Off Topic Bullsh*t Thread Volume XXIII

[dragonz]

kranberry has no man-card, it's official!

[Spartan]

So ronely

[Lady4Fiddy]

So ronely

Ummm... dude...? On RS at 2am? No wonder you were ronely.

[Spartan]

It was 4am for me.

[Lady4Fiddy]

Still....?

Were you getting ready for church?

[Spartan]

No. Just couldn't sleep.

[Krandall]

well, get to bed instead of lookin at the pr0n...


1775    The United States Army was founded.

1777    The Continental Congress in Philadelphia adopted the Stars and Stripes as the national flag.

1846    A group of U.S. settlers in Sonoma proclaimed the Republic of California.

1922    Warren G. Harding became the first president heard on radio, as Baltimore station WEAR broadcast his speech dedicating the Francis Scott Key memorial at Fort McHenry.

1928    The Republican National Convention nominated Herbert Hoover for president.

1940    The Nazis opened a concentration camp at Auschwitz in German-occupied Poland.

1940    German troops entered Paris during World War II.

1943    The Supreme Court ruled schoolchildren could not be compelled to salute the flag of the United States if doing so would conflict with their religious beliefs.

1954    President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed an order adding the words "under GERD" to the Pledge of Allegiance.

1985    A 17-day hijack ordeal began when a pair of Lebanese Shiite Muslim extremists seized TWA Flight 847 shortly after takeoff from Athens, Greece.

2002    American Roman Catholic bishops adopted a policy to bar sexually abusive clergy from face-to-face contact with parishioners but keep them in the priesthood.

2007    Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas declared an emergency after the Hamas militant group effectively took control of the Gaza Strip.

2009    Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson broke Red Auerbach's record by winning his 10th NBA title.

Famous Birthdays:


