FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS ON THIS DAY: 1127 - Emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (d. 1192) 1239 - Stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72) 1405 - Pius II, [Aenea S Piccolomini], Italian pope (1458-64) (Cynthia) 1517 - Manoel da Nóbrega, Portuguese Jesuit in Brazil (d. 1570) 1547 - Justus Lipsius, [Joost Lips], Dutch classic philologist/historian 1569 - Giambattista Marini, Italian poet (d. 1625) 1595 - Edward Winslow, Plymouth Colony founder (d. 1655) 1611 - Valentin Strobel, composer 1634 - Luca Giordano, Italian artist (d. 1705) 1638 - Lars Johnstown, [Lasse Lucidor], Swedish poet 1653 - Abraham van Riebeeck, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (d. 1713) 1662 - Matthew Henry, English non-conformist minister (d. 1714) 1663 - Frans Eugenius, duke/prince of Savoye/land guardian of Austria-Neth 1668 - Johan Georg IV, elector of Saxony (1691-94) 1668 - Wierich PL earl von Daun, Austrian prince of Thiano/fieldmarshall 1679 - Ann Putnam, Jr., American accuser in the Salem Witch Trials (d. 1716) 1697 - Giovanni Canaletto, Venetian painter (Venicei Regatta on Grand Canal) 1701 - Charles le Beau, French historian (d. 1778) 1706 - Baldassare Galuppi, Italian composer (operas buffa) 1712 - Jeremias van Riemsdijk, gov-general of Dutch Indies (1775-77) 1741 - Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, French general and author (d. 1803) 1774 - Adolfs Muller, writer 1777 - Heinrich von Kleist, Germany, dramatist/poet (Penthesilea) 1785 - Thomas Love Peacock, English author (Headlong Hall) 1789 - Giovanni Tadolini, composer 1794 - Ferdinand Lukas Schubert, composer 1804 - Rama IV, [Phra Chomklao Chaoyuhua], king of Thailand (1851-68) 1806 - John Breckinridge Grayson, Brig Genl (Confederate Army), died in 1861 1811 - Hugh Thompson Reid, Brigadier General (Union volunteers), died in 1874 1818 - Edward Otho Cresap Ord, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1883 1829 - Charles Sidney Winder, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1862 1829 - Lucius Marshall Walker, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1863 1831 - Frederik III NK of Hohenzollern, German Kaiser/king of Prussia 1833 - Johannes Habert, composer 1837 - Friedrich W Mengelberg, German sculptor/painter 1844 - Emille-Louis-Victor Mathieu, composer 1850 - Francis Thome, composer 1854 - Bill Murdoch, cricketer (great pioneer of Australian Test cricket) 1854 - Solomon A Andree, Swedish engineer/balloonist/Artic explorer 1859 - Henri Bergson, France, philosopher (Creative Evolution-Nobel 1927) 1865 - Arie de Jong, Dutch linguist (d. 1957) 1865 - Logan Pearsall Smith, American essayist and critic (d. 1946) 1868 - Ernst Didring, Swedish author (d. 1931) 1870 - D T Suzuki, Kanazawa Japan, Zen Buddhist scholar 1871 - Louis de Vries, Dutch actor (Ghetto) 1872 - Josephine CMA, princess of Belgium/nun 1873 - Ivanoe Bonomi, Prime Minister of Italy (d. 1951) 1875 - James E K Aggrey, Ghana, US theologian/educationalist 1875 - Len Braund, cricketer (great England all-rounder in 23 Tests 1901-08) 1877 - Florence Dahl Walrath, humanitarian, founded Cradle society 1878 - James Truslow Adams, historian (Pul-1921, Founding of New England) 1879 - Grzegorz Fitelberg, Polish composer 1882 - Lucien Petit-Breton, Argentine-French cyclist (d. 1917) 1889 - Fannie Hurst, novelist (Anatomy of Me) 1890 - [Agathe] Henriette [M de Beaufort], Dutch author (Rembrandt) 1891 - Vaclav Kalik, composer 1892 - Leo G Carroll, Weedon England, actor (Topper, Man From Uncle) 1893 - Roy Del Ruth, DE, director (About Face, Babe Ruth Story, Star Show) 1893 - Sidney Holland, NZ, PM of NZ (1949-57) 1893 - Georges Ohsawa, Japanese founder of Macrobiotics (d. 1966) 1894 - H. L. Davis, American author (d. 1960) 1895 - Raymond Brulez, Flemish author (Appearance at Kallista) 1897 - Isabel Briggs Myers, American psychological theorist (d. 1980) 1898 - George Cuzon, Amersham England, actor (Hooded Terror) 1898 - Lotte Lenya [Karoline Wilhelmine Charlotte Blamauer], Austrian singer and actress (The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone, From Russia with Love) 1898 - Raymond Glenn, Frankfort KY, actor (Raisin in the Sun, Carmen Jones) 1901 - Vladimir Grigoryevich Zakharov, composer 1902 - Miriam Hopkins, Bainbridge GA, actress (Becky Sharp, These Three) 1902 - Pascual Jordan, German physicist (d. 1980) 1903 - Ambrose Thibodeaux, cajun accordionist 1903 - Emile Enthoven, composer 1904 - A. J. Liebling, American journalist (d. 1963) 1905 - Felix Houphouet-Boigny, pres of Ivory coast (1960-93) 1906 - James Brooks, US mural painter (Acquisition of Long Island) 1907 - Alexander Hardie Williamson, artist 1909 - Norberto Bobbio, Italian philosopher and legal theorist (d. 2004) 1910 - Albertus Bert Botterman, actor (Bridge Too Far) 1910 - Vojislav Vuckovic, composer 1913 - Robert Gilruth, American aviation and space pioneer (d. 2000) 1915 - Victor Sen Yung, SF California, actor (Hop Sing-Bonanza, Bachelor Family) 1916 - Peter Shepherd, English contractor/multi-millionaire 1918 - Bobby Troup, Harrisburg Pa, pianist/actor (Emergency, Acapulco) 1918 - James Cameron Tudor, politician 1918 - Konstantinos Mitsottakis, premier of Greece (1990- ) 1918 - Willem J Molly Geertsema, Dutch liberal/interior minister) 1919 - Pierre Elliott Trudeau, (L) 15th Canadian PM (1968-79, 1980-84) 1919 - Anita ODay (born Anita Belle Colton), Chicago, jazz singer 1919 - Ric Nordman, Canadian politician (d. 1996) 1919 - Camilla Williams, Danville, Virginia, operatic soprano, (d. 2012) 1920 - Melina Mercouri, Greek actress and political activist (d. 1994) 1921 - Jesse Helms, (Sen-D/R-North Carolina, 1973- ) 1922 - Camillo Togni, composer 1922 - Little Orphan Annie, comic strip character 1922 - Richard Stankiewicz, US sculptor (1974 Akston Award, 1966 Brandeis) 1923 - Suzanne Perlman, Hungarian/Dutch Antilian painter 1924 - Allyn Ferguson, San Jose California, orchestra leader (Andy Williams Show) 1924 - Egil Hovland, composer 1924 - Frank Liedel, [Leo van Assche], Flemish writer (Kaperbrief) 1924 - Hugh Allan Buddy MacMaster, Canadian musician 1925 - Wim van Gennep, Dutch singer/keyboardist (Heikrekels) 1925 - Ramiz Alia, political leader of Albania 1926 - Chuck Berry, St Louis, rocker (Roll over Beethoven) 1926 - Klaus Kinski, [Nikolas Naksynski], Poland, actor (Little Drummer Girl) 1926 - Thomas Millar, historian 1927 - George C. Scott, Wise, Virginia, American actor/director (Patton, Dr. Strangelove) 1927 - Ramesh Divecha, cricketer (eleven wickets for India in early 50s) 1928 - Keith Jackson, Carrolton Ga, sportscaster (ABC Monday Night Football) 1928 - R H Deepak Shodhan, cricketer (century on Test debut for India) 1929 - Violeta Barrios de Chamorro, president of Nicaragua (1990- ) 1930 - Frank Carlucci, National Security Adviser/Sec of Defense (1987-89) 1931 - Catharina I Ien Dales, Dutch Internal minister (1989-94) 1932 - Vytautas Landsbergis, Lithuanian politician 1933 - Forrest Gregg, NFL tackle (Green Bay Packers, Dallas Cowboys) 1934 - Inger Stevens, Stockholm