70s

“Born Today” Niall Horan (22) Ben Savage (36) Swizz Beatz (37) Fiona Apple (38) Puma Swede (39) Stella McCartney (44) Tyler Perry (46) Michelle Duggar (49) Annie Duke (50) Jeff Ross (50) Tavis Smiley (51) Dave Mustaine (54) Geri Jewell (59) Iyanla Vanzant (62) Randy Jones (63) Jean Smart (64) Frank Marshall (69) Jacqueline Bisset (71) Peter Cetera (71) Joe E. Tata (79) “Died Today” Tupac Shakur (Born: June 16, 1971 / Died: September 13, 1996) Dorothy McGuire (Born: June 14, 1916 / Died: September 13, 2001) Gary Richrath (Born: October 18, 1949 / Died: September 13, 2015) “Movies” 1972 - The Ruling Class 1985 - After Hours 1986 - Avenging Force 1991 - Dogfight 1995 - Clockers 1996 - Maximum Risk 1996 - Fly Away Home 1996 - Feeling Minnesota 1996 - The Rich Man’s Wife “Music” 1959 - Elvis Presley met Priscilla Beaulieu in West Germany 1962 - Elvis Presley’s “She’s Not You” was #1 in the U.K. 1965 - Simon & Garfunkel released “The Sound of Silence” https://youtu.be/qn0QBXMYXsM 1965 - The Beatles released “Yesterday” in the U.S. 1965 - Buck Owen’s I’ve Got A Tiger By the Tail was the #1 country album 1969 - Kool and the Gang’s self-titled single debuted on the charts 1969 - Plastic Ono, a band consisting of Yoko Ono and John Lennon, gave their first live performance 1971 - Cat Stevens released “Peace Train” https://youtu.be/7sjSHazjrWg 1976 - The Captain and Tenille released their cover of “Muskrat Love” 1976 - Waylon Jennings’s Are You Ready for the Country was the #1 country album 1979 - ABBA performed in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The Tour was the only time the band performed in North America while together. 1980 - George Benson’s “Give Me the Night” was #1 on the R&B chart https://youtu.be/N-BDbIrqbj8 1980 - Jackson Browne’s Hold Out was the #1 album 1980 - Diana Ross’s “Upside Down” was #1 1986 - Wang Chung released “Everybody Have Fun Tonight” https://youtu.be/E7Kre4_fFek 1986 - Berlin’s “Take My Breath Away” was #1 https://youtu.be/8vPE4kxN320 1987 - Michael Jackson’s Bad was the #1 album in the U.K. 1991 - Geffen Records celebrated the release of Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” with a launch party that the band was eventually removed from for starting a food fight. 1993 - Ace of Base released “All That She Wants” https://youtu.be/DrwlFTqS_bg 1997 - The Verve’s “The Drugs Don’t Work” was #1 in the U.K. 1998 - Julian Lennon began touring Japan 1998 - Lauryn Hill had the #1 album with The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill “TV/Radio” 1965 - The Steve Lawrence Show debuted on CBS and hosted Lucille Ball 1985 - “We Are the World” won Best Group Video at the MTV VMAs (Featured Above) https://youtu.be/9AjkUyX0rVw 1993 - The E Street Band’s drummer Max Weinberg became leader of the Late Night with Conan O’Brien house band 1998 - The 50th Emmy Awards aired “Other Important Events…” 1993 - Queens, NY, began required recycling 1997 - Mother Teresa’s funeral was held in India