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1978 Kristiina Heinmets, Miss Estonia Universe 1997
1977 Michael Klim, Poland, Australian swimmer 1996 Olympics
1975 Jason Gleasman, born in Wilmington, Delaware, 220 lbs greco-roman wrestler, 1996 Olympics
1973 Armon Williams, safety/linebacker for the Tennessee Oilers
1973 Sherman Williams, NFL running back for the Dallas Cowboys
1972 Lisa Kiggens, born in Salinas, California, LPGA golfer, 1994 Rochester International
1971 Camille Thompson, Salmon Arm BC, basketball center 1996 Olympics
1971 Chad Cota, NFL safety for the Carolina Panthers
1971 Marcus Ragnarsson, Ostervala SWE, NHL defenseman, SJ Sharks, Sweden
1971 Ron Dickerson, WLAF running back, Scottish Claymores, London Monarchs
1970 Elvis Grbac, NFL quarterback, San Francisco 49ers, Kansas City Chiefs
1970 Tim Watson, NFL/WLAF safety, Raiders, Barcelona Dragons
1970 Alan Shearer, English Athlete
1969 Alex Fernandez, born in Miami Beach, Florida, pitcher, Chicago White Sox
1969 Midori Ito, born in Tokyo, Japan, ice skater, Silver Medal 1992 Olympics
1968 Joe Garten, WLAF corner/guard, Barcelona Dragons
1968 William Thomas, NFL linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles
1967 Quinn Cummings, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Annie-Family, Goodbye Girl
1967 Taro Tan, born in Montreal, Quebec, 65 kg judoka 1996 Olympics
1967 Tracy Rogers, NFL linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs
1966 Glenn Donald Hamilton, New Zealand, beach volleyball player 1996 Olympics
1966 Shayne Corson, NHL forward, Team Canada, 1998 Olympics, Montreal
1965 Cris Dishman, NFL cornerback, Houston Oilers, Washington Redskins
1965 Leo Groenewegen, CFL guard for the Edmonton Eskimos
1965 Mark Lemke, born in Utica, New York, infielder, Atlanta Braves
1964 Ian Haughland, heavy metal rocker, Europe-The Final Countdown
1964 Jay Buhner, Nassau, Texas, outfielder, Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees
1964 Tom Prince, born in Kankakee, Illinois, catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers
1963 Elizabeth Bourland, born in Costa Rica, U.S. 3x20 rifle, Olympics-7th-1996
1963 Pamela Jean Stein, born in Syracuse, New York, playmate, Nov, 1987
1963 Tigg Ketler, born in Chula Vista, California, drummer, Bang Tango-Dancin' on Coals
1962 Adam Kase, born in Socorro, New Mexico, Canadian Tour golfer, 1989 Alberta Open-3rd
1961 Bettine Vriesekoop, Dutch table tennis star
1961 Dawnn Lewis, actress, Jaleesa-Different World
1961 Neil Mallender, cricketer, England pace bowler in two Tests 1992
1959 Bruce French, cricketer, England wicketkeeper in 16 Tests 1986-88
1959 Danny Bonaduce, actor, Danny-Partridge Family, Chicago DJ, WLUP
1959 Mark Nevin, rocker, Fairground Attraction-Find My Love
1958 David W. Feherty, Bangor N Ireland, PGA golfer, 1994 New England-2nd
1958 Feargal Sharkey, rocker, Undertones-Never Never, Good Heart
1958 Scott Hamilton, born in Toledo, Ohio, figure skater, Gold Medal 1984 Olympics
1955 Betsy King, Reading, Pennsylvania, LPGA golfer, 1990 U.S. Women's Open
1954 Lincoln Diaz-Balart, born in Havana, Cuba, Representative-R-Florida 1993 -
1953 Jimmy McCulloch, rocker, Wings
1952 Marie Helvin, model/actress, Children
1951 Dan Fogelberg, born in Illinois, singer, songwriter, instrumentalist, played piano, bass, guitar, mandolin
