1913 – Karl Guttmann, Austrian-Dutch playwright and director (Albee/Pinter), born in Bielsko-Biała, Poland (d. 1995)
1917 – Eddy Grove, American actor (Dragnet, The Silent Service, Medic), born in NYC, New York (d. 1995)
1923 – Dipa Nusantara Aidit, Indonesian communist leader of PKI (1951-65), born in Belitung Island, Dutch East Indies (d. 1965)
1928 – Valentin Muratov, Russian gymnast (4 gold, 1 silver medals 1952, 1956 Olympics), born in Moscow, Russia (d. 2006)
1938 – Terry O’Neill, British fashion and celebrity photographer, born in Romford, London, England (d. 2019)
1938 – Vyachselav Ivanenko, Russian race walker (Olympic gold 50k 1988), born in Kemerovo, Russia
1963 – Lisa Kudrow, American actress (Phoebe Buffay on Friends), born in Los Angeles, California
1969 – Errol Stewart, South African cricket wicket-keeper (limited-over 1993)
1981 – Juan Smith, South African rugby player, born in Bloemfontein, South Africa
1984 – Kevin Pittsnogle, American basketball player, born in Martinsburg, West Virginia
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Famous Birthdays for 29th July 2022
1646 – Johann Theile, German composer (Adam and Eve)
1846 – Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil (while serving as regent signed law abolishing slavery), born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (d. 1921)
1874 – August Stramm, German poet and playwright, born in Cathedrals (d. 1915)
1884 – Henri Liebrecht, Belgian playwright and journalist
1920 – Neville Jeffress, Australian founder of Media Monitors Australia (d. 2007)
1923 – Jim Marshall, British business man and electric guitar amplifier pioneer known as “The Father of Loud”, born in Acton, West London, England (d, 2012)
1943 – Charles Hallahan, American actor (Hunter), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1997)
1950 – Maricica Puica, Romanian 2K runner (world record)
1953 – Geddy Lee, Canadian rock vocalist, and bassist (Rush – “Tom Sawyer”; “The Trees”; “New World Man”), born in Toronto, Ontario
1974 – Josh Radnor, American actor (How I Met Your Mother), born in Columbus, Ohio
Famous Birthdays for 28th July 2022
1745 – Peter Ludwig von der Pahlen, Baltic German courtier and military governor of St Petersburg, born in Palmse, Estonia (d. 1826)
1804 – Ludwig A Feuerbach, German philosopher (Man is what he eats)
1825 – William Duncan Smith, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Augusta, Georgia (d. 1862)
1901 – Rudy Vallee, American singer and one of the earliest crooners (“Vagabond Dreams”; “My Time Is Your Time”), born in Island Pond, Vermont (d. 1986)
1937 – Francis Veber, French film director and screenwriter, born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
1951 – Ray Kennedy, English soccer midfielder, forward (17 caps; Arsenal, Liverpool), born in Seaton Delaval, England (d. 2021)
1969 – Jaimie Dawson, Canadian badminton player (Olympics 1996), born in Geneva, Switzerland
1971 – Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Leader of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), born in Samarra, Iraq (d. 2019)
1972 – Yeom Jeong-ah, South Korean actress (A Tale of Two Sisters), born in Seoul
1985 – Tynisha Keli, American singer, born in New Bedford, Massachusetts
Famous Birthdays for 27th July 2022
1625 – Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich, English soldier, admiral and patron to Samuel Pepys, born in Barnwell (d. 1672)
1867 – Enrique Granados, Spanish concert pianist, and composer (Goyescas), born in Lérida, Spain (d. 1916)
