Today's Birthdays – August 30, 2011

Celebrity Birthdays 1797 Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley London England, author (Frankenstein) 1837 Ellen Lewis Herndon Arthur wife of president Chester A Arthur 1871 Ernest Lord Rutherford England, physicist; discovered atomic nucleus 1901 Roy Wilkins American civil rights leader (d. 1981) 1907 Fred MacMurray Kankakee Ill, actor (Caine Mutiny, My 3 Sons) 1909 Joan Blondell NYC, actress (Real McCoys, Here Come the Brides) 1918 Ted Williams Baseball’s last .400 hitter (Boston Red Sox, hit .406, .344 lifetime) 1919 Kitty Wells Nashville Tn, country singer (Grand Ole Opry) 1928 Bill Daily Des Moines Iowa, actor (I Dream of Jeannie, Newhart) 1930 Warren Buffett author (The Midas Touch) 1931 John L Swigert Jr Denver Colorado, astronaut (Apollo 13 1935 John Phillips singer (Mama & Papas-California Dreaming) 1947 Peggy Lipton Lawrence NY, actress (Julie-Mod Squad, Twin Peaks) 1948 Lewis Black American comedian 1950 John Landis actor (American Werewolf in London) 1951 Timothy Bottoms actor (Paper Chase, East of Eden) 1953 Robert Parish NBA center (Boston Celtics) 1963 Oderus Urungus American vocalist (GWAR) 1971 Lars Frederiksen American guitarist (Rancid and UK Subs) 1972 Cameron Diaz American actress 1973 Lisa Ling American journalist 1974 Aaron Barrett American vocalist and guitarist (Reel Big Fish) 1974 Matt Bongiovi heavy metal rocker (cousin of Jon Bon Jovi) 1978 Swizz Beatz American record producer and rapper 1980 Derrick Ward American football player 1981 Adam Wainwright American baseball player 1986 Ryan Ross American guitarist (Panic! at the Disco) 1988 Michael Cavanaugh (“StrongSide”) American professional gamer 2001 Emily Bear American child pianist and composer]]]]> ]]>