So today I turn 24. Yay! I have the best girlfriend ever, as she’s making this day so great for me! I love you Leah!
Here are some other people of note that share my birthday (from Scopesys.com):
1711 Jupiter Hammon 1st American black to publish poetry (Complete Works) 1817 Samuel Ringgold Ward Maryland, minister/abolitionist/author 1835 Alexandrine-Pieternella-Fran‡oise Tinn‚ explored the White Nile 1848 William “Candy” Cummings created the curve ball 1859 William “Buck” Ewing hall of fame catcher (NY Giants, Cin Reds) 1864 Elinor Glyn British novelist (3 Weeks) 1886 Spring Byington Colo Springs, actress (Lily Ruskin-December Bride) 19— Zulu [Gilbert Kauhi], Hilo Hawaii, actor (Det Kono-Hawaii 5-0) 1903 Irene Ryan El Paso Texas, actress (Granny-Beverly Hillbillies) 1903 Jerry Colonna Boston Mass, comedian (Jerry Colonna Show) 1903 Nathanael West American novelist (Day of the Locusts) 1905 Jean Arthur NYC, actress (Shane, Mr Smith Goes to Washington) 1912 John Paul I 263rd Roman Catholic pope (1978) 1915 Arthur Miller playwright (Death of a Salesman, The Crucible) 1917 Marsha Hunt Chicago Ill, actress (Jennifer-Peck’s Bad Girl, Jigsaw) 1919 Rita Hayworth NY (Alzheimer victim), actress (Gilda, Pal Joey) 1920 Montgomery Clift actor (From Here to Eternity) 1921 Maria Gorokhovskaya USSR, gymnast (Olympic-gold-1952) 1921 Tom Poston Columbus Ohio, actor (Steve Allen Show, Newhart) 1926 Beverly Garland Santa Cruz Calif, actress (My 3 Sons) 1926 Julie Adams Waterloo Iowa, actress (Yancy Derringer, Code Red) 1926 Karl G Henize Cincinnati Ohio, astronaut (STS 51F) 1928 James “Junior” Gilliam Dodgers (NL rookie of year 1953) 1928 Julie Adams Iowa, actress (Away All Boats, Black Rose) 1930 Jimmy Breslin Queens NYC, columnist (NY Post, News, Newsday) 1932 Paul Anderson US, light super heavyweight lifter (Olympic-gold-1956) 1933 William A Anders Hong Kong, Maj Gen, USAF/astronaut (Apollo 8) 1938 Robert “Evel” Knievel motorcycle daredevil 1941 James Seals Sidney Tx, singer (Seals & Crofts-Summer Breeze) 1942 Gary Puckett vocalist (& the Union Gap-Woman Woman, Young Girl) 1943 Susan Davenny Wyner New Haven Ct, soprano (Walter Naumberg Prize) 1944 Carol Cole West Medford Mass, actress (Ellie-Grady) 1945 Dave Cutler CFL place kicker (Edmonton Eskimos) 1946 Bob Seagren Pomona Calif, actor (Soap)/pole vaulter (Olympic-gold-68) 1947 Charles A Ingene macromarketing researcher 1947 Michael McKean NYC, actor (Lenny-Laverne & Shirley, Grand) 1948 George Wendt Chicago Ill, actor (Norm-Cheers) 1948 Margot Kidder Yellowknife, actress (Lois Lane, Amityville Horror) 1949 Bill Hudson Portland Ore, comedians (Bonkers, Hudson Brothers Show) 1949 Timothy Bottoms Santa Barbara Calif, actor (Adam-East of Eden) 1952 Howard E Rollins Jr Balt Md, actor (Bannister-Wildside) 1955 Sam Bottoms actor (Prime Risk, Savages) 1956 Mae C Jemison Decatur Alabama, MD/astronaut (Sked:STS 47) 1957 Vincent Van Patten Belrose NY, actor (Apple’s Way, 3 for the Road) 1958 Alan Jackson rocker (Don’t Rock the Jukebox, Here in the Real World) 1959 Dolph Lundgren actor (Rocky 4, Masters of the Universe) 1965 Connie Ann Hearn Anchorage Alaska, actress (New Kind of Family)
And some events on this day:
532 Boniface II ends his reign as Catholic Pope 1492 Columbus sights isle of San Salvador (Watling Island, Bahamas) 1691 New royal charter for Massachusetts, now including Maine, Plymouth 1777 British General John Burgoyne surrenders at Saratoga, NY 1781 Cornwallis defeated at Yorktown 1787 Boston blacks, petition legislature for equal school facilities 1829 Delaware River & Chesapeake Bay Canal formally opened 1850 Knickerbocker Engine Co Number 5 organized 1855 Bessemer steelmaking process patented 1860 1st pro golf tournament held (Scotland) (Willie Park wins) 1868 Constitution of Grand Duchy of Luxembourg comes into effect 1871 President Grant suspends writ of habeas corpus 1894 Ohio national