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Birthdays in History for Wednesday 19th November 2014

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1464 - Emperor Go-Kashiwabara of Japan (d. 1526)
1563 - Robert Sidney, 1st Earl of Leicester, English statesman (d. 1626)
1597 - Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate, Electress of Bavaria (d. 1660)
1600 - Charles I, King of England (1625-49); executed by Parliament
1600 - Lieuwe van Aitzema, Dutch historian (Matters of State & War)
1607 - Erasmus Quellinus II, [Quellien], Flemish painter/etcher
1616 - Eustache Le Sueur, French painter
1700 - Jean-Antoine Nollet, French abbot and physicist (d. 1770)
1709 - Pierre Leclair, composer
1711 - Michail V Lomonosov, Russian scholar/poet
1722 - Leopold Auenbrugger, Austrian physician (d. 1809)
1722 - Benjamin Chew, Chief Justice of colonial Pennsylvania (d. 1810)

King Charles I (1600) 1752 - George Rogers Clark, frontier military leader in Revolutionary War
1753 - Stanislas Champein, composer
1761 - Joseph Supries, composer
1770 - Albert Bertel Thorvaldsen, Copenhagen Denmark, sculptor (Dying Lion)
1770 - Bertel Thowwaldsen, Danish sculptor
1796 - Johann Wilhelm Mangold, composer
1802 - Solomon Foot, American politician (d. 1866)
1805 - Ferdinand de Lesseps, France, diplomat (built Suez Canal)
1810 - August Willich, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1878
1811 - John Ancrum Winslow, Comm (Union Navy), died in 1873
1812 - Karl Schwarz, German theologian (d. 1885)
1827 - Isaac Munroe St John, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1880

20th US President James Garfield (1831) 1831 - James A Garfield, Ohio, gen/(R) 20th Pres (March 4-Sept 19, 1881)
1833 - Wilhelm Dilthey, German philosopher (Das Leben Schleiermans)
1834 - Georg H Quincke, German physicist (test of Quincke)
1835 - Fitzhugh Lee, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1905
1835 - Rani Lakshmi Bai, Indian Queen (d. 1858)
1840 - Aleksandr Kovalevsky, Shustyanka near Dvinsk, Russian Biologist who founded comparative embryology and experimental histology and who identified a common pattern of embryological development in all multi-cellular animals
1843 - Richard Avenarius, German philosopher (d. 1896)
1846 - Emile C Wauters, Belgium, painter (Van der Goes in the Red Monastery)
1855 - Billy Bates, cricketer (England all-rounder 1882-87, hat-trick 1883)
1859 - Mikhail Mikhayl Ippolitov-Ivanov, Russia, musician (Armenian Rhapsody)
1862 - Billy Sunday, American evangelist (d. 1935)
1864 - George Barbier, Phila, actor (Tarzan's Revenge, Wife vs Secretary)
1870 - Vicente Lleo, composer
1874 - Karl Adrian Wohlfart, composer
1875 - Michael I Kalinin, Russian metal worker/head of state
1875 - Hiram Bingham, Connecticut, American Archaeologist (Incan site of Machu Picchu)
1876 - Tatyana Alexeyevna Afanasyeva, Russian/Dutch mathematician (d. 1964)
1879 - Karel van den Oever, Flemish author/poet (Geuzenstad)
1883 - Ned Sparks, Canadian actor (d. 1957)
1885 - Erskine Sanford, Trinidad CO, actor (Angel on My Shoulder)
1886 - Fernand Crommelynck, Belgian playwright (Le Cocu Magnificent)
1887 - James B. Sumner, American chemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate (d. 1955)
1888 - Jose RaulCapablanca, Cuba, world chess champion (1921-27)
1889 - Clifton Webb [Webb Parmelee Hollenbeck], Indianapolis, Indiana, American actor (Laura)
1892 - Huw Thomas Edwards, Welsh trade unionist and politician (d. 1970)
1893 - René Voisin, French classical trumpet player (d. 1952)
1894 - Américo Tomás, Portuguese admiral and politician, 14th President of Portugal (d. 1987)
1895 - Louise Dahl-Wolfe, American photographer (d. 1989)
1896 - Georgy Zhukov, Russian general (d. 1974)
1897 - Quentin Roosevelt, son of United States President Theodore Roosevelt (d. 1918)
1898 - Arthur R. von Hippel, German-born physicist (d. 2003)
1899 - Allen Tate, US, poet (Mr Pope & Other Poems)
1899 - Grand Ayatollah Abul-Qassim Khoei, influential Shia Islamic scholar (d. 1992)
1900 - Anna Seghers, [Netty Radvanyi-Reiling], German author (7th Cross)
1900 - Anton Walbrook, [Adolf Wohlbrook], Vienna Austria, actor (Laura)
1900 - Mikhail Lavrentyev, Russian scientist (d. 1980)
1900 - Bunny Ahearne, Irish ice hockey promoter (d. 1985)
1902 - Trevor Bardette, Nashville AR, actor (Refugee, None Shall Escape)
1903 - Fritz Schmidt, German street photographer
1904 - Jacob "Jaap" Nanninga, Dutch painter
1904 - Nancy Carroll, [Ann V LaHiff], NYC, actress (Alice-Aldrich Family)
1905 - Tommy Dorsey, Mahanoy Plane Pa, orchestra leader (Stage Show, Mahogany)
1906 - Henri Temianka, composer
1906 - Jacques Leguerney, composer
1907 - Christian J H English, [Luc Tournier], Neth/Curacaos painter/composer
1907 - Jack Schaefer, American author (d. 1991)
1908 - Alan Baxter, East Cleveland OH, actor (Big Town Girl, Rags to Riches)
1908 - Mikhail Ivanovich Chulaki, composer
1909 - Rose Isabel Williams, sister of Tennessee Williams
1909 - Peter Drucker, American management theorist (d. 2005)
1909 - Moses Josiah Madiba, Seshego, Pietersburg (now Polokwane) district, South African author and first African chancellor of the University of the North
1910 - Adrian Conan Doyle, son of Arthur Conan Doyle (d. 1970)
1912 - George E Palade, Romanian/US cell biologist (ribosomen, Nobel 1974)
1917 - Indira Gandhi, Allahabad India, Indian PM (1966-77, 1980-84)
1918 - Catherine Elizabeth Pennington, personal assistant
1918 - Hendrik Christoffel Van de Hulst, Utrecht the Netherlands, Dutch astronomer who correctly predicted the existence of the 21 cm hyper-fine line of neutral atomic hydrogen in interstellar space
1919 - Alan Young, England, actor (Time Machine, Wilbur Post-Mr Ed)
1919 - George Fenneman, Peking China, TV announcer (You Bet Your Life)
1920 - Ursula Heathcote Nicholls, campaigner

