MILESTONES: September 11, birthdays for Taraji P. Henson, Ludacris, Harry Connick Jr.
NOTABLE PEOPLE born on this day include soccer executive and Hall of Fame player Franz Beckenbauer, who was born in 1945; singer, pianist and actor Harry Connick Jr., who was born in 1967; filmmaker Brian De Palma, who was born in 1940; singer, dancer and actress Lola Falana, who was born in 1943; actor John Hawkes, who was born in 1959; actress Taraji Henson, who was born in 1970; actress Elizabeth Henstridge, who was born in 1987; former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson, who was born in 1957; women’s sports executive and former softball player Donna Lopiano, who was born in 1946; rapper and actor Ludacris, who was born in 1977; actress Amy Madigan, who was born in 1951; actress Virginia Madsen, who was born in 1963; actress Kristy McNichol, who was born in 1962; and singer and songwriter Moby, who was born in 1965.
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O. HENRY WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1862. The American author, born William Sydney Porter, is best known for his short stories, including “The Gift of the Magi.” He died in New York in 1910.