“Born Today”
- Damon Wayans, Jr. (34)
- Nasim Pedrad (35)
- Nate Parker (37)
- Fabolous (39)
- Chloe Sevigny (42)
- Mike Epps (46)
- Peta Wilson (46)
- Megyn Kelly (46)
- Duncan Sheik (47)
- Daphne Rubin-Vega (47)
- Romany Malco (48)
- Owen Wilson (48)
- Kirk Hammett (54)
- Elizabeth Perkins (56)
- Oscar Nunez (58)
- Kevin Nealon (63)
- Delroy Lindo (64)
- Andrea Marcovicci (68)
- Linda Evans (74)
- Susan Sullivan (74)
- Brenda Vaccaro (77)
- Mickey Mouse (88) Featured Above
- Pedro Infante (RIP)
“Died Today”
- Donald Dillaway (Born: March 17, 1903 / Died: November 18, 1982)
- Doug Sahm (Born: November 6, 1941 / Died: November 18, 1999)
- James Coburn (Born: August 31, 1928 / Died: November 18, 2002)
“Movies”
- 1964 – Goodbye Charlie
- 1966 – Let’s Kill Uncle
- 1969 – The Arrangement
- 1974 – A Woman Under the Influence
- 1983 – Amityville 3-D
- 1983 – The Being
- 1983 – A Christmas Story
- 1983 – Nate and Hayes
- 1983 – A Night in Heaven
- 1983 – Sleepaway Camp
- 1988 – 1969
- 1988 – The Chocolate War
- 1988 – Fresh Horses
- 1988 – High Spirits
- 1988 – The Land Before Time
- 1988 – Oliver & Company
- 1992 – Malcolm X
- 1994 – Miracle on 34th Street
- 1994 – Leon: The Professional
- 1994 – Star trek Generations
- 1994 – The Swan Princess
“Music”
- 1972 – Johnny Nash’s “I Can See Clearly Now” remained the #1 song
- 1974 – The album The Lambs Lie Down on Broadway was released
- 1978 – Donna Summer stayed #1 on the charts with “MacArthur Park”
- 1989 – Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814 remained the #1 album
- 1982 – Joan Jett & the Blackhearts released the album I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll.
- 1991 – U2 released their album Achtung Baby
- 1995 – “You Remind Me of Something” by R. Kelly was #1 on the R&B charts
- 1997 – The final recording of John Denver, The Unplugged Collection, was released.
- 2000 – “Independent Women Part I” by Destiny’s Child was the #1 song
- 2000 – “Best of Intentions” by Travis Tritt was the #1 country song
“TV/Radio”
- 1956 – Fats Domino performed “Blueberry Hill” on The Ed Sullivan Show.
- 1984 – Fatal Vision premiered on NBC
- 1992 – The 100th episode of “In the Heat of the Night” aired.
- 1998 – The 100th episode of “Party of Five” aired on FOX.
- 1998 – The 100th episode of “Star Trek: Voyager” aired.
“Other Important Events”
- 1883 – The U.S. and Canada adopted a system of standard time zones.
- 1903 – The U.S. and Panama signed a treaty that granted the U.S. rights to build the Panama Canal.
- 1928 – The first successful sound-synchronized animated cartoon premiered in New York. It was Walt Disney’s “Steamboat Willie,” starring Mickey Mouse.
- 1959 – William Wyler’s “Ben-Hur” premiered at Loew’s Theater in New York City’s Times Square.
- 1966 – Sandy Koufax (Los Angeles Dodgers) announced his retirement from major league baseball.
- 1969 – Apollo 12 astronauts Charles “Pete” Conrad Jr. and Alan L. Bean landed on the lunar surface during the second manned mission to the moon.
- 1987 – CBS Inc. announced it had agreed to sell its record division to Sony Corp. for about $2 billion.