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1304 - Muhammad ibn Battutah Arab travel writer (Travels in Asia & Africa) 1463 - Giovanni Pico della Mirandola Italy, scholar/platonist 1500 - Emperor Charles V king of Spain (1516-56)/Holy Roman Emperor 1501 - Sixt(us) Birck [Xystus Betulius] German writer (Suzanna) 1536 - Clement VIII [Ippolito Aldofireini], Fano Italy, last Counter-Reformation pope (1592-1605) 1545 - Don John of Austria the elder, Austrian general 1547 - Jan of Austria Spanish military man/land guardian of the Netherlands 1557 - Matthias C Sarbiewski [Sarbievius], Vienna, Polish Jesuit/poet/Holy Roman emperor (1612-19) 1619 - Charles Le Brun Paris, painter, designer (The Chancellor Séguier) 1679 - Domenico Natale Sarro Italian opera composer 1684 - Catherine I Empress of Russia 1725-27, Dorpat, Estonia 1697 - Bernard S Albinus [Weiss], German surgeon/anatomist 1704 - Hubert Renotte composer 1717 - Bernhard Hupfeld composer 1750 - Miklós Révai Hungarian linguistic/poet 1766 - Samuel Wesley Bristol England, composer/organist (Exultate Deo) 1771 - Johann Baptist Cramer German/British pianist/composer/publisher 1786 - Wilhelm Karl Grimm Hanau Germany, story teller (Grimm's Fairy Tales) 1797 - Samuel Lover composer 1809 - Albert Schäffle German sociologist (Abriss der Soziologie) 1809 - Edwin H K Freiherr von Manteuffel governor/viceroy (Elzas-Lutherian) 1811 - Daniel A Payne Bishop/reformer/educator of AME Church 1811 - Edward Dickinson Baker Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1861 1824 - John Crawford Vaughn Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1875 1827 - Charles Davis Jameson Brigadier General (Union volunteers), died in 1862 1831 - Georg Leo earl von Caprivi German chancellor/premier of Prussia 1833 - Eduard earl von Taaffe Austrian premier (1868-93) 1836 - Winslow Homer US, painter (Gulfstream) 1838 - Thomas Benton Smith Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1923 1842 - Arrigio Enrico Boito composer 1843 - [Joaquim] Theófilo F Braga Portuguese poet/author/politician 1846 - Luigi Denza composer 1848 - C Grant B Allen Canadian writer (Woman Who Did) 1848 - Johanna C P Barbiers actress (Voddenraper of Paris) 1852 - George A Moore Ireland, painter/novelist (Esther Waters) 1854 - Franz Courtens Flemish painter (Golden Rain) 1858 - Arnold Dolmetsch Le Mans, musician 1860 - Daniel Berkeley Updike printer/publisher/writer (Printing Types) 1866 - Arthur Pearson Wookey Somerset England, newspaper proprietor 1872 - John Jarvis England, swimmer (won 108 titles) 1874 - Honus Wagner HOF shortstop (Pittsburgh Pirates, 1900-17) 1876 - Jean Poveigh composer 1876 - Victor Moore Hammonton NJ, comedian (Ziegfeld Follies, 7 Year Itch) 1877 - Rudolf Ganz composer 1879 - Herman Teirlinck Belgian writer (Sun) 1885 - Admiral Chester Nimitz US Admiral (commanded Pacific fleet in WWII) 1885 - Bert Lytell New York NY, actor (Henry-One Man's Family) 1885 - Joseph Sprinzak Speaker of Israeli Knesset (1949-59) 1885 - Juliusz Kaden-Bandrowski Polish novelist/satirist (Black Wings) 1887 - Mary Ellen Chase US linguistic/author (White Gate) 1890 - Antonio Massana composer 1890 - Marjorie Main [Tomlinson], Action IN, actress (Another Thin Man) 1898 - Kurt Tank German WWII aircraft designer 1899 - Jacob Presser Dutch historian/writer (Down-fall) 19-- - Dorothy Parke Toronto Canada, actress (Amanda-Hot Shots) 19-- - James Sloyan Indianapolis IN, actor (Oh Madeline) 19-- - Joan Diener Cleveland OH, actress (54th Street Revue) 19-- - Melinda Naud New York NY, actress (Operation Petticoat) 1905 - E Boyland biochemist 1905 - Guillaume Landre composer 1906 - Alexis Curvers Belgian author (Tempo di Roma, Bourg-le-Rond) 1909 - August William Derleth Sauk City WI, writer (Judge