972 – Al Green hit #1 with “I’m Still In Love With You”
- 1972 – Chicago V reached #1 on the Album chart in just its fourth week, moving Elton John’s Honky Chateau out of the top spot. School’s Out from Alice Cooper fell to #3
- 1972 – Gilbert O’Sullivan made it four weeks at #1 with “Alone Again (Naturally)”
- 1974 – Reunion released “Life Is A Rock (But The Radio Rolled Me)” on this date.
- 1974 – The Three Degrees were on top of the U.K. with “When Will I See You Again”
- 1978 – The Commodores “Three Times A Lady” hit #1.
- 1980 – Alice Cooper cancelled a concert due to illness and 1,400 people rioted in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Thirty-one people were arrested and 12 people were hospitalized.
- 1988 – “Hound Dog” by Elvis Presley was announced as the most-played juke box song of the first hundred years.
- 1995 – TLC at #1 with “Waterfalls” for seven weeks straight
- 1997 – The Songs of Jimmie Rodgers, A Tribute was released. The album which was masterminded by Bob Dylan on his Egyptian record label, features, Dylan, Van Morrison, Mary Chapin Carpenter, John Mellencamp, Willie Nelson, Steve Earle, Alison Krauss, Dwight Yoakam and Jerry Garcia.
- 1997 – Fleetwood Mac released the album The Dance.
“TV/Radio”
- 1969 – Jefferson Airplane, Joni Mitchell, Stephen Stills and David Crosby were guests on The Dick Cavett Show on ABC.
- 1972 – John Denver hosted The Midnight Special on NBC-TV.
“Other Important Events…”
- 1999 – Lorne Michaels received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.