September 8: Today's Notable Birthdays

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September 8th was the birth date of several notable individuals. Here they are:

September 8th Birthdays: Famous Artists

Antonin Dvorak, Czechoslovakian composer (Carnival, Fifth Symphony, Gypsy Melodies, Slavonic Dances, Symphony in E Minor, Op. 95 -From the New World and The Water Nymph), was born on September 8, 1841.

Andrea di Leone, Italian Baroque painter (Adoration of the Golden Calf and Tobit Burying the Dead), was born on September 8, 1596.

American artist and illustrator Jessie Willcox Smith (The Water Babies) was born on September 8, 1863.

September 8th Birthdays: Famous Athletes

Jeanette Altwegg, British figure skater and Olympic gold medalist (1952), was born on September 8, 1930.

September 8th Birthdays: Famous Authors and Journalists

Lodovico Ariosto, Italian poet (Orlando Furioso), was born on September 8, 1474.

American novelist and short story author Ann Beattie (Another You, The Burning House, Chilly Scenes of Winter, Distortions, The Doctor's House, Falling in Place, Follies, Park City, Perfect Recall, Picturing Will and What Was Mine) was born on September 8, 1947.

Grace Metalious, American author (Peyton Place), was born on September 8, 1924.

American poet Cincinnatus Heine (Joaquin) Miller (The Battle of Castle Crags,An Elk Hunt and Life Amongst the Modocs) was born on September 8, 1837.

Frederic Mistral, French poet (Mireio) and Nobel Prize winner (1904), was born on September 8, 1830.

September 8th Birthdays: Famous Performers

David Arquette, American actor (3000 Miles to Graceland, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Dead Man's Walk, Dream with the Fishes, Kiss and Tell, The Outsiders, Scream andThe Webbers), was born on September 8, 1972.

Frank Cady, American actor (The Beverly Hillbillies, Green Acres and Petticoat Junction), was born on September 8, 1915.

American comedian and actor Isaac Sidney (Sid) Caesar (Admiral Broadway Review, Caesar's Hour, Grease, It's a Mad-Mad-Mad-Mad World, Silent Movie and Your Show of Shows) was born on September 8, 1922.

Brian Cole, American rock bassist and singer (The Association), was born on September 8, 1942.

American actor Christopher Connelly (Benji, Mines of Kilimanjaro, The Martian Chronicles: Part 3 and The Messenger), was born on September 8, 1941.

Dean Daughtry, American rock keyboardist (Atlanta Rhythm Section), was born on September 8, 1946.

Jason Downs, American singer and actor (Clara's Heart, Come Lovely, Gospel Hill, Hairspray and Racing Daylight) was born on September 8, 1973.

American pop singer Donald (Dante) Drowty (Dante and the Evergreens), was born on September 8, 1941.

American actor Alan Feinstein (Berrenger's, The Edge of Night, The Family Tree, Jigsaw John, Love of Life, The Runaways and Search for Tomorrow) was born on September 8, 1941.

Martin Freeman, British actor (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and The Office), was born on September 8, 1971.

Jose Montserrate (Jose Feliciano) García, Puerto Rican rock guitarist and singer ("Feliz Navidad" and "Light My Fire"), was born on September 8, 1945.

Virginia Patterson (Patsy Cline) Hensley, American country singer ("Crazy," "I Fall to Pieces," "Walkin' after Midnight" and "She's Got You"), was born on September 8, 1932.

American rock keyboardist and singer Michael Lardie (Great White and White Ranger) was born on September 8, 1958.

Ron (Pigpen) McKernan, American rocker (The Grass Roots and The Grateful Dead), was born on September 8, 1945.

Alecia Beth (Pink) Moore, American pop singer ("Don't Let Me Get Me," "Family Portrait," "Feel Good Time," "Get the Party Started," "God Is a DJ,' "Just like a Pill," "Last to Know," "Most Girls," "There You Go," "Trouble" and "U + Ur Hand"), was born on September 8, 1979.

American actress Beatrice (Hillary Brooke) Peterson (The Admiral Was a Lady and Confidence Girl) was born on September 8, 1914.

Virna (Lisi) Pieralisi, Italian actress (Assault on a Queen, Bluebeard, Casanova, Christopher Columbus, The Secret of Santa Vittoria and Le Serpent), was born on September 8, 1937.

James Charles (Jimmie, The Blue Yodeler) Rodgers, American country guitarist and singer (Blues Yodel, Brakeman's Blues, 'T' for Texas and Tuck Away My Lonesome Blues), was born on September 8, 1879.

British actor Richard Henry (Peter) Sellers (Being There, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, The Goon Show, I'm All Right Jack, The Mouse That Roared, The Pink Panther and Return of the Pink Panther) was born on September 8, 1925.

Jonathan Taylor Thomas, American actor (The Adventures of Pinocchio, Home Improvement, Itsy Bitsy Spider, Man of the House and Tom and Huck), was born on September 8, 1981.

Heather Thomas, American actress (Coed Fever, Cyclone, Fall Guy, Hidden Obsession, Red Blooded American Girl and Zapped), was born on September 8, 1957.

Australian Gospel singer and Christian worship leader Darlene Zschech (Hillsong) was born on September 8, 1965.

September 8th Birthdays: Famous Scientists

Sir Derek Harold Richard Barton, British organic chemist (Barton Reaction and Barton-McCombie Deoxygenation) and Nobel Prize winner (1969), was born on September 8, 1918.

September 8th Birthdays: Famous World (and Other) Leaders

Richard I (Richard the Lionheart), King of England, was born on September 8, 1157.

Happy Birthday, September 8th.

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