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Birthdays
VIP
1939 – Joe Clark
Canadian journalist, businessman, politician, and professor
16th Prime Minister of Canada, 1979-1980
Notable
1341 – Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York (d. 1402)
English politician, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports
1412 – Ludovico III Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua, Italian ruler (d. 1478)
1493 – Justus Jonas, German priest and academic (d. 1555)
1523 – Margaret of France, Duchess of Berry (d. 1573)
1640 – Pu Songling, Chinese author (d. 1715)
1646 – Elena Cornaro Piscopia, Italian mathematician and philosopher (d. 1684)
1660 – Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (d. 1744)
1757 – Pierre Jean George Cabanis, French physiologist and philosopher (d. 1808)
1760 – Johan Gadolin, Finnish chemist, physicist, and mineralogist (d. 1852)
1771 – Ernest Augustus I of Hanover (d. 1851)
1781 – Christian Lobeck, German scholar and academic (d. 1860)
1819 – John Couch Adams, English mathematician and astronomer (d. 1892)
1829: George Stephen, 1st Baron Mount Stephen (d. 29 Nov 1921)
Canadian businesman
1830 – Carmine Crocco, Italian soldier (d. 1905)
1850 – Pat Garrett, American sheriff (d. 1908)
1862 – Allvar Gullstrand (d. 1930)
Swedish ophthalmologist and optician, Nobel Prize laureate
1868 – James Connolly, Scottish-Irish general (d. 1916)
1870 – Bernard de Pourtalès, Swiss captain and sailor (d. 1935)
1876 – Isaac Heinemann, German-Israeli scholar and academic (d. 1957)
1877 – Willard Miller, Canadian-American sailor, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1959)
1878 – Pancho Villa, Mexican general and politician, Governor of Chihuahua (d. 1923)
1879 – Robert Mayer, German-English businessman and philanthropist (d. 1985)
1879 – René Pottier, French cyclist (d. 1907)
1883 – John Maynard Keynes, English economist, philosopher, and academic (d. 1946)
1884 – Ralph Benatzky, Czech-Swiss composer (d. 1957)
1884 – Ivy Compton-Burnett, English author (d. 1969)
1884 – Frederick Lorz, American runner (d. 1914)
1887: Ruth Benedict, American anthropologist and folklorist (d. 17 Sep 1948)
1892 – Jaan Kikkas, Estonian weightlifter (d. 1944)
1894 – Roy Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet (d. 1976)
Canadian-English publisher and academic
1895 – William Boyd, American actor and producer (d. 1972)
1895 – William Roberts, English soldier and painter (d. 1980)
1898 – Salvatore Ferragamo (d. 1960)
Italian shoe designer, founded Salvatore Ferragamo S.p.A.
1898 – Federico García Lorca, Spanish poet, playwright, and director (d. 1936)
1899 – Otis Barton (d. 1992)
American diver, engineer, and actor, designed the bathysphere
1899 – Theippan Maung Wa, Burmese writer (d. 1942)
1900: Garrett Fort, American writer (d. 26 Oct 1945)
1900 – Dennis Gabor (d. 1979)
Hungarian-English physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate
1902 – Arthur Powell Davies, American minister, author, and activist (d. 1957)
1905 – John Abbott, English-American actor (d. 1996)
1905 – Wayne Boring, American illustrator (d. 1987)
1905 – Jock Cameron, South African cricketer (d. 1935)
1906 – Helmut Maandi, Estonian politician (d. 1990)
1908 – Ravi Narayana Reddy, Indian politician (d. 1991)
1910 – Herb Vigran, American actor (d. 1986)
1912 – Dean Amadon, American ornithologist and author (d. 2003)
1912 – Eric Hollies, English cricketer (d. 1981)
1913 – Conrad Marca-Relli, American-Italian painter and academic (d. 2000)
1914 – Beatrice De Cardi, English archaeologist and academic
1915: Alfred Kazin, American critic (d. 5 Jun 1998)
1916 – Sid Barnes, Australian cricketer (d. 1973)
