Happy Birthday Rachel !

[Dustoff]

I think I have the date right and if so,

HAPPY BIRTHDAY !

[rachele703]

Dustoff..... you do have the right date Thank you so much!!!!!!!!

xxx

[babuhavas]

TV should also have private chat room

[PeaceBlondie]

Friday's the birtday of Leo Tolstoi, Starsky and Hutch actor David Soul, and two former English teachers in Amphur Muang of Lampuhn.

[StevieH]

happy birthday rachel. apparently you share your birthday with wayward child star macauley culkin and mother teresa. not sure what that says.

[Blinky Bill]

Many happy returns dear sweet Rachel. If ever you get sick of that husband of yours, please PM me.

A couple of other well known folks have shared or are sharing this day with you.........

1469 - Ferdinand II of Naples (d. 1496)

1540 - King Magnus of Livonia (d. 1583)

1596 - Frederik V, king of Bohemia (White Mountain)

1627 - Thomas Bullis, composer

1676 - Robert Walpole, (Whig) British PM (1721-42) [NS=Sept 5]

1687 - Willem the Fesch, Dutch violinist/composer (Joseph)

1694 - Elisha Williams, American rector of Yale College (d. 1755)

1726 - Karl Kohaut, composer

1728 - Johann Heinrich Lambert, German scientist (d. 1777)

1736 - Jean-Baptiste L. Romé de l'Isle, French chemist (d. 1790)

1740 - Joseph Montgolfier, France, aeronaut (ballooning)

1743 - Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier, Paris, father of mod chemistry (Oxygen)

1745 - Francois Guichard, composer

1749 - Johann Ernst Rembt, composer

1775 - William Joseph Behr, German writer (d. 1851)

1788 - Aloys Schmitt, German music theory/composer/royal pianist

1789 - Abbas Mirza, Prince of Persia (d. 1833)

1792 - Manuel Oribe, Uruguayan political figure (d. 1857)

1811 - Danville Leadbetter, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1866

1813 - Nicaise de Keyser, Flemish painter (Battle of Guilder Tracks)

1819 - Albert "Bertie" von Saksen-Coburg-Gotha, husband of queen Victoria

1820 - James Harlan, (Rep-Iowa)/US Secretary of Interior (1865-66)

1823 - Wilhelm Troszel, composer

1825 - Jacobus J Backer, German sea historian

1826 - Princess Alexandra of Bavaria (d. 1875)

1828 - Erik Anthon Valdemar Siboni, composer

1833 - Charles Jackson Paine, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)

1835 - Theodore Washington Brevard, Brig General (Confederate Army)

1842 - Heinrich I Quincke, German internist (Lumbaalpunctie)

1843 - George August Lumbye, composer

1845 - Mary Ann Nichols, English victim of Jack the Ripper (d. 1888)

1850 - Charles Richet, French physiologist (anaphylaxis-Nobel 1913)

1854 - Arnold Fothergill, England cricketer (d. 1932)

1862 - Herbert Booth, American son of William and Catherine Booth (d. 1926)

1870 - Aleksander Kuprin, Russian author (Pojedinok) [NS=Sept 7]

1873 - Lee De Forest, Council Bluffs, inventor (Audion vacuum (radio) tube)

1873 - Lee DeForest, American inventor (d. 1961)

1874 - Zona Gale, American novelist (d. 1938)

1875 - John Buchan, Scotland, Gov-Gen of Canada/writer (Battle of Somme)

1880 - Guillaume Apollinaire, France, poet/movie critic (Alcoola)

1882 - James Franck, German naturalist (Nobel 1925)

1882 - Johannes Lindeboom, vicar/church historian (Neth Archives)

1884 - Earl Biggers, author ("Charlie Chan" detective series)

1885 - Jules Romains, France, novelist/playwright/poet (Men of Good Will)

1887 - Luis Abraham Delgadillo, composer

1890 - Tommy Andrews, cricketer (NSW & Aussie player of the 1920's)

1891 - Emmy van Lokhorst, Dutch author

1891 - Ferdinand Bruckner, [Theodor Tagger], Austrian playwright (Races)

1894 - Sparky Adams, Baseball player (d. 1989)

1896 - Richard Hammond, composer

1896 - Ivan Mihailov, Bulgarian revolutionary (d. 1990)

1897 - Yoon Boseon, President of South Korea (d. 1990)

1898 - Peggy Guggenheim, art patron & collector

1899 - Rufino Tamayo, Mexican painter

1900 - Hellmuth Walter, German engineer and inventor (d. 1980)

1901 - Gen Maxwell D Taylor, former US Army chief of staff

1901 - Jan de Quay, Dutch minister of war/premier (KVP, 1959-63)

1901 - Tullio Campagnolo, Italy, bicycle manufacturer (Fiat)

1901 - Chen Yi, Chinese communist military commander and politician (d. 1972)

1903 - Jimmy Rushing, US blues singer

1904 - Christopher W Bradshaw-Isherwood, Brit/US writer (Goodbye to Berlin)

1906 - Albert B Sabin, Russia, US microbiologist (oral polio vaccine)

1908 - Bill Hunt, cricketer (NSW slow left-armer, Test for Australia 1933)

1908 - W. B. Henning, Prussian-born Iranist (d. 1967)

1909 - Eric Quail Davies, cricket pace bowler (5 Tests for S Africa 1935-39)

1909 - Frank Gasparro, Phila Pa, US chief engraver (1965-81)

1909 - Jim Davis, American actor (d. 1981)

1909 - Gene Moore, baseball player (d. 1978)

1911 - Lester Lanin, orchestra leader (40 Beatle Hits)

1913 - Cees de Lange, Dutch conferencier

1913 - Robertson William Davies, novellist essayist/dramatist

1913 - Tschakowski, writer

1914 - Julio Cortázar, Argentine writer (d. 1984)

1915 - Humphrey Searle, England, writer (20th Century counterpoint)

