“Born Today”
- Damian McGinty (23)
- Hunter Hayes (24)
- Afrojack (28)
- Yung Berg (29)
- Julie Gonzalo (34)
- Michelle Williams (35)
- Michael Bublé (40)
- Goran Visnjic (43)
- Eric Stonestreet (44)
- Henry Thomas (44)
- Rachel Hunter (46)
- Julia Sawalha (47)
- Adam Sandler (49)
- Chip Esten (50)
- Constance Marie (50)
- Hugh Grant (55)
- Angela Cartwright (63)
- Dave Stewart (63)
- Tom Wopat (64)
- Topol (80)
- Sylvia Miles (83)
“Died Today”
- Mao Zedong (Born: December 26, 1893 / Died: September 9, 1976)
- Burgess Meredith (Born: November 16, 1907/ Died: September 9, 1997)
“Movies”
- 1970 – House of Dark Shadows
- 1980 – Phobia
- 1983 – Nightmares
- 1988 – Moon Over Parador
- 1988 – Running on Empty
- 1994 – A Good Man in Africa
- 1994 – The Next Karate Kid
- 1994 – Trial by Jury
“Music”
- 1954 – Elvis Presley performed at a mall in Memphis
- 1957 – Jerry Lee Lewis reached #1 with “Whole Lot of Shakin’ Going On” on the R&B chart
- 1965 – The Rolling Stone’s “Satisfaction” was #1 on U.K. charts
- 1967 – The Doors performed in New York City
- 1967 – James Brown’s “Cold Sweat – Part 1” was #1 on the R&B chart
- 1968 – While recording The White Album, The Beatles recorded 18 takes of “Helter Skelter”
- 1970 – After nine years without touring, Elvis Presley kicked off a tour in Phoenix, Arizona
- 1971 – John Lennon released Imagine in the U.S.
- 1972 – The O’Jays’ “Back Stabbers” was #1 on the R&B chart
https://youtu.be/OwZciH3hx-A
- 1972 – Chicago’s Chicago V was the #1 album for the fourth week running
- 1972 – “The Guitar Man” by Bread was the #1 song on the Easy Listening chart
- 1972 – The Doobie Brothers’ debut “Listen to the Music” was #62
https://youtu.be/BOTr_4Zs_Us
- 1978 – U2 opened for the Stranglers in Dublin
- 1978 – Boney M’s Night Flight to Venus was the #1 album in the U.K.
- 1978 – #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart was “Fool (If You Think It’s Over)” by Chris Rea
- 1981 – Sting and Phil Collins debuted as solo artists at “The Secret Policeman’s Other Ball”
- 1985 – Glenn Frey released “You Belong to the City”
- 1989 – Sonic Youth and Nirvana performed at the Caberet Metro in Chicago
- 1989 – Richard Marx was #1 for the sixth week on the Adult Contemporary chart with “Right Here Waiting”
https://youtu.be/7SbWPm3b7Bg
- 1991 – Bryan Adams released “Can’t Stop This Thing We Started”
- 1995 – Coolio was #1 with “Gangsta’s Paradise”
- 1995 – TLC’s “Waterfalls” was #4
https://youtu.be/8lhsKuNfxc0
- 1999 – Nine Inch Nails performed at the MTV VMAs
“TV/Radio”
- 1956 – Elvis Presley was on Toast of the Town hosted by Ed Sullivan
- 1956 – Ted Mack’s Amateur Hour hosted the Johnny Burnette Trio
- 1971 – John Lennon and Yoko Ono were on the Dick Cavett Show
“Other Important Events…”
- 1972 – Billie Jean King defeated Kerry Melville Reid in the U.S. Open – Featured Above