“Born Today”
- Roshon Fegan (25)
- Olivia Thirlby (30)
- Ricky Hatton (38)
- Melinda Doolittle (39)
- Jeremy Sisto (42)
- Jeff B. Davis (43)
- Lamman Rucker (45)
- Amy Jo Johnson (46)
- Jacqueline Obradors (50)
- Matthew Sweet (52)
- Elisabeth Shue (53)
- Kevin Cronin (65)
- Les Moonves (67)
- Millie Small (70)
- Britt Ekland (74)
- Ellen Travolta (76)
“Died Today”
- Bette Davis (Born: April 5, 1908 / Died: October 6, 1989)
- Denholm Elliott (Born: May 31, 1922 / Died: October 6, 1992)
- Kevin Corcoran (Born: June 10, 1949 / Died: October 6, 2015)
“Movies”
- 1978 – The Big Fix
- 1978 – Midnight Express
- 1978 – Goin’ South
- 1980 – Kagemusha
- 1989 – An Innocent Man
- 1995 – Assassins
- 1995 – How to Make an American Quilt
“Music”
- 1962 – The Four Seasons’ “Sherry” was the #1 song on the Billboard chart
- 1962 – Nat King Cole’s “Ramblin’ Rose” was the #1 Adult Contemporary song
- 1965 – The Supremes released “I Hear a Symphony” on this date
- 1969 – The Beatles released “Something” in the U.S.
- 1973 – Cher had the #1 song with “Half-Breed”
- 1973 – Art Garfunkel’s “All I Know” was the #1 Adult Contemporary song
- 1979 – Robert John’s “Sad Eyes” was the #1 song
- 1981 – Journey released “Don’t Stop Believin’” on this day in the U.S.
- 1981 – Don Henley and Stevie Nicks collaborated and released “Leather and Lace” on this date
- 1984 – Prince and the Revolution’s “Let’s Go Crazy” remained at #1
- 1984 – The Cars had the #1 Adult Contemporary song with “Drive”
- 1990 – Paul Young’s “Oh Girl” was #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart
- 1990 – The #1 R&B song was Pebbles’s “Give You the Benefit”
“TV/Radio”
- 1963 – Barbra Streisand performed a duet on The Judy Garland Show
https://youtu.be/tSFcXR0ePeg
- 1973 – The American Country Countdown first aired on the radio
“Other Important Events…”
- 1961 – President JFK addressed and advised Americans to build fallout shelters in case of an atomic bombing