DYR Today, July 27

“Born Today”

• Cheyenne Kimball (25)
• Nick Hogan (25)
• Taylor Schiling (31)
• Jonathan Rhys Meyers (38)
• Alex Rodriguez (40)
• Pete Yorn (41)
• Cassandra Clare (42)
• Maya Rudolph (44)
• Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (45)
• Triple H (46)
• Maria Grazia Cucinotta (47)
• Julian McMahon (47)
• Juliana Hatfield (48)
• Bill Engvall (58)
• Carol Leifer (59)
• Yahoo Serious (62)
• Maureen McGovern (66)
• Peggy Fleming (67)
• Bugs Bunny (75)
• Jerry Van Dyke (84)
• Norman Lear (93)
• Lupita Tovar (105)

“Died Today”

• Bob Hope (Born: May 29, 1903 / Died: July 27, 2003)

“Movies”

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

• 1984 – Purple Rain
• 1984 – The Jungle Book (Re-released)
• 1986 – As Is
• 1990 – Presumed Innocent
• 1990 – Problem Child
• 1991 – A Brighter Summer

“Music”

• 1968 – The Who’s single “Magic Bus” was released in the U.S.
• 1968 – Cass Elliot released her first solo single following the breakup of The Mamas and Papas.
• 1974 – John Denver started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Annie’s Song’.
• 1974 – Wings started a seven-week run at No.1 on the UK album chart with ‘Band On The Run’.
• 1983 – Madonna’s self-titled debut album was released.
• 1984 – The Metallica album “Ride the Lightning” was released.
• 1985 – Paul Young went to No.1 on the US singles chart with his version of the Daryl Hall song ‘Every Time You Go Away’.

• 1985 – The Eurythmics were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart).

• • 1991 – Bryan Adams started a seven week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘(Everything I Do), I Do It For You’.
  • 1991 – Natalie Cole started a five-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with ‘Unforgettable Love’.
  • 1996 – The Spice Girls scored their first No.1 UK single with ‘Wannabe’.

• 1997 – The Soundtrack album ‘Men In Black’ started a two-week run at No.1 on the US album chart.

“TV/Radio”

• 1940 – Bugs Bunny made his official debut in the Warner Bros. animated cartoon “A Wild Hare.”
• 1974 – NBC-TV took “Dinah’s Place” off of its daytime programming roster.
• 2000 – HBO aired “NSYNC Live.”

“Other Important Events…”

• 1965 – In the U.S., the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act was signed into law.
• 1974 – The U.S. Congress asked for impeachment procedures against President Richard Nixon.

• 1984 – Pete Rose passed Ty Cobb’s record for most singles in a career when he got his 3,503rd base hit.
• 1995 – The Korean War Veterans Memorial was dedicated in Washington, DC.

• 1999 – The U.S. space shuttle Discovery completed a five-day mission commanded by Air Force Col. Eileen Collins. It was the first shuttle mission to be commanded by a woman.