Name: Sunny Age: 22 Location: New Jersey Favorite Color: Green What's in my stereo right now: The new U2 and Dave Matthews Band Cd's. And in my car I have my own Napster Mix. Number of CD's I own: Over 300 Number of serious knee injurys I have had: 4...yes 4! Biggest Fear: Clowns, Monkeys, Bugs, and any type of combination of the three. Roller Coasters used to be in there too, but no longer. Favorite Food: Spagetti Interests/Goals: Being me, and someday taking over the world with some sort of diabolical scheme...:) Hey, there are some famous people who have my birthday! 1692 Joseph Butler Wantage Berkshire, theologian 1711 Ruggiero G Boscovich [Rudzer J Boskovic], Italian astronomer 1744 Joseph Beer Bohemia clarinetist/composer (5th clarinet flap) 1759 Charles Duquesnoy composer 1788 Hugh Clapperton Annan Scotland, African explorer 1797 Frederik Augustus II King of Saxon (1836-54) 1798 Ethan Allen Hitchcock Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1870 1815 Thomas Stanhope Bocock representative (Confederacy), died in 1891 1817 James William Denver Brigadier General (Union volunteers), died in 1892 1819 Julius Hopp composer 1830 Karl Goldmark Keszthely Hungary, composer (Sakuhtala) 1836 Isidor Vorobchievici composer 1836 Wilhelm Steinitz Austria, world chess champion (1866-94) 1850 Oliver Heaviside physicist predicted existence of ionosphere 1854 Bernard Zweers Dutch composer (To My Fatherland) 1862 Freiherr Albert von Schrenk-Notzing German para-psychologist 1864 Jan P Veth Bayern, Dutch painter/etcher/lithographer/art historian 1865 William Heinemann England, publisher (Chemical Instrumental) 1868 Nicholas II Aleksandrovitsj last tsar of Russia (1894-1917) 1869 Ruprecht crown prince of Bavaria/general-fieldmarshall 1871 Franiska zu Reventlow writer 1872 Bertrand Russell England, mathematician/philosopher (Nobel 1950) 1875 Guido Alberto Fano composer 1881 Georgi Atanasov composer 1882 Eduardo Fabini composer 1883 Walter Gropius Berlin Germany, architect (founded Bauhaus school of design) 1885 Eurico Gaspar Dutra President of Brazil (1945-50) 1886 Ole Windingstad composer 1887 Ernst Wiechert writer 1889 G Gunnarson writer 1891 Rudolf Carnap philosopher (German Logical Positivist) 1892 Ezio Pinza Rome Italy, bass (New York Metropolitan-South Pacific) 1896 Walter Fitzgerald Keyhan Devonport England 1897 Frank Capra Palermo Sicily Italy, movie director (It's a Wonderful Life, Arsenic & Old Lace) 1897 Jack Raine London England, actor (Quartet) 1898 Juan J Domenchina Spanish poet/interpreter (sombra desterrada) 19-- Gail Strickland Birmingham AL, actress (Alice West-Insiders) 19-- Steven David Delong rocker (Sweet F.A.-Stick To Your Guns) 1900 Sarah Miriam Peale US, portrait painter (General Lafayette-1825) 1901 Harry Robert Wilson composer 1901 Henri-Pierre Sauguet Bordeaux France, composer (La Chotte) 1901 Vincent du Vigneaud US biochemist 1902 [Robert] Meredith Willson Mason City IA, composer (Music Man) 1903 George E Stone Lodz Poland, actor (Viva Villa, Last Mile) 1904 Jacob K Javits (Senator-R-NY) 1905 Eric Zeisl composer 1905 Hedley Verity cricketer (terrific slow lefty for England pre-WWII) 1907 Clifford Curzon London England, pianist (MacFarren Gold Medal) 1907 Robley D Evans nuclear physicist 1909 Fred Perry Stockport England, tennis star/commentator (Wimbledon 1934-36) 1910 Arthur van Schendel Dutch art historian 1911 Big Joe Turner Kansas City MO, blues singer (Corrine Corrina, Shake Rattle & Roll) 1911 Lord Hartwell 