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Birthdays in History for Friday 3rd October 2014

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Birthdays 1 - 212 of 212
1573 - Entonius Walaeus, Dutch calvinist theologist
1605 - Li Tzu-ch'eng, Chinese revolutionary, dethroned last Ming emperor
1631 - Sebastian Anton Scherer, composer
1647 - Johannes Voet, Dutch lawyer
1647 - John Foot, lawyer
1713 - Antoine Dauvergne, composer
1716 - Giovanni Battista Beccaria, Italian physicist (d. 1781)
1720 - Johann P Uz, German poet (Lyrische Poem)
1728 - Charles G Chevalier d'Eon de Beaumont, French spy/transvestite
1733 - Francois Krafft, composer
1761 - Dirk earl van Hogendorp, general/Dutch minister of War [OS]
1789 - Francis Hoyt Gregory, Rear Admiral (Union Navy), died in 1866
1790 - John Ross, Chief of the Cherokee Nation (d. 1866)
1792 - Cipriani Potter, composer
1792 - Francisco Morazán, Central American statesman
1797 - Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1870)

Father of U.S. History George Bancroft (1800) 1800 - George Bancroft, Worcester Massachusetts, American historian (History of the United States)
1803 - John Gorrie, inventor (cold-air process of refrigeration)
1804 - Townsend Harris, 1st Western consul to reside in Japan
1804 - Allan Kardec, French founder of Spiritism (d. 1869)
1806 - Oliver Cowdery, American religious leader (d. 1850)
1807 - Heinrich Panofka, composer
1814 - Mikhail Yurevich Lermontov, Russian poet/writer (Demon & other poems)
1828 - Woldemar Bargiel, composer
1834 - Vilem Blodek, composer
1844 - Patrick Manson, "Father of tropical medicine"
1848 - Henry Lerolle, French painter (d. 1929)
1854 - William Crawford Gorgas, US, Surgeon-Gen, help cure yellow fever
1859 - Elenora Duse, Italy, actress (Hedda Gabler)
1860 - Annie EF Horniman, England, theater owner (Abbey Theatre, Dublin)
1862 - John Briggs, cricketer (mighty England all-rounder late 19th century)
1863 - Pyotr Kuzmich Kozlov, Russian explorer (d. 1935)
1865 - Johannes IJWJ Eilerts de Haan, Dutch sea officer (Lucie R, Suriname)
1866 - Learmont Drysdale, composer
1867 - Pierre Bonnard, French painter/illustrator
1869 - Alfred Flatow, German Olympic champion gymnast (d. 1942)
1871 - Stijn Streuvels, [Frank Lateur], Flemish writer (De Valschaard)
1872 - Edward Faber Schneider, composer
1880 - Warner Oland, Umea Sweden, actor (Jazz Singer, Charlie Chan)
1881 - Ludomir Michal Rogowski, composer
1882 - Gunther von Kluge, German fieldmarshal
1882 - A. Y. Jackson, Canadian painter (d. 1974)
1885 - Langley Collyer, hoarder (d. 1947)
1885 - Sophie Treadwell, American playwright and journalist (d. 1970)
1886 - Henri Alain-Fournier, French novelist (Great Adventure)
1888 - Claud Allister, London England, actor (Bulldog Drummond)
1888 - Roy Webb, composer
1889 - Carl von Ossietzky, Germany, journalist/pacifist (Nobel 1935)
1890 - Henry Hull, Louisville KY, actor (Tobacco Rd, Boys Town, High Sierra)
1893 - Frantisek Picha, composer
1894 - Elmer Robinson, American politician (d. 1982)
1894 - Walter Warlimont, German General WWII (d. 1976)
1895 - Kurt Schumacher, co-founder/president West German SDP [OS]
1896 - Gerardo Diego, Spanish poet (d. 1987)
1897 - Josephine "Mama Jo" Riley Matthews, midwife (SC)
1897 - Louis Aragon, French writer (d. 1982)
1898 - Leo McCarey, American film director (d. 1969)
1899 - Gertrude Berg, Harlem NYC, actress (Molly Goldberg-Goldbergs)
1900 - Jay Irving, NYC, cartoonist (Draw Me a Laugh)

