Famous Birthdays on this Day in History Birthdays in History for Thursday 24th October 2013 Birthdays 1 - 223 of 223 51 - Domitian, Roman Emperor (d. 96) 1378 - David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay, heir to the throne of Scotland (d. 1402) 1607 - John Lievensz, painter/etcher/wood carver 1632 - Antony van Leeuwenhoek, Hol, naturalist (Philosophical Transactions) 1675 - Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham, English soldier and politician (d. 1749) 1710 - Alban Butler, English Catholic priest and writer (d. 1773) 1763 - Dorothea von Schlegel, German novelist (d. 1839) 1788 - Sarah Josepha Hale, author (Mary Had a Little Lamb) 1789 - Jean C Baud, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies (1834-6) 1789 - Ramon Carnicer y Batlle, composer 1794 - Friedrich B Freiherr von Gagern, German/Dutch army commandant 1796 - August v Platen, writer 1804 - Wilhelm Eduard Weber, German physicist (d. 1891) 1808 - Ernst Friedrich Richter, composer 1811 - Ferdinand Hiller, German pianist/composer/conductor 1815 - John Edwards, Brigadier General (Union volunteers), died in 1894 1830 - Belva Bennett Lockwood, attorney (1st lady to argue in Supreme Court) 1842 - Josef Nesvera, composer 1844 - Karl Lueger, anti semitic mayor of Vienna 1854 - Hendrik W Bakhuis Roozeboom, chemist (Heterogenen Gleichgewichte) 1855 - James S. Sherman, Vice President of the United States (d. 1912) 1857 - Ned Williamson, American baseball player (d. 1894) 1863 - Manuel Manrique de Lara y Berry, composer 1867 - Franco Leoni, composer 1868 - Alexandra David-Néel, French explorer and writer (d. 1969) 1872 - Peter OConnor, Irish athlete (d. 1957) 1875 - Konstantin Yuon, Russian painter (d. 1958) 1877 - Pavel Grigoryevich, composer 1877 - Rika H E Hopper, Dutch actress (Anastasia) 1878 - Hermann Claudius, German folk poet (Meister Bertram) 1881 - Paulus B Barth, Swiss painter/lithographer 1882 - Sybil Thorndike, England, actress (Saint Joan) 1885 - Ernest Claes, Belgian author (Saints from Zichem) 1886 - Delmira Augustini, Uruguayan poet (El Libro Blanco) 1887 - Victoria von Battenberg, wife of Spanish king Alfonso 1887 - Octave Lapize, French cyclist (d. 1917) 1890 - Chicago Mainbocher, uniform designer (Red Cross, Girl Scouts, Waves) 1890 - Kathleen Lockhart Manning, composer 1891 - Geertruida M W Truus Bakker, Dutch actress (The Two Orphans) 1891 - Rafael L Trujillo Molina, president/dictator of Dom Rep (1930-61) 1892 - Kurt Huber, German philosopher/resistance fighter 1894 - Bibhutibhushan Mukhopadhyay, Bengali author (d. 1987) 1896 - Jack Warner, [Waters], London England, actor (Christmas Carol) 1897 - Lazar Weiner, composer 1899 - Ferhat Abbas, Algerian pharmacist/MP chairman (1962-63) 1900 - Elizabeth Hill, teacher of Salvonic languages 1900 - Karl Otto Runolfsson, composer 1901 - Gilda Gray, Polish-born American actress and dancer (d. 1959) 1903 - Melvin Purvis, American FBI agent (d. 1960) Playwright Moss HartPlaywright Moss Hart (1904) 1904 - Moss Hart, Bronx NY, playwright (You Cant Take it With You, Act 1) 1905 - Elizabeth Poston, composer 1906 - Marie-Louise von Motesiczky, painter 1906 - Alexander Gelfond, Russian mathematician (d. 1968) 1908 - John Alwyne Kitching, zoologist 1909 - Bill Carr, American athlete (d. 1966) 1911 - Clarence M Kelley, FBI head 1911 - Sonny Terry, rocker 1911 - Paul Grégoire, French Canadian archbishop of Montreal (d. 1993) 1913 - Molly Mary Hyde, cricketer 1913 - Tito Gobbi, Italian baritone (d. 1984) 1915 - Jean Vallerand, composer 1915 - Tito Gobbi, Italian baritone (Figaro-Barber of Seville) 1915 - Bob Kane, American cartoonist (d. 1998) 1915 - Roger Milliken, American millionaire 1915 - Marghanita Laski, British Journalist and Novelist(d. 1988) 1917 - Marshall Goldberg, NFL halfback (Chicago Cardinals) 1919 - Frank Piasecki, American aeronautical engineer (d. 2008) 1920 - Louise H Lous Hensen, actress (Medea, Uncle Wanja) 1920 - Marcel-Paul Schützenberger, French mathematician (d. 1996) 1923 - Denise Levertov, American poet/essayist (Joy Beneath the Skin) 1923 - Reed van Delft, [Hendrika M Schwartz], actress (Golden draagkoets) 1924 - Jose Casanovas, composer 1924 - Piet Roozenburg, World champ checker player (1948 . . 