1997 35th NHL draft Boston picks center Joe Thornton 1st
1996 Thornton Page, astrophysicist, dies at 82
1984 Indians' Andre Thornton ties record for most walks (6 in 16 inn)
1975 Thornton N Wilder, U.S. writer (Bridge of San Luis Rey), dies at 78
1975 Thornton Wilder, American Novelist
1973 Zach Thornton, born in Baltimore, Maryland, soccer goalkeeper, 1996 Olympics gold
1972 Burt Thornton, CFL receiver for the Hamilton Tiger Cats
1971 Scott Thornton, London, NHL left wing for the Edmonton Oilers
1969 Kevin Thornton, born in Amarillo, vocalist, Color Me Badd-Want to Sex You Up
1965 Jim Thornton, NFL tight end for the Houston Oilers
1959 Sigrid Thornton, Australia, actress, Amelia Lawson-Guns of Paradise
1956 Thornton Wilder's "Matchmaker," premieres in New York City
1955 Billy Bob Thornton, actor, Sling Blade
1952 Kathryn C Thornton, Montgomery, Alabama, PhD/astronaut, STS 33, 49, 61, 73
1952 Karen Moe [Thornton], U.S. swimmer, Olympics gold 1972
1950 Blair Thornton, rock guitarist, Bachman-Turner-Overdrive
1944 John Thornton, English chocolate factory/multi-millionaire
1942 Thornton Wilders "Skin of our Teeth," premieres in New York City
1939 Malcolm Thornton, MP
1938 Pulitzer prize awarded to Thornton Wilder (Our Town)
1938 "Our Town," by Thornton Wilder opens on Broadway
1938 "Our Town," Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer-winner of small-town life in Grover's Corners, NH, premieres (NJ)
1929 William Edgar Thornton, born in Faison, North Carolina, MD/astronaut, STS-8, 51-B, sk:49
1928 Ray Thornton, Rep-D-Arkansas
1928 Pulitzer prize awarded to Thornton Wilder for (Bridge of San Luis Rey)
1926 Big Mama Thornton, blues singer, Ball and Chain, Stronger than Dirt
1897 Thornton Wilder, U.S., novelist/playwright, Our Town
1874 Thornton Waldo Burgess, author, Peter Rabbit
1862 Thornton F Brodhead, U.S. lawyer/politician/brig-general, dies at 40
1803 Matthew Thornton, Irish/US physician/signer (Decl of Ind), dies at 88
1759 William Thornton, architect, Capitol building, Washington D.C.
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