“Born Today”
- Nick Jonas (23)
- Marlon Teixeira (24)
- Teddy Geiger (27)
- Travis Wall (28)
- Ian Harding (29)
- Kyla Pratt (29)
- Max Minghella (30)
- Madeline Zima (30)
- Sabrina Bryan (31)
- Katie Melua (31)
- Alexis Bledel (34)
- Fan Bingbing (34)
- Flo Rida (36)
- Amy Poehler (44)
- Tamron Hall (45)
- Marc Anthony (47)
- Rossy de Palma (51)
- Molly Shannon (51)
- Richard Marx (52)
- Orel Hershiser (57)
- Jennifer Tilly (57)
- David Copperfield (59)
- Christopher Rich (62)
- Mickey Rourke (63)
- Ed Begley Jr. (66)
- George Chakiris (81)
“Died Today”
- Maria Callas (Born: December 2,1923 / Died: September 16, 1977)
- Jack Dodson (Born: May 16, 1931 / Died: September 16, 1994)
- Mary Travers (Born: November 9, 1936 / Died: September 16, 2009)
- John Ingle (Born: May 7, 1928 / Died: September 16, 2012)
“Movies”
- 1966 – Fahrenheit 451
- 1983 – Revenge of the Ninja
- 1983 – Strange Invaders
- 1983 – Vigilante
- 1988 – Messenger of Death
- 1988 – Tougher than Leather
- 1994 – Blue Sky
- 1994 – Timecop
“Music”
- 1956 – Anne Shelton’s “Lay Down Your Arms” was the #1 song in the U.K.
- 1960 – Johnny Burnette recorded “You’re Sixteen”
- 1963 – “She Loves You” was released by The Beatles
- 1967 – The Beatles recorded a third recording for “Your Mother Should Know”
- 1967 – “How Can I Be Sure” by the Young Rascals moved from #80 to #43
- 1969 – Johnny Cash’s “A Boy Named Sue” was the #1 song on the Country chart
- 1970 – Jimi Hendrix gave his last performance in London
- 1970 – Led Zeppelin took The Beatles’ place as Best Group in the Melody Maker Readers’ Poll
- 1971 – Led Zeppelin performed in Hawai’i
- 1972 – The Eagles performed in Tampa, Florida
- 1972 – Rod Stewart’s Never A Dull Moment was the #1 album in the U.K.
- 1972 – “Baby Don’t Get Hooked On Me” by Mac Davis was #1 on the Easy Listening chart
- 1972 – Three Dog Night moved from #9 to #1 with “Black and White”
- 1973 – Charlie Rich released “The Most Beautiful Girl”
- 1974 – John Denver had the #1 Country album with Back Home Again
- 1977 – The Rolling Stones released Love You Live
- 1978 – Blondie performed in London
- 1979 – Boston had the #1 album with Don’t Look Back
- 1979 – The Sugarhill Gang released “Rapper’s Delight”
- 1989 – Gloria Estefan’s “Don’t Wanna Lose You” was the #1 song
- 1989 – The Bee Gees’ “One” was the #1 song on the Adult Contemporary chart
- 1991 – Willie Nelson married Ann-Marie D’Angelo
- 1992 – Barbra Streisand performed at a Democratic Party fundraiser in Hollywood
- 1996 – Sheryl Crow released “If It Makes You Happy”
- 1997 – Usher released My Way
- 1998 – Mott the Hoople reunited and performed in London
“TV/Radio”
- 1964 – The series Shindig! debuted on ABC with Bobby Sherman, Sam Cooke, the Everly Brothers, and the Righteous Brothers as guests
- 1965 – The Dean Martin Show premiered on ABC
- 1969 – The Debbie Reynolds Show premiered on CBS
- 1984 – Miami Vice aired for the first time on NBC
- 1993 – Frasier premiered on NBC
“Other Important Events…”
- 1974 – President Gerald Ford announced amnesty for Vietnam War deserters
- 1997 – Apple named Steve Jobs a temporary CEO