goodmorning friends, BIRTHDAY AS ON 8TH MAY: 1326 - Joanna I of Auvergne, queen of France (d. 1360) 1460 - Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (d. 1536) 1492 - Andreas Alciatus, [Giovanni Andrea-Alciato], Italian lawyer 1521 - Peter Canisius, [Pieter de Hondt/Kanijs], jesuit/saint 1527 - Johann Walter, composer 1587 - Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy (d. 1637) 1592 - Francis Quarles, English poet (Argalus & Parthenia, Emblems) 1622 - Claes Rålamb, Swedish statesman (d. 1698) 1629 - Niels Juel, Danish admiral (d. 1697) 1632 - Heino Heinrich Graf von Flemming, German marshal (d. 1706) 1641 - Nicolaas Witsen, etcher/mayor (Amsterdam) 1653 - Claude-Louis-Hector de Villars, Marshall of France (d. 1734) 1668 - Alain R Lesage, French author (Turcaret ou le Financier) 1670 - Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans, English soldier (d. 1726) 1673 - Johann Valentin Eckelt, composer 1703 - Gottlob Harrer, composer 1735 - Sir Nathaniel Dance-Holland, English painter (d. 1811) 1737 - Edward Gibbon, Putney, English historian (The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire) 1738 - Mikhail Kamensky, Russian general (d. 1809) 1742 - Johann Baptist Krumpholtz, composer 1745 - Carl Philipp Stamitz, composer 1750 - Elias Mann, composer 1753 - Miguel Hidalgo y Castilla, father of Mexican independence Poet Phillis Wheatley (1753) 1753 - Phillis Wheatley, American poet who was both the second published African-American poet and first published African-American woman. 1763 - John Goldberg, Dutch patriot/statesman 1778 - Johann Gansbacher, composer 1786 - Thomas Hancock, founded British rubber industry 1786 - Jean Vianney, French Catholic priest (d. 1859) 1803 - Joseph Napoleon Ney Moskova, composer 1806 - Jan Bedrich Kittl, composer 1810 - James Cooper, Brigadier General (Union volunteers), died in 1863 1814 - Mikhail Alexandrovich Bakunin, anarchist 1815 - Jean Delphin Alard, French violinist/composer 1821 - William Henry Vanderbilt, member of the Vanderbilt family (d. 1885) 1824 - William Walker, filibuster/president of Nicaragua (1856-57) 1825 - George Bruce Malleson, Indian officer (d. 1898) 1828 - Jean Henri Dunant, Switz, writer/founder (Red Cross, YMCA, Nobel 1901) 1828 - Sharbel Makhluf, Lebanese monk (d. 1898) 1829 - Louis Moreau Gottschalk, 1st internationally recognized US pianist 1833 - Frank Wheaton, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1903 1836 - Bryan Morel Thomas, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1905 1839 - Francis W Warre-Cornish, English vice-provost of Eton/writer 1839 - Adolphe-Basile Routhier, French Canadian lyricist (O Canada) (d. 1920) 1842 - Emil C Hansen, Danish physiologist 1844 - Hermann Gradener, composer 1846 - Oscar Hammerstein, Germany, opera/playwright (Kohinoor) 1850 - Ross Barnes, baseball player (d. 1915) 1853 - Charles Lee Williams, composer 1853 - Dan Brouthers, baseball player (d. 1932) 1857 - Frits [Frederik H] Tartaud, Dutch actor/husband of Alida Klein 1858 - John Meade Falkner, novelist (Moonfleet) 1859 - Johan Jensen, Danish mathematician (d. 1925) 1873 - Henry Leveson-Gower, cricketer (England capt 1909-10 later official) 1882 - Philips C Visser, Dutch explorer/diplomat 33rd US President Harry Truman (1884) 1884 - Harry Truman, Lamar Missouri, 33rd US President (D) (1945-1953), (d. 1972) 1886 - Jef van Hoof, composer 1891 - Chet Red Hoff, pitcher (NY Yankees 1911-15), lived to 103+ 1892 - Ezio Pinza, Rome Italy, bass singer (South Pacific, RCA Victor Show) 1893 - Francis Quimet, Mass shop asst