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People on July 15th: birthdates

Willie Aames: 1960 (is 52 in 2012, 53 in 2013)
TV/Movie Actor, Soap Actor, Rock & Roll Singer, RN:Albert William Upton; b. in Newport Beach, CA; Swiss Family Robinson's Fred, Eight is Enough's Tommy Bradford, Charles in Charge's Buddy Lembeck, The Edge of Night's Robbie Hamlin 1983-84 (series end), Bibleman videos
Brooks Almy: 1950 (is 62 in 2012, 63 in 2013)
Soap Actress, General Hospital's Connolly
Ernie Barnes: 1938 (is 74 in 2012, 75 in 2013)
Painter, official artist of the 1984 Olympics
Jason Bonham: 1966 (is 46 in 2012, 47 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Drummer, of Bonham
Julian Bream: 1933 (is 79 in 2012, 80 in 2013)
Flutist, Guitarist, English, Classical style
Alicia Bridges: 1953 (is 59 in 2012, 60 in 2013)
Disco Singer, I Love The Night Life (Disco Round)
Spencer Todd Bridges: 1998 (is 14 in 2012, 15 in 2013)
Celebrity Son, Dori and Todd's son
Jeff Carlisi: 1952 (is 60 in 2012, 61 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Musician, of .38 Special
Chi Cheng: 1970 (is 42 in 2012, 43 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Bassist, of Deftones
Larken Collins: 1952 (is 60 in 2012, 61 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Performer, of Rossington-Collins Band
Clive Cussler: 1931 (is 81 in 2012, 82 in 2013)
Writer, Raise The Titantic, Sahara, Deep Six, Cyclops
Lolita Davidovich: 1961 (is 51 in 2012, 52 in 2013)
Movie Actress, Canadian, b. London, Ontario; Blaze
Ava Elizabeth DeLonge: 2002 (is 10 in 2012, 11 in 2013)
Celebrity Daughter, Jennifer and Tom's daughter
John Dolmayan: 1972 (is 40 in 2012, 41 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Drummer, of System of a Down
Travis Fimmel: 1979 (is 33 in 2012, 34 in 2013)
Actor
Phillip Fisher: 1967 (is 45 in 2012, 46 in 2013)
Singer, of Fishbone
Scott Foley: 1972 (is 40 in 2012, 41 in 2013)
Actor, Dawson's Creek's Cliff Elliot, Scream 3, Felicity's Noel Crane, The Unit's Bob Brown
Amanda Foreman: 1966 (is 46 in 2012, 47 in 2013)
Actress, Felicity's Meghan Rotundi
Mitchell Victor Genesee: 1995 (is 17 in 2012, 18 in 2013)
Celebrity Son, Brooke Theiss & Bryan's son
Lacey Rose Gorden: 1992 (is 20 in 2012, 21 in 2013)
Celebrity Daughter, Jackie Zeman & Glenn's daughter
Brian Austin Green: 1973 (is 39 in 2012, 40 in 2013)
TV Actor, Rap Singer, Knots Landing's Brian Cunningham, Beverly Hills 90210's David Silver; NOT to be confused with Brian L. Green; Peaceful Journey lead, Freddie's Chris
Eddie Griffin: 1968 (is 44 in 2012, 45 in 2013)
Comedian, Actor, Malcolm and Eddie's Eddie Sherman, Undercover Brother, Pinocchio (voice), My Baby's Daddy
Reggie Hayes: 1969 (is 43 in 2012, 44 in 2013)
Actor
Shari Headley: 1963 (is 49 in 2012, 50 in 2013)
TV/Movie Actress, Soap Actress, All My Children's Mimi Reed, Guiding Light's Felicia Bourdeaux, Bold & The Beautiful's Heather
Wayne Heffley: 1927 (is 85 in 2012, 86 in 2013)
Soap Actor, Days of Our Lives' Vern Scofield
Trevor Horn: 1949 (is 63 in 2012, 64 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Singer/Guitarist, Singer/Guitarist, Bassist, Songwriter, British, Yes member 1980-; 1/2 of Buggles duo
Millie Jackson: 1943 (is 69 in 2012, 70 in 2013)
Soul Singer, Songwriter, Model, Not one of the Jacksons!; some say 1944
Irene Jacob: 1966 (is 46 in 2012, 47 in 2013)
Actress
Jim Jones: 1976 (is 36 in 2012, 37 in 2013)
Rap Performer
Alex Karras: 1935 (is 77 in 2012, 78 in 2013)
TV/Movie Actor, Football Announcer, Author, NFL Defensive, b. in Gary, IN; Centennial, Monday Night Football, Webster's George Papadapolis; Susan Clark's husband Detroit Lions terrifying football defensive tackle
Ken Kercheval: 1935 (is 77 in 2012, 78 in 2013)
TV/Stage Actor, Soap Actor, b. in Wolcottsville, IN; Dallas's Cliff Barnes, Search for Tomorrow's Dr. Nick Hunter
Stan Kirsch: 1968 (is 44 in 2012, 45 in 2013)
Actor, of The Highlander
Diane Kruger: 1976 (is 36 in 2012, 37 in 2013)
Actress
Peter Lewis: 1945 (is 67 in 2012, 68 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Singer/Guitarist, of Moby Grape
Mac McAnally: 1957 (is 55 in 2012, 56 in 2013)
Country/Western Performer, Guitarist, FN:Lyman Jr.
