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May 24, 1996 Matthew Eappen, born in Boston, Massachusetts, baby murdered by nanny Louise Woodward May 24, 1981 Shelby Lyons, Oswego, New York, pairs skater, & Wells-1995 Midwest champ May 24, 1980 Billy L Sullivan, LI, New York, actor, Will Pacino-Something So Right May 24, 1979 Tracy McGrady, NBA forward for the Toronto Raptors May 24, 1978 Jade Winter, Australian swimmer 1996 Olympics May 24, 1975 Katie King, ice hockey forward, USA, 1998 Olympics May 24, 1974 Ace Custis, NBA forward, Dallas Mavericks May 24, 1974 Marcus Coleman, free safety for the New York Jets May 24, 1974 Maria Alejandra Vento, Caracas Venz, tennis star, 1995 Futures-Braz May 24, 1974 Natalie Neaton, Royal Oak, Michigan, soccer forward 1996 Olympics May 24, 1973 Karim Alami, Morocco, tennis star May 24, 1973 Ville Peltonen, Vantaa FIN, NHL forward, Team Finland, San Jose May 24, 1972 Danny Bautista, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, outfielder, Atlanta Braves May 24, 1972 Petra Schwarz-Ritter, Vienna Aus, tennis star, 1988 Futures-Bari-ITA May 24, 1972 Tito Paul, NFL defensive back, Arizona Cardinals, Cincinnati Bengals May 24, 1972 Viktor Ujcik, Jihlava CZE, hockey, Team Czech Rep May 24, 1971 Paul Ragusa, Bulach Switz, Canadian 48 kg freestyle wrestler 1996 Olympics May 24, 1971 Troy Barnett, NFL defensive end for the New England Patriots May 24, 1970 Jeff Zgonina, NFL defensive tackle, Carolina Panthers, Packers, Rams May 24, 1970 Nick Castaneda, Birmingham, Alabama, pairs skater, & Dawn Piepenbrink May 24, 1970 Thomas Alden Page, Glenridge, New Jersey, rocker, New Kids-Hangin' Tough May 24, 1969 Martin McCague, cricketer, in Ulster AIS product, Eng quickie 1993-94 May 24, 1969 Rich Robinson, rocker, Black Crowes-Shake Your Money Maker May 24, 1968 Jerry Dipoto, born in Jersey City, New Jersey, pitcher for the New York Mets May 24, 1967 Heavy D, rapper May 24, 1967 Margaret Crowley, Australian 800m/1500m runner 1996 Olympics May 24, 1967 Steve McDonald, rocker, Redd Kross May 24, 1966 Tommy Turner, jockey May 24, 1966 Tony Jones, NFL tackle, Cleveland Browns, Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32 May 24, 1966 Eric Cantona, French Athlete May 24, 1965 Chris Jorgis, Palo Alto California, U.S. badminton player 1992 Olympics May 24, 1965 John C. Reilly, American Actor May 24, 1964 Adrian Moorhouse, British 100m breaststroker 1988 Olympics gold May 24, 1964 Elizabeth McColgan, British running star, world record 5 km indoor May 24, 1964 Pat Verbeek, Sarnia Ont, NHL forward, Team Canada, New York Rangers May 24, 1963 Gene Anthony Ray, Harlem, New York, dancer/actor, Leroy-Fame May 24, 1963 Horace Holden, Jr., born in Atlanta, Georgia, slalom double canoe, Olympics-11th-96 May 24, 1963 Joe Dumars, NBA guard, Detroit Pistons May 24, 1963 Ken Ftach, born in St. Louis, Missouri, tennis star May 24, 1962 Bev Lidyoff, Huntington Park, California, WPVA volleyballer, U.S. Open-7th-1994 May 24, 1962 Dorothy Trapp, equestrian 3-day 1996 Olympics May 24, 1960 Pete Metzelaars, NFL tight end, Seattle Seahawks, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers and the Detroit Lions May 24, 1960 Kristin Scott Thomas, English Actress May 24, 1960 Charlie Dent, American Politician May 24, 1959 George Glanos, horse trainer May 24, 1957 John G Rowland, Rep-R-CT, 1985- May 24, 1957 John Rowland, American Politician May 24, 1956 Helen Terry, rocker, Now You're Mine May 24, 1955 Rosanne Cash, born in Memphis, Tennessee, country singer, Seven Year Ache, I Wonder May 24, 1955 Thad Ackel, horse trainer May 24, 1953 Alfred Molina, London, actor, Enchanted April, Prick up your Ears May 24, 1953 Nell Campbell, [Laura], Sydney Australia, actress, Rocky Horror May 24, 1951 Pat Bradley, golfer, leader in LPGA career earnings May 24, 1951 Rob Baker, rock drummer, Red Rider May 24, 1951 Ronald A. Parise, Warren, Ohio, PhD/astronaut, STS 35, STS 67 May 