Who Knew That Was Today

Birthdays :   1948  ~ Al Gore (né Albert Arnold Gore, Jr.), 45 th  Vice President of the United States.  He served under President Bill Clinton.  He was also the recipient of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize.  He was born in Washington, D.C.   1948  ~ Rhea Perlman (né Rhea Jo Pearlman), American actress.  She is best known for her role as Carla on the television sitcom  Cheers .  She was born in New York, New York.   1947  ~ Augustin Banyaga, Rwandan-born mathematician.   1944  ~ Angus King (né Angus Stanley King, Jr.), United States Senator from Maine.  He is serving as an independent.  He assumed office in January 2013.  He had previously served as the 72 nd  Governor of Maine from January 1995 until January 2003.  He was born in Alexandria, Virginia.   1943  ~ Christopher Walken (né Ronald Walken), American actor.  He was born in New York, New York.   1940  ~ Barney Frank (né Barnett Frank), American politician from Massachusetts.  He was a member of the House of Representatives from Janu

Birthdays :   1979  ~ Norah Jones (née Geetali Norah Jones Shankar), American singer-songwriter.  She was born in Manhattan, New York.   1960  ~ Bill Johnson (né William Dean Johnson; d. Jan. 21, 2016), American bad boy of skiing who won Olympic gold.  He became the first American male to win an Olympic gold medal in alpine skiing at the 1985 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia.  In March 2001, he crashed during a training run and suffered a serious brain injury, from which he never actually recovered.  He was born in Los Angeles, California.  He died at age 55 in Gresham, Oregon.   1950  ~ Robbie Coltrane (né Anthony Robert McMillan; d. Oct. 14, 2022), warmhearted Scottish actor who embodied the  Harry Potter  character Rubeus Hagrid.  He was born in Rutherglen, Scotland.  He died at age 72 following a long illness in Larbert, Scotland.   1949  ~ Ray Magliozzi (né Raymond Francis Magliozzi), American radio personality who, along with his older brother Tom Magliozzi (1937 ~ 2014),

Birthdays :   1980  ~ Chris D’Elia (né Christopher William D’Elia), American comedian and actor.  He was born in Montclair, New Jersey   1971  ~ Robert Gibbs (né Robert Lane Gibbs), White House Press Secretary.  He served under President Barack Obama from January 2009 until February 2011.  He was born in Auburn, Alabama.   1969  ~ Shinichi Mochizuki, Japanese mathematician specializing in number theory.  He was born in Tokyo, Japan.   1968  ~ Lucy Lawless (née Lucille Frances Ryan), New Zealand actress.  She is best known for her role as  Xena: Warrior Princess .  She was born in Mount Albert, Auckland, New Zealand.   1964  ~ Elle Macpherson (née Eleanor Nancy Gow), Australian supermodel.  She was born in Killara, Australia.   1961  ~ Ari Emanuel (né Ariel Zev Emanuel), American talent agent and brother of Rahm Emanuel.  He was born in Chicago, Illinois.   1961  ~ Amy Sedaris (née Amy Louise Sedaris), American actress, voice actress comedian and writer.  She was born in Endicott, New Y