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July 8, 1992 Taylor Maine Pearl Brooks, daughter of country singer Garth Brooks July 8, 1982 Sophia Bush, American Actress July 8, 1980 Robbie Keane, Irish Athlete July 8, 1976 Michael Renfurm, Surinam/Dutch soccer player, Sparta July 8, 1976 Staci Wilson, born in Livingston, New Jersey, soccer defender 1996 Olympics July 8, 1974 Demetrius Allen, NFL wide receiver for the Atlanta Falcons July 8, 1973 Kathleen Robertson, actress, Beverly Hills 90210 July 8, 1972 Brandon Rock, born in Las Vegas, Nevada, 800m runner July 8, 1972 Jay Bellamy, NFL safety for the Seattle Seahawks July 8, 1972 Karl Dykhuis, Sept-iles, NHL defenseman for the Philadelphia Flyers July 8, 1972 Saurav Ganguly, cricketer, centuries in 1st two Tests for India 1996 July 8, 1972 Tom Hutton, NFL punter/kicker for the Philadelphia Eagles July 8, 1971 Jeff Kopp, NFL linebacker for the Miami Dolphins July 8, 1971 John Achterberg, soccer player, NAC July 8, 1971 Wendy Benson, born in New York City, actress, Meredith-As the World Turns July 8, 1970 Lisa Powell, born in Sydney, NSW Australia, field hockey forward 1996 Olympics July 8, 1970 Marlies Askamp, WNBA forward, Phoenix Mercury July 8, 1970 Todd Martin, born in Hinsdale, Illinois, tennis star, 1988 USTA Boys' 18 July 8, 1970 Beck, American Musician July 8, 1969 Bobby Ayala, born in Oxnard, California, pitcher for the Seattle Mariners July 8, 1969 Dana Hall, NFL safety for the Cleveland Browns July 8, 1969 Ernie Young, born in Chicago, Illinois, outfielder for the Oakland A's July 8, 1969 Lisa Arce, born in Manhattan Beach, California, WPVA volleyballer, National-4th-1995 July 8, 1969 Lori Hallier, Victoria BC Canada, actress, Shannon-Santa Barbara July 8, 1968 C B Washington, NFLer for the Jacksonville Jaguars July 8, 1968 Glen Featherstone, born in Toronto, NHL defenseman, Hartford Whalers July 8, 1968 Michael Weatherly, born in New York City, actor, Cooper Alden-The City/Loving July 8, 1968 Michel Langerak, soccer player, Dordrecht '90 July 8, 1968 Billy Crudup, American Actor July 8, 1967 Mikhail Borodulin, hockey forward, Team Kazakhstan 1998 July 8, 1965 Corey Parker, born in New York City, actor, How I Got into College, Roger-Eddie Dodd July 8, 1964 Alexei Gusarov, born in Moscow, Russia, NHL defenseman for the Colorado Avalanche July 8, 1964 Maryalice Demler, born in New York, Miss NY-America 1991 July 8, 1963 Bob Ctvrtlik, born in Long Beach, California, volleyball outsider, Oly-G-88,B-92, 96 July 8, 1963 Mike Ridley, born in Winnipeg, NHL center, Vancouver Canucks July 8, 1963 Pablo Magallon, jockey July 8, 1962 Martin Pavlu, hockey forward, Team Italy 1998 July 8, 1962 Rob Burnett, born in North Caldwell, New Jersey, head writer, David Letterman July 8, 1961 Graham Jones, rock guitarist, Haircut 100 July 8, 1961 Toby Keith, American Musician July 8, 1960 Jeff Stork, born in Longview, Washington, volleyball setter, Olympics-G-88,B-92, 96 July 8, 1960 Valerie Pettiford, New York City, actress, Sheila Price-One Life to Live July 8, 1958 Carlos Cavazo, rocker, Quiet Riot-We're Not Gonna Take It July 8, 1958 Fred Young, born in Glasgow, Kentucky, singer, Kentucky Headhunters-Davy Crockett July 8, 1958 Kevin Bacon, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, actor, Diner, Footloose, She's Having a Baby July 8, 1957 Clyde Butts, cricketer, West Indies off-spinner late eighties July 8, 1956 Millard Frank Hampton, born in Fresno, California, 4x100m runner 1976 Olympics gold July 8, 1956 Russell