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Last updated: 2008 June 28.

1909 January 1 Birth of Barry Goldwater (Senator-Republican-Arizona, 1953-65, 69-)/Presidential candidate (Republican) 1964). [1] Birth of D D Hindlekar cricketer (Indian batsman and wicket-keeper 1936-46). [1] Birth of Dana Andrews Collins Mississippi; actor (Battle of the Bulge, Laura). [1] January 2 Birth of Rene Etiemble French literature historian (Parlez-vous Franglais). [1] January 3 Birth of Victor Borge [Borge Rosenbaum], Copenhagen Denmark, pianist/comedian. [1] January 5 Birth of Jean-Pierre Aumont Paris France; actor (Count of Monte Cristo, Cat and Mouse, Happy Hooker). [1] Birth of Simon Harcourt Nowell-Smith bibliophile. [1] Birth of Stephen Cole Kleene mathematician (Regular Expressions). [1] January 6 Birth of Johannes H Moesman Dutch surrealist painter (Rumor). [1] Birth of Keith Davis voice tutor/author. [1] January 8 Birth of Bruce Mitchell cricketer (South African bat, their top run-scorer (3471)). [1] January 9 Birth of Herva Nelli soprano. [1] January 10 Birth of Grace Mitchell educator. [1] Birth of Rudolf Kubin composer. [1] January 11 Birth of Gunnar Johnsen Berg composer. [1] Birth of Marguerite Kelsey English model/painter (Haunting). [1] January 12 Birth of Mauritz Hugo Sweden; actor (Atomic Blonde, Road Agent). [1] January 13 Birth of Danny Barker jazz guitarist. [1] Birth of Marinus van der Lubbe Dutch communist. [1] January 14 Birth of Joseph Walton Losey Wisconsin, director (Damned, Accident). [1] January 15 Birth of Elie Siegmeister New York City, New York, composer (Plough and the Stars). [1] Birth of Enrique Sasal y Chapi composer. [1] Birth of Gene Krupa; Benny Goodman's drummer (Sing Sing Sing) (dies 1973). [1] [5] January 21 Birth of Todor Skalovski composer. [1] January 22 Birth of Ann Sothern [Harriette Lake], North Dakota, actress (Lady in a Cage, My Mother the Car). [1] Birth of Lev D Landau Russian physicist (Nobel Prize 1962). [1] Birth of [Sithu] U Thant Burma, third United Nations Secretary-General (1962-72). [1] January 23 Birth of Norman Fulton composer. [1] January 24 Birth of Ann Todd Hartford England, actress (Paradine Case, 7th Veil). [1] Birth of Tiny Winters musician. [1] January 28 Birth of Lionel KP "Buster" Crabb British diver (WWII-George Medal). [1] January 29 Birth of Alan Marshal Sydney Australia; actor (White Cliffs of Dover, Lydia). [1] Birth of Tonypandy Viscount. [1] January 30 Birth of Mihaly Hajou composer. [1] Birth of Richard Hearne Norwich England; actor (Captain Horatio Hornblower). [1] Birth of Saul David Alinsky Chicago Illinois, radical writer (John L Lewis). [1] January 31 Birth of Foley Newns British colonial administrator. [1] Birth of Miron Grindea literary editor. [1] February 1 Birth of Douglas Hall Governor (Somaliland Protectorate). [1] Birth of Helen Chandler Charleston South Carolina, actress (Christopher Strong, Dracula). [1] February 2 Birth of Franc Albertson Fergus Falls Minnesota; actor (Psycho, Alice Adams). [1] February 3 Birth of M Vasalis [Margaretha Droogleever Fortuyn-Leenmans] poet (Phoenix). [1] Birth of Simone Weil Paris, mystic/social philosopher/Resistance fighter (WWII). [1] February 4 Birth of Kenneth W Howell English Anglican bishop (Chile/Bolivia/Peru). [1] Birth of Robert Coote London; actor (Timmy-Rogues, Theodore-Nero Wolfe). [1] February 5 Birth of Grazyna Bacewicz composer. [1] February 