Born: Apr. 7, 1954Football RB won Heisman Trophy leading Pitt to national title in 1976; 3rd all-time in NCAA Div. I-A rushing with 6,082 yards; led Dallas to Super Bowl title as NFC Rookie of Year…
Born: May 9, 1960Baseball OF 8-time NL batting champion (1984,87-89,94-97) with San Diego, 15-time All-Star; got 3,000th career hit Aug. 6, 1999 at Montreal; played basketball at San Diego St.…
playwrightBorn: July 1956Birthplace: Lake Charles, Louisiana Tony Award-and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright known for his plays that politicize the AIDS crisis. His works include the two-part…
(Chloe Anthony Wofford)novelistBorn: 2/18/1931Birthplace: Lorain, Ohio Pulitzer and Nobel Prize-winning novelist whose emotional, intense books portray African-American life. Her novels include…
directorBorn: 6/5/1928Birthplace: Shipley, England Academy Award-winning film and stage director influential in shaping modern British film and theater. His films include The Entertainer (1960),…
Born: Jan. 7, 1945Baseball OF youngest (20 years old) to lead the AL in HRs (32 in 1965); hit in the face with a fastball in 1967; came back to hit 36 HRs in 1970 but was never the same.Died: Feb…
R&B singerBorn: 10/7/1967Birthplace: Severn, Maryland The daughter of an Apostolic minister, she had to sneak glimpses of secular musicians when her parents were not at home. Her church choir…
(Anthony Williams)musicianBorn: 12/12/1945Birthplace: Chicago A noted jazz drummer in the vanguard of the fusion movement, a combination of rock music and jazz. His band, Lifetime, is considered a…
(Anthony Charles Lynton Blair)British prime ministerBorn: 5/6/1953Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland Tony Blair was first elected to Britain's House of Commons in 1983, where he served on various…