Who shares your birthday?

[Elok]

I share mine, August 25, with Nietzsche, Vo Nguyen Giap (pronounced roughly "Vuh Win Zap"; the Viet Cong general who whooped the French at Dien Bien Phu and, uh, us in the Tet Offensive, and all things between), Claudia Schiffer and Elvis Costello, among others. I found this out while looking up Giap on Wikipedia to see if he was still alive (I wondered if he'd ever made a statement on the war in Iraq). Just look up your birthday and it'll tell you who was born on, died on, or made history on that day.

[Cort Haus]

Napoleon.

Victory over Japan Day 1945, Indian Independence, Beatles at Shea Stadium.

[Ecthy]

I share my birthday 6th of october with Thor Heyerdahl, the guy who sailed from South America to Polynesia with the Kon-Tiki, a boat made of reed, to prove that primordial contact between those cultures was at least possible.

Also:

Martin Behaim - German geograph who produced a very famous terrestrial globe in 1492.
Louis Phillipe of France - King in the 19th century.
George Westinghouse - US engineer.



GERRY ADAMS

[SlowwHand]

Oooooh, no.

[Hueij]

Chuck Yeager
Tennessee Ernie Ford

[SlowwHand]

Cool ones.

Chuck Yeager

[Zopperoni]

A-Rod and Triple H.

[Addled Platypus]

NO ONE


its all mine...mine I say


BTW
Joe Montana
King Kameamea
Adrienne Barbeau
Vince Lombardi

[Nostromo]

- George McClellan, American Civil War general. And someone in my family was a well-known general on the other side: Pierre Gustave Toutant de Beauregard. Go figure...

- Joseph Conrad, Polish-born British writer. He wrote, among other things, 'Heart of Darkness' and 'Nostromo'.

- Anton Webern, Austrian composer

- Anna Freud, Austrian-born British psychoanalyst

- Nino Rota, Italian composer

- Jean-Luc Godard, French film director

- Ozzy Osbourne, British singer

- Daryl Hannah, American actress

- Julianne Moore, American actress

- Katarina Witt, German figure skater

- Super Crazy, Mexican wrestler.

Nobody can beat Super Crazy. I win.

[SlowwHand]

Nice. (cough)

[b etor]

che.
Harper Lee[[To Kill a Mockingbird]].
Jorge Garcia [[hurley on LOST]].
Kurt Gödel [[Gödel's Incompleteness Theorems]].

[Colonâ„¢]

Constantine the Great, Ralph Nader and Ariel Sharon.

[Winston]

Marie Curie
Leon Trotsky
Albert Camus
Billy Graham
Anniversary of the Russian Revolution
orange, Makeo and a whole bunch of other posters here

[LordShiva]

