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January 6, 1993 Elian Gonzalez, Cuban Celebrity January 6, 1989 Baby lion-tailed macaques, at Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle January 6, 1979 Tim Cahill, Australian Athlete January 6, 1978 Steve Hartsell, born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, pairs skater, & Danielle Hartsell January 6, 1977 Amy Zappone, born in Wolcott, Connecticut, Miss America-Connecticut 1996 January 6, 1977 Stacey Gartrell, born in Sydney, Australia, swimmer 1996 Olympics January 6, 1976 Agnieszka Zielinska, Miss Poland Universe 1997 January 6, 1976 Danny Pintauro, Milltown, New Jersey, actor, Jonathan-Who's the Boss January 6, 1976 Jeremy Linn, U.S., 100m breaststroke, Olympics-silver/gold-96 January 6, 1976 Richard Zednik, Bystrica CZE, NHL forward, Team Slovakia, Wash January 6, 1976 Colleen Haskell, American Celebrity January 6, 1975 James Farrior, linebacker for the New York Jets January 6, 1975 Laura Berg, born in Whittier, California, softball outfielder, 1996 Olympics gold January 6, 1974 Juan Roque, tackle, Detroit Lions January 6, 1974 Marcus Crandell, CFL quarterback for the Edmonton Eskimos January 6, 1974 Paul Grant, NBA center, Minnesota Timberwolves January 6, 1973 Sairaj Bahatule, cricketer, promising Bombay leg-spin all-rounder January 6, 1972 Denis Montana, CFL receiver, Montreal Alouettes, Toronto Argonauts January 6, 1972 Shae Marks, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, playmate, May, 1994 January 6, 1972 Willie Clark, NFL cornerback, San Diego Chargers, Philadelphia Eagles January 6, 1972 Rebecca Romijn, American Actress January 6, 1972 Thandie Newton, British Actress January 6, 1971 Jed DeVries, NFL tackle for the Cleveland Browns January 6, 1971 Mike Wells, NFL defensive end, Detroit Lions January 6, 1971 Myron Baker, NFL linebacker for the Chicago Bears January 6, 1971 Joey Lauren Adams, American Actress January 6, 1970 Daniel Naulty, born in Los Angeles, California, pitcher for the Minnesota Twins January 6, 1970 Gabrielle Reece, Trinidad, volleyball star/model, Extremists January 6, 1970 Geert Brusselers, soccer player, NAC January 6, 1970 John Gerak, NFL tight end/guide, Minnesota Vikings, St. Louis Rams January 6, 1970 Keenan McCardell, NFL wide receiver, Cleveland Browns, Jaguars January 6, 1970 Kerrin Petty, Townshend Vt, cross country skier 1994 Olympics January 6, 1970 Rene Binken, soccer player, Volendam January 6, 1970 Amy Jo Johnson, American Actress January 6, 1970 Julie Chen, American Journalist January 6, 1969 Alvin Morman, born in Rockingham, North Carolina, pitcher for the Houston Astros January 6, 1969 Florence Descampe, born in Brussels, Belgium, LPGA golfer, 1992 McCall January 6, 1969 Jason Childs, NFL tackle, Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers January 6, 1969 Nick A'Hern, Australian 20k walker, Olympics-22-92, 96 January 6, 1968 Jerry Crafts, NFL/WLAF tackle, Philadelphia Eagles, Amsterdam Admirals January 6, 1968 John Singleton, director and screenwriter, Boyz in the Hood January 6, 1968 Vlastimil Plavucha, Banska Bystrica CZ, hockey forward, Team Slovakia January 6, 1967 David Belcher, Australian rower 1996 Olympics January 6, 1967 Larry Donald, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. boxer 1992 Olympics January 6, 1967 Peter Loran, born in Teaneck, New Jersey, rock vocalist, Trixter-Give It To Me Good January 6, 1966 Bob Kratch, NFL guard for the New England Patriots January 6, 1966 Donnell Woolford, NFL cornerback, Pittsburgh Steelers, Chicago