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1978 Mandy James, born in Jacksonville, Florida, rhythmic gymnast, US team-96
1975 Joshua Rudoy, actor, Harry and Hendersons
1975 Stuart McRae, Australian rower 1996 Olympics
1973 Tony Batista, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, infielder for the Oakland A's
1972 Fabrice Santoro, Tahiti, tennis star
1972 Paul Greene, Australian 100m/200m/400m 1996 Olympics
1972 Tre Cool, American Musician
1971 Chris Boniol, NFL kicker, Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles
1971 Clifton Abraham, NFL cornerback, Carolina Panthers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
1971 Petr Nedved, born in Libercec, Czechoslovakia, NHL center, Team Czechoslovakia, Pitts Penguins
1971 Todd Van Poppel, Hinsdale, Illinois, pitcher for the Oakland A's
1970 Donald Douglas, WLAF safety for the Rhein Fire
1970 Marlin Cannon, Dallas Texas, 200m/400m runner
1969 Allison Smith, born in Bronx, New York, actress, Jennie-Cagney and Lacey, Kate and Allie
1969 Greg[ory] Klingsporn, Morristown, New Jersey, rower 1996 Olympics
1969 Ramon Garcia, Guanare Venezuela, pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers
1969 Jakob Dylan, American Musician
1968 Bill Johnson, NFL defensive linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers
1968 Brent Price, NBA guard, Houston Rockets, Washington Bullets
1968 Kurt Angle, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 220 lbs freestyle wrestler, Gold Medal 1996 Olympics
1968 Michael Foster, Richmond, Virginia, drummer, Firehouse-Love of a Lifetime
1967 Cathy Mockett, born in Newport Beach, California, LPGA golfer, 1995 Youngstown-7th
1967 Ray Agnew, NFL nose tackle, Carolina Panthers, New York Giants
1966 Dana Murzyn, Calgary, NHL defenseman, Vancouver Canucks
1965 Brad Savage, Livdnia, Michigan, actor, Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice
1965 Caryn Kadavy, Erie, Pennsylvania, figure skater
1965 Karla Nelson, Pine City, Minnesota, Ms America 1993
1964 Petr Briza, Prague, Czech Republic, hockey goalie, Team Czech Republic
1963 Barry Wilburn, NFL full safety for the Philadelphia Eagles
1963 Barbara Palacios, Carcas Venz, Miss Universe, 1986
1963 Princess Masako, Japanese Royalty
1961 Christiane Jolissaint, born in Switzerland, tennis star
1961 Ian Andrew Wright, Hamilton New Zealand, rower 1996 Olympics
1961 Joe Lando, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Byron Sully-Dr. Quinn
1960 Juan Samuel, San Pedro de Macoris, infielder, New York Yankees, Blue Jays
1958 Nancy J. Currie, born in Wilmington, Delaware, Major Army/astronaut, STS-57, 70, sk: 88
1957 Donny Osmond, born in Ogden, Utah, singer, Osmond Brothers, Donnie and Marie
1956 Sylvia, Kokomo Indiana, country singer, Nobody
1954 Herman Finkers, Dutch cabaret performer
1953 John Malkovich, born in Christopher, Illinois, actor and director, Killing Fields
1953 World B Free, NBA guard, Cleveland Cavaliers, Golden State Warriors
1952 Michael Dorn, actor, Worf-Star Trek Next Generation
1950 Joan Armatrading, St. Kitts, singer, Back to the Night
1949 Thomas O Kite, Jr., born in Austin, Texas, PGA golfer, 1978 BC Open, Crosby 1983
1949 Tom Kite, American Athlete
1948 Marleen Gorris, Dutch director, Mres Dalloway, Antonia, Last Island
1948 Ron Vawter, Latham, New York, actor, Philadelphia, Empire City, Twister
1947 Tom Daschle, American Politician
