1870 – Vicente Lleó, Spanish composer (La Corte de Faraón), born in Torrent, Valencia (d. 1922)
1887 – James B. Sumner, American chemist (Nobel 1946 – discovered that enzymes can be crystallized), born in Canton, Massachusetts (d. 1955)
1907 – Jack Schaefer, American author (Shane), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1991)
1909 – Peter Drucker, Austrian-American management theorist, born in Kaasgraben, Vienna, Austria-Hungary (d. 2005)
1910 – Adrian Conan Doyle, youngest son of Arthur Conan Doyle, born in Windlesham, Crowborough, Sussex (d. 1970)
1921 – Roy Campanella, American Baseball Hall of Fame catcher (NL MVP 1951,53,55 Brooklyn Dodgers), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1954 – Tom Scheckel, rock drummer (Buckinghams), born in Chicago, Illinois
1964 – Irina Laricheva, Russian trap shooter (World C’ships x 6 gold individual, team, double trap), born in Moscow, Russia (d. 2020)
1966 – Rocco DiSpirito, American chef
1974 – Orlando Fuentes, Ellsworth AFB SD, half-lightweight judoka (Olympics 1996)
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Famous Birthdays for 18th November 2020
1863 – Richard Dehmel, German poet and writer, born in Hermsdorf, Brandenburg, Prussia (d. 1920)
1897 – Jules Buffano, American composer and pianist (Jimmy Durante Show), born in St Louis, Missouri (d. 1960)
1900 – Constantin Alajalov, Armenian-American artist (Ditters and Jitters), born in Rostov-on-Don, Russia (d. 1987)
1920 – Louis Alfred Mennini, American composer, born in Erie, Pennsylvania (d. 2000)
1927 – Hank Ballard [John Henry Kendricks], American rocker (The Midnighters – “The Twist” – pre-Chubber Checker), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2003)
1952 – Peter Beattie, Australian politician
1956 – Warren Moon, NFL quarterback (Houston Oilers, Seahawks, Vikings)
1968 – Gary Sheffield, outfielder (Florida Marlins), born in Tampa, Florida
1969 – Duncan Sheik, American singer-songwriter (Barely Breathing), born in Monclair, New Jersey
1971 – Kylie Hanigan, Australian 200m/400m runner (Olympics 1996)
Famous Birthdays for 17th November 2020
9 – Vespasian, Roman Emperor (AD 69-79), born in Falacrina, Italy (d. AD 79)
1859 – Gerhard Schjelderup, Norwegian composer, born in Kristiansand. Norway (d. 1933)
1891 – Guido Pannain, composer
1896 – Lev Vygotsky, Russian psychologist (d. 1934)
1925 – Colin Campbell Mitchell, soldier
1946 – Martin Barre, British pop guitarist (Jethro Tull)
1963 – Pedro Luis Estrada, American murderer (FBI Most Wanted List), born in Brooklyn, New York
1972 – Leonard Roberts, American actor
1982 – Yusuf Pathan, Indian cricketer
1994 – Raquel Castro, American actress
Famous Birthdays for 16th November 2020
1720 – Charles-Antoine Campion, Italian composer, born in Lunéville, Lorraine, France (d. 1788)
1762 – Petronella Moens, Frisian author and feminist, born in Kûbaard, Netherlands (d. 1843)
1835 – Elliott Warren Rice, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Allegheny, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1887)
1890 – George Seldes, American investigative journalist, born in Alliance Colony, New Jersey (d. 1995)
1919 – Udo Kasemets, Etonian-born Canadian composer, born in Talinn, Estonia (d. 2014)
1931 – Hubert Sumlin, American blues guitarist (Howlin’ Wolf), born in Greenwood, Mississippi (d. 2011)
1954 – Dick Gross, Australian politician
1963 – Zina Garrison, American tennis player (Wimbledon runner-up 1990, Olympic doubles gold 1988), born in Houston, Texas
1977 – Oksana Baiul, Ukrainian figure skater (Olympic gold 1994), born in
1978 – Carolina Parra, Brazilian musician (CSS), born in São Paulo, Brazil
Famous Birthdays for 15th November 2020
1640 – Nicolaus Adam Strungk, German composer, born in Braunschweig, Germany (d. 1700)
1784 – Jérôme Bonaparte, King of Westphalia (1807-13), born in Ajaccio, Corsica (d. 1860)
1800 – George Rodwell, English composer, born in London (d. 1852)
1895 – Antoni Słonimski, Polish writer (d. 1976)
1913 – Arthur Haulot, Belgian journalist (d. 2005)
1925 – Yuli Daniel, Russian writer (d. 1988)
1935 – Jerry Douglas, American director and writer (Grabby Awards Hall of Fame), born in Des Moines, Iowa
1940 – Roberto Cavalli, Italian luxury fashion designer and inventor, born in Florence, Italy
1954 – Mitch Easter, American record producer (REM), born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
1998 – Hinako Shibuno, Japanese golfer (Women’s British Open 2019), born in Okayama Prefecture, Japan
Famous Birthdays for 14th November 2020
1909 – Joseph McCarthy, American Senator (Rep – Wisconsin) who claimed communists infiltrated the US government, born in Grand Chute, Wisconsin (d. 1957)
1912 – Barbara Hutton, American heiress (Woolworth)
1930 – Alan Moss, English cricket fast bowler (9 Tests, 21 wickets; Middlesex CCC), born in London, England (d. 2019)
1945 – Paul Hirsch, American film editor
1949 – Phil Baron, American voice actor (Piglet), born in Cleveland, Ohio
1951 – Barry Brandt, rock drummer (Angel), born in Washington, D.C.
