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People on September 16th: birthdates

Dave Alvin: 1969 (is 43 in 2012, 44 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Musician, of ex-The Blasters, ex-X, White Trash
Marc Anthony: 1968 (is 44 in 2012, 45 in 2013)
Singer, Actor, RN: Marco Antonion Muniz; movie: Bringing Out the Dead
Lauren Bacall: 1924 (is 88 in 2012, 89 in 2013)
Movie/Stage Actress, Jewish, b. in New York City; RN:Betty Joan Perske; How to Marry a Millionaire, Key Largo, Big Sleep, Cactus Flower, Birth; Humphrey Bogart's, then Jason Robards Jr.'s ex-; Shimon Peres' 1st cousin
Tina Barrett: 1976 (is 36 in 2012, 37 in 2013)
Pop Singer, of S Club 7
Gordon Beck: 1936 (is 76 in 2012, 77 in 2013)
Jazz Pianist
Ed Jr. Begley: 1949 (is 63 in 2012, 64 in 2013)
TV/Movie Actor, b. in Los Angeles; Roll Out, St. Elsewhere's Dr. Victor Erlich, Parenthood's Gil Buckman, 7th Heaven's Dr. Hank Hastings, Stateside; son of Ed Sr.
David Bellamy: 1950 (is 62 in 2012, 63 in 2013)
Country Singer/Guitarist, Keyboardist, Songwriter, b. in Darby, FL; of The Bellamy Bros; wrote "Spiders and Snakes" for Jim Stafford; some say b. 1945
Ron Blair: 1948 (is 64 in 2012, 65 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Bassist, of Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
Andres Javier Blazquez: 1976 (is 36 in 2012, 37 in 2013)
Pop Singer, Puerto Rican, ex-of Menudo
Alexis Bledel: 1981 (is 31 in 2012, 32 in 2013)
Actress, Gilmore Girls's 'Rory' Leigh Gilmore, Tuck Everlasting, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2, Post Grad
Jayne Brook: 1960 (is 52 in 2012, 53 in 2013)
TV/Movie Actress, Sirens' Sarah Berkezchuk, Chicago Hope's Dr. Diane Grad
Sabrina Bryan: 1984 (is 28 in 2012, 29 in 2013)
Actress, Pop Singer, The Cheetah Girls
Joe Butler: 1943 (is 69 in 2012, 70 in 2013)
Pop Singer, Drummer, of The Lovin' Spoonful
Bernie Calvert: 1942 (is 70 in 2012, 71 in 2013)?
Bassist, of The Hollies; some say b. Sep 16, 1943 (is 69 in 2012), or b. Sep 16, 1944 (is 68 in 2012)
George Chakiris: 1932 (is 80 in 2012, 81 in 2013)
TV/Movie Actor, Dancer, Dallas' Nicholas, West Side Story
David Copperfield: 1956 (is 56 in 2012, 57 in 2013)
Magician/Illusionist, Jewish, b. in Metuchen, N.J.; RLN:Kotkin
Charles Fearing: 1956 (is 56 in 2012, 57 in 2013)
Soul Performer, Guitarist, of Raydio and sought-after sessionist
Kurt Fuller: 1953 (is 59 in 2012, 60 in 2013)
Movie Actor, Scary Movie
Teddy Geiger: 1988 (is 24 in 2012, 25 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Singer
Isabella Rose Giannulli: 1998 (is 14 in 2012, 15 in 2013)
Celebrity Daughter, Lori Loughlin and Mossimo's daughter
Cassidy Zee Gorden: 1990 (is 22 in 2012, 23 in 2013)
Celebrity Daughter, Jaclyn Zeman & Glenn's daughter
Aidan Hamilton: 2003 (is 9 in 2012, 10 in 2013)
Celebrity Son, Tracie and Scott's son
Gordon Healy: 1964 (is 48 in 2012, 49 in 2013)
Blues Singer
Jon Hendricks: 1921 (is 91 in 2012, 92 in 2013)
Jazz Singer, Lyricist, Songwriter, of Lambert, Hendricks, & Ross
Linda Kaye Henning: 1944 (is 68 in 2012, 69 in 2013)
TV Actress, Petticoat Junction's Betty Jo Bradley Elliott; Paul's daughter
Peter Francis James: 1956 (is 56 in 2012, 57 in 2013)
