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"BORN TODAY" Ryan Cooley 1988 - Actor - The Next Generation Matt Long 1980 - Actor (Ghost Rider) Jack Johnson 1975 - American singer-songwriter, musician, actor, record producer, documentary filmmaker and a former professional surfer. Sandra 1962 - Pop Singer Terry Zwigoff 1949 - Filmaker Spencer Breslin 1992 - Actor, musician Allen Leech 1981 - Actor ("Downton Abbey") Darryl Allen 1980 - Musician (Mista) Jack Johnson 1975 - Singer Special Ed (Edward Archer) 1974 - Musician Tina Fey 1970 - Actress, comedian ("30 Rock," "Saturday Night Live") Martika 1969 - Singer Page Hamilton 1960 - Musician, singer (Helmet) Toyah Willcox 1958 - Singer, actress Michael Cretu 1957 - Musician (Enigma) Chow Yun-Fat 1955 - Actor Wreckless Eric 1954 - Musician Butch Tavares 1953 - Musician (Tavares) George Strait 1952 - Country musician James Stephens 1951 - Actor Rick Wakeman 1949 - Musician (Yes) Candice Azzara 1949 - Actress Dave Atkins 1949 - Musician, producer Joe Bonsall 1948 - Musician (The Oak Ridge Boys) Albert Hammond 1944 - Singer, songwriter Rodney Dillard 1942 - Musician (The Dillards) Miriam Margolyes 1941 - Actress Dwayne Hickman 1934 - Actor Robert Morse 1931 - Actor ("Mad Men," "How to Succeed in Business ...") Pernell Roberts 1930 - Actor ("Bonanza," "Trapper John, M.D.") Marquita Rivera 1922 - Actress, singer, dancer, known as the "Queen of Latin Rhythm" Bill Macy 1922 - Television and stage actor Pope John Paul II (Karol Józef Wojtyla) 1920 - (RIP) Margot Fonteyn (Dame Margot Fonteyn de Arias) 1919 - Ballerina Pierre Balmain 1914 - Fashion designer Perry Como 1912 (RIP) - Singer, television personality Big Joe Turner 1911 - Singer, musician Frank Capra 1897 - Film director ("It's a Wonderful Life") Click "Next" See more Nostalgic news "DIED TODAY" Elizabeth Montgomery (Born: April 15, 1933 / Died: May 18, 1995) (Featured Above) Steve Forrest (born: September 29, 1925 / Died: May 18, 2013) Jerry Vale (Born: July 8, 1930 / Died: May 18, 2014) "MOVIES TODAY" Click on the movie title to watch it’s trailer. 1978 - The Buddy Holly Story 1983 - Moon in the Gutter 1990 - Cadillac Man 1990 - Bird on a Wire Check out the Music News on the NEXT page "MUSIC TODAY" 1959 - This artist changed the name at the suggestion of Dick Clark's wife Bobbie because he resembled a teenage Fats Domino. He scored 35 hits over three decades, but on this date, Chubby Checker debuted on the chart for the first time with "The Class 1959 - Wilbert Harrison rose from 6 to 1 with "Kansas City". 1964 - A riot broke out in Hamilton, Scotland during a Rolling Stones UK tour when over 4,000 fans with forged tickets gate-crashed the bands gig at the Chantingall Hotel. 1966 - The Hollies recorded "Bus Stop" at EMI Studios in London. 1966 - The Castilles, featuring Bruce Springsteen on lead vocals, recorded a couple of tracks at Mr. Music in Brick Town, New Jersey 1967 - John Lennon and Paul McCartney sang backing vocals on The Rolling Stones track 'We Love You' during a session at Olympic Studios, London. https://youtu.be/klTw94kTstg More music news on next page 1967 - The Beatles were selected to represent the UK for the first-ever global-wide satellite broadcast. The group agreed to be shown in the studio recording a song written especially for the occasion, scheduled for June 25. John Lennon wrote ‘All You Need is Love’ which was thought to sum up the 1967 'summer of love' and The Beatles' sympathies. 1967 - Pink Floyd started recording their forthcoming single 'See Emily Play' at Sound Techniques Studos, Chelsea, London. 1967 - Paul McCartney and John Lennon sang backing vocals on the Rolling Stones song "We Love You" during a recording session in London. 1968 - Jefferson Airplane, the Steve Miller Band, the Youngbloods, and the Grateful Dead performed at the Northern California Rock Festival at the Santa Clara Fairgrounds in Santa Clara. 