Today's Famous Birthdays

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Henry "Henny" Youngman
(16 March 1906 – 24 February 1998)

was a British-born American comedian and musician famous for his mastery of the "one-liner",
his best known being "Take my wife... please".

In a time when many comedians told elaborate anecdotes, Youngman's routine consisted of
telling simple one-liner jokes, occasionally with interludes of violin playing. These depicted
simple, cartoon-like situations, eliminating lengthy build-ups and going straight to the punch
line. Known as "the King of the One-Liners", a title conferred to him by columnist Walter
Winchell, a stage performance by Youngman lasted only 15 to 20 minutes but contained
dozens of jokes in rapid succession.









Jerry Lewis
(born Joseph Levitch; March 16, 1926 – August 20, 2017)

was an American comedian, actor, singer, filmmaker, and humanitarian. As his contributions
to comedy and charity made him a global figure in pop culture, Lewis was nicknamed
"The King of Comedy".

Starting in 1946, he teamed with singer Dean Martin to form the famous comedy duo
Martin and Lewis, then in 1956, went on as a headlining stage act, top-grossing movie star,
a staple on television, singer/recording artist and filmmaker.









Charles Herbert Woolery
(born March 16, 1941)

is an American game show host, talk show host, and musician. He has had long-running
tenures hosting several game shows. Woolery was the original host of Wheel of Fortune (1975–1981),
the original incarnation of Love Connection (1983–1994), Scrabble (1984–1990, and during a
brief revival in 1993), Greed on Fox from 1999 to 2000, and Lingo on Game Show Network
from 2002 to 2007. Woolery's musical career includes several advertising jingles,
a top-40 pop hit with the psychedelic pop duo The Avant-Garde, and a number of country music releases.









William Jonathan Drayton Jr.
(born March 16, 1959),

known by his stage name Flavor Flav, is an American rapper and hype man. Known for his yells
of "Yeah, boyeeeeee!" when performing, he rose to prominence as a founding member of the rap
group Public Enemy alongside Chuck D; with them he has earned six Grammy Award nominations,
and has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame










Wolfgang William Van Halen
(born March 16, 1991)

is an American musician. The son of actress Valerie Bertinelli and guitarist Eddie Van Halen,
he performed alongside his father as the bassist for the rock band Van Halen from 2006 to 2020.
He also performed with the heavy metal band Tremonti from 2012 to 2016. After his father's
death in 2020 led to the disbandment of Van Halen, he began to focus on his solo project
Mammoth WVH, in which he performs all instruments and vocals. His project's self-titled
debut was released in 2021.











James Madison Jr.
(March 16, 1751 – June 28, 1836)

was an American statesman, diplomat, and Founding Father. He served as the fourth president of
the United States from 1809 to 1817. Madison is hailed as the "Father of the Constitution" for his
pivotal role in drafting and promoting the Constitution of the United States and the Bill of Rights.










Josef Rudolf Mengele
( 16 March 1911 – 7 February 1979),

also known as the Angel of Death (German: Todesengel), was a German Schutzstaffel (SS) officer
and physician during World War II. He performed deadly experiments on prisoners at the
Auschwitz II (Birkenau) concentration camp, where he was a member of the team of doctors
who selected victims to be killed in the gas chambers, and was one of the doctors
who administered the gas.









Nancy Lamoureux Wilson
(born March 16, 1954)

is an American musician. She rose to fame alongside her older sister Ann as a guitarist, backing
and occasional lead vocalist in the rock band Heart.

Raised in Bellevue, Washington, Wilson began playing music as a teenager. During college, she
joined her sister who had recently become the singer of Heart. The first hard rock band fronted
by women, Heart released numerous albums throughout the late 1970s and 1980s; the albums
Dreamboat Annie (1975), and Little Queen (1977) generated chart singles such as "Magic Man",
"Crazy on You", and "Barracuda". The band also had commercial success with their eighth, ninth
and tenth studio albums, Heart, Bad Animals and Brigade, which were released in 1985, 1987,
and 1990 respectively. Heart has sold over 35 million records.

Wilson has been lauded for her guitar playing, noted for its blending elements of flamenco
and classical guitar styles with hard rock.