maxie9999

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Message Posted: Jan 4, 2005 5:35:54 AM
Famous birthdays for this day .. Janurary 4th
1581 - Bishop James Ussher, calculated that earth began Nov. 23-4004 BC 1643 - Sir Issac Newton, scientist (Whatever goes up) 1785 - Jacob Grimm, German librarian and philologist and fairy tale collector 1789 - Benjamin Lundy, philanthropist and abolitionist 1797 - Wilhelm Beer, German amateur who helps to construct 1st moon map 1809 - Louis Braille, developed reading system for blind 1813 - Sir Issac Pitman, shorthand inventor 1838 - Charles Stratton, (alias General Tom Thumb and famous short person) 1878 - Augustus E John, Artist Portraits 1881 - Wilhelm Lehmbruck, Artist Seated Youth 1914 - Jane Wyman, Actress and the 1st Mrs Ronald Reagan 1930 - Barbara Rush, Actress Peyton place, Hombre, When Worlds Collide 1930 - Don Shula, NFL coach (Miami Dolphins) 1930 - Sorrell Brooke, Actor, Dukes of Hazzard 1932 - Richard Stahl, Actor, The Student Nurses 1935 - Floyd Patterson, world heavyweight champ (1956-59 and 1960-62) 1937 - Dyan Cannon, Former Mrs Cary Grant, Actress, Heaven Can Wait 1940 - Anthony S Teague, Actor, Falcon Crest 1941 - John B Perry, Actor, Falcon Crest 1941 - Maureen Reagan, Political Relative 1943 - Tom Wilkinson, CFL quarterback (Edmonton Eskimos) 1946 - Authur Conley, Musician Sweet Soul music 1951 - Nina Foust, Golfer 1955 - Kath Forester, Country Singer, Forester Sisters 1955 - Mark Hollis, Musician, Talk Talk 1956 - Ann Magnuson, Actress, Anything But Love 1956- -Barney Albrecht, Musicin New Order 1956 - Bernie Albreacht, Musician Guitarist 1957 -Patty Loveless, Musician, country 1958 - Matt Frewerm Actor, Max Headroom 1960 - Micheal Stripe, Musician R.E.M. 1960 - Cory E Racine, Body Builder 1961 - Lee Curreri, Actor Fame 1963 - Dave Foley, Actor News Radio 1965 - Julia Ormond, Actress Legends of the Fall 1965 - David Glasper, Musician, Breathe 1965 - Guy Forget, Tennis player 1966 - Deana Carter, Musician, Country 1967 - Rick Cunningham, Football 1969 - Lindsay Kennendy, Actor, Little House on the Prairie 1969 - Corie Blout, Basketball 1971 - Jeremy Light, Actor Hogan Family 1971 - Garrison Hearst, Football 1971 - Olanda Truitt, Football 1973 - Greg De Bries, Hockey 1973 - Lamont Warren, Football 1973 - Ray Mickens, Football 1974 - Carl Powell, Football 1977 - Dimitri Nabovok, Hockey 1977 - Brian O'Connor, Baseball 1978 - Eddie Freeman, Football 1978 - Jason Moore, Baseball 1978 - Willie Martinez, Baseball
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maxie9999

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Message Posted: Jan 3, 2005 5:29:07 AM
Famous birthdays on January 3 ..
