Category: Famous Birthdays

1884 – Abraham Rutgers, Dutch governor (Suriname, 1928-33), born in Amsterdam (d. 1966)
1914 – Kenneth Bancroft Clark, American civil rights activist (Dark Ghetto) and first black president of the American Psychological Association, born in Panama Canal Zone (d. 2005)
1914 – Frances Oldham Kelsey, Canadian-American FDA Director (stopped thalidomide use in the US), born in Cobble Hill, British Columbia (d. 2015)
1921 – Giuseppe Di Stefano, Italian operatic tenor, born in Motta Sant’Anastasia, Catania, Sicily (d. 2008)
1925 – Ignacio Aldecoa, Spanish writer (Gran Sol, Caballo the Pica), born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain (d. 1969)
1939 – Bob Lilly, American College-Pro Football HOF defensive tackle (Super Bowl VI; 7 × First-team All-Pro; 11 × Pro Bowl; Dallas Cowboys), born in Olney, Texas
1952 – Vin Weber, American politician (Rep-R-MN, 1981-93), born in Slayton, Minnesota
1968 – Kristin Chenoweth, American stage singer and actress (Wicked), born in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
1968 – Laura Leighton [Miller], American actress (Melrose Place, Pretty Little Liars), born in Iowa City
1990 – Evan James Springsteen, American rocker and Bruce Springsteen’s son, born in Los Angeles, California

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1339 – Louis I, Duke of Anjou (1360-84) and King of Naples (Battle at Poitiers), born in Château de Vincennes, France (d. 1384)
1816 – Charlotte Saunders Cushman, American actress (Lady MacBeth), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1876)
1824 – Gabriel C. Wharton, American civil engineer and Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Culpeper County, Virginia (d. 1906)
1865 – Friedrich Aereboe, German landlord and agricultural economist, born in Horn, Hamburg (d. 1942)
1917 – Charles Kerruish, Manx politician and President of Tyndwald Isle of Man, born in Isle of Man (d. 2003)
1931 – Viktor Korchnoi, Russian-Swiss chess grandmaster (10 x candidate World Championship; World Senior C’ship gold 2006), born in Leningrad, Russia (d. 2016)
1938 – Götz George, German actor (Tatort), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2016)
1950 – Blair Thornton, Canadian rock guitarist (Bachman-Turner Overdrive, 1974-79), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
1978 – Lauren Groff, American writer, known for “Florida”, born in Cooperstown, New York
1994 – Kelvin Harrison Jr., American actor (Cyrano), born in New Orleans, Louisiana

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1894 – Oskar Maria Graf, German-American writer (Wir sind Gefangene (We Are Prisoners)), born in Berg, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire (d. 1967)
1899 – Sobhuza II, Paramount Chief and Ngwenyama of Swaziland (1899-1982) who holds the record for the longest reign of any monarch in recorded history, born in Zombodze, Swaziland (d. 1982)
1922 – John Francis Burke, American surgeon and co-inventor of artificial skin, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2011)
1930 – Ray Pohlman, American session upright and electric bass guitarist and arranger (The Wrecking Crew), and jazz guitarist, born in Baker Township, Iowa (d. 1990)
1946 – Steve Friedman, American Emmy Award-winning TV news executive (NBC, 1977-87, 1990-95; CBS, 1997-2002), born in Chicago, Illinois
1963 – Emily Saliers, American folk-rock singer-songwriter (Indigo Girls – “Closer to Fine”), born in New Haven, Connecticut
1964 – Rafael Addison, American professional basketball forward, 1986-97 (NBA: Charlotte Hornets, and three other teams; Italian League: Livorno, and Treviso), born in Jersey City, New Jersey
1972 – Seth Fisher, American comic book artist and penciller (Fantastic Four/Iron Man: Big in Japan), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 2006)
1978 – A. J. Cook, Canadian actress, known for “Criminal Minds”, born in Oshawa, Ontario
1995 – Ezekiel Elliott, American NFL running back (Dallas Cowboys), born in Alton, Illinois

