1905

January 1

• Birth of Melvin Price (Representative-Democrat-Illinois, 1945-). [1]

January 2

• Birth of Michael Kemp Tippett English composer/conductor (Child of our Time). [1]

January 3

• Birth of Dante Giacosa engineer/designer. [1]
• Birth of Ray Milland Neath Wales; actor (Lost Weekend-Academy Award 1945). [1]

January 4

• Birth of Sterling Holloway Cedartown Georgia, USA; actor (Waldo-Life of Riley). [1]

January 5

• Birth of László Papp Hungary, middleweight boxer (Olympics-gold-1948, 52, 56). [1]

January 6

• Birth of Eric Frank Russell United Kingdom, sci-fi author (Hugo, Deep Space, Dark Tides). [1]

January 7

• Birth of Francis Taylor builder. [1]

January 8

• Birth of Carl Gustav Hempel in Oranienburg, Germany; logical positivist philosopher, taught at Yale University and Princeton University in the USA. [1] [37]
• Birth of Giacinto Scelsi composer. [1]

January 11

• Birth of John Henry Jacques co-operative retailer. [1]
• Birth of Manfred Bonnington Lee detective writer (half of Ellery Queen). [1]
• Birth of Pierre Mendes-France French Premier (1954-55). [1]

January 13

• Birth of Percy Humphrey musician. [1]

January 16

• Birth of Ernesto Halffter composer. [1]

January 17

• Birth of Franz Schmid Germany, ascended northside of Matterhorn (1931). [1]

January 18

• Birth of Chick Chandler Kingston New York; actor (Barney-One Happy Family). [1]

January 19

• Birth of Anne Schumacher Hummert radio pioneer. [1]
• Birth of Oveta Culp Hobby government official/newspaper publisher/CEO (Houston Post). [1]

January 21

• Birth of Christian Dior Normandy France, fashion designer (long-skirted look). [1]

January 23

• Birth of David Newell Missouri; actor (Runaway Bride, White Heat, Dangerous Curves). [1]
• Birth of Konstanty I Galczynski Polish poet (Zielona Ges). [1]

January 26

• Birth of Charles Lane San Francisco California; actor (Homer-Petticoat Junction, Lucy Show). [1]
• Birth of John Carmel Heenan Essex, cardinal archbishop of Westminster (1963-75). [1]
• Birth of Maria Augusta von Trapp Austria, singer, inspired The Sound of Music. [1]
• Birth of Marquess of Bath English large landowner/multi-millionaire. [1]

January 27

• Birth of Howard McNear Los Angeles California; actor (Floyd-Andy Griffith Show, Jetsons). [1]
• Birth of Luther Diamond radio personality. [1]

January 28

• Birth of Gaston Rébry Flemish cyclist. [1]

January 29

• Birth of Barnett Newmann US painter (postpainterly abstraction). [1]

January 31

• Birth of Anna Blaman [Johanna P Vrugt], Dutch writer (Wife and Friend). [1]
• Birth of Charles de Trooz Belgian literary (Le Magister et Ses Maîtres). [1]
• Birth of John Henry O'Hara Pottsville Pennsylvania, novelist (Butterfield 8, Pal Joey, Appointment at Samarra). [1]

February 1

• Birth of Emilio Segre. [1]
• Birth of Ernst Carl Gerlach Stueckelberg. [1]

February 2

• Birth of Ayn Rand writer (Atlas Shrugged, The Fountainhead). [1]
• Birth of Jean-Pierre Guerlain cosmetics pioneer. [1]

February 4

• Birth of Eddie Foy Jr New Rochelle New York; actor (Eddie-Fair Exchange). [1]

February 6

• Birth of Wladislaw Gomulka premier of Poland. [1]

February 7

• Birth of Olf S von Euler-Chelpin Swedish physiologist. [1]
• Birth of Paul Nizan French journalist/writer (L'Humanité, La Conspiration). [1]
• Birth of Ulf Svante von Euler Sweden, physiologist (Nobel Prize 1970). [1]

February 8

• Birth of Truman Bradley Missouri, TV host (Science Fiction Theater). [1]

February 10

• Birth of John Dierkes Ohio; actor (Daughter of Dr Jekyll, Hanging Tree). [1]
• Birth of Max Schubert winemaker. [1]
• Birth of Vilko Ukmar composer. [1]
• Birth of Walter Brown sports organizer (NBA). [1]

February 11

• Birth of Beb [Elizabeth] Vuyk Netherlands/Indonesian writer (Camp diary). [1]

