| 1569: | Mary Stuart (Mary Queen of Scots), having been wrongly convicted of the murder of her second husband, Darnley, arrives at Tutbury Castle where she will be incarcerated for 18 years (and then beheaded)
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| 1576: | Henry of Navarre (the future Henry IV) escapes from Paris
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| 1690: | The first paper money in America is issued (in the colony of Massachusetts)
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| 1743: | Philadelphia establishes a “pesthouse” to quarantine immigrants
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| 1781: | The Dutch West Indies island of St Eustatia taken by the British
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| 1783: | Spain recognizes U.S. independence
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| 1809: | Illinois becomes a territory
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| 1815: | The world's first commercial cheese factory is established in Switzerland
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| 1823: | The opera “Semiramide” is first produced (Venice)
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| 1836: | The Whig Party holds its first national convention (Albany NY)
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| 1855: | The Calcutta Railway opens
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| 1855: | The Wisconsin State Supreme Court declares the U.S. Fugitive Slave Law is unconstitutional
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| 1860: | Thomas Clemson takes office as the first U.S. Superintendent of Agriculture
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| 1864: | Sherman's troops march through Mississippi
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| 1865: | Hampton Roads Peace Conference: Lincoln & Stephens reach an impasse
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| 1869: | The Booth theater, at 23rd & 6th, opens in New York City (Romeo & Juliet is performed there)
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| 1870: | With its passage by Iowa, the 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing the right to vote regardless of race
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| 1894: | The first U.S. steel sailing vessel, the Dirigo, is launched in Bath Maine
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| 1908: | The U.S. Supreme Court rules a union boycott violates the Sherman Antitrust Act
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| 1913: | With its passage by New Mexico, the 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is ratified, authorizing the federal collection of income tax
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| 1916: | Canada's original Parliament buildings, in Ottawa, burn down
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| 1917: | President Wilson officially severs diplomatic relations with Germany during WW I
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| 1918: | The Twin Peaks Tunnel, the longest (11,920 feet) streetcar tunnel in the world, begins service in San Francisco
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| 1930: | William Howard Taft resigns as chief justice for health reasons
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| 1931: | The Arkansas legislature passes a motion to pray for the soul of H.L. Mencken after he calls the state the “apex of moronia”
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| 1933: | The first Interstate legislative conference in the U.S. opens (Washington DC)
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| 1943: | Four American chaplains, two Protestant, one Jewish, and one Catholic, each gave away their life preservers and their chances for survival when their ship, the USS Dorchester, is struck by a torpedo from a German submarine off the coast of Greenland and began sinking (the vessel, one of three in a convoy escorting servicemen to an American base in Greenland, was lost with 700 onboard including the four chaplains)
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| 1945: | Walt Disney's animated “The 3 Caballeros” is released
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| 1947: | Percival Prattis becomes the first African American reporter in attendance in the Congressional press gallery
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| 1948: | Dick Button becomes the first world figure skating champion from the U.S.
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| 1953: | J Fred Muggs, a chimpanzee, becomes a regular on NBC-TV's “Today Show,” hosted by Dave Garroway, to boost the show's waning ratings in its second year of broadcast
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| 1962: | President John Fitzgerald Kennedy bans all trade with Cuba except for food and drugs
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| 1964: | The album “Meet the Beatles” goes gold
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| 1965: | The Orbiting Solar Observatory 2 launches into Earth orbit (552/636 km)
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| 1966: | The first operational weather satellite, ESSA-1 is launched (U.S.)
