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October
23,1844 - Sarah Bernhardt - Actress |
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October
23,1894 - Charles Atlas - Body Builder |
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October 23, 1925 - Johnny Carson - was an
American
comedian and
television presenter,
best known for his iconic status as host of
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny
Carson for thirty years. Carson hosted
several TV shows before his run on The Tonight Show,
including the
game show
Earn Your Vacation
(1954), the
variety show
The Johnny Carson Show
(1955–1956), a regular panelist gig on the first version
of
To Tell The Truth
until 1962 and a five-year stint on the
game show
Who Do You Trust?
(1957–1962), during which Carson met long-time
sidekick
Ed McMahon. Carson was
born in
Corning, Iowa on this
day. |
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October 23, 1942 - Michael Crichton |
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October 23, 1956 - Dwight Yoakam - Singer
and actor - Yoakam released the hit country albums "Guitars,
Cadillacs, Etc., Etc...," "Hillbilly Deluxe," and "If There was A
Way." Also an accomplished actor, Yoakam has memorable roles in the
films "Sling Blade," "Panic Room" and "The Three Burials of
Melquiades Estrada." His most recent film work is the suspense
thriller "2:13." Dwight was born in Pikeville, KY., on this day. |
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October 23, 1959 - Sam Raimi - Director |
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October 23, 1959 - Nancy Grace - TV
Commentator |
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October 23, 1959 - "Weird" Al Yankovic -
Musician, Singer |
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October 23, 1985 - Masiela Lusha - Actress
- Lusha is probably best recognized as Carmen from "the George Lopez
Show' that aired on TV from 2002-07. She also voiced the character
on Nina on the animated series "Clifford's Puppy Days." On the big
screen, her recent film work includes "Blood; The Last Vampire,"
"Time of the Comet," and "Muertas." Lusha writes poetry and has
published the books "Inner Thoughts" and "drinking the Moon." Lusha
was born in Tirana, Albania, on this day. |
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October 24,
1632 - A.van Leeuwenhoek - Microbiologist |
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October 24, 1644 - William Penn - Founder |
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October 24, 1904 -Moss Hart |
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October 24, 1936 - Bill Wyman - Rock
Musician - Wyman served as the bass player for legendary
rockers The Rolling stones during their heyday from
1962-1992. On his own, Wyman has released six solo
albums and five albums with his current band The Rhythm
Kings. Wyman, born William Perks, is an avid
archeologist and has written the book "Bill Wyman's
Treasure Islan" on the subject. Wyman was born in london,
England on this day. |
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October 24, 1947 - Kevin Kline - Actor |
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October 24, 1948 - James Whitmore Jr. -
Actor and director - Whitmore has directed episodes of
series such as "Navy NCIS," "Bones" and "Cold Case." He
starred in the 1970s series "Baa Baa Black Sheep" and
had recurring roles in such hit series as "The Rockford
Files" and "Hunter." His film credits include "The Boys
In Company C" and "Purple Hearts." Whitmore is the son
of actor James Whitmore and was born in New York City on
this day. |
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October 25, 1888 - Richard E. Byrd - Explorer |
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October 25, 1881 - Pablo Picasso - Artist |
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October 25, 1941 - Helen Ready - Singer |
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October 25, 1949 - Brian Kerwin - Actor -
Kerwin currently portrays Charlie Banks on the soap
opera "One life to Live" and was nominated for a Daytime
Emmy for his performance in 2008. He's also appeared in
recurring roles on "Desperate Housewives," "Nip/Tuck"
and "The West Wing." On the big screen, Kerwin has
appeared in such films as "27 Dresses," "Mr. Jealousy"
and "Torch Song Trilogy." Kerwin was born in Chicago on
this day. |
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October 25, 1963 - Tracy Nelson -Actress |
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October 25, 1964 - Michael Boatman
- Actor - Boatman has appeared on TV as Carter Heywood
on "Spin City," Stanley on "Arli$$" and Beckett on
"China Beach.' His film credits include "Hamburger
Hill," "Running On Empty" and "The Peacemaker." he's
made a recent appearances on "Grey Anatomy" and "Law &
Order," and his latest film is the comedy "Killing of
Wendy." Boatman was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado
on this day. |
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October 26, 1911 -
Mahalia Jackson |
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October 26, 1914 - Jackie Coogan - Child Actor |
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October 26, 1916 -
Francois Mitterand |
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October 26, 1919 - Reza Pahlavi - Shah Royalty
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October 26, 1942 - Bob Hoskins - Actor |
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October 26, 1946 - Pat Sajak - TV Host |
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October 26, 1947 - Hillary R. Clinton -
Was First Lady, now Governor. Is the
junior
United States Senator
from
New York, and was a
candidate for the
Democratic nomination
in the
2008 presidential election.
She is married to
Bill Clinton—the 42nd
President of the United States—and
was the
First Lady of the United States
from 1993 to 2001.A native of
Illinois, Hillary
Rodham first attracted national attention in 1969 for
her remarks as the first student to deliver the
commencement address at
Wellesley College. She
embarked on a career in law after graduating from
Yale Law School in
1973. Following a stint as a Congressional legal
counsel, she moved to
Arkansas in 1974, and
married Bill Clinton in 1975. She was later named the
first female partner at
Rose Law Firm in 1979,
and was twice listed as one of the one hundred most
influential lawyers in America. She was the
First Lady of Arkansas
from 1979 to 1981 and 1983 to 1992 and was active in a
number of organizations concerned with child welfare, as
well as sitting on the
boards of
Wal-Mart and several
other corporations. As First Lady of the United States,
her major initiative, the
Clinton health care plan,
failed to gain approval from the
U.S. Congress in 1994.
In 1997 and 1999, Clinton played a role in advocating
for the establishment of the
State Children's Health Insurance
Program, the
Adoption and Safe Families Act,
and the
Foster Care Independence Act.
