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Birthdays in History for Saturday 15th November 2014

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1316 - Jean I, King of France (Nov 15-19, 1316) (he lived only 5 days)
1397 - Nicholas V, [Tommaso Parentucelli], Italy, Pope (1447-55)
1498 - Eleonore of Austria, Queen of Portugal and France (d. 1558)
1556 - Jacques-Davy Duperron, French cardinal (d. 1618)
1559 - Albrecht, arch duke of Austrian/cardinal-archbishop of Toledo
1604 - Davis Mell, composer
1607 - Madeleine de Scudéry, French writer (d. 1701)
1619 - Philips Koninck, Amsterdams painter/etcher
1640 - Nicolaus Adam Strungk, composer
1660 - Hermann von der Hardt, German historian (d. 1746)
1661 - Christoph von Graffenried, Swiss settler in Americas (d. 1743)
1688 - Louis Bertrand Castel, French mathematician (d. 1757)
1692 - Eusebius Amort, German Catholic theologian (d. 1775)
1696 - Gerhardus Havingha, composer
1705 - Louis-Gabriel Guillemain, composer

British Prime Minister (The Great Commoner) William Pitt the Elder (1708) 1708 - William Pitt the Elder, London, British Prime Minister (Whig, 1756-61, 66-68), `Great Commoner', (d. 1778)
1731 - William Cowper, English lawyer/poet (John Gilpin) [OS]
1738 - F William Herschel, German/English astronomer (discovered Uranus)
1741 - Johann C Lavater, Swiss vicar/philosopher
1746 - Joseph Quesnel, French Canadian composer and playwright (d. 1809)
1755 - Jan Blanken, Dutch hydraulic engineer
1757 - Heinrich Christian Friedrich Schumacher, Danish surgeon (d. 1830)
1774 - William Horsley, composer
1775 - Georges-Julien Sieber, composer
1784 - Jerome Bonaparte, King of Westphalia (d. 1860)
1793 - Michel Chasles, French mathematician (geometry)
1800 - George Rodwell, composer
1814 - Pleasant Adam Hackleman, Brigadier General (Union volunteers), died in 1862
1815 - John Banvard, NYC, painted worlds largest painting (3 mile canvas)
1816 - Joseph Bennett Plummer, Brigadier General (Union volunteers), died in 1862
1829 - Petrus A S van Limburg Brouwer, MP/critic (Akbar)
1836 - Pierce Manning Butler Young, Mjr Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1896
1840 - Aleksei N Apuchtin, Russian poet/friend of Tsjaikovski [NS=11/27]
1859 - Christopher Hornsrud, Prime Minister of Norway (d. 1960)
1862 - Adolf Bartels, German folk art writer

Author and Nobel Laureate Gerhart Hauptmann (1862) 1862 - Gerhart Hauptmann, Obersalzbrunn, Germany, author (Before Dawn-Nobel 1912), (d. 1946)
1871 - Erich Tschermak von Seysenegg, Vienna, Austrian Botanist who was one of three scientists (also Hugo de Vries and Carl Correns) who independently rediscovered Gregor Mendel's work on the laws of genetics
1872 - Robert marquess of Flers, French author (Habit Vert)
1874 - August Krogh [Schack], Denmark, zoophysiologist (arterioles and capillaries, Nobel-1920), (d. 1949)
1874 - Dimitrios Golemis, Greek athlete (d. 1941)
1878 - Bela Reinitz, composer
1879 - Lewis Stone, Worcester Mass, actor (Prisoner of Zenda)
1881 - Franklin P Adams, Chicago Ill, columnist (Information Please)

Zoophysiologist and Nobel Laureate August Krogh (1874) 1882 - Felix Frankfurter, Vienna, Austria, 80th Supreme Court Justice (1939-62)
1886 - René Guénon, French-Egyptian author (d. 1951)
1887 - Georgia O'Keefe, Sun Prairie Wisc, sculptor/painter (Cow's Skull)
1887 - Hitoshi Asida, Japanese politician
1887 - Marianne Moore, St Louis, poet (Pulitzer 1951, Collected Poems)
1887 - René Maran, Martinique, author (Batouala, Prix Goncourt)
1888 - James Morrison, Mattoon IL, actor (Little Detectives)
1890 - Richmal Crompton, British author (d. 1969)
1891 - Erwin Rommel, German Field Marshal (WW II-African campaign)

