Born On This Day...

Born On This Day...

   In 1516 Queen Mary I Of England ("Bloody Mary") (1553-58)

   In 1745 Physicist, Count Alessandro Volta (volt named for him)

   In 1783 Navy officer, James Biddle (negotiated first U.S.-China treaty)

   In 1795 Philanthropist, George Peabody (helped establish U.S. credit abroad)

   In 1838 Physicist, Ernst Mach (ratio of speed of object to speed of sound)

   In 1848 Glassmaker, Louis Comfort Tiffany (stained glass windows)

   In 1884 Actor, Burt Mustin (Andy Griffith Show, All in the Family)

   In 1889 Actor/director, Frank Lloyd (Mutiny on Bounty, Oliver Twist)

   In 1890 Actor, Edward Arnold (Mr. Smith Goes to Washington)

   In 1890 Actor, Adolphe Menjou (Pollyanna)

   In 1892 Lawyer/author, Wendall Willkie (ran against FDR in 1940)

   In 1895 Football player, George "The Gipper" Gipp (Notre Dame)

   In 1907 Actor, Billy DeWolfe (Pruitts of Southhampton) [d: 3-5-74]

   In 1909 Novelist/critic, Wallace Stegner [d: 4-13-93]

   In 1913 Actor, Dane Clark (Action in the North Atlantic) [d: 9-11-98]

   In 1914 Songwriter, Frank "Pee Wee" King (Tennessee Waltz) [d: 3-7-00]

   In 1920 Game show host, Bill Cullen (The Price Is Right) [d: 7-7-90]

   In 1920 Actor, Jack Palance (Ripley's, Batman, City Slickers) [d: 11-10-06]

   In 1922 Editor/author, Helen Gurly Brown (founded Cosmopolitan) [d: 8-13-12]

   In 1922 Actor, Allan Melvin (Phil Silvers Show, Gomer Pyle USMC) [d: 1-17-08]

   In 1925 Actor, George Kennedy (Cool Hand Luke, Airport, Naked Gun) (91)

   In 1926 Football Hall-of-Famer, Len Ford (Browns, Packers) (90)

   In 1929 English novelist, Len Deighton (87)

   In 1930 Astronaut, Theodore C. Freeman (86)

   In 1930 Cartoonist/author, Gahan Wilson (New Yorker, Playboy) (86)

   In 1931 Cartoonist, Johnny Hart (Wizard of Id, B.C.) [d: 4-7-07]

   In 1931 Novelist, Toni Morrison (85)

   In 1932 Film director, Milos Forman (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest) (84)

   In 1933 Artist/singer, Yoko Ono (widow of John Lennon) (83)

   In 1934 Conductor, Aldo Ceccato (82)

   In 1938 Former baseball player, Manny Mota (Los Angeles Dodgers) (78)

   In 1941 Singer, Herman Santiago (Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers) (75)

   In 1941 Singer, Irma Thomas (Wish Someone Would Care) (75)

   In 1944 Drummer, Al Foster (Miles Davis) (72)

   In 1945 Actor, Michael Nader (Gidget, Dynasty, All My Children) (71)

   In 1945 Golfer, Judy Rankin (71)

   In 1947 Singer/keyboardist, Dennis DeYoung (ex-Styx) (69)

   In 1949 Actress, Jess Walton (Jill-Young & Restless) (67)

   In 1950 Director, John Hughes (Breakfast Club, 16 Candles) [d: 8-6-09]

   In 1950 Former baseball player, John Mayberry (Los Angeles Dodgers) (66)

   In 1950 Actress, Cybill Shepherd (The Last Picture Show, Moonlighting) (66)

   In 1952 Singer, Juice Newton (Angel of the Morning, Queen of Hearts) (64)

   In 1953 Drummer/guitarist, Robbie Bachman (Bachman-Turner Overdrive) (63)

   In 1953 Drummer, Derek Pellicci (The Little River Band) (63)

   In 1954 Actor, John Travolta (Pulp Fiction, Face/Off, Primary Colors) (62)

   In 1957 TV hostess, Lorianne Crook (Crook & Chase, Music City Tonight) (59)

   In 1957 Game show hostess, Vanna White (Wheel of Fortune) (59)

   In 1960 Actress, Greta Scacchi (Coca-Cola Kid) (56)

   In 1961 Guitarist, Brian James (The Damned) (55)

   In 1962 Football player, Gary Reasons (Giants) (54)

   In 1962 Actress, Julie Strain (The Bare Wench Project) (54)

   In 1964 Actor, Matt Dillon (Flamingo Kid, To Die For, Wild Things) (52)

   In 1965 Rap singer, Dr. Dre [Andre Young] (51)

   In 1968 Actress, Molly Ringwald (Sixteen Candles, Pretty In Pink) (48)

   In 1968 Singer/songwriter, Tommy Scott (Space) (48)

   In 1970 Actress/singer, Susan Egan (Hercules, Galaxy Quest) (46)

   In 1974 Actress/TV host, Jillian Michaels (Biggest Loser) (42)

   In 1975 Actress, Sarah Brown (Carly Roberts-General Hospital) (41)

   In 1977 Comedian/actor, Ike Barinholtz (Mad TV) (39)

   In 1977 Singer, Sean Watkins (Nickel Creek) (39)

   In 1979 Actor, Tyrone Dorzell Burton (The Parent Hood) (37)

   In 1988 Actor, Shane Lyons (All That) (28)