“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