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1976 Ed Jovanoski, born in Windsor, Ontario, NHL defenseman for the Florida Panthers
1976 Mpumelo Mbangwa, cricketer, Zimbabwe pace bowler vs. Pakistan 1996
1975 Umeki Webb, WNBA guard and forward, Phoenix Mercury
1974 Derek Jeter, born in Pequanock, New Jersey, shortstop, New York Yankees, Rookie of Year 1996
1974 Dieter Kalt, hockey forward, Team Austria 1998
1974 Jason Kendall, born in San Diego, California, catcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates
1973 Aaron Jackson, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor, Mark Winkle-California Dreams
1973 Mischa Smoking, soccer player, Dordrecht '90
1973 Reggie Brown, NFL fullback for the Seattle Seahawks
1973 Gretchen Wilson, American Musician
1972 Jai Taurima, Australian long jumper 1996 Olympics
1972 Jerris McPhail, running back for the Miami Dolphins
1971 Carlton Gray, NFL cornerback, Seattle Seahawks, Indianapolis Colts
1971 Eddie Parenti, born in Montreal, Quebec, 100m butterfly swimmer 1996 Olympics
1970 Chris O'Donnell, actor, School Ties, Robin-Batman Forever
1970 Nicole Richardson, Australian softball outfielder 1996 Olympics bronze
1970 Paul Thomas Anderson, American Director
1970 Sean Hayes, American Actor
1969 Barry Kloeth, WLAF wide receiver for the Amsterdam Admirals
1969 Harry Boatswain, NFL tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles
1969 Michael Myers, born in Illinois, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers
1969 Troy Auzenne, NFL tackle for the Chicago Bears
1969 Colin Greenwood, British Musician
1968 Shannon Sharpe, NFL tight end, Denver Broncos Superbowl 32
1967 Travis Fine, born in Atlanta, Georgia, actor, Ike McSwain-Young Riders
1966 Kirk McLean, born in Toronto, NHL goalie, Vancouver Canucks
1966 Paul Mokha, born in Erie, Pennsylvania, rower 1996 Olympics
1964 Alison Wyeth, Isle West Middlesex England, 1.5k/5k runner
1964 Pamela Wright, born in Scotland, LPGA golfer, 1995 Jamie Farr Toledo-3rd
1964 Zeng Jinlian, born in Hunan, China, became tallest woman known, 2.46 m, 8'1"
1963 Devin Renee De Vasquez, born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, playmate, June, 1985, actress
1963 Harriet Wheeler, English pop singer/composer, The Sundays
1963 Wendy Lucero-Schayes, born in Denver, Colorado, U.S. diver 1992 Olympics
1963 Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Russian Businessman
1962 George P N earl of St. Andrews, under English prince Edward
1962 Jerome Kersey, NBA forward, Golden State Warriors, Sea Supersonics
1961 Greg LeMond, U.S. bicyclist, Tour de France winner-1986, 1989, 1990
1960 Barbara Edwards, born in Albuqueque, New Mexico, playmate of year, Sept, 1983, actress
1960 Jumpy Geathers, NFL defensive end, Denver Broncos Superbowl 32
1959 Mark McKinney, Canadian Comedian
1958 Glen Stewart Godwin, born in Miami, Florida, murderer, FBI Most Wanted
1957 Patty Smyth, New York City, rock vocalist, Scandal-Warrior
1956 Azhar Cachalia, Scottish/South Africa leader, United Democratic Front
1956 Bernard A. Harris, Jr., born in Temple Texas, MD/Astronaut, STS-55, 63
1956 Chris Isaak, born in Stockton, California, rock singer and songwriter, Wicked Game
1956 Robert Davi, actor, License to Kill, Raw Deal, Wild Thing
1954 Robert Davi, born in Astoria, New York, opera singer and actor, Gangster Chronicles
1953 Ralph Ezell, born in Unio,n Mississippi, singer, Shenandoah-Sunday in the South
1952 Gordon McQueen, born in Kilbirnie, Scotland, footballer, soccer player, central defender, coach, played for Manchester United and Leeds, led team to win FA Cup Final, 1979, coached Airdrieonians, manager for Middleborough, pundit for Sky Sports
1951 Gary Gilmour, cricketer, exciting Aussie all-rounder 1973-77
1951 Pamela Bellwood, born in New York City, actress, Ellen-W.E.B., Claudia-Dynasty
1951 Rindy Ross, born in Portland, Oregon, rock vocalist/saxophonist, Quarterflash
1948 Allen Michael Doyle, born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, PGA golfer, 1991 Memorial-64th
1946 Clive Francis, born in London, England, actor, Masada
1945 Barry Schrader, born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, composer, electro-acoustic genre, wrote, 'Introducton to Electro-Acoustic Music'
