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January 15, 1979 Adam Brody, American Actor January 15, 1976 Virginie LeDoyen, French Actress January 15, 1975 Greg Loveridge, cricketer, NZ leg-spinner, did not bowl vs. Zim 1996 January 15, 1975 Mary Pierce, born in Montreal, Canada, tennis star, 1995 Australian Open January 15, 1974 Aubrey Jo Hiller, born in Missoula, Montana, Miss America-Montana 1997 January 15, 1974 Mike Minter, safety for the Carolina Panthers January 15, 1973 Daniel Nijhof, Dutch soccer player, FC Twente January 15, 1973 Randy Srochenski, CFL linebacker for the Saskatchewan Roughriders January 15, 1972 Ernie Reyes, Jr., born in San Jose, California, actor, Ernie-Sidekicks January 15, 1972 Kimberly Anne Massaro, born in St. Louis, Missouri, Miss America, Missouri-5th-1997 January 15, 1972 Jonny Lee Miller, British Actor January 15, 1972 Stuart Townsend, Irish Actor January 15, 1971 LeShon Johnson, running back for the Arizona Cardinals January 15, 1971 Regina King, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Brenda Jenkins-227 January 15, 1970 Dan Landry, born in San Diego, California, volleyball opposite hitter 1996 Olympics January 15, 1970 Elroy Kromheer, soccer player, FC Volendam January 15, 1970 Michele Granger, born in Anaheim, California, softball pitcher, 1996 Olympics gold January 15, 1969 Adam Burt, Detroit, NHL defenseman, Hartford Whalers January 15, 1969 Delino DeShields, Seaford DE, infielder, Montreal Expos, Los Angeles Dodgers January 15, 1969 Demetra Hampton, actress, Valentina January 15, 1969 Leonard Wheeler, NFL safety/cornerback, Cin Bengals, Minnesota Vikings January 15, 1969 Marsha Miller, born in Rochester, New York, WPVA volleyballer, National-17th-1995 January 15, 1969 Rob van Dijk, Dutch soccer player, Feyenoord January 15, 1969 Rod de Highden, Australian 5k/10k/marathoner 1996 Olympics January 15, 1969 Siupeli Malamala, NFL guard and tackle for the New York Jets January 15, 1969 Vanessa Marcil, American Actress January 15, 1969 Paige Davis, American Actress January 15, 1968 Bob Dahl, NFL guard for the Washington Redskins January 15, 1968 Chad Lowe, Dayton Ohio, actor, Spencer, Apprentice to Murder January 15, 1968 Felton Spencer, NBA center, SF Warriors January 15, 1968 Laurie Fellner, Appleton Wisconsin, team handball goalie, Olympics-92, 96 January 15, 1968 Steve McConaghy, Australian soling yachter 1996 Olympics January 15, 1967 Lisa Lisa, [Velez], rock vocalist, & Cult Jam January 15, 1967 Richard Blakey, cricketer, England wicket-keeper in India 1993 January 15, 1967 Ted N Tryba, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, PGA golfer, 1995 Anheuser-Busch Golf January 15, 1966 Rachel True, American Actress January 15, 1965 Derek B, rocker, Bullet from a Gun January 15, 1965 Michael Clemons, CFL running back for the Toronto Argonauts January 15, 1965 Adam Jones, American Musician January 15, 1964 Cees van der de Linden, soccer player January 15, 1964 Paula Schnurr, Kirkland Lake Ontario, 1.5k, Olympics-8-92, 96 January 15, 1963 Erling Kagge, Norway, explorer, South Pole January 15, 1963 Lijuan Geng, Hebei China, Canadian tennis player 1996 Olympics January 15, 1963 Richard Nasheim, hockey forward, Team Austria 1998 January 15, 1963 Yaro Dachniwsky, born in Chicago, Illinois, team handball goalie 1996 Olympics January 15, 1963 Bruce Schneier, American Scientist January 15, 1961 Iris DeMent, Paragould Ar, country singer, Our Town January 15, 1960 Tim Curtis, cricketer, England righty batsman in 5 Tests 1988-89 January 15, 1959 Pete Trewavas, Middlesbrough, bassist, Marillion-Clutching at Straws January 15, 1959 Emeril Lagasse, American Celebrity January 15, 1959 Donna Brazile, American Politician January 15, 1958 Julian Sands, actor, One Night Stand January 15, 1957 Mario Van Peebles, Mexico, actor, Posse, South Bronx Heroes January 15, 1957 Mira Nair, Indian Director January 15, 1956 Paul Parker, cricketer, one Test England vs. Australia 1981 January 15, 1956 Vera Sosulya, U.S.S.R., toboggan, 1980 Olympics gold January 15, 1955 Enrico Mentana, Milan Italy, Italian newscaster, RAI January 15, 1953 Boris Blank, rocker, Yello January 15, 1953 Randy White, NFL tackle for the Dallas Cowboys January 15, 1953 Robert Alton Harris, American