Born On This Day...

In 1427	King Casimir IV of Poland (1447-92)
In 1554	English poet, Philip Sidney (Arcadia)
In 1667	Author/poet, Jonathan Swift (Gulliver's Travels, A Modest Proposal)
In 1809	Publisher, Mark Lemon (founded Punch magazine)
In 1810	Rifle maker, Oliver Fisher Winchester
In 1817	German historian, Theodor Mommsen (Nobel-1902)
In 1835	Writer, Samuel Clemens [Mark Twain] (Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn)
In 1874	British prime minister, Sir Winston Churchill (1940-45, 1951-55)
In 1892	Financier, Cyrus West Field (laid first Atlantic Telegraph cable)
In 1898	Football Hall-of-Famer, Roy "Link" Lyman (Bears)
In 1913	TV host/editor, John K.M. McCaffery (American Mecury) [d: 10-3-83]
In 1915	Singer/guitarist, Brownie McGhee (Brownie & Sonny) [d: 2-16-15]
In 1916	Actor, Michael Gwynn (Dunkirk, Barabbas, Cleopatra) [d: 1-29-76]
In 1920	Actress, Virginia Mayo (Out of the Blue, White Heat) [d: 1-17-05]
In 1923	Actor, Efrem Zimbalist Jr. (77 Sunset Strip, The FBI) [d: 5-3-14]
In 1924	Shirley Chisholm (first black woman elected to U.S. House) [d: 1-1-05]
In 1924	Comedian, Allan Sherman (Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh) [d: 11-20-73]
In 1926	Actor, Richard Crenna (Real McCoys, First Blood, Rambo) [d: 1-17-03]
In 1926	Saxophonist, Jimmy McGary (Miles Davis, Buddy Rich) [d: 4-15-93]
In 1927	Actor, Robert Guillaume (Benson-Soap, Benson, Sports Night) [d: 10-24-17]
In 1928	Actor, Rex Reason (This Island Earth) [d: 11-19-15]
In 1929	TV host/producer, Dick Clark (American Bandstand) [d: 4-18-12]
In 1929	Producer/director, Joan Ganz Cooney (developed Sesame Street) (89)
In 1930	U.S. boxer, James Felton Boyd (Olympic-Gold-1956) [d: 1-25-97]
In 1930	Radio talk show host, G. Gordon Liddy (Watergate) (88)
In 1931	Actor, Jack Ging (Winds Of War, Ted-Riptide, A Team) (87)
In 1931	Football coach, Bill Walsh (49'ers) [d: 7-30-07]
In 1931	Country singer, Teddy Wilburn (Wilburn Brothers) [d: 11-24-03]
In 1936	Political activist/author, Abbie Hoffman (Yippies) [d: 4-12-89]
In 1937	Director, Ridley Scott (Blade Runner, Thelma & Louise, 1492) (81)
In 1943	Bassist, Leo Lyons (Ten Years After) (75)
In 1944	Bassist/singer, Rob Grill (Grass Roots) [d: 7-11-11]
In 1944	Singer/songwriter, Luther Ingram (If Loving You Is Wrong) [d: 3-19-07]
In 1944	TV model, Dian Parkinson (Miss USA 1965, The Price Is Right) (74)
In 1945	Bassist, Roger Glover (Deep Purple, Rainbow) (73)
In 1947	American playwright, David Mamet (Speed The Plow, Glengarry GlenRoss) (71)
In 1950	Basketball player/coach, Paul Westphal (Celtics, Suns) (68)
In 1950	Actress, Kathryn Witt (Lenny, Pam-Flying High) (68)
In 1951	Actress, Sherilyn Wolter (BJ & the Bear, General Hospital) (67)
In 1952	Actor, Mandy Patinkin (Alien Nation, Chicago Hope, Homeland) (66)
In 1954	Bassist, George McArdle (Little River Band) (64)
In 1954	Singer, June Pointer (Pointer Sisters) [d: 4-11-06]
In 1955	Actor, Kevin Conroy (Batman: The Animated Series, Tour Of Duty) (63)
In 1955	Singer, Billy Idol (White Wedding, Rebel Yell, Mony Mony) (63)
In 1957	Guitarist, John Ashton (Psychedelic Furs) (61)
In 1957	Comedian, Colin Mochrie (Whose Line Is It Anyway?) (61)
In 1958	Singer/actress, Stacey Q (Two Of Hearts, Facts Of Life) (60)
In 1959	Tennis player, Sylvia Hanika (59)
In 1962	Baseball/football player, Vincent 'Bo' Jackson (56)
In 1965	Actor/comedian, Ben Stiller (Meet The Parents, Starsky & Hutch) (53)
In 1965	Drummer, Paul Wheeler (Icehouse) (53)
In 1966	Actor, Justin Lazard (Gil-Central Park West, Species II) (52)
In 1968	Singer/producer, Des'ree (50)
In 1969	Playmate, Carrie Jean Yazel (May-1991) (49)
In 1970	Actor, Walter Jones (Zack-Mighty Morphin Power Rangers) (48)
In 1971	Actress, Jessalyn Gilsig (Boston Public) (47)
In 1971	Baseball player, Ivan Rodriguez (Ravens, Marlins, Tigers) (47)
In 1975	Country singer, Mindy McCready [d: 2-17-13]
In 1977	Actor, Sheldon Turnipseed (Jamal-Ghostwriters) (41)
In 1978	Singer, Clay Aiken (American Idol) (40)
In 1981	Singer, Beau Bokan (Blessthefall) (37)
In 1982	Actress, Elisha Cuthbert (24, The Girl Next Door) (36)
In 1985	Actress, Kaley Cuoco (Bridget-The Big Bang Theory) (33)
In 1985	Model, Chrissy Teigen (Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue) (33)
In 1987	Actress, Christel Khalil (Lily Winters-Young and the Restless) (31)
In 1991	Singer, Carnell Breeding (B5) (27)
In 1994	Actor, Dylan Cash (Michael Quartermaine-General Hospital) (24)
In 1995	Dancer, Kaelynn Gobert-Harris (The X Factor, The Voice, Glee) (23)
In 1997	Rap singer, Trill Sammy ("Trappin'," "Wholesale") (21)
In 1999	Singer, Jason Smith (To Be One) (19)
In 2000	Singer, Trinity Sailor (WeRCharm) (18)
In 2002	Actress, Emily Skinner (Sam & Cat, Andi Mack) (16)
In 2003	Actor, Jahi Di'Allo Winston (Broadway's The Lion King) (15)