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"BORN TODAY" David “Punk” Otunga (1980) Kevin Alejandro (1976) Tiki Barber (1975) John Cooper (1975) Guillaume Depardieu (1971) - (RIP 2008) Hugh Edward Ralph O'Connor (1962) - (RIP 1995) Bill Bellamy (1965) Dave "Yorkie" Palmer (1965) Mark Kibble (1964) Russell Crowe (1964) Christopher Darden (1956) Alexandra Neil (1955) Jackie Chan (1954) Bruce Gary (1951) - (RIP 2006) John Dittrich (1951) Janis Ian (Janis Eddy Fink) (1951) John Oates (1949) Carol Douglas (1948) Patricia Bennett (1947) Mick Abrahams (1943) Roberta Shore (1943) Edda Barends (1942) Gorden Kaye (1941) - (RIP 2017) Francis Ford Coppola (1939) David Frost (1939) - (RIP 2013) Spencer Dryden (1938) - (RIP 2005) Freddie Hubbard (1938) - (RIP 2008) Charlie Thomas (1937) Yvonne Lime (1935) Bobby Bare (1935) Ian Richardson (1934) - (RIP 2004) Wayne Rogers (1933 ) - (RIP 2015) James Garner (James Scott Bumgarner) (1928) - (RIP 2014) Ravi Shankar (1920) - (RIP 2012) Anthony Caruso (1916) - (RIP 2003) Stanley Adams (1915) - (RIP 1977) R. G. Armstrong (1917) - (RIP 2012) Billie Holiday (1915) - (RIP 1959) Walter Winchell (1897) - (RIP 1972) W.K. Kellogg (1860) - (RIP 1951) Myron Leon "Mike" Wallace (May 9, 1918 – April 7, 2012) Barry Nelson (April 16, 1917 - April 7, 2007) Paul David Graf (April 16, 1950 - 7 April 2001) Beatrice Whitney Straight (August 2, 1914 - April 7, 2001) Max Croiset (August 13, 1912 – April 7, 1993) Maxine Sullivan (May 13, 1911 – April 7, 1987) Brenda Benet (August 14, 1945 - April 7, 1982) Theda Bara (July 29, 1885 - April 7, 1955) Henry Ford (July 30, 1863 – April 7, 1947) Phineas T (P.T.) Barnum (July 5, 1810 – April 7, 1891) 1995 – A Goofy Movie is an animated musical road comedy film, produced by Disney MovieToons, and released in theaters by Walt Disney Pictures. 1995 – An Awfully Big Adventure is a British coming-of-age film directed by Mike Newell. The story focuses on a teenage girl who joins a local repertory theatre troupe in Liverpool. 1995 – Bad Boys is a action-comedy film produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Michael Bay in his directorial debut. 1967 - Sonny & Cher's movie "Good Times" debuted in Chicago, IL. 1970 - 42nd Academy Awards: "Midnight Cowboy", John Wayne & Maggie Smith win 1925 – Eddie Cantor recorded “If You Knew Susie.” 1948 – Musical “South Pacific” by Rogers and Hammerstein made its Broadway debut. 1956 – Paramount Pictures signed Elvis Presley to a three-movie deal. 1956 – Capitol Tower, the home of Capitol Records in Hollywood, CA, was dedicated. It was the first circular office tower designed in America. It is 13 stories tall and 92 feet in diameter. 1960 – The Everly Brothers opened their first British tour in London. 1963 – The Kingsmen recorded their version of the song “Louie Louie.” 1965 – The Beach Boys recorded “California Girls.” The vocals were recorded on June 4. 1968 – Apple Corps Ltd., the Beatles’ record company and management and publishing firm, opened. 1968 – Pink Floyd announced founder Syd Barrett has officially left the group due to his suffering from psychiatric disorders from drug use. 1975 - Beverly Sills made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in Gioacchino Rossini's "Siege of Corinth." 1971 – Rolling Stone Records was formed to promote the hits of The Rolling Stones. 1979 – Rod Stewart married Alana Hamilton in Beverly Hills. She was the ex-wife of actor George Hamilton. 1981 - Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band started their first European tour in Hamburg, Germany. 1985 - Prince ended his 32-city tour in Miami, FL, and said that he was withdrawing from live performances for "an indeterminate number of years." He later returned to live performing. 1985 - Wham! became the first Western act to play in China. 1985 – Gilbert O’Sullivan won a $2 million lawsuit against his former manager for unpaid royalties. 1990 - At Farm Aid IV, Elton John performed "Candle in the Wind" for Ryan White. White, a young boy with AIDS, died later the same day. 1997 - Oasis singer Liam Gallagher and actress Patsy Kensit were married. 1997 - An Amsterdam university began offering a course entitled "Madonna 101." 1931 – First broadcast of “Little Orphan Annie” shown on NBC radio 1956 - "Rock 'n Roll Dance Party" premiered on the CBS Radio Network. 1970 42nd Academy Awards: "Midnight Cowboy", John Wayne & Maggie Smith win 1971 – WCPB TV Channel in Salisbury, MD (PBS) begins broadcasting 1990 – “Sydney” starring Valerie Bertinelli premieres on CBS-TV 1990 – “Normal” life starring Dweezil Zappa premieres on CBS-TV 1934 – Mahatma Gandhi ends his campaign of civil disobedience 1940 – Booker T. Washington is the first black figure to appear on a US stamp PLEASE LET US KNOW IF WE HAVE THE WRONG INFORMATION, SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE UPDATED OR WE NEED TO ADD SOMETHING! WE APPRECIATE YOUR ASSISTING US IN MAKING "DYRT" AS CONCISE AND CORRECT AS POSSIBLE!