September 16, 1941

1941Joe Butler, American singer, autoharp player, and drummer^[†]

Joseph Campbell Butler is an American drummer, singer and actor. He is best known as a member of folk-rock band the Lovin' Spoonful, where he was their drummer and later lead vocalist, the group had seven top 10 hits between 1965 and 1966. Outside of his work on music he is an actor, having acted in several plays, being best known for the musicals Soon and Hair.

1941Richard Perle, American political scientist and politician^[†]

Richard Norman Perle is an American political advisor who served as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Global Strategic Affairs under President Ronald Reagan. He began his political career as a senior staff member to Senator Henry "Scoop" Jackson on the Senate Armed Services Committee in the 1970s. He served on the Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee from 1987 to 2004 where he served as chairman from 2001 to 2003 under the Bush administration before resigning due to conflict of interests.