Me, Augustus, And Kublai Khan

When we're on the road for our birthdays, we usually stop and have dinner at a nice place.  But this week we're on our way to pick up a load so we just had dinner on the go.  I didn't think I was going to have any cake.

But when we stopped for the night in Illinois, Ed left to go into the truck stop and wound up walking across the street to the grocery store, coming back with a carrot cake.  He knocked on the back door of the sleeper and when I opened it, he was standing there with candles blazing!

On the Google page for your birthday, they illustrate the word with a clickable link that takes you to the page showing events, birthdays, deaths, etc. for that day.

Look at all the people who share my birthday:

• 63 BC – Augustus, Roman emperor (d. 14 AD)
• 1158 – Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany (d. 1186)
• 1215 – Kublai Khan, Mongolian emperor (d. 1294)
• 1495 – Bagrat III of Imereti, King of Imereti (d. 1565)
• 1597 – Francesco Barberini, Catholic cardinal (d. 1679)
• 1598 – Eleonore Gonzaga, Italian wife of Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1655)
• 1642 – Giovanni Maria Bononcini, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1678)
• 1647 – Joseph Dudley, English politician, Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay (d. 1720)
• 1650 – Jeremy Collier, English bishop and theologian (d. 1726)
• 1713 – Ferdinand VI of Spain (d. 1759)
• 1740 – Empress Go-Sakuramachi of Japan (d. 1813)
• 1771 – Emperor Kōkaku of Japan (d. 1840)
• 1778 – Mariano Moreno, Argentinian journalist, lawyer, and politician (d. 1811)
• 1781 – Princess Juliane of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (d. 1860)
• 1791 – Johann Franz Encke, German astronomer and academic (d. 1865)
• 1791 – Theodor Körner, German soldier and author (d. 1813)
• 1800 – William Holmes McGuffey, American author and academic (d. 1873)
• 1819 – Hippolyte Fizeau, French physicist and academic (d. 1896)
• 1823 – John Colton, English-Australian politician, 13th Premier of South Australia (d. 1902)
• 1838 – Victoria Woodhull, American journalist and activist (d. 1927)
• 1851 – Ellen Hayes, American mathematician and astronomer (d. 1930)
• 1852 – James Carroll Beckwith, American painter and academic (d. 1917)
• 1852 – William Stewart Halsted, American physician and surgeon (d. 1922)
• 1853 – Princess Marie Elisabeth of Saxe-Meiningen (d. 1923)
• 1861 – Robert Bosch, German engineer and businessman, founded Robert Bosch GmbH (d. 1942)
• 1863 – Mary Church Terrell, American author and activist (d. 1954)
• 1865 – Pekka Halonen, Finnish painter (d. 1933)
• 1865 – Emma Orczy, Hungarian-English author and playwright (d. 1947)
• 1865 – Suzanne Valadon, French model and painter (d. 1938)
• 1867 – John Lomax, American teacher, musicologist, and folklorist (d. 1948)
• 1876 – Moshe Zvi Segal, Israeli rabbi and scholar (d. 1968)
• 1880 – John Boyd Orr, 1st Baron Boyd-Orr, Scottish biologist, physician, and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1971)
• 1889 – Walter Lippmann, American journalist and publisher, co-founded The New Republic (d. 1974)
• 1890 – Friedrich Paulus, German general (d. 1957)
• 1895 – Miron Merzhanov, Russian architect and engineer (d. 1975)
• 1895 – Johnny Mokan, American baseball player (d. 1985)
• 1897 – Paul Delvaux, Belgian painter (d. 1994)
• 1897 – Walter Pidgeon, Canadian-American actor and singer (d. 1984)
• 1898 – Les Haylen, Australian journalist and politician (d. 1977)
• 1899 – Tom C. Clark, American lawyer and judge, 59th Attorney General of the United States (d. 1977)
• 1899 – Louise Nevelson, American sculptor (d. 1988)
• 1900 – Bill Stone, English soldier (d. 2009)
• 1901 – Jaroslav Seifert, Czech poet and journalist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1986)
• 1902 – Su Buqing, Chinese mathematician and academic (d. 2003)
