“Born Today”
- Billy Bob Thornton (60)
- Jessica Sanchez (20)
- Cole Sprouse (23)
- Dylan Sprouse (23)
- River Viiperi (24)
- Tom Parker (27)
- Crystal Bowersox (30)
- Greta Gerwig (32)
- Marques Houston (34)
- Kym Johnson (39)
- Jeff Gordon (44)
- John August (45)
- Daniel Dae Kim (47)
- Crystal Chappell (50)
- Marcus Schenkenberg (47)
- James Tupper (50)
- Anna Sui (51)
- Roger Clemens (53)
- President Barack Obama (54)
- Michael Gelman (54)
- Lauren Tom (54)
- Richard Belzer (71)
- Louis Armstrong (RIP)
- Louis Vuitton (RIP)
- Elizabeth the Queen Mother (RIP)
“Died Today”
- Victor Mature (Born: January 29, 1913 / Died: August 4, 1999)
- Hans Christian Andersen (Born: April 2, 1805 / Died: August 4, 1875)
“Movies”
Click on the movie title to watch it’s trailer.
- 1989 – Lock Up
- 1995 – Babe
- 1995 – Something to Talk About
- 1995 – Virtuosity
- 1999 – Dick
- 2000 – Coyote Ugly
- 2000 – Hollow Man
- 2000 – Saving Grace
- 2000 – Space Cowboys
“Music”
- 1956 – Elvis Presley’s song “Hound Dog” were released.
- 1958 – Billboard Magazine introduced its “Hot 100” chart, which was part popularity and a barometer of the movement of potential hits. The first number one song was Ricky Nelson’s “Poor Little Fool.”
- 1962 – Bobby Vinton made it four weeks in a row at #1 with “Roses Are Red”.
- 1964 – The Kinks single “You Really Got Me” was released in the U.K.
- 1964 – The Animals released ‘The House Of The Rising Sun”.
- 1966 – The Temptations’ “Beauty Is Only Skin Deep” was released.
- 1966 – The Troggs were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘With A Girl Like You’,
- 1973 – Chicago VI remained at #1 on the Album chart.
- 1974 – Paul Simon’s “Love Me Like A Rock” was released.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3BJl5Zy7HQ
- 1980 – John Lennon and Yoko Ono began recording their album “Double Fantasy.”
- 1984 – Prince started a 24 week run at the top of the US album charts with ‘Purple Rain’.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8BMm6Jn6oU
- 1987 – The soundtrack “Dirty Dancing” was released.
- 1990 – Mariah Carey’s started a four week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Vision Of Love’.
“TV/Radio”
- 1921 – The first radio broadcast of a tennis match occurred.
- 1957 – The Everly Brothers made their second appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show and introduced their upcoming single, “Wake Up Little Susie” and the song “Bye Bye Love.”
- 1966 – A ban of the broadcast of any and all Beatles records on most U.S. radio stations went into effect.
“Other Important Events…”
- 1934 – Mel Ott became the first major league baseball player to score six runs in a single game.
- 1985 – Tom Seaver of the Chicago White Sox achieved his 300th victory.
- 1985 – Rod Carew of the California angels got his 3,000th major league hit.
- 1987 – A new 22-cent U.S. stamp honoring noted author William Faulkner, went on sale in Oxford, MS.
