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Last updated: 2008 June 28.

1898 January 1 Birth of George van Derton Belgian racer (won 500 race). [1] Birth of Viktor Ullmann opera composer (Der Kaiser von Atlantis). [1] January 3 Birth of Johannes Hin Holland, yachtsman (Olympics-gold-1920). [1] Birth of ZaSu Pitts Parsons Kansas, actress (Life With Father, Dames). [1] January 4 Birth of Roger Vuataz composer. [1] January 6 Birth of Jan Filip Boon Flemish author/editor (De Standaard 1929-39). [1] January 7 Birth of Art Baker New York City, New York, TV host (You Asked For It). [1] Birth of Geronimo Baqueiro Foster composer. [1] January 9 Birth of Gracie Fields [Stansfield], England, music hall/vaudeville performer. [1] Birth of Vilma Banky Budapest Hungary, silent screen actress (Eagle, Rebel). [1] January 10 Birth of Sergei M Eisenstein Russian director (Alexandr Nevski). [1] January 11 Birth of Hans Rudolf Krik Danish writer/critic (Fiskerne, Slaven). [1] January 12 Birth of Jose Forns y Cuadras composer. [1] January 13 Birth of Pedro de Teixeira de Mattos Dutch diplomat. [1] January 14 Birth of Helen Flint Chicago, actress (Sea Devils, Married Before Breakfast). [1] January 20 Birth of Colin Clive [Greig], Saint Malo France; actor (Bride of Frankenstein). [1] January 21 Birth of Avery Claflin composer. [1] Birth of John George Syria; actor (Kolb-Adventures of Fu Manchu). [1] January 22 Birth of Alexander Abramsky composer. [1] Birth of Ben van Eysselsteijn Dutch writer (Arid Earth). [1] Birth of Gustaf Paulson composer. [1] Birth of Hans van Werveke Flemish historian (Diocese Terwaan). [1] Birth of Ross R Barnett lawyer/(Governor-Democrat-Mississippi). [1] January 23 Birth of Randolph Scott actor (Last of the Mohicans, Western Union). [1] Birth of Sergei Eisenstein Russia, film maker (Battleship Potemkin). [1] January 25 Birth of Joachim Wach German/US philosopher/sociologist (Understanding). [1] January 28 Birth of Vittorio Rieti composer. [1] Birth of Wies Moens Flemish writer/nazi. [1] January 29 Birth of Fernand Quinet Belgian cellist/composer/conductor (La Guerre). [1] Birth of Karl Bjarnhof Danish blind journalist/writer (History of Sascha). [1] January 30 Birth of Alfred Schläppi Switzerland, four man bobsled (Olympics-gold-1924). [1] February 2 Birth of Josephina J "Fien" de la Mar Dutch actress (Theatre De la Mar). [1] February 3 Birth of Alvar Aalto Finland, architect (Finlandia House). [1] Birth of Paul Urysohn Russian mathematician. [1] February 10 Birth of Bertolt Brecht Germany, playwright (Mother Courage)/composer. [1] Birth of Dame Judith Anderson Adelaide Australia, actress (Laura, Rebecca, Tycoon). [1] Birth of Joseph Kessel French journalist/writer (Army of the Shadows). [1] Birth of Robert Keith Fowler Indiana; actor (Battle Circus, Branded, Wild One). [1] February 11 Birth of Leo Szilard Hungary, physicist/A-bomb worker/peace activist. [1] February 12 Birth of Leroy "Roy" Harris Oklahoma, composer (When Johnny Comes Marching Home). [1] Birth of Wallace Ford [Samuel Jones Grundy], Batton England; actor (The Deputy). [1] Birth of [Le]Roy Harris Oklahoma, composer (When Johnny Comes Marching Home). [1] February 13 Birth of Neville Pearson English publisher. [1] February 14 Birth of Fritz Zwicky Swiss astronomer (super nova). [1] February 15 Birth of Ibuse Masuji Japanese writer (Yôhai Taichô, Kuroi Ame). [1] Birth of Toto (Antonio de Curtis), Naples Italy; actor (Motorizzate, Noi Duri). [1] February 16 Birth of Katharine Cornell actress (Barretts of Wimpole St). [1] February 17 Birth of Tom Lowry cricketer (New Zealand batsman in seven Tests and their first Test captain). [1] February 18 Birth of K'Tut