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Last updated: 2008 June 28.

1902 January 1 Birth of Aldo Graziati Scorze Italy, cinematographer (Othello, Indiscretion, The Wayward Wife). [1] Birth of Buster Nupen cricketer (1-eyed South African quick, great on matting). [1] Birth of Dimiter Nenov composer. [1] January 3 Birth of Henry Lennox d'Aubigny Hopkinson diplomat/politician. [1] January 5 Birth of Dorothea "Stella" Gibbons English author (Cold Comfort Farm). [1] Birth of Hubert Beuve-Méry French newspaper publisher (Le Monde (The Voice)). [1] Birth of Pierre Palla Dutch pianist/organist. [1] January 6 Birth of Mark Brunswick composer. [1] Birth of Sofie-Carmen Eckhardt-Gramatte composer. [1] January 8 Birth of Alexander Gray Wrightsville Pennsylvania; actor (This is Music). [1] Birth of Carl R[ansom] Rogers US, psychologist (Client-Centered Therapy). [1] Birth of Georgy M Malenkov Stalin's successor as head of CPSU, Prime Minister (1953-55). [1] Birth of Gret Palucca German dancer/choreography (Silent Song). [1] January 9 Birth of Jose Maria Escrivá de Balaguer y Albás Spanish priest (Opus Dei). [1] Birth of Rudolph Bing opera manager (New York Metropolitan Opera). [1] January 11 Birth of Maurice Durufle French organist/composer. [1] January 12 Birth of Ibn Abdul-Aziz Saud Kuwait, king (Saudi Arabia). [1] Birth of Ray Teal Grand Rapids Michigan; actor (Sheriff Roy Coffee-Bonanza). [1] Birth of Simon H Spoor Dutch General/Intelligence Officer for General MacArthur. [1] January 14 Birth of Alfred Tarski Warsaw, mathematician/logician. [1] Birth of F C Terborgh [Reijnier Flaes], Dutch writer (De Turkenoorlog). [1] January 15 Birth of Abd al-Aziz ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Faisal al-Saud king (Saudi Arabia). [1] January 16 Birth of Eric Liddell China, English 400m runner (Olympics-gold-1924). [1] Birth of Evelyn Levine composer. [1] January 17 Birth of Geoffrey W Lloyd British minister of Brandstoffen/Energy (1951-55). [1] January 19 Birth of Heinrich Schmist-Barrien German author (Moorkeerl). [1] January 23 Birth of Benny Waters saxophonist. [1] January 24 Birth of Oskar Morgenstern German/US economist. [1] Birth of Walter Keirnan New Haven Connecticut, TV panelist (I've Got a Secret). [1] January 25 Birth of Gerard P M Knuvelder Dutch literature historian (Vocation, Kitty). [1] January 26 Birth of Laurence "Bill" Craigie jet pioneer. [1] Birth of Menno ter Braak Dutch writer/essayist (Carnaval of the Citizens). [1] Birth of Romney Brent Saltillo Mexico; actor/writer (Dinner at the Ritz). [1] January 30 Birth of Elise Cavanna actress (Pharmacist, Dentist, Barber Shop). [1] Birth of Sir Nikolaus Pevsner England, art historian (The Buildings of England). [1] January 31 Birth of Alva Myrdal Uppsala Sweden, diplomat (Nobel Peace Prize-1982). [1] Birth of Jean C M Picart le Doux France, carpet designer. [1] Birth of Julian H Steward US anthropologist/professor. [1] February 1 Birth of Carlo Borbolla composer. [1] Birth of Langston Hughes; poet/translator (The Weary Blues). [1] [5] February 2 Birth of Tyra Ryman Arboga Sweden, actress (Peter the Tramp). [1] February 3 Birth of Ramón [J] Sender [Garcés], Spanish writer (El Lugar del Hombre). [1] February 4 Birth of Charles A Lindbergh Detroit Michigan, pilot (first fly solo across Atlantic). [1] February 5 Birth of Bronislaw Kaper composer. [1] February 6 Birth of Louis Nizer lawyer/author (defended blacklisted stars in the '50s, Catspaw). [1] February 7 Birth of Ethelda Blebtrey Waterford New York, 100 metre swimmer (Olympics-gold-1920). [1] February 8 Birth of Lyle Talbot [Lysle Hollywood], Pittsburgh Pennsylvania; actor (Glen or Glenda). [1] February 9 Birth of Blanche Calloway US vocalist/dancer (12 Clouds of Joy). [1] Birth of Chester H Lauck Allene Arkansas; actor (Dreaming Out Loud, two Weeks to