Famous Birthdays on 8th November 35 - Nerva, Roman Emperor (d. 98) 1342 - Julian of Norwich, English saint (d. 1416) 1431 - Vlad III the Impaler, Wallachian prince (d. 1476) 1491 - Teofilo Folengo, Italian poet (d. 1544) 1572 - Johan Sigismund, elector of Brandenburg/duke of Prussia 1590 - Francesco Gonzaga, composer 1592 - Domenico Mazzocchi, composer 1622 - Galenus Abrahamsz de Haen, Dutch baptist pastor (Lambs War) 1622 - Karl X Gustaf, King of Sweden (1654-60) 1647 - Pierre Bayle, French/Neth theologist/philosopher/writer 1656 - Edmund Halley, English astronomer (comet of Halley) [OS=Oct 29] 1657 - Thomas Bullis, composer 1693 - Leonhard Trautsch, composer 1706 - Johann Ulrich von Cramer, German judge and philosopher (d. 1772) 1710 - Sarah Fielding, English writer (d. 1768) 1715 - Elisabeth C van Brunswick-Bevern, wife of Frederik II the Great 1723 - John Byron, British naval officer (d. 1786) 1760 - Jean-Baptiste Dumonceau de Bergendael, South Neth earl/general 1768 - Princess Augusta Sophia of the United Kingdom, (d. 1840) 1770 - Friedrich Witt, composer 1777 - Désirée Clary, queen of Sweden (d. 1860) 1785 - Friedrich Wilhelm Michael Kalkbrenner, composer 1814 - Girolamo/Jeromin de Rada, Albanian poet (Skanderbeku) 1817 - Claudius Wistar Sears, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1891 1817 - Theodoor J Canneel, Flemish painter 1829 - Samuel Wylie Crawford, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1892 1830 - Oliver Otis Howard, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1909 1831 - Edward R L Bulwer-Lytton, English statesman and Viceroy of India (1876-1880) 1836 - Milton Bradley, American game manufacturer (d. 1911) 1847 - Bram Stoker, Irish theater manager/author (Dracula) 1847 - Jean Casimir-Perier, French politician (d. 1907) 1848 - Gottlob Frege, Germany, mathematician/logician (Begriffsschrift) 1849 - Edward Julius Biedermann, composer 1850 - Karel Komzak, composer 1854 - Johannes Rydberg, Swedish physicist (d. 1919) 1863 - René [Raphael] Viviani, French historian/social premier (1914-15) 1866 - Herbert Austin, English automobile pioneer (d. 1941) 1867 - Ilmari Henrik Reinhold Krohn, composer 1868 - Felix Hausdorff, German mathematician (d. 1942) 1876 - Frank L Gillespie, Ark, founded Supreme Life Insurance Company 1878 - Marshall Walter Major Taylor, world champion cyclist (1899) 1879 - King Baggot I, St Louis MO, director (Tumbleweeds) 1882 - Lazare Saminsky, composer 1883 - Arnold Edward Trevor Bax, London England, composer (Farewell My Youth) (d. 1953) 1883 - Ethel Clayton, MO, actress (Hotel Continental) 1884 - Hermann Rorschach, Swiss psychiatrist (d. 1922) 1885 - Hans Cloos, German geologist (d. 1951) 1885 - Tomoyuki Yamashita, Japanese general (d. 1946) 1885 - Emil Fahrenkamp, German architect (d. 1966) 1887 - Yury Alexandrovich Shaporin, composer 1888 - David Monrad Johansen, composer 1893 - John Miljan, Lead City SD, actor (Possessed, Final Extra, Susan Lenox) 1893 - Clarence Williams, American composer (d. 1965) 1893 - Prajadhipok, Rama VII, king of Thailand (d. 1941) 1895 - Hermann Schey, German/Neth singer 1895 - Photios Kontoglou, Greek writer, painter and iconographer (d. 1965) 1896 - Bucky Harris, baseball manager (Phillies, Yankees) 1897 - Dorothy Day, New York, American journalist, social activist, and devout Catholic convert 1898 - Marie Prevost, Canadian actress (d. 1937) 1900 - Georges Lonque, composer 1900 - Margaret Mitchell, Atlanta, Georgia, author (Gone With the Wind), (d. 1949) 1900 - Mihailo Vukdragovic, composer 1901 - Gheorge Gheorghiu Dej, Romania party leader/president 1901 - Szymon Laks, composer 1902 - Mihail A Suslov, Soviet-party ideologist [NS=Nov 22] 1902 - Walerian Josef Gniot, composer 1904 - Cedric Belfrage English-born writer (d. 1990) 1905 - Richard Nicholson, musician 1907 - Otto Brenner, German workers union leader 1908 - Martha Gellhorn, American writer (d. 1998) 1909 - Alberto Erede, Italian conductor 1912 - Jean-Louis Martinet, composer 1912 - Joseph Fattorini, businessman 1913 - Robert Strauss, NYC, actor (Sgt Gruzewsky-Mona McCluskey) 1913 - June Havoc, American actress 1914 - Lute T de Cock, student/resistance fighter 1914 - Norman Lloyd, Jersey City NJ, actor (Auschlander-St Elsewhere) 1916 - Frank McGuire, basketball coach (won 550 games in 30 college seasons) 1916 - June Havoc, Seattle Wash, actress (Willy, Panic, GE Theater) 1916 - Peter Weiss, Germany, Swedish author/dramatist/novelist (Marat/Sade) 1918 - Hermann Zapf, German designer 1919 - P. L. Deshpande, Indian author (d. 2000) 1920 - Esther Rolle, American actress (d. 1998) 1920 - Eugênio de Araújo Sales, Brazilian cardinal 1921 - Douglas Townsend, composer 1921 - Gene Saks, NY, actor/director (One & Only, Prisoner of 2nd Ave) 1921 - Jerome Hines, [Heinz], Hollywood California, basso (I am The Way) 1922 - Christiaan Barnard, South African surgeon (perform 1st heart transplant) 1922 - Esther Rolle, Pompano Beach Fla, actress (Florida-Good Times, Maude) 1922 - Ademir Marques de Menezes, Brazilian footballer (d. 1996) 1923 - Dmitri T Jazov, Russian minister of defense (1991 coup) 1923 - Jack Kilby, Jefferson City, Missouri, electrical engineer and Nobel laureate (handheld calculator, integrated circuit), (d. 2005) 1924 - Joe Flynn, Youngstown Ohio, actor (McHales Navy) 1927 - Patti Page, [Clara Ann Fowler], Claremont Ok, singer (Tennessee Waltz), (d. 2012) 1927 - Ken Dodd, English comedian 1929 - Trevor McMahon, NZ cricket wicketkeeper (v India & Pak 1955-56) 1929 - António Castanheira Neves, Portuguese philosopher 1929 - Bobby Bowden, American football coach 1930 - Bob Harris, Long Beach California, actor (Jim-Troubleshooters) 1930 - Edmund Happold, engineer 1931 - Morley Safer, Toronto California, TV newscaster (60 Minutes) 1932 - Richard E Lawyer, Los Angeles California, astronaut 1932 - Stephane Audran, Versailles France, actress (Just Before Nightfall) 1932 - Ben[jamin William] Bova, US, sci-fi author (Exiled from Earth) 1934 - Roberta Hazard, USN Admiral 1935 - Alain Delon, France, actor (Honor Among Thieves, Return of Zorro) 1935 - Alfonso López Trujillo, Colombian Cardinal Bishop 1936 - Edward George Gibson, Buffalo NY, astronaut (Skylab 4) 1936 - Viscount Mountgarret, [Butler], English large landowner 1938 - John Asprey, British jeweler/multi-millionaire 1938 - Pleuni Touw, Dutch actress (Black Rider) 1938 - Pleuntje Pleuni