This Week's Birthdays

July 12, 1817 – Henry David Thoreau, American writer and philosopher (d. 1862)

July 13, 100 BC – Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic(d. 44 BC)

July 14, 1928 – Nancy Olson, American actress

July 15, 1606 – Rembrandt, Dutch artist (d. 1669)

July 16, 1888 – “Shoeless” Joe Jackson, American baseball player whose on-field achievements were overshadowed by the 1919 Black Sox Scandal (d. 1951)

July 17, 1912 – Art Linkletter, Canadian television host

July 18, 1967 – Vin Diesel, American actor