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Today In History Basic Datebook-November 14th

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People on November 14th: birthdates

Phyllis Avery: 1924 (is 84 in 2008, 85 in 2009)
Actress, Ray Milland Show's Peggy, George Gobel Show's Alice, Mr. Novak
Frankie Banali: 1956 (is 52 in 2008, 53 in 2009)
Rock & Roll Drummer, Songwriter, of Quiet Riot, Heavy Bones; some say b. 1955
John Andrew Banfield: 1964 (is 44 in 2008, 45 in 2009)
Singer, of The Pasadenas
Travis Barker: 1975 (is 33 in 2008, 34 in 2009)
Rock & Roll Musician, of Blink 182
Sandahl Bergman: 1951 (is 57 in 2008, 58 in 2009)
Actress, Conan, All That Jazz
Joe Billingslea: 1937 (is 71 in 2008, 72 in 2009)
Rhythm and Blues Singer, of Contours
Stephen Bishop: 1951 (is 57 in 2008, 58 in 2009)
Pop Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist
Boutros Boutros-Ghali: 1922 (is 86 in 2008, 87 in 2009)
Government Official, UN Secretary General
Wendy Carlos: 1939 (is 69 in 2008, 70 in 2009)
Musician, Transsexual, Was Walter Carlos; Classical; electronics engineer; Moog Synthesizer; A Clockwork Orange; Switched On Bach
Matt Cedeno: 1973 (is 35 in 2008, 36 in 2009)
Soap Actor, Days of Our Lives' Brandon Walker
Nic Dalton: 1964 (is 44 in 2008, 45 in 2009)
Modern Rock Performer, Bassist, of The Lemonheads
Chris Demetral: 1976 (is 32 in 2008, 33 in 2009)
TV Actor, Dream On
Brian Dietzen: 1977 (is 31 in 2008, 32 in 2009)
Actor, Navy NCIS's Jimmy Palmer
Josh Duhamel: 1972 (is 36 in 2008, 37 in 2009)
Soap Actor, All My Children's Leo du Pres, Las Vegas' Danny McCoy, Win a Date with Tad Hamilton
Mitch Easter: 1954 (is 54 in 2008, 55 in 2009)
Rock & Roll Singer, Producer
Anson Funderburth: 1954 (is 54 in 2008, 55 in 2009)
Blues Performer
Robert Ginty: 1948 (is 60 in 2008, 61 in 2009)
Actor, Lorna Patterson's hubby; Baa Baa Black Sheep's Lt. TJ Wiley, The Paper Chase's Thomas Craig Anderson, Hawaiian Heat
Fred W. Haise: 1933 (is 75 in 2008, 76 in 2009)
Astronaut, Apollo 13
Bill Hemmer: 1964 (is 44 in 2008, 45 in 2009)
Newsperson
Adina Howard: 1974 (is 34 in 2008, 35 in 2009)
Singer
Kathleen Hughes: 1928 (is 80 in 2008, 81 in 2009)
Actress
Jeanette Jurado: 1965 (is 43 in 2008, 44 in 2009)
Singer, of Expose
Elizabeth "Liz" Keifer: 1961 (is 47 in 2008, 48 in 2009)
Soap Actress, Young & the Restless' Angela Lawrence, Guiding Light's C. Blake Thorpe Marler
Elizabeth Kiefer: yr unknown
Soap Actress, Guiding Light's Blake
Brogan George Kurth: 2004 (is 4 in 2008, 5 in 2009)
Celebrity Son, Debra and Wally's son
Lisa Lawrence: yr unknown
Soap Actress, As The World Turns' Sarah Kasnoff
Rockie Lynne: 1964 (is 44 in 2008, 45 in 2009)
Country Singer
Marina Jeanette March: 1999 (is 9 in 2008, 10 in 2009)
Celebrity Daughter, Vanessa and Forbes' daughter
Ellis Marsalis: 1934 (is 74 in 2008, 75 in 2009)
Jazz Musician
David Moscow: 1974 (is 34 in 2008, 35 in 2009)
Movie Actor, Big (movie), "Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane"'s Duncan
Alexander O'Neal: 1953 (is 55 in 2008, 56 in 2009)?