0106 - Marcus Cicero, Roman statesman, Phiilosopher 1543 - Juan Cabrillo, Discoverer of California 1757 - Johann A Sixt, Composer 1786 - Johann c Schneider, Composer 1793 - Lucretia Coffin Mott, Woman's right leader 1802 - Feliks Ostrowski, Composer 1806 - Henriette Sontag, Opera singer soprano 1823 - Robert Whitehead, Inventor Torpedo 1830 - Alexander Ewing, Composer 1840 - Father Damien, helped lepers in Hawaii 1853 - Iwan Knorr, Composer 1870 - Henry Handel Richardson, Australian novelist (Richard Mahoney) 1879 - Grace Anna Goodhue Coolidge, 1st lady 1883 - Clement R. Attlee (Labour), British prime minister (1945-51) 1892 - J.R.R. Tolkien, Author, The Hobbit, Lord of the Rings 1896 - Andre A R Masson, Artist, Surrealist, Labyrinth 1898 - Johannes Hin, Olympic Gold Holland 1900 - Maurice Jaubert, Composter 1905 - Ray Milland, Actor (Dial M for Murder and The Lost Weekend) 1909 - Victor Borge, Pianist and Comedian--Denmark 1911 - John Gturges Director, The Magnificent 7 1914 - Jean Louvel, Pianist 1916 - Betty Furness, in NYC 1918 - Maxine Andrews, of singing Andrew Sister 1921 - John Russell, Actor Rio Bravo 1922 - Bill Travers, Actor Born Free 1922 - Jacques Wildberger, Composer My End Is My Beginning 1924 - Hank Stram, Football player/Sportscaster 1926 - Danny Overbea, Singer Blues 1926 - George Martin, Beatles Manager 1928 - Jeanne Moreau, in Paris France 1929 - Sergio Leone, Director Fist Full of Dollars 1930 - Robert Loggia, Actor (1st Love and An Officer & a Gentleman) 1934 - Bryan G Kelly, Composer 1936 - Jos Kunst, Composer 1939 - Bobby Hull, Hockey player, Hall of Fame 1943 - Van Dyke Parks, Songwriter, High Coin 1945 - Stephen Stills, Singer and songwriter 1947 - Melanie (Safka), in Astoria Queens 1948 - Larry McNeeley, Musician Glen Campbell Show 1950 - Victoria Principal, Actress, Earthquake, Dallas 1950 - Beth Anderson, Composer 1950 - Jim Dwyer, Baseball player 1950 - Rick Macliesh, Hockey player 1953 - Angelo Parisi, Olymipic Gold France 1955 - Cynthia Sykes, Actress, St Elsewhere 1956 - Mel Gibson, Actor, Leathal weapon, Mad Max 1959 - Rusty Golden, Musician Boys Band 1961 - Erwin B Dutch, Musician 1962 - Darren Daulton, Baseball Player 1963 - Jim Everett, Football Player 1965 -Danny Stubbs, Football Player 1968 - Shannon Sturges, Actress Savannah 1969 - Nikki Nelson, Musician, Country Highway 101 1969 - Matt Labounty, Football player 1970 - Tony Farmer, Basketball player 1971 - Cory Cross, Hockey player 1972 - Charles Johnson, Football player 1972 - Drake Berehowsky, Hockey player 1973 - Darond Stovall, Baseball player 1973 - Tyrone Brown, Football player 1974 - Todd Warriener, Hockey player 1974 - Luis Rodriguez, Baseball player 1975 - Jason Marsden, Actor Mr Saturday Night 1977 - A J Burnett, Baseball player 1977 - Zach Sorensen, Baseball player 1980 - Rick Riccobono, Baseball player 19 -- - Tom Bower, Actor The Waltons
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maxie9999

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Message Posted: Jan 2, 2005 6:11:49 AM
