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Last updated: 2008 June 28.

1901 January 1 Birth of Christine Wittewaall van Stoetwegen Dutch Member of Parliament (CDD). [1] January 2 Birth of Rex O'Malley London England; actor (Camille, Zara, Midnight). [1] Birth of Robert Marshall founder (Wilderness Society). [1] Birth of Torsten Ralf Swedish tenor (Daphne). [1] January 3 Birth of Eric Voegelin in Cologne, Germany; philosopher of history, professor in USA. [1] [37] Birth of Ngo Dinh Diem President/Dictator of South Vietnam (1955-63). [1] January 5 Birth of H L Honore comte d'Estienne d'Orves French officer/resistance fighter. [1] Birth of Mario Scelba premier Italy (1954-55). [1] January 6 Birth of Patrick Aherne England; actor (Bwana Devil, Botany Bay, Q Planes). [1] Birth of Tómas Gudmundsson Iceland, poet. [1] January 8 Birth of Edmond Vandercammen French/Belgian writer (L'amour responsable). [1] January 9 Birth of Chic Young cartoonist (Blondie). [1] January 10 Birth of Pauline Starke Joplin Missouri, actress (Dante's Inferno, Dance Magic). [1] January 11 Birth of Andries D Copier Dutch glass manufacturer (Gildeglass). [1] January 12 Birth of Kurt Jooss in Wasseralfingen, Germany; musician and choreographer, ballet master at the Essen Opera House. [1] [37] January 14 Birth of Bebe Daniels Scotland, actress (42nd Street, Lonesome Luke). [1] Birth of Carlos P Romulo Philippine General/Diplomat/Jurist. [1] January 16 Birth of Fulgencio Batista President/Dictator of Cuba (1933-44, 1952-59). [1] January 17 Birth of Vasily Petrovich Shirinsky composer. [1] January 18 Birth of Arie Querido Dutch social psychiatrist. [1] January 22 Birth of Hans-Erich Apostel Austrian composer (Sonata Ritmica). [1] January 23 Birth of Benno Stokvis Dutch attorney/politician. [1] January 25 Birth of Eric Brown architect. [1] January 26 Birth of Ervin Major composer. [1] January 27 Birth of Art Rooney NFL team owner (Pittsburgh Steelers). [1] Birth of Willy Fritsch German actor (Spies, Women in the Moon). [1] January 29 Birth of Allen B DuMont inventor (perfected commercial practical cathode ray tube). [1] January 30 Birth of Earl of Huntingdon mural painter. [1] Birth of H E Nossak writer. [1] January 31 Birth of Blaz Arnic composer. [1] Birth of Marie Luise Kaschnitz writer. [1] February 1 Birth of Clark Gable in Cadiz, Ohio; actor (Gone With the Wind). [1] [5] February 2 Birth of Connie Gilchrist Brooklyn New York, actress (Cry Havoc, Letter to 3 Wives). [1] Birth of Jascha Heifetz Vilna Lithuania, US violin virtuoso (Carnegie Hall). [1] February 6 Birth of Ben Lyon Atlanta Georgia, USA; actor (I Cover the Waterfront, Night Nurse). [1] February 7 Birth of Bob den Doolaard [Cornelis Spoelstra], Dutch writer (Grape Pickers). [1] February 8 Birth of Janina Spychajowa-Kurkowska Poland, women's world champion archer. [1] February 9 Birth of Brian Donlevy Portadown Ireland; actor (Barbary Coast, Glass Key, Wake Island, Dangerous Assignment). [1] February 15 Birth of André Parrot French archaeologist/theologist (Assur). [1] Birth of Christmas Humphreys England, lawyer/writer/Buddhist (Awakening of Zen). [1] Birth of Paul Haesaerts Flemish architect/painter (Animisme). [1] February 16 Birth of Chester Morris New York City, New York; actor (Diagnosis Unknown). [1] Birth of Wayne King Savannah Illinois, saxophonist/bandleader (the Waltz King). [1] February 18 Birth of Reginald Sheffield London England; actor (Second Chance). [1] February 19 Birth of Cor[nelis RJ] Kieboom Dutch resistance fighter/chairman (Feyenoord). [1] February 20 Birth of Ali Muhammad Naguib Khartoum, President of Egypt (1952-54). [1] Birth of Cecil H King Irish/British daily newspaper publisher (Daily Mirror). [1] Birth of Henry Eyring Mexican/US chemist. [1] Birth of Louis I Kahn Estonia, architect (Bryn Mawr dormitory). [1] Birth of René Jules Dubos France, US microbiologist/environmentalist/author (Health and Disease). [1] February 22 Birth of Charles E Whittaker Kansas, US Supreme Court justice (1957-62). [1] Birth of Mildred Davis Pennsylvania, actress (Grandma's Boy). [1] Birth of Stefan Lorant writer. [1] February 23 Birth of Aartje W "Mien" van It Sant-van Bommel author (Mieke-serial). [1] February 25 Birth of Federico Ghisi composer. [1] Birth of [Herbert] Zeppo Marx New York City, New York, comedian/actor (Marx Brothers). [1] February 27 Birth of Marino Marini Italian sculptor/painter. [1] February 28 Birth of Linus Pauling chemist/peace worker (Nobel Prize 1954, 1962). [1] Birth of Rudolf W Nilsen Norwegian poet (Hverdagen). [1] March 2 Birth of Willem Bruynzeel Dutch timber-merchant. [1] March 4 Birth of Charles H Goren bridge master (26 US Titles). [1] Birth of Jean-Joseph Rabéarivelo Madagaskisch poet (Enfants d'Orphée). [1] March 5 Birth of Julian Przybos Polish poet (Sruby). [1] March 6 Birth of Mark Donskoy Odessa Russia, director (Heart of a Mother). [1] March 13 Birth of Paul Fix Dobbs Ferry New York; actor (Rifleman). [1] March 15 Birth of Colin McPhee Montréal Canada, composer (H2O, Mechanical Princibles). [1] Birth of J Pat O'Malley Burnley England; actor (Touch of Grace, Gunn, Star!). [1] Birth of Theo Uden Marsman Dutch orchestra leader. [1] March 16 Birth of Walter E Schäfer German playwright. [1] March 17 Birth of Eisaku Sato premier of Japan (Nobel Prize 1974). [1] March 18 Birth of Piotr Perkowski composer. [1] March 19 Birth of Gerrit Jan van Heuven Goedhart Dutch Minister of Justice (Nobel Prize 1954). [1] Birth of Jo Mielziner Paris France, set designer (Carousel, Death of a Salesman). [1] March 21 Birth of Carmelita Geraghty Rushville Indiana, actress (My Best Girl, Texas Ranger). [1] Birth of Richard Leslie Hill historian. [1] March 23 Birth of Jan H de Groot Dutch resistance fighter/co-founder (Free Netherlands). [1] March 25 Birth of Ed Begley Hartford Connecticut; actor (Mr Koppel-Leave it to Larry). [1] March 27 Birth of Albert Henneberg composer. [1] Birth of Erich Ollenhauer German politician (SPD). [1] Birth of Sato Eisaku (Liberal) Japanese Prime Minister (1964-72) (Nobel Prize 1974). [1] March 29 Birth of Frans U Kailas Finnish poet. [1] April 1 Birth of Boris Koutzen composer. [1] April 2 Birth of Anis Fuleihan composer. [1] April 4 Birth of Carmel Myers San Francisco California, actress (Carmel Myers Show). [1] April 5 Birth of Alexander Alexeieff Russian/French painter/graphic artist. [1] Birth of Chester Bowles Massachusetts, ambassador/writer (Conscience of a Liberal). [1] Birth of Melvyn Douglas [Hesselberg] Macon Georgia, USA; actor (Hud, Ghost Story). [1] April 6 Birth of Willem Pelemans Flemish composer/music reviewer. [1] April 11 Birth of Adriano Olivetti Italian engineer/manufacturer (typewriter). [1] Birth of Glenway Wescott American writer (Apartment in Athens). [1] Birth of Theodor Rogalski composer. [1] April 13 Birth of René-Jean Pleven French premier (1950-52). [1] April 14 Birth of Alfred West champion cyclist/record hair splitter (17 splits). [1] Birth of Martin Kessel writer. [1] April 15 Birth of Joe Davis English snooker/billiards-world champion (1927-46). [1] April 16 Birth of Karel Albert Flemish composer (Marieken van Nymeghen). [1] Birth of Leo Poos nazi police officer (caught Dutch underground agents). [1] April 17 Birth of George Keyt artist. [1] April 18 Birth of László Németh Hungarian physician/author (Gyász/Galilei). [1] April 20 Birth of Michel Leiris French cultural anthropologist. [1] April 21 Birth of Julian Bautista composer. [1] April 25 Birth of Ernst Gernot Klussmann composer. [1] April 28 Birth of Corry Vonk [Cornelia D] wife of Wim Kan (ABC-cabaret). [1] April 29 Birth of Hirohito in Japan; Emperor (1926-89). [1] [5] Birth of George Osborne Sayles historian. [1] May 2 Birth of Lev N Lunts Russia, writer (Outside the Law, City of Truth). [1] Birth of Robert Elliott Storey Wyatt cricketer (England batsman 1927-37). [1] Birth of Willi Bredel writer. [1] May 3 Birth of Gino Cervi Bologna Italy; actor (Les Miserables, Naked Maja). [1] May 7 Birth of Gary Cooper Helena Montana; actor (two Academy Awards-Sergeant York, High Noon). [1] Birth of L T Coggeshall medical