Tantri broadcaster/hotelier. [1] February 19 Birth of Lauwrens Voorthuyzen [Lou de Palingboer], Dutch sect leader. [1] February 20 Birth of Enzo Ferrari Modena Italy, racing car manufacturer (Ferrari). [1] February 21 Birth of Vassily Vainonen Russian ballet dancers/choreographer (Gayaneh). [1] February 22 Birth of Anton de Kom Surinam/Dutch worker's union leader/resistance fighter. [1] February 23 Birth of Reinhard Herbig German archaeologist. [1] February 24 Birth of Kurt Tank German WWII aircraft designer. [1] February 25 Birth of William Thomas Astbury English physicist/chemist (textiles). [1] February 26 Birth of Julien de Valckenaere Flemish writer. [1] February 27 Birth of Allison Danzig sports writer (Tennis Pictorial History). [1] Birth of Rutkowski Bronislaw composer. [1] February 28 Birth of Molly Picon Yiddish actress (Milk and Honey). [1] March 6 Birth of Hal Hooker cricketer (New South Wales pace bowler of 1920s and 1930s). [1] Birth of Jay C Flippen Little Rock Arkansas; actor (Ensign O'Toole, Jet Pilot, Killing, Thunder Bay). [1] Birth of Jimmy Conzelman NFL quarterback/coach/team owner (Chicago). [1] Birth of Jo[hanne M Bos-]Vincent Dutch soprano (Matthäus Passion). [1] March 7 Birth of Jan Bata Czechoslovakian shoe manufacturer. [1] March 8 Birth of Louise Beavers Cincinnati Ohio, actress (Beulah-Beulah, Made for Each Other). [1] Birth of Theophilus E Dönges South African minister of Internal Affairs. [1] March 10 Birth of Cy Kendall Saint Louis Missouri; actor (Mysteries of Chinatown). [1] March 11 Birth of Dorothy Gish Massillon Ohio, stage and silent film actress (Orphans of the Storm). [1] March 12 Birth of Fredrik J "Frits" Bakker Jr Dutch actor (Sold Grandpa). [1] March 13 Birth of Josie Sedgwick Texas, actress (Son of Oklahoma). [1] March 18 Birth of Otto Jochum composer. [1] March 23 Birth of Georgios Grivas Greek General/opposition leader on Cyprus. [1] Birth of Hazel Dawn [LaTout] Ogden Utah, actress (Niobe, Under Cover, Feud Girl). [1] March 24 Birth of Dorothy Stratton organizer (SPARS-women's branch of US Coast Guard). [1] Birth of George Alpert railroad executive. [1] March 26 Birth of Renzo Massarani composer. [1] March 29 Birth of Cecil Lewis airman/writer. [1] March 30 Birth of Heinz Risse writer. [1] Birth of Joyce Carey London England, actress (Black Windmill). [1] April 1 Birth of Nita Naldi [Anita Donna Dooley] New York City, New York, actress (Blood and Sand). [1] Birth of Pola Gojawiczynska Polish writer (Stolica). [1] Birth of Roger Bastide French sociologist. [1] April 3 Birth of George Jessel toastmaster general/entertainer (Diary of Young Comic). [1] Birth of Henry R Luce Tengchow China, publisher (Time, Fortune, Life, 1965 Fisher Award). [1] April 6 Birth of Bobby Gilbert Pennsylvania; actor (Rebel Set, Marcus Welby M.D.). [1] April 8 Birth of Achiel H Acker Belgian premier (1945-46, 1954-58). [1] Birth of Cecil [Maurice] Bowra British classics expert (Greek experience). [1] Birth of E Y "Yip" Harburg [Isidore Hochberg], lyricist/librettist. [1] April 9 Birth of Earl (Curly) Lambeau NFL coach (Green Bay Packers). [1] Birth of Julius Patzak Austrian tenor singer. [1] Birth of Paul Robeson Philadelphia Pennsylvania, singer (Old Man River)/actor/football player. [1] April 10 Birth of Hans Ehrke German writer/poet (Narrenspiegel, Füer). [1] April 11 Birth of Lou Holtz comedian/actor (Follow the Leader). [1] April 12 Birth of Sir Grantley H Adams President of Barbados. [1] April 14 Birth of Lee Tracy Atlanta Georgia, USA; actor (Martin Kane-Martin Kane Private Eye). [1] April 15 Birth of Nini de Boël Flemish operette singer (White Horse). [1] April 16 Birth of Marian Jordan Peoria Illinois, radio