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Born on this day!! Actor Patrick Stewart is 80. Singer-guitarist Roger McGuinn of The Byrds is 78. Actor Harrison Ford is 78. Actor-comedian Cheech Marin is 74. Actress Daphne Maxwell Reid (“Eve,” ″The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”) is 72. Actress Didi Conn is 69. Actor Gil Birmingham (“Twilight” films) is 67. Country singer Louise Mandrell is 66. Bassist Mark “The Animal” Mendoza of Twisted Sister is 64. Actor-director Cameron Crowe is 63. Actor Michael Jace (“The Shield”) is 58. Comedian Tom Kenny (“Spongebob Squarepants”) is 58. Country singer-songwriter Victoria Shaw is 58. Bluegrass singer Rhonda Vincent is 58. Country singer Neil Thrasher (Thrasher Shriver) is 55. Actor Ken Jeong (“Dr. Ken,” ″Community”) is 51. Singer Deborah Cox is 47. Drummer Will Champion of Coldplay is 42. Actor Steven R. McQueen (“The Vampire Diaries”) is 32. Singer Leon Bridges is 31. Actress Hayley Erin (“General Hospital”) is 26. Actor Kyle Harrison Breitkopf (“The Whispers”) is 15.
THIS DAY IN GENIUS HISTORY
1793 – French revolutionary Jean Paul Marat was stabbed to death in his bath by royalist sympathizer Charlotte Corday.
1863 – The draft riots, protesting unfair conscription in the Civil War, began in New York City.
1865 – P. T. Barnum’s American Museum, which had featured Tom Thumb and the original Siamese twins Chang and Eng, was destroyed by fire.
1930 – The first World Cup soccer competition began in Montevideo, Uruguay.
1943 – The Battle of Kursk, the largest tank battle in history—involving some 6,000 tanks, 2,000,000 troops, and 4,000 aircraft—ended in German defeat.
1977 – A 25-hour blackout hit New York City, engendering widespread rioting and looting.
2003 – Iraq’s interim governing council was inaugurated.
Today Is: Embrace Your Geekness Day, Gruntled Workers Day, International Rock Day, International Town Criers Day, National Beef Tallow Day, National French Fries Day, National Nitrogen Ice Cream Day, World Cup Soccer Day (Anniversary Observance)
TODAY ON TV!
Primetime TV (All Times Eastern)
CBS – 8:00 – The Neighborhood / 8:30 – Bob (Hearts) Abishola / 9:00 – All Rise / 10:00 – Bull
NBC – 8:00 – Titan Games / 9:00 – The Wall / 10:00 – Dateline NBC
ABC – 8:00 – CMA Best Of Fest
FOX – 8:00 – 911 / 9:00 – 911 Lone Star
CW – 8:00 – Whose Line / 8:30 – Whose Line / 9:00 – Penn and Teller Fool Us
TV Talk Shows
Jimmy Fallon: Charlize Theron, Little Big Town
Stephen Colbert: Norah O’Donnell, IDK
Seth Meyers: Andy Samberg, Jalen Rose
James Corden: Hugh Jackman, Stanley Tucci, Alec Benjamin (R 4/23/20)
Lilly Singh: America Ferrera (R 10/3/19)
Daily Show: The Daily Social Distancing Show
Conan: Lauren Lapkus
Watch What Happens Live: Robert Westergaard, Malia White
The View: Day of Hot Topics
The Talk: Regina Hall, Elaine Welteroth
Live with Kelly and Ryan: Luke Bryan
Ellen DeGeneres: Tyler Perry, Marshmello & Kane Brown (R 10/2/19)
Wendy Williams: Chris Witherspoon, Laurie Schacht (R 1/12/19)
The Real: Chiquis Rivera, Lorenzo Méndez, guest co-host Jessica “Jess Hilarious” Moore (R 9/30/19)
Kelly Clarkson: Rob Lowe, Esme Creed-Miles, Mireille Enos, Kirk Franklin, Bill Engvall
Tamron Hall: Danny Seo, Karen Laine, Mina Starsiak, Mikel Welch
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