Greenguy's Board - Happy Birthday to a Bunch of People

Happy Happy Joy Joy!

You 9 & me share a birthday with:
Scottish engineer James Watt, inventor of the steam engine, was born on this date in 1736.
Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee was born on this date in 1807.
American short story writer and poet Edgar Allan Poe was born on this date in 1809.
Robert E(dward) Lee born in Stratford Estate, Virginia in 1807.
Edgar Allan Poe was born on this date in Boston in 1809.
English metallurgist Henry Bessemer was born on this date in 1813.
French post-Impressionist painter Paul Cezanne was born on this date in 1839.
Ebony magazine founder John H. Johnson was born on this date in 1918.
Former United Nations Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar was born on this date in 1920.
Actress Jean Stapleton was born on this date in 1923.
Actor Fritz Weaver was born on this date in 1926.
Television newscaster Robert MacNeil was born on this date in 1931.
Former PBS newsman Robert MacNeil was born on this date in 1931.
Movie director Richard Lester was born on this date in 1932.
Actress Tippi Hedren was born on this date in 1935.
Singer Phil Everly was born on this date in 1939.
Singer-actor Michael Crawford was born on this date in 1942.
Janis Joplin is born in Port Arthur, Texas, 1943.
Actress Shelley Fabares was born on this date in 1944.
Dan Reeve was born on this date in 1944.
Singer Dolly Parton was born on this date in 1946.
ABC newswoman Ann Compton was born on this date in 1947.
Singer Robert Palmer was born on this date in 1949.
Actor Desi Arnaz Junior was born on this date in 1953.
Tennis player Stefan Edberg was born on this date in 1966.
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