Born On This Day...

In 1773 William Henry Harrison, the 9th U.S. president (1841)
In 1834 King Kamehameha IV Of Hawaii
In 1846 Engineer Wilhelm Maybach (chief designer of the first Mercedes)
In 1866 American journalist/humorist, George Ade
In 1874 American critic/poet Amy Lowell (Patterns)
In 1883 Inventor, John G. Carter (Miniature Golf)
In 1885 Austrian composer, Alban Maria Johannes Berg
In 1891 Actor, Ronald Colman (Tale of Two Cities) [d: 5-19-58]
In 1892 Actress/singer Peggy Wood (The Sound of Music) [d: 3-18-78]
In 1897 Aviator, Sir Charles Edward Kingsford Smith (mid-Pacific by air)
In 1909 U.S. Secretary of State Dean Rusk (1961-69) [d: 12-20-94]
In 1909 Actress, Heather Angel (Last of the Mohicans) [d: 12-13-86]
In 1909 Singer/actress Carmen Miranda (Nancy Goes To Rio) [d: 8-5-55]
In 1914 Actress/stripper Gypsy Rose Lee [Louise Hovick] [d: 4-26-70]
In 1914 Early baseball club owner Bill Veeck [d: 1-2-86]
In 1914 Country legend Ernest Tubb (Walking The Floor) [d: 9-6-84]
In 1923 Irish author Brendan Behan (The Hostage) [d: 3-20-64]
In 1923 Actress, Kathryn Grayson (Showboat, Kiss Me Kate) [d: 2-17-10]
In 1928 Broadcast journalist Roger Mudd (CBS, NBC) [d: 3-9-21]
In 1939 Singer, Barry Mann (Who Put The Bomp) (84)
In 1939 Actress, Janet Suzman (Nicholas And Alexandra) (84)
In 1940 Drummer, Brian Bennett (The Shadows) (83)
In 1941 U.S. basketball player James King (Olympic-Gold-1968) (82)
In 1941 Actress, Sheila James Kuehl (Zelda-Dobie Gillis) (82)
In 1942 Singer/composer Carole King (It's Too Late, So Far Away) (81)
In 1943 Actor, Squire Fridell (Rosetti & Ryan) (80)
In 1943 Singer, Barbara Lewis (Baby I'm Yours, Hello Stranger) (80)
In 1943 Actor, Joe Pesci (Goodfellas, Lethal Weapon 2, My Cousin Vinny) (80)
In 1944 Author, Alice Walker (The Color Purple, Meridian) (79)
In 1945 Football player Bill Bergey (Eagles, Super Bowl XV) (78)
In 1945 Actress, Mia Farrow (Rosemary's Baby, Hannah & Her Sisters) (78)
In 1947 Country singer Joe Ely (76)
In 1947 Singer, Major Harris (Delfonics) [d: 11-9-12]
In 1949 Actress, Judith Light (Angela-Who's The Boss, Dianne-Phenom) (74)
In 1950 U.S. wrestler Lloyd Keaser (Olympic-Silver-1976) (73)
In 1950 Psychologist, Andrew N. Meltzoff (73)
In 1951 Actress, Penny Peyser (Rich Man Poor Man, Amanda-Knots Landing) (72)
In 1952 Football player Danny White (Cowboys) (71)
In 1955 Actor, Jm J. Bullock (Monroe-Too Close For Comfort, Neal-Alf) (68)
In 1955 Actor, Charles Shaughnessy (Maxwell Sheffield-The Nanny) (68)
In 1956 U.S. basketball player Philip Jackson Ford (Olympic-Gold-1976) (67)
In 1960 Singer/songwriter Holly Johnson (Frankie Goes to Hollywood) (63)
In 1961 Baseball player/broadcaster John Kruk (62)
In 1963 Country singer/actor Travis Tritt (60)
In 1964 Actor, Scott Craig (Mickey Mouse Club-1970s) [d: 12-30-03]
In 1965 Actress, Julie Warner (Doc Hollywood, Family Law) (58)
In 1966 Bassist, Rachel Bolan (Skid Row) (57)
In 1967 Basketball player Venus Lacy (1996 Women's Dream Team) (56)
In 1970 Country singer Danni Leigh (53)
In 1970 Country singer Rich McCready (53)
In 1971 Actress, Sharon Case (As The World Turns, Young & the Restless) (52)
In 1972 Actor, Jason Winston George (Grey's Anatomy, Mistresses) (51)
In 1973 Actor, Colin Egglesfield (All My Children, The Client List) (50)
In 1981 Actor, Tom Hiddleston (The Avengers, Thor, Kong Skull Island) (42)
In 1985 Actor, David Gallagher (Simon-7th Heaven, Al-Phenomenon) (38)
In 1985 Actress, Rachel Melvin (Days of Our Lives, Dumb & Dumber To) (38)
In 1987 Actor, Michael B. Jordan (The Wire, Friday Night Lights) (36)
In 1987 Actress, Rose Leslie (Game of Thrones) (36)
In 1987 Actress, Marina Malota (The Thin Red Line, Donnie Darko) (36)
In 1990 Actress, Camille Winbush (Berning Mac Show) (33)
In 1992 Actor, Avan Jogia (Victorious, Rags) (31)
In 1996 Actor, Jimmy Bennett (Daddy Day Care, No Ordinary Family) (27)
In 1996 Actress, Kelli Berglund (Lab Rats) (27)
In 1998 Actress, Isabella Gomez (Matador, One Day at a Time) (25)

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