Birthdays
VIP
Notable
1390 – Anne de Mortimer (d. 1411)
Irish wife of Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge
1571 – Johannes Kepler (d. 15 Nov 1630)
German mathematician, astronomer, and astrologer
1572 – Johannes Vodnianus Campanus (d. 1622)
Czech poet, playwright, and composer
1683 – Conyers Middleton, English clergyman and theologian (d. 1750)
1714 – George Whitefield, English-American preacher and saint (d. 1770)
1715 – Philippe de Noailles, French general (d. 1794)
1721 – François Hemsterhuis, Dutch philosopher and author (d. 1790)
1727: Arthur Murphy (aka Charles Ranger), Irish writer. (d. 18 Jun 1805)
1761 – Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly (d. 1818)
Russian field marshal and politician, Governor-General of Finland
1771: William Johnson (d. 4 Aug 1834)
Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, 1804-1834
1773 – George Cayley, English engineer and politician (d. 1857)
1776 – Nikolay Kamensky, Russian general (d. 1811)
1796 – Mirza Ghalib, Indian poet (d. 1869)
1803 – François-Marie-Thomas Chevalier de Lorimier (d. 1839)
Canadian activist
1809 – Alexandros Rizos Rangavis (d. 1892)
Greek poet and politician, Foreign Minister of Greece
1821: Jane Francesca Agnes, Lady Wilde (d. 3 Feb 1896)
Irish activist and poet (pen name Speranza)
1822 – Louis Pasteur, French chemist and microbiologist (d. 28 Sep 1895)
1823 – Sir Mackenzie Bowell (d. 1917)
English-Canadian journalist and politician
5th Prime Minister of Canada
1832 – Pavel Tretyakov (d. 1897)
Russian businessman and philanthropist
founded the Tretyakov Gallery
1846: John Sergeant Wise (d. 12 May 1913)
American author, lawyer, and politician
U.S. Representative, VA, 1883-1885
1857: William Douw Lighthall (d. 3 Aug 1954)
Canadian lawyer, historian, novelist, poet, philosopher, anthologist, and editor
1858 – Juan Luis Sanfuentes (d. 1930)
Chilean lawyer and politician, 17th President of Chile
1863 – Louis Lincoln Emmerson (d. 1941)
American politician, 27th Governor of Illinois
1864: Peyton C. March (d. 13 Apr 1955)
American army general
Chief of Staff of the United States Army, 1918-1921
1864 – Hermann-Paul, French painter and illustrator (d. 1940)
1879 – Sydney Greenstreet, English-American actor and singer (d. 1954)
1883 – Cyrus S. Eaton (d. 9 May 1979)
Canadian-American businessman and philanthropist
1888 – Thea von Harbou, German actress, director, and screenwriter (d. 1954)
1892 – Alfred Edwin McKay, Canadian captain and pilot (d. 1917)
1896 – Louis Bromfield, American author and theorist (d. 18 Mar 1956)
1896 – Maurice De Waele, Belgian cyclist (d. 1952)
1896 – Carl Zuckmayer, German author and playwright (d. 1977)
1898 – Inejiro Asanuma, Japanese politician (d. 1960)
1899 – U Vimala (d. 1962)
Burmese bhikkhu and vipassanā meditation master of Theravada Buddhism
1900 – Hans Stuck, German race car driver (d. 1978)
1901 – Marlene Dietrich, German-American actress and singer (d. 6 May 1992)
1901 – Irene Handl, English actress (d. 1987)
1904 – René Bonnet, French race car driver and engineer (d. 1983)
1905 – Cliff Arquette, American actor and comedian (d. 1974)
1906 – Oscar Levant, American pianist, composer, and actor (d. 14 Aug 1972)
1907 – Asaf Halet Çelebi, Turkish poet (d. 1958)
1907 – Sebastian Haffner, German journalist and author (d. 1999)
1907 – Mary Howard, English author (d. 1991)
1907 – Conrad L. Raiford, American baseball player and activist (d. 2002)
1907 – Willem van Otterloo, Dutch conductor and composer (d. 1978)
1909 – James Riddell, English skier and author (d. 2000)
1910 – Charles Olson, American poet and educator (d. 10 Jan 1970)
1911 – Anna Russell, English-Canadian singer and actress (d. 2006)
1914 – Jack Latham, American journalist and actor (d. 1987)
1915 – Mary Kornman, American actress and singer (d. 1973)
1915 – William Masters, American gynecologist, author, and academic (d. 2001)
1915 – Gyula Zsengellér, Hungarian-Cypriot footballer and manager (d. 1999)
1916 – Werner Baumbach, German pilot (d. 1953)
1916 – Cahide Sonku, Turkish actress and director (d. 1981)
1917 – Buddy Boudreaux, American saxophonist and clarinet player (d. 2015)
1917 – T. Nadaraja, Sri Lankan lawyer and academic (d. 2004)
1917 – Onni Palaste, Finnish soldier and author (d. 2009)
1918 – John Celardo, American illustrator (d. 2012)
1919 – Charles Sweeney, American general and pilot (d. 2004)
1920 – Bruce Hobbs, American jockey and trainer (d. 2005)
1923 – Bruno Bobak, Polish-Canadian painter and educator (d. 2012)
1924 – Jean Bartik, American computer scientist and engineer (d. 2011)
1924 – James A. McClure, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (d. 2011)
1924 – Hung Sin-nui, Chinese actress and singer (d. 2013)
1925 – Michel Piccoli, French actor, singer, director, and producer
1925: Moshe Arens
Israeli aeronautical engineer, researcher, diplomat and politician
1926 – Jerome Courtland, American actor, director, and producer (d. 2012)
1927 – Antony Gardner, English engineer and politician (d. 2011)