55) 1925 - Jayaaram N Reddy, South African politician/banker 1925 - Ken Slasher Mackay, cricketer (exciting Aussie all-rounder) 1925 - Luciano Berio, Oneglia Italy, composer (Chemins) 1926 - Y A Tittle, AAFC/NFL QB (Baltimore, SF, NY Giants, MVP 1963) 1927 - Renato de Grandis, composer 1927 - Gilbert Bécaud, French composer and actor (d. 2001) 1928 - Gabriel Laub, Polish writer 1928 - Ken Hough, cricketer (NZ pace bowler in two Tests v England 1959) 1929 - George H Crumb, Charleston WV, composer (Pulitzer 1968-Echoes of Time) 1929 - James Brosnan, baseball player/writer (Long Season) 1929 - Yordan Radichkov, Bulgarian writer (d. 2004) 1929 - Hubert Aquin, French-Canadian novelist and activist (d. 1977) 1930 - Big Bopper, [JP Richardson], Sabine Pass Tx, vocalist (Chantiily Lace) 1930 - Johan Galtung, Norway, polemologist (Meaning of Nonviolence) 1930 - Raj Bagri, Indies/British merchant in metal 1930 - Sultan Ahmad Shah, King of Malaysia 1931 - Sofia Gubaidulina, Russian composer (Stimmen Verstummen) 1932 - Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, French physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2007) Economist/Nobel Laureate Robert MundellEconomist/Nobel Laureate Robert Mundell (1932) 1932 - Robert Mundell, Kingston, Ontario, economist and Nobel laureate (1999) 1933 - Norman Rush, American writer 1934 - Arvind Apte, cricketer (brother of Madhav Scored 8 & 7 in one Test) 1934 - Margie Masters, LPGA golfer 1936 - Annelien Kappeyne van de Coppello, Dutch politican (VVD) 1936 - Bill Wyman, England, rocker (Rolling Stones-Under My Thumb) 1936 - David Nelson, NYC, actor (Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet) 1936 - Rainer Kunad, composer 1937 - Miguel Angel Coria, composer 1938 - Fred E Finn, SF California, pianist (Mickie Finns) 1939 - Uri Sharvit, composer 1940 - David Sainsbury, English billionaire/founder (Dutch Soc-Dem) 1940 - F Murray Abraham, Pittsburgh PA, actor (Amadeus, Mad Man) 1941 - Frank AM Aendenboom, Flemish actor (Lion of Flanders) 1941 - William H. Dobelle, American biomedical engineer 1943 - Jose Serrano, (Rep-D-New York) 1944 - Ted Templeman, rocker 1944 - Viktor Prokopenko, Ukranian footballer and coach (d. 2007) 1945 - Anthony Christian, English artist 1945 - Gérald Larose, Quebec labour union executive 1946 - Jerry Edmonton, Canada, rock drummer (Steppenwolf) 1947 - Edgar Broughton, rocker Actor Kevin KlineActor Kevin Kline (1947) 1947 - Kevin Kline, St Louis, actor (Sophies Choice, Big Chill) 1948 - Dale Buffin Griffin, rock drummer (Mott The Hoople) 1948 - Kweisi Mfume, (Rep-D-Maryland)/CEO (NAACP) 1948 - Paul and Barry Ryan, British composers-singers 1949 - Robert Pickton, Canadian charged with the first degree murder of twenty-six women 1950 - Terry Buffin, rock drummer (British Lions) 1950 - Steven Greenberg, American composer 1950 - Rawly Eastwick, American baseball player 1951 - Todd Crespi, Frankfurt Germany, actor (Magician) 1953 - Billy Thomas, Ft Meyers Fla, singer (McBride & Ride-I Count on You) 1953 - James di Donato, twin who swam the butterfly 406 miles 1953 - Jonathan di Donato, twin who swam the butterfly 406 miles 1954 - Doug Davidson, Glendale CA, actor (Paul Williams-Young & Restless) 1954 - Jaap J Feenstra, Dutch MP (PvdA) 1954 - Perry Lee Tiny Tavares, rocker 1954 - Brad Sherman, American politician 1954 - Thomas J. Mulcair, Quebec politician 1954 - Mike Rounds, American politician 1954 - Jozef Ráž, Slovak musician 1955 - Ghulam Parkar, cricketer (Indian batsman v England 1982) 1956 - Dale Maharidge, American author 1957 - Ron Gardenhire, German-born American baseball manager 1957 - John Kassir, American actor and comedian 1958 - Mathilde Santing, Dutch rock singer (Breast & Brow) 1958 - Pam Gietzen, LPGA golfer 1960 - Carolien de Windt, Suriname/Dutch singer (Mai Tai) 1960 - Ian Baker-Finch, Nambour Queensland, PGA golfer (1991 British Open) 1960 - B.D. Wong, American actor 1960 - Jaime Garzón, Colombian journalist and comedian (d. 1999) 1960 - Joachim Jo Winkelhock, German race car driver 1961 - Rafael Belliard, Pueblo Nuevo Dom Rep, infielder (Atlanta Braves) 1961 - Russell Swanson, Sydney NSW, Australasia golfer 1961 - Susan Leigh Still, Augusta Ga, lt cmdr USN/astronaut (STS 83, 94) 1961 - Mary Bono, American politician 1961 - Dave Meltzer, American wrestling journalist 1962 - B D Wong, SF CA, actor (Freshman, Mystery Date) 1962 - Jay Novacek, NFL tight end (Dallas Cowboys) 1963 - John Hendrie, Scottish footballer 1964 - Griffin ONeal, actor (April Fools Day, Wraith) 1964 - Patrick Hunter, NFL cornerback (Arizona Cardinals) 1965 - Donald Frank, NFL cornerback (Minnesota Vikings) 1965 - Vernice Smith, NFL guard (Washington Redskins, St Louis Rams) 1965 - Kyriakos Velopoulos, Greek politician 1966 - F P Santangelo, Livonia MI, outfielder (Montreal Expos) 1966 - Shawn Lee, NFL defensive tackle (San Diego Chargers) 1966 - Roman Abramovich, Russian oil magnate 1967 - Ian Bishop, cricketer (West Indian fast bowler) 1968 - Adrian Dale, cricketer (prolific Glamorgan & England A batsman) 1968 - Francisco Claver, Spain, tennis star 1968 - Ken Ryan, Pawtucket RI, pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies) 1968 - Robert Wilonsky, American journalist 1969 - Arthur Rhodes, Waco Texas, pitcher (Baltimore Orioles) 1969 - Kelvin Pritchett, NFL defensive tackle (Jacksonville Jaguars) 1969 - Morena Corwin, Seoul, Korea, playmate (Sep, 1992) 1969 - Adela Noriega, Mexican actress 1970 - Alonza Bevan, London, bassist/tabla (Kula Shaker) 1970 - Lamont Hollinquest, NFL linebacker (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31) 1970 - Todd Riech, Polson Montana, javelin thrower 1970 - Walter Dunson, NFL running back/kick returner (Arizona Cardinals) 1970 - Rob Leslie-Carter, British Engineer and Project Manager 1971 - Aaron Bailey, NFL wide receiver (Indianapolis Colts) 1971 - Mike Verstegen, NFL guard (NO Saints) 1971 - Dervla Kirwan, Irish actress 1972 - Eric Sutton, CFL cornerback (Saskatchewan Roughriders) 1972 - Louis Michael Anthony Sassin, Boston, rocker (4 Fun-Unbelievable Fun) 1972 - Natasha Ann Courter, Davenport Iowa, Miss America-Iowa (1997) 1972 - Pat Williams, defensive tackle (Buffalo Bills) 1972 - Ruxandra Dragomir, Pitesti Rom, tennis star (1996 Bournemouth doubles) 1972 - Susan Barnett, Miss Pennsylvania USA (1996) 1972 - T J Cunningham, NFL safety (Seattle Seahawks) 1972 - Tom Fletcher, NFL defensive safety (Seattle Seahawks) 1972 - Kim Ji-soo, South Korean actress 1972 - Scott Peterson, American murderer 1972 - Pat Williams, American football player 1973 - Kenny Holmes, defensive end (Tennessee Oilers) 1973 - Levi Leipheimer, American cyclist 1973 - Mike Matthews, American baseball player 1973 - Jackie McNamara, Scottish footballer 1974 - Alexander PGR duke of Ulster, son of English prince Richard 1974 - Nathan Parks, tackle (KC Chiefs) 1974 - Jamal Mayers, Professional Hockey Player 1975 - Corey Dillon, HB (Cincinnati Bengals) 1975 - Juan Pablo Ángel, Colombian footballer 1976 - Yanda Nossiter, Sydney NSW Australia, canoeist (Olympics-96) 1976 - Petar Stoychev, Bulgarian swimmer 1977 - Iván Kaviedes, Ecuadoran footballer 1978 - Carlos Edwards, Trinidadian footballer 1978 - Justin Lee Brannan, American musician 1979 - Amanda Aardsma, Miss Colorado Teen USA (1997) 1979 - Ben Gillies, Australian musician (Silverchair) 1980 - James Killian, American football player 1980 - Monica, American singer 1980 - Matthew Amoah, Ghanaian footballer 1980 - Zac Posen, American fashion designer 1981 - Mallika Sherawat, Indian actress 1981 - Tila Tequila, American model 1982 - Mohamed Fairuz Fauzy, Malaysian racing driver 1982 - Macay McBride, American baseball player 1983 - Brian Vickers, American race car driver 1983 - Adrienne Bailon, American actress and singer 1984 - Kaela Kimura, Japanese model and singer 1985 - Wayne Rooney, English footballer 1986 - Aubrey Graham, Canadian actor and rapper 1986 - John Ruddy, English footballer 1987 - Charlie White, American ice dancer 1987 - Anthony Vanden Borre, Belgian footballer 1987 - Lincoln Lewis, Australian actor 1988 - Daniel Shalikar, actor (Honey I Blew Up the Kids) 1988 - Joshua Shalikar, actor (Honey I Blew Up the Kids) 1989 - Eliza Taylor-Cotter, Australian actress
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