“Born Today”
- Brie Larson (27)
- Jurnee Smollett (30)
- Porcelain Black (31)
- Rupert Friend (35)
- Sarah Drew (36)
- Sherri Saum (42)
- Heather Hunter (47)
- Zach Galifianakis (47)
- Cindy Margolis (51)
- Christopher Titus (52)
- Mark McGwire (53)
- Esai Morales (54)
- Randy Quaid (66)
- Stephen Collins (69)
- Stella Stevens (78)
- Julie Andrews (81) Featured Above
- Jimmy Carter (92)
- Richard Harris (RIP)
“Died Today”
- Al Jackson Jr. (Born: November 27, 1935 / Died: October 1, 1975)
- E. B. White (Born: July 11, 1899 / Died: October 1, 1985)
- Tom Clancy (Born: April 12, 1947 / Died: October 1, 2013)
“Movies”
- 1968 – Night of the Living Dead
- 1970 – Cover Me Babe
- 1970 – The Great White Hope
- 1970 – How Do I Love Thee?
- 1974 – The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
- 1982 – Hey Good Lookin’
- 1982 – My Favorite Year
- 1993 – The Age of Innocence
- 1993 – Cool Runnings
- 1993 – For Love or Money
- 1993 – Malice
- 1993 – M. Butterfly
- 1998 – Antz
- 1998 – A Night at the Roxbury
- 1998 – What Dreams May Come
- 1999 – The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
- 1999 – Mystery, Alaska
- 1999 – The Minus Man
- 1999 – Three Kings
“Music”
- 1962 – The Beach Boys released Surfin’ Safari
- 1962 – Barbra Streisand signed a contract with Columbia Records
- 1965 – The Byrds released “Turn! Turn! Turn!” on this date
- 1966 – The Association’s “Cherish” was still #1 on the Billboard chart
- 1966 – The #1 Adult Contemporary song was “In the Arms of Love” by Andy Williams
- 1974 – Harry Chapin released “Cat’s in the Cradle”
- 1974 – Olivia Newton-John’s If You Love Me, Let Me Know was the #1 country album
- 1977 – The #1 song on the Billboard chart was Meco’s “Star Wars Theme/ Cantina Band”
- 1977 – Barry White’s “It’s Ectsasy When You Lay Down Next To Me” was #1 on the Billboard Soul chart
- 1977 – Carly Simon’s “Nobody Does It Better” remained the #1 Adult Contemporary song
- 1983 – Bonnie Tyler’s “Total Eclipse of the Heart” was #1 on the Billboard chart
- 1983 – The top Adult Contemporary song was “Tell Her About It” by Billy Joel
- 1985 – Ronnie Milsap’s “Lost in the Fifties Tonight” was the #1 song on the Country chart
- 1990 – Wilson Phillips released “Impulsive” on this day
- 1990 – Bette Midler released “From A Distance”
“TV/Radio”
- 1955 – The Honeymooners debuted
- 1962 – The Lucy Show premiered on CBS
- 1962 – First airing of the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson as host
“Other Important Events…”
- 1868 – On this day Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women was published
- 1979 – Pope John Paul II began his first U.S. visit