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May 1, 1979 Jennifer Botterill, ice hockey forward, Canada, 1998 Olympics May 1, 1979 Kimberly Grigsby, Miss Virginia Teen USA 1997 May 1, 1977 Anna Louise Wilson, Dunedin, NZ, 100m breast stroke 1996 Olympics May 1, 1976 Darius McCrary, actor, Edward Winslow-Family Matters May 1, 1976 Dave Willis, American Actor May 1, 1975 Austin Croshere, NBA forward for the Indiana Pacers May 1, 1974 Keri Phebus, Laguna Beach, California, tennis star May 1, 1974 Matthew Hatchette, NFL wide receiver for the Minnesota Vikings May 1, 1974 Vladimir Zavyalov, hockey forward, Team Kazakhstan Olympics-1998 May 1, 1973 Curtis Martin, NFL running back for the New England Patriots May 1, 1973 Frank Beede, NFL center for the Seattle Seahawks May 1, 1972 Bobby Chouinard, Manilla, Phillipines, pitcher for the Oakland A's May 1, 1972 Julie Benz, American Actress May 1, 1971 Ethan Albright, NFL tackle, Miami Dolphins, Buffalo Bills May 1, 1971 Jamie Marie Swenson, Miss USA-South Dakota 1997 May 1, 1971 Renee Poetschka, Australian 200m/400m, Olympics-92, 96 May 1, 1971 Stuart Appleby, Cohuna, Australia, Nike golfer, 1994 Victorian PGA May 1, 1970 Alex Van Pelt, NFL quarterback for the Buffalo Bills May 1, 1970 Allen DeGraffenreid, WLAF wide receiver for the Scotland Claymores May 1, 1970 Alundis Brice, NFL cornerback for the Dallas Cowboys May 1, 1970 Damon Diletti, Australian field hockey goal keeper, Oly-silver-92, 96 May 1, 1969 Billy Owens, NBA forward and guard for the Sacramento Kings May 1, 1969 Bryan Marchment, Scarborough, NHL defenseman for the Edmonton Oilers May 1, 1969 Carrie Stevens, Buffalo, New York, playmate, June 1997 May 1, 1969 Wes Anderson, American Writer May 1, 1968 Anton Scheutjens, soccer player, Roda JC May 1, 1968 Lisa Campbell, Victoria, Australia, badminton player 1996 Olympics May 1, 1968 Mark Scott, Paramus, New Jersey, rock drummer, Trixter-Give It To Me Good May 1, 1967 Bill Schultz, NFL/WLAF offensive tackle, Den Broncos, Scot Claymores May 1, 1967 Marvcus Patton, NFL linebacker for the Washington Redskins May 1, 1967 Scott Coffey, HI, actor, Satisfaction, Shout May 1, 1967 Tawni Cable, Salem, Oregon, playmate, June 1989 May 1, 1967 Yael Arad, Israel, Women's half middleweight judoka, Oly-1996 May 1, 1967 Tim McGraw, American Musician May 1, 1966 Armando Reynoso, San Luis Potosi Mexico, pitcher for the Colorado Rockies May 1, 1966 Charlie Schlatter, New York City, actor, 18 Again, Heartbreak Hotel May 1, 1966 Johnny Colt, Cherry Point, North Carolina, rock bassist, Black Crowes May 1, 1966 Mark Coogan, Manhaset, New York, marathoner 1996 Olympics May 1, 1965 Jon Warren, born in Akron, Ohio, 1.5k runner May 1, 1964 Carlos Aalbers, Dutch soccer player, NEC May 1, 1964 Ruth Picardie, journalist May 1, 1964 Sarah FE Armstrong-Jones, daughter of princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon May 1, 1963 Robert Seguso, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, tennis star May 1, 1962 Gary Clark, NFL wide receiver for the Miami Dolphins May 1, 1962 Paula Weishoff, Hollywood, California, volleyballer, Oly-Sil-84, br-92, 96 May 1, 1962 Reggie Pleasant, CFL cornerback for the Edmonton Eskimos May 1, 1961 Charlie O'Brien, Tulsa, Oklahoma, catcher, Brewers, Mets, Braves, Blue Jays May 1, 1961 Steven Cauthen, jockey, 1978 Kentucky Derby-Affirmed May 1, 1960 Albert McDonald, Dartmouth NS, U.S. canoe alternate for 1996 Olympics May 1, 1960 Steve Cauthen, American Athlete May 1, 1959 Eddie Johnson, NBA guard and forward, Houston Rockets, Indiana Pacers May 1, 1959 Paul Smith, rock saxophonist, Haircut 100 May 1, 1957 Dick Swett, Rep-D-New Hampshire May 1, 1957 Paul D. Ronney, born in Los Angeles, California, ScD/astronaut, STS 83 alt May 1, 1957 Rick Darling, cricketer, accident-prone/dashing Aussie opener 1978-79 May 1, 1957 Steve Farris, rock guitarist, Mr. Mister May 1, 1956 Byron Stewart, Baxter Springs, Kansas, actor, Warren Coolidge-St. Elsewhere May 1, 1956 Phil Foglio, American Cartoonist May 