Today's Birthdays – December 27, 2011

Celebrity Birthdays

1773 – George Cayley, English scientist, inventor, and politician (d. 1857) (found science of aerodynamics) 1822 – Louis Pasteur, French scientist (d. 1895) 1879 – Sydney Greenstreet, English actor (d. 1954) (Maltese Falcon) 1896 – Louis Bromfield, American writer (d. 1956) (Early Autumn, Pulitzer-1926) 1901 – Marlene Dietrich, German actress and singer (d. 1992) (Blue Angel) 1915 – William Howell Masters, physician/science of sex (Masters & Johnson) 1924 – James A. McClure, American politician (d. 2011) (Senator-R-ID) 1931 – Scotty Moore, American guitarist (Elvis Presley) 1939 – John Amos, American actor (Good Times, Coming to America) 1943 – Cokie Roberts, American journalist 1944 – Mick Jones, British musician (Foreigner) 1948 – Gérard Depardieu, French actor (Three Musketeers, Danton) 1950 – Terry Bozzio, American drummer (Missing Persons) 1952 – David Knopfler, British musician (Dire Straits) 1952 – Karla Bonoff, American singer and songwriter (New World, Restless Nights) 1957 – Jerry Gaskill, American musician (King’s X) 1960 – Maryam d’Abo, British actress (Living Daylights, Xtro, Until Sept) 1962 – Barbara Crampton, actress/horror movie scream queen (Body Double, The Young & the Restless) 1964 – Theresa Randle, American actress 1966 – Bill Goldberg, American football player and professional wrestler 1966 – Eva LaRue, American actress (CSI: Miami) 1970 – Joanie Laurer (aka “Chyna”), American professional wrestler 1972 – Matt Slocum, American musician (Sixpence None the Richer) 1973 – Wilson Cruz, Puerto Rican actor (My So Called Life, Ally McBeal) 1974 – Masi Oka, Japanese-American actor (Hiro – Heroes, Hawaii Five-0 [2011]) 1975 – Heather O’Rourke, American actress (d. 1988) (Happy Days, Poltergeist) famous for the line “They’re Heeeeeeere” 1978 – Deuce McAllister, American football player (Ole Miss Rebels, New Orleans Saints) 1979 – Carson Palmer, American football player (Oakland Raiders) 1988 – Hayley Williams, American singer (Paramore) )    ]]]]> ]]>

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