1927 – Nityanand Swami (d. 2012)
Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Uttarakhand
1927 – Audrey Wagner (d. 1984)
American baseball player, obstetrician, and gynecologist
1930: Mary Ellen "Meg" Greenfield
American journalist, editorial writer, and columnist
1930 – Marshall Sahlins, American anthropologist and academic
1930 – Wilfrid Sheed, English-American author (d. 2011)
1931 – Scotty Moore, American guitarist and songwriter (The Blue Moon Boys)
1934 – Christopher Benjamin, English actor
1934: Aidan Chambers, British author
1934 – Larisa Latynina, Ukrainian gymnast and coach
1934 – Jeffrey Sterling, Baron Sterling of Plaistow, English businessman
1935 – Michael Turnbull, English bishop
1936 – Eve Uusmees, Estonian swimmer and coach
1938 – Stanislav Stanojevic, Serbian-French actor, director, and screenwriter
1939 – John Amos, American actor and producer
1941 – Miles Aiken, American basketball player and coach
1941 – Mike Pinder, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player (The Moody Blues)
1941 – Nolan Richardson, American basketball player and coach
1942 – Byron Browne, American baseball player
1942 – Charmian Carr, American actress and singer
1942 – Thomas Menino, American politician, 53rd Mayor of Boston (d. 2014)
1942 – Ron Rothstein, American basketball player and coach
1942 – Claus Schiprowski, German pole vaulter
1943 – Cokie Roberts, American journalist and author
1943 – Joan Manuel Serrat, Spanish singer-songwriter and guitarist
1943 – Peter Sinfield, English songwriter and producer
1943 – Roy White, American baseball player and coach
1944: Bob Brown, Austrailian politician, medical doctor, and environmentalist
1944 – Mick Jones, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer
(Foreigner and Spooky Tooth)
1944 – Tracy Nelson, American singer-songwriter (Mother Earth)
1946 – Lenny Kaye, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
1946 – Joe Kinnear, Irish footballer and manager
1946 – Janet Street-Porter, English journalist and producer
1946 – Polly Toynbee, English journalist and author
1947 – Bill Eadie, American wrestler and coach
1947 – Doug Livermore, English footballer and manager
1947 – Osman Pamukoğlu, Turkish general and politician
1947 – Janet Perry, American soprano
1947 – Willy Polleunis, Belgian runner
1947 – Mickey Redmond, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
1947: Mary Jo White
American attorney and civil servant
31st Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission
1948 – Gérard Depardieu, French actor, singer, and producer
1950 – Haris Alexiou, Greek singer-songwriter
1950 – Roberto Bettega, Italian footballer and manager
1950 – Terry Bozzio, American drummer and songwriter
(Missing Persons UK, and HoBoLeMa)
1950 – Morgan Chu, American lawyer
1950 – Doug Stone, Canadian voice actor and singer
1952 – Karla Bonoff, American singer-songwriter (Bryndle)
1952 – Tovah Feldshuh, American actress, singer, and playwright
1952 – Jay Hill, Canadian farmer and politician
1952 – David Knopfler, Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Dire Straits)
1953 – Arthur Kent, Canadian journalist and author
1954 – Mandie Fletcher, English director, producer, and production manager
1955 – E. E. Bell, American actor
1955 – Brad Murphey, Australian race car driver
1955 – Barbara Olson, American journalist and author (d. 2001)
1956: Karen Hughes, American politician
4th Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy
and Public Affairs, 2005-2007
Counselor to the President, 2001-2002
1956 – Doina Melinte, Romanian runner
1957 – Jerry Gaskill, American drummer (King's X)
1957 – Greg Mortenson, American humanitarian and author
1957 – Dane Witherspoon, American actor (d. 2014)
1958 – Barbara Crampton, American actress
1958 – Steve Jones, American golfer
1959 – Gerina Dunwich, American astrologer, historian, and author
1959 – Andre Tippett, American football player and coach
1960 – Maryam d'Abo, English actress and producer
1960: Will Hermes
American author, broadcaster, journalist and critic
1960 – Victoria Paige Meyerink, American actress and producer
1960 – Donald Nally, American conductor and academic
1961: Joe Walsh
American conservative talk radio host and politician
U.S. Representative, R. IL, 2011-2013
1962 – Mark Few, American basketball player and coach
1962 – John Kampfner, Singaporean journalist and author
1962: Joe Mantello, American actor and director
1962 – Bill Self, American basketball player and coach
1962 – Sherri Steinhauer, American golfer
1962 – Sara Thornton, English police officer
1962 – Pierlucio Tinazzi, Italian security guard (d. 1999)
1963 – Gaspar Noé, Argentinian-French director and screenwriter
1964 – Ian Gomez, American actor
1964: Kevin Patterson, Canadian medical doctor and writer
1964 – Theresa Randle, American actress
1965 – Salman Khan, Indian actor and singer
1965 – Chris Mainwaring, Australian footballer and journalist (d. 2007)
