BORN TODAY
- 1986 – Miko Hughes
- 1975 – Drew Barrymore
- 1974 – James Blunt
- 1973 – Scott Phillips
- 1971 – Lea Salonga
- 1969 – Thomas Jane
- 1969 – Clinton Kelly
- 1969 – Hans Klok
- 1968 – Jeri Ryan
- 1966 – Mia Michaels
- 1966 – Rachel Dratch
- 1962 – Steve Irwin (RIP) – Click to Learn More About Steve –
- 1959 – Kyle MacLachlan
- 1951 – Ellen Greene
- 1950 – Julie Walters
- 1950 – Julius Erving
- 1944 – Jonathan Demme
- 1930 – Marni Nixon
- 1929 – James Hong
- 1928 – Bruce Forsyth
- 1732 – George Washington (RIP)
MOVIES
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- 1935 – After Office Hours
- 1941 – The Strawberry Blonde
- 1949 – Down to the Sea in Ships
- 1952 – 5 Fingers
- 1952 – The Belle of New York
- 1957 – The Wings of Eagles
- 1957 – Oh, Men! Oh, Women!
- 1958 – The Big Beat
- 1973 – Charlotte’s Web
- 1985 – Martin’s Day
- 1991 – He Said, She Said
- 1991 – Scenes from a Mall
MUSIC
- 1956 – Elvis Presley debuted on the chart with his first single “Heartbreak Hotel”
- 1960 – Percy Faith had a relatively brief climb to #1 with “The Theme from ‘A Summer Place'”.
- 1962 – Elvis reigned on the U.K. chart with the double-sided “Rock-A-Hula Baby”/”Can’t Help Falling In Love”.
- 1963 – “Please Please Me” by the Beatles achieved #1 in the U.K.
- 1964 – “I Want To Hold Your Hand” by the Beatles spent a fourth week at #1 with “She Loves You” by the Beatles second.
- 1968 – Genesis released their first single “The Silent Sun”.
- 1969 – The Beatles began recording the album Abbey Road with the track “I Want You (She’s So Heavy)”.
- 1969 – Sly & the Family Stone took over at #1 on the R&B chart with “Everyday People”.
- 1969 – For the eighth week in a row, The White Album by the Beatles was #1.
- 1971 – Three Dog Night released the single “Joy To The World”.
- 1971 – George Harrison released the single “What is Life”.
- 1975 – “Nightingale” by Stanley, Idaho’s Carole King was the new #1 Adult song.
- 1975 – AWB by the Average White Band was the new #1 album
- 1975 – The Average White Band received more good news as their single “Pick Up The Pieces” went to #1.
- 1986 – “Sara” by Starship took over as the #1 Adult Contemporary song.
- 1988 – Stevie Wonder received the 1998 MusiCares Person of the Year award.
- 1989 – Tracy Chapman won the Grammy for Best New Artist.
- 1989 – Bobby McFerrin won Record and Song of the year for “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” at the Grammys.
- 1992 – TLC appeared on the radio for the first time as their debut single “Ain’t 2 (sic) Proud 2 (sic) Beg” first appeared on the charts.
- 1992 – Paul Young reached #1 on the AC chart with “What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted”.
- 1992 – Shakespear’s Sister took over at #1 for an eight-week run at the top with “Stay”.
- 1997 – No Doubt had the #1 U.K. song–“Don’t Speak”.
- 1997 – “Wannabe” by the Spice Girls reached #1 after just five weeks.
TV/RADIO
- 1954 – ABC radio’s popular “Breakfast Club” program was simulcast on TV for the first time.
- 1986 – MTV aired 22 hours of The Monkees TV episodes in celebration of their 20th anniversary as a group.
- 1999 – And the Beat Goes On…, the story of Sonny & Cher, premiered on ABC-TV.
OTHER IMPORTANT EVENTS…
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pinterest.com 1954 – LIFE magazine features a cover story on the making of Disney’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. The article “How Disney Makes An Undersea Movie” features detailed black & white underwater photos of the film in production.
- 1960 – Academy Award nominations are announced with Disney receiving 4. The 32nd Academy Awards will take place April 4
- Sleeping Beauty – Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture
- Noah’s Ark – Short Subjects, Cartoons
- Donald in Mathmagic Land – Short Subjects, Cartoons
- Mysteries of the Deep – Short Subjects, Live-Action Subjects
- 1969 – Barbara Jo Rubin became the first woman to win a U.S. thoroughbred horse race.
- 1972 – Disney’s Bedknobs and Broomsticks receives 5 Academy Award nominations for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Music-Scoring: Adaptation & Original Song Score, Best Music-Song (for “The Age of Not Believing”), Best Costume Design, and Best Special Visual Effects. Winners will be announced at the 44th Academy Awards April 10.
