Famous Birthdays on this Day in History

Birthdays in History for Thursday 6th November 2014

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Birthdays 1 - 193 of 193
1391 - Edmund de Mortimer, 5th Earl of March, English politician (d. 1425)
1479 - Johanna, the Insane, Queen of Castile (1504-20)
1494 - Suleiman I (the Magnificent), Ottoman Sultan (d. 1566). Longest reigning Sultan from 1520 till death in 1566.
1550 - Karin Månsdotter, Queen of Sweden (d. 1612)
1558 - Thomas Kyd, English dramatist (Spanish Tragedy)
1566 - Julien Perrichon, composer
1607 - Sigmund Theophil Staden, composer
1613 - Luis de Garay, composer
1659 - Theodor Schwartzkopff, composer
1661 - Charles II, last Habsburg king of Spain (reigns 1665-1700)
1671 - Colley Cibber, England, dramatist/poet laureate (Love's Last Shift)
1692 - Louis Racine, French poet (d. 1763)
1746 - African-American abolitionist and clergyman Absalom Jones born into slavery in Delaware
1753 - Jean-Baptiste Sebastien Breval, composer
1753 - Mikhail Kozlovsky, Russian sculptor (d. 1802)
1757 - Louis-Abet Deffroy de Reigny, composer
1771 - Alois Senefelder, inventor (lithography)
1779 - Michal Bogdanowicz, composer
1796 - George Back, English sea officer/explorer (North Canada)
1800 - Eduard Grell, composer
1814 - Adolphe Sax, Belgium musician/inventor (saxophone)
1818 - Pavel Melnikov, Russian historian/author (V Lesach) [OS=Oct 25]
1822 - Gordon Granger, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1876
1833 - Jonas Lie, Norwegian author (d. 1908)
1836 - Francis Ellingwood Abbot, Boston, theologian (Scientific Theism)
1838 - John Grant Mitchell, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1894
1841 - Nelson W. Aldrich, U.S. Senator from Rhode Island (d. 1915)
1841 - Armand Fallières, French president (d. 1931)
1851 - Charles Dow, American journalist and economist (co-founded Dow Jones/1st editor of Wall St Journal) (d.1902)

Composer John Philip Sousa (1854) 1854 - John Philip Sousa, Wash DC, march king (Stars & Stripes Forever), (d. 1932)
1855 - Eduard Yosif Kotek, composer
1855 - Ezra Seymour Gosney, American philanthropist and eugenicist (d. 1942)
1856 - Nicholas Nikolajevitsj, ruler of Russia
1861 - James Naismith, Almonte, Canada, inventor (basketball, football helmet), (d.1939)
1867 - Marie Bregendahl, Danish author (Holger Hauge og hans Hustru)
1875 - Pompeo Aloisi, Italian baron/diplomat/senator
1878 - Ernest Irving, English composer
1879 - Eugen Varga, Hungarian/Russian economist/politician
1880 - Robert Musil, Austrian novelist (d. 1942)

Basketball Inventor James Naismith (1861) 1880 - Chris van Abkoude, Dutch-American writer and novelist (d. 1959)
1883 - Hubert Bath, British film composer and music director
1884 - Ludomir Rozycki, Polish composer/conductor (Meduza, Eros i Psyche)
1885 - Emiel Poetou, Flemish sculptor
1887 - Walter Johnson, Humboldt Kansas, Washington Senator pitcher (1907-27) (414-218)
1892 - John Alcock, English pilot (1st non-stop flight across Atlantic Ocean)
1892 - John Sigvard "Ole" Olsen, Wabash Ind, comedian (Olsen & Johnson)
1892 - Harold Ross, American editor (d. 1951)
1893 - August Defresne, Dutch playwright/director (Uninhabited Island)

