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"BORN TODAY" Jeremy Davis (32) Brooke Adams (33) Cecily Strong (33) Jim Verraros (34) Pooch Hall (40) Abi Titmuss (41) Seth Green (43) Joshua Morrow (43) Kimbo Slice (43) Big Show (45) Stephanie Courtney (47) Mary McCormack (48) Shiva Rose (48) Trinny Woodall (53) Vince Neil (56) John Grisham (62) Mary Steenburgen (64) Creed Bratton (74) Nick Nolte (76) Ted Koppel (77) John Williams (85) Dan Seals (RIP) James Dean (RIP) Jack Lemmon (RIP) Lana Turner (RIP) Jules Verne (RIP) Gary Coleman (RIP) "DIED TODAY" Del Shannon (Born: December 30, 1934/ Died: February 8, 1990) "MOVIES TODAY" 1952 - Lambert, the Sheepish Lion 1968 - Blackbeard's Ghost 1980 - American Gigolo 1980 - Midnight Madness 1985 - Heaven Help Us (also known as Catholic Boys) 1985 - Mischief 1985 - Witness 1991 - L.A. Story 1990 - The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter 1991 - Sleeping with the Enemy "MUSIC TODAY" 1956 - The Teen Queens' "Eddie, My Love" enters the R&B charts 1956 - Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers' Why Do Fools Fall In Love? enters the R&B charts 1958 - The Diamonds had the best selling record in the United States with their version of "The Stroll". 1960 - Jim Reeves collects a #1 country single in Billboard magazine with "He'll Have To Go" 1960 - Mark Dinning's Teen Angel hits #1 1964 - The Beatles had the #1 song for a second week with "I Want To Hold Your Hand". 1965 - The Supremes released the single "Stop! In the Name of Love". 1967 - Peter & Gordon ("A World Without Love") went their separate ways. 1969 - TCB by Diana Ross & the Supremes with the Temptations moved to #1 on the Album chart 1969 - Three Dog Night first appeared on the radio and on the chart on this date with their first single--"Try A Little Tenderness". 1973 - Carly Simon's You're So Vain is certified gold 1975 - John Denver had the #1 Adult song with "Sweet Surrender". 1975 - The Ohio Players top the Billboard singles chart with "Fire" and the Hot 200 album chart with an LP of the same name. 1986 - Billy Ocean rose to the #1 position in the U.K. with "When the Going Gets Tough (The Tough Get Going)". 1986 - Sade scored a #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart with "The Sweetest Taboo". 1986 - Barbra Streisand owned the top album with The Broadway Album. 1988 - Billy Ocean was on a roll and he released the single "Get Outta' My Dreams, Get Into My Car". 1992 - Jodeci had the new #1 on the R&B chart with "Stay". 1992 - Garth Brooks accomplished the rare feat of returning to #1 for a fourth time with the same album. 1993 - The Metallica single "Sad But True" was released. 1997 - Erykah Badu topped the R&B charts with her single ‘On and On’ on this day. "TV/RADIO TODAY" 1959 - Johnny Cash performs his #1 Billboard Country chart hit, "Don't Take Your Guns To Town" on The Ed Sullivan Show. 1953 - Walt Disney appears as a guest on a one-hour special tribute of Ed Sullivan's hit TV show The Toast of the Town. 1956 - The Disneyland television series airs "Survival in Nature," narrated by Winston Hibler. 1985 - "The Dukes of Hazzard" ended its 6-1/2 year run on CBS television. 1987 - The TV series The Wonderful World of Disney airs "The Liberators." 1993 - Tom Jones guest starred on NBC-TV's "The Fresh Prince of Bel Air." "OTHER IMPORTANT EVENTS..." 1952 - Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the British throne. Her father, George VI, had died on February 6. 1960 - Walt Disney receives two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, one for television and one for movies. 1965 - Julie Andrews receives a Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture Actress - Musical/Comedy for her role in Disney's Mary Poppins. 1971 - Bob Dylan's documentary Eat the Document premiered at the Academy of Music in New York City. Proceeds went towards ending strip mining in Pike County, Kentucky. 1974 - The three-man crew of the Skylab space station returned to Earth after 84 days. 1982 - Cher makes her Broadway debut in Come Back To The Five And Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean. 2001 - Disney's second Anaheim park (and 8th theme park in the world), Disney's California Adventure Park officially opens along with its new Grand Californian hotel.