Bears January 6, 1966 Shahid Saeed, cricketer, Pakistani batsman in Test vs. India 1989 January 6, 1965 Christine Wachtel, E German running star, world indoor record 800m January 6, 1965 Jose Dejesus, U.S. baseball pitcher for the Kansas City Royals January 6, 1965 Lindsay H Burns, Big Timber Mont, rower, 1996 Olympics silver January 6, 1965 Tim McDonald, NFL player for the San Francisco 49ers January 6, 1965 Bjorn Lomborg, Danish Scientist January 6, 1964 Charles Haley, NFL defensive end for the Dallas Cowboys January 6, 1964 Mark O'Toole, bassist/drummer, Frankie Goes to Hollywood-Relax January 6, 1964 Matthew Sweet, American Musician January 6, 1963 Norm Charlton, born in Fort Polk, Louisiana, pitcher for the Seattle Mariners January 6, 1963 Paul Brindley, English pop bassist, Sundays, Can't Be Sure January 6, 1963 Philippe Perrin, Meknes Morocco, Lt Col FAF/astronaut January 6, 1962 Philip Brown, Birmingham Engl, 4x400m runner 1984 Olympics silver January 6, 1962 Sean Landeta, NFL place kicker for the New York Giants January 6, 1961 Dirk de Vries, Dutch pop bassist, Kong-Slauerhoff January 6, 1961 Howie Long, former NFL tackle/actor/broadcaster, Broken Arrow January 6, 1961 Paul Azinger, golfer January 6, 1960 Paul William Azinger, Holyoke, Massachusetts, PGA golfer, 1987 Phoenix Open January 6, 1960 Andrea Thompson, American Actress January 6, 1960 Nigella Lawson, British Journalist January 6, 1959 John Singleton, born in Los Angeles, California, director, Boyz n The Hood January 6, 1959 Kapil Dev, cricketer, India's finest all-rounder 1978-94, Cup-1982 January 6, 1959 Kathy Sledge, Philadelphia, vocalist, Sister Sledge-We are Family January 6, 1959 Nancy Rubin Sharff, New Kensington, LPGA golfer, 1991 Jamie Farr-9th January 6, 1959 Brian Higgins, American Politician January 6, 1958 Nick Park, British Director January 6, 1958 Xander Berkeley, American Actor January 6, 1957 C Michael Foale, Louth England, astronaut, STS 45, 56, 63, 84/86 January 6, 1957 Nancy Lopez Knight, Torrance California, pro golfer, 1981 Dinah Shore January 6, 1957 Andrew Cuomo, American Politician January 6, 1956 Rowan Atkinson, England, comedian/actor, Mr Bean, Blackadder January 6, 1954 Anthony Minghella, director, English Patient January 6, 1954 Norbert Hahn, German DR, 2 man luge, Olympics gold 1976, 80 January 6, 1953 Malcolm Young, born in Glasgow, Scotland, guitarist, AC/DC-Highway to Hell January 6, 1953 Geoff Hoon, British Politician January 6, 1952 Armelia McQueen, North Carolina, Brooklyn Conservatory, actress January 6, 1952 Grant Goodeve, New Haven Conn, actor, David-8 is Enough, Dynasty January 6, 1952 Michael Cunningham, American Writer January 6, 1951 Kim Wilson, rocker, Fabulous Thunderbirds January 6, 1950 Louis Freeh, American Lawyer January 6, 1949 Michael Boit, Nandi Kenya, 800m runner 1972 Olympics bronze January 6, 1949 Richard Horowitz, composer January 6, 1949 Les Moonves, American Businessman January 6, 1949 Joseph C. Wilson, American Public Servant January 6, 1948 Dayle Hadlee, cricketer, brother of Richard, NZ medium-pacer of 70's January 6, 1948 Guy Spencer Gardner, Alta Vista, Virginia, Lt Col USAF/astro, STS 27, STS 35 January 6, 1948 Robert E [Bob] Wise, Jr., Rep-D-WV, 1983- January 6, 1948 Bob Wise, American Politician January 6, 1947 Ian Millar, Halifax NS, dressage rider, World Cup 1988, 89, Oly-96 January 6, 1946 Harold Jackson, Hattiesburg, MS, NFL wide receiver, LA, New Engl January 6, 1946 Roger Keith, Syd, Barrett, lead guitarist, Pink Floyd-Brick in Wall January 6, 1946 Syd