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January 31, 1985 Andrew Giuliani, son of Rudy, Mayor-R-NYC, 1994-2002 January 31, 1981 Justin Timberlake, American Musician January 31, 1977 Naomi Darrell, Miss Bermuda Universe 1997 January 31, 1976 Vanessa Kerry, American Celebrity January 31, 1976 Piper Perabo, American Actress January 31, 1976 Buddy Rice, American Celebrity January 31, 1975 Kenard Lang, defensive end for the Washington Redskins January 31, 1974 Bob Mulder, soccer player, Appingedam, FC Groningen January 31, 1974 Lorenzo Styles, NFL linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons January 31, 1974 Othella Harrington, NBA forward for the Houston Rockets January 31, 1974 Pavi Sald, ice hockey defenseman, Finland, 1998 Olympics January 31, 1974 Tory Toogood, Australian rower 1996 Olympics January 31, 1973 Latario Rachal, WLAF/NFL receiver, Amsterdam Admirals, San Diego Chargers January 31, 1972 Ben Cavil, guard for the Baltimore Ravens January 31, 1972 Fritz Fequiere, WLAF guard, Barcelona Dragons, London Monarchs January 31, 1972 Marvin Coleman, CFL defensive back for the Calgary Stampeders January 31, 1972 Pulu Poumele, guard for the San Diego Chargers January 31, 1972 Reinier Robbemond, Dutch soccer player, Dordrecht '90 January 31, 1971 Brandi Sherwood, Miss USA-Idaho, 1997, 2nd January 31, 1971 Corey Holliday, NFL wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers January 31, 1971 Minnie Driver, actress, Good Will Hunting January 31, 1971 Patricia Velasquez, Actress January 31, 1971 Ian Walker, English Athlete January 31, 1970 Greg Skrepenak, NFL tackle, Oakland Raiders, Carolina Panthers January 31, 1970 Rachel Jean Marteen, born in Atlanta, Georgia, playmate, Aug, 1995 January 31, 1970 Travis Hannah, NFL/WLAF receiver, Houston Oilers, Frankfurt Galaxy January 31, 1969 Mathew Pallister, Sydney NSW Australia, canoeist 1996 Olympics January 31, 1968 Doug Pederson, NFL quarterback, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31 January 31, 1968 Michael Sinclair, NFL defensive end for the Seattle Seahawks January 31, 1968 Steve Phoenix, U.S. baseball pitcher, Oakland Athletics January 31, 1966 Al Jaworsky, [Alan Doughty], pop bassist, Jesus Jones January 31, 1966 Charles Dimry, NFL cornerback, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Philadelphia Eagles January 31, 1966 Jamie Taras, CFL guard for the BC Lions January 31, 1965 Adam Johnson, Portland, Oregon, beach volleyballer 1996 Olympics January 31, 1965 Bianca Yasmin Salahshourian, Fairfield Conn, Miss Conn-America 1991 January 31, 1965 Bobby Dollas, Montreal, NHL defenseman, Anaheim Mighty Ducks January 31, 1965 Kim Clarke, Tulsa Oklahoma, team handball back court, Olympics-88, 92, 96 January 31, 1965 Rene Trost, Dutch soccer player, Roda JC January 31, 1965 Julie Doucet, Canadian Artist January 31, 1964 Oto Hascak, hockey forward, Team Slovakia 1998 January 31, 1964 Remi Bouchard, Lasalle Que, Canadian Tour golfer, 1989 India Open January 31, 1964 Sharon Cain, born in San Antonio, Texas, team handball center back 1996 Olympics January 31, 1963 John Dye, Amory Massachusetts, actor, Andrew-Touched by an Angel January 31, 1963 Scott Ian Rosenfeld, Bayside, New York, rocker, Anthrax-Protest and Survive January 31, 1962 Jeff Flake, American Politician January 31, 1961 Lloyd Cole, guitar/vocals, & the Commotions-Rattlesnakes January 31, 1960 Elaine Roque, born in Santa Monica, California, beach volleyballer 1996 Olympics January 31, 1959 Anthony LaPaglia, actor, Murder One January 31, 1959 Kelly Lynch, actress, Drugstore Cowboy January 31, 1959 Neal Stephenson, American Writer January 31, 1958 Rafael Santana, shortstop, New York Mets, New York Yankees January 31, 1958 Tom Schuman, pianist, Spyro Gyra-Morning Dance January 31, 1957 Brett "the Hitman" Hart, Alberta Canada, WWF champion January 31, 1957 Shirley F Babashoff, California, swimmer, Olympics-6 silver/2 gold-72, 76 January 31, 1956 Johnny Rotten, [John Lydon], rocker, Sex Pistols-God Save the Queen January 31, 1956 Lloyd Cole, rocker January 31, 1956 Trevor A. Manuel, South African UDF/ANC-leader