Two immortal football coaches share this birthday. Paul “Bear” Bryant was born on this date in 1913. Tom Landry was born on this date in 1924.
Musician Leo Kottke is 62.
Sportscaster Lesley Visser is 54. Visser was the first woman to receive the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award.
Oscar nominee for best supporting actress for her performance in Sideways, Virginia Madsen is 46.
Harry Connick Jr. is 40. He grew up in New Orleans where his father was D.A.
William Sydney Porter was born on this date in 1852. We know him as O. Henry. According to The Writer’s Almanac , “He wrote his most famous story, “The Gift of the Magi,” in three hours, in the middle of the night, with his editor sleeping on his couch.” NewMexiKen had posted that story in its entirety. Another particular favorite is The Ransom of Red Chief.