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Birthdays 1 - 238 of 238
1434 - Ashikaga Yoshikatsu, Japanese shogun (d. 1443)
1488 - Johannes Magnus, last Catholic Archbishop of Sweden (d. 1544)
1503 - Benedetto Varchi, Ital humanist/historian (Storia Fiorentina)
1589 - William Bradford, gov of Plymouth colony for 30 years (baptized)
1593 - Georges de la Tour, French painter
1601 - Alonzo Cano, Spanish painter/sculptor (Cathedral Granada)
1604 - Johan IV, composer/king of Portugal (1640-56)
1610 - Hasegawa Tohaku, Japanese painter
1629 - Aleksei M Romanov, 1st Romanov tsar of Russia
1673 - Pedro Vaz Rego, composer
1684 - Jean Astruc, French physician and scholar (d. 1766)
1715 - Charles-Joseph van Helmont, composer
1721 - Tobias Smollett, Scottish writer, baptized
1728 - Pieter-Jozef Verhaghen, Flemish (court)painter
1734 - Thomas McKean, US attorney (signed Decl of Independence) [or Apr 19]
1739 - Charles-François Lebrun, duc de Plaisance, Third Consul of France (d. 1824)
1740 - Johann Georg Roser, composer
1740 - Joseph F Weigl, German/Austrian(?), violin cellist
1742 - Zacharias H Alewijn, Dutch literary/poet
1742 - Tupac Amaru II, Incan revolutionary (d. 1781)
1745 - Nicolas Sejan, composer
1749 - Princess Louisa Anne of Wales (d. 1768)
1752 - Jose Mauricio, composer
1767 - Leonhard von Call, composer
1777 - Anton R Falck, Dutch minister of Education/diplomat
1778 - Edward Pakenham, British general (d. 1815)
1785 - Pierre-Joseph-Guillaume Zimmermann, composer
1809 - Fredrik Pacius, composer

Physician and Explorer David Livingstone (1813) 1813 - David Livingstone, Scotland, explorer (found by Stanley in Africa)
1816 - Johannes Josephus Hermanus Verhulst, composer
1817 - Lewis Henry Little, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1862
1819 - David Henry Williams, Brigadier General (Union volunteers), died in 1891
1821 - Francis Barretto Spinola, Brigadier General (Union volunteers)
1821 - Richard Burton, explorer/translator (Arabian Nights)
1821 - William Allingham, Ballyshannon, County Donegal, Irish poet (The Fairies, Laurence Bloomfield in Ireland)
1823 - Cornelis A van Sypesteyn, Dutch governor of Surinam (1873-82)
1823 - Princess Adelgunde of Bavaria d. 1914
1827 - Alexander Shaler, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1911
1829 - Carl Frederik Tietgen, Danish financier and industrialist (d. 1901)
1837 - Robert Daniel Johnston, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1919
1844 - Minna Canth, Finland, playwright (The Pastor's Family) and social activist
1845 - Willem H de Beaufort, Dutch historian/politician
1847 - Constantin Dimitrescu, composer

OK Corral Sheriff Wyatt Earp (1848) 1848 - Wyatt Earp, Monmouth Ill, sheriff (OK Corral)
1849 - Alfred von Tirpitz, German World War I Admiral (d. 1930)
1851 - Roque Saenz Pena, pres of Argentina (1910-14)
1851 - William Henry Stark, American business leader (d. 1936)
1860 - William Jennings Bryan, "The Great Commoner" orator/statesman
1861 - Lomer Gouin, Quebec politician (d. 1929)
1864 - Charles Marion Russell, American artist (d. 1926)
1865 - William Morton Wheeler, American entomologist, myrmecologist, pioneer in ethology (d. 1937)
1871 - Joseph McGinnity, Rock Island Ill, baseball pitcher (NY Giants)
1871 - Schofield Haigh, cricketer ("Sunshine of the Yorkshire 11")
1872 - Sergei Diaghilev, Gruzino Novgorod Russia, ballet director
