Famous Birthdays on 25th January 17 - Messalina , Rome - TopicsExpress



          

Famous Birthdays on 25th January 17 - Messalina , Rome , Roman Empress ( wife of Claudius , infamous for her promiscuity) ( either 17 or 20 AD ) 749 - Leo IV , the Khazar , Byzantine emperor ( 775 - 80) 1037 - Su Tung - p o, [J Sotoba ], China, layman / poet /administrator [or Dec 19] 1477 - Anna de Bretagne , wife of Maximilian of Austria & Louis XII 1509 - Giovanni Morone , Italian theologist/ diplomat /cardinal / heretic 1540 - Edmund Campion , saint /Jesuit martyr ( Decem Rationes) , born in London , England 1615 - Govert Flinck , Dutch painter ( Isaac blesses Jacob) 1626 - John van de Cappelle , Amsterdam, landscape painter 1627 - Robert Boyle, Ireld , physicist /chemist/ author ( experiments with color ) 1634 - Gaspar Fagel, lawyer /pension advisor of Holland ( 1672- 88) 1640 - William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire , English soldier and statesman ( d. 1707 ) 1688 - Juraj Jánošík , famous Slovak outlaw ( d . 1713 ) 1708 - Pompeo Girolamo Batoni , Italian painter 1736 - Joseph-Louis Lagrange, Turin, Italy , mathematician and astronomer 1739 - Charles François Dumouriez , French general ( d . 1823 ) 1750 - Johann Gottfried Vierling , composer 1759 - Robert Burns , Alloway Scotland , poet ( Auld Lang Syne) , ( d . 1796 ) 1766 - Hans CE Freiherr von Gagern , German advisor to Dutch king Willem I 1770 - Francis Burdett, British politician 1777 - Elias Canneman , Dutch liberal minister of Finance ( 1813 - 14) 1794 - François- Vincent Raspail , French chemist ( d. 1878 ) 1796 - William McGillivray , Old Aberdeen , naturalist 1806 - Daniel Maclise , Irish painter 1814 - Francis Harrison Pierpont , governor ( Union ) , died in 1899 1826 - Rembt T H P L A van Boneval Faure , Dutch MP 1834 - Pablo Hernandez Salces , composer 1839 - Seldon Connor, Brigadier General ( Union volunteers ) , died in 1917 1841 - John Arbuthnot Fisher , Ceylon , 1st Baron Fisher /admiral of the fleet 1844 - Frederick E Kitziger, composer 1851 - Arne Garborg , Norwegian playwright ( Bondestudentar ) 1851 - Jan Blockx , Belgium , opera composer ( Sea Bride princess of Herberg) 1858 - Giuseppi Radiciotti , composer 1858 - Kokichi Mikimoto, Japanese pearl farm pioneer ( d . 1954 ) 1860 - Charles Curtis , ( R ) 31st US VP ( 1929 - 33) 1864 - Julije Kempf, Croatian historian and writer ( d. 1934 ) 1866 - Emile Vandervelde , President ( 1900– 1918 ) of the International Socialist Bureau and Minister of 3 Belgian governments ( d. 1938 ) 1874 - Hewlett Johnson , [Red Dean of Canterbury ], English bishop 1874 - [William ] Somerset Maugham, Paris , British novelist /poet ( Of Human Bondage ) 1878 - Ernst Alexanderson , Swedish -born television pioneer ( d. 1975) 1880 - Francis George Scott , composer 1881 - Emil Ludwig, German biographer ( Diana, Son of Man ) 1881 - Gustave Frederic Soderlund , composer 1882 - Virginia Woolf [ Adeline], author ( Jacob s Room , To Lighthouse ) , born in London , England ( d. 1941 ) 1884 - Edward Kilenyi , composer 1885 - A J Else Mauhs, German /Dutch actress ( Eline Vere , L aiglon) 1885 - Kitahara Hakushū , Japanese poets and children s writers ( d. 1942) 1886 - Wilhelm Furtwängler , German conductor ( d . 