Who Was Born Today – September 20 Birthdays
Important and famous people from throughout history born on this day
Born on September 20 | ||
1833 | Petroleum V. Nasby (David Ross Locke), humorist whose work was enjoyed by Abraham Lincoln. | |
1842 | Lord James Dewar, physician who invented the vacuum flask and cordite, the first smokeless powder. | |
1878 | Upton Sinclair, author best known today for The Jungle. | |
1884 | Maxwell Perkins, editor, the first to publish F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway and Thomas Wolfe. | |
1885 | Ferdinand Lamenthe (Jelly Roll Morton), jazz pianist, composer and singer, one of the first to orchestrate jazz music. | |
1891 | Lamine Gueye, Senegalese political leader. | |
1917 | Arnold “Red” Auerbach, second winningest basketball coach in history with 1,037 victories for the Boston Celtics. | |
1920 | Jay Ward, creator and producer of animated TV cartoons (Rocky & His Friends, renamed The Bullwinkle Show; George of the Jungle). | |
1934 | Sofia Loren (Sofia Scicolone), first actress to win the Academy Award for Best Actress for a performance in a non-English language film (Two Women); received Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievements (1995. | |
1941 | Dale Chihuly, sculptor known for his unique creations in blown glass. | |
1967 | Kristen Johnston, actress; won two Emmy Awards as Sally Solomon in 3rd Rock from the Sun TV series. |
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