She became the only First Lady to be
subpoenaed, testifying
before a federal
grand jury as a
consequence of the
Whitewater controversy
in 1996. She was never charged with any wrongdoing in
this or any of the several other investigations during
her husband's administration.
The state of her marriage to Bill Clinton was the
subject of considerable public discussion following the
Lewinsky scandal in
1998.After moving to New York, Clinton was
elected as senator for New York
State in 2000. That election marked the first
time an American First Lady had run for public office;
Clinton is also the first female senator to represent
New York. In the Senate, she initially supported the
George W. Bush administration
on some foreign policy issues, which included voting for
the
Iraq War Resolution.
She has subsequently opposed the administration on its
conduct of the
war in Iraq, and has
opposed it on most domestic issues. She was
reelected by a wide margin in 2006.
In the
2008 presidential nomination race,
Clinton won more primaries and delegates than any other
female candidate in American history, but after a long
campaign, Senator
Barack Obama became the
party's
presumptive nominee in
June 2008 and Clinton endorsed him. Born Hillary
Diane Rodham at Edgewater Hospital in
Chicago,
Illinois on this day. |
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October 26, 1947 - Jaclyn Smith - Actress |
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October 26, 1956 - Rita Wilson - Actress
and producer - Her first TV role was in an episode of
"The Brady Bunch" in 1972. Wilson has appeared in films
such as "Runaway Bride," "Jingle All The Way" and
"Sleepless in Seattle" as well as producing hits such as
"Mamma Mia!" and "My Big Fat Greek Wedding." Wilson
performed on Broadway in a 2006 production of "Chicago."
Wilson has been married to actor Tom Hanks since 1988.
Rita was born with the name Margarita Ibrahimova in Los
Angeles on this day. |
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October 27, 1857 - Theodore Roosevelt - President US |
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October 27, 1872 - Emily Post - Etiquette |
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October 27, 1914 - Dylan Thomas - Writer |
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October 27, 1926 - H.R. Haldeman - Nixon Cabinet |
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October 27, 1932 - Sylvia Plath - Poet |
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October 27, 1946 - Ivan Reitman -
Producer and director - Reitman has produced and
directed such comedy hits as "Twins," "Ghostbusters,"
and "Stripes." Recently, he's produced such movies as "I
Love You Man," "Old School," and "Eurotrip." Reitman's
upcoming projects include sequels to "Ghostbusters" and
"Old School." Reitman is the father of acclaimed film
director Jason Reitman. Reitman was born in Komarno, in
what was then Czechoslovakia, on this day. |
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October 27, 1963 - Marla Maples - Celebrity |
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October 27, 1967 - Scott Weiland - Singer
- Scott was the lead singer of the hugely successful
group Stone Temple Pilots, whose hits include "Plush,"
"Wicked Garden" and "Creep." After the band's breakup in
2003, Weiland joined several former members of Guns N'
Roses to form the new band Velvet Revolver that recorded
the hits "Slither" and "Fall To Pieces." This band broke
up in April 2008 and Weiland reunited with "Stone Temple
Pilots." The band plans to begin recording a new album
in November, which coincides with the release of
Weiland's second solo album. Scott as born in Santa
Cruz, California on this day. |
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October 27, 1984 - Kelly Osbourne - Singer Celebrity |
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October 28, 1616 - Nicholas Culpepper - Astrologer |
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October 28, 1914 - Jonas Salk - Scientist |
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October 28, 1903 - Evelyn Waugh |
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October 28, 1939 - John Cleese - Actor/
Comedian - "Faulty Towers" and "Monty Python." |
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October 28, 1944 - Dennis Franz - Actor -
Dennis won four Emmy awards portraying Detective
Sipowicz on the long-running hit TV drama "NYPD Blue."
No stranger to cop shows, Franz has played policemen in
"Hill Street Blues" and the short-lived series "Chicago
Story." His movie credits include "Die Hard 2," "Psycho
2" and "Body Double." Franz brings gritty realism to the
screen as a U.S. army veteran who served in Vietnam with
the 82nd Airborne. Dennis was born in Chicago on this
day. |
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October 28, 1949 - Kate Jackson - Actress
- "Charlie Angels." |
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October 28, 1955 - Bill Gates - Computer Billionaire
Owner President of Microsoft. |
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October 28, 1962 - Daphne Zuniga -
Actress - Zuniga currently plays Victoria Davis on "One
Tree Hill." she also portrayed Jo on the original
"Melrose Place" as well as in the recent remake of the
series. One of her biggest film roles was Princess Vespa
in Mel Brooks' comedy "Spaceballs" and the reprised the
voice of the character for 2007's "Spaceballs: The
Animated Series." Zuniga is the sister of actress
Jennifer Zuniga. Daphne was born in Berkeley,
California, on this day. |
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October 29, 1891 -
Fanny Brice |
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October 29, 1897 - P.J. Goebbels - Nazi |
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October 29, 1947 - Richard Dreyfuss - Actor
- Dreyfuss won a Oscar for his performance in 1977's
"The Goodbye Girl" and was nominated for another for his
leading role in the 1995 film "Mr. Holland's Opus." This
distinguished thespian has starred in such classic films
as "American Graffiti," "Jaws" and "Close Encounters of
the Third Kind." His career began in 1967 with
unaccredited bit parts in "The Graduate" and "Valley Of
The Dolls." His more recent work includes the adventure
film "Poseidon." Richard was born in Brooklyn, New York,
on this day. |
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October 29, 1957 - Dan Castellaneta -
Actor - Castellaneta has given voice to the characture
of Homer Simpson since his creation on "The Tracy Ullman
Show" in 1987. He has portrayed Homer on "The Simpsons"
since 1989 and has won three Emmys for best voiceover
performance. Castellaneta has been nominated for a
fourth Emmy this year 2009. He has also guest-starred on
recent episodes of "how I Met Your Mother" and "The
Ghost Whisper." Castellaneta was born in Chicago on this
day. |
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October 29, 1971 - Winona Ryder - Actress |
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October 28, 1949 - Kate Jackson - Actress |
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October 30, 1885 - Ezra Pound - Poet |
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October 30, 1896 -
Ruth Gordon |
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October 30, 1924 - Truman Capote - Writer |
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October 30, 1939 - Grace Slick - Singer |
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October 30, 1945 - Henry Winkler - Actor
- "The Fonz" Happy Days. |
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October 30, 1950 - John Candy -Actor/ Comedian |
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October 30, 1951 - Harry Hamlin - Actor -
Hamlin may be best known for portraying attorney Michael
Kuzak in the hit TV series "L.A. Law." He also gave a
memorable performance as Perseus in the 1981 big-screen
epic "Clash Of The Titans." Recently. Hamlin appeared
regularly on the series "Veronica Mars" and also guest
starred on an episode of "Law & Order." Hamlin has been
married to actress Lisa Rinna since 1997 and he is also
the ex-husband of "Desperate Housewives" actress
Nicolette Sheridan. Hamlin was born in Pasadena,
California on this day. |
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October 30, 1981 - Ivanka Marie Trump -
One Time Fashion Model / American Businesswoman - She is
the Daughter of Ivana and Donald Trump. Ivanka was born
in New York, New York. |
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October 31, 1887 -
Chiang Kai -Shek |
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October 31, 1900 - Ethel Waters - Singer |
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October 31, 1931 - Dan Rather - Newscaster |
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October 31, 1942 - David Ogden Stiers -
Ogden is probably best known for portraying Maj. Charles
Emerson Winchester III from 1977-1983 on the classic
series "MASH." Recently, Stiers starred as the Rev.
