Born On This Day...

In 1535 Religious leader, Pope Leo XI (1605)

In 1740 French military general/writer, Marquis de Sade

In 1835 St. Pius X, 257th Roman Catholic pope (1903-14)

In 1840 English novelist/poet, Thomas Hardy

In 1857 Composer, Sir Edward Elgar (Pomp and Circumstance)

In 1863 Baseball Hall-of-Famer, Wilbert Robinson

In 1881 Engineer, Henry Joseph Round (helped develop radio communications)

In 1899 Actor, Royal Beal (Death of a Salesman)

In 1903 Physicist, Robert Morris Page (pulse radar) [d: 5-15-92]

In 1904 Swimmer/actor, Johnny Weissmuller (Tarzan) [d: 1-20-84]

In 1908 Newscaster, Ben Grauer (radio news pioneer) [d: 5-31-77]

In 1915 Cartoon vocist, Walter Tetley (Sherman-Bullwinkle Show) [d: 9-4-75]

In 1917 Actor, Max Showalter (Niagra, Sixteen Candles) [d: 7-30-00]

In 1920 Football Hall-of-Famer, Tex Schramm (Cowboys President) [d: 7-15-03]

In 1921 Producer, Alexander Salkind (Superman movies) [d: 3-8-97]

In 1926 Actor, Milo O'Shea (Barbarella, Romeo & Juliet, Verdict) [d: 4-2-13]

In 1927 Historian, Phillip Burton (Vanishing Eagles) ]d: 4-10-83]

In 1927 Country singer/songwriter, Carl Butler [d: 9-4-92]

In 1930 Astronaut, Charles Conrad Jr. (Gemini, Apollo, Skylab) [d: 7-8-99]

In 1931 Baseball pitcher, Larry Jackson (194 wins) [d: 8-28-90]

In 1933 Baseball player, Jerry Lumpe (Yankees, Kansas City, Tigers) [d: 8-15-14]

In 1937 Actress, Sally Kellerman (Hot Lips-M*A*S*H, Centennial) (80)

In 1938 Former baseball player, Gene Michael (Yankees) (79)

In 1939 Saxophonist/singer, Charles Miller (War) [d: 6-14-80]

In 1940 Former baseball player, Horace Clarke (Yankees) (77)

In 1940 Deposed King of Greece, Constantine II (1964-73) (77)

In 1941 Singer, William Guest (Gladys Knight & the Pips) [d: 12-24-15]

In 1941 Actor, Stacy Keach (Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer) (76)

In 1941 Drummer, Charlie Watts (Rolling Stones) (76)

In 1942 Actor/filmmaker, Barry Levinson (Bugsy, Rain Man) (75)

In 1943 Singer/saxophonist, Jimmy Castor (Troglodyte Man) [d: 1-16-12]

In 1943 Actor, Charles Haid (Andy Renko-Hill Street Blues) (74)

In 1944 Composer, Marvin Hamlisch (The Way We Were, The Sting) [d: 8-6-12]

In 1944 Football player, Garo Yepremian (Dolphins) [d: 5-15-15]

In 1945 Singer, Antone Tavares (Tavares) (72)

In 1948 Actor, Jerry Mathers (Beaver-Leave It To Beaver) (69)

In 1950 Actress, Joanna Gleason (Morgan-Hello Larry, Nadine-Love & War) (67)

In 1950 Former football player, Lawrence McCutcheon (Rams) (67)

In 1951 Drummer, Steve Brookins (.38 Special) (66)

In 1953 Actor, Butch Patrick (Eddie-The Munsters) (64)

In 1953 Golfer, Craig Stadler (Masters, 1982) (64)

In 1954 Bassist/singer, Michael Steele (Runaways, Bangles) (63)

In 1955 Actor/comedian, Dana Carvey (SNL, Garth-Wayne's World) (62)

In 1955 Actor, Garry Grimes (Summer of '42) (62)

In 1960 Singer/songwriter, Tony Hadley (Spandau Ballet) (57)

In 1960 Auto racer, Kyle Petty (NASCAR driver) (57)

In 1962 Former baseball player, Darnell Coles (55)

In 1968 Singer, Merril Bainbridge (49)

In 1968 Talk host, Andy Cohen (Watch What Happens Live) (49)

In 1969 Tennis player, David Wheaton (48)

In 1970 Rap singer, B-Real (Cypress Hill) (47)

In 1970 Actress, Paula Cale (Joanie Hansen-Providence) (47)

In 1970 Baseball player, Mike Kelly (47)

In 1971 Actor, Taye Diggs (How Stella Got Her Groove Back) (46)

In 1972 Comedian/actor, Wayne Brady (Whose Line is it Anyway?) (45)

In 1972 Actor, Wentworth Miller (Prison Break, Legends of Tomorrow) (45)

In 1977 Actor, Zachary Quinto (Spock-Star Trek, Heroes) (40)

In 1977 Wrestler, AJ Styles (2016 WWE World Champion) (40)

In 1978 Actor, Dominic Cooper (Captain America: The First Avenger) (39)

In 1978 Actress, Nikki Cox (General Hospital, Unhappily Ever After) (39)

In 1978 Actor, Justin Long (Ed, Live Free or Die Hard) (39)

In 1978 Actor, Deon Richmond (Kenny-Cosby Show, Scream 3) (39)

In 1979 Actress, Morena Baccarin (Firefly, Gotham, Deadpool) (38)

In 1980 Singer, Orish Grinstead (702) [d: 4-20-08]

In 1980 Drummer, Fabrizio Moretti (The Strokes) (37)

In 1986 Bassist, Matt Kean (Bring Me the Horizon) (31)

In 1988 Actress, Amber Marshall (Heartland) (29)

In 1990 Football player, Eddie Lacy (Packers, Seahawks) (27)

In 1992 Rap singer, Futuristic ("Don't Mind if I Do") (25)

In 1995 Actor, Sterling Beaumon (Ben-Lost) (22)

In 1996 Actress, Brittany O'Grady (The Messengers, Star) (21)

In 2000 Actress, Lilimar (Bella and the Bulldogs) (17)

In 2002 Actress, Madison Hu (Best Friends Whenever, Bad Words) (15)

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