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1978 Korina Nikolaou, Miss Cyprus Universe 1997
1978 Misha Ivetich, Miss Indiana Teen USA 1996
1977 Chantal Lefebvre, Ville LaSalle Que, ice dancer, 1996 Canadians-2nd
1975 Zydrunas Ilgauskas, NBA center for the Cleveland Cavaliers
1974 Chad Allen Lazzari, born in Cerritos, California, actor, David-Our House, St. Elsewhere
1974 Chassity Lazzari, Cerritos Cal, actress
1973 Brady Smith, defensive end for the New Orleans Saints
1973 Clay Williams, WLAF OL for the Amsterdam Admirals
1973 Sean Moran, defensive end for the Buffalo Bills
1971 Marky Mark Wahlberg, born in Massachusetts, rap singer, New Kids, actor
1971 Pedro Garau, WLAF running back, Barcelona Dragons
1971 Vaughn Parker, NFL guard and tackle for the San Diego Chargers
1970 Izabella Scorupco, born in Bialystok, Poland, actress, Golden Eye
1970 Martin Gelinas, Shawinigan, NHL left wing, Vancouver Canucks
1970 Todd Burger, guard for the Chicago Bears
1969 Ed Smith, WLAF tight end for the Frankfurt Galaxy
1969 Keith Powe, WLAF/CFL defensive lineback, Win Blue Bombers, Claymores
1969 Brian McKnight, American Musician
1968 Ron Livingston, American Actor
1967 Joe Deloach, U.S., 200m runner 1988 Olympics gold
1967 Matt Bullard, NBA forward, Houston Rockets, Atlanta Hawks
1967 Ray Lankford, born in Modesto, California, outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals
1966 Bill Spiers, born in Orangeburg, South Carolina, infielder for the Houston Astros
1966 Tina Barrett, Balt, LPGA golfer, 1989 Mitsubishi Motors Ocean State
1965 Bob Probert, born in Windsor, NHL right wing, Chicago Blackhawks
1965 Edward Hartman, born in Skalica, Czechoslovakia, hockey goalie, Team Slovakia
1965 Karen Sillas, born in Brooklyn, New York, actress, Prime Suspect
1964 Laura Charameda, born in Marshall, Michigan, cyclist 1996 Olympics
1964 Mags, rocker, Fuzzbox-Into Rescue
1962 Astrid, Belgian princess/daughter of Albert II
1961 Ramesh Krishnan, born in India, tennis star
1961 Teri Nunn, California, rock vocalist, Berlin-You Take my Breathe Away
1959 Michael Winans, gospel singer, Winans
1957 Jim Woodward, Wilmington, Delaware, Nike golfer, 1994 Miss Gulf Coast-50th
1956 Kenny G, saxophonist, Duotones
1956 Richard A. Searfoss, born in Mount Clemons, Michigan, Astronaut, STS-58, 76, sk 90
1954 Michael "Nicko" McBain, English hard rock drummer, Iron Maiden-Powerslave
1954 Phil Neale, born in Scunthorpe, England, cricketer, coach, team manager, played for Worcestershire, played football for Lincoln City, Scunthorpe United, 1989 Wisden Cricketer of the Year
1954 Nancy Stafford, born in Wilton Manors, Florida, Miss Florida, 1977 (1976), actress, Michelle Thomas, Matlock; Joan-St. Elsewhere
1951 Suze Orman, American Author
1950 Adrian Cosma, born in Romania, team handball 1976 Olympics silver
1950 Ronnie Dyson, U.S., singer, Hair, All over your face
1949 Ken Follet, born in Cardiff, Wales, author, sold over 100 million copies of books including 'The Key to Rebecca', 'World Without End'
1948 Gail Davies, born in Broken Bow, Oklahoma, country singer, Blue Heartache
1948 Frank Estersmith, born in Australia, rocker, Air Supply
1947 David Hare, playwright, Strapless, Plenty, Wetherby, Fatale
1947 Eric Molobi, born in South Africa, activist, ANC
1947 Laurie Anderson, performance artist, O Superman, Excellent Birds
1947 Tom Evans, born in Liverpool, rock bassist/vocalist, Badfinger
1946 Fred Stone, rock guitarist, Sly and Family Stone-Stand
1946 Fuzzy Fuscaldo, rocker, Captain Beefheart
1946 Gillian Hills, born in Cairo, Egypt, actress, Blow-up, Clockwork Orange
1946 Stefania Sandrelli, born in Viareggio, Italy, actress, Afredo, Key
