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Birthdays in History for Wednesday 1st October 2014

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Birthdays 1 - 241 of 241
1207 - Henry III, king of England (1216-72)
1507 - Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola, Italian architect (d. 1573)
1540 - Johann Jakob Grynaeus, Swiss Protestant clergyman (d. 1617)
1549 - Anna of H Bartolomaeus, Flemish prioress/founded a nunnery
1577 - Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Swiss friar, martyr, and saint (d. 1622)
1620 - Nicolaes Pietersz Berchem, Dutch landscape painter/etcher
1644 - Alessandro Stradella, Italian violinist/composer
1644 - Jean Rousseau, composer
1671 - Guido Grandi, Italian mathematician (d. 1742)
1685 - Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor (1711-40) (d. 1740)
1691 - Arthur Onslow, English politician (d. 1768)
1724 - Giovanni Battista Cirri, composer
1730 - Richard Stockton, US attorney/signer (Decl of Independence)
1735 - Johann Baptist Christoph Toeschi, composer
1760 - William Beckford, British writer (Epsiodes of Vathek)
1770 - Vincenzo Cuoco, Italian historian (Naples Revolution 1799)
1771 - Pierre MF de Sales Baillot, French violinist/composer
1781 - James Lawrence, naval hero (War of 1812-"Don't give up the ship!")
1791 - Sergey Aksakov, Russia, novelist (Chronicles of a Russian Family)
1799 - Rufus Choate, US, lawyer (Hall of Fame)
1800 - Lars Levi Laestadius, Swedish-born botanist and founder of Laestadianism (d. 1861)
1808 - Fryderyk Edward Sobolewski, composer
1820 - Gustav Adolf Heinze, composer
1830 - Jeremiah Cutler Sullivan, Brig Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1890
1831 - Claudius Charles Wilson, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1863
1832 - Caroline Lavinia Scott Harrison, 1st wife of Benjamin Harrison
1832 - Henry Clay Work, composer
1834 - Francis Marion Cockrell, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1915
1835 - Robert Houston Anderson, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1888
1835 - William Hicks "Red" Jackson, Brigadier General (Confederate Army)
1835 - Ádám Politzer, Austrian physician (d. 1920)
1841 - Anatol' Vakhnyanyn, composer
1842 - Charles Cros, French mathematician/chemist/poet (Le Hareng Saur)
1847 - Annie Besant, [Wood], England, philosopher (Esoteric christianity)
1865 - Paul Dukas, French composer (d. 1935)
1870 - Pieter van Essen, Dutch artillery officer/inventor (grape-shot shells)
1872 - Israel Querido, Dutch writer (Menschenwee)
1878 - Othmar Spann, Austria economist/sociologist (Geschichtsfilosofie)
1881 - Leonid Leonidovich Sabaneyev, composer
1881 - William Edward Boeing, founded aircraft co (Boeing)
1885 - Louis Untermeyer, NYC, poet/critic (Immortal Poems, Story Poems)
1886 - Ahmad Amin, Egyptian historian/author
1890 - Alice Joyce, Kansas City MO, actress (Song O' My Heart)
1890 - Constantin Nottara, composer
1890 - Stanley Holloway, London England, actor (Higgins-Our Man Higgins)
1893 - Faith Baldwin, New Rochelle NY, author/novelist (They Who Love)
1893 - Yip Man, Martial Arts Master d.(1972)
1893 - Cliff Friend, American songwriter (d. 1974)
1894 - Ricardo Castillo, composer
1895 - Liaquat Al Khan, attorney/premier of Pakistan (1947-51)
1896 - Ted Healy, American actor and comedian (d. 1937)
1898 - Karl Ranki, composer
1899 - Lajos Bardos, composer
1899 - Ernest Haycox, American writer (d. 1950)
1900 - Tom Goddard, English cricketer (d. 1966)
1903 - "Slapsie" Maxie Rosenbloom, NYC, light-heavyweight box champ (1932-34)
1903 - George Coulouris, Manchester England, actor (Runaway Bus)
1904 - Vladimir Horowitz, Kiev Ukraine, pianist (Carmen)
1904 - Otto Robert Frisch, Austrian-born physicist (d. 1979)
1904 - A.K. Gopalan, Indian communist leader (d. 1977)
1906 - John Lorne Campbell, folklorist
1907 - Barbara Morrison, Weston-Super-Mare England, actress (Project Moonbase)
1907 - Oedoen Partos, composer
1908 - Herman David Koppel, composer
1909 - Everett Sloane, NYC, actor (Patsy, Citizen Kane, Enforcer)
1909 - Samuel Yorty, Lincoln Neb, (Mayor-LA)
1910 - Fritz Köberle, Austrian-born physician (d. 1983)
1910 - José Enrique Moyal, Australian mathematical physicist (d. 1998)

