September 11 1862 O. Henry (William S. Porter), short-story writer (Greensboro, NC; died 1910)
1885 D. H. Lawrence, novelist (Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, England; died 1930)
1913 Paul "Bear" Bryant, football coach (Morro Bottoms, AR; died 198
1917 Ferdinand Marcos, Philippine ruler (St. Sarrat, Philippines; died 1989)
1924 Tom Landry, football coach (Mission, TX; died 2000)
1928 Earl Holliman, actor (Delhi, LA)
1929 David Broder, journalist (Chicago Heights, IL)
1940 Brian DePalma, filmmaker (Newark, NJ)
1946 Lola Falana, actress (Philadelphia, PA)
1951 Amy Madigan, actress (Chicago, IL)
1962 Kristy McNichol, actress (Los Angeles, CA)
1963 Virginia Madsen, actress (Winnetka, IL)
1967 Harry Connick Jr., singer/actor (New Orleans, LA)

...no my b-day date isnt a joke btw in case you were wondering if i was just being an ass.