Barrett, Cambridge England, rocker, Pink Floyd-Wall January 6, 1946 Lloyd Doggett, American Politician January 6, 1945 Barry Holstein Lopez, U.S. author, Of Wolves and Men January 6, 1945 Barry John, Welsh international rugby player January 6, 1945 Pepe Le Pew, cartoon skunk, Au Dorable Kitty January 6, 1945 Barry Lopez, American Author January 6, 1945 Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Brazilian Politician January 6, 1944 Bonnie Franklin, Santa Monica Cal, TV actress, Ann-1 Day at a Time January 6, 1944 Henry Kravis, author, The Money Machine January 6, 1944 Robert Landers, Tarrant County, Texas, PGA golfer, Ft. Worth-1976, 78, 80 January 6, 1944 Van McCoy, U.S. soul singer and songwriter, Hey Mr. DJ, Hustle January 6, 1943 Osvaldo Soriano, writer January 6, 1943 Paul James Nunn, mountaineer January 6, 1943 Terry Venables, British soccer player/manager January 6, 1942 Barbara Lynn Alexander, producer January 6, 1941 Sandy Denny, country singer, Fairport Convention-If You Gotta Go January 6, 1941 Bruce Nauman, American Artist January 6, 1940 Ed Zschau, Rep-R-CA, 1983- January 6, 1940 John Warnock, American Scientist January 6, 1940 Johnny Giles, Irish Soldier January 6, 1939 Murray Rose, Scottish Athlete January 6, 1937 Doris Troy, [Payne], U.S. soul singer and songwriter, Just One Kiss January 6, 1937 Lou Holtz, U.S., football coach, New Jersey Jets January 6, 1937 Fritz Scholder, American Artist January 6, 1936 Julio Maria Sanguinetti Cairolo, president of Uruguay, 1985-90, 95- January 6, 1935 Ian Meckiff, cricketer, Austr quick 57-63, "threw"? his career away January 6, 1935 Nino Tempo, Niagara Falls, New York, rock vocalist, Deep Purple January 6, 1935 Paul Wilson, U.S. R&B-singer, Flamingos-Lovers Never Say Goodbye January 6, 1935 Robert Crandall, American Businessman January 6, 1934 Bobby Lord, Sanford, Florida, country singer, Ozark Jubilee January 6, 1933 Capucine, [Germaine Lefebvre], Toulon France, actress, Pink Panther January 6, 1932 Sacha Distel, French singer January 6, 1931 E[dgar] L[aurence] Doctorow, New York City, novelist, World's Fair January 6, 1931 Gerard van Muiden, Dutch MP, CDA January 6, 1931 Graeme Hole, cricketer, Australian batsman of the fifties January 6, 1931 E. L. Doctorow, American Author January 6, 1931 Riccardo Giacconi, American Scientist January 6, 1930 Denis Pitts, journalist January 6, 1930 Vic Tayback, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Mel-Alice, Khan, Portrait of a Stripper January 6, 1930 Mark McCormack, American Businessman January 6, 1929 Wilbert Harrison, R and B singer, Kansas City January 6, 1929 George Carman, English Lawyer January 6, 1926 Zig Ziglar, American Author January 6, 1926 Frank Carson, Irish Comedian January 6, 1925 John DeLorean, former automaker, DeLorean January 6, 1925 John DeLorean, American Businessman January 6, 1924 Earl Scruggs, North Carolina, bluegrass musician, & Flat-Ballad of Jed Clampett January 6, 1923 Leah Chase, master chef, in the creole tradition January 6, 1922 Finn Einar Mortensen, composer January 6, 1921 Cary Middlecoff, golfer, 1956 Vardon Trophy, 1955 Byron Nelson Award January 6, 1921 Lou Harris, pollster, Lou Harris Poll January 6, 1920 Earl Kim, composer January 6, 1920 Early Wynn, Hartford Ala, baseball Hall of famer, pitcher January 6, 1920 Sun Myung Moon, evangelist, Unification Church-Moonies January 6, 1920 John Maynard Smith, English Scientist January 6, 1920 George Porter, English Scientist January 6, 1919 Sylvia Syms, U.S. singer, Hello Dolly, Dream Girl, Them There Eyes January 