1910 - Rudolf Kempe, Niederpoyritz Germany, conductor (Tonhalle Orch 1965-72)
1912 - E Cuyler Hammond, scientist (1st to link smoking with lung cancer)
1914 - Pauline Moore, American actress (d. 2001)
1916 - Geoffrey Goodwin, British professor of international relations
1916 - Karl-Rudi Griesbach, composer
1917 - Al "Lash" LaRue, Gretna La, actor (Lash of the West, Wyatt Earp)
1917 - Atle Selberg, Norwegian mathematician
1918 - Carter Harman, composer
1918 - Dorothy McGuire, Omaha Neb, actress (Old Yeller, Summer Magic)
1918 - Leroy T Walker, Atlanta Ga, US Olympic consultant (1960, 68, 72)
1919 - Sam Wanamaker, Chic Ill, actor (Holocaust, Competition, Raw Deal)
1920 - Helmer-Rayner Sinisalo, composer
1921 - Gene Barry, NYC, actor (Bat Masterson, Name of the Game, Burke's Law)
1922 - Arthur Jacobs, musicologist
1922 - Kevin Roche, Irish architect
1923 - Donald Smith, cricketer (uneventful England opening batsman 1957)
1923 - Jack Hayward, Brit financier (Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club)
1923 - Theodore Bloomfield, composer
1924 - Solouchin, writer
1925 - Barbara Hammer Avedon, scriptwriter
1925 - David Bache, designer
1925 - Pierre Salinger, newsman (ABC)/press secretary (John Kennedy)
1926 - Hermann Kant, writer
1926 - Don Newcombe, baseball player
1928 - Ernesto "Che" Guevara Serna, Arg/Cuba revolutionary (Cuba)
1929 - Alan Davidson, cricketer (mighty Australian lefty quick all-rounder)
1929 - Cy Coleman, [Seymour Kaufman], songwriter (Witchcraft, Sweet Charity)
1929 - Cy Coleman, American composer (d. 2004)
1931 - Marla Gibbs, Chicago Ill, actress (Florence-Jeffersons, Mary-227)
1932 - Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, composer
1932 - Joe Arpaio, sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona
1933 - Jerzy Kosinski, novelist (Painted Bird, Being There)
1933 - Vladislav Rastorotsky, Soviet gymnastics coach
1935 - Jan Nijland, cattle breeder/Dutch MP (CDA)
1936 - Renaldo "Obie" Benson, singer (The Four Tops) (d. 2005)
1936 - Irmelin Sandman Lilius, Finnish actor
1937 - Jørgen Leth, Danish film director
1939 - Steny H Hoyer, (Rep-D-MD, 1981- )
1939 - John F. MacArthur, American evangelist
1940 - Ben Davidson, LA Calif, actor (Rhino-Ball Four, Code R)
1940 - Bill Baker, (Rep-R-California)
1940 - Jack Bannon, LA Calif, actor (Art-Lou Grant, Trauma Center)
1940 - John Mizelle, composer
1941 - John Edgar Widerman, US writer
1943 - F James Sensenbrenner, (Rep-R-Wisconsin)
1943 - Muff [Mervyn] Winwood, singer (Spencer Davis Group-Gimme Some Lovin)
1943 - W J [Billy] Tauzin, (Rep-D-LA, 1980- )
1943 - Harold Wheeler, American composer
1943 - John Miles, British racing driver
1944 - Laurie Colwin, American author (d. 1992)
1944 - Joe Grifasi, American actor
1945 - Rod Argent, rocker (She's Not There-Zombies, Hold Your Head Up-Argent)
1946 - Donald Trump, billionaire/master builder (Trump Towers/Plaza/Castle)
1946 - Ralph McAllister Ingersol II, NYC, newspaper publisher
1947 - Barry Melton, American guitarist (Country Joe and the Fish)
1949 - Alan White, English rock drummer (Yes, Ramshackled)
1949 - Bob Frankston, programmer (VisiCalc)
1949 - Rochelle Firestone, Kansas City MO, actress (Hellhole)
1949 - Jimmy Lea, British musician (Slade)
1949 - Harry Turtledove, American author
1950 - Jeremy Sinden, actor (Chariots of Fire, Ascendancy, Harem)
1950 - Rowan Williams, 104th Archbishop of Canterbury
1951 - Paul Boateng, British politician
1952 - Eddie Mekka, Worcester Mass, actor (Carmine-Laverne & Shirley)
1952 - Jimmy Lea, England, rock bassist (Slade)
1952 - Pat Summitt, American basketball coach
1952 - Leon Wieseltier, American writer.
1953 - David Thomas, US singer/songwriter (Pere Ubu)
1953 - Janet Mackey, New Zealand politician
1954 - Will Patton, Charleston SC, actor (No Way Out, Ballzaire the Cajun)
1955 - Kim Lankford, Montebello Calif, actress (Gingers-Knots Landing)
1955 - Larry Burrows, fictional character (Mr Destiny)
1955 - Vince Evans, NFL quarterback (Oakland Raiders)
1955 - Michael D. Duvall, California State Assemblyman
1956 - Frederick Funk, Takoma Park MD, PGA golfer (1992 Shell Houston Open)
1956 - Sam Irvin, American director and producer
1958 - Brian David Willis, rock drummer (Quarterflash)
1958 - Carina Persson, Stockholm Sweden, playmate (August, 1983)
