Category: Famous Birthdays

1657 – Francesco Solimena, Italian painter, born in Canale di Serino, Avellino, Italy (d. 1747)
1891 – Henri Gaudier-Brzeska, French artist and sculptor, born near Orléans, France (d. 1915)
1892 – Luis Trenker, South Tyrolean film producer, director and actor (Berge in Flammen), born in Urtijëi, Tyrol (d. 1990)
1900 – Robert Shayne [Shaen Dawe], American stage and screen character actor (Invaders from Mars; The Adventures of Superman; Tora! Tora! Tora!), born in Yonkers, New York (d. 1992)
1904 – Rene Cloke, British illustrator, born in Plymouth, England (d. 1995)
1975 – Cristiano Lucarelli, Italian soccer striker and manager (6 caps; AS Liverno), born in Livorno, Italy
1976 – Mauro Camoranesi, Italian soccer winger and manager (55 caps; Juventus), born in Tandil, Argentina
1976 – Cabral Ibacka, Romanian actor (Catacombs) and television presenter (I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! Romania), born in Bucharest, Romania
1978 – Go Soo, South Korean television and movie actor known for “Some” and “Empire of Gold”, born in Nonsan, South Korea
1979 – Caitríona Balfe, Irish actress and model (Claire in “Outlander”; Money Monster, Belfast), born in Dublin, Ireland

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1605 – Li Tzu-ch’eng, Chinese revolutionary who dethroned last Ming emperor, born in Mizhi, Shaanxi province, China (d. 1645)
1879 – Warner Oland, Swedish actor (The Jazz Singer, Charlie Chan), born in Nyby, Västerbottens län, Sweden (d. 1938)
1897 – Josephine Riley Matthews “Mama Jo”, African-American midwife (delivered over 1300 babies), born in Aiken, South Carolina (d. 1993)
1950 – John Patrick Shanley, American playwright and screenwriter (Doubt: A Parable; Moonstruck), born in the Bronx, New York
1959 – Fred Couples, American golfer (US Masters 1992; Senior Players C’ship 2011; Senior British Open 2012), born in Seattle, Washington
1963 – Dan Goldie, American tennis player and author (“The Investment Answer”, #1 NY Times bestselling book), born in Sioux City Iowa
1966 – Darrin Fletcher, American baseball catcher (MLB All Star 1994; Montreal Expos, Toronto Blue Jays) and broadcaster (Rogers Sportsnet), born in Elmhurst, Illinois
1966 – Frank Hannon, American blues and rock guitarist (Tesla – The Great Radio Controversy), born in Sacramento, California
1967 – Denis Villeneuve, French Canadian director (Arrival, Dune), born in Bécancour, Canada
1978 – Gerald Asamoah, German soccer forward (43 caps; Schalke 04 279 games, 44 goals), born in Mampong, Ghana

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1470 – Isabella of Aragon, Spanish heir of the Catholic Monarchs and Queen consort of Portugal (1497-98) had Jews expelled from Portugal, born in Dueñas, Castile (d. 1498)
1722 – Leopold Widhalm, Austrian luthier, born in Horn, Austria (d. 1776)
1827 – Edmund Jackson Davis, American lawyer, soldier, and Brigadier General (Union Army), born in St. Augustine, Florida (d. 1883)
1895 – Fritz Eberhard, [Helmut von Rauschenplat], German journalist, anti-fascist war resistor, and co-signer of modern constitution, born in Dresden, German Empire (d. 1982)
1926 – Ramona Fradon, American comic book artist (Metamorpho; Aquaman 1951-63), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2024)
1928 – Spanky McFarland, American actor (Our Gang; The Little Rascals), born in Dallas, Texas (d. 1993)
1938 – Rex Reed, American film critic (At the Movies), author (Do You Sleep in the Nude?) and actor (Myra Breckinridge), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 2026)
1951 – Romina Power, American actress (Justine), Euro-pop singer, and daughter of Tyrone Power and Mexican actress Linda Christian, born in Los Angeles, California
1954 – Lani O’Grady, American actress (Mary Bradford in “Eight Is Enough”) and talent agent, born in Walnut Creek, California (d. 2001)
1974 – Michelle Krusiec, Taiwanese-American writer and actress (Saving Face, Hollywood), born in Taiwan

