Category: Famous Birthdays

1871 – Clement Harris, British pianist and composer, born in Wimbledon, London (d. 1897)
1906 – Philip Johnson, American architect (International and Postmodern Style: 1st Pritzker Prize, 1979), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2005)
1917 – Pamela Brown, British actress (Cleopatra, I Know Where I’m Going!, Beckett), born in London, England (d. 1975)
1917 – Glenn Langan, American actor (Amazing Colossal Man, Margie, Jungle Heat, Rapture), born in Denver, Colorado (d. 1991)
1948 – Kim Darby, American actress (True Grit, Enola Gay, Rich Man Poor Man), born in Hollywood, California
1948 – Tom Jackson, American college football coach (Connecticut Huskies 1983-93), born in Scotch Plains, New Jersey (d. 2025)
1962 – Joan Osborne, American singer-songwriter (“One Of Us”), born in Anchorage, Kentucky
1964 – Maryalice Demler, American TV journalist and anchor, Miss New York (1991), born in North Tonawanda, New York
1986 – Kevin Chappell, American golfer (US Open 2011 3rd; Haskins Award 2008), born in Fresno, California
1991 – Devon Conway, New Zealand cricket batsman (7th batsman to score double century on Test debut; 200 v England 2021; Gauteng, Wellington, Somerset CCC), born in Johannesburg, South Africa

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1690 – Johann Tobias Krebs, German organist and composer, born in Heichelheim, Duchy of Saxe-Weimar (d. 1762)
1893 – Miroslav Krleža, Croatian poet, novelist and playwright (Ballads of Petrica Kerempuh), born in Zagreb, Croatia-Slavonia, Austria-Hungary (d. 1981)
1922 – Artie Malvin, American vocalist (Glenn Miller; Jimmy Dorsey), arranger and music director (Julie LaRosa; Pat Boone; Carol Burnett), born in New York City (d. 2006)
1936 – Friedhelm Döhl, German composer, born in Göttingen, Germany (d. 2018)
1947 – Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, last King of Nepal (2001-2008), born in Narayanhiti Royal Palace, Kathmandu, Nepal
1960 – Ralph Sampson, American College/Basketball HOF center (NBA All-Star 1984–87; Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets), born in Harrisonburg, Virginia
1970 – Min Patel, English cricket all-rounder (2 Tests, 1 wicket; Kent CCC, Central Districts CA), born in Mumbai, India
1979 – Anastasios Gousis, Greek sprinter, born in Corfu, Greece
1982 – George Owu, Ghanaian footballer, born in Accra, Ghana
1984 – Marie-Mai [Bouchard], French Canadian pop singer (“Jamais trop tard”), born in Varennes, Quebec

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1668 – Pieter Burman the Elder, Dutch classical scholar, born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1741)
1747 – Coelestin Jungbauer, German composer, born in Grattersdorf, Electorate of Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1823)
1753 – Johannes Henricus Midderigh, Dutch wine merchant, politician, and chair of the Second Assembly in the coup d’état, born in Rotterdam, Dutch Republic (d. 1800)
1766 – Alexander Wilson, Scottish-American ornithologist and naturalist, born in Paisley, Scotland (d. 1813)
1918 – Bert Voeten, Dutch journalist and poet (Crossing), born in Breda, Netherlands (d. 1992)
1925 – Bill Haley, American rock guitarist and vocalist known as the father of Rock ‘n’ Roll (…and his Comets – “Rock Around the Clock”; “See You Later, Alligator”), born in Highland Park, Michigan (d. 1981)
1960 – Caroll-Ann Alie, Canadian sailor (Olympics-14-92, 96), born in Ottawa, Ontario
1972 – Isabelle Boulay, French Canadian singer (“Parle-moi”), born in Sainte-Félicité, Quebec
1975 – Amir-Abbas Fakhravar, Iranian journalist and activist (Annie Taylor Award), born in Tehran, Iran
1980 – Pau Gasol, Spanish Basketball HOF forward (NBA C’ship 2009, 10 LA Lakers; 6 × NBA All-Star; NBA Rookie of the Year 2002 Memphis Grizzlies), born in Barcelona, Spain

