… of LeBron James. He’s 21 today.
… of Eldrick Woods. Tiger is 30.
… of Bo Diddley. “One of the most original and fertile rhythmic intelligences of our time,” the Rock Hall of Famer is 77.
… of Russ Tamblyn. Riff of “West Side Story” is 71.
… of Sandy Koufax. The most dominant pitcher in the game in the early 1960s, the man who threw four no-hitters including a perfect games is 79.
… of Paul (Noel actually) Stookey. Paul of Peter, Paul & Mary is 68.
… of James Burrows. The director of “Taxi,” “Cheers” and “Will and Grace” is 65.
… of Fred Ward. The actor (Gus Grissom in “The Right Stuff”) is 63.
… of Monkees Michael Nesmith (63) and Davy Jones (60).
… of Patti Smith. Punk rock’s poet laureate is 59.
… of Matt Lauer. The Today show host is 48.
… of Tracey Ullman. She’s 46.
Politician Al Smith (he lost to Herbert Hoover in 1928) was born on this date in 1873.
Albert Einstein was born on this date in 1880.