Today’s Birthdays August 7
Happy Birthday to the following who are celebrating their birthday today:
Sidney Crosby, 25, Hockey player, born Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia, August 7 1987.
David Duchovny, 52, Actor ("The X-Files"), born New York , New York August 7, 1960.
Garrison Keillor, 70, humorist, producer, host ("The Prarie Home Companion"), author (Lake Wobegon Days), born Anoka, MN August 7, 1942.
Alberto Salazar, 55, Marathon Runner, Former Olympian, born Havana, Cuba, August 7, 1957.
Billie Joe (B.J.) Thomas, 70, singer ("Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head"), born Houston, TX, August 7, 1942.
If it's your birthday today, Happy Birthday! Drop me a note and let me know!
You also share your birthday with the following:
Ralph Johnson Bunche, (8/7/1904 - 12/10/1971), American statesmen, UN official. He was the the first black to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
Mata Hari(8/7/1876 - 10/15/1917) She was born Margaret Gertrude Zelle in the Netherlands. Her spectacular career as a dancer, courtesan and spy made her known around the world. She was arrested as a German spy, in a Paris Hotel, February 13, 1917 and was tried, convicted and sentenced to death, where she refused a blindfold and threw a kiss to her firing squad.