Live). [1] February 10 Birth of Armand Bernier Belgian poet (Sorcier Triste). [1] Birth of Stella Adler New York, actress (My Girl Tisa). [1] Birth of Walter H Brattain Amoy China, US physicist (Nobel Prize 1956-transistor). [1] February 12 Birth of William D Revelli Spring Gulch Colorado, band leader. [1] February 13 Birth of Blair Moody New Haven Connecticut, (Senator-Michigan). [1] Birth of Karl Menger Austria/US mathematician (theory of dimension). [1] February 14 Birth of Fred Scott Fresno California, singer/actor (Vincent Lopez). [1] Birth of Ray "Crash" Corrigan Milwaukee Wisconsin, cowboy (Crash Corrigan's Ranch). [1] Birth of Stu Erwin Squaw Valley California; actor (Stu Erwin Show). [1] Birth of Valentin Ruiz Azner composer. [1] February 17 Birth of Marian Anderson Philadelphia Pennsylvania, operatic contralto (banned by D A R). [1] February 19 Birth of Hugo Haas Brno Czechoslovakia; actor/director (2 Smart People). [1] Birth of John Bubbles Louisville Kentucky, rhythm tap dancer (No Maps on My Taps). [1] Birth of Nydia Westman New York City, New York, actress (Going My Way, Young Mr Bobbins). [1] February 20 Birth of Ansel Adams photographer (1966 ASMP Award). [1] February 21 Birth of Arthur D Nock English/US historian (Saint Paul). [1] Birth of Bob [Hijman] Scholte Dutch vocalist. [1] Birth of John Smallenbroek Dutch minister of Internal Affairs. [1] February 22 Birth of Hanns Neupert German piano builder/author (Das Klavichord). [1] February 25 Birth of Max Kommerell German literary/author (Die Gefangenen). [1] Birth of Oscar Cullmann Swiss theologist (Das Petrusproblem). [1] February 26 Birth of Rudolf Moralt German conductor (Vienna Philharmonic). [1] Birth of Vercors [Jean Bruller], French writer (Le Silence de la Mer). [1] February 27 Birth of Ethelda Bleibtrey 100 metre/300 metre US swimmer (Olympics-3 gold-1920). [1] Birth of Gene Sarazen Harrison New York, PGA golfer (Masters 1935, US Open 1922, 32). [1] Birth of John Steinbeck Salinas California, author (Grapes of Wrath-Nobel Prize 1962). [1] Birth of Marian Anderson singer, banned by D A R. [1] March 2 Birth of Edward Uhler Condon atomic scientist (Manhattan Project). [1] March 3 Birth of Ruby Dandridge Memphis Tennessee, actress (Father of the Bride). [1] March 7 Birth of Heinz [Heinrich William] Ruehmann Essen Germany; actor/director (Der Hauptmann von Köpenick). [1] March 8 Birth of Jennings Randolph (Senator). [1] March 9 Birth of Edward Durell Stone US, architect (US Embassy, New Delhi). [1] Birth of Will Greer Frankfort Indiana; actor (Grandpa Walton-The Waltons). [1] March 11 Birth of Josef Martin Bauer writer. [1] March 15 Birth of Kitty Masters actress. [1] Birth of Zarah [Stina Hedberg] Leander Karlstad Vämanland Sweden, singer/actress (Gabriela). [1] March 16 Birth of Lucie Rie potter. [1] March 17 Birth of Bobby Jones Jr Atlanta Georgia, PGA golfer (Grand Slam 1930). [1] March 20 Birth of Edgar Buchanan Humansville Missouri; actor (Uncle Joe-Petticoat Junction). [1] Birth of Kathryn Forbes short story writer (Mama's Bank Account). [1] March 21 Birth of Carl Jaffe Hamburg Germany; actor (first Man in Space, Escapement). [1] Birth of Eddie James "Son" House folk blues musician (Delta Blues). [1] Birth of William Downie Forrest journalist. [1] March 22 Birth of Ellin Berlin [MacKay] Mrs Irving Berlin, writer (Lace Curtain). [1] March 23 Birth of Philip Ober Fort Payne Alabama; actor (General Stone-I Dream of Jeannie). [1] March 24 Birth of Thomas E Dewey Ohio, first Catholic Presidential candidate 1944, 1948 (Republican). [1] March 25 Birth of Sten Broman composer. [1] March 26 Birth of Leslie Melville economist. [1] March 27 Birth of Mary Armour artist. [1] March 28 Birth of Dame Flora Robson South Shields England, actress (Dominique is Dead, The Years Between). [1] Birth of Paul Godwin [Goldfein], Polish/Dutch