Larry Hagman, who dreamt of Jeannie before moving to Dallas, is 78 today.
Leonard Cohen is 75.
Bill Murray is 59. Nominated for an Oscar for Lost in Translation, NewMexiKen still thinks Murray’s best effort was as Phil Connors in Groundhog Day.
Faith Hill is 42.
Owen and Andrew Wilson’s brother Luke is 38 today.
September 21st is an important date in fantasy literature. Stephen King is 62 today. He was born on H.G. Wells’ birthday (1866-1946) and on the 10th anniversary of the publication of J.R.R. Tolkein’s The Hobbit (1937). The Writer’s Almanac from American Public Media had a little about each of the three in 2007.
413 years ago today (1596) Spain named Juan de Oñate governor of the colony of New Mexico. 223 years ago today (1784) the nation’s first daily newspaper, the Pennsylvania Packet and Daily Advertiser, began publication. The Library of Congress has a little more about each.