1966: Chris Abani, Nigerian American author
1966 – Wendy Coakley-Thompson, American-Bahamian author
1966 – Marianne Elliott, English director and producer
1966 – Bill Goldberg, American football player, wrestler, and actor
1966 – Eva LaRue, American actress
1966 – Fabian Núñez, American politician
1969 – Jean-Christophe Boullion, French race car driver
1969 – Sarah Vowell, American author and journalist
1970 – Chyna, American wrestler and actress
1970 – Brendon Cook, Australian race car driver
1970 – Lorenzo Neal, American football player and radio host
1971 – Sergei Bodrov, Jr., Russian actor and screenwriter (d. 2002)
1971 – Duncan Ferguson, Scottish footballer and coach
1971 – Guthrie Govan, English guitarist (GPS, The Aristocrats, and Asia)
1971 – Savannah Clark Guthrie, American journalist, television host, and attorney
1971 – Jason Hawes
American paranormal investigator and author
founded The Atlantic Paranormal Society
1971 – Bryan Smolinski, American ice hockey player and coach
1972 – Thomas Wilson Brown, American actor and producer
1972 – Colin Charvis, English rugby player
1972 – Kevin Ollie, American basketball player and coach
1972 – Matt Slocum, American guitarist and songwriter (Sixpence None the Richer)
1973 – Tabatha Cash, French porn actress
1973 – Wilson Cruz, American actor
1973 – Luka Grubor, Croatian-English rower
1973 – Kristoffer Zegers, Dutch pianist and composer
1974 – Tomáš Janků, Czech high jumper
1974 – Masi Oka, Japanese-American actor and visual effects designer
1974 – Fumiko Orikasa, Japanese voice actress and singer
1974 – Jay Pandolfo, American ice hockey player and coach
1974 – Édgar Ponce, Mexican actor and dancer (d. 2005)
1975 – Aigars Fadejevs, Latvian race walker and therapist
1975 – Heather O'Rourke, American actress (d. 1 Feb 1988)
1976 – Nikolaos Georgeas, Greek footballer
1976 – Piotr Morawski, Polish mountaineer (d. 2009)
1976 – Daimí Pernía, Cuban basketball player and hurdler
1976 – Fernando Pisani, Canadian-Italian ice hockey player
1976 – Tim Roberts, American wrestler (d. 2015)
1976 – Aaron Stanford, American actor
1977 – Jacqueline Pillon, Canadian actress
1978 – Pelin Batu, Turkish actress, author, and historian
1978 – Deuce McAllister, American football player
1979 – David Dunn, English footballer
1979 – Carson Palmer, American football player
1980 – Bernard Berrian, American football player
1980 – Antonio Cesaro, Swiss-American wrestler
1980 – Cas Haley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1980 – Dahntay Jones, American basketball player
1980 – Meelis Kompus, Estonian journalist
1981 – David Aardsma, American baseball player
1981 – Emilie de Ravin, Australian actress
1981 – Javine Hylton, English singer
1981 – Moise Joseph, American-Haitian runner
1981 – Patrick Sharp, Canadian ice hockey player
1982 – Erin E. Stead, American illustrator
1983 – Anthony Boric, New Zealand rugby player
1983 – Cole Hamels, American baseball player
1983 – Jesse Williams, American high jumper
1984 – Marcus Ramone Cooper (bka Pleasure P,)
American singer-songwriter and producer (Pretty Ricky)
1984 – Andrejs Perepļotkins, Ukrainian-Latvian footballer
1984 – Gilles Simon, French tennis player
1985 – Logan Bailly, Belgian footballer
1985 – Jérôme d'Ambrosio, Belgian race car driver
1985 – Paul Stastny, Canadian-American ice hockey player
1986 – Torah Bright, Australian snowboarder
1986 – Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Jamaican sprinter
1987: Lily Cole, English model, actress and businesswoman
1988 – Zavon Hines, Jamaican-English footballer
1988 – Rick Porcello, American baseball player
1988 – Ok Taecyeon, South Korean rapper, dancer, and actor (2PM)
1988 – Hayley Williams, American singer-songwriter (Paramore)
1989 – Ingrid Várgas Calvo, Peruvian tennis player
1990 – Lazaro Arbos, Cuban-American singer
1990 – Max Lindholm, Finnish figure skater
1990 – Milos Raonic, Canadian tennis player
1991 – Chloe Bridges, American actress
1991 – Danny Wilson, Scottish footballer
1992 – Joel Indermitte, Estonian footballer
1992 – Maicel Uibo, Estonian decathlete
1993: Olivia Cooke, English actress
1995 – Mark Lapidus, Estonian chess player
1997 – Ana Konjuh, Croatian tennis player
Russian businessman and philanthropist
founded the Tretyakov Gallery
1846: John Sergeant Wise (d. 12 May 1913)
American author, lawyer, and politician
U.S. Representative, VA, 1883-1885
1857: William Douw Lighthall (d. 3 Aug 1954)
Canadian lawyer, historian, novelist, poet, philosopher, anthologist, and editor
1858 – Juan Luis Sanfuentes (d. 1930)
Chilean lawyer and politician, 17th President of Chile
1863 – Louis Lincoln Emmerson (d. 1941)
American politician, 27th Governor of Illinois
1864: Peyton C. March (d. 13 Apr 1955)
American army general
Chief of Staff of the United States Army, 1918-1921
1864 – Hermann-Paul, French painter and illustrator (d. 1940)
1879 – Sydney Greenstreet, English-American actor and singer (d. 1954)
1883 – Cyrus S. Eaton (d. 9 May 1979)
