Notable Birthdays
1738 – Ethan Allen, American military leader (d. 1789)
1836 – Charles Ingalls, father of Laura Ingalls Wilder (d. 1902)
1843 – Frank James, American outlaw (d. 1915) (Brother of Jesse)
1865 – Mary Ingalls, sister of Laura Ingalls Wilder (d. 1928)
1904 – Ray Bolger, American actor and dancer (d. 1987) (Scarecrow-The Wizard of Oz)
1917 – Jerry Wexler, American record producer (d. 2008) (Aretha Franklin/Bob Dylan)
1927 – Lee Philips, American actor (d. 1999) (Ellery Queen)
1930 – Roy Edward Disney, American film executive (d. 2009)
1939 – David Horowitz, American author and political commentator
1943 – Jim Croce, American singer (d. 1973) (Time in a Bottle, Bad Bad Leroy Brown)
1944 – Frank Sinatra, Jr., American singer (Maggie Mae, Da Ya Think I’m Sexy)
1946 – Aynsley Dunbar, rocker (Journey, Jefferson Starship)
1948 – Donald Fagen, American musician (Steely Dan)
1949 – Linda Lovelace, American pornographic actress turned Anti-Porn Activist (d. 2002) (Deep Throat)
1949 – George Foreman, American world heavyweight boxing champ (1973-74, 95)
1950 – Roy Blunt, American politician
1951 – Pez Whatley, American wrestler (d. 2005)
1951 – Kathleen Bradley, American model (Price is Right)
1952 – Scott Thurston, American musician (Motels-Only the Lonely)
1953 – Bobby Rahal, American Indy-car driver and team owner
1953 – Pat Benatar, American singer (Hit Me With Your Best Shot, Love is a Battlefield)
1955 – Michael Schenker, German rock guitarist (McAuley-Schenker Group)
1956 – Shawn Colvin, American singer (Sunny Came Home)
1961 – Evan Handler, American actor (Harry-Sex and the City, Charlie-Californication)
1961 – Janet Jones, American actress (The Flamingo Kid, A Chorus Line, American Anthem) (Wife of Wayne Gretzky)
1964 – Brad Roberts, Canadian singer (Crash Test Dummies)
1970 – Marcus “Buff” Bagwell, American wrestler
1972 – Brian Lawler, American wrestler (aka Grand Master Sexay, son of Jerry “the King” Lawler)
1973 – Félix Trinidad, Puerto Rican boxer
1975 – Jake Delhomme, American NFL Quarterback
1978 – Brent Smith, American singer (Shinedown)
1979 – Chris H E Smith [Daddy Mack], American rapper (Kris Kross)]]]]> ]]>
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