Today's Birthdays – September 17, 2011

Celebrity Birthdays

1739 John Rutledge 2nd (appointed) Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1800) 1774 Joseph Caspar Mezzofanti Cardinal/linguist (understood 70 languages) 1819 Thomas Andrews Hendricks (D) 21st US VP; died in office 1854 David Dunbar Buick American automobile pioneer (d. 1929) 1900 John Willard Marriott American hotelier (d. 1985) 1907 Warren Burger 15th Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1995) 1923 Hank Williams American musician (d. 1953) 1927 George Blanda American football player 1930 Edgar Dean Mitchell Hereford Texas, Capt USN/astronaut (Apollo 14) 1930 Thomas P Stafford Weatherford Ok, USAF/astronaut (Gem 6 9, Ap 10 18) 1935 Ken Kesey author (One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest) 1939 David Souter U.S. Supreme Court Justice 1945 Phil Jackson American basketball player and NBA head coach 1948 John Ritter American actor (d. 2003) 1951 Cassandra Peterson American actress 1957 Richie Ramone American musician (The Ramones) 1961 Jim Cornette American professional wrestling manager 1961 Ty Tabor American guitarist and singer (King’s X) 1962 Dustin Nguyen actor (Harry-21 Jump Street) 1963 Amy Roloff American reality star 1965 Kyle Chandler American actor Early Edition 1966 Doug E. Fresh American rapper, record producer, and beatboxer 1968 Suzy Cote Santa Barbara Calif, actress (Samantha-Guiding Light) 1969 Keith Flint British musician (The Prodigy) 1969 Matthew Settle American actor 1974 Mirah American musician 1975 Jimmie Johnson American race car driver 1975 Austin St. John American actor 1979 Chuck Comeau Canadian musician (Simple Plan) 1980 Danny Haren American baseball player 1981 Casey Janssen American baseball player 1983 Jennifer Peña American singer 2008 Mia Talerico American child actress]]]]> ]]>

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