Canadian-American businessman and philanthropist
1888 – Thea von Harbou, German actress, director, and screenwriter (d. 1954)
1892 – Alfred Edwin McKay, Canadian captain and pilot (d. 1917)
1896 – Louis Bromfield, American author and theorist (d. 18 Mar 1956)
1896 – Maurice De Waele, Belgian cyclist (d. 1952)
1896 – Carl Zuckmayer, German author and playwright (d. 1977)
1898 – Inejiro Asanuma, Japanese politician (d. 1960)
1899 – U Vimala (d. 1962)
Burmese bhikkhu and vipassanā meditation master of Theravada Buddhism
1900 – Hans Stuck, German race car driver (d. 1978)
1901 – Marlene Dietrich, German-American actress and singer (d. 6 May 1992)
1901 – Irene Handl, English actress (d. 1987)
1904 – René Bonnet, French race car driver and engineer (d. 1983)
1905 – Cliff Arquette, American actor and comedian (d. 1974)
1906 – Oscar Levant, American pianist, composer, and actor (d. 14 Aug 1972)
1907 – Asaf Halet Çelebi, Turkish poet (d. 1958)
1907 – Sebastian Haffner, German journalist and author (d. 1999)
1907 – Mary Howard, English author (d. 1991)
1907 – Conrad L. Raiford, American baseball player and activist (d. 2002)
1907 – Willem van Otterloo, Dutch conductor and composer (d. 1978)
1909 – James Riddell, English skier and author (d. 2000)
1910 – Charles Olson, American poet and educator (d. 10 Jan 1970)
1911 – Anna Russell, English-Canadian singer and actress (d. 2006)
1914 – Jack Latham, American journalist and actor (d. 1987)
1915 – Mary Kornman, American actress and singer (d. 1973)
1915 – William Masters, American gynecologist, author, and academic (d. 2001)
1915 – Gyula Zsengellér, Hungarian-Cypriot footballer and manager (d. 1999)
1916 – Werner Baumbach, German pilot (d. 1953)
1916 – Cahide Sonku, Turkish actress and director (d. 1981)
1917 – Buddy Boudreaux, American saxophonist and clarinet player (d. 2015)
1917 – T. Nadaraja, Sri Lankan lawyer and academic (d. 2004)
1917 – Onni Palaste, Finnish soldier and author (d. 2009)
1918 – John Celardo, American illustrator (d. 2012)
1919 – Charles Sweeney, American general and pilot (d. 2004)
1920 – Bruce Hobbs, American jockey and trainer (d. 2005)
1923 – Bruno Bobak, Polish-Canadian painter and educator (d. 2012)
1924 – Jean Bartik, American computer scientist and engineer (d. 2011)
1924 – James A. McClure, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (d. 2011)
1924 – Hung Sin-nui, Chinese actress and singer (d. 2013)
1925 – Michel Piccoli, French actor, singer, director, and producer
1925: Moshe Arens
Israeli aeronautical engineer, researcher, diplomat and politician
1926 – Jerome Courtland, American actor, director, and producer (d. 2012)
1927 – Antony Gardner, English engineer and politician (d. 2011)
1927 – Nityanand Swami (d. 2012)
Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Uttarakhand
1927 – Audrey Wagner (d. 1984)
American baseball player, obstetrician, and gynecologist
1930: Mary Ellen "Meg" Greenfield
American journalist, editorial writer, and columnist
1930 – Marshall Sahlins, American anthropologist and academic
1930 – Wilfrid Sheed, English-American author (d. 2011)
1931 – Scotty Moore, American guitarist and songwriter (The Blue Moon Boys)
1934 – Christopher Benjamin, English actor
1934: Aidan Chambers, British author
1934 – Larisa Latynina, Ukrainian gymnast and coach
1934 – Jeffrey Sterling, Baron Sterling of Plaistow, English businessman
1935 – Michael Turnbull, English bishop
1936 – Eve Uusmees, Estonian swimmer and coach
1938 – Stanislav Stanojevic, Serbian-French actor, director, and screenwriter
1939 – John Amos, American actor and producer
1941 – Miles Aiken, American basketball player and coach
1941 – Mike Pinder, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player (The Moody Blues)
1941 – Nolan Richardson, American basketball player and coach
1942 – Byron Browne, American baseball player
1942 – Charmian Carr, American actress and singer
1942 – Thomas Menino, American politician, 53rd Mayor of Boston (d. 2014)
1942 – Ron Rothstein, American basketball player and coach
1942 – Claus Schiprowski, German pole vaulter
1943 – Cokie Roberts, American journalist and author
1943 – Joan Manuel Serrat, Spanish singer-songwriter and guitarist
1943 – Peter Sinfield, English songwriter and producer
1943 – Roy White, American baseball player and coach
1944: Bob Brown, Austrailian politician, medical doctor, and environmentalist
1944 – Mick Jones, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer
(Foreigner and Spooky Tooth)
1944 – Tracy Nelson, American singer-songwriter (Mother Earth)
1946 – Lenny Kaye, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
1946 – Joe Kinnear, Irish footballer and manager
1946 – Janet Street-Porter, English journalist and producer
1946 – Polly Toynbee, English journalist and author
1947 – Bill Eadie, American wrestler and coach
1947 – Doug Livermore, English footballer and manager
1947 – Osman Pamukoğlu, Turkish general and politician
1947 – Janet Perry, American soprano
1947 – Willy Polleunis, Belgian runner