violinist. [1] March 29 Birth of Marcel Aymé French writer (Jument Verte). [1] Birth of Onslow Stevens Los Angeles California; actor (Mr Fisher-This is the Life). [1] Birth of Sir William Walton Oldham Lancashire England, composer (Troilus and Cressida, Wise Virgins). [1] April 1 Birth of L P Jai cricketer (one Test India vs England 1934, scored 19 and 0). [1] April 2 Birth of Danilo Svara composer. [1] April 3 Birth of Henri Garat Paris France; actor (Congress Dances). [1] Birth of Siguringi Eirikur Hjorleifsson composer. [1] April 4 Birth of Louise L de Vilmorin French poetess/author (Lutin Sauvage). [1] April 6 Birth of Gertrude Short Cincinnati Ohio, actress (Stella Dallas, Blonde Venus). [1] April 8 Birth of Arthur Wellard cricketer (big hitting Somerset and England batsman). [1] Birth of Josef Krips Vienna Austria, conductor (London Symphony 1954-63). [1] April 9 Birth of Frantisek Suchy composer [or April 21, 1891]. [1] April 11 Birth of Quentin Reynolds New York City, New York, newscaster (Its News to Me)/author (FBI). [1] April 12 Birth of Louis J M Beel premier of Netherlands (1946-48, 58-59). [1] April 13 Birth of Godfrey Kenton actor (Well's Theater). [1] Birth of Philippe de Rothschild Paris France, manager (Bordeaux Vineyard). [1] April 14 Birth of Menachem A Schneerson rebee (head of Lubavitcher Jews). [1] April 17 Birth of Anton Beuving lyricist (Ketelbinkie). [1] April 20 Birth of Donald Wolfit England; actor (Lawrence of Arabia, Becket, Accursed). [1] Birth of Vesselin Stoyanov composer. [1] April 21 Birth of Bernard J H "Ben" Stroman recensent/writer (Jomtof and Blue Beard). [1] April 22 Birth of Megan Lloyd George English politician. [1] April 23 Birth of Halldór Laxness Iceland, novelist (Salka Valka) (Nobel Prize 1955). [1] April 27 Birth of Kitty Kelly New York City, New York, actress (Ladies of the Jury, Behind Office Doors). [1] April 29 Birth of Theodore Chanler composer. [1] April 30 Birth of Andre-François Marescotti composer. [1] Birth of Rudolf Wittelsbach composer. [1] May 2 Birth of Brian Aherne Worcestershire England; actor (Juarez). [1] Birth of Erin O'Brien-Moore Los Angeles California, actress (Peyton Place, Our Little Girl). [1] May 3 Birth of Hugo Friedhofer composer. [1] Birth of Jack Larue New York City, New York; actor (Lights Out, Mouthpiece, My Favorite Brunette). [1] Birth of Seton I Miller Chehalis Washington, writer (Pete's Dragon, Istanbul). [1] Birth of Walter Slezak Vienna; actor (Bedtime for Bonzo, Inspector General). [1] May 4 Birth of Cola [Nicolas] Debrot Bonaire Governor (Netherlands Antilles)/author. [1] Birth of Cvjetko Rihtman composer. [1] Birth of Rodney Meredith Thomas architect/painter. [1] May 6 Birth of Harry Golden Jewish humorist/writer (2 cents Plain, Only in America). [1] Birth of Max Ophüls Saarland, director/writer (Letters From an Unknown Woman). [1] Birth of Walter Dawson British Air Chief marshall. [1] May 7 Birth of Sal Gliatto baseball player. [1] May 8 Birth of Andre Michel Lwoff physiologist. [1] Birth of Milford "Curly" Page cricketer (New Zealand bat early 1930s, All Black half). [1] May 10 Birth of David O Selznick Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, producer (Gone With the Wind). [1] Birth of Joachim Prinz author/Rabbi of Berlin (1926-37). [1] May 11 Birth of Bidú Sayao Niteroi Brazil, soprano (Mimia-La Bohéme). [1] Birth of Kaarlo Sarkia Finnish poet (Unen Kaivo). [1] May 12 Birth of Heinrich Kirchner German sculptor. [1] May 15 Birth of Richard J Daley (Mayor-Democrat-Chicago). [1] May 16 Birth of Jan Kiepura Sosnowiec Poland, vocalist/actor (Her Wonderful Lie). [1] May 17 Birth of John Vincent composer. [1] May 18 Birth of [Robert] Meredith Willson Mason City Iowa, composer (Music Man). [1] May 20 Birth of Hans Sahl writer. [1] May 22 Birth of Al Simmons Milwaukee Wisconsin, outfielder (Oakland