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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
John Quincy Adams
Head of State
11-Jul-1767 23-Feb-1848 6th US President, 1825-29
Giorgio Armani
Fashion Designer
11-Jul-1934   Perfected the '80s power suit
John S. Battle
Politician
11-Jul-1890 9-Apr-1972 Governor of Virginia, 1950-54
Alfred Binet
Psychologist
11-Jul-1857 8-Oct-1911 Binet-Simon intelligence test
Andrew Bird
Singer/Songwriter
11-Jul-1973   The Mysterious Production of Eggs
Sally Blane
Actor
11-Jul-1910 27-Aug-1997 The Star Witness
Herbert Blomstedt
Conductor
11-Jul-1927   Director, Leipzig Gewandhaus, 1998-2005
Harold Bloom
Critic
11-Jul-1930   Literary critic, Yale professor
James T. Brady
Business
11-Jul-1940   Ballantrae International
Yul Brynner
Actor
11-Jul-1920 10-Oct-1985 The King and I
Frederick Buechner
Novelist
11-Jul-1926   The Final Beast
Pierce Butler
Politician
11-Jul-1744 15-Feb-1822 Twice US Senator from South Carolina
Mortimer M. Caplin
Business
11-Jul-1916   Caplin & Drysdale
Sergiu Celibidache
Conductor
11-Jul-1912 14-Aug-1996 Director, Munich Philharmonic, 1979-96
Justin Chambers
Actor
11-Jul-1970   Dr. Alex Karev on Grey's Anatomy
Craig Charles
Actor
11-Jul-1964   Dave Lister on Red Dwarf
Frank M. Coffin
Judge
11-Jul-1919 7-Dec-2009 1st Circuit Court of Appeals, 1965-89
Bull Connor
Government
11-Jul-1897 10-Mar-1973 Birmingham Public Safety Commissioner
Jeff Corwin
TV Personality
11-Jul-1967   Animal Planet host
John N. Dalton
Politician
11-Jul-1931 30-Jul-1986 Governor of Virginia, 1978-82
Kenelm Digby
Scientist
11-Jul-1603 11-Jun-1665 Founding member of the Royal Society
Debbe Dunning
Actor
11-Jul-1966   Home Improvement
Gene Evans
Actor
11-Jul-1922 1-Apr-1998 Behemoth, the Sea Monster
Troy Findley
Politician
11-Jul-1964   Lt. Governor of Kansas
William Edward Forster
Politician
11-Jul-1818 5-Apr-1886 Chief Secretary for Ireland, 1880-82
Murphy J. Foster, Jr.
Politician
11-Jul-1930   Governor of Louisiana, 1996-2004
Michael Geist
Blogger
11-Jul-1968   Internet law professor, University of Ottawa
Luís de Góngora y Argote
Poet
11-Jul-1561 23-May-1627 Soledades
Samuel Goudsmit
Physicist
11-Jul-1902 4-Dec-1978 Conceived idea of Quantum Spin
Alfred E. Green
Film Director
11-Jul-1889 4-Sep-1960 Dangerous
Greg Grunberg
Actor
11-Jul-1966   Matt Parkman on Heroes
Leisha Hailey
Singer
11-Jul-1971   The L Word
Karen L. Henderson
Judge
11-Jul-1944   US Court of Appeals, DC Circuit
David Henrie
Actor
11-Jul-1989   Wizards of Waverly Place
John Henson
Talk Show Host
11-Jul-1967   Spotted Talk Soup anchor
Irene Hervey
Actor
11-Jul-1909 20-Dec-1998 Destry Rides Again
John Hill Hewitt
Songwriter
11-Jul-1801 7-Oct-1890 The Minstrels Return'd from the War
John Holt
Singer/Songwriter
11-Jul-1947   Reggae singer, lead vocalist for The Paragons
Douglas G. Houser
Attorney
11-Jul-1935   Partner, Bullivant Houser Bailey
Tab Hunter
Actor
11-Jul-1931   Damn Yankees
David Kelly
Actor
11-Jul-1929 12-Feb-2012 Waking Ned
Frank B. Kelso II
Military
11-Jul-1933   Chief of Naval Operations, 1990-94
Lil' Kim
Rapper
11-Jul-1974   Wore a pastie to the 1999 MTV Video Awards
Claudia Kotchka
Business
11-Jul-1951   Retired Procter & Gamble executive
Jhumpa Lahiri
Author
11-Jul-1967   Interpreter of Maladies
Stephen Lang
Actor
11-Jul-1952   Gettysburg
Mark Lester
Actor
11-Jul-1958   Oliver!