Purdy on "The Dead Zone" and appeared in a recurring
role on "Stargate: Atlantis." Stiers narrated the
documentary series "The American Experience" from
1995-2007 and has lent his voice talents to animated
features such as "Beauty and the Beast" and
"Pocahontas." Stiers was born in Peoria, Ill., on this
day. |
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October 31, 1947 - Deidre Hall -
Television actress - Hall greatest claim to fame has
been portraying Dr. Marlena Evans on the long-running
soap "Days of Our Lives" since 1976. Her other work
includes starring in the 1980s drama "Our House," the
1970s kid show "Electra Woman and Dynagirl," and a brief
stint on rival soap "the Young and the Restless." Hall
also produced and starred in the biography of her own
life "Never say Never: The Deidre Hall story" in 1995.
Deidre was born in Milwaukee on this day. |
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October 31, 1961 - Peter Jackson - Director |
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November 1, 1866 - Cherio - Occultist |
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November 1, 1871 - Steven Crane - Writer |
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November 1, 1935 - Gary Player - Golf
legend - Player is one of only five golfers to win all
four Major PGA titles, including three Masters Titles
and three British Opens. he has 163 wins as a
professional and was inducted into the World Golf Hall
of Fame in 1974. He has designed over 300 golf courses
around the world and also breeds top thoroughbred horses
for racing. His brother, Dr. Ian player, is responsible
for saving the white rhino from extinction. Player was
born in Johannesburg, South Africa, on this day. |
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November 1, 1942 - Larry Flint - Publisher
- Penthouse adult magazine. |
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November 1, 1942 - Marcia Wallace -
Actress - Wallace is probably best known as the
Emmy-winning voice of Mrs. Krabappel on the long-running
series "The Simpsons." A long-time regular on the game
show circuit in the 1980s. Wallace released her
autobiography "Don't Look Back, We're Not Going That
Way" in 2004. Wallace was born in Creston, Ohio, on this
day. |
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November 1, 1972 - Jenny MacCarthy
- Entertainer |
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November 2, 1755 - Marie Antoinette - Royalty |
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November 2, 1795 - James K. Polk - President US |
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November 2, 1865 - Warren G. Harding - Politician |
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November 2, 1913 - Burt Lancaster - Actor
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November 2, 1932 - Vittorio Fiorucci - Was one of
Canada's most acclaimed graphic artist. He is best known
for the chuckling creature that has become the mascot of
the "Just for Laughs" comedy festival. Fiorucci has said
the little green man that became the symbol of the
comedy fest was an autobiographical- a self- caricature
that evolved over 40 years. During his career , Fiorucci
designed more 300 art poster and turned out eight covers
for Time magazine. His work is a combination of the
bawdy and the beautiful, the comic and the sad. It is
represented in the permanent collections of the Museum
of Modern Art in New York, the National Poster
Collection in Ottawa, the Toronto Metropolitan Library,
and Montreal's Musee d'art Contemporan. Fiorucci was
born in Zara, Yugoslavia on this day. |
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November 2, 1938 - Pat Buchanan - Journalist |
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November 2, 1942 - Shere Hite - Writer |
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November 2, 1952 - Maxine Nightingale -
Singer - Hit song "Right Back Where We Started From" a
popular film soundtrack. Born in Wembley, London,
England, UK on this day. |
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November 2, 1973 - Marisol Nichols
- Nichols recently starred as Agent Yassir on the hit
series "24," appeared in a recurring role on "Cold Case"
and starred in the miniseries "The Storm." On the big
screen, her film credits include "Felon," "Delta Farce"
and "Vegas Vacation." Nichols is married to South
African director Taron Lexton and the couple have one
daughter. Nichols was born in Chicago on this day. |
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November 2, 1974 - Nelly "Cornell Haynes Jr." - Rapper |
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November 3, 1500 - Benvenuto Cellini |
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November 3, 1794 - William C. Bryant - Writer |
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November 3, 1901 - Andre Malraux - Writer |
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November 3, 1922 - Charles Bronson - Actor |
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November 3,
1933 - Michael Dukakis - Politician |
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November 3, 1952 - Roseanne Arnold "Bar" - Actress/
Comedian. stared in the TV sitcom
"Roseanne." |
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November 3, 1953 - Dennis Miller -
Comedian - Miller hosted the five-time Emmy-winning
series "Dennis Miller Live" from 1994-2002. he was a
"Saturday Night Live" cast member from 1985-1991 where
he primarily hosted the Weekend Update segment. Miller
served as a commentator on "Monday Night Football" for
two seasons and currently host his own radio program and
is frequent guest on "The O'Reilly Factor." Miller was
born in Pittsburgh on this day. |
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November 3, 1957 - Dolph Lundgren - Actor
- Lundgren might still be best remembered for playing
Russian villain Ivan Drago in "Rocky IV." His other
films include "Johnny Mnemonic," "Universal Soldier" and
"Red Scorpion." An accomplished martial artist, Lungren
won European karate championships in the early '80s and
the Australian tournament in 1982. he served in the
Swedish military as a marine and also holds a master's
degree in chemical engineering. Lundgren was born in
Stockholm on this day. |
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November 4, 1879 - Will Rogers - Entertainer |
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November 4, 1916 - Walter Cronkite - Newscaster |
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November 4, 1919 - Martin Balsam - Actor |
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November 4, 1937 - Loretta Swit - Actress |
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November 4, 1960 - Kathy Griffin - An Emmy Award-winning
American stand-up comedian, producer, actress and gay
icon. She has also been a voice actress and a red carpet
commentator. Griffin is a self-proclaimed "D-list
celebrity." She is arguable best known for her role on
