Born On This Day...

In 1767 Andrew Jackson, 7th U.S. president (1828-1836)
In 1830 German writer, Paul von Heyse (Nobel 1910)
In 1904 Actor, J. Pat O'Malley (Harry-My Favorite Martian) [d: 2-27-85]
In 1905 Actor, Joe E. Ross (Gunther-Car 54 Where Are You) [d: 8-13-82]
In 1907 Actor, Paul Maxey (Matt Brockway-Lassie) [d: 6-3-63]
In 1907 Jazz trumpeter, Jimmy McPartland [d: 3-13-91]
In 1912 Blues singer/guitarist, Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins [d: 1-30-82]
In 1913 Actor, Macdonald Carey (Tom Horton-Days Of Our Lives) [d: 3-21-94]
In 1916 Actor, Frank "Junior" Coghlan (Our Gang) [d: 9-7-09]
In 1916 Swing-era bandleader/trumpeter, Harry James [d: 7-5-83]
In 1919 Actor, Lawrence Tierney (Dillinger) [d: 2-26-02]
In 1920 Writer, Lawrence Sanders (The Anderson Tapes) [d: 2-7-98]
In 1926 Football Hall-of-Famer, Norm Van Brocklin (Rams) [d: 5-2-83]
In 1927 Country singer/guitarist, Carl Smith (Grand Ole Opry) [d: 1-16-10]
In 1931 Drummer, D.J. Fontana (Elvis Presley) [d: 6-13-18]
In 1932 Astronaut, Alan Lavern Bean (Apollo XII, Skylab III) [d: 5-26-18]
In 1933 U.S. Supreme Court Justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg [d: 9-18-20]
In 1935 Actor, Judd Hirsch (Taxi, Ordinary People, Dear John) (86)
In 1935 Television evangelist, Jimmy Swaggart (86)
In 1937 Movie producer, Stephen J. Friedman (Last Picture Show) [d: 10-4-96]
In 1939 Writer, Robert Nye (Facts of Life & Other Fiction) [d: 7-2-16]
In 1940 Bassist, Phil Lesh (co-founder of the Grateful Dead) (81)
In 1941 Drummer, Hughie Flint (McGuinness Flint, Manfred Mann) (80)
In 1941 Singer/saxophonist, Mike Love (Beach Boys) (80)
In 1943 Director, David Cronenberg (Shivers, The Fly, Bread) (78)
In 1943 Actor, Don Mitchell (Ironside) [d: 12-8-13]
In 1943 Actress, Brenda Scott (Midge-Road West) (78)
In 1943 Singer/keyboardist, Sly Stone (Sly & the Family Stone) (78)
In 1945 Political activist/author, Mark Green (76)
In 1946 Baseball player, Bobby Bond (Giants, Yankees) [d: 8-23-03]
In 1946 Singer/guitarist, Howard Scott (War) (75)
In 1947 Blues guitarist, Ry Cooder (Crossroads) (74)
In 1953 Bassist, Preston Hubbard (Fabulous Thunderbirds) [d: 4-12-14]
In 1954 Actor, Craig Wasson (Body Double, Men's Club) (67)
In 1955 Singer, Bunny DeBarge (DeBarge) (66)
In 1955 Baseball player, Mickey Hatcher (Dodgers) (66)
In 1955 Singer/songwriter, Dee Snider (ex-Twisted Sister) (66)
In 1956 Football player, Clay Matthews Jr. (Browns, Falcons) (65)
In 1957 Actress, Park Overall (LaVerne-Empty Nest, Mississippi Burning) (64)
In 1958 Actress, Laura Carrington (Simone Hardy-General Hospital) (63)
In 1959 Baseball player, Harold Baines (White Sox, Rangers) (62)
In 1959 Director/producer, Renny Harlin (Die Hard II) (62)
In 1959 Italian model/actor, Fabio (Acapulco Heat) (62)
In 1959 Tennis player, Eliot Teltscher (U.S. Davis Cup team) (62)
In 1960 Playmate, Donna Smith (March-1985) (61)
In 1961 Basketball player, Terry Cummings (60)
In 1962 Actor, Jimmy Baio (Billy Tate-Soap) (59)
In 1962 Singer, Terence Trent D'Arby (Wishing Well) (59)
In 1962 Jazz bassist, Ugonna Okegwo (59)
In 1963 Guitarist, Bret Michaels (Poison) (58)
In 1964 Singer/songwriter, Kenneth Gordy (Rockwell) (57)
In 1964 Actor, Derek Kelly (D.K.-Third Watch) (57)
In 1966 Actor, Chris Bruno (The Dead Zone) (55)
In 1968 Singer, Mark McGrath (Sugar Ray) (53)
In 1969 Actress, Kim Raver (Third Watch, 24, Greys Anatomy) (52)
In 1972 Singer/bassist, Mark Hoppus (Blink 182) (49)
In 1972 Football coach, Mike Tomlin (Steelers) (49)
In 1975 Actress, Eva Longoria (Gabrielle-Desperate Housewives) (46)
In 1975 Rap performer, will.i.am (Black Eyed Peas) (46)
In 1977 Rock DJ, Joseph Hahn (Linkin Park) (44)
In 1981 Rap singer, Young Buck (40)
In 1983 Actor, Sean Biggerstaff (Oliver-Harry Potter movies) (38)
In 1985 Actor, Kellan Lutz (Twilight, Legend of Hercules, Tarzan) (36)
In 1986 Actor, Jai Courtney (A Good Day to Die Hard, Suicide Squad) (35)
In 1987 Actress, Adrianne Leon (General Hospital, Young & the Restless) (34)
In 1989 Actress, Caitlin Wachs (Bold & The Beautiful, Profiler) (32)
In 1993 Singer, Alyssa Reid ("Alone Again") (28)
In 1996 Bassist, Connor Ball (The Vamps) (25)
In 1998 Actor, Cole Ewing (Lab Rats) (23)

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