Who Was Born Today – September 2 Birthdays
Important and famous people from throughout history born on this day
Born on September 2 | ||
1838 | Lydia Kamekeha Liliuokalani, last sovereign before annexation of Hawaii by the United States. | |
1850 | Eugene Field, poet and journalist. | |
1877 | Frederick Soddy, named an isotope and received 1921 Nobel prize for chemistry. | |
1901 | Adolph Rupp, basketball coach at the University of Kentucky who achieved a record 876 victories. | |
1946 | Dan White, politician; assassinated San Francisco mayor George Moscone and San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk. | |
1948 | Christa McAuliffe, the first civilian passenger on a space mission. During that mission, she and the six other crew members on the space shuttle Challenger perished in an explosion shortly after launch. | |
1948 | Terry Bradshaw, athlete, TV sports analyst, actor; first quarterback to win four Super Bowls (Pittsburgh Steelers); Pro Football Hall of Fame. | |
1951 | Mark Harmon, actor (St. Elsewhere, NCIS TV series). | |
1952 | Jimmy Connors, former World No. 1 tennis player; reached more Grand Slam quarterfinals than any other male. | |
1964 | Keanu Reeves, actor (Speed, The Matrix trilogy). |
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