Welcome to Today in History for Saturday, September 6, 2008.
Famous Birthdays for Tomorrow in History ...
1577 - Pietro Tacca, Italian sculptor/architect (Aanbidding of the Point) 1620 - Isabella Leonarda, composer 1627 - Pierre Verdier, composer 1633 - Sebastian Knupfer, composer 1644 - Juan Bautista Jose Cabanilles, composer 1648 - Johann Schelle, composer 1697 - Willem Gideon Deutz, Amsterdam regent/banker/merchant 1702 - Heinrich Nikolaus Gerber, composer 1711 - Heinrich Melchior Mhlenberg, found US Lutheran church 1729 - Mozes Mendelssohn, German englightened philosopher (Haksalah) 1757 - Marquis de Lafayette, American patriot, French revolutionary 1762 - Theodorus F van Capellen, vice-admiral 1766 - John Dalton, English physicist, developed atomic theory of matter 1781 - Anton Diabelli, Austria publisher/composer 1788 - F Wilhelm von Schadow, German painter (Modern Vasari) 1797 - Wililam "Extra Billy" Smith, Confederacy (Confederate Army) 1805 - Horatio Greenough, US, neo-classical sculptor/writer (Form and Function) 1811 - James Melville Gilliss, founder (Naval Observatory in Washington) 1811 - Johanna D Courtmans-Berchmans, Flemish author (Rozeken Pot) 1814 - George Cartier, (C) Canadian co-PM (1858-62) 1815 - Karol Katski, composer 1815 - John Richardson Liddell, Brig General (Confederate Army) 1816 - Francis Stebbins Bartow, Col (Confederate Army), died in 1861 1817 - Alexander Tilloch Galt, a Canadian founding father 1819 - William Starke Rosecrans, Mjr General (Union volunteers) 1819 - Nicolae Filimon, Romania, writer/critic (Ciocoii Vechi Si Noi) 1819 - Carl Ferdinand Pohl, composer 1827 - John Morrison Oliver, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) 1850 - Louis F H "Louis" Apol, painter/etcher/literary 1855 - Ferdinand B Hummel, composer 1860 - Jane Addams, US, pacifist/social worker/feminist (Nobel 1931) 1863 - Rodolfo Lenz, German/Chilian linguist (El Papiamento) 1869 - Felix Salten, [Siegmund Salzmann], Austria journalist (Bambi) 1869 - Walford Davies, composer 1876 - John J R Macleod, Scottish/Canadian physiologist (Nobel 1923) 1876 - Willem A Bonger, Dutch sociologist/criminologist (Race and Crime) 1877 - Petar Stojanovic, composer 1879 - Neal Rev Dodd, Iowa, actor (You Belong to Me) 1880 - Jean-Louis Pisuisse, Dutch night club performer (French governess) 1881 - Charlie Dell, NYC, actor (Pickle in the Middle) 1881 - Leo Carrillo, LA Calif, actor (Pancho-Cisco Kid) 1882 - John Powell, composer 1883 - Lord Birkett, England, judge (Nremburg Trials) 1884 - Emerson Whithorne, composer 1885 - Franz T Csokor, Austrian author (Writings on the Wall) 1885 - Otto Kruger, Toledo Ohio, actor (Lux Video Theater, High Noon) 1888 - Joseph P Kennedy, Boston Mass, diplomat, father of JFK, RFK and Teddy 1889 - Fritz Knkel, German physicians (Angewandte Characterize) 1890 - Manfred Gurlitt, composer 1890 - Clara Kimball Young, Illinois, actress (Return of Chandu) 1892 - Edward V Appleton, English physicist (Appleton-layer) 1893 - Irving Bacon, St Joseph MO, actor (Branded Men, Fort Ti) 1896 - Vladimir Nikitich Kashperov, composer 1896 - Mario Praz, Italian literary (La carne, la morte, e il diavolo) 1896 - Frutuoso de Lima Viana, composer 