Rhythm and Blues Singer, Music Producer, AP says Nov 15; some say b. Nov 15, 1953 (is 55 in 2008), b. Nov 15, 1953 (is 55 in 2008), b. Jan 23, 1954 (is 54 in 2008), or b. Jan 23, 1955 (is 53 in 2008)
P. J. O'Rourke: 1947 (is 61 in 2008, 62 in 2009)
Author
Scherrie Payne: 1944 (is 64 in 2008, 65 in 2009)
Rhythm and Blues Singer, The Supremes 1973-
Henry Phillips: 1969 (is 39 in 2008, 40 in 2009)
Folk Singer, albums: On the Shoulders of Freaks, Number 2
Jimmy Piersall: 1929 (is 79 in 2008, 80 in 2009)?
MLB Outfielder, hit his 100th homer playing for the Mets on 6-23-63 and celebrated; by running around the bases ... BACKWARDS!; some say b. Nov 4, 1929 (is 79 in 2008)
Prince Charles: 1948 (is 60 in 2008, 61 in 2009)
Prince, Wales, b. in London; RN:Charles Philip Arthur George, of Wales; Princess Anne's bro, Lady Di's hubby, Elizabeth II's 1st son, Lord Spencer's brother-in-law, future King of England
JoAnna Rhinehart: yr unknown
Celebrity Daughter, As the World Turns' Jessica Griffin, One Life to Live's Jessica
Condoleezza Rice: 1954 (is 54 in 2008, 55 in 2009)
Government Official, Secetariat of State
Lily Claire Richards: 1994 (is 14 in 2008, 15 in 2009)
Celebrity Daughter, Stepfanie Kramer & Mark's girl
Maggie Roswell: yr unknown
Actress, Singer, Tim Conway Show; The Simpsons' Maude Flanders/Helen Lovejoy/Elizabeth Hoover/Luanne Van Houten/Princess Kashmir/Mary Bailey/Barbara Bush/Shary Bobbins (1989-1999)
Laura San Giacomo: 1961 (is 47 in 2008, 48 in 2009)
TV/Movie Actress, b. Hoboken, NJ; sex, lies and videotape, Just Shoot Me's Maya, Pretty Woman; People and AP say 1961
Sherwood Schwartz: 1916 (is 92 in 2008, 93 in 2009)
TV Producer, Gilligan's Island, Brady Bunch
Robby Shaffer: 1975 (is 33 in 2008, 34 in 2009)
Musician, Contemporary Christian musician
Shyheim: 1977 (is 31 in 2008, 32 in 2009)
Rap Singer, LN:Franklin
Joseph "Run" Simmons: 1964 (is 44 in 2008, 45 in 2009)
Rap Singer, Songwriter, Reverend, aka:Reverend Run; RUN D.M.C.
Noname Stuart: 2004 (is 4 in 2008, 5 in 2009)
Celebrity Daughter, Kim and Eric Morgan Stuart's daughter
Alec John Such: 1956 (is 52 in 2008, 53 in 2009)?
Heavy Metal Bassist, of Bon Jovi; some say b. Nov 14, 1953 (is 55 in 2008), or b. Nov 14, 1955 (is 53 in 2008)
D. B. Sweeney: 1961 (is 47 in 2008, 48 in 2009)
Movie/Stage Actor, FMN:Daniel Bernard, Strange Luck's Chance Harper, Life as We Know It's Michael Whitman
Sophie Von Haselberg: 1986 (is 22 in 2008, 23 in 2009)
Celebrity Daughter, Bette Midler's daughter
Bradley Glenn "Butch" Walker: 1969 (is 39 in 2008, 40 in 2009)
Heavy Metal Guitarst, of Southgang, Marvelous 3
Patrick Warburton: 1965 (is 43 in 2008, 44 in 2009)
Actor, Dave's World's Eric, The Tick, Seinfeld, Less Than Perfect's Jeb Denton, Family Guy
Brian Yale: 1968 (is 40 in 2008, 41 in 2009)
Rock & Roll Performer
James Young: 1949 (is 59 in 2008, 60 in 2009)
Rock & Roll Guitarist, Singer, Songwriter, of Styx; some say b. 1948
Buchwheat Zydeco: 1947 (is 61 in 2008, 62 in 2009)
Singer, Musician, of Zydeco

