Born On This Day...

   In 1990 Reality star, Aaryn Gries (Big Brother) (28)
   In 1241 King Alexander III Of Scotland (1249-1286)
   In 1776 Poet/novelist, Francois Rene Chateaubriand
   In 1802 Missionary, Marcus Whitman
   In 1803 Sarah Childress Polk, wife of President James K. Polk
   In 1810 U.S. naval architect, Donald McKay (clipper ships)
   In 1824 Austrian composer, Anton Bruckner (Te Deum)
   In 1846 American architect, Daniel Burnham (first Chicago skyscraper)
   In 1896 Architect, Simon Lake (built the submarine Argonaut)
   In 1872 Composer, Darius Milhaud
   In 1875 Editorial/political cartoonist, Rollin Kirby
   In 1882 Cartoonist, H.H. Knerr (Katzenjammer Kids)
   In 1896 French songwriter/playwright, Antonin Artaud
   In 1901 British car maker, Sir William Lyons (founded Jaguar) [d: 2-8-85]
   In 1901 Playwright, Paul Osborn (Mornings At Seven) [d: 5-12-88]
   In 1908 Author, Richard Wright (Uncle Tom's Children) [d: 11-29-60]
   In 1912 Children's author/cartoonist, Sydney Hoff (Laugh It Off) [d: 5-12-04]
   In 1912 Editor/painter, Alexander Liberman (639) [d: 11-19-99]
   In 1913 U.S. biochemist, Stanford Moore (Nobel-1977) [d: 8-23-82]
   In 1917 Automaker, Henry Ford II (Ford Motor Company) [d: 9-29-87]
   In 1918 Radio commentator/newscaster, Paul Harvey [d: 2-28-09]
   In 1918 Tennis Hall-of-Famer, Bill Talbert [d: 2-28-99]
   In 1919 Actor, Howard Morris (Ernest T. Bass-Andy Griffith) [d: 5-21-05]
   In 1920 Cooking expert, Craig Claiborne (NY Times Cookbook) [d: 1-22-00]
   In 1926 Business executive, Donald Peterson (Ford Motor Company) (92)
   In 1928 Actor, Dick York (Darren-Bewitched, 1964-69) [d: 2-20-92]
   In 1931 Actress/dancer, Mitzi Gaynor (Anything Goes) (87)
   In 1933 Actor, Richard Castellanor (The Godfather, The Super) [d: 12-10-88]
   In 1934 Blues performer, Freddie King [d: 12-28-76]
   In 1937 Austrian swimmer, Dawn Fraser (Olympic-Gold-1956, 60, 64) (81)
   In 1938 Actor, Leonard Frey (Fiddler on the Roof) [d: 8-24-88]
   In 1941 Baseball player/announcer, Ken Harrelson (77)
   In 1942 Golf Hall-of-Famer, Raymond Floyd (Masters, 1976) (76)
   In 1942 Singer, Bubba Knight (Gladys Knight & the Pips) (76)
   In 1944 Actress, Jennifer Salt (Midnight Cowboy, Eunice Tate-Soap) (74)
   In 1946 Guitarist, Gary Duncan (Quicksilver Messenger Service) (72)
   In 1949 Golf Hall-of-Famer, Tom Watson (British Open 1975, 77, 80, 82) (69)
   In 1950 Bassist, Ronald LaPread (Commodores) (68)
   In 1951 Drummer, Martin Chambers (The Pretenders) (67)
   In 1951 Actress, Judith Ivey (Down Home, B.J.-Designing Women) (67)
   In 1953 Actor, Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs (Freddie-Welcome Back Kotter) (65)
   In 1956 Playmate, Candy Loving (January-1979) (62)
   In 1957 Actress, Khandi Alexander (Catherine Duke-Newsradio) (61)
   In 1957 Actress, Pat Tallman (Lyta Alexander-Babylon 5) (61)
   In 1959 Skiier, Armin Kogler (2-time ski jumping World Cup winner) (59)
   In 1960 Guitrist, Kim Thayil (Soundgarden) (58)
   In 1960 Actor/comedian, Damon Wayans (In Living Color) (58)
   In 1965 Playmate, Terri Lynn Doss (July-1988) (53)
   In 1968 Baseball player, Mike Piazza (Dodgers) (50)
   In 1968 Actor, Phill Lewis (The Suite Life of Zack & Cody) (50)
   In 1968 Actor, John Preston (Greg-General Hospital) (50)
   In 1969 Actor, Noah Taylor (Almost Famous, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider) (49)
   In 1970 Actor, Richard Speight Jr. (Supernatural, Band of Brothers) (48)
   In 1970 Actress, Ione Skye (Say Anything) (48)
   In 1972 Actor, Danny Ponce (Willie-Hogan Family, Knots Landing) (46)
   In 1973 Actor, Jason Frank (Tommy-Mighty Morphin Power Rangers) (45)
   In 1973 Actress/playmate, Stacy Sanches (March-1995) (45)
   In 1973 Singer, JeLana LaFleur (Quad City DJ's) (45)
   In 1974 Singer/actress, Nona Gaye (The Matrix Reloaded) (44)
   In 1976 Model, Kirsty Hume (42)
   In 1978 Actor, Wes Bentley (American Beauty, Pete's Dragon) (40)
   In 1978 Actor, Aaron Van Wagner (Jason-Days of Our Lives) (40)
   In 1980 Actor, Max Greenfield (Veronica Mars) (38)
   In 1981 Singer/actress, Beyonce Knowles (Destiny's Child/Goldmember) (37)
   In 1991 Actor, Carter Jenkins (The Bernie Mac Show, Scrubs) (27)
   In 1993 Singer, Mark Tuan (Got7) (25)
   In 1996 Actress, Victoria Moroles (Teen Wolf, Liv and Maddie) (22)
   In 1998 Actress, Elizabeth Elias (Every Witch Way) (20)
   In 2001 Actress, Talitha Bateman (Hart of Dixie, Geostorm) (17)
   In 2001 Actor, Tenzing Trainor (Liv and Maddie) (17)

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