Today in History- Septmeber 11th

Happy Birthday!
1862 O. Henry, writer (Gift of the Magi)
1885 D.H. Lawrence, writer (Lady Chatterly's Lover)
1913 Paul "Bear" Bryant, football coach
1924 Tom Landry, football coach
1935 Gherman Titov, Russian astronaut (second man in space)
1940 Brian De Palma, director (Carrie, The Untouchables, Scarface, Wise Guys)
1942 Lola Falana, singer/actress
1950 Amy Madigan, actress (Field of Dreams, Places in the Heart)
1962 Kristy McNichol, actress (Family, Empty Nest)
1962 Elizabeth Daily, actress (Tommy from the Rugrats, Pee-wee's Big Adventure)
1963 Virginia Madsen, actress (The Prophecy, Blue Tiger, Dune, Sideways)
1965 Moby, techno artist
1967 Harry Connick Jr., singer/actor (Copycat, When Harry Met Sally)
1977 Ludacris, rapper (Area Codes)
1979 Ariana Richards, actress (Jurassic Park)

Deaths:
1971 Nikita Khrushchev, Soviet Leader
1987 Lorne Greene, actor (Bonanza)
1994 Jessica Tandy, actress (Driving Miss Daisy)
2002 Johnny Unitas, football player
2003 John Ritter, actor (Jack from Three's Company)

Events:
2001 World Trade Center and the Pentagon attacked.

Important Holiday:
9/11 Remembrance Day