Birthdays
VIP
1913 – Richard Milhous Nixon (d. 22 Apr 1994)
American commander, lawyer, and politician
37th President of the United States, 1969-1974
36th Vice President of the United States, 1953-1961
U.S. Senator, R. CA, 1950-1953
U.S. Representative, R. CA, 1947-1950
U.S. Senator, R. CA, 1950-1953
U.S. Representative, R. CA, 1947-1950
Notable
727 – Emperor Daizong of Tang (d. 779)
1475 – Crinitus, Italian scholar and author (d. 1507)
1554 – Pope Gregory XV (d. 1623)
1571 – Charles Bonaventure de Longueval, Count of Bucquoy (d. 1621)
French commander
1624 – Empress Meishō of Japan (d. 1696)
1674 – Reinhard Keiser, German composer (d. 1739)
1685 – Tiberius Hemsterhuis, Dutch philologist and critic (d. 1766)
1728 – Thomas Warton, English poet, historian, and critic (d. 1790)
1735 – John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent (d. 1823)
English admiral and politician
1745 – Caleb Strong (d. 1819)
American lawyer and politician; 6th Governor of Massachusetts
1753 – Luísa Todi, Portuguese soprano and actress (d. 1833)
1773 – Cassandra Austen, English painter (d. 1845)
1778 – Hammamizade İsmail Dede Efendi (d. 1846)
Turkish Ney player and composer
1811 – Gilbert Abbott à Beckett, English journalist and author (d. 1856)
1818 – Antoine Samuel Adam-Salomon (d. 1881)
French sculptor and photographer
1819 – James Francis (d. 1884)
English-Australian businessman and politician; 9th Premier of Victoria
1822 – Carol Benesch (d. 1896)
Czech-Romanian architect, designed the Peleș Castle
1823 – Friedrich von Esmarch, German surgeon and academic (d. 1908)
1829 – Thomas William Robertson, English director and playwright (d. 1871)
1829 – Adolf Schlagintweit, German botanist and explorer (d. 1857)
1832 – Félix-Gabriel Marchand (d. 1900)
Canadian journalist and politician; 11th Premier of Quebec
1839 – John Knowles Paine, American composer and academic (d. 1906)
1848 – Princess Frederica of Hanover (d. 1926)
1849 – John Hartley, English tennis player (d. 1935)
1854 – Lady Randolph Churchill (born Jeanette Jerome) (d. 29 Jun 1921)
American-English wife of Lord Randolph Churchill
1856 – Anton Aškerc, Slovenian priest and poet (d. 1912)
1859 – Carrie Chapman Catt (d. 1947)
American activist
founded the League of Women Voters and International Alliance of Women
1864 – Vladimir Steklov, Russian mathematician and physicist (d. 1926)
1868 – S. P. L. Sørensen, Danish chemist and academic (d. 1939)
1870 – Joseph Strauss (d. 1938)
American engineer; co-designed the Golden Gate Bridge
1873 – Hayim Nahman Bialik (d. 1934)
Ukrainian-Austrian journalist, author, and poet
1873 – Thomas Curtis, American sprinter and hurdler (d. 1944)
1873 – John Flanagan, Irish-American hammer thrower (d. 1938)
1873 – Harry Spanjer, American boxer (d. 1958)
1875 – Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (d. 1942)
American sculptor and art collector
founded the Whitney Museum of American Art
1876 – Arthur Darby, English rugby player (d. 1960)
1879 – John B. Watson, American psychologist and academic (d. 1958)
1881 – Lascelles Abercrombie, English poet and critic (d. 1938)
1881 – Édouard Beaupré, Canadian giant and strongman (d. 1904)
1881 – Giovanni Papini, Italian journalist, author, and poet (d. 1956)
1885 – Charles Bacon, American runner and hurdler (d. 1968)
1886: Arthur "Bugs" Baer, American journalist and humorist (d. 17 May 1969)
1886 – Lloyd Loar (d. 1943)
American sound engineer and instrument designer
1889 – Vrindavan Lal Verma, Indian author and playwright (d. 1969)
1890 – Karel Čapek, Czech author and playwright (d. 1938)
1890 – Kurt Tucholsky, German-Swedish journalist and author (d. 1935)
1891 – August Gailit, Estonian journalist and author (d. 1960)
1892 – Eva Bowring, American politician (d. 1985)
1893 – Edwin Baker (d. 1968)
Canadian soldier
co-founder of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB)
1896 – Warwick Braithwaite, New Zealand-English conductor (d. 1971)
1897 – Karl Löwith, German philosopher, author, and academic (d. 1973)
1898 – Gracie Fields, English-Italian actress and singer (d. 1979)
1899 – Harald Tammer, Estonian journalist and weightlifter (d. 1942)
1900 – Richard Halliburton, American adventurer and author (d. 1939)
1901 – Vilma Bánky, Hungarian-American actress (d. 1991)
1901 – Chic Young, American cartoonist (d. 1973)
1902 – Rudolf Bing, Austrian-English opera manager (d. 1997)
1902 – Josemaría Escrivá (d. 1975)
Spanish priest and saint, founded Opus Dei
1907 – Eldred G. Smith, American patriarch (d. 2013)
1908 – Simone de Beauvoir, French philosopher and author (d. 14 Apr 1986)
1909 – Anthony Mamo (d. 2008)
Maltese lawyer and politician; 1st President of Malta
1909 – Herva Nelli, Italian-American soprano (d. 1994)
1909 – Patrick Peyton, American priest and activist (d. 1992)
1910 – Tom Evenson, English runner (d. 1997)
1912 – Ralph Tubbs (d. 1996)
English architect, designed the Dome of Discovery
1915 – Fernando Lamas (d. 8 Oct 1982)
Argentinian-American actor, singer, and director
1915 – Anita Louise, American actress and singer (d. 1970)
1916 – Vic Mizzy, American soldier, pianist, and composer (d. 2009)
1916 – Peter Twinn, English mathematician and entomologist (d. 2004)
1918 – Alma Ziegler, American baseball player and golfer (d. 2005)
1919 – William Morris Meredith, Jr. (d. 2007)
American poet and academic
1920 – Chan Canasta, Polish-English magician (d. 1999)