Brigitte Nielsen: 1963 (is 49 in 2012, 50 in 2013)
Actress, Denmark, Rocky IV; Sylvester Stallone's, then Mark Gastineau's ex-; some say b. 1962
Terry O'Quinn: 1952 (is 60 in 2012, 61 in 2013)
TV Actor, JAG's Captain Thomas Boone, Lost's John Locke
David Pack: 1953 (is 59 in 2012, 60 in 2013)?
Adult Contempo Singer, Guitarist, Pianist, of Ambrosia, Alan Parsons; some say b. Jul 15, 1952 (is 60 in 2012)
Lana Parrilla: 1977 (is 35 in 2012, 36 in 2013)
Actress, Boomtown's Theresa Ortiz
Princess Camille Marie Kelly: 1998 (is 14 in 2012, 15 in 2013)
Celebrity Daughter, Princess Stephanie's daughter
Artimus Pyle: 1948 (is 64 in 2012, 65 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Drummer, of Lynard Skynard, Atlanta Rhythm Section
Marky Ramone: 1956 (is 56 in 2012, 57 in 2013)
Punk Rock Performer, RN:Marc Bell; of The Ramones
Emily Roeske: 1991 (is 21 in 2012, 22 in 2013)
Actress
Linda Ronstadt: 1946 (is 66 in 2012, 67 in 2013)
Pop Singer, Stage Actress, Foreign Singer, Songwriter, Roman Catholic, b. in Tucson, AZ; MN:Marie; Pirates of Penzance; The Queen of Remakes
Kristoff Saint John: 1966 (is 46 in 2012, 47 in 2013)
TV Actor, Soap Actor, Roots, Bad News Bears, Charlie & Company's Charlie, Generations' Adam Marshall, Young & the Restless' Neil Winters; RFN:Christoff
Joe Satriani: 1956 (is 56 in 2012, 57 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Singer/Guitarist, Bandleader, Songwriter
Johnny Sea: 1940 (is 72 in 2012, 73 in 2013)
Country Singer/Guitarist, hit answer to Barry McGuire's "Eve Of Destruction" was "Day For Decision"
Leonard J. Stabb: 1964 (is 48 in 2012, 49 in 2013)
Soap Actor, One Life to Live's Hunter Guthrie, Guiding Light's Hart Jessup
Kia Thornton: 1981 (is 31 in 2012, 32 in 2013)
Rhythm and Blues Singer, of Divine
Ray Toro: 1977 (is 35 in 2012, 36 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Performer, of My Chemical Romance
Nina Van Pallandt: 1932 (is 80 in 2012, 81 in 2013)
Actress, Denmark
Jesse Ventura: 1951 (is 61 in 2012, 62 in 2013)
Actor, Wrestler, Governor, NN:The Body; Gov of Minnesota 1999-03
Jan-Michael Vincent: 1944 (is 68 in 2012, 69 in 2013)
TV/Movie Actor, Swimmer, Auto Racer, b. in Denver, CO; Surfer pro; The Survivors, The Winds of War, Airwolf's Stringfellow Hawke, The Banana Splits' Danger Island actor
George V. Voinovich: 1936 (is 76 in 2012, 77 in 2013)
Governor, Senator
Patrick Wayne: 1939 (is 73 in 2012, 74 in 2013)
TV/Movie Actor, Variety Show Host, Monte Carlo Show; TV movies & series guest actor; John's son
Forest Whitaker: 1961 (is 51 in 2012, 52 in 2013)
Actor, Director, The Crying Game, The Bodysnatchers, Bloodsport, Platoon, Stakeout, Phenomenon, Battlefield Earth, The Last King of Scotland, The Great Debaters
Tristan Wilds: 1989 (is 23 in 2012, 24 in 2013)
Actor, The Wire's Michael Lee, 90210's Dixon Mills
Carmen Zapata: 1927 (is 85 in 2012, 86 in 2013)
TV/Soap Actress, Hispanic; Viva Valdez, Villa Alegre's (Happy Village) the mayor; Young & the Restless' Judge Carmen Perez

People on July 15th: birth anniversaries

Richard Willard Armour: 1906=d.Feb 28, 1989 (was 82)
Poet, Humorist
Mother Cabrini: 1850=d.Dec 22, 1917 (was 67)
Social Reformer, Humanitarian, Italian, RFN:Saint Frances Xavier; the first U.S. saint
Philip Carey: 1925=d.Feb 6, 2009 (was 83)
TV/Movie Actor, Soap Actor, One Life to Live's Asa (Jeb) Buchannan; also, Granny Goose in commercial; Untamed World narrator, Philip Marlowe star, Laredo
Cowboy Lloyd T. Copas: 1913=d.Mar 5, 1963 (was 49)
Country Singer/Guitarist, b. in Muskego, OK; Tops in 40s-50s; d. in plane crash with Patsy Cline
Ian Curtis: 1956=d.May 18, 1980 (was 23)
New Wave Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist, English, of Joy Division; d. suicide; b. Jul 16?