Criminal January 15, 1953 Tito Jackson, American Musician January 15, 1952 Melvyn Gale, rocker, ELO January 15, 1951 Charo, Murcia Spain, actress and singer, Chico and the Man, Love Boat January 15, 1951 Martha Davis, California, vocalist/guitar, Motels-Only the Lonely, Shame January 15, 1950 David Lynn Jones, Bexar, Arkansas, country singer, Bonnie Jean January 15, 1949 Howard Allen Twitty, born in Phoenix, Arizona, PGA golfer, 1979 BC Open January 15, 1948 Dini Petty, Canadian talk show host, CITY-TV January 15, 1948 Ronnie Van Zant, rocker, Lynyrd Skynyrd January 15, 1948 Tommy Nolan, Montreal Canada, actor, Jody-Buckskin January 15, 1947 Andrea Martin, Portland ME, comediene, SCTV, Club Paradise January 15, 1947 Pete Waterman, rocker, Stock Aitken and Waterman-Road Block January 15, 1947 Bill Richardson, American Politician January 15, 1945 Marie-Christine AHI von Leibnitz, German, /British princess January 15, 1945 David Pleat, English Athlete January 15, 1945 Tom McMillan, Canadian Politician January 15, 1944 Steve Crocker, American Businesman January 15, 1944 David Trimble, Irish Politician January 15, 1943 Mike Marshall, MLB pitcher, 1974 Cy Young Award January 15, 1942 Edward "Sonny" Bivins, U.S. singer, Manhattans-Kiss and Say Goodbye January 15, 1942 James A. Leach, American Politician January 15, 1941 Captain Beefheart, [Don Van Vliet], rocker, Bongo Fury, Shiny Beast January 15, 1941 Daniel Pinkwater, Author January 15, 1941 Don Van Vliet, American Artist January 15, 1940 Sam Waterston, American Actor January 15, 1939 Charles Christopher Steel, composer January 15, 1937 Margaret O'Brien, San Diego, actress, Jane Eyre, Meet Me in St. Louis January 15, 1935 Malcolm Frager, born in St. Louis, Missouri, pianist January 15, 1935 Robert Silverberg, U.S., sci-fi author, Hugo, Regan's Planet January 15, 1933 Ernest Gaines, American Writer January 15, 1932 Dean Smith, U.S. actor/relay runner 1952 Olympics gold January 15, 1932 Enrique Raxach, composer January 15, 1932 Louis Woodard Jones, New Rochelle, New York, 4X400m relayer, Oly-gold-56 January 15, 1931 Derek Meddings, special effects technician January 15, 1931 Murad Kazhlayev, composer January 15, 1931 Thomas Hoving, New York City, news correspondent, 20/20 January 15, 1931 Abdul Kalam, Indian Statesman January 15, 1931 Mwai Kibaki, Kenyan Statesman January 15, 1929 "Queen Ida" Guillory, Ziadaco music January 15, 1929 Eva Badura-Skoda, composer January 15, 1929 Martin Luther King, Jr., Atlanta, dreamer, Nobel 1964 January 15, 1929 Ed Asner, American Actor January 15, 1927 Francis Routh, composer January 15, 1927 Norm Crosby, born in Boston, Massachusetts, comedian, Young at Heart Comedians January 15, 1926 Maria Schell, Vienna Austria, actress, Space 1999 January 15, 1925 Keith Bentley, international racing cyclist January 15, 1925 Ruth Slenczynska, Sacramento, California, pianist January 15, 1925 Howard H. Baker, Jr., American Politician January 15, 1923 Lee Teng-hui, president of ROC, Taiwan, head of KMT, 1988- January 15, 1922 Franz Fuhmann, writer January 15, 1920 John J "Cardinal" O'Connor, Philadelphia, Roman Catholic Archbishop of NY January 15, 1920 John Junor, British editor in chief, Sunday Express January 15, 1920 Jerome Richardson, American Musician January 15, 1920 John Cardinal O'Connor, American Clergyman January 15, 1918 Andreas M Donner, Dutch jurist, constitutional law January 15, 1918 Gamal Abdel Nasser, President of Egypt, 1954-1971 January 15, 1916 Mikki Doyle, journalist January 15, 1914 Lord Dacre of Glanton, British historian January 15, 1914 Hugh Trevor-Roper, English Historian January 15, 1913 Lloyd Bridges, born in San Leandro, California, actor, Sea Hunt, Roots, Airplane January 15, 1912 Michel J-P Debre, premier of France, 1959-62 January 15, 1911 Cy Feuer, New York City, Bdwy producer, Feuer and Martin-Chorus Line January 15, 1911 Wim Kan, Dutch cabaretier January 15, 1909 Elie Siegmeister, New York City, composer, Plough and the Stars January 15, 1909 Enrique Sasal y Chapi, composer January 15, 1909 Gene Krupa, Benny Goodman's drummer, Sing Sing Sing January 15, 1908 Edward Teller, born in Budapest, Hungary, fathered H-bomb, Manhattan Project January 15, 1908 Roberta Bitgood, composer January 15, 1906 Aristotle