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Birthdays in History for Saturday 11th October 2014

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Birthdays 1 - 213 of 213
1335 - Taejo of Joseon, ruler of Korea (d. 1408)
1573 - Jacob Boonen, South Netherlands clergyman/lawyer
1593 - Claes P "Nicolaas" Tulip, anatomy/mayor of Amsterdam (1654..71)
1611 - Hugues de Lionne, Marquess de Berry, French ambassador to Rome
1616 - Andreas Gryphius, German writer (d. 1664)
1661 - Melchior de Polignac, French diplomat/elect (Anti-Lucretius)
1671 - Frederik IV, king of Denmark/Norway (1699-1730)
1671 - Richard Moungler (d. 1730)
1672 - Pylyp Orlyk, Ukrainian Zaporozhian Cossack starshina, diplomat (d. 1742)
1675 - Samuel Clarke, English philosopher (d. 1729)
1738 - Arthur Phillip, admiral/1st governor New-South Wales
1747 - Marian Paradeiser, composer
1758 - Wilhelm Olbers, discovered asteroids (Pallas & Vesta)
1768 - Adriaan van den Ende, Dutch vicar/educationalist
1782 - Steen Steensen Blicher, Denmk, poet/short-story writer (E Binddstouw)
1786 - Stevenson Archer, American Congressman (d. 1848)
1788 - Simon Sechter, composer
1803 - Albartus Telting, Frisian poet (Frisianch Jierboeckjen)
1806 - Aleksandar I Karadjordjevic, monarch of Serbia (1842-58)
1809 - Orson Squire Fowler, American phrenologist (d. 1887)
1814 - Jean Baptiste Lamy, first Archbishop of Santa Fe (d. 1888)
1815 - Pierre Napoleon Bonaparte, Corsican representative of the people
1820 - Alfred Washington Ellet, Brigadier General (Union volunteers), died in 1895
1821 - Angelo Maurizio Gaspare Mariani, composer
1821 - George Williams, England, founder YMCA
1825 - C F Meyer, writer
1825 - Elkanah Brackin Greer, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1877
1835 - Hunter Holmes McGuire, Med Director (Confederate Army), died in 1900
1841 - Freidrich Hegar, composer

Founder of Heinz Henry John Heinz (1844) 1844 - Henry John Heinz, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, founded prepared-foods company (Heinz-57 varieties), (d. 1919)
1863 - Xavier Henry Napoleon Leroux, composer
1865 - Hans E Kinck, Norwegian philological/writer (Mot Karnaval)
1869 - Gordon Frederic Norton, composer
1871 - Johan Oscar Smith, Norweigian religious leader (d. 1943)
1872 - Harlan Fiske Stone, NH, Supreme Court (1925-41) Chief Justice (41-46)
1875 - Stefan O Iosif, Romania, poet (Beautiful Irine)
1876 - G von Le Fort, writer
1877 - John Parsons Beach, composer
1881 - Stark Young, US critic/writer (So Red the Rose)
1881 - Hans Kelsen, Austrian legal theorist (d. 1973)
1882 - Robert Nathaniel Dett, composer
1882 - Will Vesper, German author (Vom grossen Krieg)
1883 - Archibald T Davison, composer