6 Birth of Israel Citkowitz composer. [1] February 7 Birth of Joseph "Poeske" Scherens Flemish cyclist (champion sprinter 1932-37). [1] February 8 Birth of Henry Roth writer. [1] February 9 Birth of Carmen Miranda [Maria do Carmo Miranda Da Cunha] Marco de Canavezes Portugal, vocalist/actress (Copacabana, Date With Judy). [1] Birth of Dean Rusk US Secretary of State (1961-69). [1] Birth of Harald Genzmer composer. [1] Birth of Heather Angel Oxford England, actress (Informer, Last of Mohicans). [1] Birth of John Eustace Theodore Brancker lawyer/parliamentarian. [1] February 10 Birth of Lord Milne. [1] February 11 Birth of Joseph L Mankiewicz Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania, film writer/director (Sleuth). [1] Birth of Max Baer [The Livermore Larruper] Omaha Nebraska, heavyweight boxing champion (1934-35)/actor (The Prizefighter and the Lady). [1] February 12 Birth of Barry Wood New Haven Connecticut, singer (Your Hit Parade). [1] February 14 Birth of A Moses Klein Montréal, poet (Hath Not a Jew...). [1] February 15 Birth of Harold Beeley British diplomat. [1] February 16 Birth of Hugh Beaumont Lawrence KS; actor (Ward Cleaver-Leave it to Beaver). [1] Birth of Jeffrey Lynn Auburn Massachusetts; actor (My Son Jeep, The Roaring Twenties). [1] February 17 Birth of Joseph "Poeske" Scherens Belgian cyclist (champion sprinter 1932-37). [1] Birth of Marjorie Lawrence Australia, soprano (Venus-Tannhäuser). [1] February 18 Birth of Matti Jarvinen Finland, javelin thrower (Olympics-gold-1932). [1] Birth of Wallace Stegner novelist/critic (Pulitzer-1971-Angle of Repose). [1] February 19 Birth of Charlie Walker South Australia cricket wicket-keeper (toured but no Tests). [1] February 21 Birth of George G F van Renesse Dutch pianist/music director. [1] Birth of Hans Erni Switzerland, painter/sculptor. [1] Birth of Helen O Dickens [Henderson], US physician/gynaecologist. [1] February 22 Birth of Roderick Barclay diplomat. [1] February 23 Birth of Frank Ward cricketer (Australian leggie late 30s). [1] February 24 Birth of August William Derleth Sauk City Wisconsin, writer (Judge Peck Mysteries). [1] Birth of Jean Yves Morvan Marin broadcaster. [1] Birth of Max Black Dutch/British/US philosopher (analytical philosophy). [1] Birth of Michael Francis Morris Lindsay orientalist. [1] February 25 Birth of Edgar Pangborn US, sci-fi author (Judgment of Eve, Davy). [1] Birth of John Evan "Jasper" Weston Mather writer. [1] February 26 Birth of Phyllis Fanny Primrose-Pechey Cradock TV Chef. [1] February 27 Birth of Elisabeth Welch singer (Song of Freedom, Over the Moon). [1] February 28 Birth of Olan Soule La Harpe Illinois; actor (My Three Sons, Arnie). [1] Birth of Stephen Harold Spender England, poet/critic (Vienna, Edge of Darkness). [1] March 1 Birth of David Niven Kirriemuir Angus Scotland; actor (Casino Royale, Eye of the Devil). [1] Birth of Richard de Guide composer. [1] Birth of Robert Selby Taylor bishop. [1] Birth of Terrence De Marney London England; actor (Case Thomas-Johnny Ringo). [1] March 2 Birth of Hanoch Jacoby composer. [1] Birth of Jan Fabricius Dutch playwright. [1] Birth of Mel Ott first National League-er to hit 500 homeruns, hall of famer (New York Giants). [1] March 3 Birth of Harry Hemsley billionaire New York landlord. [1] Birth of Jay Morris Arena inventor/pediatrician. [1] Birth of Kenton Kilmer poet/translator. [1] March 4 Birth of Harry