Category: Famous Birthdays

1872 – Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein, British princess and granddaughter of Queen Victoria, born in Old Windsor, England (d. 1956)
1885 – Alexander Albrecht, Slovak composer, born in Arad, Kingdom of Hungary (d. 1958)
1907 – Joe Besser, American actor and comedian (The Three Stooges, Let’s Make Love, Africa Screams), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1988)
1932 – Charlie O’Donnell, American radio and game show announcer (American Bandstand; Wheel of Fortune, 1975-80, and 1989-2010), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2010)
1940 – Eddie Barlow, South African cricket all-rounder who played 30 Tests, 6 x 100, HS 201, 40 wickets; Transvaal, Eastern Province, Derbyshire CC, born in Pretoria, South Africa (d. 2005)
1941 – Réjean Ducharme, Québécois novelist and playwright known for “L’Avalée des avalés”, born in Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Québec (d. 2017)
1952 – Chen Kaige, Chinese film director (Farewell My Concubine), born in Beijing, China
1955 – Ann M. Martin, American author, known for The Baby-sitters Club series, born in Princeton, New Jersey
1959 – Lynette Woodard, (Olympic gold 1984, Harlem Globetrotter), born in Wichita, Kansas
1991 – Khris Middleton, American basketball forward (Olympic gold 2021; NBA C’ship 2021; NBA All-Star 2019, 20, 22 Milwaukee Bucks), born in Charleston, South Carolina

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1900 – Alexander Mosolov, Soviet composer (Iron Foundry; Four Newspaper Advertisements; Signal), born in Kyiv, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) (d. 1973)
1914 – José Silva, American parapsychologist, author of the Silva Method and Silva UltraMind ESP System, born in Laredo, Texas (d. 1999)
1926 – Aaron Klug, Biochemist (Nobel prize for Chemistry 1982), born in Lithuanian (d. 2018)
1943 – Krzysztof Meyer, Polish pianist, composer, and music scholar, born in Kraków, Poland
1948 – Don Boyd, Scottish director and producer (Goldeneye, 21, East of Elephant Rock), born in Nairn
1961 – Craig Ehlo, American NBA basketball guard (Cleveland Cavaliers, Atlanta Hawks, and 2 other teams), born in Lubbock, Texas
1971 – Aaron Miller, NHL defenseman (Colorado Avalanche), born in Buffalo, New York
1977 – Gemma Hayes, Irish singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist (The Cake Sale), born in Ballyporeen, County Tipperary, Ireland
1980 – Merritt Wever, American Emmy Award-winning actress (Nurse Jackie – “Zoey”; Godless; Unbelievable), born in Manhattan, New York
1993 – Alyson Stoner, American actress and pop singer, born in Toledo, Ohio

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1556 – Philipp Nicolai, German Lutheran pastor, poet, composer and hymnodist, born in Mengeringhausen, Landgraviate of Hesse, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1607)
1753 – Edmund Randolph, US Founding Father, 1st US Attorney General (1789-94) and 2nd US Secretary of State (1794-95), born in Williamsburg, Virginia, British America (d. 1813)
1856 – Paul Geisler, German conductor, composer, and pedagogue, born in Stolp, Pomerania (now Słupia, Poland) (d. 1919)
1896 – Walter Lang, American silent and sound film director (The Little Princess; The King and I; Desk Set), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 1972)
1909 – George Crockett Jr., American attorney (founded 1st racially integrated law firm) and politician (Rep-D-MI, 1980-91), born in Jacksonville, Florida (d. 1997)
1910 – Angus Campbell, American psychologist (Elections and Political Order), born in Leiters Ford, Indiana (d. 1980)
1918 – Joseph Hardy, American character actor (Husbands; The Clock), born in Arlington, Massachusetts (d. 1990)
1939 – Charles Rose, American politician (Rep-D-North Carolina, 1973-97), born in Fayetteville, North Carolina (d. 2012)
1943 – Jimmy Griffin, American pop singer, guitarist and songwriter, (Bread), and Academy Award winner (“For All We Know”), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 2005)
1977 – Aaron Kamin, American guitarist, and singer-songwriter (The Calling), born in Studio City, California