1916 – (Elbert) “Skippy” Williams, American jazz tenor saxophonist and musical arranger, born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama (d. 1994)
1918 – Leonard Rose, American concert cellist (New York Philharmonic, 1943-51), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 1984)
1919 – Per Hjort Albertsen, Norwegian organist, composer, and educator, born in Trondheim, Norway (d. 2015)
1943 – Stu Gilliam, American actor and comedian (Roll Out, Harris and Company), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2013)
1944 – Barbara Thompson, British jazz saxophonist and composer, born in Oxford, England
1949 – Maureen McGovern, American Academy Award-winning pop singer (“The Morning After”), born in Youngstown, Ohio
1967 – Neil Smith, English cricketer (Warwickshire and England A all-rounder), born in Solihull, Warwickshire
1975 – Fred Mascherino, American musician (Taking Back Sunday), born in Coatesville, Pennsylvania
Famous Birthdays for 26th July 2022
1855 – Ferdinand Tönnies, German sociologist and philosopher, born in Oldenswort, Germany (d. 1936)
1896 – Charles Butterworth, American actor (Mad Genius), born in South Bend, Indiana (d. 1946)
1909 – Vivian Vance [Jones], American stage and screen actress (I Love Lucy – “Ethel Mertz”; The Lucy Show – “Viv”), born in Cherryvale, Kansas (d. 1979)
1936 – Kathryn Hays, American actress (Kim Hughes-As the World Turns), born in NYC, New York
1940 – Dobie Gray [Lawrence Brown], American musician and singer (“Drift Away”), born in Simonton, Texas (d. 2011)
1950 – Susan George, English actress (Straw Dogs, Mandingo), born in London, England
1951 – William S. McArthur Jr., American astronaut (STS 58, 74, sk: 92), born in Laurinburg, North Carolina
1953 – Robert Phillips, American classical guitarist, born in NYC, New York
1957 – Wayne Grady, Australian golfer (PGA C’ship 1990), born in Brisbane, Queensland
1969 – Greg Colbrunn, American MLB infielder (Florida Marlins), born in Fontana, California
Famous Birthdays for 25th July 2022
1579 – Valerius Otto, German composer, born in Leipzig (d. after 1612)
1639 – Thomas Tompion, English clock maker (cylinder tunnel), born in Northill, Bedfordshire, England (d. 1713)
1746 – Bernardo de Gálvez, Spanish military leader and colonial administrator (Spanish Governor of Louisiana and Cuba, 1777-83, Viceroy of New Spain, 1785-6), born in Macharaviaya, Spain (d. 1786)
1786 – Giacomo Cordella, Italian composer, born in Naples, Italy (d. 1846)
1822 – Schuyler Hamilton, American Major General (Union Army), born in Putnam County, New York (d. 1903)
1923 – Leonardo Villar, Brazilian actor (The Given Word), born in Piracicaba, Brazil (d. 2020)
1927 – Midge Decter, American journalist and author (The Liberated Woman and Other Americans), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
1954 – Lynne Frederick, English actress (Schizophrenia), born in Middlesex, England (d. 1994)
1975 – Jean-Claude Darcheville, French footballer, born in Sinnamary, French Guiana, France
1979 – Ali Carter, English professional snooker player, born in Colchester, Essex
Famous Birthdays for 24th July 2022
1794 – Heinrich Christian Pander, Baltic German biologist and embryologist, born in Riga, Latvia (d. 1865)
1851 – Friedrich Schottky, German mathematician (Schottky’s theorem), born in Breslau, Germany (d. 1935)
1880 – Ernest Bloch, Swiss-born American composer (MacBeth, Schelomo, Israel), born in Geneva, Switzerland (d. 1959)
1897 – Karl von Mechow, German writer (Auf Dem Wege, Vorsommer), born in Bonn, Germany (d. 1960)
1917 – Simon Slåttvik, Norwegian cross country ski jumper (Olympic gold 1952), born in Valnesfjord, Norway (d. 2001)