Peck Mysteries) 1909 - Jean Yves Morvan Marin broadcaster 1909 - Max Black Dutch/British/US philosopher (analytical philosophy) 1909 - Michael Francis Morris Lindsay orientalist 1910 - Lord Hazlerigg 1911 - Konrad Lechner composer 1912 - Julius Kowalski composer 1913 - Richard Murphey Goodwin economist 1914 - Zachary Scott Austin TX, actor (Spotlight Playhouse, Mildred Pierce) 1914 - David Langdon cartoonist/illustrator 1915 - Charles Henry "Harry" Urwin trade unionist 1916 - Gene Mitchell museum director 1917 - William Fairbank Minneapolis MN, physicist (superconductivity) 1919 - Alan Hugh Iliffe psychologist 1919 - Earl Kitchener of Khartoum 1920 - Frank Rogers CEO (NPA Telegraph) 1921 - Abe Vigoda New York NY, actor (Barney Miller, Fish) 1921 - Douglass Watson Jackson GA, actor (Satan Murders, Another World) 1921 - Ingvar Lidholm composer 1921 - Ludvig Aschkenazy writer 1922 - Kanwar Rai Singh cricketer (batted at MCG in Test for India 1948) 1922 - Richard Hamilton painter 1922 - Steven Hill Seattle WA, actor (Goddess, Raw Deal, Yentl, Law & Order) 1924 - Douglass Watson Jackson GA, actor (Another World) 1924 - Lionel Dakers director (Royal School of Church Music) 1924 - William Pillar British Admiral 1926 - Reginald Freeson British MP 1927 - David Mourao-Ferreira poet/politician 1928 - Michael Harrington St Louis, socialist/author (Fragments of Century) 1928 - Paul B Elvström Denmark, yachtsman (Olympics-gold-1948, 52, 56, 60) 1928 - Al Lettieri New York NY, actor (Deadly Kiss, Pulp, Mr Majestyk, Getaway) 1929 - Richard B Shull Evanston IL, actor (Diana, Holmes & Yo-Yo) 1929 - David Houston Major-General/Lord Lieutenant of Sutherland 1930 - Barbara Lawrence Carnegie OK, actress (Joe Dakota) 1931 - Brian Close cricketer (played for England between 1949 & 1976) 1931 - Inge Bernstein British judge 1931 - Lev Vasilyevich Vorobyov Russia, cosmonaut 1931 - Maezumi Hakuyu Taizan Koun teacher Rinzai/Soto lines of Zen Buddhism 1931 - Marta Marzotto Italy, countess 1932 - John Vernon Canada, actor (Animal House, Chained Heat, Dirty Harry) 1932 - Andrew Jacobs Jr (Representative-D-IN, 1965-73, 75- ) 1932 - Everard Goodman English real estate developer (TOPS Estates) 1932 - Michel Legrand composer (Summer of '42, Windmills of Your Mind) 1934 - Flemming Nielsen Denmark, soccer player (Olympics-silver-1960) 1934 - Frank Chapot US, equestrian (Olympics-silver-1960, 1972) 1934 - Linda Cristal Buenos Aires Argentina, actress (Victoria-High Chapparal) 1934 - Renata Scotto Savona Italy, soprano (Violetta-La Traviata) 1934 - Bettino Craxi Italy's 1st socialist premier (1983-87) 1934 - Shuko Mizuno composer 1937 - Jerry Wiggin British MP 1938 - James Farentino Brooklyn NY, actor (Dead & Buried, Final Countdown) 1938 - Kathleen Richardson president (Methodist Conference) 1939 - George Bain principal (London Business School) 1940 - Jimmy Ellis WBA heavyweight boxing champion (1968-70) 1940 - Denis Law British soccer player 1940 - Theo Bosch Dutch humanist/architect (Nieuwmarkt Amsterdam) 1942 - David K Williamson Australian screenplay/playwright (Removalists) 1942 - Joe Lieberman (Senator-D-CT) 1942 - Paul Jones England, rocker (Manfred Mann-Mighty Quinn) 1942 - Stuart Henry British disc jockey 1944 - Sheila Larkin Brooklyn NY, actress (Deborah-Storefront Lawyer) 1944 - Nicky Hopkins rock pianist (Stones-Ruby Tuesday, Jeff Beck, Quicksilver) 1945 - Alain Prost France, Formula 1 race driver (1985, 86, 89, 93) & current team owner 1946 - Barry Bostwick San Mateo CA, actor (Spin City, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Lexx, Megaforce, Movie Movie, Scruples, Foul Play) 1946 - Anthony Mayer chief executive (Housing Corporation) 1946 - Jenny O'Hara Sonora CA, actress (Wishmaster, Facts of Life, My Sister