Today’s Birthdays


1685–Johann Sebastian Bach; composer

1813–James Jesse Strang; King of the Mormons (1850-56)

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1869–Florenz Ziegfield; producer of the Ziegfield Follies

1910–Julio Gallo; Ernest & Julio Gallo Winery

1922–Carl Reiner; actor, comedian, producer

1931–Hal Linden; actor, Barney Miller

1937–Jerry Reed; musician, guitarist

1939–Tommy Davis; baseball star, Los Angeles Dodgers

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1945–Pat Riley; basketball player, hall-of-fame-coach

1946–Timothy Dalton; actor, James Bond

1950–Roger Hodgson; musician, guitarist, Supertramp

1957–Spike Lee; director

1958–Gary Oldman; actor

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1962–Mathew Broderick; actor

1963–Kathy Ireland; supermodel

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