1904

January 2

• Birth of James Melton Moultrie Georgia, opera tenor (Ford Festival). [1]
• Birth of Sally Rand Hickory County Missouri, stripper (fan dance). [1]

January 3

• Birth of Boris Kochno Russian ballet dancer (La Chatte). [1]

January 8

• Birth of Peter Arno New York City, New York, cartoonist (New Yorker). [1]

January 9

• Birth of George Balanchine dancer/choreographer/ballet producer. [1]

January 10

• Birth of Jesus Garcia Leoz composer. [1]
• Birth of Ray Bolger Dorchester Massachusetts; actor/dancer (Wizard of Oz). [1]

January 11

• Birth of Frederick Boland Irish diplomat/President (UN General Assembly). [1]

January 12

• Birth of Mississippi Fred McDowell jazz artist. [1]

January 13

• Birth of Richard Addinsell London England, composer (Taming of Shrew). [1]

January 14

• Birth of Sir Cecil Beaton England, royal family photographer. [1]

January 16

• Birth of Max Vredenburg composer. [1]

January 17

• Birth of Grant Withers Pueblo Colorado; actor (Oklahoma, Annie). [1]
• Birth of Patsy Ruth Miller actress (Québec, Wide Open, Sap, Twin Beds). [1]

January 18

• Birth of Cary Grant in England; actor (Arsenic and Old Lace, North by Northwest) (dies 1986). [1] [5]
• Birth of Henri-Georges Adam French etcher/painter/sculptor (Grand Nude). [1]

January 19

• Birth of James Winston Watts developer (Frontal Lobotomy). [1]

January 20

• Birth of Alexandra Danilova Peterhof Russia, ballerina (Turning Point). [1]
• Birth of Renato Caccioppoli Italian mathematician/grandson of Bakunin. [1]
• Birth of Theodore Brameld author/educator (Use of Explosive Ideas). [1]

January 21

• Birth of Joseph Ford McGuinn Brooklyn New York; actor (Dick Tracy's G-Men). [1]
• Birth of Richard P Blackmur Massachusetts, critic/poet (Anni Mirabiles, Good European). [1]

January 22

• Birth of George Balanchine composer/choreographer. [1]

January 23

• Birth of Theodor Schaefer composer. [1]

January 25

• Birth of Frans Goedhart Dutch journalist/founder (Het Parool). [1]
• Birth of Géza Frid Hungarian/Dutch composer/pianist. [1]

January 26

• Birth of Douglas Evans actor (South Pacific Trail). [1]
• Birth of Sean MacBride Dublin Ireland, statesman/Amnesty International co-founder (Nobel '74). [1]

January 31

• Birth of E van Ruller Dutch journalist/ARP-alderman/co-founder (Trouw). [1]
• Birth of Léon N H Jungschläger head of military intelligence (Netherlands-Indies). [1]

February 1

• Birth of S J Perelman in Brooklyn, New York; author/humorist (Around the World in 80 Days). [1] [5]

February 2

• Birth of Buzurg Alavi Persian author (Panjah va sih nafar, Namal'ha). [1]
• Birth of Jose Enrique Pedreira composer. [1]

February 3

• Birth of Charlie "Pretty Boy" Floyd FBI Most Wanted criminal. [1]
• Birth of Luigi Dallapiccola Pisino Istria, Italian composer. [1]
• Birth of Roger Makins diplomat. [1]

February 4

• Birth of Herman B Wiardi Beckman Dutch politician (SDAP)/resistance fighter. [1]
• Birth of MacKinlay Kantor Webster City Iowa, novelist (Andersonville). [1]
• Birth of Predrag Milosevic composer. [1]

February 6

• Birth of Claudio Arrau Chile, composer/pianist (Boston Symphony Orchestra). [1]

February 7

• Birth of Milton Krims writer (Speed). [1]

February 8

• Birth of Igor' Fyodorovich Belza composer. [1]

February 10

• Birth of John Farrow Sydney Australia, director/actor (Botany Bay, Wake Island). [1]