24, 1950 Jo Ann Washam, LPGA golfer May 24, 1949 John Illsley, rocker, Dire Straits May 24, 1949 Jim Broadbent, American Actor May 24, 1947 Luke Rittner, Secretary-General, Arts Council May 24, 1947 Mike Reid, Altoona Penn, country singer, Walk on Faith May 24, 1946 Irina Kirszenstein Szewinska, Lenningrad, long jumper, Oly-bron-1972 May 24, 1946 Jeremy Treglown, English scholar/editor, TLS May 24, 1946 Steve Upton, rock drummer, Wishbone Ash-There's the Rub, Locked In May 24, 1945 Priscilla Presley, born in Brooklyn, New York, actress, Jenna-Dallas, Naked Gun May 24, 1945 Richard Ottaway, MP May 24, 1945 Steven Norris, British MP May 24, 1944 Patti LaBelle, [Holt], Philadelphia Pennsylvania, singer, LaBelle-Lady Marmalade May 24, 1943 James Levine, British conductor May 24, 1942 Ali Bacher, cricketer, South African batsman and capt in 60's May 24, 1942 Derek Quinn, guitarist, Freddie and Dreamers-I'm Telling You Now May 24, 1941 Andres Garcia, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, actor, Tiger Shark May 24, 1941 Baroness Hollis of Heigham, history lecturer, University of East Anglia May 24, 1941 Bob Dylan, [Zimmerman], Minnesota, singer and songwriter, Blowin' in Wind May 24, 1941 Brian Dennis, composer May 24, 1941 Konrad Boehmer, composer May 24, 1941 Martin Mogg, governor, British Durham Prison May 24, 1941 Tony Valentino, rocker, Standells-Dirty Water May 24, 1940 Gary Burghoff, Bristol CT, actor, Radar-M*A*S*H May 24, 1940 Joseph Brodsky, U.S.S.R., author, Less than 1, Nobel 1987 May 24, 1939 Gert J. Schutte, Dutch MP, GPV May 24, 1938 Glen Hall, cricket leg-spinner, South African in one Test vs. England 1964 May 24, 1938 Tommy Chong, Edmonton, Alberta, comedian/actor, Cheech and Chong May 24, 1936 Harold Budd, composer May 24, 1934 Jane Byrne, Mayor-D-Chic May 24, 1933 Christopher Staughton, British Lord Justice of Appeal May 24, 1933 Hemchandra Tukaram Dani, cricketer, Test Ind vs. Pak, 1-19, ct 1, DNB May 24, 1933 Joaquin Vaquero Turcios, Spanish painter May 24, 1933 Tony Mullett, dir-general, National Criminal Intelligence Service May 24, 1932 Arnold Wesker, British playwright, Bratkartoffeln Inbegriffen May 24, 1932 Elaine Malbin, opera singer May 24, 1932 Graham Arnold, artist May 24, 1932 James Anderton, Chief constable, Manchester England May 24, 1932 Terence Heiser, British senior civil servant May 24, 1930 Hans-Martin Linde, composer May 24, 1930 Ivor Richardson, Judge, NZ Court of Appeals May 24, 1928 Peter Griffiths, MP May 24, 1928 Stanley Baxter, British comedian, Joey Boy, Fast Lady May 24, 1928 William Trevor, British writer, Children of Dynmouth, Fools of Fortune May 24, 1928 Roger Caras, American Activist May 24, 1927 John Kelly, Jr., U.S., sculls, Oly-bronze-1956, /brother of Grace Kelly May 24, 1927 Martinus J Mentz, South African MP, Conservative May 24, 1927 Timothy Beven, CEO, Barclays Bank May 24, 1926 Len Maddocks, cricket wicket-keeper, Australian mid-50's May 24, 1925 Francois J [Frank] le Roux, chief whip, South Afr Conserv Party May 24, 1925 Mai Zetterling, Sweden, actress, Witches, Offbeat, Jet Storm May 24, 1923 Paul Bramley, oral surgeon May 24, 1923 Siobhan McKenna, Ireland, stage actress, Saint Joan May 24, 1922 Sadao Bekku, composer May 24, 1918 Coleman A Young, civil rights leader, Mayor-D-Detroit May 24, 1918 D V Jennings, solicitor May 24, 1917 Derek Hodgson, British high court judge May 24, 1917 Lord Campbell of Alloway, QC May 24, 1917 Theodore Hesburgh, Syracuse, New York, president, Notre Dame May 24, 1916 Roden Cutler, Governor, New South Wales May 24, 1914 Clifford Irving, Chairman, Isle of Man Government May 24, 1914 George Tabori, writer May 24, 1914 Lilli Palmer, [Peiser], Germany, actress, Gentle Sex, Lotte in Weimar May 24, 1913 Audrey Brown, England, 4 x 100m runner 1936 Olympics silver May 24, 1913 Willi Daume, olympic organizer May 24, 1912 Joan Hammond, British operatic soprano May 24, 1912 Joseph