Sweden, actress (Katy-Farmers Daughter) 1934 - Calvin Lockhart, Bahamian actor (d. 2007) 1934 - Chuck Swindoll, American evangelist 1935 - John B Coleman, Boston, hotel magnate (Ritz Carlton) 1935 - Jorge Cervello, composer 1935 - Peter Boyle, Phila, actor (Joe, Candidate, Everybody Loves Raymond) 1937 - Cynthia Weil, American songwriter 1938 - Ronnie Bright, rocker (Coasters) 1938 - Dawn Wells, American actress Ex-soldier, drifter Lee Harvey OswaldEx-soldier, drifter Lee Harvey Oswald (1939) 1939 - Lee Harvey Oswald, New Orleans, Louisiana, assassin (JFK), (d. 1963) 1939 - Mike Ditka, coach/tight-end (Bears, Cowboys, NFL rookie year 1961) 1939 - Flavio Cotti, member of the Swiss Federal Council 1942 - Willie Horton, baseball slugger (Detroit Tigers) 1942 - Larry Pickering, Australian newspaper cartoonist 1943 - Russ Giguere, Portsmouth NH, rock guitarist/vocalist (Association) 1943 - Birthe Rønn Hornbech, Danish politician 1944 - Katherine Kurtz, UK, sci-fi author (Deryni Rising, Saint Camber) 1945 - Christopher Shays, (Rep-R-Connecticut) 1945 - Huell Howser, American TV host 1945 - Yıldo, Turkish famous showman and football player 1946 - James Robert Baker, American novelist, screenwriter 1946 - Howard Shore, Canadian film composer 1947 - Joe Morton, NYC, actor (Hal-Grady, Abel Marsh-Another World) 1947 - John Johnson, NBA (Seattle SuperSonic) 1947 - Laura Nyro, Bronx, singer/songwriter (Elis Coming, Stoney End) 1947 - Luc Journet, Belgian physician (Order of Zonnetempel) 1947 - Job Cohen, Dutch politician, mayor of Amsterdam 1947 - Paul Chuckle, British comedian 1948 - Isabel E Allen, biostatician 1948 - Ntozake Shange, American author 1949 - Gary Richrath, Peoria IL, rock guitarist (REO Speedwagon) 1949 - Joe Egan, British musician (Stealers Wheel) 1949 - George Hendrick, baseball player 1950 - Merry Martin, Camden Mich, actress (Leslie-Peter Loves Mary) 1950 - Patrick L Swindall, (Rep-R-GA, 1985- ) 1950 - Sheila White, London England, actress (I Claudius) 1950 - Om Puri, Indian actor 1950 - Wendy Wasserstein, American playwright (d. 2006) 1951 - Pam Dawber, Detroit, actress (Mindy-Mork & Mindy, My Sister Sam) 1951 - Terry McMillan, American author 1952 - Roy Dias, cricketer (pioneering Sri Lankan Test batsman) 1952 - Bảo Ninh, Vietnamese novelist 1952 - Jerry Royster, American baseball player 1954 - Liz Burch, Australian actress 1955 - Timmy Mallett, British TV presenter 1955 - David Twohy, American movie director and screenwriter 1955 - Rita Verdonk, Dutch politician Tennis Player Martina NavratilovaTennis Player Martina Navratilova (1956) 1956 - Martina Navratilova, Revnice Czech, tennis (Wimbledon 1989,79,82-87) 1956 - Craig Bartlett, American animator 1956 - Jim Talent, Des Peres, Missouri, American politician (Rep-R-Missouri) 1957 - Jon Lindstrom, Medford Ore, actor (Kevin Collins-General Hospital) 1957 - Doug Isaacson, Alaskan politician 1958 - Hal Haenel, St Louis Mo, star yachter (Olympics-8th-1988, 92, 96) 1958 - Kjell Samuelsson, Tyngsryd Swe, NHL defenseman (Phila Flyers) 1958 - Corinne Bohrer, American actress 1958 - Thomas Hearns, American boxer 1959 - Kirby Chambliss, Aerobatic pilot and Red Bull Air Racer 1959 - Milčo Mančevski, Macedonian film director and screenwriter 1959 - John Nord, former American pro wrestler 1959 - Steve Swayne, Dartmouth Professor 1960 - Doug Lidster, Kamloops, NHL defenseman (NY Rangers) 1960 - Emily Arth, Evanston Ill, playmate (Jun, 1988) 1960 - Erin Moran, Burbank, California, American actress (Happy Days, Joanie Loves Chachi) Actor