Famous Birthdays - January 2nd 1642 MEHMED 1V, SULTAN (TURKEY) 1647 NATHANIEL BACON, LEADER OF BACON'S REBELLION OF VA (1676) 1727 JAMES WOLFE,COMMANDER OF THE BRITISH ARMY AT CAPTURE OF QUEBEC 1732 FRANZ XAVER BRIXI, COMPOSER 1751 JOHANN D. TITIUS, ASTRONOMER 1752 PHILIP FRENEAU, POET AMERICAN REVOLUTION, THE AMERICAN VILLAGE 1803 CHARLES THURBER,INVENTOR HAND PRINTING MACHINE 1807 TOMASZ N. NIDECKI, COMPOSER 1810 ALFRED J. MILLER, ARTIST USA INDIANS 1822 RUDOLF J.E. CLAUSIUS, SCIENTIST THERMODYNAMICS 1837 MILY ALEXEYEVICH BALAKIREV, COMPOSER ORIENTAL FOLK SONGS 1846 SANDOR ERKEL, COMPOSER 1863 LUCIA ZARATE, BECAME LIGHTEST KNOWN ADULT HUMAN (2.1kg AT 17) 1872 ALBERT C. BARNES, INVENTOR ANTISEPTIC ARGYROL 1875 DAVID H. MILLER, DEVELOPED LEAGUE OF NATIONS 1880 LOUIS C. BREGUET, FOUNDER AIR FRANCE 1889 TITO SCHIPA, TENOR 1894 ARTUR RODZINSKI, CONDUCTOR 1899 ALEXANDER TCHEREPNIN, COMPOSER 1901 TORSTEN RALF, TENOR 1902 HIRAM H. MERRITT, CO-DEVELOPED DRUG DILANTIN 1904 JAMES MELTON, OPERA TENOR 1905 SIR MICHAEL K. TIPPETT, COMPOSER OPERA THE KNOT GARDEN 1912 BARBARA PENTLAND, COMPOSER 1913 ANNA LEE, ACTRESS GENERAL HOSPITAL 1920 ISAAC ASIMOV, AUTHOR SF FOUNDATION TRILOGY 1921 GLEN HARMON, HOCKEY PLAYER 1922 NICO SCHUYT, COMPOSER 1922 RENATA TEBALDI, SINGER OPERA SOPRANO 1927 GINO MARCHETTIM, FOOTBALL PLAYER HOF 1928 TIBERIU OLAH, COMPOSER 1929 ART PRYSOCK, MUSICIAN JAZZ 1930 JULIUS LAROSA, SINGER POP 1932 DABNEY COLEMAN, ACTOR BUFALO BILL 1936 ROGER MILLER, MUSICIAN-COUNTRY KING OF/ROAD 1944 PETER EOTVOS, COMPOSER 1947 CALVIN HILL, FOOTBALL PLAYER 1949 CHICK CHURCHILL, MUSICIAN TEN YEARS AFTER 1951 BILL MADLOCK,,BASEBALL PLAYER 1952 RICKY VAN SHELTON, MUSICIAN - COUNTRY 1955 RAYMOND CLAYBORN, FOOTBALL PLAYER 1957 JOANNA PACULA, ACTRESS GORKY PARK 1961 GABRIELLE CARTERIS, ACTRESS BEVERLY HILLS 90210 1963 DAVID CONE, BASEBALL PLAYER 1963 EDGAR MARTINEZ, BASEBALL PLAYER 1964 PERNELL WHITAKER, BOXER 1965 GREG SWINDELL, BASEBALL PLAYER 1965 RUSS COURTNALL, HOCKEY PLAYER 1967 TIA CARRERE, ACTRESS RELIC HUNTER, WAYNES WORLD, TRUE LIES 1968 CUBA GOODING JR., ACTOR JERRY MAGUIRE 1968 GLEN WESLEY, HOCKEY PLAYER 1969 CHRISTY TURLINGTON, SUPERMODEL 1969 RICK TABARACCI, HOCKEY PLAYER 1969 ROBERT SVEHLA, HOCKEY PLAYER 1970 GLENN CADREZ, FOOTBALL PLAYER 1970 ROYCE CLAYTON, BASEBALL PLAYER 1971 AARON WILLIAMS, BASKETBALL PLAYER 1971 TAYE DIGGS, ACTOR HOW STELLA GOT/BACK 1972 GARRETT STEPHENSON, BASEBALL PLAYER 1972 LAKE DAWSON, FOOTBALL PLAYER 1972 MATTIAS NORSTROM, HOCKEY PLAYER 1973 ABU WILSON, FOOTBALL PLAYER 1973 MIKE METCALFE, BASEBALL PLAYER 1974 JUHA LIND, HOCKEY PLAYER 1975 JEFF SUPPAN, BASEBALL PLAYER 1978 DEVIN DOHERTY, ACTOR SWAN'S CROSSING 1981 KELTON KESSEE, SINGER IMMATURE
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spikedude

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Message Posted: Jan 2, 2005 1:00:09 AM
It's not my birthday, but I remember from school, that in a class of 30 kids, 2 would have the same birthday.
