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Last updated: 2008 June 28.

1882 January 1 Birth of W C Wendelaar mayor of Alkmaar (1919-34)/Dutch Member of Parliament (VVD). [1] January 3 Birth of Willem Benoy Flemish actor/director (Pygmalion). [1] January 6 Birth of Samuel Rayburn Tennessee, (Representative-Democrat-Texas), speaker of the House (1940-57). [1] January 10 Birth of Charles Trowbridge Vera Cruz Mexico; actor (Fatal Hour). [1] January 12 Birth of Jakob Jud in Wängli, Switzerland; professor of linguistics at the University of Zürich, etymologist. [1] [37] January 14 Birth of Hendrik W van Loon Netherlands, commentator/writer (Story of America). [1] January 15 Birth of Florian Znaniecki Polish/US sociologist (Polish Peasant in Europe). [1] January 18 Birth of Alan Alexander Milne; English author (Winnie-the-Pooh), dies 1956. [1] [5] Birth of Jacob Clay Dutch philosopher/physicist (Mesones). [1] Birth of Sylvia Pankhurst English feminist. [1] January 25 Birth of Virginia [Adeline] Woolf in London, England; author (Jacob's Room, To the Lighthouse). [1] [5] January 27 Birth of Giuseppe Prezzolini Italy, writer (La Voce, La Cultura Italiano). [1] January 30 Birth of Franklin Delano Roosevelt New Hyde Park New York, 32nd President (Democrat) (1933-1945). [1] January 31 Birth of Anna Pavlova Saint Petersburg Russia, ballerina/choreographer. [1] Birth of Josephus RH van Schaik Dutch lawyer/vice-premier. [1] February 1 Birth of Louis Saint Laurent Compton Québec Canada, (Liberal) 12th Canadian Prime Minister (1948-57). [1] February 2 Birth of James Joyce Ireland, novelist/poet (Dubliners, Ulysses, Finnigan's Wake). [1] Birth of James Stephens Irish poet (Crock of Gold). [1] February 3 Birth of Trijntje Jansma-Boskma oldest person in Netherlands). [1] February 5 Birth of Felice Lattuada composer. [1] February 8 Birth of George Siegmann actor (Birth of Nation, Queen of Sheba, Oliver Twist). [1] February 9 Birth of Thomas Campbell South African cricket wicketkeeper (5 Tests 1909-12). [1] February 11 Birth of Gheorghe Cucu composer. [1] February 12 Birth of Walter Vaes Flemish painter/etcher. [1] February 14 Birth of George Jean Nathan US, editor/author/critic (American Mercury). [1] Birth of Ignaz Friedman composer. [1] February 15 Birth of John Barrymore [Blythe] in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; actor (Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, The Tempest, Beloved Rogue). [1] [5] February 17 Birth of Kurt Schindler composer. [1] Birth of Noah Beery Smithville Arkansas; actor (Story of Esther, Mark of Zorro). [1] February 22 Birth of Eric Gill England, sculptor/engraver/typographer (Perpetua). [1] February 23 Birth of Ladislav Vycpalek composer. [1] February 25 Birth of Bruno Traven German writer (Sierra Madre). [1] Birth of Jozef Goossenaerts Flemish philologist (Language boundary). [1] Birth of Ludvig Nordström Sweden, writer (Story of Peter Svensk). [1] February 26 Birth of Walter Lucht German artillery general (WWI/WWII). [1] February 28 Birth of Geraldine Farrar US soprano/actress (Story of American Singer). [1] Birth of José Vasconcelos Oaxaca México, politician/essayist/philosopher. [1] Birth of Richard Heinrich Stein composer. [1] March 1 Birth of Ida Moore Altoona Kansas, actress (Mr Music, Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki). [1] March 2 Birth of Wallis Clark Essex England, actress (Postal Inspector). [1] March 3 Birth of Floris H L Prims Flemish priest/historian/archivist of Antwerp. [1] March 6 Birth of Guy Kibbee El Paso Texas; actor (Big Shot). [1] March 18 Birth of Gian Francesco Malipiero composer. [1] March 19 Birth of Gaston Lachaise US sculptor (Standing Woman). [1] March 20 Birth of René Coty Le Havre France, President of France (1953-58). [1] March 21 Birth of Gilbert M Anderson [Max Aronson], Little Rock AR. [1] March 23 Birth of C Montague Shaw Adelaide Australia. [1] March 25 Birth of Haydn Wood composer. [1] March 30 Birth of Melanie Klein Austrian/British psycho analysis. [1] April 3 Birth of Simon Elzinga Dutch educator. [1] April 4 Birth of Mary Howe composer. [1] April 5 Birth of Don Blackie cricketer (Australian off-spinner in 1928-29 yes, age 46). [1] April 7 Birth of Bert "Dainty" Ironmonger cricketer (belated Australian representative 1928-33). [1] Birth of Kurt von Schleiger German chancellor (12/2/32-1/28/33). [1] April 10 Birth of Simon F H J Berkelbach Van der Sprenkel theologist (Fear and Religion). [1] April 