DYR Today, October 26

“Born Today”

• Morgan Saylor (22)
• Emilia Clarke (30)
• Sasha Cohen (32)
• Jon Heder (39)
• Seth MacFarlane (43)
• Rosemarie DeWitt (45)
• Anthony Rapp (45)
• Phaedra Parks (46)
• Keith Urban (49)
• Steve Valentine (50)
• Tom Cavanagh (53)
• Natalie Merchant (53)
• Cary Elwes (54)
• Dylan McDermott (55)
• Julie Dawn Cole (59)
• Rita Wilson (60)
• Neil Meron (61)
• D.W. Moffett (62)
• James Pickens, Jr. (62)
• Bootsy Collins (65)
• James Pickens, Jr. (62)
• Bootsy Collins (65)
• Julian Schnabel (65)
• Hillary Rodham Clinton (69)
• Pat Sajak (70)
• Jaclyn Smith (71) Featured Above
• Shelley Morrison (80)
• Bob Hoskins (RIP)

“Died Today”

• Elizabeth Cady Stanton (Born: November 12, 1815 / Died: October 26, 1902)
• Hattie McDaniel (Born: June 10, 1895 / Died: October 26, 1952)
• Sue Randall (Born: October 8, 1935 / Died: October 26, 1984)
• Laurel Cronin (Born: October 10, 1939 / Died: October 26, 1992)

“Movies”

• 1967 – Wait Until Dark
• 1979 – When a Stranger Calls
• 1984 – American Dreamer
• 1984 – Body Double
• 1984 – The Terminator
• 1990 – Graveyard Shift
• 1990 – The Hot Spot
• 1990 – Sibling Rivalry
• 1990 – Soultaker

“Music”

• 1959 – Marty Robbins released “El Paso”

• 1961 – Columbia Records signed Bob Dylan
• 1964 – The Beach Boys released “Dance, Dance, Dance”

• 1968 – “Hey Jude” remained the #1 song
• 1968 – “My Special Angel” by The Vogues was the #1 Adult Contemporary song
• 1970 – Elton John released “Your Song”

https://youtu.be/mXuUtEDp_Mo

• 1970 – Janis Joplin’s wake was on this day
• 1973 – Paul McCartney and the Wings released “Helen Wheels”
• 1974 – “Then Came You” by Dionne Warwick and The Spinners was the #1 song

• 1985 – “Touch a Hand, Make a Friend” was the #1 Country song
• 1991 – Boyz II Men’s “It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday” was the #1 R&B song

“Other Important Events…”

• 1965 – The Beatles were given MBEs (Member of the Order of the British Empire) at Buckingham Palace
• 1970 – Doonesbury comic strip was originally published on this date