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Birthdays
VIP
1833 – Melville Fuller (d. 4 Jul 1910)
American lawyer and jurist
8th Chief Justice of the United States, 1888-1910
1921 – Lloyd Millard Bentsen, Jr. (d. 23 May 2006)
American colonel and politician
69th U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1993-1994
U.S. Senator, D. TX, 1971-1993
U.S. Representative, D. TX, 1948-1955
Notable
1380 – Poggio Bracciolini (d. 1459)
Italian scholar and translator
1466 – Elizabeth of York (d. 11 Feb 1503)
Queen consort of England, 1486-1503
1535 – Pope Gregory XIV (d. 16 Oct 1591)
born Niccolò Sfondrati
229th Pope of Rome, 1590-1591
1568 – Honoré d'Urfé (d. 1625)
French author and playwright
1637 – Friedrich Nicolaus Bruhns (d. 1718)
German composer and director
1649 – William Carstares (d. 1715)
Scottish minister and academic
1657 – Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle (d. 1757)
French poet and playwright
1708 – Egidio Duni, Italian composer (d. 1775)
1755 – Albert Christoph Dies (d. 1822)
German composer and painter
1764 – Joseph Chénier, French poet and playwright (d. 1811)
1774 – Maxim Gauci, Maltese lithographer (d. 1854)
1776 – Ioannis Kapodistrias (d. 1831)
Greek politician, 1st Governor of Greece
1796 – Giovanni Pacini, Italian composer (d. 1867)
1799 – Basil Moreau (d. 1873)
French priest, founded the Congregation of Holy Cross
1800 – Henry Fox Talbot (d. 1877)
English photographer, invented the calotype
1802 – Lydia Maria Child (d. 20 Oct 1880)
American journalist, author, and activist
1805 – Jean Baptiste Charbonneau (d. 16 May 1866)
American explorer
1812 – Alexander H. Stephens (d. 4 Mar 1883)
American lawyer and politician
50th Governor of Georgia, 1882-1883
U.S. Representative, D. GA, 1873-1882
Vice President of the Confederate States, 1862-1865
U.S. Representative, W, CU, D. GA, 1853-1859
1813 – Otto Ludwig (d. 1865)
German author, playwright, and critic
1819 – Samuel Parkman Tuckerman (d. 1890)
American organist and composer
1821 – Auguste Mariette (d. 1881)
French archaeologist and scholar
1830 – Hans Bronsart von Schellendorff (d. 1913)
Prussian pianist and composer
1839 – Josiah Willard Gibbs (d. 1903)
American physicist, mathematician, and academic
1847 – Thomas Edison (d. 18 Oct 1931)
American engineer, inventor, and businessman
1855 – Ellen Day Hale, American painter (d. 1940)
1860 – Rachilde, French author and playwright (d. 1953)
1869 – Helene Kröller-Müller (d. 1939)
German-Dutch art collector and philanthropist
founded the Kröller-Müller Museum
1869 – Else Lasker-Schüler (d. 1945)
German poet and author
1874 – Elsa Beskow, Swedish author and illustrator (d. 1953)
1874 – Fritz Hart, English composer and conductor (d. 1949)
1881 – Carlo Carrà, Italian painter (d. 1966)
1890: James P. Cannon (d. 21 Aug 1974)
American Trotskyist and a leader of the Socialist
Workers Party
1890 – David Drummond (d. 1965)
Australian farmer and politician
1891 – J. W. Hearne English cricketer (d. 1965)
1898 – Leó Szilárd (d. 1964)
Hungarian-American physicist and academic
1900 – Hans-Georg Gadamer (d. 2002)
German philosopher and scholar
1900 – Jōsei Toda, Japanese educator and activist (d. 1958)
1902 – Arne Jacobsen (d. 1971)
Danish architect
designed Aarhus City Hall and Radisson Blu Royal Hotel
1903 – Hans Redlich (d. 1968)
Austrian composer and conductor
1904 – Keith Holyoake (d. 1983)
New Zealand farmer and politician
26th Prime Minister of New Zealand
1908 – Philip Dunne (d. 1992)
American director, producer, and screenwriter
1908 – Vivian Fuchs, English geologist and explorer (d. 1999)
1909 – Max Baer, American boxer and actor (d. 1959)
1909 – Joseph L. Mankiewicz (d. 1993)
American director, producer, and screenwriter
1912 – Rudolf Firkušný (d. 1994)
Czech-American pianist and educator
1914 – Matt Dennis (d. 2002)
American singer-songwriter and pianist
1915 – Patrick Leigh Fermor (d. 2011)
English soldier, author, and scholar
1915 – Richard Hamming, American mathematician (d. 1998)
1915 – Pat Welsh, American actress (d. 1995)
1916: Florynce Rae "Flo" Kennedy (d. 21 Dec 2000)
