Monday, May 30, 2016

In the news, Monday, May 16, 2016


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MAY 15      INDEX      MAY 17
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from AltHealthWORKS
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from Breitbart
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from Conservative Intelligence Briefing

A Haystack of Needles
Trump-Clinton: Ugliest campaign in American history?
Trump evinces little concern for down-ballot GOP
How disunified a party can he afford in November?

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from Conservative Tribune
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]

BREAKING: NYT Caught Lying About Trump’s Past… Former Girlfriend Sets Record Straight

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from Daily Mail (UK)
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Ancient forest lost beneath the North Sea is uncovered: Shifting sands reveal 7,000-year-old woodland and human footprints

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from KING 5 (NBC Seattle)

More quakes rumble under Northwest volcanoes
As of 1 p.m. Monday, Oregon's Mount Hood has seen about 40 earthquakes in close proximity over less than 18 hours.

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from NBC News (& affiliates)
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from Patheos
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Dave Ramsey offers hope on the trendy Bernie socialism: why America is going to be ok anyway

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from The Spokesman-Review

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from The Times of Israel

Divers find huge trove of statues, coins in 1,600-year-old shipwreck
In ‘biggest find in 30 years,’ archaeologists rescue rare bronze figures of gods, animals, that sank off Caesarea along with ship carrying metal for recycling

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from The Western Center for Journalism
(Western Journalism)  [Information from this site may not be reliable.]

Trump’s Ex-Girlfriend: NY Times Piece Was Dishonest

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In the news, Sunday, May 15, 2016


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MAY 14      INDEX      MAY 16
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In the news, Saturday, May 14, 2016


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MAY 13      INDEX      MAY 15
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from Conservative Intelligence Briefing
from The Spokesman-Review

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from The Washington Post
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from The Western Center for Journalism
(Western Journalism)  [Information from this site may not be reliable.]

Obama’s Transgender Bathroom Decree Appears To Violate Multiple Federal Laws

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May 30 Birthdays, Anniversaries, and Deaths


