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“Born Today” Alfie Allen (29) Emmy Rossum (29) Kroy Biermann (30) Jennifer Hudson (34) Yao Ming (35) Benjamin McKenzie (37) Ruben Studdard (37) Elisabetta Canalis (37) 2 Chainz (38) Bizzy Bone (39) Jennifer Nettles (41) Josh Hopkins (45) James Frey (46) Paul F. Tompkins (47) Louis C.K. (48) Ben Folds (49) Amy Yasbeck (53) Hans Zimmer (58) Rachel Ward (58) Joe Pantoliano (64) Linda Gray (75) Sir Ian Holm (84) “Died Today” Anthony Perkins (Born: April 4, 1932 / Died: September 12, 1992) Ruth Wilson (Born: August 2, 1905 / Died September 12, 1992) Johnny Cash (Born: February 26,1932 / Died: September 12, 2003) “Movies” 1970 - Five Easy Pieces 1970 - Tora! Tora! Tora! 1980 - He Knows You’re Alone 1986 - ‘night, Mother 1988 - Miles from Home 1990 - Postcards from the Edge 1997 - The Game “Music” 1953 - Luigi Vena sang “Ave Maria” at Senator John F. Kennedy’s wedding 1954 - Frank Sinatra’s “Three Coins in the Fountain” was #1 1960 - Elvis Presley’s “It’s Now or Never” remained at #1 1963 - The Beatles’ “She Loves You” reached #1 1964 - The Animals were #1 for the second week with “House of the Rising Sun” 1966 - The Beatles’ “Yellow Submarine” received a certified Gold 1970 - Creedence Clearwater Revival’s Cosmo’s Factory was the #1 album in the U.K. 1970 - Ronnie Milsap’s “Loving You is a Natural Thing” debuted on the charts 1970 - Smokey Robinson and The Miracles were #1 in the U.K. with “Tears of a Clown” 1970 - #1 on Easy Listening was Anne Murray’s “Snowbird” 1970 - The Woody Guthrie Memorial Concert took place in L.A. with performances by Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Pete Seeger, and Arlo Guthrie 1975 - Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here released in the U.K. 1977 - B.T. Express performed for President Jimmy Carter at the White House 1977 - Paul and Linda McCartneys’ son, James Louis, was born in London 1981 - Diana Ross and Lionel Richie’s “Endless Love” was #1 for the fourth week on the R&B chart 1981 - Journey’s Escape was #1 on the album chart 1987 - Michael Jackson’s Bad World Tour began in Tokyo, Japan 1989 - Aerosmith released their album Pump 1989 - Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville released a cover of “Don’t Know Much” 1990 - Fleetwood Mac’s Stevie Nicks and Christine McVie announced they were leaving the band 1992 - Peter Cetera’s “Restless Heart” was #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart 1992 - Boyz II Men were #1 for the fourth week with “End of the Road” 1995 - Michael Hutchence of INXS plead guilty to punching a photographer 1998 - The Grand Ole Opry hosted Vince Gill for the 100th time 1999 - The Vengaboys were #1 in the U.K. with “We’re Going to Ibiza!” “TV/Radio” 1959 - Bonanza aired on NBC 1966 - The first episode of The Monkees aired on NBC 1966 - The Roger Miller Show premiered on ABC 1970 - The cartoon Josie and the Pussycats aired “Other Important Events…” 1953 - John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Bouvier were married in Newport, Rhode Island 1956 - Black students entered the elementary school in Clay, Kentucky under the protection of the National Guard. The students were barred from the school five days later 1992 - Astronaut Mae Jemison was the first black woman to enter space