NBC's "Suddenly Susan." She is also the star of
her reality show, "Kathy Griffin: My Life on the
D-List," and for guest co-hosting on "The View." Born in
Oak, Park Illinois on this day. |
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November 4, 1961 - Ralph Macchio -
Actor - Macchio is probably best known for portraying
Daniel Larusso in the 1984 hit "The Karate kid" as well
as two successful sequels. Macchio also starred in the
other hits such as "The Outsiders," "Teachers" and "My
Cousin Vinny." more recently, Macchio appeared on
episode of the cable series "Entourage' and "Head Case."
Macchio was born in Long Island, N.Y., on this day. |
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November 4, 1962 - Jeff Probst -
Television host - Probst has served as host of the smash
hit reality series "Survivor" since 2000. Probst has
also hosted the series "Hollywood on Trail," "rock &
Roll Jeopardy!" and "Backchat." Probst is currently
developing a new reality series entitled "Live for the
Moment." He is also an ordained minister of the
Universal Life Church. Probst was born in Wichita,
Kansas, on this day. |
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November 4, 1969 - P. Diddy Sean John Combs
- R&B rapper and fashion designer. |
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November 5, 1911 - Roy Rodgers - Singer |
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November 5, 1913 - Vivian Leigh - Actress |
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November 5, 1931 - Ike Turner - Singer |
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November 5, 1941 - Elke Sommer - Actress |
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November 5, 1941 - Art Garfunkel - Singer |
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November 5, 1942 - Paul Simon - Singer |
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November 5, 1943 - Sam Shepard - Playwright /Actor |
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November 5, 1963 - Tatum O'Neal - Actress - The daughter
of actor Ryan O'Neal and the late Joanna Moore. Tatum
the child actress became the youngest actress to win an
Oscar when she won a 1973 Academy Award for her
performance in the film "Paper Moon." She went on to
star in hits such as "The Bad News Bears,"
"International Velvet" and "Little Darlings." More
recently, she has starred in the series "Wicked Wicked
Games" and was a contestant on "Dancing With the
Stars." Tatum was born in los Angeles, California on
this day. |
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November 5, 1967 - Judy Reyes - Actress - Reyes has
portrayed Carla Espinosa on the comedy series "Scrubs"
since 2000. Reyes has also appeared on "The Sopranos,"
"Oz" and "Third Watch." She's also appeared in films
such as "Bringing out the Dead," "Our House" and "It's a
Very Muppet Christmas Movie." Reyes is expecting the
birth of her first child. Reyes was born in Bronx, N.Y.,
on this day. |
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November 6, 1854 - John P. Sousa - Composer |
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November 6, 1921 - James Jones |
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November 6, 1946 - Sally Field - Actress - Play in the
TV series "The Flying Nun" and starred in such films as
"Smokey and The Bandit." |
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November 6, 1946 - Maria Shriver - Kennedy Family |
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November 6, 1970 - Ethan Hawke - Actor |
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November 6, 1972 - Rebecca Romijn
- Actress and Model - Romijn rose to stardom appearing
prominently in several "Sports Illustrated Swimsuit"
issues and in Victoria's Secret catalogs. she currently
appears on the hit prime time TV series "Ugly Betty" and
portrayed mutant Mystique in the 2000 film "X-Men" and
its two sequels. Romijn is currently married to actor
Jerry O'Connell and is the ex-wife of actor John Stamos.
Romijn was born in Berkeley, California on this day. |
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November 6, 1972 - Thandie Newton
- Actress - Newton has appeared in memorable roles in
such films as "Beloved," "Crash," "The Pursuit of
Happyness" and "Mission Impossible II." She's also had a
recurring role on "ER" over the years as Kem. Newton has
been married to British director Ol Parker since 1998
and the couple have two daughters. Newton was born in
London, England on this day. |
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November 7, 1867 - Marie Curie - Scientist |
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November 7, 1879 - Leon Trotsky - Revolutionary |
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November 7, 1913 - Albert Camus - Writer/ playwright/ novelist
-Albert Camus was born in Mondovi, Algeria on this day. |
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November 7, 1918 - Billy Graham - Religious Reader |
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November 7, 1922 - Al Hirt - Musician |
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November 7, 1926 - Joan Sutherland - Singer |
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November 7, 1937 - Mary Travers - Singer |
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November 7, 1943 - Joni Mitchell - Singer |
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November 7, 1950 - Lindsay Duncan - Actress - Duncan is
probably best recognized by American audiences as
Servillia on the epic series "Rome' from 2005-2007. her
film credits include "Under the Tuscan Sun," "A
Midsummer Night's dream" and "City Hall," as well
as lending her voice talents to "Star Wars: Episode I -
The Phantom Menace." Duncan next appears in Tim Burton's
film vision of "Alice in Wonderland." Duncan was born in
Edinburgh, Scotland, on this day. |
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November 7, 1972 - Jason London - Actor
- London has starred in films such as "Dazed and
Confused," "To Wong Foo, thanks for Everything! Julie
Newmar" and "Greed." He's appeared on television with
twin brother Jeremy in an episode of "7th Heaven" and
starred in the 2000 miniseries "Jason and the
Argonauts." London is the ex-husband of actress Charlie
Spradling. London was born in San Diego on this day. |
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November 8, 1884 - Hermann Rorschach |
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November 8, 1907 - Katherine Hepburn - Actress |
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November 8, 1922 - Christian Barnard - Surgeon |
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November 8, 1949 - Bonnie Raitt - Singer |
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November 8, 1950 - Philip Sedgwick - Astrologer |
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November 8, 1966 - Gordon Ramsay -is a Scottish
celebrity chef, television personality and entrepreneur.
