Today's Birthdays
1598 Giovanni Bernini, Italian baroque sculptor (St Teresa in Ecstasy), born in Naples, Italy (d. 1680)
1904 Clarence Nash, American voice actor (Donald Duck), born in Watonga, Oklahoma (d. 1985)
1910 Louis Prima, American musician (That Old Black Magic), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1978)
1915 Eli Wallach, American actor (Magnificent 7, The Misfits, People Next Door), born in Brooklyn New York, (d. 2014)
1919 Ellen Stewart, American actress, director and founder of La Mama Theatre Group, born in the US (d. 2011)
1923 Ted Knight [Tadeusz Wladyslaw Konopka], American actor (Mary Tyler Moore, Too Close for Comfort), born in Terryville, Connecticut (d. 1986)
1932 Ellen Burstyn, American actress (Exorcist, Alice Doesn't Live Here), born in Detroit, Michigan
1942 Harry Chapin, American rock vocalist (Taxi, Cat's in the Cradle), born in NYC, New York
1942 Jonathan D Kramer, American composer (Notta Sonata), born in Hartford, Connecticut (d. 2004)
1942 Alex [Alexander] Johnson, American professional baseball player, born in Helena, Arkansas (d. 2015)
1943 Göran Lennmarker, Swedish politician, born in Norberg, Västmanland County, Sweden
1943 Bernard C. Parks, American politician and Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department, born in Beaumont, Texas
1943 James Tate, American poet (Pulitzer Prize 1992), born in Kansas City Missouri (d. 2015)
1944 Jamiel Chagra, American drug trafficker, born in El Paso, Texas (d. 2008)
1944 Daniel Chorzempa, American organist, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
1945 Marion Rung, Finnish pop singer, born in Helsinki, Finland
1947 Johnny Bench, MLB catcher (Reds), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
1948 Gary Morris, American country singer and actor (Colbys), born in Fort Worth, Texas
1948 Yoko Morishita, Japanese prima ballerina (Baterina No Habataki), born in Hiroshima, Japan
1948 Mads Vinding, Danish bassist, born in Copenhagen
1949 Tom Waits, American rocker and songwriter (Blue Valentine), born in Pomona, California
1951 Henk Temming, Dutch vocalist and keyboardist (Good Cause), born in Utrecht, Netherlands
1952 Georges Corraface, Greek-French actor and president of the Thessaloniki International Film Festival, born in Paris
1952 Susan Collins, American politician (U.S. Senator from Maine), born in Caribou, Maine
1954 Bertín Osborne, Italian entertainer, born in Madrid
1954 Gianfranco Jannuzzo, Italian entertainer, born in Agrigento, Italy
1954 Julie Halston, American actress (Juror, Drunks, Addams Family Values), born in Suffolk County, New York
1954 Mike Nolan, Irish singer (Bucks Fizz-My Camera Never Lies), born in Dublin, Republic of Ireland
1954 Mark Hofmann, American forger, bomber and convicted murderer, born in Salt Lake City, Utah
1955 Priscilla Barnes, American actress (License to Kill, 3s Company), born in Fort Dix, New Jersey
1955 John Watkins, Australian politician (Deputy Premier of New South Wales), born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