February 11

• Birth of Henry R LaBouisse headed UNICEF (1965-79). [1]
• Birth of Sir Keith Holyoake New Zealand Prime Minister (1960-72). [1]

February 12

• Birth of Ted Mack Denver Colorado, TV host (Original Amateur Hour). [1]

February 14

• Birth of Charles William Oatley electrical engineer. [1]
• Birth of Hanning Phillips Lord Lieutenant (Dyfed). [1]
• Birth of Hertha Kuusinen Finnish communist. [1]

February 15

• Birth of Antonin Magne French bicyclist (Tour de France 1931, 34). [1]
• Birth of Mary Adshead muralist/painter. [1]

February 16

• Birth of Ellis Achong cricketer (West Indian SLA, 8 wickets in 6 Tests). [1]
• Birth of George F Kennan Milwaukee Wisconsin, US ambassador (to Moscow). [1]

February 17

• Birth of Albert Kuyle [Louis Kuitenbrouwer], Dutch writer (Jesus' Robe). [1]

February 19

• Birth of Havank [HF vqan der Kallen], Dutch thriller writer (Saint Eustache). [1]

February 20

• Birth of Aleksei N Kosygin Soviet premier (1964-80). [1]
• Birth of Armin Loos composer. [1]
• Birth of Bramwell Fletcher Yorkshire England; actor (White Cargo, Mummy). [1]

February 21

• Birth of Armand Preud'homme Flemish organist/poet. [1]

February 22

• Birth of Peter Hurd Roswell New Mexico, painter (Portrait of José Herrera). [1]

February 23

• Birth of Leopold Trepper Polish/Israeli spy/founded (CP Palestina). [1]
• Birth of William L Shirer historian (Rise and Fall of third Reich). [1]

February 25

• Birth of Adelle Davis author (Lets Stay Healthy)/nutritionist (died of cancer). [1]

February 27

• Birth of James Thomas Farrell; American author (Studs Lonigan trilogy). [1] [5]
• Birth of Renaat Verheijen Flemish actor/director (Innocent Heart). [1]

February 29

• Birth of Adolph Blaine Charles David Earl Frederick Gerald Hubert Irvin John Kenneth Lloyd Martin Nero Oliver Paul Quincy Randolph Sherman Thomas Uncas Victor William Xerxes Yancy Zeus Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenberdorft Sr near Hamburg, Germany; had a Christian name for every letter in the alphabet, shortened it to Mr Wolfe Plus 585 Sr. [1]
• Birth of Alan Richardson composer. [1]
• Birth of Jimmy Dorsey Shenandoah Pennsylvania, orchestra leader (Stage Show). [1] [5]
• Birth of John "Pepper" Martin baseballer (National League stolen base leader 1933,34,36). [1]

March 1

• Birth of Glenn Miller bandleader (Glenn Miller Orchestra-In the Mood). [1]
• Birth of Paul Hartman San Francisco California; actor (Bert-Petticoat Junction). [1]

March 2

• Birth of Theodor "Dr. Seuss" Geisel in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA; author and illustrator of children's books (The Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs and Ham, Horton Hears a Who). [1] [129]

March 4

• Birth of George Gamow nuclear physicist/cosmologist/writer (1, 2, 3...'infinity'). [1]

March 6

• Birth of Hugh Williams actor/writer (Charley's Aunt, Bank Holiday). [1]
• Birth of Johannes C "Chris" Baay Dutch actor (Klatergoud, Surprise Raid). [1]

March 7

• Birth of Ivar Ballangrud Norway, Olympics speed skater (4 gold, two silver). [1]
• Birth of Reinhard Heydrich German Governor (Bohemen/Moravia (Lidice)). [1]
• Birth of Virginia Downing actress (Gig, Butterfield 8). [1]
• Birth of Willy Forst Austria actor/director (Vienna Blood). [1]

March 11

• Birth of Cornelis Jan Bakker Dutch/US nuclear physicist. [1]
• Birth of Maurits Wertheim Dutch writer (Isaac De Fuentes). [1]

