Today's Birthdays – May 24, 2011

0015 Julius Caesar Germanicus Roman commandant 1753 Oliver Cromwell Burlington NJ, black who served with Washington 1895 Samuel I Newhouse US millionaire publisher (Parade, Vogue, Glamour) 1923 Siobhan McKenna Ireland, stage actress (Saint Joan) 1927 John Kelly Jr US, sculls (Olympics-bronze-1956), brother of Grace Kelly 1938 Tommy Chong Edmonton, Alberta, comedian/actor (Cheech & Chong) 1939 Dixie Carter actress (Designing Women, Edge of Night) 1941 Bob Dylan [Zimmerman] Duluth MN, singer/songwriter (Blowin’ in Wind) 1943 Frank Oz Muppeteer (Grover, Yoda) 1943 Gary Burghoff Bristol CT, actor (Radar-MASH) 1944 Patti LaBelle [Holt] Philadelphia PA, singer (LaBelle-Lady Marmalade) 1945 Priscilla Presley Brooklyn NY, actress (Jenna-Dallas, Naked Gun) 1947 Mike Reid Altoona PA, country singer (Walk on Faith) 1949 John Illsley rocker (Dire Straits) 1953 Nell [Laura] Campbell Sydney New South Wales Australia, actress (Rocky Horror Picture Show) 1955 Rosanne Cash Memphis TN, country singer (Runaway Train, Seven Year Ache, I Wonder) 1967 Heavy D rapper 1969 Rich Robinson Atlanta GA, rocker (Black Crowes-Shake Your Money Maker) 1970 Tommy Page West Caldwell NJ, singer (I’ll Be Your Everything) 1982 Baby Boy Samane South Africa, son of Christina, heaviest known viable baby (22 lbs 8 oz/10.2 kg)]]]]> ]]>