Born On This Day...

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  • In 1793 Women's rights leader, Lucretia Coffin Mott
  • In 1870 Australian novelist, Henry Handel Richardson
  • In 1879 Grace Anna Goodhue Coolidge, wife of President Calvin Coolidge
  • In 1883 British prime minister, Clement Richard Attlee (1945-51)
  • In 1885 Russian ballerina, Anna Pavlova
  • In 1892 Author/novelist, J.R.R. Tolkien (Lord of the Rings)
  • In 1908 Actor, Ray Milland (Dial M for Murder, Lost Weekend) [d: 3-10-86]
  • In 1909 Pianist/comedian, Victor Borge [d: 12-23-00]
  • In 1916 Singer, Maxine Andrew (Andrew Sisters) [d: 10-21-95]
  • In 1916 Consumer reporter, Betty Furness [d: 4-2-94]
  • In 1919 Actor, Jesse White (Bedtime For Bonzo, Maytag Repairman) [d: 1-8-97]
  • In 1921 Actor, John Russell (Pale Rider, Rio Bravo) [d: 1-19-91]
  • In 1922 Actor/producer, Bill Travers (Born Free) [d: 3-29-94]
  • In 1923 Football Hall-of-Famer, Hank Stram [d: 7-4-05]
  • In 1926 Music producer/arranger, George Martin (The Beatles) [d: 3-8-16]
  • In 1926 Poet/author, Joan Walsh Anglund (sold over 45 million books) (94)
  • In 1929 Italian director, Sergio Leone (Fist Full Of Dollars) [d: 4-30-89]
  • In 1930 Actress, Mara Corday (Foxfire, Black Scorpion) (90)
  • In 1930 Actor, Eddie Egan (Henessey-Mike Hammer) [d: 11-4-95]
  • In 1930 Actor, Robert Loggia (Officer & A Gentleman, Independence Day) [d: 12-4-15]
  • In 1932 Actor, Dabney Coleman (Tootsie, 9 to 5, Beverly Hillbillies) (88)
  • In 1936 Journalist/author, Betty Rollin (NBC) (84)
  • In 1939 Hockey Hall-of-Famer, Bobby Hull (Blackhawks) (81)
  • In 1942 Actor, John Thaw (Inspector Morse) [d: 2-21-02]
  • In 1943 Actor/musician and composer, Van Dyke Parks (Billy Crystal Hour) (77)
  • In 1945 Singer/songwriter, Stephen Stills (Crosby, Stills & Nash) (75)
  • In 1946 Bassist, John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin) (74)
  • In 1950 Actress, Victoria Principal (Earthquake, Pam Ewing-Dallas) (70)
  • In 1956 Actor, Mel Gibson (Mad Max, Lethal Weapon, Braveheart, Ransom) (64)
  • In 1957 Actor, Frank Dicopoulos (Frank Cooper-The Guiding Light) (63)
  • In 1963 Football player, Jim Everett (Rams, Saints) (57)
  • In 1964 Sportscaster/basketball player, Cheryl Miller (TNT) (56)
  • In 1968 Actress, Shannon Sturges (Days of Our Lives, Reese-Savannah) (52)
  • In 1969 Jazz musician, James Carter (51)
  • In 1969 Country singer, Nikki Nelson (Highway 101) (51)
  • In 1969 Auto racer, Michael Schumacher (7-time Formula One Champ) (51)
  • In 1970 Comedian/actor, Christian Duguay (Mad TV) (50)
  • In 1972 Singer, Nichole Nordeman (48)
  • In 1975 Composer, Thomas Bangalter (Daft Punk, Stardust) (45)
  • In 1975 Actor, Jason Marsden (Eerie Indiana, Eddie-Munsters Today) (45)
  • In 1975 Actress, Danica McKellar (Winnie Cooper-The Wonder Years) (45)
  • In 1976 Actor, Nicholas Gonzalez (The Good Doctor) (44)
  • In 1981 Football player, Eli Manning (Giants) (39)
  • In 1986 Guitarist, Nash Overstreet (Hot Chelle Rae) (34)
  • In 1986 Singer, Lloyd Polite ("You," "Get it Shawty") (34)
  • In 1989 Actor, Alex D. Linz (Young & The Restless, Home Alone 3) (31)
  • In 1991 Actress, Candelaria Molfese (Violetta) (29)
  • In 1995 Singer, Victoria Duffield ("Shut Up and Dance") (25)
  • In 1996 Actress, Cassidy Shaffer (Austin & Ally) (24)
  • In 1997 Singer, Hollyn (American Idol) (23)

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