FAMOUS Birthdays 1102 - William Clito, Count of Flanders (d. 1128) 1330 - Louis II of Flanders (d. 1384) 1360 - Louis, founder of house of Anjou 1510 - Renée of France, French princess and Duchess of Ferrara (d. 1574) 1528 - Seerp Galama, Dutch nobleman/soldier/politician 1576 - Thomas Weelkes, composer 1683 - Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton, British politician (d. 1757) 1692 - Elisabeth Farnese, princess of Parma/queen of Spain 1709 - Georg Gebel, composer 1709 - John Wagenaar, Amsterdam merchant/historian, baptised 1716 - Petronio Maria Pio Sgabazzi, composer 1721 - Pierre Talon, composer 1735 - James Beattie, Scotland, poet/philosopher (Essay on Truth) 1759 - Baron Grenville, (Whig) British PM (1806-07) 1759 - Maria Fyodorovna of Russia, wife of Tsar Paul I of Russia (d. 1828) 1772 - Corneille Vander Planken, composer 1782 - Levi Lincoln, Jr., 13th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1868) 1800 - Thomas Babington Macaulay, England, poet/historian (Ivry, Naaseby) 1802 - Joseph Montferrand, Canadian logger and strong man (d. 1864) 1803 - Maria van Ackere-Doolaeghe, Flemish poetess (Daisies) 1806 - Max Stirner, [Johann C Schmidt], German philosopher (Der Einzige) 1811 - Évariste Galois, French mathematician (d. 1832) 1814 - Louis CPR van Orleans, French duke of Nemours 1815 - Ernesto Camillo Sivori, composer 1815 - Philipp Fahrbach, composer 1818 - Pavel Melnikov, Russian historian/author (V Lesach) [NS=Nov 6] 1819 - Zachariah Cantey Deas, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1882 1825 - Johann Baptist Strauss, (the younger), Austria, composer (Waltz King) Composer Georges BizetComposer Georges Bizet (1838) 1838 - Georges Alexandre-Cesar-Leopold Bizet, France, composer (Carmen) 1843 - Gleb Uspensky, Russia, author (Power of the Soil) 1856 - Dragutin Gorjanovic-Kramberger, Croatian paleontologist (d. 1936) 1859 - Stephanie H [Lapidoth-]Swarth, Dutch author (Lonely Flowers) 1864 - Alexander Gretchaninov, Russian composer (d. 1956) 1864 - John Francis Dodge, American automobile pioneer (d. 1920) 1866 - Georg Alfred Schumann, composer 1867 - Józef Dowbór-Muśnicki, Polish general (d.1937) 1869 - August Otto Halm, composer 1869 - John Heisman, pioneering football coach/trophy namesake 1877 - Henry Norris Russell, astronomer (Hertzsprung-Russell diagram) 1878 - Nico van Suchtelen, Dutch publisher 1879 - Jean Rogister, composer 1879 - Mayhew Lake, composer 1881 - Pablo Picasso, Malaga Spain, artist (3 Dancers, Guernica), (d. 1973) Artist Pablo PicassoArtist Pablo Picasso (1881) 1882 - Heinrich Max Ludwig, composer 1884 - Eduardo Barrios, Chile, novelist (The Love-Crazed Boy) 1887 - Willem CN Andriessen, Dutch composer/pianist (Beethoven) 1888 - Francois Pauwels, Dutch writer/attorney 1888 - Richard E Byrd, Virginia, admiral/polar explorer (1926) 1888 - Nils von Dardel, Swedish painter (d. 1943) 1889 - Abel Gance, French film director (d. 1981) 1889 - Smoky Joe Wood, American baseball pitcher (d. 1985) 1891 - Father Coughlin, Roman Catholic priest and pro-Fascist radio broadcaster (d. 1979) 1892 - Leo G. Carroll, English actor (d. 1972) 1895 - Levi Eshkol, [Sjkolnik], Israeli PM (MWP) (1963-69) 1898 - Sidney van den Bergh, Dutch businessman/politician 1902 - Henry Steele Commager, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, American historian (Atlas of Civil War) 1902 - Eddie Lang, American jazz guitarist (d. 1933) 1903 - Katharine Byron, U.S. Congresswoman (d. 1976) 1903 - Harry Shoulberg, American painter (d. 1995) 1908 - Edmond Pidoux, Swiss writer (d. 2004) 1909 - Philleo Nash, US Bureau of Indian Affairs (1961-67) 1909 - Whit Bissel, NYC, actor (Time Machine, General Kirk-Time Tunnel) 1910 - William Higinbotham, American physicist (d. 1994) 1912 - Jack Kent Cooke, NFL team owner (Washington Redskins) 1912 - Minnie Pearl, [Sarah Ophelia Colley], Tenn, (Grand Old Opry, Hee-Haw) 1913 - Klaus Barbie, gestapo chief (Lyon) 1913 - Horace Grant Fletcher, composer 