1958 - Eric Heiden, Madison, Wisconsin, US speed skater (5 Olympic gold medals 1980)
1960 - Tonie Campbell, LA Calif, 100m hurdler (Olympic-bronze-1988)
1961 - "Boy George" O'Dowd, androgynous vocalist & druggie (Culture Club)
1961 - Grace Jackson, St Ann Jamaica, 200m runner (Olympic-silver-1988)
1961 - Sam Perkins, NBA forward/center (Seattle Supersonics)
1962 - Scott Radecic, NFL linebacker (Indianapolis Colts)
1963 - Chris DeGarmo, guitarist (Queensryche-Breaking the Silence)
1963 - James Patrick, Winnipeg, NHL defenseman (Calgary Flames)
1963 - Laurel Kean, Portland ME, LPGA golfer (1994 JAL Big Apple-17th)
1964 - Jamie Dukes, NFL center (Arizona Cardinals)
1964 - Randall Thompson, Halifax Nova Scotia, boxer (Olympics-96)
1964 - Peter Gilliver, English lexicographer
1966 - Ricky Siglar, NFL tackle (KC Chiefs, New Orleans Saints)
1966 - Rod Stephens, NFL linebacker (Washington Redskins)
1966 - Traylor Howard, Orlando Fla, actress (Joy Byrnes-Boston Common)
1967 - Ante Mise, Yugoslav soccer player (Hajduk Split/Vitesse)
1967 - Dedrick Dodge, NFL safety (SF 49ers, Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32)
1967 - Wendy Lian Williams, St Louis Mo, US diver (Olympic-bronze-88, 92)
1967 - Kelly Nash, American radio personality
1968 - Brian Wiggins, NFL wide receiver (Carolina Panthers)
1968 - Eric Murdock, NBA guard (Vancouver Grizzlies, Miami Heat)
1968 - Tony Smith, NBA guard (Miami Heat)
1968 - Yasmine Bleeth, NYC, actress (Ryan's Hope, 1 Life to Live, Baywatch)
1968 - Faizon Love, American actor
1969 - Eric Desjardins, Rauyn Quebec, NHL defenseman (Phila Flyers, Canada)
1969 - Eugene Chung, NFL guard (Jacksonville Jaguars, Indianapolis Colts)
1969 - Steffi Graf, Bruhl West Germany, tennis player (Grand Slam 1988)
1969 - Kyle Hebert, American voice actor
1969 - MC Ren, American rapper
1969 - Michael Gerber, American parody author
1970 - Simone Fleurice Eden, Arcadia Ca, playmate (Feb, 1989)
1970 - Todd Manning, fictional character (One Life to Live)
1970 - Willie Beamon, NFL cornerback (NY Giants)
1971 - Bruce Bowen, NBA guard (Boston Celtics)
1971 - Fred Baxter, NFL tight end (NY Jets)
1971 - Ramon Vega, former Swiss footballer
1972 - Jeff Kysar, NFL tackle (Oakland Raiders)
1972 - Rick Brunson, NBA guard (Portland Trailblazers)
1972 - Matthias Ettrich, German computer scientist (KDE)
1972 - Shaun Keaveny, British radio DJ
1973 - Daniel Marsh, cricketer (son of Rod South Aust slow lefty since 1993)
1973 - Michael Cade, NJ, actor (Sylvester Winkle-Calif Dreams)
1973 - Sam Shade, NFL strong safety (Cin Bengals)
1973 - Sami Kapanen, Vantaa Fin, NHL left wing (Whalers, Carolina, Oly-B-98)
1973 - Stepfret Williams, wide receiver (Dallas Cowboys)
1973 - Ceca Raznatovic, Serbian singer
1974 - Rod Payne, corner (Cincinnati Bengals)
1974 - Jang Jin-young, South Korean actress
1974 - Phillip Rhys, British actor
1975 - A J Mleczko, ice hockey forward (USA, Oly-98)
1975 - Ryuji Miki, Japanese racing driver
1975 - Chris Onstad, American cartoonist
1975 - Bob Nanna, American musician (Braid, Hey Mercedes, The City on Film)
1976 - Rita Carvalho, Miss Universe-Portugal (1996)
1976 - Alan Carr, British Stand-up comedian, Television presenter
1976 - Massimo Oddo, Italian football player
1977 - Massimiliano Neri, Italian Supermodel
1977 - Chris McAlister, American football player
1978 - Diablo Cody, American screenwriter
1978 - Steve Bégin, French-Canadian hockey player
1978 - Annia Hatch, Cuban-American gymnast
1981 - Lonneke Engel, Dutch model
1981 - Chauncey Leopardi, American actor
1982 - Jamie Green, British racing driver
1983 - John Stocco, American football player
1983 - Louis Garrel, French actor
1984 - Siobhán Donaghy, British singer (ex-Sugababes)
1984 - Lorenzo Booker, American football player
1985 - Andrew Bonner, Scottish football player
1985 - Andy Soucek, Spanish racing driver
1986 - Jonathan Clare, English cricketer
1987 - Andrew Cogliano, Professional Hockey Player
1988 - Kevin Michael McHale, American singer
1989 - Lucy Hale, American actress
1989 - Courtney Halverson, American actress
1992 - Daryl Sabara, American actor
1992 - Evan Sabara, American actor
1994 - Nicholas Pietro Santopictro, son of Vanna White
2160 - Montgomery Edward Scott, Aberdeen Scotland, fictional eng (Star Trek)