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1726 – Francesco Cetti, Italian Jesuit priest and scientist, born in Mannheim, Electorate of the Palatinate, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1778)
1757 – Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton, American socialite, philanthropist and wife of Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, born in Albany, Province of New York (d. 1854)
1783 – Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna of Russia, daughter of Emperor Paul I of Russia, born in Tsarskoye Selo, Russian Empire (d. 1801)
1834 – Elias Álvares Lobo, Brazilian composer, born in Itu, Brazil (d. 1901)
1874 – Reynaldo Hahn, Venezuelan-French singer, composer, conductor, and music critic, born in Caracas, Venezuela (d. 1947)
1895 – Nathaniel “Nat” Pendleton, American wrestler (Olympics 1920, Silver) and actor (The Thin Man, Reckless), born in Davenport, Iowa (d. 1967)
1899 – P. L. Travers, Australian British writer who created Mary Poppins, born in Maryborough, Australia (d. 1996)
1906 – Dorothy Jordan, American movie actress (The Taming of the Shrew; The Cabin in the Cotton), born in Clarksville, Tennessee (d. 1988)
1936 – Julián Javier, American baseball player, born in San Francisco de Macorís, Dominican Republic
1965 – Ezra Polley, American baseball pitcher (NY Yankees), born in Georgetown, Kentucky

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1839 – Nelson Appleton Miles, American Major General (Union Army), born in Westminster, Massachusetts (d. 1925)
1904 – (William) Elmo Tanner, American big band singer, whistler (Ted Weems Orchestra – “Heartaches”), bandleader, and DJ, born in Nashville, Tennessee (d. 1990)
1919 – Dino De Laurentiis, Italian film producer (King Kong), born in Torre Annunziata, Italy (d. 2010)
1926 – Ferdinando Orlandi, Italian actor (The House with Laughing Windows), born in Italy (d. 1991)
1928 – Ken Scowcroft, English insurance magnate and founder of Swinton Insurance (1957), born in England (d. 2018)
1930 – Jerry Tarkanian, American collegiate basketball coach (California State, UNLV, Fresno State; career record: 784–202), born in Euclid, Ohio (d. 2015)
1955 – Diddú [Sigrún Hjálmtýsdóttir], Icelandic soprano and songwriter, born in Reykjavík, Iceland
1966 – Chris Eubank, English boxer (WBO middleweight and super-middleweight titles), born in London, England
1970 – José Francisco Molina, Spanish soccer goalkeeper (9 caps; Atlético Madrid, Deportivo La Coruña) and manager (Villarreal CF), born in Valencia, Spain
1980 – Mike Hindert, American rock bassist (The Bravery), born in the USA

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317 – Constantius II, Roman Emperor (337-61), born in Sirmium, Pannonia Inferior (d. 361)
1902 – Ann Harding, American actress (East is West, Janie), born in San Antonio, Texas (d. 1981)
1910 – Clark Poling, American US Army chaplain and Protestant minister (The Four Chaplains), born in Columbus, Ohio (d. 1943)
1927 – Carl “Alfalfa” Switzer, American actor (Our Gang; Beginner’s Luck; General Spanky), born in Paris, Illinois (d. 1959)
1933 – Jerry Pournelle, American polymath and sci-fi author (Mercenary, Red Dragon), born in Shreveport, Louisiana (d. 2017)
1941 – Ken Jones, Welsh rugby union centre (14 caps Wales, 6 British Lions; Cardiff RFC, London Welsh RFC, Barbarian FC), born in Cross Hands, Wales (d. 2022)
1944 – John Glover, American actor (52 Pick-Up, Something Special), born in Kingston, New York
1963 – Harold Perrineau Jr., American actor, born in Brooklyn, New York
1973 – Kevin Muscat, Australian soccer defender (Olyroos, Olympics 1996), born in Crawley, United Kingdom
1975 – Charlize Theron, South African actress (Mad Max, The Cider House Rules, Monster), born in Benoni, Transvaal, South Africa

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1609 – Richard Bennett, English Colonial Governor of Virginia, born in Wiveliscombe, Somerset (d. 1675)
1873 – John Wesley Work Jr., 1st African-American collector of folk songs and spirituals, born in Nashville, Tennessee (or 1871) (d. 1925)
1877 – Wallace H. White, Jr., American politician (Senate Majority Leader), born in Lewiston, Maine (d. 1952)
1934 – Billy Boston, Welsh rugby league winger (32 Tests Great Britain; Wigan RLFC 488 games), born in Cardiff, Wales
1941 – (Doris) “Sorrel” Hays, American pianist and composer (The Glass Woman), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 2020)
1949 – Dino Bravo, Canadian professional wrestler (WWF), born in Campobasso, Italy (d. 1993)
1951 – Daryl Somers, Australian television personality (“Hey Hey It’s Saturday”, Dancing with the Stars”), born in Geelong, Victoria
1957 – Bob Horner, American baseball infielder (#1 pick 1978 MLB Draft; NL Rookie of the Year 1978; MLB All-Star 1982; Hit 4 HRs in one game July 6, 1986; Atlanta Braves), born in Junction City, Kansas
1962 – Michelle Yeoh, Chinese-Malaysian actress (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Tomorrow Never Dies), born in Ipoh, Federation of Malaya
1965 – Juliane Köhler, German actress (Downfall), born in Göttingen, West Germany

