Who Was Born Today – September 23 Birthdays
Important and famous people from throughout history born on this day
Born on September 23 | ||
63 BC | Augustus Caesar, first Roman Emperor, who introduced Pax Romana, the era of peace. | |
1800 | William Holmes McGuffey, educator famous for his book Eclectic Readers. | |
1838 | Victoria Chaflin Woodhull, the first woman presidential candidate (1872) in the United States. | |
1863 | Mary Church Terrell, educator and civil rights advocate. | |
1865 | Emmuska Orczy, baroness and author of The Scarlet Pimpernel. | |
1889 | Walter Lippmann, journalist, one of the founders of The New Republic Magazine in 1914. | |
1889 | Louise Nevelson, sculptor. | |
1915 | Clifford G. Shull, physicist, improved techniques for exploring the atomic structure of matter. | |
1926 | John Coltrane, influential jazz saxaphonist. | |
1930 | Ray Charles, rhythm ‘n’ blues piano player and singer. | |
1934 | Ahmad Shah, Crown Prince of Afghanistan and heir apparent to the throne. | |
1936 | Valentin Corazao, Interim President of Peru (2000-01) after Pres. Alberto Fujimori was removed from office by Congress. | |
1943 | Julio Iglesia, singer, songwriter with more than 2,600 certified gold and platinum records (“To All the Girls I’ve Loved Before,” “Summer Wind”). | |
1947 | Mary Kay Place, Emmy-winning actress (Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman), singer. | |
1949 | Bruce “The Boss” Springsteen, singer, songwriter, musician (“Born to Run,” “Born in the U.S.A”); his multiple awards include 20 Grammys, two Golden Globes, and an Oscar, the latter for “Streets of Philadelphia” (1994). | |
1961 | William “Willie” McCool, American astronaut; among those killed when Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrates while reentering Earth’s atmosphere (2003). |
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