“Born Today”
- A$AP Rocky (27)
- Alicia Vikander (27)
- Zuleyka Rivera (28)
- Ashlee Simpson (31)
- Erik von Detten (33)
- Seth Gabel (34)
- John Morrison (36)
- Shannyn Sossamon (37)
- Jake Shears (37)
- Sean William Scott (39)
- Alanna Ubach (40)
- India Arie (40)
- Neve Campbell (42)
- Lena Headey (42)
- Kevin Richardson (44)
- Jimmy Ray (45)
- Janel Moloney (46)
- Gwen Stefani (46)
- Clive Owen (51)
- Tommy Lee (53)
- Jack Wagner (56)
- Al Sharpton (61)
- Keb’ Mo’ (64)
- Joey Arias (66)
- Lindsey Buckingham (66)
- Roy Horn (71)
- Chubby Checker (74)
- Stevie Ray Vaughan (RIP)
“Died Today”
- Woody Guthrie (Born: July 14, 1912 / Died: October 3, 1967)
- Bruce Paltrow (Born: November 26, 1943 / Died: October 3, 2002)
- Janet Leigh (Born: July 6, 1927 / Died: October 3, 2004)
“Movies”
- 1941 – The Maltese Falcon
- 1964 – Cheyenne Autumn
- 1967 – Titicut Follies
- 1980 – Coast to Coast
- 1980 – The First Deadly Sin
- 1980 – Oh, God! Book II
- 1980 – One-Trick Pony
- 1980 – Somewhere in Time
- 1980 – Terror Train
- 1982 – Split Image
- 1986 – Children of a Lesser God
- 1986 – Tough Guys
- 1997 – Kiss the Girls
- 1997 – U Turn
“Music”
- 1950 – Hank Snow’s “I’m Moving On” was the #1 Country song
- 1960 – Ike & Tina Turner performed on American Bandstand
- 1966 – Merle Haggard’s Swinging Doors was released on this date
- 1970 – Diana Ross’s “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” was #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart
- 1970 – On the Adult Contemporary chart, Anne Murray’s “Snowbird” was #1
- 1981 – Christopher Cross’s “Arthur’s Theme” was the #1 Adult Contemporary song
- 1983 – Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson released “Say, Say, Say”
- 1987 – Michael Jackson’s Bad was the #1 album on the R&B chart
- 1987 – Erasure’s “Victim of Love (Remix) was the #1 Dance/Electronic song
“TV/Radio”
- 1954 – Father Knows Best premiered on CBS
- 1955 – Captain Kangaroo premiered on CBS
- 1955 – The Mickey Mouse Club debuted
- 1960 – The Andy Griffith Show premiered on CBS
- 1961 – The Dick Van Dyke Show premiered on CBS (Featured Above)
- 1961 – CBS also aired Mr. Ed this year
“Other Important Events…”
- 1984 – A government shutdown occurred on this date lasting one day