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Gonzo67
11-05-2006, 01:08 AM
Interesting web site HERE (http://www.brainyhistory.com/birthdays.html). Ever wonder who shares your birth day?

Checked out mine, March 6, 1967. Apparently, no one but me was born on March 6 in 1967, they knew they had their hands full with my arrival.

I knew that Michaelangelo was born on March 6, but I discovered a few interesting ones I never knew about:

March 6, 1475 (http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1475/march_6_1475_32820.html) Michelangelo, painter and sculptor
March 6, 1619 (http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1619/march_6_1619_36133.html) Cyrano de Bergerac, famous nose, playwright
March 6, 1763 (http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1763/march_6_1763_42301.html) Jean Xavier Lefevre, composer
March 6, 1844 (http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1844/march_6_1844_51547.html) Nicolai Rimski-Korsakov, composer, Flight of the Bumble Bee, NS 3/18
March 6, 1870 (http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1870/march_6_1870_57490.html) Oscar Straus, born in Vienna, Austria, composer, Ein Walzertraum
March 6, 1893 (http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1893/march_6_1893_64416.html) [Walter] Furry Lewis, father of the blues
March 6, 1906 (http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1906/march_6_1906_70805.html) Lou Costello, born in Paterson, New Jersey, comedian and actor, Abbott and Costello
March 6, 1909 (http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1909/march_6_1909_72744.html) Dave Clark, music promoter and songwriter
March 6, 1923 (http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1923/march_6_1923_83019.html) Ed McMahon, born in Detroit, Michigan, TV host, Johnny Carson Show, Star Search
March 6, 1926 (http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1926/march_6_1926_85559.html) Alan Greenspan, economist and presidential advisor, Federal Reserve Bank
March 6, 1927 (http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1927/march_6_1927_390439.html) Leroy Gordon Cooper, Jr., born in Shawnee, Oklahoma, USAF/astronaut, Mer 9, Gem 5
March 6, 1931 (http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1931/march_6_1931_90030.html) Willie Mays, Hall of Fame baseball centerfielder, Giants, New York Mets
March 6, 1940 (http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1940/march_6_1940_98242.html) Willie Stargell, outfielder/1st baseman, Pirates, 1971 NL HR leader
March 6, 1945 (http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1945/march_6_1945_105370.html) Rob Reiner, born in Bronx New York, actor and director, All in the Family, Stand By Me
March 6, 1946 (http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1946/march_6_1946_106658.html) David Jon Gilmour, rock guitarist, Pink Floyd-Brick in the Wall
March 6, 1947 (http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1947/march_6_1947_107857.html) Kiki Dee, born in Yorkshire, England, singer, Don't Go Breaking My Heart
March 6, 1959 (http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1959/march_6_1959_121213.html) Tom Arnold, born in Iowa, actor, Tom, True Lies
March 6, 1963 (http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1963/march_6_1963_126549.html) Suzanne Crough, rocker, Partridge Family
March 6, 1972 (http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1972/march_6_1972_142094.html) Shaquille O'Neal, born in Newark, New Jersey, NBA center for the Magic, Lakers, won 1996 Olympic gold

dPrasse
11-05-2006, 07:34 AM
I had a pile of ones I had never heard of ...

Lubbock
11-05-2006, 09:35 AM
Who would have thought so many soccer and cricket players would have made a list like that?

No one too interesting on my date except Elias Howe --inventor of the sewing maching.

neglesaks
11-05-2006, 10:21 AM
December 30, 1969 (http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1969/december_30_1969_137914.html) Jeff Thomason, NFL tight end, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31

Hm. If only it had been Thomas Jefferson, I'd have been proud.

BarryC
11-06-2006, 01:54 PM
Here are some interesting ones. Coolio has my exact birthday, year and all. (not that I care about him or anything)

