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Birthdays in History for Wednesday 30th July 2014

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1511 - Giorgio Vasari, Italy, painter/art historian (Vasari's Lives)
1549 - Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1609)
1641 - Regnier de Graaf, Dutch physician and anatomist (d. 1673)
1747 - Antonio Benedetto Maria Puccini, composer
1751 - Maria A [Nannerl] Mozart, Austrian pianist/Wolfgang's sister
1763 - Samuel Rogers, English poet (Italy, a poem)
1793 - Josepf Francois Snel, composer
1809 - Charles Chiniquy, Quebec-born excommunicated Catholic priest (d. 1899)
1815 - Thomas Jackson Rodman, Salem Indiana, Bvt Brigadier General (Union volunteers) was an American military inventor of the rodman gun and perforated-cake gunpowder
1817 - Charles Radoux-Rogier, composer
1818 - Emily Jane Bronte, Thornton England, novelist (Wuthering Heights), (d. 1848)

Novelist Emily Jane Bronte (1818) 1818 - John Heemskerk Azn, Dutch minister of Internal minister (1866..88)
1824 - Eugenio Terziani, composer
1825 - Chaim Aronson, inventor and academic (d. 1893)
1831 - Helene P Blavatsky, founder (Theosophist Cooperation)
1837 - Elon John Farnsworth, Brigadier General (Union volunteers), died in 1863
1838 - Eugen Richter, German parliament member (Liberal)
1855 - James Edward Kelly, US, sculptor "Sculptor of American History"
1856 - Richard B Haldane, British viscount/lord-chancellor (Life of A Smith)
1857 - Thorstein Veblen, US, economist (Theory of the Leisure Class-1899)
1859 - Henry Simpson Lunn, English humanitarian (d. 1939)
1859 - Henry Louis Smith, Greensboro, North Carolina, American physicist who made the first X-ray photograph

Ford Motor Company Founder Henry Ford (1863) 1863 - Henry Ford, Dearborn Township Michigan, industrialist and auto maker (Ford- model T), (d. 1947)
1868 - Alfred Weber, German economist/sociologist
1872 - Clementine, Princess of Belgium, wife of Prince Napoleon Bonaparte
1875 - James William Tate, composer
1880 - Robert Rutherford McCormick, US, editor/publisher (Chicago Tribune)
1881 - Smedley Butler, American Marine general (d. 1940)
1882 - Holmes Herbert, Mansfield England, actor (The Kiss)
1882 - Leo van Puyfielde, Flemish art historian
1886 - Johan Algot Haquinius, composer
1887 - Felix A Vening Meinesz, Dutch geophysicist (gravity)
1887 - Timothy Mara, NFL owner (NY Giants)
1888 - Raden Sutomo, Indonesian freedom fighter
1889 - Vladimir K Zworykin, USSR, electronics engineer/inventor, father of TV
1890 - Casey Stengel, baseball manager (Yankees (1949-60)/NY Met's 1st)
1892 - Roy Park, cricketer (one Test Aust v Eng 1920, out 1st ball)
1893 - Fatima Jinnah, Pakistani Mother of the Nation (d. 1967)
1895 - Wanda Hawley, American actress (d. 1963)
1897 - Jacques de Kadt, Dutch politician/writer (Fascism is War!)
1898 - Henry Moore, England, sculptor (Vertebrae)
1899 - Gerald Moore, England, pianist (Am I Too Loud)
1899 - Henricus Moorman, Dutch vice-admiral (KVP)
1899 - John Woods Duke, composer
1901 - Alfred Lépine, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1955)
1904 - Salvador Novo, Mexican writer (d. 1974)
1906 - L'udovit Rajter, composer
1906 - Serafin Pro, composer
