Entertainment:
Lin-Manuel Miranda is an actor-singer-writer known for the musical “Hamilton” and the movie “In the Heights”.
Debbie Allen is an actress known for the TV shows “Greys Anatomy” and “A Different World”.
Curran Walters is an actor known for TV shows “Titans” and “Too Close to Home”.
Richard T Jones is an actor known for the TV shows “The Rookie “and “Judging Amy”.
David Chokachi is an actor known for the TV show “Baywatch” and the movie “Emerald Run”.
Jonathan Mangum is an actor known for the TV show “Strip Mall” and “The Drew Carey Show”.
John Carpenter is a director-screenwriter known for the movies “The Fog” and “Halloween”.
Greg Page is a singer-songwriter-actor who is best known as the original lead singer and a founding member of the children’s band the Wiggles from 1991 to 2006 and then again in 2012.
Sade is a singer who is best known as the lead vocalist of her band Sade. One of the most successful British female artists in history, she is often recognised as an influence on contemporary music. Her success in the music industry was recognized with the honor Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 2002, and she was made Commander in the 2017 Birthday Honours.
Sports:
Football:
Joe Flacco is a quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts who has won Comeback Player of the Year and has won one Super Bowl Championship in 2012 with the Baltimore Ravens where he won Super Bowl MVP.
Baseball:
Albert Pujols is a former first basemen who made eleven All-Star teams and two World Series Championships with the St Louis Cardinals.
Jack McDowell is a former starting pitcher who made three All-Star teams and won one Cy Young Award.
Mark Trumbo is a former first baseman-outfielder who made two All-Star teams and won one Silver Slugger Award.
Steve Balboni is a former first basemen who won one World Series Championship in 1985 with the Kansas City Royals and the single-season home run mark for the Royals with 36 until it was broken.
Brendan Donovan is an infielder for the St Louis Cardinals who has won one Gold Glove Award.
Other Baseball Birthdays:
Ron Villone, Alfredo Amezaga, Jack Cust, Moe Morhardt, Joe Bonikowski, Dennis DeBarr, Dave Stapleton, Marty Castillo, Kevin Buckley, Lee Gardner, Colter Bean, Brooks Conrad, Mitch Stetter, Eider Torres, Matt Maloney, Jeff Manship, Junior Guerra, Reid Brignac, Zelous Wheeler Warwick Saupold, Daniel Ponce de Leon, Austin Allen, Garrett Hill, TJ Hopkins, Thaddeus Ward, Duke Ellis & Andres Munoz!
In Memoriam:
Entertainment:
Aaliyah was a singer-actress who won three American Music Awards and two MTV VMAs, along with five Grammy Award nominations. She has been credited with helping to redefine contemporary R&B, pop, and hip hop, earning her the nicknames the “Princess of R&B” and “Queen of Urban Pop”.
Ethel Merman was a singer-actress who was best known for her distinctive, powerful voice, and her leading roles in musical theater, she has been called “the undisputed First Lady of the musical comedy stage.” She performed on Broadway in Anything Goes, Annie Get Your Gun, Gypsy, and Hello, Dolly! She received the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance in Call Me Madam, a Grammy Award for Gypsy, and a Drama Desk Award for Hello, Dolly!
Baseball:
Dizzy Dean was a Hall of Fame pitcher who made four All-Star teams and won one World Series Championship in 1934 with the St Louis Cardinals.
Jimmy Collins was a Hall of Fame third basemen-manager who won one World Series Championship in 1903 with the Boston Americans and led the league in homeruns once.