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| 1966: | First soft landing is made by a space probe on the Moon (Soviet Luna 9)
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| 1980: | Prize fighter Mohammed Ali tours Africa as President Carter's envoy
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| 1982: | The Columbia space shuttle moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating for the STS-3 mission
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| 1982: | A helicopter lifts a record 56,888 kg (Podmoscovnoe USSR)
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| 1982: | John Sharples of England finishes disco dancing after a record 371 hours
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| 1982: | Porn star John Holmes is ordered to stand trial for murder
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| 1984: | 10th Space Shuttle Mission (41B): Challenger 4 launched
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| 1984: | The first baby conceived by embryo transplant is born (Long Beach CA)
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| 1986: | President Ronald Reagan announces the formation of a commission on the Challenger Accident
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| 1989: | Bill White is named National League president and becomes the first African American to be head of major-league sports
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| 1989: | A military coup overthrows Alfredo Stroessner, dictator of Paraguay
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| 1990: | Jockey William Shoemaker (58), retires after riding in 40,350 horse races
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| 1990: | NY Met Darryl Strawberry voluntarily enters an alcohol rehab center
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| 1992: | The maximum NY State unemployment benefits is raised to $300 per week
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| 1994: | The space shuttle Discovery is launched, piloted for the first time by a female astronaut (Air Force Lt. Col. Eileen Collins)
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| 1998: | Texas executes Karla Faye Tucker for the pickax murders of two people in 1983 (she is the first woman executed in the United States since 1984)
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| 1998: | A U.S. Marine jet slices through a ski gondola cable in Italy, sending the car plunging hundreds of feet, killing all 20 people inside
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| 2000: | The Senate votes 89-4 to confirm Alan Greenspan for a fourth term as chairman of the Federal Reserve
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| 1368: | Charles VI, King of France (1380-1422)
(644 years ago)
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| 1763: | Caroline von Wolzogen, (von Lengefeld), German author
(249 years ago)
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| 1805: | Otto T Freiherr von Manteuffel, premier Prussia
(207 years ago)
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| 1805: | Samuel Ryan Curtis, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1866
(207 years ago)
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| 1807: | Joseph Eggleston Johnston, Gen (Confederate Army - Commander, Army of Tennessee), died in 1891
(205 years ago)
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| 1809: | Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Hamburg Germany, composer (Great Scherzos)
(203 years ago)
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| 1811: | Horace Greeley, editor (“Go west, young man!”)
(201 years ago)
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| 1820: | Elisha Kent Kane, U.S. arctic explorer (Kane Basin off NW Greenland)
(192 years ago)
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| 1821: | Elizabeth Blackwell, Bristol England, 1st woman to receive a medical degree from a U.S. Medical school
(191 years ago)
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| 1824: | George Thomas Tige Anderson, Brig General (Confederate Army)
(188 years ago)
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| 1824: | Nathan George Shanks Evans, Brig Gen (Confederacy), died in 1868
(188 years ago)
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| 1826: | Walter Bagehot, England, economist/sociologist
(186 years ago)
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| 1830: | Robert Cecil, Marquess of Salisbury (C), British PM (1885-1902)
(182 years ago)
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| 1831: | Cyrus Ballou Comstock, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1910
(181 years ago)
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| 1842: | Sidney Lanier, U.S., musician/poet (Hall of Fame)
(170 years ago)
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| 1851: | Johannes B van Heutsz, lt-general/gov-general Dutch East Indies
(161 years ago)
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| 1874: | Gertrude Stein, Pennsylvania, author, beloved by Hemmingway (Autobiography of Alice B Toklas)
(138 years ago)
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| 1878: | Joseph Gordon Coates, PM of New Zealand (1925-28)
(134 years ago)
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| 1879: | Charles Follis, 1st African American U.S. football player (Shelby, Ohio)
(133 years ago)
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| 1882: | Trÿntje Jansma-Boskma, oldest person in Netherland)
(130 years ago)
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| 1883: | Camille Bombois, French circus wrestler/painter
(129 years ago)
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| 1883: | Clarence Mulford, Illinois, western writer (Hopalong Cassidy)
(129 years ago)
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| 1887: | Georg Trakl, Austrian poet (Herbst of Einsamen)
(125 years ago)
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| 1889: | Carl Theodor Dreyer, Danish film director (Passion of Jeanne d'arc, Leaves from Satan's Body)
(123 years ago)
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| 1889: | Risto Ryti, Finnish premier/president
(123 years ago)
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| 1890: | Charles (Andy) Correll, Peoria IL, actor (Calvin & Colonel)
(122 years ago)
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| 1890: | Heinrich Barth, Swiss philosopher (Problem of Bösen)
(122 years ago)
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| 1891: | Peter H (“Paul”) Huf, actor/director (Great Neth Stage)
(121 years ago)
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| 1894: | Juan Negron, PM of the Spanish Republic (1936-39)
(118 years ago)
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| 1894: | Norman Rockwell, U.S., artist/illustrator (Sat Evening Post covers)
(118 years ago)
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| 1895: | Nick Kenny, Astoria NYC, columnist/songwriter (Nick Kenny Show)
(117 years ago)
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| 1895: | Victor Raul Haya de la Torre, politician (found APRA party in Peru)
(117 years ago)
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| 1898: | Alvar Aalto, Finland, architect (Finlandia House)
(114 years ago)
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| 1898: | Paul Urysohn, Russian mathematician
(114 years ago)
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| 1899: | Forrest “Red” DeBernardi, basketball Hall of Famer (elected 1961)
(113 years ago)
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| 1900: | Mabel Mercer, English cabaret singer (Fly Me to the Moon)
(112 years ago)
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| 1902: | Ramón (J) Sender (Garcés), Spanish writer (El Lugar del Hombre)
(110 years ago)
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| 1904: | Charlie “Pretty Boy” Floyd, FBI Most Wanted criminal
(108 years ago)
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| 1904: | Luigi Dallapiccola, Pisino Istria, Italian composer
(108 years ago)
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| 1907: | James A Mitchner, NYC, writer (South Pacific, Hawaii, Space)
(105 years ago)
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| 1908: | Oddbjörn Hagen, Norway, cross country jumper (Olympic-gold-1936)
(104 years ago)
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| 1909: | Simone Weil, Paris, mystic/social philosopher/Resistance fighter
(103 years ago)
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| 1910: | Blas Galindo, San Gabriel México, composer (A la Patria)
(102 years ago)
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| 1910: | Nelson Case, Long Beach CA, TV host (Trash or Treasure)
(102 years ago)
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| 1912: | Jacques Soustelle, French minister of information
(100 years ago)
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| 1918: | Joey Bishop (Gottlieb), Bronx, comedian/talk show host (Joey Bishop Show)
(94 years ago)
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| 1920: | Bibi Osterwald, New Brunswick NJ, actress (Bridget Loves Bernie)
(92 years ago)
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| 1920: | Dr. Henry Heimlich, physician (inventor of the Heimlich maneuver)
(92 years ago)
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| 1920: | Stan Ockers, Belgian bicyclist
(92 years ago)
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| 1922: | Bill Chappell Jr, (Rep-D-FL, 1969- )
(90 years ago)
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| 1922: | Jean-Pierre Rampal, flutist (Italian Flute Concertos)
(90 years ago)
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| 1925: | John Fiedler, Platville Wisc, actor (Mr. Peterson-Newhart)
(87 years ago)
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| 1926: | Arthur Arfons, auto racer/designer (Green Monster 1964-536.71 MPH)
(86 years ago)
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| 1926: | Hans-Jochen Vogel, leader of West Germany's Social Democrats (SPD)
(86 years ago)
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| 1926: | J Roy Rowland, (Rep-D-GA, 1983- )
(86 years ago)
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| 1926: | Shelley Berman, Chicago, actor (Son of the Blob, Love American Style)