Famous Deaths:


1911 - Johan Severin Svendsen, composer, dies at 70
1916 - João Simões Lopes Neto, Brazilian writer (b. 1865)
1920 - Max Weber, German sociologist/economist/historian, dies
1926 - Mary Cassatt, American artist (b. 1843)
1927 - Johanna C P Barbiers, actress (Voddenraper of Paris), dies at 79
1927 - Ottavio Bottecchia, Italian cyclist (b. 1894)
1927 - Jerome K. Jerome, British author (b. 1859)
1928 - Emmeline Pankhurst-Goulden, English feminist, dies
1932 - Dorimène Roy Desjardins, Canadian business pioneer
1933 - Albert Ross Parsons, composer, dies at 85
1936 - Gilbert K Chesterton, English writer/poet (Father Brown), dies
1938 - William W Campbell, US astronomer (Stellar Motions), dies at 76
1941 - Pieter J Kromsigt, theologist/publicist (John Knox), dies at 74
1944 - Lubor Niederle, Czech archaeologist/slavist, dies at 78
1944 - Robert H Iseley, US pilot/lt-comdr (Saipan), dies in battle
1946 - John Logie Baird, Scottish television pioneer (b. 1888)
1948 - Ernst Henrik Ellberg, composer, dies at 79
1948 - John Blackwood McEwen, composer, dies at 80
1951 - Hendrik Baels, Belgian politician, dies at 73
1960 - Ana Pauker-Rabensohn, Romanian Foreign Minister (1945-52), dies at 67
1960 - Vladimir Nikolayevich Kryukov, composer, dies at 57
1962 - Anna Sleasers, first Boston Strangler victim
1962 - Mykhaylo Verikivsky, composer, dies at 65
1964 - [Hei]ko E Arnoldi, actor/director (3 Drops of Water), dies at 81
1965 - Guido Guerrini, composer, dies at 74
1967 - Eddie Eagan, American sportsman (b. 1897)
1968 - Karl-Birger Blomdahl, Swedish opera composer (Aniara), dies at 51
1968 - Salvatore Quasimodo, Italian poet/essayist (Nobel 1959), dies at 66
1974 - Knud Christian Jeppesen, composer, dies at 81
1975 - Pablo Antonio, Filipino modernist architect (b. 1902)
1977 - Alan Reed, actor (Fred Allen)/voice (Fred Flintstone), dies at 69
1977 - Robert Middleman, actor (Barney-Monroes), dies at 66
1977 - Robert Middleton, American actor (b. 1911)
1978 - Theodore Karyotakis, composer, dies at 74
1982 - Marie Rambert, [Cyviam Ramberg], Polish/British ballerina, dies at 94
1982 - Marjorie Bennett, actress (Blossom-Dobie Gillis), dies at 87 of cancer
1986 - Alan Jay Lerner, Broadway librettist, dies in NY at 67
1986 - Jorge Luis Borges, Arg author (Book of Sand), dies in Geneva at 86
1986 - Marlin Perkins, TV host (Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom), dies at 81
1987 - Les Favell, cricketer (757 runs for Australia), dies
1989 - Pete de Freitas, drummer (Echo & the Bunnyman), dies
1990 - Erna Berger, German soprano (b. 1900)
1991 - Joy Finzi, [Joyce A Black], British painter, dies at 84
1991 - Peggy Ashcroft, British actress (A passage to India), dies at 83
1993 - Vincent T Hamlin, cartoonist (Alley Oop), dies at 93
1994 - Denys Hay, historian, dies at 78
1994 - Harry "Little" Caesar, blues singer/actor (City Heat), dies at 66
1994 - Henry Mancini, composer (Pink Panther, Moon River), dies at 70
1994 - Lionel Grigson, professor of Jazz, dies at 52
1994 - Marianne Kunvari, writer, dies at 81
1994 - Mark Alexander Lees, rowing Coach, dies at 38
1994 - Michel Vitold, Russian/French actor (Madame et le Mort), dies at 78
1994 - Simon Prior, British auto maker, dies of injuries
1995 - Anthony Joly de Lotbiniere, television producer, dies at 69
1995 - Gesualdo Bufalino, novelist, dies at 74
1995 - Gordon Greig, journalist, dies at 63
1995 - Roger Joseph Zelazny, sci-fi writer, dies of cancer at 60
1995 - Rory Gallagher, Irish rock guitarist (See Here), dies at 47
1996 - Ted Nightingale, former colonial governor, dies at 91
1996 - Thomas Edward Montgomery, drummer, dies at 73
1997 - Henry C Gordon, USAF/astronaut (Dynasoar), dies at 71
1997 - Richard Jaeckel, actor (Starman, The Dark), dies of cancer at 70
1997 - Tesslynn O'Cull, American child abuse victim (b. 1995)
1999 - Bernie Faloney, professional football player (b. 1932)
2000 - Attilio Bertolucci, Italian poet and writer (b. 1911)
2002 - June Jordan, American writer and teacher (b. 1936)
2003 - Dale Whittington, American racing driver (b. 1959)
2004 - Ulrich Inderbinen, Swiss mountain guide (b. 1900)
2004 - Eamonn McGirr, Irish-born singer and entertainer
2005 - Carlo Maria Giulini, Italian conductor (b. 1914)
2005 - Mimi Parent, Canadian painter (b. 1924)
2006 - Jean Roba, Belgian comics author (b. 1930)
2006 - Monty Berman, British film and television producer (b. 1905)
2007 - Ruth Graham, wife of Billy Graham (b. 1920)
2007 - Robin Olds, American fighter pilot (b. 1922)
2007 - Kurt Waldheim, Austrian politician and statesman (b. 1918)
2008 - Jamelão, Brazilian samba singer (b. 1913)
2008 - Esbjörn Svensson, Swedish jazz pianist (b. 1964)
2009 - Bob Bogle, founding member of The Ventures
2009 - Ivan Della Mea, Italian singer-songwriter (b. 1940)

[Krandall]

1215    King John put his seal to the Magna Carta at Runnymede, England, granting his barons more liberty.

1775    George Washington was appointed head of the Continental Army.

1836    Arkansas became the 25th state.

1844    Charles Goodyear received a patent for a process to strengthen rubber.

1849    James Polk, the 11th president of the United States, died in Nashville, Tenn., at age 53.

1864    Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton signed an order establishing a military burial ground, which became Arlington National Cemetery.

1923    Baseball Hall of Famer Lou Gehrig made his major league debut with the New York Yankees.

1969    The variety show "Hee Haw" premiered on CBS.

1978    King Hussein of Jordan married 26-year-old American Lisa Halaby, who became Queen Noor.

1992    Vice President Dan Quayle erroneously instructed a Trenton, N.J., elementary school student to spell potato as "potatoe" during a spelling bee.