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1858 – Maria Christina of Austria, queen of Spain, born in Židlochovice Castle, Moravia (d. 1929)
1870 – Emil Orlik, Czech painter, etcher and lithographer, born in Prague, Austrai-Hungary (d. 1932)
1892 – Gijsbert Friedhoff, Dutch architect (Wibautstraat tax office, Amsterdam), born in Haarlem, Netherlands (d. 1970)
1895 – H G “Nummy” Deane, South African cricket batsman (17 Tests [12 as captain], 3 x 50; Natal, Transvaal), born in Eshowe, South Africa (d. 1939)
1922 – Kay Starr [Katherine Starks], American singer (Wheel of Fortune), born in Dougherty Oklahoma (d. 2016)
1926 – Queenie Watts [Mary Spenton], British singer and actress (Up the Junction, Holiday on the Buses), born in London, England (d. 1980)
1937 – Viktor Mamatov, Russian biathlete (Olympic gold USSR 4 × 7.5k relay 1968, 72; World C’ship gold 20k individual 1967, 4 × 7.5k relay 1969, 70, 71), born in Belovo, Russia (d. 2023)
1942 – Mike Hegan, American baseball utility (MLB All Star 1969 NY Yankees; World Series 1972 Oakland A’s), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2013)
1974 – Terry Coldwell, British pop singer (East 17 – “Stay Another Day”), and actor, born in Islington, London, England
1986 – Diane Guerrero, American actress and singer (Encanto), born in Passaic, New Jersey

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810 – Imam Al-Bukhari [Muḥammad al-Bukhari], Islamic scholar and compiler of Hadith (Sahih al-Bukhari), born in Bukhara, Abbasid Caliphate (d. 870)
1656 – Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach, Austrian Baroque architect under the Habsburgs (Schönbrunn Palace), born in Graz (d. 1723)
1659 – Hyacinthe Rigaud, French painter, born in Perpignan, France (d. 1743)
1793 – Aleksander Fredro, Polish poet and comedy writer (Pan Jowiolski), born in Surochów, Poland (d. 1876)
1893 – George Llewelyn-Davies, English inspiration for the Peter Pan character, born in London (d. 1915)
1912 – Frederick Ferrari, English tenor and variety performer (Love Descended Like An Angel), born in Manchester, England (d. 1994)
1933 – José Vicente Asuar, Chilean electronic music composer, born in Santiago, Chile (d. 2017)
1936 – Kaleria Fadicheva, Russian ballerina (Kirov) and choreographer, born in Ust-Ijori, Leningrad, Russia (d. 1994)
1968 – Michael Park, American actor (Dear Evan Hansen), born in Canandaigua, New York
1978 – Charlie Korsmo, American child actor (Dick Tracy, Hook), born in Fargo, North Dakota

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1828 – Roger Atkinson Pryor, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Petersburg, Virginia (d. 1919)
1896 – Juano Hernandez, Puerto Rican stage and film actor (St Louis Blues; Stars In My Crown), born in San Juan, Puerto Rico (d. 1970)
1898 – Juan Bautista Plaza, Venezuelan composer, born in Caracas, Venezuela (d. 1965)
1922 – George McGovern, American senator (South Dakota: 1963-81) and Democratic Party presidential nominee in 1972, born in Avon, South Dakota (d. 2012)
1923 – William A. Rusher, American lawyer and columnist, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2011)
1937 – Richard Jordan [Robert Anson Jordan Jr.], American actor (Dune, Gettysburg), born in New York City (1993)
1938 – Jayant Narlikar, Indian astrophysicist (Hoyle–Narlikar theory), born in Maharashtra, India
1952 – Jayne Anne Philips, American writer, 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for “Night Watch”, born in Buckhannon, West Virginia
1966 – David Segui, infielder (Montreal Expos), born in Kansas City, Kansas
1977 – Jean-Sébastien Aubin, Canadian NHL hockey goaltender, 1997-2015 (Pittsburgh Penguins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Los Angeles Kings), born in Montreal, Quebec

