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Notable Birthdays for July 8

Those born on this date include:
- dirigible inventor Ferdinand von Zeppelin in 1838
- French psychologist Alfred Binet in 1857
- Oil magnate John D. Rockefeller in 1839 and his grandson, U.S. Vice President Nelson Rockefeller, in 1908
- Also in 1908, band leader Louis Jordan
- White House journalist Sarah Newcomb McClendon in 1910
- Drama critic Walter Kerr in 1913
- Jazz singer Billy Eckstine in 1914
- TV executive Roone Arledge in 1931
- Singers Jerry Vale in 1932 (age 74) and Steve Lawrence in 1935 (age 71)
- Actor Jeffrey Tambor in 1944 (age 62)
- Ballet dancer Cynthia Gregory in 1946 (age 60)
- Children's singer Raffi (Cavoukian) in 1948 (age 58)
- Chef Wolfgang Puck in 1949 (57), and actors Kim Darby in 1948 (age 58), Anjelica Huston in 1951 (age 55), Kevin Bacon in 1958 (age 48) and Billy Crudup in 1968 (age 38).

Copyright 2006 by United Press International

This news arrived on: 07/08/2006
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