DYR Today, October 17

“Born Today”

• Jacob Artist (24)
• Max Irons (31)
• Felicity Jones (33)
• Matthew Macfadyen (42)
• Eminem (44)
• Sharon Leal (44)
• Chris Kirkpatrick (45)
• Wyclef Jean (47)
• Nancy Sullivan (47)
• Ziggy Marley (48)
• René Dif (49)
• Norm Macdonald (53)
• Mike Judge (54)
• Rob Marshall (56)
• Alan Jackson (58)
• Bill Hudson (67)
• Margot Kidder (68)
• George Wendt (68)
• Michael McKean (69)
• Cameron Mackintosh (70)
• Evel Knievel (RIP)
• Rita Hayworth (RIP)

“Died Today”

• Joan Hickson (Born: August 5, 1906 / Died: October 17, 1998)
• Tennessee Ernie Ford (Born: February 13, 1919 / Died” October 17, 1991)

“Movies”

• 1965 – Sting of Death
• 1966 – Spinout
• 1968 – Bullitt Featured Above
• 1997 – I Know What You Did Last Summer
• 1997 – The Devil’s Advocate

“Music”

• 1964 – Manfred Mann’s “Do Wah Diddy” was the #1 song

• 1964 – Gale Garnett’s “We’ll Sing in the Sunshine” was the #1 Adult Contemporary song
• 1970 – Jackson 5’s “I’ll Be There” spent its first week at #1
• 1977 – Lynyrd Skynyrd released Street Survivors
• 1981 – Christopher Cross’s “Arthur’s Theme” was the #1 song
• 1987 – The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band’s “Fishin’ in the Dark” was the #1 Country song
• 1992 – Mary J. Blige’s “Real Love” was the #1 R&B song

• 1992 – “The Chase” by Garth Brooks was the #1 Country song  

“Other Important Events…”

• 1979 – The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Mother Teresa