1956 Larry Bird, American NBA star (Boston Celtics, 12-time NBA All Star), born in West Baden, Indiana
1958 Edd Hall, TV announcer (Jay Leno's Tonight Show)
1958 Rick Rude, American professional wrestler (d. 1999)
1959 Salim Yousuf, cricketer (Pakistani wicket-keeper in 32 Tests 1986-90)
1960 Craig Scanlon, English guitarist (The Fall)
1961 Mary Beth Evans, actress (Katherine Ashton-Gen Hospital), born in Pasadena, California
1962 Grecia Colmenares, Italian entertainer
1963 Barbara Weathers, vocalist (Atlantic Star-Touch a 4 Leaf Clover)
1963 Kristi Albers, LPGA golfer (1993 Sprint Classic), born in El Paso, Texas
1963 Theo Snelders, former Dutch footballer
1964 Duncan Miller, rocker (Blue Mercedes-Rich & Famous
1964 Peter Laviolette, Norwood Mass, US hockey defenseman (Olympics 1994)
1964 Roberta Close, Brazilian model
1964 Tadao Uematsu, Japanese racing driver
1964 Vladimir Artemov, Russian gymnast (4 Olympic gold 1988), born in Vladimir, Russia
1965 Peter Draisaitl, Karvina CZE, hockey forward (Team Germany 1998)
1965 Colin Hendry, Scottish footballer and coach, born in Keith, Scotland
1965 Jeffrey Wright, American actor (Angels in America, Westworld), born in Washington, D.C.
1966 C Thomas Howell, actor (Red Dawn, Tank, Soul Man), born in Los Angeles, California
1966 Shinichi Itoh, Japanese motorcycle racer
1967 Tino Martinez, 1st baseman (Seattle Mariner, NY Yankees), born in Tampa, Florida
1967 Vaclav Chalupa, Czechoslovakia, rower (Henley Royal Regatta 1989)
1968 Cammy Myler, Plattsburgh NY, luger (Olympics 1994)
1968 Keith Goganious, NFL linebacker (Jacksonville Jaguars)
1968 Melissa Iverson, Anoka Minn, rower (Olympics 1996)
1968 Ricky Ervins, NFL running back (SF 49ers)
1968 Tom Myslinski, NFL guard (Jacksonville Jaguars, Pittsburgh Steelers)
1968 Mark Geyer, Australian rugby league footballer
1969 Sabine Hack, West Germany, tennis star
1969 Patrice O'Neal, American stand-up comedian, born in Boston (d. 2011)
1970 Ed Robinson, WLAF linebacker (Frankfurt Galaxy)
1970 Rob Olson, Canadian Tour golfer (1990 Newlands Open), born in Victoria, British Columbia
1971 Ben Atkins, American fencer-epee (Olympics 1996), born in NYC, New York
1971 Mauricio Hadad, Cali Colombia, tennis star (1995 Bermuda)
1971 Vladimir Akopian, Armenian chess player
1972 Bobby Schoonens, soccer player (RKC)
1972 Clay Shiver, American NFL center (Dallas Cowboys, Carolina Panthers), born in Tifton, Georgia
1972 Jordi Buritlo, Spanish tennis star
1972 Kevin Dogins, corner (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
1972 Hermann Maier, Austrian skier
1972 Tammy Lynn Sytch, American professional wrestler
1973 Mark Hartsell, WLAF QB (Scotland Claymores)
1973 Rea Marie Bavilla, Miss USA-Alaska (1997)
1973 Terrell Owens, wide receiver (San Francisco 49ers)
1974 Alex Radutescu, Romania, tennis star
1974 Annette Salmeen, 200m butterfly/800m freestyle relay (Olympics 1996)
1974 Nicole Appleton, Canadian-born singer
1974 Kang Full, South Korean webcomic artist
1975 Nikola Wapzarow, writer
1975 Jamie Clapham, English footballer
1976 Alan Faneca, American football player
1976 Brent Johnson, Canadian football player
1976 Georges Laraque, Canadian ice hockey player
1976 Vanessa Lorenzo, Spanish fashion model
1977 Fernando Vargas, Oxnard Ca, welterweight boxer (Olympics 1996)
1977 Francesca Lubiani, Bologna Italy, tennis star (Futures-Amadora-POR)
1977 Dominic Howard, English drummer (Muse)
1978 Shiri Appleby, American actress
1978 Frankie J, Mexican-born American singer
1978 Chad Dukes, Radio Personality
1979 Lampros Choutos, Greek footballer
1979 Ayako Fujitani, Japanese actress and writer, born in Osaka, Japan
1979 Derek Ramsay, Filipino actor and model
1979 Sara Bareilles, American singer
1979 Jennifer Carpenter, American actress
1980 John Terry, English footballer
1983 Fausto Carmona, Dominican baseball player
1984 Robert Kubica, the first Polish Formula One racing driver
1984 Luca Rigoni, Italian footballer
1984 Aaron Gray, American basketball player
1987 Aaron Carter, American singer and actor
1987 Baran Kosari, Iranian actress
1988 Emily Browning, Australian actress
1988 Asia Ray Smith, American actress
1988 Nathan Adrian, American swimmer (Olympic gold 100m freestyle 2012), born in Bremerton, Washington
1989 Nicholas Hoult, English actor
2003 Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands