September 2nd Birthdays

American singer Jimmy Clanton was born on this day in 1940 in Baton Rouge, LA.

Also born on September 2nd:

• 1937
  Derek Fowlds, British actor
• 1938
  Mary Jo Catlett, American actress
  Clarence Felder, American actor
• 1939
  Sam Gooden, American singer
• 1943
  Rosalind Ashford, American singer
  Joe Simon, American singer
• 1948
  Terry Bradshaw, American football player
• 1950
  Rosanna DeSoto, American actress
• 1951
  Mark Harmon, American actor
  Michael Gray, American actor
• 1960
  Eric Dickerson, American football player
• 1964
  Keanu Reeves, Canadian actor
• 1966
  Dino Cazares, Mexican-born American guitarist
  Salma Hayek, Mexican actress
  Tuc Watkins, American actor
• 1968
  Cynthia Watros, American actress
  Kristen Cloke, American actress
• 1969
  Cedric “K-Ci” Hailey, American singer
• 1971
  Tommy Maddox, American football player
• 1973
  Katt Williams, American comedian, actor, rapper
• 1975
  MC Chris, American rapper
• 1976
  Phil Lipscomb, American bassist (Taproot)
  Erin Hershey Presley, American actress
• 1979
  Brian Westbrook, American football player
• 1982
  Jason Hammel, American baseball player
• 1984
  Danson Tang, Taiwanese actor, model, singer
  Jack Peñate, English singer
• 1986
  Rob Ramsay, Canadian actor
• 1989
  Marcus Morris, American basketball player
  Markieff Morris, American basketball player

September Birthday Calendar

Died on September 2nd:

• 1910
  Henri Rousseau, French painter (age 66)
• 1934
  Russ Columbo, American singer, violinist, actor (age 26)
• 1969
  Ho Chi Minh, 1st President of Vietnam (age 79)
• 1973
  J. R. R. Tolkien, English novelist, poet (age 81)
• 1977
  Elvera Sanchez, American dancer, Sammy Davis, Jr.’s mother (age 95)
• 2001
  Christiaan Barnard, South African heart surgeon (age 78)
  Troy Donahue, American actor (age 65)
• 2005
  Bob Denver, American actor (Gilligan) (age 70)
• 2024
  James Darren, American singer, actor (age 88)