January 31, 1955 Virginia Ruzici, Romania, tennis star January 31, 1954 Adrian Vandenberg, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, rock guitarist, Whitesnake January 31, 1954 Sheik Faoud Ahamul Bacchus, cricketer, West Indian bat late 70's January 31, 1953 Aart Mol, Dutch bassist, Catapult January 31, 1953 Trevor Phillips, British Politician January 31, 1952 Rosanne Musgrave, headmistress, Blackheath HS January 31, 1951 Harry Casey, [KC], rock vocalist, KC and Sunshine Band-Give It January 31, 1951 Phil Manzanera, rock guitarist, Roxy Music-Let's Stick Together January 31, 1951 Presiley Baxendale, British QC January 31, 1950 George Thorogood, American Musician January 31, 1949 Carol Hawkins, actress, Dialing for Dingbats January 31, 1949 Ken Wilber, American Philosopher January 31, 1947 Jim Nollman, composer January 31, 1947 Nolan Ryan, pitcher, Mets, Angels, Astros, 7 no-hitters, 5,714 Ks January 31, 1946 Glynn Turman, New York City, actor, Lew-Peyton Place, Manimal, Centennial January 31, 1946 Jonathan Banks, Washington D.C., actor, Armed and Dangerous, Cold Steel January 31, 1946 Subroto Guha, cricketer, right arm swing bowler for India 1967-69 January 31, 1946 Terry Kath, rocker, Chicago-If You Leave Me Now January 31, 1945 Noah Creshevsky, composer January 31, 1945 Connie Willis, American Writer January 31, 1944 Anton Korteweg, Dutch poet, For the Good Order January 31, 1944 Charley Musselwhite, blues musician, Stand Back, Louisiana Fog January 31, 1944 Eugene Terre Blanche, South Africa leader of Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging January 31, 1944 John Inverarity, cricketer, Australian batsman 1968-72 January 31, 1942 Derek Jarman, actor and director, Angelic Conversation, Edward II January 31, 1942 Gerald Chanberlain, rocker January 31, 1941 Jessica Walter, born in Brooklyn, New York, actress, Play Misty For Me, Amy Prentiss January 31, 1941 George S Mickelson, Gov-SD January 31, 1941 Richard A. Gephardt, Rep-D-MO, 1977- January 31, 1941 Sharon Miller, LPGA golfer January 31, 1941 Dick Gephardt, American Politician January 31, 1940 Stuart Margolin, Davenport Iowa, actor, Love American Style January 31, 1939 Peter Camejo, American Businessman January 31, 1938 Ajip Rosidi, Indonesian poet and writer, Madjalah Sunda, Pesta January 31, 1938 Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard, queen of Netherlands, 1980- January 31, 1938 James G Watt, Colo, U.S. Secretary of Interior, 1981-83 January 31, 1938 James G. Watt, Public Servant January 31, 1937 Philip Glass, born in Baltimore, Maryland, minimal composer, Einstein on the Beach January 31, 1937 Steve Karmen, born in Bronx, New York, jingle writer, I Love, New York, This Bud's for You January 31, 1937 Suzanne Pleshette, New York City, actress, Birds, Emily-Bob Newhart Show January 31, 1936 Marvin Junior, singer, Dells-Oh What a Night January 31, 1935 Bojidar Dimov, composer January 31, 1935 Oe Kenzaburo, Japanese novelist, Catch, Personal Matter January 31, 1935 Ronald Graham, American Mathematician January 31, 1935 Kenzaburo Oe, Japanese Writer January 31, 1934 Brian Bolus, cricketer, England opening batsman early 60's January 31, 1934 James Franciscus, Clayton, Missouri, actor, Mr Novak, Longstreet, Hunter January 31, 1934 Ron Weatherburn, jazz pianist January 31, 1933 Joseph D Early, Rep-D-MA, 1975- January 31, 1933 Walter Paulis, mineworker/pilot/Dutch MP, CDA January 31, 1932 Pieter Brattinga, Dutch graphic artist January 31, 1932 Rick Hall, country/R&B singer January 31, 1931 Bill Watson, cricketer, NSW and Australian opening batsman mid-50s January 31, 1931 Christopher Chataway, British MP/athlete, world record 5k January 31, 1931 Ernie Banks, Mr Cub - Chicago Cubs, Hall-of-Famer, 1st baseman January 31, 1931 Jean Burroughs, educationalist January 31, 1931 Nicholas Gordon Lennox, diplomat January 31, 1930 Lynn Carlin, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Joan Hunter-James at 15 January 31, 1929 Rudolf Mossbauer, Germany, physicist, Nobel 1961 January 31, 1928 Chuck Willis, rock vocalist, C C Rider January 31, 1928 Eric