1915 - Jim Davis, Edgerton Mo, actor (Jack Ewing-Dallas)

1915 - William Bardwell, composer

1916 - Allan Leslie Merson, historian

1917 - Jan Clayton, Tularosa NM, actress (Ellen Miller-Lassie)

1917 - William French Smith, Attorney General (1981-85)

1918 - Louis W "Louis" Stotijn, bassoonist/conductor (Residence Orchestra)

1919 - Ronny Graham, Phila Pa, actor (Bob Crane Show, Chico & the Man)

1920 - Brant Parker, American cartoonist (d. 2007)

1921 - Ben Bradlee, Boston, editor/journalist/executive (Washington Post)

1921 - David Begelman, film producer

1921 - William Preston, Columbia Penn, actor (Fisher King, Waterworld)

1922 - Lazar Nikolov, composer

1922 - Irving R. Levine, American journalist

1924 - Alex Kellner, baseball player (d. 1996)

1925 - Jack Hirshleifer, American economist (d. 2005)

1925 - Alain Peyrefitte, French politician and writer (d. 1999)

1925 - Sangharakshita, Buddhist Philosopher, Founder of the Western Buddhist Order

1927 - Francois Leydet, sierra club (Last Redwoods)

1927 - Sam Massell, (Mayor-Atlanta)

1927 - B. V. Doshi, Indian architect

1928 - Peter Appleyard, Canadian jazz vibraphonist

1928 - Naïm Kattan, Canadian novelist and essayist

1930 - Joe Solomon, cricketer (WI batsman of 50's Cap fell on wkt v Aust)

1931 - Dane Skerl, composer

1931 - Gordon Greig, journalist

1931 - Guy Vander Jagt, (Rep-R-MI, 1966- )

1932 - Joe H Engle, Abilene Ks, Brig Gen USAF/astro (STS T-2, T-4, 2, 51I)

1934 - Arthur Gordon Clough, journalist

1935 - Cornelis B Vaandrager, [Cor Vaan], Dut poet (Long Live Joop Massaker)

1935 - Geraldine Ferraro, (Rep-D-NY) 1st female dem VP candidate (1984)

1936 - Yvette Vickers, KC, playmate (Jul 1959)/actress (Attack of 50' Woman)

1937 - Tom Heinsohn, NBA star/coach (Boston Celtic)

1938 - Francine York, Aurora Minn, actress (Slattery's People)

1938 - Maurice Williams, rocker

1938 - Jet Black, English Drummer, one of the founder members of The Stranglers

1940 - Fred Milano, rocker

1940 - Don LaFontaine, American voice actor (d. 2008)

1941 - Barbet Schroeder, director (Barfly, Single White Female, More)

1941 - Chris Curtis, [Chris Crummy], rock drummer/vocalist (Deep Purple)

1941 - Akiko Wakabayashi, Japanese actress

1942 - John E Blaha, San Antonio, USAF/astronaut (STS 29, 33, 43, 58, 79/81)

1942 - Vic Dana, Buffalo, singer/dancer (Talent Scouts)

1943 - Ulf Sundelin, Sweden, yachtsmen (Olympic-gold-1968)

1944 - Cornelia J "Corry" Arends, Dutch actress (Fool's Hat)

1944 - Richard A W G, English prince/duke of Gloucester

1944 - Stephen Greif, English actor

1945 - Melvin Watt, (Rep-D-North Carolina)

1945 - Thomas J Ridge, (Rep-R-Pennsylvania, 1983- )

1945 - Tom Ridge, first United States Secretary of Homeland Security

1946 - Alison Steadman, Liverpool England, actress (Life is Sweet)

1946 - Valerie Simpson, American singer

1946 - Mark Snow, American composer

1946 - Chantal Renaud, Quebec singer and actress

1947 - Candy Moore, Maplewood NJ, actress (Lunch Wagon, Tomboy & Champ)

1947 - Emiliano Díez, Cuban actor

1948 - Jet Black, rocker (Stranglers-Dreamtime)

1948 - Valerie Simpson, Bronx, singer, Ashford's partner (Like a Rock)

1949 - John Baldwin, Detroit, light middleweight boxer (Olympic-bronze-1968)

1950 - Richard Cowsill, Newport RI, rocker (Cowsills-Hair, We Can Fly)

1950 - Benjamin Hendrickson, American actor (d. 2006)

1951 - Robert G Torricelli, (Rep-D-New Jersey, 1983- )

1952 - Billy Rush, rocker

1952 - John Kinsella, USA, swimmer (Olympic-gold-1972)

1952 - Michael Jeter, Lawrenceburg TN, actor (Fisher King)

1952 - Willie Rush, rocker (Asbury Jukes)

1952 - Will Shortz, American crossword editor

1953 - Pat Sharkey, Irish footballer

1954 - Michael Chetwood, rocker

1954 - Sarah Lundy, horse trainer

1954 - Steve Wright, Britain's wacky DJ/actor (Funny Man)

1954 - Wally Murphy, rocker

1954 - Efren Reyes, Filipino pool player

1956 - Mark Mangino, American football coach

1957 - Alex Trevino, catcher (LA Dodgers)

1957 - Dr. Alban, Nigerian-Swedish singer

1957 - Rick Hansen, Canadian paraplegic athlete

1958 - Jan Nevens, Belgian cyclist

1959 - Jim Rutledge, Victoria, Canadian Tour golfer (1995 Indian Open)

1959 - Joanne Gail Abbott, executive (MTV)

1959 - Kathryn P Hire, Mobile Alabama, Lt Cmdr USN/astronaut (sk: STS 90)

1960 - Branford Marsalis, jazz saxophonist (Bring on the Night, Tonight Show)

1960 - Nancy Martinez, rocker

1960 - Ola Ray, St Louis Mo, playmate (Jun, 1980)/actress (Thriller)

1961 - Jeff Parrett, Indianapolis IN, pitcher (St Louis Cardinals)

