Today's Birthdays – August 31, 2011

Celebrity Birthdays 12 Caligula (Gaius Caesar), 3rd Roman emperor (37-41 AD) 1919 Richard Basehart actor (Voyage to Bottom of the Sea) 1928 James Coburn Laurel Nebr, actor (Our Man Flint, Magnificent Seven) 1931 Dan Rather news anchor (CBS-TV) 1935 Eldridge Cleaver Black Panther turned Republican 1935 Frank Robinson baseball player/manager (MVP 1961-NL 1966-AL) 1945 Van Morrison Belfast, singer (Here Comes the Night) 1948 Rudolf Schenker German guitarist (Scorpions) 1949 Richard Gere Phila Pa, actor (Breathless, Cotton Club) 1957 Gina Schock American drummer (The Go-Go’s) 1957 Glenn Tilbrook guitarist/vocalist (Squeeze-Tempted) 1959 Rachel Dennison Knoxville Tn, actress (Doralee Rhodes-9 to 5) 1960 Chris Whitley American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2005) 1962 Dee Bradley Baker American voice actor 1963 Reb Beach heavy metal rocker (Winger-17) 1967 Gene Hoglan American drummer (Devin Townsend, Strapping Young Lad, Testament, Fear Factory) 1970 Debbie Gibson Brooklyn NY, singer (Only in My Dreams) 1972 Chris Tucker American actor and comedian 1977 Paul Garber helped establish Air & Space Museum in Washington DC]]]]> ]]>