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May 20, 1996 Dan Abrams, American Journalist May 20, 1979 Tamika Thomas, Miss Michigan Teen USA 1996 May 20, 1977 Angela Goethals, actress, VI Warshawski, Heartbreak Hotel May 20, 1974 Brandon Jessie, tight end for the New York Giants May 20, 1972 Michael Cox, Hannibal, Missouri, 1.5k runner May 20, 1972 Busta Rhymes, American Musician May 20, 1971 Jonas Berqvist, Angelhorn SWE, hockey forward, Team Sweden, 1998 Olympics May 20, 1971 Niklas Andersson, Kungalv Swe, NHL left wing for the New York Islanders May 20, 1971 Sandy Schreur, Dutch soccer player, NEC May 20, 1971 Tony Stewart, American Celebrity May 20, 1970 Jason York, Nepean, NHL defenseman, Anaheim Mighty Ducks May 20, 1970 Missy Cress, born in Burbank, California, female catcher, Colo Silver Bullets May 20, 1970 Niklas Andersson, Kungalv SWE, NHL forward, Team Sweden, New York Islanders May 20, 1970 Terrell Brandon, NBA guard, Cleveland Cavaliers, Milwaukee Bucks May 20, 1969 Alberto Mancini, Argentina, tennis star May 20, 1969 Suzanne Lawrence, Humble Texas, Miss Texas-America 1991, 4th May 20, 1968 Damon Mays, NFL wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers May 20, 1968 Phil Hansen, NFL defensive end for the Buffalo Bills May 20, 1967 Beate Reinstadler, Stuttgart, Germany, tennis star, 1989 Futures Israel May 20, 1966 Lawyer Tillman, NFL tight end, Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers May 20, 1966 Liselotte Neumann, Finspang Sweden, LPGA golfer, 1988 U.S. Women's Open May 20, 1966 Mindy Cohn, Louisiana, actress, Facts of Life May 20, 1966 Paolo Seganti, actor, Damian-As the World Turns May 20, 1965 Bruno Marie-Rose, French runner, world record 200 m indoor May 20, 1965 Fia Porter, Mexia, Texas, actress, Audrey Ames-One Life to Live May 20, 1965 Joe Cioe, Cranston, Rhode Island, Canadian Tour golfer, NH Open-1992, 93 May 20, 1965 Todd Stottlemyre, Yakima, Washington, pitcher, St. Louis Cardinals, Blue Jays May 20, 1964 Earl Charles Spencer, Sandringham England, brother of Princess Diana May 20, 1964 Jeff Schwarz, U.S. baseball pitcher, California Angels, Chicago White Sox May 20, 1964 Joseph Sinnott Edwards, Chicago, murderer, FBI Most Wanted List May 20, 1964 Paul W. Richards, Scranton, Pennsylvania, astronaut May 20, 1964 Todd Peat, WLAF guard for the Frankfurt Galaxy May 20, 1963 Brian Nash, Glendale, California, actor, Joel-Please Don't Eat Daisies May 20, 1963 David Wells, Torrance, California, pitcher, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees May 20, 1963 Dipak Chudasama, cricketer, Kenya opening batsman 1996 World Cup May 20, 1962 Lydia Cheng, New York City, Ms Big Apple bodybuilder, 1982, Pumping Iron 2 May 20, 1962 Sylvie Rauch, Munich German FR, nude model/actress May 20, 1961 Clive Allen, WLAF kicker for the London Monarchs May 20, 1961 Kit Clarke, rocker, Danny Wilson-Mary's Prayer May 20, 1961 Nick Heyward, guitar/vocals, Haircut 100-Favourite Shirts May 20, 1961 Sally Quinlan, LPGA golfer May 20, 1961 Vaughn Jefferis, Matangi NZ, equestrian 3 day event, Olymp-bronze-96 May 20, 1960 John Cowsill, rock vocalist, Cowsills-Hair May 20, 1960 Susan Cowsill, Newport, Rhode