Christian, rocker, Christians-Harvest the World July 8, 1953 Jonathan Segal, born in New York City, actor, Jonathan-Paper Chase July 8, 1952 Ulrich Wehling, born in German DR, cross country, Olympics gold 1972, 76, 80 July 8, 1952 A. Whitney Brown, American Comedian July 8, 1951 Andy Fletcher, rocker, Depeche Mode-Just Can't Get Enough July 8, 1951 Anjelica Huston, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Prizzi's Honor, Alien July 8, 1951 Greg T. Walker, rock bassist, Blackfoot July 8, 1951 Pleas Ned Sublette, composer July 8, 1949 Wolfgang Puck, Austrian Celebrity July 8, 1948 Kim Darby, N Hollywood, actress, True Grit, Enola Gay, Rich Man Poor Man July 8, 1948 Raffi, children's singer, Baby Beluga July 8, 1946 Cynthia Gregory, born in Louisiana, ballerina, New York Ballet Co July 8, 1944 Jaimoe "Johnny" Johanson, U.S. rock drummer, Allman Brothers July 8, 1944 Jeffrey Tambor, born in San Francisco, California, actor, Jeffrey-Ropers, Larry Sanders July 8, 1943 Faye Wattleton, born in St. Louis, Missouri, sociologist/president, Planned Parenthood July 8, 1942 Chuck Negron, born in Bronx, New York, rock vocalist, 3 Dog Night-Joy to the World July 8, 1942 Janice Pennington, born in Kansas, playmate, May 1971, /model, Price is Right July 8, 1942 Phil Gramm, Sen-R Texas, 1985- July 8, 1940 Marcia Rodd, actress, Little Murders, T R Baskins July 8, 1938 Marian Ackerman, women's rights advocacy administrator July 8, 1937 Barbara Ann Loden, actress, Ernie Kovac's Show July 8, 1936 Rudolf W de Korte, Dutch Unilever-director/minister EA, L July 8, 1935 John David Crow, football player, Heisman Trophy 1957 July 8, 1935 Steve Lawrence, born in Brooklyn, singer and actor, Go Away Little Girl, Lonely Guy July 8, 1935 Vitali Ivanovich Sevastiyanov, U.S.S.R., cosmonaut, Soyuz 9, 18B July 8, 1933 Marty Feldman, born in London, England, comedian, Young Frankenstein July 8, 1931 Jerry Vale, born in New York City, singer, Arriverderci Roma July 8, 1931 Louis Ballard, composer July 8, 1931 Roone Arledge, born in Forest Hills, New York, head of sports broadcasting, ABC July 8, 1930 Valeri Aleksandrovich Yazdovsky, Russian cosmonaut July 8, 1929 Shirley Ann Grau, author, Keepers of the House July 8, 1928 Carol Henry, born in Newark, New Jersey, choreographer, Garry Moore Show July 8, 1928 Norma Donaldson, singer and actress, Poetic Justice, 5 Heartbeats July 8, 1927 Carlo Franci, composer July 8, 1927 John Ashbery, American Poet July 8, 1926 John D Dingell, Rep-D-Michigan, 1955- July 8, 1926 Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, American July 8, 1926 John Dingell, American Politician July 8, 1926 Ian Gilmour, English Politician July 8, 1923 Harrison Dillard, Cleve, 100m runner, Oly-4 gold-1948, 52 July 8, 1921 John Money, New Zealander Psychologist July 8, 1920 Dolph Sweet, born in New York City, actor, Gimme a Break, Which Way is Up July 8, 1919 Walter Scheel, German Foreign minister/president July 8, 1918 Craig Stevens, born in Liberty, Missouri, actor, Craig-Dallas, Peter Gunn July 8, 1917 Faye Emerson, born in Elizabeth, Louisiana, actress, I've Got a Secret July 8, 1917 Glenn Langan, born in Denver, Colorado, actor, Amazing Colossal Man, Margie July 8, 1917 Pamela Brown, born in London, England, actress, Cleopatra, Beckett July 8, 1917 J. F. Powers, American Novelist July 8, 1915 Charles Hard Townes, born in Greenville, South Carolina, physicist, developed lasers July 8, 1914 Billy Eckstine, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, jazz singer, Tenderly, A Fool in Love July 8, 1913 