6, 1919 Paul de Man, Belgian Critic January 6, 1918 Buddy Weed, Ossining, New York, pianist, Penthouse Party January 6, 1918 Caspar MB "Cas" Baas, Dutch actor/playwright/director, Ciske the Rat January 6, 1918 Abraham Robinson, German Mathematician January 6, 1918 Henry M. Morris, American Celebrity January 6, 1917 Guillermo Rosario, Dutch Antilles, writer, E rais ku no ke muri January 6, 1916 Philip Bezanson, composer January 6, 1915 Alan Watts, Kent England, writer, Book on the Taboo January 6, 1915 Don Edwards, Rep-D-CA, 1963- January 6, 1915 John Lilly, American Scientist January 6, 1914 Arnold Richardson, composer January 6, 1914 Danny Thomas, born in Deerfield, Michigan, comedian, Danny Thomas Show January 6, 1914 David Bruce, born in Kankakee, Illinois, actor, Harry-Beulah January 6, 1913 Edward Gierek, party leader, Polish CP January 6, 1913 Loretta Young, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, actr, Farmer's Daughter, Stranger January 6, 1913 Tom Brown, New York City, actor, Ed-Gunsmoke, Lt Rovacs-Mr Lucky January 6, 1912 Jacques Cesar Ellul, writer January 6, 1911 Eduardo Frei Montalva, president of Chile, 1964-70 January 6, 1911 Joey Adams, born in Brooklyn, New York, comedian/actor/columnist, ABC's Back That Fact January 6, 1911 Nikolai Afanasyevich Kryuchkov, actor, Telegram, Town People January 6, 1911 Yannis Andreou Papaioannou, composer January 6, 1910 Wright Morris, U.S. writer January 6, 1910 Barbara Castle, British Politician January 6, 1909 Johannes H Moesman, Dutch surrealist painter, Rumor January 6, 1909 Keith Davis, voice tutor/author January 6, 1908 Menahem Avidom, composer January 6, 1906 Benedict Vilakazi, South Africa, poet/educator, Zulu-English Dictionary January 6, 1906 Jaap Wagemaker, [Adrian B], Dutch sculptor January 6, 1905 Eric Frank Russell, UK, sci-fi author, Hugo, Deep Space, Dark Tides January 6, 1903 Boris Blacher, Newchwang China, German composer, Orchester-Ornament January 6, 1903 Francis L Sullivan, born in London, England, actor, Missing Rembrandt January 6, 1903 Maurice Abravanel, Saloniki Greece, conductor/composer January 6, 1903 Stanley Smith, born in Kansas City, Missouri, actor, Honey, King of Jazz, Soup to Nuts January 6, 1903 Carl Rakosi, German Poet January 6, 1902 Mark Brunswick, composer January 6, 1902 Sofie-Carmen Eckhardt-Gramatte, composer January 6, 1902 Elizabeth Gray Vining, American Writer January 6, 1901 Patrick Aherne, England, actor, Bwana Devil, Botany Bay, Q Planes January 6, 1901 Tomas Gudmundsson, Iceland, poet January 6, 1900 Pierre-Octave Ferroud, French composer, Sarabande, Jeunesse January 6, 1899 Phyllis Haver, Douglas, Kansas, silent screen actress, What Price Glory January 6, 1898 Jan Filip Boon, Flemish author/editor, De Standaard 1929-39 January 6, 1897 Billy Greene, actor, Burton-One Man's Family January 6, 1897 Peter Veres, literary/Hungarian minister of defense January 6, 1896 Abram N Pritzker, U.S. businessman, Hyatt Hotels, McCall's magazine January 6, 1896 Freerk Siemon Wolters, notary/resistance fighter January 6, 1893 Sylvia Townsend Warner, English Novelist January 6, 1892 Ludwig Berger, writer January 6, 1891 Ted McDonald, cricketer, great Australian quick of 20's January 6, 1889 Alan M Bateman, Canadian geologist, Yale professor January 6, 1883 Kahlil Gibran, born in Lebanon, mystic poet, The Prophet, Broken Wings January 6, 1882 Samuel Rayburn, Tennessee, Rep-D-Tx, speaker of the House, 1940-57 January 6, 1882 Sam Rayburn, American Politician January 6, 1880 Tom Mix, Mix Run, Pennsylvania, silent