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"BORN TODAY" Joseph Cross 1986 - Actor (Desperate Measures, Wide Awake, and Jack Frost) Carey Mulligan 1985 - Actress (The Great Gatsby) Colbie Caillat 1985 - singer, songwriter, actress, guitarist and pianist Alexa Davalos 1982 - Actress (Angel) Jesse Bradford 1979 - Actress (Jesse Bradford) Jake Johnson 1978 - Actor ("New Girl") Elisabeth Hasselbeck 1977 - Television host ("The View," "Fox & Friends") Morgan Fox 1970 - Model, actress Justin Kirk 1969 - Actor ("Weeds") Kylie Minogue 1968 - Musician (Locomotion) Chubb Rock ( Richard Simpson) 1968 - Rapper Brandon Cruz 1962 - Actor ("The Courtship of Eddie's Father") Steve Strange (Steven John Harrington) 1959 - Singer (Visage) Jerry Douglas 1956 - Country musician (Union Station) Susie Diane Owens 1956 - Model, actress John McGeoch 1955 - Musician Roland Gift 1952 - Musician (Fine Young Cannibals) Larry Gatlin 1948 - Musician (Gatlin Brothers) Madeleine LeRouix 1946 - Actress Christa Miller 1964 - Actress (The Drew Carey Show and Jordan Sullivan on Scrubs) James Michael Tyler 1962 - Actor (Friends) Michelle Collins 1981 - Comedian and talk show host Patch Adams (70) Wendy O. Williams 1949 (RIP) - Musician (The Plasmatics) (d. 1998) Sue Holderness 1949 - Actress (Marlene-Only Fools & Horses, Sandbaggers) John Fogerty 1945 - Musician (Creedence Clearwater Revival) Gary Stewart 1945 - Country musician, songwriter Rudolph Giuliani 1944 - Mayor of New York City Gladys Knight 1944 - Singer - leader of Pips (Last Train), Sondra Locke 1944 - Actress Billy Vera 1944 - Singer, actor, writer Tony Mansfield 1943 - Songwriter, musician Patch Adams - 1941 - Physician, comedian, social activist, clown, and author (Patch Adams) Beth Howland 1941 - Actress ("Alice") John Karlen (John Adam Karlewicz) 1933 - Actor(Harvey Lacey-Cagney & Lacey), Carroll Baker 1931 - Actress (Andy Warhol's Bad, Babydoll, Harlow) Sonny Burgess (Albert Austin "Sonny" Burgess) 1931 - Singer Jeannie Carson 1929 - Actress ("Andy Griffith Show") Martha Vickers 1925 - Actress (Alimony, Man I Love, Ruthless), Marshall Reed 1917 (RIP) - Actor (Fred Asher-Lineup) Papa John Creach 1917 - American blues violinist (Hot Tuna, Jefferson Airplane) Scott McKay 1915 - Actor (Stage Door) T-Bone Walker 1910 (RIP) - Musician, singer (Funky Town, Well Done), Ian Fleming 1908 - Author, journalist, created character of James Bond More nostalgic news "NEXT" "DIED TODAY" Anne Bronte (Born: January 17, 1820 / Died: May 28, 1849) Mary Lou Williams (Born: May 8, 1910 / Died: May 28, 1981) Phil Hartman (Born: September 24, 1948 / Died: May 28, 1998) Gary Coleman (Born: February 8, 1968 / Died: May 28, 2010) (Pictured Above) Maya Angelou (Born: April 4, 1928 / Died: May 28, 2014) "MOVIES TODAY" Click on the movie title to watch it’s trailer. 1968 - The Detective 1969 - The April Fools 1982 - Rocky III 1982 - The Escape Artist 1993 - Made in America 1993 - Cliffhanger 1993 - Happily Ever After 1993 - Super Mario Bros 1999 - The Thirteenth Floor 1999 - Notting Hill Click "NEXT" to see Music News "MUSIC TODAY" 1941 - Frank Sinatra joined Tommy Dorsey's Orchestra in recording "This Love of Mine." 1955 - "Billboard" reported that "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" was the most popular song in the U.S. 1966 - Ike & Tina Turner released "River Deep, Mountain, High." 1966 - Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'What Now My Love', setting a new American record with four albums in the US Top Ten. 1966 - Percy Sledge started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'When A Man Loves A Woman'. 1966 - Love appeared at the Whisky A Go Go West Hollywood, California, supported by The Doors. 1973 - Bassist Ronnie Lane left The Faces and went on to form Slim Chance, (who had the 1974 hit 'How Come'). 1973 - Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of The Moon was on both the UK and US album charts. It remained in the US charts for 741 discontinuous weeks from 1973 to 1988, longer than any other album in history. 1976 - The Allman Brothers Band temporarily disbanded after Greg Allman testified against Scooter Herring, his personal road manager, who was charged with drug trafficking. 