1920 – Clive Dunn, English actor and singer (d. 2012)
1920 – Hakim Said (d. 1998)
Pakistani scholar and politician, 20th Governor of Sindh
1921 – Lister Sinclair (d. 2006)
Indian-Canadian broadcaster and playwright
1921 – John Sperling (d. 2014)
American businessman; founded the University of Phoenix
1922 – Har Gobind Khorana (d. 2011)
Indian-American biochemist and academic; Nobel laureate
1922 – Ahmed Sékou Touré (d. 1984)
Guinean politician, 1st President of Guinea
1923 – Suh Yun-bok, South Korean runner
1924 – Sergei Parajanov (d. 1990)
Georgian-Armenian director and screenwriter
1925 – Pierre Jalbert, Canadian-American actor (d. 2014)
1925 – Len Quested, English footballer and manager (d. 2012)
1925 – Lee Van Cleef, American actor and singer (d. 1989)
1926 – Jean-Pierre Côté (d. 2002)
Canadian politician; 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Quebec
1926 – Sydney Lotterby, English director and producer
1927 – Sunderlal Bahuguna, Indian environmentalist
1928 – Judith Krantz, American author
1928 – Domenico Modugno (d. 1994)
Italian singer-songwriter, actor, and politician
1928 – Palghat R. Raghu, Carnatic musician and percussionist
1929 – Brian Friel, Irish author, playwright, and director (d. 2015)
1929 – Heiner Müller, German poet, playwright, and director (d. 1995)
1929 – Dorothea Puente, American murderer (d. 2011)
1929 – Tom Riley, American lawyer and politician (d. 2011)
1931 – Algis Budrys, Lithuanian-American author and critic (d. 2008)
1931 – Paul Mantee, American actor (d. 2013)
1932: Robert Patrick "Bob" Casey, Sr. (d. 30 May 2000)
American politician
42nd Governor of Pennsylvania, 1987-1995
1933 – Robert García, American soldier and politician
1933 – Wilbur Smith, Zambian-English journalist and author
1934 – Mahendra Kapoor, Indian singer (d. 2008)
1934 – Bart Starr, American football player and coach
1935 – Bob Denver, American actor and singer (d. 2 Sep 2005)
1935 – Dick Enberg, American game show host and sportscaster
1935 – Earl G. Graves, Sr.
American businessman and publisher (Black Enterprise magazine)
1936 – K Callan, actor
1936 – Anne Rivers Siddons, American author
1936 – Marko Veselica, Croatian academic and politician
1937: Joseph Epstein, American essayist, short story writer, and editor
1937 – Michael Nicholson, English journalist and author
1938 – Claudette Boyer, Canadian educator and politician (d. 2013)
1938 – Peter Edelman, American lawyer and educator
1938 – Stuart Woods, American author
1939 – Jimmy Boyd, American actor and singer (d. 2009)
1939 – Rik Kemp, English-Australian cartoonist
1939 – Susannah York
English actress, singer, and screenwriter (d. 15 Jan 2011)
1940 – Barbara Buczek, Polish composer (d. 1993)
1940 – Al Downing, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2005)
1940 – Ruth Dreifuss
Swiss journalist and politician
86th President of the Swiss Confederation
1941 – Joan Baez, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1941 – Terry Hands, English director and producer
1941 – Gilles Vaillancourt, Canadian politician
1942 – K Callan, American actress
1942 – John Dunning, American author
1942 – Tony Harding, English illustrator (d. 2014)
1942 – Lee Kun-hee, South Korean businessman
1942 – Judy Malloy, American poet and author
1943 – Robert Drewe, Australian author and playwright
1943: Fernando Flores, Chilean engineer, entrepreneur and politician
1943 – Elmer MacFadyen, Canadian politician (d. 2007)
1943 – Freddie Starr, English actor and singer
1943 – Scott Walker
American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer
(The Walker Brothers)
1943 – Jerry Yester, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
1944 – Ian Hornak, American painter and sculptor (d. 2002)
1944 – Jimmy Page, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer
1944 – Mihalis Violaris, Cypriot singer-songwriter and actor
1945 – John Doman, American actor
1945 – Levon Ter-Petrosyan
Syrian-Armenian politician, 1st President of Armenia
1946 – Mohammad Ishaq Khan, Indian historian and academic (d. 2013)
1946 – Mogens Lykketoft
Danish politician; 45th Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs
1947 – Ronnie Landfield, American painter and educator
1947 – Ittoku Kishibe, Japanese actor and musician
1948 – Bill Cowsill (d. 2006)
American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Cowsills)
1948 – Cassie Gaines, American singer (The Honkettes) (d. 1977)
1948 – Jan Tomaszewski, Polish footballer and politician
1950 – Alec Jeffreys, English geneticist and academic
1950 – David Johansen
American singer-songwriter and actor (New York Dolls)
1950 – Rio Reiser, German singer-songwriter (d. 1996)
1951 – M. L. Carr, American basketball player and coach
1951 – Crystal Gayle, American singer-songwriter and producer
1952 – Kaushik Basu, Indian economist and academic
1952 – Hugh Bayley, English politician
1952: Marek Marian Belka
Polish economist, academic, and politician
11th Prime Minister of Poland, 2004-2005
7th and 11th Finance Minister of Poland, 1997, 2001-2002
1952 – Mike Capuano, American politician
1953 – Javad Alizadeh, Iranian cartoonist and painter
1953 – Morris Gleitzman, English-Australian author
1953: David Hewson, British author of mystery novels
1953 – Shigeru So, Japanese runner
1953 – Takeshi So, Japanese runner
1954 – Philippa Gregory, Kenyan-English author and academic
1955 – Michiko Kakutani, American journalist and critic
