References are numbered in [brackets], which are listed here. A number after the dot gives the page in the source.

Last updated: 2008 October 2.

1897 January 1 Birth of Al Martin screenwriter (Blondie Knows Best). [1] Birth of Walter Greaza Saint Paul Minnesota; actor (Martin Kane Private Eye, Edge of Night). [1] January 3 Birth of Marion Davies [Marion Cecelia Douras], Brooklyn New York, actress (Operator 13). [1] Birth of Pola Negri [Barbara A Chalupec], Polish/US actress (Madame Bovary). [1] January 5 Birth of Jack Wagner Ohio; actor (Jive Junction). [1] Birth of Theo Mackeben German pianist/composer (Lady Fanny, Bel Ami). [1] January 6 Birth of Billy Greene actor (Burton-One Man's Family). [1] Birth of Péter Veres literary/Hungarian minister of defense. [1] January 9 Birth of Luis Gianneo composer. [1] January 10 Birth of Albert Moeschinger composer. [1] January 12 Birth of Hendrik J Valk painter/cartoonist/graphic artist. [1] January 14 Birth of Hasso Freiherr von Manteuffel in Potsdam, Germany; tank commander in World War II; tried for war crimes and sentenced to 18 months in prison. [37] January 17 Birth of Nils Asther Malmö Sweden; actor (Bluebeard, Night Monster). [1] January 19 Birth of Natacha Rambova Salt Lake City Utah, costume designer. [1] Birth of René Victor Flemish lawyer/knight (Rechtskundig Weekblad). [1] January 20 Birth of Mae Busch Australian/US actress (Cowboy Socialist). [1] January 21 Birth of J Carrol Naish New York City, New York; actor (Charlie Chan-Adventures of Charlie Chan). [1] January 22 Birth of Josef Stanislav composer. [1] Birth of Rosa Ponselle opera diva (Casta Diva, La Forza del Destino). [1] January 23 Birth of Amanda Berry Smith famous African. [1] Birth of Subhas Chandra Bose Indian politician. [1] January 28 Birth of Valentin Katayev Odessa Ukraine, novelist/playwright (Embezzled). [1] February 1 Birth of Denise Robins London, romantic novelist (first Long Kiss). [1] February 4 Birth of Ludwig Erhard chancellor of Germany (CDU). [1] February 5 Birth of Dirk U Stikker director (Heineken)/Dutch foreign minister/NATO. [1] February 6 Birth of Alberto [de Almeida] Cavalcanti Brazil, director (Nicholas Nickleby). [1] February 7 Birth of Quincy Porter New Haven Connecticut, composer. [1] February 9 Birth of Sir Charles Edward Kingsford-Smith pioneer Australian aviator. [1] February 10 Birth of John Franklin Enders Connecticut, micro-biologist (polio-Nobel Prize 1954). [1] February 11 Birth of Yves de La Casiniere composer. [1] February 14 Birth of Jorgen Bentzon composer. [1] February 15 Birth of Earl H Blaik Detroit Michigan, college football hall of fame coach (elected 1965). [1] February 17 Birth of Johan[nes A] Kaart Dutch actor/stage manager (My Fair Lady). [1] February 20 Birth of Ivan Albright Illinois, painter (The Door, The Window). [1] February 21 Birth of Celia Lovsky Vienna Austria, actress (Airport, Harlow, T'Pau-Star Trek). [1] February 25 Birth of Lili Körber writer. [1] February 27 Birth of Bernard F Lyot French astronomer (Lyot filter). [1] Birth of G Paul H Schuitema graphic designer/photographer (System-O-Color). [1] March 3 Birth of Jose Moreno Gans composer. [1] March 4 Birth of Francis "Lefty" O'Doul baseball player/organized Japanese baseball. [1] March 5 Birth of Mei-ling Soong Madame Chiang Kai-shek. [1] March 6 Birth of Knudåge Riisager Port Kunda Estonia, Danish composer (Quaarrtsiluni). [1] March 11 Birth of Henry Dixon Cowell Menlo Park California, composer (New Musical Resources). [1] March 13 Birth of Marcel Thiry Belgian poet (Statue of Fatigue). [1] Birth of William Herald Australia, swimmer (Olympics-1920). [1] March 18 Birth of Betty Compson actress (Big City, Docks Of New York). [1] March 19 Birth of Betty Compson Beaver Utah, actress (Millionaire Kid, Mad Youth). [1] Birth of L O'Flaherty writer. [1] March 