“Born Today”
- Bella Thorne (19)
- Angus T. Jones (23)
- Barbara Palvin (23)
- Molly Quinn (23)
- Bruno Mars (31)
- Nick Cannon (36)
- Mike “The Miz” Mizanin (36)
- Kristanna Loken (37)
- Martin Henderson (42)
- Matt Damon (46)
- Soon-Yi Previn (46)
- Jeremy Davies (47)
- Emily Procter (48)
- Karyn Parsons (50)
- C.J. Ramone (51)
- CeCe Winans (52)
- Stephanie Zimbalist (60)
- Darrell Hammond (61)
- Robert “Kool” Bell (66)
- Sigourney Weaver (66)
- Sarah Purcell (68)
- Chevy Chase (73)
- R.L. Stine (73)
- Jesse Jackson (75)
- Paul Hogan (77)
- Rona Barrett (80)
“Died Today”
- Gabriel Marcel (Born: December 7, 1889 / Died: October 8, 1973)
- Karl Swenson (Born: July 23, 1908 / October 8, 1973)
“Movies”
- 1964 – The Outrage
- 1969 – The Monitors
- 1975 – Hard Times
- 1975 – Hearts of the West
- 1975 – Mahogany
- 1993 – Deadfall
- 1993 – Demolition Man
- 1993 – Gettysburg
- 1993 – Mr. Jones
- 1993 – Mr. Nanny
- 1999 – Random Hearts
- 1999 – Boys Don’t Cry
- 1999 – Superstar
“Music”
- 1966 – “Cherish” by The Association remained the #1 song on Billboard
- 1966 – Andy Williams had the #1 Adult Contemporary song with “In the Arms of Love”
- 1969 – Sonny James’s “Since I Met You Baby” was the #1 Country song
- 1971 – John Lennon released the album Imagine in the U.K.
- 1977 – Meco’s “Star Wars Theme/ Cantina Band” was the #1 song
- 1983 – Spandau Ballet’s “True” was the #1 Adult Contemporary song
https://youtu.be/8dWQukVzOns
- 1983 – Bonnie Tyler’s “Total Eclipse of the Heart” stayed at the #1 spot on the Hot 100
- 1983 – Police’s Synchronicity was the #1 album
- 1983 – Yes released “Owner of a Lonely Heart”
https://youtu.be/l4zndgDVAxQ
- 1988 – Levert’s “Addicted to You” was the #1 song on the R&B chart
- 1988 – Guns N’ Roses Appetite for Destruction was the #1 album
- 1988 – Def Leppard’s “Love Bites” was the #1 song on the Hot 100
- 1995 – Tim McGraw’s “I Like It, I Love It” was the #1 Country song
“TV/Radio”
- 1942 – Abbott and Costello released their radio show on this date
“Other Important Events…”
- 1945 – The microwave oven was patented on this date