May 6, 1980 Brooke Bennett, 800m freestyle, 1996 Olympics gold
May 6, 1980 Kasumi Takahashi, Tokyo, Japan, Australian rhythmic gymnast 1996 Olympics
May 6, 1977 Gabriela Aguilar, Miss Costa Rica Universe 1997
May 6, 1977 Shannon Shakespeare, Mission BC, 100m swimmer 1996 Olympics
May 6, 1977 Trent Steed, Sydney, Australia, swimmer 1996 Olympics
May 6, 1976 Lindsay Page, Madison, Wisconsin, figure skater, 1997 E Great Lakes Sr-3rd
May 6, 1973 Clay Williams, OL for the Indianapolis Colts
May 6, 1973 Joe Spiteri, Australian soccer striker, Olyroos, Olympics-96
May 6, 1973 Wendy Ward, born in San Antonio, Texas, LPGA golfer, 1995 GHP Classic-15th
May 6, 1972 Dean Larsson, BC Canada, Nike golfer, 1994 Monterrey Open-46th
May 6, 1972 Martin Brodeur, Montreal, NHL goalie, New Jersey Devils, Team Canada
May 6, 1971 Rob Holmberg, NFL linebacker for the Oakland Raiders
May 6, 1970 Emerson Martin, NFL guard, Pittsburgh Steelers, Carolina Panthers, Packers
May 6, 1969 Mark Thomas, NFL defensive end, Carolina Panthers, Packers, Bears
May 6, 1969 Pascall Davis, WLAF linebacker for the Amsterdam Admirals
May 6, 1968 Andy Kelly, WLAF quarterback for the Rhein Fire
May 6, 1968 Linnea Marie Fayard, Shrevept, Louisiana, Miss Louisiana-America, 1991-5th
May 6, 1967 Patrick F. Manning, Jr., Poughkeepsie, New York, rower 1992 Olympics
May 6, 1965 Bob Bassen, Calgary, NHL center for the Dallas Stars
May 6, 1965 Ken Harvey, NFL linebacker for the Washington Redskins
May 6, 1965 Norman Whiteside, British soccer player
May 6, 1965 Paul Frase, NFL defensive end, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31
May 6, 1965 Tim Simpson, born in Atlanta, Georgia, Nike golfer, 1985 Southern Open
May 6, 1965 Zahid Sadiq, cricketer
May 6, 1964 Dana Hill [Goetz], Van Nuys California, actress, 2 of Us, Shoot the Moon
May 6, 1964 Kim Oden, U.S. Olympic volleyball player, NCAA Play of Decade-80s
May 6, 1964 Mike Grob, Billings Montana, Canadian Tour golfer, 1988 Manitoba-3rd
May 6, 1964 Mike McGruder, NFL cornerback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
May 6, 1963 Alessandra Ferri, British ballerina, American Ballet Theater
May 6, 1962 Lori Singer, born in Corpus Christi, Texas, actress, Jurasic Park
May 6, 1962 Neil Foster, cricketer, England right-fast medium
May 6, 1961 Clay O'Brien, Ray, Arizona, actor, Weedy-Cowboys
May 6, 1961 George Clooney, Lexington, Kentucky, actor, Dr. Douglas Ross-ER, Batman
May 6, 1961 Roma Downey, Derry Ire, actress, 1 Life to Live, Touched by an Angel
May 6, 1960 Bart de Boer, Dutch guitarist, Ivy Green
May 6, 1960 Julianne Phillips, Lake Oswego, Oregon, actress, Frankie Reed-Sisters
May 6, 1960 Larry Steinbachek, rock synthesizer, Bronski Beat-Smalltown Boy
May 6, 1959 Aidan Quinn, actor, Avalon, Crusoe, Desperately Seeking Susan
May 6, 1959 Charles Hendry, MP
May 6, 1959 Eric D Fingerhut, Rep-D-Ohio
May 6, 1959 Kate Collins, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, Natalie Hunter-All My Children
May 6, 1959 Scott Hood, born in Seattle, Washington Canadian Tour golfer, 1989 Montana Open-2nd
May 6, 1955 Donald A Thomas, born in Cleveland, Ohio, PhD/Astronaut, STS 65, 70, 83, 94
May 6, 1955 John Hutton, MP
May 6, 1955 Tom Bergeron, American Celebrity
May 6, 1954 Sergei Nikolayevich Tresvyatsky, Russia, cosmonaut
May 6, 1953 Lynn Whitfield, Baton Rouge, actress, Josephine Baker, Equal Justice
May 6, 1953 Tony Blair, British Prime Minister, Labour, 1997-
May 6, 1952 Chiaki Naito-Mukai, Tatebayashi Japan, astronaut, STS 65, sk:95
May 6, 1950 Robbie McIntosh, drummer, Avg White Band-Show your Hand
May 6, 1949 David Cornell Leestma, Muskegon, Michigan, USN/astronaut, STS 41-G, 28, 45
May 6, 1948 Lolita, [Abrazame], spanish singer, Esperame
May 6, 1948 Richard Cox, New York City, actor, Mark-Executive Suite
May 6, 1947 Andy Roberts, cricketer, NZ batsman 1976
May 6, 1947 Ben Masters, Corvalis OR, actor, Vic-Another World, Making Mr. Right
May 6, 1947 Dennis Cowan, London, rocker, Bonzo Dog Band
May 6, 1947 Richard "Dick" Fosbury, Portland, Oregon, high jumper, Oly-gold-68
May 6, 1947 Sandra Fisher, painter
May 6, 1946 Jim Ramstad, Rep-R-Minnesota
May 6, 1946 Susan Brown, actress, Gail Baldwin-General Hospital
May 6, 1946 Sydne Rome, born in Akron, Ohio, actress, What?, Candy