February 12

• Birth of Harry Bellaver actor (Sergeant Arcaro-Naked City). [1]

February 14

• Birth of Thelma Ritter Brooklyn New York, actress (Miracle on 34th Street). [1]

February 15

• Birth of Harold Arlen [Hyman Arluck], US, composer (Over the Rainbow). [1]

February 16

• Birth of Jose Munoz Molleda composer. [1]
• Birth of Lord Franks British ambassador (to US). [1]

February 20

• Birth of Jascha Golowanjuk Swedish writer (Acrobat). [1]

February 22

• Birth of Luis Sandi composer. [1]

February 23

• Birth of Leonidas Zoras composer. [1]

February 24

• Birth of E Boyland biochemist. [1]
• Birth of Guillaume Landre composer. [1]

February 27

• Birth of Charles de Keukeleire Belgian director (Evil Eye). [1]
• Birth of Franchot Tone in Niagara Falls, New York, USA; actor (Dr Freeland - Ben Casey) (dies 1968). [1] [5]

February 28

• Birth of Glyn Jones writer. [1]

March 1

• Birth of Pol le Roy Flemish author/novelist/writer (Stroom). [1]

March 2

• Birth of Marc Blitzstein Philadelphia Pennsylvania, composer (Cradle Will Rock). [1]

March 4

• Birth of Lili Kràus Budapest Hungary, pianist (Austrian Cross of Honor 1978). [1]

March 5

• Birth of Gilroy Roberts US chief engraver (1948-64). [1]

March 6

• Birth of Bob Wills Kosse Texas; actor (Lone Prairie, Tornado in the Saddle). [1]

March 7

• Birth of Vera Fjodorova Panova Russian author (Sputniki). [1]

March 9

• Birth of Félix Labisse French painter (libidoscaphes). [1]
• Birth of Grigori Kozintsev Kiev Ukraine, director (Hamlet, King Lear). [1]
• Birth of Peter C Quennell English biographer/critic (Byron in Italy). [1]
• Birth of Rex Warner English poet/writer (Wild Goose Chase). [1]

March 10

• Birth of Rene Bernier composer. [1]

March 14

• Birth of Raymond Aron French sociologist/political scientist. [1]

March 15

• Birth of Berthold Schenck von Stauffenberg attempted to assassinate Hitler. [1]
• Birth of Joe E Ross comedian (Gunther Toody-Car 54, Ritzik-Phil Silvers Show). [1]

March 18

• Birth of John Kirkpatrick New York City, New York, pianist (Concord Sonata). [1]
• Birth of Mollie Parnis New York City, New York, fashion designer (Mollie Roberts Collection). [1]
• Birth of Robert Donat Withington Manchester England; actor (Goodbye Mr Chips, Citadel). [1]

March 19

• Birth of Albert Speer German architect/minister of Armament (NSDAP). [1]

March 21

• Birth of Phyllis McGinley US, poet (Pulitzer 1961, Love Letters). [1]

March 22

• Birth of Carlo Alberto Pizzini composer. [1]
• Birth of Grigorij M Kosinzev Russian director. [1]
• Birth of Phyllis McGinley poet. [1]
• Birth of Ruth Page US choreographer/ballet leader (Diaghilev, Pygmalion). [1]

March 23

• Birth of Paul Grimault animator. [1]
• Birth of Ralph Perring Lord Mayor (London). [1]

March 24

• Birth of André Christiaens Flemish writer (Unfindable Country). [1]

March 25

• Birth of Binnie Barnes London, actress (Last of the Mohicans, Three Musketeers). [1]

March 26

• Birth of Pablo Garrido composer. [1]
• Birth of Viktor Emil Frankl pyschiatrist (Man's Search for Meaning). [1]

March 27

• Birth of László Kalmár Edde Hungary, mathematician/promoted the development of computer science in Hungary. [1]

March 28

• Birth of Marlin Perkins Carthage Missouri, TV host (Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom). [1]
• Birth of Pandro S Berman film producer. [1]

March 29

• Birth of Annunzio Mantovani Venice Italy, orchestra leader (Mantovani). [1]

March 30

• Birth of Mikio Oda Japan, triple jumper (Olympics-gold-1928). [1]

April 1

• Birth of "Mother" Clara Hale US social worker (founded Hale House). [1]
• Birth of Gaston Eyskens Prime Minister of Belgium (1949, 1958-61, 1968-72). [1]
• Birth of Winfried P I Zillig German opera composer/conductor (Fantasia Irica). [1]