Soap Actor, Guiding Light's Joe Morgan, Guiding Light's Clayton Bourdeau
Nick Jonas: 1992 (is 20 in 2012, 21 in 2013)
Musician, of The Jonas Brothers
Kenny Jones: 1948 (is 64 in 2012, 65 in 2013)
HALL OF FAMER, Rock & Roll Drummer, English, of The (Small) Faces, The Who 1978-; some say 1949
Daren Kagasoff: 1987 (is 25 in 2012, 26 in 2013)
Actor
Betty Kelley: 1944 (is 68 in 2012, 69 in 2013)
Rhythm and Blues Singer, of Martha Reeves & the Vandellas
B. B. King: 1925 (is 87 in 2012, 88 in 2013)
HALL OF FAMER, Blues Performer, Singer/Guitarist, Soul Singer, Rhythm and Blues Singer, Composer, b. in Ita Bena, MS; Initials stand for The Beale St. 'Blues Boy'; RFN:Riley B.; also in The Beale Streeters; The Associates theme singer
Earl Klugh: 1953 (is 59 in 2012, 60 in 2013)
Jazz Pianist, Guitarist
Katy Kurtzman: 1965 (is 47 in 2012, 48 in 2013)
TV Actress, Dynasty's Lindsay Blaisdel
Phil Lee: 1951 (is 61 in 2012, 62 in 2013)
Country Singer, Songwriter
Sonny Lemaire: 1947 (is 65 in 2012, 66 in 2013)
Bassist, Songwriter, of Exile
Little Willie Littlefield: 1931 (is 81 in 2012, 82 in 2013)
Pianist, Singer/Guitarist, Songwriter
Richard Marx: 1963 (is 49 in 2012, 50 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Singer, Songwriter, Music Producer, Pianist, Guitarist, b. in Chicago; Cynthia Rhodes (Animotion) hubby
Kelly McArthur: 1962 (is 50 in 2012, 51 in 2013)
Actress
Terry McBride: 1958 (is 54 in 2012, 55 in 2013)
Country Singer, Songwriter, Bassist
Shalane McCall: 1972 (is 40 in 2012, 41 in 2013)
Actress, Dallas' Charlie Wade
Mark McEwen: 1954 (is 58 in 2012, 59 in 2013)
Weatherman, CBS This Morning
Linda G. Miller: 1942 (is 70 in 2012, 71 in 2013)
Actress, Jackie Gleason's daughter
Musiq: 1977 (is 35 in 2012, 36 in 2013)
Singer
Janis Paige: 1922 (is 90 in 2012, 91 in 2013)
TV/Movie Actress, Soap Actress, Singer, RN:Donna Mae Jaden; Lanigan's Rabbi, Trapper John MD's Catherine Hackett, 40-50s vivacious movie musicals star; Santa Barbara's Minx Lockridge, Eight is Enough's Auntie V (occ); b. 1923?
Amy Poehler: 1971 (is 41 in 2012, 42 in 2013)
Comedienne, Actress, Saturday Night Live, Baby Mama
Kyla Pratt: 1986 (is 26 in 2012, 27 in 2013)
Actress, Dr. Doolittle
Frank Reed: 1954 (is 58 in 2012, 59 in 2013)
Rhythm and Blues Singer, of Chi-Lites
Christopher Rich: 1953 (is 59 in 2012, 60 in 2013)
TV Actor, George Carlin Show's Beck, Murphy Brown's Miller Redfield, Reba's Brock Hart
Matt Rogers: 1978 (is 34 in 2012, 35 in 2013)
Singer, American Idol Finalist #11 (2004)
"Mickey" Rourke: 1956 (is 56 in 2012, 57 in 2013)
Boxer, Actor, Poet, RFN:Philip Andre; The Rainmaker, Sin City; AP says 9-16-56
Susan Ruttan: 1950 (is 62 in 2012, 63 in 2013)
TV Actress, L.A. Law's Roxanne Melman; some say b. 1948 or 1949
Dr. Robert Schuller: 1926 (is 86 in 2012, 87 in 2013)
Evangelist, Author, Hour of Power
Molly Shannon: 1964 (is 48 in 2012, 49 in 2013)
Comedienne, TV/Movie Actress, of Saturday Night Live 1995-2001, Never Been Kissed, Superstar:Dare to Dream, Igor
Matt Stillwell: 1975 (is 37 in 2012, 38 in 2013)
Country Singer
Jennifer Tilly: 1958 (is 54 in 2012, 55 in 2013)
TV/Movie Actress, Canadian, Key West's Savannah, Seed of Chucky
Tony Trabert: 1930 (is 82 in 2012, 83 in 2013)?
HALL OF FAMER, Tennis Player, TV Host, tennis coach; 1955 Wimbledon, US Open 1953, 55; some say b. Aug 16, 1930 (is 82 in 2012)
Melanie Vessey: 1971 (is 41 in 2012, 42 in 2013)
Actress
Mikaela Katharina Wellner: 1997 (is 15 in 2012, 16 in 2013)
Celebrity Daughter, Deborah Norville and Karl's girl
Peter Zaremba: 1956 (is 56 in 2012, 57 in 2013)
Music Figure, of Fleshtones
Madeline Zima: 1985 (is 27 in 2012, 28 in 2013)
TV Actress, The Nanny's Grace Sheffield, The Hand That Rocks The Cradle

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People on September 16th: birth anniversaries

Jean Hans Arp: 1887=d.Jun 7, 1966 (was 78)
Sculptor, Painter, Author, Poet, French, avant-garde
Thomas Barnes: 1785=d.May 7, 1841 (was 55)
Journalist, Editor, English, of The Times
Claude A. Barnett: 1889=d.Aug 2, 1967 (was 77)
Publisher, Associated Negro Press
Clive Bell: 1881=d.Sep 17, 1964 (was 83)
Author, Critic, English, of art
Nelson Benton: 1924=d.Feb 14, 1988 (was 63)
Newscaster, Journalist, CBS News
Tommy "Butch" Bond: 1926=d.Sep 24, 2005 (was 79)
Movie Actor, TV Producer, Our Gang's Butch, Superman's Jimmy Olsen
Nadia Boulanger: 1887=d.Oct 22, 1979 (was 92)
Music Producer, Teacher, Conductor/Composer, French, music teacher
Louise Arner Boyd: 1887=d.Sep 14, 1972 (was 84)
Explorer, 1st woman to fly over the North Pole
Charlie Byrd: 1925=d.Dec 2, 1999 (was 74)
Jazz Musician, Guitarist, Composer, b. in Chuchatuck, VA; Jazz & Classical; an outstanding musician
Earl Carroll: 1893=d.Jun 17, 1948 (was 54)
Stage Producer
Joseph Chaikin: 1935=d.Jun 22, 2003 (was 67)
Stage Actor, Stage Director
Charles S. Crocker: 1822=d.Aug 14, 1888 (was 65)
Financier, railroad builder; Pres of Central & South Pacific Railroad
Nicolas Desmarest: 1725=d.Sep 28, 1815 (was 90)
Geographer, French, whose discovery of the volcanic origin of basalt disproved the Neptunist theory that all rocks were formed by sedimentation from primeval oceans.
Karl Donitz: 1891=d.Dec 22, 1980 (was 89)
Naval Officer, German, creator of Germany's World War II U-boat fleet who for a few days succeeded Adolf Hitler as German head of state.