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1609 – Richard Bennett, English Colonial Governor of Virginia, born in Wiveliscombe, Somerset (d. 1675)
1873 – John Wesley Work Jr., 1st African-American collector of folk songs and spirituals, born in Nashville, Tennessee (or 1871) (d. 1925)
1877 – Wallace H. White, Jr., American politician (Senate Majority Leader), born in Lewiston, Maine (d. 1952)
1934 – Billy Boston, Welsh rugby league winger (32 Tests Great Britain; Wigan RLFC 488 games), born in Cardiff, Wales
1941 – (Doris) “Sorrel” Hays, American pianist and composer (The Glass Woman), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 2020)
1949 – Dino Bravo, Canadian professional wrestler (WWF), born in Campobasso, Italy (d. 1993)
1951 – Daryl Somers, Australian television personality (“Hey Hey It’s Saturday”, Dancing with the Stars”), born in Geelong, Victoria
1957 – Bob Horner, American baseball infielder (#1 pick 1978 MLB Draft; NL Rookie of the Year 1978; MLB All-Star 1982; Hit 4 HRs in one game July 6, 1986; Atlanta Braves), born in Junction City, Kansas
1962 – Michelle Yeoh, Chinese-Malaysian actress (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Tomorrow Never Dies), born in Ipoh, Federation of Malaya
1965 – Juliane Köhler, German actress (Downfall), born in Göttingen, West Germany

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1540 – Joseph Justus Scaliger, French-Dutch scholar (revolutionised ideas about ancient chronology), born in Agen, France (d. 1609)
1828 – Giovanni Rossi, Italian composer, born in Borgo San Donnino, Duchy of Parma and Piacenza (d. 1886)
1906 – Wassely Leontief, Russian American economist (Nobel 1973), born in Munich, Germany (d. 1999)
1923 – Devan Nair, Singaporean politician, President of Singapore (1981-85), born in Melaka (d. 2005)
1937 – Alan Howard, English theater and film actor (Royal Shakespeare Company), born in London, England (d. 2015)
1946 – Gary Beban, American College Football Hall of Fame quarterback (Heisman Trophy 1967, UCLA: NFL: Washington Redskins), born in San Francisco, California
1965 – M V Sridhar, Indian cricketer (scored 366 for Hyderabad v Andhra Pradesh 1994), born in Vijayawada, India (d. 2017)
1969 – Vasbert Drakes, West Indian cricket all-rounder (12 Tests, 1 x 50, HS 67, 33 wickets; 34 ODIs; Barbados, Sussex CCC, Border), born in Springhead, Barbados
1980 – Jason Čulina, Australian soccer player (Twente), born in Melbourne, Australia
1983 – Kara Tointon, English actress (EastEnders), born in Basildon, England

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1502 – Pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish artist, architect and designer of tapestries and stained glass (court painter to Holy Roman Emperor Charles V), born in Aelst (d. 1550)
1521 – Pope Urban VII, Roman head of the Catholic Church and shortest recognized ruler of the Papal States, born in Rome, Papal States (d. 1590)
1721 – Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford, Viscount Trentham, English politician in the House of Lords, born in England (d. 1803)
1748 – Maximilian Stadler, Austrian pianist and composer and Benedictine monk, born in Melk, Austria (d. 1833)
1818 – Lovell Harrison Rosseau, American lawyer politician and Major General (Union Army), born in Stanford, Kentucky (d. 1869)
1908 – Kurt Eichhorn, German conductor, born in Munich, Germany (d. 1994)
1929 – Kishore Kumar, Indian singer and actor, born in Khandwa, Central Provinces, British India (d. 1987)
1939 – Frank Vincent, American actor (The Sopranos), born in North Adams, Massachusetts (d. 2017)
1939 – Frankie Ford [Guzzo], American rock vocalist (“Sea Cruise”), born in Gretna, Louisiana, (d. 2015)
1992 – Dylan Sprouse, American actor (Suite Life of Zack and Cody), born in Arezzo, Italy

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