Cooking style French Cuisine. Stars on the American TV show
2005 "Hell's Kitchen" and 2007 "Kitchen
Nightmares," based on his successful British show
"Ramsey's Kitchen Nightmares." Born
Gordon James Ramsay in Johnstone, Scotland, UK. |
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November 8, 1968 - Parker Posey - Actress - Posey has
made her mark in such independent films as "Waiting for
Guffman," "Clockwatchers' and "A Mighty Wind." She's
also appeared in major features like "Superman Returns,"
"The Eye" and "Scream 3." recently, she had recurring
roles on the series "Boston Legal" and the short-lived
shoe "The Return of Jezebel James." Her latest project
will be appearing on the new cable series "Bored to
Death." Posey was born in Baltimore on this day. |
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November 8, 1975 - Tara Reid -
Actress - Reid has appeared in such films as "Jose and
the Pussycats," "American Pie" and "Alone in the Dark."
She briefly had her own TV series in 2005 titled "Taradise"
that lasted less than a month. Upcoming films for Reid
include "Vipers," "land of Canaan" and "Clean Break."
Reid was born in Wyckoff, New Jersey on this day. |
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November 8, 1985 - Jack Osbourne - Reality-TV star
son of Ozzy Osbourne |
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November 9, 1826 - Charubel - Astrologer |
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November 9, 1853 -Stanford White |
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November 9, 1913 -
Hedy Lamarr |
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November 9, 1914 - Hedy Lamarr - Actress |
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November 9, 1918 - Spiro Agnew - Politician |
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November 9, 1934 - Carl Sagan - Scientist |
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November 9, 1952 - Lou Ferrigno - Celebrity, Actor
and American Bodybuilder - Ferrigno has appeared in such
TV shows as "The Incredible Hulk" and movies "Pumping
Iron" starring with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Franco
Columbu, "Sinbad of the Seven Seas," and in the title
role, "Hercules" in 1973. He is more recently known for
playing a recurring role , as himself , in the sitcom
"The King of Queens." Born Louis Jude Ferrigno in
Brooklyn, New York on this date. |
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November 9, 1981 - Scottie Thompson - Actress - Thompson
might be best known for her recurring role as Dr. Joanne
Benoit on the hit show "NCIS." She's also guest-starred
on recent episodes of "The Closer," "Bones" and "Eli
Stone," as well as appearing in the blockbuster film
"Star Trek.." the Harvard graduate has studied ballet
for most of her life. Thompson was born in richmond,
Va., on this day. |
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November 10, 1483 -Martin Luther |
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November 10, 1889 -Claude Rains |
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November 10, 1925 - Richard Burton - Actor |
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November 10, 1932 - Roy Scheider - Actor |
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November 10, 1945 - Sir John
Sparrow David Thompson - 4th Prime Minister of Canada
- was also a Canadian lawyer and judge
and also the Premier 0f Nova Scotia in 1882. He was the
first Roman Catholic to hold office. Born in Halifax,
Nova Scotia on this day. |
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November 10, 1946 - David A. Stockman - Political Aide |
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November 10, 1959 - Mackenzie Phillips - Actress |
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November 10, 1969 - Ellen Pompeo -
Actress - Pompeo may be familiar to TV viewers as Dr.
Meredith Grey on the hit medical drama "Grey Anatomy."
Beginning her career in commercials and later moving to
small roles in shows like "Law & Order" and "Stranger
With Candy," Pompeo went on to appear on the big screen
in the films "Catch Me If You Can," "Old School" and
"Daredevil." The actress is married to record producer
Chris Ivery. Pompeo was born in Everett, Mass. on this
day. |
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November 10, 1969 - Brittany
Murphy - Actress - Murphy provided the voice of ditzy
Luanne on the series "King of the Hill" from 1997 until
the end of its run this past September (2009). On the
big screen, Murphy has had memorable roles in films such
as "Clueless," "sin City" and "Uptown Girls." she
charted with her successful club single "Faster Kill
Pussycat" in 2006 and sang on the soundtrack of the
animated feature "Happy Feet." Murphy was born in
Atlanta on this day. |
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November 11, 1821 - F. Dostoevsky - Writer |
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November 11, 1885 -
George S. Patton, Jr. - Was a leading
U.S. Army
General in
World War II in
campaigns in North Africa, Sicily, France, and Germany,
1943–1945. In
World War I he was a
senior commander of the new tank corps and saw action in
France. After the war he was an advocate of
armored warfare but was
reassigned to the cavalry. In
World War II he
commanded both corps and armies in
North Africa,
Sicily, and the
European Theater of Operations.