Walter Kerr, New York drama critic, Sad Clowns July 8, 1912 Jacques Stehman, composer July 8, 1911 Gertrude Niesen, born in New York, actress, Start Cheering July 8, 1911 Ken Farnes, cricket bowler, fast England in pre-WW II years July 8, 1910 Govan AM Mbeki, South African leader, ANC/SACP July 8, 1909 Petar Segedin, Croatian novelist, Holy Devil July 8, 1908 Louis Jordan, born in Arkansas, alto saxman, Caldonia July 8, 1908 Nelson Rockefeller, American Vice President July 8, 1907 George W. Romney, Gov-R-Mich, /U.S. Secretary of HUD, 1969-73 July 8, 1907 Kishio Hirao, composer July 8, 1906 Philip Johnson, born in Cleveland, Ohio, Cortalyou architect July 8, 1904 Bill Challis, arranger/pianist July 8, 1901 Donald Benjamin Harden, archaeologist July 8, 1900 George Antheil, Trenton, New Jersey, composer, Airplane Sonata July 8, 1899 David Eli Lilienthal, U.S. government organizer, Wisconsin July 8, 1898 Alec Waugh, London, novelist, Island in the Sun, brother of Evelyn July 8, 1898 Melville Ruick, Boise Idaho, actor, Barton-City Hospital July 8, 1895 Anton G J van de Velde, Flemish writer and director, God and the Worms July 8, 1894 Clemens VI Trefois, Flemish architect/sociologist July 8, 1893 Fritz Perls, father of Gestalt therapy July 8, 1892 Richard Aldington, writer July 8, 1891 Elisabeth Zernike, Dutch writer, Poor Part, Bruidstijd July 8, 1891 Josef Hora, Czech writer/poet, Working Day July 8, 1890 W Hasenvlever, writer July 8, 1890 Hanns Johst, German Playwright July 8, 1889 Eugene Pallette, born in Winfield, Kansas, actor, Adv of Robin Hood, Mark of Zorro July 8, 1885 Ann Jemima Flower, oldest resident of Netherlands July 8, 1885 Emil Bloch, German philosopher July 8, 1882 Percy Grainger, Melbourne, composer/pianist/conductor, Hill Songs July 8, 1882 Waverley John Anderson, Scottish viscount/governor of Bengal July 8, 1871 Clement Harris, composer July 8, 1871 Kornelis ter Laan, 1st Dutch socialist mayor, Zaandam July 8, 1870 Marie C of Zeggelen, Dutch novelist, Koloniaaltje July 8, 1869 William V Moody, U.S. poet, Death of Eve, Faith Healer July 8, 1867 Kathe Kollwitz, Germany, print maker/sculptor, Bauernkrieg July 8, 1857 Rudolf Dellinger, composer July 8, 1851 Arthur J Evans, English archaeologist, Crete July 8, 1844 Mary Johnson Lincoln, educator, Boston Cooking School July 8, 1839 John D. Rockefeller, U.S. capitalist/founder, Standard Oil July 8, 1838 Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin, inventor, rigid dirigibles July 8, 1836 Joseph Chamberlain, British minister of Commerce/Colonies July 8, 1829 Pierre A Vicomte de Ponson du Terrail, French serial writer July 8, 1826 Benjamin Henry Grierson, Major General Union volunteers July 8, 1826 Robert Kingston Scott, Bvt Major General Union volunteers July 8, 1824 Waldimir "Kriz" Krzyzanowski, Brig General Union volunteers July 8, 1821 William Harvey Lamb Wallace, Brig General Union volunteers July 8, 1819 Alexander Hays, Bvt Major General Union volunteers, died in 1864 July 8, 1819 Vatroslav Lisinski, composer July 8, 1809 Ljudwit Gaj, Croatian writer/poet, Pjesma iz Zagorja July 8, 1757 Richard Wainwright, composer July 8, 1638 Matteo Coferati, composer July 8, 1637 Johann Georg Ebeling, composer July 8, 1621 Jean de la Fontaine, French poet, Fables July 8, 1604 Heinrich Albert, Germany, composer, Arien oder Melodien July 8, 1574 Giovanni Battista Stefanini, composer July 8, 1545 Don Carlos, son of Spanish king Philip II July 8, 1528 Emanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy/governor of Netherland |