1977 - Stevie Wonder had a brief one-week stay at #1 on the R&B chart with "Sir Duke". 1977 - Sting, Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers played together for the first time when they performed as part of Mike Howlett's band, Strontium 90 in Paris France. 1982 - Promoter Bill Graham staged a special Vietnam Veterans benefit concert in San Francisco starring The Jefferson Starship, The Grateful Dead and Country Joe. 1983 - Actress and singer Irene Cara started a six week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Flashdance...What A Feeling'. Taken from the film 'Flashdance', a No.2 hit in the UK. 1983 - The four day US Festival '83' took place in California, featuring The Clash,U2, David Bowie, The Pretenders, Van Halen, Stray Cats, Men At Work, Judas Priest, Stevie Nicks, Willie Nelson. INXS, Joe Walsh, Motley Crue and Ozzy Osbourne.Over 750,000 fans attended the festival. 1985 - Desert Island Discs radio presenter Roy Plomley died. He devised the BBC Radio series Desert Island Discs in 1941, and went on to present 1,791 editions of the show, which became one of the longest running radio shows in the UK. 1987 - Whitney Houston released her album "Whitney." 1988 - Faith by George Michael was #1 for a ninth week on the Album chart 1990 - Mitch Mitchell former drummer with The Jimi Hendrix Experience took out a High Court action against Private Eye magazine over an allegedly defamatory item. Are You Experienced? 1995 - Hootie & the Blowfish started a four-week run at No.1 on the US album charts with 'Cracked Rear View'. The album went on to sell over 15m copies. 1998 - Elton John and Bernie Taupin won an Ivor Novello Award for their tribute to Princess Diana--"Candle In The Wind '97". 2000 - Britney Spears was at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Oops!... I Did It Again'. The singer's second album also reached No.1 in thirteen other countries and has now sold over 20m copies. 2000 - British singer and DJ Sonique started a three-week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'It Feels So Good'. She first charted in 1989 with S-Express.Click "NEXT" to see TV and RADIO news "TV/RADIO TODAY" 1964 - The BBC received over 8,000 postal applications for tickets for The Rolling Stones forthcoming appearance on the British TV show, Juke Box Dury. 1969 - Judy Collins appeared on "The Tonight Show" with Johnny Carson. 1978 - David Cassidy starred on the NBC-TV show Police Story. 1986 - Dick Clark's "America Picks the No. 1 Songs" TV special aired. 1990 - "The Dave Thomas Comedy Show" debuted on CBS. 1994 - "Cafe America" aired for the last time on NBC.Click "NEXT" for other nostalgic news "OTHER IMPORTANT EVENTS..." 1928 - Chrysler Corporation merged with Dodge Brothers, Inc. 1929 - Warner Brothers debuted "On With The Show" in New York City. It was the first all-color-talking picture. 1937 - U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt pushed a button in Washington, DC, signaling that vehicular traffic could cross the newly opened Golden Gate Bridge in California. 1953 - The Walt Disney film "Melody" premiered in the Paramount Theatre in Hollywood. The picture was the first 3-D cartoon. 1969 - Rolling Stone Mick Jagger and Marianne Faithfull were arrested at their London home and charged with possession of cannabis, they were both later released on £50 ($85) bail. 1988 - Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler married his second wife clothing designer Teresa Barrick. The couple announced they were separating due to personal problems in February 2005. 1996 - U.S. President Clinton's former business partners in the Whitewater land deal were convicted of fraud. 1996 - Depeche Mode singer Dave Gahan was rushed to Cedars Sinai Hospital, Los Angeles after an apparent drug overdose. The singer was later arrested for possession of cocaine and heroin. 2015 - The Observatory at One World Trade Center officially opened. "NATIONAL DAYS" National Brisket Day National Hamburger Day Please help us keep our daily "DYRT" (Do You Remember Today") up to date. If you have any additions, subtractions, changes or suggestions, we would appreciate your feedback! Thank you!