1947 – Mickey Redmond, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
1947: Mary Jo White
American attorney and civil servant
31st Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission
1948 – Gérard Depardieu, French actor, singer, and producer
1948: Juan Felipe Herrera
American poet, performer, writer, cartoonist, teacher, and activist
U.S. Poet Laureate, 2015-present
1949 – Terry Ito, Japanese director, producer, critic, and writer1950 – Haris Alexiou, Greek singer-songwriter
1950 – Roberto Bettega, Italian footballer and manager
1950 – Terry Bozzio, American drummer and songwriter
(Missing Persons UK, and HoBoLeMa)
1950 – Morgan Chu, American lawyer
1950 – Doug Stone, Canadian voice actor and singer
1951: Karla Bonoff, American singer-songwriter
1951 – Ernesto Zedillo, Mexican economist and politician, 54th President of Mexico1952 – Karla Bonoff, American singer-songwriter (Bryndle)
1952 – Tovah Feldshuh, American actress, singer, and playwright
1952 – Jay Hill, Canadian farmer and politician
1952 – David Knopfler, Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Dire Straits)
1953 – Arthur Kent, Canadian journalist and author
1954 – Mandie Fletcher, English director, producer, and production manager
1955 – E. E. Bell, American actor
1955 – Brad Murphey, Australian race car driver
1955 – Barbara Olson, American journalist and author (d. 2001)
1956: Karen Hughes, American politician
4th Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy
and Public Affairs, 2005-2007
Counselor to the President, 2001-2002
1956 – Doina Melinte, Romanian runner
1957 – Jerry Gaskill, American drummer (King's X)
1957 – Greg Mortenson, American humanitarian and author
1957 – Dane Witherspoon, American actor (d. 2014)
1958 – Barbara Crampton, American actress
1958 – Steve Jones, American golfer
1959 – Gerina Dunwich, American astrologer, historian, and author
1959 – Andre Tippett, American football player and coach
1960 – Maryam d'Abo, English actress and producer
1960: Will Hermes
American author, broadcaster, journalist and critic
1960 – Victoria Paige Meyerink, American actress and producer
1960 – Donald Nally, American conductor and academic
1961: Joe Walsh
American conservative talk radio host and politician
U.S. Representative, R. IL, 2011-2013
1962 – Mark Few, American basketball player and coach
1962 – John Kampfner, Singaporean journalist and author
1962: Joe Mantello, American actor and director
1962 – Bill Self, American basketball player and coach
1962 – Sherri Steinhauer, American golfer
1962 – Sara Thornton, English police officer
1962 – Pierlucio Tinazzi, Italian security guard (d. 1999)
1963 – Gaspar Noé, Argentinian-French director and screenwriter
1964 – Ian Gomez, American actor
1964: Kevin Patterson, Canadian medical doctor and writer
1964 – Theresa Randle, American actress
1965 – Salman Khan, Indian actor and singer
1965 – Chris Mainwaring, Australian footballer and journalist (d. 2007)
1966: Chris Abani, Nigerian American author
1966 – Wendy Coakley-Thompson, American-Bahamian author
1966 – Marianne Elliott, English director and producer
1966 – Bill Goldberg, American football player, wrestler, and actor
1966 – Eva LaRue, American actress
1966 – Fabian Núñez, American politician
1969 – Jean-Christophe Boullion, French race car driver
1969 – Sarah Vowell, American author and journalist
1970 – Chyna, American wrestler and actress
1970 – Brendon Cook, Australian race car driver
1970 – Lorenzo Neal, American football player and radio host
1971 – Sergei Bodrov, Jr., Russian actor and screenwriter (d. 2002)
1971 – Duncan Ferguson, Scottish footballer and coach
1971 – Guthrie Govan, English guitarist (GPS, The Aristocrats, and Asia)
1971 – Savannah Clark Guthrie, American journalist, television host, and attorney
1971 – Jason Hawes
American paranormal investigator and author
founded The Atlantic Paranormal Society
1971 – Bryan Smolinski, American ice hockey player and coach
1972 – Thomas Wilson Brown, American actor and producer
1972 – Colin Charvis, English rugby player
1972 – Kevin Ollie, American basketball player and coach
1972 – Matt Slocum, American guitarist and songwriter (Sixpence None the Richer)
1973 – Tabatha Cash, French porn actress
1973 – Wilson Cruz, American actor
1973 – Luka Grubor, Croatian-English rower
1973 – Kristoffer Zegers, Dutch pianist and composer
1974 – Tomáš Janků, Czech high jumper
1974 – Masi Oka, Japanese-American actor and visual effects designer
1974 – Fumiko Orikasa, Japanese voice actress and singer
1974 – Jay Pandolfo, American ice hockey player and coach
1974 – Édgar Ponce, Mexican actor and dancer (d. 2005)
1975 – Aigars Fadejevs, Latvian race walker and therapist
1975 – Heather O'Rourke, American actress (d. 1 Feb 1988)
1976 – Nikolaos Georgeas, Greek footballer
1976 – Piotr Morawski, Polish mountaineer (d. 2009)
1976 – Daimí Pernía, Cuban basketball player and hurdler
1976 – Fernando Pisani, Canadian-Italian ice hockey player
