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"BORN TODAY" Leven Rambin 1990 - American actress (All My Children) Kree Harrison 1990 - Singer and Musician Nikki Reed 1988 - Actress Tahj Mowry 1986 - Actor, voice actor, singer and dancer (Full House) Derek Hough 1985 - American actor, singer, and dancer Tony Parker 1982 - Professional Basketball Player Wang Leehom 1976 - American-Taiwanese singer-songwriter, producer, actor, and director Rochelle Aytes 1976 - Model And Actress (Mistresses) Kandi Burruss 1976 - singer-songwriter, television personality, actress, record producer and business woman (Xscape) Sendhil Ramamurthy 1974 - Actor ("Heroes") Andrea Corr 1974 - Singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress Josh Homme 1973 - American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Tabatha Coffey 1969 - Australian hairstylist, salon owner, and television personality. Thom Filicia 1969 - American interior designer (interior design expert on the American television program Queer Eye for the Straight Guy) Cameron Bancroft 1967 - Actor Erin Richards 1986 - Actress (TV: "Gotham") Sendhil Ramamurthy 1974 - Actor ("Heroes") Jordan Knight 1970 - Singer (New Kids on the Block) Thom Filicia 1969 - Television personality ("Queer Eye For the Straight Guy") Hill Harper 1966 - Actor ("CSI: NY") Trent Reznor 1965 - Musician (Nine Inch Nails) Paige Turco 1965 - Actress (TV: "The 100," "The Agency") O'Dell 1965 - Musician (Mint Condition) Page McConnell 1963 - Musician (Phish) Craig Ferguson 1962 - Television host ("The Late Late Show") Enya 1961 - Musician Paul Di'Anno 1958 - Musician (Iron Maiden) Audie Desbrow 1957 - Musician (Great White) Sugar Ray Leonard 1956 - Boxer Bob Saget 1956 - Actor, comedian ("Full House") Bill Paxton 1955 (RIP) - Actor Kathleen Sullivan 1953 - Television personality Bill Bruford 1948 - Musician (Yes, King Crimson) Taj Mahal 1942 - Singer Grace Zabriskie 1941 - Actress (Twin Peaks, Seinfeld and Big Love) Pervis Jackson 1938 - Musician (The Spinners) Dennis Hopper 1936 - Actor Maureen Paula O'Sullivan 1911 (RIP) - Irish actress (Jane in the Tarzan series AND Mia Farrow's Mother) Selmer Jackson 1888 - Actor (Life & Legend of Wyatt Earp) "DIED TODAY" Lawrence Welk (Born: March 11, 1903 / Died: May 17, 1992) Tony Randall (Born: February 26, 1920 / Died: May 17, 2004) Donna Summer ( Born: December 31, 1948 / Died: May 17, 2012) (Featured Above) Alan Earle O'Day (October 3, 1940 – May 17, 2013) Guy Charles Clark (November 6, 1941 – May 17, 2016) Want to see MOVIE and MUSIC was released today? Click "Next" To Find out "MOVIES TODAY" Click on the movie title to watch it’s trailer. 1975 - The Man in the Glass Booth 1985 - Ordeal by Innocence 1991 - What about Bob? 1995 - The City of Lost Children 1996 - Flipper 1996 - Heaven’s Prisoners 1997 - Night Falls on Manhattan "MUSIC TODAY" 1963 - Jan & Dean's "Surf City" was released. 1963 - Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Peter, Paul & Mary and Pete Seeger performed at the first Monterey Folk Festival, held over three days in Monterey, California. 1964 - Bob Dylan made his first major concert UK appearance when he played at the Royal Festival Hall in London with an afternoon show listed as a ‘Folksong Concert’. 1967 - The Tremeloes were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with their version of a Four Seasons song, (the B-side to Rag Doll), 'Silence Is Golden', the group's only UK No.1. 1967 - Working at Abbey Road studios The Beatles began recording a new John Lennon song ‘You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)’. The song was not finished until November 1969, and was not released until March 1970 (as the B-side of the ‘Let it Be’ single). 1969 - The Who released the album "Tommy" in the U.S. Click "Next" To Continue 1969 - Joni Mitchell was featured on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine, on sale for 35 Cents. 