American lawyer, activist, civil rights advocate, lecturer,
and feminist
1917 – Sidney Sheldon (d. 30 Jan 2007)
American author and screenwriter
1919 – Eva Gabor, Hungarian-American actress (d. 4 Jul 1995)
1920 – Boyd Bartley (d. 2012)
American baseball player and manager
1920 – Farouk of Egypt (d. 18 Mar 1965)
King of Egypt and the Sudan, 1936-1952
1920 – Daniel F. Galouye, American author (d. 1976)
1920 – Billy Halop, American actor (d. 1976)
1920 – Daniel James, Jr., American general and pilot (d. 1978)
1921 – Ottavio Missoni (d. 2013)
Italian hurdler and fashion designer, founded Missoni
1921 – Edward Seidensticker (d. 2007)
American scholar and translator
1923 – Antony Flew (d. 2010)
English philosopher and academic
1925 – Virginia E. Johnson (d. 2013)
American psychologist and academic
1925 – Kim Stanley, American actress (d. 20 Aug 2001)
1926 – Paul Bocuse, French chef
1926 – Leslie Nielsen (d. 28 Nov 2010)
Canadian-American actor, singer, and producer
1927 – Sinclair Stevens
Canadian businessman, lawyer, and politician
1928 – Hattie N. Harrison (d. 2013)
American educator and politician
1930 – Roy De Forest (d. 2007)
American painter and academic
1931 – Larry Merchant, American journalist and sportscaster
1932 – Dennis Skinner, English politician
1934 – Mel Carnahan (d. 16 Oct 2000)
American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician
51st Governor of Missouri
1934 – Tina Louise, American actress
1934 – Manuel Noriega
Panamanian general and politician
Military Leader of Panama
1934 – Mary Quant, English-Welsh fashion designer
1934 – John Surtees
English motorcycle racer and race car driver
1934 – David Taylor (d. 2013)
English veterinarian and television host
1935 – Gene Vincent (d. 1971)
American singer and guitarist
1936 – Stanley Caine, English actor (d. 2013)
1936 – Burt Reynolds, American actor and director
1937 – Bill Lawry, Australian cricketer and sportscaster
1937 – Brian Lemon, English pianist and composer
1937 – Eddie Shack, Canadian ice hockey player
1937 – Phillip Walker, American singer and guitarist (d. 2010)
1938 – Bevan Congdon, New Zealand cricketer
1938 – Simone de Oliveira, Portuguese actress and singer
1938 – Bobby Pickett, American singer-songwriter (d. 2007)
1939 – Gerry Goffin, American lyricist (d. 2014)
1939 – Bryan Gould
New Zealand-English lawyer and politician
1939 – Jane Yolen, American author and poet
1940 – Mick Staton, American soldier and politician (d. 2014)
1941: Sonny Landham, American actor and politician
1941 – Sérgio Mendes, Brazilian pianist and composer
1942 – Otis Clay, American singer-songwriter (d. 2016)
1943 – Joselito, Spanish singer and actor
1943 – Serge Lama, French singer-songwriter
1943 – Alan Rubin (d. 2011)
American trumpet player (The Blues Brothers)
1943: Rob Simmons
American Army officer and politician
U.S. Representative, R. CT, 2001-2007
1943 – Stan Szelest (d. 1991)
American keyboard player (The Band)
1944 – Michael Oxley, American politician (d. 2016)
1944 – Joy Williams
American novelist, short story writer, and essayist
1945 – Burhan Ghalioun, Syrian academic and politician
1946 – Pierre Curzi
Canadian actor, screenwriter, and politician
1946: Jeffrey Gitomer
American author, speaker, and business trainer
1946 – Chris Rush, American comedian, actor, and author
1946 – Ian Porterfield (d. 2007)
Scottish-English footballer and manager
1947 – Yukio Hatoyama
Japanese engineer and politician
60th Prime Minister of Japan
1947 – Johnny Manahan
Filipino actor, director, and screenwriter
1947 – Kikko Matsuoka, Japanese actress
1947: Roy Moore
American judge and Republican politician
Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court,
2001-2003, 2013-present
1947: Faith Popcorn (born Faith Plotkin)
American futurist and author
1947 – Derek Shulman
Scottish singer-songwriter and producer
(Gentle Giant and Simon Dupree and the Big Sound)
1948 – Al Johnson (d. 2013)
American singer-songwriter and producer (The Unifics)
1948 – Yoshihito, Prince Katsura of Japan (d. 2014)
1950: Ernest Istook Jr.
