Today's Birthdays – December 13, 2011

Celebrity Birthdays

1553 – King Henry IV of France (d. 1610) 1770 – John Clarke-Whitfeld composer 1816 – Ernst Werner von Siemens, German engineer, inventor, and industrialist (d. 1892) 1818 – Mary Todd Lincoln, First Lady of the United States (d. 1882) 1897 – Drew Pearson, American journalist (d. 1969) 1903 – Carlos Montoya, Spanish guitarist (d. 1993) (Suite Flamenco 1966) 1903 – Ella Baker, American civil rights activist (d. 1986) 1910 – Lillian Roth [Rutstein] singer/actress (Animal Crackers) 1910 – Van Heflin, actor (Great Adventure, Madame Bovary) 1911 – Kenneth Patchen, American poet and painter (d. 1972) (Cloth of the Tempest) 1911 – Trygve Haavelmo, Norwegian economist and Bank of Sweden Prize winner (d. 1999) 1913 – Archie Moore, American boxer (d. 1998) light-heavyweight champion (1952-60) 1913 – Arnold Brown, the 11th General of The Salvation Army (d. 2002) 1914 – Alan Bullock, British author of the first biography of Hitler written in any language. (d. 2004) 1914 – George “Tiger” Haynes guitarist/actor (Land Without Music, Guv’nor) 1914 – Samuel “Larry” K Parks, actor (Jolson-Jolson Story) 1917 – John Hart, American actor (d. 2009) 1920 – George Shultz, American economist, statesman, and 60th United States Secretary of State 1922 – Rex Allen, cowboy actor (I Dream of Jeannie) 1923 – Larry Doby, American baseball player (d. 2003) 1st black in baseball’s American League (Cleveland Indians) 1925 – Dick Van Dyke, American actor and comedian 1929 – Christopher Plummer, actor (Sound of Music, Doll’s House) 1930 – Robert Prosky, American actor (d. 2008) (Christine, Sergeant Jablonski-Hill St Blues) 1934 – Richard D. Zanuck, American film producer 1940 – Steve Harmon Brooklyn NY, actor (Ens Pulver-Mr Roberts) 1941 – John Davidson, American actor and game show host (Hollywood Squares, That’s Incredible) 1945 – Herman Cain, American businessman, radio host, and politician 1948 – Ted Nugent, American guitarist/Hunting Activist (Cat Scratch Fever, Damn Yankees) 1948 – Jeff “Skunk” Baxter guitarist (Steely Dan-Deacon Blues) 1949 – Randy Owen, American country singer and guitarist (Alabama) 1950 – Tom Vilsack, 40th Governor of Iowa and 30th United States Secretary of Agriculture 1950 – Wendie Malick, American actress (Just Shoot Me) 1952 – Sylvester Ritter (Junk Yard Dog), American professional wrestler (d. 1998) 1953 – Ben Bernanke, American economist and current United States Chairman of the Federal Reserve 1957 – Morris Day, American singer (The Time) 1957 – Steve Buscemi, American actor (Fargo) 1958 – Lynn-Holly Johnson, American figure skater and actress (Ice Castles) 1958 – Clark Brandon New York NY, actor (Fast Food) 1958 – Dana Strum Washington DC, rock bassist (Slaughter) 1960 – Richard Dent, NFL defensive end (Philadelphia Eagles) 1962 – Rex Ryan, NFL head coach (New York Jets) 1962 – Rob Ryan, NFL defensive coach (Dallas Cowboys) 1967 – Jamie Foxx, American actor and singer 1975 – Tom DeLonge, American guitarist (blink-182, Angels & Airwaves) 1978 – BJ Penn, American mixed martial artist 1981 – Amy Lee, American singer/songwriter (Evanescence) 1981 – Chelsea Hertford actress (Casey-Major Dad) 1989 – Taylor Swift, American singer]]]]> ]]>

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