Today In History (Birthdays) February 24th 1921 - Abe Vigoda, NYC, actor (Barney Miller, Fish) 1921 - Douglass Watson, Jackson GA, actor (Satan Murders, Another World) 1921 - Ingvar Lidholm, composer 1921 - Ludvig Aschkenazy, writer 1921 - Gaston Reiff, Belgian athlete (b. 1992) 1922 - Kanwar Rai Singh, cricketer (batted at MCG in Test for India 1948) 1922 - Richard Hamilton, painter 1922 - Steven Hill, Seattle WA, actor (Goddess, Raw Deal, Yentl, Law & Order) 1923 - David Soyer, American cellist 1924 - Lionel Dakers, director (Royal School of Church Music) 1924 - William Pillar, British admiral 1926 - Reginald Freeson, British MP 1926 - Jean Alexander, English actress 1927 - David Mourao-Ferreira, poet/politician 1929 - David Houston, Major-General/Lord Lieutenant of Sutherland 1929 - Richard B Shull, Evanston Ill, actor (Diana, Holmes & Yoyo) 1930 - Barbara Lawrence, Carnegie, Oklahoma, American actress (Oklahoma!, A Letter to Three Wives), (d. 2013) 1931 - Brian Close, cricketer (played for England between 1949 & 1976) 1931 - Inge Bernstein, British judge 1931 - Lev Vasilyevich Vorobyov, Russia, cosmonaut 1931 - Maezumi Hakuyu Taizan Koun, teacher Rinzai/Soto lines of Zen Buddhism 1931 - Marta Marzotto, Italy, countess 1931 - Dominic Chianese, American actor 1932 - Andrew Jacobs Jr, (Rep-D-IN, 1965-73, 75- ) 1932 - Everard Goodman, English real estate developer (TOPS Estates) 1932 - John Vernon, Canada, actor (Animal House, Chained Heat, Dirty Harry) 1932 - Michel Legrand, composer (Summer of 42, Windmills of Your Mind) 1933 - Judah Folkman, American cancer researcher 1934 - Bettino Craxi, Italys 1st socialist premier (1983-87) 1934 - Flemming Nielsen, Denmark, soccer player (Olympic-silver-1960) 1934 - Frank Chapot, US, equestrian (Olympic-silver-1960, 1972) 1934 - Linda Cristal, Buenos Aires Arg, actress (Victoria-High Chapparal) 1934 - Renata Scotto, Savona, Italy, soprano and opera director (Violetta-La Traviata) 1934 - Shuko Mizuno, composer 1934 - Bingu wa Mutharika, Thyolo, Nyasaland (Malawi), Malawi President (2004-2012), (d. 2012) 1937 - Jerry Wiggin, British MP 1938 - James Farentino, Brooklyn, New York, actor (The Final Countdown), (d. 2012) 1938 - Kathleen Richardson, president (Methodist Conference) 1938 - Phil Knight, American sportswear manufacturer 1939 - George Bain, principal (London Business School) 1940 - Denis Law, British(?) soccer player 1940 - Jimmy Ellis, WBA heavyweight boxing champ (1968-70) 1940 - Theo Bosch, Dutch humanist/architect (Nieuwmarkt, Amsterdam) 1940 - Pete Duel, American actor (d. 1971) 1940 - Denis Law, Scottish footballer 1941 - Joanie Sommers, American singer and actress 1942 - David K Williamson, Australian screenplay/playwright (Removalists) 1942 - Joe Lieberman, (Sen-D Connecticut) 1942 - Paul Jones, England, rocker (Manfried Mann-Mighty Quinn) 1942 - Stuart Henry, British disc jockey 1942 - Colin Bond, Australian racing driver 1943 - Hristo Prodanov, Bulgarian mountaineer 1943 - Terry Semel, American business executive 1943 - Pablo Milanés, Cuban musician 1944 - Barry Bostwick, San Mateo Ca, actor (Rocky Horror Show, Megaforce) 1944 - Nicky Hopkins, rock pianist (Stones-Ruby Tuesday, Quicksilver) 1944 - Sheila Larkin, Brooklyn New York, American actress (Deborah-Storefront Lawyer) 1946 - Anthony Mayer, chief executive (Housing Corporation) 1946 - Michael Radford, director (1984, White Mischief) 1946 - Grigory Margulis, Russian mathematician 1946 - John Stapleton, English television presenter 1947 - Edward James Olmos, Cal, actor (Miami Vice, Stand & Deliver, Triumph) 1947 - Lonnie Turner, bassist/vocalist (Steve Miller Band-Abracadabra) 1947 - Rupert Holmes, English musician 1948 - Dennis Minder Waterman, London England, actor (Fair Exchange) 1948 - Peter Mond, 4th Baron Melchett 1948 - Lorri Menconi, playmate (Feb, 1969) 1948 - J. Jayalalithaa, Indian politician 1948 - Walter Smith, Scottish football manager 1948 - Tim Staffell, English singer 1949 - John Lever, cricketer (England lefty quick in 21 Tests 1976-81) 1950 - Cathy Mant, LPGA golfer 1950 - G J M Gazdar, computational linguist 950 - George Thorogood, Wilmington, Delaware, American singer and guitarist (The Delaware Destroyers-Bad to the Bone) 1951 - Derek Randall, cricketer (England batsman & animated cover fieldsman) 1951 - Helen Shaver, Ontario Canada, actress (WIOU, Praise of Older Women) 1951 - Debra Jo Rupp, American actress 1952 - Simon Weinstock, businessman/racehorse owner 1952 - Tom Burleson, USA, basketball (Oly-silv-1972) tallest Olympian-74 1954 - Constantine Phipps, 5th Marquess of Normanby 1955 - Alain Prost, Formula One racing driver (Championships: 85, 86, 89, 93) 1955 - Bob Abrams, Ohio, rocker (Buckinghams) 1955 - Steve Jobs, San Francisco, California, American computer entrepreneur and co-founder of Apple (d. 2011) 1956 - Eddie Murray, Los Angeles California, 1st baseman (Orioles, Dodgers, Cleve Indians) 1956 - Paula Zahn, Napperville Ill, news anchor (ABC, CBS This Morning) 1956 - Judith Butler, American philosopher 1957 - Lan Burden, rocker 1957 - Phil McConkey, NFL wide receiver (NY Giants) Apple Co-founder Steve JobsApple Co-founder Steve Jobs (1955) 1958 - Sammy Kershaw, Kaplan LA, country vocalist (Cadillac Style) 1958 - Susan Scannell, Lexington Mass, actress (Nicole-Dynasty) 1958 - Plastic Bertrand, Belgian singer 1959 - Beth Broderick, Falmouth KY, actress (Aunt Zelda-Sabrina) 1959 - Michael Roy Whitney, cricket (great NSW & Aussie lefty quick 1981-92) 1961 - Janice Gibson, Tulsa OK, LPGA golfer (1994 Youngstown-Warren-15th) 1961 - Persijn Dakota Joling, Dutch rock guitarist/singer (Pilgrims-Red) 1961 - Ruud Really, soccer player (Feyenoord) 1962 - Michelle Shocked, singer/musician 1962 - Outi Mäenpää, Finnish actress 1963 - Fuad Reveiz, NFL kicker (Minnesota Vikings) 1963 - Matias Carrillo, Mexican/US baseball outfielder (Florida Marlins) 1964 - Andy Crane, British childrens television presenter 1964 - Todd Field, American actor and film director 1964 - Bill Bailey, British comedian 1964 - Russell Ingall, Australian racing driver 1965 - Paul Gruber, NFL tackle (Tampa Bay Bucs) 1965 - Lloyd McGrath, former English footballer 1965 - Jane Swift, former acting Governor of Massachusetts 1966 - Billy Zane, actor (Orlando, Memphis