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1904 – Milburn Stone, American actor (Gunsmoke, Pickup on South Street), born in Burrton, Kansas (d. 1980)
1918 – George Rochberg, American composer (Concord Quartet), born in Paterson, New Jersey (d. 2005)
1924 – Niels Jannasch, Canadian historian and museum curator, born in Holzminden, Germany (d. 2001)
1929 – Tony Lock, English cricket spin bowler (49 Tests, 174 wickets, BB 7/35, 2 x 50; Surrey CCC, Western Australia, Leicestershire CCC), born in Limpsfield, England (d. 1995)
1952 – Timothy Drury, American session and touring keyboardist (Don Henley, Whitesnake, The Eagles), born in Los Angeles, California
1959 – Marc Cohn, American folk rock singer (“Walking in Memphis”), born in Cleveland, Ohio
1966 – Gianfranco Zola, Italian footballer and coach (Chelsea), born in Oliena, Italy
1968 – Ken Akamatsu, Japanese Manga artist, born in Tokyo
1988 – Joe Lycett, English comedian (The Great British Seeing Bee), born in Birmingham, England
1989 – Whitney Wolfe Herd, American entrepreneur (founder of Bumble, co-founder of Tinder), born in Salt Lake City, Utah

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1883 – Maximilian Steinberg, Russian composer, born in Vilnius, Russian Empire (d. 1946)
1888 – Henry Armetta, Italian-American actor (The Black Cat, Bell for Adano, Big Store), born in Palermo, Sicily, Italy (d. 1945)
1918 – Abigail Van Buren [Pauline Phillips], American columnist and radio show host known for “Dear Abby” advice column, twin sister of fellow advice columnist Ann Landers (Eppie Lederer), born in Sioux City, Iowa (d. 2013)
1928 – Sylvius Gerald Marie Rozendal, Premier of Netherlands Antilles, born in Willemstad, Curacao (d. 2003)
1941 – Sergio Oliva, American body builder (The Myth, IFBB Mr. Olympia, 1967-9), born in Havana, Cuba (d. 2012)
1943 – Alan Wilson, American rock guitarist and vocalist (Canned Heat – “Going Up The Country”), born in Arlington, Massachusetts (d. 1970)
1949 – Tonio K. [Steven Krikorian], American singer (Romeo Unchained; 16 Tons of Monkeys), born in Palm Desert, California
1954 – Chang-dong Lee, South Korean filmmaker and novelist (Secret Sunshine, Poetry), born in Daegu, South Korea
1965 – Tracy Letts, American playwright, screenwriter and actor (August: Osage County – Pulitzer Prize for Drama 2008), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
1980 – Max Elliott Slade, American film actor, born in Pasadena, California

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1906 – F. Gwendolen Rees, Welsh zoologist and parasitologist, born in Abercynon, Wales (d. 1994)
1934 – Roger Christian, American radio personality and lyricist (“Don’t Worry Baby”; “Little Deuce Coupe”; “The Little Old Lady From Pasadena”), born in Buffalo, New York (d. 1991)
1944 – Paul Young, Scottish actor (Another Time Another Place), born in Edinburgh, Scotland
1951 – Sir Richard Hadlee, New Zealand cricket all-rounder (86 Tests, 3,124 runs, 431 wickets, 2 x 100, HS 151no; Canterbury, Nottinghamshire), born in Christchurch, Canterbury
1953 – Alynne Amkraut, American entertainer, born in Amityville, New York
1962 – Thomas Gibson, American actor (Dr Daniel Nyland-Chicago Hope), born in Charleston, South Carolina
1968 – Adam Wade, American indie-rock drummer (Shudder To Think; The Jealous Sound), born in Washington, D.C.
1970 – Serhiy Gonchar, Ukrainian road cyclist (UCI World C’ships gold Time Trial 2000), born in Rivne, Ukraine
1975 – Matt Haig, British author and journalist (Reasons to Stay Alive, The Midnight Library), born in Sheffield, England
1987 – Sebastian Vettel, German auto racer (World Formula 1 Drivers Champion 2010-13 Red Bull Racing), born in Heppenheim, Hesse, Germany

