Born On This Day...
In 1838 Queen Paki Liliuokalani (last queen of Hawaii, 1891-93)
In 1839 Author, Henry George (Progress & Poverty)
In 1850 Baseball Hall-of-Famer, Albert Goodwill Spalding
In 1853 German chemist, Wilhelm Ostwald (Nobel-1909)
In 1854 French scientist, Paul Vieille (smokeless powder)
In 1866 Former California Governor, Hiram Johnson
In 1869 Inventor, Hiram Percy Maxim ("Maxim silencer" gun attachment)
In 1884 Educator, Frank Laubach (taught reading through phonetics)
In 1901 College basketball coach, Adolph Rupp (Kentucky, 875 wins) (115)
In 1904 Actress, Vera Vague (Follow the Leader) [d: 9-14-74]
In 1916 Tennis player, Dorothy May Bundy-Cheney (141 U.S. titles) (100)
In 1916 Actress, Penny Santon (Matt Houston, Teresa-Life Goes On) (100)
In 1917 Author/conservationist, Cleveland Amory (TV Guide) [d: 10-14-98]
In 1918 Author, Allan Drury (Advise & Conset) [d: 9-2-98]
In 1923 Dancer/choreographer, Marge Champion (93)
In 1927 TV producer/writer, Leonard Katzman (Gunsmoke, Dallas) [d: 9-5-96]
In 1927 Actor, Francis Matthews (On the Bowery, Roman Holiday) (89)
In 1933 Singer, Richard Lewis (The Silhouettes) [d: 4-14-05]
In 1933 Former baseball player, Marv "Marvelous" Throneberry (Yankees) (83)
In 1936 Authror, Joan Kennedy (first wife of Senator Ted Kennedy) (80)
In 1937 Former Baseball Commissioner, Peter Ueberroth (79)
In 1938 Engineer, C. Wilson Markle Jr. (film colorization process) (78)
In 1939 Singer, Sam Gooden (The Impressions) (77)
In 1940 Singer, Jimmy Clanton (Just A Dream, Venus In Blue Jeans) (76)
In 1940 Actress, Beverly Sanders (Lotsa Luck, CPO Sharkey) (76)
In 1942 Former football player, Tom Keating (Raiders; Super Bowl II) (74)
In 1943 Singer, Rosalind Ashford (Martha & the Vandellas) (73)
In 1943 Singer, Joe Simon (Get Down, Drowning in the Sea of Love) (73)
In 1944 Astronaut, Claude Nicollier (STS-61K) (72)
In 1946 Actor, Luis Avalos (Condo, ER, The Electric Company) (70)
In 1946 Keyboardist, Marty Grebb (The Buckinghams) (70)
In 1948 Football Hall-of-Famer/announcer, Terry Bradshaw (Steelers/Fox) (68)
In 1948 Teacher, Christa McAuliffe (died aboard Challenger) [d: 1-28-86]
In 1951 Former footbal player, Lenvil Elliott (49ers; Super Bowl XVI) (65)
In 1951 Actor, Michael Gray (Brian Keith Show) (65)
In 1951 Actor, Mark Harmon (St. Elsewhere, Chicago Hope) (65)
In 1951 British violinist/cellist, Mik Kaminski (ELO) (65)
In 1952 Tennis player, Jimmy Connors (U.S. Open 1978, 82, 83) (64)
In 1955 Actress, Linda Purl (Happy Days, Charlene-Matlock) (61)
In 1957 Keyboardist/singer, Steve Porcaro (Toto) (59)
In 1958 Playmate, Marlene Janssen (November-1982) (58)
In 1958 Keyboardist, Fritz McIntyre (Simply Red) (58)
In 1960 Former football player, Eric Dickerson (Rams, Colts) (56)
In 1964 Actor Keanu Reeves (Point Blank, Speed, The Matrix) (52)
In 1965 English boxer, Lennox Lewis (WBC 1992, Olympic-Gold-1988) (51)
In 1966 Actress, Salma Hayek (Desperado, Dusk Til Dawn, Wild Wild West) (50)
In 1966 Actor, Tuc Watkins (One Life to Live, General Hospital) (50)
In 1968 Actress, Kristen Cloke (Space: Above & Beyond, Millennium) (48)
In 1968 Actress, Cynthia Watros (The Guiding Light, Another World) (48)
In 1969 Actor, Mark Brettschneider (One Live To Live) (47)
In 1969 Singer, K-Ci Hailey (Jodeci) (47)
In 1971 Actress, Shauna Sand (Air America, Renegade) (45)
In 1975 Singer, Tony Thompson (Hi-Five) (41)
In 1976 Actress, Erin Hershey Presley (Alison-Port Charles) (40)
In 1977 Bassist, Sam Rivers (Limp Bizkit) (39)
In 1980 Drummer, Nayib Estefan (Gloria & Emilio's son) (36)