1955 – J. K. Simmons, American actor
1956 – Kimberly Beck, American actress
1956 – Lucyna Langer, Polish hurdler
1956 – Waltraud Meier, German soprano and mezzo-soprano
1956 – Imelda Staunton, English actress
1956 – Mike Walczewski, American announcer
1957 – Bibie, Ghanaian-French singer
1957 – Phil Lewis, American singer-songwriter
1958 – Mehmet Ali Ağca, Turkish murderer
1958 – Stephen Neale, English philosopher and academic
1959 – Mark Martin, American race car driver
1959 – Rigoberta Menchú
Guatemalan activist and politician; Nobel Prize laureate
1959 – Otis Nixon, American baseball player
1960 – Lisa Walters, Canadian golfer
1961 – Oliver Goldstick, American screenwriter and producer
1961 – Al Jean, American screenwriter and producer
1961 – Candi Milo, American voice actress
1961 – Sandra Myers, American-Spanish sprinter
1961 – Henry Omaga-Diaz, Filipino journalist
1963 – Michael Everson, American-Irish linguist and type designer
1963 – Irwin McLean, Irish biologist and academic
1964 – Stan Javier, Dominican baseball player and manager
1965 – Haddaway, Trinidadian-German singer
1965 – Darren Bennett, Australian-American football player
1965 – Muggsy Bogues, American basketball player and coach
1965 – Iain Dowie, English-Irish footballer and manager
1965 – Eric Erlandson, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
1965 – Farah Khan, Indian actress, director, and choreographer
1965 – Andrei Nazarov, Estonian decathlete and coach
1965 – Joely Richardson, English actress
1966 – Jan Johansen, Swedish singer
1966 – Stephen Metcalfe, English politician
1966 – Candi Milo, American voice actress and singer
1967 – Carl Bell, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1967 – Claudio Caniggia, Argentinian footballer
1967 – Steve Harwell, American singer-songwriter (Smash Mouth)
1967 – Dave Matthews, South African-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
1967 – Gary Teichmann, Rhodesian-South African rugby player
1968 – Jimmy Adams, Jamaican cricketer and coach
1968 – Joey Lauren Adams, American actress
1968 – Catalina Saavedra, Chilean actress
1968 – Al Schnier, American guitarist
1968 – Giorgos Theofanous, Greek-Cypriot composer and producer
1970 – Lara Fabian, Belgian-Italian singer-songwriter and actress
1970 – Masashi Goda, Japanese actor
1970 – Alex Staropoli, Italian keyboard player and songwriter
1970 – Mia X, American rapper and actor
1971 – MF Doom, English-American rapper
1971 – Angie Martinez, American rapper, actress, and radio host
1971 – Yusuke Naora, Japanese art director and producer
1971 – Hal Niedzviecki, Canadian author and critic
1971 – Scott Thornton, Canadian ice hockey player
1972 – Sarah Beeny, English television host
1972 – Mat Hoffman, American BMX rider
1972 – Jay Powell, American baseball player
1972 – Warwick Saint, South African photographer
1972 – Rawson Stovall, American video game producer and author
1973 – Angela Bettis, American actress, director, and producer
1974 – Farhan Akhtar, Indian actor, singer, director, and producer
1974: Omari Hardwick, American actor
1975 – James Beckford, Jamaican long jumper
1975 – Kiko Calero, Puerto Rican baseball player
1975 – Julia Lutrova, Russian tennis player
1975: Kimberley Anne (Scott) Mathers
American ex-wife of hip-hop star Eminem
1975 – Mattias Olsson, Swedish drummer
1976 – Radek Bonk, Czech ice hockey player
1976 – Hayes Carll, American singer-songwriter
1976 – Simon Gosejohann, German actor and screenwriter
1976 – Todd Grisham, American sportscaster
1976 – Raghava Lawrence, Indian actor, director, and choreographer
1977 – Viktors Dobrecovs, Latvian footballer and manager
1977 – Beth Troutman, American television host
1978 – Mathieu Garon, Canadian ice hockey player
1978 – Gennaro Gattuso, Italian footballer and manager
1978 – Chad Johnson, American football player
1978 – A. J. McLean, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor (Backstreet Boys)
1978 – Maggie Rizer, American model, actress, and activist
1979 – Athanassios Prittas, Greek footballer
1979 – Tomiko Van
Japanese singer-songwriter and actress (Do As Infinity)
1980 – Édgar Álvarez, Honduran footballer
1980 – Sergio García, Spanish golfer
1980 – Luke Patten, Australian rugby league player and referee
1981 – Euzebiusz Smolarek, Polish footballer
1982 – Timmy Bowers, American basketball player
1982 – Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge
born Catherine Elizabeth "Kate" Middleton
1982 – Grétar Steinsson, Icelandic footballer
1983: Kerry Condon, Irish actress
1983 – Marek Doronin, Estonian basketball player
1984 – Benjamin Danso, German rugby player
1985 – Juan Francisco Torres, Spanish footballer
1986 – Jéferson Gomes, Brazilian footballer
1986 – Uwe Hünemeier, German footballer
1986 – Amanda Mynhardt, South African netball player
1987 – Sam Bird, English race car driver
1987 – Mao Inoue, Japanese actress
1987 – Asami Kai, Japanese actress and model
1987 – Lucas Leiva, Brazilian footballer
1987 – Paolo Nutini, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist
1987 – Jami Puustinen, Finnish footballer
1987 – Pablo Santos, Mexican-American actor (d. 2006)
1988 – Katherine Copely, American ice dancer
1988 – Marc Crosas, Spanish footballer
1989 – Michael Beasley, American basketball player
1989 – Nina Dobrev, Bulgarian-Canadian actress and singer
1989 – Michaëlla Krajicek, Dutch tennis player
1989 – Yana Maksimava, Belarusian heptathlete