1945 Ambar Roy, cricketer, nephew of Pankaj Batted in 4 Tests 1969-70
1945 Don Reid, Virginia, country singer, Statler Bros-Flowers on the Wall
1945 John Carlos, track star, Olympic bronze 1968, ; gave black power salute
1945 Klaus Wyborny, actor, Klammer auf Klammer Zu
1944 Chris Finnegan, UK, middleweight boxing champ, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics
1944 Whitfield Diffie, American Scientist
1943 Ann Craft, researcher/writer
1943 Bill Hopkins, born in Prestbury, Cheshire, England, British composer, music critic, teacher, pianist, studied at Oxford University with Egon Wellesz and Edmund Rubbra, taught at Birmingham University and University of Newcastle upon Tyne
1942 Charles Dodge, born in Ames, Iowa, composer, electronic music, computer music genres, studied with Gunther Schuller, Darius Milhaud
1942 Nelson "Bo" Burton, Jr., bowler/sportscaster, Pro Bowlers Tour
1942 Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of Equatoriaal Guinee, 1979-
1941 Duane Duke Sims, baseball player
1941 Jeffrey Rooker, MP, Labour
1941 Martha Argerich, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, pianist, debut 1949
1941 Spalding Gray, Rhode Island, actor, Beaches, Clara's Heart, Heavy Petting
1940 H R "Tiger" Lance, cricketer, South African batting all-rounder 1961-67
1940 Moira Anderson, born in Scotland, singer, Loch Lomond
1939 Joe Clark, Charles Joseph, P-C, 16th Canadian PM, 1979-80
1939 Margaret Drabble, British author, Needle's Eye
1938 Karin Balzer, born in East Germany, hurdler, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics
1938 Marion Chapman, smallest known premature baby to survive, 280 g
1937 Stanley Lunetta, composer
1936 Barry Wilson, deputy chief, British Defense Staff
1936 M. A. "Kelly" Seymour, cricketer, South Africa off-spinner in 7 Tests 1963-70
1935 Peter Schat, Dutch opera composer, Labyrint, Houdine, Symposion
1934 Bill Moyers, born in Hugo, Oklahoma, news commentator, Bill Moyers' Journal
1934 F. Curtis Michel, born in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, astronaut
1934 Gwen Swire, British social worker
1934 Katherine Helmond, actress, Soap, Coach
1932 A. R. Dawson, rugby player
1932 Christy Brown, born in Dublin, novelist, My Left Foot, Down All the Days
1931 Jacques Demy, born in France, director, Lola, Magic Donkey
1931 John Dellow, commisioner, London Metropolitan Police
1930 Nikolay Nikolayevich Sidel'nikov, composer
1930 Robert Buchanan, founder, Center for History of Tech Bath University
1930 Roger W. Suddards, solicitor
1928 Robert Lansing, born in California, actor, 12 O'Clock High, Equalizer, Automan
1928 Tony Richardson, born in England, director, Delicate Balance
1925 Bill Hayes, born in Harvey, Illinois, actor, Your Show of Shows, Days of our Life
1925 Dorothy Claire, born in LaPorte, Indiana, singer, Winchell and Mahoney
1925 William Louis Dickinson, born in Opelika, Alabama, Representative-R-Alabama 1965 - 1993
1924 Kenneth Burslam Gardner, librarian/orientalist
1923 Daniel Rogers Pinkham, born in Lynn, Massachusetts, composer, Signs of Zodiac
1921 Lancelot Pierre, cricketer, 1 Test WI vs. England 1948, 0-28
1920 Cornelius Ryan, U.S. historian and writer, Italians: Face of a Nation
1920 Kurt Edelhagen, West German jazz pianist, Klimbim
1920 Marion Motley, AAFC, NFL fullback, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh
1919 Akeo Watanabe, born in Tokyo, Japan, conductor, Nippon Philharmonic Orchestra 1956 - 1968
1919 Richard McClure Scarry, children's author/illustrator
1918 Branimir Sakac, composer
1917 Carel van Dillen, resistance fighter
1916 Eddie Joost, baseball player
1916 Jack Sutherland, journalist