1961 - Jimmy Olander, Palos Verdes Cal, singer (Diamond Rio-Meet in Middle)

1962 - Roger Kingdom, US 60m hurdler (world record)

1962 - Bob Mionske, American cyclist and attorney

1963 - David Byas, cricketer (left-handed Yorkshire batsman)

1964 - Bobby Jurasin, CFL defensive end (Saskatchewan Roughriders)

1964 - Chad Kreuter, Marin County CA, catcher (Chic White Sox)

1964 - Dave Boyes, St Catharines Ontario, rower (Olympics-96)

1964 - Karla Karch-Gailus, Vancouver BC, basketball guard (Olympics-96)

1965 - Chris Burke, actor with down syndrome (Corky-Life Goes On)

1965 - Jon Hensley, Doylestown PA, actor (Holden Snyder-As the World Turns)

1965 - Bobby Duncum, Jr., wrestler (d. 2000)

1966 - Jacques Brinkman, Dutch field hockey player

1966 - Shirley Manson, Scottish singer

1967 - Myron Guyton, NFL full safety (NE Patriots)

1968 - Courtney Hall, NFL center (SD Chargers)

1968 - Gavin Stratfold, Darwin NT, Australasia golfer

1968 - Byron Lawson, Canadian actor

1969 - Elaine Irwin Mellencamp, Allentown Penn, wife of John Cougar

1969 - Mike Gisler, NFL guard/center (NE Patriots)

1969 - Nicole Arendt, Somerville NJ, tennis star (1996 Aust doubles finalist)

1969 - Ricky Bottalico, New Britain CT, pitcher (Phila Phillies)

1970 - Brett Schultz, cricket pace bowler (South African Test)

1970 - Jacco Eltingh, Heerde Neth, tennis star (1993 ATP World Doubles)

1970 - Olimpiada Ivanova, Russian athlete

1971 - Jocelyn Borgella, NFL cornerback (Detroit Lions)

1971 - Sharon Tina Jenkins, Auckland NZ, badminton player (Olympics-96)

1971 - Thalía, Mexican singer

1972 - Sherell Ford, NBA forward (Seattle Supersonics)

1973 - Barret Robbins, NFL center (Oakland Raiders)

1974 - Freddie Scott, NFL wide receiver (Atlanta Falcons)

1974 - Kelvin Cato, NBA center (Portland Trailblazers)

1974 - Eric D. Snider, American humor columnist / movie reviewer

1975 - Shea Seals, NBA guard (LA Lakers)

1975 - Morgan Ensberg, American baseball player

1976 - Carey Tally, Memphis Tenn, soccer midfielder (Olympics-gold-96)

1976 - Amaia Montero, Spanish singer (La Oreja de Van Gogh)

1976 - Zemfira, Russian singer

1977 - Liam Botham, cricketer (son of Ian Hampshire all-rounder 1996)

1977 - Saeko Chiba, Japanese seiyū

1977 - Morris Peterson, American basketball player

1978 - Raja Kashif, Pakistani singer

1979 - Cristian Mora, Ecuadorian footballer

1979 - Rubén Pazos, Spanish footballer

1979 - Jamal Lewis, American football player

1980 - Macaulay Culkin, NYC, actor (Home Alone, My Girl, Richie Rich)

1980 - Brendan Harris, American baseball player

1980 - Chris Pine, American actor

1981 - Jesse Martin, Australian yachtsman

1981 - Petey Williams, Canadian professional wrestler

1981 - Demetria McKinney, American actress

1981 - Tino Best, West Indian cricketer

1982 - David Long, New Zealand musician

1983 - Félix Porteiro, Spanish racing driver

1986 - Cassie, American singer

1988 - Princess Maria Laura of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este

1988 - Danielle Savre, American actress

1988 - Evan Ross, American actor

1990 - Lil' Chris, British singer

1992 - Yang Yilin, Chinese gymnast

1993 - Keke Palmer, American actress

[Maejo Man]

Have a great day and try to stay off the slops, you know you get wobbly

[PeaceBlondie]

I went over 50 years before meeting anybody born on my BD (Tolstoi being long dead) until grandchild #3 was born.

[rachele703]

hahahahaha Blinky - that made me giggle..

although Johann Heinrich Lambert has been my hero since I can remember!

As for slops Maejo Man - what else to do with them other than drink

[john b good]

Many happy returns dear sweet Rachel. If ever you get sick of that husband of yours, please PM me.

A couple of other well known folks have shared or are sharing this day with you.........

1469 - Ferdinand II of Naples (d. 1496)

1540 - King Magnus of Livonia (d. 1583)

1596 - Frederik V, king of Bohemia (White Mountain)

1627 - Thomas Bullis, composer

1676 - Robert Walpole, (Whig) British PM (1721-42) [NS=Sept 5]

1687 - Willem the Fesch, Dutch violinist/composer (Joseph)

1694 - Elisha Williams, American rector of Yale College (d. 1755)

1726 - Karl Kohaut, composer

1728 - Johann Heinrich Lambert, German scientist (d. 1777)

1736 - Jean-Baptiste L. Romé de l'Isle, French chemist (d. 1790)

1740 - Joseph Montgolfier, France, aeronaut (ballooning)

1743 - Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier, Paris, father of mod chemistry (Oxygen)

1745 - Francois Guichard, composer

1749 - Johann Ernst Rembt, composer

1775 - William Joseph Behr, German writer (d. 1851)

1788 - Aloys Schmitt, German music theory/composer/royal pianist

1789 - Abbas Mirza, Prince of Persia (d. 1833)

1792 - Manuel Oribe, Uruguayan political figure (d. 1857)

1811 - Danville Leadbetter, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1866

1813 - Nicaise de Keyser, Flemish painter (Battle of Guilder Tracks)

1819 - Albert "Bertie" von Saksen-Coburg-Gotha, husband of queen Victoria

1820 - James Harlan, (Rep-Iowa)/US Secretary of Interior (1865-66)

