Born On This Day...

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   In 1745 Third U.S. Supreme Court Justice, Oliver Ellsworth (1796-1800)
   In 1854 French mathematician/astronomer, Jules "Henri" Poincare
   In 1855 Astronomer, William L. Elkin (first to photograph meteors)
   In 1863 Newspaper publisher, William Randolph Hearst (SF Examiner)
   In 1879 Conductor, Sir Thomas Beecham (London Symphony Orchestra)
   In 1893 Chemist, Harold C. Urey (Nobel, 1934) (discovered deuterium)
   In 1899 Bandleader/arranger, Duke Ellington [d: 5-24-74]
   In 1901 Japanese emperor, Hirohito (1926-89) [d: 1-7-89]
   In 1904 Bandleader/composer, Russ Morgan [d: 8-8-69]
   In 1907 Director, Fred Zinnemann (From Here To Eternity) [d: 3-14-97]
   In 1909 Actor, Tom Ewell (Seven Year Itch, Baretta) [d: 09-12-94]
   In 1912 Actor/director, Richard Carlson (I Led Three Lives) [d: 11-25-77]
   In 1915 Singer, Donald Mills (The Mills Brothers) [d: 11-13-99]
   In 1919 Actress, Celeste Holm (Anna Rossini-Falcon Crest, Loving) [d: 7-15-12]
   In 1922 Football coach, George Allen (Rams, Redskins) [d: 12-31-90]
   In 1922 Writer/actor, Tommy Noonan (Gentlemen Perfer Blondes) [d: 4-24-68]
   In 1923 Actress, Maxine Audley (Ricochet, House of Cards) [d: 7-23-92]
   In 1923 Film director, Irvin Kershner (Empire Strikes Back) [d: 11-27-10]
   In 1928 Singer, Carl Gardner (The Coasters) [d: 6-13-11]
   In 1929 Drummer/bandleader, Ray Barretto (El Watusi) (87)
   In 1931 Editor, Robert Gottlieb (85)
   In 1932 Cosmonaut, Alexei A. Gubarev (Soyuz 17, 28) (84)
   In 1933 Poet/singer, Rod McKuen (Alone, Beatsville) (83)
   In 1934 Baseball Hall-of-Famer, Luis "Little Louie" (White Sox) (82)
   In 1935 Comedian/writer, Len Weinrib (Spike Jones regular) (81)
   In 1936 Actor, Richard Lynch (Xavier-Battlestar Galactica) [d: 6-20-12]
   In 1936 Actor, Lane Smith (My Cousin Vinny, Lois & Clark) [d: 6-13-05]
   In 1936 Singer, April Stevens (Deep Purple, Whispering) (80)
   In 1942 Bassist, Klaus Voorman (Manfred Mann, Plastic Ono Band) (74)
   In 1943 Singer/guitarist, Duane Allen (Oak Ridge Boys) (73)
   In 1944 Former football player, Jim Hart (Cardinals) (72)
   In 1945 Actor, Richard Warwick (Johnny Dangerously) [d: 12-16-97]
   In 1946 Singer, Tammi Terrell (You're All I Need To Get By) [d: 3-16-70]
   In 1947 Singer, Tommy James (and the Shondells) (69)
   In 1947 Golfer, Johnny Miller (1974 PGA Player of the Year) (69)
   In 1947 U.S. runner, Jim Ryun (Olympic-Silver-1968) (69)
   In 1948 Actor, Reb Brown (Captain America) (68)
   In 1948 Former football player, Jim Otis (Cardinals) (68)
   In 1949 Actress, Anita Dobson (EastEnders) (67)
   In 1949 U.S. runner, Eddie James Hart (Olympic-Gold-1972) (67)
   In 1949 Actress, Susan Pratt (Annie-General Hospital, Guiding Light) (67)
   In 1949 Singer/guitarist, Francis "Michael" Rossi (Status Quo) (67)
   In 1951 Auto racer, Dale Earnhardt (7-time NASCAR champion) [d: 2-18-01]
   In 1951 Bassist, Bob "Willard" Henke (Dr. Hook) (65)
   In 1952 Comedian, Nora Dunn (ex-SNL, Working Girl, Norma-Sisters) (64)
   In 1952 Actress, Deborah Van Valkenburgh (Too Close For Comfort) (64)
   In 1953 Russian cosmonaut, Nikolai Nikolayevich Budarin (63)
   In 1954 Singer, Debora Iyall (Romeo Void) (62)
   In 1954 Actor/comedian, Jerry Seinfeld (Seinfeld) (62)
   In 1955 Actress, Kate Mulgrew (Captain Janeway-Star Trek: Voyager) (61)
   In 1958 Actor, Daniel Day-Lewis (In The Name of the Father, Crucible) (58)
   In 1958 Actress, Michelle Pfeiffer (Dangerous Minds, Batman Returns) (58)
   In 1958 Actress, Eve Plumb (Jan-The Brady Bunch) (58)
   In 1960 Actor, Joseph Guzaldo (Stir Crazy) (56)
   In 1960 Bassist, Phil King (Lush) (56)
   In 1962 Model, Rachael Williams (Absolut Vodka, Elle) (54)
   In 1963 Country singer, Stephanie Bentley (53)
   In 1965 Actor, Vincent Ventresca (Prof. Jack Reed-Boston Common) (51)
   In 1968 Singer, Carnie Wilson (ex-Wilson Phillips) (48)
   In 1970 Tennis player, Andre Agassi (Men's Wimbeldon champ-1992) (46)
   In 1970 Rap singer, Master P (46)
   In 1970 Actress, Uma Thurman (Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill) (46)
   In 1972 Country Singer, James Bonamy (44)
   In 1973 Guitarist, Mike Hogan (Cranberries) (43)
   In 1979 Singer, Jo O'Meara (S Club 7) (37)
   In 1983 Actor, Sam Jones III (Pete Ross-Smallville) (33)
   In 1984 Actress, Taylor Cole (Erika Spalding-Summerland) (32)

   In 1985 Actor, Zane Carney (Tommy-Dave's World) (31)

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