1916 Syd Barnes, cricketer, Australian batsmen of 30's/40's
1915 Alfred Kazin, U.S. writer/literature critic, Inmost Leaf
1915 Lancelot Ware, founder, MENSA
1914 Beatrice de Cardi, archaeoligist
1914 Rose Hill, singer and actress, Nicholas Nickleby, Shot in the Dark
1914 Stan Jones, born in Douglas, Arizona, actor, Sheriff of Cochise
1913 Friedrich Wildgans, composer
1912 Adriaan Morrien, Dutch literary, An Untidy Man
1912 Eric Hollies, cricketer, England leggie, bowled Bradman
1912 Josef Neckermann, born in West Germany, equestrian dressage, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics
1911 Arthur Vick, vice chancelor, Queens University, Belfast
1911 Charles Fletcher, physician/CEO, ASH
1909 Alfred Uhl, born in Austria, composer, professor, studied at Vienna Music Academy with Franz Schmidt, vibrant style combined neo-classicism, atonality, serialism, works include concerto for clarinet and orchestra
1908 Jack Jacob, senior master, British Supreme Court
1907 Rudolf Peieris, physicist
1906 Kenneth Anderson, deputy comptroller, British GPO
1906 Margaret Rawlings, actress, Roman Holiday
1906 Viscount Rochdale, British CEO
1905 Art Donovan, NFL defensive tackle, Balt, New York Yankees, Dallas
1905 John Abbott, born in London, actor, Smogasboard
1902 Hugo Huppert, writer
1901 Anastasia N Romanova, great ruler of Russia/daughter of last tsar
1900 Barbara Gooden, novelist
1898 Federico Garcia Lorca, born in Spain, poet/dramatist, Blood Wedding
1895 August Baeyens, Flemish composer, Coriolanus
1895 William Boyd, born in Ohio, cowboy, Hopalong Cassidy
1894 Roy Thomson, Canadian Publisher
1893 Albert Mahl, German writer, Hart vull Drift
1892 Alexander Loudon, diplomat, Washington
1888 Raden Mas Nato Suroto, Indonesia, poet, Melatiknoppen
1887 Ruth Benedict, U.S., anthropologist, Patterns of Culture
1885 Georges Mandel, Louis Rothschild, French Foreign minister, -1940
1884 Ivy Compton-Burnett, novelist
1883 John Maynard Keynes, Cambridge England, economist and journalist
1882 Igor Stravinsky, born in Oranienbaum Russia, composer, Rite of Spring
1879 Adolf Wiklund, composer
1878 Franklyn Farnum, actor, Cowboy and Bandit, Scarlet Car, Frontier Days
1877 Johan W. Albarda, 1st Dutch socialist minister, 1939-45
1877 Pancho Villa, Mexican Activist
1875 Stanislav K. Neumann, Czechoslovakian poet, Francouzska Revoluce
1874 Jack Chesbro, baseball pitcher, New York Yankees - won 41 in 1904
1867 Max Friedlander, German art historian, Altniederlandische Malerei
1863 Arthur Somervell, composer
1862 Allvar Gullstrand, Swedish physician, Nobel 1911
1831 Marcus Joseph Wright, Brigadier General Confederate Army
1829 George Stephen, Canadian Businessman
1827 Beverly Holcombe Robertson, Brigadier General Confederate Army
1826 Ivar Christian Hallstrom, composer
1825 Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry, born in Georgia, educator, Rep-Ala, 1857-61
1823 George Thorndike Angell, Massachusetts, lawyer, ASPCA
1819 John Couch Adams, English astronomer, co-discover Neptune
1813 Prosper Philippe Catherine Sainton, composer
1798 Alexey Fyodorovich L'vov, composer
1771 Ernst August, duke of Cumberland/king of Hanover, 1837-51
1760 Johan Gadolin, Finnish chemist, discovered yttrium
1759 Theodor Zwetler, composer
1736 Corneille F de Nelis, Flemish scholar/bishop of Antwerp
1723 Adam Smith, Kirkcaldy Scot, economist, Wealth of Nations, baptized
1718 Thomas Chippendale, England, furniture maker, baptized
1695 Johann Conrad Schlaun, German barok architect
1686 Cristoph Raupach, composer
1665 Nicolas Bernier, composer
1664 Mustafa II, sultan of Turkey, 1695-1703
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