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maxie9999

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Message Posted: Jan 1, 2005 11:41:34 PM
Famous birthdays - January 1st 0379 Basilius the Great, of Caesarea, holyman (Moralia) 1387 Charles The Angry One, king of Navarra (1349-87) 1431 Alexander VI [Rodrigo Borgia] Spanish/Italian pope (1492-1503) 1449 Lorenzo de' Medici [The Magnificent] of Florence 1467 Sigismund I the old, king of Poland 1481 Huldrych Zwingli Swiss Protestant reformer 1504 Caspar Cruciger German church reformer 1520 Franciscus Balduinus [François Baudouin], lawyer 1618 Bartolomé Esteban Murillo Spain, Baroque artist [baptized] 1622 Isaac Sweers Dutch Admiral/General/Civil rights activist 1628 Christoph Bernhard German composer 1638 Antoinette du Ligier de la Guard Deshoulieres French poet/playwright 1652 Johann Krieger composer 1697 Johann Pfeiffer composer 1709 Johann H H Bütz German/Dutch organ builder 1714 Kristijonas Donelaitis Lutheran pastor, Lithuanian poet (The Seas) 1723 Christian Friedrich Gregor composer 1729 Edmund Burke British author/famous Whig (Philosophy & Inquiry, Reflections on the Revolution) 1734 John F E Acton cruel premier of Naples 1735 Paul Revere silversmith/US patriot (British are coming) 1745 "Mad" Anthony Wayne General 1748 Giovanni Furno composer 1752 Elizabeth Griscom (Betsy) Ross flag maker 1764 John Kinker Dutch linguist/philosopher/poet (Minderjarige Zangster) 1777 Micah Hawkins composer 1784 William Beale composer 1792 Henrik A Bjerregaard Norwegian writer/poet (Sonner af Norge) 1800 Sydney Nelson composer 1800 Vaclav Horak composer 1809 John Pieter Heije Dutch physician/writer/poet (Silver Fleet) 1815 Charles Renouvier French philosopher (neocriticism) 1817 Martin H Klaproth Germany, chemist 1819 Arthur Hugh Clough poet, friend of Matthew Arnold 1819 George Foster Shepley Brigadier General (Union volunteers), died in 1878 1823 Sándor Petöfi Kikkörös, Hungary, poet, revolutionary (Jáos Vitéz) 1827 William Lewis "Old Tige" Cabell Brigadier General (Confederate Army) 1831 William Joseph Westbrook composer 1834 Ludovic Halévy Paris France, actor (Carmen) 1838 William Hugh Young Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1901 1839 Maria Louise Ramé "Ouida" Bury St. Edmunds Suffolk England, screenwriter (A Dog of Flanders, The Little Dutch Girl) 1843 Nikolay Nikolayevich Lodizhensky composer 1846 Nikola Pasic Serbian nationalist/premier (1891-1926) 1853 Hans Koessler composer 1854 Sir James Frazer Britain, anthropologist/author (The Golden Bough) 1861 Isaac Murphy thoroughbred jockey, 628 wins on 1,412 mounts (44.5%) 1861 William Morris Boston MA, actor (Brothers, The Roadhouse Murder) 1862 Snitz Edwards Hungary, actor (College, Phantom of the Opera) 1863 Baron Pierre de Coubertin France, revived Olympic games 1863 Aleko Konstantinov Bulgarian writer (To Chicago & Back) 1863 Pierre de Coubertin France, baron (revived Olympic games) 1864 Alfred Stieglitz US photographer-father of modern photography/art dealer (Camera Work) 1865 Giuseppe Ferrata composer 1866 [Lars] Peter Elfelt [Petersen] Denmark, director (Henrettelsen) 1867 Lew Fields New York NY, comedian/actor (of Weber & Fields, 23-Skidoo) 1867 Charles Edward Montague English author/critic (Fiery Particles) 1869 Louis