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José Feliciano (José Montserrate Feliciano García) is 70 today.

The first instrument Jose learned to play was the accordion; his father
surprised him with a guitar, which he would play for fourteen hours a day.

Operation is a game of physical skill that tests players’ hand-eye coordination
and fine motor skills. The game’s prototype was invented in 1964 by John
Spinello, a University of Illinois industrial design student at the time, who sold
his rights to the game to Milton Bradley for a sum of $500. Initially produced 
by Milton Bradley in 1965, Operation is currently made by Hasbro, with an
estimated franchise worth of $40 million.

John Spinello, inventor of the popular board game Operation.

In 2014, John Spinello, 78, and friends raised over $25,000 for much needed
oral surgery for himself. At last report, he is presently still working.

The original prototype for the board game Operation.

Camille Bohannon

Julius Henry "Groucho" Marx (October 2, 1890 – August 19, 1977)

Orville at age 6

Orville Wright (August 19, 1871 – January 30, 1948)

The Ohio born aviation pioneer Orville Wright who, with his
brother, Wilbur Wright, invented and flew the first successful,
"flying machine" in 1903. He dropped out of high school to
pursue a career in the printing business with Wilbur. The
brothers later went into the bicycle business. They became
successful businessmen, filling contracts for airplanes in
both Europe and the United States. Today, the Wright
brothers are considered the "fathers of modern aviation." 

Historic photo of Orville Wright making the first powered flight.

Robert De Niro is 72 years old today.