DYR Today, October 18

“Born Today”

• Tyler Posey (25)
• Bristol Palin (26)
• Carly Schroeder (26)
• Zac Efron (29)
• Freida Pinto (32)
• Esperanza Spalding (32)
• Lindsay Vonn (32)
• Josh Gracin (36)
• Ne-Yo (37)
• Mike Tindall (38)
• Joy Bryant (42)
• Curtis Stigers (51)
• Vincent Spano (54)
• Wynton Marsalis (55)
• Jean-Claude Van Damme (56)
• Erin Moran (56) Featured Above
• Martina Navratilova (60)
• Arliss Howard (62)
• Chuck Lorre (64)
• Pam Dawber (65)
• Terry McMillan (65)
• Mike Ditka (77)
• Dawn Wells (78)
• Chuck Berry (90)
• Peter Boyle (RIP)

“Died Today”

• Thomas Edison (Born: February 11, 1847 / Died: October 18, 1931)
• Lois Kibbee (Born: July 13, 1922 / Died: October 18, 1993)
• Nancy Dickerson (Born: January 19, 1927 / Died: October 18, 1997)

“Movies”

• 1967 – Clambake
• 1967 – The Jungle Book
• 1972 – Run, Cougar, Run
• 1974 – It’s Alive
• 1974 – The Odessa File
• 1974 – A Woman Under the Influence
• 1974 – Airport 1975
• 1976 – Burnt Offerings
• 1980 – Motel Hell
• 1985 – Re-Animator
• 1991 – Cool as Ice
• 1991 – Little Man Tate
• 1991 – My Own Private Idaho
• 1991 – Other People’s Money
• 1996 – Sleepers

“Music”

• 1967 – Ode to Billie Joe was the #1 Country album
• 1969 – “I Can’t Get Next to You” by The Temptations was the #1 song

• 1969 – The #1 Adult Contemporary song was “Is That All There Is” by Peggy Lee

• 1975 – Olivia Newton-John’s “Something Better to Do” was the #1 Adult Contemporary song
• 1980 – Barbra Streisand’s “Woman in Love” remained the #1 Adult Contemporary song
• 1986 – Huey Lewis & the News’ Fore! was the #1 album
• 1986 – Tanya Tucker’s “Just Another Love” was the #1 Country song
• 1986 – Janet Jackson’s “When I Think of You” was the #1 song

• 1988 – Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 was released on this date

“TV/Radio”

• 1975 – Simon and Garfunkel reunited and performed on SNL

“Other Important Events…”

• 1981 – The film adaptation West Side Story was released