1994    Israel and the Vatican established full diplomatic relations.

1995    During his murder trial, O.J. Simpson struggled to don a pair of gloves that prosecutors said were worn by the killer of Simpson's ex-wife, Nicole, and her friend, Ronald Goldman.

1996    Singer Ella Fitzgerald died at age 78.

2003    A jury in Houston convicted accounting firm Arthur Andersen of obstruction of justice.

2006    A divided Supreme Court made it easier for police to barge into homes and seize evidence without knocking or waiting.

2006    Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates said he would transition from day-to-day responsibilities at the company to concentrate on the charitable work of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

2007    Bob Barker ended his 35-year run as host of the CBS game show "The Price Is Right."




Famous Birthdays:

1910 - Berend Giltay, composer
1910 - David Rose, London England, orch leader (Red Skelton Show, Stripper)
1911 - W.V. Awdry, British children's writer (d. 1997)
1913 - Trevor Huddleston, English pastor/chairman (Anti-Apartheid)
1914 - Cees [Cornelis A B] Bantzinger, Dutch cartoonist/illustrator
1914 - Saul Steinberg, Romania, cartoonist/illustrator (New Yorker)
1914 - Yuri Andropov, Russian KGB chief/1st secretary
1914 - Hilda Terry, American Cartoonist (d. 2006)
1916 - Marshall Field IV, publisher/editor (Chic Daily News, Sunday Times)
1917 - Al "Lash" La Rue, cowboy actor (Black Lash, Lash of the West)
1917 - Michalis Genitsaris, Greek singer and composer (d. 2005)
1918 - Andreas M Donner, Dutch state leader
1918 - N'garta Tombalbaye, president Chad
1919 - Alberto Sordi, Rome Italy, actor (Miser, Taxi Driver in NY)
1920 - Amy Clampitt, poet
1920 - George Ernest Leslie, trade union official
1920 - Alla Kazanskaya, Russian stage and film actress (d. 2008)
1921 - Erroll Garner, US, jazz pianist (Misty)
1921 - Errol Garner, American musician (d. 1977)
1922 - John Veale, composer
1922 - Mo[rris K] Udall, (Rep-D-AZ, 1961- )
1923 - Erland Josephson, Stockholm Sweden, actor/dramatist (Utflykt)
1924 - Mohammed Ghazali, cricketer (Pak off-spinner wicketless in 2 Tests 54)
1924 - Ezer Weizman, 7th President of Israel (d. 2005)
1925 - Gene Baker, baseball player
1925 - Jaime Sabines, Mexican poet (Tarumba, Maltiempes)
1926 - Jan Carlstedt, composer
1926 - Shigeru Kayano, Japanese Ainu activist (d. 2006)
1927 - Hugo Pratt, graphic artist
1927 - Ibn-e-Insha, Pakistani humourist and Urdu poet (d. 1978)
1929 - Geoffrey Penwill Parsons, piano accompnaist
1929 - Gideon N N Nxumalo, composer
1929 - Nigel Pickering, guitarist (Spanky & Our Gang)
1930 - Marcel Pronovost, professional ice hockey player
1932 - Einar K Enevoldson, US, Nasa test pilot (X-24B)
1932 - Mario M Cuomo, NYC, (Gov-D-NY, 1982-94)
1933 - Sergio Endrigo, Italian singer (d. 2005)
1933 - Mark Jones, English footballer (d. 1958)
1934 - Ruby Nash Cutis, Akron Oh, rocker (Ruby & The Romantics)
1935 - Belinda Lee, Devon England, actress (Who Done It, Runaway Bus)
1935 - Fernand Schokweiler, British judge
1936 - Alexandru Hrisanide, composer
1936 - Claude Brasseur, Paris France, actor (Josepha, Pardon Mon Affair)
1936 - William Joseph Levada, American Catholic prelate
1937 - Kumar Shri Indrajitsinhji, cricketer (Indian keeper in 60's)
1937 - Ray Coleman, journalist
1937 - Rolf Riehm, composer
1937 - Waylon Jennings, country singer/guitarist (Ramblin' Man)
1938 - Billy Williams, baseball player (Cubs)
1939 - Ward Connerly, American political figure
1939 - Brian Jacques, British author
1940 - Willem Frederik Bon, Dutch composer