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1711 – Pierre-Joseph Le Blan, Flemish carillonneur and composer, born in Soignies, Belgium (d. 1765)
1718 – Saverio Bettinelli, Italian Jesuit writer, born in Mantua, Lombardy, Italy (d. 1808)
1865 – Laurence Housman, English author and playwright (Victoria Regina), born in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England (d. 1959)
1870 – Emil Młynarski, Polish violinist, conductor and composer, born in Kybartai, Russian Empire (d. 1935)
1886 – Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr, American lieutenant general of the 10th Army who was killed in action during the Battle of Okinawa, born in Munfordville, Kentucky (d. 1945)
1900 – Machine Gun Kelly, American gangster during the Prohibition era, born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 1954)
1902 – Jessamyn West, American novelist and short story writer (The Friendly Persuasion, The Massacre at Fall Creek), born in North Vernon, Indiana (d. 1984)
1926 – Richard Pasco, British actor (Gorgon, Arch of Triumph), born in Barnes, London (d. 2014)
1962 – Shaun Micallef, Australian comedian “Shaun Micallef’s Mad as Hell”, born in Adelaide, South Australia
1967 – Jeff Lageman, NFL defensive end, 1989-98 (New York Jets, Jacksonville Jaguars), and sports broadcaster, born in Fairfax, Virginia

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1898 – Berenice Abbott, American photographer (The World of Atget; Changing New York), born in Springfield, Ohio (d. 1991)
1913 – Roger Garaudy, French philosopher and communist (convicted for Holocaust denial), born in Marseille, France (d. 2012)
1933 – Bruce Wells, English boxer (European amateur light middleweight champion 1953) and actor (Dr. Who 1965-73), born in Harlesden, Middlesex (d. 2009)
1941 – Daryle Lamonica, American football quarterback (Pro Bowl 1970, 72; AFL MVP 1967, 69; Oakland Raiders, Buffalo Bills), born in Fresno, California (d. 2022)
1945 – Eric McCredie, Scottish pop bassist (Middle Of The Road – “Chirpy, Chirpy, Cheep Cheep”), born in Patrick, Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2007)
1959 – Janet Lynn Kavandi, American scientist and NASA astronaut (sk:STS 91), born in Carthage, Missouri
1968 – Bitty Schram, American actress, born in New York
1978 – Katharine Towne, American actress, born in Los Angeles, California
1987 – Darius Boyd, Australian rugby player, born in Gold Coast, Australia
1994 – Kali Uchis, Colombian-American singer-songwriter (“Get You”), born in Alexandria, Virginia

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1723 – Joshua Reynolds, English portrait painter (Simplicity), born in Plympton, Devon, England (d. 1792)
1907 – Orville Redenbacher, American popcorn magnate (Orville Redenbacher’s Gourmet Popcorn), born in Brazil, Indiana (d. 1995)
1915 – Edward Miller, British historian and Master (Fitzwilliam College Cambridge), born in Acklington Park, Warkworth, Northumberland (d. 2000)
1924 – Bess Myerson, 1st Jewish Miss America (1945), born in The Bronx, New York (d. 2014)
1927 – Shirley Hughes, English children’s literature author and illustrator (Dogger; Ella’s Big Chance), born in West Kirby, England (d. 2022)
1931 – Norm Sherry, American baseball catcher (Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets) and manager (California Angels), born in New York City (d. 2021)
1951 – Lorraine Chase, English actress and model (Lame Ducks, Love and Bullets), born in Deptford, England
1952 – Robert David Steele, American activist and former CIA officer, born in New York City
1977 – Bryan Budd, British soldier (VC recipient), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland (d. 2006)
1979 – Jayma Mays, American actress (Glee, Heroes), born in Bristol, Tennessee

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1812 – Benno Adam, German animal painter, born in Munich (d. 1892)
1837 – Stephanie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, German-born Queen of Portugal (1858-59), born in Krauchenwies Castle, Sigmaringen (d. 1859)
1887 – Wharton Esherick, American artist and sculptor who worked primarily in wood, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1970)
1926 – Driss Chraïbi, Moroccan author (Le passé simple), born in El Jadida, Morocco (d. 2007)
1950 – Colin Barnett, Australian politician, Premier of Western Australia (2008-17), born in Nedlands, Australia
1952 – Johnny Thunders [Genzale], American punk rock guitarist (New York Dolls), born in Queens, New York (d. 1991)
1952 – Judy McGrath, American television executive, CEO of MTV Networks, born in Scranton, Pennsylvania
1956 – Kathy Kreiner, Canadian alpine skier (Olympic gold giant slalom 1976), born in Timmins, Ontario
1979 – Alexander Frei, Swiss soccer striker (84 caps; Servette, Rennes, Borussia Dortmund, Basel), born in Basel, Switzerland
1984 – Vice Cooler, American musician, born in Mobile, Alabama

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