Well, here it is... Another beautiful Sunday in the IE. October 22, 2013. Interested in what happened on this date in history? How about birthdays? If it is your birthday, Happy Birthday To YOU!!!! Here are some others that share your birthday: 1916 - Sid Miller, Shenandoah Pa, actor (Donald OConnor Texaco Show) 1917 - Joan Fontaine, Tokyo Japan, actress (Gunga Din, Ivanhoe, Rebecca) 1920 - Timothy Leary, Harvard prof (LSD taker) 1933 - Donald Herod Peterson, Winona Mississippi, Col USAF/astronaut (STS 6) 1938 - Christopher Lloyd, Stamford Ct, actor (Taxi, Back to the Future) 1938 - Derek Jacobi, London, actor (Lanner-Strauss Family, Dead Again) 1939 - Tony Roberts, NYC, actor (Annie Hall, Edge of Night, Lucie Arnaz 1942 - Annette Funicello, Utica NY, actress (Mickey Mouse Club) 1942 - Bobby Fuller, Baytown, Texas, American rock vocalist/guitarist (Bobby Fuller Four) 1943 - Catherine Deneuve, [Dorleac], Paris, actress (Repulsion, Hunger) 1946 - Eddie Brigati, Garfield NJ, rock vocalist (Rascals) 1947 - Lee Meredith, [Judith Lee Sauls], River Edge NJ, actress (Producers) 1949 - Stiv Bators, American musician (The Dead Boys) (d. 1990) 1952 - Jeff Goldblum, Pitts Pa, actor (Fly, Jurassic Park, Independence Day) 1956 - Frank DiPino, American baseball player 1960 - Darryl Jenifer, American bassist (Bad Brains) 1962 - Gayle Stammer, Livermore California, beach volleyballer (Olympics-96) 1963 - Brian Boitano, Mountainview California, figure skater (Olympic-gold-1988) 1964 - Toby Mac, American singer and songwriter 1965 - Marvin Washington, NFL defensive end (NY Jets, SF 49ers) 1965 - Otis Smith, NFL cornerback (NY Jets) 1965 - John Wesley Harding, American musician 1967 - Carlos Mencia, Honduras-born American comedian 1968 - Shelby Lynne, Quantico Va, country singer (If I Could Bottle This Up) 1968 - Shaggy [Orville Richard Burrell], Kingston, Jamaica, reggae rapper (Boombastic) 1968 - Jay Johnston, American actor and comedian (Mr. Show) 1969 - Kevin Carrasco, S P de Macoris Dom Rep, pitcher (Cin Reds) 1969 - Spike Jonze, American director and film producer semi) 1971 - Anthony Pig Miller, NBA forward (LA Lakers, Atlanta Hawks) 1972 - Tyrone Williams, WLAF/NFL defensive tackle (Chicago Bears, Rhein Fire) 1972 - Victoria Lagerstrom, Miss Sweden Universe (1997) 1973 - Ichiro Suzuki, Japanese baseball player 1976 - Jon Foreman, American musician (Switchfoot) 1976 - Helen Svedin, Swedish model 1977 - Katrina Bergstrom, Miss North Dakota Teen USA (1996) 1981 - Michael Fishman, Long Beach California, actor (DJ-Roseanne) 1985 - Zac Hanson, Tulsa OK, singer (Hansons-MMMMbop) 1990 - Jonathan William Lipnicki, actor (Jeff Foxworthy Show, Jerry McGuirre) Here is what happened on your birthday, oh so many years ago.... 1836 - Sam Houston inaugurated as 1st elected pres of Republic of Texas 1881 - Boston Symphony Orchestra gives its 1st concert 1897 - Worlds 1st car dealer opens in London 1907 - Ringling Brothers Greatest Show on Earth buys Barnum & Bailey circus 1907 - Panic of 1907: A run on Knickerbocker Trust Company stock sets events in motion that will lead to a depression. 1924 - Toastmasters International is founded. 