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Birthdays

VIP



Notable

1010 – Emperor Renzong of Song (d. 1063)
1423 – Georg von Peuerbach, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1461)
1623 – John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater  (d. 1686)
      English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire
1653 – Claudia Felicitas of Austria (d. 1676)
1686 – Antonina Houbraken, Dutch illustrator (d. 1736)
1718 – Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire  (d. 1793)
      English politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies
1719 – Roger Newdigate, English politician (d. 1806)
1757 – Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth  (d. 1844)
      English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
1768 – Étienne Marie Antoine Champion de Nansouty, French general (d. 1815)
1768 – Georg Amadeus Carl Friedrich Naumann  (d. 1873)
      German mineralogist and geologist
1800 – Henri-Marie-Gaston Boisnormand de Bonnechose, French cardinal (d. 1883)
1814 – Mikhail Bakunin, Russian philosopher and theorist (d. 1876)
1814 – Eugène Charles Catalan, Belgian-French mathematician and academic (d. 1894)
1819 – William McMurdo, English general (d. 1894)
1820 – Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau  (d. 1890)
      Canadian lawyer and politician, 1st Premier of Quebec
1835 – Alfred Austin, English author, poet, and playwright (d. 1913)
1844 – Félix Arnaudin, French poet and photographer (d. 1921)
1845 – Amadeo I of Spain (d. 1890)
1846 – Peter Carl Fabergé, Russian goldsmith and jeweler (d. 1920)
1862 – Mirza Alakbar Sabir, Azerbaijani philosopher and poet (d. 1911)
1869:  Giulio Douhet, Italian general  (d. 15 Feb 1930)
1871 – Nándor Dáni, Hungarian runner (d. 1949)
1871 – Olga Engl, Austrian-German actress (d. 1946)
1874 – Ernest Duchesne, French physician (d. 1912)
1875 – Giovanni Gentile, Italian philosopher and academic (d. 1944)
1878 – Mike Donlin, American baseball player and actor (d. 1933)
1879 – Colin Blythe, English cricketer and soldier (d. 1917)
1879 – Konstantin Ramul, Estonian psychologist an academic (d. 1975)
1881 – Georg von Küchler, German field marshal (d. 1968)
1882 – Wyndham Halswelle, English runner and soldier (d. 1915)
1883 – Sandy Pearce, Australian rugby league player (d. 1930)
1884 – Siegmund Glücksmann, German soldier and politician (d. 1942)
1885 – Villem Grünthal-Ridala, Estonian poet and linguist (d. 1942)
1886 – Laurent Barré, Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 1964)
1886 – Randolph Bourne, American theorist and author (d. 1918)
1887 – Alexander Archipenko, Ukrainian-American sculptor and illustrator (d. 1964)
1887 – Paulette Noizeux, French actress (d. 1971)
1887 – Emil Reesen, Danish pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1964)
1890 – Roger Salengro  (d. 1936)
      French soldier and politician, French Minister of the Interior
1892 – Fernando Amorsolo, Filipino painter (d. 1972)
1894 – Hubertus van Mook  (d. 1965)
      Dutch politician, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies
1895 – Maurice Tate, English cricketer (d. 1956)
1896 – Howard Hawks, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1977)
1898 – John Gilroy, English artist and illustrator (d. 1985)
1899 – Cornelia Otis Skinner, American actress and author (d. 9 Jul 1979)
1899 – Irving Thalberg, American screenwriter and producer (d. 1936)
1901 – Mieczysław Fogg, Polish singer (d. 1990)
1901 – Alfred Karindi, Estonian pianist and composer (d. 1969)
1902 – Stepin Fetchit, American actor, singer, and dancer (d. 1985)
1903 – Countee Cullen, American poet and author (d. 1946)
1906 – Bruno Gröning, Polish-German mystic and author (d. 1959)
1907 – Sao San Tun, Burmese martyr (d. 1947)
1907 – Elly Beinhorn, German pilot (d. 2007)
1907 – Germaine Tillion, French anthropologist and academic (d. 2008)
1908 – Hannes Alfvén, Swedish physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1995)
1908 – Mel Blanc, American voice actor (d. 1989)
1909 – Jacques Canetti, French talent agent (d. 7 Jun 1997)
1909 – Freddie Frith, English motorcycle road racer (d. 1988)
1909 – Benny Goodman, American clarinet player, songwriter, and bandleader (d. 1986)
1909 – George Headley, Panamanian-Jamaican cricketer (d. 1983)
1910 – Harry Bernstein, English-American journalist and author (d. 2011)
1910 – Inge Meysel, German actress (d. 2004)
1910 – Villem Raam, Estonian art historian, art critic and conservator (d. 1996)
1912 – Julius Axelrod  (d. 2004)
      American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1912 – Erich Bagge, German physicist and academic (d. 1996)
1912 – Hugh Griffith, Welsh-English actor (d. 1980)
1912 – Millicent Selsam, American author and academic (d. 1996)
1912 – Joseph Stein, American playwright and author (d. 2010)
1914 – Akinoumi Setsuo, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 37th Yokozuna (d. 1979)
1916 – Justin Catayée, French soldier and politician (d. 1962)
1916 – Mort Meskin, American illustrator (d. 1995)
1918 – Pita Amor, Mexican poet and author (d. 2000)
1918 – Bob Evans, American businessman, founded Bob Evans Restaurants (d. 2007)
1919 – René Barrientos  (d. 1969)
      Bolivian general and politician, 55th President of Bolivia
1920 – Franklin J. Schaffner, Japanese-American director and producer (d. 1989)
1922 – Hal Clement, American author and educator (d. 2003)
1923 – Anna Proclemer, Italian actress (d. 2013)
1924 – Marv Diemer, American businessman and politician (d. 2013)
1924 – Anthony Dryden Marshall, American CIA officer and diplomat (d. 2014)
1924 – Armando Peraza, Cuban-American drummer (Santana) (d. 2014)
1925 – John Henry Marks, English physician and author
1926 – Johnny Gimble, American singer-songwriter and fiddler (d. 2015)
1926 – Christine Jorgensen, American trans woman (d. 1989)
1927 – Clint Walker, American actor and singer
1927 – Billy Wilson, Australian rugby league player and coach (d. 1993)
1928 – Pro Hart, Australian painter (d. 2006)
1928 – Agnès Varda, Belgian-French director, producer, and screenwriter
1929 – Georges Gilson, French archbishop
1930 – Mark Birley, English businessman, founded Annabel's (d. 2007)
1930 – Robert Ryman, American painter
1931 – Larry Silverstein, American businessman
1932 – Ray Cooney, English actor and playwright
1932 – Pauline Oliveros
      American accordion player and composer (Deep Listening Band)
1932 – Ivor Richard, Baron Richard
      Welsh politician and diplomat, British Ambassador to the United Nations
1934 – Alexey Leonov, Russian general, pilot, and astronaut
1934 – Alketas Panagoulias, Greek footballer and manager (d. 2012)
1935 – Lee Gunther, American production manager and producer (d. 1998)
1935:  Ruta Lee, Canadian actress and dancer
1935 – Guy Tardif, Canadian academic and politician (d. 2005)
1936 – Keir Dullea, American actor
1936 – Stanislav Hurenko, Ukrainian politician (d. 2013)
1936 – Ruta Lee, Canadian-American actress and dancer
1937 – Christopher Haskins, Anglo-Irish businessman, life peer and politician
1937 – Rick Mather, American-English architect (d. 2013)
1937 – Harry Statham, American basketball player and coach
1938 – Eugene Belliveau, Canadian football player
1938 – David Early, American actor and educator (d. 2013)
1938 – Billie Letts, American author and educator (d. 2014)
1939 – Michael J. Pollard, American actor
1939 – Dieter Quester, Austrian race car driver
1939 – Tim Waterstone, Scottish businessman, founded Waterstones
1940 – Jagmohan Dalmiya, Indian cricket administrator (d. 2015)
1940 – Gilles Villemure, Canadian-American ice hockey player
1942 – John Gladwin, English bishop
1942 – Carole Stone, English journalist and author
1943 – James Chaney, American activist (d. 1964)
1943 – Charles Collingwood, Canadian-English actor
1943 – Anders Michanek Swedish motorcycle racer
1943 – Gale Sayers, American football player and philanthropist
1944 – Peter E. Berger, American film editor (d. 2011)
1944 – Lenny Davidson, English guitarist and songwriter (The Dave Clark Five)
1944 – Meredith MacRae, American actress and singer (d. 2000)
1944 – Stav Prodromou, Greek-American engineer and businessman
1945 – Norman Eshley, English actor
1945 – Richard Hannon, Sr., English horse trainer
1946 – Allan Chapman, English historian and author
1947 – Jocelyne Bourassa, Canadian golfer
1948 – Johan De Muynck, Belgian former professional road racing cyclist
