Who Was Born Today – September 19 Birthdays
Important and famous people from throughout history born on this day
Born on September 19 | ||
1894 | Rachel Field, novelist and playwright who wrote All This and Heaven Too and And Now Tomorrow. | |
1904 | Bergen Evans, educator and author who wrote Dictionary of Contemporary American Usage. | |
1911 | William Golding, novelist best known for Lord of the Flies. | |
1915 | Elizabeth Stern, Canadian pathologist who first published a case report linking a specific virus to a specific cancer. | |
1926 | Masatoshi Koshiba, Japanese physicist who jointly won the Nobel Prize in Physics (2002); his work focused on subatomic particles known as neutrinos. | |
1927 | Helen Carter, singer, member of the pioneering all-female country group Mother Maybelle and the Carter Sisters. | |
1928 | Adam West, actor (Batman in campy Batman TV series). | |
1930 | Bettye Lane, photographer noted for documenting major events of the feminist, civil rights and gay rights movements in the US. | |
1932 | Mike Royko, journalist, syndicated columnist; won Pulitzer Prize for commentary (1972). | |
1933 | David McCallum, actor, musician (The Man from U.N.C.L.E, NCIS TV series). | |
1934 | Brian Epstein, music entrepreneur, manager of the The Beatles. | |
1940 | Paul Williams, composer, singer, songwriter, director, actor (“Evergreen,” “Rainy Days and Mondays”). | |
1947 | Tanith Lee, author, screenwriter; first woman to win British Fantasy best novel award (Death’s Master, 1980). | |
1948 | Jeremy Irons, actor; won Tony Award for Best Actor (The Real Thing, 1984) and Academy Award for Best Actor (Reversal of Fortune, 1990). | |
1949 | Twiggy, model known for her thin build and androgynous look . | |
1949 | Barry Sheck, co-founder of Innocence Project dedicated to using DNA testing to exonerate wrongly convicted people. | |
1950 | Joan Lunden, journalist, author, co-host of ABC’s Good Morning America for 17 years (1980–1997). | |
1964 | Trisha Yearwood, Grammy and Country Music Association award-winning singer-songwriter (“How Do I Live”), actress (JAG TV series recurring role). | |
1974 | Jimmy Fallon, actor, comedian, musician, TV host (Late Night with Jimmy Fallon; currently scheduled to replace Jay Leno as host of The Tonight Show in 2014). |
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