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1984 Emil Coleman, orchestra leader, Arthur Murray Party
1979 Soni Meduna, born in Omaha, Nebraska, gymnast alternate for 1996 Olympics
1978 Mia Maestro, Argentinian Actress
1976 Darnell Autry, running back for the Chicago Bears
1975 Anna Valle, Miss Universe-Italy 1996
1975 Anthony Parker, NBA guard for the Philadelphia 76ers
1975 Brandon Mitchell, defensive end for the New England Patriots
1973 Arne van de Berg, soccer player, Willem II
1973 Jahine Arnold, wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers
1972 Andre Strode, CFL defensive back for the BC Lions
1972 Anna Van der Kamp, Abbotsford BC, rower 1996 Olympics
1972 Millard Coleman, CFL receiver, Montreal Alouettes
1972 Brian McBride, American Athlete
1972 Robin Tunney, American Actress
1970 Chris Gray, NFL guard, Miami Dolphins, Chicago Bears
1970 Claire Mitchell-Taverner, Australian field hockey midfielder 1996 Olympics
1970 Leonard Humphries, CFL cornerback for the BC Lions
1970 Quincy Dushawn Watts, born in Detroit, Michigan, 400m runner
1970 Scott Brumfield, guard for the Cincinnati Bengals
1968 Jud Buechler, NBA guard and forward, Chicago Bulls
1967 Eric Schweig, born in Inuvik, Canada, actor, Dead Man's Walk
1967 Mia Sara, American Actress
1966 Samuel West, British Actor
1966 Joichi Ito, Japanese Businessman
1965 Karen Davies, Wrexham N Wales, golfer, 1991 PING-Cellular One-6th
1965 Sadie Frost, English Actress
1964 David Freedman, cricketer, NSW left-arm Chinese bowler since 1990
1964 Boris Johnson, British Politician
1962 Paula Abdul, born in Van Nuys, California, singer and choreographer, Straight Up
1962 Phillip Hatchett, born in Russellville, Kentucky, Canadian Tour golfer, 1991 Quebec
1960 Heike Walpot, German, cosmonaut
1960 Johnny Lee Gray, Jr., born in Los Angeles, California, 800m runner, Olympics-7th-1996
1960 Patti Rizzo, born in Hollywood, Florida, golfer, Mexican Amateur champion 1980
1960 Simon Wright, heavy metal drummer, AC/DC
1959 Mark DeBarge, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, rock vocalist, DeBarge-Who's Johnny
1957 David Gleeson, Norfolk England, U.S., rower 1996 Olympics
1957 Anna Lindh, Swedish Politician
1954 Jim Cooper, born in Nashville, Tennessee, Representative-D-Tennessee 1983 - 1995, 2003 -
1954 Michael O'Brien, born in Worcester, England, Mike O'Brien, politician, Labor Party, since 1992, serves as Member of Parliament for North Warwickshire, served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Home Affairs, became Minister of State for Health Services, 2009
1953 Larry Dunn, Dunhill, U.S. keyboardist, Earth Wind and Fire
1952 Robert Ainsworth, born in Coventry, England, Robert William Ainsworth, politician, Labor Party, 2009, assumed roles of Secretary of State for Defense, since 1992, serves as a Member of Parliament for Coventry North East
1951 Ann Wilson, born in San Diego, California, rock vocalist, Heart-What About Love
1951 Daria Nicolodi, Florence Italy, actress, Terror, Shock
1950 Constance Forslund, born in San Diego, California, actress, Shining Season
1949 [Mary] Kathleen Turner, born in Springfield, Missouri, actress, Romancing The Stone
1948 Phylicia Rashad, American Actress
1947 James T. Walsh, born in Syracuse, New York, Representative-R-New York 1989 - 2009
1947 Phylicia Ayers-Allen Rashad, Houston, actress, Clair-Bill Cosby
1947 Salman Rushdie, Pak, novelist, Midnight's Children, Satanic Verses