1954 ) 1887 - Diego Valeri , Italian author /poet ( Le Gaie Tristezze) 1889 - Vladimir Vladimirovich Scherbachov , composer 1891 - Dame Gwen Ffrangcon -Davies , Britain , actress ( Cleopatra ) 1891 - William C Bullitt , 1 st US ambassador to USSR 1896 - John Moores , British gambling magnate/ multi -millionaire 1898 - Joachim Wach, German /US philosopher / sociologist ( Understanding) 1899 - Ace Goodman , KC Mo, comedian ( Easy Aces ) 1900 - Mildred Dunnock , Balt, actress ( Baby Doll , Nun s Story ) 1900 - Theodosius Dobzhansky , Ukraine , genetist /writer ( Mankind Evolving ) 1900 - Yojiro Ishizaka , Japanese writer ( d. 1986 ) 1901 - Eric Brown, architect 1901 - Martin De Alzaga, Argentine racing driver ( d. 1982 ) 1902 - Gerard P M Knuvelder , Dutch literature historian ( Vocation , Kitty) 1902 - Pablo Antonio , Filipino modernist architect ( d. 1975 ) 1903 - Sleepy John Estes, rocker 1904 - Frans Goedhart , Dutch journalist/founder ( Het Parool) 1908 - Lord Iliffe, English publisher ( Coventry Evening Telegraph/Autocar ) 1908 - W H V Hopper Levett , cricket keeper ( England in 1 Test in Calcutta) 1910 - Harold Watkinson , politician/ businessman 1910 - Hendrik Willem Hans Osieck , composer 1911 - Julia Frances Smith , composer 1912 - Lucius E Burch Jr , US lawyer /civil rights leader 1913 - Luis Marden , American photojournalist ( d . 2003 ) 1915 - Michael Duane, educationalist 1917 - Ilya Prigogine, Russian scientist Nobel Laureate ( d. 2003 ) 1917 - Jânio Quadros, Brazilian politician ( d. 1992 ) 1918 - Ken Mayers, actor ( Robbie Robertson- Space Patrol ) 1918 - Ernie Harwell, American baseball sportscaster 1919 - Edwin Newman , newscaster /journalist / author ( NBC - TV, Comment) , born in NYC , New York 1919 - Patricia Louise Dalton , chair ( Sherlock Holmes Society of London ) 1921 - Alfred Reed , composer 1921 - Russell Reading Braddon , Australian author 1922 - Jules P de Palm , Antilles writer 1922 - Raymond Baxter, British TV host /author ( Fast Lady) 1923 - Eva Zeller , writer 1923 - Rusty Draper, American country and pop singer ( d. 2003 ) 1923 - Shirley Mason , American psychiatric patient ( Commonly known as Sybil) ( d. 1998 ) 1924 - Lou The Toe Groza, AAFC, NFL tackle , kicker ( Cleveland Browns ) 1925 - Eric Dempster , cricketer ( NZ slow bowl of mid - 50 s , bowling avg 109 .5) 1925 - Giorgos Zampetas, Greek musician and songwriter ( d. 1992 ) 1927 - Antonio Carlos Jobim , composer 1927 - Gregg Palmer, SF , actor ( Scream , To Hell & Back) 1927 - Seung Sahn , zen teacher ( Korean line ) 1927 - Fernie Flaman [Ferdinand] , Dysart , SK, CAN , Hall of Fame NHL player ( Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs) , ( d. 2012 ) 1928 - Eduard Shevardnadze , Soviet Georgia , foreign minister of USSR ( - 91) 1928 - Jérôme Choquette, Quebec lawyer and politician 1930 - Tanya Savicheva , Russian diarist ( d. 1944 ) 1931 - Dean Jones , Decatur Ala , actor ( Ensign O Toole , Company , Love Bug ) 1931 - Harold Lloyd Jr , actor ( Frankenstein s Daughter ) 1931 - Paavo J Haavikko , finnish writer/poet / husband of Marja-Liisa Vartio 1931 - Stikkan , Stig Anderson, music entrepreneur 1933 - Corazon Aquino , 11th President of the Philippines ( 1986 - 92) 1934 - Elizabeth Allen , Jersey City NJ , actress ( Laura - Bracken s World ) 1935 - António Ramalho Eanes , 17th President of Portugal 1936 - Dan Schaefer , ( Rep - R - CO , 1983 - ) 1936 - Diana Hyland , Cleve Hgts Ohio, actress ( Peyton Place, 8 is Enough ) 1937 - Don Maynard , NFL receiver ( NY Jets ) , # 13 1937 - Kathleen Tynan Halton, writer 1937 - Ange- Félix Patassé , President of the Central African Republic 1938 - Betico Croes, Arubian politician ( Status Aparte ) 1938 - Etta James [ Jamesette Hawkins] , singer ( Roll with Me, At Last ) , born in Los Angeles , California ( d. 2012 ) 1938 - Shotaro Ishinomori , Japanese manga author ( d. 1998 ) 1938 - Leiji Matsumoto, sJapanese creator of anime . 1939 - Gabriel Romanus , Swedish politician 1941 - Elzie Buddy Baker , race -car driver 1941 - Gregory Sierra , American actor 1942 - Carl Eller, American football player 1942 - Eusébio , Portuguese footballer , ( d . 