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"BORN TODAY" Brooklyn Decker (1987) Brendon Urie (1987) Matt McGorry (1986) Brian McFadden (1980) Claire Danes (1979) Jennifer Morrison (1979) Sarah Jane Morris (1977) Marley Shelton (1974) Claudia Jordan (1973) Christina Moore (1973) Shannen Doherty (1971) Nicholas Brendon (1971) Retta (1970) Art Alexakis (1962) Magdalene Mary "Magda" Szubanski (1961) Suzzanne Douglas (1957) Vince Gill (1957) Alexander "Alex" Briley (1956) Andy Garcia (1956) Pat Travers (1954) David Cassidy (1950) - (Featured Above) Flavio Briatore (1950) David Letterman (1947) Dan Lauria (1947) Ed O’Neill (1946) John Kay (1944) Frank Bank (April 12, 1942 – RIP 2013) Herbie Hancock (1940) Charles Lewis Napier (April 12, 1936 – RIP 2011) Tiny Tim - (April 12, 1932 – RIP 1996) Helen Forrest - (April 12, 1917 – RIP 1999) Jane Withers 1926 Ann Miller (Lucille Ann Collier) - (April 12, 1923 – RIP 2004) Billy Vaughn (William Richard "Billy" Vaughn) - (April 12, 1919 RIP 1991) Beverly Cleary (1916) Walter J. Gorney (April 12, 1912 – RIP 2004) "DIED TODAY" Linda Cook (June 8, 1948 - April 12, 2012) Josephine Baker (June 3, 1906 - April 12, 1975) Franklin D. Roosevelt (January 30, 1882 - April 12, 1945) "MOVIES TODAY" 1973 - The film "That'll Be the Day," starring David Essex and Ringo Starr, premiered in London. 1985 - Cat's Eye (also known as Stephen King's Cat's Eye) is a 1985 American anthology horror film directed by Lewis Teague and written by Stephen King. 1985 - Girls Just Want to Have Fun is a 1985 American romantic comedy dance film directed by Alan Metter and starring Sarah Jessica Parker and Helen Hunt. https://youtu.be/hyQmsqs5jus 1985 - Ladyhawke is a fantasy adventure film directed by Richard Donner, starring Matthew Broderick, Rutger Hauer, and Michelle Pfeiffer. "MUSIC TODAY" 1963 - Bob Dylan performed his first major solo concert at Town Hall in New York City. https://youtu.be/IXAdojd1uNs 1969 - Simon & Garfunkel's "The Boxer" was released. 1971 - Crosby, Stills Nash & Young's live album "Four Way Street" was certified gold by the RIAA. 1974 - Bad Company's "Can't Get Enough" was released. https://youtu.be/7p9mzYB--uI 1978 - The Four Tops performed at Aretha Franklin's wedding. 1984 - "Louie Louie Day" was held in Olympia, WA. 1988 - Sonny Bono was elected mayor of Palm Springs, CA. 1989 - Garth Brooks' self-titled debut album was released. 1994 - Hole's second album "Live Through This" was released. 1999 - Shania Twain became the first female artist in music history to sell at least 10 million units with back to back releases. https://youtu.be/KNZH-emehxA "TV/RADIO TODAY" 1953 - KFDX TV channel 3 in Wichita Falls, TX (NBC) begins broadcasting 1982 - Three CBS employees were shot to death in a parking lot. 1987 - CBS' premiere of fact based World War II drama "Escape from Sobibor" 1991 - 2,500th episode of Entertainment Tonight airs "OTHER IMPORTANT EVENTS..." 1927 - Rocksprings, Texas is hit by an F5 tornado that destroyed 235 buildings in town and killed 72. 1934 - F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel "Tender Is the Night" was first published. 1938 - The first U.S. law requiring a medical test for a marriage license was enacted in New York. 1945 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt dies in office and Vice President Truman becomes President. 1955 - The Polio vaccine by Dr. Jonas Salk in the University of Michigan is declared safe and effective. 1961 - Soviet Yuri Alexeyevich Gagarin became first man to orbit the Earth. 1963 - Police used dogs and cattle prods on peaceful civil rights demonstrators in Birmingham, AL. 1966 - Emmett Ashford became the first African-American major league umpire. 1969 - Lucy and Snoopy of the comic strip "Peanuts" made the cover of "Saturday Review." 1981 - The space shuttle Columbia blasted off from Cape Canaveral, FL, on its first test flight. 1982 - Three CBS employees were shot to death in a New York City parking lot.