Island, rock vocalist, Cowsills-We Can Fly May 20, 1960 Tony Goldwyn, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Ghost, Kuffs, Traces of Red May 20, 1959 Bronson Pinchot, New York City, actor, Perfect Strangers, Beverly Hills Cop May 20, 1959 Peter Greene, born in Brooklyn, New York, producer, After Midnight May 20, 1958 Jane Wiedlin, Wisconsin, singer/guitarist, GoGos, Fur, Rush Hour May 20, 1958 Mike Engleman, Sonoma California, cyclist 1996 Olympics May 20, 1958 Ronald Prescot Reagan, Jr., Louisiana, President son/TV host, Ron Reagon Show May 20, 1958 Ron Reagan, American Journalist May 20, 1956 Andrew Hilditch, cricketer, Australian opening bat 1979-85 May 20, 1956 Tomas Smid, Czechoslovakia, tennis star May 20, 1955 Nigel Griffiths, MP, Labour May 20, 1955 Steve George, rock keyboardist, Mr Mister May 20, 1954 Galina Vasilyevna Amelkina, Russia, doctor/cosmonaut May 20, 1954 James Henderson, country singer, Black Oak Arkansas May 20, 1952 Warren Cann, Victoria Canada, rock drummer, Ultravox May 20, 1952 Roger Milla, Cameroonian Athlete May 20, 1951 Michael D Crapo, Rep-R-Idaho May 20, 1951 Thomas D Akers, St. Louis, Major USAF/astronaut, STS 41, 49, 61, 79 May 20, 1951 William Cullen Bryant, actor, Hell Squad May 20, 1951 Michael Crapo, American Politician May 20, 1949 Nick Joe Rahall II, Rep-D-WV, 1977- May 20, 1948 Dave Thomas, St. Catherines Ontario, comedian, SCTV, Grace Under Fire May 20, 1948 John Amiel, director, Queen of Hearts, Tune in Tomorrow May 20, 1948 John R McKernan, Jr., Rep-R-ME, 1983-86/Gov-Maine May 20, 1948 Samuel Gejdenson, Rep-D-Connecticut, 1981- May 20, 1947 Iain Vallance, CEO, British Telecom May 20, 1946 Bakhaavaa Buidaa, Mongolia, wrestler, Oly-silver-1972, disqualified May 20, 1946 Cher Bono, Cal, rocker/actress, I Got You Babe, Jack Lalane, Mask May 20, 1946 Craig Patrick, NHL coach May 20, 1946 Cher, American Musician May 20, 1945 Harold E. Ford, Rep-D-TN, 1975- May 20, 1945 Lord Hollick, CEO, MAI May 20, 1945 Nikolai Nikolayevich Fefelov, Russian colonel/cosmonaut May 20, 1945 Wally Herger, Rep-R-California May 20, 1944 Boudouin de Groot, Dutch singer, Good night mister president May 20, 1944 Cipa Dichter, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, pianist/wife of Misha Dichter May 20, 1944 David M. Walker, Columbus, Georgia, Capt USN/astron, STS 51-A 30, 53, 69 May 20, 1944 Joe Cocker, Sheffield Eng, rock vocalist, Little Help From My Friends May 20, 1944 Keith Fletcher, cricket captain, Essex and England May 20, 1943 Deryck Murray, cricket wicket-keeper, West Indian 1963-80 May 20, 1943 Ian Vallance, CEO, British Telecom May 20, 1943 Tison Street, composer May 20, 1942 Lynn Davies, long jumper May 20, 1942 Paula, [Jill Jackson], Texas, singer, Hey Paula May 20, 1942 Simon Keswick, British financier/merchant, Hong Kong May 20, 1941 Goh Chok Sole, premier of Singapore, 1990- May 20, 1941 Maria Liberia-Peters, premier of Dutch Antilles, 198?