Born On This Day...

In 1731	Astronomer/clockmaker, Benjamin Banneker (wrote almanacs)
In 1801	Newspaperman, Gail Borden (created slogan "Remember the Alamo")
In 1802	Newspaper publisher, Elijah P. Lovejoy
In 1821	Poet, Charles Baudelaire
In 1830	Photography pioneer, Eadweard Muybridge
In 1841	King Edward VII of England (1901-10)
In 1853	American architect, Stanford White
In 1883	Actress, Edna May Oliver (Little Women)
In 1886	Comedian/variety show host, Ed Wynn (Ed Wynn Show)
In 1895	Announcer, George Dewey Hay (created the Grand Ole Opry)
In 1898	Psychologist/educator, Leonard Carmichael (Smithsonian, 1953-64)
In 1903	Children's author/singer, Kay Thompson (Eloise) [d: 7-2-98]
In 1906	Jazz musician, "Muggsy" Spanier (Dixieland) [d: 2-12-67]
In 1913	Actress, Hedy Lamarr (Ecstacy, Samson & Delilah) [d: 1-19-00]
In 1915	Attorney, Sargent Shriver (first Peace Corps director) [d: 1-18-11]
In 1918	Spiro Agnew, 39th U.S. vice president (1973-77) [d: 9-17-96]
In 1918	Swimming Hall-of-Famer, Florence Chadwick [d: 3-15-95]
In 1921	Cartoonist, Stan Drake (Blondie) [d: 3-10-97]
In 1923	Actress/singer, Dorothy Dandridge (Porgy & Bess) [d: 9-8-65]
In 1928	Poet, Anne Sexton (Live Or Die, Pulitzer-1967) [d: 10-4-74]
In 1929	Actor, Severn Darden (Mary Hartman Mary Hartman) [d: 5-26-95]
In 1930	Sportscaster, Charlie Jones (NBC) [d: 6-12-08]
In 1931	Baseball player/manager, Whitey Herzog (Cardinals) (87)
In 1934	Author/astronomer, Carl Sagan (Cosmos, Broca's Brain) [d: 12-20-96]
In 1935	Baseball Hall-of-Famer, Bob Gibson (Cardinals, NL MVP 1968) (83)
In 1935	Actress, Joanna Moore (Son Of Flubber) [d: 11-22-97]
In 1936	World chess champion, Mikhail N. Tal [USSR] (1960-61) [d: 6-28-92]
In 1941	Guitarist, Tom Fogerty (Creedence Clearwater Revival) [d: 9-6-90]
In 1942	Golfer, Tom Weiskopf (British Open-1973) (76)
In 1944	Singer/guitarist, Phil May (The Pretty Things) (74)
In 1945	Actor, Charles Robinson (Mac-Night Court, Bud-Home Improvement) (73)
In 1947	Actor, Robert David Hall (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation) (71)
In 1948	Bassist/singer, Joe Bouchard (Blue Oyster Cult) (70)
In 1948	Drummer, Alan Gratzer (REO Speedwagon) (70)
In 1948	U.S. butterfly swimmer, Sharon Stouder (Olympic-Gold-1964) [d: 6-23-13]
In 1951	Actor/body builder, Lou Ferrigno (Incredible Hulk) (67)
In 1964	Actor, Robert Duncan McNeill (Lt. Tom Paris-Star Trek: Voyager) (54)
In 1964	Actor, John Joseph Thomas (Young Daniel Boone) (54)
In 1966	Singer, Sandy Pepa Denton (Salt-N-Pepa) (52)
In 1970	Wrestler, Chris Jericho (WWE) (48)
In 1970	Rap singer, Scarface (Geto Boys) (48)
In 1970	Singer, Susan Tedeschi (48)
In 1972	Actor, Eric Dane (Grey's Anatomy) (46)
In 1973	Singer, Nick Lachey (98 Degrees) (45)
In 1974	Actress, Dah-Ve Chodan (Tia-Uncle Buck) (44)
In 1978	Singer, Sisqo (Dru Hill) (40)
In 1979	Actor, Cory Hardrict (Gran Torino, Lovelace) (39)
In 1980	Actress, Vanessa Lachey (Total Request Live, Dads) (38)
In 1984	Country singer, Chris Lane ("Broken Windshield View") (34)
In 1984	Rap singer, French Montana (Excuse My French) (34)
In 1988	Actress, Nikki Blonsky (Hairspray, Ugly Betty) (30)
In 1993	Actress, Shelby Wulfert (Liv and Maddie) (25)