Born On This Day...

In 1686 German physicist, Daniel G. Fahrenheit (temperature scale)
In 1727 English painter, Thomas Gainesborough (The Blue Boy)
In 1771 English philanthropist, Robert Owen
In 1880 Publisher/journalist, Bertie Charles Forbes (Forbes Magazine)
In 1881 Baseball Hall-of-Famer, Edward A. Walsh
In 1889 Baseball Hall-of-Famer, Earle Bryan Combs (Yankees)
In 1897 Clarinetist/bandleader, Sidney Bechet
In 1906 Actor, James Flavin (In Cold Blood) [d: 4-23-76]
In 1922 Actor, Richard Deacon (Mel Cooley-Dick Van Dyke Show) [d: 8-8-84]
In 1925 Opera singer, Patrice Munsel (Metropolitan) [d: 8-4-16]
In 1926 Comedian, Eric Morecambe (Picadilly Palace) [d: 5-28-84]
In 1929 International Chess Grandmaster, Vladimir Antoshin (1964) [d: 5-13-94]
In 1933 Actress, Sian Phillips (Age of Innocence, Clash of the Titans) (86)
In 1936 Singer/songwriter, Bobby Darin (Mack The Knife) [d: 12-20-73]
In 1936 Lutheran pastor, Richard John Neuhaus [d: 1-8-09]
In 1937 Baseball player/manager, Dick Howser (A's/Royals) [d: 6-17-87]
In 1943 Bassist/songwriter, Jack Bruce (Cream) [d: 10-25-14]
In 1944 Guitarist, Gene Cornish (The Rascals) (75)
In 1944 Producer/director, George Lucas (Star Wars, Indiana Jones) (75)
In 1945 Actress, Francesca Annis (Dune, Krull, Doomsday Gun) (74)
In 1946 Guitarist, Derek Leckenby (Herman's Hermits) [d: 6-4-94]
In 1947 Singer/guitarist, Al Ciner (American Breed, Rufus) (72)
In 1947 Actress, Tamara Dobson (Cleopatra Jones) [d: 10-2-06]
In 1947 Baseball player, Dick 'Dirt' Tidrow (Yankees) (72)
In 1948 Actor, Walter Olkewicz (The Client, Dougie-Grace Under Fire) (71)
In 1950 Actor, Mark Blum (Crocodile Dundee, Desperately Seeking Susan) (69)
In 1951 Saxophonist/songwriter, Jay Beckenstein (Spyro Gyra) (68)
In 1951 Actress, Season Hubley (Steel Justice, Elvis, Salina-Family) (68)
In 1952 Singer/songwriter, David Byrne (Talking Heads) (67)
In 1952 Astronaut, Donald R. McMonagle (STS-39, 54) (67)
In 1952 Screenwriter/director, Robert Zemeckis (Forrest Gump) (67)
In 1953 Singer/guitarist, Tom Cochrane (Red Ryder) (66)
In 1953 Singer, Paul Shortino (Quiet Riot) (66)
In 1957 Astronaut, William G. Gregory (62)
In 1959 Football player, Mike Quick (Eagles) (60)
In 1960 Golfer, Frank Nobilo (59)
In 1961 Actor, Tim Roth (Rob Roy, Pulp Fiction, Planet Of The Apes) (58)
In 1962 Singer/songwriter, Ian Astbury (The Cult) (57)
In 1962 Guitarist, C.C. Deville (Poison) (57)
In 1962 Actor, Danny Huston (Leaving Las Vegas) (57)
In 1964 Basketball player, Walter Berry (Trail Blazers) (55)
In 1964 Singer, Shelley Preston (Bucks Fizz) (55)
In 1964 Actress, Nancy Sorel (Monique-Generations) (55)
In 1966 Singer/musician, Mike Inez (Ozzy Osbourne, Alice in Chains) (53)
In 1966 Singer, Raphael Saadiq (Tony! Toni! Tone!) (53)
In 1969 Actress, Cate Blanchett (Elizabeth, Pushing Tin, Bandits) (50)
In 1969 Singer, Danny Wood (New Kids on the Block) (50)
In 1970 Actress, Natasha Ryan (Hope-Days Of Our Lives) (49)
In 1971 Director/actress, Sofia Coppola (Lost in Translation) (48)
In 1971 Actress, Sabryn Genet (Tricia-Young & the Restless) (48)
In 1971 Rap singer, Freaky Tah [d: 3-28-99]
In 1973 Singer, Natalie Appleton (All Saints) (46)
In 1973 Singer, Shanice (Discovery, Loving You) (46)
In 1980 Actor, Justin Klosky (All My Children, Guiding Light) (39)
In 1983 Football player, Frank Gore (49ers, Colts) (36)
In 1983 Actress, Amber Tamblyn (Buffy, Joan of Arcadia) (36)
In 1984 Businessman, Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook Founder) (35)
In 1985 Country singer, Dustin Lynch ("Cowboys and Angels") (34)
In 1986 Football player, Clay Matthews (Packers) (33)
In 1989 Football player, Rob Gronkowski (Patriots) (30)
In 1993 Actress, Miranda Cosgrove (School of Rock, iCarly) (26)
In 1996 Actress, McKaley Miller (Hart of Dixie, The Gates) (23)
In 2006 Actor, Jahking Guillory (Kicks, The Chi) (13)

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