American attorney and politician
U.S. Representative, R. OK, 1993-2007
1951 – Hardo Aasmäe (d. 2014)
Estonian geographer and politician
1952: Louise Fresco, Dutch scientist, director, and writer
1953 – Philip Anglim, American actor
1953 – John Ellis "Jeb" Bush
American banker and politician
43rd Governor of Florida, 1999-2007
1953 – Tom Veryzer, American baseball player (d. 2014)
1954 – Wesley Strick, American director and screenwriter
1955 – Warren Boland
Australian rugby league player and sportscaster
1956 – H.R., American singer and guitarist (Bad Brains)
1956 – Catherine Hickland, American actress
1956: Robert Lanza
American medical doctor and scientist
Chief Scientific Officer, Ocata Therapeutics, Inc.
Adjunct Professor, Institute for Regenerative Medicine,
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
1956 – Didier Lockwood, French violinist (Magma)
1957: Tina Ambani, Indian actress and model
1957: Pico Iyer
British-born essayist and novelist of Indian origin
1957 – Peter Klashorst
Dutch painter, sculptor, and photographer
1957 – Mitchell Symons, English journalist and author
1957 – Oddmund Finnseth, Norwegian bassist
1959 – Deborah Meaden, English businesswoman
1959 – Roberto Moreno, Brazilian race car driver
1959 – Marzieh Vahid-Dastjerdi
Iranian educator and politician, Iranian Minister of Health
1960 – Nicholas Currie (bka Momus)
Scottish-Japanese author, journalist, and songwriter
1960 – Richard Mastracchio, American engineer and astronaut
1961: Mary Docter, American speed skater
1961 – Carey Lowell, American model and actress
1962 – Tammy Baldwin, American lawyer and politician
1962 – Sheryl Crow
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress
1962: Sandra Tsing Loh (Lù Sàijìng)
American writer, actress, and radio personality
1963 – José Mari Bakero, Spanish footballer and manager
1963 – Diane Franklin, American actress and producer
1963 – Dan Osman, Japanese-American rock climber (d. 1998)
1963 – Glenn Pennyfather, English footballer
1963 – Nini Stoltenberg, Norwegian activist (d. 2014)
1964 – Adrian Hasler
Liechtensteiner police officer and politician
13th Prime Minister of Liechtenstein
1964 – Sarah Palin
American activist and politician
9th Governor of Alaska, 2006-2009
1964 – Ken Shamrock, American martial artist and wrestler
1964: Arkady Volozh, Russian entrepreneur
1965 – Vicki Wilson, Australian netball player and coach
1966 – Dieudonné M'bala M'bala
French comedian, actor, and activist
1967 – Hank Gathers, American basketball player (d. 1990)
1967 – Ty Treadway, American actor and talk show host
1967 – Paul McLoone
Irish radio presenter and voice actor
frontman of The Undertones
1968 – Mo Willems, American author and illustrator
1969 – Jennifer Aniston
American actress, director, and producer
1969 – Andreas Hilfiker, Swiss footballer
1969 – John Salako
Nigerian-English footballer, manager, and sportscaster
1970 – Fredrik Thordendal
Swedish guitarist and songwriter (Meshuggah)
1970: Rob Woodall
American politician
U.S. Representative, R. GA, 2011-present
1971 – Damian Lewis, English actor and producer
1971 – Evan Tanner, American mixed martial artist (d. 2008)
1972 – Brian Daubach, American baseball player and manager
1972 – Craig Jones, American keyboard player (Slipknot)
1972 – Steve McManaman, English footballer
1972 – Bernd Meier, German footballer and coach (d. 2012)
1972: Kelly Slater, American surfer
1972 – Noboru Yamaguchi (d. 2013)
South Korean-Japanese author
