Little Richard (1932 – 2020) Flamboyant gentleman who may very well have created rock and roll. His classic hits include “Tutti Frutti“, “Long Tall Sally“, “Good Golly Miss Molly“, and “A Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On“.
Frankie Muniz is 38. “Malcolm in the Middle”.
Lauren London is 39. Actress and the mother of Nipsey Hussle’s son. She plays Vanessa King on BET’s “Games People Play”.
Keri Hilson is 41. R&B singer. Her biggest hits are “Knock You Down“ with Kanye and Ne-Yo, and “The Way I Are“ with Timbaland.
Adan Canto is 42. Aaron Shore on “Designated Survivor“.
Jessica Paré is 43. Mandy Ellis on “SEAL Team”. Before that she was Megan, the secretary Don Draper falls for on “Mad Men” and marries in season five.
Nick Stahl is 44. John Connor in “Terminator 3” and Yellow Bastard in “Sin City”. He was also Ben Hawkins on that short-lived HBO series, “Carnivale”.
Amy Acker is 47. Caitlin Strucker on “The Gifted”. Before that, you knew her as Root on “Person of Interest”, or as a nerdy girl named Fred on “Angel”.
Paula Patton is 48. Beautiful actress who was once married to Robin Thicke.
Margaret Cho is 55.
Gary Allan is 56. Manly country singer. “Her Man“, “Man of Me“, “Man to Man“.
Johnny Rzeznik is 58. Goo Goo Dolls singer. “Name“, “Slide“, and “Iris“.
Jack Russell is 63. Great White singer. The 2003 Station nightclub fire killed 99 of his faithful ninjas . . . and his own guitarist . . . due to cheap pyrotechnics.
Brian Backer is 67. Mark “Rat” Ratner in “Fast Times at Ridgemont High”.
Morgan Brittany is 72. Katherine Wentworth on the original “Dallas”.
Jim Messina is 76. Biggest Loggins & Messina hit: “Your Mama Don’t Dance“. His biggest hit with the super-group Poco: “Crazy Love“.
Jose Carreras is 77. The thinnest of the Three Tenors. Also by far the least famous. People LOVE chubbies, ESPECIALLY when they’re belting arias.
Walt Disney (1901 – 1966)
General George Custer (1839 – 1876)
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