1914 - John Berryman, American poet (Friends & Associates) 1915 - Ivan M. Niven, Canadian mathematician (d. 1999) 1917 - Lee MacPhail, American baseball manager and league executive 1921 - Brian Malzard Foss, psychologist 1921 - Michael I, King of Romania (1927-30, 40-47) 1923 - Bobby Thomson, HR hitter (Giants win the pennant) 1923 - Jean Duceppe, Quebec actor (d. 1990) 1924 - Billy Barty, Millsboro Pa, 39 actor (Under the Rainbow, Foul Play) 1925 - Yakov Rylskly, USSR, sabre team (Olympic-bronze-1956) 1926 - Biff McGuire, New Haven Ct, actor (Serpico, Heart is Lonely Hunter) 1926 - Galina Vishnevskaya, Leningrad, USSR, soprano opera singer, (d. 2012) 1926 - Ismail Gulgee, Pakistani painter 1927 - Barbara Cook, Atlanta Ga, stage singer/actress (Music Man) 1927 - Franklin Bud Held, javelin world champ (1949, 51, 53-55) 1927 - Hedley Keith, cricketer (solid left-handed for South Africa in the 1950s) 1927 - Jorge Batlle Ibáñez, President of Uruguay 1928 - Anthony Franciosa, [Papaleo], NYC, actor (Jeff-Name of the Game) 1928 - Jeanne Cooper, Minneapolis, actress (Kay-Young & Restless), (d. 2013) 1928 - Marion Ross, Albert Lea Mn, actress (Marion-Happy Days, Bkln Bridge) 1929 - Peter Loader, cricketer (England quick in 13 Tests 1954-59, later WA) 1929 - Peter Rohmkorf, writer 1929 - Roger John Tayler, astrophysicist 1931 - Annie Giradot, Paris France, actress (Gypsy, Jacko & Lise) 1931 - Jimmy McIlroy, Irish footballer and football manager 1932 - Lev Nikolayevich Smirenny, cosmonaut 1932 - Harry Gregg, Irish footballer and football manager 1933 - Larry J Hopkins, (Rep-R-KY, 1979- ) 1933 - Ron Archer, cricketer (Aussie all-rounder mid-50s) 1933 - Roy Swetman, cricketer (England wicket-keeper late 50s) 1933 - Eugene Porky Lee, American child actor (d. 2005) 1935 - Russell Luis Schweickart, Neptune NJ, astronaut (Apollo 9) 1935 - Zdenek Pololanik, composer 1936 - Alan Smith, cricket wicket-keeper (England1962-63 Aust-NZ tour) 1936 - Sir Martin Gilbert, British historian 1938 - Robert Webster, Berkeley Cal, diver (Oly-gold-1960, 64) 1939 - Robin Spry, Canadian filmmaker and producer (d. 2005) 1939 - Zelmo Beaty, Hillister, TX, basketball player (St Louis Hawks, Utah Stars), (d. 2013) 1940 - Bobby Knight, college basketball coach (Indiana, Olympic-gold-1984) 1941 - Anne Tyler, American writer (Accidental Tourist) 1941 - Bobby Keetch, soccer player/entrepreneur 1941 - Helen Reddy, Melbourne Australia, rock vocalist (I Am Woman) 1943 - Roy Lynes, England, rock organist (Status Quo) 1943 - Selly Fernandes, Curacao poetess (Winking with Selly) 1944 - Jon Anderson, English rock singer for Yes 1944 - Kathy Taffy Danoff, Wash DC, vocalist (Starland Vocal Band) 1944 - James Carville, American political stategist and commentator 1945 - David Norman Schramm, physicist 1946 - Peter Lieberson, composer 1947 - Glenn Tipton, rock guitarist (Judas Priest-Breakin the Law) 1947 - John Hall, rocker 1948 - Dan Gable, Waterloo Iowa, 68kg freestyle wrestler (Oly-gold-72) 1948 - Dan Issel, NBA coach/player (27,482 points, Denver Nuggets) 1948 - Dave Cowens, NBA forward (Boston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks) 1948 - Rob Halford, Engl metal singer (Judas Priest-Sin After Sin) [or 8/25] 1948 - Daniel Mark Epstein, American poet and biographer 1949 - Brian Kerwin, Chicago Ill, actor (Chisholms, King Kong Lives, Lobo) 1949 - Walter Hyatt, Musician 1949 - Réjean Houle, Canadian ice hockey player 1950 - John Matuszak, Milwaukee Wisc, NFLer (Raiders)/actor (Hollywood Beat) 1951 - Ransom Wilson, Tuscaloosa Alabama, flutist (Soliste NY) 1951 - Richard Lloyd, American guitarist (Television) 1952 - Ioannis Kyrastas, Greek footballer and manager (d. 2004) 1953 - Mark Will McNulty, Bindwa Zimbabwe, PGA golfer (1982 Danny Thomas-4th) 1953 - Muffin Spencer-Devlin, Piqua OH, LPGA golfer (1985 MasterCard Pro-Am) 1954 - Mike Eruzione, Winthrop Mass, jockey player (Olympics-gold-1980) 1955 - Danny Darwin, Bonham Texas, pitcher (Pittsburgh