1941 - Harry Nilsson, Bkln NY, singer/guitarist (Midnight Cowboy)
1942 - Bruce DalCanton, baseball player
1942 - Tony Coelho, (Rep-D-CA, 1979- )
1942 - Xaveria Hollander, [DeVries], Surabaya Indonesia, auth (Happy Hooker)
1943 - Aron Kincaid, LA Calif, actor (Warren-Bachelor Father, Ski Party)
1943 - Johnny Halliday, rocker
1943 - Xaviera Hollander, Dutch author
1944 - Inna Ryskai, USSR, volleyball player (Olympic-2 gold/2 silver-1964-76)
1944 - Robert Keppel, American criminologist
1945 - Nicola Pagett, actress (Oliver's Story, Privates on Parade)
1945 - Rod Argent, England, keyboardist (Zombies-She's Not There)
1945 - Miriam Defensor-Santiago, Philippine senator
1945 - Lawrence Wilkerson, American retired military officer
1946 - Janet Lennon, vocalist (Lennon Sisters)
1946 - Jim Varney, Lexington KY, actor (Ernest Goes to Jail)/"Hey Vern"
1946 - Judy Pace, LA Calif, actress (Young Lawyers)
1946 - Ken Henderson, baseball player
1946 - Roger Tolchard, cricketer (Engl keeper played Tests as a batsman 1977)
1946 - Noddy Holder, British singer (Slade)
1946 - Demis Roussos, Greek singer
1947 - Lee Purcell, Cherry Point NC, actor (Big Wednesday, Mr Majestyk)
1947 - Paul Patterson, composer
1948 - Champ Summers, baseball player
1949 - Dusty Baker, baseball player (LA Dodgers)
1949 - Michael Lutz, bassist (Brownsville Station)
1950 - Mark Arnott, Chicago IL, actor (Return of the Secaucus 7)
1950 - Noddy Holder, rock vocalist/guitarist (Slade-Cum On Feel The Noize)
1950 - Lakshmi Mittal, Indian industrialist
1951 - Tom Forzani, CFL wide receiver (Calgary Stampeders)
1951 - Steve Walsh, American singer (Kansas)
1952 - Lorna Young, salesperson
1952 - Sandra Cassel, American actress
1953 - Rita Lee, Federic Wisc, playmate (November, 1977)
1954 - James Belushi, Chicago Ill, comedian (Sat Night Live, Trading Places)
1954 - Terri Gibbs, Augusta Ga, blind singer (Somebody's Knockin')
1954 - Paul Rusesabagina, Rwandan hotel manager
1954 - Beverley Whitfield, Australian swimmer (d. 1996)
1955 - Cathy Morse, LPGA golfer
1955 - Julie Hagerty, Cincinnati OH, actress (Airplane, Princesses)
1955 - Sally E Silverstone, Walthamstow England, Co-Captain (Biosphere 2)
1955 - Tree Rollins, Winter Haven Fla, NBA center (Cleve Cavaliers)
1956 - Ava Cadell, Budapest Hung, actress (Do or Die)
1956 - Lance Parrish, baseball player
1956 - Polly Draper, Palo Alto Calif, actress (Ellyn-30 Something, Hooters)
1957 - Brad Gillis, rock guitarist/vocalist (Night Ranger)
1957 - Brett Butler, comedian (Grace Under Fire)
1957 - Clio Goldsmith, Paris France, actress (Gift, Heat of Desire)
1957 - Seppo Pääkkönen, Finnish actor
1958 - Wade Boggs, Nebraska, Red Sox/Yank 3rd baseman (AL bat champ 1985-88)
1959 - Eileen Davidson, Artesia Calif, actress (Kristen-Days of our Life)
1960 - Denise Haigh, LPGA golfer
1961 - Kai Eckhardt, German musician (Garaj Mahal)
1961 - Dave McAuley, Northern Irish boxer
1961 - Yoshimi Iwasaki, Japanese singer/actress
1962 - Andrea Rost, Hungarian soprano
1963 - Helen Hunt, LA Calif, actress (Jamie-Mad About You, Twister)
1963 - Scott Rockenfield, drummer (Queensryche-Breaking the Silence)
1963 - Blanca Portillo, Spanish actress
1964 - Courtney Cox, Birmingham Ala, actress (Family Ties, Monica-Friends)
1964 - Courteney Cox, American actress
1964 - Michael Laudrup, Danish footballer
1965 - Carrie Mitchum, LA Calif, actress (Donna-Bold & Beautiful)
1965 - David Bolton, Guyana, Canadian Tour golfer (1992 Lando Mem Amateur)
1965 - Annelies Bredael, Belgian rower
1965 - Adam Smith, American politician
1966 - Idalis DeLeon, American actress/singer