Peter Falk: 1927=d.Jun 23, 2011 (was 83)
TV/Movie Actor, Soap Actor, b. in New York City; Cheap Detective, In-Laws, Trials of O'Brien's atty Daniel J. O'Brien; Love of Life, Columbo's Lt. Columbo; Murder by Death, The Princess Bride, The Thing About My Folks
Anne Francis: 1930=d.Jan 2, 2011 (was 80)
TV/Movie/Radio Actress, b. in Ossining, NY; NN:Little Queen of Soap Opera; some say 1932; Honey West, My Three Sons' Terri Dowling, Dallas' Arliss, Riptide's Mama Jo
Allen Funt: 1914=d.Sep 5, 1999 (was 84)
Variety Show Host, b. in New York City; Candid Camera master & creator
Florence Greenberg: 1913=d.Nov 1, 1995 (was 82)
Music Executive, helped discover the Shirelles, the Kingsmen and other acts of the 1960s and '70s
Charles Haughey: 1925=d.Jun 13, 2006 (was 80)
Prime Minister, ex Ireland president (1979-81, 82, 87-92)
Clarence R. Hennecke: 1894=d.Aug 28, 1969 (was 74)
Actor, Keystone Kops
James Jerome Hill: 1838=d.May 29, 1916 (was 77)
Financier, Businessperson, Canadian, Great Northern Railway magnate
Karen Horney: 1885=d.Dec 4, 1952 (was 67)
Psychiatrist, German, neo freudian psycho analyst
Ellsworth Huntington: 1876=d.Oct 17, 1947 (was 71)
Geographer, explored the influence of climate on civilization.
Jack Kelly: 1927=d.Nov 7, 1992 (was 65)
TV/Movie Actor, Game Show Host, Mayor, b. in Astoria, NY; Maverick's Bret Maverick, The Hardy Boys' Harry Hammond; Nancy's brother
King Henry V Of England: 1387=d.Aug 31, 1422 (was 34)
King, of England (1413-22)/France (1416-19); b. Aug 9?
King Louis XIV Of France: 1638 N.S.=d.Sep 1, 1715 (was 76)
King, French, The Sun King; financially ruined France for reigning too long (1643-1715) for 72 years & 100 days; other style says b. Sep 5, 1638 O.S.
John Knowles: 1926=d.Nov 29, 2001 (was 75)
Writer
Sir Alexander Korda: 1893=d.Jan 23, 1956 (was 62)
Movie Producer/Director, Hungarian
Albrecht Kossel: 1853=d.Jul 5, 1927 (was 73)
Biochemist, Physiologist, German, understanding the chemistry of nucleic acids and proteins.
Marvin Middlemark: 1919=d.1989
Inventor, rabbit ears TV antenna
Francis Parkman: 1823=d.Nov 8, 1893 (was 70)
Historian, Oregon Trail
J. C. Penney: 1875=d.Feb 12, 1971 (was 95)
Businessperson, Merchant, RFMN:James Cash; department store chain founder
Laurence J. Peter: 1919=d.Jan 12, 1990 (was 70)
Author, Educator, Psychologist, Canadian, The Peter Principle
Joe Reisman: 1924=d.Sep 25, 1987 (was 63)
Saxophonist, Bandleader, Composer, Arranger, produced many of RCA's acts; played in bands of Bob Crosby and Louis Prima
H. A. Rey: 1898=d.Aug 26, 1977 (was 78)
Children's Author, Illustrator, RFN:Hans; co-created Curious George with wife Margaret; popular constellation books
Jacob Schick: 1877=d.????
Inventor, electric razor
Albert Szent-Gyorgyi: 1893=d.????
Biochemist, Hungarian, Vitamin C -Nobel 1937
Joe Venuti: 1903?=d.Aug 14, 1978 (was 74)
Violinist, Jazz Musician, Italian, some say b. 1900; his single Stop! Look! Listen! was the first #1 hit single on Billboard magazine's first pop singles chart 1-4-36.; some say b. Feb 28, 1904, or b. Sep 1, 1904
Jerry Wald: 1911?=d.Jul 13, 1962
Movie Producer; some say b. Sep 16, 1912

People on September 16th: death anniversaries

Samuel Z. Arkoff: 2001 (was 83)/b.Jun 12, 1918
Movie Producer, Film Executive, I Was a Teenage Werewolf, Beach Blanket Bingo
Marc Bolan: 1977 (was 29)/b.Sep 30, 1947
Rock & Roll Singer/Guitarist, Composer, Bandleader, English, b. in London; RN:Mark Feld; Big England star; RLN:Feld; T. Rex lead; was Toby Tyler & Marc Bowland; some say 1948
McGeorge Bundy: 1997 (was 78)/b.Mar 30, 1919
Educator, Statesman, Government Official, ex-national security advisor
Maria Callas: 1977 (was 53)/b.Dec 2, 1923
Opera Soprano, RLN:Calogeropoulos; revived classical coloratura roles in the mid-20th century with her lyrical and dramatic versatility.