Actress Gene Tierney (1920) 1920 - Gene Tierney, Brooklyn, New York, American actress (Laura, Ghost & Mrs Muir)
1921 - Roy Campanella, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, Brooklyn Dodger catcher (NL MVP 1951/53/55)
1921 - Peter Ruckman, American Baptist minister
1922 - Stanley K Runcorn, British geophysicist (Doctor of Utrecht)
1922 - Yuri Knorozov, Russian epigrapher (d. 1999)
1924 - William Russell, British actor
1925 - Zygmunt Bauman, Polish Sociologist
1926 - Jeane J Kirkpatrick, Duncan Oklahoma, US ambassador to UN (R)
1929 - Slavko Avsenik, Slovenian musician

MLB Catcher Roy Campanella (1921) 1930 - Bob Mathias, Tulare California, decathelete (Olympics-gold-48)
1930 - Kurt Nielsen, Copenhagen, Danish tennis player
1933 - Larry King, NYC, radio/TV host "143 Arivadechi" (Larry King Show, CNN)
1933 - Jerry Sheindlin, American jurist; husband of Judith Sheindlin
1934 - Dave Guard, rocker
1934 - David Lloyd-Jones, conductor
1935 - John F Welch Jr, Salem Mass, CEO (GE)
1935 - Rashad Khalifa, Egyptian imam (d. 1990)
1935 - Jack Welch, American businessman
1936 - Dick Cavett, Kearney Neb, talk show host (Dick Cavett Show)

Tennis Player Kurt Nielsen (1930) 1936 - Emin Aristakesian, composer
1936 - Michel Decoust, composer
1936 - Yuan T. Lee, Taiwanese-born chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
1937 - Ray Collins, rocker (Mothers of Invention)
1938 - Frank Misson, cricketer (Australian pace bowler 1960-61)
1938 - Hank Medress, Brooklyn NY, rocker (Tokens-Lion Sleeps Tonight)
1938 - Richard Dumbrill, cricketer (South African all-rounder in 5 Tests 1965-67)
1938 - Ted Turner, American broadcasting mogul/owns (Atlanta Braves)/won America's Cup
1939 - Garrick Utley, Chicago Illinois, newscaster (1st Tuesday, NBC Weekend)
1939 - Pete Moore, Detroit MI, rocker (Miracles)
1939 - Thomas Harkin, (Sen-D-Iowa, 1985- )
1939 - Warren "Pete" Moore, US singer (Miracles-Tears of a Clown)
1940 - Alberto Villalpando, composer
1941 - Dan Haggerty, Hollywood California, actor (Grizzly Adams)
1941 - Ivanka Khristova, Bulgaria, shot putter (Olympic-gold-1976)
1941 - Tommy Thompson, former U.S. Governor of Wisconsin

