This Week’s Birthdays – Week of September 26

September 26, 1907 – Lambertus “Bep” van Klaveren, Dutch boxer, who won the gold medal in the featherweight division at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam.

September 27, 1722 – Samuel Adams, American revolutionary leader (d. 1803)

September 28, 1974 – William Ruggles MacKenzie, American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour.

September 29, 1907 – Gene Autry, American performer who gained fame as The Singing Cowboy on the radio, in movies and on television.

September 30, 1924 – Truman Capote, American author (d. 1984)

October 1, 1910 – Bonnie Parker, American outlaw (d. 1934)

October 2, 1945 – Don McLean, American songwriter