George Smith Patton was born in
San Gabriel Township, California
(in what is now the city of San Marino) on this day. |
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November 11, 1918 - George Patton - Military |
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November 11, 1922 - Kurt Vonnegaut - Writer - Was a
prolific and genre-bending
American
novelist known for
works blending
satire,
black comedy and
science fiction, such
as
Slaughterhouse-Five
(1969),
Cat's Cradle
(1963), and
Breakfast of Champions
(1973). Born in
Indianapolis, Indiana,
United States on this
day. |
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November 11, 1925 - Jonathan Winters - Comedian |
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November 11, 1962 - Demi Moore - Actress - Movies "Blame
it on Rio" 1983 played Nicole "Nikki" Hollis. "St.
Elmo's Fire," "The Seventh Sign," "Ghost," "The Scarlet
Letter," "Striptease," "G.I. Jane," "Charlie's Angeles:
Full Throttle." First husband songwriter Freddy Moore,
second husband actor Bruce Willis, third husband actor
Ashton Kutcher. Born Demetria Gene Guynus in
Roswell, New Mexico on this date. |
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November 11, 1962 - Calista Flockhart - Actress -
Flockhart had her greatest success to date playing the
title role in the hit comedy "Ally McBeal" from
1997-2002. These days, Flockhart stars opposite Oscar
winner Sally Field on the series "Brothers & Sisters."
On the big screen, she's appeared in films such as "The
Birdcage," "The Last Shot" and "Fragile." This popular
entertainer is engaged to megastar Harrison Ford.
Flockhart was born in Freeport, Ill., on this date. |
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November 12, 1833 - Alexander Borodin - Composer |
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November 12, 1840 - Auguste Rodin - Sculpture |
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November 12, 1929 - Grace Kelly - Royalty |
November 12, 1934 -
Charles Manson - Is an
American criminal who
led the "Manson Family," a quasi-commune
that arose in the U.S. state of
California in the later
1960s. He was found guilty of
conspiracy to commit
the
Tate/LaBianca
murders, which members of the group carried out at his
instruction. Through the joint-responsibility rule of
conspiracy, he was convicted of the murders themselves.
Manson is associated with " Helter
Skelter," the term he took
from the
Beatles
song of that name
and construed as an
apocalyptic
race war
that the murders were intended to
precipitate. This connection with
rock music
linked him, from the beginning of his
notoriety, with
pop culture,
in which he became an emblem of
insanity, violence, and the
macabre.
Ultimately, the term was used as the
title of the
book
that prosecutor
Vincent Bugliosi
wrote about the Manson murders. At the
time the Family began to form, Manson
was an unemployed ex-convict, who had
spent half his life in correctional
institutions for a variety of offenses.
In the period before the murders, he was
a distant fringe member of the
Los Angeles
music industry, chiefly via a chance
association with
Beach Boy
Dennis Wilson.
After Manson was charged with the
crimes, recordings of songs written and
performed by him were released
commercially. Artists including
Guns N' Roses
and
Marilyn Manson
have
covered
his songs in the decades since. Manson's
death sentence
was automatically reduced to
life imprisonment
when a decision by the Supreme Court of
California temporarily eliminated the
state's death penalty. California's
eventual reestablishment of
capital punishment
did not affect Manson, who is an inmate
at
Corcoran State
Prison. Born Charles
Milles Maddox to unmarried,
16-year-old Kathleen Maddox in
Cincinnati General Hospital, in
Cincinnati, Ohio
on this day.
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November 12, 1945 - Neil Young - Singer |
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November 12, 1961 - Nadia Comaneci - Athlete |
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November 12, 1973 - Radha Mitchell - Actress - Mitchell has starred
in such hit movies as "Surrogates," "Man on Fire" and "Pitch
Black.." She's also appeared on the small screen in the 2001 TV
movie "Uprising" and the short-lived series "The Chosen" and "Sugar
And Spice." Mitchell's next film will be a starring role in the
horror-thriller remake of George Romero's 1973 film "The Crazies."
Mitchell was born in Melbourne, Australia, on this day. |
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November 13, 1833 -Edwin Booth |
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November 13,
1850 - Robert L. Stevenson - Writer |
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November 13, 1928 - Michel Gauguelin - Astrologer |
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November 13, 1949 - Whoppi Goldberg - Comedienne/
actress. |
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November 13, 1954 - Chris Noth - Actor - Noth might be
best known to TV viewers as Dectective Mike Logan, a
role that he played on "Law & Order" from 1990-95 and
again on "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" from 2005-08. He
also portrayed Mr. Big on "sex and the City" during its
highly successful run from 1998-2004. Noth is
romantically involved with Canadian actress Tara Wilson
and the couple celebrated the birth of their first child
in January. Noth was born in Madison, Wis., on this day. |
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November 13, 1967 - Jimmy Kimmel - Television host -
Kimmel has hosted the popular talk show "Jimmy Kimmel
Live!" since 2003. He won an Emmy as Ben's Stein's
sidekick on "Win Ben Stein's Money" in 1999 and also
hosted "The Man Show." Kimmel produced the popular
comedy series "Cranker Yankers" and was a frequent guest
on "Fox NFL Sunday." He also has lent his voice talents
to the shows "Family Guy" and "Robot Chicken." Kimmel
was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on this day. |
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November 14, 1840 -
Claude Monet |
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November 14, 1896 - Mamie Eisenhower - First Lady |
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November 14, 1908 - Joseph McCarthy - Politician |
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November 14, 1912 - Barbara Hutton - Actress |
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November 14, 1935 - King Hussein - Jordan Royalty |
November 14, 1948 - Prince Charles of England - The
Prince Charles, Prince of Wales - Royalty - Is the
eldest son of
Elizabeth II and
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
He has held the title of
Prince of Wales since
1958, and is
styled "His Royal
Highness The Prince of Wales", except in
Scotland, where he is
styled "His Royal Highness The Prince Charles,
Duke of Rothesay". The
title "Duke
of Cornwall" is often used for the Prince in
relation to
Cornwall.Charles is
Heir Apparent, equally
and separately, to the
thrones of sixteen
sovereign states known as the
Commonwealth realms; he
will most likely reside in and be directly involved with
the
United Kingdom. He will
not, however, necessarily inherit the title
Head of the Commonwealth.
