September 18th Birthdays

Jimmie Rodgers, American pop singer and songwriter, was born on this day in 1933 as James Frederick Rodgers, in Camas, Washington. He had four Top Ten hits in the late 1950s, the most famous being “Honeycomb” and “Kisses Sweeter than Wine”. Jimmie passed away on January 18, 2021 at the age of 87.

Also born on September 18th

• 1939
  Frankie Avalon, American singer, actor
• 1944
  Michael Franks, American musician
• 1946
  Otis Sistrunk, American football player
• 1948
  Rodger Beckman, American baseball player
• 1949
  Billy Drago, American actor
  Kerry Livgren, American singer
• 1950
  Shabana Azmi, Indian actress
  Anna Deavere Smith, American actress, playwright
• 1951
  Tony Scott, American baseball player
• 1954
  Tommy Tuberville, American football coach
• 1956
  Tim McInnerny, English actor
• 1958
  Linda Lusardi, English actress, model
• 1959
  Ryne Sandberg, American baseball player
• 1962
  Joanne Catherall, English singer
• 1964
  Marco Masini, Italian singer, songwriter
  Holly Robinson Peete, American actress
• 1967
  Ricky Bell, American singer
  Tara FitzGerald, English actress
• 1969
  Cappadonna, American rapper
• 1970
  Mike Compton, American football player
  Aisha Tyler, American actress, comedian
• 1971
  Lance Armstrong, American cyclist
  Jada Pinkett Smith, American model, actress
• 1973
  James Marsden, American actor
  Ami Onuki, Japanese singer
• 1974
  Travis Schuldt, Actor
  Andrew Hansen, Australian comedian, musician
  Xzibit, American rapper
• 1975
  Jason Sudeikis, American actor, comedian
• 1978
  Pilar López de Ayala, Spanish actress
• 1979
  Alison Lohman, American actress
• 1979
  Vinay Rai, Indian actor
• 1981
  Jennifer Tisdale, American actress, model
• 1984
  Nina Arianda, American actress
  Jack Carpenter, American actor
  Anthony Gonzalez, American football player
• 1986
  Keeley Hazell, British model
• 1993
  Patrick Schwarzenegger, American actor, model

September Birthday Calendar

Died on September 18th:

• 1949
  Frank Morgan, American actor (The Wizard of Oz), (age 59)
• 1961
  Dag Hammarskjöld, Swedish diplomat, 2nd U.N. Secretary-General (age 56)
• 1968
  Franchot Tone, American actor, singer (age 63)
• 1970
  Jimi Hendrix, American singer-songwriter, guitarist (age 27)
• 1997
  Jimmy Witherspoon, American singer (age 77)
• 1998
  Charlie Foxx, American singer, guitarist (age 58)
• 2013
  Ken Norton, American heavyweight boxer (age 70)
• 2020
  Ruth Bader Ginsburg, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (age 87)