Novelist Thomas Wolfe (1900) 1900 - Thomas Wolfe, Asheville, North Carolina, American novelist (Look Homeward Angel)
1901 - Masao Oki, composer
1901 - Jean Grémillon, French film director (d. 1959)
1902 - Arturo da Costa e Silva, marshal/pres of Brazil (1967-69)
1904 - Charles Pedersen, UK, biochemist (Nobel 1987)
1911 - Michael Hordern, Hertfordshire England, actor (Friar Domingo-Shogun)
1912 - Gabriel Julian, original pianist of Bobby Byrne Orchestra, arranger for Glenn Miller and founder Alabama Cavaliers Jazz Ens
1914 - Nel Rose, Dutch dance teacher
1915 - Ray Stark, American film producer (d. 2004)
1916 - Angeles Alvarino Deleira, biologist/oceanographer/writer

Novelist James Herriot (1916) 1916 - James Herriot [Alfred Wight], Sunderland, County Durham, veterinarian/novelist (All Creatures Great and Small), (d. 1995)
1916 - Shelby Storck, American television producer (d. 1969)
1919 - Boyd Bradfield Upchurch, [John Boyd], US, sci-fi author (IQ Merchant)
1919 - Walter Gieseler, composer
1919 - James M. Buchanan, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, economist (Nobel Memorial 1986), (d. 2013)
1921 - Ray Lindwall, cricketer (Australian fast bowler & St George full-back)
1922 - Marcel van Thienen, composer
1922 - Jean Lefebvre, French actor (d. 2004)
1923 - Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, Lvov Poland, Classical conductor and composer
1923 - Edward Oliver LeBlanc, Dominican politician (d. 2004)
1924 - Arkady Vorobyov, Russian weightlifter, (d. 2012)
1924 - Harvey Kurtzman, U.S. cartoonist and founding editor of Mad magazine (d. 1993)
1925 - Gore Vidal, West Point NY, author (Myra Breckinridge, Lincoln), (d. 2012)
1925 - W Howard Baker, English publisher
1926 - Marques Haynes, NBA player and hall of famer (World's Greatest Dribbler, Harlem Globetrotters)
1927 - Kenojuak Asheva, Ikirasaq, Canada, Inuit artist, (d. 2013)
1928 - Christian d'Oriola, France, foils (Olympic-gold-1952, 56)
1928 - Erik Bruhn, Copenhagen Denmark, dancer (Natl Ballet of Canada)
1928 - Shridath Surendranath "Sonny" Ramphal, Guyanese sec-gen (1975- )
1929 - Bert Stern, American photographer
1930 - David Mayer Epstein, composer

NHL Goalie Glenn Hall (1931) 1931 - Glenn Hall, Humboldt Saskatchewan, National Hockey League goaltender
1933 - Neale A Fraser, tennis champ (US Open-1959)
1934 - Benjamin Boretz, composer
1934 - Harold Ralph Henning, Johannesburg South Africa, PGA golfer (1966 Texas Open)
1934 - Madlyn Rhue, Wash DC, actress (Bracken's World, Executive Suite)
1935 - Abdon Pamich, Italy, 50K walker (Olympic-gold-1964)
1935 - Charles M Duke Jr, Charlotte NC, Brig Gen USAF/astronaut (Apol 16)
1936 - Steve Reich, NYC, composer (My Name is)
1937 - Boldizsar Csiky, composer
1937 - Eli Jacobs, baseball owner (Baltimore Orioles)
1937 - Ton de Kruyf, composer
1938 - David R Obey, (Rep-D-Wisconsin, 1969- )
1938 - Eddie Cochran, Oklahoma City, rock vocalist/guitarist (C'Mon Everybody)
1938 - Tereza Kesovija, Croatian singer
1940 - Alan O'Day, Hollywood Ca, rocker, (d. 2013)
1940 - Jean Ratelle, NHL center (NY Rangers, Boston Bruins)
1940 - Mike Troy, US swimmer (Olympics-2 gold-1960)
1941 - Chubby Checker [Ernest Evans], Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, American singer-songwriter (The Twist, Limbo Rock)
1942 - Alan Rachins, American actor
1943 - Jeff Bingaman, (Sen-D-New Mexico, 1983- )
1944 - Roy Horn, Las Vegas entertainer (Siegfried & Roy)
1944 - Pierre Deligne, Belgian mathematician
1944 - Roy Horn, German-American magician
1944 - Bob Riley, American politician, governor of Alabama
1945 - Kay Baxter, Woodsfield Ohio, Best Bodybuilder in World (1983-85)
1945 - Rik Kenton, rocker
1945 - Viktor Saneyev, USSR, triple jumper (Olympic-3 gold/1 silv-1968-80)
1946 - Bob Dotson, St Louis Mo, newscaster (Primetime Sunday)
1946 - Tristan Keuris, composer
1946 - Biff Henderson, American television personality
1947 - 7th earl of Bradford, English large landowner/multi-millionaire
1948 - Michael Medved, American film critic
1949 - Yekaterina Aleksandrowna Ivanova, Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz T-15A)
1949 - Lindsey Buckingham, Palo Alto, California, American guitarist/lead singer (Fleetwood Mac)
1950 - Laureen Ford, Gympie Queensland, golfer (1992 Alpine Aust Ladies)
1950 - Pamela Hensley, Glendale California, actress (Buck Rogers in 25th Century)
1950 - Ronnie Laws, US saxophonist/guitarist (Earth, Wind & Fire)
1951 - Dave Winfield, baseball outfielder (NY Yankees, Blue Jays, Twins)
1951 - Jack Grondin, rock drummer (.38 Special)
1951 - Kathryn D Sullivan, Paterson NJ, PhD/astro (STS 41-G, 28, 31, 45)
1951 - Bernard Cooper, American writer
1951 - Keb' Mo', American singer
1952 - Gary Troup, cricketer (NZ lefty pace bowler in 15 Tests 1976-86)
1954 - Dennis Eckersley, Oakland CA, pitcher (St Louis Cardinals)

Musician, Singer and Songwriter Stevie Ray Vaughan (1954) 1954 - Stevie Ray Vaughan, Dallas TX, guitarist (Sky is Crying, Texas Flood)
1954 - Al Sharpton [Alfred Charles], Brooklyn, New York, minister and civil rights activist (Keepin' It Real)
1955 - Angela Molina, Madrid Spain, actress (Streets of Gold, Half of Heaven)
1956 - Hart Bochner, Toronto, actor (Aron-East of Eden, Supergirl, Die Hard)
1956 - Peter Frechette, Warwick RI, actor (Paint it Black, George-Profiler)
1957 - Tim Westwood, Pimp My Ride UK presenter and DJ
1958 - Karen Morton Palmdale CA, playmate (Jul, 1978)
1959 - Carmen Russo, Genoa Italy, Miss Teenage Italy (1972)
1959 - Frederick Stephen Couples, Seattle WA, PGA golfer (1983 Kemper Open)

Minister and Civil Rights Activist Al Sharpton (1954) 1959 - Jack Wagner, rocker/actor (General Hospital, Melrose Place)
1959 - Greg Proops, American actor and comedian
1959 - Fred Couples, Seattle Washington, American golfer and Masters Champion (1992)
1960 - Cinzia De Ponti, [Fiordeponti], Pescara Italy (Miss Italy 1979)
1962 - Rick Todd, Toronto, Canadian Tour golfer (1992 Ben Hogan Dakota)
1962 - Tommy Lee, American musician (Mötley Crüe)
1963 - Dan Goldie, Sioux City IO, tennis star
1963 - Patrick Flatley, Ontario, right winger (NY Islanders, Oly-4 gold-1988)
1963 - Marion Peck, American artist and painter