1967 - Yūji Ueda, Japanese voice actor
1968 - Demtra Hampton, Phila, model (Garda)
1968 - Tim Lester, NFL fullback (Pitts Steelers)
1968 - Oh Dal-su, South Korean actor
1969 - Cedric Pioline, Neuilly France, tennis star (1996 Coopenhagen)
1969 - Ice Cube, rap singer/actor (Boyz in the Hood, Anaconda)
1969 - Jesse Belanger, St-georges De Beau, NHL center (Vancouver Canucks)
1969 - Maurice Odumbe, cricketer (Kenyan batsman & 1996 World Cup captain)
1969 - Sheldon Kennedy, Brandon, NHL right wing (Calgary Flames)
1969 - Oliver Kahn, German footballer
1970 - Amanda Cromwell, Wash DC, soccer midfielder (Olympics-96)
1970 - Janie Eickhoff, Long Beach Calif, US cyclist (Olympic-92)
1970 - Janie Quigley, Long Beach Calif, cyclist (Olympics-96)
1970 - Zan Tabak, NBA center (Toronto Raptors)
1970 - Leah Remini, American actress
1970 - Gaëlle Méchaly, French soprano
1971 - Nathan Astle, New Zealand cricketer (batsman), Test debut v Zimbabwe in 1996
1971 - Stuart Howell, Australian baseball pitcher (Olympics-1996)
1971 - Jake Busey, American actor
1971 - Bif Naked, Canadian musician
1972 - Andrew Pettitte, Baton Rouge LA, pitcher (NY Yankees)
1972 - DeWayne Patterson, CFL defensive tackle (Calgary Stampeders)
1972 - Jean Francois Labbe, Sherbrooke, NHL goalie (Colorado Avalanche)
1972 - Justin C G Leonard, Dallas TX, PGA golfer (1994 Anheuser-Busch-3rd)
1972 - Lianne Bennion, Seattle Wash, rower (Olympics-96)
1972 - Ramiro Mendoza, Los Santos Panama, pitcher (NY Yankees)
1972 - Sandy Mccarthy, Toronto, NHL right wing (Calgary Flames)
1972 - Tony Clark, Newton KS, infielder (Detroit Tigers)
1972 - Hank Von Helvete, Turbonegro Frontman
1973 - Dean McAmmond, Grand Cache, NHL left wing (Edmonton Oilers)
1973 - Matt Stevens, safety (Philadelphia Eagles)
1973 - Neil Patrick Harris, Albuquerque NM, actor (Doogie Howser MD)
1973 - Tore André Flo, Norwegian footballer
1973 - Pia Miranda, Australian actress
1973 - Greg Vaughan, American actor
1974 - Any Lynn Ciccolella, Monument Colorado, Miss America-Colorado (1996)
1974 - Scott Tunkin, Australian baseball infielder (Olympics-1996)
1975 - Agathe Neuner, Miss Germany Universe (1997)
1975 - Elizabeth Reaser, American actress
1975 - Rachel Wacholder, American beach volleyballer
1976 - Gary Lightbody, Northern Irish musician (Snow Patrol)
1977 - Nina Liu, Australian actress
1977 - Michael Doleac, American basketball player
1978 - RoRo, [Romell Chapman], Atlanta Ga, rapper (Another Bad Creation)
1978 - Wilfred Bouma, Dutch footballer
1978 - Zach Day, American baseball player
1979 - Alita Dawson, Miss Connecticut Teen USA (1997)
1979 - Julia Schultz, San Diego CA, playmate (Feb, 1998)
1979 - Yulia Nestsiarenka, Belarusian athlete
1979 - Charles Zwolsman Jr., Dutch racing driver
1980 - Mary Carey, American pornographic actress
1980 - Christopher Castile, American actor
1980 - Almudena Cid, Spanish gymnast
1980 - Cara Zavaleta, American model
1981 - Cristin Duren, Miss Florida Teen USA (Miss Photogenic-1997)
1981 - William Dean Martin, American musician (Good Charlotte)
1981 - Jeremy Reed, American baseball player
1981 - Jordi Vilasuso, American actor
1982 - Abdur Razzak, Bangladeshi cricketer
1982 - Haley Scarnato, American singer
1983 - Derek Anderson, American football player
1983 - Julia Fischer, German violinist
1983 - Laura Imbruglia, Australian musician
1984 - Tim Lincecum, American baseball player
1985 - Nadine Coyle, Northern Irish singer (Girls Aloud)
1988 - Miku Ishida, Japanese teen idol
1996 - Cedric Pioline, Neuilly/Seine France, tennis pro (US open final-93)



