“BORN TODAY”
- Holliday Grainger (1998)
- Jesse J (1998)
- Kimbra (1990)
- Brenda Song (1988)
- Caroline Winberg (1985)
- Fergie (1975)
- Nathan Fillion (1971)
- Elizabeth Mitchell (1970)
- Mariah Carey (1969 or 1970)
- Pauley Perrette (1969)
- Talisa Soto (1967)
- Dave Koz (1963)
- Quentin Tarantino (1963)
- Xuxa (1963)
- Vicki Gunvalson (1962)
- Michael York (1942)
- Jerry Lacy (1936)
- Julian Glover (1935)
“DIED TODAY”
- Gertrude Niesen (Born:ย July 8, 1911 / Died:ย March 27, 1975)
- Diana Hyland (Born:ย January 25, 1936 / Died:ย March 27, 1977)
- May Allison (Born:ย June 14, 1890 / Died:ย March 27, 1989)
- Ian Dury (Born: May 12, 1942 / Died: March 27,2000)
- Milton Berle (Born:ย July 12, 1908 / Died:ย March 27, 2002)
- Dudley Moore (Born:ย April 19, 1935 / Died:ย March 27, 2002)
- Billy Wilder (Born:ย June 22, 1906 / Died:ย March 27, 2002)
“MOVIES TODAY”
- 1952 โ Singinโ in the Rain
- 1981 โ Eyes of a Stranger
- 1981 โ Thief
- 1987 โ Blind Date
- 1992 โ The Cutting Edge
- 1992 โ Ladybugs
- 1992 โ Ruby
- 1992 โ White Men Canโt Jump
- 1998 โ The Newton Boys
- 1998 โ Ride
- 1998 โ Meet the Deedles
“MUSIC TODAY”
- 1945 โ Ella Fitzgerald and the Delta Rhythm Boys recorded โItโs Only a Paper Moon.โ
- 1951 โ Frank Sinatra recorded โIโm a Fool to Want You.โ
- 1958 โ CBS records announced the invention of stereophonic records. Although the new format would be playable on ordinary record players, when used on the new stereo players, a new rich and fuller sound would be heard.
- 1959 โ English pianist Russ Conway was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with โSide Saddle.โ The only solo instrumentalist to achieve two consecutive No.1 hits.
- 1965 โย The Supremes landed their fourth #1 song in the U.S. with โStop! In The Name of Loveโ.
- 1967 โย The Young Rascals recorded โGroovin‘โ.
- 1967 โย A new British act first appeared on the radio. The Who debuted with their first single โI Canโt Explainโ.
- 1967 โย Jefferson Airplane released the single โSomebody To Loveโ.
- 1968 โย The Beatles had the #1 song in the U.K. with โLady Madonnaโ, their 14th #1 song.
- 1971 โ Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn share the top spot on the Billboard country singles chart with โAfter The Fire Is Goneโ
- 1971 โย The youth of the world continued to mourn their dead as Pearl by Janis Joplin was #1
- 1971 โย Marvin Gaye took over at #1 on the R&B chart with his classic โWhatโs Going Onโ.
- 1971 โย Ocean had one of the hottest new songs as โPut Your Hand In The Handโ rose from 71 to 37.
- 1972 โย Elvis Presley recorded โBurning Loveโ.
- 1972 โย The ultra-talented 5th Dimension released the single โ(Last Night) I Didnโt Get to Sleep at Allโ.
- 1976 โย Ketchum, Idahoโs Carole King took over at #1 on the Adult chart with โOnly Love Is Realโ.
- 1976 โ The Four Seasons had their 44th career hit but the first #1 song for themย in 11 yearsย (since โRag Dollโ) with โDecember, 1963 (Oh What A Night)โ.
- 1978 โย Olivia Newton-John & John Travolta released the single โYouโre the One That I Wantโ.
- 1981 โ AC/DC released the album Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap in the United States. It had been a hit in their native Australia five years earlier.
- 1981 – John Lennon single “Watching the Wheels” released posthumously in UK
- 1982 โย Bertie Higgins continued to own the #1 Adult Contemporary song with โKey Largoโ.
