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TODAY

DYR Today, September 19

by Kelsey Cassetta

Published September 19, 2016

Adam West

“Born Today”

  • Pia Mia (19)
  • Katrina Bowden (27)
  • Danielle Panabaker (28)
  • Lydia Hearst-Shaw (31)
  • Eva Marie (31)
  • Kevin Zegers (31)
  • Tegan and Sara Quin (35)
  • Noémie Lenoir (36)
  • Ramin Karimloo (37)
  • Carter Oosterhouse (39)
  • Alison Sweeney (39)
  • Jimmy Fallon (41)
  • Victoria Silvstedt (41)
  • Stephanie J Block (43)
  • Sanaa Lathan (44)
  • Soledad O’Brien (49)
  • Kim Richards (51)
  • Trisha Yearwood (51)
  • Jarvis Cocker (52)
  • Cheri Oteri (53)
  • Mario Batali (55)
  • Lita Ford (57)
  • Rex Smith (60)
  • Nile Rodgers (63)
  • Joan Lunden (65)
  • Twiggy (66)
  • Sally Potter (66)
  • Jeremy Irons (67)
  • Freda Payne (73)
  • Paul Hamilton Williams (76)
  • David McCallum (82)
  • Adam West (87)
  • Rosemary Harris (88)
  • James Lipton (89)

“Died Today”

  • Eve March (Born: September 27, 1910 / Died: September 19, 1974)
  • Orville Redenbacher (Born: July 16, 1907 / Died: September 19, 1995)
  • Skeeter Davis (Born: December 30, 1931 / Died: September 19, 2004)

“Movies”

  • 1968 – Hot Millions
  • 1980 – The Exterminator
  • 1980 – Melvin and Howard
  • 1984 – Amadeus
  • 1986 – The Men’s Club
  • 1990 – Goodfellas
  • 1997 – L.A. Confidential
  • 1997 – In & Out
  • 1997 – Wishmaster

“Music”

  • 1960 – Brook Benton’s “Kiddio” was the #1 song on the R&B chart
  • 1960 – Chubby Checker’s “The Twist” was the #1 song

  • 1964 – Dean Martin’s “Everybody Loves Somebody” was the #1 song for the 8th week on the Easy Listening chart
  • 1964 – The Animals still had the #1 song with “House of the Rising Sun”
  • 1968 – “Born to be Wild” by Steppenwolf became Gold

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  • 1969 – Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Bad Moon Rising was the #1 song in the U.K. The band also released “Fortunate Son/Down on the Corner”
  • 1970 – Anne Murray’s “Snowbird” was #1 on the Easy Listening chart
  • 1970 – “Fire and Rain” by James Taylor reached #50 on the chart
  • 1970 – “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” became Diana Ross’s first #1 as a solo artist

  • 1970 – Creedence Clearwater Revival’s Cosmo’s Factory spent its 5th week as the #1 album
  • 1974 – Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band welcomed a new drummer, Max Weinberg
  • 1974 – The first album from Bad Company reached Gold
  • 1974 – Eric Clapton’s “I Shot the Sheriff” reached Gold
  • 1975 – Queen signed John Reid as manager
  • 1977 – The Bee Gees released “How Deep Is Your Love”

  • 1978 – Linda Ronstadt released Living in the U.S.A.
  • 1981 – The Rolling Stones had the #1 album with Tattoo You
  • 1981 – “Endless Love” by Diana Ross and Lionel Richie remained the #1 song on the Adult Contemporary chart
  • 1981 – Dan Fogelberg’s “Hard to Say” went from #45 to #29
  • 1983 – Billy Joel released “Uptown Girl”
  • 1987 – Michael Jackson’s “I Just Can’t Stop Loving You” was the #1 song on the R&B chart
  • 1987 – The Dirty Dancing Soundtrack was the #1 album
  • 1987 – Whitney Houston’s “Didn’t We Almost Have It All” reached #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart

  • 1988 – Bon Jovi released New Jersey
  • 1989 – Janet Jackson released Rhythm Nation 1814
  • 1992 – Don Henley and Patty Smyth’s collaboration “Sometimes Love Just Ain’t Enough” reached #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart

  • 1992 – Boyz II Men’s “End of the Road” spent its 6th week at #1
  • 1998 – The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill was the #1 album

“TV/Radio”

  • 1955 – NBC aired the play Our Town and Frank Sinatra performed “Love and Marriage”
  • 1963 – The Jimmy Dean Show aired on ABC
  • 1970 – The Mary Tyler Moore Show premiered on CBS

  • 1971 – NBC aired Goin’ Back to Indiana which featured The Jackson 5
  • 1981 – HBO aired Simon & Garfunkel’s The Concert in Central Park in front of 750,000 fans
  • 1989 – Doogie Howser, M.D. premiered on ABC
  • 1994 – ER premiered on NBC

“Other Important Events…”

  • 1947 – Jackie Robinson was named Rookie of the Year

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