Entertainment:
Jemaine Clement is an actor known for the TV show “Flight of Concords” and the movie “What We Do in the Shadows”.
Sarah Shahi is an actress known for the TV shows “Person of Interest” and “Life”.
Evan Handler is an actor known for the TV shows “Californication” and “Sex in the City”.
Rod Stewart is a Rock-Pop singer known for his distinctive raspy singing voice and is among the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold more than 120 million records worldwide. He also was the lead singer of the Jeff Beck Group.
Pat Benatar is a rock singer who has had two multi-platinum albums, five platinum albums, and 15 Billboard top 40 singles, while in Canada she had eight straight platinum albums, and she has sold over 35 million albums worldwide.
Donald Fagen is the co-founder, co-lead singer and keyboardist for the Rock band Steely Dan.
Jimmy Vivino was the band leader for the Tonight Show Band, the Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien band , Late Night with Conan O’Brien band and most importantly the band leader of Jimmy Vivino and the Basic Cable Band for Conan on TBS.
Sports:
Boxing:
George Foreman was a two-time world Heavyweight Champion and an Olympic Gold Medalist. He is also known for the George Foreman Grill.
Football:
James Washington is a former safety who won two Super Bowl Championships with the Dallas Cowboys.
Jake Delhomme is a one time Pro Bowl former quarterback who led the Carolina Panthers to a Super Bowl and threw the ongest touchdown pass in a Super Bowl for 85 yards. Also won one World Bowl Championship in the World League of American Football.
Basketball:
Glen Robinson is a two time All-Star former small forward who one NBA Championship in 2005 with the San Antonio Spurs and was named Indiana Mr. Basketball once.
Hockey:
Frank Mahovlich is a Hall of Fame left winger who six Stanley Cup Championships and was fifteen time All-Star.
Baseball:
Jim Linderman is a former outfielder-first basemen who played fifteen seasons for five teams. When he retired he became a PE teacher and baseball coach.
Adam Kennedy is a former second basemen who one World Series Championship in 2002 with the Los Angels Angels where he was the ALCS MVP and is one time Silver Medal winner for the Pan American Games.
Richard Dotson is a former starting pitcher who was on the 1983 White Sox division winning team where he posted a 22-7 record and was a one time All-Star.
Other Baseball Birthdays:
Matt Roney, Ted Bowsfield, Jim Campbell, Vern Geishert, George Korince, Larry Hardy, Gary Martz, Dan Rohn, Pat Keedy, Kelvin Torve, Bob Brower, Mario Diaz, Kevin Baez, Takahito Nomura, Gary Rath, Jason Jimenez, Rick Bauer, Hunter Jones, Sammy Gervacio, Paulo Espino,
Alberto Rosario, Ryan Dennick, Rafael Dollis, Jason Gurka, Ariel Miranda, Drew Steckenrider, Ryon Healy, Rico Garcia, Jose Castillo, Nick Sandlin & Oscar Gonzalez!
In Memoriam:
Entertainment:
Jim Croce was a folk-rock singer who reeleased five studio albums and numerous singles. On September 20, 1973, at the height of his popularity and the day before the lead single to his fifth album I Got a Name was released, Croce and five others died in a plane crash. His music continued to chart throughout the 1970s following his death.
Frank Sinatra Jr was a singer/conductor who followed in the footsteps of his father Frank Sinatra Sr starting his career in as a teenager and is the brother of Nancy Sinatra. He also appeared in the TV shows “Family Guy” and “The Sopranos”.
Baseball:
Willie McCovey was a Hall of Fame first basemen-outfielder who one NL MVP, won NL Rookie of the Year and made six All-Star teams.
Jim O’Toole was a one time All-Star pitcher who is also in the Reds Hall of Fame and pitched in one World Series.
Del Pratt was a second basemen who led the AL in RBIs once and lead the AL in games played four times
Chick Stahl was a an outfielder who played in the first World Series ever in 1903 winning it all but he is also know for a tragic turn when he died of an apparent suicide in 1907 at age 34.
John Beckwith was a infielder in the Negro Leagues where he won one Negro National League Pennant and made history with the Chicago Giants by clobbering the first home run to clear the high fences at Cincinnati’s Redland Field.
Harry Wright is one of the “Fathers of Professional Baseball,” Wright played for and managed the first known professional baseball team, the 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings. After his seven-year playing career ended in 1877, Wright continued managing until 1893 and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1953.