Though the Prince is first in line to the thrones, in
the
United Kingdom order of precedence
he is third, after his parents, and is typically fourth
or fifth in other realms' precedence orders, following
his mother, the relevant
vice-regal
representative(s), and his father.
The Prince of Wales is well known for
his extensive charity work, which
includes
The Prince's Trust,
The Prince's
Drawing School,
The Prince's
Regeneration Trust,
The Prince's
Foundation for the Built Environment,
The Prince's
Charities and
The Prince's
Charities Foundation. He also
carries out a full schedule of royal
duties and, increasingly, is taking on
more duties from his elderly parents as
official representative of the Queen and
deputy for his father. The Prince is
also well known for his marriages to the
late
Diana, Princess of
Wales and, subsequently, to
Camilla, Duchess
of Cornwall. Prince Charles
was born at
Buckingham Palace,
London,
England
on this day.
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November 14, 1962 - Laura San
Giacomo - Italian American Actress - Giacomo greatest
success came with portraying Maya Gallo on the hit
comedy series "Just Shoot Me!" she's appeared in movies
such as "Pretty Woman" and "Sex, Lies and Videotape" "Quigley
Down Under" (1990), as
well as starring in the Stephen King TV miniseries "The
Stand." Also playing on "Saving Grace" as
Rhetta Rodriguez.
Giacomo was born in West Orange,
New .Jersey., on this day. |
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November 14, 1975 - Travis Barker - Punk Rocker |
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November 15, 1882 -Felix Frankfurther |
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November 15, 1887 -Georgia O'Keeffe |
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November 15, 1891 - Erwin Romel - Military |
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November 15, 1925 - Howard Baker - Chief of Staff |
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November 15, 1929 - Ed Asner - Actor |
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November 15, 1932 - Petula Clark - Actress |
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November 15, 1940 - Sam Waterston - Actor |
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November 15, 1951 - Beverly D'Angelo - Actress -
D'Angelo is probably best known for playing Ellen
Griswold in "National Lampoon's Vacation" and it's
sequels. Recently, she's had recurring roles on "Law &
Order: SVU" and "Entourage," and voiced Lurleen Lumpkin
in two episodes of "the Simpsons." This actress was the
significant other of Oscar winner Al Pacino from
1997-2003 and the couple have two children. D'Angelo was
born in Columbus, Ohio, on this day. |
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November 15, 1956 - Ashley Cox - Model |
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November 15, 1988 - Zena Grey - Actress - grey has
starred in such family films as "Snow Day," "Max
Keeble's Big Move" and, most recently "The Shaggy Dog."
She made her acting debut in the Broadway production of
"the Herbal Bed," and her first film was appearing with
Oscar winners Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie in
"The Bone Collector." Grey was born in New York, New
York on this day. |
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November 16, 1889 -George S. Kaufman |
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November 16, 1936 - Dick Cavett - TV Host |
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November 16, 1970 - Martha
Plimpton - Actress - Plimpton has earned three
consecutive Tony nominations for her stage work; most
recently was her 2009 nomination for her performance in
"Pal Joey." She appeared regularly on the hit series
"ER" in the '90s and has joined the cast of "Grey's
Anatomy" this season in a recurring role. On the big
screen, Plimpton has starred in films such as "the
Goonies," "parenthood" and "200 Cigarettes." Plimpton
was born in New York City on this day. |
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November 16, 1976 - Lisa Bonet - Actress
- Stared in the "Bill Cosby Show." |
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November 16, 1977 -
Maggie Gyllenhaal - Actress.- Made her
debut in her father,
Stephen Gyllenhaal,'s
film
Waterland (1992) and
emerged as full-blown star in
Secretary (2002). Her
sweet looks and conduct has a deep on-screen subtle
style that emerges from the characters she plays, large
part or small. Gyllenhaal's career has already shown
through her presence on screen. Her lastest staring role
is playing
Rachel Dawes in "The
Dark Knight" (2008). Born Maggie Ruth Gyllenhaal in
Lower East Side, New York, New
York, USA on this day. |
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November 17, 1901 -Lee Strasberg |
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November 17, 1907 - Francis Regardie - Occultist |
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November 17, 1925 - Rock Hudson - Actor |
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November 17, 1938 - Gordon Lightfoot - Singer |
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November 17, 1942 - Martin Scorsese - Director -
Scorsese won Best Director Oscar of 2006 for his film
"The Departed." He's also directed such classic movies
as "Taxi Driver," "Raging Bull" and "GoodFellas." In
Scorsese's first feature film in 1967, he directed a
then unknown Harvey Keitel in "Who's That Knocking At My
Door?" Scorsese was born in New York on this day. |
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November 17, 1943 - Lauren Hutton - Actress |
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November 17, 1944 - Danny DeVito - Comedian Actor and
film Producer. |
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November 17, 1944 - Lorne Michaels TV producer. Michaels
co-created the popular "Saturday Night Live" comedy
series in 1975 and has won six Emmy awards as producer
and writer of the show during its 35-yearrun. Michaels
also won two more recent Emmys as executive producer of
the hit comedy series "30 Rock" since 2006. He's also
produced movies such as "Baby Mama," "Coneheads" and
"Wayne's World." Michaels was born in Toronto, Canada,
on this day. |
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November 18, 1860 - Ignace Paderewski - Musician |
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November 18, 1931 - Prince R. Orsini - Royalty |
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November 18, 1939 - Brenda Vacarro - Actress |
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November 18, 1953 - Kevin Nealon - Actor - Nealon
currently stars as Doug Wilson on the popular comedy
series "Weeds." Nealon made his mark in TV with a stint
as a cast member on "Saturday Night Live" from
1986-1995. He's appeared in movies such as "Get Smart,"
"You Don't Mess With the Zohan" and "Anger Management."