1873 - Max Reger, Brand Bavaria, composer/pianist/prof (Leipzig Univ)
1874 - Arthur Hoyt, Georgetown CO, actor (Gold Dust Gertie, Goldie Get Along)
1879 - Joseph Haas, German (opera)composer (Tobias Wunderlich)
1882 - Gaston Lachaise, US sculptor (Standing Woman)

Geographer, Explorer & Translator Richard Francis Burton (1821) 1883 - Josef Matthias Hauer, composer
1883 - Joseph W Stilwell, US general (China)
1888 - Josef Albers, German/US graphic artist/painter/writer (Bauhaus)
1888 - Léon Scieur, Belgian cyclist (d. 1969)
1889 - Manoel II, last king of Portugal (1908-10)
1891 - Earl Warren, Ca, (Gov-R-Ca)/14th supreme court chief justice (1953-69)
1892 - Robert Denzler, composer
1892 - Siegfried T Bok, neurobiologist/anatomist (Cybernetica)
1892 - James Van Fleet, American general (d. 1992)
1894 - Jackie "Moms" Mabley, Brevard SC, comedienne (Merv Griffin Show)
1897 - Betty Compson, Beaver UT, actress (Millionaire Kid, Mad Youth)
1897 - L O'Flaherty, writer
1900 - Roy Roberts, Tampa Fla, actor (Petticoat Junction, Lucy Show)
1900 - [Jean] Frederic Joliot-Curie, French physicist (Nobel 1935)
1901 - Gerrit Jan van Heuven Goedhart, Dutch Min of Justice (Nobel 1954)
1901 - Jo Mielziner, Paris, set designer (Carousel, Death of a Salesman)
1903 - Benjamin M Telders, president of Dutch Liberal States Party
1903 - James Bullock, colliery manager
1904 - John J Sirica, US federal judge (Watergate hearings)
1904 - Tadeusz Zygfryd Kassern, composer
1905 - Albert Speer, German architect/minister of Armament (NSDAP)
1906 - Adolf Eichmann, Ruhr Germany, Nazi Gestapo officer
1906 - Normand Lockwood, composer
1907 - Cor Treslem, [Cornelis L Melsert], actor/director (Willem van Oranje)
1907 - Elizabeh LeFanu Maconochy, composer
1907 - Kent Smith, NYC, actor (Peyton Place, Invaders)
1907 - Marc Vaubourgoin, composer
1907 - Nakagawa Soen, Formosa, Zen teacher (Rinzai line)
1909 - Louis Hayward, Johannesburg South Africa, actor (Lone Wolf, Survivors)
1909 - Attilio Demaria, Argentinian footballer (d. 1990)
1910 - Sergei Nikolayevich Anokhin, cosmonaut
1910 - Joseph F. Carroll, US Air Force Lt. Gen. and Founding Director, Defense Intelligence Agency (d. 1991)
1911 - Kenneth Robinson, politician/businessman
1912 - Adolf Galland, fighter Pilot
1912 - Russ Case, Hamburg Iowa, orchestra leader (Julius La Rosa Show)
1913 - William Chatterton, cricketer (48 in only Test for England 1892)
1914 - J Jay Berwanger, 1st Heisman Trophy winner (1935)
1914 - Patricia Morison, actress (Peyton Place, Dressed to Kill)
1914 - Leonidas Alaoglu, Greek-Canadian mathematician (d. 1981)
1915 - Norman Yardley, English cricket captain (late 40's)
1915 - Robert G. Cole, American Paratrooper of the 101st, 502nd division (d. 1944)
1916 - Irving Wallace, author (People's Almanac, The Man) [or Mar 18]
1916 - Eric Christmas, British actor (d. 2000)
1917 - Dino Lipatti, composer
1917 - Laszlo Szabo, Hungarian chess player (d. 1998)
1919 - Cornelis Berkhouwer, Member of 2nd chamber (Dutch Liberal Party)
1920 - Tige Andrews, American actor (d. 2007)
1920 - Kjell Aukrust, Norwegian author (d. 2002)
1921 - Tommy Cooper, British comedian and magician (d. 1984)
1923 - Janine Dacosta, French pianist
1923 - Tige Andrews, Bkln, actor (Capt Adam Greer-Mod Squad)
1923 - Henry Morgentaler, Canadian gynecologist
1924 - Mary Wimbush, British actress (d. 2005)
1925 - Brent Scowcroft, Ogden Utah, Lt Gen (USAF)/National Security Council