1948 – Michael Piller, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2005)
1948 – David Thorpe, Australian rules footballer
1949 – P. J. Carlesimo, American basketball player and coach
1949 – Paul Coleridge, English lawyer and judge
1949 – Klaus Flouride, American bass player, songwriter, and producer
      (Dead Kennedys)
1949 – Bob Willis, English cricketer and sportscaster
1950 – Bertrand Delanoë, French politician, 14th Mayor of Paris
1950 – Paresh Rawal, Indian actor, producer, and politician
1950 – Joshua Rozenberg, English lawyer, journalist, and author
1951 – Zdravko Čolić, Bosnian-Serbian singer-songwriter
      (Ambasadori and Korni Grupa)
1951 – Fernando Lugo, Paraguayan bishop and politician, President of Paraguay
1951 – Stephen Tobolowsky, American actor, singer, and director
1952 – Daniel Grodnik, American screenwriter and producer
1952 – Kerry Fraser, Canadian ice hockey player, referee, and sportscaster
1952 – Scott Holmes, American actor
1953 – Colm Meaney, Irish actor
1955 – Topper Headon, English drummer and songwriter
      (The Clash, Mirkwood, and The Moors Murderers)
1955:  Brian Kobilka, American physiologist
      2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
1955 – Jacqueline McGlade, English-Canadian biologist, ecologist, and academic
1955 – Jake Roberts, American wrestler and trainer
1955 – Michael Spencer, Malaysian-English businessman
1955 – Caroline Swift, English lawyer and judge
1955 – Colm Tóibín, Irish author, poet, playwright, and critic
1956 – Tim Lucas, American author, screenwriter, and critic
1957 – Michael Clayton, Australian golfer
1958 – Marie Fredriksson, Swedish singer-songwriter and pianist (Roxette)
1958 – Steve Israel, American lawyer and politician
1958 – Michael López-Alegría, Spanish-American captain, pilot, and astronaut
1958 – Ted McGinley, American actor
1959 – Phil Brown, English footballer, coach, and manager
1959 – Randy Ferbey, Canadian curler
1959 – Frank Vanhecke, Belgian politician
1960 – Stephen Duffy, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
      (Duran Duran, The Lilac Time, The Devils, and Me Me Me)
1961 – Ralph Carter, American actor and singer
1961 – Harry Enfield, English actor, director, and screenwriter
1961 – Bob Yari, Iranian-American director and producer
1962:  Elizabeth Alexander, American poet, essayist, and playwright
1962 – Kevin Eastman, American author and illustrator
      co-created the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
1962 – Richard Fuller, English lawyer and politician
1962 – Tim Loughton, English businessman and politician
1962 – Tonya Pinkins, American actress and singer
1963 – Shauna Grant, American porn actress and model (d. 1984)
1963 – Michel Langevin, Canadian drummer and songwriter (Voivod)
1963 – Élise Lucet, French journalist
1963 – Helen Sharman, English chemist and astronaut
1964 – Wynonna Judd, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress (The Judds)
1964 – Andrea Montermini, Italian race car driver
1964 – Tom Morello, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
      (Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave, Axis of Justice,
            and Street Sweeper Social Club)
1964:  Mark Sheppard, English American actor and musician
1965 – Troy Coker, Australian rugby player
1965 – Billy Donovan, American basketball player and coach
1965 – Abderraouf Jdey, Tunisian terrorist
1965 – Iginio Straffi, Italian animator and producer, founded Rainbow S.r.l.
1966 – Thomas Häßler, German footballer and manager
1966 – Stephen Malkmus, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
      (Pavement, Silver Jews, and Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks)
1967 – Tim Burgess, English singer-songwriter (The Charlatans and The Chavs)
1967 – Rechelle Hawkes, Australian hockey player
1967 – Sven Pipien, German-American bass player (The Black Crowes)
1968 – Jason Kenney, Canadian lawyer and politician, 40th Canadian Minister of National Defence
1968 – Zacarias Moussaoui, French terrorist
1969 – Naomi Kawase, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter
1969 – Ryuhei Kitamura, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter
1970 – Flora Chan, Hong Kong actress
1971:  David Conyers, Australian author
1971 – Paul Grayson, English rugby player and coach
1971 – Duncan Jones, English director, producer, and screenwriter
1971 – Idina Menzel, American singer-songwriter and actress
1971 – Jiří Šlégr, Czech ice hockey player and politician
1971 – Kyle Vander Kuyp, Australian hurdler
1972 – Sōichirō Hoshi, Japanese voice actor and singer
1972 – Manny Ramirez, Dominican-American baseball player and coach
1972 – Ness Wadia, Indian businessman
1973 – Leigh Francis, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter
1974 – Thomas DeCarlo Callaway (bka CeeLo Green)
      American singer-songwriter, pianist, producer, and actor
      (Goodie Mob and Gnarls Barkley)
1974 – Kostas Chalkias, Greek footballer
1974 – Lamont Coleman (bka Big L), American rapper
      (Children of the Corn and Diggin' in the Crates Crew) (d. 1999)
1974 – Shin Ha-kyun, South Korean actor
1974 – David Wilkie, American ice hockey player and coach
1975 – Evan Eschmeyer, American basketball player
1975 – Brian Fair, American singer-songwriter (Shadows Fall and Overcast)
1975 – Andy Farrell, English rugby player and coach
1975 – Marissa Mayer, American computer scientist and businesswoman
1976 – Leonel Grave de Peralta, Cuban-American activist
1976 – Radoslav Nesterović, Slovenian-Greek basketball player
1976 – Magnus Norman, Swedish tennis player and coach
1976 – Margaret Okayo, Kenyan runner
1977 – Akwá, Angolan footballer and politician
1977 – Marc Dos Santos, Canadian soccer player, coach, and manager
1977 – Nathan Robertson, English badminton player
1977 – Rachael Stirling, English actress
1977 – Federico Vilar, Argentinian-Italian footballer
1978 – Lyoto Machida, Brazilian mixed martial artist and wrestler
1979 – Mike Bishai, Canadian ice hockey player
1979 – Clint Bowyer, American race car driver
1979 – Fabian Ernst, German footballer
1979 – Rie Kugimiya, Japanese voice actress and singer
1979 – Francis Lessard, Canadian ice hockey player
1979:  Jenny Mollen, American actress and author
1980 – Steven Gerrard, English footballer
1980 – Ilona Korstin, Russian basketball player
1980 – Ryōgo Narita, Japanese author
1981 – Devendra Banhart, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Megapuss)
1981 – Gianmaria Bruni, Italian race car driver
1981 – Ahmad Elrich, Australian footballer
1981 – Remy Ma, American rapper (Terror Squad)
1981 – Lars Møller Madsen, Danish handball player
1981 – Hisanori Takada, Japanese footballer
1982 – Eddie Griffin, American basketball player (d. 2007)
1982 – James Simpson-Daniel, English rugby player
1982 – Asahi Uchida, Japanese actor
1983 – Jennifer Ellison, English actress, singer, and dancer
1984 – Sham Kwok Fai, Hong Kong footballer
1984 – Matt Maguire, Australian footballer
1984 – Jordan Palmer, American football player
1984 – Alexander Sulzer, German ice hockey player
1985 – Igor Kurnosov, Russian chess player (d. 2013)
1985 – Vladimir Latin, Estonian rower
1985 – Igor Lewczuk, Polish footballer
1985 – Aaron Volpatti, Canadian ice hockey player
1986 – Nikolay Bodurov, Bulgarian footballer
1987 – Joyce Cheng, Canadian-Hong Kong singer and actress
1988 – Kelvin Etuhu, Nigerian-English footballer
1988 – Antonio Winterstein, New Zealand-Samoan rugby league player
1989 – Kevin Covais, American singer and actor
1989:  Lee Yejin (bka Ailee or Amy Lee), Korean-American singer
1989 – Park Sun-young (bka Hyomin)
      South Korean singer, dancer, and actress (T-ara)
1989 – Lesia Tsurenko, Ukrainian tennis player
1990 – Mustafa Akbaş, Turkish footballer
1990 – Dean Collins, American actor
1990 – Andrei Loktionov, Russian ice hockey player
1990 – Han Xinyun, Chinese tennis player
1990 – Im Yoona, South Korean singer, dancer, and actress (Girls' Generation)
1991 – Jonathan Fox, English swimmer
1992 – Danielle Harold, English actress
1992 – Liam Mower, English actor and dancer
1993 – Sota Fukushi, Japanese actor
1994 – Hugo Pierre Leclercq (bka Madeon), French DJ and producer
1994 – Ivars Punnenovs, Latvian ice hockey player
1996 – Beatriz Haddad Maia, Brazilian tennis player
1997 – Jake Short, American actor
2000 – Jared S. Gilmore, American actor