1935 – Pat Oliphant, Australia, cartoonist (7 Pres: The Art of Oliphant)
1942 – Heinz [Burt], British rock bassist (The Tornados – “Telstar”), born in Detmold, The Free State of Lippe (now Germany) (d. 2000)
1961 – Paul Geary, American heavy metal drummer (Extreme), born in Boston, Massachusetts
1969 – Rick Fox, NBA guard/forward (LA Lakers, Boston Celtics)
1976 – Chris[tian] Patrick Raymond Ahrens, Whitefish Bay Wis, rower (Olympics 1996)
Famous Birthdays for 23rd July 2022
1301 – Otto, Duke of Austria and Styria, born in Vienna (d. 1339)
1827 – Pieter Caland, Dutch hydraulic engineer (New Waterway), born in Zierikzee, Zeeland, Netherlands (d. 1902)
1884 – Apolinary Szeluto, Polish pianist and composer, born in St. Petersburg, Russia (d. 1966)
1895 – Florence Vidor, American actress (Jack Knife Man), born in Houston, Texas (d. 1977)
1906 – Vladimir Prelog, Croatian-Swiss organic chemist (Nobel 1975), born in Sarajevo, Austria-Hungary (d. 1998)
1918 – Harold “Pee Wee” Reese, American MLB baseball shortstop, 10x All-Star (Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers, 1940-58), born in Ekron, Kentucky (d. 1999)
1948 – John Cushnahan, Northern Irish politician, born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
1954 – Saúl Lorenzo Rivero, Uruguayan soccer midfielder (9 caps; Liverpool de Montevideo, Atlético Español México), born in Montevideo, Uruguay (d. 2022)
1975 – Sung Hyun-ah, South Korean actress (Cello), born in South Korea
1985 – Luis Ángel Landín, Mexican footballer, born in Zamora, Mexico
Famous Birthdays for 22nd July 2022
1651 – Ferdinand Tobias Richter, Austrian composer, born in Würzburg, Electorate of Bavaria (now Germany) (d. 1711)
1932 – William Wilkinson, English conservationist and businessman, born in Warminster, England (d. 1996)
1935 – Tom Cartwright, England cricket medium pacer (5 Tests 1964-65)
1946 – Danny Glover, American actor (Lethal Weapon; The Color Purple), and human rights activist, born in San Francisco, California
1957 – Dave Stieb, American MLB pitcher (7-time All Star, Blue Jays), born in Santa Ana, California
1964 – Adam Godley, British stage and screen actor (The Lehman Trilogy; Powers), born in Amersham, Buckinghamshire. England
1970 – Craig Baird, New Zealander racing driver
1972 – Keyshawn Johnson, American NFL wide receiver (Super Bowl 2002; Pro Bowl 1998-99, 2001; ESPN), born in Los Angeles, California
1977 – Gustavo Nery, Brazilian footballer
1995 – Marília Mendonça, Brazilian Sertaneja singer-songwriter, born in Cristianópolis, Brazil (d. 2021)
Famous Birthdays for 21st July 2022
1710 – Paul Möhring, German physician and scientist, born in Jever, Germany (d. 1792)
1892 – Anton Schnack, German writer and poet, born in Rieneck, Germany (d. 1973)
1931 – Gene Fullmer, American boxer (world middleweight champion), born in West Jordan, Utah (d. 2015)
1941 – Ken Cory, American actor (The Candidate; Without A Trace), born in Hanover, Pennsylvania (d. 1993)
1942 – Patricia Elliott, actress (Renee-Empire, One Life to Live), born in Gunnison Colorado (d. 2015)
1942 – Fred Hetzel, American NBA star (SF, Cincinnati, Milwaukee Bucks), born in Washington, D.C.
1943 – Edward Herrmann, actor (Day of the Dolphin, Reds), born in Washington, D.C.
1961 – Don Wilson, American CFL football linebacker, 1987-98 (Edmonton Eskimos; Toronto Argonauts, British Columbia Lions), born in Washington, DC
1973 – Ali Landry, American actress and pageant winner (Miss USA 1996), born in Cecilia, Louisiana
1981 – Paloma Faith, English singer, songwriter and actress, born in Hackney, London, England