Born On This Day...

In 1752 Politician, George Cabot (Federalist Party leader)

In 1853 Stage actor, Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson (Hamlet)

In 1853 French industrialist, Andre Michelin (tire manufacturer)

In 1874 Canadian poet, Robert Service (Cremation of Sam McGee)

In 1884 Inventor, Gordon S. Decker (electric drill)

In 1887 Actor, John Hamilton (Perry White-Adventures of Superman)

In 1894 Football Hall-of-Famer, Guy Chamberlin (Cardinals)

In 1902 Composer/songwriter, Evelyn Levine [d: 7-26-96]

In 1907 Actor, Alexander Knox (Gorky Park, Two of a Kind) [d: 4-25-95]

In 1909 Singer/actress, Ethel Merman (Anything Goes) [d: 2-15-84]

In 1911 Baseball player, "Dizzy" Dean (Cardinals) [d: 7-17-74]

In 1917 Actor/comedian, Buddy Lester (Ocean's Eleven) [d: 10-4-02]

In 1918 TV producer, Stirling Silliphant (Route 66) [d: 4-26-96]

In 1920 Actor, Elliot Reid (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes) [d: 6-21-13]

In 1923 Country singer/guitarist, Roy Lanham (Sons of the Pioneers) [d: 2-14-91]

In 1924 Actress, Katy Jurado (High Noon, Trapeze, Barabbas) [d: 7-5-02]

In 1928 U.S. writer/novelist, William Kennedy (91)

In 1928 Singer, Pilar Lorengar [d: 6-3-96]

In 1930 Editor/author, Norman Podhoretz (New York Post, Commentary) (89)

In 1932 Cartoonist, Jim Berry (Berry's World) [d: 3-20-15]

In 1932 Naturalist, Dian Fossey (studied gorillas) [d: 12-27-85]

In 1934 Soprano opera singer, Marilyn Horne (85)

In 1935 Auto racer, A.J. Foyt (Indy 500-1961, 64, 67, 77) (84)

In 1937 Bassist/songwriter, Bob Bogle (Ventures) [d: 6-14-09]

In 1938 Actor, Michael Pataki (Get Christie Love, Amazing Spiderman) [d: 4-15-10]

In 1941 Tennis player, Christine Truman (78)

In 1942 Keyboardist/singer, Billy Francis (Dr. Hook) (77)

In 1943 Singer, Ronnie Milsap (There's No Getting Over Me, Any Day Now) (76)

In 1944 Singer, Jim Stafford (Spiders and Snakes, My Girl Bill) (75)

In 1946 Astronaut, Michael Coats (STS-61-H, STS-41-D, STS-39, STS-29) (73)

In 1947 Country singer, Sandy Pinkard (Pinkard and Bowden) (72)

In 1948 Movie director, John Carpenter (Halloween, The Thing, Starman) (71)

In 1949 Actress, Caroline Munro (The Spy Who Loves Me) (70)

In 1950 Actress/director, Debbie Allen (Lydia-Fame, A Different World) (69)

In 1952 Astronaut, Lloyd Blaine Hammond (STS-64, STS-39) (67)

In 1953 Football player, David Brown (Steelers) [d: 1-10-06]

In 1953 Football player, Bo Harris (Bengals; Super Bowl XVI) (66)

In 1956 Actor, Anders Hove (General Hospital, Loving) (63)

In 1959 Singer, Sade [Helen Adu] (Smooth Operator, Sweetest Taboo) (60)

In 1962 Singer, Maxine Jones (En Vouge) (57)

In 1962 Bassist, Paul Webb (Talk Talk) (57)

In 1963 British TV host, James May (Top Gear) (56)

In 1966 Baseball player, Jack Burns McDowell (White Sox) (53)

In 1968 Actor, David Chokachi (Cody Madison-Baywatch) (51)

In 1969 U.S. lightweight boxer, Roy Jones (Olympic-Silver-1988) (50)

In 1971 Tennis player, Sergi Bruguera (French Open 1993, 94) (48)

In 1972 Actor, Richard T. Jones (Bruce-Judging Amy) (47)

In 1973 Actress, Josie Davis (Charles in Charge, Young & Restless) (46)

In 1974 Model, Kate Moss (Calvin Klein) (45)

In 1976 Actor, Shaun Benson (Steven Lars Webber-General Hospital) (43)

In 1979 Singer, Aaliyah (Back & Forth, At Your Best) [d: 8-25-01]

In 1980 Singer/composer, Lin-Manuel Miranda (In the Heights, Hamilton) (39)

In 1981 Guitarist, Nick Valensi (The Strokes) (38)

In 1982 Actress, Birgitte Hjort Sorensen (Pitch Perfect 2, Vinyl) (37)

In 1985 Football player, Joe Flacco (Ravens) (34)

In 1986 Actor, Mason Gamble (Dennis the Menace) (33)

In 1989 Actress, Yvonne Zima (Rachel-ER, Long Kiss Goodnight) (30)

In 1990 Reality star, JeLaminah Lanier (The Bad Girls Club) (29)

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