Max Levchin
Business
11-Jul-1975   Co-Founder of PayPal
Al MacInnis
Hockey
11-Jul-1963   NHL Hall of Famer
Theodore Maiman
Physicist
11-Jul-1927 5-May-2007 Built the first working laser
Ed Markey
Politician
11-Jul-1946   Congressman, Massachusetts 7th
Thad Matta
Basketball
11-Jul-1967   OSU Head Coach
Bruce McGill
Actor
11-Jul-1950   Character actor, Animal House
Thomas Mitchell
Actor
11-Jul-1892 17-Dec-1962 Gerald O'Hara in Gone with the Wind
Greg Mottola
Film Director
11-Jul-1964   Superbad
Peter Murphy
Singer
11-Jul-1957   Bauhaus
Ingrid Newkirk
Activist
11-Jul-1949   President of PETA
George W. Norris
Politician
11-Jul-1861 2-Sep-1944 US Senator from Nebraska, 1913-43
Bonnie Pointer
Singer
11-Jul-1951   The Pointer Sisters
Hermann Prey
Singer
11-Jul-1929 22-Jul-1998 Operatic baritone, Figaro
Aleksandr M. Prokhorov
Physicist
11-Jul-1916 8-Jan-2002 Invention of the maser and laser
Lisa Rinna
Actor
11-Jul-1963   Taylor McBride on Melrose Place
Robert the Bruce
Royalty
11-Jul-1274 7-Jun-1329 Secured independence for Scotland
Michael Rosenbaum
Actor
11-Jul-1972   Lex Luthor on Smallville
Jean-Pierre Rosso
Business
11-Jul-1940   CEO of Case Corporation, 1994-99
Richie Sambora
Guitarist
11-Jul-1959   Bon Jovi
Hugo Sánchez
Soccer
11-Jul-1958   Mexico's best soccer player
George Shaheen
Business
11-Jul-1944   CEO of Andersen Consulting, 1989-99
Chet Simmons
Business
11-Jul-1928 25-Mar-2010 President of ESPN, 1979-82
Cordwainer Smith
Author
11-Jul-1913 6-Aug-1966 The Rediscovery of Man
Kellita Smith
Actor
11-Jul-1969   The Bernie Mac Show
Brett Somers
Actor
11-Jul-1924 15-Sep-2007 Match Game fixture
Leon Spinks
Boxing
11-Jul-1953   Olympic boxing champion
John P. Stapp
Scientist
11-Jul-1910 13-Nov-1999 Rocket sled pioneer
Mindy Sterling
Actor
11-Jul-1953   Frau Farbissina in Austin Powers
Nadya Suleman
Oddity
11-Jul-1975   Octomom
Serinda Swan
Actor
11-Jul-1984   Erica Reed on Breakout Kings
Rachael Taylor
Actor
11-Jul-1984   Transformers
Jerald F. ter Horst
Government
11-Jul-1922 31-Mar-2010 Gerald Ford's short-term press secretary
Reg Varney
Actor
11-Jul-1916 16-Nov-2008 On the Buses
Suzanne Vega
Musician
11-Jul-1959   Her name is Luka, lives on 2nd floor
Walter Wanger
Film/TV Producer
11-Jul-1894 18-Nov-1968 Joan of Arc
Sela Ward
Actor
11-Jul-1956   Lily Sammler on Once and Again
E. B. White
Author
11-Jul-1899 01-Oct-1985 Charlotte's Web
Gough Whitlam
Head of State
11-Jul-1916   Prime Minister of Australia, 1972-75
Jack Wrangler
Pornstar
11-Jul-1946 7-Apr-2009 Eyes of a Gay Stranger
Patrick Wymark
Actor
11-Jul-1920 20-Oct-1970 Where Eagles Dare
Hector Zazou
Composer
11-Jul-1948 8-Sep-2008 Electronic and World music composer
Harry von Zell
Actor
11-Jul-1906 21-Nov-1981 You're in the Navy Now




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