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419 – Valentinian III, Roman emperor (425-55), born in Ravenna (d. 455)
1857 – Francesco Spetrino, Italian conductor and composer, born in Palermo, Italy (d. 1948)
1906 – Hans Bethe, German-American quantum physicist (Nobel 1967), born in Strassburg, Germany (d. 2005)
1925 – Marvin Rainwater, American country singer (Ozark Jubilee), born in Wichita, Kansas (d. 2013)
1932 – Dave Thomas, American businessman who founded Wendy’s Restaurants, born in Atlantic City, New Jersey (d. 2002)
1934 – Ivan Madray, West Indian cricket leg-spin all rounder, 2 Tests 3 runs 0-108), born in Port Mourant, Guyana (d. 2009)
1952 – Wayne Haner, American rock bassist (Axe, 1980-84 – “Heat in the Street”), born in the USA
1964 – Charles Robinson, American wrestling referee for WWE, born in Mooresville, North Carolina
1978 – Owain Yeoman, Welsh actor (The Mentalist, 2008-13 – “Agent Rigsby”), born in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales
1985 – Ashley Tisdale, American actress and singer (High School Musical), born in Monmouth County, New Jersey

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1742 – Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, German physicist and writer (types of Lichtenberg), born in Ober-Ramstadt, Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1799)
1881 – Piet[er] L. Kramer, Influential Dutch architect (Amsterdam School), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1961)
1911 – Alvino Rey, American orchestra leader (King Family), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2004)
1918 – Ahmed Deedat, Indian-South African Islamic scholar, born in Tadkeshwar, British India (d. 2005)
1922 – Don Whitmire, American College Football Hall of Fame tackle (Alabama, Navy – All American at both), born in Giles County, Tennessee (d. 1991)
1923 – Constance Ford, American model and actress (Burden Hunt, Another World), born in New York City (d. 1993)
1927 – Chandra Shekhar, Indian politician, 8th Prime Minister of India (1990-91), born in Ibrahimpatti, British India (d. 2007)
1932 – Ze’ev Schiff, Israeli journalist and military correspondent for Haaretz, born in Lille, France (d. 2007)
1939 – Charles Floyd Hatcher, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia), born in Doerun, Georgia
1955 – Keith Whitley, American country music singer (“Don’t Close Your Eyes”), born in Ashland, Kentucky (d. 1989)

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1907 – Roman Shukhevych, Ukrainian nationalist and military leader, born in Krakovets, Galicia, Austria–Hungary (d. 1950)
1908 – Winston Graham, British writer (Poldark novels), born in Manchester (d. 2003)
1909 – Juan Bosch, 43rd President of the Dominican Republic (1962-63) and writer, born in La Vega, Dominican Republic (d. 2001)
1911 – Virginia D. Smith, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Nebraska), born in Randolph, Iowa (d. 2006)
1914 – Francisco da Costa Gomes, Portuguese army officer and politician (President of Portugal, 1974-76 – unelected appointee of ruling military junta), born in Chaves, Portugal (d. 2001)
1943 – Florence Ballard, American pop and RandB singer (The Supremes, 1959-67 – “Buttered Popcorn”; “Where Did Our Love Go”), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1976)
1956 – Ronald Winans, American gospel singer (Winans), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2005)
1966 – Louie Aguiar, American NFL punter (KC Chiefs), born in Livermore, California
1975 – Ralf Schumacher, German Formula 1 race car driver, born in Hürth, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
1985 – Cody Runnels, American wrestler, born in Marietta, Georgia

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1517 – Rembert Dodoens [Rembert Van Joenckema], Flemish physician and botanist, born in Mechelen, Spanish Netherlands (d. 1585)
1873 – Leo Frobenius, German ethnologist and archaeologist (African cultures), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1938)
1897 – Fulgence Charpentier, French Canadian journalist, born in Sainte-Anne-de-Prescott, Ontario, Canada (d. 2001)
1901 – Hendrik Diels, Flemish conductor, born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1974)
1931 – Ed Gilbert, American actor (The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1999)
1948 – Charles McCorquodale, British art historian, born in Edinburgh (d. 1996)
1962 – Amanda Donohoe, English actress (CJ Lamb-LA Law), born in London, England
1969 – Claude Béchard, Canadian politician (Member of the National Assembly of Quebec), born in Saint-Philippe-de-Néri, Quebec
1986 – Austin Drage, English pop singer (The X Factor), born in London, England
1990 – Ryu So-yeon, South Korean golfer (US Open 2011, ANA Inspiration 2017), born in Seoul, South Korea

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