Athletics)/lifetime batting average of .334. [1] May 23 Birth of Mark Lothar composer. [1] May 25 Birth of Helvi Lemmikke Leiviska composer. [1] May 27 Birth of Celius Dougherty composer. [1] May 30 Birth of Seton Howard Frederick Lloyd archaeologist. [1] Birth of Stepin Fetchit [Lincoln Theodore Monroe Andrew Perry] Key West Florida; actor (In Old Kentucky, Miracle in Harlem). [1] May 31 Birth of Billy Mayerl composer. [1] Birth of Henk Schaer [Hendricus JM Schaareman] actor/conductor. [1] Birth of Ralph Walter Wood composer. [1] June 4 Birth of Richard Allen India, field hockey goal tender (Olympic-gold-1928). [1] June 15 Birth of Erik H Erickson psychologist (Existentionalist). [1] Birth of Max Rudolf Frankfurt Germany, conductor (Göteberg Symphony Orch). [1] June 16 Birth of Barbara McClintock US, cytogeneticist (Nobel Prize 1983). [1] June 19 Birth of Guy Lombardo London Ontario Canada, orchestra leader (Auld Lang Syne). [1] June 23 Birth of Dr Howard T Engstrom Boston, a designer of Univac computer. [1] June 26 Birth of Antonia Brico Rotterdam Holland, conductor/pianist (Antonia). [1] June 28 Birth of Pierre Brunet France, figure skater pair (Olympic-gold-1928, 32). [1] Birth of Richard Rodgers Hammels Station New York, composer (Rodgers and Hammerstein). [1] July 1 Birth of Billy Wyler director (Mrs Miniver). [1] July 4 Birth of George Murphy New Haven Connecticut, (Senator-Republican-California)/actor/dancer (MGM Parade). [1] Birth of Meyer Lansky mobster (Started numbers). [1] Birth of Vince Barnett Pittsburgh; actor (Star is Born, Human Jungle). [1] July 5 Birth of Henry Cabot Lodge (Republican) politician/ambassador (Vice Presidential candidate 1960). [1] July 7 Birth of James McCartney father of Beatle (Paul). [1] July 15 Birth of Jean Rey Belgium, president of European Commission (1967-70). [1] July 17 Birth of Christina Stead Australia, novelist (Man Who Loved Children). [1] July 24 Birth of Nora Swinburne England, actress (Quo Vardis, Dinner at Ritz, River). [1] July 25 Birth of Eric Hoffer longshoreman/author (True Believer). [1] July 26 Birth of Gracie Allen San Francisco California, Mrs George Burns/comedian (Burns and Allen). [1] August 3 Birth of Habib Bourguiba first president of Tunisia. [1] Birth of Judson Laire New York City; actor/singer (Papa-Mama, Adm Broadway Revue). [1] Birth of Ray Block France, orchestra leader (Ed Sullivan, Jackie Gleason). [1] August 8 Birth of Paul A.M. Dirac England, theoretical physicist (Nobel Prize 1933). [1] August 9 Birth of Zino Francescatti Marseilles France, violinist (New York Phil-1939). [1] August 11 Birth of Lloyd Nolan San Francisco California; actor (A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Peyton Place). [1] August 13 Birth of Felix Wankel Germany, inventor (Wankel rotary-piston engine). [1] Birth of Regis Toomey Pittsburgh Pennsylvania; actor (Burke's Law, Petticoat Junction). [1] August 16 Birth of Georgette Heyer England, novelist (Friday's Child). [1] August 19 Birth of Ogden Nash Rye New York, humorous poet (I'm a Stranger Here Myself). [1] August 24 Birth of Fernand Braudel French historian (Civililization and Capitalism). [1] August 25 Birth of Stefan Wolpe Berlin Germany, composer (Zeus and Elidco). [1] September 4 Birth of Lorna Johnstone England, equestrian dressage (Olympic-13th-1968). [1] September 5 Birth of Darryl F Zanuck Hollywood producer and motion picture executive. [1] September 6 Birth of Morgan Beatty Little Rock Ark, news anchor (Du Mont Evening News). [1] September 11 Birth of Alice Tully Corning, New York, singer/patroness (Carnegie Hall). [1] September 12 Birth of Margaret Hamilton Ohio, wicked witch of the west (Wizard of Oz). [1] September 19 Birth of James Van Alen created Simplified Scoring System for tennis. [1] September 20 Birth of Kermit Maynard Vevey Ind, cowboy actor (Saturday