German WWII Field Marshal Erwin Rommel (1891) 1891 - W Averell Harriman, US, (Gov-D-NY)/ambassador to USSR (1943-46)
1895 - Ina Claire, actress (Claudia, Ninotchka, Rebound)
1895 - Antoni Słonimski, Polish writer (d. 1976)
1897 - Sacheverell Sitwell, English poet/author (People's Palace)
1897 - Aneurin Bevan, British politician (d. 1960)
1898 - Willy Alfredo, [Willem Jue], Dutch entertainer/poet (Fish-Trap)
1899 - Avdy Andresson, Estonian statesman (d. 1990)
1899 - Iskander Mirza, first President of Pakistan (d. 1969)
1902 - Frederico Freitas, composer
1903 - Stewie Dempster, cricketer (1st great NZ Test batsman)
1904 - Tilly Losch, Vienna Austria, actress (Garden of Allah)
1905 - Annunzio Mantovani, Venice Italy, orchestra leader (Mantovani)
1906 - Curtis E Le May, air force general/VP candidate
1907 - Count Claus Schenck von Stauffenberg, German anti fascist colonel
1909 - Don Large, Canada, choral director (Wayne King)
1913 - Rick Schagen, Dutch actress (Saartje-Swiebertje)
1913 - Arthur Haulot, Belgian journalist (d. 2005)
1914 - Gheorghe Dumitrescu, composer
1914 - Jorge Bolet, Havana Cuba, pianist (C'eurties Instituka)
1916 - Dame Ruth Nita Barrow, governor-general of Barbados
1917 - Gerardus H de Bold, bishop of Breda (1962-67)
1919 - Carol Bruce, [Shirley Levy], Great Neck NY, actress (Lillian-WKRP)
1919 - Joseph Albert Wapner, La, judge (People's Court)
1922 - Francesco Rosi, Naples Italy, director (Lucky Luciano)
1922 - Giorgio Manganelli, writer
1922 - Paul Acket, Dutch publisher/organizer (Music Express, North Sea Jazz)
1923 - Peter Hammond, London England, actor (Buccaneers)
1925 - Howard Baker, (Sen-R-Tenn), presidential chief of staff
1925 - Jurriaan Andriessen, [Leslie Cool], Dutch pianist/composer
1925 - Yuli Daniel, Russian writer (d. 1988)
1927 - Gregor Mackenzie, British politician (d. 1992)
1928 - C. W. McCall, American singer
1928 - John Orchard, British actor (d. 1995)
1928 - William Heirens, Evanston, Illinois, serial killer (Lipstick Killer), (d. 2012)
1929 - Edward Asner, KC Kansas, actor (Mary Tyler Moore Show, Lou Grant)
1930 - J[ames] G[raham] Ballard, China, sci-fi author (Drowned World)
1930 - Whitman Mayo, NYC, actor (Grady-Sanford & Son)
1931 - Jan Terlouw, Dutch MP (D-66)/author (Winters in Wartime)
1931 - John Kerr, NYC, actor (South Pacific, Peyton Place, Pit & Pendulum)
1931 - Mwai Kibaki, President of Kenya
1931 - Pascal Lissouba, Congo politician
1932 - Clyde L McPhatter, Durham NC, singer (Drifters-Treasure My Love)
1932 - Petula Clark, Surrey England, rock vocalist (Downtown, My Love)
1933 - Barbara Carson, Memphis Tn, actress (Comedy Tonight, Carter Country)
1933 - Jack Burns, Boston Mass, comedian (Burns & Schreiber)
1934 - Joanna Barnes, Boston, actr (Parent Trap, Spartacus, Goodbye Charlie)
1934 - Peter Dickinson, composer
1935 - Ariston Muguranayanga Chambati, politician/businessman
1935 - Peter John Welding, record producer
1936 - Wolf Biermann, writer
1937 - William E "Little Willie" John, [Woods], US R&B singer (Fever)
1937 - Jimmy Ellis, RockHill, South Carolina, soul singer (The Trammps - Disco Inferno), (d. 2012)
1939 - Yaphet Kotto, New York City, New York, African-American actor (Alien, Homicide: Life on the Street)
1939 - Erik Hansen, Denmark, 1K kayak (Olympic-gold-1960)
1939 - Thalmus Rasulala, [Jack Crowder], Miami Fla, actor (Blacula, Roots)
1940 - Sam Waterson, Cambridge Massachusetts, American actor (Capricorn One, Heaven's Gate)
1940 - Ulf Pilgaard, Danish actor
1941 - Daniel Manus Pinkwater, US, sci-fi author (Magic Moscow)
1942 - Daniel Barenboim, Buenos Aires Argentinia, pianist/conductor
1943 - Roger Donaldson, director (Cocktail, Cadillac Man, White Sands)
1945 - Anni-Frid Lyngsdtad, [Fryeda Anderson], Sweden, rocker (ABBA)
1945 - Bob Gunton, American actor
1946 - Janet Lennon, Culver City California, singer (Lennon Sisters)
1947 - William B Richardson, (Rep-D-New Mexico, 1983- )
1948 - Roy P Dyson, (Rep-D-MD, 1981- )
1950 - Mac Maurice Wilkins, discus thrower (1st to break 70m)
1951 - Dave Zelmon, rocker
1951 - Beverly D'Angelo, Columbus, Ohio, American actress (National Lampoon's Vacation)
1952 - "Macho Man" Randy Savage, [Poffo], Sarasota FL, wrestler (WWF/SMW/ICW)
1952 - Zoltán Buday, Hungarian born actor
1953 - Alexander O'Neal, Minneapolis, rocker (James Hearsky Harris III)
