Today's Birthdays – December 30, 2011

Celebrity Birthdays

1722 – Charles Yorke, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (d. 1770) 1741 – Princess Elizabeth of Great Britain (d. 1759) 1819 – John W. Geary, 1st Mayor of San Francisco (d. 1873) 1849 – John Milne, English seismologist and geologist (d. 1913) 1851 – Asa Griggs Candler, American businessman and politician (d. 1929) (helped develop Coca-Cola) 1865 – Rudyard Kipling, English writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1936) (Jungle Book, Gunga Din-Nobel 1907) 1867 – Simon Guggenheim philanthropist (died aboard the Titanic) 1911 – Jeanette Nolan, American actress (d. 1998) (Richard Boone Show, Virginian) 1914 – Bert Parks, American television host (d. 1992) (Miss America) 1919 – Jo Van Fleet, American actress (Gunfight at OK Corral, East of Eden) 1920 – Jack Lord, American actor (d. 1998) (Original Hawaii Five-O) 1928 – Bo Diddley, American musician, rock n roll pioneer (d. 2008) [Born Ellas Bates, from McComb, MS] 1934 – Del Shannon, American singer (d. 1990) (Runaway) 1934 – Russ Tamblyn, American actor, dancer, and singer (Twin Peaks, Tom Thumb, Win Place or Steal) 1935 – Jack Riley, American actor (Carlin-Bob Newhart, Ocassional Wife) 1935 – Sandy Koufax, American baseball player (Cy Young ’63, ’65, ’66, perfect-1967) 1937 – Jim Marshall, American football player (ran the wrong way, Minnesota Vikings) 1937 – Noel Paul Stookey, American folk singer (Peter, Paul & Mary) 1938 – Joseph Bologna, actor (Citizen Cohn, My Favorite Year) 1939 – Felix Pappalardi, American musician and recording producer (Mountain) (d. 1983) 1939 – Glenda Adams, Australian author (d. 2007) 1940 – James Burrows, American television director (Mary Tyler Moore Show, Cheers) 1941 – Mel Renfro, American football player (Pittsburgh Steelers) 1942 – Fred Ward, American actor (Chain Reaction, Thunderheart, Equinox) 1942 – Michael Nesmith, rocker/actor (Monkees-Last Train to Clarksville) 1945 – Davy Jones, English singer (The Monkees) 1946 – Patti Smith, American singer and poet 1947 – Jeff Lynne, English musician (ELO, Travelling Wilburys) 1953 – Meredith Vieira, American television journalist (The View) 1956 – Suzy Bogguss, American country singer (I Want to be a Cowboy’s Sweetheart) 1956 – Sheryl Lee Ralph actress (Moesia, Designing Women) 1957 – Matt Lauer, American newscaster (NBC Today Show Host) 1959 – Tracey Ullman, English actress and singer (Tracey Ullman Show) 1961 – Sean Hannity, American talk radio and television host (Fox News Channel) 1965 – Heidi Fleiss, American madam 1967 – Carl Ouellet, Canadian professional wrestler (The Canadiens) 1972 – Kerry Collins, NFL Quarterback (Carolina Panthers, Indianapolis Colts) 1975 – Tiger Woods, American golfer 1980 – Eliza Dushku, American actress (Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back, This Boy’s Life, True Lies, Journey) 1984 – LeBron James, American basketball player 1989 – Ryan Sheckler, American professional skateboarder  ]]]]> ]]>

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