Who Knew That Was Today

Birthdays :   1986 ~ Dianna Agron (née Dianna Elsie Agron), American actress and singer best known for her role as Quinn Fabray on  Glee .  She was born in Savannah, Georgia.   1985 ~ Gal Gadot, Israel-born actress.  She was born in Peta Tikva, Israel.   1982  ~ Kirsten Dunst (née Kirsten Caroline Dunst), American actress.  She was born in Point Pleasant, New Jersey.   1961 ~ Isiah Thomas (né Isiah Lord Thomas, III), American professional basketball player.  He was born in Chicago, Illinois.   1959 ~ Paul Gross (né Paul Michael Gross), Canadian actor best known for his role as the upright Canadian Mounted Police Officer working in with the Chicago Police Department in the TV series,  Due South .  He was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.   1946 ~ Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden.  He became ascended to the Swedish throne in September 1973.  He married Silvia Sommerlath (b. 1943) in 1976.  He is of the House of Bernadotte.  He is the son of Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten and Pr

Birthdays :   2007  ~ Infanta Sofía of Spain (née Sofía de Todos los Santos de Borbón y Ortiz), member of the Spanish royal family.  She is of the House of Bourbon.  She is the 2 nd  daughter of Filipe VI, King of Spain and Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano.  She is Roman Catholic.   1970  ~ Andre Agassi (né Andre Kirk Agassi), American professional tennis player.  He was born in Las Vegas, Nevada.   1970  ~ Uma Thurman (née Uma Karuna Thurman), American actress.  She was born in Boston, Massachusetts.   1958  ~ Michelle Pfeiffer (née Michelle Marie Pfeiffer), American actress.  She was born in Santa Ana, California.   1957  ~ Sir Daniel Day-Lewis (né Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis), English-Irish actor.  He was born in London, England.   1955  ~ Kate Mulgrew (née Katherine Kiernan Maria Mulgrew), American actress.  She was born in Dubuque, Iowa.   1954  ~ Jake Burton Carpenter (d. Nov. 20, 2019), American “punk” who made snowboarding a sport.  He was the founder of Burton Snowboards and invent

Birthdays :   1981  ~ Jessica Alba (née Jessica Marie Alba), American actress.  She was born in Pomona, California.   1974  ~ Penélope Cruz (née Penélope Cruz Sánchez), Spanish actress.  She was born in Alcobendas, Spain.   1964  ~ L’Wren Scott (née Laura Bambrough, d. Mar. 17, 2014), the American fashion designer who styled the stars.  She was Mick Jagger’s long-time girlfriend.  She was born in Salt Lake City, Utah.  She died by suicide at age 49 in New York, New York.   1960  ~ Elena Kagan, Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court.  She was appointed to the High Court by President Barack Obama.  She replaced John Paul Stevens on the Court.  She began her term in August 2010.  She was born in New York, New York.   1950  ~ Jay Leno (né James Douglas Muir Leno), American television personality.  He was born in New Rochelle, New York.   1949  ~ Bruno Kirby (né Bruno Giovanni Quidaciolu, Jr.; d. Aug. 14, 2006), American actor.  He was born in New York, New York.  He died of l