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January 4, 1979 Trishelle Cannatella, American Celebrity January 4, 1974 Carl Powell, defensive end for the Indianapolis Colts January 4, 1974 Louise Nurding, British Musician January 4, 1973 Lamont Warren, NFL running back for the Indianapolis Colts January 4, 1973 Ray Mickens, cornerback for the New York Jets January 4, 1973 Todd Sauerbrun, NFL punter/kicker for the Chicago Bears January 4, 1972 Mike McCoy, WLAF quarterback for the Amsterdam Admirals January 4, 1971 Carlos Perez, Dominican/US baseball pitcher for the Montreal Expos January 4, 1971 Deb Sonnenberg, born in Edmonton, Alberta, softball pitcher 1996 Olympics January 4, 1971 Errol Brown, CFL defensive back for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers January 4, 1971 Garrison Hearst, NFL running back, Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers January 4, 1971 Jeremy Licht, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Mark-Valerie/Hogan Family January 4, 1971 Orlanda Truitt, wide receiver for the Oakland Raiders January 4, 1971 Richard Chee Quee, cricketer, NSW opening batsman Fiji/Chin ancestry January 4, 1970 Colin Scrivener, CFL defensive tackle for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers January 4, 1970 Sean Lumpkin, NFL safety for the New Orleans Saints January 4, 1970 Puff Daddy, American Musician January 4, 1969 Corie Blount, NBA forward, Los Angeles Lakers January 4, 1969 Kees van Wonderen, Dutch soccer player, NEC/NAC January 4, 1969 Lindsay Kennedy, born in Atlanta, Georgia, actor, Jeb-Little House on the Prairie January 4, 1969 Jay Z, American Musician January 4, 1968 Jackie Harris, NFL tight end, Green Bay Packers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers January 4, 1967 David Wayne Toms, Monroe, Louisiana, PGA golfer, 1992 Northern Telecom-3rd January 4, 1967 Michael "Mike" Peterson, Washington D.C., rower 1996 Olympics January 4, 1967 Rick Cunningham, NFL tackle, Minnesota Vikings, Oakland Raiders January 4, 1967 Liev Schreiber, American Actor January 4, 1966 Deana Carter, country singer January 4, 1965 David Glasper, rocker, Breathe-All I Need January 4, 1965 Guy Forget, Morocco, tennis star January 4, 1965 Jergus Baca, Liptovsky Mikulas CZE, IHL defenseman, Team Slovakia 98 January 4, 1965 John Jackson, NFL offensive tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers January 4, 1965 Julia Ormond, born in London, England, actress, Sabrina, Legends of the Fall January 4, 1965 Kevin Wickander, U.S. baseball pitcher, Cincinnati Reds January 4, 1965 Mitch Booth, Australian tornado yachter 1996 Olympics January 4, 1965 Beth Gibbons, English Musician January 4, 1964 Stephanie Maxwell-Pierson, Somerville, New Jersey, U.S. rower 1992 Olympics January 4, 1964 Douglas Wilson, American Entertainer January 4, 1963 Dave Foley, actor/comedian, Kids In The Hall, Dave Nelson-NewsRadio January 4, 1963 Linda Muri, Killingly Conn, rower 1996 Olympics January 4, 1962 Joe Kleine, NBA center, Phoenix Suns, Chicago Bulls January 4, 1962 Martin McAloon, rocker, Prefab Sprout-2 Wheels Good January 4, 1962 Patrick Cassidy, born in Los Angeles, California, actor/composer, Fever Pitch, Off the Wall January 4, 1962 Peter Steele, American Musician January 4, 1961 Lee Curreri, New York City, actor, Bruno Martelli-Fame January 4, 1960 Cory Everson, Racine Wisconsin, body builder, 6X Ms Olympia January 4, 1960 Michael Stipe, U.S. rock vocalist, REM-Losing My Religion, Stand January 4, 1959 Vanity, [Denise Marquardt], Ontario Canada, actress, 52 Pick Up January 4, 1958 Matt Frewer, Washington D.C., actor, Max Headroom, Doctor Doctor January 4, 1958 Nina Foust, Asheboro, North Carolina, LPGA golfer, 1994 Hawaiian Ladies Open-6th January 4, 1957 Patty Loveless, [Ramey], Pikeville, Kentucky, singer, Blue Side of Town January 4, 1957 Russell Simmons, American Businessman January 4, 1957 Eric S. Raymond, American Author January 4, 1956 Ann Magnuson, Charleston, West Virginia, actress, Anything But Love, Hunger January 4, 1956 Barney Sumner, rock guitarist and vocalist, New Order-Blue Monday January 4, 1956 Bernard