Category: Famous Birthdays

1913 – Marjorie Weaver, American actress (Michael Shayne: Private Detective, Young Mr Lincoln), born in Crossville, Tennessee (d. 1994)
1923 – Harriet Frank Jr. [Goldstein], American screenwriter (Hud, Norma Rae), born in Portland, Oregon (d. 2020)
1932 – Frank E. Petersen, American soldier and both the 1st African American Marine Corps aviator and Marine Corps general, born in Topeka Kansas (d. 2015)
1938 – Donald Schwall, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1961²; AL Rookie of the Year 1961; Boston Red Sox), born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
1954 – Hunt Sales, American rock drummer (Todd Rundgren; Iggy Pop; Tin Machine), born in Detroit, Michigan
1955 – Jay Osmond, American singer and drummer (Osmond Brothers – “One Way Ticket to Anywhere”), born in Ogden, Utah
1962 – Morioka Hiroyuki, Japanese science fiction writer, born in Kobe, Japan
1963 – Tuff Hedeman, American bull rider (Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) World C’ship 1986, 89, 91); Professional Bull Riders (PBR) World C’ship 1995), born in El Paso, Texas
1965 – Ron Gant, American baseball outfielder (MLB All Star 1992, 95; Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds) and broadcaster (WAGA-TV, co-host ‘Good Day Atlanta’, born in Victoria, Texas
1971 – Elizabeth Lackey, Australian actress (Heroes, Mulholland Drive), born in Sydney, Australia

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1909 – Richard de Guide, Belgian composer, born in Basècles, Belgium (d. 1962)
1942 – Michael Giles, British drummer (King Crimson, Giles, Giles and Fripp), born in Waterlooville, Hampshire, England
1948 – Norman Connors, American jazz drummer, composer, and arranger (“You Are My Starship”), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1956 – Tim Daly, American actor (Madam Secretary; Wings; Diner; Made in Heaven), born in Sufferin, New York
1961 – Davis Daniel, American country singer, born in Arlington Heights, Illinois
1971 – Allen Johnson, American athlete (Olympic gold 110m hurdles 1996; World C’ship gold 1995, 97, 2001, 03), born in Washington, D.C.
1978 – Jensen Ackles, American actor (Days Of Our Lives, Supernatural, The Boys), born in Dallas, Texas
1981 – Adam LaVorgna, American actor (Brooklyn Bridge, I’ll Be Home for Christmas), born in New Haven, Connecticut
1988 – Yang Hyeon-jong, South Korean baseball pitcher (Korean Series 2009, 2017 [MVP]; KBO MVP 2017; KIA Tigers), born in Gwangju, South Korea
1989 – Sonya Kitchell, American contemporary folk singer-songwriter (“Can’t Get You Out Of My Mind”), born in Northampton, Massachusetts

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1858 – Ko Vis [Jacob Pieter Vis], Dutch industrialist and founder of the Royal Dutch Salt Industry, born in Zaandijk, Netherlands (d. 1924)
1889 – Victor Sutherland, American actor (Captive City), born in Paducah, Kentucky (d. 1968)
1896 – Jud Wilson, American Baseball HOF infielder (NgL World Series 1943, 44; Baltimore Black Sox, Homestead Grays, Philadelphia Stars), born in Remington, Virginia (d. 1963)
1901 – Linus Pauling, American chemist, engineer and peace activist (1954 Nobel prize for Chemistry, 1962 Nobel Peace Prize), born in Portland, Oregon (d. 1994)
1916 – Svend Asmussen, Danish jazz violinist, known as “The Fiddling Viking” (The Swe-Danes), born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 2017)
1927 – Bernard Frank, French writer and oriental scholar, born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France (d. 2006)
1931 – Peter Alliss, English golfer (Ryder Cup 1957 GB winners) and author, course designer and television presenter, commentator (BBC, ESPN, ABC Sports), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2020)
1941 – (Ramón) “Palito” Ortega, Argentine ‘la nueva ola’ singer, actor, and politician (National Senator, 1995-99; Governor of Tucumán, 1991-95), born in Lules, Argentina
1955 – Gilbert Gottfried, American stand-up comedian, and actor (SNL; Aladdin – “Iago the Parrot”; The Afflac Duck), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2022)
1991 – Sarah Bolger, Irish actress (Mayans M.C., The Spiderwick Chronicles), born in Dublin, Ireland

