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Notable Birthdays, May 9

Those born on this date include:

- Abolitionist John Brown in 1800
- Scottish novelist James Barrie, author of "Peter Pan," in 1860
- Howard Carter, the egyptologist who discovered the tomb of Tutankhamen, in 1873
- Industrialist Henry J. Kaiser in 1882
- Spanish philosopher Jose Ortega y Gasset in 1883
- TV journalist Mike Wallace in 1918 (age 88)
- Tennis champion Richard "Pancho" Gonzalez in 1928
- Actor Albert Finney in 1936 (age 70)
- Actress Glenda Jackson in 1937 (age 69)
- TV producer and filmmaker James L. Brooks in 1940 (age 66)
- Former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft in 1942 (age 64)
- Actress Candice Bergen in 1946 (age 60)
- Singer/songwriter Billy Joel in 1949 (age 57)



This news arrived on: 05/08/2006
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