Famous Deaths:

1914 - A G Steel, cricketer (13 Tests, 29 wkts, Eng capt 1886), dies
1917 - Kristian Birkeland, Norwegian physicist (b. 1867)
1920 - Michel-Gaston Carraud, composer, dies at 55
1923 - Alexander Stamboeliski, premier Bulgaria (1919-23), dies
1934 - Alfred Bruneau, composer, dies at 77
1938 - Ernst L Kirchner, German painter, dies at 58
1941 - Evelyn Underhill, British writer (b. 1875)
1941 - Otfrid Foerster, German neurologist (b. 1873)
1942 - Vera Figner, writer, dies
1943 - Cecil Parkin, cricketer (32 wkts in 10 Tests for Eng 1920-24), dies
1952 - Jakob Jud, Swiss linguist/etymologist, dies at 70
1958 - Francois de Vries, economist, dies at 74
1961 - Giulio Cabianca, Italian racing driver (b. 1923)
1962 - Alfred Cortot, French pianist, dies at 84
1965 - E. A. Speiser, American Bible scholar (b. 1902
1965 - Steve Cochran, American actor (b. 1917)
1967 - Edward Eagan, boxer (Oly-gold-20)/bobsledder (Oly-gold-32), dies at 69
1968 - Samuel Earl "Wahoo Sam" Crawford, baseball pitcher, dies at 88
1968 - Wes Montgomery, jazz guitarist, dies of a heart attack at 48
1969 - Georges Pompidou, president of France, dies
1971 - Wendell Meredith Stanley, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1904)
1976 - Jimmy Dykes, baseball player and manager (b. 1896)
1978 - Anton Roosjen, politician/NCRV-chairman, dies at 83
1979 - Ernst Meister, writer, dies at 67
1982 - Art[hur E] Pepper, US, alto saxophonist, dies at 56
1982 - Neil Fitzgerald, Irish actor (Bride of Frankenstein), dies at 90
1983 - Srirangam Srinivasarao, also known as Sri Sri, Telugu poet (b. 1910)
1984 - Meredith Willson, composer (Meredith Willson Show), dies at 82
1984 - Ned Glass, actor (Charade, Street Music), dies of heart failure at 78
1985 - Len Hopwood, cricketer (took 0-155 in two Tests Eng v Aust 1934), dies
1985 - Percy Fender, cricketer (13 Tests for England, 380 runs 29 wkts), dies
1985 - Andy Stanfield, American athlete (b. 1927)
1985 - Robert Stethem, U.S. Navy Seabee diver murdered by terrorists on TWA Flight 847 (b. 1961)
1986 - K K Tarapore, cricketer (Test for India 1948), killed by motor-scooter
1987 - J A K Cochrane, cricketer (Test for S Afr 1931), dies
1987 - Walter W Heller, US economist (Old Myths & New Realities), dies at 71
1989 - Ray McAnally, actor (My Left Foot, Empire State), dies in Dublin at 63
1989 - Victor French, actor (#44-Get Smart, Highway to Heaven), dies at 54
1989 - Maurice Bellemare, Canadian politician (b. 1912)
1991 - Happy Chandler, American politician and Commissioner of Baseball (b. 1898)
1992 - Eddie Lopat, pitcher (NY Yankees), dies at 73
1992 - Leo Halle, soccer goalie (Go Ahead, Orange), dies
1993 - John Connally, (Gov-D/R-Texas), dies at 76
1993 - Mahfoud Boucebi, Algerian psychiatrist, murdered
1993 - Vera, scarf/linen designer, dies of cardiac arrest at 87
1994 - David Lawson, executed in NC (wanted execution shown on Donahue)
1994 - Kristen Pfaff, US bass guitarist (Hole-Live through this), dies at 24
1994 - Manos Hadjidakis, Greek composer (Never on Sunday), dies at 68
1994 - Nadia Gray, actress (La Dolce Vita, Naked Summer), dies at 70
1995 - Charles Bennett, screenwriter, dies at 95
1996 - Ella Fitzgerald, singer, dies at 78
1996 - Fitzroy Maclean, the original James Bond, dies at 85
1996 - Helen Sinclair Glatz, musician, dies at 88
1996 - Jean Gimpel, author/iconoclast, dies at 77
1996 - Dick Murdoch, professional wrestler (b. 1946)
2000 - Jules Roy, French writer (b. 1907)
2001 - Henri Alekan, French cinematographer (b. 1909)
2002 - Choi Hong Hi, founder of Taekwon-Do (b. 1918)
2003 - Hume Cronyn, Canadian actor (b. 1911)
2005 - Suzanne Flon, French actress (b. 1918)
2006 - Raymond Devos, French humourist (b. 1922)
2006 - Herb Pearson, New Zealand cricketer (b. 1910)
2007 - Claudia Cohen, American gossip columnist and socialite (b. 1950)
2007 - Sherri Martel, American professional wrestler and valet (b. 1958)
2008 - Stan Winston, American special effects and makeup artist, and film director (b. 1946)

[Spartan]

Any of you guys ever watch Whale Wars? Starting to think we oughta go to war with the Japs again....and drop more than 2 A-bombs.

[Krandall]

I gotta hold off on the activist vids.. that cow one from last night was to much

[Spartan]

That it was...I was really pissed off at that.

And oh yeah... 1001 posts

[Magz]

I gotta hold off on the activist vids.. that cow one from last night was to much

What cow vid? link please.

[Magz]

Any of you guys ever watch Whale Wars? Starting to think we oughta go to war with the Japs again....and drop more than 2 A-bombs.

I just started watching Whale Wars.............you right those Japs killing whales make hulk verry angry........
admire what he sea sheapards do and wish i could help.

[funyun]

lol you serious? are you a vegetarian or something? its a dam whale, we kill animals all the time. I think the those sea hippies that ram down the jap boats need to mind their own business and go hug some trees

[Spartan]

They should get some torpedoes