DYR Today, January 18

“Born Today”

• Becca Tobin (31)
• Benji Schwimmer (33)
• Samantha Mumba (34)
• Joanna Newsom (35)
• Estelle (37)
• Jason Segel (37)
• Jay Chou (38)
• Burnie Burns (44)
• Jason Gray (45)
• Jonathan Davis (46)
• DJ Quik (47)
• Dave Batista (48)
• Jesse L. Martin (48)
• Dave Attell (52)
• Jane Horrocks (53)
• Kevin Costner (62)
• Ted DiBiase (63)
• Philippe Starck (68)
• Takeshi Kitano (70)
• David Ruffin (RIP)
• AA Milne (RIP)
• Cary Grant (RIP)
• Oliver Hardy (RIP)

“Died Today”

• John Tyler (Born: March 29, 1790 / Died: January 18, 1862)
• Albert Conti (Born: January 29, 1877 / Died: January 18, 1967)
• Glenn Frey (Born: November 6, 1948 / Died: January 18, 2016)

“Movies”

• 1967 – Come Spy with Me
• 1967 – The Venetian Affair
• 1967 – Warning Shot
• 1980 – Just Tell Me What You Want
• 1980 – Windows
• 1991 – Flight of the Intruder
• 1991 – Men of Respect
• 1991 – White Fang

“Music”

• 1960  – “Running Bear” by Johnny Preston was the #1 song
• 1964 – “There! I’ve Said It Again” by Bobby Vinton was #1 on the charts
• 1969 – Marvin Gaye still ruled the top 100 with his single “I Heard It Through the Grapevine”

• 1969 – The #1 song on the Adult Contemporary chart was “Wichita Lineman” by Glen Campbell
• 1975 – Barry Manilow was #1 with his single “Mandy”
• 1984 – Van Halen began their world tour with their first stop being Jacksonville, Florida
• 1989 – Stevie Wonder is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
• 1991 – Amy Grant released the single “Baby, Baby”
• 1992 – “Tell Me What You Want Me To Do” by Tevin Campbell was the #1 R&B song
• 1992 – Mariah Carey was #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart with the single “Can’t Let Go”

• 1992 – Garth Brooks topped the album charts with Ropin the Wind
• 1992 – Michael Jackson’s “Black or White” still dominated the top 100
• 1997 – Toni Braxton’s hit “Un-Break My Heart” remained the #1 song
• 1997 – No Doubt’s album Tragic Kingdom was the #1 album

“TV/Radio”

• 1937 – The radio soap opera Aunt Jenny’s Real Life Stories aired on CBS radio
• 1948 – The TV series Ted Mack & the Original Amateur Hour premiered
• 1952 – The animated short Donald Applecore feat Donald Duck and Chip n’ Dale is released
• 1975 – The TV series The Jeffersons premiered

• 1992 – Beauty and the Beast won the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

“Other Important Events…”

• 1896 – The X-ray machine had its first formal display
• 1919 – Post WWI, world leaders gather in Paris, France and began the Peace Conference
• 1993 – For the first time Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is observed in all 50 states