Category: Famous Birthdays

1863 – René Viviani, French historian and 61st Prime Minister of France (1914-15), born in Sidi Bel Abbès, French Algeria (d. 1925)
1912 – June Havoc [Ellen Evangeline Hovick], Canadian-born American stage and screen actress, born in Vancouver, British Columbia (d. 2010)
1918 – Hermann Zapf, German typeface designer (Palatino and Optima), born in Nuremberg (d. 2015)
1931 – Darla Hood, American child actress (Little Rascals, The Bat), born in Leedey, Oklahoma (d. 1979)
1945 – Judith Lang Zaimont, American pianist and composer (“Reflective Rag”), born in Memphis, Tennessee
1956 – Richard Curtis, British screenwriter (Blackadder, Four Wedding and a Funeral), born in Wellington, New Zealand
1957 – Yohan Gunasekera, Sri Lankan cricketer (2 Tests for Sri Lanka 1983), born in Colombo, Sri Lanka
1966 – Gordon Ramsay, British chef and reality television personality, born in Johnstone, Scotland
1968 – Sergio Porrini, Italian footballer, born in Milan, Italy
1982 – Mika Kallio, Finnish Grand Prix motorcycle racer, born in Valkeakoski, Finland

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1598 – Francisco Zurbarán, Spanish painter, born in Fuente de Cantos, Spain (d. 1664)
1728 – James Cook, British explorer, navigator and cartographer who was the first European to explore much of Australia, the Pacific Islands and New Zealand, born in Marton, Yorkshire, England (d. 1779)
1846 – Ignaz Brull, Moravain-born composer, born in Prostějov, Moravia (d. 1907)
1847 – (Charlotte) “Lotta” Crabtree, American stage actress, comedian (Little Nell and the Marchioness), and philanthropist, born in New York City (d. 1924)
1876 – Ted Arnold, English cricketer (England all-rounder in 10 Tests 1903-05), born in Withycombe Raleigh, Devon (d. 1942)
1933 – Ernie Michie, Scottish rugby union lock (15 caps; 2 caps British and Irish Lions; Barbarians FC; London Scottish RUFC, Leicester Tigers RUFC), born in Aberdeen, Scotland (d. 2021)
1942 – Jean Shrimpton, British model and actress (Privilege; Beaton by Bailey; Something Nice to Eat), and the world’s first supermodel, born in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England
1964 – Gill Holland, Norwegian-American producer (Hurricane Streets), born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina
1966 – Murphy Su’a, New Zealand cricket pace bowler (NZ left-arm of Samoan parents), born in Whanganui, New Zealand
1980 – Gervasio Deferr, Spanish gymnast (Olympic gold 2000, 2004), born in Premià de Mar, Barcelona

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1566 – Julien Perrichon, French composer, born in Paris (d. 1600)
1878 – Ernest Irving, English film score composer, born in Godalming, Surrey, England (d. 1953)
1897 – Jack O’Connor, English cricket all-rounder (4 Tests, 1 x 50; Derbyshire CCC), born in Cambridge, England (d. 1977)
1919 – Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen, Portuguese poet and children’s author (The Sea Girl), born in Oporto, Portugal (d. 2004)
1941 – Ray Perkins, American football coach (New York Giants, University of Alabama, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Arkansas State University), born in Mount Olive, Mississippi (d. 2020)
1949 – Joseph C. Wilson, American diplomat and businessman (investigation over Saddam Hussein effort to buy Uranium), born in Bridgeport, Connecticut
1963 – Laurene Powell Jobs, American businesswoman and philanthropist (Emerson Collective, widow of Steve Jobs), born in West Milford, New Jersey
1964 – Corey Glover, American rock guitarist and singer (Living Colour), born in Brooklyn, New York City
1964 – Kerry Conran, American filmmaker (Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow), born in Flint, Michigan
1988 – Conchita Wurst [Thomas Neuwirth], Austrian singer and drag queen (Eurovision Song Contest winner: 2014), born in Gmunden, Austria