1968 - Tiny Tim's "Tiptoe through the Tulips" was released. It was originally a number one hit for Nick Lucas in 1929. 1968 - The first Miami Pop event took place with an estimated 100,000 people attending the concert, which was promoted by Richard O'Barry & Michael Lang (later famous as the promoter of Woodstock). Bands featured at the festival included Steppenwolf, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Mothers of Invention, Blue Cheer, Chuck Berry, The Blues Image, Pacific Gas and Electric, Three Dog Night and the Crazy World of Arthur Brown. 1974 - Ray Stevens started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with the novelty song 'The Streak' which capitalized on the then popular craze of streaking. Also No.1 in the UK. https://youtu.be/XtzoUu7w-YM See more on the NEXT page 1975 - Five times married US country singer, Tammy Wynette was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Stand By Your Man.' Originally released as a single in 1968 in the USA. 1980 - Peter Criss officially left KISS to begin a solo career 1981 - Diana Ross left Motown Records, signing with RCA Records for $20 million, the largest recording contract at that time. 1985 - Kool and the Gang collected their eighth #1 on the R&B chart with "Fresh". 1985 - Phil Collins moved into the #1 spot on the Album chart with No Jacket Required. 1985 - Simple Minds were at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Don't You Forget About Me', (a No. 7 hit in the UK). The track was featured in the 1985 American teen drama film The Breakfast Club. 1988 - Fleetwood Mac played the first of six sold out nights at Wembley Arena, London on their 'The Tango In The Night' Tour. 1991 - Amy Grant remained at #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart for a third week with "Baby Baby". https://youtu.be/vMXuuYnoRdI Music news continued... 1991 - Hi-Five moved to #1 with "I Like he Way (The Kissing Game)". 1993 - KISS released the album "Alive III." 1993 - Sister Lovers, 18 Wheeler, Boyfriend and Oasis appeared at King Tuts in Glasgow, Scotland. Creation Records boss Alan McGee who was in the audience declared after seeing Oasis, He signed Oasis to his Creation label. 1997 - Blur won pop music's equivalent of the FA Cup, the Music Industry Soccer Six. 1999 - The Backstreet Boys released their third album "Millennium." Want to see what happened in TV and RADIO? Continued... "TV/RADIO TODAY" 1963 - 20-year-old Jackie DeShannon appeared on The Jackie Gleason Show on CBS-TV, in DeShannon's U.S. television debut. 1966 - During his 1966 world tour, Bob Dylan and Robbie Robertson from The Band were filmed singing several songs in a hotel room in Glasgow, Scotland, the film was originally commissioned for the ABC television series Stage '66, but after Dylan edited the film himself ABC rejected it as 'incomprehensible for a mainstream audience'. 2002 - CBS-TV showed the Barry Manilow special Ultimate Manilow. Important Nostalgic Events on NEXT page "OTHER IMPORTANT EVENTS..." 1980 - Joy Division singer and guitarist Ian Curtis hanged himself in the kitchen of his house in Macclesfield, England at the age of 23 1897 - A public reading of Bram Stoker's new novel, "Dracula, or, The Un-dead," was performed in London. photo: wikipedia.com 1942 - New York ended night baseball games for the duration of World War II. 1951 - The United Nations moved its headquarters to New York City. 1974 - India became the sixth nation to explode an atomic bomb. 1980 - Mt. Saint Helens erupted in Washington state. 57 people were killed and 3 billion in damage was done. 1988 - Ike Turner was sentenced to a year in jail for possession and transportation of cocaine. 2000 - Madonna's boyfriend Guy Ritchie was arrested after attacking a fan outside the superstar's London home. Ritchie was said to have kicked and punched a male fan after the couple returned home from a night out. 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