From the ArcaMax Publishing, History & Quotes Newsletter:
http://www.arcamax.com/news/quotes/s-73380-308600
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)