July 30, ‘Mercury Hits 94; Summer’s Hottest’
Good morning, Brooklyn. Today is the 211th day of the year.
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NOTABLE PEOPLE born on this day include singer and songwriter Paul Anka, who was born in 1941; “The Day of the Locust” actor William Atherton, who was born in 1947; “The Mentalist” actor Simon Baker, who was born in 1969; producer and director Peter Bogdanovich, who was born in 1939; “Good Eats” chef and television personality Alton Brown, who was born in 1962; “Designing Women” actress Delta Burke, who was born in 1956; singer and songwriter Kate Bush, who was born in 1958; New York City-born “77 Sunset Strip” actor Edd Byrnes, who was born in 1933; basketball coach James William Cartwright, who was born in 1957; the “Matrix” films actor Laurence Fishburne, who was born in 1961; law professor Anita Faye Hill, who was born in 1956; “Friends” actress Lisa Kudrow, who was born in 1963; Olympic beach volleyball player Misty May-Treanor, who was born in 1977; New York City-born Hall of Fame basketball player Christopher Paul Mullin, who was born in 1963; “LA Doctors” actor Ken Olin, who was born in 1954; “My Name is Earl” actress Jaime Pressly, who was born in 1977; saxophonist David Sanborn, who was born in 1945; former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-Calif.), who was born in 1947; Commissioner of Major League Baseball Allan Huber “Bud” Selig, who was born in 1934; soccer player Hope Solo, who was born in 1981; and Oscar Award-winning actress Hilary Swank, who was born in 1974.