DYR Today, July 14

“Born Today”

• Tameka “Tiny” Harris (40)
• Sara Canning (28)
• Ryan Sweeting (28)
• Peta Murgatroyd (29)
• SpongeBob Squarepants (29)
• Dmitry Chaplin (33)
• Scott Porter (36)
• Taboo (40)
• Tanya Donnelly (49)
• Matthew Fox (49)
• Jackie Earle Haley (54)
• Kyle Glass (55)
• Jane Lynch (55)
• Scott Rudin (57)
• Joel Silver (63)
• Tommy Mottola (66)
• Vincent Pastore (69)
• Nancy Olson (87)
• Harry Dean Stanton (89)
• Gerald Ford (RIP)

“Died Today”

• Don Brinkley (Born: March 9, 1921 / Died: July 14, 2012)
• Billy the Kid (Born: September 17, 1859 / Died: July 14, 1881)

“Movies”

Click on the movie title to watch it’s trailer.

• 1965 – How to Stuff a Wild Bikini
• 1966 – Torn Curtain
• 1969 – Easy Rider
• 1989 – Peter Pan (re-release)
• 1989 – When Harry Met Sally (Featured Above)
• 1995 – The Indian in the Cupboard
• 1995 – Nine Months
• 1995 – Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
• 1999 – Eyes Wide Shut
• 2000 – X-Men

“Music”

• 1962 – Bobby Vinton started a four week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Roses Are Red, My Love’.

• 1964 – The Rolling Stones were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘It’s All Over Now’.
• 1967 – David Bowie released the single ‘Love You Till Tuesday’.
• 1977 – Elvis Costello and The Attractions made their live debut supporting Wayne County at The Garden, Penzance, Cornwall, England.
• 1979 – Donna Summer scored her third No.1 US single with ‘Bad Girls’. the album of the same name also started a five week run at No.1.
• 1986 – Madonna was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with her second No.1 ‘Papa Don’t Preach’.

“TV/Radio”

• 1957 – 1st color telecast of a sporting event (CBS-horse race).

“Other Important Events…”

• 1967 – The Who began their first full-scale U.S. tour as the opening act for Herman’s Hermits.
• 1969 – Bob Dylan made a surprise appearance with The Band at the Mississippi River Rock Festival.
• 1973 – The Everly Brothers announced their break up during a show at Knott’s Berry Farm in Buena Park, CA.
• 1982 – The movie premier for Pink Floyd’s The Wall was held at The Empire, Leicester Square, London, England.
• 1987 – Steve Miller got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
• 1987 – “U Got The Look” by Prince was released.
• 1988 – Michael Jackson began his first British tour at Wembley Stadium in London.
• 1989 – Cyndi Lauper released the first closed-captioned video.
• 1993 – The U.S. Postal Service released 29-cent stamps that honored four Broadway musicals.
• 1998 – Clive Davis held a party in Central Park to celebrate Sarah McLachlan’s album “Surfacing,” which had gone triple platinum.