1989 – Chris Sandow, Australian rugby league player
1990 – Justin Blackmon, American football player
1990 – Oteng Oteng, Botswana boxer
1990 – Melissa Ricks, Filipino actress
1991 – 3LAU, American DJ and producer
1993 – Ashley Argota, American actress and singer
1993 – Katarina Johnson-Thompson
English long jumper and heptathlete
1993 – Kevin Korjus, Estonian race car driver
1995 – Nicola Peltz, American actress
1936 – Anne Rivers Siddons, American author
1936 – Marko Veselica, Croatian academic and politician
1937: Joseph Epstein, American essayist, short story writer, and editor
1937 – Michael Nicholson, English journalist and author
1938 – Claudette Boyer, Canadian educator and politician (d. 2013)
1938 – Peter Edelman, American lawyer and educator
1938 – Stuart Woods, American author
1939 – Jimmy Boyd, American actor and singer (d. 2009)
1939 – Rik Kemp, English-Australian cartoonist
1939 – Susannah York
English actress, singer, and screenwriter (d. 15 Jan 2011)
1940 – Barbara Buczek, Polish composer (d. 1993)
1940 – Al Downing, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2005)
1940 – Ruth Dreifuss
Swiss journalist and politician
86th President of the Swiss Confederation
1941 – Joan Baez, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1941 – Terry Hands, English director and producer
1941 – Gilles Vaillancourt, Canadian politician
1942 – K Callan, American actress
1942 – John Dunning, American author
1942 – Tony Harding, English illustrator (d. 2014)
1942 – Lee Kun-hee, South Korean businessman
1942 – Judy Malloy, American poet and author
1943 – Robert Drewe, Australian author and playwright
1943: Fernando Flores, Chilean engineer, entrepreneur and politician
1943 – Elmer MacFadyen, Canadian politician (d. 2007)
1943 – Freddie Starr, English actor and singer
1943 – Scott Walker
American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer
(The Walker Brothers)
1943 – Jerry Yester, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
1944 – Ian Hornak, American painter and sculptor (d. 2002)
1944 – Jimmy Page, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer
1944 – Mihalis Violaris, Cypriot singer-songwriter and actor
1945 – John Doman, American actor
1945 – Levon Ter-Petrosyan
Syrian-Armenian politician, 1st President of Armenia
1946 – Mohammad Ishaq Khan, Indian historian and academic (d. 2013)
1946 – Mogens Lykketoft
Danish politician; 45th Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs
1947 – Ronnie Landfield, American painter and educator
1947 – Ittoku Kishibe, Japanese actor and musician
1948 – Bill Cowsill (d. 2006)
American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Cowsills)
1948 – Cassie Gaines, American singer (The Honkettes) (d. 1977)
1948 – Jan Tomaszewski, Polish footballer and politician
1950 – Alec Jeffreys, English geneticist and academic
1950 – David Johansen
American singer-songwriter and actor (New York Dolls)
1950 – Rio Reiser, German singer-songwriter (d. 1996)
1951 – M. L. Carr, American basketball player and coach
1951 – Crystal Gayle, American singer-songwriter and producer
1952 – Kaushik Basu, Indian economist and academic
1952 – Hugh Bayley, English politician
1952: Marek Marian Belka
Polish economist, academic, and politician
11th Prime Minister of Poland, 2004-2005
7th and 11th Finance Minister of Poland, 1997, 2001-2002
1952 – Mike Capuano, American politician
1953 – Javad Alizadeh, Iranian cartoonist and painter
1953 – Morris Gleitzman, English-Australian author
1953: David Hewson, British author of mystery novels
1953 – Shigeru So, Japanese runner
1953 – Takeshi So, Japanese runner
1954 – Philippa Gregory, Kenyan-English author and academic
1955 – Michiko Kakutani, American journalist and critic
1955 – J. K. Simmons, American actor
1956 – Kimberly Beck, American actress
1956 – Lucyna Langer, Polish hurdler
1956 – Waltraud Meier, German soprano and mezzo-soprano
1956 – Imelda Staunton, English actress
1956 – Mike Walczewski, American announcer
1957 – Bibie, Ghanaian-French singer
1957 – Phil Lewis, American singer-songwriter
1958 – Mehmet Ali Ağca, Turkish murderer
1958 – Stephen Neale, English philosopher and academic
1959 – Mark Martin, American race car driver
1959 – Rigoberta Menchú
Guatemalan activist and politician; Nobel Prize laureate
1959 – Otis Nixon, American baseball player
1960 – Lisa Walters, Canadian golfer
1961 – Oliver Goldstick, American screenwriter and producer
1961 – Al Jean, American screenwriter and producer
1961 – Candi Milo, American voice actress
1961 – Sandra Myers, American-Spanish sprinter
1961 – Henry Omaga-Diaz, Filipino journalist
1963 – Michael Everson, American-Irish linguist and type designer
1963 – Irwin McLean, Irish biologist and academic
1964 – Stan Javier, Dominican baseball player and manager
1965 – Haddaway, Trinidadian-German singer
1965 – Darren Bennett, Australian-American football player
1965 – Muggsy Bogues, American basketball player and coach
1965 – Iain Dowie, English-Irish footballer and manager
1965 – Eric Erlandson, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
1965 – Farah Khan, Indian actress, director, and choreographer
1965 – Andrei Nazarov, Estonian decathlete and coach
1965 – Joely Richardson, English actress
1966 – Jan Johansen, Swedish singer
1966 – Stephen Metcalfe, English politician
1966 – Candi Milo, American voice actress and singer