1946 Dennis Dunaway, rocker, guitarist for "The Spiders", "The Earwigs", and for the "Alice Cooper group"
1945 Michael Nouri, Washington D.C., actor, Beacon Hill, Bay City Blues
1944 George Baker, Hans Bouwens, Dutch vocalist, G B Selection
1944 Neil Innes, British Writer
1943 Kenny Vance, born in New York City, New York, musician, singer, producer, member of Jay and the Americans, guest singer on Saturday Night Live, supervised music for film Animal House
1943 Rick Danko, Canada, rocker, The Band-Islands, Stage Fright
1943 Joanna Trollope, English Novelist
1942 Dick Butkus, Chicago, NFL hall of fame linebacker, Bears, sportscaster
1942 Joe McGinniss, Rye, New York, author, Selling of President 1968
1941 Beau Bridges, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Hotel New Hampshire, 5th Musketeer
1941 Dan Hicks, born in Little Rock, Arkansas, singer, songwriter, performed with dance bands, performed on Time Out For Teens radio program, part of San Francisco's folk music scene
1940 Sammy Strain, U.S. singer, Imperials-Hurt So Bad
1938 Elizabeth H "Rina" Venter, South African minister of Health care
1938 William Thomas McKinley, composer
1938 [David] Deacon Jones, NFL defensive end, LA, South Dakota, Washington
1935 Dominico Tromp, Aruba, stage leader
1935 David Houston, born in Bossier City, Louisiana, singer, country music, recorded hit 'Almost Pursuaded', and 'With One Exception', 'My Elusive Dreams' with Tammy Wynette
1934 Al Kaline, born in Baltimore, Maryland, baseball outfielder for the Detroit Tigers
1934 Alan Ridout, born in West Wickham, England, composer, teacher, professor Royal College of Music, worked with Leicestershire Schools Symphony Orchestra, prolific instrumental and choral music composer
1934 Judi Dench, York England, actress, Henry V, Wetherby
1934 Milton Gray Campbell, Plainfield, New Jersey, decathelete 1956 Olympics gold
1934 Amos "Junior" Wells, born in Memphis, Tennessee, blues singer, In My Younger Days
1933 Milt Campbell, born in Plainfield, New Jersey, hurdler and decathlete, Gold Medal 1956 Olympics
1933 Orville Moody, Chickasha, Oklahoma, PGA golfer, 1969 U.S. Open
1932 Jessie "Ooh Poo Pah Doo" Hill, jazz musician
1932 Don King, American Celebrity
1930 Buck Henry, New York City, screenwriter/comedian, SNL, Get Smart
1929 Bob Hawke, cricketer, no relation to Lord 12th man for Oxford U 1954
1929 John Cassavetes, New York City, actor, Dirty Dozen, Rosemary's Baby
1929 Robert J L Hawke, Lab, Prime Minister Australia, 1983 - 1991
1928 Dick Van Patten, Queens, New York, actor, Tom Bradford-8 is Enough
1927 Pierre Henry, composer
1926 Luis Miguel Dominguin, Spain, matador
1926 Henry W. Kendall, American Scientist
1925 Dina Merrill, New York City, actress, Operation Petticoat, Butterfield 8
1922 Redd Foxx, born in St. Louis, Missouri, comedian, Sandford and Son, Redd Foxx Show
1920 Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, Italian Statesman
1917 James Rainwater, American Scientist
1916 Wolfgang Hildesheimer, German/Swiss architect/writer, Mozart biog
1916 Kirk Douglas, American Actor
1915 Colin McCool, cricketer, Australian leg-spin all rounder late 40s
1915 Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Jarotschin Germ, soprano, Der Rosenkavalier
1915 Herbert Huncke, writer
1912 Tip O'Neill, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Representative-D-Massachusetts 1977 - 1987, Speaker of the House