Ash, rector, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine January 31, 1928 Richard Buckley, royal equerry January 31, 1928 Robert Clatworthy, sculptor January 31, 1928 Cleo Moore, American Actress January 31, 1926 Jean Simmons, born in London, England, actress, Thorn Birds, Guys and Dolls January 31, 1926 Prunella Briance, founder, National Childbirth Trust January 31, 1925 Benjamin Hooks, civil rights leader January 31, 1925 Charles Aidman, Frankfort, Indiana, narrator, New Twilight Zone January 31, 1925 Fred Catherwood, MP January 31, 1924 Robert Gatehouse, former High Court judge January 31, 1924 Tengiz Abuladze, filmmaker January 31, 1923 Eddie Ryder, New York City, actor, Slick Jones-General Hospital January 31, 1923 Joanne Dru, Logan, West Virginia, actress, Guestwood Ho, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon January 31, 1923 Norman Mailer, New Jersey, New York City mayoral candidate/novelist, Naked and the Dead January 31, 1923 Larry Buchanan, American Director January 31, 1922 Michael Wilford, diplomat January 31, 1922 William Sylvester, born in Oakland California, actor, 2001, Gorgo, Gemini Man January 31, 1921 Carol Channing, Wash, actress, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Hello Dolly January 31, 1921 John Agar, Chicago, actor, Fort Apache, Sands of Iwo Jima January 31, 1921 Mario Lanza, Philadelphia, actor/singer, Great Caruso, Toast of New Orleans January 31, 1920 Patrick Heron, painter January 31, 1920 Robert Hersant, press baron January 31, 1920 Stewart L Udall, St. Johns Ariz, U.S. Secretary of Interior, 1961-69 January 31, 1920 Stewart L. Udall, Public Servant January 31, 1919 Jackie Robinson, born in Georgia, 1st black major league baseball player, Dodgers January 31, 1919 Lord Lowry January 31, 1917 Erich Geiringer, general practitioner campaigner January 31, 1917 Jose Maceda, composer January 31, 1916 Ciro D Crown, premier of Dutch Antilles, 1968-69 January 31, 1916 Frank A Parker, tennis champ, U.S. Open-1944 January 31, 1916 Violet Cane, statistician January 31, 1915 Bobby Hackett, born in Providence, Rhode Island, trumpeteer/orch leader, Air Time '57 January 31, 1915 Garry Moore, [Thomas Garrison Morfit], Balt, host, I've Got a Secret January 31, 1915 John Profumo, president, Toynbee Hall January 31, 1915 Thomas Merton, born in France, Trappist monk/poet/essayist, 7 Storey Mt January 31, 1915 William Crosbie, artist January 31, 1915 Alan Lomax, American Writer January 31, 1914 Carey Lofton, Blountsville, Florida, actor, Skinner-Troubleshooters January 31, 1914 Jersey Joe Walcott, heavyweight boxing champ, 1951-52 January 31, 1914 Louis Osman, architect/artist/goldsmith January 31, 1913 Don Hutson, NFL end, Packers January 31, 1913 Hector Iglesias Villoud, composer January 31, 1913 Wayne Millner, NFL end, Boston/Washington Redskins January 31, 1911 A G Ogston, president, Trinity College-Oxford January 31, 1911 Christina Foyle, book seller January 31, 1910 Herbert Ashworth, CEO, Nationwide Building Society January 31, 1909 Foley Newns, British colonial administrator January 31, 1909 Miron Grindea, literary editor January 31, 1908 Rene Simone Mathieu, France, doubles tennis star, Wimbledon 1934 January 31, 1906 Benjamin Frankel, composer January 31, 1906 R. 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Bonham, founder, International Braille Chess Association January 31, 1905 Anna Blaman, [Johanna P Vrugt], Dutch writer, Wife and Friend January 31, 1905 Charles de Trooz, Belgian literary, Le Magister et Ses MaŚtres January 31, 1905 John O'Hara, Pottstown Penn, novelist, Appointment at Samarra January 31, 1904 E van Ruller, Dutch journalist/ARP-alderman/co-founder, Trouw January 31, 1904 Leon N H Jungschlager, head of military intelligence, Neth-Indies January 31, 1903 Gardner Cowles, Iowa, publisher/founder, Look Magazine January 31, 1903 Tallulah Bankhead, Huntsville Ala, actress, Lifeboat, Die Die Darling January 31, 1902 Alva Myrdal, Uppsala Sweden, diplomat, Nobel Peace Prize-1982 January 31, 1902 Jean C M Picart le Doux, France, carpet designer January 31, 1902 Julian H Steward, U.S. anthropologist/professor