Born On This Day...

In 1656	Astronomer, Edmond Halley (first to calculate a comet's orbit)
In 1847	Irish writer, Bram Stoker (Dracula)
In 1879	Russian revolutionary, Leon Trotsky
In 1900	Author, Margaret Mitchell (Gone With the Wind) [d: 8-16-49]
In 1914	Actor, Norman Lloyd (Dr. Daniel Auschlander-St. Elsewhere) (104)
In 1916	Actress, June Havoc (Willy, Panic, GE Theatre) [d: 3-28-10]
In 1916	German novelist, Peter Weiss (Marat/Sade) [d: 5-10-82]
In 1921	Actor/director, Gene Saks (Prisoner of Second Avenue) [d: 3-28-15]
In 1922	Surgeon, Dr. Christiaan Barnard (first heart transplant) [d: 8-2-01]
In 1922	Actress, Esther Rolle (Maude, Florida-Good Times) [d: 11-17-98]
In 1924	Actor, Joe Flynn (Captain Binghamton-McHale's Navy) [d: 7-19-74]
In 1927	Singer, Patti Page (Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte) [d: 1-1-13]
In 1931	Broadcast journalist, Morley Safer (60 Minutes) [d: 5-19-16]
In 1935	Actor, Alain Delon (Return of Zorro) (83)
In 1936	Astronaut, Edward G. Gibson (Skylab 4) (82)
In 1942	Jockey, Angel Cordero (won Kentucky Derby three times) (76)
In 1944	Singer, Bonnie Bramlett (Delany & Bonnie) (74)
In 1944	Drummer, Robert Nix (Atlanta Rhythm Section) [d: 5-20-12]
In 1945	Drummer, Donald Ray "Don" Murray (Turtles) [d: 3-22-96]
In 1947	Singer, Minnie Ripperton (Loving You) [d: 7-12-79]
In 1947	Astronaut, Margaret Rhea Seddon (STS-40, STS-51-D, STS-58) (71)
In 1947	Singer/guitarist, Roy Wood (Electric Light Orchestra, The Move) (71)
In 1948	Astonaut, Dale A. Gardner (STS-8, 51A) [d: 2-19-14]
In 1949	Singer, Bonnie Raitt (Something To Talk About) (69)
In 1950	TV host, Mary Hart (Entertainment Tonight) (68)
In 1951	Singer/guitarist, Larry Burnett (Firefall) (67)
In 1952	Former Playboy Chiarman/CEO, Christie Ann Hefner (66)
In 1954	Singer/songwriter, Rickie Lee Jones (Chuck E's In Love) (64)
In 1956	Actress, Randi Brooks (Man With Two Brains, Tightrope) (62)
In 1957	Guitarist/keyboardist, Paul Stephen Thompson (The Cure) (61)
In 1958	Drummer, Terry Lee Miall (Adam Ant) (60)
In 1961	Singer, Leif Garrett (Runaround Sue, I Was Made For Dancin') (57)
In 1966	Celebrity chef, Gordon Ramsay (52)
In 1967	Baseball player, Eric Anthony (Astros) (51)
In 1967	Actor, Kamar De Los Reyes (Antonio-One Life To Live) (51)
In 1967	Former Miss America, Kim Dugger (1991) (51)
In 1967	Actress, Courtney Thorne-Smith (Ally McBeal, According To Jim) (51)
In 1968	Actress, Parker Posey (As The World Turns, You've Got Mail) (50)
In 1969	Actress, Roxana Zal (Something About Amelia) (49)
In 1970	Singer, Diana King (Shy Guy) (48)
In 1971	Actor, Benjamin King (Lethal Weapon 4) (47)
In 1972	Actress, Gretchen Mol (Thirteenth Floor, Girls Club) (46)
In 1973	News anchor, David Muir (ABC World News) (45)
In 1975	Actress, Tara Reid (American Pie, Josie & The Pussycats) (43)
In 1978	Actress, Jennifer Banko (Tiffany-Sunset Beach) (40)
In 1979	Actress, Dania Ramirez (Heroes, Entourage, The Sopranos) (39)
In 1981	Actress, Azura Skye (Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane) (37)
In 1982	Actress, Connie Fletcher (Erin Lavery-All My Children) (36)
In 1983	Actor, Chris Rankin (Harry Potter movies) (35)
In 1985	Actor, Jack Osbourne (The Osbournes) (33)
In 1987	Football player, Sam Bradford (Rams, Eagles) (31)
In 1988	Actress, Jessica Lowndes (90210, Greek) (30)
In 1989	Baseball player, Giancarlo Stanton (Marlins) (29)
In 1991	Bassist, Riker Lynch (R5) (27)
In 1994	Country singer, Lauren Alaina (Wildflower) (24)
In 2000	Actress, Jade Pettyjohn (An American Girl, School of Rock) (18)