1823 - Wilhelm Troszel, composer

1825 - Jacobus J Backer, German sea historian

1826 - Princess Alexandra of Bavaria (d. 1875)

1828 - Erik Anthon Valdemar Siboni, composer

1833 - Charles Jackson Paine, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)

1835 - Theodore Washington Brevard, Brig General (Confederate Army)

1842 - Heinrich I Quincke, German internist (Lumbaalpunctie)

1843 - George August Lumbye, composer

1845 - Mary Ann Nichols, English victim of Jack the Ripper (d. 1888)

1850 - Charles Richet, French physiologist (anaphylaxis-Nobel 1913)

1854 - Arnold Fothergill, England cricketer (d. 1932)

1862 - Herbert Booth, American son of William and Catherine Booth (d. 1926)

1870 - Aleksander Kuprin, Russian author (Pojedinok) [NS=Sept 7]

1873 - Lee De Forest, Council Bluffs, inventor (Audion vacuum (radio) tube)

1873 - Lee DeForest, American inventor (d. 1961)

1874 - Zona Gale, American novelist (d. 1938)

1875 - John Buchan, Scotland, Gov-Gen of Canada/writer (Battle of Somme)

1880 - Guillaume Apollinaire, France, poet/movie critic (Alcoola)

1882 - James Franck, German naturalist (Nobel 1925)

1882 - Johannes Lindeboom, vicar/church historian (Neth Archives)

1884 - Earl Biggers, author ("Charlie Chan" detective series)

1885 - Jules Romains, France, novelist/playwright/poet (Men of Good Will)

1887 - Luis Abraham Delgadillo, composer

1890 - Tommy Andrews, cricketer (NSW & Aussie player of the 1920's)

1891 - Emmy van Lokhorst, Dutch author

1891 - Ferdinand Bruckner, [Theodor Tagger], Austrian playwright (Races)

1894 - Sparky Adams, Baseball player (d. 1989)

1896 - Richard Hammond, composer

1896 - Ivan Mihailov, Bulgarian revolutionary (d. 1990)

1897 - Yoon Boseon, President of South Korea (d. 1990)

1898 - Peggy Guggenheim, art patron & collector

1899 - Rufino Tamayo, Mexican painter

1900 - Hellmuth Walter, German engineer and inventor (d. 1980)

1901 - Gen Maxwell D Taylor, former US Army chief of staff

1901 - Jan de Quay, Dutch minister of war/premier (KVP, 1959-63)

1901 - Tullio Campagnolo, Italy, bicycle manufacturer (Fiat)

1901 - Chen Yi, Chinese communist military commander and politician (d. 1972)

1903 - Jimmy Rushing, US blues singer

1904 - Christopher W Bradshaw-Isherwood, Brit/US writer (Goodbye to Berlin)

1906 - Albert B Sabin, Russia, US microbiologist (oral polio vaccine)

1908 - Bill Hunt, cricketer (NSW slow left-armer, Test for Australia 1933)

1908 - W. B. Henning, Prussian-born Iranist (d. 1967)

1909 - Eric Quail Davies, cricket pace bowler (5 Tests for S Africa 1935-39)

1909 - Frank Gasparro, Phila Pa, US chief engraver (1965-81)

1909 - Jim Davis, American actor (d. 1981)

1909 - Gene Moore, baseball player (d. 1978)

1911 - Lester Lanin, orchestra leader (40 Beatle Hits)

1913 - Cees de Lange, Dutch conferencier

1913 - Robertson William Davies, novellist essayist/dramatist

1913 - Tschakowski, writer

1914 - Julio Cortázar, Argentine writer (d. 1984)

1915 - Humphrey Searle, England, writer (20th Century counterpoint)

1915 - Jim Davis, Edgerton Mo, actor (Jack Ewing-Dallas)

1915 - William Bardwell, composer

1916 - Allan Leslie Merson, historian

1917 - Jan Clayton, Tularosa NM, actress (Ellen Miller-Lassie)

1917 - William French Smith, Attorney General (1981-85)

1918 - Louis W "Louis" Stotijn, bassoonist/conductor (Residence Orchestra)

1919 - Ronny Graham, Phila Pa, actor (Bob Crane Show, Chico & the Man)

1920 - Brant Parker, American cartoonist (d. 2007)

1921 - Ben Bradlee, Boston, editor/journalist/executive (Washington Post)

1921 - David Begelman, film producer

1921 - William Preston, Columbia Penn, actor (Fisher King, Waterworld)

1922 - Lazar Nikolov, composer

1922 - Irving R. Levine, American journalist

1924 - Alex Kellner, baseball player (d. 1996)

1925 - Jack Hirshleifer, American economist (d. 2005)

1925 - Alain Peyrefitte, French politician and writer (d. 1999)

1925 - Sangharakshita, Buddhist Philosopher, Founder of the Western Buddhist Order

1927 - Francois Leydet, sierra club (Last Redwoods)

1927 - Sam Massell, (Mayor-Atlanta)

1927 - B. V. Doshi, Indian architect

1928 - Peter Appleyard, Canadian jazz vibraphonist

1928 - Naïm Kattan, Canadian novelist and essayist

1930 - Joe Solomon, cricketer (WI batsman of 50's Cap fell on wkt v Aust)

1931 - Dane Skerl, composer

1931 - Gordon Greig, journalist

1931 - Guy Vander Jagt, (Rep-R-MI, 1966- )

1932 - Joe H Engle, Abilene Ks, Brig Gen USAF/astro (STS T-2, T-4, 2, 51I)

1934 - Arthur Gordon Clough, journalist

1935 - Cornelis B Vaandrager, [Cor Vaan], Dut poet (Long Live Joop Massaker)

1935 - Geraldine Ferraro, (Rep-D-NY) 1st female dem VP candidate (1984)

1936 - Yvette Vickers, KC, playmate (Jul 1959)/actress (Attack of 50' Woman)