1947 Jim Walsh, Irish Politician
1945 Aung San Suu Kyi, Burmese politician, Nobel
1945 Tim Hovey, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Queen Bee, Toy Tiger, Man Afraid
1945 Tobias Wolff, U.S. writer, This Boy's Life
1945 Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Activist
1942 Elaine "Spanky" McFarlane, rocker, Spanky and Our Gang-Lazy Day
1942 Jos Brink, Dutch TV host, Op Zoek
1942 Neil Chalmers, director, National History Museum, London
1942 Bob Kasten, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Senator-R-Wisconsin 1981 - 1993
1941 Marlene Warfield, born in Queens, New York, actress, Victoria-Maude
1941 Vaclav Klaus, Czechoslovakian Statesman
1940 Shirley "Cha Cha" Muldowney, drag racer, 1st woman Top Fuel champ
1939 Peter Duffell, Brits Lieutenant-General/minister of Defense
1938 Charles Gwathmey, architect, 5 Architects
1938 John Sheil, Northern Irish High Court judge
1936 Shirley Goodman, U.S. R&B singers, Shirley and Lee-Feels so Good
1935 Tommy Devito, born in Montclair, New Jersey, rock vocalist, Four Seasons-Sherry
1934 Gena Rowlands, born in Cambria, Wisconsin, actress, Gloria, Tempest, Brinks Job
1934 Hammond Furlonge, cricketer, WI batsman in 3 Tests 1955-56
1934 Terence Clark, British diplomat
1933 Thelma Barlow, English actress, Mavis-Coronation Street
1933 Viktor Ivanovich Patsayev, U.S.S.R., cosmonaut, Soyuz 11
1932 Marisa Pavan, born in Cagliari, Italy, actress, Solomon and Sheba, Rose Tattoo
1932 Pier Angeli, born in Italy, Sodom and Gomorrah, Vintage, Battle of the Bulge
1931 "Against Iain" duke of Atholl, English large landowner
1930 Bryan Kneale, British sculptor
1928 Nancy Marchand, born in Buffalo, New York, actress, Beacon Hill, Margaret-Lou Grant
1928 Raymond Powell, British MP
1928 Barry Took, born in Muswell Hill, North London, England, comedian, writer, television presenter on BBC program Points of View and BBC Radio 4 program The News Quiz, wrote comedy with Mary Feldman
1925 Alfred B Nzo, South African Secretary-General ANC, 1969-
1925 Charlie Drake, British comic, Plank, Rhubarb Rhubarb, Splish Splash
1924 Leo Nomellini, NFL defensive tackle for the San Francisco 49ers
1924 Wassil Bykau, writer
1922 Aage Neals Bohr, born in Denmark, physicist/study atomic nucleus, Nobel 1975
1921 Allan Davis, mayor-London
1921 Herman Berserik, Dutch painter/graphic artist
1921 Howell Heflin, born in Poulan, Georgia, Senator-D-Alabama 1979 - 1997
1921 Rosalyn Yalow, famed award winning medical physicist
1921 Howell Heflin, American Politician
1919 Louis Jourdan, Marseilles France, actor, Gigi, Can-Can, Madame Bovary
1919 Pauline Kael, movie critic, New York Times, For Keeps
1918 Evelle Jansen Younger, prosecutor, Charles Manson, Sirhan Sirhan
1917 Joshua Nkomo, Zimbabwan minister, ZAPUA
1916 Pat Buttram, actor, Mr Haney-Green Acres
1914 Alan Cranston, born in Palo Alto, California, Senator-D-California, 1969 - 1993
1914 Harry Lauter, born in White Plains, New York, actor, Waterfront
1914 Lester Flatt, Earl Scrugg's partner, Beverly Hillbillies theme
1914 Morgan Morgan-Giles, Brits Lt admiral/MP
1912 Jerry Jerome, born in Brooklyn, New York, saxophonist, Words and Music
1912 Martin Gabel, born in Philadelphia, TV host, With this Ring
1910 Frederick Harry Baines, painter
1910 Abe Fortas, American Judge
1909 Edwin Gerschefski, composer
1909 Osamu Dazai, born in Japan, novelist, Tsugaru, No Longer Human