Cordon, actress (Dear Guys) 1938 - Richard Stoker, composer 1938 - Driss Basri, Moroccan Interior Minister (d. 2007) 1942 - Aleksandr Yakovlevich Kramarenko, Russia, cosmonaut 1942 - Angel Cordero Jr, jockey (won over 6,000 races) [or May 8] 1942 - Gerald Alston, US singer (Manhattans-Crazy) 1943 - Martin Peters, British soccer player 1944 - Bonnie Bramlett, rock vocalist (Delandy & Bonnie) 1944 - Rodney Desborough Slater, rocker (Bonzo Dog Band) 1945 - Arnold Rosner, composer 1945 - David Jessel, British TV-reporter 1945 - Judith Lang Zaimont, composer 1945 - Tony Mann, Aust cricket leggie (1977 century as nightwatchman v India) 1946 - Roy Wood, Birmingham England, rock vocalist/cellist (ELO) 1947 - Margaret Rhea Seddon, Murfreesboro Tenn, MD/astro (STS 51D, 40, SK:58) 1947 - Minnie Ripperton, Chicago, singer (Loving You) 1948 - Dale A Gardner, Fairmont Minn, Cmdr USN/astronaut (STS 8, STS 51A) 1949 - Al Berger, rocker 1949 - Bonnie Raitt, Burbank CA, country singer (Green Light, The Glow) 1949 - Wayne LaPierre, Executive Vice Presidenf of the National Rifle Association. 1951 - Larry Burnette, rocker (Firefall) 1951 - Mary Hart, Sioux Falls SD, TV hostess (Entertainment Tonight) 1951 - Alfredo Astiz, Argentine general 1952 - Alfre Woodard, Tulsa,Oklahoma, American actress (Primal Fear, Cross Creek) 1952 - Christie Ann Hefner, daughter of Hugh Hefner, CEO (Playboy) 1952 - Jan Raas, Dutch bicyclist 1952 - Jerry Remy, American baseball player, color commentator 1952 - John Denny, American baseball player 1953 - John Musker, American animation director 1954 - Rickie Lee Jones, Chicago, singer (Chuck Es in Love) 1954 - David Bret, Anglo-French biographer and broadcaster 1954 - Michael D. Brown, U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency director 1954 - Kazuo Ishiguro, British author 1954 - Jeanette McGruder, American musician (P Funk) 1956 - Beverly Klass, LPGA golfer 1956 - Randi Brooks, NYC, actress (Man With 2 Brains, Tightrope) 1956 - Steven Miller, American record producer 1956 - Richard Curtis, British screenwriter 1957 - Yohan Gunasekera, cricketer (2 Tests for Sri Lanka 1983) 1957 - Porl Thompson, British musician (The Cure) 1957 - Alan Curbishley, English football manager 1958 - Terry Lee Miall, England, rock drummer (Adam & The Ants) 1958 - Don Byron, American clarinetist 1959 - Simon Davis, Victorian cricket pace bowler (Test v NZ 1986, no wkts) 1960 - Oleg Menshikov, Russian actor 1960 - Michael Nyqvist, Swedish actor 1961 - Leif Garrett, Hollywood Cal, singer/actor (Devil x 5, 3 for the Road) 1962 - Ron Johnson, Australian baseball hitting coach (Olympics-1996) 1963 - Dwight Smith, Tallahassee FL, outfielder (Atlanta Braves) 1963 - Paul Butcher, NFL linebacker (Carolina Panthers) 1964 - Chuck Cecil, NFL safety (Houston Oilers) 1965 - Bart Latuheru, soccer player (Vitesse) 1965 - Jeff Blauser, Los gatos CA, infielder (Atlanta Braves) 1965 - Mike Peluso, Pengilly Canada, NHL left wing (NJ Devils) 1965 - Craig Chester, American actor and screenwriter 1966 - Michael Soles, CFL fullback (Montreal Alouettes) 1966 - Ulrich Cruden, soccer player (NEC) 1966 - Gordon Ramsay, British chef and reality television personality 1967 - Courtney