comedienne (Fibber McGee and Molly). [1] April 18 Birth of Lord Leatherland British journalist/Labour peer. [1] April 19 Birth of Constance Talmadge Brooklyn New York, comedienne/actress (Intolerance). [1] Birth of Sybil Andrews English/Canadian painter. [1] April 21 Birth of Steve Owen NFL tackle, coach (New York Giants). [1] April 23 Birth of Edwin E Dwinger German writer (General Vlassov). [1] April 26 Birth of Edward PF Eagan Denver Colorado, boxer (Olympics-gold-20)/bobsledder (Olympics-gold-32). [1] Birth of John Grierson documentary film maker. [1] Birth of Vicente Aleixandre Spain, poet (Ambito, Bird of Paper, Nobel Prize 1977). [1] May 1 Birth of Eugene R Black US, President of World Bank (1953-62). [1] May 2 Birth of Jef [Josephus C F] Last Dutch poet/politician (The Spark). [1] May 3 Birth of Golda Meir [Meyerson] Kiev Ukraine, fourth Israeli Prime Minister (1969-74). [1] Birth of Septima Poinsette Clark civil rights activist/educator. [1] May 6 Birth of Daniel Gerber Freemont Michigan, beloved by babies at mealtime. [1] May 7 Birth of Vera Chapman writer. [1] May 10 Birth of Ariel Durant writer (Story of Civilization). [1] Birth of Herbert Elwell Minneapolis Minnesota, composer (Happy Hypocrite). [1] May 14 Birth of Bonifacio Gil Garcia composer. [1] Birth of Zutty Singleton US jazz drummer. [1] May 15 Birth of Arlette-Leonie Arletty [Bathiat], Courbevoie France, actress (Maxime). [1] May 16 Birth of August de Schrijver Belgian politician/founder (CVP). [1] May 18 Birth of Juan J Domenchina Spanish poet/interpreter (sombra desterrada). [1] May 21 Birth of Armand Hammer New York City, New York, millionaire industrialist (Occidental Petroleum). [1] Birth of Charles Hába Czechoslovakia, violinist/composer. [1] May 22 Birth of René de Vos Dutch actor/composer (Jij Bent Mijn Leven). [1] May 23 Birth of Frank McHugh actor (Front Page, Gold Diggers 1935, Mighty Joe Young). [1] Birth of Joseph Hazen lawyer. [1] May 24 Birth of Kathleen Hale British children book writer/illustrator (Orlando). [1] May 25 Birth of Bennett Cerf publisher (Random House) panelist (What's My Line). [1] Birth of Gene Tunney world heavyweight boxing champion (1926-30). [1] Birth of Gustav Regler writer. [1] Birth of Mischa Levitzki composer. [1] May 26 Birth of Ernst Bacon composer. [1] Birth of Gerard Bertouille composer. [1] May 28 Birth of Andy Kirk jazz musician. [1] May 31 Birth of Johan Brouwer Dutch pianist/writer/resistance fighter. [1] Birth of Norman Vincent Peale Ohio, clergyman (Power of Positive Thinking). [1] June 1 Birth of Curtis Stevens US, two man bobsled (Olympic-gold-1932). [1] Birth of Edgar "Cookie" Fairchild New York City, bandleader (Jerry Colonna Show). [1] Birth of Molly Picon actress (Milk and Honey, Fiddler on the Roof). [1] June 5 Birth of Federico García Lorca Spain, poet/dramatist (Blood Wedding). [1] June 6 Birth of Walter Abel actor Saint Paul Minnesota; actor (Suspicion, Dream Girl). [1] June 17 M. C. Escher is born; artist (dies 1972). [5] June 22 Birth of Erich Maria Remarque novelist (All Quiet on the Western Front). [1] June 30 Birth of George Chandler Waukegan Illinois; actor (Lassie). [1] July 4 Birth of Johnny Lee Missouri; actor (Calhoun-Amos 'n' Andy). [1] July 8 Birth of Alec Waugh London, novelist (Island in the Sun); brother of Evelyn. [1] Birth of Melville Ruick Boise Idaho; actor (Barton-City Hospital). [1] July 17 Birth of Berenice Abbott Springfield Ohio, photographer (World of Atget). [1] July 19 Birth of Herbert Marcuse Berlin, communist philosopher (One-Dimensional Man). [1] July 22 Birth of Alexander Calder sculptor (mobiles, stabiles). [1] Birth of Stephen Vincent Benét US, writer (The Devil and Daniel