de la Vallée-Poussin Belgian indologist 1873 Mariano Azuela Mexico, novelist (The Flies, The Bosses) 1873 Willis Robards Texas, actor/director (Mothers of Men, Every Woman's Problem) 1874 Hugo Leichtentritt composer 1875 Charles Rist French economist 1875 N F Druce cricketer (5 Tests for England vs Australia 1897-98) 1876 Johan C Altorf sculptor (October 3rd monument) 1878 Edwin Franko Goldman composer 1878 François Ambrosiny French dancer/choreograph (L'oiseau enchanté) 1879 Edward Dillon New York NY, actor/director (Young Ironsides, The Golden West) 1879 E[dward] M Forster London England, novelist (Howard's End, Passage to India) 1879 Emile Argand Swiss geologist (Dekbladen Theory) 1879 Ernest Jones British psychoanalyst (Life & Work of Sigmund Freud) 1879 Paul Porcasi Palermo Sicily Itlay, actor (Say It Again, I'll Remember April) 1879 William Fox Tulchva Hungary, US film pioneer (Nickelodeon) 1880 Edie Martin London England, actress (Titfield Thunderbolt) 1880 Shalom Asch Poland, yiddish writer (Motke Ganev) 1881 Carry van Bridges [de Haan], Dutch author (Heleen, Eva) 1881 Richard Kean England, actor (Story of Will Rogers, Ten Commandments) 1882 W C Wendelaar mayor of Alkmaar (1919-34)/Dutch MP (VVD) 1883 Federigo Tozzi Italian writer/journalist (La Torre, Tre Croci) 1883 Heiko E Arnoldi Dutch actor (3 Drops of Water)/theater director 1884 George W Meyer Boston MA, composer/lyricist (Bells of St. Mary's, Broadway Babies) 1885 Lawrence Alfred Bowes Newark CA, actor (Big Town Ideas) 1885 Roland Diggle composer 1885 Winifred Greenwood Geneseo New York, actress (Don't Call Me Little Girl, Love Never Dies) 1886 Willard Robertson Runnels TX, actor (Deep Valley, Fury at Furnace Creek) 1886 William Edmunds Italy, actor (Lost Moment, Big Sombrero) 1887 Wilhelm Canaris German admiral/head German military intelligence 1888 Chesley Bonestell San Francisco CA, special effects/actor/writer (Swiss Family Robinson, War of the Worlds) 1888 Joseph Marievsky Russia, actor (Three Godfathers) 1888 Ludwig Rex Berlin Germany, actor (Der Mensch am Wege) 1889 Alexander Smallens St Petersburg, Russia, conductor 1889 Tadeusz Jarecki composer 1889 Tom Dugan Dublin Ireland, actor (Circus Clown, Drag, Skyway) 1890 Florence Lawrence Hamilton Ontario, silent screen actress (Confidence) 1890 Lawford Davidson London England, actor (Love Doctor, Vagabond King) 1890 Wanda Capodaglio Asti Italy, actress (La Donna Nuda, Gelosia) 1891 Alessandro De Stefani Cividale del Friuli Italy, writer (La Signorina, Africa sotto i mari) 1891 Charles Bickford Cambridge MA, actor (John-The Virginian, Days of Wine and Roses) 1891 Frank Pettingell Liverpool England, actor (Gaslight, Goose Steps Out) 1892 Manuel Roxas y Acuna 1st President of Philippines 1892 Artur Rodzinski Spalato Dalmatia Poland, conductor/composer 1892 Lillian Lorraine San Francisco CA, actress (Lonesome Corners, Should a Wife Forgive?) 