• 1903 – Cec Fifield, Australian rugby league player and coach (d. 1957)
• 1904 – Arthur Folwell, English-Australian rugby league player, coach, and administrator (d. 1966)
• 1906 – Charles Ritchie, Canadian diplomat, High Commission of Canada to the United Kingdom (d. 1995)
• 1907 – Tiny Bradshaw, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1958)
• 1907 – Anne Desclos, French journalist and author (d. 1998)
• 1907 – Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza (d. 1976)
• 1908 – Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, Indian poet, academic, and politician (d. 1974)
• 1909 – Lorenc Antoni, Kosovo-Albanian composer and conductor (d. 1991)
• 1910 – Jakob Streit, Swiss anthroposophist and author (d. 2009)
• 1911 – Frank Moss, American lawyer and politician (d. 2003)
• 1912 – Ghulam Mustafa Khan, Pakistani linguist, author, and critic (d. 2005)
• 1912 – Tony Smith, American sculptor and educator (d. 1980)
• 1913 – Carl-Henning Pedersen, Danish painter and sculptor (d. 2007)
• 1915 – Julius Baker, American flute player and educator (d. 2003)
• 1915 – Clifford Shull, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2001)
• 1916 – Aldo Moro, Italian academic and politician, 39th Prime Minister of Italy (d. 1978)
• 1917 – Santo, Mexican Luchador enmascarado, film actor, and folk icon (d. 1984)
• 1917 – Asima Chatterjee, Indian chemist (d. 2006)
• 1920 – Mickey Rooney, American actor, singer, director, and producer (d. 2014)
• 1922 – Louise Latham, American actress (d. 2018)
• 1923 – Mohamed Hassanein Heikal, Egyptian journalist (d. 2016)
• 1923 – Vello Helk, Estonian-Danish historian and author (d. 2014)
• 1924 – Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Cardenal, Nicaraguan journalist and publisher (d. 1978)
• 1925 – Denis C. Twitchett, English historian and scholar (d. 2006)
• 1926 – André Cassagnes, French toy maker, created the Etch A Sketch (d. 2013)
• 1926 – John Coltrane, American saxophonist and composer (d. 1967)
• 1928 – Frank Foster, American saxophonist and composer (d. 2011)
• 1928 – Roger Grimsby, American journalist and actor (d. 1995)
• 1930 – Sehba Akhtar, Pakistani poet and songwriter (d. 1996)
• 1930 – Colin Blakely, Northern Irish actor (d. 1987)
• 1930 – Ray Charles, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor (d. 2004)
• 1931 – Hilly Kristal, American businessman, founded CBGB (d. 2007)
• 1931 – Stan Lynde, American author and illustrator (d. 2013)
• 1931 – Gerald Merrithew, Canadian educator and politician (d. 2004)
• 1932 – Georg Keßler, German footballer and manager
• 1933 – Lloyd J. Old, American immunologist and academic (d. 2011)
• 1934 – Per Olov Enquist, Swedish journalist, author, and playwright
• 1935 – Prem Chopra, Pakistani-Indian actor
• 1935 – Les McCann, American soul-jazz singer and pianist
• 1935 – Ron Tindall, English-Australian footballer, cricketer, and manager (d. 2012)
• 1936 – George Eastham, English footballer
• 1936 – Valentín Paniagua, Peruvian lawyer and politician, 91st President of Peru (d. 2006)
• 1936 – Sylvain Saudan, Swiss skier
• 1936 – Tareq Suheimat, Jordanian physician, general, and politician (d. 2014)
• 1937 – Jacques Poulin, Canadian author and translator
• 1938 – Romy Schneider, Austrian-French actress (d. 1982)
• 1939 – Henry Blofeld, English cricketer and journalist
• 1939 – Roy Buchanan, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1988)
• 1939 – Joan Hanham, Baroness Hanham, English politician
• 1939 – Sonny Vaccaro, American businessman
• 1940 – Michel Temer, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 25th Vice President of Brazil
• 1940 – Dick Thornett, Australian rugby player and water polo player (d. 2011)
• 1941 – George Jackson, American activist and author, co-founded the Black Guerrilla Family (d. 1971)
