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TODAY

DYR Today, October 17

by Kelsey Cassetta

Published October 17, 2016

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

Related:

  1. DYR Today, October 3
  2. DYR Today, October 18
  • 1992 – “The Chase” by Garth Brooks was the #1 Country song  

“Other Important Events…”

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