~ Celebrity Birthdays ~

• Scatman Crothers
   (actor)
• 'Jewel'
   (singer, songwriter)
• Marvin Hagler
   (boxer)
• Joan Collins
   (actress)
• Artie Shaw
   (musician)
• Rosemary Clooney
   (singer)
• Drew Carey
   (actor, comedian)

~ Today in History ~

• Today in 1853 before it is reunited again with Argentina in 1859 Buenos Aires becomes independent.
• Today in 1873 formed for the first time in Canada is the North West Mounted Police Force, or the RCMPF.
• Today in 1915 during World War I, Austria-Hungary and Germany are declared war upon by Italy.