Pirates) 1955 - Robin Eubanks, American jazz trombonist 1955 - Glynis Barber, English actress 1956 - Matthias Jabs, rock guitarist (Scorpions-Wind of Change) 1957 - Robbie Macintosh, rock guitarist/vocalist (Pretenders) 1958 - Dipak Patel, cricketer (in Kenya New Zealand off-spin all-rounder) 1958 - Kornelia Ender, Halle GDR, swimmer (Olympic-4 gold-1972, 76) 1958 - Mark Miller, Dayton Ohio, actor (Search for Grace, Love Field) 1960 - Kelli McMullen-Temple, Columbus OH, Canadian equestrian (Olympics-96) 1960 - Scott Anthony Haneline, Indianapolis, murderer (FBI Most Wanted List) 1960 - Tom Eplin, Hayward California, actor (Jake McKinnon-Another World) 1962 - Nick Hancock, British television presenter 1962 - Darlene Vogel, American actress 1963 - Tracy Nelson, California, American actress (Glitter, Square Pegs, Father Dowling) 1964 - Barb Broen-Ouellette, Edmonton Alberta, volleyballer (Olympics-96) 1964 - Johan de Kock, Dutch soccer player (Roda JC) 1964 - Melinda McGraw, Nicosa Cyprus, actress (Macenzie-Pursuit Of Happiness) 1964 - Michael Boatman, Colo Springs Colo, actor (Carter-Spin City) 1964 - Nick Thorp, rocker 1964 - Pat Swilling, NFL defensive end/linebacker (Oakland Raiders) 1964 - Nicole, German singer 1964 - Kevin Michael Richardson, American actor 1965 - Derrick Rostagno, Los Angeles California, tennis star 1965 - Leigh Ann Mills, Melbourne FL, LPGA golfer (1985 Mazda Champions) 1965 - Nick Thorpe, rocker (Curiosity Killed the Cat-Keep Your Distance) 1965 - Steve Decker, Rock Island IL, catcher (SF Giants) 1965 - Warren Ayres, cricketer (Victorian right-handed batsman since 1987-88) 1965 - Þorsteinn Bachmann, Icelandic actor 1965 - 2 Cold Scorpio, American professional wrestler 1966 - Wendel Clark, Kelvington, NHL left wing (Toronto, NY Islanders) 1966 - Perry Satullo, American professional wrestler 1967 - Anthony Johnson, NFL fullback (Chic Bears, Carolina Panthers) 1967 - Kelly Chase, Porcupine Plain Ca, NHL right wing (Hartford Whalers) 1967 - Mazhar Hussein, cricketer (UAE batsman World Cup 1996) 1968 - Corey Miller, NFL linebacker (NY Giants) 1968 - Lisa Trusel, Cal, actress (Lizette-Father Murphy, Days of our Lives) 1969 - Corey Harris, NFL cornerback (Seattle Seahawks, Miami Dolphins) 1969 - Eric Guliford, NFL wide receiver (Carolina Panthers, NO Saints) 1969 - Josef Beranek, Litvinov Cze, NHL center (Vancouver Canucks, Oly-G-98) 1969 - Larry Thomas, Miami FL, pitcher (Chicago White Sox) 1969 - Oleg Salenko, Russian former footballer 1970 - Audra Wilks, Miss USA-Virginia (1997, Miss Photogenic) 1970 - Kelvin Ingram, NFL guard (Seattle Seahawks) 1970 - J.A. Adande, American sports columnist 1970 - Peter Aerts, Dutch kickboxer and martial artist 1970 - Adam Goldberg, American actor 1970 - Adam Pascal, American actor 1970 - Ed Robertson, Canadian musician (Barenaked Ladies) 1971 - Jeffrey Prommayon, soccer player (PSV) 1971 - Laura Chapot, equestrian show jumper (Olympics-96) 1971 - Lee Gissendaner, NFL/WLAF receiver (Minnesota Vikings, Scottish Claymores) 1971 - Midori, violinist 1971 - Stephanie Martin-Cobb, LPGA golfer 1971 - Simon Charlton, English footballer 1971 - Athena Chu, Hong Kong actress and singer 1972 - Leland Taylor, defensive tackle (Baltimore Ravens) 1972 - Jonathan Torrens, Canadian actor 1973 - Joe Angel Acosta Jr, SD CA, PGA golfer (1995 Greater Milwaukee-3rd) 1973 - Steve White, defensive end (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) 1974 - Chris Murray, Port Hardy, NHL right wing (Montreal Canadiens) 1974 - Frank Middleton, guard (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) 1974 - Joanne Black, Miss Universe-Ireland (1996) 1974 - Lee Byung-Kyu, Korean baseball player 1975 - Eirik Glambek Bøe, Norwegian musician 1975 - Ryan Clement, former XFL quarterback 1976 - Steve Jones, Irish footballer 1977 - Birgit Prinz, German footballer 1978 - Riley Mants, Winnipeg Manitoba, 200m breaststroker (Olympics-96)
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