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Notable Birthdays for July 4

Those born on this date include:
- author Nathaniel Hawthorne in 1804
- Songwriter Stephen Foster ("Oh! Susannah," "Beautiful Dreamer") in 1826
- Circus operator James Bailey in 1847
- Calvin Coolidge, 30th president of the United States, in 1872
- Innovative cartoonist Rube Goldberg in 1883
- Louis B. Mayer, film mogul and co-founder of MGM, in 1885
- Actor/politician George Murphy in 1902
- Conductor Mitch Miller in 1911 (age 94)
- Ann Landers, advice columnist, in 1918
- Her twin, also an advice columnist, Abigail Van Buren in 1918 (age 88)
- Former hotel executive Leona Helmsley in 1920 (age 86)
- Actress Eva Marie Saint in 1924 (age 82)
- Playwright Neil Simon in 1927 (age 79)
- Actress Gina Lollobrigida in 1928 (age 78)
- Al Davis, Oakland Raiders owner, in 1929 (age 77)
- New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner in 1930 (age 76)
- TV reporter Geraldo Rivera in 1943 (age 63)
- And former tennis player Pam Shriver in 1962 (age 44).

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This news arrived on: 07/04/2006

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