Anthony, [Deuster], U.S. director/actor, Matchmaker, Tomorrow May 24, 1910 Margers Zarins, composer May 24, 1910 Nils-Eric Fougstedt, composer May 24, 1909 Guillermo Diaz-Plaja, Spanish literary/poet, Lorca May 24, 1909 Louis Furnberg, writer May 24, 1909 Wilbur Mills, Rep-D-Ark, /involved with Fanne Foxe May 24, 1909 Naomi Klein, Canadian Journalist May 24, 1908 Kresimir Fribec, composer May 24, 1908 Michael Roberts, historian May 24, 1906 Edmund Sargant, solicitor May 24, 1906 John Mayo, director-general, Help the Aged May 24, 1905 Mikhail Sholokhov, U.S.S.R., writer, And Quiet Flows the Don, Nobel 1965 May 24, 1905 Zdenek Blazek, composer May 24, 1904 George Formby, [William Booth], British singer/comic, Let George Do It May 24, 1904 Kenneth Buckley, British rear-admiral May 24, 1904 Patrick Johnson, physicist May 24, 1903 Aram Katchaturian, Armenian composer, Earth May 24, 1903 Hilding Hallnas, composer May 24, 1899 Suzanne Lenglen, France, Wimbledon tennis champion, 6-times May 24, 1898 Kathleen Hale, British children book writer/illustrator, Orlando May 24, 1898 Helen B. Taussig, American Scientist May 24, 1895 H S T L "Stork" Hendry, cricketer, Australian all-rounder post-WWI May 24, 1895 Samuel I Newhouse, U.S. millionaire publisher, Parade, Vogue, Glamour May 24, 1893 W H Walter Baade, German/US astronomer, Andromeda May 24, 1891 Benedictus H Danser, Dutch botanist May 24, 1891 William F Albright, U.S. old testament scholar/archaeologist May 24, 1886 Paul Paray, Le Treport Normandy, conductor and composer, Artemis Trouble May 24, 1882 Creighton Hale, Cork Ireland, actor, Gorilla Man, Way Down East May 24, 1881 Mikulas Schneider-Trvavsky, composer May 24, 1878 Lillian Moller Gilbreth, engineer, CIOS Gold Medal-1954 May 24, 1870 Jan Christian Smuts, proponnent of Commonwealth and League of Nations May 24, 1866 Armando Frid, Argentina, live until July 28 1990, 124 years May 24, 1858 Johan C Braakensiek, political cartoonist, Green Amsterdammer May 24, 1855 Arthur Wing Pinero, British playwright May 24, 1854 Louis Mountbatten, Admiral, WW I May 24, 1852 Robert Bontine Cunninghame Graham, author/politician May 24, 1850 Ernest Albert Waterlow, water-color painter May 24, 1841 Charles Napier Henry, painter May 24, 1841 Tito Mattei, pianist/composer May 24, 1840 Frederick Walker, painter May 24, 1838 Paul Laband, German lawyer May 24, 1831 Richard Hoffman, composer May 24, 1819 Victoria Alexandrine, Queen of Great Britain, 1837-1901 May 24, 1816 Emanuel Leutze, U.S., painter, Washington Crossing the Delaware May 24, 1816 Robert Seaman Granger, Union Army Bvt Major general, died in 1894 May 24, 1811 Charles Clark, Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1877 May 24, 1810 Abraham Geiger, theologian/author/leader of Reform Judaism May 24, 1807 Cornelis E van Koetsveld, vicar/literature May 24, 1807 Thomas Duncan, painter May 24, 1803 Charles LJL Bonaparte, Corsican/French prince of Canino/Musignano May 24, 1794 William Whewell, British philosopher, History of Inductive Science May 24, 1781 Louis-Francois Dauprat, composer/horn player May 24, 1767 Joseph Ignaz Schnabel, composer May 24, 1754 Giacomo Conti, composer May 24, 1753 Oliver Cromwell, Burlington, New Jersey, black who served with Washington May 24, 1751 Charles Emanuel II, King of Sardina, 1796-1802 May 24, 1743 Jean-Paul Marat, France, revolutionist May 24, 1738 George III, king of Great-Britain, 1760-1820 May 24, 1736 Juan de Sesse y Balaguer, composer May 24, 1677 Alexandre de Villenueve, composer May 24, 1650 John Churchill, 1st duke of Marlborough, English general strategist May 24, 1619 Philips Wouwerman, s, Dutch painter May 24, 1610 Giovanni Battista Chinelli, composer May 24, 1605 Nikon, [Nikita Minin], patriarch of Russian-orthodox church May 24, 1544 William Gilbert, Essex England, physicist, researcher into magnetism May 24, 1522 John Jewel, English Clergyman May 24, 15 Julius Caesar Germanicus, Roman commandant |