Tommy Dee: 1936?=d.Jan 26, 2007
Singer, Radio Disc Jock, Music Producer, Promoter; RN:Thomas Donaldson; record exec at Nashville; Three Stars; some say b. Jul 7, 1937, or b. Jul 15, 1940
Dorothy Fields: 1905=d.Mar 28, 1974 (was 68)
Lyricist, Songwriter, Librettist; Lew's daughter; I'm In The Mood For Love
Raymond Hackett: 1902=d.Jul 7, 1958 (was 55)
Actor, Blanche Sweet's hubby
Robert H. Harris: 1911=d.Nov 30, 1981 (was 70)
Actor, The Goldbergs' Jake Goldberg, Alfred Hitchcock Presents' frequent player
Inigo Jones: 1573=d.Jun 21, 1652 (was 78)
Architect, English, restored St. Paul's Cathedral
"Philly" Joe Jones: 1923=d.Aug 30, 1985 (was 62)
Jazz Musician, Drummer
Ken Lynch: 1910=d.Feb 13, 1990 (was 79)
TV Actor, McCloud's Sgt. Grover, The Plainclothesman
Nan Martin: 1927=d.Apr 4, 2010 (was 82)
Actress, Drew Carey Show's Mrs. Louder
R. Bruce Merrifield: 1921?=d.May 14, 2006 (was 84)
Biochemist, Educator, biochemist; some say b. Jul 5, 1921
Clement Clarke Moore: 1779=d.Jul 10, 1863 (was 83)
Author, Educator, Poet, Twas The Night Before Christmas author
Frank "Pop" Morganweck: 1875=d.????
HALL OF FAMER, Sportsfigure, Executive, NBA exec
Dame Iris Murdoch: 1919=d.Feb 8, 1999 (was 79)
Novelist, Philosopher, Irish, b. in Dublin
Rembrandt: 1606=d.1669
Painter, Netherlands, b. in Leiden; LN:Harmensz van Ryn; Although some of his early work was unpopular at the time, he went on to produce over 650 oil paintings and 2,000 drawings.
Franklyn Seales: 1952=d.May 14, 1990 (was 37)
Actor, Silver Spoons' Dexter Stuffins, Amen's Lorenzo Hollingsworth
Johnny Thunders: 1952=d.Apr 23, 1991 (was 38)
Punk Rock Singer, Guitarist, founding member of N.Y. Dolls glitter rock, thrash guitar, Heartbreakers; RN:John Anthony Genzale
Murvyn Vye: 1913=d.Aug 17, 1976 (was 63)
Actor, Bob Cummings Show's Lionel
Washboard Sam: 1910=d.Nov 13, 1966 (was 56)
Blues Performer

People on July 15th: death anniversaries

Irving Babbitt: 1933 (was 67)/b.Aug 2, 1865
Writer, Critic, Teacher, French, leader of the movement in literary criticism known as the "New Humanism," or Neohumanism.
Alfie (Alfred) Bass: 1987 (was 66)/b.Apr 8, 1921
TV Actor, Comedian, English
Eugen Bleuler: 1939 (was 82)/b.Apr 30, 1857
Psychiatrist, Swiss, One of the most influential psychiatrists of his time, best known today for his introduction of the term schizophrenia to describe the disorder previously known as dementia praecox and for his studies of schizophrenics.