1937 - Tom Heinsohn, NBA star/coach (Boston Celtic)

1938 - Francine York, Aurora Minn, actress (Slattery's People)

1938 - Maurice Williams, rocker

1938 - Jet Black, English Drummer, one of the founder members of The Stranglers

1940 - Fred Milano, rocker

1940 - Don LaFontaine, American voice actor (d. 2008)

1941 - Barbet Schroeder, director (Barfly, Single White Female, More)

1941 - Chris Curtis, [Chris Crummy], rock drummer/vocalist (Deep Purple)

1941 - Akiko Wakabayashi, Japanese actress

1942 - John E Blaha, San Antonio, USAF/astronaut (STS 29, 33, 43, 58, 79/81)

1942 - Vic Dana, Buffalo, singer/dancer (Talent Scouts)

1943 - Ulf Sundelin, Sweden, yachtsmen (Olympic-gold-1968)

1944 - Cornelia J "Corry" Arends, Dutch actress (Fool's Hat)

1944 - Richard A W G, English prince/duke of Gloucester

1944 - Stephen Greif, English actor

1945 - Melvin Watt, (Rep-D-North Carolina)

1945 - Thomas J Ridge, (Rep-R-Pennsylvania, 1983- )

1945 - Tom Ridge, first United States Secretary of Homeland Security

1946 - Alison Steadman, Liverpool England, actress (Life is Sweet)

1946 - Valerie Simpson, American singer

1946 - Mark Snow, American composer

1946 - Chantal Renaud, Quebec singer and actress

1947 - Candy Moore, Maplewood NJ, actress (Lunch Wagon, Tomboy & Champ)

1947 - Emiliano Díez, Cuban actor

1948 - Jet Black, rocker (Stranglers-Dreamtime)

1948 - Valerie Simpson, Bronx, singer, Ashford's partner (Like a Rock)

1949 - John Baldwin, Detroit, light middleweight boxer (Olympic-bronze-1968)

1950 - Richard Cowsill, Newport RI, rocker (Cowsills-Hair, We Can Fly)

1950 - Benjamin Hendrickson, American actor (d. 2006)

1951 - Robert G Torricelli, (Rep-D-New Jersey, 1983- )

1952 - Billy Rush, rocker

1952 - John Kinsella, USA, swimmer (Olympic-gold-1972)

1952 - Michael Jeter, Lawrenceburg TN, actor (Fisher King)

1952 - Willie Rush, rocker (Asbury Jukes)

1952 - Will Shortz, American crossword editor

1953 - Pat Sharkey, Irish footballer

1954 - Michael Chetwood, rocker

1954 - Sarah Lundy, horse trainer

1954 - Steve Wright, Britain's wacky DJ/actor (Funny Man)

1954 - Wally Murphy, rocker

1954 - Efren Reyes, Filipino pool player

1956 - Mark Mangino, American football coach

1957 - Alex Trevino, catcher (LA Dodgers)

1957 - Dr. Alban, Nigerian-Swedish singer

1957 - Rick Hansen, Canadian paraplegic athlete

1958 - Jan Nevens, Belgian cyclist

1959 - Jim Rutledge, Victoria, Canadian Tour golfer (1995 Indian Open)

1959 - Joanne Gail Abbott, executive (MTV)

1959 - Kathryn P Hire, Mobile Alabama, Lt Cmdr USN/astronaut (sk: STS 90)

1960 - Branford Marsalis, jazz saxophonist (Bring on the Night, Tonight Show)

1960 - Nancy Martinez, rocker

1960 - Ola Ray, St Louis Mo, playmate (Jun, 1980)/actress (Thriller)

1961 - Jeff Parrett, Indianapolis IN, pitcher (St Louis Cardinals)

1961 - Jimmy Olander, Palos Verdes Cal, singer (Diamond Rio-Meet in Middle)

1962 - Roger Kingdom, US 60m hurdler (world record)

1962 - Bob Mionske, American cyclist and attorney

1963 - David Byas, cricketer (left-handed Yorkshire batsman)

1964 - Bobby Jurasin, CFL defensive end (Saskatchewan Roughriders)

1964 - Chad Kreuter, Marin County CA, catcher (Chic White Sox)

1964 - Dave Boyes, St Catharines Ontario, rower (Olympics-96)

1964 - Karla Karch-Gailus, Vancouver BC, basketball guard (Olympics-96)

1965 - Chris Burke, actor with down syndrome (Corky-Life Goes On)

1965 - Jon Hensley, Doylestown PA, actor (Holden Snyder-As the World Turns)

1965 - Bobby Duncum, Jr., wrestler (d. 2000)

1966 - Jacques Brinkman, Dutch field hockey player

1966 - Shirley Manson, Scottish singer

1967 - Myron Guyton, NFL full safety (NE Patriots)

1968 - Courtney Hall, NFL center (SD Chargers)

1968 - Gavin Stratfold, Darwin NT, Australasia golfer

1968 - Byron Lawson, Canadian actor

1969 - Elaine Irwin Mellencamp, Allentown Penn, wife of John Cougar

1969 - Mike Gisler, NFL guard/center (NE Patriots)

1969 - Nicole Arendt, Somerville NJ, tennis star (1996 Aust doubles finalist)

1969 - Ricky Bottalico, New Britain CT, pitcher (Phila Phillies)

1970 - Brett Schultz, cricket pace bowler (South African Test)

1970 - Jacco Eltingh, Heerde Neth, tennis star (1993 ATP World Doubles)

1970 - Olimpiada Ivanova, Russian athlete

1971 - Jocelyn Borgella, NFL cornerback (Detroit Lions)

1971 - Sharon Tina Jenkins, Auckland NZ, badminton player (Olympics-96)

1971 - Thalía, Mexican singer

1972 - Sherell Ford, NBA forward (Seattle Supersonics)

1973 - Barret Robbins, NFL center (Oakland Raiders)

1974 - Freddie Scott, NFL wide receiver (Atlanta Falcons)

