DYR Today, November 12

“Born Today”

• Omarion (32)
• Anne Hathaway (34)
• Ryan Gosling (36)
• Cote de Pablo (37)
• Ashley Williams (38)
• Tevin Campbell (40)
• Lourdes Benedicto (42)
• Tamala Jones (42)
• Radha Mitchell (43)
• Ethan Zohn (43)
• Mayte Garcia (43)
• Tonya Harding (46)
• Craig Parker (46)
• Kathleen Hanna (48)
• Sammy Sosa (48)
• Nadia Comaneci (55)
• Megan Mullally (58)
• Karen Ziemba (59)
• Neil Young (71)
• Wallace Shawn (73) Featured Above
• Grace Kelly (RIP)

“Died Today”

• William Holden (Born: April 17, 1918 / Died: November 12, 1981)
• Diane Brewster (Born: March 11, 1931 / Died: November 12, 1991)

“Movies”

• 1982 – Alone in the Dark
• 1982 – Creepshow
• 1982 – Jimmy the Kid
• 1982 – The Slumber Party Massacre
• 1982 – They Call Me Bruce?
• 1986 – Heat
• 1993 – Ernest Rides Again
• 1993 – My Life
• 1993 – The Piano
• 1993 – The Three Musketeers
• 1999 – Pokemon: The First Movie
• 2000 – The Miracle Worker

“Music”

• 1966 – Johnny Rivers’s “Poor Side of Town” was the #1 song
• 1977 – The #1 Adult Contemporary song was Rita Coolidge’s “We’re All Alone”
• 1979 – “Coward of the County” by Kenny Rogers was released on this date

• 1983 – “All Night Long (All Night)” was the #1 song

• 1988 – “Wild, Wild West” by the Escape Club was the #1 song
• 1988 – “Boca Rosa” by Angela Carrasco was the #1 song on the Latin chart

• 1994 – Alan Jackson’s “Livin’ on Love” was the #1 Country song
• 1994 – Brandy’s “I Wanna Be Down” was the #1 R&B song

“TV/Radio”

• 1991 – The twins were born on Full House

“Other Important Events…”

• 1954 – Ellis Island was closed down as an active immigration station