-93 May 20, 1941 Goh Chok Tong, Chinese Statesman May 20, 1940 Sadaharu, Ohio, of Yomiuri Giants, Japan, hit 868 career HR May 20, 1940 Shorty Long, soul singer/pianist, Here Comes the Judge May 20, 1940 Stan Mikita, NHL center, led NHL in scoring 4 times May 20, 1939 Gro Harlem Brundtland, Norway, PM/feminist/conservatist May 20, 1938 Alan Smithers, British professor May 20, 1938 Christina Bass-Kaiser, 3K Dutch speed skater, Olympics gold 1972 May 20, 1937 Dave Hill, Jackson, Michigan, PGA golfer, 1967 Memphis May 20, 1937 Earl of Iveagh, President, Guiness Pics May 20, 1937 Lord "Benjie" Iveagh, British brewer, Guinness, /large landowner May 20, 1937 Teddy Randazzo, song writer, I'm on the Outside Looking In May 20, 1936 Anthony Zerbe, Cal, actor, Harry-O, Centennial, They Call Me Mr. Tibbs May 20, 1933 Constance Towers, actress, Capitol, Shock Corrider, Naked Kiss May 20, 1933 Danny Aiello, New York City, actor, Moonstruck, Do the Right Thing May 20, 1931 Chiharu Igaya, Japan, slalom 1956 Olympics silver May 20, 1930 James McEachin, Pennert, North Carolina, actor, Harry-Tenafly May 20, 1930 Robert Bunyard, Commandant, British Police Staff College May 20, 1929 Andre Carolus Cirino, Suriname/Indian poet May 20, 1928 David Berriman, CEO, Rose Thomson Young group of Lloyds Trustees May 20, 1928 David Hedison, actor, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea May 20, 1927 David Frederick Barlow, composer May 20, 1927 Walter Aschaffenburg, composer May 20, 1927 [Harold] Bud Grant, Wisconsin, CFL/NFL player and coach, Winnipeg, Minnesota May 20, 1926 David Hedison, born in Providence, Rhode Island, actor, Colbys, Voyage to Bottom of Sea May 20, 1926 John Lucarotti, scriptwriter May 20, 1926 Vic Ames, rocker, Ames Brothers May 20, 1925 D French Slaughter, Jr., Rep-R-VA, 1985- May 20, 1924 Betty Driver, actress, Coronation St, Pardon the Expression May 20, 1924 Peter Shore, MP, Labour May 20, 1923 Edith Fellows, Boston, actress, Pennies From Heaven, City Streets May 20, 1923 Hugh Beach, British General May 20, 1923 Samuel Selvon, author May 20, 1922 Clifford Butler, vice chancellor, Loughborough Univ of Technology May 20, 1921 John Harrison, British vice admiral/surgeon May 20, 1921 John Marchi, Rep-R-NY May 20, 1920 Betty Driver, actress, Penny Paradise May 20, 1920 John Cruickshank, banker May 20, 1920 William Simpson, British trade union leader May 20, 1919 George Gobel, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedian/TV personality, I Love My Wife May 20, 1918 Edward B. Lewis, American Scientist May 20, 1917 Enyss Djemil, composer May 20, 1917 Richard Charles Cobb, historian May 20, 1916 Cornelie Coposu, politician May 20, 1916 John McIntyre, theologian May 20, 1916 Owen Chadwick, chancellor, University of East Anglia May 20, 1915 Moshe Dayan, Israeli general/minister of Defense May 20, 1913 Henry Cadbury Brown, architect May 20, 1913 Ion Dumitrescu, composer May 20, 1913 William Hewlett, cofounder, Hewlett-Packard Co May 20, 1913 William Reddington Hewlett, American Businessman May 20, 1911 Annie M G Schmidt, writer, Fam Doorsnee, Jip and Janneke May 20, 1911 Gardner F[rancis] Fox, U.S., sci-fi author, Kothar-Barbarian Swordsman May 20, 1909 Edward Moss Hutchinson, educationalist May 20, 1909 John Arkell, director of administration, BBC May 20, 1908 Jimmy Stewart, Pennsylvania, actor, Mr Smith Goes to Wash, Wonderful Life May 20, 1905 Gerrit Achterberg, Dutch poet, Sailing