July 15th

(1606) Rembrandt Van Rijn- If people are still talking about you after this long you can count yourself as lucky.
(1779) Clement Clarke Moore- He got the credit for "Twas the Night Before Christmas" whether he wrote it or not- and that's good enough.
(1951) Jesse Ventura- He was a better commentator in pro-wrestling than he was a wrestle.  He did however demonstrate that it is possible to take a pro-wrestler seriously.

July 16th

(1872) Roald Amundsen- Treking through Antartica today is an impressive feat.  Imagine what it must've been like 100 years ago.
(1911) Ginger Rogers- She was still a pretty common name when I was growing up in the 70's.



(1967) Will Ferrell- He's the coolest.  You don't even know.

(1971) Corey Feldman- Snarky, but in Lost Boys and that's good enough for my list.

July 17th

(1899) James Cagney- This guy just looked cool.

July 18th

(1913) Red Skelton- A very funny man.
(1918) Nelson Mandela- It takes an enormous amount of intestinal fortitude to stand up for what you believe in the face of opposition.  Nelson lost a large chunk of his life for an ideal.
(1937) Hunter S. Thompson- Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is an interesting read, but I don't buy that he took everything he said he took.
(1969) Great Sasuke- An amazing Japanese wrestler.

July 19th

(1834) Edgar Degas- They don't talk about him as much as Rembrandt, but there are still circles discussing his work.
(1947) Brian May- Queen had a couple of jams.
(1977) Tony Mamaluke- This guy can take a beating.

July 20th

(1873) Alberto Santos-Dumont- The Wright Brothers might get all of the credit but he publically launched a controlled flight first.
(1933) Chuck Daly- He was the coach of the Bad Boys in Detroit.  It takes talent to keep your players from injuring one another on purpose.
(1947) Carlos Santana- He's got style and he can play some licks.
(1964) Chris Cornell- Soundgarden is heavy man.

July 21st

(1899) Ernest Hemingway- What's to say?  He wrote.  Sometimes he wrote well.  He's an image.
(1924) Don Knotts- A legend and one of my heroes.

(1951) Robin Williams- This guy was funny when he was on the coke.  Afterwards, he found a knack for acting.  He gave great performances in One Hour Photo, Good Will Hunting and Popeye.
(1957) Jon Lovitz- A very funny man.

(1972) Shinjiro Ohtani- Few professional wrestlers appear to enjoy inflicting pain and punishment as much as this guy.