“Born Today”
- Chandler Massey (25)
- Sanjaya Malakar (26)
- Coco Rocha (27)
- Matthew Followill (31)
- Misty Copeland (33)
- Mikey Way (35)
- Ryan Phillippe (41)
- James Duval (43)
- Johnathon Schaech (46)
- Guy Ritchie (47)
- Big Daddy Kane (47)
- Colin Firth (55)
- Chris Columbus (57)
- Siobhan Fahey (57)
- Kate Burton (58)
- Amy Irving (62)
- Joe Perry (65)
- Bill O’Reilly (66)
- José Feliciano (70)
- Karl Lagerfeld (82)
- Philip Baker Hall (84)
- Arnold Palmer (86)
“Died Today”
- Alexa Kenin (Born: February 16, 1962 / Died: September 10, 1985)
- Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown (Born: April 18, 1924 / Died: September 10, 2005)
- Patty Berg (Born: February 13, 1918 / Died: September 10, 2006)
- Jane Wyman (Born: January 5, 1917 / Died: September 10, 2007)
“Movies”
- 1975 – Mitchell
- 1982 – Endangered Species
- 1982 – Pink Floyd – The Wall
- 1985 – Plenty
- 1985 – Smooth Talk
- 1986 – River’s Edge
- 1993 – The Real McCoy
- 1993 – True Romance
- 1993 – Undercover Blues
- 1999 – Love Stinks
- 1999 – Stigmata
- 1999 – Stir of Echoes
“Music”
- 1962 – “Monster Mash” by Bobby ‘Boris’ Pickett and the Crypt Kickers was banned in the BBC
- 1963 – The Beatles were awarded Top Vocal Group of the Year by the Variety Club of Great Britain
- 1964 – The Kink’s “You Really Got Me” was #1 in the U.K.
- 1964 – Rod Stewart recorded “Good Morning Little School Girl”
- 1965 – The Beatles’ Revolver went from #45 to the #1 spot
- 1966 – The Supremes were #1 with “You Can’t Hurry Love”
https://youtu.be/JQvCci9txEg
- 1966 – “Guantanamera” by the Sandpipers was #10
- 1968 – “Hey Jude” by The Beatles was #1 in the U.K.
- 1970 – Lynn Anderson recorded “Rose Garden”
- 1973 – The BBC banned “Star Star” by The Rolling Stones
- 1975 – KISS released Alive, a double album that included live performances, and also featured the single “Rock & Roll All Nite”
- 1977 – The Sanford Townsend Band’s “Smoke From A Distant Fire” entered the Top 10
- 1977 – Carly Simon’s “Nobody Does It Better” knocked, her husband, James Taylor’s “Handy Man” from the #1 spot
- 1977 – Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours was on its 18th week at #1
- 1980 – Cheap Trick’s bassist, Tom Peterson, was replaced by Peter Comita
- 1983 – Michael Sembello’s “Maniac” was #1. The song was featured in the 1983 film, Flashdance.
- 1983 – Billy Joel’s “Tell Her About It” was #5, Donna Summer held the #7 spot with “She Works Hard for the Money”, and Bonnie Tyler was #8 with “Total Eclipse of the Heart”
- 1983 – Michael Jackson’s Thriller was on its 20th week at #1
- 1984 – Tina Turner released “Better Be Good To Me”
- 1987 – Randy Travis’s Always and Forever was #1 on the country chart
- 1988 – Phil Collins’s “A Groovy Kind of Love” was #1 in the U.K.
- 1988 – Guns N’ Roses’ “Sweet Child O’ Mine” was the #1 song
https://youtu.be/JcIM_PL8BAA
- 1988 – “Fast Car” by Tracy Chapman was #6 on the countdown
- 1988 – Def Leppard’s Hysteria was the #1 album for the 5th week
- 1991 – Garth Brooks was #1 with Ropin’ the Wind
- 1991 – Brooks & Dunn was #1 with “Brand New Man”
https://youtu.be/Dr_kNLR-loU
- 1992 – George Jones released “I Don’t Need Your Rockin’ Chair”
- 1994 – Boyz II Men was #1 for the 4th week with “I’ll Make Love To You”
“TV/Radio”
- 1984 – Premiere of Jeopardy! hosted by Alex Trebek
- 1990 – The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air debuted starring Will Smith
- 1993 – The X Files premiered with David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson
- 1995 – Cyndi Lauper was awarded an Emmy for her role on Mad About You
“Other Important Events…”
- 1990 – Ellis Island opened as a museum
- 1997 – Mark McGwire scores 50 home runs in 2 straight years
- 2000 – Cats closed on Broadway