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1808 – Eduard Sobolewski, Polish-American violinist and composer, born in Königsberg, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1872)
1932 – Albert Collins, American blues guitarist (Ice Pickin’; Don’t Lose Your Cool; Showdown!), born in Leona, Texas (d. 1993)
1935 – Julie Andrews, British Grammy, Emmy, and Academy Award-winning stage and screen singer and actress (My Fair Lady (Broadway); Mary Poppins; The Sound Of Music; The Princess Diaries), born in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey
1936 – Edward Villella, American ballet dancer (NYC Ballet, 1957-79), and artistic director (Miami City Ballet, 1985-2012), born in Bayside, Queens, New York City
1943 – Jerry Martini [Gerald L. Martini], American saxophonist (Sly and the Family Stone – “Everyday People”), born in Denver, Colorado
1961 – Robert Rey, Brazilian-American plastic surgeon and television personality, known for “Dr. 90210”, born in São Paulo, Brazil
1965 – Ted King, American actor (General Hospital, The Bold and the Beautiful), born in Hollywood, California
1976 – Antonio Roybal, American painter and sculptor, born in Santa Fe, New Mexico
1982 – Carly Hughes, American actress (American Housewife), born in St. Louis, Missouri
1986 – Jurnee Smollett-Bell, American actress (Lovecraft Country), born in New York City

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1800 – Decimus Burton, British architect (Hyde Park, Palm House Kew Gardens), born in London, England (d. 1881)
1833 – Ferdinand von Saar, Austrian novelist, playwright and poet, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1906)
1870 – Thomas W. Lamont, American banker; head of J.P. Morgan during the Wall Street Crash, father of Corliss Lamont, born in Claverack, New York (d. 1948)
1906 – Éamonn Ó Gallchobhair [Eamonn O Gallagher], Irish composer, born in Dundalk, Ireland (d. 1982)
1940 – Lori Burton [Dolores Squeglia], American singer, songwriter and record producer, born in New Haven, Connecticut (d. 2021)
1940 – Horst Weigang, German soccer goalkeeper (12 caps East Germany; Lokomotive Leipzig, Rot-Weiß Erfurt), born in Langenbielau, Germany (d. 2024)
1947 – Marc Bolan, British rock vocalist and guitarist (T-Rex – “Bang A Gong (Get It On)”; “Jeepster”), born in London (d. 1977)
1953 – S.M. Stirling, Canadian-American author (Draka series), born in Metz, France
1971 – Jenna Elfman, American actress (Townies, Dharma and Greg), born in Los Angeles, California
1975 – Jay Asher, American writer, born in Arcadia, California

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1518 – Tintoretto, Italian Mannerist painter and notable exponent of the Renaissance school, born in Venice, Republic of Venice (d. 1594)
1583 – John VIII, the Younger, Count of Nassau-Siegen and field marshal, born in Dillenburg (d. 1638)
1760 – William Beckford, British writer (Vathek), politician, plantation owner, and art collector, born in Soho Square, London (d. 1844) [some sources give birth date as Oct 1]
1895 – Louise Granville, Australian actress (How Green Paid the Rent), born in Sydney, New South Wales (d. 1968)
1907 – Gene Autry, American cowboy singer, songwriter, actor, musician, (“Back In The Saddle Again”; “Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer”) and business tycoon (owner MLB Angels team, 1961-97), born near Tioga, Texas (d. 1998)
1934 – Lance Gibbs, West Indian cricket spin bowler (79 Tests, 309 wickets, BB 8/38; British Guyana, South Australia CA, Warwickshire CCC), born in Georgetown, British Guyana
1942 – Perry Lederman, American folk and blues singer and guitarist, born in Brooklyn, Nw York City (d. 1995)
1942 – Bill Nelson, American astronaut (STS 61C), attorney,and politician (U.S. Representative (D) Florida, 1979-1999; U.S. Senate (D) Florida, 2001-19; NASA Administrator, 2021- ), born in Miami, Florida
1968 – Mika Häkkinen, Finnish auto racer (World F1 Champion 1998, 99; 20 x F1 GP wins 1991-2001), born in Vantaa, Finland
2002 – Chloe Moriondo, American indie rock singer-songwriter (“Girl On TV”), born in Detroit, Michigan