who won golfs US Open (1913) 1893 - Edd Roush, baseball player (d. 1988) 1893 - Teddy Wakelam, English sports broadcaster and rugby union player (d. 1963) 1895 - Edmund Wilson, American critic/writer (Patriotic Gore) 1895 - Fulton J Sheen, El Paso Ill, bishop (Life is Worth Living) 1895 - Jose Gomez, [Joselito el Gallo], bullfighter 1895 - James H. Dutch Kindelberger, American aerospace pioneer (d. 1962) 1899 - Jan F van Hall, Dutch sculptor/resistance fighter 1899 - [Friedrich] August von Hayek, Aust/British economist (Road to Serfdom) 1899 - Arthur Q. Bryan, American voice actor (d. 1959) 1901 - Turkey Stearnes, baseball player (d. 1979) 1902 - Andre Michel Lwoff, physiologist 1902 - Milford Curly Page, cricketer (NZ bat early 1930s, All Black half) 1903 - Fernandel, [Fernand JD Contandin], French actor (Paris Holiday) 1903 - Joseph Desire Fernandel, Marseilles France, comedian (Grand Chef) 1904 - John Derrick Mordaunt Snagge, bBC news announcer/commentator 1904 - John Snagge, commentator (BBC) 1905 - Inglis Gundry, composer 1905 - Red Nichols, American musician (d. 1965) 1906 - David Van Vactor, Plymouth Indiana, composer (Chaconne) 1906 - Roberto Rossellini, Rome Italy, director (Open City) 1908 - Arturo De Cordova, [Rodriguez], Merida Mexico, actor (Medal for Benny) 1910 - Mary Lou Williams, US jazz pianist/composer (Zodiac Suite) 1910 - Ronald Russell, actor/manager (We are Angels, Little Dorrit) Singer and guitarist Robert Johnson (1911) 1911 - Robert Johnson, blues singer (King of Delta Blues Singer) 1911 - Wilhelm F de Gaay Fortman, Dutch lawyer/foreign minister 1912 - George Woodcock, author 1912 - Gertrud Fussenegger, [Dorn], Austrian writer (Mohrenlegende) 1913 - Sidney James, [Cohen], Johannesburg, actor (Carry On) 1914 - Lord Murton, of Lindisfrarne, deputy chairman (Comm House of Lords) 1914 - Romain Gary, Polish writer (d. 1980) 1915 - John Archer, Osceola Nebraska, actor (Destination: Moon) 1916 - Gordon Scarrott, engineer 1916 - João Havelange, Brazilian industrialist 1916 - Swami Chinmayananda, Indian spiritualist (d. 1993) 1919 - Sultan Ismail Hajibeyov, composer 1920 - Maurice Cranston, political scientist 1920 - Sloan Wilson, Norwalk, Conn, novelist (Man in the Gray Flannal 1920 - Tom of Finland, Finnish fetish artist (d. 1991) 1921 - Graham Leonard, bishop of London 1921 - Saul Bass, designer 1922 - Brian Kellett, CEO (Port of London Authority) 1924 - Tristan Jones, sailor 1925 - Ali Hassan Mwinyi, president of Tanzania (1985- ) 1925 - Lord Jauncey of Tullichettle, lord of appeal in ordinary 1926 - David Attenborough, producer/TV host/scientist 1926 - Don Rickles, Queens NY, comedian (Don Rickles Show, CPO Sharkey) 1926 - Erico Menczer, Fiume Italy, cinematographer (Chosen, Miranda) 1926 - Richard F Attenborough, environmentalist/zoologist (BBC) 1926 - Ronald Waterhouse, high court judge 1927 - Ian Denholm, CEO (Murray Investment Trust) 1927 - Philip Wilkinson, deputy chairman (National Westminster Bank) 1928 - Theodore Sorenson, presidential advisor (JFK)/author (1000 Days) 1928 - William Jay Sydeman, composer 1929 - V N M Korte-van Hemel, Dutch Secretary of Justice (CDA) 1929 - Claude Castonguay, Quebec politician 1930 - Doug Atkins, Humbolt Tn, NFL hall of famer (Browns, Bears, Saints) 1930 - Gary Snyder, [Japhy Ryder], beat poet (Rip Rap & Cold Mountain Poems) 1930 - Heather Harper, soprano 1931 - Charles M Wilson, composer 1932 - Julieta Campos, Cuban-Mexican writer (d. 2007) 1932 - Phyllida Law, Scottish actress 1932 - Sonny Liston, American heavyweight boxer (d. 1970) 1933 - Alistair