DYR Today, October 9

“Born Today”

• Bella Hadid (20)
• Jodelle Ferland (21)
• Scotty McCreery (23)
• Tyler James Williams (24)
• Spencer Grammer (33)
• Colin Donnell (34)
• Zachery Ty Bryan (35)
• Chris O’Dowd (37)
• Brandon Routh (37)
• Randy Spelling (38)
• Nicky Byrne (38)
• Sean Lennon (41)
• Steve Burns (43)
• Jason Butler Harner (46)
• Steve McQueen (47)
• PJ Harvey (47)
• Pete Docter (48)
• Guillermo Del Toro (52)
• Scott Bakula (62)
• John O’Hurley (62)
• Tony Shalhoub (63)
• Sharon Osbourne (64)
• Jackson Browne (68)
• Nona Hendryx (72)
• Fyvush Finkel (94)
• John Lennon (RIP)

“Died Today”

• Che Guevara (Born: June 14, 1928 / Died: October 9, 1967)
• Miriam Hopkins (Born: October 18, 1902 / Died: October 9, 1972)

“Movies”

• 1968 – Finian’s Rainbow
• 1971 – The French Connection
• 1974 – Shanks
• 1981 – Full Moon High
• 1981 – Tattoo
• 1987 – Someone to Watch Over Me
• 1987 – Surrender
• 1989 – Drugstore Cowboy
• 1992 – 1492: Conquest of Paradise
• 1992 – A River Runs Through It
• 1992 – Under Siege
• 1998 – Holy Man

“Music”

• 1950 – Hank Snow’s “I’m Moving On” was the #1 Country song
• 1965 – The Beatles’ “Yesterday” was the #1 song
• 1969 – The Carpenters released Ticket to Ride on this date
• 1971 – Rod Stewart’s “Maggie May” was the #1 song on the Hot 100 chart
• 1971 – The Carpenter’s “Superstar” was the #1 Adult Contemporary song

• 1976 – Walter Murphy & the Big Apple Band’s “A Fifth of Beethoven” was the #1 song

• 1976 – John Denver’s “Like A Sad Song” was #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart
• 1982 – John Cougar Mellencamp’s “Jack & Diane” was the #1 song
• 1982 – Juice Newton’s “Break It to Me Gently” was the #1 Adult Contemporary song

• 1982 – Willie Nelson’s Always On My Mind was the #1 Country album
• 1993 – Nirvana’s In Utero was the #1 album
• 1993 – Toni Braxton’s self-titled album was the #1 R&B album
• 1993 – Mariah Carey’s “Dreamlover” was the #1 Pop song

“Other Important Events…”

• 1985 – Strawberry Fields was dedicated to John Lennon