Born On This Day...
In 1622 Dramatist/playwright, Jean Baptiste Moliere
In 1716 Merchant, Philip Livingston (signed Declaration of Independence)
In 1841 Politician, Frederick Arthur Stanley (Stanley Cup named for him)
In 1845 Educator, Ella Flagg Young (first woman president of NEA)
In 1850 Russian mathematician, Sofya Kovalevskaya
In 1877 Psychologist, Lewis M. Terman (developed Stanford-Binet IQ test)
In 1882 Singer/actor, Henry Burr (Peerless Quartet)
In 1891 Baseball Hall-of-Famer, Raymond Johnson Chapman (Indians)
In 1892 Football/hockey Hall-of-Famer, Hobey Baker
In 1893 Songwriter/playwright, Ivor Novello
In 1899 Actor/columnist/humorist, Goodman Ace
In 1906 Greek industrialist, Aristotle Onassis [d: 3-15-75]
In 1908 Physicist, Edward Teller (Hydrogen bomb) [d: 9-9-03]
In 1909 Bandleader/drummer, Gene Krupa (Benny Goodman) [d: 10-16-73]
In 1911 Stage producer/director, Cy Feuer (A Chorus Line)
In 1913 Actor, Lloyd Bridges (Sea Hunt, Blue & the Gray) [d: 3-10-98]
In 1917 Ad executive, Hal Mason (Pillsbury Dough Boy) [d: 10-10-86]
In 1918 Egyptian leader, Gamal Abdel Nasser (1954-1970) [d: 9-20-70]
In 1920 Archbishop of New York, John J. O'Connor [d: 5-3-00]
In 1921 Actor, Todd Karns (Harry-It's a Wonderful Life) [d: 2-5-00]
In 1922 Actress, Irene Vernon (Louise Tate-Bewitched) [d: 4-21-98]
In 1926 Journalist, Rod MacLeish (90)
In 1926 Actress, Maria Schell (Superman The Movie, Martian Chronicles) (90)
In 1929 Social reformer, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. [d: 4-4-68]
In 1932 U.S. relay runner, Dean Smith (Olympic-Gold-1952) (84)
In 1932 U.S. relay runner, Louis Woodard Jones (Olympic-Gold-1956) (84)
In 1937 Actress, Margaret O'Brien (Jane Eyre, Meet Me In St. Louis) (79)
In 1941 Singer, Captain Beefheart (Bongo Fury, Shiny Beast) [d: 12-17-10]
In 1942 Singer, Edward "Sonny" Bivins (Manhattans) (74)
In 1943 Former baseball player, Mike Marshall (Dodgers) (73)
In 1947 Actress/comedian, Andrea Martin (SCTV, Martin Short Show) (69)
In 1948 Actor/writer, Tommy Nolan (Out of This World, Wagon Train) (68)
In 1949 Singer/songwriter, Ronnie Van Zant (Lynyrd Skynyrd) [d: 10-20-77]
In 1951 Actress, Charo (Chico & the Man, The Love Boat) (65)
In 1951 Singer/guitarist, Martha Davis (Motels) (65)
In 1953 Football Hall-of-Famer, Randy White (Cowboys) (63)
In 1957 Actor, Mario Van Peebles (LA Law, New Jack City, Posse) (59)
In 1958 Actor, Julian Sands (Boxing Helena, Yuri-Leaving Las Vegas) (58)
In 1967 Singer/disc jockey, Lisa Lisa [Velez] (& Cult Jam) (49)
In 1968 Actor, Chad Lowe (Jesse-Life Goes On, Carter-Melrose Place) (48)
In 1971 Actress, Regina King (Brenda Jenkins-227) (45)
In 1972 Actor, Ernie Reyes (Ernie-Sidekicks) (44)
In 1975 Tennis player, Mary Pierce (41)
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