Onassis, born in Greece, rich shipping magnate January 15, 1906 Rezso Kokai, composer January 15, 1902 Abd al-Aziz ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Faisal al-Saud, king, Saudi Arabia January 15, 1900 Cesar Domela, Dutch painter, Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis son January 15, 1900 William Heinesen, Faroes Island, writer, Noatun January 15, 1899 Goodman Ace, radio/TV actor/columnist/humorist, Better of Goodman January 15, 1896 Jacobo Ficher, composer January 15, 1894 Edmond Rubbens, Belgian attorney/minister of colonization January 15, 1893 D Ivor D Novello, British composer/writer, Truth Game January 15, 1893 Dragisa Cvetkovic, Serbian premiere of Yugoslavia, 1939-4. January 15, 1893 Ivor Novello, born in Cardiff, Wales, actor, Lodger, Phantom Fiend January 15, 1893 Xu Zhimo, Roman Poet January 15, 1892 Frank Hutchens, composer January 15, 1892 Rex Ingram, [Reginald IM Hitchcock], dir, 4 Horsemen of Apocalypse January 15, 1891 Osip E Mandelstam, Warsaw Poland, Russian poet, Noise of Time January 15, 1889 A. Philip Randolph, American Activist January 15, 1888 Joseph Henabery, born in Omaha, Nebraska, director, Cobra January 15, 1882 Florian Znaniecki, Polish/US sociologist, Polish Peasant in Europe January 15, 1880 Marie Carmichael Stopes, Scottish Author January 15, 1879 Ernest Thesiger, born in London, England, actor, Bride of Frankenstein, Ghoul January 15, 1878 Johanna Muller-Hermann, composer January 15, 1877 Lewis M Terman, Indiana, psychologist, developed Stanford-Binet IQ test January 15, 1873 Max Adler, Austria sociologist/socialist theorist January 15, 1871 Bertram Shapleigh, composer January 15, 1870 Johan Peter Koch, Danish officer/explorer, Greenland January 15, 1868 Noach Zjordanija, Georgian veterinarian/premier, 1918-21 January 15, 1866 Nathan Soderblom, Lutheran archbishop, internationalist, Nobel '30 January 15, 1863 Adolph Goldschmidt, German historian January 15, 1863 Wilhelm Marx, premier, Prussia January 15, 1858 Giovanni Segantini, Italy, painter January 15, 1850 Mihail Eminesco, [Eminovici], Romanian poet, Samanul Dionis January 15, 1850 Sonya Kurtovsky Kovalevsky, mathemetician, Acad of Science January 15, 1850 Sofia Kovalevskaya, Russian Mathematician January 15, 1845 Ella Flagg Young, 1st woman President, National Educational Association January 15, 1845 Heinrich Vogl, composer January 15, 1844 Cole Younger, American Criminal January 15, 1841 Lord Frederick Stanley, presenter of hockey's Stanley Cup January 15, 1831 Isabella Bird, English Writer January 15, 1826 Mikhail Saltykov, Spas-Ugol Russia, satirist, Family of Noblemen January 15, 1821 Lafayette McLaws, Major General Confederate Army, died in 1897 January 15, 1817 Lewis Golding Arnold, Brig General Union volunteers, died in 1871 January 15, 1815 Henry Morris Naglee, Brig General Union volunteers, died in 1886 January 15, 1814 Ludwig Schlafli, Swiss vicar/mathematician January 15, 1814 Mikhail Lermontov, Russian Poet January 15, 1813 James Marion Sims, South Carolina, surgeon/gynecologist, vesicovaginal operation January 15, 1812 Peter C Asbjornsen, Norwegian fairy tale writer January 15, 1809 Cornelia Connelly, Philadelphia, founder, Society of the Holy Child Jesus January 15, 1809 Pierre Joseph Proudhon, France, politician, libertarian socialist January 15, 1798 Thomas Crofton Croker, Irish story teller, Fairy legends January 15, 1795 Willem de Clerq, Dutch merchant/man of letters January 15, 1793 Ferdinand G Waldmuller, Austrian painter January 15, 1791 Franz Gillparzer, Austrian tragic dramatist, Golden Fleece January 15, 1779 Jean Coralli, Paris, ballet producer/choreographer January 15, 1742 Eugene Godecharle, composer January 15, 1733 Joseph Lederer, composer January 15, 1730 John Malchair, composer January 15, 1716 Philip Livingston, merchant, signed Declaration of Independence January 15, 1715 Georg C Wagenzeil, Austria, court, composer/pianist January 15, 1622 Moliere, French Playwright January 15, 1608 Evangelista Torricelli, Italian Scientist January 15, 1567 Black Box, [Catherine Quinol], Guadeloupe, vocalist, Love Sensation January 15, 1507 Johann Oporinus [Herbster], Swiss book publisher, Koran January 15, 1432 Afonso V "the African", king of Portugal, 1438-1481 |