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1912 – Lawrence Durrell, Indian-British writer (Private Country, Alexandria Quartet), born in Jalandhar, Punjab, British India (d. 1990)
1917 – John Connally Jr, American politician, 39th Governor of Texas, and federal treasurer who was critically wounded during the assassination of Kennedy, born in Floresville, Texas (d. 1993)
1934 – Van Williams, American actor (Green Hornet, Tycoon), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 2016)
1934 – Ralph Nader, American consumer advocate (Unsafe at Any Speed), born in Winsted, Connecticut
1942 – Charlayne Hunter-Gault, American journalist and foreign correspondent (McNeil-Lehrer), born in Due West, South Carolina
1943 – Mary Frann [Leucke], American actress (Newhart – “Joanna”; Days of Our Lives, 1976-79 – “Amanda”), born in St Louis, Missouri (d. 1998)
1957 – Viktor Markin, Russian athlete, born in Ust-Tarksky District, Russia
1960 – Johnny Van Zant, American rock vocalist (Lynyrd Skynyrd), born in Jacksonville, Florida
1971 – Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas, American pop and RandB singer (TLC – “Waterfall”, “Creep”), born in Atlanta, Georgia
1981 – Elodie Ouédraogo, Belgian athlete, born in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, Belgium

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1831 – Filippo Marchetti, Italian opera composer, born in Bolognola, Papal States (d. 1902)
1868 – Leonard Borwick, English concert pianist, born in Walthamstow, England (d. 1925)
1898 – Julien de Valckenaere, Belgian poet, born in Ghent, Belgium (d. 1958)
1945 – Jan Klijnjan, Dutch soccer attacking midfielder (11 caps; FC Dordrecht, Sparta Rotterdam, FC Sochaux), born in Papendrecht, Netherlands (d. 2022)
1966 – Jennifer Grant, American actress (Celeste-Beverly Hills 90210), born in Burbank, California
1972 – Scott Turner, American politician (Texas House of Representatives 2013-17) and NFL cornerback (Washington Redskins, SD Chargers, Denver Broncos), born in Richardson, Texas
1973 – Marshall Faulk, American College-Pro Football HOF running back (Super Bowl XXXIV St Louis Rams; NFL MVP 2000; First-team All-Pro 1999, 2000, 01; 7 × Pro Bowl; Indianapolis Colts), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
1978 – Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye, Senegalese soccr defender (36 caps; ASEC Ndiambour, Lens, Bolton Wanderers, Stoke City), born in Dakar, Senegal
1981 – Fatal1ty [Johnathan Wendel], American professional video gamer and 12x FPS champion, born in Kansas City, Kansas
1982 – Katherine Hull Kirk, Australian golfer (British Open 2010 runner-up; 3 LPGA Tour titles), born in Brisbane, Queensland

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1854 – Charles Lang Freer, American industrialist and art collector; endowed Smithsonian’s Freer Gallery of Art, born in Kingston New York (d. 1919)
1901 – Zeppo Marx [Herbert Manfred Marx], American comedian and actor (Marx Brothers), born in New York City (d. 1979)
1918 – Rena Kyriakou, Greek pianist and composer, born in Herakleion, Crete, Greece (d. 1994)
1927 – Ralph Stanley, American bluegrass musician, born in Dickenson County, Virginia (d. 2016)
1931 – Edward Kellett-Bowman, British businessman and politician (Member of European Parliament, 1979-84 and 1988-99), born in Leeds, England (d. 2022)
1945 – Elkie Brooks [Elaine Bookbinder], British rock singer (“Pearl’s A Singer”), born in Manchester, England
1946 – Jean Todt, French rally driver and CEO of Ferrari F1 team (2006-09), born in Pierrefort, France
1966 – Alexis Denisof, American actor (Angel), born in Salisbury, Maryland
1966 – Nancy O’Dell, American reporter and television personality (Entertainment Tonight), born in Sumter, South Carolina
1967 – Kang-ho Song, South Korean actor (Parasite), born in Gimhae, South Korea

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1501 – Sixt Birck [Xystus Betulius], German writer and humanist (Suzanna), born in Augsburg (d. 1554)
1905 – Eric Boyland, English biochemist (Cancer research), born in Manchester (d. 2002)
1912 – Július Kowalski, Slovak composer, born in Ostrava, Austrian Silesia (d. 2003)
1944 – Nicky Hopkins, British rock session pianist (Rolling Stones (1967-75); The Who – “Getting In Tune”; The Kinks – “Sunny Afternoon”; Beatles – “Revolution”; John Lennon – “Jealous Guy”; Quicksilver Messenger Service), born in Perivale, Middlesex (d. 1994)
1948 – Luis Galván, Argentine soccer centre back (37 caps; Talleres de Córdoba 267 games), born in Fernández, Argentina (d. 2025)
1968 – Mitch Hedberg, American stand-up comedian, born in St. Paul, Minnesota (d. 2005)
1973 – Alexei Kovalev, Russian ice hockey right wing (MVP NHL All-Star Game 2009; Stanley Cup 1994 NY Rangers; Olympic gold 1992), born in Tolyatti, Russia
1976 – Matt Skiba, American punk rock singer-songwriter (Blink-182, 2015-22; Alkaline Trio; Heavens), born in Chicago, Illinois
1980 – Shinsuke Nakamura, Japanese professional wrestler (WWE), born in Mineyama, Japan
1989 – Daniel Kaluuya, British actor and writer (Get Out), born in London, England

