Born today:
1970 Emily Lloyd - actress
1963 Les Claypool - rock bassist (Primus)
1958 Andrew Dice Clay - comedian, actor
1956 Sebastian Coe - runner (set world record for 800 meters)
1948 Bryant Gumbel - TV host, actor
1948 Mark Farner - guitarist, singer (Grand Funk Railroad)
1948 Mike Pinera - guitarist (Iron Butterfly)
1944 Mike Post - movie and TV theme composer
1943 Lech Walesa - Polish leader
1942 Jean-Luc Ponty - jazz violinist
1942 Ian McShane - actor
1942 Madeline Kahn - actress
1939 Larry Linville - actor (M*A*S*H)
1935 Jerry Lee Lewis - singer, pianist
1931 Anita Ekberg - actress
1923 Bum Phillips - Houston Oilers football coach
1916 Trevor Howard - actor
1913 Stanley Kramer - film director
1908 Greer Garson - actress (Oscar® winner, 1942)
1907 Gene Autry - cowboy actor, singer
1547 Miguel de Cervantes - author
Did you know on this day in times the headlines for today was:
2003 US president George W. Bush signs the Do Not Call Registry into law. (photo credit: Tyndale House)
1995 The defense rests, sending the O.J. Simpson murder trial to the jury.
1988 The NASA space shuttle Discovery lifts off, the first shuttle flight following the Challenger disaster.
1986 Olympic gold-medal winning gymnast, Mary Lou Retton, retires from competition.
1982 Over 250,000 bottles of Tylenol brand pain reliever are voluntarily recalled, following the poisoning death of seven people from cyanide-laced capsules in tampered packages.
1978 Pope John Paul I is found dead in his Vatican apartment, just over a month after becoming head of the Roman Catholic Church.
1977 Muhammad Ali becomes the world heavyweight boxing champ, beating Ernie Shavers at Madison Square Garden.
1962 The Broadway production of My Fair Lady closes, after a run of over 6 years.
1943 The US and Italy sign an armistice, during WWII.
1930 Singer/actor Bing Crosby marries Dixie Lee.
1930 Lowell Thomas makes his news anchor debut on CBS radio.
1829 Scotland Yard police, the 'Bobbies', make their first appearance on the streets of London.
1789 US president George Washington signs the first federal appropriations act.
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