April 2

• Birth of Edmond Jouhaud General. [1]
• Birth of Kurt Adler therapist/writer. [1]
• Birth of Serge Lifar Kiev, dancer, choreographer (Paris Opéra Ballet). [1]

April 4

• Birth of Eugene Bozza composer. [1]

April 5

• Birth of Bill Raisch one armed actor (Fred Johnson-Fugitive). [1]
• Birth of Jef Maes composer. [1]

April 8

• Birth of George Baxter Paris France; actor (Flying Saucer, Lili, Caged). [1]
• Birth of Hans Scherfig Danish marxist/writer (Idealister, Frydenholm). [1]
• Birth of Helen B M Fennell Joseph anti-apartheid writer (Side by Side). [1]
• Birth of Pierre Wigny Belgian minister of Foreign affairs (1958-61) [or 4/18]. [1]

April 9

• Birth of J William Fulbright (Senator-Democrat-Arkansas). [1]

April 10

• Birth of Jan H van Roijen diplomat/Netherlands foreign minister. [1]

April 12

• Birth of Inger J Hagerup-Halsír Norwegian poet. [1]

April 14

• Birth of Frits Philips Dutch engineer/CEO (Philips). [1]
• Birth of Holmesdale Charles "Slinger" Nitschke cricket batsman (South Australia and Test). [1]

April 16

• Birth of John Lee-Barber Admiral. [1]

April 17

• Birth of Arthur Lake Corbin Kentucky; actor (Dagwood-Blondie). [1]
• Birth of Louis Jean Heydt Montclair New Jersey; actor (Joe-Waterfront). [1]

April 19

• Birth of John S "Jimmy" Thach US pilot/Admiral (WWII). [1]
• Birth of Tommy Benford jazz drummer. [1]

April 21

• Birth of Edmund G "Pat" Brown (Governor-Democrat-California). [1]

April 23

• Birth of Lord Carew Ireland, judge (dressage). [1]

April 24

• Birth of Robert Penn Warren first US poet laureate (All the King's Men). [1]

April 25

• Birth of Hugh Willatt solicitor/public servant. [1]
• Birth of Walter Hassan engineer. [1]

April 26

• Birth of Charles K Feldman [Gould] New York City, New York, producer (Casino Royale). [1]
• Birth of Denis O'Dea Dublin; actor (Esther and the King, Treasure Island). [1]
• Birth of Jean Vigo France; actor/director (Zero For Conduct, L'Atlante). [1]

April 27

• Birth of Julian Stryjkowski writer. [1]
• Birth of Philip Radcliffe composer. [1]

April 30

• Birth of Henrich Schläppi Switzerland, four man bobsled (Olympics-gold-1924). [1]

May 1

• Birth of Leila Hyams New York City, New York, actress (Big House, Ruggles of Red Gap). [1]
• Birth of Nikolai Tikhonov Soviet Prime Minister (1980-85). [1]

May 2

• Birth of Alan Rawsthorne Haslingden England, composer (Cortéges). [1]

May 3

• Birth of Albrecht Luitpold G Ferdinand Michael Wittelsbach duke of Bavaria. [1]
• Birth of Sebastian Lewis Shaw actor (High Season, Ace of Spades, Caste). [1]

May 4

• Birth of Mátyás Seiber Budapest Hungary, composer (Scherzando). [1]

May 5

• Birth of Arnold Meijer Dutch leader of fascist Dutch National/Black Front. [1]
• Birth of Robert Houben Belgian CVP-minister of Public health (1958). [1]

May 6

• Birth of Norman De Tar composer. [1]
• Birth of [Bernard] Toots Shor raconteur/restauranteur (Toots Shor). [1]

May 8

• Birth of Inglis Gundry composer. [1]

May 10

• Birth of Angus Paton civil engineer. [1]

May 11

• Birth of Marjorie Sykes peace campaigner. [1]

May 15

• Birth of Joseph Cotten Petersburg Virginia; actor (3rd Man, Airport 77, Hearse). [1]

May 16

• Birth of H[erbert] E[rnest] Bates novelist (Feast for July, Love for Lydia). [1]
• Birth of Henry Fonda in Grand Island, Nebraska, USA; actor (Mr Roberts, On Golden Pond). [1] [5]

May 17

• Birth of John Patrick screenwriter. [1]

May 18

• Birth of Eric Zeisl composer. [1]
• Birth of Hedley Verity cricketer (terrific slow lefty for England pre-WWII). [1]

May 20

• Birth of Gerrit Achterberg Dutch poet (Sailing). [1]
• Birth of Harry Campion statistician/founder (British Central Statistical Office). [1]