• 1941 – Simon Nolet, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1941 – Norma Winstone, English singer-songwriter
• 1942 – Sila María Calderón, Puerto Rican-American businesswoman and politician, 12th Secretary of State of Puerto Rico
• 1942 – Colin Low, Baron Low of Dalston, Scottish scholar and politician
• 1942 – David Renneberg, Australian cricketer
• 1943 – Julio Iglesias, Spanish singer-songwriter
• 1943 – Marty Schottenheimer, American football player and coach
• 1944 – Eric Bogle, Scottish-Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1944 – Richard Lambert, English journalist and academic
• 1945 – Ron Bushy, American drummer
• 1945 – Igor Ivanov, Russian politician and diplomat, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs
• 1945 – Alan Old, English rugby player
• 1946 – Franz Fischler, Austrian politician
• 1946 – Bernard Maris, French economist and journalist (d. 2015)
• 1946 – Genista McIntosh, Baroness McIntosh, English politician
• 1946 – Davorin Popović, Bosnian singer-songwriter (d. 2001)
• 1946 – Anne Wheeler, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1947 – Christian Bordeleau, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1947 – Don Grolnick, American pianist and composer (d. 1996)
• 1947 – Mary Kay Place, American actress
• 1947 – Neal Smith, American drummer and songwriter
• 1948 – Dan Toler, American guitarist (d. 2013)
• 1949 – Floella Benjamin, Trinidadian-English actress, academic, and politician
• 1949 – Bruce Springsteen, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1949 – Kostas Tournas, Greek singer-songwriter
• 1950 – George Garzone, American saxophonist and educator
• 1951 – Steven Springer, American guitarist and songwriter (d. 2012)
• 1952 – Mark Bego, American author
• 1952 – Anshuman Gaekwad, Indian cricketer
• 1952 – Dennis Lamp, American baseball player
• 1952 – Jim Morrison, American baseball player and manager
• 1953 – Nicholas Witchell, English journalist
• 1954 – Charlie Barnett, American actor (d. 1996)
• 1954 – Cherie Blair, English lawyer and academic
• 1956 – Peter David, American author, actor, and screenwriter
• 1956 – Tom Hogan, Australian cricketer
• 1956 – Paolo Rossi, Italian footballer
• 1957 – Rosalind Chao, American actress
• 1958 – Danielle Dax, English singer-songwriter and producer
• 1958 – Khaled El Sheikh, Bahraini singer-songwriter
• 1958 – Tony Fossas, Cuban-American baseball player and coach
• 1958 – Marvin Lewis, American football player and coach
• 1958 – Larry Mize, American golfer
• 1959 – Jason Alexander, American actor, singer, and voice artist
• 1959 – Frank Cottrell-Boyce, English author and screenwriter
• 1959 – Hans Nijman, Dutch mixed martial artist and wrestler (d. 2014)
• 1959 – Chris O'Sullivan, Australian rugby league player
• 1959 – Martin Page, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer
• 1959 – Elizabeth Peña, American actress (d. 2014)
• 1959 – Karen Pierce, English diplomat
• 1960 – Kurt Beyer, American wrestler
• 1960 – Luis Moya, Spanish race car driver
• 1961 – Chi McBride, American actor
• 1961 – William C. McCool, American commander, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2003)
• 1962 – Deborah Orr, Scottish journalist
• 1963 – Anne-Marie Cadieux, Canadian actress, director, and screenwriter
• 1963 – Alex Proyas, Egyptian-Australian director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1964 – Clayton Blackmore, Welsh footballer and manager
• 1964 – Koshi Inaba, Japanese singer-songwriter
• 1964 – Larry Krystkowiak, American basketball player and coach
• 1964 – Katie Mitchell, English director and producer
• 1964 – Julian Parkhill, English biologist and academic
• 1964 – Bill Phillips, American businessman and author
• 1965 – Mark Woodforde, Australian tennis player and sportscaster
• 1966 – Pete Harnisch, American baseball player and coach