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Anniversaries

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Deaths

VIP



Notable

1159 – Władysław II the Exile, High Duke of Poland and Duke of Silesia (b. 1105)
1252 – Ferdinand III of Castile (b. 1199)
1416 – Jerome of Prague, Czech martyr and theologian (b. 1379)
1431 – Joan of Arc, French martyr and saint (b. 1412)
1434 – Prokop the Great, Czech general (b. 1380)
1574 – Charles IX of France (b. 1550)
1576 – Harada Naomasa, Japanese samurai
1593 – Christopher Marlowe, English poet and playwright (b. 1564)
1640 – Peter Paul Rubens, German-Belgian painter (b. 1577)
1696 – Henry Capell, 1st Baron Capell of Tewkesbury  (b. 1638)
      English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
1670 – John Davenport  (b. 1597)
      English-American minister, co-founded the New Haven Colony
1712 – Andrea Lanzani, Italian painter (b. 1645)
1718 – Arnold van Keppel, 1st Earl of Albemarle, Dutch-English general (b. 1670)
1730 – Arabella Churchill, English mistress of James II of England (b. 1648)
1744 – Alexander Pope, English poet, essayist, and translator (b. 1688)
1770 – François Boucher, French painter and set designer (b. 1703)
1778 – Voltaire, French philosopher and author (b. 1694)
1778 – José de la Borda, French/Spanish mining magnate in colonial Mexico (b. ca. 1700)
1829 – Philibert Jean-Baptiste Curial, French general (b. 1774)
1832 – James Mackintosh, Scottish historian, jurist, and politician (b. 1765)
1865 – John Catron, American lawyer and judge (b. 1786)
1901 – Victor D'Hondt, Belgian mathematician, lawyer, and jurist (b. 1841)
1911 – Milton Bradley  (b. 1836)
      American businessman, founded the Milton Bradley Company
1912 – Wilbur Wright  (b. 1867)
      American pilot and businessman, co-founded the Wright Company
1918 – Georgi Plekhanov, Russian philosopher and theorist (b. 1856)
1925 – Arthur Moeller van den Bruck, German historian and author (b. 1876)
1926 – Vladimir Steklov, Russian mathematician and physicist (b. 1864)
1934 – Tōgō Heihachirō, Japanese admiral (b. 1848)
1939 – Floyd Roberts, American race car driver (b. 1904)
1941 – Prajadhipok, Thai king (b. 1893)
1946 – Louis Slotin, Canadian physicist and chemist (b. 1910)
1947 – Georg von Trapp, Croatian-Austrian captain (b. 1880)
1948 – József Klekl, Slovene-Hungarian priest and politician (b. 1874)
1949 – Emmanuel Célestin Suhard, French cardinal (b. 1874)
1951 – Hermann Broch, Austrian-American author (b. 1886)
1953 – Dooley Wilson, American actor and singer (b. 1886)
1955 – Bill Vukovich, American race car driver (b. 1918)
1957 – Piero Carini, Italian race car driver (b. 1921)
1960 – Boris Pasternak  (b. 1890)
      Russian poet, novelist, and literary translator, Nobel Prize laureate
1961 – Rafael Trujillo  (b. 1891)
      Dominican soldier and politician, 36th President of the Dominican Republic
1964 – Isaac Babalola Akinyele, Nigerian king (b. 1882)
1964 – Dave MacDonald, American race car driver (b. 1936)
1964 – Eddie Sachs, American race car driver (b. 1927)
1964 – Leó Szilárd, Hungarian-American physicist and engineer (b. 1898)
1965 – Louis Hjelmslev, Danish linguist and academic (b. 1899)
1967 – Claude Rains, English-American actor (b. 1889)
1967 – Georg Wilhelm Pabst, Austrian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1885)
1971 – Marcel Dupré, French organist and composer (b. 1886)
1975 – Steve Prefontaine, American runner (b. 1951)
1975 – Tatsuo Shimabuku, Japanese martial artist, founded Isshin-ryū (b. 1908)
1975 – Michel Simon, Swiss-French actor and singer (b. 1895)
1976 – Max Carey, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1890)
1976 – Mitsuo Fuchida, Japanese captain (b. 1902)
1978 – Jean Deslauriers, Canadian violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1909)
1980 – Carl Radle  (b. 1942)
      American bass player and producer (Delaney & Bonnie and Derek and the Dominos)
1981 – Don Ashby, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1955)
1981 – Ziaur Rahman  (b. 1936)
      Bangladeshi general and politician, 7th President of Bangladesh
1982 – Albert Norden, German journalist and politician (b. 1904)
1983 – Rudolf Loo, Estonian-Swedish wrestler (b. 1902)
1986 – Perry Ellis, American fashion designer, founded Perry Ellis (b. 1940)
1993 – Sun Ra, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1914)
1994 – Ezra Taft Benson  (b. 1899)
      American 13th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
1994 – Marcel Bich, Italian-French businessman, co-founded Société Bic (b. 1914)
1994 – Agostino Di Bartolomei, Italian footballer (b. 1955)
1995 – Ted Drake, English footballer and manager (b. 1912)
1995 – Lofty England, English-Austrian engineer (b. 1911)
1995 – Bobby Stokes, English footballer (b. 1951)
1996 – Léon-Étienne Duval, French cardinal (b. 1903)
1996 – Alo Mattiisen, Estonian composer (b. 1961)
1999 – Kalju Lepik, Estonian poet and author (b. 1920)
2000 – Tex Beneke  (b. 1914)
      American saxophonist, singer, and bandleader (Glenn Miller Orchestra)
2000 – Doris Hare, Welsh-English actress (b. 1905)
2001 – Denis Whitaker, Canadian general and historian (b. 1915)
2003 – Mickie Most, English singer and producer, founded Rak Records (b. 1938)
2005 – Tomasz Pacyński, Polish journalist and author (b. 1958)
2005 – Alma Ziegler, American baseball player and stenographer (b. 1918)
2006 – Shohei Imamura, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1926)
2006 – David Lloyd, New Zealand biologist and academic (b. 1938)
2006 – Robert Sterling, American actor (b. 1917)
2007 – Jean-Claude Brialy, Algerian-French actor and director (b. 1933)
2007 – Gunturu Seshendra Sarma, Indian poet and critic (b. 1927)
2008 – Noel Moore, English civil servant (b. 1928)
2008 – Lorenzo Odone, American adrenoleukodystrophy patient (b. 1978)
2009 – Torsten Andersson, Swedish painter and illustrator (b. 1926)
2009 – Susanna Haapoja, Finnish politician (b. 1966)
2009 – Ephraim Katzir, Israeli biophysicist and politician, 4th President of Israel (b. 1916)
2010 – Yuri Chesnokov, Russian volleyball player and coach (b. 1933)
2010 – Peter Orlovsky, American poet and actor (b. 1933)
2010 – Joan Rhodes, English strongwoman and film stunt double (b. 1921)
2010 – Dufferin Roblin, Canadian commander and politician, 14th Premier of Manitoba (b. 1917)
2011 – Ricky Bruch, Swedish discus thrower and actor (b. 1946)
2011 – Isikia Savua, Fijian police officer and diplomat (b. 1952)
2011 – Saleem Shahzad, Pakistani journalist (b. 1970)
2011 – Marek Siemek, Polish philosopher and historian (b. 1942)
2011 – Clarice Taylor, American actress (b. 1917)
2011 – Tillmann Uhrmacher, German DJ and producer (b. 1967)
2011 – Rosalyn Sussman Yalow, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1921)
2012 – Pete Cosey, American guitarist (b. 1943)
2012 – John Fox, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (b. 1957)
2012 – Andrew Huxley, English physiologist and biophysicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1917)
2012 – Charles Lemmond, American politician (b. 1929)
2012 – Gerhard Pohl, German economist and politician (b. 1937)
2012 – Jack Twyman, American basketball player and sportscaster (b. 1934)
2013 – Dean Brooks, American physician and actor (b. 1916)
2013 – Güzin Dino, Turkish-French linguist and scholar (b. 1910)
2013 – Rituparno Ghosh, Indian actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1963)
2013 – Helen Hanft, American actress (b. 1934)
2013 – Jayalath Jayawardena, Sri Lankan physician and politician (b. 1953)
2013 – Larry Jones, American football player and coach (b. 1933)
2013 – Vina Mazumdar, Indian academic and activist (b. 1927)
2014 – Hienadz Buraukin, Belarusian poet, journalist, and diplomat (b. 1936)
2014 – Henning Carlsen, Danish director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1927)
2014 – Joan Lorring, British actress (b. 1926)
2014 – Hanna Maron, German-Israeli actress (b. 1923)
2014 – Leonidas Vasilikopoulos, Greek admiral (b. 1932)
2015 – Beau Biden  (b. 1969)
      American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 44th Attorney General of Delaware
2015 – Joël Champetier, Canadian author and screenwriter (b. 1957)
2015 – Lennie Merullo, American baseball player and scout (b. 1917)
2015 – L. Tom Perry, American businessman and religious leader (b. 1922)


Family



Coulee City



Other




Sunday, May 29, 2016

May 29 Birthdays, Anniversaries, and Deaths


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Birthdays

VIP

1917 – John F. Kennedy  (d. 22 Nov 1963)
      American lieutenant and politician
      35th President of the United States, 1961-1963
      U.S. Senator, D. MA, 1953-1960
      U.S. Representative, D. MA, 1947-1953


