Born On This Day...

In 86 Roman emperor, Antoninus Pius (138-161)
In 1551 King Henry III of France (1573-89)
In 1737 Attorney, Charles Carroll (signed the Declaration of Independence)
In 1867 Children's author, Arthur Rackham (Grimm's Fairy Tales)
In 1889 Actor, Ernest Truex (Mr. Peepers, Ann Sothern Show, Pete & Gladys)
In 1901 Film producer, Joseph Pasternak [d: 9-13-91]
In 1902 Tennis Hall-of-Famer, James Van Alen (simplified scoring system) [d: 7-3-91]
In 1904 Actress, Elvia Allman (Cora-Blondie, Petticoat Junction) [d: 3-6-92]
In 1904 Game show host, Dr. Bergen Evans ($64,000 Question) [d: 2-4-78]
In 1905 Actress, Betty Garde (Aggie-Real McCoys) [d: 12-25-89]
In 1905 Watergate special prosecutor, Leon Jaworski [d: 12-9-82]
In 1907 U.S. Supreme Court justice, Lewis F. Powell (1972-87) [d: 8-25-98]
In 1909 Automaker, Ferinand Porsche Jr. [d: 3-27-98]
In 1911 English novelist, William Golding (Lord of the Flies) [d: 6-19-93]
In 1912 Journalist, Clifton Daniel (New York Times) [d: 2-21-00]
In 1914 Actress, Frances Farmer (Son of Fury, Among The Living) [d: 8-1-70]
In 1914 U.S. Secretary of the Interior, Rogers Morton (1968-75) [d: 4-19-79]
In 1916 Jazz singer, Helen Ward [d: 4-21-98]
In 1920 Author, Roger Angell (The Summer Game) (99)
In 1921 Football player, Charlie Conerly (Giants) [d: 2-13-96]
In 1922 Boxer, Willie Pep (2-time world featherweight champion) [d: 11-23-06]
In 1926 Actor, James Lipton (The Actors Studio) (93)
In 1926 Baseball Hall-of-Famer, Edwin "Duke" Snyder (Brooklyn Dodgers) [d: 2-27-11]
In 1927 U.S. Secretary of Defense, Harold Brown (1977-1981) [d: 1-4-19]
In 1927 Actress, Rosemary Harris (Holocaust, This Chisholms) (92)
In 1928 Actor, William Hickey (Prizzi's Honor) [d: 6-29-97]
In 1928 Actor, Adam West (TV's Batman) [d: 6-9-17]
In 1929 Actor, Mel Stewart (All In The Family) [d: 2-24-02]
In 1930 Baseball player, Bob Turley (Yankees) [d: 3-30-13]
In 1931 Singer, Brook Benton (Rainy Night In Georgia) [d: 4-9-88]
In 1931 Actor/director, Ray Danton (Longest Day) [d: 2-11-92]
In 1932 Journalist, Mike Royko (Chicago Daily News) [d: 4-29-97]
In 1933 Actor, David McCallum (The Man From U.N.C.L.E., NCIS) (86)
In 1934 Beatles manager, Brian Epstein [d: 8-27-67]
In 1935 Singer/bassist, Nick Massi (4 Seasons) [d: 12-24-00]
In 1936 U.S. discus thrower, Al Oerter (Olympic-Gold-1956, 60, 64, 68) [d: 10-1-07]
In 1940 Singer, Bill Medley (Righteous Brothers) (79)
In 1940 Singer/composer/actor, Paul Williams (Planet of the Apes) (79)
In 1942 Bassist, Lee Dorman (Iron Butterfly) [d: 12-21-12]
In 1942 Singer, Freda Payne (Band of Gold, Bring The Boys Home) (77)
In 1943 Singer, Cass Elliot (Mamas and Papas) [d: 7-29-74]
In 1943 Baseball Hall of Famer, Joe Leonard Morgan (Reds) (76)
In 1945 Golfer, Jane Blalock (LPGA Rookie of Year 1969) (74)
In 1945 Actor, Randolph Mantooth (Emergency, Loving, General Hospital) (74)
In 1946 English drummer, John Coghlan (Status Quo) (73)
In 1947 Football player, Lawrence Brown (Super Bowl VII) (72)
In 1947 Singer/guitarist, Lol Creme (10cc, Godley & Creme) (72)
In 1948 Actor, Jeremy Irons (Reversal Of Fortune, Die Hard III) (71)
In 1949 Model/actress, Twiggy [Leslie Hornby] (The Boy Friend) (70)
In 1950 Broadcast journalist, Joan Lunden (Good Morning America) (69)
In 1950 Actor, Rudy Ramos (Wind-High Chaparral) (69)
In 1952 Guitarist, Nile Rodgers (Chic, Honeydrippers) (67)
In 1955 Singer/actor, Rex Smith (Solid Gold, Pirates of Penzance) (64)
In 1957 Astronaut, Richard M. Linnehan (STS-109, STS-90, STS-123, STS-78) (62)
In 1958 Singer/guitarist, Lita Ford (Kiss Me Deadly, Close My Eyes) (61)
In 1958 Actor, Kevin Hooks (The White Shadow, Aaron Loves Angela) (61)
In 1960 Actress, Tonja Walker (One Life To Live, General Hospital) (59)
In 1962 Comedian/actress, Cheri Oteri (Saturday Night Live) (57)
In 1962 Baseball player, Randy Myers (Cubs) (57)
In 1963 Country singer, Jeff Bates (56)
In 1964 Actress, Jennifer Cooke (V, Friday the 13th Part VI) (55)
In 1964 Actress, Kim Richards (Nanny & Professor, Hello Larry) (55)
In 1964 Country singer/guitarist, Trisha Yearwood (55)
In 1965 Basketball player, Katrina McClain (1996 Women's Dream Team) (54)
In 1966 Broadcast journalist, Soledad O'Brien (53)
In 1967 Baseball player, Jim Abbott (Yankees) (52)
In 1969 Jazz saxophonist, Candy Dulfer (50)
In 1970 Actor, Victor Williams (Deacon Palmer-King of Queens) (49)
In 1971 Actress, Sanaa Lathan (Brown Sugar, Alien Vs. Predator) (48)
In 1972 Tennis player, Amy Frazier (47)
In 1973 Singer, A. Jay Popoff (Lit) (46)
In 1974 Comedian/TV host, Jimmy Fallon (Saturday Night Live, Tonight Show) (45)
In 1974 Playmate, Victoria Silvstedt (December-1996) (45)
In 1976 Actress, Alison Sweeney (Samantha-Days of Our Lives) (43)
In 1977 Drummer, Ryan Dusick (Maroon 5) (42)
In 1980 Singer, Tegan Quin (Tegan and Sara) (39)
In 1982 Actor, Columbus Short (Scandal) (37)
In 1983 Rap performer, Eamon (36)
In 1984 Wrestler, Eva Marie (WWE) (35)
In 1984 Actor, Kevin Zegers (Air Bud, Titans, Gossip Girl) (35)
In 1985 Sportscaster, Renee Paquette (The Score, WWE) (34)
In 1986 Country singer, Chase Rice (33)
In 1987 Actress, Danielle Panabaker (Necessary Roughness, The Flash) (32)
In 1988 Actress, Katrina Bowden (30 Rock) (31)
In 1989 Actor, John Paul Green (Austin & Ally) (30)
In 1990 Singer, Patrick Breeding (B5) (29)
In 1991 Basketball player, CJ McCollum (Trailblazers) (28)
In 1993 Singer, Lisa Cimorelli (Cimorelli) (26)
In 1996 Singer, Pia Mia ("Do It Again") (23)

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