Singer Jimmy Ruffin is 69.
Singer Johnny Maestro of The Crests and Brooklyn Bridge is 69.
Actress Robin Strasser (“Passions”) is 63.
Singer-songwriter Bill Danoff is 62.
Singer Thelma Houston is 62.
Drummer Bill Kreutzmann of the Grateful Dead is 62.
News correspondent Tim Russert (“Meet the Press”) is 58.
Actor Robert Hegyes (“Welcome Back, Kotter”) is 57.
Actor Michael E. Knight (“All My Children”) is 49.
Guitarist Phil Campbell of Motorhead is 47.
Actress Traci Lords is 39.
Singer Eagle-Eye Cherry is 37.
Actor Breckin Meyer (“Herbie: Fully Loaded,” “Road Trip”) is 34.
Birthdays of the past:
1884, Harry Truman, president; died 1972
1885, Western movie sidekick George “Gabby” Hayes; died 1969
1909, Edwin H. Land, inventor (Polaroid Land camera); died 1991
1892, Ezio Pinza, singer; died 1957
1901, Gary Cooper, actor; died 1961
1911, Robert Johnson, blues singer; died 1938
1922, Darren McGavin, actor; died 2006
1923, Anne Baxter, actress; died 1985
1940, Rick Nelson, actor-singer; died 1985