Albrecht, English pop guitarist, Joy Division January 4, 1955 Kathy Forester, Lookout Mt, Georgia, country singer, Forester Sister-Men January 4, 1955 Mark Hollis, English pop musician, Talk Talk, Dum Dum Girl January 4, 1951 Barbara Ann Cochran, Claremont NH, slalom skier, Olympics gold 1972 January 4, 1951 Traian Basescu, Romanian Politician January 4, 1951 Eugene Chadbourne, American Composer January 4, 1950 Steven Jesse Bernstein, American Writer January 4, 1947 Dan Quayle, Sen-R-Ind, 44th VP 1989-93 January 4, 1946 Bernard Sumner, rocker, New Order-Round and Round January 4, 1945 Jay Dee Maness, Loma Linda California, singer, Desert Rose Band-Love Reunited January 4, 1944 Volker Hornback, rocker, Tangerine Dream January 4, 1943 Tom Wilkinson, CFL QB for the Edmonton Eskimos January 4, 1943 Doris Kearns Goodwin, American Historian January 4, 1942 John McLaughlin, rock guitarist, Sentimental Journey/Clouds of Joy January 4, 1942 Bernice Johnson Reagon, American Musician January 4, 1941 John Bennett Perry, Williamstown Massachusetts, singer and actor, Falcon Crest January 4, 1941 Jorg Reme, German/Dutch painter/graphic artist January 4, 1941 Maureen Reagan, 1st daughter, Ronald Reagan January 4, 1940 Anthony Skooter Teague, Texas, actor, How to Succeed in Business January 4, 1940 Brian Josephson, British physicist, Nobel 1973 January 4, 1940 Gao Xingjian, Chinese Novelist January 4, 1940 Steve Swallow, American Musician January 4, 1940 Helmut Jahn, Architect January 4, 1940 Barbara Amiel, British Journalist January 4, 1939 Jon Appleton, composer January 4, 1938 Louis Krebs Graham, born in Nashville, Tennessee, PGA golfer, 1975 U.S. Open January 4, 1937 Dyan Cannon, born in Tacoma, Washington, Mrs. Cary Grant/actress, Heaven Can Wait January 4, 1937 Grace Bumbry, St. Louis, mezzo-soprano, Venus in Tannhauser January 4, 1937 R Surendranath, cricketer, Indian pace bowler in 11 Tests early 60s January 4, 1936 Christopher Alexander, American Architect January 4, 1935 Floyd Patterson, heavyweight champ, 1956-59, 1960-62, Oly-gold-1952 January 4, 1935 Kenneth Money, Canada, astronaut, STS 42-alt January 4, 1934 Rudolf Schuster, Czechoslovakian Statesman January 4, 1933 Ed Jenkins, Rep-D-GA, 1977- January 4, 1932 Richard Stahl, born in Detroit, Michigan, actor, Howard-It's a Living January 4, 1931 Wally George, American Celebrity January 4, 1930 Don Shula, winningest NFL coach for the Miami Dolphins January 4, 1930 Iain Cuthbertson, British actor, Guilty, Scandal, Rep, Danger UXB January 4, 1930 Sorrell Booke, Buffalo, New York, actor, Bye Bye Braverman, Black Like Me January 4, 1929 Amitai W. Etzioni, U.S. sociologist, Active Society January 4, 1929 Bobby Tulloch, ornithologist January 4, 1927 Barbara Rush, born in Denver, Colorado, actress, Marsha-Peyton Place, Flamingo Road January 4, 1927 William Labov, American Writer January 4, 1925 Veikko Hakulinen, Finland, 30K/50K cross country skier, Oly-gold-1956 January 4, 1924 Frank Press, American Scientist January 4, 1923 Flavio Testi, composer January 4, 1922 Frank Wess, flutist/saxophonist/composer January 4, 1920 Benito Perez Galdos, Spanish writer, Fortunata y Jacinta January 4, 1920 William Egan Colby, CIA director, Nixon January 4, 1920 William Colby, American Public Servant January 4, 1919 Al "Jazbo" Collins, New York City, DJ, Tonight! America After Dark January 4, 1919 Havelock Henry Trevor Hudson, underwriter, Lloyd's of London January 4, 1917 Maurice Wohl, English broker/multi-millionaire January 4, 1916 Catherina Elisabeth "Tootje" Vreede, portrait painter January 4, 1916 Robert Parrish, Columbus, Georgia, director, Casino Royale January 4, 1916 George Sidney, American Director January 4, 1914 Jane Wyman, St. Joseph, Missouri, 1st Mrs. Ron Reagan, Magnificent Obsession January 4, 1914 Mohammed Sahir, shah, Afghanistan January 4, 1913 Malietoa Tanumafili II, King of West-Samoa, 1962- January 4, 1913 Mark Robson, Canadian Director January 4, 1910 Gabe Paul, American Businessman January 4, 1908 Angela Maria "Geli" Raubal, Austrian nude model/Hitler's lover January 4, 1908 Walther Vanbeselaere, Flemish art historian January 4, 