1, 1955 Julien Wiener, cricketer, Australian opening batsman 1979-80 May 1, 1954 Michael Scott, reporter, Entertainment Tonight May 1, 1954 Ray Parker, Jr., born in Detroit, Michigan, rock guitarist and vocalist, Ghostbusters May 1, 1954 Taslim Arif, cricketer, Pakistani keeper/batsman, 210 vs. Aust 1980 May 1, 1953 Elquemedo Willett, cricketer, WI lefty spinner early 70's May 1, 1953 Felix Hanemann, rocker, Zebra May 1, 1953 Mindy Moore, LPGA golfer May 1, 1951 Gordon Greenidge, cricketer, great West Indian opener 1974-91 May 1, 1950 Marina Stepanova, Russian hurdler, world record 1986 May 1, 1949 Douglas Barr, Cedar Rapids Iowa, actor, Howie-Fall Guy May 1, 1949 Margo Miller, born in San Francisco, California, fencer-epee 1996 Olympics May 1, 1948 James Wise, U.S. soul singer, Archie Bell and the Drells May 1, 1947 Carlos Ward, rocker, B T Express May 1, 1947 Ghulam Abbas, cricketer, scored 12 and 0 in only Test for Pakistan 1967 May 1, 1946 Bruce Robinson, actor, Story of Adele H May 1, 1946 Jerry Weiss, New York City, rocker, Blood Sweat and Tears May 1, 1946 Joanna Lumley, Kashmir India, actress, Abs Fab, OHM's Secret Service May 1, 1946 Nick Fortune, [Nicholas Fortuna], rock bassist, Buckinghams Chicago May 1, 1946 Tony Ashton, rocker May 1, 1946 Valentin Muratov, U.S.S.R., floor exercise gymnist 1956 Olympics gold May 1, 1946 John Woo, Chinese Director May 1, 1944 Rita Coolidge, born in Nashville, Tennessee, singer, Higher and Higher, We're All Alone May 1, 1943 Joy Harmon, born in St. Louis, Missouri, actress, Cool Hand Luke May 1, 1942 Stephen Macht, Philadelphia. Pennsylvania, actor, Joe-Knots Landing, Cagney and Lacey May 1, 1941 Barbara Barendrecht, [BHM Wurfbain], actress, Dirty Picture May 1, 1941 Juraj Hatrick, composer May 1, 1939 Judy Collins, born in Seattle, Washington singer, Send in the Clowns, Clouds May 1, 1939 Max Robinson, Richmond, Virginia, black news anchor, ABC Evening News May 1, 1939 Ray Aranha, born in Miami, Florida, actor, Nick-Married People May 1, 1937 Bo Nilsson, Swedish composer, Doppelspiel May 1, 1934 Alette Beaujon, Curaeaos poet, Gedichten on the Bay and Elsewhere May 1, 1933 Uwe Greámann, writer May 1, 1930 Little Walter, [Marion Walter Jacobs], rocker May 1, 1930 Ollie Matson, NFL halfback, Cardinals, Rams, Lions, Eagles May 1, 1929 Sonny James, [James Loden], Hackelburg AL, rocker, Young Love May 1, 1929 Sonny Ramadhin, cricket spin bowler, great WI May 1, 1928 Raoul Servais, Belgian cartoonist/president, l'ASIFA May 1, 1927 Greta Andersen, Denmark, 100m freestyle swimmer 1948 Olympics gold May 1, 1927 Harry Belafonte, calypso singer May 1, 1927 Israr Ali, cricket pace bowler, Pakistani in 4 Tests 1952-59 May 1, 1927 Lord Bathurst, English earl/large landowner/multi-millionaire May 1, 1927 Roland Verhavert, Flemish screen writer, Sea Gulls Die in the Harbor May 1, 1927 William Mitchell Byers, musician May 1, 1925 Chuck Bednarik, Penn, NFL hall of fame center/linebacker, Phila May 1, 1925 Malcolm Scott Carpenter, Boulder Colo, astronaut, Mercury 7-Aurora 7 May 1, 1924 Earl George, composer May 1, 1924 Enrico Josif, composer May 1, 1924 Patricia Roberts Harris, 1st U.S. black woman cabinet member May 1, 1924 Terry Southern, writer May 1, 1923 Joseph Heller, born in Brooklyn, New York, novelist, Catch-22, 1963 Arts and Letters Award May 1, 1921 12th Lord Middleton, English large landowner/multi-millionaire May 1, 1921 Paul Daels, president, Flemish Iron Pilgrimage committee May 1, 1919 Alwyn Farquharson, Scottish clan-captain/large landowner May 1, 1919 Dan O'Herlihy, Ireland, actor, Fail Safe, Last Starfighter, Robocop May 1, 1917 Danielle Darrieux, France, actress, Alexander the Great, Mayerling May 1, 1917 John Beradino, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Steve Hardy-General Hospital May 1, 1917 Louis G "Lo" van Hensbergen, actor/author, Amsterdam Affair May 1, 1916 Glenn Ford, Quebec, Canada, actor, Cade's County, Big Heat, Midway May 1, 1916 Jack Paar, Canton Ohio, TV host, Jack Paar Show May 1, 1916 Jane