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**Mis-cel-la-ne-ous/Birthdays - January 7 1745 - Jacques Montgolfier inventor [w/brother Joseph]: hot air balloon; died Aug 2, 1799 1800 - Millard S. Fillmore U.S. Vice-President [1849-1850]; 13th U.S. President [1850-1853], second Vice-President to inherit the office [became President when Zachary Taylor died]; died Mar 8, 1874 1911 - (Thelma) Butterfly McQueen actress: The Mosquito Coast, Duel in the Sun, Gone with the Wind; died Dec 22, 1995 1912 - Charles Addams cartoonist: The New Yorker; TV and films: The Addams Family; died Sep 29, 1988 1913 - Johnny (John Robert) Mize ‘The Big Cat’: Baseball Hall of Fame first baseman: SL Cardinals [all-star: 1937, 1939-1941/1939 NL batting champ]; NY Giants [all-star: 1942, 1946-1949/NL record for left-handed batters: 51 homeruns: 1947]; NY Yankees [World Series: 1949-1953]; hit a home run in every major league ballpark during career; died June 2, 1993 1920 - Vincent Gardenia Tony Award-winning actor: The Prisoner of Second Avenue; Emmy Award-winner [1990]: Age-Old Friends [HBO]; L.A. Law, Breaking Away, All in the Family, The Super, Skin Deep, Moonstruck, Little Shop of Horrors, Death Wish series, Bang the Drum Slowly, The Hustler; died Dec 9, 1992 1921 - Charles Loloma jeweler: designed American Indian jewelry; died June 9, 1991 1922 - Alvin (Ralph) ‘Blackie’ Dark baseball: Boston Braves [World Series: 1948/Rookie of the Year: 1948], NY Giants [World Series: 1951, 1954/all-star: 1951, 1952, 1954], SL Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Braves, Philadelphia Phillies; died Nov 13, 2014 1922 - Jean-Pierre Rampal musician: flutist: recitals world wide; played with New York, Los Angeles, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Indianapolis, Houston, Minnesota, San Francisco, San Diego and Cincinnati symphony orchestras; died May 20, 2000 1928 - William Peter Blatty screenwriter: The Exorcist, The Ninth Configuration, Darling Lili, What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?, Promise Her Anything, A Shot in the Dark 1929 - Terry Moore (Helen Koford) actress: Beverly Hills Brats, Kill Factor, Peyton Place, Come Back, Little Sheba, Gaslight 1930 - Jack Greene The Green Giant: singer: CMA Male Vocalist, Album, Single and Song of the Year: There Goes My Everything [1967]; died Mar 14, 2013 1930 - Douglas Kiker newscaster: NBC-TV News; journalist: NBC Magazine with David Brinkley; author: Death Below Deck; died Aug 14, 1991 1938 - Lou Graham golf: U.S. Open Champion [1975] 1938 - Paul Revere singer, musician: keyboards: group: Paul Revere and The Raiders: Hungry , Kicks, Him or Me-What’s it Gonna Be, Indian Reservation; died Oct 4, 2014 1942 - Jim (James Kenneth) Lefebvre baseball: LA Dodgers [NL Rookie of the Year: 1965/World Series: 1965, 1966/all-star: 1966]; manager: Seattle Mariners, Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers 1945 - Tony (Anthony Richard) Conigliaro baseball: Boston Red Sox [all-star: 1967], California Angels; died Feb 24, 1990 1946 - Jann Wenner publisher: Rolling Stone 1948 - Kenny Loggins musician, singer: I’m Alright, This is It, Welcome to Heartlight, Danger Zone 1950 - Erin Gray actress: Starman, Silver Spoons, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, T-Force, A Dangerous Place, Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday, Breaking Home Ties, Six Pack, Born Beautiful, The Ultimate Imposter 1953 - Morris Titantic hockey: NHL: Buffalo Sabres 1956 - David Caruso actor: C.S.I.: Miami, N.Y.P.D. Blue, An Officer and a Gentleman, Mad Dog and Glory, Michael Hayes 1957 - Katie Couric (Katherine Anne Couric) TV news anchor: CBS Evening News with Katie Couric; TV host: Today Show 1958 - Linda Kozlowski actress: Crocodile Dundee series; Backstreet Justice, Village of the Damned, Shaughnessy; wife of actor Paul Hogan 1962 - Jeff (Jeffrey Thomas) Montgomery baseball: pitcher: Cincinnati Reds, KC Royals [all-star: 1992, 1993, 1996] 1963 - Craig (Barry) Shipley baseball: LA Dodgers, NY Mets, SD Padres, Houston Astros 1964 - Nicolas Cage (Nicholas Coppola) actor: The Best of Times, The Rock, Leaving Las Vegas, Vampire’s Kiss, Raising Arizona, Racing with the Moon, Moonstruck, Peggy Sue Got Married, The Cotton Club, Birdy, Valley Girl, Con Air, Face/Off, The Family Man, Windtalkers; nephew of director Francis Ford Coppola and actress Talia Shire 1966 - Randy Burridge hockey: NHL: Boston Bruins, Washington Capitals, LA Kings, Buffalo Sabres 1967 - Guy Hebert hockey: NHL: SL Blues, Anaheim Mighty Ducks 1969 - Erric Pegram football: RB: Atlanta Falcons, Pittsburgh Steelers, NY Giants, San Diego Chargers
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