1911 Sigrid Gurie Brooklyn NY, actor (Algiers, Sofia, Refugee) 1912 Georg von Opel German auto manufacturer 1912 Perry [Pierino] Como Canonsburg PA, singer/TV host (Perry Como Show) 1912 Richard Brooks Philadelphia PA, director (Blackboard Jungle, In Cold Blood) 1914 Anthony Fell British MP 1914 Boris Christoff Bulgaria/Italian bass (Boris Godunov) 1914 Pierre A Balmain France, fashion designer (1940's "New Look") 1915 Leon Shenandoah native American leader 1917 Charles Wintour journalist 1917 James Donald Aberdeen Scotland, actor (Bridge on River Kwai, Vikings) 1918 Pope John Paul II [Karol Wojtyla] 264th Roman Catholic pope (1978- ) 1919 Dame Margot Fonteyn Surrey England, ballerina (Giselle/partner of Nureyev) 1921 Anthony Epstein FRS/pathologist 1922 Bill Macy Revere MA, actor (Walter-Maude, Oh! Calcutta) 1922 GMcC Kitson British principal (Central School of Speech/Drama) 1923 Liam Sullivan Jacksonville IL, actor (Mapoy-Monroes) 1924 Jack Whitaker Philadelphia PA, sportscaster (ABC, CBS) 1924 Priscilla Pointer New York NY, actress (Rebecca-Dallas, Call to Glory) 1927 Richard Body MP 1928 G R Hall nuclear scientist 1928 P G Hammersley British Rear-Admiral 1928 Pernell Roberts Waycross GA, actor (Adam Cartwright-Bonanza, Trapper John MD) 1929 Johan N Block aviation pioneer (Martinair/Transavia/Air Holland) 1929 Lord St John of Fawsley 1929 Roger Matton composer 1930 Barbara Goldsmith New Rochelle, author (Little Gloria Happy At Last) 1930 Don Leslie Lind Midvale UT, astronaut (STS 51-B) 1930 Fred[erick Thomas] Saberhagen US, sci-fi author (Book of Swords) 1930 Geoffrey Littler CEO (County NatWest Group) 1930 Warren B Rudman (Senator-R-NH, 1980- ) 1931 Robert Morse Newton MA, actor (That's Life, Jack Frost) 1932 John Clement chairman (Unigate Group) 1934 Dwayne Hickman Los Angeles CA, actor (Dobie Gillis, How to Stuff a Wild Bikini) 1937 Brooks Robinson Baltimore Oriole 3rd baseman (1955-77) 1937 Ildikó Sagi-Retjö Hung, foils (Olympics-2 gold/3 silver/2 bronze-1960-76) 1937 Jacques Santer President (European Commission) 1939 Glen Hardin Texas, rocker (Crickets) 1939 Patrick Cormack MP 1940 A Marshall Stoneham FRS, physicist 1940 Pat Trimborn cricket pace bowler (South African in 4 Tests 1966-70) 1941 Diane McBain Cleveland OH, actress (Surfside Six, Spinout, Donner Pass) 1941 M S Longair astronomer 1942 Albert Hammond rocker 1942 Keith Hellawell Chief Constable (West Yorkshire) 1942 Marquess of Reading 1942 N P (Nobby) Stiles footballer 1942 Rodney Dillard rocker (Glittergrass) 1944 Peter Ryan British national director (Police Training) 1945 Bhagwat Chandrasekhar cricketer (brilliant Indian leggie 1964-79) 1945 John Richard Patterson businessman 1945 Maarten van Traa Dutch MP (PvdA) 1946 George Alexander rocker 1946 Reggie Jackson "Mr October" baseball rightfielder (Yankees, A's) 1947 Candice Azzara Brooklyn NY, actress (Fatso) 1947 John Bruton Prime Minister (Republic of Ireland) 1948 Felix MH Troch Flemish actor/director (Gekkenbriefje) 1948 Joe Bonsall Philadelphia PA, country singer (Oak Ridge Boys-Elvira) 1949 Bill Wallace rocker (Guess Who) 1949 Rick Wakeman rock keyboardist (Yes-Fish Out of Water) 1949 Stuart Gannes Detroit MI, writer (Fortune) 1950 Rodney Milburn Jr USA, hurdler (Olympics-gold-1972) 1950 Thomas Gottschalk Bamberg Germany, (Telespiele) 1951 Angela Voigt German Democratic Republic, long jumper (Olympics-gold-76) 1951 Denny Dillon comedian (Saturday Night Live, Dream On) 1951 James Stephens Mount Kisko NY, actor (Paper Chase, Devil's Island) 1951 Rodger Davis Sydney New South Wales, Australasia golfer 1952 Diane E[lizabeth] Duane US, sci-fi author (Door into Fire) 1952 George Strait Pearsall TX, country singer (All My Ex's Live in Texas, Beyond the Blue Neon) 1952 Martin R Hoke (Representative-R-OH) 1953 [Feliciano] Butch Tavares rocker (Tavares) 1953 Helen Chadwick artist 1954 Martyn Wiley writer/broadcaster 1954 Wreckless Eric rocker (Waxworks, Be Stiff) 1955 Yun Fat Chow Nam Nga Island Hong Kong, actor (Better Tomorrow) 1956 Joe [Naomichi] Ozaki Tekushima Japan, golfer (1995 Phoenix Open-8th) 1957 Michael Cretu rocker (Enigma) 1958 Ray Donaldson NFL center (Dallas Cowboys) 1958 Toyah Wilcox Birmingham England, rocker (I Want to Be Free) 1959 Graham Dilley cricketer (England wicket-taker of 80's) 1960 Jari Kurri Helsinki Finland, NHL left wing (New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings, Colorado Avalanche) 1960 Tom Jackson Oakville Ontario, Canadian Tour golfer (1991 CPGA Winter) 1960 Yannick Noah France, tennis player (French 1983) 1962 Mike Whitmarsh San Diego CA, beach volleyballer (Olympics-silver-96) 1963 Marty McSorley Hamilton, NHL defenseman (Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers) 1964 Will Wolford NFL tackle (Indianapolis Colts, Pittsburgh Steelers) 1965 Erik Hanson Kinnelon NJ, pitcher (Toronto Blue Jays) 1965 Rufus Porter NFL linebacker (New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers) 1966 Mike Inez US rock bassist (Alice in Chains-Facelift) 1967 Jaime Gomez Arlington TX, Nike golfer (1992 Boise Open) 1967 Karl Dunbar NFL defensive tackle (Arizona Cardinals) 1968 Ernie Logan NFL defensive end (Jacksonville Jaguars, New York Jets) 1969 Jean-Chris Filippin hockey defenseman (Team France 1998) 1969 Martika [Marta Marrero] Whittier CA, singer (Toy Soldiers) 1970 Clemens Zwijnenberg soccer player (FC Twente) 1970 Vicky Sunohara ice hockey forward (Canada, Olympics-98) 1971 Ben Coleman guard/offensive tackle (Jacksonville Jaguars) 1971 Clifton Sunada Honolulu HI, extra-lightweight judoka (Olympics-96) 1971 Craig Hentrich NFL punter (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31) 1971 Daniel Gowing Germany, New Zealand judoka (Olympics-96) 1971 Karen Bye ice hockey forward (USA, Olympics-98) 1971 Lael Perlstrom Laguna Beach CA, WPVA volleyballer (US Open-25-1995) 1971 Rich Garces Maracay Aragua Venezuela, pitcher (Boston Red Sox) 1972 Turner Stevenson Prince George, NHL right wing (Montréal Canadiens) 1973 Darren Van Impe Saskatoon, NHL defenseman (Anaheim Mighty Ducks) 1973 David Bailey WLAF tackle (Frankfurt Galaxy) 1973 Donyell Marshall NBA forward (Golden State Warriors) 1973 Markus Brunner hockey forward (Team Italy 1998) 1973 Tory James NFL defensive back (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32) 1973 Walter Scott NFL defensive tackle (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31) 1976 Ron Mercer NBA guard (Boston Celtics) 1978 Jennifer Streblow Oshkosh WI, Miss America-Wisconsin (1997) 1979 Kaci Thompson Miss Nevada Teen USA (1997)