24 Birth of Charles Eyck Dutch painter/sculptor. [1] Birth of Wilhelm Reich Austrian-US psycho analysist (character analysis). [1] March 25 Birth of John Laurie Dumfries Scotland; actor (Jericho, Island of Desire). [1] March 26 Birth of Jean Epstein French director (Sa tête/Eau vive). [1] March 27 Birth of Carlo Mierendorff German politician/anti-fascist. [1] Birth of Douglas Rayner Hartree mathematician. [1] April 1 Birth of Willem H van de Pol Dutch theologist (Christian Dilemma). [1] April 4 Birth of Pierre Fresnay Paris France; actor (Grand Illusion). [1] April 7 Birth of Harald Sigurd Johan Saeverud composer. [1] Birth of Walter Winchell Harlem New York City, New York, newscaster/columnist (Untouchables). [1] April 8 Birth of Herbert Eimert German composer/musicologist (Glockenspiel). [1] April 11 Birth of Caspar Neher German set designer/librettist. [1] April 14 Birth of Barbara Baroness Wootton of Abinger English Lower house leader. [1] April 15 Birth of Marian Jordan actress (Molly-Fibber McGee and Molly). [1] April 16 Birth of Arthur Charles Ernest Hoeree composer. [1] Birth of Jaap Vranken Dutch organist/composer (Stabat Mater). [1] Birth of John B Glubb British commandant/writer (A soldier with the Arabs). [1] April 17 Birth of Antonius F "Anton" Coolen Dutch author (Village by the River). [1] Birth of Harald Saeverud Bergen Norway, composer (Saline). [1] Birth of Thornton N Wilder US, novelist/playwright (Our Town). [1] April 18 Birth of Pedro Regas Sparta Greece; actor (Pat Paulsen's 1/2 Comedy Hour). [1] April 19 Birth of Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney sculptor/art benefactor. [1] Birth of Vivienne Segal Philadelphia Pennsylvania, Broadway actress (Pal Joey). [1] April 20 Birth of Bernard Verhoeven poet/literature (About the Laugh). [1] Birth of Gregory Ratoff Petrograd Russia; actor/director (Corsican Brothers). [1] April 23 Birth of Harold French director (Encore)/actor. [1] Birth of John Wengraf Vienna Austria; actor (12 to Moon, Pride and Passion). [1] Birth of Lester Bowles Pearson (Liberal) 14th Canadian Prime Minister (1963-68) (Nobel Prize 1957). [1] Birth of Lucius D Clay US, General (WWII). [1] Birth of Lucius du Bignon Clay US, General (WWII)/Governor (West Germany). [1] April 24 Birth of Benjamin Lee Whorf linguist (or 1797). [1] Birth of Gyorgy Kosa composer. [1] April 25 Birth of Haro Levoni Step'anyan composer. [1] Birth of VAA Mary English princess. [1] April 26 Birth of Olga Chekova Russia, actress (Italian Strawhat, Cry of the Children). [1] May 3 Birth of V K Krishna Menon India, nationalist/statesman. [1] May 6 Birth of Paul Alverdes German writer (Pfeiferstube). [1] May 7 Birth of Kitty McKane England, tennis (Olympics-gold/2 silver/2 bronze-1920, 24). [1] May 10 Birth of Dalton Parry Conyngham cricketer (one Test South Africa vs England 1923). [1] Birth of Ewart Levy. [1] May 11 Birth of Izak W van der Merwe [Boerneef], South African writer (Tweetalige Woordeboek). [1] May 14 Birth of Sidney Bechet US, jazz clarinetist/saxophonist/band leader. [1] May 15 Birth of Casper Höweler Dutch music critic. [1] May 16 Birth of Walther Geiser composer. [1] May 18 Birth of Frank Capra Palermo Sicily Italy, movie director (It's a Wonderful Life, Arsenic and Old Lace). [1] Birth of Jack Raine London England; actor (Quartet). [1] May 22 Birth of Robert Neumann Austrian/British author (Waters of Babylon). [1] May 25 Birth of Alan Kippax cricketer (22 Tests for Australia 1924-34, brilliant bat). [1] May 27 Birth of John Douglas Cockroft English physicist (Radar, Nobel Prize 1951). [1] May 28 Birth of Henry Kendall London; actor (Amazing Quest, Shadow, Rich and Strange). [1] May 29 Birth of Erich Wolfgang Korngold Brno Austria, movie composer (Violanta). [1] Birth of Ignace Lilien composer. [1] May 31 Birth of Margalo Gillmore London, actress (Skirts Ahoy, High Society). [1] June 7 Birth of George Szell Budapest Hungary, conductor (Metropolitan 1942-45). [1] June 12 Birth of Alexandre Tansman Lodz Poland, composer (Dyptique). [1] Birth of Anthony Eden Earl of Avon (Conservative), British Prime Minister (1955-57). [1] June 13 Birth of Paavo Johannes Nurmi Finland, 5K runner (Olympic-gold-1924). [1] June 19 Birth of Moe Howard comedian (The Three Stooges). [1] July 5 Birth of Paul Ben-Haim (Frankenburger) München Germany, Israeli composer. [1] July 10 Birth of Lloyd Goodrich American Arts Museum director. [1] July 24 Amelia Earhart is born. [5] August 4 Birth of Joseph Calleia Malta; actor (Jungle Book, Gilda, Touch of Evil). [1] August 9 Birth of Ralph Wyckoff American pioneer in x-ray crystallography. [1] August 11 Birth of Louise Bogan Maine, writer (Sleeping Fury). [1] August 16 Birth of Robert Ringling circus master. [1] August 29 Birth of Charles Boyer Figeac France; actor (The Rogues). [1] August 31 Birth of Frederic March Wisconsin; actor (Dr Jeckyll-Acad Awards 1932/1946). [1] September 5 Birth of Luella Gear New York City, actress (Joe and Mabel). [1] Birth of Morris Carnovsky actor (Dead Reckoning). [1] September 8 Birth of Jimmie Rodgers Mendoza Mississippi, country singer/singing brakeman. [1] September 25 Birth of William Faulkner in Mississippi, USA; author (Sound and the Fury-Nobel Prize 1949). [1] [5] September 26 Birth of Pope Paul VI 262nd Roman Catholic pope (1963-78). [1] October 6 Birth of Jerome Cowan New York City; actor (Mr Dithers-Blondie, Tab Hunter Show). [1] October 8 Birth of Rouben Mamoulian movie director/author (Mark of Zorro, Applause). [1] October 11 Birth of General Nathan F Twining USAF (Neither Liberty nor Safety). [1] Birth of George Preston Marshall NFL team owner (Washington Redskins). [1] October 29 Birth of Hope Emerson Hawarden Iowa, actress (I Married Joan, Peter Gunn). [1] Birth of Paul Joseph Goebbels Nazi propagandist. [1] October 31 Birth of Wilbur (Pete) Henry NFL tackle (Canton, New York Giants, Pottsville). [1] November 8 Birth of Dorothy Day author (Stump the Authors). [1] November 15 Birth of Sacheverell Sitwell English poet/writer (People's Palace). [1] November 17 Birth of Sara Haden Galveston Texas, actress (A Family Affair). [1] November 18 Birth of Jules Buffano Saint Louis Missouri, pianist (Jimmy Durante Show). [1] December 1 Birth of Manuel A Neat Curaçao author (Nobleza di Coerazon). [1] December 2 Birth of Rewi Alley New Zealand, writer (Americans in China). [1] December 3 Birth of Kate O'Brien Irish writer (Without My Cloak). [1] December 4 Birth of Mari Andriessen Dutch sculptor (Dock Worker). [1] December 6 Birth of John Axel Fernstrom composer. [1] Birth of O W Cisek writer. [1] December 8 Birth of Leslie Heward composer. [1] December 9 Birth of Hermione Gingold London England, actress (Gigi, Music Man). [1] December 10 Birth of Karl H Waggerl Austria writer (Power of Love). [1] December 13 Birth of Drew Pearson Evanston Illinois, newscaster (Drew Pearson). [1] December 14 Birth of Margaret Chase Smith (Representative/Senator-Republican-Maine). [1] December 16 Birth of Jacobus Petrus Duminy cricketer (three Tests for South Africa 1927-29). [1] Birth of Paul Neuhuys Belgian playwright (Le Canari et le Cerise). [1] December 18 Birth of Fernand J Collin Belgian economist/banker. [1] December 19 Birth of Louis Darquier de Pellepoix France, anti-Semite/nazi collaborator. [1] December 23 Birth of Julien Carette Paris France; actor (Sylvia and the Phantom). [1] December 26 Birth of Willie Corsari [Wilhelmina A Schmidt] Dutch writer. [1] December 27 Birth of Iwan S Konew Russian marshal/supreme commander pact of Warsaw. [1] December 29 Birth of Hermann Heiss composer. [1] December 31 Birth of Rhys Williams Wales; actor (Nightmare, Okinawa, Cross My Heart). [1]