“Born Today”
- Skyler Astin (28)
- Trinidad Jame$ (28)
- Anneliese van der Pol (31)
- Natalie Horler of Cascada (34)
- Erik-Michael Estrada (36)
- Anthony Mackie (37)
- Liberty Ross (37)
- Kip Pardue (40)
- Layzie Bone (41)
- Sarah Bettens (43)
- Jermaine Dupri (43)
- Ani DiFranco (45)
- LisaRaye (49)
- Chi McBride (54)
- Jason Alexander (56)
- Rosalind Chao (58)
- George C. Wolfe (61)
- Bruce Springsteen (66)
- Mary Kay Place (68)
- Paul Petersen (70)
- Julio Iglesias (72)
- Tom Lester (77)
- Ray Charles (RIP)
- Mickey Rooney (RIP)
“Died Today”
- Sigmund Freud (Born: May 6, 1856 / Died: September 23, 1939)
- Pablo Neruda (Born: July 12, 1904 / Died: September 23, 1973)
- Bob Fosse (Born: June 23, 1927 / Died: September 23, 1987)
“Movies”
- 1968 – Charly
- 1969 – Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (Featured Above)
- 1981 – Only When I Laugh
- 1981 – Rich and Famous
- 1983 – Eddie and the Cruisers
- 1983 – Pieces
- 1988 – Daffy Duck’s Quackbusters
- 1988 – Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey
- 1988 – Kansas
- 1988 – Patty Hearst
- 1992 – Mr. Saturday Night
- 1994 – Terminal Velocity
- 1994 – The Shawshank Redemption
“Music”
- 1957 – Paul Anka’s “Diana” was the #1 song on the R&B chart
- 1961 – Stevie Wonder auditioned for Motown Records
- 1961 – The Shadows had the #1 album in the U.K.
- 1965 – “Make It Easy On Yourself” by The Walker Brothers was the #1 song in the U.K.
- 1968 – Steppenwolf released “Magic Carpet Ride”
- 1972 – Helen Reddy’s “I Am Woman” moved from #87 to #65
- 1972 – Mac Davis’s “Baby Don’t Get Hooked On Me” was #1
- 1972 – Main Ingredient’s “Everybody Plays the Fool” was #7 on the chart
- 1974 – John Lennon released “Whatever Gets You Through the Night”
- 1977 – Steely Dan released Aja1978 – Chris Rea’s “Fool (If You Think It’s Over)” spent its 3rd week at #1 on the Easy Listening chart
- 1978 – Donna Summer’s version of “MacArthur Park” moved from #75 to #50
- 1978 – A Taste of Honey’s “Boogie Oogie Oogie” remained at #1
- 1978 – Grease was the #1 album
- 1980 – Barbara Streisand released Guilty
- 1980 – Bob Marley gave his last performance at the The Stanley Theatre
- 1986 – Billy Idol released “To Be A Lover”
- 1986 – We Two Are One by the Eurythmics was the #1 album in the U.K.
- 1989 – Milli Vanilli’s “Girl I’m Gonna Miss You” was the #1 song
- 1989 – The Bee Gee’s “One” was the #1 song on the Adult Contemporary chart
- 1995 – Michael Jackson’s “You Are Not Alone” spent its 4th week at #1 on the R&B chart
- 1995 – Coolio’s “Gangsta’s Paradise” spent its 3rd week at #1
- 1997 – The Rolling Stones kicked off their American tour in Chicago
“TV/Radio”
- 1962 – The Jetsons aired as ABC’s first color TV series
- 1978 – Fantasy Island on ABC featured an appearance of Sonny Bono
“Other Important Events…”
- 1952 – Richard Nixon gave his Checkers speech, broadcasted to the American people