1916 – Eddie Joost, American baseball player and manager (d. 2011)
1919 – Richard Scarry, American-Swiss author and illustrator (d. 1994)
1920 – Marion Motley, American football player and coach (d. 1999)
1920 – Cornelius Ryan, Irish-American journalist and author (d. 1974)
1922 – Paul Couvret, Dutch-Australian soldier, pilot, and politician (d. 2013)
1922 – Sheila Sim, English actress (d. 2016)
1923 – Jorge Daponte, Argentinian race car driver (d. 1963)
1923 – Roger Lebel, Canadian actor (d. 1994)
1923 – Daniel Pinkham, American organist and composer (d. 2006)
1924 – Lou Brissie, American baseball player and scout (d. 2013)
1924 – Art Donovan, American football player and radio host (d. 2013)
1925 – Bill Hayes, American actor and singer
1926: Peter George Peterson
American businessman, investment banker, philanthropist, and author
20th U.S. Secretary of Commerce, 1972-1973
Chairman of the Council on Foreign Relations, 1985-2007
1926 – Paul Soros, Hungarian-American engineer and businessman (d. 2013)
1927: Manuel Moroun, American businessman
1928 – Robert Lansing, American actor (d. 1994)
1928 – Umberto Maglioli, Italian race car driver (d. 1999)
1928 – Tony Richardson, English-American director and producer (d. 1991)
1929 – Denis Coe, English soldier, educator, and politician (d. 2015)
1930 – Alifa Rifaat, Egyptian author (d. 1996)
1931 – Yves Blais, Canadian businessman and politician (d. 1998)
1931 – Jacques Demy, French actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1990)
1931 – Jerzy Prokopiuk, Polish anthropologist and philosopher
1932 – Christy Brown, Irish painter and author (d. 1981)
1932 – Dave Gold, American businessman, founded the 99 Cents Only Stores (d. 2013)
1933 – Bata Živojinović, Serbian actor and politician
1934 – Vilhjálmur Einarsson, Icelandic triple jumper, painter, and educator
1934 – Bill Moyers, American journalist, 13th White House Press Secretary
1937 – Hélène Cixous, French author, poet, and critic
1938 – Moira Anderson, Scottish singer
1938 – Karin Balzer, German hurdler
1938 – Roy Higgins, Australian jockey (d. 2014)
1939 – Margaret Drabble, English author and critic
1939 – L. R. Wright, Canadian author (d. 2001)
1940: David Brudnoy, American talk radio host (d. 9 Dec 2004)
1941 – Martha Argerich, Argentinian pianist
1941 – Erasmo Carlos, Brazilian singer-songwriter
1941 – Spalding Gray, American actor and screenwriter (d. 2004)
1941 – Robert Kraft, American businessman, founded The Kraft Group
1941 – Jeff Rooker, Baron Rooker
English academic and politician, Minister of State for Immigration
1941 – Gudrun Sjödén, Swedish designer
1942 – Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo
Equatoguinean lieutenant and politician, 2nd President of Equatorial Guinea
1944 – Whitfield Diffie, American cryptographer and academic
1944 – Gillian Hills, Egyptian-English actress and singer
1944: Jon Kabat-Zinn, American professor of medicine
1944 – Nigel Rees, English game show host and author
1944 – Colm Wilkinson, Irish tenor and actor
1945 – John Carlos, American runner and football player
1945 – André Lacroix, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach
1946 – John Bach, Welsh-New Zealand actor
1946 – John Du Cann (d. 2001)
English guitarist (Atomic Rooster, Hard Stuff, The Attack, and Andromeda)
1946 – Patrick Head, English engineer and businessman, co-founded Williams F1
1946 – Wanderléa Charlup Boere Salim, Brazilian singer and television host
1946 – Freddie Stone, American singer, guitarist, and pastor
(Sly and the Family Stone)
1947 – Laurie Anderson, American singer-songwriter and violinist
1947 – Tom Evans, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Badfinger) (d. 1983)
1947 – David Hare, English director, playwright, and screenwriter
