DYR Today, October 11

“Born Today”

• Michelle Trachtenberg (31)
• Gabe Saporta (37)
• Trevor Donovan (38)
• Matt Bomer (39)
• Emily Deschanel (40)
• Jay McCarroll (42)
• MC Lyte (46)
• Constance Zimmer (46)
• Stephen Moyer (47)
• Jane Krakowski (48)
• Artie Lange (49)
• Luke Perry (50)
• Sean Patrick Flanery (51)
• Lenny James (51)
• Joan Cusack (54)
• Dawn French (59)
• Stephen Spinella (60)
• David Morse (63)
• Daryl Hall (70) Featured Above
• Amitabh Bachchan (74)
• Eleanor Roosevelt (RIP)

“Died Today”

• Bonita Granville (Born: February 2, 1923 / Died: October 11, 1988)
• Redd Foxx (Born: December 9, 1922 / Died: October 11, 1991)
• Richard Denning (Born: March 27, 1914 / Died October 11, 1998)

“Movies”

• 1964 – The System
• 1965 – The Bedford Incident
• 1966 – Mister Buddwing
• 1975 – Let’s Do It Again
• 1981 – My Dinner with Andre
• 1985 – Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
• 1985 – Silver Bullet
• 1987 – House of Games
• 1991 – City of Hope
• 1991 – Ernest Scared Stupid
• 1991 – Frankie and Johnny
• 1991 – Shattered
• 1991 – Stepping Out
• 1996 – The Ghost and the Darkness
• 1996 – The Long Kiss Goodnight
• 1996 – The Chamber
• 1996 – Michael Collins

“Music”

• 1957 – Johnny Cash released With His Hot and Blue Guitar
• 1969 – “Sugar, Sugar” was the #1 song and Oliver’s “Jean” was the #1 Adult Contemporary
• 1975 – Art Garfunkel’s “I Only Have Eyes For You” was the #1 Adult Contemporary
• 1975 – Natalie Cole’s “This Will Be” was the #1 R&B song

• 1977 – Kansas released Point of Know Return
• 1980 – Queen’s “Another One Bites the Dust” was still #1
• 1980 – Barbra Streisand’s “Woman In Love” was the #1 Adult Contemporary song
• 1983 – Lionel Richie released Can’t Slow Down
• 1986 – The Top Gun soundtrack was the #1 album
• 1986 – The top Country song was Eddie Rabbitt’s “Both to Each Other”

• 1986 – Janet Jackson’s “When I Think of You” was the #1 song

“TV/Radio”

• 1975 – SNL premiered on NBC hosted by George Carlin

“Other Important Events…”

• 1984 – Dr. Kathryn D. Sullivan was the first American woman to walk in space