Famous Birthdays for May 28Owain Glyndwr 1354 - Welsh ruler, Prince of Wales George I 1660 - King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1714-1727 Dr. Joseph Ignace Guillotine 1738 - Physician, he did not invent the guillotine even though he did propose the use of a mechanical device to carry out death sentences in France Thomas Moore 1779 - Lawyer, social philosopher, author Jim Thorpe 1888 - Olympic athlete, baseball and basketball player Taffy Abel (Clarence John "Taffy" Abel) 1900 - Hockey player Ian Fleming 1908 - Author, journalist, created character of James Bond T-Bone Walker 1910 - Musician, singer Dietrich Fisher-Dieskau 1925 - Singer, conductor Marvin Panch 1926 - NASCAR driver Jeannie Carson 1929 - Actress ("Andy Griffith Show") Sonny Burgess (Albert Austin "Sonny" Burgess) 1931 - Singer Carroll Baker 1931 - Actress John Karlen (John Adam Karlewicz) 1933 - Actor Jerry West (Jerry Alan West) 1938 - Basketball player Beth Howland 1941 - Actress ("Alice") Tony Mansfield 1943 - Songwriter, musician Billy Vera 1944 - Singer, actor, writer Sondra Locke 1944 - Actress Gladys Knight 1944 - Singer Rudolph Giuliani 1944 - Mayor of New York City Gary Stewart 1945 - Country musician, songwriter John Fogerty 1945 - Musician (Creedence Clearwater Revival) Ted Snell 1946 - Hockey player Madeleine LeRouix 1946 - Actress Larry Gatlin 1948 - Musician (Gatlin Brothers) Roland Gift 1952 - Musician (Fine Young Cannibals) Arto Lindsay 1953 - Musician, singer Mark Howe 1955 - Hockey player John McGeoch 1955 - Musician Eddie Johnson (Edward "Eddie" Johnson) 1955 - Soccer player Susie Diane Owens 1956 - Model, actress Jerry Douglas 1956 - Country musician (Union Station) Steve Strange (Steven John Harrington) 1959 - Singer (Visage) Brandon Cruz 1962 - Actor ("The Courtship of Eddie's Father") Chubb Rock ( Richard Simpson) 1968 - Rapper Kylie Minogue 1968 - Musician (Locomotion) Justin Kirk 1969 - Actor ("Weeds") Morgan Fox 1970 - Model, actress Marco Rubio 1971 - Politician Elisabeth Hasselbeck 1977 - Television host ("The View," "Fox & Friends") Jake Johnson 1978 - Actor ("New Girl") Carey Mulligan 1985 - Actress Joseph Cross 1986 - Actor |
