Today's Birthdays – January 6, 2012

Notable Birthdays

1412 – Joan of Arc, French military figure and Roman Catholic Saint (legendary date) (d. 1431) 1580 – (baptised) John Smith of Jamestown (d. 1631) 1822 – Heinrich Schliemann, German archaeologist (d. 1890) (First excavated site thought to be legendary city of Troy) 1854 – Sherlock Holmes Mycroft, fictional detective (via Arthur Conan Doyle) 1878 – Carl Sandburg, American poet and historian (d. 1967) (Lincoln biographer) 1880 – Tom Mix, American silent-screen cowboy actor (d. 1940) (Dick Turpin) 1903 – Francis L. Sullivan, English actor (d. 1956) (Missing Rembrandt) 1912 – Danny Thomas, American actor (d. 1991) (St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital Spokesman, father of Marlo) 1913 – Loretta Young, American actress (d. 2000) (Farmer’s Daughter, Stranger) 1913 – Tom Brown, American actor (Ed-Gunsmoke, Lieutenant Rovacs-Mr Lucky) 1916 – Eugene T. Maleska, American crossword puzzle creator and editor (d. 1993) 1920 – Sun Myung Moon, Korean evangelist (Unification Church aka “Moonies”) 1924 – Earl Scruggs, American musician (Flatt & Scruggs-Ballad of Jed Clampett, Rocky Top) 1925 – John DeLorean, American auto maker (d. 2005) (DMC-12, Creator of the “Back to the Future” car) 1930 – Vic Tayback, American actor (d. 1990) (Mel-Alice, Khan, Portrait of a Stripper) 1931 – Edgar Laurence (E. L.) Doctorow, American author (World’s Fair) 1937 – Doris Troy, American singer (d. 2004) (Just One Kiss) 1937 – Lou Holtz, American football coach (Many NCAA Teams, most notably – Notre Dame from 1986-1996) 1944 – Bonnie Franklin, American actress (Ann-1 Day at a Time) 1944 – Van McCoy, American soul singer/songwriter (Hey Mr DJ, Do the Hustle) 1945 – Pepe Le Pew cartoon skunk (Au Dorable Kitty) 1946 – Syd Barrett, English guitarist, singer and songwriter (d. 2006) (Pink Floyd-The Piper at the Gates of Dawn) 1947 – Robert Englund, American actor (Freddy Kreuger) 1951 – Kim Wilson, American musician (The Fabulous Thunderbirds) 1952 – Moondog Spot, American professional wrestler (d. 2003) 1953 – Malcolm Young, Scottish-born Australian guitarist (AC/DC) 1954 – Trudie Styler, English actress (Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch) (Married to Sting of Police fame) 1955 – Rowan Atkinson, English comedian and actor (Mr Bean, Blackadder, Never Say Never Again) 1957 – Nancy Lopez, American golfer 1959 – Kathy Sledge, American singer (Sister Sledge-We are Family) 1960 – Andrea Thompson, American actressDet. (Det. Jill Kirkendall-NYPD Blue) 1960 – Howie Long, American football player and analyst (Fox NFL Analyst) 1962 – Michael Houser, American guitarist (Widespread Panic) (d. 2002) 1964 – Jacqueline Moore, American wrestler (Miss Jackie, WWE & Impact Wrestling) 1964 – Mark O’Toole, English bassist & drummer (Frankie Goes to Hollywood) 1968 – John Singleton, American film director (Boyz in the Hood) 1970 – Gabrielle Reece, American volleyball player / supermodel 1970 – Julie Chen, American television presenter (CBS News) 1975 – Nicole DeHuff, American actress (d. 2005) (Meet the Parents) 1976 – Danny Pintauro, American actor (Who’s the Boss) 1981 – Mike Jones, American rapper]]]]> ]]>

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