“Born Today”
- Niall Horan (22)
- Ben Savage (36)
- Swizz Beatz (37)
- Fiona Apple (38)
- Puma Swede (39)
- Stella McCartney (44)
- Tyler Perry (46)
- Michelle Duggar (49)
- Annie Duke (50)
- Jeff Ross (50)
- Tavis Smiley (51)
- Dave Mustaine (54)
- Geri Jewell (59)
- Iyanla Vanzant (62)
- Randy Jones (63)
- Jean Smart (64)
- Frank Marshall (69)
- Jacqueline Bisset (71)
- Peter Cetera (71)
- Joe E. Tata (79)
“Died Today”
- Tupac Shakur (Born: June 16, 1971 / Died: September 13, 1996)
- Dorothy McGuire (Born: June 14, 1916 / Died: September 13, 2001)
- Gary Richrath (Born: October 18, 1949 / Died: September 13, 2015)
“Movies”
- 1972 – The Ruling Class
- 1985 – After Hours
- 1986 – Avenging Force
- 1991 – Dogfight
- 1995 – Clockers
- 1996 – Maximum Risk
- 1996 – Fly Away Home
- 1996 – Feeling Minnesota
- 1996 – The Rich Man’s Wife
“Music”
- 1959 – Elvis Presley met Priscilla Beaulieu in West Germany
- 1962 – Elvis Presley’s “She’s Not You” was #1 in the U.K.
- 1965 – Simon & Garfunkel released “The Sound of Silence”
- 1965 – The Beatles released “Yesterday” in the U.S.
- 1965 – Buck Owen’s I’ve Got A Tiger By the Tail was the #1 country album
- 1969 – Kool and the Gang’s self-titled single debuted on the charts
- 1969 – Plastic Ono, a band consisting of Yoko Ono and John Lennon, gave their first live performance
- 1971 – Cat Stevens released “Peace Train”
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- 1976 – The Captain and Tenille released their cover of “Muskrat Love”
- 1976 – Waylon Jennings’s Are You Ready for the Country was the #1 country album
- 1979 – ABBA performed in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The Tour was the only time the band performed in North America while together.
- 1980 – George Benson’s “Give Me the Night” was #1 on the R&B chart
- 1980 – Jackson Browne’s Hold Out was the #1 album
- 1980 – Diana Ross’s “Upside Down” was #1
- 1986 – Wang Chung released “Everybody Have Fun Tonight”
- 1986 – Berlin’s “Take My Breath Away” was #1
- 1987 – Michael Jackson’s Bad was the #1 album in the U.K.
- 1991 – Geffen Records celebrated the release of Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” with a launch party that the band was eventually removed from for starting a food fight.
- 1993 – Ace of Base released “All That She Wants”
- 1997 – The Verve’s “The Drugs Don’t Work” was #1 in the U.K.
- 1998 – Julian Lennon began touring Japan
- 1998 – Lauryn Hill had the #1 album with The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
“TV/Radio”
- 1965 – The Steve Lawrence Show debuted on CBS and hosted Lucille Ball
- 1985 – “We Are the World” won Best Group Video at the MTV VMAs (Featured Above)
- 1993 – The E Street Band’s drummer Max Weinberg became leader of the Late Night with Conan O’Brien house band
- 1998 – The 50th Emmy Awards aired
“Other Important Events…”
- 1993 – Queens, NY, began required recycling
- 1997 – Mother Teresa’s funeral was held in India