scientist/ US Secretary of HEW (1956-58). [1] Birth of Marcel Poot Belgian baron/composer. [1] May 9 Birth of Fuzzy Knight Fairmont West Virginia; actor (Oklahoma Annie, Cowby and the Lady). [1] Birth of George Duckworth cricket wicket-keeper (England late 1920s early 1930s). [1] May 10 Birth of Albert Dondeyne Belgian philosopher/theologist. [1] May 12 Birth of Hyam Greenbaum composer. [1] May 17 Birth of Werner Egk Auchsesheim Germany, composer (Die Zaubergeige). [1] May 18 Birth of Harry Robert Wilson composer. [1] Birth of Henri-Pierre Sauguet Bordeaux France, composer (La Chotte). [1] Birth of Vincent du Vigneaud US biochemist. [1] May 19 Birth of Ivo Cruz composer. [1] May 20 Birth of Max Euwe Netherlands, world chess champion (1935-37). [1] Birth of Otto Waldis Austria; actor (Port of Hell, Unknown World). [1] May 21 Birth of Horace Heidt Alameda California, orchestra leader (Swift Show Wagon). [1] Birth of Suzanne Lilar [Verbist], France/Belgian writer (Le burlador). [1] May 23 Birth of Edmund Rubbra Northampton England, composer (Morning Watch). [1] May 25 Birth of Milenko Zivkovic composer. [1] May 30 Birth of Cornelia Otis Skinner Chicago Illinois, writer (When Our Hearts Were Young and Gay). [1] June 1 Birth of John W Van Duren playwright (I Remember Mama). [1] June 2 Birth of Michael Todd producer (Around the World in 80 Days). [1] June 3 Birth of Maurice Evans Dorchester England; actor (Maurice-Bewitched). [1] June 6 Birth of Sukarno Java, Prime Minister of Indonesia (1945-67). [1] June 18 Birth of Jeanette MacDonald actress/singer (When I'm Calling You). [1] Birth of Jimmy Dale Bronx New York City, orchestra leader (Sonny and Cher). [1] June 22 Birth of Jack Whiting Philadelphia Pennsylvania; actor/singer (Marge and Gower Champion Show). [1] June 24 Birth of Harry Partch Oakland California, composer (Oedipus). [1] June 26 Birth of Stuart Symington (Senator-Democrat-Mo). [1] June 29 Birth of Frieda Inescort Edinburgh Scotland, actress (Pride and Prejudice). [1] Birth of Nelson Eddy actor/baritone (Great Duets with Jeanette MacDonald). [1] July 1 Birth of Irna Phillips Chicago, created six soap operas (Guiding Light). [1] July 9 Birth of Barbara Cartland romance author (Camfield #69). [1] Birth of Jester Hairston North Carolina; actor (Thats My Mama, Rolly-Amen). [1] July 13 Birth of Mickey "Toy Bulldog" Walker welterweight boxing champion (1922-26). [1] July 14 Birth of George Tobias New York City; actor (Abner Kravitz-Bewitched). [1] July 21 Birth of Allyn Joslyn Milford Pennsylvania; actor (They Won't Forget, Cafe Society). [1] July 22 Birth of Charles Weidman Nebraska, modern dancer/choreographer (Candide). [1] July 28 Birth of Rudy Vallee Vt, singer (Vagabond Dreams, My Time Is Your Time). [1] July 31 Birth of Jean Dubuffet France, painter (Landscape with two Personages). [1] August 3 Birth of John Stennis (Senator-Democrat-Mississippi). [1] August 4 Birth of Louis Armstrong New Orleans, Jazz musician and bandleader, "Hello Dolly" - oldest musician in Billboard history to have a Number One song. [1] August 8 Birth of Dr Ernest O Lawrence Canton South Carolina, inventor (Cyclotron-Nobel Prize 1939). [1] August 9 Birth of Charles Farrell Cape Cod Massachusetts; actor (Vern-My Little Margie). [1] August 14 Birth of Sir James Pitman England, educator/publisher/phonetic speller. [1] August 15 Birth of Arias Arnulfo three time president of Panama (1940-41, 49-51, 68). [1] August 17 Birth of Henri Tomasi Marseilles France, composer (Don Juan de Mañara). [1] August 20 Birth of Salvatore Quasimodo Italy, poet/critic/translator (Nobel Prize 1959). [1] August 23 Birth of John Sherman Cooper (Senator-Ky). [1] August 26 Birth of General Maxwell D Taylor former US Army chief of staff. [1] August 28 Birth of Paul Henry Lang Budapest, critic/musicologist (New York Herald Tribune). [1] August 30 Birth of John Gunther Chicago Illinois, author/host (John Gunther's High Road). [1] Birth of Roy Wilkins civil rights director (NAACP). [1] September 4 Birth of Paul Osborn playwright (Mornings at 