Today's Birthdays – January 4, 2012

Notable Birthdays

1341 – Wat Tyler leader of the English Peasants’ Revolt of 1381 (d. 1381) 1785 – Jacob Grimm, German philologist and folklorist (one of the Brothers Grimm) (d. 1863) 1809 – Louis Braille, French teacher of the blind and inventor of braille (d. 1852) 1813 – Isaac Pitman, English inventor (d. 1897) (shorthand) 1838 – Charles Sherwood Stratton [General Tom Thumb], American circus performer (d. 1883) 1878 – A. E. Coppard, English poet and short story writer (d. 1957) (Black Dogs & Other Stories) 1905 – Sterling Holloway, American Character Actor (d. 1992) (Waldo-Life of Riley) 1916 – Robert Parrish, American director (Casino Royale) 1917 – Jesse White [Marc Weidenfeld], American actor (Maytag Repairman, Bedtime for Bonzo, Million Dollar Mermaid) 1927 – Barbara Rush, American actress (Marsha-Peyton Place, Flamingo Road) 1930 – Don Shula, American football coach (Miami Dolphins) 1930 – Sorrell Booke, American actor (d. 1994) (Boss Hogg-TV’s Dukes of Hazzard) 1937 – Dyan Cannon, American actress  (Heaven Can Wait, Out to Sea) 1939 – Oliver Clark, American actor (Bob Newhart Show, Two of Us) 1941 – John Bennett Perry, American actor (Falcon Crest) 1941 – Maureen Reagan, American political activist (d. 2001) (First Child of Ronald Reagan & Jane Wyman) 1945 – Richard R. Schrock, American chemist, Nobel laureate 1947 – Dan Quayle (Senator-R-IN, 44th Vice President 1989-1993) 1955 – Kathy Forester, American country singer (Forester Sisters) 1957 – Patty Loveless, American country singer (Chains, Timber (I’m Falling in Love), Blue Side of Town) 1958 – Julian Sands, English actor (Warlock, 24, Smallville) 1958 – Matt Frewer, American actor (Max Headroom, Doctor Doctor) 1960 – Michael Stipe, American singer (R.E.M.-Losing My Religion, Stand) 1962 – Peter Steele, American musician (Type O Negative) (d. 2010) 1965 – Beth Gibbons, English singer (Portishead) 1965 – Cait O’Riordan, British musician (The Pogues) 1965 – Julia Ormond, English actress (Sabrina, Legends of the Fall) 1966 – Deana Carter, American singer (Strawberry Wine) 1970 – Chris Kanyon, American professional wrestler (d. 2010) 1971 – Jeremy Licht, American actor (Mark-Valerie/Hogan Family) 1975 – Jill Marie Jones, American actress (Toni-Girlfriends) 1975 – Shane Carwin, UFC Heavyweight Fighter]]]]> ]]>

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