Today's Birthdays
Those born on this date are under the sign of Capricorn. They include:
industrialist Andre Michelin in 1853;
poet Robert Service in 1874;
inventor Frank Zamboni in 1901;
Olympic runner/Christian missionary Eric Liddell in 1902;
Musician Ethel Merman in 1908;
zoologist Dian Fossey in 1932;
writer Susan Sontag in 1933;
musician Marilyn Horne in 1934 (age 91);
auto racer A.J. Foyt in 1935 (age 90);
producer/musician Rene Angelil in 1942;
musician Ronnie Milsap in 1943 (age 82);
radio personality Laura Schlessinger in 1947 (age 78);
filmmaker/musician John Carpenter in 1948 (age 77);
choreographer/actor/filmmaker Debbie Allen in 1950 (age 75);
musician Sade Adu in 1959 (age 66);
musician Jill Sobule in 1959 (age 66);
musician Maxine Jones (En Vogue) in 1962 (age 63);
musician Paul Webb (Talk Talk) in 1962 (age 63);
TV personality James May in 1963 (age 62);
actor/comedian Jonathan Mangum in 1971 (age 54);
model Kate Moss in 1974 (age 51);
musician Aaliyah in 1979;
musician Rashawn Ross (Dave Matthews Band) in 1979 (age 46);
MLB star Albert Pujols in 1980 (age 45);
actor/playwright/musician Lin-Manuel Miranda in 1980 (age 45);
musician Nick Valensi (Strokes) in 1981 (age 44);
actor Birgitte Hjort Sorensen in 1982 (age 43);
musician FKA Twigs in 1988 (age 37);
musician Jennie (Blackpink) in 1996 (age 29).
Seventeen. Yes, I would be able to pick out Robert W. Service -
and I can quote his most famous poem ("The Cremation of Sam McGee") in its entirety.
Jonathan Mangum is kin to me, third cousin IIRC, via my paternal grandfather's great grandmother. She was the source of my grandfather's curly hair and the cowlicks that bedevil me.
