From the ArcaMax Publishing, History & Quotes Newsletter:
http://www.arcamax.com/news/quotes/s-138594-750612
Those born on this date include:
- English poet John Milton in
1608
- Journalist Joel Chandler Harris, author of the "Uncle
Remus" stories, in 1848
- Clarence Birdseye,
industrialist/inventor, noted as "the father of frozen foods," in
1886
- Circus clown Emmett Kelly in 1898
- Bandleader
Freddie Martin in 1906
- Actor Douglas Fairbanks Jr. in 1909
- Actor Broderick Crawford in 1911
- Former Speaker of the House
Thomas "Tip" O'Neill, D-Mass., in 1912
- Actor Kirk Douglas in
1916 (age 90)
- Comedian Redd Foxx in 1922
- Actors Dina
Merrill in 1925 (age 81), Dick Van Patten in 1928 (age 78), John
Cassavetes in 1929, Judi Dench in 1934 (age 72), and Beau Bridges in
1941 (age 65)
- Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker,
sportscaster and actor Dick Butkus in 1942 (age 64)
- Actors
Michael Nouri in 1945 (age 61) and John Malkovich in 1953 (age
53)
- Singer Donny Osmond in 1957 (age 49), and actor Joe Lando
in 1961 (age 45).