1947 – Djuhri Masdjan (bka Jojon), Indonesian comedian and actor (d. 2014)
1949 – Ken Follett, Welsh author
1949 – Elizabeth Gloster, English lawyer and judge
1949 – Alexander Scrymgeour, 12th Earl of Dundee, Scottish politician
1950 – J. J. Bittenbinder, American television host and author
1950 – Ronnie Dyson, American singer and actor (d. 1990)
1950 – Abraham Sarmiento, Jr., Filipino journalist and activist (d. 1977)
1950 – Daniel von Bargen, American actor (d. 2015)
1951: Jill Biden
American educator and wife of Vice President Joe Biden
Second Lady of the United States, 2009-present
1951 – Suze Orman, American financial adviser, author, and television host
1952: Mary Engelbreit, American graphic artist and illustrator
1952 – Carole Fredericks, American singer (Fredericks Goldman Jones) (d. 2001)
1952 – Nicko McBrain, English drummer and songwriter
(Iron Maiden, Streetwalkers, and Trust)
1952 – Sarah Thomas, English actress
1953 – Kathleen Kennedy
American film producer, co-founded Amblin Entertainment
1954 – Haluk Bilginer, Turkish actor
1954 – Simon Hopkinson, English chef and critic
1954 – Phil Neale, English cricketer, coach, and manager
1954 – Nancy Stafford, American model and actress
1955 – Edino Nazareth Filho, Brazilian footballer and manager
1956 – Richard Butler, English singer-songwriter
(The Psychedelic Furs and Love Spit Love)
1956: Salvatore J. Cordileone
American Roman Catholic prelate
Archbishop of San Francisco, 2012-present
Bishop of Oakland, 2009-2012
Auxiliary Bishop of San Diego, 2002-2009
1956 – Kenneth Bruce Gorelick (bka Kenny G)
American saxophonist, songwriter, and producer
(The Love Unlimited Orchestra)
1956: Roger Michell, English actor and director
1957 – Charles Nolan, American fashion designer (d. 2011)
1958 – Avigdor Lieberman
Moldavian-Israeli soldier and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Israel
1958 – Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi
Comorian businessman and politician, President of Comoros
1959 – Mark Ella, Australian rugby player
1959 – Robert Lloyd, English singer (The Nightingales, The Prefects, and The Minus 5)
1959 – Werner Schildhauer, German runner
1960 – Boris Dugan, Estonian footballer and coach
1960 – Claire Fox, English author and academic
1960 – Leslie Hendrix, American actress
1961 – Anke Behmer, German heptathlete
1961 – Mary Kay Bergman, American voice actress and singer (d. 1999)
1961 – Anthony Burger, American singer and pianist (The Kingsmen Quartet) (d. 2006)
1961 – Aldo Costa, Italian engineer
1961 – Ramesh Krishnan, Indian tennis player and coach
1962 – Princess Astrid of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este
1962 – Jeff Garlin, American actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter
1962 – Tõnis Lukas, Estonian historian and politician, 34th Estonian Minister of Education
1963 – Colleen LaRose, American criminal
1963 – Joe Rudán, Hungarian singer and bassist
1964 – Lisa Cholodenko, American director and screenwriter
1964: Augustin Matata Ponyo
Congolese politician, Prime Minister of the Congo-Kinshasa
1964 – Dukagjin Pupovci, Kosovo-Albanian critic and academic
1964 – Rick Riordan, American author and educator
1964 – Karl Sanders, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Nile)
1964 – Laura Sandys, English journalist and politician
1965 – Michael E. Brown, American astronomer and author
1965 – Sandrine Piau, French soprano
1965 – Alfie Turcotte, American ice hockey player
1966 – Michael McCarthy, Irish actor, singer, and producer
1967 – Matt Bullard, American basketball player and sportscaster
1967 – Joe DeLoach, American sprinter
1967 – Ray Lankford, American baseball player
1967 – Ron Livingston, American actor