1908 Alfred Day Hershey, American Scientist January 4, 1907 John Sloan Dickey, American Diplomat January 4, 1905 Sterling Holloway, Cedartown, Georgia, actor, Waldo-Life of Riley January 4, 1903 Joris Diels, Flemish actor and director, Haagsche Comedy January 4, 1903 Ramon Ernesto Cruz Ucles, Honduras president, 1971-72, ; overthrown January 4, 1901 C. L. R. James, Journalist January 4, 1898 Roger Vuataz, composer January 4, 1896 Andre Aime Rene Masson, French Surrealist artist, Labyrinth January 4, 1896 Everett McKinley Dirkson, Sen-R-Ill January 4, 1895 Lourens G M Baas Becking, Dutch botanist/resistance fighter January 4, 1894 Wesley La Violette, composer January 4, 1893 Manuel Palau Boix, composer January 4, 1890 Alfred G Jodl, German Wehrmacht general/chief of staff January 4, 1890 Mosa Pijade, Yugoslavia, MP, communist January 4, 1889 Albertus W. "Albert" van Dalsum, actor and director, Abandoned Child January 4, 1888 Arthur Berry, England, soccer player, Olympics gold 1908, 12 January 4, 1883 Johanna Westerdijk, botanist/Neth 1st female prof, Utrecht, 1917-52 January 4, 1883 Max F Eastman, U.S., critic/essayist, Masses January 4, 1883 Max Eastman, American Author January 4, 1881 Wilhelm Lehmbruck, German painter, poet and sculptor, Seated Youth January 4, 1878 Alfred Edgar Coppard, England, writer, Black Dogs and Other Stories January 4, 1877 Gibson Gowland, England, actor, Blind Husbands, Phantom of the Opera January 4, 1874 Josef Suk, Czech violinist and composer, Asrael January 4, 1874 Sven Fleuron, writer January 4, 1873 George Edward Moore, English Philosopher January 4, 1872 Edmund Rumpler, Austria, auto/airplane builder January 4, 1869 Percy Pitt, composer January 4, 1866 Wassily Kandinsky, Russian Artist January 4, 1858 Carter Glass, American Politician January 4, 1847 Hendrik Goeman Borgesius, Dutch politician January 4, 1844 Thomas H Rollinson, composer January 4, 1838 Charles Stratton, [General Tom Thumb], famous short person January 4, 1837 Casimiro de Abreu, Brazil, poet, Camoes e o jau January 4, 1823 Otto van Rees, Governor-General of Dutch-Indies, 1884-88 January 4, 1823 Peter Joseph Osterhaus, Major General Union volunteers, died in 1917 January 4, 1822 Joseph Jones Reynolds, Major General Union volunteers, died in 1899 January 4, 1821 John James Peck, Major General Union volunteers, died in 1878 January 4, 1813 Alexander Freiherr von Bach, Austria attorney/premier, 1852-59 January 4, 1813 Isaac Pitman, Britain, inventor, stenographic shorthand January 4, 1813 Louis L Bonaparte, English/French linguist/senator January 4, 1810 Eliza Johnson, American First Lady January 4, 1809 Louis Braille, Coupvray France, developer, reading system for blind January 4, 1807 Baltasar Saldoni, composer January 4, 1805 Stephan Hale Alonzo Marsh, composer January 4, 1797 Wilhelm Beer, Germany, amateur astronomer, constructed 1st Moon map January 4, 1789 Benjamin Lundy, philanthropist/abolitionist January 4, 1785 Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm, Germany, librarian, fairy tale collector January 4, 1773 Johann Peter Heuschkel, composer January 4, 1772 Paul-Louis Courier, de Mere, French writer/interpreter January 4, 1759 Maria Rosa Coccia, composer January 4, 1756 Anne Nagell van Ampsen, Dutch politician January 4, 1741 Edmund Malone, Irish Editor January 4, 1739 Henrik C Cras, Dutch lawyer, Laudatio Hugonis Grotii January 4, 1726 Cornelis Ploos van Amstel, Dutch engraver/art collector January 4, 1720 Johann Friedrich Agricola, German, court, composer/organist January 4, 1717 Antonio Maria Mazzoni, composer January 4, 1710 Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Italian composer, Il Prigioniero Superbo January 4, 1643 Isaac Newton, scientist, Whatever goes up, January 4, 1604 Jacob Balde, German jesuit/barok conductor, Jephthe January 4, 1581 James Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh, gave age to Earth based on bible January 4, 1579 Willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar January 4, 1567 Franciscus Aguilon, physicist/mathematician/jesuit/architect January 4, 1334 Amadeus VI, [Green Earl], earl of Savoye |