7). [1] September 5 Birth of Florence Elridge actress (Long Days Journey into the Night). [1] September 12 Birth of Ben Blue Montreal; actor (Accidental Family, Frank Sinatra Show). [1] September 16 Birth of Andrée Joly Bunet France, figure skater pair (Olympic-gold-1928, 32). [1] September 18 Birth of Harold Clurman producer/director (Deadline at Dawn). [1] September 19 Birth of Joseph Pasternak film producer (Anchors Aweigh, Date With Judy). [1] September 21 Birth of Adele Bochner. [1] September 22 Birth of Allan "Rocky" Lane Mishawaka Ind; actor (voice of Mr Ed, Red Ryder). [1] September 26 Birth of Donald Cook Portland Ore; actor (Too Young To Go Steady). [1] September 28 Birth of Ed Sullivan; TV variety show host/gossip columnist (The Ed Sullivan Show). (1901 [1]) [5] Birth of William S Paley founder and chairman (CBS). [1] September 29 Birth of Enrico Fermi Italy, physicist, gone fission (Nobel Prize-1938). [1] October 7 Birth of Frank X Boucher Ottawa, All-star NHL center (Ottawa Senators, New York Rangers). [1] October 19 Birth of Arleigh A Burke US, admiral (WW II). [1] November 2 Birth of James Dunn New York City; actor (Uncle Earl-It's a Great Life). [1] Birth of Paul Ford Baltimore Maryland; actor (Phil Silvers Show). [1] November 3 Birth of Andreé Malraux France, novelist/art historian (L'Espoir). [1] November 6 Birth of Juanita Hall Keyport New Jersey, actress (Captain Billy). [1] November 11 Birth of Sam Spiegel producer (On the Waterfront, Bridge over River Kwai). [1] November 14 Birth of Morton Downey Wallingford Connecticut, singer (Star of the Family). [1] November 17 Birth of Lee Strasberg director/instructs actors (Somewhere in the Night). [1] November 18 Birth of George Gallup Jefferson Iowa, public opinion pollster (Gallup Poll). [1] November 22 Birth of Joaquin Rodrigo Sagunto, Valencia, Spain, composer (Juglares). [1] November 25 Birth of Tibor Serly Losonc Hungary, violinist/composer (American Elegy). [1] November 27 Birth of Ted Husing New York City, sportscaster (Monday Night Fights). [1] December 1 Birth of Dorothy James composer. [1] December 2 Birth of Staf Gustaf Frans Nees Flemish organist/composer (Simon Peter). [1] December 5 Birth of Grace Moore US, soprano (One Night to Live). [1] Birth of Hanns Jelinek composer. [1] Birth of Walter Elias Disney Chicago Illinois, animator (Mickey Mouse). [1] Birth of Werner Heisenberg German physicist/discovered uncertainty (Nobel Prize 1932). [1] December 7 Birth of A F [Tony] Pugsley British rear-admiral (Walcheren attack (1944)). [1] December 9 Birth of Odön [Edmund] von Horvath Hungarian/Austrian playwright. [1] December 10 Birth of F Fischer German war criminal (Breda 4). [1] December 13 Birth of Georg M Rimski-Korssakov Russian musicologist/theory. [1] Birth of John Wijga painter/illustrator. [1] December 14 Birth of Henri Cochet tennis champion (US Open-1928). [1] Birth of Paul I King of Greece (1947-64). [1] December 16 Birth of Margaret Mead Philadelphia Pennsylvania, anthropologist (Coming of Age in Samoa). [1] December 19 Birth of Oliver [Hazard Perry] La Farge New York City, New York, anthropologist/novelist (Laughing Boy). [1] Birth of Vitorino Nemésio Portuguese author (Presença). [1] December 20 Birth of Louis I Kahn US architect [or February 20]. [1] Birth of Robert Van de Graaff Alabama, physicist (Mobility of Gaseous Ions). [1] December 21 Birth of Juan A de Zunzunegui y Loredo Spanish writer. [1] Birth of Robin Irvine London England; actor (Easy Virtue). [1] December 22 Birth of André Kostelanetz Saint Petersburg Russia, conductor (Lincoln Portrait). [1] Birth of Joaquin Rodrigo Spain, composer. [1] December 23 Birth of Gene Sarazen golfer (PGA 1922, 23, 33). [1] December 25 Birth of Alice C English duchess of Gloucester/aunt of Elizabeth II. [1] December 26 Birth of Georgy Mikhaylovich Rimsky-Korsakov composer. [1] Birth of Victor Hely-Hutchinson composer. [1] December 27 Birth of Irene Handl London England, actress (Riding High, Morgan). [1] Birth of Marlene Dietrich Berlin Germany, singer/actress (Blue Angel). [1]