Entertainment:
Denzel Washington is an actor known for the movies “Training Day” and “He Got Game”.
Seth Meyers is an actor known for the TV shows “SNL” and “Late Night with Seth Meyers”.
Joe Manganiello is an actor known for the TV show “American Heiress” and “True Blood”.
Sienna Miller is an actress known for the movies “American Sniper” and “Burnt”.
Miles Brown is an actor known for the TV show “Black-ish” and the movie “Boy Genius”.
Madison De La Garza is an actress known for the TV shows “Desperate Housewives” and “Bad Teacher”.
Jessie Buckley is an actress known for the movies “Women Talking” and “Wilde Rose”.
Gayle King is a television personality-author-broadcast journalist for CBS News, co-hosting its flagship morning program, CBS Mornings, and before that its predecessor CBS This Morning. She is also an editor-at-large for O, The Oprah Magazine.
John Legend is a singer-songwriter-musician who began his musical career working behind the scenes for other artists, playing piano on Lauryn Hill’s “Everything Is Everything,” and performing as an uncredited backing vocalist on Jay-Z’s “Encore” and Alicia Keys’ “You Don’t Know My Name”. He was the first artist to sign with Kanye West’s GOOD Music, through which he released his debut studio album, Get Lifted (2004). The album reached the top ten of the Billboard 200, received double platinum certification by the RIAA and spawned his first hit song, “Ordinary People”.
David Archuleta is a singer-songwriter who in 2008 finished second on the seventh season of American Idol. In August 2008, he released “Crush”, the first single from his self-titled debut album. The album, released three months later, debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 chart; it has sold over 750,000 copies in the United States and over 900,000 worldwide.
Sports:
Football:
Adam Vinatieri is a former kicker who made four Pro-Bowls and won four Super Bowl Championships.
Hockey:
Ray Bourque is a Hall of Fame defensemen who won five James Norris Memorial Trophies, one Calder Memorial Trophy, one King Clancy Memorial Trophy, made nineteen All-Star teams and won one World Series Championship in 2001 with the Colorado Avalanche.
Baseball:
Ray Knight is a former third basemen who made two All-Star teams and won one World Series Championship in 1986 with the New York Mets where he won World Series MVP.
BJ Ryan is a former reliever who made two All-Star teams.
Bill Lee is a former starting pitcher who made one All-Star team.
Carlos Estevez is a closer who has made one All-Star team.
Dylan Cease is a starting pitcher for the San Diego Padres who has pitched a no-hitter and has made two All MLB Second Teams.
Other Baseball Birthdays:
Austin Nola, Steve Lawson, Carl Willis, Zane Smith, Mel Stottlemyre Jr, Benny Agbanyani, Melvin Nieves, Einar Diaz, Bill Hall, Barrett Browning, Shawn O’Malley, Austin Barnes, Myles Jaye, Scott Effross, Mitch White, Dario Agrazal, Corbin Martin & Enmanuel Valdez!
In Memoriam:
Entertainment:
Stan Lee was a comic book writer-editor-publisher-producer who rose through the ranks of a family-run business called Timely Comics which later became Marvel Comics. He was Marvel’s primary creative leader for two decades, expanding it from a small publishing house division to a multimedia corporation that dominated the comics and film industries.
Maggie Smith was an actress known for the TV show “Downton Abbey” and the movie “Harry Potter” franchise.
Nichelle Nichols was an actress known for the TV show “Star Trek” and the movie “Snow Dogs”.
Sports:
Football:
Steve Van Buren was a Hall of Fame running back who made five First-Team All-Pros and won two NFL Championships with the Philadelphia Eagles.
Hockey:
Terry Sawchuk was a Hall of Fame goalie who won four Vezina Trophies, one Calder Memorial Trophy, made eleven All-Star teams and won four Stanley Cup Championships with the Detroit Red Wings.
Baseball:
Ted Lyons was a Hall of Fame starting pitcher who made one All-Star team and led the league in wins twice.
Tommy Bridges was a starting pitcher who made six All-Star teams and won two World Series Championships with the Detroit Tigers.
Aurelio Rodriguez was a third basemen who made won one Gold Glove Award and the league in fielding percentage twice.