| 1715 |
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Christian Gellert
Saxony, poet, novelist (Fables & Tales) |
| 1753 |
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Jean-Pierre-Francois Blanchard
1st balloon flights in England, US |
| 1804 |
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Nathaniel Hawthorne
Mass, author (House of 7 Gables, Scarlet Letter) |
| 1807 |
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Giuseppe Garibaldi
Unified Italy |
| 1826 |
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Stephen Foster
Lawrencevil, Pa, composer (Oh! Susanna, Swanee River) |
| 1847 |
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James Anthony Bailey
Detroit, circus impresario (Barnum & Bailey) |
| 1867 |
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Stephen Mather
Organized US National Park Service |
| 1872 |
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Calvin Coolidge
(R) 29th pres (1923-29) |
| 1875 |
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Giovanni & Giacomo Tocci
Italy, siamese twins |
| 1878 |
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George M Cohan
Entertainer, Give my regards to Broadway |
| 1880 |
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George Mullin
Pitcher (Detroit Tigers-no-hitter on 7/ 4/ 1912) |
| 1880 |
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Pat Rooney
Vaudevillian/ actor (Night Club) |
| 1883 |
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Rube Goldberg
Who made the easy outrageously difficult |
| 1885 |
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Louis B Mayer
Minsk Russia, motion-picture executive (MGM) |
| 1894 |
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Henry Carlson
Basketball coach (originated figure 8 play) |
| 1898 |
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Johnny Lee
Missouri, actor (Calhoun-Amos 'n' Andy) |
| 1900 |
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Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong
New Orleans LA, jazz musician (Hello Dolly) |
| 1902 |
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George Murphy
New Haven Ct, (Sen-R-Calif)/ actor/ dancer (MGM Parade) |
| 1902 |
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Meyer Lansky
Mobster (Started numbers) |
| 1902 |
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Vince Barnett
Pittsburgh, actor (Star is Born, Human Jungle) |
| 1903 |
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Flor Peeters
Antwerp Belgium, organist (Lied Symphony) |
| 1905 |
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Lionel Trilling
Author (1969 Poses Award, Liberal Imagination) |
| 1909 |
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Alec Templeton
Cardiff Wales, pianist/ composer (Concertino Lirico) |
| 1911 |
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Mitch Miller
Rochester NY, sing along with Mitch (Yellow Rose of Tx) |
| 1912 |
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Virginia Graham
Chicago Ill, TV personality (Girl Talk, Where Was I) |
| 1915 |
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Timmie Rogers
Detroit Mich, singer (Sugar Hill Time) |
| 1916 |
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Tokyo Rose
WW II propogandist |
| 1918 |
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Abigail Van Buren
Twin sister, advice columnist |
| 1918 |
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Ann Landers
Twin sister, advice columnist |
| 1918 |
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Buster Davis
Johnstown Pa, choral director (Garry Moore Show) |
| 1918 |
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Taufa'ahau Tupou IV
King of Tonga (1965- ) |
| 1920 |
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Leona Helmsley
(wife of Harry), real estate billionaire |
| 1921 |
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Gerard Debreu
France, economist (Nobel 1983) |
| 1924 |
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Eva Marie Saint
Newark NJ, actress (On the Waterfront) |
| 1926 |
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Mary Stuart
Miami Fla, actress (Jo-Search for Tomorrow) |
| 1927 |
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Gina Lollobrigida
Subiaco Italy, actress (Trapeze, Falcon Crest) |
| 1927 |
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Neil Simon
Playwright (Odd Couple, Plaza Suite, Biloxi Blues) |
| 1928 |
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Stephen Boyd
Actor (Fantastic Voyage, Ben-Hur) |
| 1929 |
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Al Davis
Brocton Mass, NFL team owner (LA Raiders) |
| 1930 |
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George Steinbrenner
NY Yankees owner/ ship builder/ horse owner |
| 1938 |
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Bill Withers
WV, rhythm & blues singer (Lean on Me) |
| 1939 |
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Ed Bernard
Phila, actor (Joe-Police Woman, Jim-White Shadow) |
| 1943 |
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Emerson Boozer
NFL running back (NY Jet)/ sportscaster |
| 1946 |
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Michael Milken
LA Calif, partner (Intl Capital Access Group) |
| 1946 |
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Ron Kovic
Disabled vietnam vet (Born on 4th of July) |
| 1948 |
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Rene Arnoux
France, formula-1 racer (6th place-1980) |
| 1950 |
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David Jensen
Rocker British DJ |
| 1953 |
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Geraldo Rivera
NYC, news personality (20/ 20, Geraldo) |
| 1955 |
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John Waite
Singer (Babies/ Bad English-Forget Me Not) |
| 1958 |
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Kirk Pengilly
Sydney Australia, rocker (Inxs-Kiss the Dirt) |
| 1962 |
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Pam Shriver
Tennis player (US Open's Doubles 1983,4,6,7) |
| 1963 |
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Henri Leconte
France, tennis player (French finalist 1988) |
| 1964 |
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Mark Allen Slaughter
Las Vegas, guitarist (Slaughter-Stick it Live) |
| 19?? |
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Michael Sweet
Rock vocalist (Stryper-Against the Law) |
