Posted: July 6, 2007 12:02 pm
Born on the Fourth of July:CaptainP wrote:3 of the first 5 US Presidents died on the 4th of July
Thomas Jefferson AND John Adams in 1826
James Monroe in 1831
None have died on this date since
1804 - Nathaniel Hawthorne, American writer (d. 1864)
1816 - Hiram Walker, American grocer and distiller (d. 1899)
1826 - Stephen Foster, American songwriter (d. 1864)
1847 - James Anthony Bailey, American circus impresario (d. 1906)
1872 - Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of the United States (d. 1933)
1881 - Ulysses S. Grant III, American soldier (d. 1968)
1882 - Louis B. Mayer, American film producer (d. 1957)
1883 - Rube Goldberg, American cartoonist (d. 1970)
1902 - Meyer Lansky, Russian-born gangster (d. 1983)
1905 - Irving Johnson, American adventurer (d. 1991)
1911 - Mitch Miller, American entertainer
1918 - Ann Landers, American advice columnist (d. 2002)
1918 - Abigail Van Buren, American advice columnist ("Dear Abby")
1924 - Eva Marie Saint, American actress
1927 - Gina Lollobrigida, Italian actress
1927 - Neil Simon, American playwright
1929 - Bill Tuttle, American baseball player (d. 1998)
1929 - Al Davis, American football team owner (Oakland Raiders)
1930 - George Steinbrenner, businessman & baseball team owner (New York Yankees)
1938 - Bill Withers, American singer and songwriter
1942 - Floyd Little, American football player
1942 - Hal Lanier, baseball player
1943 - Geraldo Rivera, American reporter
1946 - Ron Kovic, American peace activist
1946 - Ed O'Ross, American actor
1946 - Michael Milken, American financier
1971 - Koko, signing gorilla