Born On This Day...

Born On This Day...

   In 1804 American educator/philosopher, Mark Hopkins

   In 1875 Ludwig Prandtl, German physicist, father of aerodynamics

   In 1889 Actor/comedian, Walter Catlett (Front Page, Tale of Two Cities)

   In 1895 Actor, Nigel Bruce (Dr. Watson-Sherlock Holmes)

   In 1898 Psychologist, Marion Monroe (Dick and Jane schoolbooks)

   In 1902 American aviator, Charles A. Lindburgh [d: 8-26-74]

   In 1905 Actor/dancer, Eddie Foy Jr. (Carter-Deadly Game) [d: 7-15-83]

   In 1906 Astronomer, Clyde Tombaugh (discovered Pluto) [d: 1-17-97]

   In 1912 Actor, James Craig (The Doomsday Machine) [d: 6-28-85]

   In 1912 Golf Hall-of-Famer, Byron Nelson (104)

   In 1913 Civil rights activist, Rosa Lee Parks (103)

   In 1915 Actor, William Talman (Hamiton Berger-Perry Mason) [d: 8-30-68]

   In 1918 Actress, Ida Lupino (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes) [d: 8-3-95]

   In 1921 Feminist/author, Betty Friedan (The Feminine Mystique) (95)

   In 1923 Actor, Conrad Bain (Maude, Philip Drummond-Diff'rent Strokes) [d: 1-14-13]

   In 1925 Artist/author, Russel Hoban (91)

   In 1928 Actor, Dave Ketchum (Agent 13-Get Smart) (88)

   In 1929 Basketball Hall-of-Famer, Neil Johnston (87)

   In 1931 Former Argentine Head-of-State, Isabel Peron (85)

   In 1934 Actor, Gil Rogers (All My Children, The Guiding Light) (82)

   In 1935 Opera singer, Martti Talvela (81)

   In 1936 Actor, Gary Conway (Tim-Burke's Law, Steve-Land of the Giants) (80)

   In 1937 Actor, Collin Wilcox (To Kill A Mockingbird) [d: 10-14-09]

   In 1940 Actor, Kent Broadhurst (The Verdict, Silkwood) (76)

   In 1940 Actor, John Schuck (McMillan and Wife, Herman-Munsters Today) (76)

   In 1941 Drummer, John Steel (The Animals) (75)

   In 1943 Actress, Cheryl Miller (Daktari, Born Free) (73)

   In 1944 Singer, Florence LaRue (5th Dimension) (72)

   In 1945 Comedian/talk show host, David Brenner [d: 3-15-14]

   In 1946 Speed skater, Mary Meyer (Olympic-Gold-1968) (70)

   In 1946 Drummer, Roy Yeager (Atlanta Rhythm Section) (70)

   In 1947 Dan Quayle, 44th U.S. vice president (1989-1993) (69)

   In 1948 Singer/songwriter, Alice Cooper (School's Out, Poison) (68)

   In 1949 Actor, Michael Beck (Halocaust) (67)

   In 1950 Singer, James Dunn (Stylistics) (66)

   In 1950 Drummer, Phil Ehart (Kansas) (66)

   In 1950 Actress, Pamela Franklin (Sandy-Prime of Miss Jean Brodie) (66)

   In 1952 Actress, Lisa Eichorn (All My Children, Another World) (64)

   In 1952 Drummer, Jerry Shirley (Humble Pie) (64)

   In 1954 Actor, Miguel Ferrer (Albert-Twin Peaks, On The Air, Robocop) (62)

   In 1956 Actor, Joseph Adams (Jack Deveraux-Days of Our Lives) (60)

   In 1958 Actress, Mary Ann Pascal (Samantha Waters-Brothers) (58)

   In 1959 Actress, Pamelyn Ferdin (Cookine-Blondie, Tool Box Murders) (57)

   In 1959 Football Hall-of-Famer, Lawrence Taylor (Giants) (57)

   In 1960 Keyboardist, Matthieu Aiden Hartley (The Cure) (56)

   In 1961 Bassist, Henry Bogdan (Bad 4 Good, Helmet) (55)

   In 1961 Basketball player, Vern Fleming (Olympic-Gold-1984) (55)

   In 1962 Country singer/guitarist, Clint Black (54)

   In 1964 Country singer, Tim Ryan (52)

   In 1965 Football player, Jerome Brown (Eagles) [d: 6-25-92]

   In 1966 Bassist, Dave Buchanan (Yankee Grey) (50)

   In 1966 Singer, Spike (Quireboys) (50)

   In 1967 Figure skater, Sergei Grinkov [d: 11-20-95]

   In 1968 Actress, Kristen Marie (Cheryl-Another World) (48)

   In 1970 Playmate, Nicole Wood (April-1993) (46)

   In 1971 Actress, Gabrielle Anwar (Scent of a Woman, Three Musketeers) (45)

   In 1971 Actor, Trent Dawson (Henry-As the World Turns) (45)

   In 1971 Singer, David Garza (45)

   In 1971 Actor, Michael A. Goorjian (As The World Turns, Party of Five) (45)

   In 1973 Boxer, Oscar De La Hoya (Olympic-Gold-92) (43)

   In 1973 Actor, Michael Goorjian (Justin-Party of Five, Hard Rain) (43)

   In 1975 Bassist, Rick Burch (Jimmy Eat World) (41)

   In 1975 Singer, Natalie Imbruglia (Torn, Wishing I Was There) (41)

   In 1976 Rap singer, Cam'ron (40)