Some famous events that happened on my birthday! 0526 St John I ends his reign as Catholic Pope 1096 Crusaders massacre Jews of Worm 1291 Sultan of Egypt & his son take last Christian stronghold of Acre 1302 Trades people assault on French garrison (Brugse Metten) 1385 Peace of Doornik: Gent & Louis van Thoughts 1596 Willem Barents leaves Amsterdam for Novaya Zemlya 1619 Hugo the Great sentenced to life in prison 1631 English colony Massachusetts Bay grants puritarian voting right 1631 John Winthrop is elected 1st governor of Massachusetts 1642 Montréal Canada founded 1652 Rhode Island enacts 1st law declaring slavery illegal 1703 Dutch & English troops occupy Cologne 1756 England declares war on France 1794 2nd battle of Bouvines (France-Austria) 1803 Britain declares war on France after Napoleon Bonaparte continues interfering in Italy & Switzerland 1804 Napoleon Bonaparte proclaimed Emperor of France 1828 Battle of Las Piedras, ends conflict between Uruguay & Brazil 1830 Edwin Budding of England signs an agreement for manufacture of his invention, the lawn mower - Saturdays are destroyed forever 1843 United Free Church of Scotland forms 1846 US troops attack Rio Grande occupying Matamoros 1851 Amsterdam-Nieuwediep telegraph connection linked 1852 Massachusetts rules all school-age children must attend school 1860 Republican Party nominates Abraham Lincoln for president 1861 Battle of Sewall's Point VA-1st Federal offense against South 1861 Friedrich Hebbels "Kriemhildes Rache" premieres in Weimar 1863 Siege of Vicksburg MS 1864 Battle of Yellow Bayou LA (Bayou de Glaize, Old Oaks) 1866 French Government of De Putte resigns 1880 6th Kentucky Derby: George Lewis aboard Fonso wins in 2:37½ 1887 Emmanuel Chabriers opera "Le Roi Malgré Luis" premieres in Paris France 1889 Jules Massenets opera "Esclarmonde" premieres in Paris France 1896 US Supreme court affirms "separate but equal" policy (Plessy v Ferguson) 1897 Irish Music Festival 1st held (Dublin) 1897 New York Giant William Joyce sets record of 4 triples in 1 game 1897 Paul Dukas "L'Apprenti Sorcier Pruimtabak on the Market" premieres 1899 World Goodwill Day-26 nations meet in 1st Hague Peace Conference 1900 Britain proclaims protectorate over kingdom of Tonga 1904 American Ion Perdicaris kidnapped in Morocco 1910 Passage of Earth through tail of Halley's Comet causes near-panic 1911 President/dictator José Porfirio Diaz of México term ends 1912 Maurits Binger establishes 2 Dutch movie companies 1912 Philadelphia A's beat Detroit Tigers 24-2, who use amateurs protesting Ty Cobbs suspension 1916 US pilot Kiffin Rockwell shoots down German aircraft 1917 Satie/Massine/Picasso's ballet "Parade" premieres in Paris France 1917 US passes Selective Service act 1918 Netherlands Indian Volksraad installed in Batavia 1918 TNT explosion in chemical factory in Oakdale PA kills 200 1920 46th Preakness: Clarence Kummer aboard Man o' War wins in 1:51.6 1922 Dutch 2nd Chamber agrees to 48 hour work week (was 45 hours) 1926 Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson vanished in Venice CA; She showed up a month later & said she had been kidnapped 1927 "Slide Lake" in Gros Ventre WY collapses 1927 Grauman's Chinese Theater opens in Hollywood CA 1927 Ritz Hotel opens in Boston 1929 55th Kentucky Derby: Linus McAtee on Clyde Van Dusen wins in 2:10.8 1929 Brooklyn Dodgers beat Phillies 20-16 1929 Dodgers beat Phillies 20-16 & lost 8-6 in 2nd game (record 50 runs) 1933 1st major league All-Star Game announced for July 6 at Comiskey Park It will be played as part of the Chicago World's Fair 1933 Tennessee Valley Act (TVA) Act signed by FDR, to build dams 1934 Academy Award 1st called Oscar in print (Sidney Skolsky) 1934 Congress approves "Lindbergh Act", makes kidnapping a capital offense 1934 Jimmie Foxx hits 1st homerun in Comiskey Park center field bleachers 1934 TWA begins commercial service 1935 Harold