Famous Birthdays on 18th November 1522 - Lamoral, Count of Egmont, Flemish general and statesman (d. 1568) 1527 - Luca Cambiaso, Italian painter/sculptor 1630 - Eleanor Gonzaga, Empress of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1686) 1680 - Jean-Baptiste Loeillet, composer 1727 - Philibert Commerçon, French naturalist (d. 1773) 1736 - Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch, composer 1742 - Felix Maximo Lopez, composer 1772 - Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia Christian, composer 1774 - Wilhelmine of Prussia, Queen of the Netherlands (d. 1837) 1781 - Felice Blangini, composer 1785 - David Wilkie, British artist (d. 1841) 1786 - Henry Rowley Bishop, British composer/conductor 1786 - Carl Maria von Weber, Germany, romantic composer (Der Freischutz), [or 19] 1787 - Sojourner Truth [Isabella Baumfree], Swartekill, New York, US abolitionist/feminist 1787 - Louis-Jacques Daguerre, Cormeilles-en-Parisis France, inventor and photographer (d. 1851) 1803 - Cornelius Broere, Dutch priest/poet 1804 - Alfonso Ferrero la Marmora, Italian general and statesman (d. 1878) 1808 - Antoine-Amable-Elie Elwart, composer 1810 - Asa Gray, Sauquoit NY, botanist (Flora of North America) 1810 - Benjamin Stone Roberts, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1875 1812 - Jesse Johnson Finley, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1904 1824 - Franz Sigel, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1902 1824 - Isham Nicholas Hayne, Brigadier General (Union volunteers), died in 1868 1832 - Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld, Swedish explorer (d. 1901) 1835 - Americus Vespucius Rice, Brigadier General (Union volunteers), died in 1904 1835 - Cesare Lombroso, Italian psychiatrist/criminologist 1836 - William Schwenck Gilbert, London, English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator (Gilbert & Sullivan) 1839 - August A Kundt, German physicist (sound vibration, test of Kundt) 1845 - John F Mellaerts, Flemish social worker (1st Belgian farm gilde) 1846 - Aloys, Liechtenstein nobleman/politician 1856 - Nikolai Nikolaevich Romanov, Grand Duke of Russia (d. 1929) 1860 - Ignacy Jan Paderewski, composer/1st premier of Poland (1919-20) 1861 - Dorothy Dix, pseudonym of US journalist Elizabeth Meriwether Gilmer (d. 1951) 1863 - Richard Dehmel, writer 1869 - James E Sullivan, founder (Amateur Athletic Union) 1871 - Amadeo Vives, composer 1874 - Carrie White, oldest US woman (dies Nov 1990 at 116) 1874 - Clarence Shepard Day, NYC, author (Life with Father) 1874 - Riccardo Martin, composer 1877 - Arthur C Pigou, English economist (Wealth & welfare) 1881 - Percy Lesueur, hockey player/inventor (large goalie glove) 1882 - Amelita Galli-Curci, Italy, operatic soprano (Cave of the Winds) 1882 - Jacques Maritain, France, Catholic philosopher (exponent of St Thomas) 1882 - Wyndham Lewis, English author/painter (Tarr, Apes of God) 1883 - Carl Vinson, U.S. Congressman (d. 1981) 1888 - Frances Marion, SF CA, screenwriter/actress (Pollyanna) 1889 - Maria Realino, [Frederikus Janssen], teacher (Botany of Curacao) 1895 - Ernst Levy, composer 1897 - Jules Buffano, St Louis Mo, pianist (Jimmy Durante Show) 1897 - Patrick M S Blackett, British physicist (nuclear reaction, Nobel 1948) 1898 - Joris Ivens, Nijmegen Netherlands, director (Rain) 1898 - Oswald Erich Sehlbach, composer 1899 - Eugene Ormandy, [Blau], Budapest Hungary, conductor (Phila Orch) 1900 - Constantin Alajalov, Russia, artist (Ditters & Jitters) 1900 - Howard Thurman, theologian/author (Deep River, Deep in the Hunger) 1901 - George Gallup, Jefferson Iowa, public opinion pollster (Gallup Poll) 1902 - Barbara Giuranna, composer 1902 - Jorgen Nielsen, Danish author (regional novels) 1903 - Lillian Fuchs, composer 1904 - Guido Santorsola, composer 1904 - Theodore DN Besterman, British bibliographer 1904 - Jean Paul Lemieux, Quebec painter (d. 1990) 1906 - George Wald, US, physiologist/biologist (eye, Nobel 1967) 1906 - Klaus Mann, German/US author (Mephisto)/son of Thomas Mann 1906 - Alec Issigonis, Greek-British car designer (d. 1988) 1907 - Halldis Vesaas-Moren, Norwegian author/poetess 1907 - Compay Segundo, Cuban musician (Buena Vista Social Club) (d. 2003) 1908 - Imogene Coca, Phila, comedienne (Your Show of Shows, Grindl) 1909 - Johnny Mercer, Savannah Ga, lyricist (Moon River, Old Black Magic) 1910 - Friedrich Weinreb, Polish/Neth theologist/economist 1911 - Attilio Bertolucci, Italian poet and writer (d. 2000) 1912 - Arthur Peterson, Mandan ND, actor (Major-Soap, Crisis) 1912 - Jaap Meijer, [Saul van Messel], Dutch historian/rabbi in Paramaribo 1915 - Ken Burkhart, American baseball player and umpire (d. 2004) 1916 - James L Lyons, jazz promoter 1918 - Tasker Watkins, Welsh World War II hero (d. 2007) 1919 - Jocelyn Brando, San Francisco, actress (Ugly American) 1920 - Alfred William Bedford, test pilot 1920 - Louis Alfred Mennini, composer 1920 - Mustafa Khalil, Prime Minister of Egypt (d. 2008) 1921 - Peter Pocklington, NHL team owner (Edmonton Oiler) 1922 - Luis Somoza Debayle, president of Nicaragua (1956-63) 1922 - Marjorie Gestring, US, springboard diver (Olympic-gold-1936) 1922 - Viktor Afanasiev, editor (Pravda) 1922 - Al Dvorin, American Elvis Presley concert announcer (d. 2004) 1923 - Alan B Shepard Jr, East Derry NH, Rear Adm USN/astro (Merc 3, Ap 14) 1923 - Ted Stevens, American politician 1924 - Alexander Mackenzie Stuart, Scottish jurist (d. 2000) 1925 - Alex Macintosh, broadcaster/actor (Hell Fight) 1925 - William Robert Mayer, composer 1926 - Dorothy Collins, Windsor Ontario, singer (Your Hit Parade) 1926 - Kim Besly, activist 1926 - Estanislao Basora, Catalonia, Spain, footballer (The Monster of Colombes, 22 caps for Spain, 301 matches for Barcelona), (d. 2012) 1927 - Lawrence Kenneth Moss, composer 1927 - Hank Ballard, American musician (d. 2003) 1928 - Mickey Mouse, cartoon strip 1928 - Otar Gordeli, Georgian composer 1929 - William Joseph Pete Knight, astronaut/test pilot (X-15) 1932 - Nasif Estéfano, Argentine racing driver {d. 1973) 1933 - Jacques Charpentier, composer 1934 - Vassilis Vassilikos, Greek writer and ambassador 1935 - Frank Joseph Kofsky, teacher/writer 1935 - Rudolf Bahro, German dissident (d. 1997) 1935 - Rodney Hall, Australian author 1936 - Don E Cherry, US jazz trumpeter 1936 - Hank Ballard, Detroit, rocker (The Twist (pre Chubby Checker) 1937 - Rajinder Pal, cricketer (pace bowler in one Test India v England, 0-22) 1938 - Karl