guard kills 3 lynchers while rescuing a black man 1899 Sutro railroad sold to Robert F Morrow for $215,000 1904 Bank of Italy (Bank of America) opens its doors 1918 Yugoslavia proclaims itself a republic 1919 Radio Corporation of America (RCA) created 1920 Chicago Bears (as Decatur Staleys) play 1st NFL game, win 7-0 1931 Al Capone convicted of tax evasion, sentenced to 11 years in prison 1933 Albert Einstein arrives in the US, a refugee from Nazi Germany 1934 “The Aldrich Family” premieres on radio 1935 Pacific Assoc of AAU votes not to participate in Berlin Olympics 1941 1st US destroyer (Kearney) torpedoed in WW II, off Iceland 1945 Juan Per¢n becomes dictator of Argentina 1954 Phila Eagle Adrian Burk passes for 7 touchdowns vs Wash (49-21) 1955 Lee Merriwether joins the Today Show panel 1956 England’s 1st large scale nuclear power station opens 1957 Britain’s Queen Elizabeth & Prince Philip visit White House 1957 French author Albert Camus awarded Nobel Prize in Literature 1959 Queen Elizabeth is fined $140 for withdrawing her race horse 1961 NASA civilian pilot Joseph A Walker takes X-15 to 33,100 m 1961 NY Museum of Modern Art hung Henri Matisse’s “Le Bateau” upside-down, It wasn’t corrected until December 3rd 1962 Yanks beat Giants for 20th world championship 1964 Yanks fire Manager Yogi Berra 1967 Barbra Streisand stars on “Belle of 14th Street” special on CBS 1967 Memorial service for Brian Epstein at New London Synagogue 1967 Pete Knight in X-15 reaches 85 km 1967 The play “Hair” is 1st performed 1969 NY Nets move from Comack to Island Garden, Hempstead NY 1969 Plastic Ono Band’s “Cold Turkey” is released in UK 1969 Soyuz 7 returns to Earth 1971 Pitts Pirates beat Balt Orioles, 4 games to 3 in 68th World Series 1972 1st time Islanders shut-out-5-0 vs Penguins 1973 5-mo oil embargo by Arab states against US & Netherlands begins 1974 NBA New Orleans Jazz begin a 28 game road losing streak 1974 Washington Capitals 1st NHL home victory, beating Chicago 4-3 1974 Oakland A’s beat LA Dodgers, 4 games to 1 in 71st World Series, makes A’s the only team other than Yanks to win 3 straight series 1975 1st Space Shuttle main engine test at Natl Space Tech Labs, Miss 1977 Canada begins regular live TV coverage of Parliament 1977 West German commandos storm hijacked Lufthansa in Mogadishu, Somalia freeing all 86 hostages & killing 3 of the 4 hijackers 1978 NY Islanders start a streak of 23 undefeated games at home (15-0-8) 1978 NY Yankees beat Dodgers, 4 games to 2 in 75th World Series 1978 Pres Carter signs bill restoring Jefferson Davis citizenship 1978 Yanks win 22nd World Championship capping their great comeback year 1979 D Bautista of Mexico completes 20,000 m walk in record 1:20:06.8 1979 Mother Teresa of India, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 1979 Pitts Pirates beat Balt Orioles, 4 games to 3 in 76th World Series 1983 STS-9 vehicle moves to Vandenberg AFB due to SRB nozzle problem 1985 Lou Pinella named Yankee manager 1986 US Senate approved immigration bill prohibiting hiring of illegal aliens & offered amnesty to illegals who entered prior to 1982 1987 1st lady Nancy Reagan undergoes a modified radical mastectomy 1987 1st World Series game in a covered stadium (Minnesota Metrodome) (World Series #84) 1988 31 reported dead as Ugandan jetliner crashes in fog near Rome 1988 Dallas Green replaces Lou Pinella as manager of the NY Yankees 1988 Lyndon LaRouche pleads innocent to fraud, conspiracy indictment 1988 Phillip Morris announces $11 Billion tender offer for Kraft 1988 Rockin Robin beats “Sensational” Sherri Martel for WWF women’s title 1988 Traveling Wilbury’s 1st release “Handle With Care” 1989 Earthquake in SF (6.9) cancels 3rd game of 86th World Series - kills 67 1991 News anchor Bree Walker Lampley files an FCC complaint that LA radio KFI-AM personally attacked her by discuss her having a disformed baby