1927 - Richie Ashburn, baseball infielder (Philadelphia Phillies)/sportscaster
1928 - Clive Van Ryneveld, cricketer (South African all-rounder 1951-58)
1928 - Patrick McGoohan, Astoria NY, actor (#6-Prisoner, Secret Agent)
1928 - Hans Küng, Swiss theologian
1929 - Herman van San, composer
1929 - Michael Ryan, actor (John Randolph-Another World)
1929 - Robert Muczynski, composer
1930 - Bill Henderson, Chicago Illinois, jazz singer (Torpedo-Dreams)
1932 - Gay Robert Brewer, Middletwon OH, PGA golfer (1972 Canadian)
1933 - Philip Roth, Newark, novelist (Goodbye Columbus, Portnoy's Complaint)
1933 - Renée Taylor, American actress
1934 - Borge Andersen, Denmark, Danish Chess Champion (1967, 68)
1935 - Burt Metcalfe, Saskatchewan Canada, actor/dir (Father of the Bride)
1935 - Phyllis Newman, Jersey City NJ, actress (Coming of Age, TW3)
1935 - Renee Taylor, NYC, actress (Jack Paar Show, Mary Hartman, Nanny)
1936 - Amancio D'Silva, musician
1936 - Ursula Andress, Berne Switzerland, actress (She, Sensuous Nurse)
1936 - Birthe Wilke, Danish singer
1937 - Clarence "Frogman" Henry, musician (You Always Hurt the One You Love)
1937 - Egon Krenz, President of East Germany
1939 - Abbas Ali Baig, cricketer (Indian bat 112 on debut v England 1959)
1939 - Joe Kapp, NFL QB (Minnesota Vikings, Boston Patriots, Houston Oilers)
1941 - Lord Vestey, British food magnate/billionaire (Union International)
1942 - David Minge, (Rep-D-Minnesota)
1942 - Jeff Neighbour, US bassist (Joy of Cooking)
1942 - Robin Luke, rocker (Susie Darlin')
1943 - Mario J. Molina, Mexican chemist, Nobel laureate
1943 - Mario Monti, Italian politician
1943 - Vern Schuppan, Australian racing driver
1944 - Joseph Celli, composer
1944 - Lynda Bird Johnson Robb, LBJ's daughter
1944 - Myung-Wha Chung, Seoul Korea, cellist (Chung Sisters)
1944 - Said Musa, Prime Minister of Belize
1944 - Sirhan Sirhan, Palestinian-born assassin
1945 - Lisa Nicole Baker, Detroit TX, playmate of the year (Nov 1966)
1945 - Stefanos Kiriakidis, Greek actor
1946 - Bigas Luna, director/writer (Anguish)
1946 - Mohammad Ilyas, cricketer (Pakistani batsman in ten Tests 1964-69)
1946 - Paul Atkinson, rock guitarist (Zombies-Never Even Thought)
1946 - Ruth Pointer, singer (Pointer Sisters-I'm So Exicted)
1947 - Earlie Fires, jockey (Hialeah Park)
1947 - Glenn Close, Greenwich Ct, actress (The Big Chill, Fatal Attraction)
1947 - John Beckwith, English real estate developer/multi-millionaire
1947 - Vince Martino, Schenectady NY, WLAF offensive asst (Barcelona Dragons)
1947 - Marinho Peres, Brazilian football player
1948 - Vintcent Van der Bijl, Natal cricket bowler (superb 2m of 70's & 80's)
1949 - Denny Albee, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, American actor (Dr Janssen-One Life to Live)
1952 - Derek Longmuir, Edinburgh Scotland, rock drummer (Bay City Rollers)
1952 - Warren Lees, NZ cricket wicket-keeper (late 70's)
1952 - Harvey Weinstein, American film producer
1953 - Billy Sheehan, rocker (Mr Big-Lean Into It)
1953 - Hans Rinn, German DR, 2 man lugist (Olympic-gold-1976, 80)
1953 - Ricky Wilson, Athens Ga, rock guitarist (B-52's-Love Shack)
1954 - Charles Pinnell, horse trainer
1954 - Indu Shahani, Indian educationist and Sheriff of Mumbai

Actor Bruce Willis (1955) 1955 - Bruce Willis, Penna Grove NJ, actor (Moonlighting, Die Hard)
1956 - Alina Castro, Havanna Cuba, daughter of Fidel
1956 - Yegor Gaidar, Russian politician and economist.