1899 - Billy Rose, theatrical producer (Diamond Horse Show) 1900 - Julien Green, US/French writer (Frere Franois) 1901 - John Erik Jonsson, businessman/Mayor of Dallas 1902 - Morgan Beatty, Little Rock Ark, news anchor (Du Mont Evening News) 1903 - P l Kadosa, Hungarian composer/pianist 1904 - Karlo Arvi Kivimaa, Finnish writer (Groenende Cross) 1904 - Lyubomir Pipkov, composer 1904 - Maxie Rosenbloom, NYC, light heavyweight boxing champ (1930-34) 1906 - Raymond Keane, Denver CO, actor (Midnight Sun, Love Eagle) 1906 - John Meulenhoff, Dutch publisher 1906 - Alexander Bodon, Hungarian/Dutch architect (RAI building) 1907 - Elizabeth Morna MacTaggart Ferrars, crime writer 1907 - John A Kelly, US marathon runner (Berlin 1936, Boston 1935..1991) 1908 - Anthony Wagner, genealogist 1908 - Paul Lavalle, Beacon NY, bandleader (Cities Service Band of America) 1909 - John Ridgely, Chicago IL, actor (Northern Pursuit, Air Force) 1910 - Frank Fidler, artist 1911 - Bentley Bridgewater, British Museum secretary 1912 - Wayne Barlow, composer 1912 - Vincent DiMaggio, baseball player (Giants, Phils, Reds, Braves) 1912 - Stephen Murray, Partney England, actor (Alice in Wonderland) 1915 - Franz Josef Strauss, Germany, nazi/minister of defense (1956-62) 1916 - Anne Cavendish-Bentinck, English landowner 1917 - George Mann, captain English cricket team 1921 - Robert Millar, journalist 1923 - William Kraft, Chicago, Ill, composer/percussionist 1923 - Peter II Karadjordjevic, King of Yugoslavia (1934-45) 1924 - John Melcher, (Sen-D-MO) 1925 - Jimmy Reed, Mississippi, blues singer (Soulin', Big Boss Man) 1926 - Claus von Amsberg, prince of Netherlands 1926 - Arthur William Oldham, composer 1927 - Keith Humble, composer 1928 - Evgeny Svetlanov, Moscow Russia, conductor (Siberian Fantasy) 1928 - Rudolph Plukfelder, USSR, light heavyweight (Olympic-gold-1964) 1929 - Tsang-houe' Hsu, composer 1930 - Andr Beullens, Flemish painter 1931 - Sander M Levin, (Rep-D-Michigan, 1983- ) 1932 - Earl of Cawdor, British large landowner 1932 - Gilles Tremblay, composer 1934 - Jody McCrea, LA Calif, actor (Ben Matheson-Wichita Town) 1935 - Jock Wallace, soccer star/manager 1935 - Bob Bouber, [Boris Blom], Dutch singer (ZZ and Masks)/actor 1937 - Irina Bayanovna Solovyova, Russian cosmonaut 1937 - Jo Anne Worley, Lowell Indiana, comedienne (Laugh-in) 1937 - John Bernard, Dutch TV weatherman 1938 - Alan Charles Downes, cameraman 1938 - Joan Tower, New Rochelle NY, composer (Breakfast Rhythms) 1939 - David Allan Coe, country musician (Mysterious Rhinestone Cowboy) 1940 - Jackie Trent, singer 1941 - Monica Mason, England, ballerina 1941 - Willibrord Frequin, Dutch TV reporter 1942 - Mel McDaniel, Checotah Okla, singer (Baby's got her Blue Jeans On) 1942 - Les Burns, local councillor 1942 - Harry Jack Max, rocker 1942 - Dave Bargeron, NYC, rocker (Blood, Sweat and Tears) 1944 - Swoosie Kurtz, Omaha Nebraska, actress (Slap Shot, Garp, Sisters) 1944 - Roger Waters, Cambridge England, rock bassist (Pink Floyd-Wall) 1944 - M N Aubrey Mokoape, S Afr's VP (Azanian People Org) 1944 - Linda Kaye Henning, Cal, actress (Betty Joe-Petticoat Junction) 1944 - Gordon DeMarco, writer/activist 1946 - Bryan D O'Connor, Orange