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1813 – Anton Wallerstein, German composer, born in Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony (d. 1892)
1844 – Robert Stout, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1884-87), born in Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland (d. 1930)
1855 – Thomas Frederick Tout, British historian (Manchester school of historiography), born in London, England (d. 1929)
1864 – Barry Pain, English writer (Punch), born in Cambridge, England (d. 1928)
1905 – Max Schmeling, German boxer (world heavyweight champion 1930-32), born in Klein Luckow, Germany (d. 2005)
1907 – Bhagat Singh, Indian freedom fighter, born in Jaranwala Tehsil, Punjab (d. 1931)
1913 – Warja Honegger-Lavater, Swiss artist and illustrator (Little Red Riding Hood: Imagery After a Tale by Perrault), born in Winterthur, Switzerland (d. 2007)
1924 – Marcello Mastroianni, Italian actor (8½, La Dolce Vita; Dark Eyes, The Pizza Triangle), born in Fontana Liri, Lazio, Kingdom of Italy (d. 1996)
1931 – John Gilmore, American tenor saxophonist (Sun Ra Arkestra), born in Summit, Mississippi (d. 1995)
1950 – Paul Burgess, British rock drummer (10cc – I’m Not In Love”), born in Manchester, England

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1911 – Peter Doig, British Labour Party politician, born in Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland (d. 1996)
1912 – Mary Grierson, Welsh botanical artist, born in Bangor, Wales (d. 2012)
1921 – Dennis Nineham, British theologian (Synod and Doctrine Commission), born in Southampton, England (d. 2016)
1927 – Jack Katz, American comic book artist and graphic novel pioneer (The First Kingdom), born in Brooklyn, New York City (d. 2025)
1932 – Roger C. Carmel, American actor (Harry Mudd-Star Trek, In-Laws), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1986)
1933 – Rodney Cotterill, Danish-English physicist and neuroscientist, born in Cornwall, England (d. 2007)
1935 – Mamie “Peanut” Johnson, American baseball pitcher (1st female pitcher to play in the Negro Leagues), born in Ridgeway, South Carolina (d. 2017)
1949 – Graham Richardson, Australian politician and media commentator, born in Sydney, Australia
1976 – Matt Harding, American video game developer and traveler known as ‘Dancing Matt’, born in Norwalk, Connecticut
1983 – Jeon Hye-bin, Korean actress known for “Revolutionary Sisters”, born in Namyangju, South Korea

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1894 – Gladys Brockwell, American actress (Long Pants, Oliver Twist), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1929)
1925 – Marty Robbins, American country singer (“El Paso”; “Devil Woman”; “I Walk Alone”), born in Glendale, Arizona (d. 1982)
1926 – Manfred Mayrhofer, Austrian Indo-European philologist (Indo-Iranian languages), born in Linz, Austria (d. 2011)
1927 – Carolyn Brown, American dancer, and choreographer (founding member of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company), born in Fitchburg, Massachusetts (d. 2025)
1927 – Robert Blackburn, Irish educationist (International Baccalaureate Organisation), born in Kilkenny, Ireland (d. 1990)
1939 – Judith Appelbaum, American magazine and newspaper editor and educator, born in New York (d. 2018)
1945 – Gal Costa, Brazilian bossa nova and Tropicália singer, born in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil (d. 2022)
1965 – Alexandra Lencastre, Portuguese actress (Ana e os Sete, A Única Mulher), born in Lisbon, Portugal
1969 – Aurelio [Martínez], Honduran folk-rock and Garifuna music singer-songwriter, and politician, born in Plaplaya, Honduras (d. 2025)
1970 – Rachel Jacobs, American actress (It’s Not Easy), born in Ririe, Idaho

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1663 – Johann Nikolaus Hanff, German organist and composer, born in Wechmar, Electorate of Saxony (d. 1711)
1694 – Henry Pelham, British Prime Minister (Whig: 1743-54) who introduced the Gin Acts, born in Laughton, England (d. 1754)
1829 – William Michael Rossetti, English writer and civil servant, born in London, England (d. 1919)
1905 – Nahman Avigad, Israeli archaeologist (Discovering Jerusalem), born in Zavaliv, Ukraine (d. 1992)
1911 – Lilian Ngoyi, South African machinist, anti-apartheid activist, and first woman elected to the executive committee of the African National Congress, born in Pretoria, Union of South Africa (d. 1980)
1914 – Frederick Wilhelm Sternfeld, Austrian musicologist, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1994)
1969 – Hansie Cronje, South African cricket batsman and captain (68 Tests, 3,714 runs, 43 wickets; 188 ODIs; life ban for match-fixing 2000), born in Bloemfontein, South Africa (d. 2002)
1975 – Matt Hasselbeck, American football player, born in Boulder, Colorado
1975 – Mariusz Duda, Polish rock bassist and singer (Riverside), born in Wegorzewo, Poland
2003 – Bella Ramsey, English actress (Games of Thrones, The Last of Us), born in Nottingham, England

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