• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • ABOUT US
  • MEDIA
  • PRIVACY
  • TERMS
  • DMCA
  • CONTACT US
  • AUTHORS
DoYouRemember?

DoYouRemember?

The Home of Nostalgia

  • STORIES
    • MUSIC
    • ICONS
  • GAMES
    • SHOWDOWN
    • GUESS
    • RIDDLES
    • QUIZZES
    • MISMATCH
  • NEWS
    • Obituaries
  • VIDEOS
  • DYR Book
  • Shop DYR

TODAY

DYR Today, October 29

by Kelsey Cassetta

7 years ago

“Born Today”

  • India Eisley (23)
  • Tove Lo (29)
  • Derek Theler (30)
  • Amanda Beard (35)
  • Ben Foster (36)
  • Brendan Fehr (39)
  • Milena Govich (40)
  • Tracee Ellis Ross (44)
  • Gabrielle Union (44)
  • Winona Ryder (45)
  • Beth Chapman (49)
  • Rufus Sewell (49)
  • Joely Fisher (49)
  • Yasmin Le Bon (52)
  • Randy Jackson (55)
  • Finola Hughes (56)
  • Dan Castellaneta (59)
  • Kate Jackson (68)Featured Above
  • Richard Dreyfuss (69)
  • Melba Moore (71)
  • Bob Ross (RIP)

“Died Today”

  • Duane Allman (Born: November 20, 1946 / Died: October 29, 1971)
  • Woody Herman (Born: May 16, 1913 / Died: October 29, 1987)
  • Pearl Primus (Born: November 29, 1919 / Died: October 29, 1994)

“Movies”

  • 1964 – The Naked Kiss
  • 1969 – The Secret Santa Vittoria
  • 1982 – Q
  • 1982 – Class Reunion
  • 1988 – Moonwalker
  • 1993 – Ruby Cairo
  • 1993 – Fatal Instinct
  • 1993 – The Nightmare Before Christmas
  • 1999 – House on Haunted Hill
  • 1999 – Music of the Heart

“Music”

  • 1966 – “96 Tears” by ? and the Mysterians was the #1 song

  • 1966 – Roger Williams’s “Born Free” was the #1 Adult Contemporary song
  • 1973 – John Lennon released Mind Games
  • 1977 – “You Light Up My Life” was the #1 song
  • 1983 – “Islands in the Stream” by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton was the #1 song
  • 1988 – Karyn White’s “The Way You Love Me” was the #1 R&B song

  • 1988 – The Judds’ Greatest Hits was the #1 Country album
  • 1988 – Whitney Houston’s “One Moment in Time” was the #1 Adult Contemporary song

https://youtu.be/c84ogrNEds0

  • 1994 – Selena’s “Bidi Bidi Bom Bom” was the #1 Latin song

https://youtu.be/vF8dK7EAB7A

  • 1994 – Alan Jackson’s “Livin on Love” was the #1 Country song

“TV/Radio”

  • 1956 – The Huntley – Brinkley Report began on NBC news

“Other Important Events…”

  • 1960 – Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) won his first professional match

Reader Interactions

Previous article: DYR Today, October 28
Next Post: DYR Today, October 30

Comments

  1. carol thompson says

    October 29, 2016 at 2:06 pm

    what show did you post a picture of that Kate Jackson was in?

    • Alexis Velez says

      October 31, 2016 at 10:08 am

      Kate Jackson was one of the original angels from Charlies Angels – That said,when we posted the question we simply noted that her picture was the one featured at the top of the post =)

Primary Sidebar

© 2023 DoYouRemember? Inc.

  • about us
  • media
  • privacy
  • terms
  • DMCA
  • CONTACT US
  • AUTHORS