Birthdays Today
1728 James Cook, British explorer, navigator and cartographer who was the first European to explore much of Australia, the Pacific Islands and New Zealand, born in Marton, Yorkshire, England (d. 1779)
1858 Theodore Roosevelt, 26th US President (R: 1901-09; Nobel 1906), born in NYC, New York (d. 1919)
1872 Emily Post, American authority on social behaviour and writer (Etiquette), born in Baltimore, Maryland [or Oct 3rd, 1873] (d. 1960)
1920 Nanette Fabray [Ruby Fabares], American actress and singer (Love Life, Caesar's Hour, One Day at a Time), born in San Diego, California
1926 H. R. Haldeman, Nixon's White House Chief of Staff (Watergate figure), born in Los Angeles (d. 1993)
1932 Sylvia Plath, American poet and novelist (Colossus, 3 Women, Bell Jar), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1963)
1939 John Cleese, English actor and comedian (Monty Python), born in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset
1940 John Gotti, mafia head of the Gambino family, born in The Bronx, New York
1941 Dick Trickle, American race car driver, born in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin (d. 2013)
1942 Lee Greenwood, American country singer (God Bless the USA), born in Los Angeles, California
1942 Phillip Catherine, Belgian jazz guitarist, born in London
1945 Carrie Snodgress, American actress (Diary of Mad Housewife), born in Barrington, Illinois (d. 2004)
1945 Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, 35th President of Brazil (2003-11), born in Caetés, Pernambuco, Brazil
1945 John Kane, British actor and writer, born in Dundee, Angus, Scotland
1946 Ivan Reitman, Slovak-Canadian director and producer (Private Parts, Ghostbusters, Dave), born in Komárno, Slovakia
1946 Peter Martins, Danish dancer and choreographer, born in Copenhagen, Denmark
1946 Leslie Byrne, American politician (Rep-D-Virginia), born in Salt Lake City, Utah
1946 Steven R. Nagel, American astronaut, USAF (STS 51-G, 61-A, 37, 55), born in Canton, Illinois (d. 2014)
1946 Terry J. Hart, American astronaut (STS 41C), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1947 Terry Anderson, American journalist, US hostage held in Lebanon (1985-91), born in Lorain, Ohio
1948 Byron Allred, Logan Ut, rocker (Steve Miller Band)
1948 Sherman Robertson, American blues musician (I'm the Man), born in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana
1949 Garry Tallent, American rocker (E Street Band), born in Detroit, Michigan
1949 Jack Daniels, Choctaw Oklahoma, country singer (Highway 101-Cry Cry Cry)
1949 Mike Kopetski, American businessman and politician (Rep-D-Oregon), born in Pendleton, Oregon
1949 Clifford Antone, American businessman, born in Port Arthur, Texas (d. 2006)
1950 Fran Lebowitz, American author and actress (Resident Alien), born in Morristown, New Jersey
1951 Jayne Kennedy-Overton, actress (Penitentary), born in Washington, D.C.
1951 K. K. Downing, English rock guitarist (Judas Priest-Breakin' the Law), born in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England
1951 Carlos Frenk, Mexican/British cosmologist
1951 Nancy Jacobs, American politician (R), Senator Maryland (1999-2015), born in Charleston, West Virginia
1951 Edward Lee Howard, American CIA Case Officer and alleged Soviet spy who defected to the Soviet Union in 1985, born in Alamogordo, New Mexico (d. 2002)
1952 Roberto Benigni, Italian director and actor (Life Is Beautiful, The Tiger and the Snow), born in Castiglion Fiorentino, Italy
1953 Michael Baker, Lt Cmdr USN/astronaut (STS 43, 52, 68, 81), born in Memphis, Tennessee
1953 Peter Firth, Bradford England, actor (Equus, Lifeforce, Tess), born in Bradford, England
1953 Robert Picardo, actor (Frame Up, Gremlins 2), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1954 Chris Tavaré, British cricketer (England opener & occasional scorer of runs), born in Orpington, Kent
1954 Jan Duursema, American comic book artist (Star Wars comics)
1955 Debra Bowen, American politician, 31st Secretary of State of California (2007-15), born in Rockford, Illinois
1956 Patty Sheehan, American golfer (6 LPGA major titles incl. US Open 1992, 94), born in Middlebury, Vermont
1956 Jaq D. Hawkins, British author, occultist and lecturer, born in California