1967 – Carl Bell, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1967 – Claudio Caniggia, Argentinian footballer
1967 – Steve Harwell, American singer-songwriter (Smash Mouth)
1967 – Dave Matthews, South African-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
1967 – Gary Teichmann, Rhodesian-South African rugby player
1968 – Jimmy Adams, Jamaican cricketer and coach
1968 – Joey Lauren Adams, American actress
1968 – Catalina Saavedra, Chilean actress
1968 – Al Schnier, American guitarist
1968 – Giorgos Theofanous, Greek-Cypriot composer and producer
1970 – Lara Fabian, Belgian-Italian singer-songwriter and actress
1970 – Masashi Goda, Japanese actor
1970 – Alex Staropoli, Italian keyboard player and songwriter
1970 – Mia X, American rapper and actor
1971 – MF Doom, English-American rapper
1971 – Angie Martinez, American rapper, actress, and radio host
1971 – Yusuke Naora, Japanese art director and producer
1971 – Hal Niedzviecki, Canadian author and critic
1971 – Scott Thornton, Canadian ice hockey player
1972 – Sarah Beeny, English television host
1972 – Mat Hoffman, American BMX rider
1972 – Jay Powell, American baseball player
1972 – Warwick Saint, South African photographer
1972 – Rawson Stovall, American video game producer and author
1973 – Angela Bettis, American actress, director, and producer
1974 – Farhan Akhtar, Indian actor, singer, director, and producer
1974: Omari Hardwick, American actor
1975 – James Beckford, Jamaican long jumper
1975 – Kiko Calero, Puerto Rican baseball player
1975 – Julia Lutrova, Russian tennis player
1975: Kimberley Anne (Scott) Mathers
American ex-wife of hip-hop star Eminem
1975 – Mattias Olsson, Swedish drummer
1976 – Radek Bonk, Czech ice hockey player
1976 – Hayes Carll, American singer-songwriter
1976 – Simon Gosejohann, German actor and screenwriter
1976 – Todd Grisham, American sportscaster
1976 – Raghava Lawrence, Indian actor, director, and choreographer
1977 – Viktors Dobrecovs, Latvian footballer and manager
1977 – Beth Troutman, American television host
1978 – Mathieu Garon, Canadian ice hockey player
1978 – Gennaro Gattuso, Italian footballer and manager
1978 – Chad Johnson, American football player
1978 – A. J. McLean, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor (Backstreet Boys)
1978 – Maggie Rizer, American model, actress, and activist
1979 – Athanassios Prittas, Greek footballer
1979 – Tomiko Van
Japanese singer-songwriter and actress (Do As Infinity)
1980 – Édgar Álvarez, Honduran footballer
1980 – Sergio García, Spanish golfer
1980 – Luke Patten, Australian rugby league player and referee
1981 – Euzebiusz Smolarek, Polish footballer
1982 – Timmy Bowers, American basketball player
1982 – Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge
born Catherine Elizabeth "Kate" Middleton
1982 – Grétar Steinsson, Icelandic footballer
1983: Kerry Condon, Irish actress
1983 – Marek Doronin, Estonian basketball player
1984 – Benjamin Danso, German rugby player
1985 – Juan Francisco Torres, Spanish footballer
1986 – Jéferson Gomes, Brazilian footballer
1986 – Uwe Hünemeier, German footballer
1986 – Amanda Mynhardt, South African netball player
1987 – Sam Bird, English race car driver
1987 – Mao Inoue, Japanese actress
1987 – Asami Kai, Japanese actress and model
1987 – Lucas Leiva, Brazilian footballer
1987 – Paolo Nutini, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist
1987 – Jami Puustinen, Finnish footballer
1987 – Pablo Santos, Mexican-American actor (d. 2006)
1988 – Katherine Copely, American ice dancer
1988 – Marc Crosas, Spanish footballer
1989 – Michael Beasley, American basketball player
1989 – Nina Dobrev, Bulgarian-Canadian actress and singer
1989 – Michaëlla Krajicek, Dutch tennis player
1989 – Yana Maksimava, Belarusian heptathlete
1989 – Chris Sandow, Australian rugby league player
1990 – Justin Blackmon, American football player
1990 – Oteng Oteng, Botswana boxer
1990 – Melissa Ricks, Filipino actress
1991 – 3LAU, American DJ and producer
1993 – Ashley Argota, American actress and singer
1993 – Katarina Johnson-Thompson
English long jumper and heptathlete
1993 – Kevin Korjus, Estonian race car driver
1995 – Nicola Peltz, American actress
Family
Coulee City
John Bennett
Shauna Atwood
Sharla Higginbotham
Casey Neilsen
Tony Hein
Shauna Atwood
Sharla Higginbotham
Casey Neilsen
Tony Hein
Other
Anniversaries
Coulee City
Deaths
VIP
Notable
1150 – Emperor Xizong of Jin (b. 1119)
1282 – Abû 'Uthmân Sa'îd ibn Hakam al Qurashi, Minorcan ruler (b. 1204)
1283 – Wen Tianxiang, Chinese general and scholar (b. 1236)
1324 – Marco Polo, Italian merchant and explorer (b. 1254)
1463 – William Neville, 1st Earl of Kent (b. c. 1405)
English nobleman and soldier
1499 – John Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg (b. 1455)
1511 – Demetrios Chalkokondyles, Greek scholar and academic (b. 1423)
1514 – Anna, Duchess of Brittany (b. 1477)
1534 – Johannes Aventinus (b. 1477)
Bavarian Renaissance humanist historian and philologist
1543 – Guillaume du Bellay, French general and diplomat (b. 1491)
1562 – Amago Haruhisa, Japanese warlord (b. 1514)
1571 – Nicolas Durand de Villegaignon, French admiral (b. 1510)
1598 – Jasper Heywood, English poet and scholar (b. 1553)
1757 – Louis Bertrand Castel, French mathematician and philosopher (b. 1688)
1757 – Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle (b. 1657)
French author, poet, and playwright