American Outlaw Bonnie Parker (1910) 1910 - Bonnie Parker, Rowena, Texas, outlaw (Bonnie and Clyde), (d. 1934)
1911 - Edward P Boland, (Rep-D-MA, 1953- )
1911 - Irwin Kostal, Chicago Ill, orchestra leader (Garry Moore Show)
1911 - Richard Torriani, Switzerland, took Olympic oath (1948)
1914 - Daniel Joseph Boorstin, author (Empire of Czar, 1974 Pulitzer Prize)
1914 - Michael Goodliffe, Cheshire England, actor (5th Day of Peace)
1916 - Tibor Reich, textile designer
1917 - René A de Rooy, Suriname/Antillian poet (Juancho Picaflor)
1918 - Antonio Iglesias Alvares, composer
1920 - Lonny Chapman, Tulsa Oklahoma, actor (Investigator, For the People)
1920 - Walter Matthau, NYC, actor (Odd Couple, Bad News Bears)
1921 - James Whitmore, White Plains NY, actor (Give 'em Hell Harry)
1922 - Hector Campos-Parsi, composer

39th US President Jimmy Carter (1924) 1924 - Jimmy Carter, Plains, Georgia, 39th US President (D) (1977-81)
1924 - William Rehnquist, Ws, Supreme Court (1972-86)/chief justice (1987- )
1925 - Bob Boyd, American baseball player (d. 2004)
1926 - Roger Williams, American pianist
1927 - Tom Bosley, Chicago, actor (Howard-Happy Days, Murder She Wrote)
1927 - Sandy Gall, Malaysian-born British journalist and newscaster
1928 - George Peppard, Detroit Mich, actor (Banacek, A-Team, Blue Max)
1928 - Laurence Harvey, [Larushka Skine], actor (Alamo, Romeo & Juliet)
1928 - Willy Mairesse, Belgian racing driver (d. 1969)
1928 - Zhu Rongji, Chinese politician
1929 - Ken Arthurson, Australian rugby league identity
1930 - Philippe Noiret, Lille France, actor (Soleil, Les Milles, Il Postino)

Actor and Singer Richard Harris (1930) 1930 - Richard Harris, Ireland, actor (Man Called Horse)/singer (MacArthur Park)
1930 - Frank Gardner, Australian racing driver
1930 - Naimatullah Khan, Pakistani politician
1931 - Reginald Hall, endocrinologist
1931 - Sylvano Bussotti, Italian composer
1932 - Albert Collins, Leona TX, blues guitarist (Frosty, Showdown)
1933 - Olga Pozzi Escot, composer
1935 - Julie Andrews, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, actress/singer (Sound of Music, Mary Poppins)
1936 - Charles G Fullerton, Rochester, NY, astronaut (STS-3, 51F)
1936 - Edward Villella, Bayside Queens, ballet dancer (NYC Ballet)