Jean-Claude Van DammeActor Jean-Claude Van Damme (1960) 1960 - Jean-Claude Van Damme, Brussels Belgian, actor (Kickboxer, No Retreat) 1961 - Eric Jespersen, Port Alberni BC, star yachter (Olympics-bronze-92, 96) 1961 - Gladstone Small, cricketer (in Barbados England quickie with no neck) 1961 - Wynton Marsalis, New Orleans La, jazz trumpeter (Grammy 1983) 1962 - Jody Anschutz, Minneapolis, LPGA golfer (1987 du Maurier Ltd Classic) 1962 - Vincent Spano, Brooklyn NY, actor (Alphabet City, Marias Lovers) 1964 - Etsuko Inoue, Japan, tennis star 1964 - George Ferris, cricketer (Leewards fast bowler) 1965 - Fayette Purser, Sydney Australia, golfer (NSW State Rep 1987-88) 1965 - Curtis Stigers, American jazz vocalist and saxophonist 1966 - Alan Mills, Lakeland Florida, pitcher (Baltimore Orioles) 1966 - Angela Visser, Neth, Miss Universe (1989) 1966 - Denise Philbrick, LPGA golfer 1966 - Jerod Swallow, Ann Arbor Mich, American ice skater (1997 Nationals) 1966 - Kristine Middeler, Felicity Oh, WPVA volleyballer (US Open-13th-1994) 1967 - Gary John Anderson, Wanganui NZ, cyclist (Olympics-96) 1968 - Denisa Szabova, Bratislava Czech, tennis star (1987 Futures-GER) 1968 - Michael Stich, Germany, tennis star 1968 - Narendra Hirwani, cricketer (Ind leggie 16 wickets v WI on debut 1988) 1968 - Stuart Law, cricketer (prolific Queensland batsman, Australia 1995) 1969 - Anthony Avent, NBA forward (Vancouver Grizzlies) 1969 - Nelson Vivas, Argentine former footballer 1970 - Bob Kennedy, Bloomington Indiana, 5k runner 1970 - Camille Spitaleri, Mountain View Ca, female infielder (Silver Bullets) 1970 - Mark Schenning, Dutch soccer player (Go Ahead Eagles) 1970 - Shane Bonham, NFL defensive linesman (Detroit Lions) 1970 - José Padilla, American former gang member and alleged supporter of terrorism 1971 - Bob Whitfield, NFL tackle (Atlanta Falcons) 1971 - Emmett Waldron, WLAF linebacker (Scottish Claymores) 1971 - Karen J McNenny, Missoula Montana, Miss Montana-America (1991) 1971 - Tammy Harris, Williamstown NY, Miss America-New York State (1997) 1972 - Angie Marzetta, Norfolk Virginia, female outfielder (Silver Bullets) 1972 - James Stream Thurmond Jr, son of US senator Strom Thurmond 1972 - Alex Tagliani, Quebec racing driver 1972 - Jake Farrow, actor 1973 - Demetrious Maxie, CFL defensive end (Toronto Argonauts) 1973 - John Baldwin Jr, Dallas TX, figure skater (1996 SW Pacific Sr champ) 1973 - Michalis Kapsis, Greek footballer 1974 - Robbie Savage, Welsh footballer 1974 - Peter Svensson, Swedish musician (The Cardigans) 1974 - Zhou Xun, Quzhou, Zhejiang, Chinese actress and singer (Suzhou River, Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress) 1975 - Rebeca Tamez, Miss Mexico Universe (1997) 1975 - Alex Cora, Puerto Rican baseball player 1977 - Chris McKenna, Queens NY, actor (Joey-One Live to Live) 1977 - Ryan Nelsen, New Zealand footballer 1977 - David Vuillemin, Pro Motocross Rider 1978 - Wesley Jonathan, American actor 1978 - Mike Tindall, English rugby union player 1979 - Ne-Yo [Shaffer Chimere Smith, Jr], Camden, Arkansas, American pop and R&B singer and songwriter 1981 - Richard Vuu, actor (Last Emperor) 1984 - Lindsey Vonn, American alpine skier 1987 - Zac Efron, TV actor, born in San Luis Obispo, California, USA (CSI: Miami, ER) 1987 - Freja Beha Erichsen, Danish model 1990 - Carly Schroeder, American actress 1991 - Tyler Posey, American actor 1998 - Julia Wróblewska, Polish actress 2001 - Annelise Manojlovic, English actress
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