In 1839 Author, Henry George (Progress & Poverty)
In 1850 Baseball Hall-of-Famer, Albert Goodwill Spalding
In 1853 German chemist, Wilhelm Ostwald (Nobel-1909)
In 1854 French scientist, Paul Vieille (smokeless powder)
In 1866 Former California Governor, Hiram Johnson
In 1869 Inventor, Hiram Percy Maxim ("Maxim silencer" gun attachment)
In 1884 Educator, Frank Laubach (taught reading through phonetics)
In 1901 College basketball coach, Adolph Rupp (Kentucky, 875 wins) (115)
In 1904 Actress, Vera Vague (Follow the Leader) [d: 9-14-74]
In 1916 Tennis player, Dorothy May Bundy-Cheney (141 U.S. titles) (100)
In 1916 Actress, Penny Santon (Matt Houston, Teresa-Life Goes On) (100)
In 1917 Author/conservationist, Cleveland Amory (TV Guide) [d: 10-14-98]
In 1918 Author, Allan Drury (Advise & Conset) [d: 9-2-98]
In 1923 Dancer/choreographer, Marge Champion (93)
In 1927 TV producer/writer, Leonard Katzman (Gunsmoke, Dallas) [d: 9-5-96]
In 1927 Actor, Francis Matthews (On the Bowery, Roman Holiday) (89)
In 1933 Singer, Richard Lewis (The Silhouettes) [d: 4-14-05]
In 1933 Former baseball player, Marv "Marvelous" Throneberry (Yankees) (83)
In 1936 Authror, Joan Kennedy (first wife of Senator Ted Kennedy) (80)
In 1937 Former Baseball Commissioner, Peter Ueberroth (79)
In 1938 Engineer, C. Wilson Markle Jr. (film colorization process) (78)
In 1939 Singer, Sam Gooden (The Impressions) (77)
In 1940 Singer, Jimmy Clanton (Just A Dream, Venus In Blue Jeans) (76)
In 1940 Actress, Beverly Sanders (Lotsa Luck, CPO Sharkey) (76)
In 1942 Former football player, Tom Keating (Raiders; Super Bowl II) (74)
In 1943 Singer, Rosalind Ashford (Martha & the Vandellas) (73)
In 1943 Singer, Joe Simon (Get Down, Drowning in the Sea of Love) (73)
In 1944 Astronaut, Claude Nicollier (STS-61K) (72)
In 1946 Actor, Luis Avalos (Condo, ER, The Electric Company) (70)
In 1946 Keyboardist, Marty Grebb (The Buckinghams) (70)
In 1948 Football Hall-of-Famer/announcer, Terry Bradshaw (Steelers/Fox) (68)
In 1948 Teacher, Christa McAuliffe (died aboard Challenger) [d: 1-28-86]
In 1951 Former footbal player, Lenvil Elliott (49ers; Super Bowl XVI) (65)
In 1951 Actor, Michael Gray (Brian Keith Show) (65)
In 1951 Actor, Mark Harmon (St. Elsewhere, Chicago Hope) (65)
In 1951 British violinist/cellist, Mik Kaminski (ELO) (65)
In 1952 Tennis player, Jimmy Connors (U.S. Open 1978, 82, 83) (64)
In 1955 Actress, Linda Purl (Happy Days, Charlene-Matlock) (61)
In 1957 Keyboardist/singer, Steve Porcaro (Toto) (59)
In 1958 Playmate, Marlene Janssen (November-1982) (58)
In 1958 Keyboardist, Fritz McIntyre (Simply Red) (58)
In 1960 Former football player, Eric Dickerson (Rams, Colts) (56)
In 1964 Actor Keanu Reeves (Point Blank, Speed, The Matrix) (52)
In 1965 English boxer, Lennox Lewis (WBC 1992, Olympic-Gold-1988) (51)
In 1966 Actress, Salma Hayek (Desperado, Dusk Til Dawn, Wild Wild West) (50)
In 1966 Actor, Tuc Watkins (One Life to Live, General Hospital) (50)
In 1968 Actress, Kristen Cloke (Space: Above & Beyond, Millennium) (48)
In 1968 Actress, Cynthia Watros (The Guiding Light, Another World) (48)
In 1969 Actor, Mark Brettschneider (One Live To Live) (47)
In 1969 Singer, K-Ci Hailey (Jodeci) (47)
In 1971 Actress, Shauna Sand (Air America, Renegade) (45)
In 1975 Singer, Tony Thompson (Hi-Five) (41)
In 1976 Actress, Erin Hershey Presley (Alison-Port Charles) (40)
In 1977 Bassist, Sam Rivers (Limp Bizkit) (39)
In 1980 Drummer, Nayib Estefan (Gloria & Emilio's son) (36)
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