May 6, 1945 Bob Seger, Dearborn, Michigan, folk singer, Silver Bullet Band-Shake Down
May 6, 1945 Richard Eyers, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, My Friend Irma, Stagecoach West
May 6, 1945 Victoria Bond, composer
May 6, 1942 Colin Earl, rocker
May 6, 1941 Fred J. Eckert, Rep-D-NY, 1985-87
May 6, 1941 Ghena Dimitrova, actress, Nabucco
May 6, 1940 Henry Habibe, Arubian poet, Kerensentenchi
May 6, 1940 Murray Sidlin, born in Baltimore, Maryland, conductor, Natl Symph 1973-77
May 6, 1939 Anthony Blacker, master-general of Ordnance
May 6, 1939 Herbie Cox, rocker, Cleftones
May 6, 1939 Zhanna Dmitriyevna Yerkina, Russian cosmonaut
May 6, 1938 Eleanor Platt, QC
May 6, 1936 Joanna Dunham, actress, Possession, House the Dripped Blood
May 6, 1936 Sylvia Robinson, rocker, Mickey and Sylvia-Love is Strange
May 6, 1934 Richard C Shelby, Rep-D-AL, 1979-86, /Sen-D-AL, 1987-
May 6, 1934 Richard Shelby, American Politician
May 6, 1933 Lord Pender
May 6, 1932 Gunther Hauk, composer
May 6, 1932 John Bond, cricket umpire
May 6, 1932 Viscount Coke, English large landowner/art collector
May 6, 1931 Marvin Leath, Rep-D-TX, 1979-
May 6, 1931 Willie Mays, baseball centerfielder, "Say Hey Kid", 660 HRs, MVP 1954
May 6, 1929 John Polk Allen, Carnegie, Oklahoma, CEO, Biosphere 2
May 6, 1929 John Taylor, bishop, St. Albans, /Lord High Almoner to Queen
May 6, 1929 Rosemary Camp, president, Council for British Archaeology
May 6, 1929 Dave Anderson, American Writer
May 6, 1927 Ettore Manni, Rome, Italy, actor, Fatal Desire, Heroes in Hell
May 6, 1927 Michael Frederick, cricketer, one Test WI vs. England 1954, scored 0 and 30
May 6, 1926 John Hamilton-Jones, CEO, Richmond Enterprises, /British Maj-Gen
May 6, 1926 Marguerite Piazza, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, operatic soprano, Young Broadway
May 6, 1926 [Martin] Ross Hunter, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actor, Ever Since Paris
May 6, 1925 Patrick Meany, CEO, Rank Organization
May 6, 1924 Mimi Benzell, Bridgeport, Connecticut, operatic soprano, Gilda-Rigoletto
May 6, 1923 Elizabeth Sellars, born in Glasgow, Scotland, actress, Chalk Garden
May 6, 1923 Guiseppe Martelli, physicist
May 6, 1922 Alan Ross, editor, London Magazine
May 6, 1922 Carlos J Moorhead, Rep-R-CA, 1973-.
May 6, 1922 John Ernest, constructionist artist
May 6, 1922 Pat Harder, Milwaukee, NFL fullback, Cardinals, Lions
May 6, 1921 Erich Freid, writer
May 6, 1921 Freddy Randall, jazz trumpeteer
May 6, 1921 Robert Fell, CEO, British Stock Exchange
May 6, 1920 John Henderson, Lord-Lieutenant, Berkshire England
May 6, 1920 Kamisese Mara, Fijian Statesman
May 6, 1919 Frank Ereaut, Balliff of Jersey
May 6, 1918 Godfrey Ridout, composer
May 6, 1918 Sydney Chatton, England
May 6, 1916 Adriana Caselotti, animation voice, Show White
May 6, 1915 George Perle, Bayonne, New Jersey, composer, 12 Tone Tonality
May 6, 1915 John Arnold, British high court judge
May 6, 1915 May Henriquez-Alvarez, Curacao, sculptor
May 6, 1915 Orson Welles, Kenosha, Wisconsin, actor, Citizen Kane, War of the Worlds
May 6, 1915 Theodore H White, historian and writer, Making of President
May 6, 1915 Theodore H. White, Journalist
May 6, 1915 Theodore White, American Journalist
May 6, 1915 Marvin J. Ashton, American Clergyman
May 6, 1914 Randall Jarrell, American Poet
May 6, 1913 Carmen Cavallaro, New York City, actor, Hollywood Canteen, Diamond Horseshoe
May 6, 1913 Gyula David, composer
May 6, 1913 Jack [John T] Aitken, British anatomist
May 6, 1913 Kenneth Horne, English paper manufacturer/multi-millionaire
May 6, 1913 Ronald Harris, British 1st Church Estates Commissioner
May 6, 1913 Stewart Granger, [James Stewart], London, actor, Prisoner of Zenda
May 6, 1912 Barend Roest Crollius, painter/writer, Chronicle Sins of Youth
May 6, 1912 Bill Quinn, New York City, actor, Rifleman, Van Ranseleer-All in the Family
May 6, 1912 Hugh Martell, British Vice Admiral
May 6, 1910 Antoon Breyne, Belgian journalist
May 6, 1909 Howard Schultz, American Businessman
May 6, 1909 Roger Stone, American Politician
May 6, 1908 Necil Kazim Akses, composer
May 6, 1907 Weeb Ewbank, NFL coach, Baltimore Colts, New York Jets
May 6, 1906 Andre Weil, [Bourbaki], French/US mathematician
May 6, 1905 Norman De Tar, composer