15 Birth of Giovanni Amendola Italian antifascist/editor-in-chief (Il Mondo). [1] April 16 Birth of Seth Bingham composer. [1] April 17 Birth of Artur Schnabel Lipnik Austria, pianist (Beethoven Piano Sonatas). [1] April 18 Birth of Leopold Stokowski London England, conductor (Cincinnati Symphony). [1] April 23 Birth of Albert Coates Saint Petersburg Russia, conductor/composer (Eagle). [1] Birth of Max [G M J] Winders Maximilien Belgium, architect (WWII). [1] April 28 Birth of Alberto Pirelli Italian industrialist. [1] April 29 Birth of Hendrik N Werkman painter/printer/resistance fighter (Hot printing). [1] April 30 Birth of Trijntje "Nine" van de Schaaf author (To the Invisible). [1] May 4 Birth of Wilhelm Lehmann writer. [1] May 7 Birth of Willem Elsschot [Alfons J de Ridder] Flemish writer (Mend). [1] May 8 Birth of Philips C Visser Dutch explorer/diplomat. [1] May 9 Birth of Henry J Kaiser builder (Liberty Ships, Jeeps, Boulder Dam). [1] May 10 Birth of Thurston Hall Boston Massachusetts; actor (Roaming Lady, In Society). [1] May 11 Birth of Joseph Marx Austrian composer/critic. [1] May 13 Birth of Georges F Braque French cubist painter (The Bike). [1] May 18 Birth of Eduardo Fabini composer. [1] May 20 Birth of Sigrid Undset Norway, novelist (Kristin Lavransdatter, Nobel Prize 1928). [1] May 21 Birth of Georgine M "May" Basting actress (Hostage Rights of Aemstel). [1] May 23 Birth of James Gleason New York City, New York, writer/actor (Bishop's Wife, Flying Fool). [1] May 24 Birth of Creighton Hale Cork Ireland; actor (Gorilla Man, Way Down East). [1] May 25 Birth of Harry Fox entertainer. [1] June 17 Birth of Igor Stravinsky in Oranienbaum, Russia; composer (The Rite of Spring). [1] [5] June 21 Birth of Rockwell Kent artist/painter/illustrator (Canterbury Tales). [1] July 8 Birth of Percy Grainger Melbourne, composer/pianist/conductor (Hill Songs). [1] July 10 Birth of Ima Hogg Texas art patron/founder of the Houston Symphony. [1] July 22 Birth of Edward Hopper US painter (House by the Railroad). [1] August 27 Birth of Samuel Goldwyn; pioneer film maker/producer (MGM). [1] (August 17 [5]) September 28 Birth of Jack Fournier second baseman (1917-18 New York Yankees). [1] October 5 Birth of Robert Hutchings Goddard Worcester Massachusetts, rocket pioneer. [1] October 6 Birth of Karol Szymanowski Timoshovka Ukraine, composer (Stabatmater). [1] October 14 Birth of Eamon DeValera New York, President of Ireland (1937-48, 51-54, 57-59). [1] October 19 Birth of Vincas Kreve-Mickievicius Lithuania, poet/philologist/playwright. [1] October 24 Birth of Dame Sybil Thorndike England, actress (Saint Joan). [1] October 29 Birth of Jean Giraudoux Bellac France, playwright (Églantine, Provinciales). [1] November 10 Birth of Frances Perkins first woman Cabinet member (Secretary of Labor 1933-45). [1] November 13 Birth of John Lowry Mount Vernon New York, New York City builder (Radio City Music Hall). [1] November 15 Birth of Felix Frankfurter Vienna Austria, US supreme court justice (1939-62). [1] November 18 Birth of Jacques Maritain France, Catholic philosopher (exponent of Saint Thomas). [1] Birth of Wyndham Lewis English writer/painter (Tarr, Apes of God). [1] December 7 Birth of Warren Bardsley cricketer (great New South Wales and Aussie opening bat 1909-26). [1] December 8 Birth of Manuel María Ponce Fresnillo México, composer (Estrellita). [1] December 9 Birth of Joaquín Turina Seville Spain, composer (Rima). [1] December 10 Birth of Otto Neurath Australian/British philosopher (Foundation of Social Sciences). [1] December 11 Birth of Fiorello La Guardia (Mayor-Republican-New York, 1933-45). [1] Birth of Max Born Germany, physicist (quantum mechanics, Nobel Prize 1954). [1] December 12 Birth of Akiba Rubinstein Polish chess player (openings theory). [1] December 15 Birth of Helena Rubinstein US cosmetic manufacturer. [1] December 16 Birth of Sir John Berry Hobbs England, first cricket player knighted (1953). [1] Birth of Walther Meissner German physicist (Meissner effect). [1] Birth of Zoltán Kodály Kecskemét Hungary, composer (Psalmus Hungaricus). [1] December 19 Birth of Walter Braunfels composer. [1] December 22 Birth of Charles Vildrac Paris France, poet/playwright. [1] December 28 Birth of Arthur Eddington England, astrophysicist/cosmologist/mathematician. [1] December 31 Birth of Ben Jones Missouri, horse trainer (Citation, Whirlaway). [1] Birth of David Cohen Dutch historian/chairman (Jewish Council). [1]