B Helmsley New York City, New York, billionaire builder (Empire State Building). [1] March 5 Birth of Sutan Sjahrir premier of Indonesia (1945-47). [1] March 6 Birth of Dave Clark music promoter/songwriter. [1] Birth of Obafemi Awolowo Nigeria, President of Nigeria (1979-83). [1] March 7 Birth of Greta Schoon writer. [1] Birth of Leo Malet writer. [1] March 8 Birth of Anthony Donato composer. [1] Birth of Claire Trevor [Wemlinger] New York City, New York, actress (Murder My Sweet, Marjorie Morningstar). [1] Birth of Hugh Murphy English multi-millionaire. [1] March 10 Birth of Gerard Croiset Dutch clairvoyant. [1] March 11 Birth of Ljubica Maric composer. [1] March 13 Birth of Gilbert Inglefield Mayor of London (1967-68). [1] March 14 Birth of André Pieyre de Mandiargues French writer (Margin). [1] March 17 Birth of Patrick Reilly British diplomat. [1] March 18 Ernest Gallo is born; winemaker (dies 2007). [5] March 19 Birth of Louis Hayward Johannesburg South Africa; actor (Lone Wolf, Survivors). [1] March 22 Birth of Gabrielle Roy French-Canadian novelist (Tin Flute). [1] Birth of Jack Popplewell composer/playwright. [1] March 24 Birth of Clyde Barrow bank robber (of Bonnie and Clyde fame). [1] Birth of Thomas E "Tommy" Trinder English radio comic/actor (Phoenix). [1] March 25 Birth of Dutch (Emil) Leonard baseball pitcher (Boston Red Sox, 1.01 ERA 1914). [1] Birth of Jay Blackton New York City, New York, conductor/arranger (Guys and Dolls). [1] March 26 Birth of Chips Rafferty Broken Hill Australia; actor (Desert Rats). [1] Birth of Chris[tiaan R] Reumer Dutch opera singer. [1] March 27 Birth of Ben[jamin F] Webster US tenor saxophonist. [1] Birth of Golo Mann [Gottfried], German/US historian (Antisemitism). [1] March 28 Birth of Nelson Algren US, novelist (Man with the Golden Arm). [1] March 29 Birth of Moon Mullican hillbilly pianist (7 Nights of Rock). [1] Birth of Yvonne Waegemans Flemish writer (Gnome Patjoepelke). [1] March 30 Birth of Ernst Gombrich OM/FBA/director (Warburg Institute). [1] March 31 Birth of Pieter Jongeling Dutch Member of Parliament (GVP)/editor (Netherlands Daily). [1] Birth of Robert Brasillach French author/Nazi collaborator. [1] April 1 Birth of Abner Biberman Milwaukee Wisconsin, director/actor (Imhook-Kodiak). [1] April 2 Birth of Jean Kurt Forest composer. [1] April 5 Birth of Alberto Romero "Cubby" Broccoli New York City, New York, film producer (James Bond). [1] Birth of Gerald Bond cricketer (one Test South Africa vs England 1938, 0 and 0-16). [1] April 8 Birth of George Dixon trumpet/sax. [1] Birth of Olavi Pesonen composer. [1] Birth of William James Millar Mackenzie political scientist. [1] April 9 Birth of Domenico Enrici Apostolic Nuncio. [1] Birth of Ivan Ivonovich Dzerzhinsky composer. [1] Birth of Robert Helpmann Mount Gambier Australia; actor (Second Time Lucky). [1] Birth of Robert Murray Halpmann dancer. [1] April 13 Birth of Eudora Welty Jackson Mississippi, novelist (Optimist's Daughter-Pulitzer 1973). [1] Birth of Jan Veldkamp Dutch geophysicist/director (KNMI). [1] Birth of Mervyn Hugh Cowie willife conservationist. [1] April 16 Birth of Herman Uyttersprot Flemish literature historian. [1] April 17 Birth of Alain Emile Louis Marie Poher politician. [1] Birth of Humphrey Sims Moore pacifist/journalist. [1] Birth of Patrick Reilly diplomat. [1] April 20 Birth of Guido Alberti literary patron/businessman. [1] Birth of Lionel