On this the date of my birth, I thought it'd be a good idea to see who was born on this day. Being just one day out of 366 in a year, I can't expect every famous person to be born on this day, but it seems they stayed away from December 20.

In historical terms, the most important it seems was Harvey Firestone. Firestone started the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company in 1900 and was friends with Henry Ford and Thomas Edison. The doctor who aided John Wilkes Booth after assassinating Abraham Lincoln was also born on this day.

Perusing the list of B-movie stars and porn actresses who share my birthday on IMDB, I came upon the name Dick Wolf as the most famous celebrity who was born today. I know you've never heard of him, but trust me, you know his work. Ever seen Law and Order? Yeah, he made that. And those distractions SVU and Criminal Intent. Really, there's too much of them going on at one time, many heads will explode if they watch all of them. He also created the new Dragnet, produced Miami Vice, and wrote Hill Street Blues.

Other actors include John Spencer, the chief of staff on one of the greatest shows ever made before being ruined this season "The West Wing," Michael Badalucco, fat Jimbo on "The Practice," and Nicole DeBoer who didn't do the character Dax much justice on Deep Space Nine. There were many more names, but I don't think they could be described as famous, celebrities, or famous celebrities.

The only other database I could find on the subject was a sports one and while such illuminaries as Rich Gannon, Aubrey Huff and Cory Stillman are mentioned, the name Jan Caloun stands out as a former Sharks player. He scored 4 goals on his first 4 shots in his career, a remarkable feat.

On this day in history, the Louisiana Purchase became official, the U.S. invaded Panama and captured Manuel Noriega (I actually remember that), Ho Chi Minh began to fight the French, and South Carolina seceded from the Union before the Civil War.

So as this list can tell you, my actual birthday isn't lame, but the date of my birthday is. Hopefully, your birthdays are much better than this one. At least a lot more people have December birthdays, like Jon (earlier in the month) and Alex (later in the month). Coincidentally, they seem to be the only ones reading this crap. So, umm, happy birthday to you both.

Thanks to all who have wished me a happy birthday, almost all suspiciously without gifts.