- 1982 โย Joan Jett & the Blackhearts had reached #1 and they werenโt letting go with โI Love Rock โN Rollโ.
- 1984 โ Bryan Adams went Canada to record โRun To Youโ for his fourth studio album, Reckless.
- 1985 โ The Bon Jovi album 7800ยฐ Fahrenheit was released in the U.S.
- 1989 โย Simply Red released their remake of the great song by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, โIf You Donโt Know Me By Nowโ.
- 1992 โย โHound Dogโ by Elvis Presley went over three million in sales.
- 1995 โ Tupac Shakurโs Me Against the World went #1 on the Album charts. It marked the first time that youth in America had given someone a #1 album that was in jail for sexual assault.
- 1997 โ The ever-popular Will Smith had the #1 song in the U.S. with โGettinโ Jiggy Witโ Itโ.
- 1997 โ Will Smith held the US No.1 position with โGettinโ Jiggy With Itโ.
- 1999 โ Kenny Chesney starts a six-week stay at the top of the Billboard country chart with โHow Forever Feelsโ.
“TV/RADIO TODAY”
- 1955 โ Steve McQueen makes his network TV debut (Goodyear Playhouse)
- 1959 โ Disneyland Records recording artist and Mouseketeer Annette Funicello sings โTall Paulโ and โJo-Jo the Dog Faced Boyโ on TVโs American Bandstand.
- 1979 โ Bruce Springsteenโs first video, โRosalitaโ premiered on BBC-TV.
- 1983 โ Miniseries The Thorn Birds premieres on ABC.
- 1983 โ Voyagers!: โAll Fall Downโ airs on NBC. Starring the late Jon-Erik Hexum.ย On
- 1989 โ 1st half-black soap opera, โGenerations,โ premieres on NBC-TV
- 1994 โ Television movie The Corpse Had a Familiar Face airs.
- 1996 โ Final episode of Buddies airs.
“OTHER IMPORTANT EVENTS”
- 1952 โ The first public announcement of Walt Disneyโs plans to build Disneyland are printed in the Burbank Daily Review with the headline: โWalt Disney Make-Believe Land Project Planned Here โ $1.5 Million Dreamland To Rise On Site In Burbank.โ
- 1955 โ 9th Tony Awards: Desperate Hours and Pajama Game win.
- 1964 โ Alaska Earthquake โ A massive earthquake Named the โGoodย Fridayย Earthquake,โ that measured 8.6 on the Richter scale struck Alaska , flattening buildings and triggering a massive tidal wave.
- 1966 โย On a tour of the U.K., Roy Orbison fell off a motorcycle, fracturing his foot.ย Orbison had to play the remaining dates while sitting on a stool.
- 1971 โย Bruce Springsteen & Friendly Enemies opened for the Allman Brothers Band in Asbury Park, New Jersey. Tickets were $4.
- 1973 โย 45th Academy Awards โ โGodfather,โ Marlon Brando and Liza Minnelli win Marlon Brando turns down Oscar for best actor in support of Indians.
- 1977 โ Tenerife airport disaster โ 583 die in aviationโs worst disaster caused by a fatal runway collision between two Boeing 747s โย KLM Flight 4805 and Pan Am Flight 1736.
- 1979 โ Eric Clapton married Patti Harrison (ex-wife of George), the woman Clapton had infamously written about in โLaylaโ, in Arizona.
- 1980 โย Mount St. Helens Erupts. After a week of small earthquakes below the area, an eruption of Mount St. Helens blasts a mushroom cloud over most of the state of Washington. Justย 2 months laterย St. Helens catastrophically erupted on May 18th, 1980 during which 57 people were killed or never found and huge tracts of forest and homes were destroyed.
- 1985 โ Billy Dee Williams receives a star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- 1987 โ Radon gas caused a serious health threat in Montgomery County. This case was found in several homes, and it was suspected to be the cause of up to 50 deaths every year.
- 1998 โ The FDA approves the drug Viagra produced by Pfizer for use against impotence in men.
- 1999 โ The rededication of the E. P. Ripley, Disneyland Railroadโs Steam Engine No. 2 takes place at Disneyland.
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