Belle, Millions, Titanic) 1966 - Rene Arocha, Cubans/US baseball pitcher (St Louis Cardinals) 1968 - John Velddman, soccer player (Sparta) 1968 - Vaughn Booker, NFL defensive end (KC Chiefs) 1970 - Jonathan Ward, Balt Md, actor (Doug-Charles in Charge, Beans Baxter) 1970 - Wilson Alvarez, Maracaibo Venezuela, pitcher (Chicago White Sox) 1970 - Kienast quintuplets, American quintuplets 1971 - Aki Rahunen, Finland, tennis star 1971 - Brian Savage, Sudbury, NHL left wing (Montreal Canadiens) 1971 - Pedro de la Rosa, Spanish Formula One driver 1972 - Larry Amar, Camarillo California, field hockey midfielder/captain (Oly-96) 1972 - Manon Rheaume, Lac Beauport Quebec, 1st female NHLer (Tampa Bay) 1972 - Patricia Regan Leines, Medford Or, Miss America (Oregon-3rd-1997) 1972 - Ron Davis, NFL cornerback (Atlanta Falcons, GB Packers-Super Bowl 31) 1973 - Alexei Kovalev, Moscow Russia, NHL right wing (NY Rangers) 1973 - Harold Morrow, full back (Minnesota Vikings) 1973 - James Michael Kennedy, Boston, rocker (4 Fun-Unbelievable Fun Boys) 1973 - Kavis Reed, CFL defensive back (Edmonton Eskimos) 1973 - Chris Fehn, American percussionist (Slipknot) 1973 - Jordan Jovtchev, Bulgarian gymnast 1974 - Jeremy Laster, Fullerton California, water polo driver (Olympics-96) 1974 - Simeon Rice, defensive end (Arizona Cardinals) 1974 - Chad Hugo, American musician and producer (The Neptunes) 1974 - Mike Lowell, Puerto Rican baseball player 1974 - Bonnie Somerville, American actress and singer 1975 - Ashley MacIsaac, Canadian fiddler 1975 - Maurizio Giuliano, writer and traveller 1976 - Matt Skiba, American musician (Alkaline Trio,Heavens) 1976 - Eric Griffin, American rock guitarist 1976 - Bradley McGee, Australian cyclist 1976 - Crista Flanagan, American television comedian 1976 - Zach Johnson, professional golfer 1976 - Marco Campos, Brazilian racing driver (d. 1995) 1977 - Alexis Jose Grullon, NYC, vocalist (Menudo-Cannonball) 1977 - Floyd Mayweather, Grand Rapids Mich, featherweight boxer (Oly-br-96) 1977 - Jason Akermanis, Australian rules footballer 1977 - Bronson Arroyo, American baseball player 1978 - Louise Woodward, ELton England, nanny who killed Matthew Eappen 1978 - Shinya, Japanese musician (Dir en grey) 1978 - John Nolan, American musician (Straylight Run) 1979 - Jesse Billauer, American quadriplegic surfer 1980 - Anton Gustafsson, Swedish rock music fan (d. 2003) 1980 - Shinsuke Nakamura, Japanese professional wrestler 1980 - Roman Sloudnov, Russian swimmer 1981 - Lleyton Hewitt, Australian tennis player 1981 - Mohammad Sami, Pakistani cricketer 1982 - Emanuel Villa, Argentine footballer 1982 - Klára Zakopalová, Czech tennis player 1982 - Nick Blackburn, American baseball player 1984 - Clivio Piccione, Monegasque racing driver 1984 - Sterling James Keenan, American professional wrestler 1986 - Wojtek Wolski, Polish Ice hockey player 1987 - Daniel Reilly, British entrepreneur 1987 - Mayuko Iwasa, Japanese entertainer and model 1987 - Chieko Kawabe, Japanese singer, model and actress 1989 - Kosta Koufos, American-Greek basketball player
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