1908 Mildred Natwick, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actress, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1908 Quentin N. Burdick, born in Munich, North Dakota, Senator-D-North Dakota 1960 - 1992
1905 George Voskovec, Czechoslovakia, actor, Fred-Nero Wolfe, Peter-Skag
1905 Taneli Kuusisto, composer
1904 Balis Dvarionas, composer
1903 Walter Hammond, cricketer, one of the greatest of English batsman
1903 Lou Gehrig, American Athlete, 1st baseman, New York Yankees
1902 Guy Lombardo, orchestra leader, Auld Lang Syne
1901 Edward Lambert, British diplomat
1900 Laura Hobson, New York City, TV writer/panelist, I've Got a Secret
1899 George Calinescu, Romania, literature, Enigma Otilei
1898 Paul Muller-Zurich, composer
1897 Moe Howard, born in Brooklyn, New York, comedian, 3 Stooges
1896 Wallis Simpson, British Royalty, Duchess of Windsor, divorcee
1893 Adriaan F. Dussenbroek, Dutch family dr/co-founder, Union National Arubano
1890 Barbara Everest, born in London, England, actress, Fatal Witness, Inquest
1889 Enrico Celio, president, born in Switzerland
1886 Duchess of Windsor, divorcee
1886 Robert Herberigs, Flemish composer/writer, Hiawatha's Song
1885 Stevan Hristic, composer
1880 Johann Sigurjonsson, Icelandic writer, Dr. Rung
1878 James M. Kilroe, priest of St. Mary Star of the Sea, in the Bronx
1877 Charles Coburn, Macon, Georgia, actor, Acad-1943, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
1868 Heinrich Schenker, A Niloff, Austrian musicologist, Urlinie
1867 Eduard Jacobs, Dutch cabaret artist
1867 Frank Iredale, cricketer, Australian batsman 1894-99
1865 Alfred Hugenberg, German RC president-director of Krupp/media magnate
1865 May Whitty, born in Liverpool, England, actress, Mrs Minerva, Suspicion
1861 Douglas Haig, British Field Marshal, Sudan, WW I
1861 Jose Protasio Rizal, Philippine optician/author/nationalist
1859 Elbert Hubbard, American Writer
1858 Charles Haddon George Alexander, George Samson, British actor
1858 Dirk Fock, governor-general of Netherlands Indies, 1921-26
1858 Sam Walter Foss, American Poet
1856 Elbert Hubbard, U.S., editor/publisher/author, Message to Garcia
1854 Alfredo Catalani, composer
1843 Charles Edouard Lefebvre, composer
1842 Carl Johann Adam Zeller, composer
1834 Edgar Degas, French painter, ballerina
1834 Charles Spurgeon, British Clergyman
1815 John William Glover, composer
1814 Johannes H. Weissenbruch, landscape painter
1811 Henry Prince, Brigadier General Union volunteers
1810 Ferdinand David, violist/compser, Hohe Schule des Violinspiels
1792 Gustav Schwab, writer
1790 John Gibson, British sculptor
1783 Thomas Sully, U.S. portrait painter, Queen Victoria
1782 Hugues F R de Lamennais, French priest/writer, L'avenir
1766 Edmund Weber, composer
1764 John Barrow, England, founded Royal Geographical Society
1764 Jose Gervasio Artigas, general/father of Uruguay
1749 Jean-Marie Collot d'Herbois, France, chairman, National Convention
1741 Reinier Vinkeles, Dutch engraver/art collector
1717 Johann Wenzel Anton Stamitz, composer
1708 Johann Gottlieb Janitsch, composer
1633 Philippus van Limborch, remonstrants theologist/vicar
1623 Blaise Pascal, mathematician/physicist/religious writer, Pascal
1613 Christian de Placker, composer
1608 Thomas Fuller, England, literary, History of the Holy War
1595 Wladyslaw IV Vasa, king of Poland, 1632-48
1566 James I Stuart, king of Scotland, James VI, England, 1567/1603-25
1566 King James I, Royalty
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