1912 Thomas P. O'Neill, American Politician
1912 Tip O'Neill, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Representative-D-Massachusetts 1977 - 1987, Speaker of the House
1911 Broderick Crawford, Philadelphia, actor, All the King's Men, Highway Patrol
1911 [William] Broderick Crawford, Philadelphia, actor, Hunter, Liar's Moon
1910 Dick Elffers, Dutch graphic artist/painter, Holland Festival
1910 Stephen Jurika, Jr., U.S. pilot/captain, WW II, Santa Cruz, Navy Cross
1909 Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., New York City, actor, Ghost Story
1907 Noel Walton Bott, engineer
1906 Freddy Martin, born in Cleveland, Ohio, orchestra leader, started Merv Griffin
1906 Grace Murray Hopper, computer innovator
1906 Greet Koeman, Dutch singer
1905 Dalton Trumbo, U.S., writer/film director, Johnny Got His Gun
1904 Roger Wolcott Sperry, physicist
1902 Margaret Hamilton, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actress, Wicked Witch-Wizard of Oz
1902 Richard A. Butler, England, Dutch Minister of Finance/Foreign affairs
1901 Odon [Edmund] von Horvath, Hungarian/Austrian playwright
1900 Joseph Needham, British Scientist
1899 Frans van Amelsvoort, Dutch choir conductor
1899 Howard Freeman, Helena MT, actor, Double Dynamite
1899 Jean de Brunhoff, France, children's book author, Babar the Elephant
1899 Leonie Fuller Adams, U.S. poet, Those not elected
1898 Emmett Kelly, Sedan, Kansas, circus clown, Weary Willie
1897 Hermione Gingold, born in London, England, actress, Gigi, Music Man
1894 Eddie Dowling, Woonsocket, Rhode Island, actor, Anywhere USA
1889 John P "Hannes" Kolehmainen, Fin long-distance runner, Olympic-gold 1912
1886 Clarence Birdseye, frozen vegatable king, Birdseye
1884 Antonin Zapotocky, Czechoslovakian president, Ceskoslovensky Spisouatel
1883 Alexander Papagos, Greek Field Marshal/supreme commander
1882 Joaquin Turina, Seville Spain, composer, Rima
1878 Geza Revesz, Hungarian/Dutch psychologist, Talent and Genius
1873 Antoine Pompe, Belgian architect
1868 Fritz Haber, German phycist-chemist, Nobel 1919
1864 Sidney Homer, composer
1862 Karel Kovarovic, composer
1859 Algernon Ashton, composer
1854 Pekka Hannikainen, composer
1853 Charles "Old Hoss" Radbourn, born in Rochester, New York, pitcher, 60-12 in 1884
1848 Joel Chandler Harris, U.S. journalist, created Uncle Remus stories
1847 George Grossmith, English Actor
1843 P Paul Leroy-Beaulieu, French economist, Economiste Francais
1842 Pjotr A. Kopotkin, Russian ruler/anarchist
1842 Peter Kropotkin, Russian Revolutionary
1837 Charles Emile Waldteufel, Strasbourg France, waltz composer, Skaters
1796 Prudent-Louis Aubery du Boulley, composer
1791 Peter Joseph von Lindpaintner, composer
1754 Etienne Ozi, composer
1742 Carl W. Scheele, Swedish pharmacist/chemist, lemon acid
1728 Pietro Alessandro Guglieli, composer
1717 Johann J Winckelmann, German archaeologist, History of Ancient Art
1715 Georg Gottfried Petri, composer
1608 John Milton, London, poet/puritan, Paradise Lost
1594 Gustavus II Adolphus, king who made Sweden a major power, 1611-32
1581 Emilia Secunda Antwerpiana, daughter of Willem of Orange
1571 Adrian A. Metius, Dutch mathematician/fort architect
1569 Martinus de Porres, Peru, saint, patron of social justice
1561 Edwin Sandys, a founder of Virginia colony
1392 Peter, Prince/Regent of Portugal/writer, Virtuosa benfeitoria
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