Actress/Singer Julie Andrews (1935) 1936 - Stella Stevens, Yazoo City Miss, actress (Girls! Girls!, Manitou)
1936 - Duncan Edwards, English footballer (d. 1958)
1937 - Hedy d'Ancona, Dutch minister of WVC (PvdA)
1937 - Saeed Ahmed, cricketer (Pakistani batsman in 41 Tests 1958-73)
1938 - J Bert Sonnier, race horse trainer
1938 - Les Scheinflug, Australian soccer asst coach (Olyroos, Olympics-96)
1939 - George Archer, SF CA, PGA golfer (1969 Masters Bing Crosby)
1939 - Geoffrey Whitehead, English actor
1940 - Richard F Pieternella, Dutch Antilles' minister plenipotentiary
1943 - Jerry Maitini, US saxophonist (Sly & Family Stone-Sex Machine)
1943 - Jim Martini, rocker (Sly & Family Stone-Everyday People)
1943 - Naushad Ali, cricketer (Pakistani wicket-keeper in six Tests 1964-65)
1943 - Jean-Jacques Annaud, Draveil France, director (Bear, Black & White, Name of the Rose)
1944 - Barbara Parritt, US soul singer (Toys-Lover's Concerto)
1944 - Herbert "Tubo" Rhoad, US singer (Persuasions-Spread the Word)
1945 - Donny Hathaway, Chicago, singer/songwriter (Where is the Love)
1945 - Rod Carew, baseball slugger (AL Rookie of Year 1967)
1945 - Spider Sabich, American skier (d. 1976)
1946 - Alfred Jones, Grace Miss, middleweight boxer (Olympic-bronze-1968)
1946 - Eva Klobukowska, Poland, relay sprinter (Olympic-gold-1964)
1947 - Mariska Veres, Dutch singer (Shocking Blue)
1947 - Martin Turner, rocker (Wishbone)
1947 - Rob Davis, rocker
1947 - Stephen Collins, Des Moines Iowa, actor (Star Trek I, Tattingers)
1947 - Aaron Ciechanover, Israeli biologist
1947 - Adriano Tilgher, Italian politician
1948 - Cub Koda, rocker (Brownsville Station)
1948 - Ellen McIlwaine, Nashville, blues singer (Honky Tonky Angel)
1949 - Isaac Bonewits, American author
1950 - Boris Vladimirovich Morukov, Russian cosmonaut
1950 - Randy Quaid, Houston Texas, actor (Midnight Express, Vacation, Saturday Night Live)
1950 - Jeane Manson, American singer and actress
1951 - Brian Greenway, Montreal, rock guitarist/vocalist (April Wine)
1952 - Jacques Martin, Canadian ice hockey coach and executive
1953 - Greta Andersen Waitz, Oslo Norway, marathoner (NYC - 1984)
1953 - John Hegley, British poet
1953 - Pete Falcone, American baseball player
1953 - Grete Waitz, Norwegian athlete
1954 - Richard Schlesinger, NYC, news correspondent (CBS, 48 Hours)
1954 - Martin Strel, Slovenian swimmer
1955 - Howard Hewett, Akron Oh, rock vocalist (Shalamar)
1955 - Phillip Oakey, rocker (Human League)
1955 - Duško Tadić, Bosnian Serb
1956 - Leslie Burr-Howard, equestrian show jumper (Olympics-silver-96)
1956 - Theresa May, British politician
1957 - Brad MacDonald, race horse trainer
1957 - Stelios Mainas, Greek actor
1958 - Alton Lister, NBA forward/center (Portland Trailblazers, Celtics)
1958 - Michelle Bauer, [Medvitz], California, actress (One Million Heels BC)
1958 - Masato Nakamura, Japanese musician
1959 - Youssou N'dour, Senegalese singer (Shaking the tree)
1960 - Elizabeth Dennehy, actress (Guiding Light) [or Nov 1]
1961 - Cornelius Johannes Petrus Gerhardus "Corrie" Van Zyl, cricketer (SAf)
1961 - Gary Ablett, Australian rules footballer
1961 - Robert Rey, Brazilian-American plastic surgeon and television personality
1962 - Trevor Baxter, record holder for high jumping with a skateboard
1962 - Paul Walsh, English footballer
1963 - Beth Chamberlin, Danville Vt, actress (Beth Spaulding-Guiding Light)

