Famous Birthdays for July 31Maximilian II 1527 - Holy Roman Emperor S.S. Kresge 1867 - Founder of S.S. Kresge Company (renamed Kmart Corporation in 1977 and later Sears Holding Corporation) George Liberace 1911 - Musician and television performer, older brother of entertainer Liberace Milton Friedman 1912 - Economist Bryan Hextall 1913 - Hockey player William S. "Bill" Todman 1916 - Television producer Henry "Hank" Jones 1918 - Jazz pianist, bandleader, composer Curt Gowdy 1919 - Sportscaster, longtime "voice" of the Boston Red Sox Henry Albert "Hank" Bauer 1922- Baseball player and manager Don Murray 1929 - Actor ("Bus Stop") Kenneth Earl "Kenny" Burrell 1931 - Jazz guitarist Geoffrey Lewis 1935 - Actor France Nuyen 1939 - Actress John West 1939 - Musician (Gary Lewis and the Playboys) Lobo (Roland Kent LaVoie) 1943 - Singer, songwriter Susan Flannery 1939 - Actress Sherry Lansing 1944 - Acress, film studio executive Geraldine Chaplin 1944 - Actress Bob Welch 1946 - Musician (Fleetwood Mac) Gary Lewis 1946 - Musician (Gary Lewis and the Playboys) Karl Green 1947 - Musician (Herman's Hermits) Barry Van Dyke 1951 - Actor Evonne Goolagong 1951 - Tennis player Alan Autry 1952 - Actor ("In the Heat of the Night") James Read 1953 - Actor Bill Berry 1956 - Musician (R.E.M.) Michael Biehn 1956 - Actor ("The Terminator," "The Abyss") Daniel Ash 1957 - Musician (Bauhaus, Tones On Tail, Love and Rockets) Wesley Snipes 1962 - Actor Norman Cook 1963 - Musician (Housemartins) Fatboy Slim 1963 - Musician J.K. Rowling 1965 - Author ("Harry Potter" series) Dean Cain 1966 - Actor (TV: "Lois & Clark") Loren Dean 1969 - Actor ("Enemy of the State," "Ad Astra") Annie Parisse 1975 - Actress ("Law and Ordrder") Robert Telfer 1977 - Actor Will Champion 1978 - Musician (Coldplay) br> Zac Brown 1978 - Country music singer and musician B.J. Novak 1979 - Actor, writer ("The Office") DeMarcus Ware 1982 - Football player Evgeni Malkin 1986 - Hockey player |