1957 Glenn Hoddle, English soccer ball player (Tottenham), born in Hayes, Middlesex, England
1957 Jeff East, American actor (Huckleberry Finn, Superman), born in Kansas City, Missouri
1958 Hazell Dean, English rocker (Always Doesn't Mean Forever), born in Chelmsford, Essex, England
1958 Simon Le Bon, English rock vocalist (Duran Duran-Hungry Like the Wolf), born in Bushey, Hertfordshire, England
1958 Lee Carter, Alabama Judge of the 25th Judicial Circuit
1958 Manu Katché, French drummer (Peter Gabriel, Preface), born in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France
1960 Tom Nieto, American baseball player, born in Downey, California
1961 Rick Gibson, Canadian Tour golfer (1990 CPGA), born in Calgary, Alberta
1963 Deborah Moore, actress (Danielle-Day of Our Lives), born in London, England
1963 Marla Maples, American actress (Will Rogers Follies), ex-wife of Donald Trump, bor
n in Dalton, Georgia
1964 Jill Hetherington, Canadian tennis player (Olympics 1996), born in Brampton, Canada
1964 Mark Taylor, Australian cricketer (genius Australian captain since 1994), born in Leeton, Australia
1964 Mary Meagher-Plant, American 100m butterfly swimmer (Olympic 3 gold/silv/br-84, 88), born in Louisville, Kentucky
1965 Krista Blomquist, WPVA volleyballer (US Open-7th-1995), born in New Haven, Connecticut
1966 Brad Lauer, NHL right wing (Pitts Penguins), born in Humboldt, Canada
1966 Grant Kenny, Norfolk Island NSW, Australian golfer
1966 Timm Rosenbach, NFL quarterback (New Orleans Saints), born in Everett, Washington
1966 Matt Drudge, American political commentator and blogger (Drudge Report), born in Takoma Park, Maryland
1967 Jaren Jackson, NBA guard/forward (Houston Rockets, San Antonio Spurs), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
1967 Scott Weiland, American singer (Stone Temple Pilots, Velvet Revolver), born in San Jose, California (d. 2015)
1968 Antoinette Lucas, American field hockey midfielder (Olympics 1996), born in Crozier, Virginia
1968 Kata Karkkainen, Finnish author and Playmate (Dec, 1988), born in Helsinki, Finland
1968 Vinny Samways, English footballer, born in Bethnal Green, London
1969 Corey Foster, NHL defenseman (Pitts Penguins), born in Ottawa, Ontario
1969 John Kasay, NFL kicker (Carolina Panthers), born in Athens, Georgia
1970 Vernon Lewis, NFL cornerback (NE Patriots), born in Houston, Texas
1970 Felix Bwalya, Zambian boxer, born in Chingola, Zambia
1970 Adrian Erlandsson, Swedish drummer (Cradle of Filth)
1971 Liz Pagano, WPVA volleyballer (National-13th-1994), born in Seattle, Washington
1971 Matt Brown, WLAF guard (Amsterdam Admirals)
1971 Mike Ricci, Scarborough, NHL center (Colorado Avalanche)
1971 Zaddick X Longenbach, Greenwalds Pa, fencer-foil (Olympics 1996)
1971 Theodoros Zagorakis, Greek footballer
1971 Jade Arcade, American comics artist and writer
1971 Jorge Soto, Peruvian footballer
1972 Brad Radke, Eau Claire WI, pitcher (Minnesota Twins)
1972 John Steel, 100m/200m swimmer (Olympics 1996), born in Auckland, New Zealand
1972 Maria Mutola, Maputo Mozambique, 800m runner (Olympic bronze 1996)
1972 Lee Clark, English footballer
1972 Elissa (singer), Lebanese singer
1972 Marika Krook, Finnish singer (Edea)
1973 Alison "Ali" Malyn Shumate, Union City Tenn, Miss America-Tenn (1996)
1973 Monica Louwerens, Miss America (Miss-Top 10-1996), born in Greenville, Mississippi
1974 Juan Viedna Schenkhuizen, soccer player (Ajax, NEC)
1975 Emily John Orton, Creswell Oregon, Miss America (Oregon-2nd-1996)
1977 Jiří Jarosík, Czech footballer
1977 Kumar Sangakkara, Sri Lankan cricketer
1978 Vanessa-Mae, Singapore musician
1978 Sergei Samsonov, Russian ice hockey player
1979 Melanie Vallejo, Australian TV actress
1980 Tanel Padar, Estonian singer
1980 Cassia Riley, American model
1981 Han Hye-jin, South Korean actress
1981 Kristi Richards, Canadian freestyle skier
1982 Patrick Fugit, American actor
1982 Dennis Moran, American computer hacker
1982 Takashi Tsukamoto, Japanese actor
1982 Keri Hilson, American singer, songwriter
1983 Brent Clevlen, American baseball player
1984 Kelly Osbourne, English television personality
1984 Brady Quinn, American football player
1984 Irfan Pathan, Indian cricketer
1986 Matty Pattison, English footballer