People on November 14th: birth anniversaries

Carey Bell: 1936=d.May 6, 2007 (was 70)
Blues Singer
Louise Brooks: 1906=d.Aug 8, 1985 (was 78)
Movie Actress, silent screen star; FN:Mary
Gregg Burge: 1958=d.Jul 4, 1998 (was 39)
Stage Actor, of A Chorus Line
Ken Carson: 1914=d.Apr 7, 1994 (was 79)
Country Singer, Movie Actor, FN:Hubert; of Sons of the Pioneers
Aaron Copland: 1900=d.Dec 2, 1990 (was 90)
Composer, Pianist, Conductor, Author, Educator, b. in Brooklyn; The Dean of American Music; d. in North Tarrytown, NY
Rosemary DeCamp: 1910=d.Feb 20, 2001 (was 90)
Actress, b. in Prescott, AZ; The Life of Riley's Peg Riley, Bob Cummings Show's Margaret MacDonald, That Girl's Helen Marie
Johnny Desmond: 1920=d.Sep 6, 1985 (was 64)
Crooner, Movie Actor, Composer, b. in Detroit; Your Hit Parade, Blanskys' Beauties; RN:Giouvanni Alfredo DeSimone; some say 1921
Morton Sr. Downey: 1901=d.Oct 25, 1985 (was 83)
Tenor, Irish, When Irish Eyes Are Smiling; Morton Jr.'s dad; some say 1902
Mamie Geneva Doud Eisenhower: 1896=d.Nov 1, 1979 (was 82)
First Lady, Dwight's wife
Don Ewell: 1916=d.Aug 9, 1983 (was 66)
Pianist
Robert Fulton: 1765=d.Feb 24, 1815 (was 49)
Inventor, The Steamboat
Freddie Garrity: 1936=d.May 19, 2006 (was 69)
Pop Singer, Guitarist, English, Freddie & the Dreamers lead; I'm Telling You Now
Cornell Gunter: 1938?=d.Feb 26, 1990 (was 53)
HALL OF FAMER, Tenor, Rhythm and Blues Singer, lead of The Coasters; some say b. Nov 14, 1936
Art Hodes: 1904=d.Mar 4, 1993 (was 88)
Pianist, Blues-Jazz Performer, Russian
Barbara Hutton: 1912=d.May 11, 1979 (was 66)
Socialite, Woolworth heiress; wed 7x's
Brian Keith: 1921=d.Jun 24, 1997 (was 75)
TV/Movie Actor, b. in Bayonne, NJ; RFN:Robert Jr.; Parent Trap, Family Affair's Bill Davis, Brian Keith Show's Dr. Sean Jamison, Centennial, Archer's Lew Archer, Hardcastle & McCormick's Judge Milton G. Hardcastle, Walter & Emily's Walter; Victoria Young's hubby, Helena Shipman & Robert Keith Sr.'s son
King Hussein Of Jordan: 1935=d.Feb 7, 1999 (was 63)
King, FN:I.; king since 1953
Veronica Lake: 1919=d.Jul 7, 1973 (was 53)
TV/Movie Actress, RN:Constance Frances Marie Ockleman
Auguste Laurent: 1807=d.Apr 23, 1853 (was 45)
Chemist, French, advanced knowledge of the structure of organic compounds.
Astrid Lindgren: 1907=d.Jan 28, 2002 (was 94)
Children's Author, Swedish, Pippi Longstocking
Sir Charles Lyell: 1797=d.Feb 22, 1875 (was 77)
Geologist, Scotish, Father of Modern Geology
Marya Mannes: 1904=d.1990
Writer, Journalist
Joseph R. McCarthy: 1908=d.May 2, 1957 (was 48)
Senator, MN:Raymond; the controversial Republican senator from Wisconsin, died at Bethesda Naval Hospital in Maryland.
Hal McIntyre: 1914?=d.May 5, 1959 (was 44)
Jazz Performer, Bandleader, Alto-sax, Clarinetist, Arranger; some say b. Nov 29, 1914
Fanny Mendelssohn: 1805=d.May 14, 1847 (was 41)
Pianist, Composer, German
Claude Monet: 1840=d.Dec 5, 1926 (was 86)
Painter, French, impressionist
Johann Georg Leopold Mozart: 1719=d.May 28, 1787 (was 67)
Violinist, Teacher, Composer, Wolfgang's dad
Jawaharlal Nehru: 1889=d.May 27, 1964 (was 74)
Prime Minister, Statesman, India, the first prime minister of independent India (1947-64)
Dick Powell: 1904=d.Jan 3, 1963 (was 58)
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, Movie Producer/Director, TV Host, Radio Actor, Crooner, Dancer, Tenor; June Allyson's hubby; 30s movie musical crooner, Four Star Playhouse costar, Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater, Dick Powell Show host/star; owned 4-Star TV; some say d. Jan 2
Leonie Rysanek: 1926=d.Mar 7, 1998 (was 71)
Soprano, Austrian, not b. 1928; gave over 2,100 performances on the world's leading opera stages
Harrison Evans Salisbury: 1908=d.Jul 5, 1993 (was 84)
Journalist, Editor, N.Y. Times
Ray Sharkey: 1952=d.Jun 11, 1993 (was 40)
TV/Movie Actor, Wiseguy's Sonny Steelgrave
Gasparo Spontini: 1774=d.Jan 24, 1851 (was 76)
Composer
William Steig: 1907=d.Oct 3, 2003 (was 95)
ComicStrip Cartoonist, Author, Illustrator, New Yorker Magazine, Shrek, "The King of Cartoons"
McLean Stevenson: 1929=d.Feb 15, 1996 (was 66)
Actor, Comedy Writer, Panelist, b. in Bloomington, IL; The Doris Day Show's Michael Nicholson, Tim Conway Comedy Hour reg, MASH's Lt. Col. Henry Blake, McLean Stevenson Show's Mac Ferguson, Celebrity Challenge of the Sexes reg, In the Beginning, Hello Larry's Larry Adler, Condo's James, Match Game; Adlai E. Stevenson's great great nephew
Don Stewart: 1935=d.Jan 9, 2006 (was 70)
Actor, Singer, Soap Actor, Guiding Light
Martha Tilton: 1915=d.Dec 8, 2006 (was 91)
Jazz Performer, Singer
Valerie Wellington: 1959=d.Jan 2, 1993 (was 33)
Blues Singer, Movie/Stage Actress
Edward H. II White: 1930=d.Jan 27, 1967 (was 36)
Astronaut, died in Apollo I fire