August 1, 1963 (http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1963/august_1_1963_127107.html) Coolio, rapper, Gangsta Paradise
August 1, 1953 (http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1953/august_1_1953_114795.html) Robert Cray, Columbus, Georgia, blues singer and songwriter, 1987 Grammy
August 1, 1937 (http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1937/august_1_1937_95772.html) Al D'Amato, born in Brooklyn, New York, Sen-R-NY 1981-
August 1, 1933 (http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1933/august_1_1933_92191.html) Dom DeLuise, born in Brooklyn, New York, comedian, End, Cannonball Run, Fatso
August 1, 1924 (http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1924/august_1_1924_84201.html) Yvonne DeCarlo, actress, 10 Commandments, Lily-Munsters
August 1, 1911 (http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1911/august_1_1911_74307.html) Ronald MacDonald, British major-general
August 1, 1843 (http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1843/august_1_1843_51470.html) Robert Todd Lincoln, Capt Union volunteers, died in 1926
August 1, 1819 (http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1819/august_1_1819_47826.html) Herman Melville, U.S., author, Moby Dick, Billy Budd
August 1, 1779 (http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1779/august_1_1779_43463.html) Francis Scott Key, composer, Star-Spangled Banner
August 1, 1770 (http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1770/august_1_1770_42707.html) William Clark, Charlottsville, Virginia, 2nd lt of Lewis and Clark Expedition
August 1, 126 (http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/126/august_1_126_30070.html) Publius Helvius Pertinax, Roman emperor, 193 AD

Eagle1
11-06-2006, 02:12 PM
good: November 4, 1946 (http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1946/november_4_1946_389797.html) Laura Bush, American First Lady

bad: November 4, 1916 (http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1916/november_4_1916_78201.html) Walter Cronkite, St. Joseph, Missouri, news anchor, CBS Evening News 1962-81

Eagle1
11-06-2006, 02:14 PM
thought this was a little strange
July 28, 1948 (http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1948/july_28_1948_390222.html) Sally Struthers, American Actress
July 28, 1947 (http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1947/july_28_1947_108327.html) Sally Struther, born in Portland, Oregon, actress, Gloria-All in the Family

HomeschoolrsRUs
11-06-2006, 02:28 PM
July 1, 1963 (http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1963/july_1_1963_126994.html) Edward Tsang Lu, born in Springfield, Massachusetts, astronaut, STS 84
July 1, 1963 (http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1963/july_1_1963_126995.html) Roddy Bottum, born in Los Angeles, California, rock keyboardist, Faith No More-Real Thing


Thought these were interesting, born on my day not my year:


July 1, 1966 (http://www.freeconservatives.com/events/1966/july_1_1966_131671.html) Patrick McEnroe, Manhasset, New York, tennis star
July 1, 1962 (http://www.freeconservatives.com/events/1962/july_1_1962_125551.html) Andre Braugher, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Frank Pembleton-Homicide
July 1, 1961 (http://www.freeconservatives.com/events/1961/july_1_1961_389717.html) Princess Diana, British Royalty
July 1, 1955 (http://www.freeconservatives.com/events/1955/july_1_1955_116967.html) Keith Whitley, Sandy Hook, Kentucky, country singer, Don't Close Your Eyes
July 1, 1952 (http://www.freeconservatives.com/events/1952/july_1_1952_113646.html) Dan Aykroyd, born in Ottawa, Canada, comedian/actor, SNL, Dragnet
July 1, 1946 (http://www.freeconservatives.com/events/1946/july_1_1946_107079.html) Ron Silver, born in New York City, actor, Gary-Rhoda, Entity, Silkwood, Best Friends
July 1, 1945 (http://www.freeconservatives.com/events/1945/july_1_1945_389958.html) Debbie Harry, American Musician
July 1, 1934 (http://www.freeconservatives.com/events/1934/july_1_1934_93038.html) Jamie Farr, born in Toledo, Ohio, actor, Klinger-M*A*S*H, AfterMASH
July 1, 1916 (http://www.freeconservatives.com/events/1916/july_1_1916_77978.html) Olivia de Havilland, born in Tokyo, Japan, actress, Adventures of Robin Hood
July 1, 1914 (http://www.freeconservatives.com/events/1914/july_1_1914_76351.html) Magda Gabor, born in Budapest, Hungary, actress, People vs Zsa Zsa Gabor
July 1, 1908 (http://www.freeconservatives.com/events/1908/july_1_1908_72302.html) Estee Lauder, CEO, Estee Lauder's cosmetics

Rhino
11-06-2006, 02:57 PM
Nothing for my birthday, February 30th.

Teenager
11-06-2006, 05:00 PM
March 24 1987 (http://www.freeconservatives.com/events/1908/july_1_1908_72302.html), Teenager, member of several online forums and about to turn 20 next birthday.


Other than that, nobody else that I recognized... :p

Gonzo67
11-06-2006, 05:14 PM
Nothing for my birthday, February 30th.


lol I see you were born on that ultra rare double leap year....