1766 – Thomas Birch, English historian and author (b. 1705)
1799 – Maria Gaetana Agnesi, Italian mathematician and philosopher (b. 1718)
1800 – Jean Étienne Championnet, French general (b. 1762)
1805 – Noble Wimberly Jones, American physician and politician (b. 1723)
1843 – William Hedley, English engineer (b. 1773)
1848 – Caroline Herschel, German-English astronomer (b. 1750)
1856 – Neophytos Vamvas, Greek cleric and educator (b. 1770)
1858 – Anson Jones (b. 1798)
American physician and politician; 4th President of the Republic of Texas
1873 – Napoleon III, French politician, 1st President of France (b. 1808)
1876 – Samuel Gridley Howe, American physician and activist (b. 1801)
1878 – Victor Emmanuel II of Italy (b. 1820)
1895 – Aaron Lufkin Dennison, American-English businessman (b. 1812)
1901 – Richard Copley Christie, English lawyer and academic (b. 1830)
1908 – Wilhelm Busch, German poet, illustrator, and painter (b. 1832)
1908 – Abraham Goldfaden, Russian actor, playwright, and author (b. 1840)
1910 – Nathaniel Moore, American golfer (b. 1884)
1911 – Edwin Arthur Jones, American violinist and composer (b. 1853)
1911 – Edvard Rusjan, Italian-Slovene pilot and engineer (b. 1886)
1918 – Charles-Émile Reynaud (b. 1844)
French scientist and educator; invented the Praxinoscope
1923 – Katherine Mansfield (b. 1888)
New Zealand-English short story writer
1924 – Ponnambalam Arunachalam, Sri Lankan politician (b. 1853)
1927 – Houston Stewart Chamberlain (b. 1855)
English-German philosopher and author
1930 – Edward Bok, Dutch-American journalist and author (b. 1863)
1931 – Wayne Munn, American football player and wrestler (b. 1896)
1936 – John Gilbert, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1899)
1939 – Johann Strauss III (b. 1866)
Austrian violinist, composer, and conductor
1941 – Dimitrios Golemis, Greek runner (b. 1874)
1945 – Shigekazu Shimazaki, Japanese admiral and pilot (b. 1908)
1945 – Jüri Uluots (b. 1890)
Estonian journalist and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Estonia
1946 – Countee Cullen, American poet and playwright (b. 1903)
1947 – Karl Mannheim (b. 1893)
Hungarian-English sociologist and academic
1958 – Dick Grant, Canadian runner (b. 1878)
1960 – Elsie J. Oxenham, English author (b. 1880)
1961 – Emily Greene Balch (b. 1867)
American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1964 – Halide Edip Adıvar, Turkish author and academic (b. 1884)
1971 – Elmer Flick, American baseball player and scout (b. 1876)
1972 – Ted Shawn, American dancer and choreographer (b. 1891)
1975 – Pierre Fresnay, French actor (b. 1897)
1975 – Pyotr Novikov, Russian mathematician and theorist (b. 1901)
1979 – Pier Luigi Nervi (b. 1891)
Italian engineer and architect
designed the Tour de la Bourse and Pirelli Tower
1981 – Cozy Cole, American drummer (b. 1909)
1981 – Kazimierz Serocki, Polish pianist and composer (b. 1922)
1984 – Bob Dyer, American-Australian radio and television host (b. 1909)
1985 – Robert Mayer (b. 1879)
German-English businessman and philanthropist
1987 – Arthur Lake, American actor and singer (b. 1905)
1988 – Peter L. Rypdal (b. 1909)
Norwegian fiddler and traditional fork music composer
1989 – Bill Terry, American baseball player and manager (b. 1898)
1990 – Spud Chandler (b. 1907)
American baseball player, coach, and manager
1992 – Steve Brodie, American actor (b. 1919)
1992 – Bill Naughton, Irish-English playwright and screenwriter (b. 1910)
1993 – Paul Hasluck (b. 1905)
Australian historian and politician, 17th Governor-General of Australia
1994 – Johnny Temple, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1927)
1995 – Souphanouvong, Laotian politician, 1st President of Laos (b. 1909)
1995 – Peter Cook, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1937)
1996 – Felix Gonzales-Torres, Cuban-American visual artist (b. 1957)
1996 – Walter M. Miller, Jr., American soldier and author (b. 1923)
1997 – Edward Osóbka-Morawski (b. 1909)
Polish politician, Prime Minister of Poland
1997 – Jesse White, American actor (b. 1917)
1998 – Kenichi Fukui (b. 1918)
Japanese chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1998 – Imi Lichtenfeld (b. 1910)
Slovakian-Israeli martial artist, founded Krav Maga
1998 – Charito Solis, Filipino actress (b. 1935)
2000 – Arnold Alexander Hall, English engineer and academic (b. 1915)
2000 – Nigel Tranter, Scottish historian and author (b. 1909)
2001 – Maurice Prather, American photographer and director (b. 1926)
2003 – Will McDonough, American journalist (b. 1935)
2004 – Norberto Bobbio, Italian philosopher and academic (b. 1909)
2006 – Andy Caldecott, Australian motorcycle racer (b. 1964)
2006 – Mikk Mikiver, Estonian actor and director (b. 1937)
2007 – Elmer Symons, South African motorcycle racer (b. 1977)
2007 – Jean-Pierre Vernant, French anthropologist and historian (b. 1914)
2008 – Johnny Grant, American radio host and producer (b. 1923)
2008 – Mehran Ghassemi, Iranian journalist and translator (b. 1977)
2008 – John Harvey-Jones (b. 1924)
English businessman and television host
2009 – Rob Gauntlett, English mountaineer and explorer (b. 1987)
2009 – René Herms, German runner (b. 1982)
2009 – T. Llew Jones, Welsh author and poet (b. 1914)
2010 – Vimcy, Indian journalist (b. 1925)
2011 – Makinti Napanangka, Australian painter (b. 1930)
2012 – Brian Curvis, Welsh boxer (b. 1937)
2012 – Ruth Fernández, Puerto Rican singer and politician (b. 1919)
