DYR Today, August 5

“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”

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

• 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.