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"BORN TODAY" Jenna Ushkowitz (1986) - Actress ("Glee") Harry Shum Jr. (1982) - Actor ("Glee") Jessica Alba (1981) - Actress ("Dark Angel") Alex Riley (1981) (Born Kevin Robert Kiley Jr.) - Professional wrestler and commentator (WWE) Violent J (Born Joseph Bruce (1972) - Rapper, record producer, and professional wrestler Drew and Jonathan Scott (1978) - Reality TV Twins Nate Richert (1978) - Actor Penelope Cruz (1974) - Actress Eric Vale (1974) - Voice Actor, ADR director and writer Jorge Garcia 1973 - Actor ("Becker", "Lost") Elisabeth Rohm (1973) - Actress Bridget Moynahan (1971) - Actress, Model Chris Young (1971) - Actor ("Falcon Crest", "The Great Outdoors") Too Short (1966) - Rapper Kim Gordon (1953) - Musician (Sonic Youth) Mary McDonnell (1953) - Actress Jay Leno (1950) - Comedian, television talk show host ("The Tonight Show") Paul Guilfoyle (1955) - Actor ("CSI: Crime Scene Investigation") Bruno Kirby (1949 - RIP 2006) - Actor ("The Basketball Diaries", "When Harry Met Sally") The New York Times Marcia Strassman (1948 - RIP 2014) - Actress ("Welcome Back Kotter", "Another Stakeout"), Singer Ann-Margret (Olsson) (1941) (Featured Above) - Singer, actress ("Viva Las Vegas", "Grumpy Old Men") Madge Sinclair (1938 - RIP 1995) Actress ("Trapper John M.D.", "Coming to America") Pinterest Carolyn Jones (1930 - RIP 1983) - Actress (TV: "The Addams Family") Pinterest (Nelle) Harper Lee (1926 - RIP) Author ("To Kill A Mockingbird") Ferruccio Lamborghini (1916 – RIP 1993) - Founder of Lamborghini Lionel Barrymore (1878 – RIP 1954) - Actor ("Captains Courageous", "It’s a Wonderful Life") Sidney Toler (1874 - RIP 1947) Actor ("Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum", "The Jade Mask") "MOVIES TODAY" Click on the movie title to watch it’s trailer. 1981 - Bloody Birthday 1995 - Top Dog 1995 - Village of the Damned 2000 - The Flintstones : Viva Rock Vegas 2000 - Frequency 2000 - Where the Heart Is "MUSIC TODAY" 1958 - Alan Freed's Big Beat Show played 2 shows at the Central High School Auditorium in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The tour featured Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry, Frankie Lymon, Buddy Holly, The Diamonds, Billy Ford, Danny & The Juniors, The Chantels, Larry Williams, Screaming Jay Hawkins and The Pastels. 1969 - The album Chicago Transit Authority was released to debut the career of the classic supergroup. 1969 - Three Dog Night released the single "One". 1973 - Faces had the #1 album in the U.K. with Ooh La La. 1973 - Sylvia owned the top R&B song with "Pillow Talk". 1973 - Tony Orlando & Dawn remained at #1 with "Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree". 1973 - Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of The Moon went to No.1 in the US. The album went on to enjoy a record-breaking 741 discontinuous weeks on the Billboard chart, and has now sold over 45 million copies world-wide. 1979 - The Very Best of Leo Sayer topped the U.K. Album chart. 1979 - Peaches & Herb climbed to #1 on the R&B chart with their great song "Reunited". 1979 - Donna Summer titled her new song right as "Hot Stuff" was up from #79 to #29 on this date. 1979 - Blondie had their first #1 song with "Heart Of Glass" 1980 - Elton John released the single "Little Jeannie". 1980 - Bob Seger released the single "Against The Wind". 1983 - During the second leg of their 'War' North American tour, U2 appeared at the Rochester Institute Of Technology Ice Rink, Rochester, New York. 1984 - Phil Collins continued to set the pace at #1 with "Against All Odds". 1986 - For the first time, a compact disc of an album was released before its vinyl version. The album was "The Art of Excellence" by Tony Bennett. It was his first album upon re-signing with Columbia Records. 1987 - On a plane that was returning to Boston from Miami Ozzy Osbourne bought three rounds of drinks and sang "Crazy Train" over the PA system. 1990 - Sinead O'Connor started a six-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got.' 1998 - The Dave Matthews Band released the album Before These Crowded Streets. 1998 - Stevie Nicks released the boxed set Enchanted. 1999 - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. "TV/RADIO TODAY" 1957 - Mike Wallace was seen on TV for the first time. He was the host of "Mike Wallace Interviews." 1958 - The Big Beat Show, Alan Freed's rock and roll show, had two performances at Central High School Auditorium in Kalamazoo, Michigan 1959 - Arthur Godfrey was seen for the last time in the final broadcast of "Arthur Godfrey and His Friends" on CBS-TV. 1964 - The Beatles recorded the TV special ‘Around The Beatles’ at Wembley studios England. 1965 - Barbara Streisand's first TV special aired on CBS. It was titled "My Name is Barbara". 1968 - The Seeds ("Pushin' Too Hard") were the guests on The Mothers-In-Lawon NBC-TV. 1975 - John Lennon was a guest on Johnny Carson's The Tonight Show. 1975 - Ringo Starr sang "No No Song" on The Smothers Brothers Show. "OTHER IMPORTANT EVENTS..." 1932 - The yellow fever vaccine for humans was announced. 1967 - Muhammad Ali refused induction into the U.S. Army and was stripped of boxing title. He cited religious grounds for his refusal. 1968 - The Broadway musical 'Hair' opened at the Biltmore Theatre in New York City. The show featured the songs 'Aquarius / Let the Sunshine In', 'Good Morning Starshine' and the title song. The production ran for 1,729 performances, finally closing on July 1st, 1972. 1980 - Marshall Tucker Band bass player Tommy Caldwell died of injuries from a car accident aged 30 in his hometown of Spartanburg, South Carolina. Original frontman for the Marshall Tucker Band between 1973 and 1980. 1981 - Former member of T Rex, Steve Currie was killed in a car crash returning to his home near Vale de Parra, Algarve, Portugal, he was 33 years old. 1982 - The California State Assembly consumer-protection-committee heard testimony from "experts" who claimed that when 'Stairway To Heaven' was played backward, contained the words: "I sing because I live with Satan. The Lord turns me off, there's no escaping it. Here's to my sweet Satan, whose power is Satan. He will give you 666. I live for Satan." 1989 - Jon Bon Jovi and Dorothea Hurley were married. They had been high school sweethearts. 1992 - The U.S. Agriculture Department unveiled a pyramid-shaped recommended-diet chart. 1999 - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. 2000 - Jay Leno received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Please help us keep "DYRT" up to date. If we are missing anything, have wrong information, have any changes or additions to be made, please let us know. We appreciate your feedback!