Service, writer/publisher 1934 - Leonard Hoffmann, high court judge 1934 - Roger Kendrick, governor (Dartmoor Prison) 1935 - Jack Charlton, soccer manager (Rep of Ireland) 1935 - Salome Jens, Milwaukee Wisc, actress (From Here to Eternity) 1935 - Viscount Falkland, British peer (Lib-Dem) 1936 - James Darren, actor (Time Tunnel) 1936 - Neville Purvis, British vice admiral (Chief of Fleet Support) 1937 - Daniel Robberechts, Belgian writer (Labia Majora) 1937 - Dennis DeConcini, (Sen-D-AZ, 1977- ) 1937 - Michael Simmons, Air Marshal (British Ministry of Defense) 1937 - Thomas Pynchon, novelist (V) 1937 - Carlos Gaviria Díaz, Colombian politician 1937 - Mike Cuellar, baseball player 1938 - Javed Burki, cricketer (Pakistani batsman in 25 Tests 1960-69) 1938 - Pierre Lucien Claverie, bishop of Oran 1938 - Jean Giraud, Val-de-Marne, France, comic artist (Alien, Tron), (d. 2012) 1939 - Otis Paul Drayton, Glen Cove NY, 4x100m runner (Olympic-gold-1964) 1940 - James Blyth, CEO (Boots) Jaws Novelist Peter Benchley (1940) 1940 - Peter Benchley, NYC, novelist (Jaws, The Deep), (d. 2006) 1940 - Ricky Nelson, NJ, rock star (Hello Mary Lou, Its Late, Garden Party) 1940 - Irwin Cotler, Canadian politician 1940 - Toni Tennille, American singer 1941 - James A Traficant Jr, (Rep-D-OH, 1985- ) 1941 - Jim Mitchum, Bridgeport CT, actor (Blackout, Invincible 6) 1941 - John Fred, rocker 1941 - Mahmoud Ahmed, Ethiopian singer 1942 - Angel Cordero Jr, Santurce PR, jockey (Seattle Slew) [or Nov 8] 1942 - Euclid Motorhead Sherwood, rocker (Mothers Of Invention) 1942 - Norman Lamont, MP/Chancellor of Exchequer 1942 - Robin Hobbs, cricketer (England leg-spinner 1967-71) 1942 - Ruth Holland, journalist 1942 - Terry Neill, Northern Irish footballer 1943 - Paul Samwell-Smith, Richmond, Surrey, English bassist (The Yardbirds-For Your Love) 1943 - Toni Tennille, Montgomery Ala, female Beachboy (Capt & Tennille) 1944 - Gary Glitter, [Paul Gadd], England, rocker (Rock & Roll Part II) 1945 - Arthur Docters van Leeuwen, jurist (Hollands secret service) 1945 - Keith Jarrett, jazz musician/film composer (Nachtfahrer) 1946 - André Boulerice, Quebec politician 1947 - Felicity Lott, English soprano (We come to the river) 1947 - Phil Sawyer, rocker (Spencer Davis Group) 1947 - Rick Zehringer, Ohio, rocker (McCoys) 1947 - H. Robert Horvitz, Nobel laureate 1948 - John Reid, MP 1948 - Maurizio Nichetti, actor (Icicle Thief, Volcano) 1948 - Stephen Stohn, Canadian television producer (Degrassi) 1951 - Chris Frantz, Ky, rock drummer (Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club) 1951 - Deborah Harmon, actress (Ted Knight Show, M*A*S*H, Just the 10 of Us) 1951 - Philip Bailey, rocker (Earth Wind & Fire-Shining Star, Easy Lover) 1952 - Beth Henley, Jackson Miss, actress/playwright (Miss Firecracker) 1952 - Charles J Camarda, NYC, PhD/astronaut 1953 - Billy Burnette, Memphis Tn, rock guitarist (Fleetwood Mac) 1953 - Alex Van Halen, Amsterdam The Netherlands, Dutch drummer (Van Halen) 1954 - David Keith, Knoxville Tenn, actor (Back Roads, Firestarter) 1954 - Pat Meyers, LPGA golfer 1955 - Stephen Furst, Norfolk Va, actor (Animal House, Elliot-St Elsewhere) 1956 - Jeff Madrigali, Walnut Creek California, soling yachter (Olymp-bronze-96) 1957 - Deana Deardruff, US, 4 X 100m swimmer (Olympic-gold-1972) 1957 - Jeff Wincott, Toronto Canada, actor (Night Heat) 1957 - Bill Cowher, American football coach 1958 - Lovie Smith, American football coach 1959 - Ronnie Lott, Albuquerque, NM, NFL defensive back (SF 49er) 1960 - Franco Baresi, Italian footballer 1960 - Eric