Born: June 24, 1931Golfer 2-time PGA Player of Year (1966,70); has won U.S. Open (1959,66), Masters (1970), U.S. Senior Open (1983); compiled 51 PGA Tour wins and 9 on Senior Tour.
Born: Oct. 8, 1917Boxer Pittsburgh native and world light heavyweight champion from 1939-41; nearly upset heavyweight champ Joe Louis in 1941 title bout, but was knocked out in 13th round; pro…
poetBorn: 1941Birthplace: New York City Collins was appointed Poet Laureate of the United States in 2001. His accessible poems, often about ordinary people and situations, have made him one of the…
Born: Nov. 2, 1923Harness racing 4-time winner of Hambletonian; trainer-driver of one Pacing Triple Crown winner (1968); 4,910 career wins.Died: July 15, 1986
Born: Apr. 13, 1943Skiing the first great Amercian male Alpine skier; first American male to win an Olympic medal when he won a silver in the slalom and a bronze in the Alpine combined in 1964;…
(Eleanora Fagan)jazz singerBorn: 4/7/1915Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland Jazz singer known for her emotion-laden vocal performances. She performed with Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, Count Basie…
director, writer, producerBorn: 6/22/1906Birthplace: Vienna, Austria Academy Award-winning director, writer, and producer known for dark film noir and social comedy with a biting edge. His films…
Born: May 16, 1928Baseball 5-time manager of NY Yankees; won 2 pennants and 1 World Series (1977); also managed Minnesota, Detroit, Texas and Oakland; played on 5 Yankee world champions in 1950s.…