People on November 14th: death anniversaries

Eddie Bracken: 2002 (was 87)/b.Feb 7, 1915
Movie Actor, Comedian, Game Show Host, Director, b. in New York City; some say b. 1920; National Lampoon's Vacation, Home Alone II
Johnny Mack Brown: 1974 (was 70)/b.Sep 1, 1904
Movie Actor, College Ftbl Player, ex-collegiate runningback
Ronnie Burns: 2007 (was 72)/b.Jul 9, 1935
Actor, George & Gracie's adopted son & on Burns & Allen, currently a businessman
Charles Carroll: 1832 (was 95)/b.Sep 19, 1737
Attorney/Lawyer, Revolutionary, last living person to sign the Declaration of Independence
Walter Catlett: 1960 (was 71)/b.Feb 4, 1889
Movie Actor, Comedian, Vaudevillan, Front Page, Tale of Two Cities
William "Wild Bill" Davison: 1989 (was 83)/b.Jan 5, 1906
Bandleader, Jazz Musician, Cornetist, Dixieland early Chicago jazz
Jack Finney: 1995 (was 84)/b.Oct 2, 1911
Sci-fi Writer, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Time and Again
Nell Gwyn: 1687 (was 37)/b.Feb 2, 1650
Comedienne, Stage Actress, English, English actress and mistress of King Charles II, born as Eleanor Gwynne
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel: 1831 (was 61)/b.Aug 27, 1770
Philosopher, German, b. in Stuttgart
Malcolm Muggeridge: 1990 (was 87)/b.Mar 24, 1903
Writer, Journalist, Critic, Educator, Editor, Newscaster, Commentator, British, British; MN:Thomas; WWII spy
Gene Anthony Ray: 2003 (was 40)/b.May 24, 1963
Actor, Dancer, b. in Harlem, N.Y.; Fame's Leroy Johnson
Tony Richardson: 1991 (was 63)/b.Jun 5, 1928
Movie Producer/Director, Stage Director, Movie Actor, English, Natasha's dad, Vanessa Redgrave's ex-
Robert Emmet Sherwood: 1955 (was 59)/b.Apr 4, 1896
Dramatist/Playwright, Author, Journalist
Robert Trout: 2000 (was 91)/b.Oct 15, 1909
Newscaster, of ABC News; b. 1908?
Louis Vauquelin: 1829 (was 66)/b.May 16, 1763
Chemist, French, discovered chromium, beryllium
Tom Villard: 1994 (was 40)/b.Nov 19, 1953
TV/Movie Actor, We Got It Made; d. AIDS
Booker Taliaferro Washington: 1915 (was 59)/b.Apr 5, 1856
Educator, Social Reformer, Author, b. in Franklin County, Virginia; Vocational training for blacks
Dave Willock: 1990 (was 81)/b.Aug 13, 1909
TV/Movie Actor, Panelist, Pantotime Quiz reg, Phyllis Diller Show reg, 40s films, The Queen and I; ddate?

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