“Born Today”
- Josh Hutcherson (24)
- Tyler Blackburn (30)
- Tom Guiry (35)
- Marko Jaric (38)
- Bode Miller (39)
- Marion Jones (41)
- Kirk Cameron (46)
- Martie Maguire (47)
- Hugh Jackman (48)
- Carlos Bernard (54)
- Deborah Foreman (54)
- Chris Botti (54)
- Susan Anton (66) Featured Above
- Chris Wallace (69)
- Aurore Clement (71)
- Lin Shaye (73)
- Dick Gregory (84)
- Luciano Pavarotti (RIP)
“Died Today”
- John Denver (Born: December 31, 1943 / Died: October 12, 1997)
- Wilt Chamberlain (Born: August 21, 1936 / Died: October 12, 1999)
- Joan Leslie (Born: January 26, 1925 / Died October 12, 2015)
“Movies”
- 1966 – Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round
- 1969 – The Madwoman of Chaillot
- 1989 – Puppet Master
- 1990 – Memphis Belle
- 1990 – Mr. Destiny
- 1990 – To Sleep with Anger
- 1990 – Troll 2
- 1990 – Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
“Music”
- 1963 – “Sugar Shack” by Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs was the #1 song
- 1974 – “Stop and Smell the Roses” was the #1 Adult Contemporary song
- 1979 – Fleetwood Mac released Tusk
- 1982 – Don Henley’s “Dirty Laundry” was released this date
- 1985 – Freddie Jackson’s “You Are My Lady” was the #1 R&B song
- 1985 – Ready For the World’s “Oh Sheila” was the #1 song
- 1985 – Marie Osmond’s “Meet Me in Montana” was the #1 Country song
- 1987 – George Harrison released “Got My Mind Set on You”
- 1991 – Mariah Carey’s “Emotions” was the #1 song
- 1991 – Peabo Bryson’s Can You Stop the Rain was the #1 R&B album
- 1992 – Garth Brooks released “Somewhere Other Than the Night”
- 1993 – Faith Hill released Take Me As I Am
“Other Important Events…”
- 1979 – Douglas Adams’s Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy was published on this date