Who Knew That Was Today

Birthdays :   1981  ~ Justin Timberlake (né Justin Randall Timberlake), American singer and actor.  He was born in Memphis, Tennessee.   1970  ~ Minnie Driver (née Amelia Fiona Driver), English actress.  She was born in London, England.   1965  ~ Peter Sagal (né Peter Daniel Sagal), American author and radio host.  He is best known for hosting NPR’s  Wait, Wait … Don’t Tell Me !  He was born in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey.   1959  ~ Anthony LaPaglia, Australian actor.  He was born in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.   1954  ~ Mark Slavin (d. Sept. 6, 1972), Russian-born Israeli wrestler.  He was murdered by Palestinian terrorists during the 1972 Olympics in Munich.  He was born in Minsk, Belarus.  He died at age 18.   1949  ~ Norris Church Mailer (née Betty Jean Davis; d. Nov. 21, 2010), American model and widow of Norman Mailer.  She was his 6 th  wife.  She was born on Norman Mailer’s 26 th  birthday.  She was born in Atkins, Arkansas.  She died of cancer at age 61 in New York,

Birthdays :   1974  ~ Christian Bale (né Christian Charles Philip Bale), Welsh actor.  He was born in Haverfordwest, Wales.   1974  ~ Olivia Colman (née Sarah Caroline Olivia Colman), English actress.  She is best known for her role as Queen Anne in the movie  The Favorite .  She was born in Norwich, England.   1968  ~ Felipe VI, King of Spain.  He ascended to the throne in June 2014 upon the abdication of his father, King Juan Carlos I.  In 2004, he married Letizia Ortiz Racasolano.  He is of the House of Bourbon-Anjou.  He is the son of Joan Carlos I, King of Spain and Sophia of Greece and Denmark.  He is Roman Catholic.  He was born in Madrid, Spain.   1962  ~ Mary Kay Letourneau (née Mary Katherine Schmitz; d. July 6, 2020), American school teacher charged with second-degree rape of one of her 6 th  grade students.  After serving time in prison, she married the student.  They were married for 14 years before separating.  She was born in Tustin, California.  She died of colon cancer