60s

“Born Today” Max George (27) Pippa Middleton (32) Kerry Katona (35) Foxy Brown (37) Cisco Adler (37) Naomie Harris (39) Nina Persson (41) Justin Whalin (41) Idris Elba (43) Justina Machado (43) Anika Noni Rose (43) Dolores O’Riordan (44) CeCe Peniston (46) Macy Gray (48) Rosie Perez (51) Chris Christie (53) Elizabeth Vargas (53) Jeff Foxworthy (57) Jane Curtin (69)Featured Above Swoosie Kurtz (71) Roger Waters of Pink Floyd (72) Jo Anne Worley (78) “Died Today” Jane Frazee (Born: July 18, 1918 / Died: September 6, 1985) Tom Fogerty (Born: November 9, 1941 / Died: September 6, 1990) Nicky Hopkins (Born: September 24, 1944 / Died: September 6, 1994) “Movies” 1991 - Company Business 1996 - Bogus 1996 - Bulletproof “Music” 1956 - Georgia Gibbs performed “The Hula-Hoop Song” on “The Ed Sullivan Show” 1959 - The Miracle’s “Bad Girl” was the first single on Motown Records 1961 - Bob Dylan gave his first major performance in New York City 1965 - “A Taste of Honey” was released by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass 1968 - Eric Clapton recorded a guitar solo to “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” at Abbey Road Studios 1969 - James Brown announced retirement after performing in Memphis, Tennessee 1969 - The Rolling Stones were #1 with “Honky Tonk Women” for the third week 1971 - Cher released “Gypsys, Tramps, and Thieves” 1975 - The Carpenters’ cover of “Solitaire” reaches #1 on the Easy Listening Chart 1975 - Dickie Goodman’s “Mr. Jaws” debuted at #49 1975 - K.C. and the Sunshine Band’s “Get Down Tonight” was #3 while Glen Campbell’s “Rhinestone Cowboy” reached #1 1975 - Jefferson Starship’s Red Octopus was the #1 album 1976 - The Bee Gee’s released “Love So Right” 1980 - Diana Ross spent her fourth week at #1 with “Upside Down” 1982 - Crosby, Stills, & Nash released “Southern Cross” 1982 - Paul McCartney released “Tug of War” 1983 - Cyndi Lauper released “Girls Want To Have Fun” 1986 - Gloria Loring and Carl Anderson were #1 with “Friends and Lovers” on the Adult Contemporary chart 1993 - Don Henley was joined by Areosmith, Sting, Elton John, and Jimmy Buffett for a benefit concert for Walden Woods 1997 - Elton John sang what would become “Candle In The Wind ‘97” at Princess Diana’s funeral “TV/Radio” 1972 - Jerry Lewis’s Muscular Dystrophy Marathon aired on television “Other Important Events…” 1991 - After its renaming of Leningrad in 1924, the name Saint Petersburg is returned to the Russian city 1995 - Cal Ripken Jr. breaks the MLB record for games played consecutively 1997 - Princess Diana’s funeral is held at Westminster Abbey in London