May 20, 1905 Harry Campion, statistician/founder, Brit Central Statistical Office May 20, 1904 Russell Hardie, Buffalo, New York, actor, Sequoia, In Old Kentucky May 20, 1903 Jerzy Fitelberg, composer May 20, 1902 Hans Sahl, writer May 20, 1901 Max Euwe, Netherlands, world chess champion, 1935-37 May 20, 1901 Otto Waldis, Austria, actor, Port of Hell, Unknown World May 20, 1899 Estelle Taylor, Delaware, actress, 8 Commandments May 20, 1899 John M Harlan, Chicago, 91st Supreme Court justice, 1955-71 May 20, 1895 Reginald J "R" Mitchell, English aviation manufacturer, Spitfire May 20, 1894 Adela Rogers St. John, journalist/author, Foreign Correspondent May 20, 1890 Beniamino Gigli, Italy, tenor, Enzo-La Gioconde May 20, 1889 Felix Arndt, composer May 20, 1889 Margery Allingham, detective story writer May 20, 1889 William Lawther, union leader May 20, 1883 Paul Arntzenius, painter/graphic artist/etcher May 20, 1882 Sigrid Undset, Norway, novelist, Kristin Lavransdatter, Nobel 1928 May 20, 1881 Wladyslaw Sikorski, premier Poland, WW II general May 20, 1876 John Owen Jones, composer May 20, 1874 Folkert E. Posthuma, Dutch minister of Agriculture/Industry May 20, 1872 Albert Steinruck, German actor, Golem May 20, 1856 Henri E Cross [Delacroix], French painter May 20, 1851 Emile Berliner, Germany, inventor, flat phonograph record May 20, 1851 Rose Hawthorne Lathrop, U.S., nun/daughter of Nathaniel Hawthorne May 20, 1850 Eaton Faning, composer May 20, 1844 Henri Julien Felix Rousseau, French ambassador/painter, Dream May 20, 1841 Sara Louisa Oberholtz, social reformer, anti-smoking advocate May 20, 1830 Amalia MdGA, princess of Saxon-Weimar-Eisenach/wife of prince Henry May 20, 1830 Hector H. Malot, French writer, Without Family May 20, 1828 James William Reilly, Brig General Union volunteers, died in 1905 May 20, 1825 Antoinette Brown Blackwell, clergy, 1st ordained U.S. female minister May 20, 1825 George Phillips Bond, American Scientist May 20, 1822 Emile Erckmann, [E-Chatrian], French writer, Waterloo May 20, 1822 Frederic Passy, French economist/pacifist, Nobel 1901 May 20, 1818 William George Fargo, founder, Wells Fargo May 20, 1815 Barthelemy Menn, Swiss graphic artist/painter May 20, 1812 Gustav Adolf Mankell, composer May 20, 1806 John Stuart Mill, UK, philosopher/political economist/Utilitarian May 20, 1799 Honore de Balzac, France, novelist, Pere Goriot, Human Comedy May 20, 1772 William Congreve, English officer, design fire rocket May 20, 1768 Dolley Dandridge Payne Madison, 1st lady, 1809-17 May 20, 1764 J Gottfried Schadow, German sculptor/cartoonist/lithographer May 20, 1759 William Thornton, architect, Capitol building, Washington D.C. May 20, 1754 Hans Gram, composer May 20, 1750 Stephen Girard, bailed out U.S. bonds during War of 1812 May 20, 1743 [Francois D] Toussaint L'Ouverture, Breda, leader, Haiti May 20, 1593 Jacob Jordaens, Flemish barok artist May 20, 1554 Paulo Bellasio, composer May 20, 1547 Melchior Bischoff, composer May 20, 1537 Hieronymus Fabricius Ab, Aquapend Italy, physician, De Formato Foetu May 20, 1470 Pietro Bembo, cardinal/theologian May 20, 1364 Henry Percy, [Harry Hotspur], British soldier/politican |