1976 – Tim Roberts, American wrestler (d. 2015)
1976 – Aaron Stanford, American actor
1977 – Jacqueline Pillon, Canadian actress
1978 – Pelin Batu, Turkish actress, author, and historian
1978 – Deuce McAllister, American football player
1979 – David Dunn, English footballer
1979 – Carson Palmer, American football player
1980 – Bernard Berrian, American football player
1980 – Antonio Cesaro, Swiss-American wrestler
1980 – Cas Haley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1980 – Dahntay Jones, American basketball player
1980 – Meelis Kompus, Estonian journalist
1981 – David Aardsma, American baseball player
1981 – Emilie de Ravin, Australian actress
1981 – Javine Hylton, English singer
1981 – Moise Joseph, American-Haitian runner
1981 – Patrick Sharp, Canadian ice hockey player
1982 – Erin E. Stead, American illustrator
1983 – Anthony Boric, New Zealand rugby player
1983 – Cole Hamels, American baseball player
1983 – Jesse Williams, American high jumper
1984 – Marcus Ramone Cooper (bka Pleasure P,)
American singer-songwriter and producer (Pretty Ricky)
1984 – Andrejs Perepļotkins, Ukrainian-Latvian footballer
1984 – Gilles Simon, French tennis player
1985 – Logan Bailly, Belgian footballer
1985 – Jérôme d'Ambrosio, Belgian race car driver
1985 – Paul Stastny, Canadian-American ice hockey player
1986 – Torah Bright, Australian snowboarder
1986 – Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Jamaican sprinter
1987: Lily Cole, English model, actress and businesswoman
1988 – Zavon Hines, Jamaican-English footballer
1988 – Rick Porcello, American baseball player
1988 – Ok Taecyeon, South Korean rapper, dancer, and actor (2PM)
1988 – Hayley Williams, American singer-songwriter (Paramore)
1989 – Ingrid Várgas Calvo, Peruvian tennis player
1990 – Lazaro Arbos, Cuban-American singer
1990 – Max Lindholm, Finnish figure skater
1990 – Milos Raonic, Canadian tennis player
1991 – Chloe Bridges, American actress
1991 – Danny Wilson, Scottish footballer
1992 – Joel Indermitte, Estonian footballer
1992 – Maicel Uibo, Estonian decathlete
1993: Olivia Cooke, English actress
1995 – Mark Lapidus, Estonian chess player
1997 – Ana Konjuh, Croatian tennis player
Family
Coulee City
1938: Phyllis (McLean) Jess
Joan Balcom
Ross Thompson
Alyshia Gossett
Allan Fox
Cindy Rushton
Lisa March
Chris Payne
Ethan Aaber
Jeff Cochran
Hayden Herdrick
Rachel Forsberg
Other
Anniversaries
Coulee City
Tom & Priscilla Walsh
Wade & Stacey Jess
Severin & Annette Walsh
Deaths
VIP
Notable
683 – Emperor Gaozong of Tang (b. 628)
1076 – Sviatoslav II of Kiev (b. 1027)
1087 – Bertha of Savoy, (b. 1051)
1381 – Edmund Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March, English politician (b. 1352)
1543 – George, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (b. 1484)
1548 – Francesco Spiera, Italian jurist (b. 1502)
1603 – Thomas Cartwright, English clergyman and theologian (b. 1535)
1704 – Hans Albrecht von Barfus, Prussian field marshal and politician (b. 1635)
1707 – Jean Mabillon, French monk and scholar (b. 1632)
1737 – William Bowyer, English printer (b. 1663)
1743 – Hyacinthe Rigaud, French painter (b. 1659)
1771 – Henri Pitot, French engineer, invented the Pitot tube (b. 1695)
1782 – Henry Home, Lord Kames, Scottish judge and philosopher (b. 1697)
1800 – Hugh Blair, Scottish minister and author (b. 1718)
1812 – Joanna Southcott, English prophet (b. 1750)
1834 – Charles Lamb, English essayist (b. 1775)
1836 – Stephen F. Austin, American soldier and politician (b. 1793)
1858 – Alexandre Pierre François Boëly, French pianist and composer (b. 1785)
1896 – John Brown, English businessman and politician (b. 1816)
1900 – William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong (b. 1810)
English engineer and businessman, founded Armstrong Whitworth
1914 – Charles Martin Hall, American chemist and engineer (b. 1863)
1919 – Achilles Alferaki (b. 1846)
Russian-Greek composer and politician, Governor of Taganrog
1923 – Gustave Eiffel (b. 1832)
French architect and engineer, co-designed the Eiffel Tower
1936 – Mehmet Akif Ersoy, Turkish poet, academic, and politician (b. 1873)
1938 – Calvin Bridges, American geneticist and academic (b. 1889)
1938 – Osip Mandelstam, Polish-Russian poet and critic (b. 1891)
1939 – Rinaldo Cuneo, American artist ("the painter of San Francisco) (b. 1877)
1943 – Ants Kurvits (b. 1887)
Estonian general and politician, 10th Estonian Minister of War
1950 – Max Beckmann, German-American painter and sculptor (b. 1884)
1952 – Patrick Joseph Hartigan, Australian priest, author, and educator (b. 1878)
1953 – Şükrü Saracoğlu
Turkish soldier and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Turkey
1953 – Julian Tuwim, Polish poet and author (b. 1894)
1955 – Alfred Carpenter, English admiral, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1881)
1956 – Lambert McKenna, Irish priest and lexicographer (b. 1870)
1958 – Harry Warner (b. 1881)
Polish-American film producer, co-founded Warner Bros.
