Today's Birthdays:
1934 Diana Sands, American actress (Raisin in the Sun, Doctor's Wife), born in NYC, New York
1934 Norman Schwarzkopf [Herbert Norman Schwarzkopf], US Army general (Gulf War), born in Trenton, New Jersey (d. 2012)
1934 John Chowning, American composer, born in Salem, New Jersey
1934 Margaret Douglas, chief political adviser (BBC), born in London (d. 2008)
1935 Morton Dean, American TV newscaster (CBS, ABC), born in Fall River, Massachusetts
1935 Richard W Howard, 400m hurdler (Olympic bronze 1960), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
1935 E. Annie Proulx, American author (Postcards), born in Norwich, Connecticut
1936 Lex Humphries, American jazz drummer, born in NYC, New York (d. 1994)
1937 Donald MacLeary, British ballet dancer (Royal Ballet), born in Glasgow, Scotland
1937 Max Hebditch, British director (Museum of London), born in Yeovil, England
1938 Dale Hawkins, American rock singer and songwriter (Susie Q), born in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana (d. 2010)
1938 Paul Maguire, American football commentator, born in Youngstown, Ohio
1939 Carl Yastrzemski, American Baseball Hall of Fame left fielder, 1st baseman, born in Southampton, New York
1939 Fred Milano, rocker (Dion & The Belmonts) [or 8/26/40], born in The Bronx, New York
1939 Valerie Harper, American actress (The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Rhoda), born in Suffern, New York
1940 Antony Crosthwaite-Eyre, English publisher and multi-millionaire
1940 David R. Vance, American horse trainer, born in Logansport, Indiana
1940 George Reinholt, actor (Steve-Another World, One Life to Live), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2013)
1941 Bill Parcells, NFL coach (NY Giants, NY Jets, NE Patriots), born in Englewood, New Jersey
1945 Ron Dante, rock vocalist (Archies-Sugar, Sugar), born in Staten Island, New York
1945 Steve Kroft, American journalist and longtime correspondent for 60 Minutes, born in Kokomo Indiana
1945 Erol Gelenbe, Turkish computer scientist and mathematician, born in Istanbul, Turkey
1946 Felix Meurders, Dutch radio host, born in Maastricht, Netherlands
1947 Bud Cramer, American politician (Rep-D-Alabama), born in Huntsville, Alabama
1947 Cindy Williams, American actress (Shirley- Laverne & Shirley), born in Van Nuys, California
1947 Donna Godchaux, American rocker (Grateful Dead), born in Florence, Alabama
1948 Rob Buckman, British broadcaster and actor (Pink Medicine Show), born in London
1948 Eleonora Brown, Italian actress (The Sailor from Gibraltar), born in Naples, Italy
1949 Diana Nyad, American journalist and long-distance swimmer (1st to swim Bahamas to Fla-1979), born in NYC,
1949 Doug Bair, baseball player, born in Defiance, Ohio
1950 Ray Burris, baseball player, born in Idabel, Oklahoma
1950 I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Advisor to Vice President Dick Cheney and convicted felon, born in New Haven, Connecticut
1951 Teresa Davis, American Soul singer (The Emotions)
1953 Paul Ellering, American wrestling manager, born in Melrose, Minnesota
1954 John Colwell, Canadian Tour golfer (1978 Simon Fraser), born in Kingston, Ontario
1955 Will Shetterly, American writer (Dogland), born in Columbia, South Carolina
1955 Chiranjeevi [Konidela Siva Sankara Vara Prasad], Telugu film actor, dancer and producer, born in Mogalthur, India
1956 Jeffrey Lloyd, South African jockey based in Australia, born in Durban, South Africa
1956 Paul Molitor, infielder (Mn Twins, 1993 World Series MVP), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
1957 Steve Davis, English professional snooker player, born in Plumstead, London
1958 Ian Mitchell, American rocker (Bay City Rollers), born in Downpatrick, Ireland
1958 Colm Feore, American actor (The Chronicles of Riddick), born in Boston, Massachusetts
1958 Stevie Ray [Lane Huffman], American professional wrestler, born in Houston, Texas
1958 Vernon Reid, English-born American musician (Living Colour), born in London
1959 Denise Curry, American basketball player (Olympic gold 1984), born in Fort Benton, Montana
1959 Juan Croucier, Cuban-born American heavy metal rocker (Ratt-Round & Round), born in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
1961 Debbi Peterson, rock drummer (Bangles-Eternal Flame), born in Los Angeles, California
1961 John Kidd, American NFL punter (Miami Dolphins), born in Springfield, Illinois
1961 Roland Orzabal, English musician and rock vocalist (Tears for Fears-Shout, Head over Heels), born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England