“Born Today”
- Morgan Saylor (22)
- Emilia Clarke (30)
- Sasha Cohen (32)
- Jon Heder (39)
- Seth MacFarlane (43)
- Rosemarie DeWitt (45)
- Anthony Rapp (45)
- Phaedra Parks (46)
- Keith Urban (49)
- Steve Valentine (50)
- Tom Cavanagh (53)
- Natalie Merchant (53)
- Cary Elwes (54)
- Dylan McDermott (55)
- Julie Dawn Cole (59)
- Rita Wilson (60)
- Neil Meron (61)
- D.W. Moffett (62)
- James Pickens, Jr. (62)
- Bootsy Collins (65)
- James Pickens, Jr. (62)
- Bootsy Collins (65)
- Julian Schnabel (65)
- Hillary Rodham Clinton (69)
- Pat Sajak (70)
- Jaclyn Smith (71) Featured Above
- Shelley Morrison (80)
- Bob Hoskins (RIP)
“Died Today”
- Elizabeth Cady Stanton (Born: November 12, 1815 / Died: October 26, 1902)
- Hattie McDaniel (Born: June 10, 1895 / Died: October 26, 1952)
- Sue Randall (Born: October 8, 1935 / Died: October 26, 1984)
- Laurel Cronin (Born: October 10, 1939 / Died: October 26, 1992)
“Movies”
- 1967 – Wait Until Dark
- 1979 – When a Stranger Calls
- 1984 – American Dreamer
- 1984 – Body Double
- 1984 – The Terminator
- 1990 – Graveyard Shift
- 1990 – The Hot Spot
- 1990 – Sibling Rivalry
- 1990 – Soultaker
“Music”
- 1959 – Marty Robbins released “El Paso”
- 1961 – Columbia Records signed Bob Dylan
- 1964 – The Beach Boys released “Dance, Dance, Dance”
- 1968 – “Hey Jude” remained the #1 song
- 1968 – “My Special Angel” by The Vogues was the #1 Adult Contemporary song
- 1970 – Elton John released “Your Song”
- 1970 – Janis Joplin’s wake was on this day
- 1973 – Paul McCartney and the Wings released “Helen Wheels”
- 1974 – “Then Came You” by Dionne Warwick and The Spinners was the #1 song
- 1985 – “Touch a Hand, Make a Friend” was the #1 Country song
- 1991 – Boyz II Men’s “It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday” was the #1 R&B song
“Other Important Events…”
- 1965 – The Beatles were given MBEs (Member of the Order of the British Empire) at Buckingham Palace
- 1970 – Doonesbury comic strip was originally published on this date