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1876 – Raymond Duchamp-Villon, French cubist sculptor (Head of Baudeaire), born in Damville, Eure, France (d. 1918)
1893 – Raymond Loewy, French-American industrial designer, born in Paris (d. 1986)
1900 – Martin Dies, Jr., American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas), born in Colorado City, Texas (d. 1972)
1946 – Herman Brood, Dutch painter and pianist (Sleepin’ Bird), born in Zwolle, Netherlands (d. 2001)
1947 – Oļegs Antropovs, Latvian volleyball player (Olympic gold 1968), born in Shymkent, Kazakh SSR
1960 – Ken Coomer, American drummer and producer (Uncle Tupelo; Wilco), born in Nashville, Tennessee
1968 – Bob Dahl, American NFL guard (Washington Redskins, Cleveland Browns), born in Chicago, Illinois
1971 – Erick Walder, American triple jumper, born in Mobile, Alabama
1987 – Kevin Jonas, American guitarist (The Jonas Brothers), born in Teaneck, New Jersey
2002 – Jawsh 685 [Joshua Nanai], Samoan-New Zealander dance mixer and music producer (“Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat)”, with Jason Derulo), born in Aukland, New Zealand

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1787 – Edmund Kean, British Shakespearean actor (Edmund Kean’s Masonic Career), born in London, England (d. 1833)
1867 – Tomasz Arciszewski, 31st Prime Minister of Poland, 3rd Prime Minister of the Polish government-in-exile in London (1944-47), born in Sierzchowy, Piotrków Governorate, Congress Poland (d. 1955)
1881 – Gena Branscombe, Canadian pianist and composer, born in Picton, Ontario (d. 1977)
1897 – Oscar Lorenzo Fernández, Brazilian conductor and composer (Imbapara), born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (d. 1948)
1918 – Art Carney, American Emmy and Oscar winner actor (The Honeymooners – “Ed Norton”; Harry and Tonto -“Harry”), born in Mount Vernon, New York (d. 2003)
1956 – Jordan Rudess, American progressive rock keyboardist (Dream Theater), born in New York
1965 – Pata [Tomoaki Ishizuka], Japanese musician (X Japan), born in Chiba, Japan
1966 – Kool Rock-ski [Damon Wimbley], American rapper (Fat Boys – “Jail House Rap”), born in Brooklyn, New York City
1970 – Malena Ernman, Swedish opera singer, born in Uppsala, Sweden
1980 – Emme Rylan, American actress (General Hospital), born in Providence, North Carolina

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1749 – Daniel Rutherford, Scottish chemist and physician (isolation of nitrogen in 1772), born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 1819)
1828 – Joseph Hellmesberger, Sr, Austrian violinist, composer, conductor, and pedagogue (Vienna Conservatory, 1851-93), born in Vienna, Austrian Empire (d. 1893)
1876 – Stephen Alencastre, Portuguese Roman Catholic prelate, born in Porto Santo, Madeira Islands, Portugal (d. 1940)
1949 – Roswitha Krause, German swimmer and team handball player (first woman Summer Olympic medals in different sports; silver 4x100m freestyle 1968, handball 1976), born in Dahme, Germany
1954 – Kevin P Chilton, American General, test pilot and NASA astronaut (STS 49, 59, 76), born in Los Angeles, California
1956 – Bob Welch, American baseball pitcher (AL Cy Young Award 1990; Oakland A’s; World Series 1981, 89, 2001), born in Seal Beach, California (d. 2014)
1958 – Brady Hoke, American college football coach (San Diego State, Michigan), born in Dayton, Ohio
1980 – Hans Andersen, Danish speedway rider (captain Denmark Speedway World Cup gold 2006, 08), born in Odense, Denmark
1987 – Gemma Ward, Australian supermodel (Calvin Klein’s Obsession Night ad campaign), born in Perth, Australia
1994 – Ella Mai [Howell], English RandB singer (“Boo’d Up”), born in London

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1815 – George Boole, English mathematician and logician (Boolean algebra), born in Lincoln, England (d. 1864)
1906 – Luchino Visconti, Italian director (The Leopard, Death in Venice), born in Milan (d. 1976)
1935 – Mohammad Munaf, Pakistan cricket fast bowler (4 Tests, 11 wickets; Karachi, Sind), born in Mumbai, India (d. 2020)
1952 – Larry Fink [Laurence Douglas Fink], American chairman and CEO of BlackRock, born in Los Angeles, California
1957 – Carter Beauford, American drummer (Dave Matthews Band), born in Charlottesville, Virginia
1964 – Michael D’Asaro II, American fencer-sabre, born in Brooklyn, New York
1965 – Shah Rukh Khan [Shahrukh Khan], Indian actor, producer and TV personality (My Name is Khan, Swades), born in New Delhi, India
1966 – David Schwimmer, American actor (Ross Geller in “Friends”; Madagascar), born in Queens, New York
1970 – Sharmell Sullivan, American professional wrestling valet (WWE Smackdown!, TNA iMPACT! Wrestling), born in Gary, Indiana
1973 – Marisol Nichols, American actress (Riverdale, Resurrection Blvd.), born in Rogers Park, Illinois