1968 – Bob Christian, NFL running back (Carolina Panthers, Atlanta Falcons)
1970 – Darrien Gordon, NFL cornerback (San Diego Chargers, Broncos-Super Bowl 32)
1971 – Marco Leonardi, Italian-Australian actor
1978 – Bobby Allen, American ice hockey player
Famous Birthdays for 13th November 2020
1782 – Esaias Tegnér, Swedish writer (Frithjof’s Saga), born in Kyrkerud, Sweden (d. 1846)
1866 – Abraham Flexner, American educator, born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 1959)
1878 – John C Kielstra, Dutch economist and governor of Suriname (1933-44)
1931 – Andrée Lachapelle, French-Canadian actress (The Last Escape), born in Canada
1944 – Timmy Thomas, American singer and songwriter (Why Can’t We Live Together), born in Evansville, Indiana
1945 – John B. Craig, American diplomat, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1954 – Scott McNealy, American CEO of Sun Microsystems
1967 – Steve Zahn, American actor
1972 – Takuya Kimura, Japanese singer and actor (SMAP), born in Tokyo, Japan
1976 – Kelly Sotherton, English heptathlete
Famous Birthdays for 12th November 2020
1615 – Richard Baxter, English clergyman (d. 1691)
1897 – Karl Marx, German composer/conductor
1906 – Bukka [Booker T. Washington] White, blues guitarist, born in Houston, Mississippi (d. 1977)
1908 – Harry A Blackmun, Ill, 100th Supreme Court justice (1970-94)
1920 – Sunset Carson [Michael Harrison] American western actor (Cat of Rockies, El Paso Kid, Oregon Trail), born in Gracemont, Oklahoma (d. 1990)
1968 – Aya Hisakawa, Japanese voice actress/singer, born in Kaizuka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
1970 – Harvey Stephens, British child actor, born in Putney, London
1973 – Colin Morgan, Canadian 78 kg judoka (Olympics 1996), born in Calgary, Alberta
1978 – Alexandra Maria Lara, Romanian-German actress, born in Bucharest, Romania
1979 – Lucas Glover, American golfer (US Open 2009), born in Greenville, South Carolina
Famous Birthdays for 11th November 2020
1748 – Carlos IV (English: Charles], King of Spain (1788-1808), born in Portici, Italy (d. 1819)
1872 – David I. Walsh, 46th Governor of Massachusetts, born in Leominster, Massachusetts (d. 1947)
1894 – Aaron Avshalomov, Russian-born Jewish composer, born in Nikolayevsk-on-Amur, Russia (d. 1965)
1914 – Henry Wade, American lawyer (Dallas County District Attorney 1951-87), born in Rockwall County, Texas (d. 2001)
1938 – John Reilly, American actor (Sean-General Hospital, Dallas, Hamptons), born in Chicago, Illinois
1945 – Bryan ‘Pop’ Robson, English soccer forward (Newcastle, West Ham), born in Sunderland, County Durham
1948 – Vincent Schiavelli, American actor (Playroom, Waiting for the Light), born in New York City (d. 2005)
1950 – Ed Ordynski, Australian rally driver
1954 – Mary Gaitskill, American writer, born in Lexington, Kentucky
1977 – Ben Hollioake, English cricketer (d. 2002)
Famous Birthdays for 10th November 2020
1710 – Adam Gottlob Moltke, Danish statesman, born in Walkendorf, Germany (d. 1792)
1801 – Vladimir Dal, Russian lexicographer, born in Lugansk, Russian Empire (d. 1872)
1871 – Winston Churchill, American author (Crisis, Crossing), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1947)
1888 – Andrej Tupolev, Russian aircraft builder, born in Pustomazovo, Russia (d. 1972)
1896 – Jimmy Dykes, American MLB infielder, manager (All Star 1933-34), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1976)
1934 – Norm Cash, American baseball 1st baseman (Detroit Tigers), born in Eldorado, Texas (d. 1986)
1947 – Glen Buxton, American guitarist (Alice Cooper) and composer, born in Akron, Ohio (d. 1997)
1954 – Mario Cipollina, American rock bassist (Huey Lewis and The News), born in San Rafael, California
1977 – Matt Cepicky, American baseball player, born in St. Louis, Missouri
1987 – Jessica Tovey, Australian actress (Belle Taylor-Home and Away), born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia