Today's Birthdays – January 20, 2012

Notable Birthdays

1732 – Richard Henry Lee, American farmer & statesman (d. 1794) (signed Declaration of Independence) 1775 – Andre-Marie Ampere Lyon France, discovered electromagnetism 1798 – Anson Jones, 5th and last President of Texas (d. 1858) 1834 – George D. Robinson, 34th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1896) 1837 – David Josiah Brewer, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (d. 1910) 1880 – Walter W. Bacon, American politician and 60th Governor of Delaware (d. 1962) 1894 – Harold L Gray, Comic srip creator (Little Orphan Annie) 1896 – George Burns [Nathan Birnbaum], American actor/comedian (Oh God) 1919 – Alex Nicol Ossining NY, actor (Man From Laramie, Air Cadet) 1920 – DeForest Kelley, American actor (d. 1999) (Dr. McCoy – Star Trek) 1920 – Federico Fellini, Italian film director (d. 1993) (8½, Satyricon, La Dolce Vita) 1922 – Ray Anthony, American orchestra leader (Ray Anthony Show, Peter Gunn Theme) 1924 – Slim Whitman, American singer 1928 – Martin Landau, American actor (Mission: Impossible, Tucker, Space 1999) 1929 – Arte Johnson, American actor / comedian (Laugh-in, Don’t Call Me Charlie) 1929 – Edward Glenn “Fireball” Roberts, American race car driver (d. 1964) 1930 – Edwin E “Buzz” Aldrin, American astronaut (Gemini 12, Apollo 11) 1937 – Dorothy Provine, American singer, dancer and actress (d. 2010) 1942 – Slim Whitman yodeler/country singer (Home on the Range) 1946 – David Lynch, American film director (Blue Velvet, Dune, Eraserhead, Twin Peaks) 1947 – George Grantham, rocker (Poco-Crazy Eyes) 1947 – Malcolm McLaren, British punk rocker (Sex Pistols) 1949 – Ivana Trump, former wife of Donald 1951 – Ian Hill, British bassist (Judas Priest) 1952 – Paul Stanley [Eisen], American musician (Kiss)) 1955 – Michael Anthony, American bassist/singer (Van Halen, Chickenfoot) 1956 – Bill Maher, American author, comedian, and political analyst (Politically Incorrect) 1958 – Lorenzo Lamas, American actor (Lance-Falcon Crest, Renegade) 1959 – Tami Hoag, American novelist 1964 – Ozzie Guillén, Venezuelan-born baseball player and manager 1965 – John Michael Montgomery, American singer (Life’s a Dance) 1966 – Rainn Wilson, American actor 1966 – Stacey Dash, American actress (Dionne-Clueless) 1966 – Tracii Guns, American guitarist (LA Guns) 1966 – Rich Gannon, NFL quarterback (Oakland Raiders, Kansas City Chiefs) 1966 – Tia Carrere Honolulu HI, actress (Wayne’s World, General Hospital) 1968 – Melissa Rivers, American reporter and actress 1970 – Edwin McCain, American singer-songwriter 1970 – Skeet Ulrich, American actor (Scream) 1971 – Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, American drummer (The Roots) 1977 – Sid Wilson, American Musician, (Slipknot) 1978 – Joy Giovanni, American actress and glamour model 1979 – Will Young, British singer 1980 – Philippe Cousteau, Jr., French oceanographer  ]]]]> ]]>

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