November 25 is a big day in the life of me. It is my birthday. I wonder who else was born on this date. Wait, I have an idea. I will look it up and write a post about it.
1753 – Robert Townsend, one of George Washington’s spies during the American Revolution
1787 – Franz Xavier Gruber, organist who composed the music for “Silent Night”
1835 – Andrew Carnegie, industrialist who led the expansion of the steel industry
1844 – Karl Benz, inventor of the first automobile to have an internal combustion engine
1846 – Carrie Nation, anti-alcohol activist who was known for attacking taverns with a hatchet
1881 – Pope John XXIII, who obviously served as pope
1883 – Harvey Spencer Lewis, Imperator of the Ancient and Mystical Order Rosae Crucis
1914 – Joe DiMaggio, center fielder for the Yankees who hit safely in 56 straight games
1920 – Ricardo Montalban, actor known for playing Mr. Roarke and Khan Noonien Singh
1926 – Jeffrey Hunter, who starred alongside John Wayne in The SearchersÂ
1933 – Kathryn Crosby, actress and wife of Bing Crosby
1940 – Percy Sledge, singer of “When a Man Loves a Woman”
1944 – Ben Stein, speechwriter for Richard Nixon and later a game show host
1952 – Crescent Dragonwagon, writer who has an awesome pen name.
1960 – Amy Grant, former contemporary Christian singer who became a Country singer
1963 -Bernie Kosar, Cleveland Brown quarterback who could not get past John Elway
1968 – Jill Hennessy, actress known for roles on Law and Order and Crossing Jordan
I am stopping at that point. This list will not include anyone younger than me. It is my birthday, and that is my option.