“Born Today”
- Alfie Allen (29)
- Emmy Rossum (29)
- Kroy Biermann (30)
- Jennifer Hudson (34)
- Yao Ming (35)
- Benjamin McKenzie (37)
- Ruben Studdard (37)
- Elisabetta Canalis (37)
- 2 Chainz (38)
- Bizzy Bone (39)
- Jennifer Nettles (41)
- Josh Hopkins (45)
- James Frey (46)
- Paul F. Tompkins (47)
- Louis C.K. (48)
- Ben Folds (49)
- Amy Yasbeck (53)
- Hans Zimmer (58)
- Rachel Ward (58)
- Joe Pantoliano (64)
- Linda Gray (75)
- Sir Ian Holm (84)
“Died Today”
- Anthony Perkins (Born: April 4, 1932 / Died: September 12, 1992)
- Ruth Wilson (Born: August 2, 1905 / Died September 12, 1992)
- Johnny Cash (Born: February 26,1932 / Died: September 12, 2003)
“Movies”
- 1970 – Five Easy Pieces
- 1970 – Tora! Tora! Tora!
- 1980 – He Knows You’re Alone
- 1986 – ‘night, Mother
- 1988 – Miles from Home
- 1990 – Postcards from the Edge
- 1997 – The Game
“Music”
- 1953 – Luigi Vena sang “Ave Maria” at Senator John F. Kennedy’s wedding
- 1954 – Frank Sinatra’s “Three Coins in the Fountain” was #1
- 1960 – Elvis Presley’s “It’s Now or Never” remained at #1
- 1963 – The Beatles’ “She Loves You” reached #1
- 1964 – The Animals were #1 for the second week with “House of the Rising Sun”
- 1966 – The Beatles’ “Yellow Submarine” received a certified Gold
- 1970 – Creedence Clearwater Revival’s Cosmo’s Factory was the #1 album in the U.K.
- 1970 – Ronnie Milsap’s “Loving You is a Natural Thing” debuted on the charts
- 1970 – Smokey Robinson and The Miracles were #1 in the U.K. with “Tears of a Clown”
- 1970 – #1 on Easy Listening was Anne Murray’s “Snowbird”
- 1970 – The Woody Guthrie Memorial Concert took place in L.A. with performances by Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Pete Seeger, and Arlo Guthrie
- 1975 – Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here released in the U.K.
- 1977 – B.T. Express performed for President Jimmy Carter at the White House
- 1977 – Paul and Linda McCartneys’ son, James Louis, was born in London
- 1981 – Diana Ross and Lionel Richie’s “Endless Love” was #1 for the fourth week on the R&B chart
- 1981 – Journey’s Escape was #1 on the album chart
- 1987 – Michael Jackson’s Bad World Tour began in Tokyo, Japan
- 1989 – Aerosmith released their album Pump
- 1989 – Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville released a cover of “Don’t Know Much”
- 1990 – Fleetwood Mac’s Stevie Nicks and Christine McVie announced they were leaving the band
- 1992 – Peter Cetera’s “Restless Heart” was #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart
- 1992 – Boyz II Men were #1 for the fourth week with “End of the Road”
- 1995 – Michael Hutchence of INXS plead guilty to punching a photographer
- 1998 – The Grand Ole Opry hosted Vince Gill for the 100th time
- 1999 – The Vengaboys were #1 in the U.K. with “We’re Going to Ibiza!”
“TV/Radio”
- 1959 – Bonanza aired on NBC
- 1966 – The first episode of The Monkees aired on NBC
- 1966 – The Roger Miller Show premiered on ABC
- 1970 – The cartoon Josie and the Pussycats aired
“Other Important Events…”
- 1953 – John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Bouvier were married in Newport, Rhode Island
- 1956 – Black students entered the elementary school in Clay, Kentucky under the protection of the National Guard. The students were barred from the school five days later
- 1992 – Astronaut Mae Jemison was the first black woman to enter space