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BORN TODAY 1982 - Courtney Act 1982 - Juelz Santana 1980 - Regina Spektor 1974 - Sarah Joy Brown 1974 - Jillian Michaels 1968 - Molly Ringwald 1967 - Tracey E. Edmonds 1965 - Dr. Dre 1964 - Matt Dillon 1960 - Greta Scacchi 1957 - Vanna White 1954 - John Travolta 1952 - Juice Newton 1950 - Cybill Shepard 1949 - Jess Walton 1948 - Sinéad Cusack 1933 - Yoko Ono 1932 - Milos Forman 1931 - Toni Morrison 1925 - George Kennedy 1898 - Enzo Ferarri (RIP) MOVIES TODAY -Check out the trailers in the links below - 1933 - Mickey's Pal Pluto 1939 - Mickey's Surprise Party 1944 - Trombone Trouble 1953 - The Alaskan Eskimo 1966 - The Silencers 1983 - Lovesick 1983 - The Pirates of Penzance 1983 - The Sting II 1994 - Blue Chips 1994 - On Deadly Ground 1994 - Reality Bites 2000 - Boiler Room 2000 - Hanging Up 2000 - Pitch Black 2000 - The Whole Nine Yards MUSIC TODAY 1956 - The Platters ruled the R&B chart for the seventh week with "The Great Pretender". 1965 - The Kinks topped the U.K. chart with "Tired Of Waiting For You". Click for the Story behind the music and lyrics 1968 - The Buckinghams had the new #1 song with "Kind Of A Drag", ending seven weeks at the top for the Monkees' "I'm A Believer". 1980 - Bob Seger released the single "Fire Lake". 1984 - Culture Club remained at #1 with "Karma Chameleon". 1985 - Simple Minds released the single "Don't You (Forget About Me)". 1987 - Bon Jovi were at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Livin' On A Prayer', it made No.4 in the UK. 1989 - Sheriff grabbed the #1 spot on the AC chart with the great song "When I'm With You". Click for more Freddy / photo: vulture.com 1989 - The Fine Young Cannibals owned the #1 album in the U.K. with The Raw and the Cooked. 1990 - Freddie Mercury made his final public appearance on stage when he joined the rest of Queen to collect the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music, held at the Dominion Theatre, London, England. 1995 - Newcomers Hootie & the Blowfish scored their first Top 10 song as "Hold My Hand" reached #10. TV/RADIO TODAY 1949 - "Yours Truly Johnny Dollar" debuted on CBS radio. Click for more Lucy 1953 - Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz signed a contract worth $8,000,000 to continue the "I Love Lucy" TV show through 1955. 1962 - While on leave from training in the United States Marines, the Everly Brothers appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show, in full uniform and cropped hair, singing "Crying In The Rain". OTHER IMPORTANT EVENTS... 1885 - Mark Twain's "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" was published in the U.S. for the first time. 1959 - Elvis Presley performed after hours at the Lido Club in Paris, France while on leave from the United States Army. 1969 - Maurice Gibb of the Bee Gees and Lulu ("To Sir With Love") were married at St. James' Church in Gerrard's Cross, England in front of over 3,000 guests. 1977 - The space shuttle Enterprise went on its maiden "flight" sitting on top of a Boeing 747. Did we Miss Anyone or Anything Special? Let us Know in the Comments