Among notable births today are the following: eldest daughter of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland - Mary Princess Royal, or Princess of Orange, or Countess of Nassau who was the first Princess Royal to hold the title from 1631 until her death in 1660. Northern Irish engineer and inventor, whose name lives on forever more on Massey Ferguson tractors and other agricultural machinery - Harry Ferguson ploughed his way forward in 1884. Albert D. Dolly Stark, an American Major League Baseball umpire was too young to officiate at his birth in 1897, and then had to live his life answering to Dolly. American cinematographer, Stanley Cortez who worked on over 70 films including Orson Welles flick, The Magnificent Ambersons saw the light for the first time in 1908. President of toy manufacturer Mattel and inventor of many a young girls favourite doll, Barbie, (named after her daughter Barbara) Ruth Handler introduced herself to world in 1916. Dutch brewer who turned the beer hes named after into a world brand, Freddy Heineken must have refreshed the parts other babies cannot reach in 1923. Younger sister to singer Freda, Scherrie Payne member of The Supremes from 1973 to 1977 let herself go in 1944. Another singer, this one Scottish child star Lena Zavaronis mum didnt shout hold tight when she was born in 1963. American (c) rap singer Sean Diddy Combs who must be a fan of Ken Dodd given he is also known as Diddy and P. Diddy found there was no other way out in 1969. Deaths today include German composer, pianist, organist and conductor Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy who is better known as Felix Mendelssohn conducted his final movement in 1847. Arthur Rostron, captain of RMS Carpathia when it assisted passengers of the Titantic after it hit the iceberg weighed anchor himself in 1940. American weather forecaster (or person who points vaguely at a map and say what may happen) Gil Whitney found a change in climate in 1982. Canadian inventor from Hamilton who got a mention back on August 15th, George Klien turned his toes up in 1992. Great English actor who starred in a couple of classic sit-coms, Paul Eddington had a good life until 1995. Also dying that year was fifth Israeli Prime Minister and Nobel Peace Prize winner Yitzhak Rabin who unwittingly found the bullet with his name on it in 1995. Finally there is American author Michael Crichton who penned Jurassic Park among others found the body temperature zero cool in 2008.
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