Notable

1439 – Pope Pius III (d. 1503)
1594 – Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim, Bavarian field marshal (d. 1632)
1630 – Charles II of England  (d. 6 Feb 1685)
      King of England, Scotland, and Ireland, 1660-1985
1675 – Humphry Ditton, English mathematician and philosopher (d. 1715)
1716 – Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton, French zoologist and mineralogist (d. 1800)
1722 – James FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster, Irish soldier and politician (d. 1773)
1730 – Jackson of Exeter, English organist and composer (d. 1803)
1736 – Patrick Henry  (d. 6 Jun 1799)
      American lawyer and politician
      1st Governor of Virginia, 1776-1779
      6th Governor of Virginia, 1784-1786
1773 – Princess Sophia of Gloucester (d. 1844)
1780 – Henri Braconnot, French chemist and pharmacist (d. 1855)
1794 – Johann Heinrich von Mädler, German astronomer and selenographer (d. 1874)
1823 – John H. Balsley, American carpenter and inventor (d. 1895)
1828:  Gerald Massey, English poet  (d. 29 Oct 1907)
1860 – Isaac Albéniz, Spanish pianist and composer (d. 1909)
1871 – Clark Voorhees, American painter (d. 1933)
1873 – Rudolf Tobias, Estonian organist and composer (d. 1918)
1874 – G. K. Chesterton, English journalist, author, and playwright (d. 14 Jun 1936)
1880 – Oswald Spengler, German historian and philosopher (d. 1936)
1885:  Ashley Dukes, English playwright, critic, and theatre manager  (d. 4 May 1959)
1892 – Alfonsina Storni, Swiss-Argentinian poet and author (d. 1938)
1893 – Max Brand, American journalist and author (d. 1944)
1894 – Beatrice Lillie, Canadian-English actress, singer and writer (d. 1989)
1894 – Josef von Sternberg  (d. 1969)
      Austrian-American director, producer, and screenwriter
1897 – Erich Wolfgang Korngold  (d. 1957)
      Czech-American pianist, composer, and conductor
1899 – Douglas Abbott  (d. 1987)
      Canadian lawyer and politician, 10th Canadian Minister of Defence
1903 – Bob Hope, English-American actor, singer, and producer (d. 27 Jul 2003)
1904 – Hubert Opperman, Australian cyclist and politician (d. 1996)
1905 – Sebastian Shaw, English actor, director, and playwright (d. 1994)
1906 – T. H. White, Indian-English author (d. 1964)
1907 – Hartland Molson, Canadian captain and politician (d. 2002)
1908 – Diana Morgan, Welsh-English playwright and screenwriter (d. 1996)
1910 – Ralph Metcalfe, American sprinter and politician (d. 1978)
1911 – Armida, Mexican-American actress, singer, and dancer (d. 1989)
1912:  Pamela Hansford Johnson, Baroness Snow, English writer  (d. 18 Jun 1981)
1913 – Tony Zale, American boxer (d. 1997)
1914 – Stacy Keach, Sr., American actor (d. 2003)
1914 – Tenzing Norgay, Nepalese-Indian mountaineer (d. 1986)
1915 – Karl Münchinger, German conductor and composer (d. 1990)
1916 – Carl Story, American singer and fiddler (d. 1995)
1917 – Marcel Trudel, Canadian historian, author, and academic (d. 2011)
1919 – Jacques Genest, Canadian physician and academic
1920 – John Harsanyi  (d. 2000)
      Hungarian-American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1921 – Norman Hetherington, Australian cartoonist and puppeteer (d. 2010)
1921 – Clifton James, American actor
1922 – Joe Weatherly, American race car driver (d. 1964)
1922 – Iannis Xenakis, Greek-French composer, engineer, and theorist (d. 2001)
1923 – Bernard Clavel, French author (d. 2010)
1923 – John Parker
      6th Earl of Morley, English colonel and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Devon
1924 – Lars Bo, Danish author and illustrator (d. 1999)
1924 – Rune Ericson, Swedish cinematographer (d. 4 Feb 2015)
1924 – Miloslav Kříž, Czech basketball player and coach (d. 2013)
1924 – Pepper Paire, American baseball player (d. 2013)
1926 – Katie Boyle, Italian-English actress and television host
1926 – Charles Denner, French actor (d. 1995)
1926 – Abdoulaye Wade, Senegalese academic and politician, 3rd President of Senegal
1927 – Gordon Berg, American farmer and politician (d. 25 May 2013)
1927 – Jean Coutu
      Canadian pharmacist and businessman, founded the Jean Coutu Group
1927 – Thanasis Veggos, Greek actor and director (d. 2011)
1928:  Felix Rohatyn, American investment banker
      U.S. Ambassador to France, 1997–2000
1929 – Harry Frankfurt, American philosopher and academic
1929 – Peter Higgs, English-Scottish physicist and academic
      2013 Nobel Prize in Physics
1929 – Roberto Vargas, Puerto Rican baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2014)
1932 – Paul R. Ehrlich, American biologist and author
1932 – Richie Guerin, American basketball player and coach
1933 – Helmuth Rilling, German conductor and educator
1933 – Tarquinio Provini, Italian motorcycle racer (d. 2005)
1934 – Nanette Newman, English actress
1934 – Lee Strong (bka Grandma Lee), American comedian
1934 – Bill Vander Zalm
      Dutch-Canadian businessman and politician, 28th Premier of British Columbia
1935 – André Brink, South African author and playwright (d. 2015)
1936 – Fred White, American sportscaster (d. 15 May 2013)
1937 – Hibari Misora, Japanese singer and actress (d. 1989)
1937 – Charles W. Pickering, Sr., American lawyer and judge
1937 – Irmin Schmidt, German keyboard player and composer (Can)
1937 – Alwin Schockemöhle, German show-jumper
1938 – Christopher Bland, English businessman and politician
1938 – Fay Vincent, American lawyer and businessman
1939 – Pete Smith, Australian radio and television announcer
1939 – Al Unser, American race car driver
1940 – Taihō Kōki, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 48th Yokozuna (d. 2013)
1940 – Farooq Leghari, Pakistani politician, 8th President of Pakistan (d. 2010)
1941 – Doug Scott, English mountaineer and author
1941 – Bob Simon, American journalist (d. 2015)
1942 – Pierre Bourque, Canadian businessman and politician, 40th Mayor of Montreal
1942 – Kevin Conway, American actor and director
1943 – Robert W. Edgar, American educator and politician (d. 2013)
1944 – Bob Benmosche, American businessman (d. 2015)
1944 – Helmut Berger, Austrian-German actor
1944 – Quentin Davies, Baron Davies of Stamford
      English soldier and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
1945 – Gary Brooker, English singer-songwriter and pianist
      (Procol Harum and The Paramounts)
1945 – Peter Fraser, Baron Fraser of Carmyllie  (d. 2013)
      Scottish lawyer and politician, Solicitor General for Scotland
1945 – Catherine Lara, French singer-songwriter and violinist
1945 – Julian Le Grand, English economist and author
1945 – Martin Pipe, English jockey and trainer
1945 – Joyce Tenneson, American photographer
1945 – Jean-Pierre Van Rossem, Belgian scholar and author
1946 – Fernando Buesa, Spanish politician (d. 2000)
1947 – Anthony Geary, American actor
1947 – Joey Levine, American singer-songwriter and producer (Ohio Express and The Third Rail)
1947 – Gene Robinson, American bishop
1947 – Constantino Romero, Spanish radio host and actor (d. 2013)
1948 – Michael Berkeley, English composer and radio host
1948 – Linda Esther Gray, Scottish soprano and educator
1948 – Keith Gull, English microbiologist and academic
1948 – Nick Mancuso, Italian-Canadian actor and producer
1949 – Robert Axelrod, American actor and screenwriter
1949 – Andrew Clements, American author and educator
1949 – Brian Kidd, English footballer and coach
1949 – Francis Rossi, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Status Quo)
1949 – Cotter Smith, American actor
1950 – Rebbie Jackson, American singer and actress
1951 – Peter Chernin, American businessman
1952 – Alan Langlands, Scottish academic
1952 – Zeituni Onyango, Kenyan-American computer programmer (d. 2014)
1953 – Aleksandr Abdulov, Russian actor and screenwriter (d. 2008)
1953 – Giles Clarke, English businessman
1953 – Danny Elfman
      American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (Oingo Boingo)
1954 – Robert Beaser, American composer and educator
1954 – Jerry Moran, American lawyer and politician
1955 – Frank Baumgartl, German runner (d. 2010)
1955 – John Hinckley, Jr., American attempted assassin of Ronald Reagan
1955 – David Kirschner, American animator, producer, and author
1955 – Mike Porcaro, American bass player (Toto) (d. 2015)
1955 – Gordon Rintoul, Scottish historian and curator
1955 – Ken Schrader, American race car driver and sportscaster
1956 – Mark Lyall Grant
      English diplomat, British Ambassador to the United Nations
1956 – La Toya Jackson, American singer-songwriter and actress
1957 – Steven Croft, English bishop and theologian
1957 – Jeb Hensarling, American lawyer and politician
1957 – Ted Levine, American actor
1957 – Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Iranian film director
1958 – Annette Bening, American actress
1958 – Wayne Duvall, American actor
1958 – Willem Holleeder, Dutch criminal
1958 – Karen Maruyama, American actress
1958 – Juliano Mer-Khamis, Israeli actor, director, and activist (d. 2011)
1958:  Jeff Raikes, American businessman
1958 – Uwe Rapolder, German footballer and coach
1958 – Mike Stenhouse, American baseball player and sportscaster
1959 – Rupert Everett, English actor and novelist
1959 – Steve Hanley, Irish-English bass player and songwriter
      (The Fall and Tom Hingley and the Lovers)
1959 – Adrian Paul, English actor and producer
1960 – Thomas Baumer, Swiss economist and academic
1960 – Neil Crone, Canadian actor
1960 – Mike Freer, English politician
1960 – Carol Kirkwood, Scottish journalist
1961 – Melissa Etheridge, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and activist
1961 – John Miceli, American drummer (Neverland Express)
1962 – Fandi Ahmad, Singaporean footballer, coach, and manager
1962 – Eric Davis, American baseball player
1962 – Perry Fenwick, English actor
1962 – John D. LeMay, American actor
1962 – Chloé Sainte-Marie, Canadian actress and singer
1963 – Blaze Bayley, English singer-songwriter (Iron Maiden and Wolfsbane)
1963 – Tracey E. Bregman, German-American actress
1963:  Mitchell Hurwitz, American television producer and writer
1963 – Zhu Jianhua, Chinese high jumper
1963 – Ukyo Katayama, Japanese race car driver
1963 – Claude Loiselle, Canadian ice hockey player and manager
1963 – Lisa Whelchel, American actress
1964 – Howard Mills III, American academic and politician
1967 – Noel Gallagher, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
      (Oasis and Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds)
1967 – Mike Keane, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1967 – Steven Levitt, American economist, author, and academic
1967 – Iñaki Ochoa de Olza, Spanish mountaineer (d. 2008)
1968 – Torquhil Campbell, 13th Duke of Argyll, Scottish politician
1968 – Tate George, American basketball player
1968 – Jessica Morden, English politician
1969 – Chan Kinchla, Canadian guitarist (Blues Traveler)
1970 – Roberto Di Matteo, Italian footballer and manager
1970:  Astro Teller (born Eric Teller), American entrepreneur, scientist, and author
1971 – Éric Lucas, Canadian boxer
1971 – Bernd Mayländer, German race car driver
1971 – Jo Beth Taylor, Australian actress and television host
1971 – Rob Womack, English shot putter and discus thrower
1972 – Közi, Japanese singer-songwriter and keyboard player (Malice Mizer and Eve of Destiny)
1972 – Stanislas, French singer-songwriter (Circus)
1972 – Bill Curley, American basketball player and coach
1972 – Simon Jones, English singer and bass player (The Verve, The Shining, and Black Submarine)
1973 – Anthony Azizi, American actor
1973 – Tomoko Kaneda, Japanese voice actress, singer, and radio personality
1973 – Mark Lee, American guitarist and songwriter (Third Day)
1973 – Alpay Özalan, Turkish footballer
1974 – Steve Cardenas, American martial artist and retired actor
1974 – Stephen Larkham, Australian rugby player and coach
1974 – Aaron McGruder, American author and cartoonist
1974 – Myf Warhurst, Australian radio and television host
1974 – Jenny Willott, English politician
1975 – Jason Allison, Canadian ice hockey player
1975 – Melanie Brown (aka Mel B)
      English singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress (Spice Girls)
1975 – Natarsha Belling, Australian journalist
1975 – David Burtka, American actor and chef
1975 – Sven Kubis, German footballer
1975 – Sarah Millican, English comedian
1975 – Daniel Tosh, American comedian and actor
1975 – Anthony Wall, English golfer
1976 – Cláudio Roberto da Silva (bka Caçapa), Brazilian footballer and manager
1976 – Jerry Hairston, Jr., American baseball player and sportscaster
1976 – Yūsuke Iseya, Japanese actor, director, and screenwriter
1976 – Raef LaFrentz, American basketball player
1976 – Yegor Titov, Russian footballer
1977 – Massimo Ambrosini, Italian footballer
1977 – Marco Cassetti, Italian footballer
1977 – Danny Gerard, American actor and singer
1977 – António Lebo Lebo, Angolan footballer
1978 – Pelle Almqvist, Swedish singer-songwriter and bass player
1978 – Sébastien Grosjean, French tennis player
1978 – Lorenzo Odone, American Adrenoleukodystrophy patient (d. 2008)
1978 – Adam Rickitt, English singer (5th Story)
1979 – Arne Friedrich, German footballer
1979 – Brian Kendrick, American wrestler
1979 – Ahmad Latiff Khamaruddin, Singaporean footballer
1979 – John Rheinecker, American baseball player
1980:  Adam Brown, English actor and comedian
1980 – Ernesto Farías, Argentinian footballer
1980 – Shugo Tokumaru, Japanese singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
1981 – Andrey Arshavin, Russian footballer
1981 – Justin Chon, American actor, director, and screenwriter
1981:  Anders Holm, American actor, comedian, and writer
1981:  Rachel Tucker, Northern Irish singer and actress
1982 – Ana Beatriz Barros, Brazilian model
1982 – Joanne Borgella, American singer and model (d. 18 Oct 2014)
1982 – Anita Briem, Icelandic actress
1982 – Nataliya Dobrynska, Ukrainian heptathlete
1982 – Ailyn Giménez, Spanish singer-songwriter (Sirenia)
1982 – Matt Macri, American baseball player
1982 – Kim Tae-kyun, South Korean baseball player
1983 – Jean Makoun, Cameroonian footballer
1983 – Alberto Medina, Mexican footballer
1984 – Carmelo Anthony, American basketball player
1984 – Funmi Jimoh, American long jumper
1984 – Andreas Schäffer, German footballer
1985 – Nathan Horton, Canadian ice hockey player
1985 – Yukihiro Takiguchi, Japanese actor (PureBoys)
1986 – Jaslene Gonzalez, Puerto Rican-American model
1986 – Dylan Mark Postl (bka Hornswoggle), American wrestler
1987 – Lina Andrijauskaitė, Lithuanian long jumper
1987 – Issac Luke, New Zealand rugby league player
1987 – Kelvin Maynard, Dutch footballer
1987 – Noah Reid, Canadian actor, producer, and screenwriter
1987 – Rui Sampaio, Portuguese footballer
1987 – Alessandra Torresani, American actress
1988 – Muath al-Kasasbeh, Jordanian captain and pilot (d. 2015)
1988 – Cheng Fei, Chinese gymnast
1988 – Steve Mason, Canadian ice hockey player
1989 – Ezekiel Ansah, Ghanaian-American football player
1989 – Diego Barisone, Argentinian footballer (d. 2015)
1989 – Riley Keough, American model and actress
1989 – Brandon Mychal Smith, American actor, singer, and dancer
1989 – Mathew Waters, Australian actor
1990 – Ramil Guliyev, Azeri-Turkish sprinter
1991 – Kristen Alderson, American actress and singer
1991 – Saori Hayami, Japanese voice actress and singer
1991 – Tom Ljungman, Swedish actor
1992 – Sarah Moundir, Swiss tennis player
1992 – Gregg Sulkin, English actor
1993 – Jana Čepelová, Slovak tennis player
1993 – Maika Monroe, American actress
1993 – Grete Šadeiko, Estonian heptathlete
1994:  Lorelei Linklater, American actress
1998 – Lucía Gil, Spanish singer and actress