MLB Pitcher Walter Johnson (1887) 1896 - Jim Jordan, Peoria IL, radio comedian (Fibber McGee)
1901 - Juanita Hall, Keyport NJ, actress (Capt Billy)
1903 - June Marlowe, American actress (d. 1984)
1904 - Selena Royale, NYC, actress (Date With Judy, Misleading Lady)
1906 - Francis Lederer, Prague Czech, actor (Diary of a Chambermaid)
1906 - James D. Norris, sportsman and businessman (Chicago Black Hawks) (d. 1966)
1908 - Fanny Leys, Flemish author (Ontwijding)
1909 - Heinz Rottger, composer
1909 - Henk Bijvanck, composer
1910 - Arthur Cohn, composer
1914 - Jonathan Harris, actor (Dr Zachary Smith-Lost in Space)
1916 - Ray Conniff, Attleboro Mass, chorus director (Ray Conniff Singers)
1918 - Ronnie Brody, England, actor (Superman 3, What's Up Nurse, Ritz)
1919 - Alan Lisette, cricketer (NZ slow left-armer vs West Indies 1956)
1920 - John Smith, CEO (Liverpool FC)
1921 - Geoff Rabone, cricketer (gifted all-rounder for NZ in 1950's)
1921 - James Jones, Robinson Ill, novelist (From Here to Eternity)
1922 - Lars Edlund, composer
1923 - Aleksandra Chudina, USSR, track jumper (Olympic-2 silver-1952)
1923 - Clay Jones, gardener
1923 - Renato Capecchi, Italian violinist/baritone
1924 - Jeanette Schmid, Austrian professional whistler, AKA Baroness Lips von Lipstrill (d. 2005)
1925 - Dirk de Vroome, [Red Giant], SS'er
1926 - Brian Abel-Smith, professor of Social Adminstration
1928 - Peter Matz, Pitts Pa, orchestra leader (Hullabaloo, Carol Burnette Show)
1930 - Raymond Baervoets, Belgian composer (Metamorphoses)
1931 - Mike Nichols, [Peschowsky], director (Catch 22, Biloxi Blues)
1931 - Tsvetan Tsvetanov, composer
1931 - Peter Collins, English race car driver (d. 1958)
1932 - Stonewall Jackson, rocker
1933 - Joseph Pope, US singer (Hey Girl Don't Bother Me)
1933 - Knut Johannesen, Norway, 5K/10K speed skater (Olympic-gold-1964)
1936 - David Ward-Steinman, composer
1936 - K Schippers, [Gerard Stigter], Dutch author
1936 - Mikhail Vladimirovich Sologub, Russian cosmonaut
1937 - Bas de Gaay Fortman, Dutch MP (PPR)
1937 - Edwin Roxburgh, composer
1937 - Joe Warfield, American actor
1938 - P J Proby, [James Marcus Smith], Houston Texas, American rocker
1938 - Mack Jones, American baseball player (d. 2004)
1938 - Jim Pike, American singer (The Lettermen)
1938 - Dumitru Rusu, Romanian painter
1939 - Leonardo Quisumbing, Filipino Supreme Court jurist
1940 - Ruth Messinger, Manhattan Borough President and President of the American Jewish World Service
1940 - Dieter F. Uchtdorf, LDS apostle
1941 - Doug Sahm, San Antonio Texas, country singer (Texas Tornadoes-Dinero)
1941 - Guy Clark, Rockport Tx, country singer (Heartbroke)
1941 - James Bowman, English contratenor
1943 - Michael Schwerner, civil rights worker, murdered in 1964
1944 - Bill Henderson, Vancouver BC, rock vocalist/guitarist (Chilliwack)
1945 - Robert J Mrazek, (Rep-D-NY, 1983- )
1946 - Sally Field, Pasadena California, we really like her (Gidget, Flying Nun)
1946 - Fred Penner, Canadian children's entertainer
1947 - Doug Young, rocker (Flash In The Pan)
1947 - Edward Yang, director (Tewrrorizers)
1947 - George Lawrence James, NJ, 4X400m relayer (Olympic-gold-1968)
1947 - George Young, Glasgow, Scotland, rock guitarist (Easybeats, AC/DC)
1947 - Jack Arnold, character on Wonder Years
1947 - John Wilson, rock drummer (Them)
1947 - Jim Rosenthal, English sports presenter

