Born On This Day...

In 1600 Charles I, king of England (1625-49)
In 1752 American soldier, George Rogers Clark
In 1805 French diplomat, Ferdinand de Lesseps (built Suez Canal)
In 1831 James A. Garfield, 20th U.S. president (March 4-Sept 19, 1881)
In 1895 Actress, Mae Marsh (Birth of a Nation)
In 1902 Actor, Trevor Bardette (Old Man Clanton-Wyatt Earp) [d: 11-28-77]
In 1904 Actress, Nancy Carroll (Alice-The Aldrich Family) [d: 8-6-65]
In 1905 Bandleader/songwriter, Tommy Dorsey [d: 11-26-56]
In 1917 Indian Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi (1966-77, 80-84) [d: 10-31-84]
In 1919 Announcer/TV host, George Fenneman (Dragnet) [d: 5-29-97]
In 1919 Actor, Alan Young (Time Machine, Wilbur Post-Mr. Ed) [d: 5-20-16]
In 1921 Baseball Hall-of-Famer, Roy Campanella (Dodgers) [d: 6-26-93]
In 1926 Former U.S. ambassador, Jeane Kirkpatrick [d: 12-7-06]
In 1933 TV/radio talk show host, Larry King (Larry King Live) [d: 1-23-21]
In 1934 Folk singer, Dave Guard (Kingston Trio) [d: 3-22-91]
In 1935 G.E. chairman, John Francis Welch Jr. (1981-2001) [d: 3-1-20]
In 1936 TV talk host, Dick Cavett (Dick Cavett Show) (85)
In 1937 Singer/songwriter, Ray Collins (Mothers Of Invention) [d: 12-24-12]
In 1938 Singer, Hank Medress (The Tokens) [d: 6-18-07]
In 1938 Broadcast executive, Ted Turner (CNN, TNT) (83)
In 1939 Singer, Warren 'Pete' Moore (The Miracles) [d: 11-19-17]
In 1939 Broadcast journalist, Garrick Utley (NBC) [d: 2-20-14]
In 1941 Actor, Dan Haggerty (The Life & Times of Grizzly Adams) [d: 1-15-16]
In 1942 Fashion designer, Calvin Klein (79)
In 1943 Pianist/saxophonist, Fred Lipsius (Blood Sweat & Tears) (78)
In 1945 Drummer, Andrew McCulloch (King Crimson) (76)
In 1947 Baseball player, Bob Boone (Phillies, Angels) (74)
In 1949 Sportscaster/game show host, Ahmad Rashad (72)
In 1953 Actor, Robert Beltran (Chakotay-Star Trek: Voyager) (68)
In 1954 Actress, Kathleen Quinlan (Apollo 13, A Civil Action) (67)
In 1954 Playmate, Gail Stanton (June-1978) [d: 11-21-96]
In 1956 Astronaut, Eileen Marie Collins (65)
In 1956 Actor, Scott Jacoby (Return To Horror High) (65)
In 1956 Actress, Glynnis O'Connor (California Dreamin, Ode To Billy Joe) (65)
In 1959 Actress, Allison Janney (West Wing, American Beauty, Mom) (62)
In 1960 Drummer, Matt Sorum (Guns N' Roses) (61)
In 1961 Actress, Meg Ryan (When Harry Met Sally, You've Got Mail) (60)
In 1962 Actress, Jodie Foster (Silence of the Lambs, Contact) (59)
In 1963 Actress, Terry Farrell (Paper Dolls, Deep Space Nine, Becker) (58)
In 1963 Playmate, Justine Greiner (February-1984) (58)
In 1966 U.S. sprinter, Gail Devers (Olympic-Gold-1992) (55)
In 1966 Actor, Jason Scott Lee (Bruce Lee Story, Almost Famous) (55)
In 1969 Actress, Erika Alexander (Living Single, Pam-Cosby Show) (52)
In 1969 Actress, Ana Alvarez (Ajo-London Street) (52)
In 1969 Drummer, Travis McNabb (Better Than Ezra) (52)
In 1971 Singer, Tony Rich (50)
In 1973 Country singer, Billy Currington (48)
In 1975 Bassist, Chad Jeffers (Pinmonkey) (46)
In 1975 Singer, Tamika Scott (Xscape) (46)
In 1977 Gymnast, Kerri Strug (Olympics-1996) (44)
In 1978 Singer, Lil'mo (Ta Da," "Superwoman Pt. II," "4Ever") (43)
In 1978 Actor, Eric Nenninger (Eric Hansen-Malcolm in the Middle) (43)
In 1979 Baseball player, Ryan Howard (Phillies) (42)
In 1983 Actor, Adam Driver (Girls, Kylo Ren-Star Wars) (38)
In 1988 Hockey player, Patrick Kane (Blackhawks) (33)
In 1989 Singer, Brian Dales (The Summer Set, Dales) (32)
In 1989 Rapper, Tyga (32)
In 1993 Actress, Cleo Massey (H2O: Just Add Water) (28)
In 1996 Actress, Gabrielle Elyse (Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn) (25)
In 2004 Actress, Madison Horcher (Adventures in Babysitting) (17)

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