The Beatles

“Born Today” Damian McGinty (23) Hunter Hayes (24) Afrojack (28) Yung Berg (29) Julie Gonzalo (34) Michelle Williams (35) Michael Bublé (40) Goran Visnjic (43) Eric Stonestreet (44) Henry Thomas (44) Rachel Hunter (46) Julia Sawalha (47) Adam Sandler (49) Chip Esten (50) Constance Marie (50) Hugh Grant (55) Angela Cartwright (63) Dave Stewart (63) Tom Wopat (64) Topol (80) Sylvia Miles (83) “Died Today” Mao Zedong (Born: December 26, 1893 / Died: September 9, 1976) Burgess Meredith (Born: November 16, 1907/ Died: September 9, 1997) “Movies” 1970 - House of Dark Shadows 1980 - Phobia 1983 - Nightmares 1988 - Moon Over Parador 1988 - Running on Empty 1994 - A Good Man in Africa 1994 - The Next Karate Kid 1994 - Trial by Jury “Music” 1954 - Elvis Presley performed at a mall in Memphis 1957 - Jerry Lee Lewis reached #1 with “Whole Lot of Shakin’ Going On” on the R&B chart 1965 - The Rolling Stone’s “Satisfaction” was #1 on U.K. charts https://youtu.be/NEjkftp7J7I 1967 - The Doors performed in New York City 1967 - James Brown’s “Cold Sweat - Part 1” was #1 on the R&B chart 1968 - While recording The White Album, The Beatles recorded 18 takes of “Helter Skelter” 1970 - After nine years without touring, Elvis Presley kicked off a tour in Phoenix, Arizona 1971 - John Lennon released Imagine in the U.S. 1972 - The O’Jays’ “Back Stabbers” was #1 on the R&B chart https://youtu.be/OwZciH3hx-A 1972 - Chicago’s Chicago V was the #1 album for the fourth week running 1972 - “The Guitar Man” by Bread was the #1 song on the Easy Listening chart 1972 - The Doobie Brothers’ debut “Listen to the Music” was #62 https://youtu.be/BOTr_4Zs_Us 1978 - U2 opened for the Stranglers in Dublin 1978 - Boney M’s Night Flight to Venus was the #1 album in the U.K. 1978 - #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart was “Fool (If You Think It’s Over)” by Chris Rea https://youtu.be/RJ0IYHHzIN8 1981 - Sting and Phil Collins debuted as solo artists at “The Secret Policeman’s Other Ball” 1985 - Glenn Frey released “You Belong to the City” 1989 - Sonic Youth and Nirvana performed at the Caberet Metro in Chicago 1989 - Richard Marx was #1 for the sixth week on the Adult Contemporary chart with “Right Here Waiting” https://youtu.be/7SbWPm3b7Bg 1991 - Bryan Adams released “Can’t Stop This Thing We Started” 1995 - Coolio was #1 with “Gangsta’s Paradise” 1995 - TLC’s “Waterfalls” was #4 https://youtu.be/8lhsKuNfxc0 1999 - Nine Inch Nails performed at the MTV VMAs “TV/Radio” 1956 - Elvis Presley was on Toast of the Town hosted by Ed Sullivan 1956 - Ted Mack’s Amateur Hour hosted the Johnny Burnette Trio 1971 - John Lennon and Yoko Ono were on the Dick Cavett Show “Other Important Events…” 1972 - Billie Jean King defeated Kerry Melville Reid in the U.S. Open - Featured Above