screen cowboy actor, Dick Turpin January 6, 1880 Yuliya Lazarevna Veysberg, composer January 6, 1878 Carl Sandburg, U.S., poet/biographer of Lincoln, The People, Yes January 6, 1878 Carl Sandberg, American Poet January 6, 1873 Karl Straube, German organist/conductor January 6, 1872 Alexander N Scriabin, Moscow, hallucinogenic composer, Prometheus January 6, 1872 Alexander Scriabin, Russian Composer January 6, 1868 Vittorio Monti, composer January 6, 1867 Georges Martin Witkowski, composer January 6, 1864 Ban Johnson, Norwalk, Connecticut, baseball founder, American League January 6, 1864 William S. Hart, American Actor January 6, 1861 Heinrich Gottlieb Noren, composer January 6, 1859 Samuel Alexander, English philosopher, Moral order and progress January 6, 1856 Giuseppe Martucci, composer January 6, 1850 Eduard "Ede" Bernstein, German marxist, New Era January 6, 1850 Franz Xaver Scharwenka, German pianist/composer, Mataswintha January 6, 1842 Clarence King, mining engineer, geologist January 6, 1841 Nelson W. Aldrich, American Politician January 6, 1838 Max Bruch, Koln, Cologne, Germany, composer January 6, 1835 Martin Kahler, Germany, theologist January 6, 1832 Gustave Dore, Strasbourg Fr, illustrator, Inferno, Ancient Mariner January 6, 1829 Kanagaki Robun [Bunzo Nozaki], Japanese humorist/gesaku-author January 6, 1827 John Calvin Brown, Major General Confederate Army, died in 1889 January 6, 1827 John Wesley Frazer, Brig General Confederate Army, die in 1906 January 6, 1826 Herman Grimm, Germany, writer/novelist, Ralph Waldo Emerson January 6, 1823 Max Muller, German Educator January 6, 1823 Max Mueller, German Writer January 6, 1822 Heinrich Schliemann, German polyglot/archeologist, Troje January 6, 1811 Charles Sumner, leading Reconstruction senator, died in 1874 January 6, 1807 Joseph Holt, Bvt Major General Union Army, died in 1894 January 6, 1807 Ludwig Erk, composer January 6, 1803 Henri Herz, composer January 6, 1803 Susanna Moodie, British Author January 6, 1802 Ion Heliade-Radulescu, Romania, author/novelist/writer, Gramatica January 6, 1800 Willem A. Schimmelpenninck van der Oye, Dutch politician January 6, 1799 Jedediah Strong Smith, U.S. fur trader/explorer January 6, 1798 Ferdinand Simon Gassner, composer January 6, 1794 Kaspar Masek, composer January 6, 1791 Jose Melchor Gomiz y Colomer, composer January 6, 1788 Richard Harris Barham, English Comedian January 6, 1776 Ferdinand von Schill, Prussian officer/rebel January 6, 1762 Nathaniel Smith, American Politician January 6, 1745 Jacques Montgolfier, France, aeronaut, 1st pioneer balloonist January 6, 1745 James Montgolfier, France, aeronaut, 1st pioneer balloonist January 6, 1732 Matija A. Reljkovic, Croatia, writer, Satir iliti divji covic January 6, 1728 Charles-Joseph-Balthazar Sohier, composer January 6, 1728 Domingos dos Reis Quita, Portuguese playwright and poet January 6, 1702 Jose Melchior de Nebra Blascu, composer January 6, 1695 Giuseppe Sammartini, composer January 6, 1692 Rynoldus Popma van Oevering, composer January 6, 1683 Francois de La Croix, composer January 6, 1602 Karl Rabenhaupt, German/Dutch baron of Sucha/army leader January 6, 1587 Gaspar de Guzman, Count of Olivares, Premier of Spain, 1621-43 January 6, 1585 Claude Favre baron de Perouges seigneur de Vaugelas, French grammarian January 6, 1488 Helius Eobanus Hessus, German poet, Silvae January 6, 1486 Martin Agricola, [M Sore], German composer/cantor January 6, 1412 Joan of Arc, Domremy, martyr January 6, 1367 Richard II, Bordeaux, France, king of England, 1377-99 |