1973 – Hernandez, American wrestler and promoter
1973 – Ethan Iverson
American pianist and composer (The Bad Plus)
1973 – Varg Vikernes
Norwegian guitarist and songwriter
(Burzum, Mayhem, and Old Funeral)
1974 – Michael Eugene Archer (bka D'Angelo)
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
(Soulquarians)
1974 – Nick Barmby, English footballer and manager
1974 – Alex Jones, American radio host and author
1974 – Isaiah Mustafa, American football player and actor
1974 – Jaroslav Špaček, Czech ice hockey player and coach
1974 – Zain Verjee, Kenyan-Canadian journalist
1975 – Andy Lally, American race car driver
1975 – Marek Špilár, Slovak footballer (d. 2013)
1975 – Callum Thorp, Australian cricketer
1975 – Jacque Vaughn, American basketball player and coach
1976 – Tony Battie, American basketball player
1976 – Brice Beckham
American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1976 – Peter Hayes
American singer and guitarist
(Black Rebel Motorcycle Club)
1976 – Jorge Luiz dos Santos Dias, Brazilian footballer
1976 – Jao Mapa, Filipino actor and painter
1976 – André Wickström, Finnish-Swedish comedian and actor
1977 – Ioannis Okkas, Cypriot footballer
1977 – Mike Shinoda
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
(Linkin Park and Fort Minor)
1979 – Brandy Norwood
American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
1980 – Rael Artel, Estonian art writer, curator and gallerist
1980 – Mark Bresciano, Australian footballer
1980: Matthew Lawrence, American actor
1980 – Cormac McAnallen, Irish footballer (d. 2004)
1981 – Kelly Rowland
American singer-songwriter (Destiny's Child)
1982: Mark de Mori, Australian boxer
1982 – Natalie Dormer, English actress
1982 – Neil Robertson, Australian snooker player
1982 – Jürgen Schmid, German footballer
1983 – Nicki Clyne, Canadian actress
1983 – Emmanuel Krontiris, German footballer
1983 – Rafael van der Vaart, Dutch footballer
1983 – Andrew Welsh, Australian footballer
1984 – Maarten Heisen, Dutch sprinter
1984 – Marco Marcato, Italian cyclist
1984: Aubrey O'Day
American singer-songwriter, actress, fashion designer,
television personality, fashion model
(Dumblonde, Danity Kane)
1984 – Maxime Talbot, Canadian ice hockey player
1985: Sarah Butler, American actress
1985 – Mike Richards, Canadian ice hockey player
1986 – Robin Hawkins
Welsh vocalist and guitarist (The Automatic)
1986 – Kees Luyckx, Dutch footballer
1987 – Luca Antonelli, Italian footballer
1987 – Ebba Busch, Swedish politician
1987 – Jürgen Kuresoo, Estonian footballer
1987 – Brian Matusz, American baseball player
1987 – Jan Smeekens, Dutch speed skater
1988 – Vlad Moldoveanu, Romanian basketball player
1988 – Alwyn Uytingco, Filipino actor
1989 – Alexander Büttner, Dutch footballer
1990 – Princess Ayah bint Faisal
Princess Ayah of Jordan
1990 – Javier Aquino, Mexican footballer
1990 – Go Ara, South Korean actress and singer
1990: Q'orianka Kilcher
German-born American actress, singer, and activist
1991 – Hwang Chansung
South Korean singer-songwriter and actor (2PM)
1991: Shanina Shaik, Australian model
1992: Georgia Groome, English actress
1992 – Taylor Lautner, American actor
1993: Ben McLemore, American basketball player
1997 – Yuumi Shida, Japanese model and actress
Family
1958: Holly Evans (2nd cousin 1x removed )
Coulee City
Ryan Higginbotham
Sharon Wies
Kathy Lute
Dick Douglas
Leo Neilsen
Jennifer Pitts
Other
Anniversaries
Coulee City
Jack & Mae Kurtzinacker
