DYR Today, September 18

“Born Today”

• Patrick Schwarzenegger (22)
• Jinkx Monsoon (28)
• Angela Simmons (28)
• Keeley Hazell (29)
• Danielle Jonas (29)
• Alison Lohman (36)
• Barrett Foa (38)
• Sara Haines (38)
• Jason Sudeikis (40)
• Xzibit (41)
• Towanda Braxton (42)
• James Marsden (42)
• Lance Armstrong (44)
• Jada Pinkett Smith (44)
• Aisha Tyler (45)
• Tara Fitzgerald (48)
• Ricky Bell (48)
• Holly Robinson Peete (51)
• Lori and George Schappell (54)
• Jeana Keough (60)
• Ben Carson (64)
• Anna Deavere Smith (65)
• Satan’s Angel (71)
• Frankie Avalon (75)
• Fred Willard (76)
• Robert Blake (82)
• June Foray (98)
• James Gandolfini (RIP)

“Died Today”

• Jimi Hendrix (Born: November 27, 1942 / September 18, 1970)
• Pamela Brown (Born: July 8, 1917 / Died: September 18, 1975)
• Steve Sabol (Born: October 2, 1942 / September 18, 2012)

“Movies”

• 1967 – The Tiger Makes Out
• 1968 – Funny Girl
• 1968 – Pretty Poison
• 1975 – Give ‘Em Hell, Harry!
• 1981 – Continental Divide
• 1981 – Mommie Dearest
• 1981 – Raggedy Man
• 1987 – Amazon Women on the Moon
• 1987 – Fatal Attraction
• 1987 – Hellraiser
• 1987 – Maurice
• 1987 – The Principal
• 1987 – Orphans
• 1991 – Mississippi Masala
• 1991 – Paradise
• 1992 – Captain Ron
• 1992 – Peter’s Friends
• 1992 – School Ties
• 1992 – Singles
• 1998 – Rush Hour
• 1998 – One True Thing

“Music”

• 1964 – The Beatles performed in Texas
• 1965 – James Brown’s “Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag (Part 1)” was the #1 song on the R&B chart
• 1965 – “You Were On My Mind” by We Five remained at #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart
• 1965 – The Beatles’ “Help!” was the #1 song for the 3rd week

• 1966 – The Doors and The Seeds performed in Hollywood
• 1967 – The Beach Boy released Smiley Smile
• 1967 – The Doors released “People Are Strange”

• 1971 – Pink Floyd performed at the Classic Music Festival in Switzerland. They were the first rock band to do so.
• 1971 – The Who’s Who’s Next was the #1 album in the U.K.
• 1971 – “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down” by Joan Baez spent its 3rd week as the #1 song on the Easy Listening chart
• 1971 – Carole King’s Tapestry remained the #1 album for the 14th week
• 1976 – Olivia Newton-John’s “Don’t Stop Believin’” was the #1 song on the Easy Listening chart
• 1976 – On the R&B chart, K.C. and the Sunshine Band had the #1 with “(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty”

• 1976 – The Spinners’ “Rubberband Man” went from #84 to #62
• 1976 – Wild Cherry’s “Play That Funky Music” was the #1 song
• 1979 – The Eagles released “Heartache Tonight”
• 1980 – Johnny Lee’s “Lookin’ For Love” was the #1 song on the Country chart. The song was feature in Urban Cowboy

• 1982 – Survivor’s “Eye of the Tiger” was the #1 song in the U.K.

• 1989 – Bob Dylan released Oh Mercy
• 1993 – Meatloaf’s Bat Out of Hell II was the #1 album in the U.K.
• 1993 – The #1 song on the R&B chart was “Right Here/Human Nature” by SWV
• 1993 – Garth Brooks’s In Pieces was the #1 album
• 1997 – The Rolling Stones performed in Chicago

“TV/Radio”

• 1957 – CBS premiered The Big Record
• 1957 – Wagon Train premiered on NBC
• 1960 – The Tab Hunter Show aired on NBC
• 1963 – ABC premiered The Patty Duke Show
• 1964 – The Addams Family premiered on ABC

• 1965 – I Dream of Jeannie premiered as well as Get Smart

• 1971 – Getting Together aired on ABC starring Bobby Sherman
• 1983 – MTV featured a special with KISS, where the band gave their first performance without their signature makeup

“Other Important Events…”

• 1995 – STS-69 Space Shuttle Endeavor landed at the Kennedy Space Center