1950 - LA Rams beat Baltimore Colts 70-27 1962 - JFK addresses TV about Russian missile bases in Cuba 1962- JFK imposes naval blockade on Cuba, beginning missile crisis 1963 - David Allan Coe begins serving a four-year prison sentence at the Ohio State Penitentiary, for car theft, possession of obscene materials and possession of burglary tools. He later claims he killed a fellow inmate during his incarceration 1964 - EMI rejects audition by High Numbers, they go on to become The Who 1965 - Ernest Tubb is named to the Country Music Hall Of Fame during a ceremony at Nashvilles Municipal Auditorium 1966 -Eddy Arnold, music publisher Jim Denny, Grand Ole Opry founder George D. Hay and Uncle Dave Macon are added to the Country Music Hall Of Fame, with the proceedings airing on ABC-TVs The Jimmy Dean Show 1968 - Apollo 7 returns to Earth 1968 - Shelby Lynne born in Quantico, Virginia. Highly revered by critics for her emotive singing and wide stylistic range, she earns two minor country hits in 1990 but oddly wins the Grammy for Best New Artist 11 years later 1969 - KAPN-AM in Santa Barbara CA changes call letters to KDB-AM 1969 - Paul McCartney denies rumors of his death 1972 - Oakland As 1st championship; beat Reds, 4 games to 3 in World Series 1975 - Cin Reds beat Boston Red Sox, 4 games to 3 in 72nd World Series 1976 - Red Dye No. 4 is banned by the US Food and Drug Administration after it is discovered that it causes tumors in the bladders of dogs. The dye is still used in Canada. 1978 - 8th NYC Womens Marathon won by Grete Waitz in 2:32:30 1978 - 9th NYC Marathon won by Bill Rodgers in 2:12:12 1978 - Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA Houston Exchange Golf Classic Clubs 1978 - Pope John Paul II installed 1979 - Walt Disney Worlds 100-millionth guest 1984 - Paul McCartney releases Give My Regards to Broad Street soundtrack 1985 - Bret Saberhagen gives KC Royals their 1st World Series win 1987 - Nobel prize for literature awarded to Joseph Brodsky 1988 - Elton John sells out Madison Square Garden for a record 26th time 1988 - Supreme Ct Justice Sandra Day OConnor OK after breast cancer surgery 1990 -Tim McGraw signs a recording contract with Curb Records 1992 - Atlanta, becomes 1st US team to win a World Series game out of US 1992 - Space Shuttle STS 52 (Columbia 13) launches into space 1993 - Cosmonaut Aleksandr Serebrov makes record 9th space walk 1994 - Statue of Sam Houston unveiled in Texas 1997 - Coldest World Series game Marlins vs Cleveland (38°F) 1997 - 2nd longest 9 inning World Series game (4:12) as Marlins & Indians were tied 7-7 going into the 9th, Mariners win 14-11 2005 - Tropical Storm Alpha forms in the Atlantic Basin, making the 2005 Atlantic Hurricane Season the most active Atlantic hurricane season on record with 22 named storms. 2005 -Keith Urbans Better Life begins a six-week run at the top of the Billboard chart 2006 - Little Big Town backs John Mellencamps performance of Our Country before Game 2 of the World Series at Detroits Comerica Park. Josh Gracin sings God Bless America during the seventh inning as the Tigers beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 3-1 2008 - A wax figure of Carrie Underwood is unveiled at Madame Tussauds in New York 2011 -Ronnie Dunn sings The Star-Spangled Banner at Rangers Ballpark In Arlington as Major League Baseballs St. Louis Cardinals swamp the Texas Rangers, 16-7, in a World Series game 2012 - 6 Italian scientists are convicted of manslaughter for their failure to predict the 2009 LAquila earthquake 2012 - Hurricane Sandy forms in the Western Caribbean Sea 2012 -Big Machine releases the Taylor Swift album Redthis date in history
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