Born On This Day...

Born On This Day...

   In 1394 Navigator, Prince Henry of Portugal

   In 1747 American Revolutionary hero, Count Kazimierz Pulaski

   In 1836 Publisher, Andrew McNally (co-founder of Rand McNally & Co)

   In 1877 Inventor, Garrett Augustus Morgan (automobile clutch, traffic light)

   In 1888 College football coach, Knute Rockne (Notre Dame)

   In 1889 Actress/stuntwoman, Pearl White (Perils of Pauline)

   In 1891 Baseball Hall-of-Famer, Clarence "Dazzy" Vance

   In 1901 Bridge expert/author, Charles Goren [d: 4-3-91]

   In 1906 Cartoonist, Phil Davis (Mandrake the Magician) [d: 12-16-64]

   In 1906 Businessman, Avery Fisher (founded Fisher Eletronics) [d: 2-26-95]

   In 1906 Businessman, Charles Walgreen Jr. (Walgreens drugstore chain)

   In 1909 Businessman, Harry Helmsley (Empire State Building) [d: 1-4-97]

   In 1918 Tennis Hall-of-Famer, Margaret Osborne du Pont (24 U.S. titles) (98)

   In 1923 English astronomer/writer, Patrick Moore (A-Z of Astronomy) (93)

   In 1927 Actor, Thayer David (Rocky) [d: 7-17-78]

   In 1928 Writer, Alan Sillitoe (Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner) (88)

   In 1931 TV host, Wally Bruner (What's My Line, 1968-72) [d: 11-3-97]

   In 1932 Actress/singer, Miriam Makeba (Pata Pata) (84)

   In 1934 Bluegrass guitarist, John Duffey (Country Gentlemen) [d: 12-10-96]

   In 1934 Anthropologist, Jane Goodall (studied African chimps)

   In 1934 Actress, Anne Haney (American President, Liar Liar) [d: 5-26-01]

   In 1936 Trombonist, Eric Allan Dale (Foundations) (80)

   In 1936 Auto racer, James "Jim" Clark [d: 4-7-68]

   In 1939 Golf Hall-of-Famer, JoAnne Gunderson Carner (2-time U.S. Open) (77)

   In 1939 Singer/actress, Barbara McNair (Barbara McNair Show) [d: 2-4-07]

   In 1939 Actress, Paula Prentiss (Parallax View, He & She) (77)

   In 1941 Actor, John Hancock (L.A. Law, Ike Johnson-Love & War) [d: 10-13-92]

   In 1944 Singer, Bobby Womack (Lookin' For A Love) [d: 6-27-14]

   In 1945 Actor, Jaime Tirelli (Ball Four) (71)

   In 1946 Bassist, Robert Raymond (Sugarloaf) (70)

   In 1948 Bassist/songwriter, Chris Squire (Yes) [d: 6-28-15]

   In 1950 Basketball player, Rafael Poey (Olympic-Bronze-1972) (66)

   In 1951 Singer/guitarist, Chris Rea (Fool If You Think Its Over) (65)

   In 1952 Actor, Ron Moss (Ridge Forrester-The Bold & the Beautiful) (64)

   In 1953 Percussionist/manager, Emilio Estefan (Miami Sound Machine) (63)

   In 1953 Actress, Kay Lenz (American Graffiti, Rich Man Poor Man) (63)

   In 1954 Comedienne/writer, Catherine O'Hara (Beetlejuice, Home Alone) (62)

   In 1954 Golfer, Peter Jacobsen (62)

   In 1958 Actress, Patricia Heaton (Debra-Everybody Loves Raymond) (58)

   In 1959 Actress, Kelly Lynch (Warm Summer Rain) (57)

   In 1960 Actor, Mykelti Williamson (New WKRP in Cincinnati, Boomtown) (56)

   In 1961 Boxer, Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini (55)

   In 1961 Actor, Steven Weber (Brian Hackett-Wings) (55)

   In 1963 Australian tennis player, Anne Minter (53)

   In 1963 Bassist, Jason Newsted (Metallica) (53)

   In 1965 Actress, Stacy Edwards (Lisa-Chicago Hope) (51)

   In 1966 Rap singer, Grand Puba (50)

   In 1966 Basketball player, Kevin Johnson (Dream Team II) (50)

   In 1966 Drummer, Patrick Hannan (Sundays) (50)

   In 1967 Actor, Luigi Amodeo (Lorenzo-Bold and the Beautiful) (49)

   In 1967 Singer, Evan Dando (Lemonheads) (49)

   In 1968 Actress/singer, Patsy Kensit (Lethal Weapon II) (48)

   In 1969 Chas Bono, son of Sonny and Cher (47)

   In 1970 Actress, Nicole Schiro (The Replacements) (46)

   In 1970 Actor, Nick Stabile (Sunset Beach, Dawson's Creek) (46)

   In 1971 Drummer, Feargal Lawler (Cranberries) (45)

   In 1971 Country singer, Jason Sellers (45)

   In 1972 Actress, Brittany Powell (Port Charles, General Hospital) (44)

   In 1986 Actress, Margo Harshman (Sara-Center of the Universe)0306 (30)

   In 1990 Actress, Andrea Bowen (Jenna Mayer-Desperate Housewives) (26)

   In 1993 Actress, Jenna Boyd (The Missing) (23)