• 1967 – Hilary Andersson, American-English journalist
• 1967 – Chris Wilder, English footballer and manager
• 1968 – Yvette Fielding, English actress and producer
• 1968 – Adam Price, Welsh politician
• 1969 – Donald Audette, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1969 – Patrick Fiori, French singer-songwriter
• 1969 – Tapio Laukkanen, Finnish race car driver
• 1969 – Rod Pampling, Australian golfer
• 1969 – Jan Suchopárek, Czech footballer and manager
• 1970 – Adrian Brunker, Australian rugby player
• 1970 – Lucia Cifarelli, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player
• 1970 – Ani DiFranco, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1970 – Giorgos Koltsidas, Greek footballer
• 1971 – Moin Khan, Pakistani cricketer and coach
• 1971 – Eric Montross, American basketball player and sportscaster
• 1971 – Sean Spicer, 30th White House Press Secretary
• 1972 – Sarah Bettens, Belgian singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1972 – Alistair Campbell, Zimbabwean cricketer
• 1972 – Jermaine Dupri, American rapper and producer
• 1972 – Karl Pilkington, English actor and producer
• 1973 – Ingrid Fliter, Argentinian pianist
• 1973 – Vangelis Krios, Greek footballer and coach
• 1974 – Ben Duckworth, Australian rugby league player
• 1974 – Matt Hardy, American wrestler
• 1975 – Layzie Bone, American rapper
• 1975 – Kim Dong-moon, South Korean badminton player
• 1975 – Chris Hawkins, English journalist and producer
• 1975 – Eric Miller, Irish rugby player, footballer, and coach
• 1976 – Sarah Blasko, Australian singer-songwriter and producer
• 1976 – Valeriy Sydorenko, Ukrainian boxer
• 1976 – Volodymyr Sydorenko, Ukrainian boxer
• 1977 – Matthieu Descoteaux, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1977 – Dmitri Kulikov, Estonian footballer
• 1977 – Fabio Ongaro, Italian rugby player
• 1977 – Brett Prebble, Australian jockey
• 1977 – Rachael Yamagata, American singer-songwriter and pianist
• 1978 – Benjamin Curtis, American guitarist, drummer, and songwriter (d. 2013)
• 1978 – Anthony Mackie, American actor
• 1979 – Ricky Davis, American basketball player
• 1979 – Bryant McKinnie, American football player
• 1979 – Fábio Simplício, Brazilian footballer
• 1979 – Lote Tuqiri, Fijian-Australian rugby player
• 1980 – Matt White, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1980 – Liz Murray, American inspirational speaker
• 1981 – Robert Doornbos, Dutch race car driver
• 1981 – Natalie Horler, German singer
• 1981 – Helen Richardson-Walsh, English field hockey player
• 1982 – Mait Künnap, Estonian tennis player
• 1982 – Shyla Stylez, Canadian pornographic actress (d. 2017)
• 1983 – Shane del Rosario, American mixed martial artist and kick-boxer (d. 2013)
• 1983 – Joffrey Lupul, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1983 – Regan Smith, American race car driver
• 1984 – Patrick Ehelechner, German ice hockey player
• 1984 – Matt Kemp, American baseball player
• 1984 – Brandon Richardson, American actor and military veteran
• 1984 – Anneliese van der Pol, Dutch-American entertainer^[1]
• 1985 – Brian Brohm, American football player
• 1985 – Joba Chamberlain, American baseball player
• 1985 – Hossein Kaebi, Iranian footballer
• 1985 – Nahomi Kawasumi, Japanese footballer
• 1985 – Lukáš Kašpar, Czech ice hockey player
• 1986 – Martin Cranie, English footballer
• 1988 – Juan Martín del Potro, Argentinian tennis player
• 1988 – Anthony Straker, English footballer
• 1988 – Yannick Weber, Swiss ice hockey player
• 1989 – Brandon Jennings, American basketball player
• 1989 – Taniela Lasalo, Australian rugby league player
• 1991 – Melanie Oudin, American tennis player
• 1993 – Duke Johnson, American football player
• 1994 – John Folau, Australian-Tongan rugby league player

Seems I'm in good company.

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