Richard & Hallie Wall
Wayne & Deanna Rice
Mr. & Mrs. Glen Wright
Deaths
VIP
Notable
55 – Britannicus, Roman son of Claudius (b. 41)
244 – Gordian III, Roman emperor (b. 225)
641 – Heraclius, Byzantine emperor (b. 575)
731 – Pope Gregory II (b. 669)
806 – Shun Zong, Chinese emperor (b. 761)
824 – Pope Paschal I
1141 – Hugh of Saint Victor, German philosopher and theologian (b. 1096)
1160 – Minamoto no Yoshitomo, Japanese general (b. 1123)
1503 – Elizabeth of York (b. 1466)
1626 – Pietro Cataldi, Italian mathematician and astronomer (b. 1552)
1650 – René Descartes, French mathematician and philosopher (b. 1596)
1755 – Francesco Scipione, marchese di Maffei, Italian archaeologist, playwright, and critic (b. 1675)
1762 – Johann Tobias Krebs, German organist and composer (b. 1690)
1763 – William Shenstone, English poet and gardener (b. 1714)
1795 – Carl Michael Bellman, Swedish poet and composer (b. 1740)
1797 – Antoine Dauvergne, French violinist and composer (b. 1713)
1829 – Alexander Griboyedov, Russian poet, playwright, and composer (b. 1795)
1862 – Elizabeth Siddal, English poet and model (b. 1829)
1868 – Léon Foucault, French physicist and academic (b. 1819)
1901 – Milan I of Serbia (b. 1855)
1917 – Oswaldo Cruz, Brazilian physician and epidemiologist (b. 1872)
1918 – Alexey Kaledin, Russian general (b. 1861)
1923 – Wilhelm Killing, German mathematician and academic (b. 1847)
1931 – Charles Algernon Parsons, English-Irish engineer, invented the steam turbine (b. 1854)
1935 – Germanos Karavangelis, Greek-Austrian metropolitan (b. 1866)
1939 – Franz Schmidt, Austrian pianist and composer (b. 1874)
1940 – John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, Scottish-Canadian historian and politician, 15th Governor General of Canada (b. 1875)
1942 – Jamnalal Bajaj, Indian businessman and philanthropist, founded Bajaj Group (b. 1884)
1942 – Ugo Pasquale Mifsud, Maltese politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Malta (b. 1889)
1945 – Al Dubin, Swiss-American songwriter (b. 1891)
1947 – Martin Klein, Estonian wrestler and coach (b. 1884)
1948 – Sergei Eisenstein, Russian film theorist and director (b. 1898)
1954 – Adolph M. Christianson, Norwegian-American lawyer and jurist (b. 1877)
1958 – Ernest Jones, Welsh neurologist and psychoanalyst (b. 1879)
1959 – William Henry Ansell, English architect and engraver (b. 1872)
1959 – Marshall Teague, American race car driver (b. 1922)
1963 – John Olof Dahlgren, Swedish-American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1872)
1963 – Sylvia Plath, American poet and novelist (b. 1932)
1967 – Trần Tử Bình, Vietnamese general and diplomat (b. 1907)
1967 – A.J. Muste, Dutch-American minister and activist (b. 1885)
1968 – Howard Lindsay, American actor, director, producer, and playwright (b. 1888)
1968 – Deendayal Upadhyaya, Indian journalist, economist, and politician (b. 1916)
1972 – Jan Wils, Dutch architect, designed the Olympic Stadium (b. 1891)
1973 – J. Hans D. Jensen, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1907)
1975 – Konstantin Ramul, Estonian psychologist and academic (b. 1879)
1975 – Richard Ratsimandrava, Malagasy colonel and politician, President of Madagascar (b. 1931)
1976 – Frank Arnau, German journalist and author (b. 1894)
1976 – Lee J. Cobb, American actor (b. 1911)
1976 – Alexander Lippisch, German pilot and engineer (b. 1894)
1977 – Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, Indian lawyer and politician, 5th President of India (b. 1905)