US First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt (1884) 1884 - Eleanor Roosevelt, [Anna], New York, 1st lady (1933-1945)/crusader (Nobel 1931), (d. 1962)
1884 - Friedrich C R Bergius, German chemist (benzine from brown coal, Nobel)
1884 - Robert Muller-Hartmann, composer
1884 - Sig Ruman, [Siegfried Rumann], Hamburg Germany
1885 - Alfred Haar, Hungary, mathematician
1885 - Francois Mauriac, France, novelist/poet/playwright (Nobel 1952)
1888 - Piero Coppola, composer
1891 - Antonius [Jacob LT] van der Veen Zeppenfeldt, Antillian Bishop
1894 - Albert Stoessel, composer
1895 - H Schiebelhuth, writer
1896 - Roman Jakobson, linguist/Slavic scholar (Fundamentals of Language)
1897 - Arvo Hannikainen, composer
1897 - George Preston Marshall, NFL team owner (Washington Redskins)
1897 - Nathan F Twining, USAF general (Neither Liberty nor Safety)
1897 - Russell Collins, New Orleans LA
1899 - A L "Oosh" Ochse, cricketer (no relation to A E South African fast bowler)
1899 - Eddie Dyer, American baseball player (d. 1964)
1900 - Cal Hubbard, NFL tackle (Giants, Packers, Pittsburgh Pirates)
1901 - Emil Hlobil, composer
1902 - Leon Belasco, Odessa Russia, actor (Lucky Partners, My Sister Eileen)
1902 - Jayaprakash Narayan, Indian freedom fighter and political leader (d. 1979)
1905 - Fred Trump, American real estate developer, father of Donald Trump (d. 1999)
1906 - Earl "Dutch" Clark, Colo, NFL hall of fame QB (Spartans, Detroit)
1908 - Armen Carapetyan, composer
1910 - Eugene John Weigel, composer
1910 - Francis James Claude Piggott, soldier
1910 - Joseph Alsop, political newspaper columnist (Men Around the President)
1913 - J J Pickle, (Rep-D-TX, 1963- )
1914 - Edward J Day, US Postmaster General (1961)
1917 - Franz Alphons Wolpert, composer
1918 - Jerome Robbins, [Rabinowitz], NY, choreographer (Tony-West Side Story)
1919 - Art Blakey, Pitts PA, drummer (Billy Eckstine Band, Jazz Messengers)
1919 - Jean Vander Pyl, American voice actress (d. 1999)
1924 - Mal Whitfield, American athlete
1925 - Elmore Leonard, US writer (Glitz, Mr Majestyk, Touch, 52 Pick-Up), (d. 2013)
1926 - Earle Hyman, NC, actor (Russell-Cosby, Coriolanus)
1926 - John Dewes, cricketer (England opener late 40's early 50's)
1926 - Nhất Hạnh, Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk
1927 - Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium (d. 2005)
1929 - Liselotte Pulver, Swiss actress
1930 - Bill Fischer, baseball player
1930 - Harry Glass, German DR, 1st E German Olympic medalist (bronze-1956)
1930 - Sam Johnson, San Antonio, Texas, American politician (Rep-R-Texas)
1931 - Dorothy Woolfolk, American comic book editor (d. 2000)
1932 - Dottie West, Nashville Tenn, country singer (Here Comes My Baby)
1935 - Jan van Vlijmen, composer
1936 - Billy Higgins, American jazz drummer (d. 2001)
1937 - Bobby Charlton, English soccer player
1937 - Georgi Vladimirovich Machinski, cosmonaut
1937 - R. H. W. Dillard, American poet
1939 - Franklin A Sonn, union leader (South African workers)
1939 - Maria Bueno, Sao Paulo Brazil, tennis player (Wimbledon 1959)
1939 - Woiciech Wiesidlowski Lowski, dancer
1941 - Lester Bowie, American jazz trumpeter (d. 1999)
1941 - Charles Shyer, American film director
1942 - Amitabh Bachan, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, Indian actor and film producer (Deewar)
1942 - Malvin Whitfield, Bay City Tx, track star (Oly-3 gold/silv/br-48, 52)
1942 - Victor H Fazio, (Rep-D-California, 1979- )
1943 - Frank Muyser, Dutch guitarist/saxophonist (Les Baroques)
1943 - Gene Watson, Palestine Tx, country singer (Heartaches, Love & Stuff)
1943 - Keith Boyce, St Peter, Barbados, cricketer (big-hitting WI all-rounder of 70's)
1943 - Per-Gunnar Alldahl, composer
1944 - Rodney Marsh, athlete
1944 - Mike Fiore, American baseball player
1946 - Felton Perry, actor (Magnum Force, Sudden Death)
1946 - Gary Mallaber, Buffalo NY, rocker (Steve Miller Band-Abracadbra)
1946 - Sawao Kato, Japan, gymnist (Olympic-gold-1968, 72, 76)
1946 - Daryl Hall, [Hohl], Penn, rocker/songwriter (Hall & Oates-Sara Smile)
1946 - Oba Chandler, American convicted murderer
1947 - Al Atkins, West Bromwich UK, English musician (Judas Priest)
1947 - Lucas Papademos, Greek economist
1947 - Thomas Boswell, American sports columnist
1949 - Bobby Jones, baseball player
1949 - Greg Douglas, Oakland California, American rock guitarist/vocalist (Steve Miller Band-Abracadabra)
1950 - Amos Gitai, actor (Neo-Fascist Trilogy, Golem, Arena of Murder)
1950 - Andrew Woolfolk, US pop musician (Earth, Wind & Fire-Shining Star)
1950 - Catlin Adams, Los Angeles California, actress (Ms Loomis-Square Pegs)
1950 - Patty Murry, (Sen-D Washington)
1950 - Thomas J Tauke, (Rep-R-IA, 1979- )
1951 - Wesley Magoogan, rocker
1953 - David Morse, Beverly Mass, actor (St Elsewhere, House, Inside Moves)
1956 - Nicanor Duarte Frutos, President of Paraguay
1957 - Dawn French, Welsh comedian and TV actress (Supergrass, French & Saunders, The Vicar of Dibley)
1957 - Blair Cunningham, Memphis Tn, rock drummer (Haircut 100)
1957 - Jon Moss, rock drummer (Culture Club)
1957 - Paul Bown, English actor
1957 - Paul Sereno, American paleontologist
1959 - Bob Inglis, (Rep-R-South Carolina)
1959 - Michiel Schapers, Netherlands, tennis star
1960 - Curt Ford, baseball player
1960 - Joe Nash, NFL defensive tackle (Seattle Seahawks)
1961 - Steve Young, NFL quarterback (SF 49ers, NFL Player of Year '92)
1961 - Neil Buchanan, English television presenter
1961 - Amr Diab, Egyptian singer
1962 - Eric Johnson, Seaside OR, Nike golfer (1993 NIKE Louisiana Open-3rd)
1962 - Joan Cusack, Evanston Illinois, actress (SNL, Addams Family Values)
1962 - Leslie Landon, Los Angeles California, actress (Etta Plum-Little House on Prairie)
1962 - Martin Bayless, NFL safety (KC Chiefs)
1962 - Philip Newport, cricketer (England pace bowler in 3 Tests 1988-91)
1962 - Nicola Bryant, English actress
1963 - Ronny Rosenthal, Israeli footballer
1963 - Prince Faisal bin Al Hussein of Jordan
1964 - Michael J. Nelson, American actor
1965 - Chris Spielman, NFL linebacker (Detroit Lions, Buffalo Bills)
1965 - Sean Patrick Flanery, actor (Young Indiana Jones, Powder)
1965 - Alexander Hacke, German musician (Einstürzende Neubauten)
1966 - Gregg Olson, Omaha NE, pitcher (Balt Orioles, Detroit Tigers)