Hampton orchestra leader/vibraphone improviser (Depths Below). [1] Birth of Richard Stubbs publicity adviser. [1] April 21 Birth of Rollo May US, psychologist (Love and Will). [1] April 22 Birth of Ralph Byrd Dayton Ohio; actor (Dick Tracy TV Show). [1] April 23 Birth of Thomas Padmore senior civil servant. [1] April 24 Birth of Bernhard Grzimek zoologist (West Germany). [1] Birth of Irven Spence animator. [1] April 25 Birth of Jaroslav Doubrava composer. [1] April 26 Birth of Richard Howorth cricketer (English all-rounder, three county doubles). [1] April 27 Birth of Muriel C Bradbrook English writer (That Infidel Place). [1] April 29 Birth of Daniel Raphael Mayer journalist/resistance leader. [1] Birth of Tom Ewell [S Yewell Tompkins] Owensboro Kentucky; actor (Tom Ewell Show, 7 Year Itch, Adam's Rib). [1] April 30 Birth of Queen Juliana of Netherlands (1948-80). [1] May 1 Birth of Ethel Jane Cain original United Kingdom Speaking Clock voice. [1] Birth of George Melachrino composer. [1] Birth of Yannis Ritsos Greek poet. [1] May 4 Birth of Howard Da Silva [Silverblatt] Cleveland Ohio; actor (Ben Franklin-1776). [1] Birth of Jeroom Verten [Jozef F Vermetten] Flemish playwright. [1] May 5 Birth of Miklós Radnóti writer. [1] May 7 Birth of Edwin H Land inventor (instant photography (Polaroid)). [1] May 10 Birth of Lord Harold Francis Collison British union leader (agriculture workers). [1] Birth of Maybelle Carter Nickelsville Virginia, country singer (Johnny Cash Show). [1] May 11 Birth of Herbert Murrill composer. [1] May 14 Birth of Vladimir Alatortsev USSR, International Chess Master (1950). [1] May 15 Birth of James Mason England; actor (Lolita, Bloodline, Boys From Brazil). [1] Birth of Rodolfo Cornejo composer. [1] May 16 Birth of Charles Wislon principal (Glasgow University). [1] May 17 Birth of Edward Playfair British senior civil servant. [1] Birth of Magda Schneider actress (Eva, Going Gay, Be Mine Tonight). [1] May 18 Birth of Fred Perry Stockport England, tennis star/commentator (Wimbledon 1934-36). [1] May 19 Birth of Bruce Bennett Tacoma Washington; actor (Before I Hang, Sahara). [1] Birth of Schlomo Joffe composer. [1] May 20 Birth of Edward Moss Hutchinson educationalist. [1] Birth of John Arkell director of administration (BBC). [1] May 21 Birth of Guy de Rothschild French banker. [1] May 23 Birth of Edwin Arrowsmith diplomat. [1] May 24 Birth of Guillermo Diaz-Plaja Spanish literary/poet (Lorca). [1] Birth of Louis Fürnberg writer. [1] Birth of Wilbur Mills (Representative-Democrat-Arkansas)/involved with Fanne Foxe. [1] May 26 Birth of Matt Busby Scottish soccer coach (Manchester United). [1] Birth of Richard Maibaum New York City, New York, screenwriter (Goldfinger). [1] May 27 Birth of Isador Goodman composer. [1] May 28 Birth of John Schepens [Jean Baudoux] Flemish journalist/writer (Polyfoto). [1] May 29 Birth of Neil R[onald] Jones US, sci-fi author (Space War, Twin Worlds). [1] May 30 Birth of Benny Goodman in Chicago, Illinois, USA; clarinetist/bandleader (King of Swing) (dies 1986). [1] [5] Birth of George Headley cricketer (in Panamá All-time great West Indies batsman). [1] May 31 Birth of Jan Lewando British director (Marks and Spencer). [1] Birth of Thor Thorvaldsen Norway, yachtsman (Olympics-gold-1948, 52). [1] June 4 Birth of Paul Nordoff Philadelphia, composer (Frog Prince). [1] June 7 Birth ofUS Congressman Peter Rodino (Democrat-New