MILESTONES: September 9 birthdays for Michelle Williams, Adam Sandler, Eric Stonestreet
NOTABLE PEOPLE BORN ON THIS DAY include “Fiddler on the Roof” star Chaim Topol, who was born in 1935; “Mashed Potato Time” singer Dee Dee Sharp, who was born in 1945; former NFL quarterback Joe Theismann, who was born in 1949; “The Dukes of Hazzard” star Tom Wopat, who was born in 1951; “Lost in Space” star Angela Cartwright, who was born in 1952; Eurythmics co-founder Dave Stewart, who was born in 1952; “Four Weddings and a Funeral” star Hugh Grant, who was born in 1960; “Uncut Gems” star Adam Sandler, who was born in Brooklyn in 1966; model and actress Rachel Hunter, who was born in 1969; “Modern Family” star Eric Stonestreet, who was born in 1971; “E.T.” star Henry Thomas, who was born in 1971; “ER” star Goran Visnjic, who was born in 1972; four-time Grammy winner Michael Buble, who was born in 1975; “Dawson’s Creek” star Michelle Williams, who was born in 1980; and “Supergirl” star Julie Gonzalo, who was born in 1981.
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EARNING HIS WINGS: “Colonel” Harland Sanders was born on this day in 1890. The grade-school dropout and jack-of-all-trades became a pioneer in the fast-food industry at age 66 when he created the Kentucky Fried Chicken franchise. His success was due to a secret spice blend and unique pressure cooker cooking method, as well as catchy marketing and high standards. He died in 1980.
Brooklyn Boro
View MoreNew York City’s most populous borough, Brooklyn, is home to nearly 2.6 million residents. If Brooklyn were an independent city it would be the fourth largest city in the United States. While Brooklyn has become the epitome of ‘cool and hip’ in recent years, for those that were born here, raised families here and improved communities over the years, Brooklyn has never been ‘uncool’.