1892 Miklos Radnai composer 1893 Frank Badgley Ottowa Canada, actor (Man From Glengarry) 1893 Jay Rescher Bayonne NJ, cinematographer (Girl of the Sea, Straight To Heaven) 1894 Iván Petrovich Novi Sad Serbia, actor (Magician, Garden of Allah) 1895 Alice Tissot Paris France, actress (Tambour battant, Jamais deux sans trois) 1895 J Edgar Hoover Washington DC, Director of US Fedreal Bureau of Investigation 1895 Nathaniel Shilkret New York City NY, conductor 1895 Rafael Martínez Zaragoza Spain, composer (Nuestra Natacha, Ana María) 1896 Maurice Jacobson composer 1896 Teinosuke KinugasaMie Ken Japan, writer/director (Jujiro, Jigoku-mon) 1896 Yitzhak Edel composer 1897 Al Martin screenwriter (Blondie Knows Best) 1897 Walter Greaza St Paul MN, actor (Martin Kane Private Eye, Edge of Night) 1898 George van Derton Belgian racer (won 500 race) 1898 Viktor Ullmann opera composer (Der Kaiser von Atlantis) 1899 Juozas Tallat-Kelpsa composer 1899 Lev V Kuleshov Tambov Russia, director/theorist (Po Zakonu) 1899 Raymond Loucheur composer 19-- Alexia Robinson Fort Lauderdale FL, actress (Total Recall, General Hospital) 19-- Stephanie Faracy Brooklyn NY, actress (Judy-Thorn Birds) 1900 Erwin S. Gelsey New York NY, screenwriter (Cover Girl, Touchdown Army) 1900 Hubert van Doorne Dutch auto manufacturer (DAF) 1900 Lillian Rich Herne Hill London England, actress (One Wonderful Night, Never Say Die) 1900 Paola Borboni Parma Italy, actress (La Cage aux folles II, Cicciabomba) 1900 William Haines Staunton VA, actor (Fast Life, Little Annie Rooney) 1900 Xavier Cugat [Francisco de Asís Javier Cugat Mingall de Brue y Deulofeo] Tirona Catalonia Spain, bandleader (married Abbe Lane, Charo) 1901 Christine Wittewaall van Stoetwegen Dutch MP (CDD) 1902 Aldo Graziati Scorze Italy, cinematographer (Othello, Indiscretion, The Wayward Wife) 1902 Buster Nupen cricketer (1-eyed South African quick, great on matting) 1902 Dimiter Nenov composer 1905 Melvin Price (Representative-D-IL, 1945- ) 1906 Frank Stack Canada, speed skater (Olympics-bronze-1932) 1907 Erich Schmid composer 1908 Kinue Hitoma Japan, 800m runner (Olympics-silver-1928) 1909 Dana Andrews Collins MS, actor (Battle of the Bulge, Laura) 1909 John Glenn, astronaut 1909 Barry Goldwater (Senator-R-AZ, 1953-65, 69- )/Presidential candidate (R) 1964) 1909 D D Hindlekar cricketer (Indian batsman & wicket-keeper 1936-46) 1910 Russ Bender actor/writer (Amazing Colossal Man, Space Monster) 1911 Hammerin' Hank Greenberg Hall-of-Fame 1st baseman (Detroit Tiger) 1911 Endre Szervanszky composer 1912 Kim Philby British spy/Soviet mole 1912 Victor Reuther Wheeling WV, labor leader 1913 Eliot Janeway financial writer (Economics of Chaos) 1915 François Bondy writer 1915 Lewis Bingham Keeble town planner 1916 Earl Wrightson Baltimore MD, singer (Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue) 1918 Willy den Ouden Dutch swimmer, (WR 100m, 1 04.06) 1919 Bernard Drukker Dutch organist/pianist/orchestra leader (Devil's Wheel) 1919 Carole Landis Fairchild WI, actress (One Million BC, Topper Returns) 1919 J[erome] D[avid] Salinger New York City, NY, novelist (Catcher in the Rye) 1920 Elisabeth Andersen [Anna de Bruyn], Dutch actress (Yerma, Titania) 1920 Roger Peacock writer 1921 Alain Mimoun O'Kacha Algerian/French world cross-country champion (Olympics-gold-1956) 1922 Ernest F Hollings (Senator-D-SC, 1966- ) 1923 Chalmers Goodlin US test pilot (XS-1) 1923 Milton Jackson US, vibraphonist (Milt of Bags) 1925 George Conner NFL tackle, linebacker (Chicago Bears) 1925 Valentina Cortesa Milan Italy, actress (Kidnap Syndicate) 1926 Claire Polin [Schaff] composer flautist/musicologist 1927 Barbara Baxley Stockton CA, actress (Norma Rae, Countdown) 1927 Juliusz Luciuk composer 1927 Maurice Béjart France, ballet choreographer (Rite of Spring) 1927 Yuri Grigorovich Leningrad Russia, choreographer 1928 Ernest R Tidyman Ohio, novelist/screenwriter (French Connection) 1928 Khan Mohammad cricketer (Paki fast-med bowler, 54 wickets in 13 Tests) 1929 Holling Gustav Vapor character on Northern Exposure 1930 Gaafar Muhammad Nimeiry Premier/President (Sudan) 1930 Werner Heiden composer 1931 Carel Brons composer 1931 Siddig El Nigoumi ceramicist 1932 Giuseppe Patane Naples Italy, conductor 1932 Arnfried G D P Dutch manufacturer (breadcrumbs)/drugs dealer 1933 Joe Orton England, actor/dramatist (Prick Up Your Ears) 1933 Anders Bo Leif Linde composer 1933 James A Abrahamson USAF/astronaut 1935 Harold Martina Netherlands Antilles, pianist/conductor 1935 Valentin Nikolaevich N Benderov Russia, cosmonaut 1936 Eve Queler New York City NY, conductor 1936 Willye B White US long jumper (Olympics-silver-1956) 1938 Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard Queen of Netherlands (1980- ) 1938 Bill Emerson (Representative-R-MO, 1981- ) 1940 Frank Langella Bayonne NJ, actor (Dracula, Diary of a Mad Housewife, 12 Chairs) 1940 Jack Kiefer Columbia PA, PGA golfer (1994 Ralphs Senior Classic) 1940 Laszlo Sary composer 1940 Richard Henry Orton composer 1942 Country Joe McDonald California, rock guitarist/vocalist (& the Fish) 1942 Gennadi Vassilyevich Sarafanov USSR, cosmonaut (Soyuz 15) 1942 George Couroupos composer 1942 Martin Frost (Representative-D-TX, 1971- ) 1943 Don Novello [Father Guido Sarducci], Ashtabula OH, comedian (SNL) 1943 Jerilyn Britz Minneapolis MN, LPGA golfer (1979 US Women's Open) 1944 Charlie Davis cricketer (West Indies batsman in 15 Tests 1968-73) 1945 Jacques Ickx Belgium, Le Mans auto race (6-time winner) 1946 Manfred Stengl Austria, 2 man lugist (Olympics-gold-1960) 1946 Rick Hurst Houston TX, actor (Dukes of Hazzard) 1947 Alexei Ivanovich Bobrov Russia, cosmonaut 1947 Gary "BB" Coleman blues vocal/guitarist/producer 1947 Peter Lankhorst Dutch MP (PPR) 1947 Vladimir Georgiyevich Titov Russia, cosmonaut (Soyuz T-8, TM-4, STS 63) 1949 Nikolai Tikhonovich Moskalenko Russia, cosmonaut 1949 Peter Dormer arts writer 1950 Morgan Fisher rock keyboardist (British Lions) 1950 Svetlana Georgievna Beregovkina Russia, cosmonaut 1950 Yevgeni Vladimirovich Saley cosmonaut 1951 Frans Kellendonk author (Ruin, The Good for Nothing) 1951 Jaco Pastorius rocker 1953 Alpha Blondy [Seydou Kone], Ivory coast, reggae singer (Jerusalem) 1953 Kevin Hangon composer 1953 Rochelle S Abramson violinist 1954 Fr David Paris France, rocker 1955 Michael James Sullivan Gary IN, PGA golfer (1980 Southern Open) 1956 Anatoli Borisovich Polonsky Russia, Lieutenant-Colonel/cosmonaut 1956 Sergei Vasiliyevich Avdeyev Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-15, SK TM-28) 1958 Ren Woods Portland Oregon, actress (Fanta-Roots) 1958 Grandmaster Flash [Joseph Saddler], New York City, NY, rocker (Message) 1959 Abdul Ahad Mohmand Afghanistan, cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-6) 1960 Michael David Morrison actor (Caleb Snyder-As the World Turns) 1961 Irv Eatman NFL tackle (Houston Oilers) 1961 Marcia Cross actress (Melrose Place) 1962 Ravshanbek Aliyev Kirgiz, cosmonaut 