Webster). [1] July 23 Birth of Mervyn "Red" Dutton Manitoba, second NHL president (1943-46). [1] July 24 Birth of Amelia Earhart into the wild blue yonder. [1] July 29 Birth of Isidor Isaac Rabi Poland, physicist (explored atom-Nobel Prize-1944). [1] July 30 Birth of Henry Moore England, sculptor (Vertebrae). [1] August 1 Birth of Morris Stoloff Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; violinist (Picnic, Pal Joey). [1] August 13 Birth of Jean Borota France, tennis champion (35 Wimbledons between 1922-64). [1] August 15 Birth of Lillian Carter President Carter's mom. [1] August 24 Birth of Albert Claude Belgium, physician (Nobel Prize 1974). [1] Birth of Malcolm Cowley Belsano Penn, author (Flowering of New England). [1] September 8 Birth of Queenie Smith New York City, actress/dancer (Funny Side). [1] September 9 Birth of Frank (Fordham Flash) Frisch New York City, baseball player (National League Most Valuable Player 1931). [1] September 12 Birth of Ben Shahn painter (1964 Arts and Letters). [1] September 19 Birth of Giuseppe Saragat president of Italy (1964-71). [1] September 24 Birth of Baron Florey Aust, pathologist; purified penicillin (Nobel '45). [1] September 26 Birth of George Gershwin [Jacob Gershvin] Brooklyn, New York, composer (Rhapsody in Blue). [1] October 7 Birth of Alfred Wallenstein Chicago Illinois, conductor (Chicago Symphony 1922-29). [1] October 16 Birth of Arthur H Dean lawyer/advisor to Franklin Roosevelt. [1] Birth of William O Douglas Maine, US supreme court justice (1939-75). [1] October 18 Birth of Lotte Lenya Vienna Austria; actor/singer (Appointment, Semi-Tough). [1] October 22 Birth of Damaso Alonso Spanish poet (Hijos de la ira). [1] November 9 Birth of Paul Robeson actor/singer/football star (King Solomon's Mines). [1] November 11 Birth of Rene Clair director (I Married a Witch). [1] November 13 Birth of Earl Sande jockey (Hall of Famer). [1] November 18 Birth of Joris Ivens Nijmegen Netherlands, director (Rain). [1] November 21 Birth of René Magritte painter (This is Not a Pipe). [1] November 22 Birth of Wiley Post Grand Plain Texas, aviator/parachutist (crashed in Alaska). [1] November 29 Birth of CS Lewis English writer/scholar (Le Roman de la Rosa). [1] November 30 Birth of Roy (Link) Lyman NFL tackle (Chicago Bears). [1] December 1 Birth of Cyril Ritchard Sydney Australia; actor (Peter Pan, Hans Brinker). [1] December 3 Birth of Lev Konstantinovich Knipper composer. [1] December 6 Birth of Alfred Eisenstaedt photo journalist. [1] Birth of Gunnar Myrdal Sweden, sociologist/economist (Nobel Prize 1974). [1] Birth of Herman Shumlin actor (Watch on the Rhine). [1] December 9 Birth of Emmett Kelly Sedan Kansas, circus clown (Weary Willie). [1] December 10 Birth of Anton Mauve Dutch painter. [1] Birth of Yuri N Libedinski Ukrainian writer (Birth of Hero). [1] December 11 Birth of Nils J E Ferlin Swedish poet (Barfotabarn). [1] December 13 Birth of Daniel Lazarus composer. [1] December 14 Birth of Frederick Douglass Hall composer. [1] December 15 Birth of Fernando Remacha composer. [1] December 18 Birth of Jacob Kruijt Dutch sociologist. [1] December 20 Birth of Irene [Marie] Dunne Louisville Kentucky, actress (Show Boat, I Remember Mama, My Favorite Wife). [1] December 21 Birth of Eugène Dabit French writer/painter (Hôtel du Nord). [1] Birth of Ira S Bowen US physicist/astronomer (Mount Wilson/Palomar). [1] December 22 Birth of Lionel Charles Robbins Middlesex England, economist. [1] December 25 Birth of Theo Swagemakers Dutch portrait painter. [1] December 29 Birth of Jeanne Leleu composer. [1] December 30 Birth of Vincent Lopez Brooklyn New York, orchestra leader (Welcome Aboard). [1]