Category: Famous Birthdays

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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1909 – French van Immerseel, Belgian graphic artist, born in Borsbeek, Antwerp (d. 1978)
1914 – Aribert Heim, Austrian SS physician (served at the Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp in Mauthausen, known as Dr. Death), born in Bad Radkersburg, Austria-Hungary (d. 1992)
1928 – Nick Virgilio, American haiku poet, born in Camden, New Jersey (d. 1989)
1936 – Major R. Owens, American politician (Rep-D-NY, 1983-2007), born in Collierville, Tennessee (d. 2013)
1945 – Raul Seixas, Brazilian rock singer-songwriter (“Mosca na Sopa” – “Fly In The Soup”), born in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil (d. 1989)
1965 – Michele Timms, Australian WNBA guard (Phoenix Mercury, Olympics 1988, 96), born in Melbourne, Australia
1972 – Alessandro Nivola, American actor, born in Boston, Massachusetts
1973 – Adrian Annus, Hungarian athlete, born in Szeged, Hungary
1977 – Lindsay Lee, American tennis star (1995 Futures-Woodlands TX), born in Oklahoma City
1986 – Shadia Simmons, Canadian actress (Strange Days at Blake Holsey High), born in Toronto, Ontario

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1819 – Carl Albert Löschhorn, German composer, born in Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1905)
1849 – Harriet Hubbard Ayer, American cosmetics manufacturer and columnist, born in Chicago (d. 1903)
1869 – Emma Goldman, Russian-American anarchist, writer (Anarchism and Other Essays; Living My Life), publisher (Mother Earth), and feminist, born in Kovno, Russian Empire (now Kaunas, Lithuania) (d. 1940)
1884 – Forrester Harvey, Irish actor (Rebecca, Tarzan, Chump at Oxford), born in Cork, Ireland (d. 1945)
1916 – Hallvard Johnsen, Norwegian flautist, and composer, born in Hamburg, German Empire (d. 2003)
1924 – Efua Sutherland, Ghanaian writer (Nyamekye), born in Cape Coast, Ghana (d. 1996)
1930 – Ross Perot, American businessman (Electronic Data Systems, Perot Systems), billionaire and presidential candidate (1992, 1996), born in Texarkana, Texas (d. 2019)
1931 – Grant Weatherstone, Scotland rugby union winger (16 caps; Edinburgh District), born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 2020)
1946 – Daria Semegen, German-American electro-acoustic and classical composer, and educator, born in Bamberg, West Germany
1970 – Jim Edmonds, American MLB baseball outfielder, 1993-2010, 4X All-Star, 8X Gold Glove (California/Anaheim Angels, St. Louis Cardinals, and 4 other teams), born in Fullerton, California

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1911 – Babe Didrikson Zaharias, American all-round athlete (10 LPGA major titles, Olympic gold 80m hurdles, javelin 1932), born in Port Arthur, Texas (d. 1956)
1925 – Pavel Belyayev, Soviet fighter pilot and cosmonaut (Voskhod II), born in Chelishchevo, Russia (d. 1970)
1937 – Robert Coleman Richardson, American physicist (Nobel 1996), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2013)
1944 – Ruth Kempson, British linguist known for contributions to dynamic syntax (Semantic Theory, The Dynamics of Language), born in Leeds, England
1953 – Tara VanDerveer, American women’s collegiate basketball coach (3 x NCAA National Championships – Stanford University; Olympic gold, 1996), born in Melrose, Massachusetts
1968 – Paolo Maldini, Italian soccer defender (126 caps; AC Milan 647 games), born in Milan, Italy
1971 – Max Biaggi, Italian Grand Prix motorcycle racer, born in Rome, Italy
1974 – Derek Jeter, American Baseball HOF shortstop (14 × MLB All-Star; 5 × World Series; World Series MVP 2000; NY Yankees), born in Pequannock, New Jersey
1976 – Mpumelelo Mbangwa, Zimbabwean cricketer (Zimbabwe pace bowler v Pakistan 1996), born in Plumtree, Matabeleland
1986 – Casey Desmond, American pop singer, born in Boston, Massachusetts

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1560 – Wilhelm Fabry, German surgeon (Father of German surgery), born in Hilden, Germany (d. 1634)
1852 – Antoni Gaudí, Catalan-Spanish architect (Sagrada Família, Casa Milà, Casa Batlló), born in Reus, Catalonia, Spain (d. 1926)
1915 – Peter Lind Hayes, American comedian and singer (Peter Lind Hayes Show), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1998)
1935 – Larry Kramer, American playwright and AIDS activist, born in Bridgeport, Connecticut (d. 2020)
1940 – Clint Warwick [Albert Eccles], English bassist (Moody Blues, 1964-66 – “Go Now”), born in Birmingham, England (d. 2004)
1942 – Willis Reed, American Basketball HOF center (NBA C’ship 1970 [MVP], 1973 [MVP]; NBA MVP 1970; 7 × NBA All-Star; NY Knicks) and coach (NY Knicks, NJ Nets), born in Dubach, Louisiana (d. 2023)
1948 – Broery Marantika [Simon Pesulima], Indonesian blues and jazz singer, and actor, born in Ambon, Maluku, Japanese-occupied East Indies (d. 2000)
1950 – Nitza Saul, Israeli actress, born in Tel Aviv, Israel
1952 – Radka Toneff, Norwegian jazz singer (It Don’t Come Easy), born in Oslo, Norway (d. 1982)
1979 – La La Anthony
, American TV personality (Think Like a Man, Power), born in Brooklyn, New York

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