1974 - Kelvin Cato, NBA center (Portland Trailblazers)

1974 - Eric D. Snider, American humor columnist / movie reviewer

1975 - Shea Seals, NBA guard (LA Lakers)

1975 - Morgan Ensberg, American baseball player

1976 - Carey Tally, Memphis Tenn, soccer midfielder (Olympics-gold-96)

1976 - Amaia Montero, Spanish singer (La Oreja de Van Gogh)

1976 - Zemfira, Russian singer

1977 - Liam Botham, cricketer (son of Ian Hampshire all-rounder 1996)

1977 - Saeko Chiba, Japanese seiyū

1977 - Morris Peterson, American basketball player

1978 - Raja Kashif, Pakistani singer

1979 - Cristian Mora, Ecuadorian footballer

1979 - Rubén Pazos, Spanish footballer

1979 - Jamal Lewis, American football player

1980 - Macaulay Culkin, NYC, actor (Home Alone, My Girl, Richie Rich)

1980 - Brendan Harris, American baseball player

1980 - Chris Pine, American actor

1981 - Jesse Martin, Australian yachtsman

1981 - Petey Williams, Canadian professional wrestler

1981 - Demetria McKinney, American actress

1981 - Tino Best, West Indian cricketer

1982 - David Long, New Zealand musician

1983 - Félix Porteiro, Spanish racing driver

1986 - Cassie, American singer

1988 - Princess Maria Laura of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este

1988 - Danielle Savre, American actress

1988 - Evan Ross, American actor

1990 - Lil' Chris, British singer

1992 - Yang Yilin, Chinese gymnast

1993 - Keke Palmer, American actress

BB, you're either in the running for "kinge of quiz" or have a lot of time on your hands to be able research all of the above.

[john b good]

Many happy returns dear sweet Rachel. If ever you get sick of that husband of yours, please PM me.

A couple of other well known folks have shared or are sharing this day with you.........

1469 - Ferdinand II of Naples (d. 1496)

1540 - King Magnus of Livonia (d. 1583)

1596 - Frederik V, king of Bohemia (White Mountain)

1627 - Thomas Bullis, composer

1676 - Robert Walpole, (Whig) British PM (1721-42) [NS=Sept 5]

1687 - Willem the Fesch, Dutch violinist/composer (Joseph)

1694 - Elisha Williams, American rector of Yale College (d. 1755)

1726 - Karl Kohaut, composer

1728 - Johann Heinrich Lambert, German scientist (d. 1777)

1736 - Jean-Baptiste L. Romé de l'Isle, French chemist (d. 1790)

1740 - Joseph Montgolfier, France, aeronaut (ballooning)

1743 - Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier, Paris, father of mod chemistry (Oxygen)

1745 - Francois Guichard, composer

1749 - Johann Ernst Rembt, composer

1775 - William Joseph Behr, German writer (d. 1851)

1788 - Aloys Schmitt, German music theory/composer/royal pianist

1789 - Abbas Mirza, Prince of Persia (d. 1833)

1792 - Manuel Oribe, Uruguayan political figure (d. 1857)

1811 - Danville Leadbetter, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1866

1813 - Nicaise de Keyser, Flemish painter (Battle of Guilder Tracks)

1819 - Albert "Bertie" von Saksen-Coburg-Gotha, husband of queen Victoria

1820 - James Harlan, (Rep-Iowa)/US Secretary of Interior (1865-66)

1823 - Wilhelm Troszel, composer

1825 - Jacobus J Backer, German sea historian

1826 - Princess Alexandra of Bavaria (d. 1875)

1828 - Erik Anthon Valdemar Siboni, composer

1833 - Charles Jackson Paine, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)

1835 - Theodore Washington Brevard, Brig General (Confederate Army)

1842 - Heinrich I Quincke, German internist (Lumbaalpunctie)

1843 - George August Lumbye, composer

1845 - Mary Ann Nichols, English victim of Jack the Ripper (d. 1888)

1850 - Charles Richet, French physiologist (anaphylaxis-Nobel 1913)

1854 - Arnold Fothergill, England cricketer (d. 1932)

1862 - Herbert Booth, American son of William and Catherine Booth (d. 1926)

1870 - Aleksander Kuprin, Russian author (Pojedinok) [NS=Sept 7]

1873 - Lee De Forest, Council Bluffs, inventor (Audion vacuum (radio) tube)

1873 - Lee DeForest, American inventor (d. 1961)

1874 - Zona Gale, American novelist (d. 1938)

1875 - John Buchan, Scotland, Gov-Gen of Canada/writer (Battle of Somme)

1880 - Guillaume Apollinaire, France, poet/movie critic (Alcoola)

1882 - James Franck, German naturalist (Nobel 1925)

1882 - Johannes Lindeboom, vicar/church historian (Neth Archives)

1884 - Earl Biggers, author ("Charlie Chan" detective series)

1885 - Jules Romains, France, novelist/playwright/poet (Men of Good Will)

1887 - Luis Abraham Delgadillo, composer

1890 - Tommy Andrews, cricketer (NSW & Aussie player of the 1920's)

1891 - Emmy van Lokhorst, Dutch author

1891 - Ferdinand Bruckner, [Theodor Tagger], Austrian playwright (Races)

1894 - Sparky Adams, Baseball player (d. 1989)

1896 - Richard Hammond, composer

1896 - Ivan Mihailov, Bulgarian revolutionary (d. 1990)

1897 - Yoon Boseon, President of South Korea (d. 1990)

1898 - Peggy Guggenheim, art patron & collector

1899 - Rufino Tamayo, Mexican painter

1900 - Hellmuth Walter, German engineer and inventor (d. 1980)

1901 - Gen Maxwell D Taylor, former US Army chief of staff

1901 - Jan de Quay, Dutch minister of war/premier (KVP, 1959-63)

1901 - Tullio Campagnolo, Italy, bicycle manufacturer (Fiat)

