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TODAY

DYR Today, September 15

by Kelsey Cassetta

Published September 15, 2016

Tommy Lee

“Born Today”

  • Chelsea Kane (27)
  • Jenna Marbles (29)
  • Heidi Montag (29)
  • Prince Harry (31)
  • Ben Schwartz (34)
  • Dave Annable (36)
  • Sophie Dahl (38)
  • Tom Hardy (38)
  • Queen Letizia of Spain (43)
  • Josh Charles (44)
  • Dina Lohan (53)
  • Dan Marino (54)
  • Lisa Vanderpump (55)
  • Tommy Lee Jones (69)
  • Oliver Stone (69)
  • Jessye Norman (70)

“Died Today”

  • Sara Haden (Born: November 17, 1899 / Died: September 15, 1981)
  • Johnny Ramone (Born: October 8, 1943 / Died: September 15, 2004)
  • Richard Wright from Pink Floyd (Born: July 28, 1943 / Died: September 15, 2008)

“Movies”

  • 1966 – Chelsea Girls
  • 1972 – The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
  • 1976 – In the Realm of the Senses
  • 1978 – Up in Smoke
  • 1987 – King Lear
  • 1993 – Household Saints
  • 1995 – Angus
  • 1995 – Hackers
  • 1995 – The Stars Fell on Henrietta

“Music”

  • 1956 – Elvis Presley’s “Hound Dog” / “Don’t Be Cruel” was the #1 song on the R&B chart
  • 1960 – Johnny Cash Sings Hank Williams was released
  • 1962 – Nat King Cole’s “Ramblin Rose” was #1 on the Easy Listening chart
  • 1962 – Booker T and the MGs’ had the #1 song on the R&B chart with “Green Onions”
  • 1962 – The Four Seasons’ “Sherry” moved from #11 to #1
  • 1964 – During a concert in Cleveland, Ohio, The Beatles were directed off the stage in order to calm down the audience
  • 1966 – “All or Nothing” by Small Faces was the #1 song in the U.K.
  • 1969 – The 5th Dimension released “Wedding Bell Blues”
  • 1973 – Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On” was the #1 song for the fifth week on the R&B chart
  • 1973 – Helen Reddy’s “Delta Dawn” was #1
  • 1975 – Following the hit “Love Will Keep Us Together” The Captain and Tenille re-released their song “The Way I Want to Touch You”

  • 1975 – John Denver released “Windsong”
  • 1975 – Glen Campbell’s “Rhinestone Cowboy” was the #1 song on the Country chart
  • 1978 – Bob Dylan began touring North America
  • 1979 – Led Zeppelin’s In Through the Out Door was the #1 album
  • 1979 – The Knack’s “My Sharona” was the #1 song
  • 1980 – Pat Benatar released “Hit Me With Your Best Shot”

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  1. DYR Today, September 8
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  • 1983 – Huey Lewis & the News released Sports
  • 1984 – Tina Turner’s “What’s Love Got To Do With It” was the #1 song for the third week

  • 1984 – Prince’s Purple Rain was the #1 album
  • 1987 – Glass Tiger released “Someday”
  • 1990 – Originally released in 1973, Steve Miller Band’s “The Joker” resurfaced as the #1 song in the U.K. due to a Levi’s commercial

  • 1990 – George Michael’s Listen Without Prejudice was the #1 album in the U.K.
  • 1990 – Alias’ “More Than Words Can Say” moved from #84 to #61
  • 1990 – Wilson Phillips’ “Release Me” was the #1 song on the Adult Contemporary chart

“TV/Radio”

  • 1949 – The Lone Ranger aired on ABC

  • 1965 – Frankie Avalon was on The Patty Duke Show
  • 1968 – A Happening in Central Park aired on CBS starring Barbra Streisand

“Other Important Events…”

  • 1998 – Google.com became a domain name
  • 2013 – Japan shut off their last nuclear reactor
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