1968 – Ed Vaizey, English lawyer and politician
Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries
1969 – Brian McKnight, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
1970: Gayle Forman, American author
1970 – Martin Gélinas, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1971 – Miyuki Komatsu, Japanese actress
1971 – Susan Lynch, Irish actress
1971 – Tomoko Nakajima, Japanese actress
1971 – Takaya Tsubobayashi, Japanese race car driver
1971 – Mark Wahlberg, American model, actor, producer, and rapper
(Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch)
1972 – Mike Bucci, American wrestler and manager
1972 – Chuck Klosterman, American journalist and author
1972 – Paweł Kotla, Polish conductor and academic
1973 – Lamon Brewster, American boxer
1973 – Daniel Gildenlöw, Swedish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
(Pain of Salvation and The Flower Kings)
1973 – Galilea Montijo, Mexican actress
1973 – Gella Vandecaveye, Belgian martial artist
1974 – Chad Allen, American actor
1974 – Nina Conti, English ventriloquist and actress
1974 – Mervyn Dillon, Trinidadian cricketer
1974 – Scott Draper, Australian tennis player and golfer
1974 – Russ Ortiz, American baseball player
1975 – Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Lithuanian-American basketball player
1975 – Dmitri Kurakin, Estonian-German ice dancer
1975 – Duncan Patterson, English drummer and keyboard player
(Anathema, Antimatter, and Alternative 4)
1975 – Sandra Stals, Belgian runner
1976 – Ian Matthias Bavitz (bka Aesop Rock), American rapper and producer
(The Weathermen and Hail Mary Mallon)
1976: Lauren Beukes, South African novelist
1976 – Giannis Giannoulis, Canadian basketball player
1976 – Torry Holt, American football player and sportscaster
1976 – Jack Ross, Scottish footballer
1977 – Jesdaporn Pholdee, Thai actor
1977 – Kristin Gore, American author and screenwriter
1977 – Christian Martucci, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1977 – Navi Rawat, American actress
1977 – Liza Weil, American actress
1978: Nick Kroll, American actor
1978 – Fernando Meira, Portuguese footballer
1979 – David Bisbal, Spanish singer-songwriter and actor
1979 – Stefanos Kotsolis, Greek footballer
1979 – Matthew Scarlett, Australian footballer
1979 – Fraser Watts, Scottish cricketer
1979 – David Weir, English wheelchair racer
1979 – Pete Wentz
American singer-songwriter, bass player, actor, and fashion designer
(Fall Out Boy, Black Cards, and Arma Angelus)
1979 – Jason White, American race car driver
1980 – Ryan Devlin, American actor
1980 – Mike Fisher, Canadian ice hockey player
1980 – Brandi Shearer, American singer-songwriter
1980 – Sutee Suksomkit, Thai footballer
1981 – Serhat Akın, Turkish footballer
1981 – Jade Goody, English television personality and author, contestant on Big Brother (d. 2009)
1981 – Sébastien Lefebvre, Canadian singer and guitarist (Simple Plan)
1982 – Ryan Dallas Cook, American trombonist (Suburban Legends) (d. 2005)
1982 – Baron Geisler, Filipino actor
1983 – Bill Bray, American baseball player
1983 – Marques Colston, American football player
1984 – Robert Barbieri, Canadian-Italian rugby player
1984 – Cécilia Cara, French actress and singer
1984 – Yusuf Güney, Turkish singer-songwriter
1984 – Eric Traoré, Senegalese footballer
1985 – Jeremy Abbott, American figure skater
1985 – Ekaterina Bychkova, Russian tennis player
1985 – Kenny De Ketele, Belgian cyclist
1985 – Bashir Ahmad Rahmati, Afghan wrestler
1986 – Christian Baracat, German rugby player
1986 – Dave Bolland, Canadian ice hockey player
1986 – Amanda Crew, Canadian actress
1986 – Vernon Gholston, American football player
1986 – Jun Hasegawa, Japanese-American model
