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"BORN TODAY" Moises Arias (1994) - Actor ("Hannah Montana" and "Biagio") Nathan Sykes (1993) - Singer, songwriter and record producer Chloe Bennet (1992) - Actress (Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) Brittany Leanna "Britt" Robertson (1990) - Actress Alia Shawkat (1989) - Actress ("Arrested Development") Samantha Jade (1987) - Singer, songwriter, actress and former child model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley (1987) - Model and Actress (Victoria's Secret "Angel") America Ferrera (1984) - Actress ("Ugly Betty") Kourtney Kardashian (1979) TV personality, socialite, businesswoman and model. Bryce Johnson (1977) - Actor ("Sleeping Dogs Lie", "Lone Star"). Melissa Joan Hart (1976) - Actress ("Sabrina the Teenage Witch") Sean Maguire (1976) - Actor, Singer Edgar Wright (1974) - Director, screenwriter, producer and actor Eli Roth (1972) - Film director, producer, writer and actor ("Inglourious Basterds") David Tennant (1971) - Actor and voice actor ("Doctor Who") Maria Bello (1967) - Actress ("Payback," "Coyote Ugly") Eric McCormack (1963) - Actor ("Will And Grace") Conan O’Brien (1963) - Television personality ("Late Night with Conan O'Brien") Jeff Dunham (1962) - American ventriloquist, producer, and stand-up comedian (Puppets: Achmed the Dead Terrorist, José Jalapeño on a Stick, Bubba J, Melvin the Superhero Guy, Walter) Jane Leeves (1961) - Actress, singer - (TV: "Frazier") Eric Roberts (1956) - Actor ("Doctor Who", "The Coca-Cola Kid"), brother of actress Julia Roberts Melody Thomas Scott (1956) - Actress ("Young and the Restless") John James (1956) - Actor ("Search for Tomorrow", "As the World Turns") Rick Moranis (1954) - Actor ("Parenthood", "Ghostbuster" series, "Spaceballs") Kenny Ortega (1950) - American producer, director, and choreographer Cindy Pickett (1947) - Actress ("Guiding Light") Dorothy Lyman (1947) - Actress ("All My Children") James Woods (1947) - Actor ("The Onion Field", "Casino") Alexander "Skip" Spence (1946) - Musician (Moby Grape, Jefferson Airplane) Hayley Mills (1946) - (Featured Above) - Actress ("The Parent Trap"), Singer Robert Hooks (1937) - Actor ("Star Trek III: The Search for Spock", "Passenger 57") James Drury (James Child Drury, Jr.) (1934) - Actor ("The Virginian") Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown (1924 - RIP 2005) - Blues Musician Barbara Hale (1922 - RIP 2017) - Actress ("Perry Mason", "Airport") "DIED TODAY" Irving Cummings (October 9, 1888 - April 18, 1959) Dick Clark (November 30, 1929 - April 18, 2012) "MOVIES TODAY" 1973 - Journey Through the Past 1997 - Murder At 1600 1997 - 8 Heads In A Duffel Bag 1986 - Murphy’s Law 1986 - At Close Range "MUSIC TODAY" 1939 - Gene Autry recorded "Back in the Saddle Again." 1965 - Marian Anderson ended her 30-year singing career with a concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City. https://youtu.be/uJIsCmHAbI8 1984 - Michael Jackson went into surgery due to his hair catching on fire during a commercial. 1985 - Liberace earned $2,000,000 for his engagement at Radio City Music Hall. He broke his own record of $1.6 million. 1985 - Wham! became the first Western act to release a pop album, "Make It Big," in China https://youtu.be/Kvx2GgKyIy0 1989 - The album "Twice Shy" was released by Great White. 1998 - Diamond Rio was inducted into the Grande Ole Opry. 2003 - Etta James received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. https://youtu.be/z5dpYDTEMRU "TV/RADIO TODAY" 1960 - The Mutual Broadcasting System was sold to the 3M Company of Minnesota for $1.25 million. 1971 - The Jackson 5, Danny Thomas and Bill Cosby were guests on Diana Ross' solo TV special "diana." https://youtu.be/chJt4XDaZOc 1975 - Alice Cooper's first TV special, "Welcome To My Nightmare: The Making Of A Record Album" aired. 1979 - The TV show "Real People" premiered. https://youtu.be/HRlz3mmaiUo 1985 - Ted Turner filed for a hostile takeover of CBS. "OTHER IMPORTANT EVENTS..." 1910 - Walter R. Brookins made the first airplane flight at night. 1923 - Yankee Stadium opened in the Bronx, NY and John Phillip Sousa's band played the National Anthem. 1924 - Simon and Schuster, Inc. published the first "Crossword Puzzle Book." 1934 - The first Laundromat opened in Texas. 1938 - Superman made his first appearance in Action Comics. 1950 - The first transatlantic jet passenger trip was completed. 1956 - Actress Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier of Monaco were married. The religious ceremony took place the day after. 1984 - Mike MacCarthy and Amanda Tucker made a sky dive from the Eiffel Tower. The jump ended safely. 1999 - Wayne Gretzky of the New York Rangers played his final game in the NHL. He retired as the NHL's all-time leading scorer and holder of 61 individual records. Please let us know if we have any updates, additions, subtractions or adjustments we need to make. We would appreciate your assistance with this.