The Daily Birthdays - October 21

When I was growing up, Pops always challenged us to "learn something new every day, and you will never stop growing." I pass that challenge on to you, along with this birthday list. Some are just for fun, some are intriguing, and some are actually worth learning about. Find someone you know little or nothing about, follow the link, and learn something new today!

• 1772 – Samuel Taylor Coleridge – poet


• 1808 – Samuel Francis Smith – clergyman, lyricist


• 1833 – Alfred Nobel – chemist, inventor


• 1912 – Don Byas – jazz saxophonist


• 1916 – Hadda Brooks – pianist, singer


• 1917 – Dizzy Gillespie – jazz trumpeter


• 1929 – Ursula K. Le Guin – writer


• 1935 – Derek Bell – pianist, harpist, composer


• 1942 – Judy Sheindlin – television personality, former judge


• 1949 – Benjamin Netanyahu – former Prime Minister of Israel (1996-1999)


• 1956 – Carrie Fisher – actress

As always, give me a shout in the comments section if you know of someone who should be added (for next year).