1909 - Cyril Northcote Parkinson, England, historian (Pursuit of Progress)
1910 - Edgar de Evia, American photographer (d. 2003)
1913 - Ivo Lhotka-Kalinski, composer
1913 - Karl Guttmann, Austrian/Neth playwright/director (Albee/Pinter)
1914 - Lord Killanin, Irish IOC president (d. 1999)
1916 - Robert van Spaendonk, Dutch resistance fighter
1916 - Dick Wilson, American actor (d. 2007)
1918 - Joe Daley, jazz tenor/clarinet/flute player
1919 - Berniece Baker Miracle, half-sister of Marilyn Monroe
1921 - Georg G Lampe, Dutch painter/director (Free Academy)
1921 - Jacques Vander Schueren, Belgium, minister of Economic Affairs
1921 - Grant Johannesen, American pianist (d. 2005)
1922 - Zbigniew Wiszniewski, composer
1922 - Henry W. Bloch, American co-founder of H&R Block
1923 - Dipa Nusantara Aidit, Indonesian communist/leader of PKI (1951-65)
1923 - John Richard Brinsley Norton, landowner
1924 - Christopher Shaw, composer
1924 - William Gass, Fargo ND, novelist/philosopher (Omensetter's Luck)
1925 - Antoine Duhamel, composer
1925 - Jacques Sernas, Lithuania, actor (La Dolce Vita, Helen of Troy)
1926 - Peter T Thwaites, British brig-gen/playwright (Love or money)
1927 - Richard Johnson, actor (Never So Few, Restless, Beyond the Door)
1927 - Victor Wong, American actor (d. 2001)
1928 - Eunice Muñoz, Portuguese actress
1929 - Christine McGuire, Middletown Oh singer (McGuire Sisters-Sugartime)
1929 - Sid Kroft, Athens Greece, puppeteer (Barbara Mandrell Show)
1930 - Thomas Sowell, author/activist
1930 - Tony Lip, Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, actor (Sopranos, Donnie Brasco, Good Fellas), (d. 2013)
1931 - Joan Vohs, St Albans NY, actress (Fort Ti, Vice Squad, Sabrina)
1933 - Edd "Kookie" Byrnes, LA, actor (77 Sunset Strip, Jack the Ripper)
1934 - Andre Prevost, composer
1934 - Ben Piazza, Little Rock Ark, actor (Blues Brothers, Ben Casey, Dallas)
1934 - Bud Selig, owner (Milwaukee Brewers)/acting baseball commissioner
1936 - Buddy Guy, rocker
1936 - George "Buddy" Guy, US blues guitarist (Stone Crazy)
1936 - Istvan Zelenka, composer
1936 - John Burton-Hall, Dorset England, captain (QE2)
1936 - Ralph Taeger, Richmond Hill NY, actor (Klondike, Acapulco, Hondo)
1936 - Yuri Alexandrovich Falik, composer
1936 - Infanta Pilar of Spain
1938 - Vayachselav Ivanenko, USSR, 50K walker (Olympic-gold-1988)
1938 - Hervé de Charette, French politician
1939 - Eleanor Smeal, leader (National Organization for Women)
1939 - Peter Bogdanovich, Kingston NY, director/producer (Last Picture Show)
1940 - Clive Sinclair, British computer inventor (ZX Spectrum)
1940 - Patricia Schroeder, (Rep-D-Colorado, 1973- )
1940 - Reva Rose, Chicago Ill, singer/actress (Temperature's Rising)
1940 - Pat Schroeder, American politician
1941 - Count Desmond, [Edward Benjamin], Binghamton NY, sword swallower
1941 - Paul Anka, Ottawa Ontario, singer (Put Your Head on My Shoulder)
1943 - Henri-François Gautrin, Quebec politician
1944 - Frances de la Tour, actress (Bejeweled, Wombling Free)
1944 - Teresa Cahill, opera singer
1945 - David Sanborn, jazz saxophonist (David Letterman Show)
1945 - Patrick Modiano, French novelist
1946 - Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond, rock bassist (Jethro Tull)
1946 - Neil Bonnett, American race car driver (d. 1994)