Family



Coulee City

1894:  Beulah Harden
Sanford Bakken
Journal Dove
Pam Collier
Robert Dingman
Susan Matthewson
Johnathan Lute
Kathleen Biss
Julie Howard


Other




Anniversaries

Coulee City

Mr. & Mrs. Charlie March



Deaths

VIP



Notable

1259 – Christopher I of Denmark (b. 1219)
1379 – Henry II of Castile (b. 1334)
1405 – Philippe de Mézières, French soldier and author (b. 1327)
1425 – Hongxi Emperor of China (b. 1378)
1453 – Ulubatlı Hasan, Ottoman commander (b. 1428)
1453 – Constantine XI Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor (b. 1404)
1500 – Bartolomeu Dias, Portuguese explorer and navigator (b. 1451)
1546 – David Beaton  (b. 1494)
      Scottish cardinal and politician, Lord Chancellor of Scotland
1593 – John Penry, Welsh martyr (b. 1559)
1660 – Frans van Schooten, Dutch mathematician and academic (b. 1615)
1691 – Cornelis Tromp, Dutch admiral (b. 1629)
1790 – Israel Putnam, American general (b. 1718)
1796 – Carl Fredrik Pechlin, Swedish general and politician (b. 1720)
1814 – Joséphine de Beauharnais, French wife of Napoleon (b. 1763)
1829 – Humphry Davy, English-Swiss chemist and academic (b. 1778)
1847 – Emmanuel de Grouchy, Marquis de Grouchy, French general (b. 1766)
1866 – Winfield Scott, American general, lawyer, and politician (b. 1786)
1873 – Prince Friedrich of Hesse and by Rhine (b. 1870)
1892 – Bahá'u'lláh, Persian religious leader, founded the Bahá'í Faith (b. 1817)
1896 – Gabriel Auguste Daubrée, French geologist and academic (b. 1814)
1903 – Bruce Price, American architect  (b. 1845)
      designed the Château Frontenac and American Surety Building
1910 – Mily Balakirev, Russian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1837)
1911 – W. S. Gilbert, English playwright and poet (b. 1836)
1914 – Laurence Sydney Brodribb Irving, English author and playwright (b. 1871)
1914 – Henry Seton-Karr, English explorer, hunter, and author (b. 1853)
1917 – Kate Harrington, American poet and educator (b. 1831)
1919 – Robert Bacon  (b. 1860)
      American colonel and politician, 39th United States Secretary of State
1920 – Carlos Deltour, French rower (b. 1864)
1921 – Abbott Handerson Thayer, American painter and educartor (b. 1849)
1935 – Josef Suk, Czech violinist and composer (b. 1874)
1939 – Ursula Ledóchowska  (b. 1865)
      Austrian-Polish nun and saint
      founded the Congregation of the Ursulines of the Agonizing Heart of Jesus
1941 – Léo-Pol Morin, Canadian pianist, composer, and educator (b. 1892)
1942 – John Barrymore, American actor and singer (b. 1882)
1946 – Martin Gottfried Weiss, German SS officer (b. 1905)
1948 – May Whitty, English actress (b. 1865)
1951 – Fanny Brice, American singer and comedian (b. 1891)
1951 – Dimitrios Levidis, Greek-French soldier and composer (b. 1885)
1953 – Man Mountain Dean, American wrestler and actor (b. 1891)
1953 – Morgan Russell, American painter and educator (b. 1886)
1958 – Juan Ramón Jiménez  (b. 1881)
      Spanish poet and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1963 – Netta Muskett, English author (b. 1887)
1966 – Ignace Lepp, Estonian-French priest and psychologist (b. 1909)
1968 – Arnold Susi  (b. 1896)
      Estonian lawyer and politician, Estonian Minister of Education
1970 – John Gunther, American journalist and author (b. 1901)
1970 – Eva Hesse, German-American sculptor and educator (b. 1936)
1972 – Moe Berg, American baseball player, coach, and spy (b. 1902)
1972 – Prithviraj Kapoor, Pakistani-Indian actor and director (b. 1906)
1972 – Stephen Timoshenko, Ukrainian-American engineer and academic (b. 1878)
1973 – George Harriman, English businessman (b. 1908)
1973 – P. Ramlee, Malaysian actor, director, producer, and composer (b. 1922)
1975 – Kurt Großkurth, German actor and singer (b. 1909)
1977 – Ba Maw, Burmese politician, Prime Minister of Burma (b. 1893)
1979 – Mary Pickford  (b. 1892)
      Canadian-American actress, producer, and screenwriter
      co-founded United Artists
1979 – John H. Wood, Jr., American lawyer and judge (b. 1916)
1982 – Romy Schneider, Austrian actress and singer (b. 1938)
1983 – Arvīds Pelše, Latvian-Russian historian and politician (b. 1899)
1987 – Charan Singh, Indian politician, 5th Prime Minister of India (b. 1902)
1988 – Salem bin Laden, Saudi Arabian businessman (b. 1946)
1989 – John Cipollina  (b. 1943)
      American guitarist (Quicksilver Messenger Service, The Dinosaurs, and Man)
1989 – George C. Homans, American sociologist and academic (b. 1910)
1993 – Billy Conn, American boxer (b. 1917)
1994 – Erich Honecker, German lawyer and politician (b. 1912)
1996 – Tamara Toumanova, Siberian-American ballerina and actress (b. 1919)
1997 – Jeff Buckley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Gods and Monsters) (b. 1966)
1997 – George Fenneman, Chinese-American radio and television announcer (b. 1919)
1998 – Barry Goldwater, American general and politician (b. 1909)
2003 – David Jefferies, English motorcycle racer (b. 1972)
2004 – Archibald Cox, American lawyer and politician, 31st United States Solicitor General (b. 1912)
2004 – Samuel Dash, American academic and politician (b. 1925)
2005 – John D'Amico, Canadian ice hockey player and referee (b. 1937)
2005 – Hamilton Naki, South African surgeon (b. 1926)
2005 – George Rochberg, American soldier and composer (b. 1918)
2006 – Jacques Bouchard, Canadian businessman (b. 1930)
2006 – Steve Mizerak, American pool player (b. 1944)
2007 – Dave Balon, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1938)
2007 – Lois Browne-Evans, Bermudian lawyer and politician (b. 1927)
2008 – Luc Bourdon, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1987)
2008 – Harvey Korman, American actor, singer, and director (b. 1927)
2009 – Karine Ruby, French snowboarder (b. 1978)
2010 – Dennis Hopper, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1936)
2011 – Sergei Bagapsh, Abkhazian politician, 2nd President of Abkhazia (b. 1949)
2011 – Bill Clements, American soldier and politician, 42nd Governor of Texas (b. 1917)
2011 – Ferenc Mádl, Hungarian academic and politician, 14th President of Hungary (b. 1931)
2012 – Dick Beals, American voice actor (b. 1927)
2012 – Mark Minkov, Russian composer (b. 1944)
2012 – Kaneto Shindo, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1912)
2012 – Jim Unger, English-Canadian illustrator (b. 1937)
2012 – Doc Watson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1923)
2013 – Richard Ballantine, American-English journalist and author (b. 1940)
2013 – Françoise Blanchard, French actress (b. 1954)
2013 – Andrew Greeley, American priest, sociologist, and author (b. 1928)
2013 – Mulgrew Miller, American pianist and composer (b. 1955)
2013 – Henry Morgentaler, Polish-Canadian physician and activist (b. 1923)
2013 – Franca Rame, Italian actress and playwright (b. 1928)
2013 – Ludwig G. Strauss, German physician and academic (b. 1949)
2013 – Wali-ur-Rehman, Pakistani commander (b. 1970)
2014 – Karlheinz Böhm, German-Austrian actor (b. 1928)
2014 – Christine Charbonneau, Canadian singer-songwriter (b. 1943)
2014 – Walter Jakob Gehring, Swiss biologist and academic (b. 1939)
2014 – Peter Glaser, Czech-American scientist and engineer (b. 1923)
2014 – Miljenko Prohaska, Croatian composer and conductor (b. 1925)
2014 – Herman Rattliff, American businessman and politician (b. 1926)
2014 – William M. Roth, American businessman (b. 1916)
2015 – Henry Carr, American football player and sprinter (b. 1942)
2015 – Doris Hart, American tennis player (b. 1925)
2015 – Betsy Palmer, American actress (b. 1926)


Family



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Other




Friday, May 27, 2016

May 28 Birthdays, Anniversaries, and Deaths


____________

____________


Birthdays

VIP

1759 – William Pitt the Younger  (d. 1806)
      English lawyer and politician
      Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
1764 – Edward Livingston  (d. 23 May 1836)
      American jurist and politician
      U.S. Minister to France, 1833-1835
      11th United States Secretary of State, 1831-1833
      U.S. Senator, LA, 1829-1831
      U.S. Representative, LA, 1823-1829
      46th Mayor of New York City, 1801-1803
      U.S. Representative, NY, 1795-1801


