Who Was Born Today – September 24 Birthdays
Important and famous people from throughout history born on this day
Born on September 24 | ||
1501 | Gerolamo Cardano, mathematician, author of Games of Chance, the first systematic computation of probabilities. | |
1717 | Horace Walpole, author, creator of the Gothic novel genre. | |
1755 | John Marshall, fourth chief justice of the Supreme Court and U.S. secretary of state. | |
1870 | George Claude, French engineer, inventor of the neon light. | |
1894 | E. Franklin Frazier, first African-American president of the American Sociological Society. | |
1896 | Francis Scott Key (F. Scott) Fitzgerald, novelist best known for The Great Gatsby. | |
1911 | Konstantin Chernenko, president of the Soviet Union 1984-1985. | |
1936 | Jim Henson, puppeteer who created the “Muppets” in 1954 and television’s Sesame Street. | |
1941 | Linda McCartney, singer, photographer, activist; member of band Wings; former wife of Beatles member Paul McCartney. | |
1945 | Louis “Lou” Dobbs, TV personality (Lou Dobbs Tonight, CNN), radio host (Fox Business Network). | |
1946 | “Mean Joe” Greene, pro football player (Pittsburgh Steelers) considered one of the greatest defensive linemen ever to play in the NFL; member of Pro Football Hall of Fame. | |
1969 | Paul Ray Smith, US Army Sergeant, received Medal of Honor posthumously during Operation Iraqi Freedom. |
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