May 21

• Birth of Edward Lockspeiser composer. [1]

May 24

• Birth of Mikhail Sholokhov USSR, writer (And Quiet Flows the Don, Nobel Prize 1965). [1]
• Birth of Zdenek Blazek composer. [1]

May 25

• Birth of Binnie Barnes London, actress (Adventures of Marco Polo, Diamond Jim). [1]
• Birth of Joseph C Harsch Toledo Ohio, newscaster (Background). [1]

May 26

• Birth of Hans Holewa composer. [1]

May 29

• Birth of Fela Sowande composer. [1]
• Birth of Jan [Johannes] Teulings Dutch actor/director (That Joyous Eve). [1]
• Birth of Sebastian Shaw Holt England; actor (Return of Jedi, Chimera, High Season, Spy in Black). [1]

May 31

• Birth of Roy Peaches Davis baseball pitcher. [1]

June 5

• Birth of Art Donovan NFL defensive tackle (Balt, New York Yankees, Dallas). [1]
• Birth of John Abbott London; actor (Smogasboard). [1]

June 6

• Birth of John Gart Russia, orchestra leader (Paul Winchell Show). [1]

June 19

• Birth of George Voskovec Czech; actor (Fred-Nero Wolfe, Peter-Skag). [1]

June 21

• Birth of Jean-Paul Sartre France, philosopher/writer (Nobel Prize 1964; declined). [1]

July 2

• Birth of Jean-Rene Lacoste France, tennis champ/alligator shirt designer. [1]

July 4

• Birth of Lionel Trilling author (1969 Poses Award, Liberal Imagination). [1]

July 9

• Birth of Clarence Campbell Saskatchewan, third NHL president (1946-77). [1]

July 17

• Birth of William Gargan Brooklyn, New York; actor (Dynamite, Ellery Queen). [1]

July 19

• Birth of Boyd Neel Blackheath, Kent England, conductor (Story of an Orchestra). [1]

July 25

• Birth of Elias Canetti Bulgarian/British novelist/essayist (Nobel Prize 1981). [1]

July 29

• Birth of Clara Bow silent screen actress (It, Saturday Night Kid). [1]
• Birth of Dag Hammarskjöld second United Nations Secretary-General (1953-61) (Nobel Prize 1961). [1]
• Birth of Thelma Todd actress (Dangerous Female, Devil's Brother). [1]

August 2

• Birth of Myrna Loy Montana, actress (Rebound, Emma). [1]

August 3

• Birth of Dolores Del Rio Mexico, actress (What Price Glory?). [1]

August 8

• Birth of André Jolivet Paris France, composer (L'Eunuque). [1]

August 9

• Birth of Leo Genn actor (Affair in Monte Carlo). [1]

August 17

• Birth of John Hay Whitney publisher (New York Herald Trib 1961-67). [1]

August 23

• Birth of Constant Lambert London England, composer (King Pest). [1]

August 25

• Birth of Clara Bow silent movie actress (Wings, Down to the Sea in Ships). [1]

August 27

• Birth of Frederick O'Neal Brooksville Miss; actor (Car 54 Where Are You). [1]

August 28

• Birth of Sam Levene actor (Demon, Gung Ho). [1]

August 31

• Birth of Dore Schary producer/writer/director (Act 1, Boys Town, Big City). [1]

September 3

• Birth of Carl David Anderson New York City, physicist (1936 Nobel Prize for physics). [1]

September 5

• Birth of Arthur Koestler in Hungary; writer (Darkness at Noon) (dies 1983). [1] [5]

September 18

• Birth of Agnes De Mille New York City, choreographer (Oklahoma). [1]
• Birth of Claudette Colbert Paris, actress (Lily Chauchoin, Arise My Love). [1]
• Birth of Eddie "Rochester" Anderson Oakland California; actor (Jack Benny Show). [1]
• Birth of Greta Garbo in Stockholm, Sweden; actress (Ninotchka, Grand Hotel, Camille). [1] [5]

September 19

• Birth of Betty Garde Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; actress (Aggie-The Real McCoys). [1]

September 25

• Birth of Red Smith Green Bay Wisconsin, sportscaster/columnist (Fight Talk). [1]

September 27

• Birth of Ernest Baier Germany, figure skater (Olympic-gold-1936). [1]

September 28

• Birth of Max Schmeling Germany, world heavyweight boxing champion (1930-32). [1]
• Birth of William Northam Austria, yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1964). [1]

October 6

• Birth of Helen N Moody tennis pro (8 Wimbledon titles 1927-1938). [1]