Notable

1140 – Xin Qiji, Chinese poet, general, and politician (d. 1207)
1371 – John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy (d. 1419)
1524 – Selim II, Ottoman sultan (d. 1574)
1588 – Pierre Séguier, French politician, Lord Chancellor of France (d. 1672)
1660 – George I of Great Britain (d. 1727)
1676 – Jacopo Riccati, Italian mathematician and academic (d. 1754)
1692 – Geminiano Giacomelli, Italian composer (d. 1740)
1738 – Joseph-Ignace Guillotin, French physician (d. 1814)
1763 – Manuel Alberti, Argentinian priest and journalist (d. 1811)
1779 – Thomas Moore, Irish poet and composer (d. 1852)
1807 – Louis Agassiz, Swiss-American paleontologist and geologist (d. 1873)
1818 – P. G. T. Beauregard, American general (d. 1893)
1836 – Friedrich Baumfelder, German pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1916)
1836 – Alexander Mitscherlich, German chemist and academic (d. 1918)
1837 – George Ashlin, Irish architect, co-designed St Colman's Cathedral (d. 1921)
1837 – Tony Pastor, American businessman (d. 1908)
1841 – Sakaigawa Namiemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 14th Yokozuna (d. 1887)
1853 – Carl Larsson, Swedish painter and author (d. 1919)
1858 – Carl Richard Nyberg  (d. 1939)
      Swedish inventor and businessman, developed the blow torch
1872 – Marian Smoluchowski, Polish physicist and mountaineer (d. 1917)
1878 – Paul Pelliot, French sinologist and explorer (d. 1945)
1879 – Milutin Milanković, Serbian mathematician, astronomer, and geophysicist (d. 1958)
1883 – Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, Indian poet and politician (d. 1966)
1883 – Clough Williams-Ellis  (d. 1978)
      English-Welsh architect, designed the Portmeirion Village
1884 – Edvard Beneš  (d. 1948)
      Czech academic and politician, 2nd President of Czechoslovakia
1886 – Santo Trafficante, Sr., Italian-American mobster (d. 1954)
1888 – Kaarel Eenpalu  (d. 1942)
      Estonian journalist and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Estonia
1888 – Vivienne Haigh-Wood Eliot, English author and educator (d. 1947)
1888 – Jim Thorpe, American decathlete, football player, and coach (d. 1953)
1889 – Richard Réti, Slovak-Czech chess player and author (d. 1929)
1892 – Josef "Sepp" Dietrich, German general (d. 21 Apr 1966)
1892 – Minna Gombell, American actress (d. 1973)
1896:  Warren Giles  (d. 7 Feb 1979)
      American baseball executive
      National League president, 1951-1969
1896 – Konstantin Märska, Estonian director and cinematographer (d. 1951)
1900 – Tommy Ladnier, American trumpet player (d. 1939)
1903 – S. L. Kirloskar, Indian businessman, founded Kirloskar Group (d. 1994)
1906 – Henry Thambiah  (d. 1997)
      Sri Lankan lawyer, judge, and diplomat
      Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Canada
1908 – Léo Cadieux  (d. 2005)
      Canadian journalist and politician
      17th Canadian Minister of National Defence
1908 – Ian Fleming, English journalist and author, created James Bond (d. 1964)
1909 – Red Horner, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2005)
1910 – Georg Gaßmann, German politician, Mayor of Marburg (d. 1987)
1910 – Rachel Kempson, English-American actress (d. 2003)
1910 – T-Bone Walker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1975)
1911 – Bob Crisp, South African cricketer (d. 1994)
1911 – Thora Hird, English actress (d. 2003)
1911 – Fritz Hochwälder, Austrian playwright (d. 1986)
1912 – Herman Johannes, Indonesian scientist, academic, and politician (d. 1992)
1912 – Ruby Payne-Scott, Australian physicist and astronomer (d. 1981)
1912 – Patrick White  (d. 30 Sep 1990)
      English-Australian author, poet, and playwright
      1973 Nobel Prize for Literature
1914 – W. G. G. Duncan Smith, English captain and pilot (d. 1996)
1915 – Joseph Greenberg, American linguist and academic (d. 2001)
1916 – Walker Percy, American author and academic (d. 1990)
1917 – Barry Commoner, American biologist, academic, and politician (d. 2012)
1917 – Papa John Creach  (d. 1994)
      American violinist (Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna, and The Dinosaurs)
1918 – Johnny Wayne, Canadian actor and screenwriter (d. 1990)
1920:  Robert McAfee Brown, American theologian and activist  (d. 4 Sep 2001)
1921 – Heinz G. Konsalik, German journalist and author (d. 1999)
1921 – Tom Uren, Australian soldier, boxer, and politician (d. 2015)
1922 – Lou Duva, American boxer, trainer, and manager
1922 – Roger Fisher, American author and academic (d. 2012)
1922 – Tuomas Gerdt, Finnish sergeant
1923 – György Ligeti, Romanian-Austrian composer and educator (d. 2006)
1923 – N. T. Rama Rao  (d. 1996)
      Indian actor, director, producer, and politician
      10th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
1923 – Karl Vaino, Estonian politician
1924 – Edward du Cann, English lieutenant and politician
1924 – Paul Hébert, Canadian actor
1925 – Bülent Ecevit  (d. 2006)
      Turkish journalist, scholar, and politician, 16th Prime Minister of Turkey
1925 – Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, German opera singer and conductor (d. 2012)
1928 – Sally Forrest, American actress and dancer (d. 2015)
1929 – Patrick McNair-Wilson, English politician
1930 – Edward Seaga
      American-Jamaican academic and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Jamaica
1931 – Carroll Baker, American actress
1931 – Gordon Willis, American cinematographer (d. 2014)
1932 – Neil Black, English oboe player and educator
1932 – Tim Renton, Baron Renton of Mount Harry
      English politician, Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries
1932 – S. Selvanayagam, Ceylon geographer and academic (d. 1979)
1933 – John Karlen, American actor
1933 – Zelda Rubinstein, American actress and activist (d. 2010)
1934 – Bill Baillie, New Zealand runner
1935 – Anne Reid, English actress
1936 – Claude Forget, Canadian academic and politician
1936 – Ole K. Sara, Norwegian politician (d. 2013)
1936 – Betty Shabazz, American educator and activist (d. 1997)
1938 – Jerry West, American basketball player, coach, and manager
1938 – Maurice Woods, American actor (d. 1983)
1940 – Maeve Binchy, Irish author and playwright (d. 2012)
1940 – David William Brewer
      English politician, Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London
1940:  Tom Petri, American politician
      U.S. Representative, R. WI, 1979-2015
1940 – Shlomo Riskin
      American rabbi and academic, founded the Lincoln Square Synagogue
1941 – Elizabeth "Beth" Howland, American actress and singer (d. 2015)
1942 – Happy Pieterse, South African boxer (d. 2013)
1942 – Stanley B. Prusiner
      American neurologist and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate
1943 – Terry Crisp, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1943 – Helen Hardin, American painter (d. 1984)
1943 – Elena Souliotis, Greek soprano and actress (d. 2004)
1944 – Faith Brown, English actress and singer
1944 – Rudy Giuliani, American lawyer and politician
      107th mayor of New York City
1944 – Gladys Knight, American singer-songwriter and actress
      (Gladys Knight & the Pips)
1944 – Jean-Pierre Léaud, French actor and director
1944 – Sondra Locke, American actress, singer, and director
1944 – Rita MacNeil, Canadian singer and actress (d. 2013)
1944 – Patricia Quinn, Northern Irish  actress and singer
1944 – Gary Stewart, American singer-songwriter (d. 2003)
1944 – Billy Vera, American singer-songwriter and actor
1945 – Patch Adams
      American physician and author, founded the Gesundheit! Institute
1945 – John N. Bambacus, American sergeant and politician
1945 – John Fogerty, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
      (Creedence Clearwater Revival and The Golliwogs)
1945 – Jean Perrault, Canadian politician, Mayor of Sherbrooke
1945 – Helena Shovelton, English physician
1946 – Skip Jutze, American baseball player
1946 – Janet Paraskeva, Welsh politician
1946 – K. Satchidanandan, Indian poet and critic
1946William Shawcross, English journalist and author
1947 – Zahi Hawass, Egyptian archaeologist and academic
1947 – Lynn Johnston, Canadian author and illustrator
1947 – Leland Sklar, American singer-songwriter and bass player
      (The Section and Era)
1948 – Pierre Rapsat, Belgian singer-songwriter (d. 2002)
1949 – Susan Fitzgerald, English-based Irish actress (d. 2013)
1949 – Sue Holderness, English actress
1949:  Steve King  [American politician]
          U.S. Representative, R. IA, 2003-present
1949 – Wendy O. Williams  (d. 1998)
      American singer-songwriter and actress (Plasmatics)
1950 – Ian Bradley, English minister, author, and academic
1950 – James "Jim" Harris (bka Kamala), American wrestler
1952 – Roger Briggs, American pianist, composer, conductor, and educator
1953 – Pierre Gauthier, Canadian ice hockey player and manager
1953 – Arto Lindsay, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer
      (DNA, The Golden Palominos, The Lounge Lizards, and Ambitious Lovers)
1954 – Townsend Coleman, American voice actor
1954 – João Carlos de Oliveira, Brazilian jumper (d. 1999)
1954 – Youri Egorov, Russian pianist and composer (d. 1988)
1954 – Andy Hamilton, English actor, director, and screenwriter
1954 – Charles Saumarez Smith, English historian and academic
1954 – Péter Szilágyi, Hungarian conductor and politician (d. 2013)
1954 – John Tory, Canadian lawyer and politician, 65th Mayor of Toronto
1955 – Laura Amy Schlitz, American author and librarian
1955 – Mark Howe, American ice hockey player and coach
1956 – Jerry Douglas, American guitarist and producer
      (The Country Gentlemen and Strength in Numbers)
1956 – Jeff Dujon, Jamaican cricketer
1956 – Markus Höttinger, Austrian race car driver (d. 1980)
1956 – Michael Musyoki, Kenyan runner
1956 – Julie Peasgood, English actress
1956:  John Wells, American filmmaker
1956 – Peter Wilkinson, English admiral
1957 – Colin Barnes, English footballer
1957 – Kirk Gibson, American baseball player and manager
1957 – Ben Howland, American basketball player and coach
1959 – Risto Mannisenmäki, Finnish race car driver
1959 – John Morgan, English etiquette expert and author (d. 2000)
1959 – Steve Strange  (d. 2015)
      Welsh singer (Visage, The Moors Murderers, and Strange Cruise)
1959:  Meg Wolitzer, American writer
1960 – Mary Portas, English journalist and author
1960:  Scott Rigell, American politician
          U.S. Representative, R. VA, 2011-Incumbent
1960Mark Sanford, American captain and politician
      U.S. Representative, R. SC, 1995-2001, 2013-Incumbent
      115th Governor of South Carolina, 2003-2011
1961 – Michelle Collins, English actress
1961 – Roland Gift, English singer-songwriter and actor
      (Fine Young Cannibals and Akrylykz)
1961 – Julie T. Wallace, English actress
1962 – Brandon Cruz, American actor and singer
1962:  François-Henri Pinault, French businessman
1962 – James Michael Tyler, American actor
1963 – Gavin Harrison, English drummer (Porcupine Tree, King Crimson, and OSI)
1963 – Houman Younessi, Australian-American biologist and academic
1964 – David Baddiel, American-English comedian, actor, and author
1964 – Jeff Fenech, Australian boxer and trainer
1964 – Armen Gilliam, American basketball player and coach (d. 2011)
1964 – Christa Miller, American actress
1964 – Zsa Zsa Padilla, Filipino singer and actress (Hotdog)
1964 – Phil Vassar, American singer-songwriter and pianist
1965 – Chris Ballew, American singer-songwriter and bass player
      (The Presidents of the United States of America and Caspar Babypants)
1965 – Mary Coughlan, Irish politician and Deputy prime minister of Ireland
1966:  Luke Carey Ford, Australian-American writer
1966 – Miljenko Jergović, Bosnian novelist and journalist
1966 – Roger Kumble, American director, screenwriter, and playwright
1966 – Ashley Laurence, American actress   IMDb
1966 – Gavin Robertson, Australian cricketer
1967 – Emma Kennedy, English actress
1967 – Glen Rice, American basketball player
1968 – Kylie Minogue, Australian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
1969 – Mike DiFelice, American baseball player and manager
1969 – Rob Ford, Canadian politician, 64th Mayor of Toronto (d. 2016)
1969 – Justin Kirk, American actor
1970 – Ian Cashmore, English paranormal investigator
1970 – Jimi Goodwin, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
      (Doves and Sub Sub)
1970 – Glenn Quinn, Irish-American actor (d. 2002)
1970 – Paul Sinha, English comedian and physician
1971 – Isabelle Carré, French actress and singer
1971 – Ekaterina Gordeeva, Russian figure skater and sportscaster
1971 – Marco Rubio, American lawyer and politician
      U.S. Senator, R. FL, 2011-present
1972 – Kate Ashfield, English actress
1972 – Michael Boogerd, Dutch cyclist and manager
1972 – Dorival Guidoni Júnior (bka Doriva), Brazilian footballer and manager
1973 – Marco Paulo Faria Lemos, Portuguese footballer and manager
1974 – Hans-Jörg Butt, German footballer
1974 – Romain Duris, French actor
1974 – Alicia Minshew, American actress
1975 – Misbah-ul-Haq, Pakistani cricketer
1975 – Marc Bauer, Swiss illustrator
1975 – Maura Johnston, American journalist, critic, and academic
1975 – Charmaine Sheh, Hong Kong actress and singer
1975 – Misbah-ul-Haq, Pakistani cricketer
1976 – Steven Bell, Australian rugby league player
1976 – Zaza Enden, Georgian-Turkish wrestler, basketball player, and coach
1976 – Roberto Goretti, Italian footballer
1976 – Glenn Morrison, Australian rugby league player and coach
1976 – Alexei Nemov, Russian gymnast
1976 – Liam O'Brien, American voice actor, director, and screenwriter
1977 – Elisabeth Hasselbeck, American talk show host and author
1979 – Abdulaziz al-Omari  (d. 2001)
      Saudi Arabian terrorist, hijacker of American Airlines Flight 11
1979:  Nonso Anozie, English actor
1979 – Jesse Bradford, American actor
1979 – Ronald Curry, American football player and coach
1979 – Joeri Jansen, Belgian runner
1979 – Monica Keena, American actress
1980 – Markus Feehily, Irish singer-songwriter and pianist (Westlife)
1980 – Miguel Pérez, Spanish footballer
1980 – Lucy Shuker, English tennis player
1980 – Jørgen Strickert, Norwegian comedian, author, and radio host
1981:  Laura Bailey, American voice actress
1981 – Daniel Cabrera, Dominican-American baseball player
1981 – Eric Ghiaciuc, American football player
1981 – Adam Green, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Moldy Peaches)
1981 – Uğur İnceman, German-Turkish footballer
1981 – Victoria Legrand, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player (Beach House)
1981 – Derval O'Rourke, Irish hurdler
1981 – Aaron Schock, American lawyer and politician
1982 – Alexa Davalos, French-American actress
1982 – Desiree del Valle, Filipino actress
1982 – Jhonny Peralta, Dominican-American baseball player
1983 – Roman Atwood, American comedian and video blogger
1983 – Steve Cronin, American soccer player
1983:  Megalyn Echikunwoke, American actress
1983 – Toby Hemingway, English actor
1983 – Humberto Sánchez, Dominican-American baseball player
1984 – Beth Allen, New Zealand actress
1985 – Colbie Caillat, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1985 – Pablo Andrés González, Argentinian footballer
1985 – Kostas Mendrinos, Greek footballer
1985 – Carey Mulligan, English actress and singer
1986 – Berrick Barnes, Australian rugby player
1986 – Joseph Cross, American actor
1986 – Charles N'Zogbia, French footballer
1986 – Michael Oher, American football player
1986 – Seth Rollins, American wrestler
1986 – Ingmar Vos, Dutch decathlete
1988 – NaVorro Bowman, American football player
1988 – Percy Harvin, American football player
1988 – Craig Kimbrel, American baseball player
1988 – Meisa Kuroki, Japanese actress and singer
1988 – David Perron, Canadian ice hockey player
1988 – Luke Prosser, English footballer
1990 – Kyle Walker, English footballer
1991 – Sharrif Floyd, American football player
1991 – Beauty Gonzalez, Filipino actress
1991 – Alexandre Lacazette, French footballer
1991 – Kail Piho, Estonian skier
1992 – Tom Carroll, English footballer
1992 – Mira Gonzalez, American poet
1992 – Huang Qiushuang, Chinese gymnast
1993 – Bárbara Luz, Portuguese tennis player
1993 – Jonnie Peacock, English sprinter
1993 – Mason Shefa, American director and producer
1994 – Son Yeon-jae, South Korean gymnast
1998 – Riho Sayashi, Japanese singer and actress (Morning Musume)
1998 – Luis Gabriel Moreno, Filipino archer
1999 – Cameron Boyce, American actor
2001 – Rikako Sasaki, Japanese singer and actress (Angerme)