1951 Gwen Cheeseman, born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, field hockey goalie, Bronze Medal 1984 Olympics
1951 Jeff Altman, comedian/actor, Nurses, Pink Lady, Soul Man
1950 Andre van de Berg, actor and director, Transport
1949 Bobby Clarke, Manitoba, NHL player and coach, Philadelphia Flyer
1949 Pete Visclosky, born in Gary, Indiana, Representative-D-Indiana 1985 -
1949 Sheralee, born in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, vocalist, Your Hit Parade
1948 Kathleen Battle, born in Portsmouth, Ohio, soprano, Shephard-Tannhauser
1948 Mosiuoa Patrick "Terror" Lekota, South African UDF/ANC-leader
1948 Tony Santini, rocker, Sha Na Na
1947 Gretchen Corbett, actress, Beth-Rockford Files
1945 Robin Jackman, cricketer, England medium-pacer early eighties
1944 David Mahler, composer
1944 Kevin Tighe, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Newsie, Another 48 Hours, K-9
1943 Gary Ilman, U.S., 100m freestyle, Olympic-4th-1964
1943 Susan Jameson, actress, Secret World of Polly Flint
1943 Yuri Fedorovich Isaulov, Russia, cosmonaut
1942 Robert Lee Stewart, Washington D.C., Brigadier General U.S. Army/astronaut, STS-41B, 51J
1942 Sheila Armstrong, soprano
1941 Jim Barnes, Tuckerton, Arkansas, basketball player 1964 Olympic gold
1940 Ann Armstrong Dailey, founder, Children's Hospice International
1940 Timothy Wood, British government asst whip
1939 Saul Steinberg, artist, The Art of Living
1938 Lee R. Raymond, American Businessman
1935 Rod Hull, born in Isle of Sheppey, England, Rodney Stephen Hull, entertainer, comedian, appeared on British television with puppet Emu in 1970's and 1980's
1934 Gary Davidson, U.S. sports league founder, ABA, WHA, WFL
1934 Leifur Thorarinsson, composer
1933 Jocelyn Elders, U.S. Surgeon General, -1994
1933 Madhur Jaffrey, cookbook writer/actress, Shakespeare Wallah
1931 Bernard Manning, British comedian
1931 Norman Read, New Zealand, 50K walker 1956 Olympics gold
1931 Roy Evans, general sect, British Iron and Steel Trade Confederation
1930 Don Ho, Hawaii, ukulele player, Tiny Bubbles
1930 Heino Jurisalu, composer
1930 Marquess Camden
1929 Augustyn Bloch, composer
1929 Charles Lyon, General-Secretary, Transport Salaried Staffs Association
1929 Michael Beavis, deputy commander-in-chief, Allied Forces Central Europe
1929 Pat Harrington, Jr., New York City, actor, Danny Thomas Show, 1 Day at a Time
1926 Fidel Castro, born in Mayari, Oriente, Cuba, dictator
1925 Benny Bailey, jazz trumpeter
1924 John Milne, CEO, Blue Circles Industries
1921 Neville Brand, Kewanee, Illinois, actor, DOA, Eaten Alive, Fire, Mohawk
1920 Charlie Alfred Galbraith, jazz trombonist
1920 George Shearing, London, blind pianist/composer, Lullabye of Byrdland
1919 Rex Humbard, televanglist
1918 Denis Smallwood, British air chief marshal
1918 Frederick Sanger, England, biochemist, Nobel 1958, 1980
1918 John Bunting, senior civil servant
1914 Richard Basehart, actor, Voyage to Bottom of the Sea
1913 Anatoly Vasilyevich Bogatiryov, composer
1913 Francisco Escudero, composer
1913 Liesbeth Askonas, concert agent
1913 Lord Oram, British MP, Labour
1913 Makarios III, [Michail Moeskos], archbishop/president Cyprus
1912 Ben Hogan, born in Dublin, Texas, PGA golfer, U.S. Open 1950, 51, 53
1912 Jan Peeters, Dutch water colors painter/monumental artist
1912 Max Croiset, playwright/director/actor, Dog of Flanders, Little Ark