1957 - Blake Passey, horse trainer
1959 - Shelley Burch, Tucson Az, actress (One Life to Live, Identity Crisis)
1959 - Terry Hall, rocker (Colourfield-Animal Liberation)
1961 - Jos Lansink, Dutch-Belgian equestrian
1962 - Ivan Calderón, Puerto Rican baseball player (d. 2003)
1962 - Jim Korderas, American professional wrestling referee
1964 - Yoko Kanno, Japanese composer
1964 - Jake Weber, British actor
1966 - Paul Devenport, New Zealand, Canadian Tour golfer (1991 Texas Tour)
1966 - Andy Sinton, English footballer
1966 - James "Big Jim" Wright, American record producer
1967 - Vladimir Konstantinov, Russian ice hockey player
1968 - Liam Jewell, Toronto Ontario, kayaker (Olympics-96)
1968 - Tyrone Hill, NBA forward (Milwaukee Bucks)
1968 - Mots'eoa Senyane, Lesotho diplomat
1969 - Arjan Vermeulen, soccer player (Vitesse)
1969 - Michael Bergin, model (Coca Cola)/actor
1969 - Scott Alexander Brownlee, Hamilton NZ, rowing coxless 4 men (Oly-96)
1969 - Gary Jules, American singer and songwriter
1969 - Connor Trinneer, American actor
1970 - Errol Refos, soccer player (Feyenoord)
1970 - Janne Laukenen, Lahti FIN, NHL defenseman (Finland Oly-B-98, Senators)
1970 - Rick Mirer, NFL quarterback (Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Bears)
1970 - Sean Fleming, CFL kicker (Edmonton Eskimos)
1971 - Cory Fleming, NFL wide receiver (Dallas Cowboys)
1971 - Dalton James, actor (My Father the Hero, Mark-Beverly Hills 90201)
1971 - Kirk Botkin, NFL tight end (NO Saints, Pittsburgh Steelers)
1971 - Louie Debrusk, Cambridge, NHL left wing (Edmonton Oilers)
1971 - Marty Moore, NFL inside linebacker (NE Patriots)
1971 - Taase Faumui, NFL defensive linebacker (Pittsburgh Steelers)
1971 - Whitney Hedgepeth, 100m/200m backstroke (Olympics-2 silver-96)
1971 - Nadja Auermann, German supermodel
1971 - Sébastien Godefroid, Belgian sailor
1972 - Maria Maunder, St John's New Foundland, rower (Olympics-96)
1973 - John Michels, NFL tackle (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl 31)
1973 - Simmone Jade Mackinnon, Australian actress
1974 - Jennifer Lynn Drayton, Saginaw Michigan, Miss America-Michigan (1997)
1974 - John Coppinger, El Paso TX, pitcher (Baltimore Orioles)
1974 - Vida Guerra, Cuban-American swimsuit model
1975 - Antonio Daniels, NBA guard (Vancouver Grizzlies)
1975 - Vivian Hsu, Taiwanese singer, actress and model
1975 - Brann Dailor, American drummer
1975 - Matthew Richardson, Australian rules footballer
1976 - Rachel Blanchard, Toronto, actress (Cher Horowitz-Clueless)
1976 - Alessandro Nesta, Italian footballer
1976 - Zach Lind - American drummer (Jimmy Eat World)
1977 - Jorma Taccone, American writer and comedian
1979 - Christos Patsatzoglou, Greek footballer
1979 - Hee-Seop Choi, Korean baseball player
1979 - Ivan Ljubičić, Croatian tennis player
1979 - Hedo Türkoğlu, Turkish basketball player
1980 - Mikuni Shimokawa, Japanese singer
1980 - Don Sparrow, Canadian illustrator
1981 - Kim Rae Won, South Korean actor and model
1981 - Kolo Touré, Ivorian footballer
1982 - Che' Vonne Burton, Miss Michigan Teen USA (1997)
1982 - Brad Jones, Australian footballer
1982 - Matt Littler, British actor
1982 - Jonathan Fanene, American football player
1983 - Ana Rezende, Brazilian film director and musician (CSS)
1983 - Matt Sydal, American professional wrestler
1984 - Tanushree Dutta, Indian actress
1985 - Ernesto Viso, Venezuelan racing driver
1987 - Michal Švec, Czech footballer
1992 - Henry & Angus Bernsen, twin sons of Corbin Bernsen & Amanda Pays
1993 - Munro Chambers, Canadian actor
1999 - Tatum McCann, American actress
2007 - Prince Abdullah bin Ali, Prince of Jordan

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