Schranz, Austria, slalom (Olympic-1968) 1939 - Brenda Vaccaro, Brooklyn New York, American actress (Cactus Flower, Sara, Paper Dolls) 1939 - John Cheek, Falkland Islands advocate 1939 - Margaret E Atwood, author/poet 1939 - Tom Johnson, composer 1940 - Qaboos bin Said, Sultan of Oman 1941 - David Hemmings, Guilford England, actor (Blow-up, Barbarella) 1942 - Jeffrey Siegel, Chicago Ill, pianist (Chicago Symph) 1942 - Linda Evans, Hartford, actr (Dynasty, Big Valley, Beach Blanket Bingo) 1942 - Susan Sullivan, NYC, actress (Dharma & Greg, Falcon Crest) 1945 - Glen Walken, Astoria Queens, actor (Leave it to Larry) 1946 - Alan Dean Foster, US, sci-fi author (Midworld, Flinx in Flux) 1946 - Amanda Lear, French singer 1947 - Jameson Parker, Balt Md, actor (American Justice, Simon & Simon) 1948 - Andrea Marcovicci, NYC, actress (Gloria-Berrengers, Fran-Trapper John) 1948 - Jack Tatum, Cherryville NC, NFL defensive back (Raiders) 1948 - Ural Nazibovich Sultanov, Russian cosmonaut 1949 - Bonnie St Claire, [Cornelia Swart], Dutch singer (Tame me Tiger) 1949 - Ted Sator, Utica NY, NHL coach (NY Rangers, Buffalo Sabres) 1950 - Graham Parker, musician (Live Sparks, Mercury Poisoning) 1950 - Eric Pierpoint, American actor 1951 - Marga Stubblefield, LPGA golfer 1951 - Mark N Brown, Valparaiso In, Major USAF/astronaut (STS 28, 48, 66) 1951 - Justin Raimondo, American author 1952 - Delroy Lindo, actor (Get Shorty, Ransom) 1952 - Peter Beattie, Australian politician 1953 - John McFee, rock guitarist (Doobie Brothers, Clover) 1953 - Kevin Nealon, Bridgeport Conn, actor (SNL, Hot Shot, Coneheads) 1953 - Alan Moore, British comic book writer and novelist 1954 - Guy Innes-Ker duke of Roxburghe, English large landowner 1954 - John Parr, British pop singer 1954 - Evan Gray, New Zealand cricketer 1955 - Carter Burwell, American composer 1956 - Sinbad, [David Adkins], Benton Harbor MI, actor (1st Kid, Vibe) 1956 - Tony Franklin, NFL kicker (Philadelphia Eagles, New England Patriots) 1956 - Warren Moon, NFL quarterback (Houston Oilers, Seahawks, Vikings) 1956 - Noel Brotherston, Northern Irish footballer (d. 1995) 1957 - Jenny Burton, NYC, rocker (Nobody Loves Me Like You Do) 1957 - Seán Mac Falls, Irish-born poet 1957 - J.C. Watts (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oklahomas 4th district, in office Jan 3, 1995 - Jan 3, 2003 1958 - Oscar Nunez, Cuban American actor 1959 - Jimmy Quinn, Northern Irish footballer and football manager 1960 - Elizabeth Perkins, Queens NY, actress (About Last Night, Big) 1960 - Kim Wilde, [Smith], England, rock vocalist (You Keep Me Hanging On) 1961 - Janice Lynn Kuehnemund, St Paul Minn, rocker (Vixen-Rev It Up) 1962 - Jamie Moyer, Sellersville PA, pitcher (Boston Red Sox) 1962 - Jill Briles-Hinton, Elmhurst IL, LPGA golfer (1995 Womens Open-16th) 1962 - Kirk Hammett, US heavy-metal guitarist (Metallica-Master of Puppets) 1962 - Vladimir Vladimirovich Karashtin, Russian cosmonaut 1963 - Dante Bichette, W Palm Beach FLA, outfielder (Colorado Rockies) 1963 - Peter Schmeichel, Danish footballer 1964 - Mike Withycombe, CFL corner (BC Lions) 1964 - Seth Joyner, NFL linebacker (Ariz, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31) 1965 - Mark Petkovsek, Beaumont TX, pitcher (St Louis Cardinals) 