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This Week’s Birthdays – Week of September 2

September 2, 1932 – Walter Davis, Jr. was an American hard bop pianist.

Walter Davis, Jr.

September 3, 1986 – Shaun Roger White is an American professional snowboarder and skateboarder. He is a two-time Olympic gold medalist. He rides regular stance, twelve and negative three degrees on his board.

Shaun White

September 4, 1877 – Kārlis Augusts Vilhelms Ulmanis was a prominent Latvian politician in pre-World War II Latvia during the Latvian period of independence from 1918 to 1940.

Kārlis Ulmanis

September 5, 1940 – Jo Raquel Tejada better known as Raquel Welch, is an American actress and sex symbol.

Raquel Welch "One Million Years B.C."

September 6, 1912 – Nicolas Schöffer was a Hungarian-born French artist. He can be considered as the father of cybernetic art.

Nicolas Schöffer art exhibition

September 7, 1936 – Charles Hardin Holley, known professionally as Buddy Holly, was a Texas singer-songwriter and a pioneer of rock and roll.

Buddy Holly

September 8, 1979 – Alecia Beth Moore, better known by her stage name Pink (stylized as P!nk), is an American singer-songwriter, musician and actress.

Pink