Summer in Transylvania 2,173 Posted December 28, 2022 Jason Sutton, a soldier who received an OBE for his actions in the Iraq war, is 56 today. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drewsky1211 4,732 Posted December 29, 2022 Marianne Faithfull is 76. A likely drop for 2023 IMO. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MariNisia 4,190 Posted December 29, 2022 Inga Swenson, the phenomenal American actress who is probably remembered for her roles on the television sitcoms "Benson" and "Soap", and as the northern matriarch Maude Hazard in the acclaimed mini-series "North and South", is 90 today. Jon Voight, the famed American actor who began his acting career on Broadway, whose first great success was the iconic film "Midnight Cowboy", and winner of an Oscar for his notable performance in the anti-war Vietnam film "Coming Home", is 84 today. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,337 Posted December 29, 2022 Oscar nominated British actor Jude Law celebrates turning 50 today. Peter Robinson, former First minister of Northern Ireland, celebrates his 74th birthday today. American actor Ted Danson , probably most famous for his role in legendary American sitcom Cheers , celebrates his 75th birthday today. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drewsky1211 4,732 Posted December 30, 2022 Jeff Lynne is 75. My personal favorite ELO song... And one that's perfect for New Year's Eve. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MariNisia 4,190 Posted December 30, 2022 Sanford "Sandy" Koufax, the excellent American baseball player, an accomplished left-handed pitcher, who played his entire career for the Dodgers franchise of Major League Baseball, from 1961 to 1966, before arthritis ended his career at age 30, is 87 today. Hans-Hubert "Berti" Vogts, German manager and footballer, a formidable man-marker, who played as a defender for Borussia Mönchengladbach in the Bundesliga his whole professional club career and won the FIFA World Cup in 1974, is 76 today. Berti Vogts later coached the national team of Germany, his biggest triumph was winning the European Championship in 1996, from 1990 to 1998, before spells in charge of the national teams of Kuwait, Scotland, Nigeria and Azerbaijan. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,337 Posted December 30, 2022 English former racing driver Guy Edwards, best known for his career in Formula one and Sportscar, celebrates his 80th birthday today. British American actress, comedienne and producer Tracey Ullman turns 63 today. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drewsky1211 4,732 Posted December 30, 2022 Jay Kay (lead singer of Jamiroquai) is 53. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drewsky1211 4,732 Posted December 31, 2022 Psy is 45. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,337 Posted December 31, 2022 King Salman of Saudi Arabia turns 87 today. He hasn't been mentioned as much as I thought he'd be by deadpoolers. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hell 1,334 Posted December 31, 2022 Anthony Hopkins is 85 today 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
John "요한" Sulu 419 Posted January 1, 2023 American television producer George Schlatter, who is known for producing the TV shows "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" and "Real People", is 90 today. Photo credit: Angela George per Creative Commons license 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drewsky1211 4,732 Posted January 1, 2023 Charlie Munger is 99. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
John "요한" Sulu 419 Posted January 1, 2023 American filmmaker, documentarian, and theater director Frederick Wiseman, whose work is "devoted primarily to exploring American institutions" and has been called "one of the most important and original filmmakers working today" , is 93 today. I am thinking of watching one of his documentary films "In Jackson Heights" so I can learn about what a neighborhood in New York City is like as well as practice my listening comprehension when watching this documentary film. Photo Credit: Charles Haynes per Creative Commons license 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MariNisia 4,190 Posted January 1, 2023 Vernon L. Smith, the renowned American economist and professor emeritus of economics and law, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 2002 for his work in experimental economics, is 96 today. Hans-Joachim "Strietzel" Stuck, the famed German race-car driver, the son of motor-racing ace Hans Stuck, who began his career in 1969, and won the 24-hour Le Mans in 1986 and 1987, is 72 today. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,337 Posted January 1, 2023 American actor Frank Langella celebrates his 85th birthday today. English footballer Calum Davenport, who has played for teams such as Coventry, Norwich, West Ham, Sunderland and Tottenham Hotspur celebrates his 40th birthday today. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
John "요한" Sulu 419 Posted January 2, 2023 Syrian-born Lebanese poet and literary critic Adonis is 93 today. Photo Credit: Mariusz Kubik per Creative Commons license 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,337 Posted January 2, 2023 Canadian Olympic diver Rylan Wiens celebrates his 21st birthday today. British actor Ben Hardy, who had his big career break playing one of the incarnations of Peter Beale in EastEnders (2013-2015), celebrates turning 32 today. He has gone on to star in films such as X Men Apocalypse (2016), Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) and erotic thriller The Voyeurs (2021). 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drewsky1211 4,732 Posted January 2, 2023 Taye Diggs is 52. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MariNisia 4,190 Posted January 2, 2023 Kate Bosworth, the attractive American actress and model who began her film career with a role in Robert Redford's drama "The Horse Whisperer", when she was 15, and made her mark in a number of films, including her successful role in "Blue Crush", is 40 today. Víctor García de la Concha, the admired and intelligent Spanish author, philologist and scriptwriter, who served as the Director of the Royal Spanish Academy from 1998 to 2010, is 89 today. Following his exceptional three terms as Director of the Royal Spanish Academy, Víctor García de la Concha was named Director of the prestigious Cervantes Institute. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hell 1,334 Posted January 2, 2023 American televangelist Jim Bakker is 83 today 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
John "요한" Sulu 419 Posted January 3, 2023 American politician Richard Riley, who was the South Carolina governor from 1979 to 1987 and the U.S. Secretary of Education from 1993 to 2001, is 90 today. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drewsky1211 4,732 Posted January 3, 2023 Greta Thunberg is 20. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MariNisia 4,190 Posted January 3, 2023 Mel Gibson, the famous actor and stupendous film director who was born in Peekskill, New York, moved with his parents to Sidney, Australia, when he was 12, and later an Oscar-winning filmmaker for his epic film "Braveheart", is 67 today. Victoria Principal, American actress who was born in Fukuoka, Japan; her father was a sergeant who was stationed in Fukuoka at that time; whose acting career began when she was only 5, with appearances in commercials; who left school to become a model, and famous for her iconic role as Pamela Barnes Ewing on the long-running soap opera "Dallas", is 73 today. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hell 1,334 Posted January 3, 2023 German-American business leader, economist and political adviser W. Michael Blumenthal is 97 today. American businessman, engineer, and the co-founder and chairman emeritus of Intel Corporation Gordon Moore is 94 today. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