Jersey); chaired Watergate hearings. [1] Birth of Jessica Tandy London, actress (Birds, Cocoon, Batteries Not Included). [1] Birth of Peter Rodino (Representative-Democrat-New Jersey) chaired Watergate congressional council. [1] June 12 Birth of Archie Bleyer Corona New York, orchestra leader (Arthur Godfrey). [1] June 14 Birth of Burl Ives Hunt Illinois, folk singer/actor (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof). [1] June 19 Birth of Osamu Dazai Japan, novelist (Tsugaru, No Longer Human). [1] June 20 Birth of Errol Flynn; actor (Captain Blood, Robin Hood, Against All Flags) (dies 1959). [1] [5] June 24 Birth of Milton Katims New York City, conductor/violist (WOR-New York City). [1] June 26 Birth of Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis Presley's manager. [1] [5] June 28 Birth of Eric Ambler suspense author (Epitaph for a Spy). [1] June 29 Birth of Leroy Anderson US, composer (Syncopated Clock). [1] June 30 Birth of Juan Bosch poet/pres of the Dominican Republic (1962-63). [1] July 1 Birth of Madge Evans Manhattan New York City, TV panelist (Masquerade Party). [1] July 3 Birth of Earl L Butz US Secretary of Agriculture (1971-76); a real Butz. [1] Birth of Stavros Niachos Greece (Those Fabulous Greeks). [1] July 4 Birth of Alec Templeton Cardiff Wales, pianist/composer (Concertino Lirico). [1] July 5 Birth of Andrei Gromyko USSR, diplomat/USSR President (1985-89) [7/18 NS]. [1] July 9 Birth of Jester Hairston actor (Riley-Amen). [1] July 12 Birth of Joey Faye New York City, comedian (Joey Faye's Follies). [1] July 14 Birth of Annabella [Suzanne G Charpentier], Paris, actress (Dinner at Ritz). [1] July 17 Birth of Hardy Amies London England, royal dressmaker (Queen Elizabeth II). [1] July 18 Birth of Andrei Gromyko USSR, diplomat/USSR President (1985-89) [7/5 OS]. [1] Birth of Harriet Nelson Des Moines, actress (Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet). [1] July 28 Birth of Malcolm Lowry novelist (Under the Volcano). [1] July 30 Birth of Cyril Northcote Parkinson England, historian (Pursuit of Progress). [1] August 4 Birth of Glenn Cunningham US middle distance runner in the 1930s. [1] August 9 Birth of John Baur museum director/author (American Paintings in 19th Century). [1] August 10 Birth of Mohammed V King of Morocco (1953, 1955-61). [1] August 13 Birth of John Beal actor (Amityville 3D). [1] August 21 Birth of C Dillon Douglas Geneva Switz, US Secretary of Treasury (1961-65). [1] August 22 Birth of Mel Hein NFL center (New York Giants). [1] August 25 Birth of Michael Rennie actor (The Robe, Klatuu-Day the Earth Stood Still). [1] Birth of Ruby Keeler Halifax NS, dancer (Dames). [1] August 26 Birth of Frank Gasparro Philadelphia Pennsylvania, US chief engraver (1965-81). [1] August 29 Birth of Roy Reuther Wheeling West Virginia, labor leader. [1] August 30 Birth of Joan Blondell New York City, actress (Real McCoys, Here Come the Brides). [1] September 7 Birth of Elia Kazan Canstaninople Turkey, director (Streetcar Named Desire). [1] September 10 Birth of Raymond Scott Brooklyn, New York, orchestra leader (Your Hit Parade). [1] September 11 Birth of Anne Seymour Engld, actress (Gemini Affair, Empire, Tim Conway Show). [1] Birth of William Natcher (Representative-Democrat-Ky). [1] September 12 Birth of Spud Chandler baseball player (American League Most Valuable Player 1943). [1] September 21 Birth of Kwame Nkrumah President