1912 Metten Koornstra, Dutch painter/graphic artist
1912 Rita Johnson, Worcester Massachusetts, actress, Honolulu, All Mine to Give
1912 Salvador E Luria, Italian/U.S. biologist, Nobel prize 1969
1909 John Beal, Joplin, Missouri, actor, 10 Who Dare, I Am the Law, Amityville 3D
1909 Wilhelmina Von Bremen, U.S. 4X100 relay sprinter 1932 Olympics gold
1908 Gene Raymond, New York City, actor, Paris 7000, Fireside Theater
1907 Alfred Alwin Felix Krupp, Essen Germany, arms manufacturer
1907 Basil Spence, Scottish Architect
1906 Mogens Klitgaard, Danish author, Ballade pa Nytorv
1904 Charles "Buddy" Rogers, Olathe, Kansas, actor, Wings
1903 Wilton Graff, born in St. Louis, Missouri, actor, Bloodlust, Just Before Dawn
1902 Bartoes, [Albertus J Wijstma], cabaret performer/comic
1902 Felix Wankel, Germany, inventor, Wankel rotary-piston engine
1902 Lord Sainsbury of Drury Lane, president, J Sansbury Pics
1902 Regis Toomey, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor, Burke's Law, Petticoat Junction
1899 Alfred Hitchcock, born in London, director, Psycho, Birds, Rear Window
1898 Jean Borota, France, tennis champ, 35 Wimbeldons between 1922-64
1896 Leo Pappenheim, conductor
1895 Bert Lahr, [Irving Lahrheim], U.S. comic/actor, Lion-Wizard of Oz
1895 Robert Burton, actor, Dr. Gordon-Kings Row
1894 Ferdinand Sassen, Dutch philosopher/director
1894 Leonid Alexeyevich Polovinkin, composer
1890 [Lavinia] Marian Fleming Poe, black U.S. advocate in Virginia
1888 John Logie Baird, Scotland, inventor, father of TV
1886 Jacob Pierneef, South Africa, painter
1884 Jo van Ammers-Kuller, playwright, Rebellions
1881 Jacqueline [Pierrette] R van Stuwe, [Eline vs. S], Dutch author
1879 John N Ireland, English composer/pianist, Mai-Dun
1878 Leonid Vladimirovich Nikolayev, composer
1878 Salomon "Sam" de Wolff, Dutch zionist/socialist theorist
1871 Karl Liebknecht, German revolutionary marxist, Sparta Party
1867 Rudolf Georg Binding, German songwriter/writer, Legenden Der Zeit
1867 William A. Craigie, Scottish lexicographer, Skotlands Rimur
1860 Annie Oakley, born in Drake, Ohio, frontierswoman, Buffalo Bill's Wild West
1851 John Lincoln Clem, Drummer Union volunteers, died in 1937
1851 Felix Adler, German Educator
1841 Unaarrimin, cricketer, played cricket as Johnny Mullagh
1840 Giovanni Verga, Italian writer, Eros
1831 Salomon Jaoassohn, composer
1826 William Thomas Best, composer
1820 George Grove, born in London, England, biblical scholar/misicographer
1820 Joseph Alberdingk Thijm, [Pauwels Foreestier], poet, Dietsche Warande
1819 George Gabriel Stokes, physicist/mathematician, spectroscope
1818 Lucy Blackwell-Stone, U.S. abolitionist, U.S. Woman's Suffrage Association
1818 Lucy Stone, American Activist
1817 Karoly Thern, composer
1814 Anders Jonas engstrom, Sweden, physicist, spectroscope
1802 Nikolaus Lenau, Hungary, German poet, Faust, Die Albigenser
1748 Pieter L van de Kasteele, Dutch politician/patriot
1747 Adrien-Joseph van Helmont, composer
1721 Francis Ireland, composer
1717 Christoph Nichelsmann, German composer
1704 Lorenzo Fago, composer
1692 Anton Simon Ignaz Praelisauer, composer
1655 Johann Christoph Denner, inventor, clarinet
1617 Johann A. Quenstedt, German Lutherian theologist
1422 William Caxton, 1st English printer, Histories of Troy
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