This funnyman has benn married to actress Susan Yeagly
since 2005 and the couple has one son. Nealon was born
in St. Bridgeport, Conn., on this date. |
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November 18, 1970 - Peta Wilson - Actress - Wilson
got her big break when she assumed the role of the
beguiling spy in the popular TV series "La Femme
Nikita." This former model has also appeared in major
films such as "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen,"
"Superman Returns" and "Joe and Max," and had
guest-starring spots on episodes of "Two Twisted" and
"Jonny Zero." Peta was born in Sydney, Australia on this
day. |
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November 19, 1831 - James Garfield - President US |
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November 19, 1862 - Billy Sunday - Religious Leader |
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November 19, 1483 - Martin Luther - Religious Leader |
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November 19, 1908 - Alistair Cooke - TV Host- Born
Alfred Cooke |
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November 19, 1917 - Indira Gandhi - Political Leader |
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November 19, 1921 - Roy Campanella - Sports Figure |
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November 19, 1933 - Larry King - TV Host - King has
hosted the popular cable talk show "Larry King Live"
since 1987. He got his start in broadcasting on a Miami
radio station in the 1950s and '60s and later became a
commentator for the Miami Dolphins on radio during the
'70s. born Lawrence Zeiger, King worked as a journalist
for Esquire magazine before landing a nationally
telecast radio show in 1978 that was quite similar to
his current television show's format. King was born in
Brooklyn on this day. |
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November 19, 1938 -
Dick Cavett - Iis an
American former
television
talk show host known
for his conversational style and in-depth discussion of
issues. He and
Johnny Carson are the
only talk program hosts to be seen on a regular basis on
United States national television in five consecutive
decades, in Cavett's case the 1960s through the 2000s.
(While
Larry King has also had
television talk programs in those decades, the programs
he had in the 1960s and 1970s were limited to broadcast
on local stations in
Miami,
WPST and
WTVJ.) In recent years
he has promoted DVDs of his former shows and has hosted
replays of his classic TV interviews with
Groucho Marx,
Katharine Hepburn and
others on
Turner Classic Movies
channel. Cavett was born in
Gibbon, Nebraska on
this day. |
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November 19, 1938 - Ted Turner - Celebrity |
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November 19, 1954 - Kathleen Quinlan - Actress -
Kathleen earned a 1995 Oscar nomination for her
portrayal of Marilyn Lovell in Ron Howard's "Apollo 13."
She appeared recently in a recurring role on the hit
series "Prison Break," and made guest appearances on
"House" and "CSI." Her vast number of film credits
include movies such as "The Hills Have Eyes,"
"Breakdown" and "The Doors." Kathleen was born in
Pasadena, California, on this day. |
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November 19, 1961 - Meg Ryan - Actress |
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November 19, 1962 - Jody Foster - Actress/ Director |
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November 20 1841 - Sir Wilfred Laurier -
7th Prime Minister of Canada. Canada's first francophone
prime minister, Laurier was considered one of the
country's greatest statesman. He is well known for his
policies of conciliation, expanding Confederation, and
compromise between French and English Canada. His vision
for Canada was a land of individual liberty and
decentralized federalism. He also argued for an
English-French partnership in Canada. Born in Saint-Lin,
Quebec and baptized as Henri-Charles-Wilfred Laurier. |
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November 20, 1916 - Judy Canova - Actress |
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November 20, 1925 - Kay Ballard - Comedienne |
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November 20, 1925 - Robert Kennedy - Attorney General |
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November 20, 1939 - Dick Smothers - Comedian |
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November 20, 1942 - Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr.
born November 20, 1942 is the
senior United States Senator
from
Delaware and the
Vice President-elect of
the United States. Biden was born in
Scranton,
Pennsylvania, and lived
there for ten years prior to moving to Delaware. He
became an attorney in 1969, and was elected to a
county council in 1970.
Biden was first
elected to the Senate in 1972
and became the fifth-youngest senator in U.S. history.
He was re-elected to the Senate in
1978,
1984,
1990,
1996,
2002, and
2008, and has served
for the
sixth-longest period among current
senators. |
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November 20, 1948 - Richard Masur - Actor |
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November 20, 1956 - Bo Derek - Sex Symbol
- Starred in the classic movie "10" |
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November 20, 1978 - Nadine Velazquez
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November 20, 1989 - Cody Linley - Actor - Linley
is best known to young viewers as Jake Ryan on the
popular kids' series "Hannah Montana." He's also
appeared on "That's So Raven" and "Walker, Texas
Ranger," as well as being a contestant on "Dancing With
the Stars." The young entertainer has also appeared in
movies such as "Miss Congeniality," "Cheaper By The
Dozen" and "Hoot." Linley was born in Lewisville, Texas,
on this day. |
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November 21, 1694 - Votaire - Writer |
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November 21, 1920 - Stan Musial - Sports Figure |
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November 21, 1937 - Marlo Thomas - Actress -
Marlo is the daughter of the late comedian Danny Thomas.
Thomas made her mark in television portraying Ann Marie
on the hit sitcom "that Girl" from 1966-1971. Recently,
Thomas has appeared in episodes of "Ugly Betty," "Law &
Order: SVU" and "Friends." She's also appeared in films
such as "Thieves," "Jenny " and the TV movie. "It'
Happened One Christmas." This actress is married to
celebrated TV talk host Phil Donahue. Marlo was born in
Detroit on this day. |
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November 21, 1944 - Harold Ramis - Actor / Director/ Screenwriter |
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November 21, 1945 - Goldie Hawn - Actress - Hawn won a
best supporting actress Oscar in 1970 for her work in
the film "Cactus Flower," after rising to stardom on the
hugely popular '60s TV series "Rowen And Martin's
Laugh-In." She continued to have big-screen success in
films such as "Private Benjamin," "Death Becomes Her"
and her most recent hit, "The Banger Sisters." Hawn is
the mother of star Kate Hudson and the longtime partner
of actor Kurt Russell. Hawn was born in Washington,
D.C., on this day. |
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