1987 – Charlie Clements, English actor
1987 – Kenny De Ketele, Belgian cyclist
1987 – Marcus Thornton, American basketball player
1988 – Nuh Omar, Pakistani director and screenwriter
1988 – Alessandro Salvi, Italian footballer
1988 – Sam Slocombe, English footballer
1989 – Monica Castaño, Colombian beauty queen and model
1989 – Megumi Nakajima, Japanese voice actress and singer
1989 – Ellary Porterfield, American actress IMBd
1990 – Junior Hoilett, Canadian soccer player
1990 – Sophie Lowe, English-Australian actress
1990 – Dijon Isaiah McFarlane (bka DJ Mustard)
American record producer and songwriter
1991 – Sören Bertram, German footballer
1992 – Joazhiño Arroe, Peruvian footballer
1992 – Sam Rainbird, Australian cricketer
1992 – Emily Seebohm, Australian swimmer
1993 – Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, Samoan-New Zealand rugby league player
1995 – Beckii Cruel, English singer and dancer
1995 – Troye Sivan, South African-Australian actor and singer
1995 – Ross Wilson, English table tennis player
1998 – Yulia Lipnitskaya, Russian figure skater
2005 – Doña Irene Urdangarín y de Borbón
Spanish daughter of Infanta Cristina of Spain
Family
Coulee City
Haley Hatchett
Ray Ervin
Daniel Franklin
Justin Oliver
Darin Goetz
Other
Anniversaries
Coulee City
Erwin & Lauretta Baergen
Randy & Janis Christensen
Ken & Susie Williams
Mr. & Mrs. Jack Tompkins
Deaths
VIP
2004 – Ronald Wilson Reagan (b. 6 Feb 1911)
American actor and politician
40th President of the United States, 1981-1989
33rd Governor of California, 1967-1975
Notable
301 – Sima Lun, Chinese emperor (b. 249)
535 – Patriarch Epiphanius of Constantinople
567 – Pope Theodosius I of Alexandria
708 – Jacob of Edessa, Syrian bishop and author (b. 640)
754 – Saint Boniface, English missionary, bishop, and martyr (b. 675)
1017 – Emperor Sanjō of Japan (b. 976)
1118 – Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester (b. 1049)
English soldier and politician
1296 – Edmund Crouchback (b. 1245)
English politician, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports
1316 – Louis X of France (b. 1289)
1383 – Dmitry of Suzdal (b. 1324)
1568 – Lamoral, Count of Egmont (b. 1522)
1625 – Orlando Gibbons, English organist and composer (b. 1583)
1667 – Pietro Sforza Pallavicino, Italian cardinal and historian (b. 1607)
1688 – Constantine Phaulkon, Greek adventurer (b. 1667)
1716 – Roger Cotes, English mathematician and academic (b. 1682)
1722 – Johann Kuhnau, German organist and composer (b. 1660)
1738 – Isaac de Beausobre, French pastor and theologian (b. 1659)
1740 – Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Kent, English politician and courtier (b. 1671)
1791 – Frederick Haldimand (b. 1718)
Swiss-Canadian general and politician, 22nd Governor of Quebec
1816 – Giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer and educator (b. 1741)
1819 – Bodawpaya, Burmese king (b. 1745)
1825 – Odysseas Androutsos, Greek soldier (b. 1788)
1826 – Carl Maria von Weber, German pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1786)
1866 – John McDouall Stuart, Scottish explorer and surveyor (b. 1815)
1899 – Antonio Luna, Filipino general (b. 1866)
1900 – Stephen Crane, American poet, novelist, and short story writer (b. 1871)
1902 – Louis J. Weichmann (b. 1842)
American clerk, witness in Abraham Lincoln assassination trial
1906 – Karl Robert Eduard von Hartmann, German philosopher and author (b. 1842)
1910 – O. Henry, American pharmacist and author (b. 1862)
1913 – Chris von der Ahe, German-American businessman (b. 1851)
1916 – Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener (b. 1850)
Irish field marshal and politician, Secretary of State for War
1920 – Rhoda Broughton, Welsh-English author (b. 1840)