2012 – Bridie Gallagher, Irish singer (b. 1924)
2012 – Augusto Gansser-Biaggi, Swiss geologist and academic (b. 1910)
2012 – Mae Laborde, American actress (b. 1909)
2012 – Salvador A. Rodolfo, Sr., Filipino soldier (b. 1919)
2012 – William G. Roll (b. 1926)
German-American psychologist and parapsychologist
2012 – Malam Bacai Sanhá (b. 1947)
Guinea-Bissau politician, President of Guinea-Bissau
2012 – László Szekeres, Hungarian physician and academic (b. 1921)
2013 – Brigitte Askonas (b. 1923)
Austrian-English immunologist and academic
2013 – James M. Buchanan (b. 1919)
American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
2013 – Rizana Nafeek, Sri Lankan murderer (b. 1988)
2013 – Robert L. Rock (b. 1927)
American politician, 42nd Lieutenant Governor of Indiana
2013 – Rex Trailer, American television host, actor, and singer (b. 1928)
2013 – John Wise (b. 1935)
Canadian farmer and politician, 23rd Canadian Minister of Agriculture
2014 – Amiri Baraka, American poet, playwright, and academic (b. 1934)
2014 – Rynn Berry, American author and activist (b. 1945)
2014 – Roy Campbell, Jr., American trumpet player (b. 1952)
2014 – Josep Maria Castellet, Spanish poet and critic (b. 1926)
2014 – Lorella De Luca, Italian actress and director (b. 1940)
2014 – Paul du Toit, South African painter and sculptor (b. 1965)
2014 – Luis García, Venezuelan baseball player and manager (b. 1929)
2014 – Dale T. Mortensen (b. 1939)
American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
2015 – Amedy Coulibaly, French criminal (b. 1982)
2015 – Harry A. DeMaso, American soldier and politician (b. 1921)
2015 – Samuel Goldwyn, Jr., American film producer (b. 1926)
2015 – Michel Jeury, French author (b. 1934)
2015 – Robert V. Keeley (b. 1929)
Lebanese-American soldier and diplomat
United States Ambassador to Greece
2015 – Józef Oleksy (b. 1946)
Polish economist and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Poland
2015 – Bud Paxson (b. 1935)
American broadcaster, founded the Home Shopping Network and Pax TV
2015 – Abdul Rahman Ya'kub (b. 1928)
Malaysian politician, 3rd Chief Minister of Sarawak
2015 – Roy Tarpley, American basketball player (b. 1964)
1282 – Abû 'Uthmân Sa'îd ibn Hakam al Qurashi, Minorcan ruler (b. 1204)
1283 – Wen Tianxiang, Chinese general and scholar (b. 1236)
1324 – Marco Polo, Italian merchant and explorer (b. 1254)
1463 – William Neville, 1st Earl of Kent (b. c. 1405)
English nobleman and soldier
1499 – John Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg (b. 1455)
1511 – Demetrios Chalkokondyles, Greek scholar and academic (b. 1423)
1514 – Anna, Duchess of Brittany (b. 1477)
1534 – Johannes Aventinus (b. 1477)
Bavarian Renaissance humanist historian and philologist
1543 – Guillaume du Bellay, French general and diplomat (b. 1491)
1562 – Amago Haruhisa, Japanese warlord (b. 1514)
1571 – Nicolas Durand de Villegaignon, French admiral (b. 1510)
1598 – Jasper Heywood, English poet and scholar (b. 1553)
1757 – Louis Bertrand Castel, French mathematician and philosopher (b. 1688)
1757 – Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle (b. 1657)
French author, poet, and playwright
1766 – Thomas Birch, English historian and author (b. 1705)
1799 – Maria Gaetana Agnesi, Italian mathematician and philosopher (b. 1718)
1800 – Jean Étienne Championnet, French general (b. 1762)
1805 – Noble Wimberly Jones, American physician and politician (b. 1723)
1843 – William Hedley, English engineer (b. 1773)
1848 – Caroline Herschel, German-English astronomer (b. 1750)
1856 – Neophytos Vamvas, Greek cleric and educator (b. 1770)
1858 – Anson Jones (b. 1798)
American physician and politician; 4th President of the Republic of Texas
1873 – Napoleon III, French politician, 1st President of France (b. 1808)
1876 – Samuel Gridley Howe, American physician and activist (b. 1801)
1878 – Victor Emmanuel II of Italy (b. 1820)
1895 – Aaron Lufkin Dennison, American-English businessman (b. 1812)
1901 – Richard Copley Christie, English lawyer and academic (b. 1830)
1908 – Wilhelm Busch, German poet, illustrator, and painter (b. 1832)
1908 – Abraham Goldfaden, Russian actor, playwright, and author (b. 1840)
1910 – Nathaniel Moore, American golfer (b. 1884)
1911 – Edwin Arthur Jones, American violinist and composer (b. 1853)
1911 – Edvard Rusjan, Italian-Slovene pilot and engineer (b. 1886)
1918 – Charles-Émile Reynaud (b. 1844)
French scientist and educator; invented the Praxinoscope
1923 – Katherine Mansfield (b. 1888)
New Zealand-English short story writer
1924 – Ponnambalam Arunachalam, Sri Lankan politician (b. 1853)
1927 – Houston Stewart Chamberlain (b. 1855)
English-German philosopher and author
1930 – Edward Bok, Dutch-American journalist and author (b. 1863)
1931 – Wayne Munn, American football player and wrestler (b. 1896)
1936 – John Gilbert, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1899)
1939 – Johann Strauss III (b. 1866)
Austrian violinist, composer, and conductor
1941 – Dimitrios Golemis, Greek runner (b. 1874)
1945 – Shigekazu Shimazaki, Japanese admiral and pilot (b. 1908)
1945 – Jüri Uluots (b. 1890)
Estonian journalist and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Estonia
1946 – Countee Cullen, American poet and playwright (b. 1903)
1947 – Karl Mannheim (b. 1893)
Hungarian-English sociologist and academic
1958 – Dick Grant, Canadian runner (b. 1878)
1960 – Elsie J. Oxenham, English author (b. 1880)
