History

“Born Today” Chelsea Kane (27) Jenna Marbles (29) Heidi Montag (29) Prince Harry (31) Ben Schwartz (34) Dave Annable (36) Sophie Dahl (38) Tom Hardy (38) Queen Letizia of Spain (43) Josh Charles (44) Dina Lohan (53) Dan Marino (54) Lisa Vanderpump (55) Tommy Lee Jones (69) Oliver Stone (69) Jessye Norman (70) “Died Today” Sara Haden (Born: November 17, 1899 / Died: September 15, 1981) Johnny Ramone (Born: October 8, 1943 / Died: September 15, 2004) Richard Wright from Pink Floyd (Born: July 28, 1943 / Died: September 15, 2008) “Movies” 1966 - Chelsea Girls 1972 - The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie 1976 - In the Realm of the Senses 1978 - Up in Smoke 1987 - King Lear 1993 - Household Saints 1995 - Angus 1995 - Hackers 1995 - The Stars Fell on Henrietta “Music” 1956 - Elvis Presley’s “Hound Dog” / “Don’t Be Cruel” was the #1 song on the R&B chart 1960 - Johnny Cash Sings Hank Williams was released 1962 - Nat King Cole’s “Ramblin Rose” was #1 on the Easy Listening chart 1962 - Booker T and the MGs’ had the #1 song on the R&B chart with “Green Onions” 1962 - The Four Seasons’ “Sherry” moved from #11 to #1 1964 - During a concert in Cleveland, Ohio, The Beatles were directed off the stage in order to calm down the audience 1966 - “All or Nothing” by Small Faces was the #1 song in the U.K. 1969 - The 5th Dimension released “Wedding Bell Blues” 1973 - Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On” was the #1 song for the fifth week on the R&B chart 1973 - Helen Reddy’s “Delta Dawn” was #1 1975 - Following the hit “Love Will Keep Us Together” The Captain and Tenille re-released their song “The Way I Want to Touch You” 1975 - John Denver released “Windsong” 1975 - Glen Campbell’s “Rhinestone Cowboy” was the #1 song on the Country chart 1978 - Bob Dylan began touring North America 1979 - Led Zeppelin’s In Through the Out Door was the #1 album 1979 - The Knack’s “My Sharona” was the #1 song 1980 - Pat Benatar released “Hit Me With Your Best Shot” 1983 - Huey Lewis & the News released Sports 1984 - Tina Turner’s “What’s Love Got To Do With It” was the #1 song for the third week 1984 - Prince’s Purple Rain was the #1 album 1987 - Glass Tiger released “Someday” 1990 - Originally released in 1973, Steve Miller Band’s “The Joker” resurfaced as the #1 song in the U.K. due to a Levi's commercial 1990 - George Michael’s Listen Without Prejudice was the #1 album in the U.K. 1990 - Alias’ “More Than Words Can Say” moved from #84 to #61 1990 - Wilson Phillips’ “Release Me” was the #1 song on the Adult Contemporary chart “TV/Radio” 1949 - The Lone Ranger aired on ABC 1965 - Frankie Avalon was on The Patty Duke Show 1968 - A Happening in Central Park aired on CBS starring Barbra Streisand “Other Important Events…” 1998 - Google.com became a domain name 2013 - Japan shut off their last nuclear reactor