Born On This Day...

In 1699 Scientist/botanist, John Bartram ("Father of American Botany")
In 1749 Mathematician, Pierre-Simon Laplace
In 1823 Schuyler Colfax, 17th U.S. vice president (1869-73)
In 1857 Actress/cookbook author, Fannie Farmer
In 1874 Artist, Joseph Leyendecker (over 300 Saturday Evening Post covers)
In 1876 Engraver, Sir Muirhead Bone
In 1881 French novelist, Roger Martin du Gard (Nobel, 1937)
In 1900 Author/philosopher, Erich Fromm (Escape From Freedom) [d: 3-18-80]
In 1902 Actor, Philip Ober (General Stone-I Dream Of Jeannie) [d: 9-13-82]
In 1908 Actress, Joan Crawford (Mildred Pierce) [d: 5-10-77]
In 1912 German scientist, Werner Von Braun (rocket expert) [d: 6-16-77]
In 1917 Bandleader, Johnny Guarnieri (Morey Amsterdam Show) [d: 1-7-85]
In 1922 Comedian, Marty Allen (Allen and Rossi) [d: 2-12-18]
In 1923 Football Hall-of-Famer, Arnie Weinmeister (Giants) [d: 7-3-00]
In 1927 Baseball player, Johnny Logan (Milwaukee Braves) [d: 8-9-13]
In 1927 Actress, Monique Van Vooren (Andy Warhol's Frankenstein) [d: 1-25-20]
In 1929 Track athlete, Roger Bannister (first to run mile under 4 mins) [d: 3-3-18]
In 1937 Auto racing champion, Craig Breedlove (set land speed record at 613.9 mph) (84)
In 1938 Broadcast journalist, Christopher Glenn (CBS) [d: 10-17-06]
In 1939 Comedian, Bert Berdis (Dick & Bert, Tim Conway Show) (82)
In 1946 Actress, Barbara Rhoades (Maggie-Soap, Busting Loose) (75)
In 1949 Singer/songwriter, Ric Ocasek (Cars) [d: 9-15-19]
In 1950 French actress, Corinne Clery (Moonraker, Yor) (71)
In 1950 Comedian, Terry Sweeney (Saturday Night Live, 1985-86) (71)
In 1951 Football player/announcer, Ron Jaworski (Eagles, ESPN) (70)
In 1952 Olympic boxer, Teofilo Stevenson (Cuba) [d: 6-11-12]
In 1953 Singer/songwriter, Chaka Khan (I Feel For You) (68)
In 1953 Comedian/actor, Louie Anderson (Coming To America, Family Feud) (68)
In 1954 Basketball player, Moses Malone (76er's, Hawks, Bucks) [d: 9-13-15]
In 1957 Actress, Teresa Ganzel (Teachers Only, Duck Factory) (64)
In 1957 Actress, Amanda Plummer (LA Law, The Fisher King) (64)
In 1957 U.S. relayer, Sheila Rena Ingram (Olympic-Silver-1976) [d: 9-1-20]
In 1959 Actress, Catherine Keener (Being John Malkovich) (62)
In 1960 Country singer, George Fox (61)
In 1964 Actress, Hope Davis (Mumford) (57)
In 1964 Comedian, John Pinnett [d: 4-5-14]
In 1965 Actress, Sarah G. Buxton (Sunset Beach, Bold & the Beautiful) (56)
In 1965 Actor, Richard Grieco (21 Jump Street, Booker) (56)
In 1965 Singer/songwriter, Marti Pellow (Wet Wet Wet) (56)
In 1966 Actress, Marin Hinkle (Another World, Two and a Half Men) (55)
In 1967 Actress, Sandra Ferguson (Another World, Bold & Beautiful) (54)
In 1968 Singer/keyboardist, Damon Albarn (Blur) (53)
In 1970 Actress/singer, Melissa Errico (Central Park West, Frequency) (51)
In 1970 Drummer, John Humphrey (The Nixons, Seether) (51)
In 1971 Model, Yasmeen Ghauri (50)
In 1971 Playmate, Karen McDougal (December-1997) (50)
In 1972 Swedish tennis player, Jonas Bjorkman (Davis Cup 1994) (49)
In 1972 Gymnast, Kristie Phillips (49)
In 1975 Tennis player, Rita Grande (46)
In 1976 Actress, Keri Russell (Felicity, The Americans, Rise of Skywalker) (45)
In 1977 Actor, Josh Ackerman (Pearl Harbor) (44)
In 1978 Celebrity gossip columnist, Perez Hilton (43)
In 1978 Actress, Nicholle Tom (Beverly Hills 90210, The Nanny, Beethoven) (43)
In 1978 Actor, David Tom (Billy-Young and the Restless) (43)
In 1979 Actress, Lake Bell (Miss Match, Sally-Boston Legal) (42)
In 1984 Football player, Brandon Marshall (Broncos, Dolphins, Bears) (37)
In 1986 Country singer, Brett Eldredge (35)
In 1987 Actress, Jessica Marie Garcia (Liv & Maddie, The Middle) (34)
In 1990 Princess, Eugenie (daughter of Prince Andrew & Fergie) (31)
In 1992 Basketball player, Kyrie Irving (Cleveland Cavaliers) (29)
In 1992 Actress, Vanessa Morgan (My Babysitter's a Vampire, The Latest Buzz) (29)
In 1995 Singer, Breaunna Womack aka Miss Baby Doll (OMG Girlz) (26)
In 1999 Actress, Olivia Stuck (Girl Meets World, The Outfield) (22)

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