Actor, Body Builder & Politician Arnold Schwarzenegger (1947) 1947 - Arnold Schwarzenegger, Austria, body builder/actor/politician (Terminator, 38th Governor of California)
1947 - Margo Sappington, Baytown TX, actress (Oh Calcutta)
1947 - William Atherton, Ct, actor (Real Genius, Ghostbusters, Class of 44)
1947 - Jonathan Mann, AIDS activist (d. 1998)
1948 - Jean Reno, Moroccan-born French actor
1949 - Joyce Jones, US singer (1st Choice)
1949 - Duck Baker, American guitarist
1950 - Frank Stallone, NYC, Sylvestor's brother/actor (Barfly, Outlaw Force)
1950 - Wime de Craene, Flemish chansonnier/composer
1953 - Aleksandr Nikolayevich Balandin, Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-9)
1954 - Ken Olin, Chicago Ill, actor (Hill St Blues, Michael-30 Something)
1956 - Anita Hill, professor of law, Clarence Thomas' nemesis
1956 - Delta Burke, Orlando Fla, actress (Suzanne-Designing Women)
1956 - Phil Fearon, rocker (Galaxy, Kandidate-I Don't Want to Lose You)
1956 - Soraida Martinez, American Painter, Creator of Verdadism.
1957 - Bert Oosterbosch, Dutch bicyclist
1957 - Bill Cartwright, basketball player (NY Knicks, Chicago Bulls)
1957 - Mark Tymchyshyn, Minneapolis, actor (Gavin-As The World Turns)
1957 - Rat Scabies, [Chris Miller], Surrey England, rock drummer (Damned)
1957 - Nery Pumpido, Argentine footballer
1957 - Clint Hurdle, American baseball player and manager
1958 - Daley Thompson, London, Decathalete (Olympic-gold-1980, 1984)
1958 - Kate Bush, Plumstead England, singer/songwriter (Wild Things)
1958 - Richard Burgi, Montclair NJ, actor (Chad Rollo-Another World)
1959 - Petra Felke, German DR, javelin thrower (world record 1988)
1960 - Richard Linklater, American filmmaker
1961 - Laurence Fishburne, Augusta GA, actor (Red Heat, School Daze)
1961 - Reggie Roby, NFL punter (Tampa Bay Bucs)
1962 - Andy Green, UK, 1st to break sound barrier on land
1962 - Monique Gabrielle, KC Mo, actress (Flashdance, Night Shift)
1962 - Tom Pagnozzi, Tucson AZ, catcher (St Louis Cardinals)
1962 - Vladimir Nikolayevich Dezhurov, Rus lt-colonel/cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-21)
1962 - Jay Feaster, American National Hockey League executive
1963 - Chris Mullin, Brooklyn New York, American NBA forward (Warriors, Pacers, Olympic-gold-92)
1963 - Ingrid Butts, Denver Colorado, cross country skier (Olympics-1994)
1963 - Lisa Kudrow, Encino California, actress (Phoebe-Friends, Romy & Michele)
1963 - Monique Gabrielle, LA Cal, actress (Bad Girls 4, Amazon Women on Moon)
1964 - Vivica A. Fox, American actress
1964 - Jürgen Klinsmann, German footballer and manager
1964 - Alek Keshishian, Lebanese-born American film director
1965 - Tex Axile, rocker (Transvision Vamp-Velveteen)
1965 - Tim Munton, cricketer (England pace bowler in two Tests 1992)
1968 - Charles Gordon, CFL defensive back (Montreal Alouettes)
1968 - Michael Brandon, NFL defensive end (SF 49ers)
1968 - Terry Crews, NFL linebacker (Washington Redskins)
1968 - Robert Korzeniowski, Polish athlete
1968 - Sean Moore, Welsh drummer (Manic Street Preachers)
1969 - Duane Bock, Southampton NY, golfer (1991 Low Amateur NY State Open)
1969 - Errol Stewart, South African cricket wicket-keeper (limited-over 1993)
1969 - Robert Porcher, NFL defensive end (Detroit Lions)
1969 - Simon Baker, Australian actor
1970 - Ed Hawthorne, NFL defensive tackle (Miami Dolphins)
1970 - Joe Montford, CFL linebacker (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
1970 - Tom McManus, NFL linebacker (Jacksonville Jaguars)
1970 - Werner Hippler, WLAF TE (Frankfurt Galaxy)
1970 - Christopher Nolan, English film director
1971 - Ron Blazier, Altoona PA, pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies)
1971 - Carl Vaughn, NFL/CFL Defensive Back (Redskins and Argos)
1971 - Sagi Kalev, Bodybuilder
1971 - Tom Green, Canadian comedian and actor
1971 - Christine Taylor, American actress
1972 - Clif Groce, NFL running back (Indianapolis Colts)
1972 - Damon House, kayak (alt-Olympics-96)
1972 - Jim McIlvaine, NBA center (Washington Bullets, Seattle Supersonics)
1972 - Olga Chernyak, Kiev Ukraine, US fencer-foil (Olympics-96)
1973 - Andrea Gaudenzi, Faenza Italy, tennis star (1990 French Open junior)
1973 - Cara Jackson, Chandler Arizona, Miss America-Arizona (1996)
1973 - Markus Naslund, Bonassund Swe, NHL right wing (Vancouver Canucks)
1973 - Sonu Nigam, Indian singer/actor
1974 - Hilary Swank, Bellingham WA, actress (Karate Kid 4)
1974 - Radostin Kishishev, Bulgarian footballer
1974 - Jason Robinson, English dual-code rugby player
1975 - Tifini Hale, Palm Springs California, rocker (Party-Rodeo, That's Why)
1975 - Graham Nicholls, English artist
1975 - Annie Parisse [Anne Marie Cancelmi], Anchorage, Alaska, American actress (Law & Order, As the World Turns)
1976 - Julio Gonzalez, Baja California, Mexico, light heavyweight boxer (WBO Champion 2003-2004), (d. 2012)
1977 - Jayme Dickman, South Bend Ind, 3x20 rifle (Olympics-1996)
1977 - Suangsuda Rodprasert, Miss Thailand Universe (1997)
1977 - Jaime Pressly, American actress
1977 - Ian Watkins, Welsh singer (Lostprophets)
1978 - James Branaman, American model and reality show contestant
1979 - Graeme McDowell, Northern Irish golfer
1979 - Carlos Arroyo, Puerto Rican basketball player
1980 - Sara Anzanello, Italian volleyball player
1980 - Chuck Thomas, British TV producer / presenter
1980 - James Anderson, English cricketer
1980 - Justin Rose, British golfer
1981 - Nicky Hayden, American motorcycle racer
1981 - Juan Smith, South African rugby player
1982 - Yvonne Strahovski, Australian actress
1983 - Sean Dillon, Irish footballer
1984 - Gabrielle Christian, American actress
1984 - Kevin Pittsnogle, American basketball player
1985 - Daniel Fredheim Holm, Norwegian footballer
2002 - Prince Hridayendra of Nepal, Nepalese royal

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