“Born Today”
- Lourdes Maria Ciccone Leon (20)
- Mia Wasikowska (27)
- MacKenzie Mauzy (28)
- Max Thieriot (28)
- Pia Toscano (28)
- Jay Pharoah (29)
- Skyler Shaye (30)
- Ben Whishaw (36)
- Stacy Keibler (37)
- Usher (38)
- Natalie Maines (42)
- Jon Seda (46)
- Steve Coogan (51)
- Karyn White (51)
- Lori Petty (53)
- Isaac Mizrahi (55)
- Thomas Dolby (58)
- Greg Evigan (63)
- Harry Anderson (64)
- Joey Travolta (66)
- Justin Hayward (70)
- Udo Kier (72)
- Cliff Richard (76)
- Ralph Lauren (77)
- Melba Montgomery (78)
- Roger Moore (89) Featured Above
“Died Today”
- Bing Crosby (Born: May 3, 1903 / Died: October 14, 1977)
- Leonard Bernstein (Born: August 25, 1918 / Died: October 14, 1990)
- Elizabeth Peña (Born: September 23, 1959 / Died: October 14, 2014)
“Movies”
- 1964 – Invitation to a Gunfighter
- 1964 – Send Me No Flowers
- 1977 – Starship Invasions
- 1980 – Fade to Black
- 1981 – Just Before Dawn
- 1983 – The Osterman Weekend
- 1988 – The Accused
- 1988 – The Kiss
- 1994 – Exit to Eden
- 1994 – Little Giants
- 1994 – Pulp Fiction
- 1994 – The Shawshank Redemption
- 1994 – Wes Craven’s New Nightmare
“Music”
- 1957 – “Wake Up Little Susie” by the Everly Brothers was #1
- 1967 – “The Letter” by The Box Tops was #1
- 1969 – B. J. Thomas released “Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head” which won an Academy Award for Best Original Score in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
- 1972 – Michael Jackson’s “Ben” was the #1 song
- 1972 – Rick Nelson’s “Garden Party” was the #1 Adult Contemporary song
- 1977 – KISS released Alive II
- 1978 – Exile’s “Kiss You All Over” was the #1 song
- 1978 – John Paul Young’s “Love Is in the Air” was the #1 Adult Contemporary song
- 1989 – Motley Crue had the #1 album with Dr. Feelgood
- 1989 – Janet Jackson’s “Miss You Much” was the #1 R&B song
- 1995 – Mariah Carey’s “Fantasy” was the #1 R&B song
- 1995 – The #1 album was Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette
“TV/Radio”
- 1968 – Apollo 7 was the first live broadcast from space
- 1978 – Rescue From Gilligan’s Island aired on NBC
“Other Important Events…”
- 1926 – A. A. Milne’s Winnie the Pooh was published on this date
- 1964 – Martin Luther King Jr. received the Nobel Peace Prize