Born On This Day...

In 1599 Belgium painter, Sir Anthony Van Dyck

In 1797 German emperor, Kaiser Wilhelm I

In 1822 French landscape painter, Rosa Bonheur

In 1846 Illustrator, Randolph Caldecott

In 1868 Physicist, Robert A. Millikan (photoelectric effect, Nobel-1923)

In 1887 Actor/comedian, Chico Marx (Marx Brothers)

In 1895 Actor, Joseph Schildkraut (Cleopatra, Diary of Anne Frank)

In 1902 Novelist, Ellin Berlin (Irving Berlin's wife) [d: 7-29-88]

In 1907 General, James Gavin (Normandy-World War II) [d: 2-23-90]

In 1908 U.S. Secretary of Commerce, Maurice H. Stans (1969-72) [d: 4-14-98]

In 1909 French-Canadian novelist, Gabrielle Roy (The Tin Flute) [d: 7-13-83]

In 1912 Actor, Wilfrid Brambell (A Hard Day's Night) [d: 1-18-85]

In 1913 Actor, Karl Malden (Patton, Streets Of San Francisco) [d: 7-1-09]

In 1915 Cartoonist, Forrest C. "Bud" Sagendorf (Popeye) [d: 9-22-94]

In 1916 Bandleader, George Wyle (wrote Gilligan's Island theme) [d: 5-2-03]

In 1917 Actress, Virginia Grey [d: 7-31-04]

In 1920 Actor, James "Lefty" Brown (Rin Tin Tin) [d: 4-11-92]

In 1920 Actor, Werner Klemperer (Colonel Klink-Hogan's Heros) [d: 12-6-00]

In 1920 Actor, Ross Martin (Artemus Gordon-Wild Wild West) [d: 7-3-81]

In 1923 Actor/pantomimist, Marcel Marceau (Silent Movie) [d: 9-23-07]

In 1924 Publisher, Allen H. Neuharth (founded USA Today) [d: 4-13-13]

In 1924 Announcer/host, Bill Wendell (David Letterman) [d: 4-14-99]

In 1928 Actress, Carrie Donovan (Old Navy commercials) [d: 11-12-01]

In 1924 Cartoon voicist, Lionel Wilson (Tom Terrific) [d: 4-30-03]

In 1928 Basketball Hall-of-Famer, Ed Macauley (Celtics) [d: 11-8-11]

In 1930 Educator, Derek Bok (former president of Harvard University) (87)

In 1930 Evangelist/politician, Pat Robertson (CBN, Family Channel) (87)

In 1930 Composer/lyricist, Stephen Sondheim (Side By Side) (87)

In 1931 Scientist, Burton Richter (discovered J-particles, Nobel-1976) (86)

In 1931 Actor, William Shatner (Star Trek, T.J. Hooker, Boston Legal) (86)

In 1934 Actress, May Britt (Young Lions, War and Peace) (83)

In 1935 Actor, M. Emmet Walsh (Blood Simple, East of Eden) (82)

In 1936 Singer/guitarist, Roger Whittaker (81)

In 1940 Actor, Haing S. Ngor (The Killing Fields) [d: 2-25-96]

In 1941 Singer/songwriter, Jeremy Clyde (Chad and Jeremy) (76)

In 1942 Actor, Barbara Parkins (Peyton Place, Asylum) (75)

In 1943 Singer/guitarist, George Benson (On Broadway, This Masquerade) (74)

In 1943 Singer, Keith Relf (The Yardbirds) [d: 5-14-76]

In 1946 Guitarist, Harry Vanda (The Easybeats) (71)

In 1947 Bassist, Patrick Olive (Hot Chocolate) (70)

In 1947 Novelist, James Patterson (Women's Murder Club) (70)

In 1948 Broadcast journalist/author, Wolf Blitzer (CNN) (69)

In 1948 Bassist, Randy Hobbs (The McCoys, Edgar Winter Group) (69)

In 1948 Composer, Andrew Lloyd Webber (Evita, Jesus Christ Superstar) (69)

In 1952 Sportscaster/TV host, Bob Costas (NFL Live, Later, Dateline) (65)

In 1955 Actress, Lena Olin (Polish Wedding, Mystery Men) (62)

In 1957 Singer, Stephanie Mills (Never Knew Love Like This Before) (60)

In 1959 Actor, Matthew Modine (Vision Quest, Wind, Bye Bye Love) (58)

In 1963 Singer/dancer, Suzanne Sulley (Human League) (54)

In 1965 Reality star, Rick Harrison (Pawn Stars) (52)

In 1969 Former football player, Russell Maryland (Cowboys, Raiders) (48)

In 1970 Hockey player, Travis Richards (Olympics-1994) (47)

In 1971 Comedian, Keegan-Michael Key (Tomorrowland) (46)

In 1972 Actor, Dax Griffin (Sunset Beach, All My Children) (45)

In 1972 Figure skater, Elvis Stojko (World Champion 1994, 1995, 1997) (45)

In 1975 Actor, Guillermo Diaz (Half Baked, Cop Out) (42)

In 1975 Actor, Cole Hauser (Hart's War, 2 Fast 2 Furious) (42)

In 1976 Actress, Kellie Shanygne Williams (Laura-Family Matters) (41)

In 1976 Actress, Reese Witherspoon (Pleasantville, Legally Blonde) (41)

In 1977 Drummer, John Otto (Limp Bizkit) (40)

In 1981 Singer, Karylle (Time to Shine) (36)

In 1982 Actress, Samantha Barrows (Noelle Curtis-Days of Our Lives) (35)

In 1982 Actress, Constance Wu (Jessica-Fresh Off The Boat) (35)

In 1986 Singer, David Choi ("By My Side") (31)

In 1986 Drummer, Matt Nicholls (Bring Me The Horizon) (31)

In 1987 Bassist, Alex Woodrow (Our Last Night) (30)

In 1988 Actress, Tania Raymonde (Cynthia-Malcolm in the Middle, Lost) (29)

In 1989 Football player, JJ Watt (Texans) (28)

In 1995 Actor, Nick Robinson (Jurassic World, The 5th Wave) (22)

In 1996 Actor, Gig Morton (Air Bud) (21)

In 1998 Actress, Paola Andino (Every Witch Way) (19)

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