March 12

• Birth of Ken James cricket wicketkeeper (New Zealand's first Test, later Northants). [1]

March 13

• Birth of Henry Iliffe Cozens pilot. [1]

March 15

• Birth of George Brent Dublin Ireland; actor (42nd Street, Jezebel). [1]

March 16

• Birth of Clive Morton London England; actor (Goodbye Mr Chips, Moonraker). [1]

March 19

• Birth of John J Sirica US federal judge (Watergate hearings). [1]
• Birth of Tadeusz Zygfryd Kassern composer. [1]

March 20

• Birth of B(urrhus) F(rederic) Skinner Susquehanna Pennsylvania, Behaviorism pioneer (Skinner box). [1]

March 21

• Forrest Mars Sr. is born (dies 1999). [5]
• Birth of Nikolaos Skalkottas composer. [1]

March 26

• Birth of Emilio Fernandez El Seco Mexico, director (La Choca, Flor Silvestre). [1]
• Birth of Hermann Schroeder composer. [1]
• Birth of Joseph Campbell mythologist (Mythic Image). [1]

March 28

• Birth of Fosco Giachetti Livorno Italy; actor (Wastrel, We the Living). [1]

March 30

• Birth of Akarova [Marguerite Acarin], Belgian dancer (Les Biches). [1]

April 1

• Birth of Juan Gil-Albert poet. [1]

April 3

• Birth of Iron Eyes Cody Tulsa Oklahoma; actor (Black Gold, Ernest Goes to Camp). [1]
• Birth of Peter Van Steeden Amsterdam Netherlands, orchestra leader (Break the Bank). [1]
• Birth of Sally Rand US, actress/ecdysiast/fan dancer (1933 Chicago World Fair). [1]

April 6

• Birth of Kurt G Kiesinger German chancellor (Wherever They May Be). [1]

April 8

• Birth of John Antill composer. [1]
• Birth of John R Hicks British economist (Nobel Prize 1972). [1]

April 9

• Birth of Lyle Latell Elma Iowa; actor (Not of the Earth, Sky Dragon). [1]

April 11

• Birth of Arthur Ernest Mourant haematologist. [1]
• Birth of Paul McGrath Chicago Illinois; actor (Witness, No Time for Love). [1]

April 12

• Birth of Harald James Penrose pilot. [1]

April 13

• Birth of Georges Yves Marie Congar dominican Theologian cardinal. [1]

April 14

• Birth of Lionel Birkett cricketer (West Indies vice-captain on Australian tour 1930-31). [1]
• Birth of Reinout W van Bemmelen Dutch geologist. [1]
• Birth of Sir John Gielgud London England; actor (Arthur, Ages of Man). [1]
• Birth of Sonia Gaskell Russian/Netherlands choreographer. [1]

April 16

• Birth of Clifford Case (Senator-Republican-New Jersey). [1]
• Birth of Fifi D'Orsay Montréal Québec Canada, actress (Life Jimmy Dolan, Girl from Calgary). [1]
• Birth of Lily Pons Draguignan France, soprano/diva (Hitting a New High). [1]

April 17

• Birth of Edward Chodorov playwright/director (Story of Louis Pasteur). [1]
• Birth of Naoomal Jeoomal cricketer (pioneer Indian Test opening batsman). [1]

April 20

• Birth of Bruce Cabot Carlsbad New Mexico; actor (Diamonds are Forever, King Kong). [1]

April 21

• Birth of Gijsbert van Hall banker/mayor of Amsterdam (1957-67). [1]
• Birth of Jean Hélion artist/author (They Shall Not Have Me). [1]

April 22

• Birth of J[ulius] Robert Oppenheimer in New York City, New York; head of Manhattan Project (atomic bomb). [1] [5]

April 23

• Birth of Duncan Renaldo Spain; actor (Cisco Kid). [1]
• Birth of Leslie French actor/singer (More than a Miracle). [1]

April 24

• Birth of Willem De Kooning Rotterdam Netherlands, artist (North Atlantic Light). [1]

