July 24

July 24 – Famous Birthdays

1796 John Middleton Clayton Delaware, (Sen-Del)/US Sec of State (1849-50)
1802 Alexandre Dumas PŠre France, author (3 Musketeers)
1802 Ira Aldridge famous African
1803 Alexander Jackson Davis US, architect (gothic revivalist)
1842 Ambrose Bierce Ohio, writer (Nuggets & Dust)
1857 Henrik Pontoppidan Denmark, realist writer (Nobel 1971)
1870 Fred Law Olmsted Jr architect/landscaper
1878 Lord Edward Dunsany Ireland, dramatist/poet (Mirage Water)
1880 Ernest Bloch Geneva, Switzerland, composer (MacBeth)
1895 Robert Graves England, poet/historical novelist (I, Claudius)
1898 Amelia Earhart into the wild blue yonder
19– John Aniston actor (Search for Tomorrow, Victor-Day of our Lives)
19– Maeve McGuire Cleveland Oh, actress (Maude Palmer-Beacon Hill)
19– Michael Richards LA Calif, comedian (Fridays)
1900 Zelda Fitzgerald 1st wife of F Scott
1902 Nora Swinburne England, actress (Quo Vardis, Dinner at Ritz, River)
1904 James R Killian Jr MIT pres (1948-59)
1913 Johnny McAfee Dallas Tx, singer (Sammy Kaye Show)
1914 Frank Silvera Kingston Jamaica, actor (High Chaparral)
1914 Kenneth B Clark Canal Zone, civil rights activist (Dark Ghetto)
1916 Bob Eberly Mechanicsville NY, singer (Jimmy Dorsey Band)
1916 John D MacDonald novelist (Deep Blue Goodbye)
1917 Simon Slattvik Norway, cross country ski jumper (Olympic-gold-1952)
1918 Ruggiero Ricci SF Calif, violinist (Paganini)
1920 Alexander H Cohen NYC, Broadway producer (Beyond the Fringe)
1920 Bella Abzug (Rep-D-NY)
1926 Hans-Gnther Winkler Germany, equestrian jumper (Olympic-gold-1956)
1930 Jacqueline Brookes Montclair NJ, actress (Nora-Jack & Mike)
1932 William D Ruckelshaus headed Environmental Protection Agency
1934 Willie Davis NFL defensive end (Cleveland Browns, Green Bay)
1935 Adnan Khashnoggi Saudi businessman/financier
1936 Mark Goddard Lowell Mass, actor (Don West-Lost in Space)
1936 Ruth Buzzi Westerly RI, comedienne (Laugh-In, Margie-That Girl)
1939 Bob Lilly NFL defensive tackle (Dallas Cowboys)
1942 Chris Sarandon US, actor (Child’s Play, Dog Day Afternoon, Lipstick)
1947 Peter Serkin NYC, pianist (Tashi)
1947 Robert Hays Bethesda Md, actor (Airplane!, Starman, Scandalous)
1950 Sam Behrens actor (General Hospital, LA Law)
1951 Lynda Carter Phoenix Az, Miss USA/actress (Wonder Woman, Billie Jo)
1953 Steve Grogan NFL QB (New England Patriots)
1955 Lubov Odinokova USSR, team handball (Olympic-gold-1976, 80)
1963 Kadeem Hardison actor (Dwayne-Different World)
1963 Paul Geary Boston Mass, heavy metal drummer (Extreme-More Than Words)
1968 John P Navin Jr Phila, actor (Joey Elliot-Jennifer Slept Here)
1990 Evan James Springsteen LA Calif, rocker Bruce Springsteen’s son