Gimblett scores 123 in 80 minutes on debut for Somerset 1940 German troops conquer Brussels 1941 An Egyptian steamer sinks 1941 Italian army under General Aosta surrenders to Britain in Ethiopia 1941 Jewish veterans honor their dead 1942 NYC ends night baseball games for the rest of WWII 1943 Allied bombers attack Pantelleria in the Mediterranean Sea 1944 Expulsion of more than 200,000 Tartars from Crimea by Soviet Union begins, they are accused of collaborating with the Germans 1944 Polish 2nd Army corps captures convent of Monte Cassino Italy 1945 Tigers & A's both have 7 straight games postponed due to rain 1947 A's catcher Warren Rosar catches his 147th game without an error 1948 "Ballet Ballads" opens at Music Box Theater NYC for 62 performances 1948 Arab Legion captures fort on Mount Scopus 1948 Saudi Arabia joins invasion of Israel 1949 Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America incorporates 1950 "Liar" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 12 performances 1950 Tommy Glaviano makes 3 consecutive errors on grounders 1951 UN moves HQ to NYC 1951 US General Collins predicts use of atom bomb in Korea 1952 Professor WF Libby said Stonehedge dates back to 1848 BC 1953 1st woman to break the sound barrier (Jacqueline Cochrane, USA) 1954 European Convention on Human Rights goes into effect 1955 28.7 cm rain falls at Lake Maloya NM (state record) 1955 Atkinson & Depeiaza take West Indies from 6-187 to 6-494 in day vs Australia 1955 Queen Juliana opens E55 fair in Amsterdam 1956 Hungarian party leader Matyas Rákosi enforces his own policy 1956 Mickey Mantle hits homerun from both sides of plate for record 3rd time 1956 Queen Juliana opens Rembrandt fairs in Amsterdam 1957 83rd Preakness: Eddie Arcaro aboard Bold Ruler wins in 1:56.2 1958 Wiffi Smith wins LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Open 1959 "Castin' My Spell" by Johnny Otis Show hits #52 1959 "Judy" by David Seville hits #86 1959 "Russian Band Stand" by Spencer & Spencer hits #91 1960 Eileen Fulton begins playing Lisa on As the World Turns (for > 30 years) 1960 Jean Genets "Le Balcon" premieres in Paris France 1961 "Donnybrook!" opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 68 performances 1963 "Beast in Me" closes at Plymouth Theater NYC after 4 performances 1963 "If You Wanna Be Happy" by Jimmy Soul hits #1 1963 89th Preakness: Bill Shoemaker aboard Candy Spots wins in 1:56.2 1964 David Frost interviews Paul McCartney on the BBC 1964 Supreme Court rules unconstitutional to deprive naturalized citizens of citizenship if they return to home country for more than 3 years 1965 Gene Roddenberry suggests 16 names including Kirk for Star Trek Captain 1965 WTAF TV channel 29 in Philadelphia PA (IND) begins broadcasting 1967 Silver hits record $1.60 an ounce in London 1967 Tennessee Governor Ellington repeals "Monkey Law", upheld in 1925 Scopes Trial 1968 94th Preakness: Ismael Valenzuela aboard Forward Pass wins in 1:56.8 1968 Al Kaline hits his 307th homerun, surpassing Hank Greenberg as a Tiger 1968 Frank Howard ties American League record with homerun in his 6th consecutive game his 10 homeruns in the most in 6 games 1969 "Canterbury Tales" closes at Eugene O'Neill NYC after 122 performances 1969 Apollo 10 (Stafford/Cernan/Young) launched toward lunar orbit 1969 Sandra Haynie wins LPGA St Louis Women's Golf Invitational 1971 4th ABA Championship: Utah Stars beat Kentucky Colonels, 4 games to 3 1971 Bulgarian constitution goes