Legendary Guitarist Jimi Hendrix Is Born On This Date In 1942

Actors:

Curtis Armstrong is 68 (“Risky Business,” “Supernatural”)

William Fichtner is 65 (“The Dark Knight,” “Contact”)

Robin Givens is 57 (“Head of the Class,” “Boomerang”)

Brooke Langton is 51 (“Melrose Place,” “The Replacements”)

Alison Pill is 36 (“Scott Pilgrim vs. the World,” “Midnight in Paris”)

Fisher Stevens is 58 (“Short Circuit,” “Stand Up Guys”)

Michael Vartan is 53 (“Alias,” “The Arrangement”)

Jaleel White is 45 (Urkel on “Family Matters,” “Drunk History”)

The late James Avery (1945-2013) …he would have been 76 (“The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”)

The late Bruce Lee (1940-1973) …he would have been 81 (“Fist of Fury,” “Enter the Dragon”) 

Musicians:

Myles Kennedy is 52

Twista is 48 (FAST FACT: Born Carl Terrell Mitchell, he earned the title of fastest rapper in the world by Guinness for his ability to pronounce 598 syllables in 55 seconds)

The late Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970) …he would have been 79

The late Eddie Rabbitt (1941-1998)… he would have been 70 

Plus:

Director Kathryn Bigelow is 70 (“Point Break,” “The Hurt Locker”) (FAST FACT: She’s the first woman to win an Academy Award for Best Director)

Author and reality TV star Victoria Gotti is 59 (“Growing Up Gotti”)

Political daughter Caroline Kennedy is 64 (JFK’s daughter and co-founder of the Profiles in Courage Awards)

TV host Bill Nye ("The Science Guy") is 66

Comedian Rick Rockwell is 65 (also the infamous "millionaire" from the FOX-TV's "Who Wants To Marry A Millionaire")

The late scientist Anders Celsius (1701-1744) (founded the temperature scale named after him)

The late L.A Lakers announcer Chick Hearn (1916-2002)

The late TV personality Buffalo Bob Smith (1917 – 1998) (“The Howdy Doody Show”)

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