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576 – Germain of Paris, French bishop and saint (b. 496)
1023 – Wulfstan, English archbishop
1357 – Afonso IV of Portugal (b. 1291)
1509 – Caterina Sforza, Italian daughter of Galeazzo Maria Sforza (b. 1463)
1556 – Saitō Dōsan, Japanese samurai (b. 1494)
1626 – Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk (b. 1561)
1651 – Henry Grey, 10th Earl of Kent, English politician (b. 1594)
1672 – John Trevor  (b. 1626)
      Welsh politician, Secretary of State for the Northern Department
1747 – Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues, French author (b. 1715)
1750 – Emperor Sakuramachi of Japan (b. 1720)
1787 – Leopold Mozart, Austrian violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1719)
1805 – Luigi Boccherini, Italian cellist and composer (b. 1743)
1808 – Richard Hurd, English bishop (b. 1720)
1811 – Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville  (b. 1742)
      Scottish lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for War
1816 – Wolde Selassie, Ethiopian warlord (b. 1745)
1828 – Daikokuya Kōdayū, Japanese castaway (b. 1751)
1831 – William Carnegie, 7th Earl of Northesk, Scottish-English admiral (b. 1756)
1843 – Noah Webster, American lexicographer and author (b. 1758)
1849 – Anne Brontë, English novelist and poet (b. 1820)
1864 – Simion Bărnuțiu, Romanian historian and politician (b. 1808)
1878 – John Russell, 1st Earl Russell  (b. 1792)
      English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
1916 – Ivan Franko, Ukrainian economist, journalist, and poet (b. 1856)
1927 – Boris Kustodiev, Russian painter and stage designer (b. 1878)
1937 – Alfred Adler, Austrian-Scottish ophthalmologist and psychologist (b. 1870)
1940 – Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse (b. 1868)
1946 – Carter Glass  (b. 1858)
      American publisher and politician
      47th United States Secretary of the Treasury
1947 – August Eigruber, Austrian-German politician (b. 1907)
1952 – Philippe Desranleau, Canadian archbishop (b. 1882)
1953 – Tatsuo Hori, Japanese author and poet (b. 1904)
1968 – Fyodor Okhlopkov, Russian sergeant and sniper (b. 1908)
1971 – Audie Murphy  (b. 1924)
      American lieutenant and actor, Medal of Honor recipient
1971 – Jean Vilar, French actor and director (b. 1912)
1972 – Edward VIII of the United Kingdom (b. 1894)
1975 – Ezzard Charles, American boxer (b. 1921)
1976 – Zainul Abedin, Bangladeshi painter and sculptor (b. 1914)
1976 – Steffan Danielsen, Faroese painter (b. 1922)
1978 – Arthur Brough, English actor (b. 1905)
1980 – Rolf Nevanlinna, Finnish mathematician and academic (b. 1895)
1981 – Mary Lou Williams, American pianist and composer (b. 1910)
1981 – Stefan Wyszyński, Polish cardinal (b. 1901)
1982 – H. Jones, English colonel, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1940)
1983 – Erastus Corning 2nd  (b. 1909)
      American soldier and politician, 72nd Mayor of Albany
1984 – Eric Morecambe, English actor and singer (b. 1926)
1986 – Edip Cansever, Turkish poet and author (b. 1928)
1988 – Sy Oliver, American trumpet player, composer, and bandleader (b. 1910)
1994 – Julius Boros, American golfer (b. 1920)
1994 – Ely Jacques Kahn, Jr., American author and academic (b. 1916)
1998 – Phil Hartman, Canadian-American actor, singer, and screenwriter (b. 1948)
1999 – Michael Barkai, Israeli commander (b. 1935)
1999 – B. Vittalacharya, Indian director and producer (b. 1920)
2000 – George Irving Bell, American physicist, biologist, and mountaineer (b. 1926)
2001 – Francis Bebey, Cameroonian-French guitarist (b. 1929)
2001 – Joe Moakley, American lawyer and politician (b. 1927)
2001 – Francisco Varela, Chilean biologist and philosopher (b. 1946)
2002 – Mildred Benson, American journalist and author (b. 1905)
2002 – Jean Berger, German-American pianist, composer, and academic (b. 1909)
2003 – Oleg Grigoryevich Makarov, Russian engineer and astronaut (b. 1933)
2003 – Ilya Prigogine, Russian-Belgian chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1917)
2003 – Martha Scott, American actress and producer (b. 1912)
2004 – Umberto Agnelli, Swiss-Italian businessman and politician (b. 1934)
2004 – Francis Brunn, German juggler (b. 1922)
2004 – Michael Buonauro, American author and illustrator (b. 1979)
2006 – Thorleif Schjelderup, Norwegian ski jumper and author (b. 1920)
2007 – Marquise Hill, American football player (b. 1982)
2007 – Jörg Immendorff, German painter, sculptor, and academic (b. 1945)
2007 – David Lane, American white nationalist leader, co-founded The Order (b. 1938)
2007 – Toshikatsu Matsuoka, Japanese politician, Japanese Minister of Agriculture (b. 1945)
2008 – Beryl Cook, English painter and illustrator (b. 1926)
2008 – Robert H. Justman, American director and producer (b. 1926)
2010 – Gary Coleman, American actor (b. 1968)
2011 – Alys Robi, Canadian singer (b. 1923)
2011 – Gino Valenzano, Italian race car driver (b. 1920)
2012 – Hugh Dawnay, English polo player and author (b. 1932)
2012 – Bob Edwards, English journalist (b. 1925)
2012 – Ludovic Quistin, Caribbean footballer (b. 1984)
2012 – Yuri Susloparov, Ukrainian-Russian footballer and manager (b. 1958)
2012 – Matthew Yuricich, American special effects artist (b. 1923)
2013 – Eddi Arent, Polish-German actor (b. 1925)
2013 – Nino Bibbia, Italian bobsledder (b. 1922)
2013 – Viktor Kulikov, Russian commander (b. 1921)
2013 – Fotis Polymeris, Greek singer-songwriter (b. 1920)
2013 – Eddie Romero, Filipino director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1924)
2013 – Gerd Schmückle, German general (b. 1917)
2013 – Caesar Trunzo, American politician (b. 1926)
2014 – Maya Angelou, American memoirist and poet (b. 1928)
2014 – Stan Crowther, English footballer (b. 1935)
2014 – Oscar Dystel, American publisher (b. 1912)
2014 – Malcolm Glazer, American businessman (b. 1928)
2014 – Bob Houbregs, Canadian-American basketball player and manager (b. 1932)
2014 – Isaac Kungwane, South African footballer (b. 1971)
2014 – Azlan Shah of Perak (b. 1928)
2015 – Steven Gerber, American pianist and composer (b. 1948)
2015 – Johnny Keating, Scottish trombonist, composer, and producer (b. 1927)
2015 – Reynaldo Rey, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1940)


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