Born On This Day...

In 1714 Composer, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (son of Johann S. Bach)
In 1783 Hannah Hoes Van Buren, wife of President Martin Van Buren
In 1787 Surgeon, Karl Ferdinand von Grafe (modern plastic surgery)
In 1804 Astronomer, Alvan Clark (used Yerkes 40-inch lens)
In 1841 U.S. Supreme Court Justice, Oliver Wendell Holmes (1902-32)
In 1859 Author, Kenneth Grahame (The Wind in the Willows)
In 1865 Designer/printer, Frederick William Goudy (designed typefaces)
In 1879 Physicist, Otto Hahn (co-discovered of nuclear fission)
In 1886 Chemist, Edward Kendall, isolated cortisone (Nobel, 1950)
In 1891 Actor, Sam Jaffe (Gunga Din, Dr. Zorba-Ben Casey)
In 1902 Actress, Louise Beavers (Gold diggers) [d: 10-26-62]
In 1902 Inventor, Tom Blake (surf board) [d: 5-5-94]
In 1902 Senator, Jennings Randolph (18-year-olds right to vote) [d: 5-7-98]
In 1909 Actress, Claire Trevor (Murder My Sweet, Key Largo) [d: 4-8-00]
In 1911 Composer, Alan Hovhaness [d: 6-21-00]
In 1918 Actor, Alan Hale Jr. (Skipper-Gilligan's Island) [d: 1-2-90]
In 1920 Actress, Eileen Herlie (Myrtle Fairgate-All My Children) [d: 10-8-08]
In 1922 Baseball player, Carl Furillo (Brooklyn Dodgers) [d: 1-21-89]
In 1923 Dancer/actress, Cyd Charisse (Unfinished Dance, East Side) [d: 6-17-08]
In 1924 Broadcast journalist, Sam Jaffee (ABC) [d: 2-8-85]
In 1924 Actor, Sean McClory (The Californians, Bring 'Em Back Alive) [d: 12-10-03]
In 1927 Pianist/composer, Dick Hyman (Minotaur) (94)
In 1936 Actress, Sue Ane Langdon (Bachelor Father, General Hospital) (85)
In 1938 Singer/songwriter, Lew C. DeWitt (Statler Brothers) [d: 8-15-90]
In 1939 Baseball player/author, Jim Bouton (Yankees/Ball Four) (82)
In 1942 Baseball player, Dick Allen (AL MVP-1972) [d: 12-7-20]
In 1943 Actress, Susan Clark (Night Moves, Katherine-Webster) (78)
In 1943 Actress, Lynn Redgrave (Georgy Girl, House Calls) [d: 5-2-10]
In 1945 Singer/drummer, Micky Dolenz (The Monkees) (76)
In 1946 Singer/bassist, Randy Meisner (Poco, Eagles) (75)
In 1947 Guitarist, Mike Allsup (Three Dog Night) (74)
In 1947 Songwriter, Carole Bayer Sager (74)
In 1949 Singer/guitarist, Dave Lambert (The Strawbs) (72)
In 1953 Baseball player, Jim Rice (Red Sox) (68)
In 1953 Playmate, Kathleen Ann Shower (May-1985) (68)
In 1957 Drummer, Clive Burr (Iron Maiden) [d: 3-12-13]
In 1958 Singer/songwriter, Gary Numan ("Cars") (63)
In 1959 Broadcast journalist, Lester Holt (NBC Nightly News) (62)
In 1959 Actor, Aidan Quinn (Reckless, Michael Collins, Elementary) (62)
In 1960 Singer/songwriter, Richard Darbyshire (Living in a Box) (61)
In 1961 Actress, Camryn Manheim (Ellenor Frutt-The Practice) (60)
In 1968 Singer/songwriter, Shawn Mullins (The Thorns) (53)
In 1970 U.S. soccer player, Rhett Harty (Olympics-1992) (51)
In 1970 Actress, Andrea Parker (ER, The Pretender, Pretty Little Liars) (51)
In 1973 Actor, Boris Kodjoe (Soul Food) (48)
In 1975 Football player, Brett Conway (Packers, Super Bowl XXXI) (46)
In 1976 Actor, Freddie Prinze Jr. (Scooby Doo) (45)
In 1976 Football player, Hines Ward (Steelers) (45)
In 1977 Actor, James Van Der Beek (Dawson Leery-Dawson's Creek) (44)
In 1978 Singer, Kameelah Williams (702) (43)
In 1978 Actor, Nick Zano (Vince-What I Like About You) (43)
In 1984 Drummer, Bob Moffatt (Moffatts) (37)
In 1984 Bassist, Clint Moffatt (Moffatts) (37)
In 1984 Keyboardist, Dave Moffatt (Moffatts) (37)
In 1987 Actress, Milana Vayntrub (Lily-AT&T commercials) (34)
In 1989 Actor, Judith Jackson (Bad Girls Club) (32)
In 1990 Singer, Kristinia Debarge ("Goodbye") (31

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