Celebrity Birthdays
1719 – Leopold Mozart, Austrian composer, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s father (d. 1787)
1740 – Johann van Beethoven, Ludwig van Beethoven’s father and first teacher (d. 1792)
1765 – Robert Fulton, American inventor (d. 1815)
1840 – Claude Monet, French painter (d. 1926)
1842 – Walter Williams, claimed to be last survivor of Civil War (d 1959)
1878 – Julie Manet, French painter, daughter of Berthe Morisot (d. 1966)
1889 – Jawaharlal Nehru, First Prime Minister of India (d. 1964)
1896 – Mamie Eisenhower, First Lady of the United States (d. 1979)
1908 – Joseph McCarthy, American Senator / Anti-Communist Lunatic (d. 1957)
1916 – Sherwood Schwartz, TV Writer / Producer (Gilligan’s Island) (d. 2011)
1919 – Veronica Lake, American actress (d. 1973)
1921 – Brian Keith, Actor (Family Affair, Hardcastle & McCormick) (d. 1997)
1922 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Egyptian UN Secretary-General
1927 – McLean Stevenson, Actor (“Col Henry Blake” – M*A*S*H) (d. 1996)
1933 – Fred Haise, Apollo 13 Astronaut (from Biloxi, MS)
1935 – King Hussein of Jordan (d. 1999)
1947 – PJ O’Rourke, Author
1948 – Charles, Prince of Wales
1951 – Frankie Banali, Drummer (Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne)
1951 – Alec John Such, Original Bon Jovi Bassist
1953 – Phil Baron, Voice actor
1954 – Condoleezza Rice, 66th United States Secretary of State
1954 – Yanni, Greek Musician & composer
1959 – Paul Attanasio, Screenwriter / Producer
1961 – D. B. Sweeney, Actor
1962 – Laura San Giacomo, Actress
1962 – Harland Williams, Actor
1964 – Bill Hemmer, Fox News Anchor
1964 – Rev Run, Rapper
1964 – Patrick Warburton, Actor
1966 – Curt Schilling, Baseball player
1972 – Matthew “A-Train” Bloom, Professional wrestler (aka Prince Albert)
1972 – Josh Duhamel, Actor
1973 – Dana Snyder, Voice actor
1975 – Travis Barker, Musician (Blink-182)
1977 – Obie Trice, Rapper
1982 – Kyle Orton, NFL Quarterback]]]]> ]]>
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