Rock Vocalist Glenn Frey (1948) 1948 - Glenn Frey, Detroit Mich, rock vocalist (Eagles-Take it Easy)
1949 - Brad Davis, Tallahassee Fla, actor (Roots, Chiefs, Midnight Express)
1949 - Nigel Havers, English actor (Dr Latimer-Don't Wait Up)
1949 - Arturo Sandoval, Cuban-born trumpeter
1949 - Joseph C. Wilson, Vice Chairman of Jarch Capital, LLC
1950 - Ernest Thompson, Bellows Fall Vt, actor (Sierra, Westside Medical)
1951 - Peter Althin, Swedish politician and attorney
1951 - John Falsey, American television writer and producer
1952 - Michael Cunningham, American writer
1954 - Catherine Crier, Dallas, Texas, American journalist and author (The Case Against Lawyers, A Deadly Game)
1955 - Maria Shriver, Chicago, newscaster (Sunday Today) and ex-wife of Arnold Schwarzenegger
1956 - Graeme Wood, cricketer (Australian lefty opening batsman 1978-88)
1957 - Klaus Kleinfeld, German industrialist
1957 - Siobhán McCarthy, Irish singer and actress
1957 - Lori Singer, Corpus Christi Texas, actress (Fame, V, Footloose)
1958 - Trace Beaulieu, American actor
1959 - Teri Peterson, Santa Monica Cal, playmate (July, 1980)
1960 - Lance Kerwin, Newport Beach Ca, (James at 15, The Loneliest Runner)
1960 - Michael Cerveris, American actor
1961 - Florent Pagny, French songwriter and singer
1961 - Kazuhiko Aoki, Japanese game creator
1961 - Craig Goldy, guitarist for the band Dio
1962 - Aznil Nawawi, Malaysian host, actor and singer
1963 - Jean-Marc Chouinard, Montreal Quebec, epee (Olympics-96)
1963 - Rozz Williams, American musician (Christian Death) (d. 1998)
1964 - Erik Kramer, NFL quarterback (Chic Bears)
1964 - Kerry Conran, American filmmaker
1964 - Corey Glover, American musician (Living Color)
1964 - Greg Graffin, American singer (Bad Religion)
1965 - Brian Givens, Lompoc CA, pitcher (Milwaukee Brewers)
1965 - Robert Oberrrauch, hockey defenseman (Team Italy 1998)
1966 - Lisa Fuller, Los Angeles California, actress (Dawn-General Hospital)
1966 - Peter DeLuise, Hollywood CA, actor (21 Jump Street, seaQuest DSV)
1966 - Paul Gilbert, American guitarist and singer
1966 - Christian Lorenz, German keyboardist (Rammstein)
1967 - Dennis Brown, NFL defensive end (SF 49ers)
1967 - Jackie Auzias de Turenne, Seattle, WPVA volleyballer (Natl-17th-1995)
1967 - Jana McCoy, Portales NM, Miss NM-America (1991)
1967 - Rebecca Schaeffer, Eugene Oregon, actress (Patti-My Sister Sam)
1967 - Shuzo Matsuoka, Tokyo Japan, tennis star (1995 USTA/Binghampton)
1968 - Alfred Williams, NFL defensive end (SF 49ers, Broncos-Super Bowl 32)
1968 - Chad Curtis, Marion IN, outfielder (NY Yankees, Detroit Tigers)
1968 - Edward Linskens, soccer player (PSV)
1968 - Kelly Rutherford, Elizabethtown Kentucky, actress (Generations)
1968 - Vlast Plavucha, hockey forward (Team Slovakia 1998)
1968 - Jerry Yang, Chinese American entrepreneur (Yahoo!, Inc.)
1969 - Bryan Abrams, Oklahoma City, singer (Color Me Badd-I Want to Sex You Up)
1969 - Don Wengert, Sioux City IA, pitcher (Oakland A's)
1970 - Eric Mueller, KC MO, rower (Olympics-silver-1996)
1970 - Ethan Hawke, Austin Texas, actor (Dad, Dead Poets Society, Explorers)
1970 - Maa Tanuvasa, NFL defensive tackle (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32)
1970 - Patrick Burke, CFL cornerback (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
1970 - Rich Braham, tackle (Cincinnati Bengals)
1971 - Derrick Alexander, NFL wide receiver (Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens)
1972 - Anthony Brown, NFL tackle (Cin Bengals)
1972 - Vicki Movessian, ice hockey defenseman (USA, Oly-98)
1972 - Garry Flitcroft, English footballer
1972 - Thandie Newton, English actress
1972 - Deivi Cruz, American baseball player
1973 - Taje Allen, kicker (St Louis Rams)
1973 - Nell McAndrew, British model
1974 - Frank Vandenbroucke, Belgian cyclist
1975 - Mike Maurer, CFL fullback (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
1976 - Laurie Baker, ice hockey forward (USA, Oly-gold-98)
1976 - Mike Herrera, American singer and bassist (MxPx)
1976 - Jodi Martin, Australian singer-songwriter
1976 - Pat Tillman, American football player (d. 2004)
1976 - Catherine Clark, Canadian journalist; daughter of Joe Clark
1977 - Patrícia Tavares, Portuguese actress
1978 - Nicole Dubuc, actress (Robin-Major Dad)
1978 - Zak Morioka, Brazilian racing driver
1978 - Sandrine Blancke, Belgian actress
1978 - Daniella Cicarelli, Brazilian model and television host
1978 - Jolina Magdangal, Filipina singer, actress and television host
1978 - Taryn Manning, American actress
1979 - Lamar Odom, American basketball player
1981 - Cassie Bernall, American murder victim (d. 1999)
1981 - Lee Dong Wook, South Korean actor
1982 - Sowelu, Japanese pop singer
1983 - Janette McBride, Filipino actress
1983 - Jon Hume, Australian singer (Evermore)
1987 - Ana Ivanović, Serbian tennis player
1988 - Erik Lund, Swedish footballer

Actress Emma Stone (1988) 1988 - Emma Stone, Scottsdale, Arizona, American actress (Superbad, The Amazing Spider-Man)
1989 - Jozy Altidore, American footballer

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