(86 years ago)
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| 1928: | Mr. “Fred” Rogers, Latrobe, PA, children's TV host (Mr. Roger's Neighborhood)
(84 years ago)
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| 1929: | Russell Arms, Berkeley California, singer (Your Hit Parade)
(83 years ago)
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| 1932: | Peggy Ann Garner, Canton Ohio, actress (Little Women, Daisy Kenyon)
(80 years ago)
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| 1933: | Paul Sarbanes, (Sen-D-Maryland)
(79 years ago)
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| 1934: | Jeremy Kemp, Chesterfield England, actor (Winds of War)
(78 years ago)
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| 1935: | Johnny “Guitar” Watson, rocker guitarist
(77 years ago)
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| 1938: | Victor C Buono, U.S., actor (Untouchables)
(74 years ago)
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| 1939: | Deszö Nowak, Hungary, soccer play (Olympic-gold-1964, 68)
(73 years ago)
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| 1940: | Fran Tarkenton, Richmond Virginia, NFL QB (NY Giants, Minn Vikings)
(72 years ago)
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| 1940: | Jim Hartz, newscaster (NBC-TV, Innovations)
(72 years ago)
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| 1941: | Angelo D'Aleo, tenor vocalist (Dion & Belmonts-Teenager in Love)
(71 years ago)
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| 1941: | Bridget Hanley, Minneapolis MN (Budapest in 1944?), actress (Here Come the Brides)
(71 years ago)
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| 1941: | Carol Mann, Buffalo NY, golfer (LPGA Hall of Fame 1977, 1965 U.S. Open)
(71 years ago)
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| 1943: | Blythe Danner, Philadelphia, actress (Butterflies are Free)
(69 years ago)
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| 1943: | Dennis Edwards, rocker (Temptations-Ain't Too Proud To Beg, My Girl)
(69 years ago)
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| 1943: | Eric Haydock, bassist (Hollies-He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother)
(69 years ago)
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| 1944: | Trisha Noble, Sydney Australia, actress (Executive Suite)
(68 years ago)
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| 1945: | Bob Griese, NFL quarterback (Miami Dolphins, 1971 Player of Year)
(67 years ago)
|
| 1945: | Brenda Dickson-Weinberg, Long Beach CA, actress (Jill Foster-Young & Restless, Deathmaster)
(67 years ago)
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| 1945: | Willeke Alberti, (Verbruggen), singer/actress (Small Truth)
(67 years ago)
|
| 1947: | Dave Davies, singer/guitarist (Kinks-Lola, You Really Got Me)
(65 years ago)
|
| 1947: | Joe Coleman, baseball pitcher (Washington, Detroit)
(65 years ago)
|
| 1947: | Koos Alberts, (Krommenhoek), singer (Nog vele jaren - “Yet Many Years”)
(65 years ago)
|
| 1947: | Melanie (Safka), Astoria, singer/songwriter (Candles in the Rain)
(65 years ago)
|
| 1949: | Oscar Benton, (Ferdinand van Eis), blues singer/guitarist
(63 years ago)
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| 1950: | Joel Bartlett, KPIX (Channel 5) weatherman
(62 years ago)
|
| 1950: | Mariclare Costello, actress (Rosemary-Waltons)
(62 years ago)
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| 1950: | Morgan Fairchild, (Patsy McClenny), Dallas TX, actress (Falcon Crest, Flamingo Road)
(62 years ago)
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| 1950: | Stephen McHattie, Antigonish Nova Scotia, actor (Call Me, Death Valley)
(62 years ago)
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| 1951: | Felipe Munoz, México, 200m backstroke swimmer (Olympic-gold-1968)
(61 years ago)
|
| 1952: | Fred Lynn, Chicago, baseball outfielder (Boston, CA, Baltimore)
(60 years ago)
|
| 1952: | Jack Fields, (Rep-R-TX, 1981- )
(60 years ago)
|
| 1956: | Joseph Lane - aka Nathan Lane
(56 years ago)
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| 1956: | Nathan (Joe) Lane, Jersey City NJ, Tony Award-winning actor (The Birdcage, Mouse Hunt, One of the Boys)
(56 years ago)
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| 1956: | Pamela Cossey, England, model/sister of transsexual Tula
(56 years ago)
|
| 1958: | Lee Crystal, rocker (Joan Jett & Blackhearts-Ashes in the Wind)
(54 years ago)
|
| 1959: | Loi Tolhurst, rocker (Cure-Hell's Kitchen)
(53 years ago)
|
| 1959: | Molly Killingbeck, Jamaica, 4X400m relayer (Olympic-silver-1984)
(53 years ago)
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| 1960: | B.J. Jefferson, Dallas TX, actress (Ronnie Laurance-Another World)
(52 years ago)
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| 1961: | Keith Gordon, NYC, actor (Dressed to Kill, Legend of Billie Jean)
(51 years ago)
|
| 1962: | Michele Greene, Las Vegas Nevada, actress (Abby Perkins-LA Law)
(50 years ago)
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| 1990: | Cody Newton Gifford, son of Kathie Lee & Frank Gifford
(22 years ago)
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