Leonard Carmichael: 1973 (was 74)/b.Nov 9, 1898
Psychologist, Educator, as secretary of the Smithsonian Institution from 1953 to 1964, was responsible for the modernization of the "nation's attic."
Pedro DeCordoba: 1950 (was 68)/b.Sep 28, 1881
Movie Actor, d. Sep 17?
Jack Dodson: 1994 (was 63)/b.May 16, 1931
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, Andy Griffith Show's & Mayberry RFD's Howard Sprague, All's Fair
Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit: 1736 (was 50)/b.May 14, 1686 O.S.
Physicist, Inventor, German, The Fahrenheit scale mercury thermometer; other style says b. May 24, 1686 N.S.
Millicent Fenwick: 1992 (was 82)/b.Feb 15, 1910
Writer, Editor, Congressperson, Vogue Editor; told us to "get out and vogue" decades before MaDonna did.
Gordon Gould: 2005 (was 85)/b.Jul 17, 1920
Physicist, coined the word "laser": acronym for Light Amplification Emission of Radiation; not b. July 19
James Gregory: 2002 (was 90)/b.Dec 23, 1911
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, b. in New York City; The Lawless Years' Barney, Paul Lynde Show's TR Scott, Barney Miller's Insp. Luger, Detective School's Nick Hannigan
Sir James H. Jeans: 1946 (was 69)/b.Sep 11, 1877
Physicist, Astronomer, Mathematician, English, the first to propose that matter is continuously created throughout the universe.
John Jeffries: 1819 (was 75)/b.Feb 5, 1744
Weatherman, Scientist, Physician, America's first weatherman
King Charles V Of France: 1380 (was 42)/b.Jan 21, 1338
King, King of France from 1364 who led the country in a miraculous recovery from the devastation of the first phase of the Hundred Years' War (1337-1453), reversing the disastrous Anglo-French settlement of 1360.
King Louis XVIII Of France: 1824 (was 68)/b.Nov 17, 1755
King, ruled 1814-24
Ron Landry: 2002 (was 67)/b.Oct 24, 1934
Comedian, Radio Talk Show Host, of Hudson and Landry team
Tony Martinez: 2002 (was 82)/b.Jan 27, 1920
Actor, Puerto Rican, The Real McCoys's Pepino Garcia
Constance Moore: 2005 (was 84)/b.Jan 18, 1921
Movie Actress, Singer
Sir Ronald Ross: 1932 (was 75)/b.May 13, 1857
Physician, Bacteriologist, Engineer, India, 1902 Nobel Prize, discovered the malarial parasite.
Rolfe Sedan: 1982 (was 86)/b.Jan 20, 1896
Actor, Burns & Allen Show's Mr. Beasley the mailman; d. Sep 15?
Mary Travers: 2009 (was 72)/b.Nov 9, 1936
Folk Singer, Political Activist, Author, Composer, Songwriter, b. in Louisville, KY; of Peter Paul & Mary trio; some say Nov 7, 1937
Norman Whitfield: 2008 (was 67)/b.May 12, 1941
Songwriter, Executive, Music Producer, co-wrote a string of Motown classics including "War" and "I Heard It Through The Grapevine."
Edward Whymper: 1911 (was 71)/b.Apr 27, 1840
Naturalist, British, mountaineer; first to climb Matterhorn in 1865
Tom Wilson: 2011 (was 80)/b.Aug 1, 1931
ComicStrip Cartoonist, creator of Ziggy
Sheb Wooley: 2003 (was 82)/b.Apr 10, 1921
Country Singer/Guitarist, TV/Movie Actor, Songwriter, Radio Disc Jock, Publisher, Bandleader, Comedian, b. in Erick, OK; RFN:Shelby F.; Purple People Eater; Rawhide's Pete Nolan, Hee Haw composer & reg '69; Comic as Ben Colder

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