1953 - Yuri Viktorovich Prikhodko, Russian cosmonaut
1954 - Ab Bryant, rock bassist/vocalist (Chilliwack)
1954 - Aleksander Kwaśniewski, Białogard Poland, politician and President of Poland (1995-2005)
1955 - Oliver Conant, NYC, actor (Summer of '42)
1955 - Georgie Born, English academic, anthropologist and musician (Henry Cow)
1955 - Henry Corra, American documentarian
1956 - Ashley Cox, Dallas Texas, playmate (December, 1977)
1956 - Brian Douglas Wells, American criminal (d. 2003)
1957 - Joe Leeway, rocker (Thompson Twins)
1957 - Kevin Eubanks, bandleader (Tonight Show)
1957 - Ray McKinnon, American film actor/director
1958 - Marty Davis, San Jose Cat, tennis star
1961 - Ian Reid, Australian educator
1963 - Gideon Joe Ng, Toronto Ontario, table tennis player (Olympics-96)
1963 - Michele McAnany, Los Angeles California, female infielder (Colo Silver Bullets)
1965 - Stefan Pfeiffer, German swimmer
1966 - Petra Huber, Austria, tennis star
1966 - Rachel True, American actress
1967 - Greg Anthony, NBA guard (Vancouver Grizzlies, Seattle Supersonics)
1967 - Harvey Franklin, WLAF WR (Amsterdam Admirals)
1967 - Laura Garrone, Italy, tennis star
1967 - Michiyoshi Ohara, wrestler (WAR/NJPW)
1967 - Pedro Borbon, Mao Dom Rep, pitcher (Atlanta Braves)
1967 - Scott Schrader, California, Canadian Tour golfer (1992 Golden State)
1967 - Gustavo Poyet, Uruguayan footballer
1967 - E-40, American rapper
1967 - François Ozon, French film director
1968 - Brenda Alyce Bassett, Kokomo Indiana, Miss Indiana-America (1991)
1968 - James Brady, Brooklyn NY, columnist (NY Post)
1968 - Jennifer Charles, American singer/songwriter
1968 - Ol' Dirty Bastard, American rapper (d. 2004)
1969 - Helen Kelesi, Canada, tennis star
1969 - Peter Martin, cricketer (Lancashire & England pace bowler 1995)
1969 - Shane Mack, American politician
1970 - Cecil Doggette, WLAF cornerback (Frankfurt Galaxy)
1970 - Karin van Breeschoten, Rotterdam Holland, playmate (Sept, 1989)
1970 - Lesley Reddon, ice hockey goalie (Canada, Oly-98)
1970 - Mirjam van Breeschoten, Rotterdam Holland, playmate (Sept, 1989)
1970 - Jack Ingram, American singer and songwriter
1970 - Patrick Mboma, Cameroonian footballer
1971 - Natalia Medvedeva, Kiev Ukraine, tennis star (1993 Prague Essen)
1971 - Rohan Robinson, Australian hurdler (Olympics-96)
1971 - Sandra Kim, [Caldarone], French singer (J'aime la Vie)
1971 - Jay Harrington, American actor
1972 - Christian van der Weerden, Dutch soccer player (NEC, Vitesse)
1972 - Greg Bloedorn, NFL center (Seattle Seahawks)
1972 - Jonny Lee Miller, English actor
1973 - Jason Dunn, tight end (Philadelphia Eagles)
1973 - Jorge Diaz, guard (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
1973 - Rachel Kathleen English, Thomaston Ga, Miss America-Georgia (1996)
1973 - Sydney Tamiia Poitier, American actress
1974 - Fred Brock, wide receiver (Arizona Cardinals)
1974 - Chad Kroeger, Canadian singer
1975 - Scott Henshall, British fashion designer
1975 - Yannick Tremblay, Canadian ice hockey player
1976 - Jessica Amey, Montreal Quebec, 100m butterfly/4 x 100 (Olympics-96)
1976 - Brandon DiCamillo, American comedian
1976 - Virginie Ledoyen, French actress
1977 - Peter Mark Andrew Phillips, 9th in succession to British throne
1977 - Logan Whitehurst, American musician (d. 2006)
1979 - Josemi, Spanish footballer
1979 - Brett Lancaster, Australian cyclist
1980 - Ace Young, American singer
1981 - Natalie Lacuesta, Chicago Ill, rhythmic gymnast (Olympics-96)
1981 - Lorena Ochoa, Mexican golfer
1981 - Drew Hodgdon, American football player
1982 - D. J. Fitzpatrick, National Football League kicker
1982 - Lofa Tatupu, National Football League
1982 - Joe Kowalewski, American football player
1983 - DJ Skee, American DJ/Personality
1983 - Laura Smet, French actress
1983 - Fernando Verdasco, Spanish tennis player
1986 - Sania Mirza, Indian tennis player
1986 - Jeffree Star, American model, fashion designer, make-up artist and singer-songwriter
1987 - Isaiah Osbourne, English footballer
1987 - Ian Hecox, Member of Smosh
1988 - Zena Grey, American actress
1990 - Kanata Hongō, Japanese actor
1991 - Shailene Woodley, American Actress
1993 - Saaya Irie, Japanese Actress, singer

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