1945 David Heyn, cricketer, Sri Lankan batsman 1975 World Cup
1944 Ruth Kempson, linguist, SOAS
1943 Georgie Fame, rock vocalist, Get Away, Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde
1943 Jean Knight, U.S. singer, Mr Big Stuff
1943 John Allen Strang, composer
1942 Larry Taylor, born in Brooklyn, rocker, Canned Heat-On the Road Again
1940 Billy Davis, Jr., born in St. Louis, Missouri, singer, 5th Dimension-One Less Bell
1940 Robert Kramer, actor, A.K.
1940 Vittorio Storaro, cinematographer, Taxi, Little Buddah, Dick Tracy
1939 Ansar Ilgamovich Sharafutdinov, Russian cosmonaut
1939 Chuck Robb, born in Phoenix, Arizona, Senator-D-Virginia 1989 - 2001
1939 Smangaliso P Mkhatshwa, born in South Africa, Secretary-General, Bishops' Conference 1983-88
1939 Chuck Robb, American Politician
1938 Neil Abercrombie, born in Buffalo, New York, Representative-D-Hawaii, 1986 - 1987, 1991 -
1937 Henk van der Meyden, Dutch journalist, de Telegraaf/Prive
1937 Peter Pike, born in England, born Peter Leslie Pike, politician, Labor Party, Member of Parliament for Burnley
1936 Robert Maclennan, British MP
1935 Pete Peterson, born in Omaha, Nebraska, Representative-D-Florida 1991 - 1997
1934 John V. Tunney, born in New York City, New York, heavyweight boxing champion, Representative-D-California 1965-1971 and Senator-D-California 1971 - 1977