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1838 – Khedrup Gyatso, 11th Dalai Lama of Tibet, born in Lithang (d. 1856)
1892 – Alexander Alekhine, Russian, French chess player (world champion 1927-35, 37-46), born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1946)
1930 – A. R. Gurney [Albert Ramsdell Gurney], American playwright (The Dining Room; Love Letters), novelist, and academic, born in Buffalo, New York (d. 2017)
1932 – Alexandru Penciu, Romanian rugby union fullback, centre (34 caps; Locomotiva PTT, CSA Steaua București, Rugby Rovigo), born in Bucharest, Romania (d. 2023)
1935 – Gary Player, South African golfer (9-time major title winner), born in Johannesburg, South Africa
1942 – Marcia Wallace, American actress (The Bob Newhart Show – “Carol”), born in Creston, Iowa (d. 2013)
1954 – Chris Morris, Britsh rock guitarist and singer (Paper Lace – “The Night Chicago Died”), born in Nottingham, England
1961 – Calvin Johnson, American guitarist and singer (Beat Happening; The Halo Benders; Dub Narcotic Sound System), born in Olympia, Washington
1963 – Mark Hughes, Welsh soccer striker and manager (72 caps; Manchester United 256 games; Blackburn Rovers, Manchester City, Stoke City), born in Wrexham, Wales
1991 – Anthony Ramos, American actor and singer-songwriter (Hamilton), born in New York City

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1795 – John Keats, English Romantic poet (Ode to a Grecian Urn), born in London (d. 1821)
1847 – Galileo Ferraris, Italian physicist and electrical engineer, born in Livorno Ferraris, Italy (d. 1897)
1919 – Magnus Wenninger, American mathematician and author of Polyhedron models, born in Park Falls, Wisconsin (d. 2017)
1949 – Michael Parker, American businessman and politician (Rep-D-Mississippi), born in Laurel, Mississippi
1957 – Brian Stokes Mitchell, American Broadway singer and actor, born in Seattle, Washington
1961 – Alonzo Babers, American athlete (Olympic gold 400m, 4x400m relay 1984), born in Montgomery, Alabama
1961 – Peter Jackson, New Zealand film director (Lord of the Rings – Academy Award, Best Director, 2003), born in Wellington, New Zealand
1963 – Johnny Marr, British guitarist and songwriter (The Smiths – “This Charming Man”; “Ask”), born in Ardwick, Manchester, England
1973 – Fiona Smith, Canadian ice hockey defenseman (Canada, Olympics 1998), born in Saskatchewan, Canada
1974 – Natasja Saad, Danish hip hop and reggae artist, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 2007)

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1735 – Edward Miller, English composer, born in Norwich, England (d. 1807)
1762 – André Chénier, French poet killed during French Revolution, born in Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (d. 1794)
1931 – Dick Gautier, American stage and screen actor (Get Smart -“Hymie”; Bye-Bye Birdie; When Things Were Rotten), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2017)
1934 – Frans Brüggen, Dutch flautist, recorder player, and conductor (Orchestra of the 18th Century), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 2014)
1946 – Lynne Marta, American actress (Love American Style), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1953 – Desmond Fitzgerald, Irish medical doctor and President of the University of Limerick (2017-20), born in Dublin
1962 – John Custer, American rock guitarist and record producer, born in Cary, North Carolina
1969 – Mayumi Hirase, Japanese golfer (18 LPGA of Japan Tour titles), born in Kumamoto, Japan
1970 – Kevin Johnson, American NFL defensive tackle (Philadelphia Eagles, Oakland Raiders), born in Los Angeles, California
2006 – Saniyya Sidney, American actress (King Richard), born in Los Angeles, California

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