Born On This Day...

In 1754 Revolutionary, Molly Pitcher (heroine of the American Revolution)
In 1769 Horace H. Hayden, co-founder of first dental college
In 1776 Optician, Peter Barlow (non-color-distorting telescope lenses)
In 1821 German scientist, Rudolf Virchow (cellular pathology)
In 1853 Actress, Lillie Langtry (The Jersey Lily)
In 1890 Actor, Douglas Dumbrille (Cunningham-The Life of Riley)
In 1900 Composer, Geral Marks (All of Me) [d: 1-27-97]
In 1909 Political cartoonist, Herbert Block (Washington Post) [d: 10-7-01]
In 1910 TV talk show host, Tex McCrary (Tex & Jinx) [d: 7-29-03]
In 1915 Actor, Cornel Wilde (High Sierra, 5th Musketeer) [d: 10-16-89]
In 1917 Actress, Laraine Day (Dr. Kildare, I've Got A Secret) [d: 11-10-07]
In 1917 Puppeteer, Burr Tillstrom (created Kukla, Fran & Ollie) [d: 12-6-85]
In 1918 Actor, Jack MacGowron (King Lear, Exorcist) [d: 1-31-73]
In 1918 Actor, Cornell Wilde (Car 54, Barefoot in the Park) [d: 10-16-89]
In 1920 Actor/composer, Albert Hague (Benjamin-Fame) [d: 11-12-01]
In 1921 French actor/singer, Yves Montand (Z, Napoleon) [d: 11-9-91]
In 1924 Bandleader/drummer, Terry Gibbs (Steve Allen Shows) (96)
In 1924 Comedian, Nipsey Russell (Car 54 Where Are You) [d: 10-2-05]
In 1925 Comedian/author, Lenny Bruce [d: 8-3-66]
In 1925 Playwright, Frank D. Gilroy [d: 9-12-15]
In 1925 British prime minister, Margaret Thatcher (1979-90) [d: 4-8-13]
In 1926 Jazz bassist, Ray Brown [d: 7-2-02]
In 1931 Baseball Hall-of-Famer, Ed Matthews (Milwaukee) [d: 2-18-01]
In 1934 Football player, Tommy Davis (kicked 234 extra points) [d: 4-4-87]
In 1936 Actor, Cliff Gorman (Boys in the Band, Angel) [d: 9-5-02]
In 1936 Actor, Jim McMullan (Dr. McDaniel-Ben Casey, Chopper One) (84)
In 1939 Actress, Melinda Dillon (Close Encounters, Slap Shot) (81)
In 1940 Singer/guitarist, Chris Farlowe (Thunderbirds) (80)
In 1941 Singer/songwriter, Paul Simon (50 Ways To Leave Your Lover) (79)
In 1942 NFL owner, Jerry Jones (Dallas Cowboys) (78)
In 1942 Actress, Pamela Tiffin (Viva Max!) (78)
In 1944 Singer/keyboardist, Robert Lamm (Chicago) (76)
In 1946 Country singer/songwriter, Lacy J. Dalton (Blue Eyed Blues) (74)
In 1946 Actor, Demond Wilson (Sanford & Son, Baby I'm Back) (74)
In 1947 Singer/guitarist, Sammy Hagar (I Can't Drive 55) (73)
In 1948 Singer/songwriter, John Ford Coley (with England Dan) (72)
In 1950 Guitarist, Simon Nicol (Fairport Convention) (70)
In 1952 Model, Beverly Johnson (first black woman on cover of Vogue) (68)
In 1952 Actor, John Lone (The Last Emperor, M. Butterfly, The Shadow) (68)
In 1952 Astronaut, Michael Richard Clifford (STS-53, SK-59) (68)
In 1957 Writer/producer, Chris Carter (The X-Files) (63)
In 1957 Basketball player/actor, Reggie Theus (Hang Time) (63)
In 1958 R&B singer, Cherelle (62)
In 1958 U.S. runner, Dwayne Evans (Olympic-Bronze-1976) (62)
In 1959 Singer/actress, Marie Osmond (Paper Roses/Donnie & Marie Show) (61)
In 1961 Basketball player/coach, Glenn Anton "Doc" Rivers (59)
In 1962 Actress, T'Keyah Keymah (In Living Color, Erica-Cosby) (58)
In 1962 Actress, Kelly Preston (Addicted To Love, For Love Of The Game) [d: 7-12-20]
In 1962 Football player, Jerry Rice (49ers, Raiders, Seahawks) (58)
In 1962 Country singer/songwriter, John Wiggins (58)
In 1964 Actor, Christopher Judge (Teal'c-Stargate SG-1) (56)
In 1967 Baseball player, Scoot Cooper (Red Sox, Cardinals, Royals) (53)
In 1967 Actress, Kate Walsh (Drew Carey Show, Grey's Anatomy) (53)
In 1968 Actress/singer, Tisha Campbell-Martin (Martin, My Wife and Kids) (52)
In 1969 Country singer, Rhett Akins (51)
In 1969 U.S. figure skater, Nancy Kerrigan (Olympic-Silver-1994) (51)
In 1969 Actress, Cady McClain (Dixie Martin-All My Children) (51)
In 1971 Actor, Sacha Baron Cohen (Borat, Bruno) (49)
In 1972 U.S. swimmer, Summer Sanders (Olympic-Gold-1992) (48)
In 1975 Singers, Brandon and Brian Casey (Jagged Edge) (45)
In 1977 Basketball player, Paul Pierce (Nets, Wizards, Clippers) (43)
In 1979 Singer, Shawn Milke (Alesana) (41)
In 1980 Singer, Ashanti (40)
In 1983 Reality star, Kim Vanderhee (Love & Hip Hop: New York) (37)
In 1989 Actor, Najee De-Tiege (Power Rangers Super Samurai) (31)
In 1993 Drummer, JP Cappelletty (27)
In 1993 Daughter, Tiffany Trump (Donald Trump and Marla Maples) (27)
In 1994 Actor, Noah Crawford (How to Rock) (26)
In 1995 Dancer/actress, Jennifer Pappas (The Next Step) (25)
In 2001 Actor, Caleb McLaughlin (Stranger Things) (19)

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