Cal, Col USMC/astronaut (STS 61B, STS 40) 1946 - Buizen Beernd, [Bennie Jolink], singer/guitarist/pianist (Normal) 1947 - Sylvester, rocker (Do Ya Wanna Funk) 1947 - Jane Curtin, Cambridge Mass, actress (SNL, Allie Lowell-Kate and Allie) 1948 - Charles "Claydes" Smith, Jersey City NJ, guitarist (Kool and The Gang) 1949 - Jimmy Litherland, rocker (Mitarbeit) 1949 - Mhlabunzima Maphumulo, S Afr Kwazulu politician 1950 - Ria Oomen-Ruijten, Dutch MP (CDA) 1951 - Barry Troyna, teacher/educational sociologist 1953 - Katherine Cannon, Hartford Ct, actress (Father Murphy, Survivors) 1953 - Mohammed Kedir, Ethiopia, 10k runner (Olympic-bronze-1980) 1954 - Patrick O'Hearn, rock bassist (Missing Persons) 1954 - Jon Erikson, US, 1st to triple cross English Channel (1981) 1954 - Banner Thomas, rocker (Molly Hatchet) 1955 - Anne Henning, US, 500m speed skater (Olympic-gold-1972) 1955 - Carl Erwin Walz, Cleve Ohio, Mjr USAF/Astronaut (STS 51, 65, 79) 1956 - Pam Allen, Billings MT, LPGA golfer (1988 Planters Pat Bradley-12th) 1957 - Paul Lewis Harrhy, actor/opera singer (Intelligence Park) 1957 - Gwyn Evans, Welsh rugby player 1957 - "Curley" Joe Smyth, Westbrook Me, country singer (Betty's Bein' Bad) 1958 - Jeff Foxworthy, comedian (Jeff Foxworthy-The Jeff Foxworthy Show) 1960 - Michael Winslow, Spokane WA, actor/comedian (Police Academy) 1961 - P i Waaktaar, rocker (Aha-Take on Me) 1961 - Peggy MacIntaggart, Midland Ontario, playmate (January, 1990) 1961 - Pal Waaktaar, Oslo Norway, rock guitarist/vocalist (A-ha) 1962 - Kevin Willis, NBA center (Houston Rockets) 1963 - Jozsef Kiprich, soccer player (Feyenoord) 1963 - Mark Chesnutt, Beaumont Tx, country singer (Too Cold at Home) 1964 - Rosie Perez, Bkln, actress (Do the Right Thing, White Men Can't Jump) 1965 - Johan Garrels, soccer player (Alphense Boys, RKC) 1966 - Joan Guetschow, Akron Ohio, biathelete (Olympics-1994) 1967 - Amy Lynn Baxter, model (Penthouse Pet 1990) 1968 - Pat Meares, Salina KS, infielder (Minn Twins) 1968 - Gene Patrick, Phila, actor (Gemini: Twin Stars) 1969 - Aaron Pierce, NFL halfback (NY Giants) 1969 - Cece Peniston, Phoenix AZ, Miss Black AZ/singer (Finally) 1969 - Douglas Pirini, Auckland NZ, decathlete (Olympics-96) 1969 - Helen Labdan, Bracknell England, model (page 3) 1970 - Torrance Small, NFL wide receiver (NO Saints) 1970 - Shane Heal, Box Hill Melbourne VIC Austral, basketball guard (Oly-96) 1970 - Igor Korolev, Moscow Russia, NHLer (Team Russia, Winnipeg) 1971 - Sandra Natasha Abreu, Miss Universe-Dominican Republic (1996) 1971 - Pavel Patera, Kladno CZE, hockey forward (Team Czech Rep, Oly-gild-98) 1971 - Kathy Wolfgramm, rocker (Jets) 1971 - Holli Rene Hyche, Indianapolis Indiana, runner 1971 - Anthony Goldwire, NBA guard (Denver Nuggets) 1972 - Eric Zeier, NFL quarterback (Cleve Browns) 1972 - Frank Rocca, CFL corner (Winnipeg Blue Bombers) 1973 - Greg Rusedski, Montreal Quebec, tennis star (1995 Seoul) 1974 - Justin Whalin, SF Calif, actor (Jimmy-Lois and Clark, Charles in Charge) 1976 - Danny Blankers, soccer player (PSV/Willem II) 1976 - Michael Nakamura, Australian baseball pitcher (Olympics-1996) 1978 - Natalia Cigliuti, NY, actress (Lindsay-Saved By Bell: New Class)
