“Born Today”
- Jocelyn Wildenstein (75)
- Dawn Richard (32)
- Vanessa Simmons (32)
- Lolo Jones (33)
- Juan Pablo Galavis (34)
- Jesse Williams (34)
- Terri Clark (47)
- Funkmaster Flex (48)
- Jonathan Silverman (49)
- Elvis Duran (51)
- Mark Strong (52)
- Patrick Ewing (53)
- Janet McTeer (54)
- Tawny Kitaen (54)
- Pete Burns (56)
- Pat Smear )56)
- Maureen McCormick (59)
- Louis Walsh (63)
- Erika Slezak (69)
- Loni Anderson (70)
- Neil Armstrong (RIP)
- Adam Yauch (RIP)
“Died Today”
- Marilyn Monroe (Born: June 1, 1926 / Died: August 5, 1962)
- Richard Burton (Born: November 10, 1925 / Died: August 5, 1984)
- Alec Guinness (Born: April 2, 1914 / Died: August 5, 2000)
“Movies”
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- 1966 – Daleks – Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. (U.K.)
- 1977 – March or Die
- 1983 – Daffy Duck’s Fantastic Island
- 1983 – Get Crazy
- 1983 – Risky Business
- 1983 – The Star Chamber
- 1983 – Twice Upon a Time
- 1986 – Stakeout
- 1988 – The Blob
- 1988 – The Rescue
- 1988 – Vibes
- 1994 – Airheads
- 1994 – Clear and Present Dangers
- 1994 – The Little Rascals
- 1998 – Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
“Music”
- 1959 – In New York, The Isley Brothers recorded “Shout” at RCA Victor’s Music Center Of The World.
- 1965, The Beatles were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Help!’
- 1966 – The Beatles album “Revolver” was released in the U.K.
- 1978, The Rolling Stones went to No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Miss You’ the group’s eighth US No.1
- 1986 – Lionel Richie released the album “Dancing on the Ceiling.”
- 1989, Jive Bunny And The Mastermixers had their first of three UK No.1’s with ‘Swing The Mood’
“TV/Radio”
- 1957 – American Bandstand made its network debut on ABC-TV.
- 1976 – NBC-TV aired “The Beach Boys: It’s O.K.”
“Other Important Events…”
- 1924 – In the New York “Daily News” debuted the comic strip “Little Orphan Annie,” by Harold Gray.
- 1966 – In New York, groundbreaking for the construction of the original World Trade Center began.
- 1969 – The Mariner 7, a U.S. space probe, passed by Mars.
- 1974 – “Tank McNamara”, the comic strip, premiered in 75 newspapers.
- 1981 – Olivia Newton-John received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
- 1984 – Toronto’s Cliff Johnson set a major league baseball record by hitting the 19th pinch-hit home run in his career.
- 1999 – Mark McGwire (St. Louis Cardinals) hit his 500th career homerun. He also set a record for the fewest at-bats to hit the 500 homerun mark.