Sam) 1946 - Michael Radford director (1984, White Mischief) 1947 - Edward James Olmos California, actor (Miami Vice, Stand & Deliver, Triumph) 1947 - Lonnie Turner bassist/vocalist (Steve Miller Band-Abracadabra) 1947 - Rupert Holmes Tenafly NJ, singer (Piña Colada song) 1948 - Dennis "Minder" Waterman London England, actor (Fair Exchange) 1948 - Lord Melchett 1948 - Lorri Menconi playmate (February 1969) 1949 - John Lever cricketer (England lefty quick in 21 Tests 1976-81) 1950 - Cathy Mant LPGA golfer 1950 - G J M Gazdar computational linguist 1951 - Helen Shaver Ontario Canada, actress (WIOU, Praise of Older Women) 1951 - Derek Randall cricketer (England batsman & animated cover fieldsman) 1952 - Tom Burleson USA, basketball (Olympics-silver-1972) tallest Olympian-7'4" 1952 - Simon Weinstock businessman/racehorse owner 1954 - Marquess of Normanby 1955 - Steven Jobs cofounder of Apple Computer 1955 - Bob Abrams Ohio, rocker (Buckinghams) 1956 - Eddie Murray Los Angeles CA, 1st baseman (Baltimore Orioles, Los Angeles Dodgers, Cleveland Indians) 1957 - Phil McConkey NFL wide receiver (New York Giants) 1958 - Susan Scannell Lexington MA, actress (Nicole-Dynasty) 1958 - Sammy Kershaw Kaplan LA, country vocalist (Cadillac Style) 1959 - Beth Broderick Falmouth KY, actress (Aunt Zelda-Sabrina) 1959 - Michael Roy Whitney cricket (great New South Wales & Aussie lefty quick 1981-92) 1961 - Janice Gibson Tulsa OK, LPGA golfer (1994 Youngstown-Warren-15th) 1961 - Persijn "Dakota" Joling Dutch rock guitarist/singer (Pilgrims-Red) 1961 - Ruud Really soccer player (Feyenoord) 1962 - Teri Weigel Ft Lauderdale FL, porn star/playmate (April 1986) 1962 - Michelle Shocked singer/musician 1963 - Fuad Reveiz NFL kicker (Minnesota Vikings) 1963 - Matias Carrillo Mexican/US baseball outfielder (Florida Marlins) 1965 - Paul Gruber NFL tackle (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) 1966 - Billy Zane actor (Orlando, Memphis Belle, Millions, Titanic) 1966 - Rene Arocha Cubans/US baseball pitcher (St Louis Cardinals) 1968 - John Velddman soccer player (Sparta) 1968 - Kendall Cross Hardin MT, 125½ lbs freestyle wrestler (Olympics-gold-92, 96) 1968 - Vaughn Booker NFL defensive end (Kansas City Chiefs) 1970 - Jonathan Ward Baltimore MD, actor (Doug-Charles in Charge, Beans Baxter) 1970 - Jeff Garcia CFL quarterback (Calgary Stampeders) 1970 - Wilson Alvarez Maracaibo Venezuela, pitcher (Chicago White Sox) 1971 - Aki Rahunen Finland, tennis star 1971 - Brian Savage Sudbury, NHL left wing (Montréal Canadiens) 1972 - Larry Amar Camarillo CA, field hockey midfielder/captain (Olympics-96) 1972 - Manon Rheaume Lac Beauport Québec Canada, 1st female NHLer (Tampa Bay) 1972 - Patricia Regan Leines Medford OR, Miss Oregon-America (1996-3rd) 1972 - Ron Davis NFL cornerback (Atlanta Falcons, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31) 1973 - James Michael Kennedy Boston, rocker (4 Fun-Unbelievable Fun Boys) 1973 - Alexei Kovalev Moscow Russia, NHL right wing (New York Rangers) 1973 - Harold Morrow full back (Minnesota Vikings) 1973 - Kavis Reed CFL defensive back (Edmonton Eskimos) 1973 - Oscar de la Hoya boxer 1974 - Jeremy Laster Fullerton CA, water polo driver (Olympics-96) 1974 - Simeon Rice defensive end (Arizona Cardinals) 1977 - Alexis Jose Grullon New York NY, singer (Menudo-Cannonball) 1977 - Floyd Mayweather Grand Rapids MI, featherweight boxer (Olympics-bronze-96) 1978 - Louise Woodward Elton England, nanny who killed Matthew Eappen DannyCarlton.net • BytheFireplace.com • America.NeedsYourPrayers.com • LookListenLearn.org • radioJesus.com • phpBible.org • Memorite Rogue • JackLewis.net • TulsaTalk.net • ElevenOClock.com • SpelChek.com • Red Primer |
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