DYR Today, November 18

“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.