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Today In History Basic Datebook-November 10th

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People on November 10th: birthdates

Jim Adkins: 1975 (is 33 in 2008, 34 in 2009)
Alternative Rock Performer, of Jimmy Eat World
Vanessa Angel: 1963 (is 45 in 2008, 46 in 2009)
TV/Movie Actress, Model, English, Baywatch's Megan, Reasonable Doubts' Off. Peggy Eliot, Weird Science's Lisa, Kingpin; some say b. 1966
Louanne Bishop: 1949 (is 59 in 2008, 60 in 2009)
Soap Actress, General Hospital's ex-Rose Kelley
Paul Bley: 1932 (is 76 in 2008, 77 in 2009)
Jazz Pianist, Synthesizer, Composer, Canadian
Chris Cagle: 1968 (is 40 in 2008, 41 in 2009)
Country Singer
Mario Cipollina: 1954 (is 54 in 2008, 55 in 2009)
Rock & Roll Bassist, of Huey Lewis & the News
Grant Cramer: 1961 (is 47 in 2008, 48 in 2009)
Soap Actor, Young & the Restless' Adam Hunter
Matt Craven: 1956 (is 52 in 2008, 53 in 2009)
TV/Movie Actor
Tommy Davidson: 1963 (is 45 in 2008, 46 in 2009)
Comedian, In Living Color
Roland Emmerich: 1955 (is 53 in 2008, 54 in 2009)
Movie Director, Independence Day
Eve: 1978 (is 30 in 2008, 31 in 2009)
Rap Performer
Tommy Facenda: 1939 (is 69 in 2008, 70 in 2009)
Singer, NN:Bubba; High School U.S.A.
Donna Fargo: 1949 (is 59 in 2008, 60 in 2009)
Country Singer, Songwriter, b. in Mt. Airy, NC; RN:Yvonne Vaughan; many sources give 1949, but an e-mail suggests that her birth year is around 1939; Does anybody know for sure?
Pete Frame: 1942 (is 66 in 2008, 67 in 2009)
Music Figure
Neil Gaiman: 1960 (is 48 in 2008, 49 in 2009)
Author
Junior Giscombe: 1961 (is 47 in 2008, 48 in 2009)
Rhythm and Blues Performer, Mama Used To Say
Albert Hall: 1937 (is 71 in 2008, 72 in 2009)
Actor, Ally McBeal's Judge Seymore Walsh
Ronnie Hammond: 1950 (is 58 in 2008, 59 in 2009)
Pop Singer, of Atlanta Rhythm Section
Chris Joannou: 1979 (is 29 in 2008, 30 in 2009)
Alternative Rock Performer, of Silverchair
Russell Johnson: 1934 (is 74 in 2008, 75 in 2009)
TV/Movie Actor, Gilligan's Island's Roy Hinkley 'The Professor'
Chris Joyce: 1957 (is 51 in 2008, 52 in 2009)?
Drummer, of Simply Red; some say b. Oct 11, 1957 (is 51 in 2008)
Mikhail Kalashnikov: 1919 (is 89 in 2008, 90 in 2009)
Inventor, of The AK-47
Greg Lake: 1947 (is 61 in 2008, 62 in 2009)
Classic Rock Singer, Bassist, Guitarist, English, of Emerson Lake & Palmer/Powell, King Crimson, soloist; some say 10-10
Miranda Lambert: 1983 (is 25 in 2008, 26 in 2009)
Country Singer
Dave Loggins: 1947 (is 61 in 2008, 62 in 2009)
Country Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist, Please Come to Boston
Heather Matarazzo: 1982 (is 26 in 2008, 27 in 2009)
Movie Actress, Welcome to the Dollhouse, Now and Again's Heather Wiseman
Frank Maudsley: 1958 (is 50 in 2008, 51 in 2009)
Rock & Roll Performer, Bassist, of A Flock Of Seagulls
Tracy Morgan: 1968 (is 40 in 2008, 41 in 2009)
Comedian, Actor, Saturday Night Live
Brittany Murphy: 1977 (is 31 in 2008, 32 in 2009)
TV Actress, A Different World's Brenda, King of the Hill's Luanne Platter/Joseph Gribble, Just Married, Uptown Girls, Little Black Book, Sin City, Happy Feet
Bryan Neal: 1980 (is 28 in 2008, 29 in 2009)
Actor
Josh Peck: 1986 (is 22 in 2008, 23 in 2009)
Actor
Mackenzie Phillips: 1959 (is 49 in 2008, 50 in 2009)
TV/Movie Actress, Singer, RFN:Laura; b. in Alexandria, PA; American Graffiti, One Day at a Time's Julie Cooper Horvath, So Weird mom, New Mamas & Papas; Susan & John's daughter, Chynna's half-sister
Ellen Pompeo: 1969 (is 39 in 2008, 40 in 2009)
Actress, Grey's Anatomy's Dr. Meredith Grey
Alaina Reed: 1946 (is 62 in 2008, 63 in 2009)
Actress, LN:Hall; Sesame Street's Olivia, 227's Rose Lee Holloway
Ann Reinking: 1949 (is 59 in 2008, 60 in 2009)
Movie/Stage Actress, Dancer, b. in Seattle
Tim Rice: 1944 (is 64 in 2008, 65 in 2009)
Lyricist, British, Librettist; Andrew Lloyd Webber's partner; "One Night In Bangkok"
Sam Roach: 1998 (is 10 in 2008, 11 in 2009)
Celebrity Son, Susanna Hoffs and Jay's son, has brother who is 3 at his time of birth
Kenny Rogers: 1964 (is 44 in 2008, 45 in 2009)
MLB Pitcher, All-Star pitcher (Texas), pitched the 15th perfect game in M.L. history; NOT the country crooner!
Bobby Rush: 1934 (is 74 in 2008, 75 in 2009)
Blues Singer
Khiry Samad: 1973 (is 35 in 2008, 36 in 2009)
Singer, of The Boys
Jack Scalia: 1951 (is 57 in 2008, 58 in 2009)
Actor, Model, b. in Brooklyn; Devlin Connection, High Performance, Berrengers, Hollywood Beat, and Wolf (all TV bombs), Dallas' Nicholas Pierce, Tequila & Bonetti's Bonetti, Pointman's Connie Harper, All My Children's Chris Stamp
Pat Severs: 1952 (is 56 in 2008, 57 in 2009)
Country Singer
Sinbad: 1956 (is 52 in 2008, 53 in 2009)
TV Actor, Comedian, b. in Benton Harbor, MI; RN:David Adkins; Redd Foxx Show, A Diff'rent World's Walter Oakes, Sinbad's David Bryan; some say Dec 10 or Nov 18; movies: Jingle All The Way
Rick Telles: 1962 (is 46 in 2008, 47 in 2009)
Soap Actor, PRON:TAY-ess; Loving's Rio Domecq
Emerson Rose Tenney: 1997 (is 11 in 2008, 12 in 2009)
Celebrity Daughter, Teri Hatcher and Jon's girl
Mario Viegas: 1948 (is 60 in 2008, 61 in 2009)
Actor
Warren G.: 1970 (is 38 in 2008, 39 in 2009)
Rap Performer
Michael Jai White: 1964 (is 44 in 2008, 45 in 2009)
Actor, Spawn

People on November 10th: birth anniversaries

"Peg Leg" Clayton Bates: 1907=d.Dec 6, 1998 (was 91)
Stage Actor, Dancer
Richard Burton: 1925=d.Aug 5, 1984 (was 58)
Movie/Stage Actor, Movie Director, Wales, RLN:Jenkins; 2x Elizabeth Taylor's hubby; Becket, Spy Who Came In From The Cold, Look Back In Anger, Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf, Camelot (Stage), Cleopatra
Glen Buxton: 1947=d.Oct 19, 1997 (was 49)
Heavy Metal Guitarst, of Alice Cooper; unlikely born June 17
Winston Churchill: 1871=d.Mar 12, 1947 (was 75)
Novelist, NOT the British statesman
Paul Cohen: 1908=d.Apr 1, 1971 (was 62)
Country/Western Performer
Norma Crane: 1928=d.Sep 28, 1973 (was 44)
Actress, Mr. Peepers' Rayola Dean
Ronald Ellwin Evans: 1933=d.Apr 7, 1990 (was 56)
Astronaut, Apollo 17
Jane Froman: 1907=d.Apr 22, 1980 (was 72)
Singer, TV Hostess, Movie/Stage Actress, of Jane Froman's USA Canteen
Oliver Goldsmith: 1728=d.Apr 4, 1774 (was 45)
Dramatist/Playwright, Poet, Author, Irish, She Stoops To Conquer
John L. Greene: 1912=d.Oct 4, 1995 (was 82)
Screen/Scriptwriter, creator My Favorite Martian, wrote or co-wrote numerous radio and television shows including "Ozzie and Harriet," "Blondie," "TheReal McCoys," "Tycoon," "Bewitched," "The Flying Nun," "I Dream of Jeannie," "Andy Griffith" and "Green Acres."
Samuel Gridley Howe: 1801=d.Jan 9, 1876 (was 74)
Social Reformer, Educator, Humanitarian, first director of the Perkins School for the Blind
Ivory Joe Hunter: 1914?=d.Nov 8, 1974 (was 60)
Rhythm and Blues Singer, Songwriter, Pianist, Blues Singer, Country Singer, Dave's son; some say 1911; some say b. Oct 10, 1914
King George II Of Great Britian: 1683 N.S.=d.Oct 25, 1760 (was 76)
King, British, rules 1727-60; other style says b. Oct 30, 1683 O.S.
Dr. Jared Kirtland: 1793=d.Dec 10, 1877 (was 84)
Physician, Naturalist, physician, co-founder of the Cleveland Academy of Natural Sciences (later the National History Museum), prominent Lakewood settler.
Nicholas Vachel Lindsay: 1879=d.Dec 5, 1931 (was 52)
Poet, Johnny Appleseed
Martin Luther: 1483=d.Feb 18, 1546 (was 62)
Religionist, Theologian, Religious Leader, German, b. in Eisleben; Lutheran church founder, Protestant reformation
Johnny D. Marks: 1909=d.Sep 3, 1985 (was 75)
Composer, Lyricist, Songwriter, Publisher, wrote Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer; some say b. 1903 or 1910
J. P. Marquand: 1893=d.Jul 16, 1960 (was 66)
Novelist, RN:John Phillips; created Japanese detective Mr. Moto played by Peter Lorre in movies
Billy May: 1916=d.Jan 22, 2004 (was 87)
Bandleader, Composer, Jazz Trumpeter, Arranger, of TV: Batman, Mod Squad, Emergency, Naked City, CHiPs, etc; Frank Sinatra backing; bandleader for Stan Freberg's "United States of America" volume set
Mabel Normand: 1894?=d.Feb 23, 1930 (was 35)
Movie Actress, Comedienne, Director, RLN:Fortescue; some say b. Nov 9, 1892, or b. Nov 10, 1897
Claude Rains: 1889=d.May 30, 1967 (was 77)
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, English, b. in London; Invisible Man, Casablanca; FN:William; some say Nov 9 or 1890; wed 5x's
Roy Scheider: 1932=d.Feb 10, 2008 (was 75)
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, b. in Orange, NJ; some say Nov 10; Jaws, French Connection, All That Jazz, Marathon Man, Paper Lion, SeaQuest DSV's Captain Nathan Hale Bridger; b. Oct 11, or 1935?
Grantville Sharp: 1735=d.Jul 6, 1813 (was 77)
Attorney/Lawyer, English, noted as an advocate of the abolition of slavery.
Anne Shelton: 1927=d.Jul 31, 1994 (was 66)
Singer, English, of Glenn Miller Band
Leland Stowe: 1899=d.Jan 16, 1994 (was 94)
Journalist, Correspondent, Commentator, Editor, Pulitzer Prize-winning; renowned for coverage of World War II for the Chicago Daily News
Screamin' Lord Sutch: 1940=d.????
Singer, British, RFMN:David Edward
Henry Van Dyke: 1852=d.Apr 10, 1933 (was 80)
Short Story Writer, Poet, Essayist
Onie Wheeler: 1921=d.May 27, 1984 (was 62)
Country Singer, Songwriter, Harmonicaist, of Roy Acuff's Smokey Mountain Boys