May 6, 1905 [Bernard] Toots Shor, raconteur/restauranteur, Toots Shor
May 6, 1904 Catherine Lacey, born in London, England, actress, Sorcerors
May 6, 1904 Harry Martinson, Sweden, novelist/poet, Trade Wind-Nobel 1974
May 6, 1902 Harry Golden, Jewish humorist and writer, 2 cents Plain, Only in America
May 6, 1902 Max Ophuls, Saarland, dir/writer, Letters From an Unknown Woman
May 6, 1902 Walter Dawson, British Air Chief marshall
May 6, 1898 Daniel Gerber, Freemont, Michigan, beloved by babies at mealtime
May 6, 1897 Paul Alverdes, German writer, Pfeiferstube
May 6, 1895 Rudolph Valentino, Castellaneta, Italy, sheik/actor, Eagle
May 6, 1894 Filip Lazar, composer
May 6, 1890 Claire Whitney, New York, silent film actress, Blind Fools, Haunted Mine
May 6, 1889 Arthur Morison, typographer
May 6, 1888 Emmanuel Celler, Rep-D-NY, 1923-73
May 6, 1880 Baron W. Edmund, Archangel and Ironside, British fieldmarshal
May 6, 1880 Ernst L. Kirchner, German painter, Die Brucke
May 6, 1879 Johan H T Norlind, Swedish musicologist
May 6, 1875 William Daniel Leahy, Iowa, 5 star admiral/chief of staff, 1949
May 6, 1875 William D. Leahy, American Soldier
May 6, 1871 August Reusner, composer
May 6, 1871 Ch Morgenstern, writer
May 6, 1871 Christian Morgenstern, German Poet
May 6, 1870 Amedos Peter Giannine, born in San Jose, California, founded Bank of America
May 6, 1870 John McClutcheon, cartoonist, Pulitzer Prize-1931
May 6, 1869 Jan R Slotemaker de Bruine, Dutch clergyman/politician, CHU
May 6, 1869 Joseph Cuvelier, Belgian historian/archivist
May 6, 1868 Wladyslaw Stanislaw Reymont, Poland, novelist, Chiopi, Nobel-1924
May 6, 1861 Radindranath Tagore, Hindu poet/mystic/composer, Nobel 1913
May 6, 1861 Rabindranath Tagore, Indian Poet
May 6, 1859 Luis Maria Drago, Argentina, statesman, anti-interventionist
May 6, 1859 Willem J T Kloos, Dutch poet, Act of Simple Justice
May 6, 1858 Georges Adolphe Hue, composer
May 6, 1856 Robert Edwin Peary, U.S., arctic explorer, North Pole-Apr 6 1909
May 6, 1856 Sigmund Freud, Austria, cigar smoker, father of psychology
May 6, 1849 Wyatt Eaton, artist
May 6, 1843 Grove Karl Gilbert, geologist, investigated Lake Bonneville, Utah
May 6, 1838 Alfred Humphreys Pease, composer
May 6, 1830 Guido Gezelle, Flemish priest/poet
May 6, 1829 Phoebe Ann Coffin, 1st female ordained minister in New England
May 6, 1825 Joseph Bailey, Bvt Major General Union volunteers, died in 1867
May 6, 1814 Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst, composer
May 6, 1814 Wilhelm Ernst, violinist and composer
May 6, 1813 Joseph Tarr Copeland, Brig General Union volunteers, died in 1893
May 6, 1812 Marin R Delany, Charlestown, Virginia, 1st black major in U.S. Medical Corp
May 6, 1809 William Walker, composer
May 6, 1806 Chapin Aaron Harris, U.S., found America Society of Dental Surgeons
May 6, 1802 Friedrich Wilhelm Schirmer, artist
May 6, 1801 George Sears Greene, Bvt Mjr General Union volunteers, died in 1899
May 6, 1800 Ferdinand Marcucci, composer
May 6, 1790 Vaclav Vilem Wurfel, composer
May 6, 1786 Ludwig Borne, writer
May 6, 1785 Arvir A. Afzelius, Swedish story teller
May 6, 1769 Ferdinand III, archduke of Austria/ruler of Toscane
May 6, 1769 William Jay, English Clergyman
May 6, 1759 Francois GJS Andrieux, French writer/politician
May 6, 1758 Maximilien Robespierre, Arras Fr, French revolutionary/avocat, 1781
May 6, 1606 Lorenzo Lippi, [Perlone Zipoli], poet/painter
May 6, 1581 Frans Francken, the Younger, painter
May 6, 1501 Marcellus II, [Marcello Cervini], Italy, humanist/Pope, 1555, 22 days
May 6, 973 Henry II, Roman Catholic German king/emperor, 1002/14-24

[Will9]

September 9th (anyone get the name now?)

Birthdays:
Western Roman Emporer Flavius Honorius
Some president of Indonesia
Many non-famous entertainers and some politians

Events:
Mary Queen of Scots was crowned
The Continental Congress chose a to name the unoin of their newly independant colonies, "The United States"
First computer "bug" found (it was moth)
The DPRK (North Korea) formely became an independant state
Elvis first appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show. This day has been named one of the 10 Days That Changed America by the History Channel.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_9