Entrainment:
Morris Chestnut is an actor known for the movie “Boyz in the Hood” and the TV show “Rosewood”.
Angourie Rice is an actress known for movie “Spiderman” franchise and the TV show “The Last thing He Told Me”.
Colin Morgan is an actor known for TV shows “Merlin” and “Humans”.
DeDee Pfeiffer is an actress known for TV shows “Cybill” and “Big Sky”.
Frank Langella is an actor known for the movies “Frost/Nixon” and “Robot & Frank”.
Rick Hurst is an actor known for the TV show “The Dukes of Hazzard” and the movie “Steel Magnolias”.
Grandmaster Flash is a rapper-DJ who created a DJ technique called the Quick Mix Theory. This technique serviced the break-dancer and the rapper by elongating the drum breaks through the use of duplicate copies of vinyl. This technique gave birth to cutting and scratching. It also gave rappers better music with a seamless elongated bed of beats to speak on. He also invented the slipmat.
Sports:
Hockey:
Jeff Carter is a center for the Pittsburgh Penguins who has made two All-Star teams and has won two Stanley Cup Championships.
Football:
Darius Slay is a cornerback for the Philadelphia Eagles who has made five Pro-Bowls and has made one First-Team All-Pro.
Jason Pierre-Paul is linebacker who has made three Pro Bowls and has won two Superbowl Championships.
Basketball:
Tiago Splitter is a former center who won one NBA Championship in 2014 with the San Antonino Spurs and has won four Gold Medals.
Baseball:
Dallas Keuchel is starting pitcher who he has made two All-Star teams and has won one World Series Championship in 2017 with the Houston Astros.
Fernando Tatis Sr is a former third basemen who hit two grand slams in one inning and had 8 RBIs in one inning.
Other Baseball Birthdays:
LaMonte Wade Jr , Xavier Avery, Jarret Parker, Bill Bethea, Lynn Jones, Bob Owchinko, Roberto Rivera, Gary Wilson, Rafael Roque, Kevin Beirne, Neil Wagner & Nick Hagadone!
In Memoriam:
Entertainment:
JD Salinger was an author who wrote “Catcher in the Rye” and the story “A Perfect Day for Bananafish”.
Football:
Derrick Thomas was a Hall of Fame linebacker/defensive end for the Kansas Chiefs who made nine Pro Bowls and has the most sacks in a game with 7.
Baseball:
Hank Greenberg was a Hall of Fame first basemen for the Detroit Tigers who made five All-Star teams and won two World Series Championships with the Detroit Tigers.
Lamarr Hoyt was a starting pitcher who won one CY Young Award and made one All-Star team.
Tim Keefe was a Hall of Fame pitcher who won the pitching Tripe Crown and was the second pitcher ever to reach 300 career wins.