Thorne-Smith, actress (Day by Day, Lucas, Summer School) 1967 - Henry Rodriguez, Santo Domingo Dom Rep, outfielder (Montreal Expos) 1967 - Jay Taylor, NFL cornerback (KC Chiefs) 1967 - Kim Dugger, Wichita Kansas, Miss Kansas-America (1991) 1967 - Mark Zollitsch, Orono Maine, kayak (alt-Olympics-96) 1967 - Rhonda Kottke, Minneapolis Minn, WPVA volleyballer 1968 - Jose Offerman, San Pedro de Macoris, infielder (KC Royals) 1968 - Keith Jones, Brantford, NHL right wing (Washington Capitals) 1968 - Michelle Kline, Circle Pines Minn, speed skater (Olympics-1994) 1968 - Parker Posey, Balt Md, actress (Tess Shelby-As the World Turns) 1968 - Zara Whites, Dutch actress 1968 - Sergio Porrini, Italian footballer 1969 - Devon McDonald, NFL linebacker (Indianapolis Colts) 1969 - Ricardo McDonald, NFL linebacker (Cincinnati Bengals) 1969 - Roxana Zal, American actress 1970 - Qadry Ismail, NFL wide receiver (Minnesota Vikings, Miami Dolphins) 1970 - Tom Anderson, co-founder of MySpace 1970 - José Francisco Porras, Costa Rican footballer 1970 - Diana King, Jamaican singer 1971 - Anna Katrina Simcic, Christchurch NZ, backstroker (Olympics-96) 1971 - Twan Scheepers, soccer player (MVV) 1971 - Carlos Atanes, Spanish film director 1972 - Chris Fydler, Sydney NSW NSW Australia, swimmer (Olympics-96) 1972 - Ken Blackman, NFL guard (Cincinnati Bengals) 1972 - Gretchen Mol, American actress 1973 - Frantisek Kaberle, hockey defenseman (Team Czech Oly-gold-1998) 1973 - Nicole Teter, San Diego California, 800m runner 1973 - Tara Johnson, Miss USA-Wisconsin (1997) 1973 - Vanesa Littlecrow, Puerto Rican cartoonist, dancer, writer and model 1974 - Masashi Kishimoto, Japanese manga author 1974 - Seishi Kishimoto, Japanese manga author 1975 - Brevin Knight, NBA guard (Cleveland Cavaliers) 1975 - Stephen Saber, drummer/songwriter 1975 - Tara Reid, American actress 1975 - José Pinto, Spanish footballer 1976 - Brett Lee, cricketer (brother of Shane, AIS representative) 1976 - Colin Strause, American director 1977 - Bucky Covington, American entertainer 1977 - Jully Black, Canadian R&B singer 1977 - Nick Punto, American baseball player 1978 - Ali Karimi, Iranian footballer 1978 - Júlio Sérgio Bertagnoli, Brazilian footballer 1978 - Spyros Gogolos, Greek footballer 1978 - Tim de Cler, Dutch footballer 1978 - Maurice Evans, American basketball player 1979 - Aaron Hughes, Northern Irish footballer 1979 - Dania Ramírez, Dominican actress 1980 - Ana Vidovic, classical guitarist 1980 - Luis Fabiano, Brazilian footballer 1981 - Joe Cole, English footballer 1982 - Lynndie England, former U.S. Army reservist, associated with Abu Ghraib 1982 - Mika Kallio, Finnish Grand Prix motorcycle racer 1982 - Sam Sparro, Australian producer, songwriter, performer, former child actor 1983 - Blanka Vlašić, Croatian high jumper 1983 - Remko Pasveer, Dutch footballer 1983 - Kat Shoob, British television presenter 1985 - Jack Osbourne, English television star 1986 - Aaron H. Swartz, Chicago, Illinois, computer programmer and internet activist (Demand Progress), (d. 2013) 1987 - Samantha Droke, American actress 2003 - Lady Louise Windsor, British royal
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