Born On This Day...

In 1289 Louis X (the Stubborn), king of France (1314-16)
In 1626 Richard Cromwell, lord protector of England (1658-59)
In 1810 Eliza McCardle Johnson, wife of U.S. President Andrew Johnson
In 1822 Rutherford B. Hayes, 19th U.S. president (1877-1881)
In 1822 Writer, Damon Runyon
In 1860 Illustrator, Sidney Paget (Sherlock Holmes adventures)
In 1862 Children's author, Edward L. Stratemeyer (Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew)
In 1884 American newspaperman/author, Damon Runyan (Guys and Dolls)
In 1890 Olympic athlete/rower, John Kelly (Grace Kelly's father)
In 1895 Actor, Buster Keaton (The Great Stone Face)
In 1900 Actor, Robert Shayne (Inspector Henderson-Superman) [d: 11-29-92]
In 1914 Writer/critic, Brendan Gill (New Yorker magazine) [d: 12-27-97]
In 1916 Actor/comedian, Jan Murray (Treasure Hunt) [d: 7-2-06]
In 1922 Malcolm Baldrige, U.S. Secretary of Commerce (1981-87) [d: 7-25-87]
In 1924 Actor, Charlton Heston (Ten Commandments, Planet of the Apes) [d: 4-5-08]
In 1926 Basketball player, Marques Haynes (Harlem Globetrotters) [d: 5-22-15]
In 1929 Actor, Scotty Beckett (Our Gang) [d: 5-10-68]
In 1931 Sunday comics crime-stopper, Dick Tracy (90)
In 1934 Football Hall-of-Famer, Sam Huff (Giants, WFT) (87)
In 1935 Actor, Eddie Applegate (Richard-Patty Duke Show) [d: 10-17-16]
In 1940 Actor, Christopher Stone (Blue & the Gray, Dallas) [d: 10-29-95]
In 1941 Author, Jackie Collins (Bitch, Stud) [d: 9-19-15]
In 1941 Author, Anne Rice (Interview With A Vampire) (80)
In 1941 Actress, Lori Saunders (Bobbi Jo-Petticoat Junction) (80)
In 1945 Actor/singer, Clifton Davis (That's My Mama, Amen) (76)
In 1946 Actress, Susan Sarandon (Thelma and Louise, Dead Man Walking) (75)
In 1947 Bassist, Jim Fielder (Blood, Sweat and Tears) (74)
In 1948 Actress/writer, Meg Bennett (Young And The Restless) (73)
In 1949 Football player/announcer, Mike Adamle (NBC Sports) (72)
In 1949 Actor, Armand Assante (Mambo Kings, Judge Dredd) (72)
In 1949 Actress, Brynn Thayer (Matlock) (72)
In 1950 Actor, Alan Rosenberg (Civil Wars, L.A. Law, Ira-Cybill) (71)
In 1952 U.S. rower, Anita DeFrantz (Olympic-Bronze-1976) (69)
In 1952 Drummer, Jody Stephens (Big Star) (69)
In 1955 Race horse trainer, Joe Orseno (66)
In 1956 Actor, Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds, Spectre) (65)
In 1957 Actor, Bill Fagerbakke (Patrick-Sponge Bob Square Pants, Dauber-Coach) (64)
In 1957 Guitarist, Steve Lukather (Toto) (64)
In 1957 Entrepreneur, Russell Simmons (Def Jam) (64)
In 1958 Singer/songwriter, Barbara Kooyman (Timbuk 3) (63)
In 1959 Keyboardist, Chris Lowe (Pet Shop Boys) (62)
In 1960 Actress, Jennifer Anglin (Cheryl-General Hospital) (61)
In 1960 Country singer, Gregg Hubbard (Sawyer Brown) (61)
In 1961 Actor, David Harper (Jim Bob-The Waltons, Blue & the Gray) (60)
In 1961 Actress, Mary Ellen Stuart (Frannie-As The World Turns) (60)
In 1963 Basketball player, A.C. Green (Lakers) (58)
In 1962 Singer/musician, Jon Secada (59)
In 1964 Athlete, Yvonne Murray (57)
In 1965 Announcer, John Melendez (The Tonight Show with Jay Leno) (56)
In 1967 U.S. basketball player, Vicky Bullett (Olympic-Gold-1988) (54)
In 1967 Actor, Liev Schreiber (Ray Donovan) (54)
In 1969 Actor, Abraham Benrubi (Parker Lewis, Jerry Markovic-ER) (52)
In 1970 Country Singer, Heidi Newfield (Trick Pony) (51)
In 1970 Drummer, Andy Parle (Space) [d: 8-1-09]
In 1976 Actress, Alicia Silverstone (Clueless, Batman & Robin) (45)
In 1978 Actor, Phillip Glasser (American Tail, Hang Time) (43)
In 1979 Actress, Rachael Leigh Cook (Dawson's Creek, Josie & Pussycats) (42)
In 1980 Actor, Jimmy Workman (The Addams Family, Addams Family Values) (41)
In 1987 Actor, Michael Roman (Al Holden-One Life to Live) (34)
In 1988 Actress, Melissa Benoist (Glee, Supergirl) (33)
In 1988 R&B singer, Jessica Benson (3LW) (33)
In 1988 Basketball player, Derrick Rose (Bulls, Knicks) (33)
In 1989 Actress, Dakota Johnson (Fifty Shades of Grey) (32)
In 1989 Rap singer, Rich Homie Quan (I Go In On Every Song) (32)
In 1989 Singer, Stacey Solomon ("Driving Home for Christmas") (32)
In 1991 Singer, Leigh-Anne Pinnock (X Factor winner, Little Mix) (30)
In 1996 Actor, Ryan Lee (Super 8, Goosebumps) (25)

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