MLB First Baseman Mark McGwire (1963) 1963 - Mark McGwire, Pomona California, MLB 1st baseman (AL rookie of year 1988, Oakland A's, St. Louis Cardinals)
1964 - Kristi Atkinson, Van Nuys Ca, WP volleyballer (Best of Beach-6th-1994)
1964 - Marcia Pankratz, Wakefield Mass, field hockey forward (Oly-88, 96)
1964 - Roberto Kelly, Panama, outfielder (NY Yanks, Cin Reds, Minnesota Twins)
1964 - Harry Hill, British comedian
1964 - Max Matsuura, Japanese record producer
1964 - Jonathan Sarfati, Australian-born chess player, scientist, and author
1965 - Cliff Ronning, Vancouver, NHL center (Vancouver Canucks)
1965 - Cindy Margolis Model
1965 - Ted King, American Actor
1965 - Chris Reason, Australian journalist
1966 - Christopher Titus, American actor/comedian
1966 - George Weah, Liberian politician and footballer
1966 - Cuco Ziganda, Spanish footballer
1967 - Chuck McElroy, Galeston TX, pitcher (California Angels)
1967 - Geraldine Heaney, ice hockey defenseman (Canada, Oly-98)
1967 - Michael Pringle, CFL running back (Montreal Alouettes)
1967 - Scott Young, Clinton MA, NHL right wing (Colorado Avalanche)
1967 - Mike Pringle, American football player
1968 - Greg Briggs, NFL safety (Dallas Cowboys, Minnesota Vikings)
1968 - Jay Underwood, actor (Boy Who Could Fly)
1968 - Malcolm Showell, WLAF defensive end (London Monarchs)
1968 - Matt Elliott, NFL center/guard (Carolina Panthers)
1968 - Jon Guenther, American author
1969 - Agustin Vasquez-Mendoza, Mexico, murderer (FBI Most Wanted)
1969 - Igor Ulanov, Krasnokamsk Russia, NHL defenseman (Tampa Bay Lightning)
1969 - Ori Kaplan, Israeli jazz musician
1970 - Alexei Zhamnov, Moscow Russia, NHL center (Winnipeg Jets, Oly-S-98)
1970 - Alexei Zhitnik, NHL defenseman (Team Russia Oly-Silver-1998, Buffalo)
1970 - Gaston Taument, soccer player (Feyenoord)
1970 - James Wilson, WLAF defensive end (Rhein Fire)
1970 - Moses Kiptanui, Kenya, steeplechase (Olympics-silver-96)
1970 - Ronnie Bradford, NFL cornerback (Atlanta Falcons, Denver Broncos)
1970 - Gam Wu-seong, South Korean actor
1970 - Simon Davey, Barnsley football manager
1971 - Amp Lee, NFL running back (Minnesota Vikings, St Louis Rams)
1971 - Melinda Gainsford, Australian 100m/200m (Olympics-92, 96)
1971 - Song Il Gook, Korean actor
1971 - Gigi Lai, Hong Kong actress
1972 - Danielle Scott, Baton Rouge LA, volleyball middle blocker (Oly-96)
1973 - Rodney Kite-Powell, historian
1973 - Jana Henke, German swimmer
1973 - Rachid Chékhémani, French runner
1973 - John Thomson, American baseball player
1974 - Keith Duffy, Dublin Ireland, Irish singer (Boyzone)
1974 - Mats Lindgren, NHL forward (Team Sweden Oly-1998, Edmonton)
1974 - Christian Borle, American actor
1975 - Eric Morel, PR, US flyweight boxer (Olympics-96)
1975 - Zoltán Sebescen, German footballer
1975 - Chulpan Khamatova, Russian actress
1975 - Kim Suna, Korean actress
1976 - Kona Cormack, Honolulu HI, playmate (Feb, 1996)
1976 - Antonio Roybal, American painter and sculptor
1977 - Alejandro Hernandez, Tijuana Mexico, tennis pro
1977 - Jeffrey van Hooydonk, Belgian race car driver
1978 - Andrew JC Jackson, Australian surf lifesaver
1978 - Leticia Cline, American model and TV Personality
1979 - Gilberto Martínez, Costa Rican footballer
1979 - Cameron Bruce, Australian rules footballer
1979 - Rudi Johnson, American football player
1979 - Marko Stanojevic, English-born Italian rugby union footballer
1981 - Júlio Baptista, Brazilian footballer
1981 - Arnau Riera, Spanish footballer
1981 - Johnny Oduya, Swedish ice hockey player
1982 - Haruna Babangida, Nigerian footballer
1982 - Harry Lawrence, Bath born Entrepreneur
1982 - Sandra Oxenryd, Swedish singer
1983 - Mirko Vučinić, Montenegrin footballer
1984 - Matt Cain, American baseball player
1984 - Daniel Guillén, Spanish footballer
1985 - Ryo Miyamori, Japanese singer
1985 - Nazimuddin Ahmed, Bangladeshi cricketer
1985 - Revazi Zintiridis, Greek judoka
1985 - Tim Deasy, English footballer
1986 - Ricardo Vaz Té, Portuguese footballer
1986 - Jurnee Smollett, American actress
1986 - Sayaka, Japanese singer
1987 - Hiroki Aiba, Japanese actor, singer
1988 - Cariba Heine, Australian actress
1990 - Charlie McDonnell, British YouTube Personality

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