TODAY

“Born Today” PewDiePie (27) Shenae Grimes (27) Charlie White (29) Drake (30) Tim Pocock (30) Wayne Rooney (31) Adrienne Bailon (33) VV Brown (33) Tila Tequila (35) Casey Wilson (36) Zac Posen (36) Monica (36) Ben Gillies (37) Amy Allen (40) Korie Robertson (43) Caprice Bourret (45) Raul Esparza (46) Mary Bono (55) B.D. Wong (56) Kevin Kline (69) Murray Abraham (77) Bill Wyman (80) THe Big Bopper (RIP) Bob Kane (RIP) “Died Today” Jackie Robinson (Born: January 31, 1919 / Death: October 24, 1972) Rosa Parks (Born: February 4, 1913 / Died: October 24, 2005) Maureen O’Hara (Born: August 17, 1920 / Died: October 24, 2015) “Movies” 1964 - The Lively Set 1970 - Trog 1975 - The Giant Spider Invasion 1978 - The Wiz 1986 - Trick or Treat 1986 - Soul Man 1995 - Jack-O 1997 - Gattaca “Music” 1964 - Manfred Mann’s “Do Wah Diddy Diddy” remained the #1 song 1966 - Donovan released “Mellow Yellow” https://youtu.be/64mb_hUOb4g 1970 - “We’ve Only Just Begun” by the Carpenters was the #1 Adult Contemporary song 1970 - Tammy Wynette had the #1 Country song with “Run, Woman, Run” 1971 - Don McLean released American Pie 1981 - Kenny Rogers’s “Share Your Love with Me” was the #1 Adult Contemporary song 1987 - “La Bamba” by Los Lobos was the #1 song on the Latin Chart https://youtu.be/z2PjyW6wYIM 1987 - Michael Jackson’s “Bad” was the #1 song 1987 - Eddy Raven’s “Shine, Shine, Shine” was the #1 Country song 1989 - Janet Jackson released “Rhythm Nation” https://youtu.be/OAwaNWGLM0c “Other Important Events…” 1945 - The Charter of the United Nations was put into force