Born On This Day...

In 1782 John C. Calhoun, first U.S. vice president to resign from office
In 1837 Grover Cleveland, 22nd and 24th U.S. president
In 1844 Russian composer, Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov (Scheherazade)
In 1858 Engineer, Rudolf Diesel (diesel oil-burning combustion engine)
In 1869 British prime minister, Neville Chamberlain (1937-40)
In 1886 Actor, Edward Horton (narrated Bullwinkle's Fractured Fairy Tales)
In 1886 German gestalt psychologist, Kurt Koffka
In 1893 English anti-war poet, Wilfred Owen (Anthem for Doomed Youth)
In 1905 Actor, Robert Donat (Goodbye Mr. Chips) [d: 6-9-58]
In 1908 Composer, Louis Gaste (How Much is Doggie in the Window) [d: 1-8-95]
In 1911 Actor, Smiley Burnette (Charlie-Petticoat Junction) [d: 2-16-67]
In 1915 Novelist, Richard Condon [d: 4-9-96]
In 1921 Football Hall-of-Famer, Frank "Gunner" Gatski (Browns, Lions) [d: 11-22-05]
In 1926 Actor, Peter Graves (Mr. Phelps-Mission Impossible, Airplane) [d: 3-14-10]
In 1927 Composer, John Kander (Cabaret) (94)
In 1927 Author, George Plimpton (Paper Lion, Trapeze) [d: 9-26-03]
In 1932 Poet/novelist, John Updike (Rabbit Run) [d: 1-27-09]
In 1934 Country singer, Charley Pride (Kiss An Angel Good Morning)[d: 12-12-20]
In 1937 Indy auto racer, Mark Donohue [d: 8-19-75]
In 1938 Comedian, Carl Gottlieb (Ken Berry Show) (83)
In 1939 Singer, Travis Pritchett (Travis & Bob) [d: 10-18-10]
In 1941 Singer, Wilson Pickett (Land Of 1000 Dances) [d: 1-19-06]
In 1943 Actor, Kevin Dobson (Kojak, Mack-Knots Landing, Shannon) (78)
In 1945 Talk show host, Michael Reagan (son of President Reagan) (76)
In 1947 Drummer, Barry J. "B.J." Wilson (Procol Harum) [d: 10-8-90]
In 1950 Actor, Brad Dourif (Eyes of Laura Mars, Chuckie-Child's Play) (71)
In 1950 Drummer, John Hartman (Doobie Brothers) (71)
In 1952 Football Hall-of-Famer, Mike Webster (Steelers) [d: 9-23-02]
In 1956 Swedish Apline skiier, Ingemar Stenmark (65)
In 1957 Singer/guitarist, Melvin Gentry (Midnight Star) (64)
In 1959 Actress/singer, Irene Cara (Fame, DC Cab, Certain Fury) (62)
In 1960 Actor, Richard Biggs (Dr. Steven Franklin-Babylon 5) [d: 5-22-04]
In 1960 Playmate, Patricia Farinelli (December-1981) (61)
In 1960 Actress, Claudia Udy (Out of Control, Nightforce) (61)
In 1961 Tennis player, Todd Nelson (60)
In 1962 Actor, Thomas Ian Griffith (Catlin-Another World) (59)
In 1962 Singer, James McMurtry (59)
In 1963 Guitarist, Jeff LaBar (Cinderella) (58)
In 1963 Singer/actress, Vanessa Williams (Save The Best For Last) (58)
In 1964 Speed skater, Bonnie Blair (Olympic-Gold-92, 94) (57)
In 1964 Playmate, Christina Ferguson (April-1983) (57)
In 1964 Composer/bandleader, Courtney Pine (57)
In 1964 Singer, Rozalla (Everybody's Free) (57)
In 1966 Guitarist, Jerry Cantrell (Alice in Chains) (55)
In 1967 Singer, Miki Berenyi (Lush) (54)
In 1969 Model/actor, Michael Bergin (Coca Cola, Baywatch) (52)
In 1970 Singer/actress, Queen Latifah (Living Single, Chicago, Equalizer) (51)
In 1974 Bassist, Stuart Zender (Jamiroquai) (47)
In 1977 Singer, Devin Lima (LFO) [d: 11-21-18]
In 1978 Basketball player, Brian Scalabrine (Nets, Celtics, Bulls) (43)
In 1979 Singer, Adam Levine (Maroon 5) (42)
In 1980 Actress, Sophia Myles (Thunderbirds To The Rescue) (41)
In 1981 Actress, Vanessa Lee Evigan (Social Studies, Young & Restless) (40)
In 1989 Actress, Lily Collins (Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, Vile) (32)
In 1995 Rap singer, Tink ("Used 2 Know") (26)
In 1996 Actress, Madeline Carroll (Swing Vote, Vanilla Gorilla) (25)
In 1997 Actress, Ciara Bravo (Big Time Rush, Special Agent Oso) (24)
In 2001 Actress, Jada Facer (Melissa & Joey) (20)

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