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1811 – George Washington Hewitt, American composer, born in New York City (d. 1893)
1817 – George Frederic Watts, British painter and sculptor of the Symbolist movement (“Hope”; “Love and Life”), born in London (d. 1904)
1895 – Richard Goolden, British actor (Two Days to Live, School for Husbands), born in London, England (d. 1981)
1911 – Walter Allen, English writer and literary critic, born in Birmingham, England (d. 1995)
1920 – John St Aubyn, 4th Baron St Levan, English peer (St Michael’s Mount), born in London (d. 2013)
1938 – Diane Varsi, American actress (Allison-Peyton Place, Bloody Mama), born in San Mateo California (d. 1992)
1947 – Pia Kjærsgaard, Danish politician, co-founder of the Danish People’s Party, born in Copenhagen, Denmark
1951 – Debbie Friedman, American singer-songwriter and arranger of Jewish religious music (“Mi Shebeirach”), born in Utica, New York (d. 2011)
1965 – Helena Suková, Czech tennis player (14 Grand Slam doubles and mixed doubles titles), born in Prague, Czech Republic
1989 – Evan Bates, American ice dancer (World C’ship gold 2023 [Madison Chock]; Olympic silver team 2022), born in Ann Arbor, Michigan

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1749 – Johann Nikolaus Forkel, German musicologist (1st biography of Johann Sebastian Bach), born in Meeder, Coburg (d. 1818)
1779 – Joachim Nicolas Eggert, Swedish violinist and composer, born in Ginst, Rügen Island, Swedish Pomerania (d. 1813)
1828 – Robert Alexander Cameron, American soldier and newspaper publisher (Union Army), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1894)
1897 – Bob Ysaguirre, American jazz double bass and tuba player (Don Redman Orchestra), born in Belize, British Honduras (d. 1982)
1901 – Charles Evans Whittaker, American Supreme Court justice (1957-62), born near Troy, Kansas (d. 1973)
1908 – Romulo Betancourt, President of Venezuela (Acción Democrática: 1945-48, 1959-64) known as “The Father of Venezuelan Democracy”, born in Guatire, Venezuela (d. 1981)
1915 – Gus Lesnevich, American boxer (World Light-Heavyweight C’ship 1941-48), born in Cliffside Park, New Jersey (d. 1964)
1928 – Paul Dooley, American character actor (Sixteen Candles; Strange Brew; Grace Under Fire), comedian, and screenwriter (The Electric Company), born in Parkersburg, West Virginia
1939 – George Haslam, British avant-garde jazz baritone saxophonist, and tárogató player, born in Preston, Lancashire, England
1959 – Jiří Čunek, Czech politician, born in Zlín, Czechia

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1684 – Justus van Effen, Dutch writer (founded Holland Spectator), born in Utrecht (d. 1735)
1705 – Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke, British naval officer, won naval victory in Battle of Quiberon Bay, born in London (d. 1781)
1783 – Catharina of Württemberg, Queen consort of Westphalia (1807-13) as wife of Jérôme Bonaparte, born in Saint Petersburg, Russia (d. 1835)
1800 – John Henry Winder, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Somerset County, Maryland (d. 1865)
1836 – (Clement) Léo Delibes, French romantic composer (Coppélia; Sylvia; Le roi l’a dit; Lakmé), born in Saint-Germain-du-Val, France (d. 1891)
1900 – Jeanne Aubert [Perrinot], French stage, silent and sound screen actress, and singer, born in Paris (d. 1988)
1940 – Bruno Bolchi, Italian soccer midfielder (4 caps; Inter, Verona, Atalanta, Torino) and manager (AC Cesena, Bari, Messina, Genoa), born in Milan, Italy (d. 2022)
1948 – Larry Ragland, American comedian (Keep on Truckin’), born in Richmond, Virginia
1949 – Ronnie Hellström, Swedish soccer goalkeeper (77 caps; Hammarby IF, 1. FC Kaiserslautern; Sweden Player of the Year 1971, 78), born in Malmö, Sweden (d. 2022)
1961 – Yobes Ondieki, Kenyan athlete (World C’ship gold 5,000m 1991; 10,000m WR 1993 26:58.38), born in Kisii, Kenya

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