January 31, 1901 Blaz Arnic, composer January 31, 1901 Marie Luise Kaschnitz, writer January 31, 1894 Percy Helton, New York, actor, Jail Busters, Harbor of Missing Men January 31, 1893 Freya Stark, English explorist/author January 31, 1892 Eddie Cantor, New York City, comedian, Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater January 31, 1891 Max Drischner, composer January 31, 1890 Adolf Bach, German language/sociologist, Deutsche Namenkunde January 31, 1889 F R Foster, cricketer, 330 runs and 45 wickets for England January 31, 1886 Alfonso Lopez, Colombia, statesman, President United Nations security council-1948 January 31, 1884 Nicholas Joy, Paris, France, actor, Boss Lady January 31, 1883 Marie Laurencin, French Artist January 31, 1882 Anna Pavlova, St. Petersburg Russia, ballerina/choreographer January 31, 1882 Josephus RH van Schaik, Dutch lawyer/vice-premier January 31, 1882 Peter Dawson, Australian Musician January 31, 1881 Irving Langmuir, inventor, tungsten filament lamp/Nobel 1932 January 31, 1881 Joseph A. Cushman, U.S., palaentologist January 31, 1880 George C. Marshall, American Soldier January 31, 1878 Willem J M van Eysinga, Dutch international law jurist January 31, 1877 Max Ettlinger, German philosopher January 31, 1876 Natalie Clifford Barney, American Author January 31, 1872 Zane Grey, American West novelist, Riders of the Purple Sage January 31, 1869 Henry graaf Carton de Wiart, Belgian literary/premier, 1920-21 January 31, 1868 Theodore William Richards, chemist, atomic weights, Nobel-1914 January 31, 1867 David Graham Phillips, American Journalist January 31, 1866 Emil Strauss, Germany, writer, Naked Man January 31, 1866 Henry Forster, cricketer, Oxford blue 1887-89, later Aust Gov-General January 31, 1863 F Henri Berz, French existensialist philosopher, Revue the Synthesis January 31, 1836 Henryk Szulc, composer January 31, 1830 James G Blaine, the "Plumed Knight" January 31, 1830 Alexander Smith, Scottish Poet January 31, 1825 Catherine Helen Spence, Australian Author January 31, 1818 William Raine Peck, Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1871 January 31, 1817 Antony Winkler Prins, Dutch writer, Groiler Encyclopaedia January 31, 1813 Samuel Sarphati, Amsterdam, physician/pharmacist/social activist January 31, 1812 John Randolph Tucker, Capt, Confederate Navy, died in 1883 January 31, 1810 Daniel Ruggles, Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1897 January 31, 1804 Jozsef Bajza, Hungarian author, poet and critic January 31, 1802 Jan C J van Speijk, Dutch naval hero January 31, 1798 Karl Gottlieb Reissiger, composer January 31, 1797 Franz Peter Schubert, Lichtenthal Aust, composer, Unfinished Symphony January 31, 1797 Franz Schubert, Austrian Composer January 31, 1787 Louis Angely, German, comedy writer, Sieben Madchen in Uniform January 31, 1784 Carl Wilhelm Henning, composer January 31, 1784 Bernard Barton, American Poet January 31, 1778 Franz Anton graaf von Kolowrat, Austrian premiere of Bohemia, 1848 January 31, 1759 Francois Devienne, composer January 31, 1752 Gouverneur Morris, American Statesman January 31, 1750 Gerrit J Pijman, Dutch minister of War, 1798-1800, 1803-06 January 31, 1741 Theodor Gotlieb von Hippel, East Prussian author/mayor of Koningsberg January 31, 1734 Julien-Amable Mathieu, composer January 31, 1734 Robert Morris, merchant, signed Declaration of Independence January 31, 1724 Christopher Anstey, English Poet January 31, 1668 Herman Boerhaave, Dutch Scientist January 31, 1633 Nathaniel Crew, English bishop, Durham January 31, 1623 Francois-Xavier de Laval January 31, 1620 Georg F von Waldeck, German commander-in-chief January 31, 1614 Nicolas Saboly, composer January 31, 1612 Hendrik Casimir I, count of Nassau-Dietz/mayor of Frisia January 31, 1607 James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby January 31, 1601 Pieter de Bloot, Dutch landscape painter January 31, 1573 Ambrosius Metzger, composer January 31, 1573 Giulio Cesare Monteverdi, composer January 31, 1543 Ieyasu Tokugawa, Japanese Statesman January 31, 1517 Gioseffo Zarlino, composer |