1977 – Louis Beel, Dutch academic and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (b. 1902)
1978 – James Bryant Conant, American chemist, academic, and diplomat, 1st United States Ambassador to West Germany (b. 1893)
1978 – Harry Martinson, Swedish sailor and author, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1904)
1981 – Franz Sondheimer, German-English chemist and academic (b. 1926)
1982 – Eleanor Powell, American actress and dancer (b. 1912)
1982 – Takashi Shimura, Japanese actor (b. 1905)
1985 – Henry Hathaway, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1898)
1985 – Heinz Eric Roemheld, American pianist and composer (b. 1901)
1985 – C. Suntharalingam, Sri Lankan academic, lawyer, and politician (b. 1895)
1986 – Frank Herbert, American journalist and author (b. 1920)
1989 – George O'Hanlon, American actor and director (b. 1912)
1993 – Kamal Amrohi, Indian director and screenwriter (b. 1918)
1993 – Robert W. Holley, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1922)
1994 – Sorrell Booke, American actor and director (b. 1930)
1994 – William Conrad, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1920)
1994 – Paul Feyerabend, Austrian-Swiss philosopher and academic (b. 1924)
1994 – Nicole Germain, Canadian actress and journalist (b. 1917)
1995 – Harry Merkel, German racing driver (b. 1918)
1996 – Kebby Musokotwane, Zambian politician, 5th Prime Minister of Zambia (b. 1946)
1996 – Amelia Rosselli, Italian poet and author (b. 1930)
2000 – Jacqueline Auriol, French pilot (b. 1917)
2000 – Lord Kitchner, Trinidadian calypsonian (b. 1922)
2000 – Roger Vadim, French director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1928)
2002 – Barry Foster, English actor (b. 1931)
2004 – Shirley Strickland, Australian runner and coach (b. 1925)
2005 – Jack L. Chalker, American author (b. 1944)
2006 – Peter Benchley, American author and screenwriter (b. 1940)
2006 – Ken Fletcher, Australian tennis player (b. 1940)
2006 – Jockey Shabalala, South African singer (Ladysmith Black Mambazo) (b. 1943)
2007 – Marianne Fredriksson, Swedish author (b. 1927)
2008 – Tom Lantos, American lawyer and politician (b. 1928)
2008 – Frank Piasecki, American engineer (b. 1919)
2009 – Estelle Bennett, American singer (The Ronettes) (b. 1941)
2009 – Willem Johan Kolff, Dutch-American physician and academic (b. 1911)
2010 – Heward Grafftey, Canadian businessman and politician (b. 1928)
2010 – Alexander McQueen, English fashion designer, founded Alexander McQueen (b. 1969)
2010 – Caroline McWilliams, American actress (b. 1945)
2011 – Bad News Brown, Haitian-Canadian rapper (b. 1977)
2012 – Siri Bjerke, Norwegian politician, Norwegian Minister of the Environment (b. 1958)
2012 – Aharon Davidi, Israeli general (b. 1927)
2012 – Whitney Houston, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (b. 1963)
2013 – Rem Viakhirev, Russian businessman (b. 1934)
2013 – D. Vinayachandran, Indian poet and educator (b. 1946)
2014 – Fernando González Pacheco (b. 1932)
Spanish-Colombian journalist and actor
2014 – Alice Babs, Swedish singer and actress (b. 1924)
2015 – Anne Cuneo, Swiss journalist and author (b. 1936)
2015 – Roger Hanin, Algerian-French actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1925)
2015 – Bob Simon, American journalist (b. 29 May 1941)
2015 – Jerry Tarkanian, American basketball player and coach (b. 1930)
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