Ernest Bloch: 1959 (was 78)/b.Jul 24, 1880
Composer, Conductor, Teacher, Lecturer, Swiss, b. Geneva
David Brian: 1993 (was 82)/b.Aug 5, 1914
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, Mr. District Attorney, The Immortal, Police Story; some say 1910
Donald Calthrop: 1948 (was 60)/b.Apr 11, 1888
Actor, English, Scrooge
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov: 1904 (was 44)?/b.Jan 17, 1860 O.S.
Dramatist/Playwright, Short Story Writer, Physician, Russian, The Cherry Orchard; other style says b. Jan 29, 1860 N.S.; ; some say d. Jul 14, 1904 (was 44)
George Cleveland: 1957 (was 74)/b.Sep 17, 1885?
Actor, Canadian, Lassie's Gramps Miller; some say b. Sep 17, 1883, or b. Sep 17, 1886
Hank Cochran: 2010 (was 74)/b.Aug 2, 1935
Country Singer, Songwriter, RN:Garland Perry
Bert Convy: 1991 (was 57)/b.Jul 23, 1933
TV/Movie Actor, Game Show Host, Variety Show Host, Singer, TV Producer, b. in St. Louis, MO; The Cheers (pop group), Fiddler on the Roof, Cabaret, It's Not Easy, Semi Tough, Cannonball Run, Super Password, Tattltales, Win Lose or Draw, The Snoop Sisters; some say June 23, 1934, 1935, 1936, or 1939
Troy Dixon: 1990 (was 22)/b.yr unknown
Rap Singer, of Heavy D & the Boyz
Nesuhi Ertegun: 1989 (was 71)/b.Nov 26, 1917
HALL OF FAMER, Music Figure, Executive, Turkey, co-founder of Atlantic Records
Carlo Farinelli: 1782 (was 77)/b.Jan 24, 1705
Opera Soprano, Italian, castrated to preserve the high tones in his voice
Eddie Jr. Foy: 1983 (was 78)/b.Feb 4, 1905
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, Dancer, Vaudevillan, one of the seven little Foys
Florence Halop: 1986 (was 63)/b.Jan 23, 1923
TV Actress, Meet Millie's Mama Bronson, St. Elsewhere's Mrs. Hufnagel, Night Court's Florence Kleiner; Billy's sister
Dana Hill: 1996 (was 32)/b.May 6, 1964
Actress, Cartoon Voicist, LN:Goetz; Duckman, National Lampoon's European Vacation
Eddie Jackson: 1980 (was 84)/b.Feb 19, 1896
Comedian, Dancer, Singer, Jimmy Durante's longtime song & dance partner and TV show reg
Bill Justis: 1982 (was 55)/b.Oct 14, 1926
Singer, Alto-sax, Arranger, Music Producer, Songwriter
Freddie Keppard: 1933 (was 43)/b.Feb 27, 1890
Bandleader, Cornetist
John Kiley: 1993 (was 81)/b.yr unknown
Organist, for Boston's 3 pro sports teams
Julia Lennon: 1952/b.yr unknown
Celebrity Parent, John's mother; d. hit by a car
Margaret Lockwood: 1990 (was 73)/b.Sep 15, 1916
Movie Actress, India, RLN:Day; The Lady Vanishes, The Wicked Lady
William T. G. Morton: 1868 (was 48)/b.Aug 9, 1819
Surgeon, MN:Thomas Green; Dentist; 1st to use ether (letheon) during an operation 10-16-1846
Gene Moss: 2002 (was 75)/b.Oct 3, 1926
Actor, co-wrote Roger Ramjet, Smokey Bear voice 1979-80s, L.A. TV's Shrimpenstein
Richard Dixon Oldham: 1936 (was 77)/b.Jul 31, 1858
Geologist, Irish, seismologist who discovered evidence for the existence of the Earth's core.
John Joseph "Black Jack" Pershing: 1948 (was 87)/b.Sep 13, 1860
General, WWI commander
Phil Roth: 2002 (was 74)/b.1928
Actor
Benny Rubin: 1986 (was 87)/b.Feb 2, 1899
TV/Movie Actor, Comedian, Variety Show Host, Vaudevillan, Benny Rubin Show
Tex Schramm: 2003 (was 83)/b.Jun 2, 1920
HALL OF FAMER, Sportsfigure, Executive, ex-Dallas Cowboys GM & prez
Charles Sherwood Stratton: 1883 (was 45)/b.Jan 4, 1838
Entertainment Figure, General, 28 inches tall in P.T. Barnum's circus as Colonel Tom Thumb
Gianni Versace: 1997 (was 50)/b.Dec 2, 1946
Fashion Designer, Italian
Elizabeth Welch: 2003 (was 99)/b.yr unknown
Singer

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