August 14th is the birthday

… of Earl Weaver. The former Orioles manager is 77.

… of Dash Crofts. The Crofts of Seals and Crofts is 67.

… of David Crosby. The Crosby of Crosby, Stills and Nash is 66. Mama Cass introduced Crosby, Stills and Nash to one another in 1968. Before that, of course, Mr. Crosby was in another Hall of Fame group, The Byrds.

… of Steve Martin, born in Waco, Texas. He’s 62 today.

… of Susan St. James. The wife of McMillan and Wife is 61. McMillan was played by Rock Hudson.

… of Danielle Steel. The author is 60.

… of Gary Larson. The Far Side cartoonist is 57.

… of Earvin “Magic” Johnson. Magic is 48, as is actress Marcia Gay Harden.

… of Susan Olsen. Cindy, of The Brady Bunch, is 46.

… of Halle Berry. The Academy Award winner is 41.

… of Ernest Thayer, the man who wrote “Casey at the Bat,” born on this date in 1863.

Today is the 62nd anniversary of the end of World War II; V-J[apan] Day or V-P[acific] Day. The Writer’s Almanac has a nice piece on what it meant. That’s Alfred Eisenstaedt’s famous photo. The nurse has been identified as Edith Cullen Shain. She was 27 that day. No one knows who the sailor was. Click the image for a larger version.