April 26

• Birth of Paul E "Cardinal" Leger archbishop (Montréal Québec Canada). [1]
• Birth of William "Count" Basie jazz pianist (Policy Man, Blazing Saddles). [1]

April 27

• Birth of Arthur F Burns economist/chairman (Federal Reserve Board). [1]
• Birth of Cecil Day-Lewis England, poet laureate/detective (Nicholas Blake). [1]
• Birth of Ragnar Skrede Norwegian poet (Lauvfall). [1]

April 29

• Birth of Enrico Mattei Italian oil magnate. [1]
• Birth of Russ Morgan Scranton Pennsylvania, orchestra leader (Welcome Aboard). [1]

May 2

• Birth of Georgi Dimitrov composer. [1]

May 3

• Birth of Charles "Red" Ruffing New York Yankees pitcher, hitter (1930-46). [1]
• Birth of John Breeden San Francisco California; actor (Salute, Madame Racketeer, Joy Street). [1]

May 5

• Birth of Sir Gordon Richards British jockey (winner of 4,870 races). [1]

May 6

• Birth of Catherine Lacey London England, actress (Sorcerors). [1]
• Birth of Harry Martinson Sweden, novelist/poet (Trade Wind-Nobel Prize 1974). [1]

May 8

• Birth of John Derrick Mordaunt Snagge BBC news announcer/commentator. [1]

May 10

• Birth of David Brown CEO (Aston Martin Lagonda). [1]

May 11

• Birth of Guus Weitzel Dutch radio-announcer. [1]
• Birth of Salvador Dali Figueras Spain, surrealist artist (Crucifixion). [1]

May 13

• Birth of Alfred Earle Birney poet. [1]
• Birth of Tim Wall cricketer (18 Tests for Australia 1928-34). [1]

May 15

• Birth of Clifton Fadiman Brooklyn New York, TV host (Information Please, Quiz Kids). [1]
• Birth of Gustav-Adolf Boltenstein Sweden, equest dressage (Olympics-gold-1952, 56). [1]

May 16

• Birth of Hugh Plaxton Canada, ice hockey player (Olympics-gold-1928). [1]
• Birth of Lily Pons opera singer/actress (That Girl From Paris). [1]

May 17

• Birth of Jean Gabin [Alexis Moncorgé] actor (Stormy Waters, French Can Can). [1]

May 18

• Birth of Jacob K Javits (Senator-Republican-New York). [1]

May 19

• Birth of Anthony Bushell Kent England; actor (Journey's End). [1]
• Birth of Sven Thofelt Sweden, pentathlete (Olympics-gold-1928). [1]

May 20

• Birth of Russell Hardie Buffalo New York; actor (Sequoia, In Old Kentucky). [1]

May 21

• Birth of Fats [Thomas Wright] Waller New York City, New York, jazz singer/composer (Ain't Misbehavin'). [1]
• Birth of Robert Montgomery Beacon New York; actor/director (Earl of Chicago, Yellow Jack). [1]

May 22

• Birth of Anne de Vries writer (Bartje). [1]

May 24

• Birth of George Formby [William Booth], British singer/comic (Let George Do It). [1]
• Birth of Kenneth Buckley British Rear-Admiral. [1]
• Birth of Patrick Johnson physicist. [1]

May 25

• Birth of Kurt George Hugo Thomas composer. [1]

May 28

• Birth of Shalva Mikhaylovich Mshvelidze composer. [1]

May 29

• Birth of Robert Knox bacteriologist. [1]

May 30

• Birth of Ernesto de la Guardia Jr President of Panamá (1956-60). [1]

June 2

• Birth of John Weissmuller actor (Tarzan)/100m swimmer (Olympic-gold-1924, 28). [1]

June 3

• Birth of Dr Charles Drew Washington DC, pioneer of blood plasma preservation/first director of the Red Cross blood bank. [1]
• Birth of Jan Peerce [Jacob Pincus Perelmuth], New York City, tenor (New York Metropolitan Opera). [1]

June 10

• Birth of Frederick Loewe composer/partner of Learner. [1]