1969 - The Soundtrack to "Hair" had a hold on #1 on the Album chart for the fourth straight week. 1969 - "Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In" by 5th Dimension was once again the #1 song on the Adult Contemporary chart. 1971 - Dawn were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Knock Three Times', the group's first of two UK No.1's. Singer Tony Orlando had retired from singing when he was persuaded to front Dawn for studio recordings. 1975 - "Rainy Day People" reached #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart for Canada's Gordon Lightfoot. 1975 - It was a pretty solid Top 10--"He Don't Love You (Like I Love You)" by Tony Orlando & Dawn was #1 for a third week, 1975 - Elton John was awarded a Platinum Record for sales of a million copies of the LP 'Captain Fantastic and The Brown Dirt Cowboy', the first album ever to be certified Platinum on the day of its release. 1980 - Peter Criss left KISS to pursue a solo career. 1980 - "The Rose", the title song from the movie in which she starred in, was #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart for Bette Midler. Click "Next" To Continue 1980 - "Let's Get Serious" by Jermaine Jackson reached #1 on the R&B chart. 1980 - This year's Eurovision song contest winner Johnny Logan was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'What's Another Year.' 1986 - Spitting Image started a three-week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'The Chicken Song.' 1986 - Whitney Houston started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Greatest Love Of All', the singers third US No.1, a No.8 hit in the UK. 1986 - Genesis released the single "Invisible Touch". 1986 - "On My Own" from Michael McDonald and Patti Labelle, was #1 on the R&B chart, where it would spend four weeks at the top.. 1990 - Nirvana played the last date of a North American tour at the Zoo in Boise, Idaho. This was Chad Channing's final gig with the band, drummer Dave Grohl replaced him in Sept of this year after his band Scream had split-up. 1995 - Chuck Berry, Little Richard and Fats Domino appeared together for the first time in Sheffield, London. Click "NEXT" To See What Happened in TV/RADIO Today "TV/RADIO TODAY" 1974 - Frankie Avalon hosted The Midnight Special on NBC-TV, featuring Sam & Dave, Fabian and Shirley & Lee. 1974 - Elton John performed "Candle In The Wind" and "Rocket Man" in his television special Say Goodbye to Norma Jean and Other Things on ABC. 1975 - NBC TV bought the rights to show "Gone With the Wind." The one time rights cost NBC $5,000,000. 1978 - The Carpenters television special Space Encounters aired on ABC. 1978 - Andy Gibb and ABBA were the guests on Olivia Newton-John's special Olivia on ABC-TV. 1985 - Bobby Ewing died on the season finale of "Dallas" on CBS-TV. He returned the following season. 1980 - Paul and Linda McCartney were the guests on the television show Saturday Night Live. 1993 - Barry Manilow appeared on the CBS-TV's "Murphy Brown." Click "NEXT" to see other Important Events "OTHER IMPORTANT EVENTS..." 1792 - The New York Stock Exchange was founded at 70 Wall Street by 24 brokers. 1932 - The U.S. Congress changed the name "Porto Rico" to "Puerto Rico." 1939 - The first fashion to be shown on television was broadcast in New York from the Ritz-Carleton Hotel. 1973 - The U.S. Senate Watergate Committee began its hearings. 1987 - A fire destroyed Tom Petty's house in Los Angeles, the cost was estimated at $800,000. 1990 - Kelsey Grammer was sentenced to 30 days in jail for DWI. 1996 - US blues guitarist Johnny Guitar Watson died of a heart attack while on tour in Yokohama, Japan. According to eyewitness reports, he collapsed mid guitar solo. His last words were "ain't that a bitch." 1997 - Sylvester Stallone and Jennifer Flavin were married in London. 1999 - Alex Trebek received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame 2001 - The U.S. Postal Service issued a stamp based on Charles M. Schulz's "Peanuts" comic strip. “NATIONAL DAY” National Hot Buttered Rum Day National Bootlegger’s Day*