“Born Today”
- Phillip Phillips (25)
- The Dream (38)
- Jon Bernthal (39)
- Asia Argento (40)
- Moon Bloodgood (40)
- Michelle Visage (47)
- Kristen Johnston (48)
- Gunnar and Matthew Nelson (48)
- Nuno Bettencourt (49)
- Maggie Cheung (51)
- Deborah Roberts (55)
- Alannah Currie (58)
- Gary Cole (59)
- Debbie Morgan (59)
- George RR Martin (67)
- Sophia Loren (81)
“Died Today”
- Jacob Grimm (Born: January 4, 1785 / Died: September 20, 1863)
- Fiorello Laguardia (Born: December 11, 1882 / Died: September 20, 1947)
- Ben Webster (Born: March 27, 1909 / Died: September 20, 1973)
- Jim Croce (Born: January 10, 1943 / Died: September 20, 1973) Featured Above
“Movies”
- 1965 – How to Murder Your Wife
- 1974 – Nightmare Honeymoon
- 1986 – Down by Law
- 1991 – The Fisher King
- 1991 – The Indian Runner
- 1991 – Rambling Rose
- 1996 – The First Wives Club
- 1996 – Last Man Standing
“Music”
- 1956 – Johnny Cash performed at the Memorial Coliseum in Corpus Christi, Texas
- 1957 – Buddy Holly released “Peggy Sue”
- 1964 – The Beatles performed a concert in NYC for United Cerebral Palsy
1969 – Aretha Franklin’s “Share Your Love With Me” was the #1 song on the R&B chart- 1969 – The soundtrack to Hair was #4 on the chart while Blind Faith held the #1 spot with their self-titled album
- 1969 – Elvis Presley’s “Suspicious Minds” moved from #77 to #36
- 1971 – Peter Frampton began his solo career
- 1971 – Lynn Anderson’s You’re My Man was the #1 album on the Country chart
- 1975 – Janice Ian’s Between the Lines was the #1 album
- 1975 – Tavares had the #1 song on the R&B chart with “It Only Takes a Minute”
- 1975 – John Denver’s “I’m Sorry” was the #1 song on the Easy Listening chart
- 1975 – Elton John and Neil Sedaka’s collaboration “Bad Blood” was #32
- 1977 – Linda Ronstadt released “It’s So Easy”
- 1980 – Kate Bush had the #1 album in the U.K. with Never for Ever
- 1980 – Queen’s The Game was the #1 album in the U.S.
- 1980 – Dionne Warwick’s “No Night So Long” was the #1 song on the Adult Contemporary chart
- 1982 – Jerry Reed’s “She Got the Goldmine (I Got the Shaft)” was the #1 song on the Country chart
- 1985 – Simple Minds released “Alive and Kicking”
- 1986 – “The Rain” by Oran Juice Jones was the #1 song on the R&B chart
- 1986 – The Soundtrack to Top Gun was the #1 album
- 1986 – “Stuck with You” by Huey Lewis and the News was the #1 song on the Adult Contemporary chart
- 1991 – Tom Cochrane released “Life is a Highway”
- 1997 – Elton John’s “Something About the Way You Look Tonight” was the #1 song in the U.K.
- 1998 – Alan Jackson’s High Mileage was the #1 album on the Country chart
“TV/Radio”
- 1975 – Howard Cosell’s Saturday Night Live hosted The Bay City Rollers
- 1976 – The Captain and Tenille TV show aired on ABC
- 1984 – The Cosby Show premiered on NBC
“Other Important Events…”
- 2001 – President George W. Bush gave an address declaring “war on terror”
- 2011 – The United States ended the “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” policy