1963 Glenn Trimble cricketer (son of Sam Two ODI's for Australia 1986) 1963 Lance Smith NFL guard (New York Giants) 1965 Andrew O Valmon Brooklyn NY, 400m runner 1965 DeDee Pfeiffer actress (Cybill) 1965 Harry Galbreath NFL guard (Green Bay Packers) 1965 Mark Dewey US baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates) 1966 Rawley Valberde Oceanside CA, actor (Amado-Santa Barbara) 1966 Mika Nieminen Tampere Finland, hockey forward (Team Finland, Olympics-bronze-1998) 1967 Andy Heck NFL tackle (Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Bears) 1967 Derrick Thomas NFL linebacker (Kansas City Chiefs) 1968 John de Visser soccer player (SC Heerenveen) 1968 Sandy Beasley Richmond BC, softball outfielder (Olympics-96) 1969 Morris Chestnut actor (Boyz N the Hood) 1969 Reemt Pyka Bremerhaven Germany, hockey forward (Team Germany) 1970 Brian Morton Wollongong Australia, canoeist (Olympics-96) 1970 Tom Sier soccer player (SC Heerenveen) 1970 Vadim Glovatskiy hockey defenseman (Team Kazakhstan Olympics-1998) 1971 Beno Bryant WLAF running back (Amsterdam Admirals) 1971 Bobby Holik Jihlava Czechoslavakia, NHL left wing (New Jersey Devils, Team Czech Rep) 1971 Bridget Pettis WNBA guard (Phoenix Mercury) 1971 Kevin Lee NFL wide receiver (New England Patriots) 1971 Kevin Mitchell NFL linebacker (San Francisco 49ers) 1972 Barron Miles NFL defensive back (Pittsburgh Steelers)/WLAF corner (Frankfurt) 1972 Ivan Droppa hockey defenseman (Team Slovakia 1998) 1973 Clyde Wijnhard soccer player (Ajax, RKC) 1973 Fang Li Hunan China, tennis star (1991 Futures-Bilbao-ESP) 1973 Justin Armour NFL wide receiver (Buffalo Bills) 1973 Mercury Hayes wide receiver (Atlanta Falcons) 1974 Johnie Church NFL defensive end (Seattle Seahawks) 1975 Becky Kellar ice hockey defenseman (Canada, Olympics-98) 1975 Chris Anstey NBA center (Dallas Mavericks) 1986 Alexa Ray Joel daughter of Billy Joel & Christie Brinkley
1449 - Lorenzo de'Medici, (The Magnificent) of Florence 1481 - Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant reformer 1735 - Paul Revere, US patriot and The British are coming 1745 - General Anthony Wayne, military leader ("Mad Anthony") 1752 - Elizabeth Griscom, (Betsy) Ross--flag maker 1819 - Arthur Hugh Clough, poet and friend of Matthew Arnold 1854 - Sir James Frazer, British anthropologist and author (The Golden Bough) 1864 - Alfred Stieglitz, father of modern photography 1867 - Lew Fields, comedian (of Weber & Fields) 1873 - Mariano Azuela, Mexican novelist (The Flies and The Bosses) 1879 - E.M. Forster, English novelist (Howard's End and A Passage to India) 1895 - J Edgar Hoover, Mr FBI 1900 - Xavier Cugat, bandleader 1909 - Barry Goldwater (R), former US senator from Az 1909 - Dana Andrews, actor (Battle of the Bulge and Laura) 1909 - John Glenn, astronaut 1911 - Hank Greenberg, Detroit Tiger Hall of Famer 1919 - Carole Landis, 1919 - J D Salinger, author of 'Catcher in the Rye' 1922 - Ernest Hollings (D), US senator from SC 1925 - George Conner, NFL tackle and linebacker (Chicago Bears) 1927 - Yuri Grigorovich, Russian choreographer 1932 - Terry Moore, in Los Angeles Calif 1942 - Country Joe McDonald, 1942 - Gennadi V. Sarafanov, Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz 15)
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