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TODAY

DYR Today, October 5

by Kelsey Cassetta

Published October 5, 2016

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“Born Today”

  • Betty Who (25)
  • Nicola Roberts (31)
  • Jesse Eisenberg (33)
  • Nicky Hilton (33)
  • Noot Seear (33)
  • Paul Thomas (36)
  • James Valentine (38)
  • Parminder Nagra (41)
  • Kate Winslet (41)
  • Scott Weinger (41)
  • Heather Headley (42)
  • Colin Meloy (42)
  • Grant Hill (44)
  • Thomas Roberts (44)
  • Josie Bissett (46)
  • Guy Pearce (49)
  • Mario Lemieux (51)
  • Daniel Baldwin (56)
  • Neil deGrasse Tyson (58)
  • Clive Barker (64)
  • Karen Allen (65)
  • Bob Geldof (65)
  • Brian Johnson (69)
  • Steve Miller (73)
  • Glynis Johns (93)
  • Bernie Mac (RIP)
  • Larry Fine (RIP)

“Died Today”

  • Rodney Dangerfield (Born: November 22, 1921 / Died: October 5, 2004)
  • Steve Jobs (Born: February 24, 1955 / Died: October 5, 2011)
  • Fred Shuttlesworth (Born: March 18, 1922 / Died: October 5, 2011)

“Movies”

  • 1956 – The Ten Commandments
  • 1966 – Seconds
  • 1978 – The Boys from Brazil
  • 1984 – Teachers
  • 1989 – The Punisher
  • 1990 – Avalon
  • 1990 – Desperate Hours
  • 1990 – Henry & June
  • 1990 – Marked for Death
  • 1990 – Miller’s Crossing
  • 1990 – Shakma

“Music”

  • 1962 – The Beatles released “Love Me Do” in the U.K.
  • 1963 – Bobby Vinton’s “Blue Velvet” remained the #1 song
  • 1968 – Sergio Mendes & Brasil ‘66 had the #1 Adult Contemporary song with “Fool on the Hill”
  • 1968 – The #1 song on the Billboard chart was “Hey Jude”
  • 1970 – Led Zeppelin released Led Zeppelin III
  • 1973 – Elton John released Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
  • 1974 – Olivia Newton-John’s “I Honestly Love You” was the #1 song
  • 1974 – America’s “Tin Man” was the #1 Adult Contemporary song
  • 1980 – Queen released “Crazy Little Thing Called Love”

  • 1991 – P.M. Dawn released “Set Adrift On Memory Bliss”
  • 1991 – Marky Mark’s “Good Vibrations” was the #1 song
  • 1991 – Vanessa Williams’s “Running Back to You” was the #1 R&B song

Related:

  1. DYR Today, October 9
  2. DYR Today, October 10
  • 1996 – Rush’s “Test for Echo” was the #1 song on the Rock chart
  • 1996 – Aaliyah had the #1 on the R&B chart with “If Your Girl Only Knew”

“TV/Radio”

  • 1969 – Monty Pyhton’s Flying Circus premiered on BBC

“Other Important Events…”

  • 1947 – The first televised presidential address from the White House was given by Harry S. Truman
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