Brittingham, American bassist 1961 - Riaz Poonawalla, cricketer (Indian 12th man/UAE bat 1994 ICC Trophy) 1961 - David Winning, Canadian film director 1961 - Akira Taue, Japanese professional wrestler 1962 - Terry Baker, CFL kicker (Montreal Alouettes) 1963 - Clemens Lothaller, Austria, cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-13 backup) 1963 - Izabela Kloc, Polish politician 1963 - Terry Christian, British radio presenter 1963 - Robin Jarvis, British writer 1964 - Cheryl Richardson, Palo Alto California, actress (Jennie-General Hospital) 1964 - Eric Brittingham, rocker (Cinderella-Heartbreak Station) 1964 - Melissa Gilbert, Los Angeles, actress (Little House on the Prairie) 1964 - Peter Gill, rocker (Frankie Goes to Hollywood-Relax) [or Mar/Jan 8] 1964 - Dave Rowntree, British musician (Blur) 1966 - Eddie Brown, CFL slot back (Edmonton Eskimos) 1966 - Claudio Taffarel, Brazilian footballer 1966 - Marta Sánchez, Spanish singer 1968 - Franklin Langham, Augusta GA, Nike golfer (1993 Permian Basin Open) 1968 - John Johnson, NFL linebacker (NO Saints) 1968 - Omar Camporese, Italy, tennis star 1968 - Johan Pehrson, Swedish politician 1969 - Brad Culpepper, NFL defensive tackle (Tampa Bay Bucs) 1969 - Duane Forde, CFL fullback (Calgary Stampeders) 1969 - Swift Burch, CFL defensive end (Montreal Alouettes) 1969 - Akebono Taro, sumo wrestler 1970 - Christine Stark, Winnipeg Manitoba, volleyballer (Olympics-96) 1970 - Marco Heering, soccer player (Go Ahead Eagles) 1970 - Michael Bevan, cricketer (dashing NSW & Australian lefty bat) 1971 - Carlos Brooks, NFL cornerback (Arizona Cardinals) 1971 - Chris Wolf, actor/musician (Guys Next Door) 1971 - Stephen Ingram, NFL tackle/guard (Tampa Bay Bucs) 1972 - Chris Sanders, NFL wide receiver (Tennessee/Houston Oilers) 1972 - Keelin Curnuck, Miss New York USA (1996)/Ms Venus Swimwear (1994) 1973 - Wolf Wigo, Abington Penn, water polo driver (Olympics-96) 1973 - Hiromu Arakawa, Japanese artist 1974 - Calvin Branch, cornerback (Oakland Raiders) 1974 - Colin Daynes, Windsor Ontario, 68 kg Greco Roman wrestler (Olympic-96) 1974 - Korey Stringer, NFL tackle (Minnesota Vikings) 1974 - Jon Tickle, English entertainer King of Latin Pop Enrique Iglesias (1975) 1975 - Enrique Iglesias, Madrid, Spanish singer-songwriter and King of Latin Pop (Bailamos, Hero) 1975 - Jussi Markkanen, Finnish ice hockey player 1975 - Gastón Mazzacane, Argentine racing driver 1976 - Oleg Tverdovsky, Donetsk Ukr, NHL defenseman (Winnipeg Jets) 1976 - Martha Wainwright, Canadian musician and songwriter 1976 - Ian H Watkins, pop singer (Steps) 1977 - Jennifer Walcott, American Playboy Playmate 1978 - Cindy Parlow, Memphis Tenn, soccer forward (Olympics-96) 1978 - Sandra Kleinova, Prague Czech, tennis star (1995 Futures-Turku-FIN) 1978 - Lúcio, Brazilian footballer 1978 - Jang Woo Hyuk, Korean singer 1978 - Matthew Davis, American actor 1978 - Josie Maran, American model 1979 - Jayna Cronin Geneva NY, dance skater (& Dreger-1997 Natl-13th) 1980 - Michelle McManus, Scottish singer 1980 - Benny Yau, Canadian entertainer 1981 - Andrea Barzagli, Italian footballer 1981 - Björn Dixgård, Swedish guitarist 1981 - Yasuko Tajima, Japanese swimmer 1981 - John Maine, American baseball player 1982 - Adrian Gonzalez, American baseball player 1983 - Matt Willis, British singer 1984 - Nadine Chandrawinata, 2006 Miss Universe Pageant (Indonesia) 1985 - Mashio Miyazaki, Japanese actress 1986 - Marvell Wynne, American soccer player 1987 - Felix Jones, American football player
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