Fashion Designer Calvin Klein (1942) 1942 - Calvin Klein, Bronx, NY, fashion designer (Calvin Klein Jeans, CK)
1942 - Gary L Ackerman, (Rep-D-NY, 1983- )
1942 - Lawrence Allen Gilbert, Fort Knox KY, PGA golfer (1994 Dallas Reunion)
1942 - Sharon Olds, American poet
1943 - Fred Lipsius, NYC, rock pianist/sax (Blood, Sweat & Tears)
1943 - Sharon Wilder, LPGA golfer
1944 - Charlie Coe, rock bassist (Paul Revers & The Raiders)
1944 - Dennis Hull, Canadian ice hockey player
1946 - Joe Correro, Greenwood Ms, rock drummer (Paul Revers & The Raiders)
1947 - Bob Boone, San Diego, baseball player and manager (Phillies, Angels)
1947 - Julian Graham Theodore Hough, actor (Deathwatch, Jabberwocky)
1947 - Lamar Smith, (Rep-R-Texas)
1949 - Ahmad Rashad, [Bobby Moore], NFL receiver (Minnesota Vikings)/sportscaster
1949 - Dennis Taylor, British snooker champion
1949 - Mickey Lee Davis Jr, Tenn, murderer (FBI Most Wanted List)
1951 - Timothy J Penny, (Rep-D-MN, 1983- )
1951 - Zeenat Aman, Indian actress
1951 - Lord Falconer of Thoroton, British lawyer and politician
1953 - Robert Beltran, American actor
1953 - Tom Villard, American actor (d. 1994)
1954 - Annette Guest, US singer (First Choice)
1954 - Gail Stanton Memphis TN, playmate (Jun, 1978)
1954 - Kathleen Quinlan, California, actress (Never Promised You a Rose Garden)
1954 - Tom Scheckel, Chicago IL, rock drummer (Buckinghams)
1955 - Bill Buttner, Plymouth MA, Nike golfer (1989 Centel Classic-4th)
1955 - Gloria Guida, Merano Italy, Miss Teenage Italy (1974)
1955 - Sam Hamm, American screenwriter
1956 - Eileen Marie Collins, Elmira NY, Mjr USAF/Astronaut (STS 63, 84)
1956 - Glynnis O'Connor, NYC, actress (California Dreaming, Ode to Billy Joe)
1956 - Scott Jacoby, Chicago Ill, actor (Bad Ronald, Return to Horror High)
1956 - Ann Curry, American journalist
1957 - George Leary, Newmarket Ontario, trap shooter (Olympics-16-92, 96)
1957 - Kathy Sanborn, WBL guard (NY Stars)
1957 - Otis J Anderson, NFL running back (NY Giants, 1990 Super Bowl MVP)
1957 - Robert Beltran, actor (Star Trek Voyager)
1957 - Sharon Farrah, WBL guard (NY Stars)
1957 - Ofra Haza, Israeli singer (d. 2000)
1958 - Michael Wilbon, sports analyst
1958 - Terrence "T.C." Carson, American actor
1959 - Jean-Francois Clervoy, Longeville France, astronaut (STS 66, 84)
1959 - Allison Janney, American actress
1960 - "Lovely" Elizabeth, Frankfurt Ky, WWF's 1st lady of wrestling
1960 - Matt Sorum, US pop drummer (Guns n' Roses, Like a Suicide) [or Nov 2]
1961 - Grant Ledyard, Winnipeg, NHL defenseman (Dallas Stars)

