Blacksheep Speaks

People of Note who were Born on this day in history

Well, after my couple days off, I certainly am slow getting restarted, aren't I?:) I let an awful lot of work stack on me, so I am really getting to this as soon as I could. I'll try to do better tomorrow:)

1596 Nicolo Amati Italy, violin maker (Stradivari & Guarneri). 1757 Charles X Versailles France, Duke of Prussia. 1803 Prudence Crandall founded school for "young ladies of colour". 1811 John Humphrey Noyes Vt, found Oneida Community (Perfectionists). 1849 Sarah Orne Jewett Maine, author (Country of the Pointed Firs). 1856 Louis Henri Sullivan Boston Mass, father of modern US architecture. 1860 Edward Albert Filene merchant, established US credit union movement. 1866 Alain Locke famous African. 1905 Carl David Anderson NYC, physicist (1936 Nobel Prize for physics). 1907 Andrew Brewin Canada, lawyer/cofound New Democratic Party. 1907 Dr Loren Eiseley professor of Anthropology (Animal Secrets). 1910 Dorothy Maynor Norfolk Va, soprano (founded Harlem School of Arts). 1913 Alan Ladd actor (Shane, Carpetbaggers, Boy on a Dolphin). 1914 Kitty Carlisle Hart New Orleans La, actress (Animal Crackers). 1917 Eddie "Brat" Stanky Phil Rizzuto's nemesis/2nd baseman (Dodgers). 1918 Helen Wagner Lubbock Tx, actress (Nancy-As The World Turns). 1923 Mort Walker cartoonist (Beetle Bailey). 1923 Terry Wilson Calif, actor (Bill-Wagon Train). 1926 Anne Jackson Penn, actress (Dirty Dingus Magee, Angel Levine). 1926 Irene Papas actress (Anne of Thousand Days, Guns of Navarone, Z). 1931 Mitzi Gaynor Chicago Ill, actress (South Pacific). 1932 Richard Tyler NYC, actor (Henry Aldrich-Aldrich Family). 1935 Eileen Brennan LA Calif, actress (Laugh-In, Pvt Benjamin). 1940 Pauline Collins London England, actress (Shirley Valentine). 1942 Al Jardine rocker (Beachboys-In My Room). 1944 Sherwood C "Woody" Spring Hartford Ct, Col USA/astronaut (STS 61B). 1944 Valerie Perrine Galveston Tx, actress (Steam Bath, Superman, Lenny). 1945 Mike Harrison keyboardist (Spooky Tooth-It's All About). 1956 Hans-Georg Beyer German DR, team handball player (Olympic-gold-1980). 1965 Charlie Sheen actor (Carlos Estevez), NYC, actor (Wall St, Platoon). 1971 Tonja Christenson Salt Lake City Utah, playmate (November, 1991).