into effect 1971 President Nixon rejects 60 demands of Congressional Black Caucus 1971 President Nixon rejects the 60 demands of Congressional Black Caucus 1971 Stanley Cup: Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks, 4 games to 3 1971 Vampire rapist Wayne Bodens last victim found 1972 "Me & The Chimp" last airs on CBS-TV 1972 John Sebastian makes 63 consecutive free throws while blindfolded 1973 Russian party leader Brezhnev visits West Germany 1973 WIBC Bowling Queens won by Dotty Fothergill 1974 "The Streak" by Ray Stevens hits #1 1974 100th Preakness: Miguel Rivera aboard Current Little wins in 1:54.6 1974 India becomes 6th nation to explode an atomic bomb 1977 A nightclub fire in Cincinnati killed 164 1977 Juventus wins 6th UEFA Cup at Bilbao 1977 Menachem Begin becomes Israel's Prime Minister 1978 Italy legalizes abortion 1978 Russian dissident Yuri Orlov exiled to compulsory work 1980 Belgium 3rd Government of Martens forms 1980 China People's Republic launch 1st intercontinental rocket 1980 Donna White wins LPGA Coca-Cola Golf Classic 1980 Fernando Belaunde Terry elected President of Peru 1980 Mount St Helens blows its top in Washington State, 60 die 1982 Detroit Tigers outfielder Larry Herndon is 14th to hit 4 consecutive homeruns 1982 Unification Church founder Reverend Sun Myung Moon convicted of tax evasion 1983 Senate revises immigration laws, gives millions of illegal aliens legal status under an amnesty program 1985 "One Night In Bangkok" by Murray Head hits #3 1985 111th Preakness: Pat Day aboard Tank's Prospect wins in 1:53.4 1985 1st remote location for "Nightline" (South Africa) 1986 "Singin' in the Rain" closes at Gershwin Theater NYC after 367 performances 1986 Becky Pearson wins LPGA Chrysler-Plymouth Golf Classic 1986 Chung Kwung Ying does 2,750 "atomic" hand-stand push-ups 1986 David Goch finishes swimming 55,682 miles in a 25-yd pool 1986 South African army occupies Botswana, Zimbabwe & Zambia 1988 Bayer Leverkusen wins 17th UEFA Cup at Leverkusen 1988 In just Oakland's 39th of the season, pitcher Dave Stewart breaks record with his 12th balk en route to 16 1989 Lisa Strawberry files for divorce from Darryl 1990 "Return To Green Acres" TV movie airs 1990 Cubs Ryne Sandberg ends 2nd baseman record 123 errorless game streak 1990 East and West Germany sign a monetary union treaty 1990 Judy Carne arrested at JFK airport on an 11 year old drug warrant 1991 117th Preakness: Jerry Bailey aboard Hansel wins in 1:54 1991 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island 1991 USSR launches 2 cosmonauts to MIR space station 1992 Supreme Court rules states could not force mentally unstable criminal defendants to take anti-psychotic drugs 1993 Danish people vote in favor of ratifying the Maastricht Treaty 1993 Italian police arrest Mafia boss Benedetto "Nitto" Santapaola 1994 AC Milan wins Europe Cup 1: 4-0 against Barcelona 1994 Israel withdraws from the Gaza Strip 1994 Tropical Butterfly Garden at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo opens 1995 WIBC Bowling Queens won by Sandra Postma 1996 122nd Preakness: Pat Day aboard Louis Quatorze wins in 1:53.2 1996 WIBC Bowling Queens won by Lisa Wagner 1997 "King David" opens at New Amsterdam Theater NYC 1997 43rd McDonald's LPGA Championship won by Chris Johnson 1997 Cadillac NFL Senior Golf Classic 1997 Tiger Woods wins Byron Nelson Golf Classic Now don't you wish you had my birthday? :)
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