1965 - Matt Kabayama, hockey forward (Team Japan 1998) 1966 - Darren Flutie, CFL slot back (Edmonton Eskimos) 1966 - Gwendolyn Hajek, Shreveport La, playmate (September, 1987) 1966 - Ron Coomer, Crest Hill IL, infielder (Minnesota Twins) 1966 - Tommie Stowers, WLAF tight end (Rhein Fire) 1966 - Jorge Camacho, Spanish poet 1967 - Jocelyn Lemieux, Mont Laurier, NHL right wing (Calgary Flames) 1967 - Tom Gordon, Sebring FL, pitcher (Boston Red Sox) 1968 - Gary Sheffield, Tampa FL, outfielder (Florida Marlins) 1968 - Lubomir Sekeras, Liptovsky CZE, hockey defenseman (Team Slovakia) 1968 - Mel Stewart, NC, 200m butterfly swimmer (Olympics-gold-92) 1968 - Milica Vukadinovic, WNBA guard (Charlotte Sting) 1968 - Barry Hunter, Northern Irish footballer and manager 1968 - Romany Malco, American actor and music producer 1968 - Owen Wilson, Dallas, Texas, American actor (Meet the Parents, Zoolander) 1969 - Cheryl Bachman, Jacksonville Fla, playmate (October, 1991) 1969 - Lee Anne Ketcham, Tallahassee Fla, female pitcher (Silver Bullets) 1969 - Raghib Ismail, NFL wide receiver/kick returner (Oakland Raiders) 1969 - Sam Cassell, NBA guard (NJ Nets, Houston Rockets) 1969 - Duncan Sheik, American singer 1969 - Ahmed Helmi, Egyptian actor 1970 - Allen Watson, Brooklyn NY, pitcher (SF Giants) 1970 - Phil Buckman, Queens NY, actor (Slash-Drexells Class) 1970 - Toby Wright, safety (St Louis Rams) 1970 - Elizabeth Anne Allen, American actress 1970 - Mike Epps, American actor 1970 - Megyn Kelly, American television news anchor 1970 - Johan Liiva, Sweden vocalist (Arch Enemy) 1971 - Kylie Hanigan, Australian 200m/400m runner (Olympics-96) 1972 - Jason Arnberger, cricketer (NSW opening batsman 1994-95 -) 1972 - Jessi Alexander, American country music singer/songwriter 1972 - Robert Shapiro, American politician/humorist 1973 - Steve Christopher Petree, Oklahoma, rocker (PC Quest-Can You See) 1974 - Autumn Smith, Miss USA-Alabama (1997, top 10) 1974 - Christian Schmidt, actor (Mullers Baro) 1974 - Chloë Sevigny, American actress 1975 - Jason Williams, American basketball player 1975 - Anthony McPartlin, British actor and television presenter 1975 - Shawn Camp, American baseball player 1976 - Sandy Zubrin, Tamuning Guam, US diver (Olympics-96) 1976 - Shagrath, Norwegian singer (Dimmu Borgir) 1976 - Mona Zaki, Egyptian Actress 1977 - Trent Barrett, Australian rugby league footballer 1977 - Fabolous, American rapper 1978 - Damien Johnson, Northern Irish footballer 1980 - François Duval, Belgian rally driver 1980 - Junichi Okada, Japanese singer (V6) 1980 - Dustin Kensrue, American Singer/Songwriter (Thrice) 1980 - Luke Chadwick, English footballer 1981 - Christina Vidal, American actress 1981 - Gian Magdangal, Filipino singer and actor 1983 - Jon Johansen, Norwegian software developer 1983 - Travis Buck, American baseball player 1984 - Johnny Christ, American musician (Avenged Sevenfold) 1984 - Ryohei Chiba, Japanese singer w-inds. 1985 - Christian Siriano, American fashion designer 1986 - Nic Sampson, New Zealand actor 1988 - Jeffrey Jordan, American college basketball player; son of Michael Jordan 1988 - Montanna Thompson, English actress 1992 - Nathan Kress, American actor
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