June 17

• Birth of Ralph Bellamy Chicago; actor (Air Mail, Dive Bomber, Trading Places). [1]

June 18

• Birth of Keye Luke Canton China; actor (Across the Pacific, Yangtse Incident). [1]
• Birth of Manuel Rosenthal Paris France, composer (Bootleggers). [1]

June 23

• Birth of Dr Carleton Coon prof of anthropology (What in the World). [1]

June 26

• Birth of Peter Lorre; actor (M, Casablanca, Beast with Five Fingers). [1] [5]

July 5

• Birth of Don Goddard Binghamton New York, news ancher (ABC Evening News 1958-59). [1]
• Birth of Milburn Stone Bruton Kansas; actor (Doc-Gunsmoke). [1]

July 6

• Birth of Robert Whitney Newcastle-on-Tyne England, conductor (Sospiro do Roma). [1]

July 12

• Birth of Pablo Neruda Chile, poet (Residence on Earth-Nobel Prize 1971). [1]

July 14

• Birth of Isaac Bashevis Singer Yiddish novelist (Enemies-Nobel Prize 1978). [1]

July 16

• Birth of Goffredo Petrassi Zagarolo Italy, composer (Beatitudines). [1]

July 24

• Birth of James R Killian Jr MIT president (1948-59). [1]

July 27

• Birth of Anton Dolin dancer (Girl From Petrovka). [1]

July 31

• Birth of Arthur Daley sportswriter (New York Times-Pulitzer 1956). [1]

August 7

• Birth of Ralph J Bunche a founder and United Nations diplomat (Nobel Prize 1950). [1]

August 12

• Birth of Frank Ervin harness racer (Hambletonian 1959, 66). [1]

August 13

• Birth of Charles "Buddy" Rogers actor (Wings). [1]

August 15

• Birth of Bill Baird Grand Is Nebr, puppeteer (Kukla Fran and Ollie, The Muppet Show). [1]

August 16

• Birth of Wendell Stanley biochemist, first to crystallize a virus (Nobel Prize 1946). [1]

August 18

• Birth of Max Factor Jr CEO (Max Factor Cosmetics). [1]
• Birth of Sterling W Cole (Representative-Republican-New York). [1]

August 22

• Birth of Deng Xiaoping; Chinese leader (1976-1983). [1]

August 26

• Birth of Christopher Isherwood in England; novelist/playwright (I Am a Camera). [1] [5]

September 1

• Birth of Ray Flaherty AFL/NFL/AAFC coach (New York Giants). [1]

September 2

• Birth of Set Svanholm Västeras Sweden, tenor (London Convent Garden 1948-57). [1]
• Birth of Vera Vague [Barbara Jo Allen], New York City, actress (Follow the Leader). [1]

September 4

• Birth of Hjordis Töpel Sweden, diving/4 X 100m relay (Olympic-bronze-1924). [1]

September 6

• Birth of Maxie Rosenbloom light heavyweight boxing champion (1930-34). [1]

September 13

• Birth of Gladys George Patten Maine, actress (Roaring Twenties). [1]

September 14

• Birth of Richard Mohaupt Breslau Germany, composer (Bucolica). [1]

September 15

• Birth of Tom Conway Russia; actor (Mark Saber, Betty Hutton Show). [1]
• Birth of Umberto II king of Italy (1946). [1]

September 17

• Birth of Frederick Ashton choreographer (Cinderella). [1]

September 19

• Birth of Dr Bergen Evans Ohio, English professor ($64,000 Question). [1]

October 1

• Birth of Vladimir Horowitz Kiev Ukraine, pianist (Carmen). [1]

October 2

• Birth of Graham Greene in England; prolific novelist (Brighton Rock) (dies 1991). [1] [5]

October 3

• Birth of Charles Pedersen United Kingdom, biochemist (Nobel Prize 1987). [1]

October 5

• Birth of John Hoyt Bronxville New York; actor (Gimme a Break, Tom Dick and Mary). [1]

October 7

• Birth of Chuck Klein Indianapolis Indiana, Philadelphia Phillies (43 home runs in 1929). [1]