Jacobs, Scranton, Pennsylvania, urbanologist May 1, 1913 Walter Susskind, Praha, Prague, Czechoslovakia, conductor May 1, 1912 Anna Pollak, mezzo-soprano May 1, 1912 Felipe Padilla de Leon, composer May 1, 1910 Cliff Battles, born in Akron, Ohio, NFL hall of famer, Braves, Redskins May 1, 1910 J. Allen Hynek, American Scientist May 1, 1909 Ethel Jane Cain, original U.K. Speaking Clock voice May 1, 1909 George Melachrino, composer May 1, 1909 Janis Ritsos, writer May 1, 1909 Kate Smith, singer, God Bless America, /Philadelphia Flyer luck charm May 1, 1909 Yannis Ritsos, Greek poet May 1, 1909 Shirin Ebadi, Lawyer May 1, 1909 Michael Porter, American Educator May 1, 1908 Giovanni Guareschi, Italian writer, Don Camillo, Peppone May 1, 1908 Morris Kline, American Writer May 1, 1907 Jan Pauw, CEO, Aruban Theater Group May 1, 1905 Leila Hyams, New York City, actress, Big House, Ruggles of Red Gap May 1, 1905 Nikolai Tikhonov, Soviet PM, 1980-85 May 1, 1900 Ignazio Silone, Italy, novelist/politician, Bread and Wine May 1, 1899 Jon Leifs, Iceland, composer and conductor May 1, 1898 Eugene R. Black, U.S., President of World Bank, 1953-62 May 1, 1895 Leo Sowerby, Grand Rapids, Michigan, composer, Pulitzer 1946 May 1, 1892 Howard Barlow, Plain City Ohio, conductor, Voice of Firestone May 1, 1887 Alan Gordon Cunningham, Irish/Brit gen/director of Palestine, 1945-48 May 1, 1884 Felipe Boero, composer May 1, 1881 Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, France, philosopher/paleontologist May 1, 1881 Teilhard de Chardin, French Philosopher May 1, 1880 Conrad Weiss, German writer/poet, Tantum dic verbo May 1, 1880 Konrad Weiss, Dutch German writer/poet, Tantum dic verbo May 1, 1872 Hugo Alfven, Stockholm Sweden, composer, Midsommarvaka May 1, 1862 Anthony G. Kroller, entrepreneur/government advisor/husband of Helene Muller May 1, 1862 Marcel Prevost, French publisher/writer, Les demis-vierges May 1, 1859 Bohuslav Jeremias, composer May 1, 1859 Willem J. Leyds, Dutch/South Africa lawyer/politician/diplomat May 1, 1858 Anthony Johnson Showalter, composer May 1, 1855 Marie Corelli, English Writer May 1, 1852 Calamity [Martha] Jane [Burke], frontier adventurer/indian fighter May 1, 1851 Eberhard Nestle, German orientalist/biblical scholar May 1, 1839 Chardonnet, inventor, rayon May 1, 1835 Alfred Napoleon Alexander "Natti" Duffie, Brig Gen Union volunteers May 1, 1830 Mary Harris Jones, [Mother Jones], hell-raiser May 1, 1829 Jose M de Alencar, Brazilian writer/minister of Justice May 1, 1825 George Inness, U.S. landscape painter, Delaware Water Gap May 1, 1819 William Steele, Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1885 May 1, 1818 Jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet May 1, 1807 John Bankhead "Prince John" Magruder, Major General Confederate Army May 1, 1800 Ret Thomas Aloysius Dornin, Commander Union Navy, died in 1874 May 1, 1780 John McKinley, American Politician May 1, 1775 Jacob-Joseph-Balthasar Martinn, composer May 1, 1771 George Guest, composer May 1, 1769 Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, British Prime Minister, C, 1828-30 May 1, 1764 Benjamin Henry Latrobe, engineer/architect, built Capitol May 1, 1764 Gottfried Rieger, composer May 1, 1764 Benjamin Latrobe, British Architect May 1, 1759 Jacob Albright, [Albrecht], German/US predictor May 1, 1735 John H van Kinsbergen, Dutch lt-admiral/founder of Dutch Marines Corp May 1, 1672 Joseph Addison, England, essayist, Spectator May 1, 1633 Sebastien le Prestre de Vauban, French fortress architect May 1, 1592 Johann A Schall von Bell, German missionaries/astronomer May 1, 1582 Marco da Gagliano, Italian opera composer May 1, 1577 Francois van Kinschot, Dutch treasurer May 1, 1567 Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt, Dutch royal painter May 1, 1545 Franciscus Junius, [Francois du Jon], French/Neth calvinist theologist May 1, 1493 Phillippus Paracelsus, Switzerland, physician/alchemist, or 11/10 May 1, 1238 Magnus VI Lagabuter, King of Norway, 1263-80 |