Entertainment:
Rob Corddry is an actor known for the movies “Hot Tub Tim Machine” and “Warm Bodies”.
Edvin Ryding is an actor know for the TV shows “Young Royals” and “Gasmamman”.
Savannah Liles is an actress known for the movies “Prodigy” and “Under the Influencer”.
Yasmine Sahid is an actress known for the movies “Lift” and “Mad Whale”.
Dallas Lovato is an actress known for the movies “No Vacancy” and “Caged No More”.
Bug Hall is an actor known for the movies “The Little Rascals” and “The Big Green”.
Mila Brener is an actress known for the TV shows “Rainbow Chicks” and “Shimmer and Shine”.
Dave Ketchum is an actor known for the TV shows “Get Smart” and “Happy Days”.
Kyla Kenedy is an actress known for the TV shows “Speechless” and Mr Mayor”.
Gavin DeGraw is a singer-songwriter who rose to fame with his song “I Don’t Want to Be” from his debut album Chariot (2003); the song became the main theme song for The WB/CW drama series One Tree Hill. Other notable singles from his debut album were the title track and “Follow Through”.
Alice Cooper is the lead singer-front man of Alice Cooper and is known for his raspy voice and a stage show that features numerous props and stage illusions, including pyrotechnics, guillotines, electric chairs, fake blood, reptiles, baby dolls, and dueling swords. He also is considered by many music journalists and peers to be “The Godfather of Shock Rock”.
Sports:
Football:
Lawrence Taylor is a ten time Pro Bowl Hall of Fame running back who won two Super Bowl Championships with the New York Giants and won the MVP award once plus three Defensive Player of the Year awards.
Boxing:
Oscar De La Hoya is a former boxer who won 11 world titles in six weight classes, including the lineal championship in three weight classes. He is ranked as the 38th best boxer of all time, pound for pound, by BoxRec and won two Gold Meals.
Hockey:
Denis Savard is a Hall of Fame center who who made one All-Star team and won one Stanley Cup Championship.
Baseball:
Doug Fister is a former starting pitcher who played for ten seasons where he helped the Tigers make the ALCS in 2011 and finished 8th in the Cy Young voting in 2014. He also set an AL record for striking out nine consecutive batters in a game against Kansas City.
Dan Plesac is a former closer who made three All-Star teams and has been an analyst since 2005 for various networks.
Rusty Kuntz is a former outfielder and coach but in the final game of the 1984 World Series, Kuntz hit a pop fly to the second baseman that became the deciding RBI. He won two World Series Championships which includes that 1984 one and 2015 as a coach with the Kansas City Royals one of the four teams he has coached.
Chris Coste is a former catcher who won one World Series Championship in 2008 with the Philadelphia Phillies. At the age 33, after twelve seasons of independent and minor league baseball he finally made his debut and wrote an autobiography, “The 33-Year-Old Rookie: How I Finally Made it to the Big Leagues After Eleven Years in the Minors.” The book, which chronicles Coste’s first season in the majors.
George Kirby is a starting pitcher for the Seattle Mariners who has made one All-Star team and had 24 consecutive strikes to start a game.
Other Baseball Birthdays:
Raimel Tapia, Steve Brye, Max Leon, Stan Papi, Al Javier, Gary Allenson, Chris Bando, Randy Gomez, Pat Perry, Keith Creel, Tim Pyznarski, Jeff Gardner, Brad Cornett, John Frascatore, Dennis Konuszewski, Steve Schmoll, Ben Hendrickson, Tom Mastny, William Bergolla, Jordan Smith, Chris Gittens & Greg Weissert!
In Memoriam:
Entertainment:
Conrad Bain was an actor known for the TV shows “Different Strokes” and “Maude”.
David Brenner was an actor-comedian who was the most frequent guest on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson in the 1970s and 1980s, Brenner “was a pioneer of observational comedy”.
Rosa Parks was an American activist in the civil rights movement best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott.