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January 2, 1986 Camilla Belle, American Actress January 2, 1980 Stephanie Stiegler, born in Santa Monica, California, pairs skater, & Zimmerman January 2, 1978 Devin Doherty, actor, Jimmy Clayton-Swan's Crossing January 2, 1978 Ayumi Hamasaki, Japanese Musician January 2, 1977 Randy Harrison, American Actor January 2, 1976 Paz Vega, Spanish Actress January 2, 1974 Juha Lind, NHL forward, Team Finland Oly-Bronze-1998, Dallas January 2, 1974 Nelly, American Musician January 2, 1973 Abu Wilson, running back for the Indianapolis Colts January 2, 1973 Chris Woodruff, born in Knoxville, Tennessee, tennis star, 1993 NCAA Division I January 2, 1973 Fredric Ford, WLAF CB for the Scotland Claymores/NFL cornerback, Eagles January 2, 1973 Sarah Schwald, Bellingham Wash, 1.5k runner January 2, 1972 Jeff Jackson, U.S. baseball outfielder for the Philadelphia Phillies January 2, 1972 Lake Dawson, NFL wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs January 2, 1972 Mattias Norstrom, Mora SWE, NHL defenseman, Team Sweden, Los Angeles Kings January 2, 1972 Taye Diggs, American Actor January 2, 1971 Aamer Nazir, cricketer, Pakistani pace bowler 1993- January 2, 1971 Aaron Williams, NBA center, Seattle Supersonics January 2, 1971 Brad Parpan, WLAF quarterback for the Rhein Fire January 2, 1971 Horace Copeland, NFL wide receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers January 2, 1971 Robert O' Neal, WLAF DB for the Amsterdam Admirals January 2, 1970 Aleksandr Shimin, hockey goaltender, Team Kazakhstan Oly-1998 January 2, 1970 Anthony Stuart, cricketer, Australian ODI pace bowler, hat trick 1997 January 2, 1970 Glenn Cadrez, NFL linebacker, Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32 January 2, 1970 Royce Clayton, born in Burbank, California, infielder, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals January 2, 1970 Sarah Silverman, American Comedian January 2, 1969 Christy Turlington, born in San Francisco, California, model, Calvin Klein Eternity January 2, 1969 Rick Tabaracci, Toronto, NHL goalie for the Calgary Flames January 2, 1969 Robert Svehla, Martin Cze, NHL defenseman, Florida Panthers, Slovakia January 2, 1969 Stephen Davies, Aust field hockey forward/vice capt, Oly-sil-92, 96 January 2, 1968 Cuba Gooding, Jr., actor, Boyz N the Hood, Glaadiator, Few Good Men January 2, 1968 Scott Mitchell, NFL quarterback, Detroit Lions January 2, 1967 Harlon Barnett, NFL safety for the Minnesota Vikings January 2, 1966 Tia Carrere, [Althea Janairo], Honolulu, actress, Wayne's World January 2, 1965 Diane Lane, New York City, actress, Streets of Fire, Lady Beware, Lonesome Dove January 2, 1965 Greg Swindell, Fort Worth, Texas, pitcher, Houston Astros, Cleveland Indians January 2, 1965 Russ Courtnall, Duncan, NHL right wing, Vancouver Canucks January 2, 1965 Shahrukh Khan, Indian Actor January 2, 1964 Christopher John Gray, priest January 2, 1964 Pernell Whitaker, boxer, Olympic-gold January 2, 1964 Rumesh Ratnayake, cricketer, Sri Lankan pacer in 23 Tests 1983-92 January 2, 1963 David Cone, born in Kansas City, Missouri, baseball pitcher, New York Mets/Tor Blue Jays/New York Yankees January 2, 1963 Edgar Martinez, New York City, baseball 1st baseman for the Seattle Mariners January 2, 1962 April Winchell, American Actress January 2, 1960 Raman Lamba, cricketer, Indian opening batsman 1986-87 January 2, 1959 Kirti Azad, cricketer, Indian off-spin all-rounder in 7 Tests 1981-83 January 2, 1958 Beatrice Webb, British Sociologist January 2, 1958 George Saunders, American Writer January 2, 1957 Joanna Pacula, Tomszowaubelski Poland, actress, Gorky Park, Kiss January 2, 1956 Lynda Barry, American Cartoonist January 2, 1954 Ludmila Borozna, U.S.S.R., volleyball player, Olympics gold 1972 January 2, 1952 Ricky Van Shelton, Grit, Virginia, country singer, Wild-Eyed Dream January 2, 1952 Wendy Phillips, born in Brooklyn, New York, actress, Executive Suite, Promised Land January 2, 1951 Nadia Cassini, [Gianna Lou Muller], Woodstock, New York, model, Oui January 2, 1950 Lou Gramm, rocker January 2, 1949 Chick Churchill, Wales, keyboardist, Ten Years After-I'm Going Home January 2, 1949 Christopher Durang, Montclair, New Jersey, playwright/actor, Sister Mary January 2, 1949 Adolfo Aguilar Zinser, Mexican Diplomat January 2, 1948 Patricia Hewitt, British Politician January 2, 1947 Aleksandr Tikhonova, U.S.S.R., biathalon relay, Oly-gold-1968, 72, 76, 80 January 2, 1947 Calvin Hill, NFL running back for the Dallas Cowboys January 2, 1947 Lanny Bassham, U.S., rifle-3 position 1976 Olympics gold January 2, 1947 Ward Churchill, American Educator January 2, 1947 Jack Hanna, American Celebrity January 2, 1945 Penelope Spheeris, American Director January 2, 1944 Peter Eotvos, composer January 2, 1944 Ibrahim Rugova, Statesman January 2, 1942 Dennis Hastert, American Politician January 2, 1942 Hugh Shelton, American Soldier January 2, 1939 Jim Bakker, televangelist, PTL Club, /rapist, Jessica Hahn January 2, 1939 Richard Serra, American Artist January 2, 1938 John Considine, actor, Reginald Love-Another World January 2, 1938 Ian Brady, Scottish Criminal January 2, 1937 Marianne McDonald, classicist/philanthropist January 2, 1936 Roger Miller, Ft. Worth, Texas, country singer, King of the Road, Dang Me January 2, 1934 Bill Gothard, American Clergyman January 2, 1932 Dabney Coleman, Austin Texas, That Girl, Mary Hartman, Buffalo Bill January 2, 1931 Toshiki Kaifu, premier of Japan, 1989-91 January 2, 1930 Julius LaRosa, born in Brooklyn, New York, singer, fired by Arthur Godfrey on the air January 2, 1930 Gary Becker, American Economist January 2, 1929 Art Prysock, jazz musician January 2, 1928 Dan Rostenkowski, Rep-D-Il, -94 January 2, 1928 Gerhard Amanshauser, writer January 2, 1928 Harry Hyams, English immovable goods owner, Center Point January 2, 1928 Howard Caine, born in Nashville, Tennessee, actor, Brushfire January 2, 1928 Tiberiu Olah, composer January 2, 1928 Vaughn Beals, Cambridge Massachusetts, CEO, Harley Davidson motorcycle January 2, 1928 Daisaku Ikeda, Japanese Writer January 2, 1927 David Herbert, publisher January 2, 1927 Gino Marchetti, NFL defensive end, Dallas Texans, Baltimore Colts January 2, 1925 Andry Maryanovich Nikodemovich, composer January 2, 1925 William J Crowe, Jr., Kentucky, chairman joint chief of staff January 2, 1922 Jason Evers, New York City, actor, Wrangler, Channing January 2, 1922 Nico Schuyt, composer January 2, 1922 Renata Tebaldi, Pesaro Italy, lyric soprano January 2, 1920 Duke of Devonshire, English large landowner/art collector January 2, 1920 Isaac Asimov, Russia, scientist/writer, I Robot, Foundation Trilogy January 2, 1920 Penelope Jessel, politcal activist January 2, 1920 Peter Harrison Swan, bomber pilot/stockbroker January 2, 1920 Issac Asimov, American Writer January 2, 1916 Howard Finster, American Artist January 2, 1915 John Hope Franklin, historian January 2, 1913 Ernest Sidey, British air marshal January 2, 1913 Gardner Read, Evanston, Illinois, composer January 2, 1913 Juanita E Jackson Mitchell, U.S. head, NAACP January 2, 1913 Leon P Teisserenc de Bort, France, meteorologist January 2, 1912 Andre Ameller, composer January 2, 1912 Anna Lee, Ightham England, actress, Scruples, Lila-General Hospital January 2, 1912 Barbara Pentland, Winnipeg Canada, composer January 2, 1912 Renato Guttuso, Italian painter, Flight from Etna, Crucifixion January 2, 1910 Ulrich Becher, writer January 2, 1909 Rene Etiemble, French literature historian, Parlez-vous Franglais January 2, 1908 Ben Grauer, New York City, newscaster, Big Story January 2, 1908 Janis Kepitis, composer January 2, 1907 Edward Albert Radice, economist January 2, 1907 Salvador Ley, composer January 2, 1906 Willy Ley, German Writer January 2, 1905 Michael Kemp Tippett, English composer and conductor, Child of our Time January 2, 1904 James Melton, Moultrie, Georgia, opera tenor, Ford Festival January 2, 1904 Sally Rand, Hickory County, Missouri, stripper, fan dance January 2, 1903 Anton van Duinkerken, [Willem JMA Asselbergs], literary January 2, 1901 Rex O'Malley, born in London, England, actor, Camille, Zara, Midnight January 2, 1901 Robert Marshall, founder, Wilderness Society January 2, 1901 Torsten Ralf, Swedish tenor, Daphne January 2, 1899 Alexander Tcherepnin, St. Petersburg Russia, composer January 2, 1899 Paul-Henri Spaak, Belgium, premier/sec-gen of NATO, 1957-61 January 2, 1896 Dziga Vertiv, [Denis A Kaufman], Russian director, Sjagai, Soviet! January 2, 1896 Ernst-Lothar von Knorr, composer January 2, 1895 Count Folke Bernadotte, Sweden, statesman, Red Cross, UN January 2, 1894 Robert Nathan, New York City, poet, novelist, Portrait of Jennie January 2, 1892 Lura Anson, Nebraska, entertainer January 2, 1891 Otto Dix, German Artist January 2, 1889 Tito Schipa, Italy, tenor/composer, La Rondine January 2, 1889 Walter Baldwin, Ohio, actor, Gay Amigo January 2, 1886 Moyshe Leyb Halpern, Galican/US poet, In New-York January 2, 1885 Johannes Ringers, Dutch water engineer, dikes January 2, 1885 George Richards Minot, American Scientist January 2, 1884 Jacques Chardonne, [Boutelleau], French writer, l'Epithalame January 2, 1880 Louis Breguet, French aviation pioneer January 2, 1879 Johannes L "Jan" Walch, Dutch literary, Grimaces January 2, 1879 Pieter Tesch, Dutch geologist, Pedestal of Nederlands January 2, 1873 Anton Pannekoek, Dutch astronomer/marxist theorist, Communist Tactics January 2, 1870 Ernst Barlach, writer January 2, 1866 Gilbert Murray, British Diplomat January 2, 1865 William Lyon Phelps, American Educator January 2, 1863 Lucia Zarate, became lightest known adult human, 2.1 kg at 17 January 2, 1861 Helen Herron Taft, 1st lady, 1909-12 January 2, 1861 Wilhelm Bolsche, writer January 2, 1860 William C Mills, museum curator, excavated Ohio Indian mounds January 2, 1857 Frederick Opper, cartoonist, Maud, Alphonse and Gaston January 2, 1857 Martha Carey Thomas, educator/president, Bryn Mawr College January 2, 1847 Paul von Hindenburg, German Soldier January 2, 1846 Sandor Erkel, composer January 2, 1842 Amy G. 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Bonet-Maury, French reformed theologist January 2, 1837 Mili Alexeyevich Balakirev, Nizhny-Novgorod, Russia, composer, Tamara January 2, 1835 Charles Russell Lowell, Jr., Brig General Union volunteers January 2, 1831 Justin Winston, historian/librarian, Harvard January 2, 1831 Justin Winsor, American Writer January 2, 1830 Henry Kingsley, English/Australian writer January 2, 1830 Henry Flagler, American Businessman January 2, 1822 Rudolph J E Clausius, Germany, physicist, thermodynamics January 2, 1809 Friedrich Wilhelm Jahns, composer January 2, 1807 Tomasz Napoleon Nidecki, composer January 2, 1803 Gugliemo Libri, [della Somaia], Ital/Fren mathematician/book collector January 2, 1777 Christian D Rauch, German sculptor January 2, 1752 Philip Freneau, poet of American Revolution, The American Village January 2, 1732 Franz Xaver Brixi, composer January 2, 1728 Louis Barbiano de Belgioioso, Austrian count/diplomat in Belgium January 2, 1727 James Wolfe, commanded British Army, captured Quebec January 2, 1718 Elizabeth Montagu, British Writer January 2, 1699 Osman III, sultan, Turkey January 2, 1647 Nathaniel Bacon, leader of Bacon's Rebellion, Virginia, 1676 January 2, 1642 Mehmed IV, sultan, Turkey |