DYR Today, January 25

“Born Today”

• Michael Trevino (32)
• Alicia Keys (36)
• Charlie Bewley (36)
• Michelle McCool (37)
• Christine Lakin (38)
• Princess Charlene of Monaco (39)
• Mia Kirshner (42)
• Dat Phan (42)
• China Kantner (46)
• Marcus Samuelsson (46)
• Ana Ortiz (46)
• Dinah Manoff (59)
• Jenifer Lewis (60)
• The Honky Tonk Man (64) Featured Above
• Leiji Matsumoto (79)
• Etta James (RIP)
• Virginia Woolf (RIP)
• Robert Burns (RIP)

“Died Today”

• Al Capone (Born: January 17, 1899 / Died: January 25, 1947)
• Ava Gardner (Born: December 24, 1922 / Died: January 25, 1990)

“Movies”

• 1961 – One Hundred and One Dalmatians
• 1970 – MASH
• 1991 – Too Much Sun

“Music”

• 1964 – The Adult Contemporary chart and the Billboard 100 was ruled by the single “There! I’ve Said it Again”
• 1969 – Marvin Gaye was #1 yet again with “I Heard it Through the Grapevine”
• 1969 – Sammy Davis, Jr with The Mike Curb Congregation had the #1 Adult Contemporary single: “I’ve Gotta Be Me”
• 1975 – Carpenters had the #1 song on The Hot 100 with “Please Mr. Postman”
• 1975 – Donny & Marie Osmond held the top song on the Adult chart with “Morning Side of the Mountain”
• 1986 – The Broadway Album by Barbra Streisand was #1 on the Billboard 200
• 1986 – “That’s What Friends Are For” by Dionne was the #1 song
• 1987 – Neil Diamond sung the National Anthem at the Super Bowl XXI
• 1992 – A new single was #1 on the charts: “All 4 Love” by Color Me Badd
• 1992 – For his second week, Garth Brooks had the #1 album with Ropin the Wind
• 1997 – Toni Braxton continued to rule the Billboard 100 with her single “Un-Break My Heart”
• 1997 – No Doubt’s Tragic Kingdom continued to be the #1 album

“TV/Radio”

• 1949 – The first Emmy Awards were held and presented at the Hollywood Athletic Club
• 1961 – The first live televised presidential news conference is held with President John F. Kennedy
• 1982 – ABC aired the ninth American Music Awards

“Other Important Events…”

• 1881 – The Oriental Telephone Company was established
• 1924 – The first Winter Olympic games opened in Chamonix
• 1971 – Charles Manson was convicted for the deaths of Tate/LaBianca
• 1980 – Singer Paul McCartney was deported from Japan