Roundup). [1] Birth of Steve Smith singer (Lawrence Welk Show). [1] September 21 Birth of Limari Salminen Finland, 10K run (Olympic-gold-1936). [1] September 22 Birth of John Houseman Bucharest Romania; actor (Kingsfield-Paper Chase). [1] September 24 Birth of Cheryl Crawford producer (Touch of Venus, Brigadoon). [1] September 26 Birth of Albert Anastasia head of Murder Inc. [1] September 29 Birth of Miguel Alemán president of Mexico (1946-52). [1] October 5 Birth of Ray Kroc in Illinois; founder of McDonalds/owner (San Diego Padres). [1] October 11 Birth of Leon Belasco Odessa Russia; actor (Lucky Partners, My Sister Eileen). [1] October 13 Birth of Arna Bontemps Louisiana, black author (100 years of negro freedom). [1] Birth of Franco Giorgetti Italy, cyclist (Olympic-gold-1920). [1] October 15 Birth of William Edmundson Spokane Washington, vocalist (Southernaires). [1] October 25 Birth of Henry Steele Commager Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, historian (Atlas of the Civil War). [1] October 28 Birth of Elsa Lanchester Lewisham London, actress (Bride of Frankenstien). [1] October 31 Birth of Eduard Franz Milwaukee Wisconsin; actor (Zorro). [1] Birth of Willie Shaw race car driver (Indy 500-1937, 39, 40). [1] November 1 Birth of Eugen Jochum Babenhausen Bavaria, German conductor (Hamburg Orchestra). [1] Birth of Nordahl Grieg Norwegian poet, dramatist, novelist (The Defeat). [1] November 7 Birth of Jesus Maria Sanromá Carolina PR, pianist (Boston Symphony). [1] November 22 Birth of Emanuel Feuermann Kolomea Galicia, cellist (Chicago Symphony Orchestra). [1] November 25 Birth of Eddie Shore Boston Bruins (number 2), hall of famer. [1] November 26 Birth of Alberto Morin PR; actor (Armando-Dallas). [1] November 28 Birth of Victor Jory Dawson City Canada; actor (Kings Row, Manhunt). [1] November 29 Birth of Carlo Levi Italy, painter/novelist (Of Fear and Freedom). [1] December 1 Birth of Morris "Red" Badgro Washington, NFL hall of famer (New York Yankees, Giants, Brooklyn Dodgers). [1] December 2 Birth of Horace A Hildreth (Governor-Maine, 1945-49). [1] Birth of Miroslav Ponc composer. [1] December 3 Birth of Willem Arnold de Vries Robbe composer. [1] December 5 Birth of [Steve James] Strom Thurmond (Senator-D/R-South Carolina). [1] December 6 Birth of Virgilio Mortari composer. [1] December 7 Birth of J G Navle cricketer (India's first Test wicket-keeper). [1] December 9 Birth of Margaret Hamilton Cleveland Ohio, actress (Wicked Witch-Wizard of Oz). [1] Birth of Richard A Butler England, Dutch Minister of Finance/Foreign affairs. [1] December 12 Birth of Howard Koch screenwriter. [1] December 13 Birth of Paul Kurzbach composer. [1] Birth of Talcott Parsons US sociologist. [1] December 14 Birth of Frances Beauvier actress (Aunt Bea-Andy Griffith Show). [1] December 17 Birth of Simon Drach writer. [1] December 19 Birth of Leonard Hirsch British violinist/orchestra leader (RAF Symphony Orchestra). [1] Birth of Sir Ralph Richardson England; actor (David Copperfield, Dr Zhivago, Anna Karenina). [1] December 20 Birth of George English prince/earl of Saint Andrews. [1] Birth of Max Lerner US, columnist (New York Post). [1] Birth of Sidney Hook anticommunist philosopher (Paradoxes of Freedom). [1] December 22 Birth of Jacques-Philippe Leclerc France, WWII hero (liberator of Paris). [1] Birth of Joe Adonis Italy, American crime-syndicate boss in New York and New Jersey. [1] December 25 Birth of Barton MacLane Columbia South Carolina; actor (The Geisha Boy, General Peterson-I Dream of Jeannie). [1] December 26 Birth of Elisha Cook Jr San Francisco California; actor (Maltese Falcon, Shane, Magnum PI). [1] December 27 Birth of Ferenc Szabo composer. [1] December 28 Birth of Mortimer J Adler New York City, New York, author (Encyclopedia Brittanica). [1] Birth of Shen Congwen writer. [1]