August 23 – Famous Birthdays
River Phoenix (MOVIE ACTOR) 1970 – 1993
Rick Springfield (ROCK SINGER) 1949
Kobe Bryant (BASKETBALL PLAYER) 1978
August 23 – Famous Birthdays
1754 Louis XVI Versailles, king of France (1774-92); guillotined
1785 Oliver Hazard Perry naval hero
1869 James (Sunny Jim) Rolph SF mayor (1912-31), MUNI backer
19– Cathy St George Norfolk Va, playmate (Aug, 1982)
19– Jennifer Holmes Fall River Mass, actress (Leslie-Newhart)
19– Jimmy Ward Ct, rocker (Steelheart-She’s Gone)
19– Michael Davis SF Calif, comedian/juggler (The News is the News)
1900 Ernst Krenek Vienna Austria, composer (Johnny Spielt Auf)
1901 John Sherman Cooper (Sen-Ky)
1903 William Primrose Glasgow Scot, violist (Method for Violin & Viola)
1905 Constant Lambert London England, composer (King Pest)
1908 Arthur Adamov Kislovodsk Russia, dramatist (Paolo Paoli)
1911 Birger Ruud Norway, 90m ski jumper (Olympic-gold-1932, 36)
1911 Elizabeth Robinson US, 100m dash (Olympic-gold-1928)
1912 Gene Kelly Pitts, dancer/actor (An American in Paris, Going My Way)
1913 Bob Crosby Spokane Wa, Bing’s brother, orch leader (Bob Crosby Show)
1923 Wolfgang Sawallisch Munich Ger, conductor (Vienna Symph 1960-70)
1930 Michel Rocard Courbevoie France, Prime Minister of France
1930 Vera Miles actress (Psycho)
1932 Mark Russell Buffalo NY, political satirist/pianist (Real People)
1933 Pete Wilson (Sen-R-Calif)
1934 Barbara Eden Tucson Az, actress (Dream of Jeannie, Amazing Dobermans)
1934 Christian “Sonny” Jurgensen NFL QB (Eagles, Redskins)
1940 Richard Sanders Harrisburg Pa, actpr (Les-WKRP, Spencer, Berrengers)
1940 Tony Bill SD Cal, (Sam-What Really Happened to the Class of ’65)
1942 Nancy Richey Gunther San Ant Tx, tennis player (US Doubles 1965, 66)
1942 Patricia McBride ballerina (NYC Ballet Co)
1943 Bobby Diamond LA Calif, actor (Duncan Gillis-Dobie Gillis)
1944 Antonia Novello US Surgeon General
1947 Keith Moon rocker (True Story of 200 Motels)
1947 Rex Allen Jr Chicago, country singer (Nashville on the Road)
1948 Ron Blomberg NY Yank, 1st designated hitter
1949 Rick Springfield Australia, (General Hospital, Jessie’s Girl)
1949 Shelley Long Fort Wayne Indiana, actress (Diane-Cheers, Money Pit)
1951 Mark Hudson Portland Ore, comedians (Bonkers, Hudson Brothers Show)
1951 Queen Noor of Jordan
1953 Bobby Gubby rocker (Bucks Fizz-My Camera Never Lies)
1956 Gerry Cooney heavyweight boxer
1966 Laura Richmond Fort Dix NJ, playmate (Sep, 1988)
1967 Nancy Jane Cox Campbellsville Kentucky, Miss Kentucky-America-1991
1970 River Phoenix Madras Ore, actor (Little Nikta, Stand By Me)