1901 - Chen Yi, Chinese communist military commander and politician (d. 1972)

1903 - Jimmy Rushing, US blues singer

1904 - Christopher W Bradshaw-Isherwood, Brit/US writer (Goodbye to Berlin)

1906 - Albert B Sabin, Russia, US microbiologist (oral polio vaccine)

1908 - Bill Hunt, cricketer (NSW slow left-armer, Test for Australia 1933)

1908 - W. B. Henning, Prussian-born Iranist (d. 1967)

1909 - Eric Quail Davies, cricket pace bowler (5 Tests for S Africa 1935-39)

1909 - Frank Gasparro, Phila Pa, US chief engraver (1965-81)

1909 - Jim Davis, American actor (d. 1981)

1909 - Gene Moore, baseball player (d. 1978)

1911 - Lester Lanin, orchestra leader (40 Beatle Hits)

1913 - Cees de Lange, Dutch conferencier

1913 - Robertson William Davies, novellist essayist/dramatist

1913 - Tschakowski, writer

1914 - Julio Cortázar, Argentine writer (d. 1984)

1915 - Humphrey Searle, England, writer (20th Century counterpoint)

1915 - Jim Davis, Edgerton Mo, actor (Jack Ewing-Dallas)

1915 - William Bardwell, composer

1916 - Allan Leslie Merson, historian

1917 - Jan Clayton, Tularosa NM, actress (Ellen Miller-Lassie)

1917 - William French Smith, Attorney General (1981-85)

1918 - Louis W "Louis" Stotijn, bassoonist/conductor (Residence Orchestra)

1919 - Ronny Graham, Phila Pa, actor (Bob Crane Show, Chico & the Man)

1920 - Brant Parker, American cartoonist (d. 2007)

1921 - Ben Bradlee, Boston, editor/journalist/executive (Washington Post)

1921 - David Begelman, film producer

1921 - William Preston, Columbia Penn, actor (Fisher King, Waterworld)

1922 - Lazar Nikolov, composer

1922 - Irving R. Levine, American journalist

1924 - Alex Kellner, baseball player (d. 1996)

1925 - Jack Hirshleifer, American economist (d. 2005)

1925 - Alain Peyrefitte, French politician and writer (d. 1999)

1925 - Sangharakshita, Buddhist Philosopher, Founder of the Western Buddhist Order

1927 - Francois Leydet, sierra club (Last Redwoods)

1927 - Sam Massell, (Mayor-Atlanta)

1927 - B. V. Doshi, Indian architect

1928 - Peter Appleyard, Canadian jazz vibraphonist

1928 - Naïm Kattan, Canadian novelist and essayist

1930 - Joe Solomon, cricketer (WI batsman of 50's Cap fell on wkt v Aust)

1931 - Dane Skerl, composer

1931 - Gordon Greig, journalist

1931 - Guy Vander Jagt, (Rep-R-MI, 1966- )

1932 - Joe H Engle, Abilene Ks, Brig Gen USAF/astro (STS T-2, T-4, 2, 51I)

1934 - Arthur Gordon Clough, journalist

1935 - Cornelis B Vaandrager, [Cor Vaan], Dut poet (Long Live Joop Massaker)

1935 - Geraldine Ferraro, (Rep-D-NY) 1st female dem VP candidate (1984)

1936 - Yvette Vickers, KC, playmate (Jul 1959)/actress (Attack of 50' Woman)

1937 - Tom Heinsohn, NBA star/coach (Boston Celtic)

1938 - Francine York, Aurora Minn, actress (Slattery's People)

1938 - Maurice Williams, rocker

1938 - Jet Black, English Drummer, one of the founder members of The Stranglers

1940 - Fred Milano, rocker

1940 - Don LaFontaine, American voice actor (d. 2008)

1941 - Barbet Schroeder, director (Barfly, Single White Female, More)

1941 - Chris Curtis, [Chris Crummy], rock drummer/vocalist (Deep Purple)

1941 - Akiko Wakabayashi, Japanese actress

1942 - John E Blaha, San Antonio, USAF/astronaut (STS 29, 33, 43, 58, 79/81)

1942 - Vic Dana, Buffalo, singer/dancer (Talent Scouts)

1943 - Ulf Sundelin, Sweden, yachtsmen (Olympic-gold-1968)

1944 - Cornelia J "Corry" Arends, Dutch actress (Fool's Hat)

1944 - Richard A W G, English prince/duke of Gloucester

1944 - Stephen Greif, English actor

1945 - Melvin Watt, (Rep-D-North Carolina)

1945 - Thomas J Ridge, (Rep-R-Pennsylvania, 1983- )

1945 - Tom Ridge, first United States Secretary of Homeland Security

1946 - Alison Steadman, Liverpool England, actress (Life is Sweet)

1946 - Valerie Simpson, American singer

1946 - Mark Snow, American composer

1946 - Chantal Renaud, Quebec singer and actress

1947 - Candy Moore, Maplewood NJ, actress (Lunch Wagon, Tomboy & Champ)

1947 - Emiliano Díez, Cuban actor

1948 - Jet Black, rocker (Stranglers-Dreamtime)

1948 - Valerie Simpson, Bronx, singer, Ashford's partner (Like a Rock)

1949 - John Baldwin, Detroit, light middleweight boxer (Olympic-bronze-1968)

1950 - Richard Cowsill, Newport RI, rocker (Cowsills-Hair, We Can Fly)

1950 - Benjamin Hendrickson, American actor (d. 2006)

1951 - Robert G Torricelli, (Rep-D-New Jersey, 1983- )

1952 - Billy Rush, rocker

1952 - John Kinsella, USA, swimmer (Olympic-gold-1972)

1952 - Michael Jeter, Lawrenceburg TN, actor (Fisher King)

1952 - Willie Rush, rocker (Asbury Jukes)

1952 - Will Shortz, American crossword editor

1953 - Pat Sharkey, Irish footballer

1954 - Michael Chetwood, rocker

1954 - Sarah Lundy, horse trainer

1954 - Steve Wright, Britain's wacky DJ/actor (Funny Man)

1954 - Wally Murphy, rocker

1954 - Efren Reyes, Filipino pool player

1956 - Mark Mangino, American football coach

1957 - Alex Trevino, catcher (LA Dodgers)

1957 - Dr. Alban, Nigerian-Swedish singer

1957 - Rick Hansen, Canadian paraplegic athlete

1958 - Jan Nevens, Belgian cyclist

1959 - Jim Rutledge, Victoria, Canadian Tour golfer (1995 Indian Open)

1959 - Joanne Gail Abbott, executive (MTV)

1959 - Kathryn P Hire, Mobile Alabama, Lt Cmdr USN/astronaut (sk: STS 90)

1960 - Branford Marsalis, jazz saxophonist (Bring on the Night, Tonight Show)

1960 - Nancy Martinez, rocker

1960 - Ola Ray, St Louis Mo, playmate (Jun, 1980)/actress (Thriller)

1961 - Jeff Parrett, Indianapolis IN, pitcher (St Louis Cardinals)

1961 - Jimmy Olander, Palos Verdes Cal, singer (Diamond Rio-Meet in Middle)

1962 - Roger Kingdom, US 60m hurdler (world record)

1962 - Bob Mionske, American cyclist and attorney

1963 - David Byas, cricketer (left-handed Yorkshire batsman)

1964 - Bobby Jurasin, CFL defensive end (Saskatchewan Roughriders)

1964 - Chad Kreuter, Marin County CA, catcher (Chic White Sox)

1964 - Dave Boyes, St Catharines Ontario, rower (Olympics-96)

1964 - Karla Karch-Gailus, Vancouver BC, basketball guard (Olympics-96)

1965 - Chris Burke, actor with down syndrome (Corky-Life Goes On)

1965 - Jon Hensley, Doylestown PA, actor (Holden Snyder-As the World Turns)

1965 - Bobby Duncum, Jr., wrestler (d. 2000)

1966 - Jacques Brinkman, Dutch field hockey player

1966 - Shirley Manson, Scottish singer

1967 - Myron Guyton, NFL full safety (NE Patriots)

1968 - Courtney Hall, NFL center (SD Chargers)

1968 - Gavin Stratfold, Darwin NT, Australasia golfer

1968 - Byron Lawson, Canadian actor

1969 - Elaine Irwin Mellencamp, Allentown Penn, wife of John Cougar

1969 - Mike Gisler, NFL guard/center (NE Patriots)

1969 - Nicole Arendt, Somerville NJ, tennis star (1996 Aust doubles finalist)

1969 - Ricky Bottalico, New Britain CT, pitcher (Phila Phillies)

1970 - Brett Schultz, cricket pace bowler (South African Test)

1970 - Jacco Eltingh, Heerde Neth, tennis star (1993 ATP World Doubles)

1970 - Olimpiada Ivanova, Russian athlete

1971 - Jocelyn Borgella, NFL cornerback (Detroit Lions)

1971 - Sharon Tina Jenkins, Auckland NZ, badminton player (Olympics-96)

1971 - Thalía, Mexican singer

1972 - Sherell Ford, NBA forward (Seattle Supersonics)

1973 - Barret Robbins, NFL center (Oakland Raiders)

1974 - Freddie Scott, NFL wide receiver (Atlanta Falcons)

1974 - Kelvin Cato, NBA center (Portland Trailblazers)

1974 - Eric D. Snider, American humor columnist / movie reviewer

1975 - Shea Seals, NBA guard (LA Lakers)

1975 - Morgan Ensberg, American baseball player

1976 - Carey Tally, Memphis Tenn, soccer midfielder (Olympics-gold-96)

1976 - Amaia Montero, Spanish singer (La Oreja de Van Gogh)

1976 - Zemfira, Russian singer

1977 - Liam Botham, cricketer (son of Ian Hampshire all-rounder 1996)

1977 - Saeko Chiba, Japanese seiyū

1977 - Morris Peterson, American basketball player

1978 - Raja Kashif, Pakistani singer

1979 - Cristian Mora, Ecuadorian footballer

1979 - Rubén Pazos, Spanish footballer

1979 - Jamal Lewis, American football player

1980 - Macaulay Culkin, NYC, actor (Home Alone, My Girl, Richie Rich)

1980 - Brendan Harris, American baseball player

1980 - Chris Pine, American actor

1981 - Jesse Martin, Australian yachtsman

1981 - Petey Williams, Canadian professional wrestler

1981 - Demetria McKinney, American actress

1981 - Tino Best, West Indian cricketer

1982 - David Long, New Zealand musician

1983 - Félix Porteiro, Spanish racing driver

1986 - Cassie, American singer

1988 - Princess Maria Laura of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este

1988 - Danielle Savre, American actress

1988 - Evan Ross, American actor

1990 - Lil' Chris, British singer

1992 - Yang Yilin, Chinese gymnast

1993 - Keke Palmer, American actress

BB, you're either in the running for "king of quiz" (of which it would a no contest for the other competitors) or have a lot of time on your hands to be able research all of the above.

Edited August 26, 2009 by john b good

[Rasseru]

. . . . BB, you're either in the running for "king of quiz" (of which it would a no contest for the other competitors) or have a lot of time on your hands to be able research all of the above.

Dead easy, john b good, which is not to say it was not a labour of love - I am certain it was. Here's hoping, Rachel, that you have the most delightful and happy of birthdays.

[Blinky Bill]

. . . . BB, you're either in the running for "king of quiz" (of which it would a no contest for the other competitors) or have a lot of time on your hands to be able research all of the above.

Those were just the one's off the top of my head, jbg. I'd have spend a little time researching to find a few more.

And Happy Birthday again Rachelle. That's lovely pussy you have, but I'm sure I've told you that before.

[ThaiPauly]

Happy Bithday Rachel