1857 - Robert Baden-Powell, founder (Boy Scouts, Girl Guides)
1891 - "Chico" Marx, NY, actor/comedian (Marx Brothers, Animal Crackers)
1896 - Enid Markey, Co, actress (Bringing Up Buddy)
1896 - Nacio Herb Brown, composer
1899 - Dwight Frye, KS, actor (Dracula, Frankenstein)
1899 - George O'Hara, Actor
1901 - Mildred Davis, PA, actress (Grandma's Boy)
1904 - Peter Hurd, NM, painter (Portrait of Jose Herrera)
1906 - Gale Gordon, Ca, actor (Our Miss Brooks, Here's Lucy)
1907 - Robert Young, Ill, actor (Father Knows Best, Marcus Welby MD)
1907 - Sheldon Leonard, NY, actor/director (Danny Thomas Show)
1915 - Dan Seymour, Ill, actor (We the People, Sing It Again)
1918 - Don Pardo, Ma, TV announcer (Jeopardy, SNL)
1918 - Charlie Finley, sports entrepreneur
1925 - Guy Mitchell, MI, actor (Red Garters, 3 Redheads from Seattle)
1926 - Bud Yorkin, producer (All in the Family, 1959, 1960 Emmy)
1927 - Donald May, Ill, actor (Edge of Night)
1928 - Paul Dooley, WV, actor (16 Candles, Strange Brew, Wedding)
1929 - Marni Nixon, singer (for Audrey Hepburn, Natalie Wood & Deborah Kerr)
1929 - Ryne Duren, pitcher (NY Yankees)
1929 - James Hong, Actor (Big Trouble in Little China)
1929 - Rebecca Schull, Actress
1930 - Allison Hayes, Wa, actress (Attack of the 50 Foot Woman)
1930 - James McGarrell, painter
1934 - George "Sparky" Anderson, SD, baseball manager (Reds, Tigers)
1937 - Joanna Russ, sci-fi author (Hugo, Female Man, Alyx)
1937 - Tommy Aaron, GA, PGA golfer (1973 Masters)
1938 - Bobby Hendricks, R&B Singer (Itchy Twitchy Feeling)
1938 - Ishmael Reed, author (Last Days of Louisiana Red)
1939 - Steve Barber, pitcher (Balt Orioles, NY Yankees)
1940 - Chet Walker, all-star forward (Chicago Bulls)
1940 - Billy Name, photographer
1943 - Dick Van Arsdale, all-star (NY Knicks, Phoenix Suns)
1943 - Tom Van Arsdale, all-star (Detroit, Cincinnati)
1944 - E J Peaker, Ok, actress (That's Life)
1944 - Jonathan Demme, NY, actor/director (Caged Heat, Swing Shift)
1945 - Oliver, vocalist (Good Morning Starshine, Jean)
1945 - Leslie Charleson, Actress
1948 - Dennis Awtrey, center (Chicago Bulls, Suns)
1948 - John Ashton, Actor
1949 - Leslie Charleson, Mo, actress (General Hospital)
1950 - Ellen Greene, NY, vocalist/actress (Little Shoppe of Horrors)
1950 - Julius Erving, forward (NY Nets, Phila 76ers)
1952 - James Philip Bagian, Pa, MDPE/astronaut (STS 29, STS 40)
1952 - Wayne John Levi, NY, PGA golfer (1983 Buick Open)
1956 - Amy Alcott, MO, LPGA golfer (1983 Nabisco Dinah Shore)
1958 - Kyle MacLachlan, WA, actor (Blue Velvet, Dune, Hidden)
1959 - Susan Benjamin, actress (Accidental Family)
1961 - Mike Morris, center (Minnesota Vikings)
1964 - Jim Wicek, NY, actor (Ryan's Hope)
1965 - Chris Dudley, center (NY Knicks, Portland Trail Blazers)
1965 - Pat LaFontaine, Mo, center (NY Islanders, NY Rangers)
1965 - Dean Karr, director and photographer
1966 - Resga Riggins, Al, Miss America
1966 - Thorsten Kaye, actor (One Life to Live, Silencers)
1966 - Rachel Dratch, Actress and comedienne
1967 - Steve Broussard, running back (Seattle Seahawks)
1968 - Jayson Williams, center (NJ Nets)
1968 - Jeri Ryan, actress (7 of 9-Star Trek Voyager)
1968 - Reggie Rivers, running back (Denver Broncos)
1969 - Mark Chmura, tight end (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31)
1969 - Shawn Jefferson, wide receiver (San Diego Chargers, NE Patriots)
1969 - Thomas Jane, Actor (Punisher, The Mist)
1970 - Adam Keefe, forward (Utah Jazz)
1971 - Gilbert Brown, defensive tackle (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31)
1971 - Max Lane, tackle (NE Patriots)
1972 - Christin Didier, Mn, Miss USA
1972 - Michael Chang, NJ, tennis (1989 French Open)
1973 - James Christensen, guard (Atlanta Falcons)
1975 - Charles O'Bannon, guard (Detroit Pistons)
1975 - Drew Barrymore, LA California, actress (ET, Firestarter)

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1775 - 1st US joint stock company (to make cloth) offers shares at 10 cents
1784 - 1st US ship to trade with China, "Empress of China," sails from NY
1819 - Spain renounces claims to Oregon Country, Florida (Adams-Onís Treaty)
1821 - Spain sells (east) Florida to United States for $5 million
1847 - Battle of Buena Vista: US troops beat Mexican army
1854 - 1st meeting of Republican Party (Michigan)
1856 - 1st national meeting of Republican Party (Pittsburgh)
1860 - Shoe-making workers of Lynn Ms, strike successfully for higher wages
1864 - Battle at Dalton Georgia
1864 - last day of Battle of Okolona, MS
1864 - Skirmish at Calfkiller Creek (Sparta) Tennessee
1865 - Battle of Wilmington, NC (Fort Anderson) occupied by Federals
1889 - Pres Cleveland signs bill to admit Dakotas, Montana & Washington state
1900 - Hawaii became a US territory
1909 - Great White Fleet, 1st US fleet to circle the globe, returns to Va
1924 - 1st presidential radio address (Calvin Coolidge)
1935 - Airplanes are no longer permitted to fly over the White House
1956 - Elvis Presley's 1st hit in Billboard's top 10: "Heartbreak Hotel"
1959 - 1st Daytona 500 auto race-Lee Petty wins (135.521 MPH)
1962 - Wilt Chamberlain sets NBA record with 34 free throw attempts
1963 - Beatles begin their own music publishing company (Northern Songs)
1967 - US & S Vietnamese troops launched Operation Junction City, offensive to 1968 - Genesis release their 1st record "Silent Sun"
1969 - Barbara Jo Rubin becomes 1st female jockey to win at a major US track
1972 - President Nixon, meets with Chinese Premier Chou En-Lai in Beijing
1979 - Billy Martin named manager of Oakland A's
1980 - USA beats USSR in Olympic hockey 4-3 en route to a gold medal
1981 - Amy Alcott wins LPGA Bent Tree Ladies Golf Classic
1989 - NY Lotto pays $26.9 million to one winner (#s are 1-5-12-19-44-50)
1989 - 31st Grammy Awards: Don't Worry Be Happy, Faith, Tracy Chapman
1991 - Kelli McCarty, 21, Ks, crowned 40th Miss USA
1992 - Lisa Walters wins LPGA Itoki Hawaiian Ladies Open Golf Tournament

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