October 7

• Birth of Andy Devine [Jeremiah Schwartz], Flagstaff Arizona; actor (Andy's Gang). [1]

October 15

• Birth of C P Snow England, novelist/scientist (Death Under Sail). [1]

October 16

• Birth of Rex Bell Chicago, cowboy (Cowboys and Injuns). [1]

October 17

• Birth of Jean Arthur New York City, actress (Shane, Mr Smith Goes to Washington). [1]

October 20

• Birth of Frederic Dannay half of Ellery Queen and Barnaby Ross (Cat of Many Tales). [1]

October 22

• Birth of Constance Bennett actress (Easiest Way, Ladies in Love). [1]
• Birth of Karl Jansky discovered cosmic radio emissions in 1932. [1]

October 23

• Birth of Felix Bloch US physicist (Nobel Prize 1952). [1]

November 5

• Birth of Joel McCrea South Pasadena California; actor (Marshal-Wichita Town). [1]

November 9

• Birth of James William Fulbright (Senator-Democrat-Mo). [1]

November 15

• Birth of Mantovani Venice Italy, orchestra leader (Mantovani). [1]

November 17

• Birth of Mischa Auer Saint Petersburg Russia; actor (My Man Godfrey). [1]

November 19

• Birth of Tommy Dorsey Mahanoy Plane Pennsylvania, orchestra leader (Stage Show, Mahogany). [1]

November 22

• Birth of James Burnham philosopher (Coming Defeat of Communism). [1]

November 24

• Birth of Irene Wicker singer/actress (Singing Lady). [1]

November 26

• Birth of Emlyn Williams Wales; actor/playwright (David Copperfield). [1]

December 1

• Birth of Charles Finney US, author (Circus of Dr Lao). [1]
• Birth of Ida Carroll musician. [1]

December 2

• Birth of Osvaldo Pugliese musician/composer. [1]

December 3

• Birth of Leslie Ames cricketer (England wicket-keeper of 1930s Outstanding bat). [1]

December 4

• Birth of Emilio Médici President of Brazil (1969-74). [1]

December 5

• Birth of Otto Preminger Austria, director/producer (Laura, Exodus). [1]

December 7

• Birth of Gerard Kuiper Dutch/US astronomer (discovered moons of Uranus, Neptune). [1]

December 8

• Birth of Charles Cushing composer. [1]
• Birth of Ernst Hermann Meyer composer. [1]
• Birth of Frank Faylen Saint Louis Missouri; actor (Herbert Gillis-Dobie Gillis). [1]
• Birth of Julius Silverman politician. [1]

December 9

• Birth of Dalton Trumbo US, writer/film director (Johnny Got His Gun). [1]

December 11

• Birth of Eugen Fink German philosopher. [1]
• Birth of Gilbert Roland [Luis Alonso] Juarez México; actor (Juarez, Barbarosa). [1]
• Birth of Koos van de Griend composer. [1]

December 14

• Birth of Sydney Lipton bandleader/violin. [1]

December 15

• Birth of Ferenc Farkas composer. [1]

December 16

• Birth of Piet Hein poet/inventor. [1]

December 17

• Birth of Joseph Heifitz film director. [1]

December 18

• Birth of Richard Sturzenegger composer. [1]

December 19

• Birth of Charles Robert Owen Medley dancer/choreographer. [1]

December 20

• Birth of "Tiger" Bill O'Reilly cricketer (mighty Australian leg-spinner). [1]

December 21

• Birth of Anthony Powell England, novelist (Infants of the Spring). [1]

December 22

• Birth of Kenneth Rexroth US, poet/critic/translator (Birds in the Bush). [1]
• Birth of Pierre Brasseur [Espinasse] French actor (Enfants du Paradis). [1]

December 23

• Birth of Arn Bjornsson composer. [1]

December 24

• Birth of Anna "Ans" van Dike ("the Young") Jewish nazi collaborator. [1]
• Birth of Howard Hughes reclusive billionaire (Hughes Aircraft)/inventor. [1]

December 28

• Birth of Cliff Arquette Toledo Ohio, comedian (Charlie Weaver). [1]
• Birth of Earl "Fatha" Hines Duquesne Pennsylvania, jazz pianist (Deep Forest). [1]

December 30

• Birth of Emmanuel Levinas philosopher. [1]

December 31

• Birth of Guy Mollet (Socialist) French premier (1956-57). [1]
• Birth of Jule Styne England, songwriter/composer (1954 Academy Award, 1968 Tony). [1]
• Birth of Tadeusz Breza writer. [1]