Golfer Ben Hogan (1962) 1964 - Clive Owen, British actor
1966 - Darrin Fletcher, Elmhurst IL, catcher (Montreal Expos)
1966 - Frank Hannon, rock guitarist (Tesla-Psychotic Supper)
1967 - Rob Liefeld, American comic book writer and artist
1968 - Greg Foster, NBA center (Utah Jazz)
1968 - Marco Roelofsen, soccer player (SC Heerenveen)
1968 - Paul Crichton, English footballer
1969 - Carl Thomas, NBA guard (Cleveland Cavaliers)
1969 - Eddie Sutter, NFL linebacker (Cleveland Browns, Atlanta Falcons)
1969 - Mike Saunders, CFL running back (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
1969 - Shane Butterworth, actor (Timmy-Bad News Bears)
1969 - Stephen Scahill, Featherston NZ, Australasia golfer
1969 - Travis Hill, NFL linebacker (Carolina Panthers)

Singer Gwen Stefani (1969) 1969 - Gwen Stefani, Fullerton, California, singer (No Doubt)
1969 - Tetsu, Japanese bassist (L'Arc~en~Ciel)
1970 - Justine Sowry, Australian field hockey goalie (Olympics-96)
1970 - Manny Martinez, San Pedro DE, outfielder (Seattle Mariners)
1970 - Roger Bailey, Chattahoochee FL, pitcher (Colorado Rockies)
1970 - Tyji Armstrong, NFL tight end (Tampa Bay Bucs)
1971 - Reggie Givens, CFL linebacker (Toronto Argonauts)
1971 - Wil Cordero, baseball player
1971 - Kevin Richardson, American singer (Backstreet Boys)
1972 - Christian Peter, defensive tackle (NY Giants)
1972 - Denny Vaughn, orchestra leader (Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour)
1972 - Michael Nylander, Stockholm Swe, NHL center (Calgary Flames)
1972 - Sandy Martinez, Villa Mella Dom Rep, catcher (Toronto Blue Jays)
1972 - Garrett Dutton, American musician (G. Love and Special Sauce)
1972 - Lajon Witherspoon, American singer (Sevendust)
1973 - Angelica Gavaldon, El Centro California, tennis star (1995 quarter Aust)

Actress Neve Campbell (1973) 1973 - Neve Campbell, Guelph Ontario, Canadian actress (Party of 5, Scream)
1973 - Keiko Agena, Japanese-American actress
1973 - Lena Headey, British actress
1974 - Mike Johnson, Canadian ice hockey player
1975 - India.Arie, American singer
1975 - Talib Kweli, American rapper
1976 - Kirsi Haenninen, ice hockey defenseman (Finland, Oly-98)
1976 - Nate Johnson, Seattle Wash, canoe (alt-Olympics-96)
1976 - Seann William Scott, American actor
1978 - Gerald Asamoah, German footballer
1978 - Claudio Pizarro, Peruvian footballer
1978 - Jake Shears, singer (Scissor Sisters)
1978 - Shannyn Sossamon, American actress
1979 - John Hennigan, American professional wrestler
1979 - Daniel Hollie, American professional wrestler
1980 - Sheldon Brookbank, Canadian hockey player
1981 - Zlatan Ibrahimović, Swedish footballer
1981 - Andreas Isaksson, Swedish footballer
1981 - Danny Coid, English Footballer
1981 - Matt Murton, American baseball player
1981 - Amanda Walsh, Canadian actress
1982 - Erik von Detten, American actor
1983 - Frederico Chaves Guedes, Brazilian footballer
1983 - Hiroki Suzuki, Japanese actor
1984 - Yoon Eun Hye, South Korean actress
1984 - Ashlee Simpson, American singer
1987 - Zuleyka Rivera, Puerto Rican Miss Universe
1988 - Tadhg Kelly, American actor
1990 - Rhian Denise Ramos, Filipino actress
1993 - Lindsay Fabes, actor (Charlie Winthrop-Another World)
1996 - Adair Tishler, American child actress

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