1961 – Emily Greene Balch (b. 1867)
American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1964 – Halide Edip Adıvar, Turkish author and academic (b. 1884)
1971 – Elmer Flick, American baseball player and scout (b. 1876)
1972 – Ted Shawn, American dancer and choreographer (b. 1891)
1975 – Pierre Fresnay, French actor (b. 1897)
1975 – Pyotr Novikov, Russian mathematician and theorist (b. 1901)
1979 – Pier Luigi Nervi (b. 1891)
Italian engineer and architect
designed the Tour de la Bourse and Pirelli Tower
1981 – Cozy Cole, American drummer (b. 1909)
1981 – Kazimierz Serocki, Polish pianist and composer (b. 1922)
1984 – Bob Dyer, American-Australian radio and television host (b. 1909)
1985 – Robert Mayer (b. 1879)
German-English businessman and philanthropist
1987 – Arthur Lake, American actor and singer (b. 1905)
1988 – Peter L. Rypdal (b. 1909)
Norwegian fiddler and traditional fork music composer
1989 – Bill Terry, American baseball player and manager (b. 1898)
1990 – Spud Chandler (b. 1907)
American baseball player, coach, and manager
1992 – Steve Brodie, American actor (b. 1919)
1992 – Bill Naughton, Irish-English playwright and screenwriter (b. 1910)
1993 – Paul Hasluck (b. 1905)
Australian historian and politician, 17th Governor-General of Australia
1994 – Johnny Temple, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1927)
1995 – Souphanouvong, Laotian politician, 1st President of Laos (b. 1909)
1995 – Peter Cook, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1937)
1996 – Felix Gonzales-Torres, Cuban-American visual artist (b. 1957)
1996 – Walter M. Miller, Jr., American soldier and author (b. 1923)
1997 – Edward Osóbka-Morawski (b. 1909)
Polish politician, Prime Minister of Poland
1997 – Jesse White, American actor (b. 1917)
1998 – Kenichi Fukui (b. 1918)
Japanese chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1998 – Imi Lichtenfeld (b. 1910)
Slovakian-Israeli martial artist, founded Krav Maga
1998 – Charito Solis, Filipino actress (b. 1935)
2000 – Arnold Alexander Hall, English engineer and academic (b. 1915)
2000 – Nigel Tranter, Scottish historian and author (b. 1909)
2001 – Maurice Prather, American photographer and director (b. 1926)
2003 – Will McDonough, American journalist (b. 1935)
2004 – Norberto Bobbio, Italian philosopher and academic (b. 1909)
2006 – Andy Caldecott, Australian motorcycle racer (b. 1964)
2006 – Mikk Mikiver, Estonian actor and director (b. 1937)
2007 – Elmer Symons, South African motorcycle racer (b. 1977)
2007 – Jean-Pierre Vernant, French anthropologist and historian (b. 1914)
2008 – Johnny Grant, American radio host and producer (b. 1923)
2008 – Mehran Ghassemi, Iranian journalist and translator (b. 1977)
2008 – John Harvey-Jones (b. 1924)
English businessman and television host
2009 – Rob Gauntlett, English mountaineer and explorer (b. 1987)
2009 – René Herms, German runner (b. 1982)
2009 – T. Llew Jones, Welsh author and poet (b. 1914)
2010 – Vimcy, Indian journalist (b. 1925)
2011 – Makinti Napanangka, Australian painter (b. 1930)
2012 – Brian Curvis, Welsh boxer (b. 1937)
2012 – Ruth Fernández, Puerto Rican singer and politician (b. 1919)
2012 – Bridie Gallagher, Irish singer (b. 1924)
2012 – Augusto Gansser-Biaggi, Swiss geologist and academic (b. 1910)
2012 – Mae Laborde, American actress (b. 1909)
2012 – Salvador A. Rodolfo, Sr., Filipino soldier (b. 1919)
2012 – William G. Roll (b. 1926)
German-American psychologist and parapsychologist
2012 – Malam Bacai Sanhá (b. 1947)
Guinea-Bissau politician, President of Guinea-Bissau
2012 – László Szekeres, Hungarian physician and academic (b. 1921)
2013 – Brigitte Askonas (b. 1923)
Austrian-English immunologist and academic
2013 – James M. Buchanan (b. 1919)
American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
2013 – Rizana Nafeek, Sri Lankan murderer (b. 1988)
2013 – Robert L. Rock (b. 1927)
American politician, 42nd Lieutenant Governor of Indiana
2013 – Rex Trailer, American television host, actor, and singer (b. 1928)
2013 – John Wise (b. 1935)
Canadian farmer and politician, 23rd Canadian Minister of Agriculture
2014 – Amiri Baraka, American poet, playwright, and academic (b. 1934)
2014 – Rynn Berry, American author and activist (b. 1945)
2014 – Roy Campbell, Jr., American trumpet player (b. 1952)
2014 – Josep Maria Castellet, Spanish poet and critic (b. 1926)
2014 – Lorella De Luca, Italian actress and director (b. 1940)
2014 – Paul du Toit, South African painter and sculptor (b. 1965)
2014 – Luis García, Venezuelan baseball player and manager (b. 1929)
2014 – Dale T. Mortensen (b. 1939)
American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
2015 – Amedy Coulibaly, French criminal (b. 1982)
2015 – Harry A. DeMaso, American soldier and politician (b. 1921)
2015 – Samuel Goldwyn, Jr., American film producer (b. 1926)
2015 – Michel Jeury, French author (b. 1934)
2015 – Robert V. Keeley (b. 1929)
Lebanese-American soldier and diplomat
United States Ambassador to Greece
2015 – Józef Oleksy (b. 1946)
Polish economist and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Poland
2015 – Bud Paxson (b. 1935)
American broadcaster, founded the Home Shopping Network and Pax TV
2015 – Abdul Rahman Ya'kub (b. 1928)
Malaysian politician, 3rd Chief Minister of Sarawak
2015 – Roy Tarpley, American basketball player (b. 1964)
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