Actress Meg Ryan (1961) 1961 - Meg Ryan, Bethel Ct, actress (When Harry Met Sally, As the World Turns)
1962 - Jodie Foster, Bronx NYC, actress (Taxi Driver, Accused)
1962 - Salim Jaffer, cricketer (Pakistani pace bowler in 14 Tests 1986-91)
1962 - Dodie Boy Peñalosa, Philippine boxer
1963 - Justine Greiner, Boston Mass, playmate (February, 1984)
1963 - Terry Farrell, Cedar Rapids, actress (Paper Dolls, Jadzia Dax-STDS9)
1963 - Zsuzsanna Jánosi, Hungarian fencer
1964 - Jeni Lidgett, Australian 470 class yachter (Olympics-96)
1965 - Erik Wilhelm, NFL quarterback (NY Jets)
1965 - Laurent Blanc, French footballer
1965 - Sean Hughes, Irish comedian
1966 - Brian Wilsterman, soccer player (Dordreecht '90)
1966 - Gail Devers, Seattle Wash, 60m/100m hurdler (Olympics-2 gold-92, 96)
1966 - Rocco DiSpirito, American chef
1967 - Gary Disarcina, Maiden MA, infielder (California Angels)
1968 - Gord Fraser, Ottawa Ontario, road race cyclist (Olympics-96)
1968 - Matt Darby, NFL safety (Buffalo Bills, Arizona Cardinals)
1968 - Steven Penn, Brevard NC, team handball center back (Olympics-1996)
1969 - Rod Mapstone, Australian long jumper (Olympics-96)
1970 - Berthil de Avest, soccer player (Roda JC/FC Twente)
1970 - Bhupinder Singh Jr, cricketer (Punjab & Indian ODI batsman)
1970 - Jenni Meno, Pompton Plains NJ, pairs skaters (Olympics-1994)
1970 - Larry Tharpe, NFL tackle (Arizona Cardinals, Detroit Lions)
1970 - Rickey Brady, NFL tight end (Philadelphia Eagles)
1970 - Justin Chancellor, English bassist (Tool)
1971 - Adrian Griffith, cricketer (West Indian Test opening batsman 1997)
1971 - Andy Sheets, Baton Rouge LA, infielder (Seattle Mariners)
1971 - Dimitri Yushkevich, Yaroslavl Russia, NHL defenseman (Toronto Maple Leaf)
1971 - Michelle Andrews, Newcastle NSW Aust, field hockey striker (Oly-96)
1971 - Rickey Brady, WLAF TE (Scotland Claymores)
1971 - Alice Peacock, American folk singer
1971 - Jeremy McGrath, American motorcycle racer
1972 - David Palmer, NFL wide receiver (Minnesota Vikings)
1973 - Daniel Meech, Hastings NZ, equestrian showjumper (Olympics-96)
1973 - Jamir Miller, NFL outside linebacker (Arizona Cardinals)
1973 - Savion Glover, dancer/choreographer (Bring in 'da Noise)
1973 - Ryukishi07, Japanese mystery writer
1973 - Takashi Matsumoto, Japanese photographer and business person
1974 - Orlando Fuentes, Ellsworth AFB SD, half-lightweight judoka (Oly-96)
1975 - Sushmita Sen, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, Indian actress and model, crowned 43rd Miss Universe in 1994
1975 - Ju-Yeon Choi, Pusan Korea, tennis star (1995 Futures-Seoul-KOR II)
1976 - Petr Sykora, Pizen CZE, NHL forward (Team Czech Rep, NJ Devils)
1976 - Jun Shibata, Japanese singer and songwriter
1976 - Benny Vansteelant, Belgian duathlete (d. 2007)
1976 - Stylianos Venetidis, Greek soccer player
1977 - Kerri Strug, Tucson Ariz, gymnast (Olympics-gold-96)
1977 - Lady Davina EAB Windsor, daughter of English prince Richard
1978 - Věra Pospíšilová-Cechlová, Czech athlete
1978 - Matt Dusk, Canadian jazz musician / vocalist
1979 - Ryan Howard, American baseball player
1979 - Larry Johnson, American football player
1979 - Leam Richardson, English soccer player
1979 - John-Ford Griffin, American baseball player
1979 - Keith Buckley - American singer (Every Time I Die)
1980 - Courtney Anderson, American football player
1980 - Adele Silva, English actress
1983 - Daria Werbowy, Ukranian-Canadian Supermodel
1983 - Chandra Crawford, Canadian cross-country skier
1985 - Chris Eagles, English footballer
1988 - Patrick Kane, American ice hockey player
1997 - Alexis May McCaughey, Iowa, septuplets (2)
1997 - Brandon James McCaughey, Iowa, septuplets (5)
1997 - Joel Steven McCaughey, Iowa, septuplets (7)
1997 - Kelsey Ann McCaughey, Iowa, septuplets (4)
1997 - Kenneth Robert McCaughey, Iowa, septuplets (1)
1997 - Natalie Sue McCaughey, Iowa, septuplets (3)
1997 - Nathaniel Roy McCaughey, Iowa, septuplets (6)
2009 - Prince Gaston d'Orléans

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