2014 ) 1943 - Tobe Hooper, American film director 1944 - Anita Pallenberg , Italian model 1945 - Leigh Taylor- Young, Wash DC , actress ( Peyton Place, Alice B Toklas) 1946 - Josephine M Verspaget , sociologist/ Dutch MP ( PvdA ) 1946 - Ronnie Brandon , rocker ( McCoys ) 1946 - Silvio Blatter, writer 1947 - Tostão, Brazilian footballer 1947 - Ángel Nieto , Spanish motorcycle racer 1948 - Gueorgui Chichkine, Russian painter 1948 - Ros Kelly , Australian politician 1949 - John Cooper Clarke, English punk- poet 1950 - Gloria Naylor , US author ( Women of Brewster Place) 1950 - Michael Cotton , rocker ( Tubes) 1951 - Steve Prefontaine , Coos Bay Oregon , 5K ( Olympics - 4th - 1972) 1952 - Sara Mandiano, French singer and songwriter 1952 - Timothy White , American journalist ( d. 2002 ) 1953 - Malcolm Green, rocker ( Split Enz- I Got You ) 1953 - The Honky Tonk Man , American professional wrestler 1953 - Mark Weil , Uzbek theatre director ( d . 2007 ) 1954 - Condredge Holloway , Alabama , CFL quarterback ( Ottawa, Toronto ) 1954 - Richard Finch, rock bassist ( KC & Sunshine - That s the Way I Like It ) 1954 - Ricardo Bochini, Argentinian footballer 1954 - Kim Gandy, American feminist 1956 - Andy Cox , rock guitarist ( Fine Young Cannibals- She Drives Me Crazy) 1957 - Edmund Theodore Sylvers, rocker ( Sylvers) 1957 - Jeff Gossett, NFL punter ( Oakland Raiders ) 1957 - Jenifer Lewis, actress ( Girl 6, Meteor Man , Sister Act ) 1957 - Martha Elizabeth Thomsen , Moses Lake Wash , playmate ( May, 1980 ) 1957 - Eskil Erlandsson , Swedish politician 1957 - Andrew P . Harris, American politician 1958 - Dinah Manoff , actress ( Elaine - Soap , Carol Weston - Empty Nest ) , born in NYC , New York 1958 - Gary Brian Tibbs , rock bassist ( Adam & The Ants, Roxy Music ) , born in London , England 1958 - Harti Weirather , Austrian alpine skier 1961 - Michele Tobin , actress ( Fitzpatricks) , born in Chicago, Illinois 1961 - Vivian Balakrishnan , Singaporean politician 1962 - Chris Chelios , NHL defenseman ( Chicago Blackhawks , Team USA ) , born in Chicago, Illinois 1963 - Carl Fysh , rocker ( Brother Beyond- Can You Keep a Secret) 1963 - Joe Lloyd, Highland Park Ill, Canadian Tour golfer ( 1993 Space Coast ) 1964 - Bob Sweeney , Concord , NHL center ( NY Islanders , Calgary Flames) 1964 - Chip Foster, actor ( Chip & Pepper s Surf s Up Saturday) 1964 - Pepper Foster, actress ( Chip & Pepper s Surf s Up Saturday) 1964 - William Thomas Andrade , Fall River MA , PGA golfer ( 1991 Kemper Open ) 1965 - Brian Holman , Winfield Ks, pitcher ( Cin Reds , Seattle Mariners ) 1965 - Esa Tikkanen, Helsinki FI , NHL left wing ( Panthers , Canucks, Oly- B -98 ) 1966 - John [Vo ] Velyvis, North Adams Mass, rower ( Olympics -1996 ) 1966 - Mark Schlereth , NFL guard ( Denver Broncos- Super Bowl 32 ) 1966 - Paul Ranheim, St Louis, NHL left wing ( Hartford Whalers ) 1966 - Pavel Torgajev , Nizhnij Novgorod , NHL left wing ( Calgary Flames) 1966 - Richie Lewis , US baseball pitcher ( Florida Marlins ) 1966 - Chet Culver, American politician , governor of Iowa 1967 - Mario Brunetta , hockey goaltender ( Team Italy 1998 ) 1967 - Marty Calder, St Catharine ON, 62 kg freestyle wrestler ( Oly - 12- 92, 96) 1967 - Randy Mckay , Montreal , NHL right wing ( NJ Devils ) 1967 - Mark Bamford , American writer /director 1968 - Lynette Brooky , NZ , golfer ( NZ Open 1993 /94 ) 1968 - Roosevelt Collins , WLAF DL ( Amsterdam Admirals ) 1968 - Tim De Leede, cricketer ( Holland batsman 1996 World Cup) 1969 - Heidi Wolfgramm , rocker ( Jets ) 1969 - Jesse Harte , Rome Ga, heavy metal vocalist ( Southgang- Tainted Angel ) 1969 - Nolan Harrison , NFL defensive tackle ( Oakland Raiders, Pitt Steelers ) 1969 - Penny Moore, WNBA guard/forward ( Charlotte Sting) 1969 - Kina , American singer 1970 - Chris Mills , NBA forward ( Cleveland Cavaliers , NY Knicks ) 1970 - Milt Stegall , CFL receiver ( Winnipeg Blue Bombers ) 1970 - Pau Coll , WLAF kicker /safety ( Barcelona Dragons ) 1970 - Scott Hendrickson, CFL guard ( Saskatchewan Roughriders ) 1971 - Herman Smith , NFL /WLAF defensive end ( Tampa Bay Bucs, London Monarchs) 1971 - Jordan Young, Thunder Bay Ont , Canadian Tour golfer ( 1992 Purdue ) 1971 - Kerry Taylor, US baseball pitcher ( San Diego Padres ) 1971 - Kevin Williams, receiver /kick returner ( Az Cardinals , Dallas Cowboys) 1971 - Konstantin Matoussevich, Israel , Men s high jump ( Oly - 7th - 1996 ) 1971 - Tommie Jones , WLAF cornerback ( Amsterdam Admirals ) 1971 - Vincent Brisby , NFL wide receiver ( New England Patriots) 1971 - Luca Badoer , Italian race car driver 1971 - China Kantner , American actress and daughter of Grace Slick , born in San Francisco , California 1971 - Ana Ortiz , American actress and singer 1973 - Anthony Harris, linebacker ( Miami Dolphins ) 1973 - Elvis Presley Jr , alleged son of Elvis Presley 1973 - Marco Battaglia, tight end ( Cincinnati Bengals ) 1973 - Rodney Young, NFL safety ( NY Giants ) 1973 - Terrell Wade , Rembert SC , pitcher ( Atlanta Braves ) 1973 - Scott Milanovich, Butler Pennsylvania , coach and quarterback ( Tampa Bay Buccaneers ) 1973 - Geoff Johns , American comic book writer 1973 - Chris Guy , American professional wrestler 1974 - Adam Meadows , offensive tackle ( Indianapolis Colts) 1974 - Daniel Sproule, Australian field hockey halfback ( Olympics -96 ) 1974 - Jonathan Bryan Colling , rocker ( 4 Fun - Unbelievable Fun Boys) , born in Boston, Massachusetts 1974 - Robert Budreau , Canadian film director 1975 - John Piersma, US , 200m /400 m freestyle swimmer ( Olympics - 4th - 96) 1975 - Dat Phan , Vietnamese stand - up comedian 1975 - Mia Kirshner, Canadian actress 1975 - Tim Montgomery, American athlete 1976 - Tara Fleming, N York Ontario , LPGA golfer ( 1992 LPGA Corning - 10th ) 1976 - Mario Haberfeld , Brazilian racing car driver 1978 - Mandy Carraway , Miss Kansas Teen USA ( 1996 ) 1978 - Denis Menchov, Russian cyclist 1978 - Jason Roberts , English- born footballer 1978 - Derrick Turnbow , Major League Baseball Player 1979 - Christine Lakin, Dallas , Texas , American actress ( Step by Step) 1979 - Rodrigo Ribeiro , Brazilian racing driver 1979 - Pi Hongyan , French badminton player 1979 - Gabe Jennings, American distance runner 1980 - Amanda Michelle Burns, Miss West Virginia Teen USA ( 1997 ) 1980 - Xavi, Catalan Spanish footballer 1980 - Efstathios Tavlaridis , Greek footballer 1980 - Michelle McCool, American professional wrestler 1981 - Tose Proeski , Macedonian Singer ( d. 2007 ) 1981 - Francis Jeffers, English footballer 1981 - Alicia Keys [ Cook ] , New York NY , singer - songwriter ( Fallin, Where Do We Go From Here ) 1982 - Sho Sakurai , Japanese singer and actor 1982 - The- Dream , singer 1982 - Shawna Waldron , American actress 1983 - Andrée Watters , Canadian singer 1984 - Robinho, Brazilian footballer 1985 - Tina Karol, Ukrainian singer 1985 - Acie Law IV , National Basketball Association player 1986 - Chris O Grady , English footballer 1986 - Shahriar Nafees , Bangladeshi cricketer 1987 - Maria Kirilenko , Russian tennis player 1988 - Tatiana Golovin , French tennis player 1989 - Sheryfa Luna , French singerf
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