Born On This Day...

In 1719	Composer/violinist, Johann Georg Leopold Mozart
In 1765	Inventor, Robert Fulton (built first commercial steamboat)
In 1776	Henri Dutrochet, discovered and named process of osmosis
In 1797	Geologist, Sir Charles Lyell (father of Modern Geology)
In 1807	French chemist, Auguste Laurent (structure of organic compounds)
In 1840	French impressionist/painter, Claude Monet
In 1861	Historian, Frederick Jackson Turner
In 1889	Jawaharlal Nehru, first Indian Prime Minister (1947-64)
In 1896	Mamie Doud Eisenhower, wife of President Dwight D. Eisenhower
In 1900	American composer/conductor, Aaron Copland [d: 12-1-90]
In 1901	Singer, Morton Downey Sr. (Irish Eyes Are Smiling) [d: 10-25-85]
In 1904	Actor, Dick Powell (42nd Street, Christmas in July) [d: 1-3-63]
In 1906	Silent screen star, Louise Brooks (American Venus) [d: 8-8-85]
In 1907	Children's author, Astrid Lindgren (Pippi Longstocking) [d: 1-28-02]
In 1907	Cartoonist/author, William Steig (New Yorker Magazine) [d: 10-3-03]
In 1908	Senator Joseph R. McCarthy (R-WI) [d: 5-2-57]
In 1908	Journalist/editor, Harrison Evans Salisbury (NY Times) [d: 7-5-93]
In 1910	Actress, Rosemary DeCamp (Love That Bob, That Girl) [d: 2-20-01]
In 1912	Heiress, Barbara Hutton (Woolworth) [d: 5-11-79]
In 1914	Country singer, Ken Carson (Sons of the Pioneers) [d: 4-7-94]
In 1919	Actress, Veronica Lake (The Blue Dahlia) [d: 7-7-73]
In 1920	Actor/singer, Johnny Desmond (Your Hit Parade) [d: 9-6-85]
In 1921	Actor, Brian Keith (Family Affair, Hooper) [d: 6-24-97]
In 1922	UN Secretary General, Boutros Boutros-Ghali [d: 2-16-16]
In 1924	Actress, Phyllis Avery (Alice-George Gobel Show, Mr. Novak) [d: 5-19-11]
In 1926	Opera singer, Leonie Rysanek [d: 3-7-98]
In 1929	Actress, Kathleen Hughes (It Came From Outer Space) (89)
In 1929	Baseball player, Jimmy Piersall (Mets) [d: 6-3-17]
In 1929	Actor, McLean Stevenson (Colonel Henry Blake-M*A*S*H) [d: 2-15-96]
In 1930	Astronaut, Edward H. White II (died in Apollo I fire) [d: 1-27-67]
In 1933	Astronaut, Fred Haise (Apollo XIII, STS T-1, T-3, T-5) (85)
In 1935	Actor, Don Stewart (Guiding Light) [d: 1-9-06]
In 1935	Hussein ibn Talal I, king of Jordan (1953-1999) [d: 2-7-99]
In 1936	Singer, Freddie Garrity (Freddie & the Dreamers) [d: 5-19-06]
In 1937	Singer, Joe Billingslea (Do You Love Me-Contours) (81)
In 1938	Singer, Cornell Gunter (The Coasters) [d: 2-26-90]
In 1939	Composer, Wendy Carlos (Switched on Bach) (79)
In 1948	Prince, Charles [Prince of Wales] (heir to the British throne) (70)
In 1948	Actor, Robert Ginty (Baa Baa Black Sheep, Thomas-Paper Chase) [d: 9-21-09]
In 1949	Guitarist/singer, James V. Young (Styx) (69)
In 1951	Drummer, Frankie Banali (Steppenwolf, Quiet Riot) (67)
In 1951	Actress, Sandahl Bergman (Conan the Barbarian, All That Jazz) (67)
In 1951	Singer, Stephen Bishop (On and On, Save It For A Rainy Day) (67)
In 1951	Bassist, Alec John Such (Bon Jovi) (67)
In 1952	Actor, Ray Sharkey (Sonny Steelgrave-Wiseguy) [d: 6-11-93]
In 1953	Singer/songwriter, Alexander O'Neal (65)
In 1954	Baseball player, Willie Hernandez (Cubs, Phillies, Tigers) (64)
In 1954	Former U.S. Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice (Bush) (64)
In 1954	Pianist, [Chrysomallis] Yanni (Optimystique) (64)
In 1955	Basketball player, Jack Sikma (SuperSonics, Bucks) (63)
In 1956	Astronaut, Kenneth D. Bowersox (STS-50) (62)
In 1958	Actor, Gregg Burge (A Chorus Line) [d: 7-4-98]
In 1959	Actor, Paul McGann (Doctor Who) (59)
In 1961	Actress, Elizabeth Keifer (Young & the Restless, Guiding Light) (57)
In 1961	Actor, D.B. Sweeney (Strange Luck, Spawn, C-16: FBI) (57)
In 1962	Actress, Laura San Giacomo (Just Shoot Me, Saving Grace, NCIS) (56)
In 1964	Singer, John Andrew Banfield (The Pasadenas) (54)
In 1964	Bassist, Nic Dalton (Lemonheads) (54)
In 1964	Rap singer/songwriter, Joseph 'Run' Simmons (Run D.M.C.) (54)
In 1964	Actor, Patrick Warburton (Eric-Dave's World) (54)
In 1966	Singer, Jeanette Jurado (Expose) (52)
In 1969	Guitarist, Bradley Glenn Walker (Southgang, Marvelous 3) (49)
In 1972	Actor, Josh Duhamel (Leo-All My Children, Danny-Las Vegas) (46)
In 1973	Singer, Adina Howard (Freak Like Me) (45)
In 1974	Actor, Matt Cedeno (Brandon-Days of Our Lives) (44)
In 1974	Reality star, Chip Gaines (Fixer Upper) (44)
In 1974	Actor, David Moscow (Big, Newsies) (44)
In 1975	Drummer, Travis Barker (Blink 182) (43)
In 1976	Actor, Chris Demetral (Dream On) (42)
In 1977	Actor, Brian Dietzen (Jimmy Palmer-NCIS) (41)
In 1979	Actress, Olga Kurylenko (Quantum of Solace, Oblivion) (39)
In 1979	Rap singer, Shyheim (39)
In 1982	Rapper, Torrence Hatch (Superbad The Return of Boosie Bad Azz) (36)
In 1986	Actor, Cory Michael Smith (The Riddler-Gotham) (32)
In 1989	Football player, T.Y. Hilton (Colts) (29)
In 1993	Baseball player, Francisco Lindor (Indians) (25)
In 1999	Singer, Sean Cavaliere (New District) (19)
In 2000	Singer, K-Marzzz ("Boom") (18)
In 2001	Actress, Chloe Lang (LazyTown) (17)