October 9

• Birth of Wally Brown Malden Massachusetts; actor (Jed Fame-Cimarron City). [1]

October 24

• Birth of Moss Hart Bronx New York, playwright (You can't Take it With You, Act 1). [1]

November 6

• Birth of Selena Royale New York City, actress (Date With Judy, Misleading Lady). [1]

November 11

• Birth of Alger Hiss State Department official and spy. [1]

November 14

• Birth of Dick Powell Ark; actor (42nd Street, Christmas in July). [1]
• Birth of Marya Mannes writer (The Reporter). [1]

November 16

• Birth of Eddie Condon Goodland Indiana, jazz guitarist (Eddie Condon's Floor Show). [1]

November 17

• Birth of Isamu Noguchi sculptor (1963 Fine Arts Medal). [1]

November 19

• Birth of Nancy Carroll New York City, actress (Alice-Aldrich Family). [1]

November 21

• Birth of Coleman Hawkins; virtually created tenor saxophone for jazz. [1] [5]

November 22

• Birth of Roland Winters Boston Massachusetts; actor (Mama, Smothers Brothers). [1]

December 1

• Birth of W A "Tony" Boyle United Mine Workers president. [1]

December 2

• Birth of Donald Woods Brandon Manitoba; actor (Tammy). [1]

December 3

• Birth of Juan E Yrausquin founder (Party of Patriot Arubans)/minister. [1]

December 6

• Birth of Eve Denise Curie French pianist/author/daughter of Madame Curie. [1]

December 8

• Birth of Wilmer L Allison Jr tennis champion (US Open-1935). [1]

December 9

• Birth of Roger Wolcott Sperry physicist. [1]

December 10

• Birth of Antonin Novótny Czechoslovakia, President of Czechoslovakia (1957-68). [1]

December 11

• Birth of Joe Coral bookmaker. [1]

December 12

• Birth of Jim Christy righty cricket batter (Transvaal, Queensland and South Africa). [1]

December 15

• Birth of Kermit Bloomgarden producer (Diary of Anne Frank, Music Man). [1]
• Birth of William Hitzig Austria, Maxwell physician. [1]

December 16

• Birth of Edward Morris Bernstein economist. [1]
• Birth of Norbert E Fonteyne Flemish writer (Guest house Vivès). [1]

December 17

• Birth of Dmitri B Kabalevsky Saint Petersburg Russia, composer (In the Fire). [1]
• Birth of Paul Cadmus New York City, New York, etcher/painter (Sailors and Floozies). [1]

December 18

• Birth of George Stevens US director (Alice Adams, Penny Serenade). [1]
• Birth of Wilf Carter country singer. [1]

December 20

• Birth of Albert Van Dekker Brooklyn New York; actor (Dr Cyclops, Beau Gesture). [1]
• Birth of [Schmidt] Hans Burkhardt artist. [1]

December 22

• Birth of Louis-Eugene-Felix Neel Lyon France, physicist (Nobel Prize 1970). [1]

December 24

• Birth of Daniel K Womack singer/guitarist. [1]
• Birth of Herbert D Riley US vice-admiral (WWII, Guadalcanal, Okinawa). [1]

December 25

• Birth of Gerhard Herzberg Canada, physicist (molecular structure-Nobel Prize 1971). [1]

December 26

• Birth of Alentejo Carpentier Cubans/French writer (Guerra del Tiempo). [1]

December 28

• Birth of Clabon W Allen Australian/British astronomer. [1]
• Birth of Sergei Yutkevich Saint Petersburg Russia, director (Otello, Banya). [1]

December 29

• Birth of Wendell Niles Twin Valley Minnesota, TV announcer (It Could be You). [1]

December 30

• Birth of Dmitri B Kabalevsky Saint Petersburg Russia, composer (In the Fire). [1]

December 31

• Birth of Chuck Gardiner United Kingdom, NHL goalie (Vezina winner). [1]
• Birth of Nathan Milstein Odessa Russia, concert violinist (Philadelphia Orchestra 1942). [1]