1921 – Will Crooks, English trade unionist and politician (b. 1852)
1921 – Georges Feydeau, French playwright (b. 1862)
1930 – Pascin, Bulgarian-French painter and illustrator (b. 1885)
1947 – Nils Olaf Chrisander, Swedish-American actor and director (b. 1884)
1967 – Arthur Biram, Israeli philologist, philosopher, and academic (b. 1878)
1967 – Harry Brown, Australian public servant (b. 1878)
1970 – Herman Kruusenberg, Estonian wrestler (b. 1898)
1975 – Paul Keres, Estonian chess player and theoretician (b. 1916)
1975 – Lester Matthews, English-American actor (b. 1900)
1976 – Violet Wilkey, American actress (b. 1903)
1993 – Conway Twitty, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1933)
1996 – Acharya Kuber Nath Rai, Indian poet and scholar (b. 1933)
1997 – J. Anthony Lukas, American journalist and author (b. 1933)
1998 – Jeanette Nolan, American actress (b. 1911)
1998 – Sam Yorty (b. 1909)
American captain and politician, 37th Mayor of Los Angeles
1999 – Mel Tormé, American singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1925)
2000 – Don Liddle, American baseball player (b. 1925)
2001 – Pedro Laín Entralgo, Spanish medical researcher (b. 1908)
2002 – Gwen Plumb, Australian actress (b. 1912)
2002 – Dee Dee Ramone (b. 1951)
American singer-songwriter and bass player (Ramones)
2003 – Jürgen Möllemann (b. 1945)
German soldier and politician, 10th Vice-Chancellor of Germany
2003 – Manuel Rosenthal, French composer and conductor (b. 1904)
2004 – Iona Brown, English violinist and conductor (b. 1941)
2005 – Adolfo Aguilar Zínser, Mexican scholar and politician (b. 1949)
2005 – Susi Nicoletti, German-Austrian actress and singer (b. 1918)
2006 – Frederick Franck, Dutch-American painter, sculptor, and author (b. 1909)
2006 – Edward L. Moyers, American businessman (b. 1928)
2007 – Povel Ramel, Swedish singer, pianist, and author (b. 1922)
2009 – Jeff Hanson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1978)
2009 – Boris Pokrovsky, Russian director and manager (b. 1912)
2011 – Leon Botha, South African painter and DJ (b. 1985)
2012 – Ray Bradbury, American author and screenwriter (b. 1920)
2012 – Lucky Diamond, American dog (b. 1997)
2012 – Caroline John, English actress (b. 1940)
2012 – Hal Keller, American baseball player and manager (b. 1928)
2012 – Mihai Pătrașcu, Romanian-American computer scientist (b. 1982)
2012 – Charlie Sutton, Australian footballer and coach (b. 1924)
2013 – Don Bowman, American singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1937)
2013 – Takkō Ishimori, Japanese voice actor (b. 1932)
2013 – Helen McElhone, Scottish politician (b. 1933)
2013 – Stanisław Nagy, Polish cardinal (b. 1921)
2013 – Ruairí Ó Brádaigh, Irish republican activist and politician (b. 1932)
2013 – Michel Ostyn, Belgian physiologist and physician (b. 1924)
2014 – Bob Abrahamian, American DJ and producer (b. 1978)
2014 – Abu Abdulrahman al-Bilawi, Iraqi commander (b. 1971)
2014 – Ganiyu Akanbi Bello, Nigerian businessman (b. 1930)
2014 – Don Davis, American songwriter and producer (b. 1938)
2014 – Johnny Leach, English table tennis player and coach (b. 1922)
2014 – Reiulf Steen (b. 1933)
Norwegian journalist and politician
Norwegian Minister of Transport and Communications
2015 – Tariq Aziz (b. 1936)
Iraqi journalist and politician, Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs
2015 – Alan Bond, English-Australian businessman (b. 1938)
2015 – Jerry Collins, Samoan-New Zealand rugby player (b. 1980)
2015 – Giacomo Furia, Italian actor and screenwriter (b. 1925)
2015 – Richard Johnson, English actor (b. 1927)
2015 – Roger Vergé, French chef and author (b. 1930)
Family
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