of Ghana (1958-66). [1] September 28 Birth of Al Capp New Haven Connecticut, cartoonist (Li'l Abner). [1] October 1 Birth of Sam Yorty (Mayor-LA). [1] October 6 Birth of Carol Lombard actress (My Man Godfrey, In Name Only). [1] October 8 Birth of Bill Hewitt NFL end (Chicago Bears, Philadelphia Eagles). [1] October 13 Birth of Herblock (Herbert L Block) political cartoonist. [1] October 15 Birth of Robert Trout Wake County North Carolina, newscaster (ABC). [1] October 19 Birth of Robert Beatty actor (Amorous Mr Pawn). [1] October 25 Birth of Philleo Nash US Bureau of Indian Affairs (1961-67). [1] Birth of Whit Bissel New York City; actor (Time Machine, General Kirk-Time Tunnel). [1] November 3 Birth of James Reston columnist (New York Times). [1] November 4 Birth of Ciro Alegria Peru, novelist (Golden Serpent). [1] November 11 Birth of Robert Ryan Chicago; actor (Billy Budd, Dirty Dozen, Longest Day). [1] November 14 Birth of Joseph R McCarthy (Senator-Republican-WI), anti-communist lunatic. [1] November 15 Birth of Don Large Canada, choral director (Wayne King). [1] November 18 Birth of Johnny Mercer Savannah Georgia, lyricist (Moon River, That Old Black Magic). [1] November 20 Birth of Alan Bible (Senator-Democrat-Nevada, 1954-74). [1] November 27 Birth of James Agee American writer (The African Queen). [1] December 1 Birth of Jan Koplowitz writer. [1] December 6 Birth of Alan McGilvray cricketer (20 games for New South Wales mid 1930s)/cmmentator (ABC). [1] Birth of Kenneth Watkins woodland conservationist. [1] December 7 Birth of Jacob Kainen artist/curator. [1] December 9 Birth of Douglas Fairbanks Jr New York City, New York; actor (Ghost Story). [1] December 12 Birth of Armand H F Boni the Good One, Flemish poet/writer. [1] December 14 Birth of Edward L Tatum US, molecular geneticist (Nobel Prize 1958). [1] Birth of Phia [Sophia R] Berghout harpist/founder Eduard of Beinumstichting. [1] December 16 Birth of Henricus Verbunt civil servant/resistance fighter. [1] Birth of Lall Singh cricketer (scored 15 and 29 in India's first Test match). [1] December 17 Birth of Ferdinand H Aus der Fünten German war criminal (Breda 4). [1] December 18 Birth of Mona Barrie [Smith] London England, actress (Dawn on the Great Divide). [1] December 20 Birth of Vagn Holmboe composer. [1] December 21 Birth of George Ball Iowa, lawyer/UnderSecretary of state. [1] Birth of Seichô Matsumoto Dutch Japanese detective/playwright (10 to Sen). [1] December 22 Birth of Alan Carney [David Boughal] Brooklyn New York; actor (Zombies on Broadway). [1] December 23 Birth of Barney Ross New York City, New York, Welterweight Boxing Champion (1934). [1] Birth of Don Cleverley cricketer (two Tests for New Zealand 1932 and 1946, took 0-130). [1] Birth of Maurice Denham Beckenham England; actor (Mr Love, Damn the Defiant). [1] December 24 Birth of Adam Popovich composer. [1] Birth of Adam Rapacki Polish minister of Foreign Affairs (1956-68). [1] December 25 Birth of Louis van Lint Belgian painter. [1] Birth of Marguerite Churchill Kansas City Missouri, actress (Dracula's Daughter, Big Trail). [1] Birth of Mike Mazurki Tarnopal Austria; actor/wrestler (Centerfold Girls). [1] December 27 Birth of Johan[nes B] Schmitz Dutch actor/reciter (Lucifer, MacBeth). [1] December 28 Birth of Billy Williams Waco Texas, singer (Your Show of Shows). [1] Birth of Nikola J Vaptsarov Bulgaria poet (Subrani Sutsjinenija). [1]