Actor Luke Perry (1966) 1966 - Luke Perry, Mansfield Ohio, actor (Dillon-Beverly Hill 90210)
1966 - Shawn Chambers, Royal Oaks MI, NHL defenseman (Team USA, NJ Devils)
1966 - Solofa Fatu, aka Rikishi, American professional wrestler
1967 - Bruce Dickson, CFL linebacker (Edmonton Eskimos)
1967 - Charles Ogletree, Greenville NC, tornado yachter (Olympics-8th-1996)
1967 - Dennis Vaske, Rockford, NHL defenseman (NY Islanders)
1967 - John Lovell, Baton Rouge LA, tornado yachter (Olympics-8th-1996)
1967 - Rob Selby, NFL guard (Arizona Cardinals)
1967 - Sean Moynihan, Burlington Vt, actor (Powell-One Life to Live)
1967 - Tony Chimel, American professional wrestling announcer
1967 - Artie Lange, American actor and comedian
1967 - David Starr, American race car driver
1967 - Tazz, American professional wrestler and commentator
1968 - Amy Louise Taylor, [Kallested], actress (Silent Night Deadly Night 5)
1968 - Claude Lapointe, Lachine, NHL center (Calgary Flames)
1968 - Cynthia Johnston, Calgary Alberta, basketball forward (Olympics-96)
1968 - Jane Krakowski, American actress
1969 - Cal Dixon, NFL center/guard (NY Jets)
1969 - Mike Kerr, WLAF defensive end (Frankfurt Galaxy)
1969 - Prince Constantijn, CF Aschwin, of Netherlands
1969 - Ty Murray, rodeo cowboy(5-time all-around world champion)
1970 - Chidi Ahanotu, NFL defensive end/defensive tackle (Tampa Bay Bucs)
1970 - Kelly Sims, WLAF cornerback (Amsterdam Admirals)
1970 - Nicole Jeray, Cook County IL, LPGA golfer (1995 Sprint Champ-22nd)
1970 - Andy Marriott, English footballer
1970 - Constance Zimmer, American actress
1971 - Chann McRae, Albany Ga, cyclist (Olympics-96)
1971 - Natalie Jay, Hendon England, actress (Baywatch)
1971 - Petra Haden, American musician (The Rentals)
1972 - Brigitte Soucy, Moncton New Brunswick, volleyballer (Olympics-96)
1972 - Cherokee Parks, NBA center (Dallas Mavericks, Minn Timberwolves)
1972 - Kyoko Ina, Tokyo Japan, figure skater (1993 North Atlantic Sr champ)
1972 - Troy Corbett, cricket pace bowler (Victorian lefty since 1994-95)
1972 - Claudia Black, Australian actress
1973 - Sharon Dominguez, Miss Belize Universe (1997)
1973 - Takeshi Kaneshiro, actor/model
1973 - Steven Pressley, Scottish footballer
1973 - Mike Smith, American guitarist (Snot, Limp Bizkit)
1974 - Jason Arnott, Collingwood Ontario, NHL center (Edmonton Oilers)
1974 - Terje Haakonsen, Norwegian snowboarder
1975 - Zach Conrad, Ft Collins Colo, cyclist (Olympics-96)
1976 - Emily Deschanel, American actress
1976 - Brent Bennett, American mercenary
1977 - Matthew Bomer, American actor
1977 - Desmond Mason, American basketball player
1977 - Claudia Palacios, Colombian television journalist
1977 - Ty Wigginton, American baseball player
1978 - Kali, Angolan footballer
1979 - Bae Doona, South Korean model and actress
1979 - Andy Douglas, American professional wrestler
1979 - Gabe Saporta, Uruguayan-born American musician (Cobra Starship, Midtown)
1980 - Nyron Nosworthy, English footballer
1981 - Beau Brady, Australian Actor
1983 - William Sledd, American internet personality
1983 - Ruslan Ponomariov, Ukrainian chess player
1984 - Sergio Hellings, Dutch footballer
1984 - Martha MacIsaac, Canadian actress
1985 - Michelle Trachtenberg, American actress
1987 - Mike Conley, Jr., American basketball player
1989 - Henry Lau, member of Korean Boy Band Super Junior M
1989 - Michelle Wie, American golfer
1991 - Chauncey Matthews, American Juniors singer
1992 - Sarah Cannon, daughter of singer Amy Grant

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