People on November 10th: death anniversaries

Sudie Bond: 1984/b.Jul 13, 1923?
TV Actress, of Temperatures Rising, Flo's Mama Velma Castleberry; some say b. Jul 13, 1925, or b. Jul 13, 1928
Leonid Ilich Brezhnev: 1982 (was 75)/b.Dec 19, 1906
Head of State, Russian, Soviet leader 1964-82
Chuck Connors: 1992 (was 71)/b.Apr 10, 1921
TV/Movie Actor, MLB 1st baseman, NBA Player, b. in Brooklyn; RFMN:Kevin Joseph; Boston Celtics, Brooklyn Dodgers, N.Y. Yankees, Chicago Cubs, The Rifleman's Lucas McCain, Arrest & Trial, Branded, Cowboy in Africa, Thrillseekers, Roots, The Yellow Rose, Webster's Janos Skorzeny
Ida Cox: 1967 (was 71)/b.Feb 25, 1896
Blues Performer, Singer, some say b. 1889
Laraine Day: 2007 (was 87)/b.Oct 13, 1920
TV/Movie Actress, Panelist, TV Hostess, b. in Roosevelt, UT; a twin; RN:Laraine Johnson
Jimmie Dodd: 1964 (was 54)/b.Mar 28, 1910
Actor, Singer, Songwriter, TV Host, Mickey Mouse Club 50s
Abel Gance: 1981 (was 92)/b.Oct 25, 1889
Movie Producer/Director, Screen/Scriptwriter, French
Joseph Hewes: 1779 (was 49)/b.Jan 23, 1730
Merchant, Revolutionary, Shipowner; Declaration of Independence signer
John Hubbard: 1988 (was 74)/b.Apr 23, 1914
Actor, Mickey Rooney Show, Don't Call Me Charlie's Col. U. Charles Barker
Ken Kesey: 2001 (was 66)/b.Sep 17, 1935
Author, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Lisa Kirk: 1990 (was 62)/b.Feb 25, 1925
Stage Actress, Singer, d. Nov 11?
Robert Kramer: 1999 (was 59)/b.Jun 26, 1940
Actor, Director, was 60?
Gerald Levert: 2006 (was 40)/b.Jul 13, 1966
Rhythm and Blues Singer, of Levert
Norman Mailer: 2007 (was 84)/b.Jan 31, 1923
Novelist, Jewish, wed 6x's
Carmen McRae: 1994 (was 74)/b.Apr 8, 1920
Jazz Singer, Actress, Songwriter, Pianist, a scat-singing jazz virtuoso with a smoky, seductive voice; some say b. 1922
Louis Nizer: 1994 (was 92)/b.Feb 6, 1902
Attorney/Lawyer, Author, Painter, Composer, English, b. in London; advised some of America's most famous people and top politicians; defended blacklisted stars in the '50s
Jack Palance: 2006 (was 87)/b.Feb 18, 1919
TV/Movie Actor, TV Host, b. in Lattimer, Pa.; RN:Walter Jack Palahnuik; Bronk's Lt. Alex Bronkov, Ripley's Believe it or Not, City Slickers II
Wensley Pithey: 1993 (was 79)/b.Jan 20, 1914
Actor, South African, Ike's Winston Churchill
Pope Paul III: 1549 (was 81)/b.Feb 29, 1468
Religious Leader, reigned 1534-49
Alvin "Junior" Raglin: 1955 (was 38)/b.Feb 16, 1917
Jazz Performer, Musician, of Duke Ellington band
Percy Ross: 2001 (was 84)/b.Nov, 1916
Columnist, Zillionaire, NN:The Dear Abby of Downtrodden; "Thanks a Million" columnist
Tommy Tedesco: 1997 (was 67)/b.Jul 3, 1930
Guitarist, king of studio musicians, lent his talents to records by Phil Spector, The Beach Boys, Frank Sinatra, and Ella Fitzgerald, as well as TV themes such as Bonanza and M*A*S*H
John Trumbull: 1843 (was 87)/b.Jun 6, 1756
Painter, Declaration of Independence signer

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