1960 – Jakob "Jackie" Gerlich, Austrian-American actor (b. 1917)
1965 – Edgar Ende, German painter (b. 1901)
1972 – Lester B. Pearson (b. 1897)
Canadian historian and politician
14th Prime Minister of Canada
Nobel Prize laureate
1974 – Vladimir Fock, Russian physicist and mathematician (b. 1898)
1974 – Amy Vanderbilt, American author (b 1908)
1978 – Chris Bell American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Big Star) (b. 1951)
1978 – Houari Boumediene (b. 1932)
Algerian colonel and politician, 2nd President of Algeria
1978 – Bob Luman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1937)
1979 – Hafizullah Amin (b. 1929)
Afghan educator and politician, 2nd President of Afghanistan
1981 – Hoagy Carmichael (b. 1899)
American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor
1982 – Jack Swigert, American pilot, astronaut, and politician (b. 1931)
1985 – Jean Rondeau, French race car driver (b. 1946)
1986 – George Dangerfield, English-American historian and journalist (b. 1904)
1986 – Dumas Malone, American historian and author (b. 1892)
1988 – Hal Ashby, American director and producer (b. 1929)
1992 – Kay Boyle (b. 1902)
American novelist, short story writer, poet, and essayist
1993 – Feliks Kibbermann, Estonian chess player and philologist (b. 1902)
1993 – Evald Mikson, Estonian footballer (b. 1911)
1993 – André Pilette, Belgian race car driver (b. 1918)
1994 – Fanny Cradock, English chief, author, and critic (b. 1909)
1994 – J. B. L. Reyes, Filipino lawyer and jurist (b. 1902)
1995 – Shura Cherkassky, Ukrainian-American pianist (b. 1909)
1995 – Genrikh Kasparyan, Armenian chess player and composer (b. 1910)
1995 – Konstantinos Kypriotis, Greek martial artist (b. 1954)
1997 – Brendan Gill, American journalist and essayist (b. 1914)
1997 – Billy Wright, English-Irish commander (b. 1960)
1999 – Michael McDowell, American author and screenwriter (b. 1950)
2002 – George Roy Hill (b. 1922)
American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
2003 – Alan Bates, English actor and singer (b. 1934)
2003 – Iván Calderón, Puerto Rican baseball player (b. 1962)
2003 – Vestal Goodman, American singer (b. 1929)
2004 – Hank Garland, American guitarist (b. 1930)
2005 – C. William Doody, Canadian politician (b. 1931)
2007 – Benazir Bhutto (b. 1953)
Pakistani politician, 11th Prime Minister of Pakistan
2007 – Jerzy Kawalerowicz, Polish director and screenwriter (b. 1922)
2007 – Jaan Kross, Estonian author (b. 1920)
2008 – Delaney Bramlett (b. 1939)
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Delaney & Bonnie)
2008 – Robert Graham, Mexican-American sculptor (b. 1938)
2009 – Isaac Schwartz, Ukrainian-Russian composer (b. 1923)
2011 – Catê, Brazilian footballer and manager (b. 1973)
2011 – Michael Dummett, English soldier, philosopher, and academic (b. 1925)
2011 – Helen Frankenthaler, American painter and educator (b. 1928)
2011 – Johnny Wilson (b. 1929)
Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach
2012 – Harry Carey, Jr., American actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1921)
2012 – Lloyd Charmers (b. 1938)
Jamaican singer, keyboard player, and producer (The Uniques)
2012 – Sohrab Hossain, Bangladeshi singer (b. 1922)
2012 – Tingye Li, Chinese-American physicist and engineer (b. 1931)
2012 – Archie Roy, Scottish astronomer and academic (b. 1924)
2012 – Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr., American general and engineer (b. 1934)
2012 – Salt Walther, American race car driver (b. 1947)
2013 – Richard Ambler, English-Scottish biologist and academic (b. 1933)
2013 – Mohamad Chatah (b. 1951)
Lebanese economist and politician, Lebanese Minister of Finance
2013 – Gianna D'Angelo, American soprano and educator (b. 1929)
2013 – John Matheson, Canadian colonel, lawyer, and politician (b. 1917)
2013 – Farooq Sheikh, Indian actor (b. 1948)
2014 – Ben Ammi Ben-Israel (b. 1939)
American-Israeli religious leader
founded the African Hebrew Israelites of Jerusalem
2014 – Ulises Estrella, Ecuadorian poet and academic (b. 1939)
2014 – Ronald Li, Hong Kong accountant and businessman (b. 1929)
2014 – Karel Poma, Belgian bacteriologist and politician (b. 1920)
2014 – Tomaž Šalamun, Croatian-Slovenian poet and academic (b. 1941)
2015: Meadowlark Lemon obituary (b. 25 Apr 1932)
American basketball player, actor, and minister
1076 – Sviatoslav II of Kiev (b. 1027)
1087 – Bertha of Savoy, (b. 1051)
1381 – Edmund Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March, English politician (b. 1352)
1543 – George, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (b. 1484)
1548 – Francesco Spiera, Italian jurist (b. 1502)
1603 – Thomas Cartwright, English clergyman and theologian (b. 1535)
1704 – Hans Albrecht von Barfus, Prussian field marshal and politician (b. 1635)
1707 – Jean Mabillon, French monk and scholar (b. 1632)
1737 – William Bowyer, English printer (b. 1663)
1743 – Hyacinthe Rigaud, French painter (b. 1659)
1771 – Henri Pitot, French engineer, invented the Pitot tube (b. 1695)
1782 – Henry Home, Lord Kames, Scottish judge and philosopher (b. 1697)
1800 – Hugh Blair, Scottish minister and author (b. 1718)
1812 – Joanna Southcott, English prophet (b. 1750)
1834 – Charles Lamb, English essayist (b. 1775)
1836 – Stephen F. Austin, American soldier and politician (b. 1793)
1858 – Alexandre Pierre François Boëly, French pianist and composer (b. 1785)
1896 – John Brown, English businessman and politician (b. 1816)
1900 – William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong (b. 1810)
English engineer and businessman, founded Armstrong Whitworth
1914 – Charles Martin Hall, American chemist and engineer (b. 1863)
1919 – Achilles Alferaki (b. 1846)
Russian-Greek composer and politician, Governor of Taganrog
1923 – Gustave Eiffel (b. 1832)
French architect and engineer, co-designed the Eiffel Tower
1936 – Mehmet Akif Ersoy, Turkish poet, academic, and politician (b. 1873)
1938 – Calvin Bridges, American geneticist and academic (b. 1889)
1938 – Osip Mandelstam, Polish-Russian poet and critic (b. 1891)
1939 – Rinaldo Cuneo, American artist ("the painter of San Francisco) (b. 1877)
1943 – Ants Kurvits (b. 1887)
Estonian general and politician, 10th Estonian Minister of War
1950 – Max Beckmann, German-American painter and sculptor (b. 1884)
1952 – Patrick Joseph Hartigan, Australian priest, author, and educator (b. 1878)
1953 – Şükrü Saracoğlu
Turkish soldier and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Turkey
1953 – Julian Tuwim, Polish poet and author (b. 1894)
1955 – Alfred Carpenter, English admiral, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1881)
1956 – Lambert McKenna, Irish priest and lexicographer (b. 1870)
1958 – Harry Warner (b. 1881)
Polish-American film producer, co-founded Warner Bros.