1934 Josef Sommer, born in Germany, actor, Witness, Target, Iceman, Forced March
1934 Luis Felipe Pires, composer
1933 Claudio Abbado, Milan Italy, composer and conductor, London Symph-1982
1933 David Winnick, British MP
1933 Pat Morita, born in California, actor, Arnold-Happy Days, Karate Kid
1932 Henry Bromfield, cricketer, South Africa off-spinner in 9 Tests 1961-65
1931 Alan Bailey, British sect, Department of transport
1931 Colin Wilson, author, Afterlife, Book of Great Mysteries
1931 Lucien Goethals, composer
1930 Willem G Statius Muller, Netherlands Antilles, conductor/pianist/composer
1929 Alexander Fenton, CEO, Euro Ethnological Research Center in Edinburgh
1929 Francesco Cossiga, president of Italy, 1985-
1929 Ian Prestt, English ornithologist
1929 Milton Glaser, American Designer
1928 Jacob Druckman, born in Philadelphia, composer, Animus I Auerole
1927 Leslie Carpenter, CEO, Reed International
1925 Pavel Ivanovich Belyayev, U.S.S.R., cosmonaut, Voskhod II
1924 Peter Miles, British keeper of privy purse
1924 Syd Lawrence, bandleader, Syd Lawrence Orchestra
1923 David Haslam, British rear Admiral, hydrographer
1922 Alan Peacock, economist
1922 Campbell Adamson, CEO, Abbey National Pictures
1922 Eleanor Parker, born in Ohio, actress, Caged, Detective Story, Hans Brinker
1922 Frances Rafferty, born in Sioux City, Iowa, actress, December Bride
1921 Abe Jan Koldijk, SS-physician, Limburg's family doctor
1920 Michael Eastham, high court judge
1919 Jay Silverheels, actor, Tonto-Lone Ranger
1919 Lord Rawlinson, British attorney general, Ewell
1917 William Hamilton, British MP
1916 Alex Dreier, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, newscaster, Whats it all about World?
1916 Paul Derrick, co-operator/Christian socialist
1916 Virginia Satir, American Psychologist
1914 John J "John" Beautiful Garden, sculptor
1914 Laurie Lee, male poet and author, I Can't Stay Long
1914 Richard Maltby, orchestra leader, Vaughn Monroe Show
1914 Wolfgang Windgassen, born in Annemasse, Germany, tenor, Stuttgart Opera
1913 Babe [Mildred Ella] Didrikson, born in Port Arthur, Texas, hurdler, Gold Medal 1932 Olympics
1913 Maurice Wilkes, inventor, stored program concept for computers
1911 Edward Levi, professor, Intro to Legal Reasoning
1910 Charles Spry, Australian security chief
1909 "Col Tom" Parker, Dries Van Kruijk, born in Netherlands, rock manager, Elvis Presley
1909 Nicholas Polunin, environmentalist
1906 Stefan Andres, born in Germany, post-World War II writer, novelist
1905 Jack Longland, British director of education, Derbyshire
1905 Jan Louis Guillaume "Yvan" Doornik, Netherlands resistance fighter in France
1904 Peter Lorre, Hungarian American, actor, M, Casablanca, Beast with 5 Fingers
1903 Ashley Clarke, president, Venice in Peril Fund
1903 Floyd "Babe" Herman, Brooklyn Dodgers' slugger, .324 lifetime average
1902 Antonia Brico, born in Rotterdam, Holland, conductor/pianist, Antonia
1902 William Lear, engineer/manufacturer/CEO, Lear Jet Corp
1901 Stuart Symington, born in Amherst, Massachusetts, Senator-D-Missouri 1953 - 1976
1901 William Busch, composer
1900 Joseph E A "Jo" Spier, Dutch cartoonist/water color painter
1898 Willy Messerschmitt, German aircraft designer
1897 Viola Dana, born in Brooklyn, actress, Willow Tree, 40 Winks, Silent Lover
1895 Jankel Adler, Polish painter
1894 Bill Wirges, born in Buffalo, New York, orchestra leader, Growing Paynes
1894 Jeanne Eagels, actress, Rain, Under False Colors
1893 "Big Bill" Broonzy, born in Mississippi, blues singer/guitarist, Blues by Broonzy
1892 Pearl Sydenstricker Buck, born in China, author, Good Earth-Nobel 1938
1891 Heinrich Lemacher, composer
1891 Sidney Coe Howard, U.S., dramatist, Swords, Pulitzer 1925
1891 Vladislav Vancura, Czechoslovakian physician, stage, author and resistance fighter
1887 Anthony G de Rothschild, Britain, philanthropist
1886 Margaretha C E "Greta" Beekman, actress, Wrong Poes
1885 Andre Maurois, French writer, Balzac
1885 Billy Jenkins, Erich Rosenthal, Magdeburg
1878 Albert Siklos, composer
1878 Ernest Torrence, born in Edinburgh, Scotland, actor, Hunchback of Notre Dame
1876 Nico[laas P] de Jong, Dutch radio play actor, Laughter and Tears
1875 Camille Zeckwer, composer
1874 Albert Relf, cricketer, England all-rounder in 13 Tests 1903-14
1874 Mikhail Vladimirovich Ivanov-Boretsky, composer
1869 Martin Anderson Nexo, Danish poet and writer, Tabte Generation
1866 Josef Swickard, born in Coblenz, Germany, actor, Lost City, Tale of 2 Cities
1865 Bernard Berenson, art critic, Italian Painters of the Renaissance
1865 Charles E Bonin, French explorer/diplomat, China
1865 George C Pearce, actor, Country Kid, British Agent, Valiant
1854 Robert Laird Borden, C, 8th Canadian PM, 1911-20
1837 Martin Davis Hardin II, Brigadier General Union volunteers
1837 Victor Jean Baptiste Girardey, Brigadier General Confederate Army
1831 Julius Rodenberg, Levy, German writer, Kriegs-Songs of War and Peace
1824 Kelvin, William Thomson, British physicist, Kelvin Scale
1824 Moritz Furstenau, composer
1823 Frederick Bowen Jewson, composer
1821 Bartolome Mitre, Argentine general
1763 George Morland, England, artist of rural landscapes
1760 Johan I Jozef, monarch of Liechtenstein/Field Marshal
1749 Louis Joseph Claude Saint-Amans, composer
1747 Leopold Jan Antonin Kozeluh, composer
1742 Arthur Middleton, signer, Declaration of Independence
1741 John Langdon, American Politician
1730 Charles Joseph Messier, astronomer, cataloguer of "M objects"
1702 Philip Doddridge, England, Dr/nonconformist clergyman
1655 Jean Deutz, merchant/Amsterdam regent
1582 Johannes Schultz, composer
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