1960 – Jakob "Jackie" Gerlich, Austrian-American actor (b. 1917)
1965 – Edgar Ende, German painter (b. 1901)
1972 – Lester B. Pearson (b. 1897)
Canadian historian and politician
14th Prime Minister of Canada
Nobel Prize laureate
1974 – Vladimir Fock, Russian physicist and mathematician (b. 1898)
1974 – Amy Vanderbilt, American author (b 1908)
1978 – Chris Bell American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Big Star) (b. 1951)
1978 – Houari Boumediene (b. 1932)
Algerian colonel and politician, 2nd President of Algeria
1978 – Bob Luman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1937)
1979 – Hafizullah Amin (b. 1929)
Afghan educator and politician, 2nd President of Afghanistan
1981 – Hoagy Carmichael (b. 1899)
American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor
1982 – Jack Swigert, American pilot, astronaut, and politician (b. 1931)
1985 – Jean Rondeau, French race car driver (b. 1946)
1986 – George Dangerfield, English-American historian and journalist (b. 1904)
1986 – Dumas Malone, American historian and author (b. 1892)
1988 – Hal Ashby, American director and producer (b. 1929)
1992 – Kay Boyle (b. 1902)
American novelist, short story writer, poet, and essayist
1993 – Feliks Kibbermann, Estonian chess player and philologist (b. 1902)
1993 – Evald Mikson, Estonian footballer (b. 1911)
1993 – André Pilette, Belgian race car driver (b. 1918)
1994 – Fanny Cradock, English chief, author, and critic (b. 1909)
1994 – J. B. L. Reyes, Filipino lawyer and jurist (b. 1902)
1995 – Shura Cherkassky, Ukrainian-American pianist (b. 1909)
1995 – Genrikh Kasparyan, Armenian chess player and composer (b. 1910)
1995 – Konstantinos Kypriotis, Greek martial artist (b. 1954)
1997 – Brendan Gill, American journalist and essayist (b. 1914)
1997 – Billy Wright, English-Irish commander (b. 1960)
1999 – Michael McDowell, American author and screenwriter (b. 1950)
2002 – George Roy Hill (b. 1922)
American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
2003 – Alan Bates, English actor and singer (b. 1934)
2003 – Iván Calderón, Puerto Rican baseball player (b. 1962)
2003 – Vestal Goodman, American singer (b. 1929)
2004 – Hank Garland, American guitarist (b. 1930)
2005 – C. William Doody, Canadian politician (b. 1931)
2007 – Benazir Bhutto (b. 1953)
Pakistani politician, 11th Prime Minister of Pakistan
2007 – Jerzy Kawalerowicz, Polish director and screenwriter (b. 1922)
2007 – Jaan Kross, Estonian author (b. 1920)
2008 – Delaney Bramlett (b. 1939)
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Delaney & Bonnie)
2008 – Robert Graham, Mexican-American sculptor (b. 1938)
2009 – Isaac Schwartz, Ukrainian-Russian composer (b. 1923)
2011 – Catê, Brazilian footballer and manager (b. 1973)
2011 – Michael Dummett, English soldier, philosopher, and academic (b. 1925)
2011 – Helen Frankenthaler, American painter and educator (b. 1928)
2011 – Johnny Wilson (b. 1929)
Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach
2012 – Harry Carey, Jr., American actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1921)
2012 – Lloyd Charmers (b. 1938)
Jamaican singer, keyboard player, and producer (The Uniques)
2012 – Sohrab Hossain, Bangladeshi singer (b. 1922)
2012 – Tingye Li, Chinese-American physicist and engineer (b. 1931)
2012 – Archie Roy, Scottish astronomer and academic (b. 1924)
2012 – Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr., American general and engineer (b. 1934)
2012 – Salt Walther, American race car driver (b. 1947)
2013 – Richard Ambler, English-Scottish biologist and academic (b. 1933)
2013 – Mohamad Chatah (b. 1951)
Lebanese economist and politician, Lebanese Minister of Finance
2013 – Gianna D'Angelo, American soprano and educator (b. 1929)
2013 – John Matheson, Canadian colonel, lawyer, and politician (b. 1917)
2013 – Farooq Sheikh, Indian actor (b. 1948)
2014 – Ben Ammi Ben-Israel (b. 1939)
American-Israeli religious leader
founded the African Hebrew Israelites of Jerusalem
2014 – Ulises Estrella, Ecuadorian poet and academic (b. 1939)
2014 – Ronald Li, Hong Kong accountant and businessman (b. 1929)
2014 – Karel Poma, Belgian bacteriologist and politician (b. 1920)
2014 – Tomaž Šalamun, Croatian-Slovenian poet and academic (b. 1941)
2015: Meadowlark Lemon obituary (b. 25 Apr 1932)
American basketball player, actor, and minister
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