- January 8
- Birth of José Ferrer in Santurce, Puerto Rico; actor/director (Cyrano de Bergerac, Blood Tide, Dune, Big Bus, George Washington, The Rhinemann Exchange, The French Atlantic Affair, Young Harry Houdini, Blood Feud, Newhart, Your Show of Shows). [1] [457]
- Birth of Rudolf G Escher; Dutch composer (True Face of Peace). [1]
- January 11
- Birth of Donald Barry in Houston, Texas, USA; actor (Mr Gallo - Mr Novak). [1]
- Birth of Roger Lewis; aviation executive (Lockheed, Curtiss Wright, Pan Am). [1]
- Birth of Thomas "Schoolboy" Rowe in Waco, Texas, USA; pitcher (Detroit Tigers). [1]
- January 14
- Birth of Rudolf Hagelstange; German author/poet (Spielball der Götter). [1]
- January 15
- Birth of Michel J-P Debré; premier of France (1959-62). [1]
- January 16
- Birth of Franz Tumler in Austria; author/novelist (Cloak, Aufruf). [1]
- January 18
- Birth of Charles Moeller; Belgian theologist (Humanisme et sainteté). [1]
- Birth of René Gabriëls; Belgian billiard professional (7 World/9 European championships). [1]
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- Birth of William Sansom; English writer (The Loving Eye). [1]
- January 19
- Birth of Francis David Charteris; Earl of Wemyss and March/Scottish landowner. [1]
- Birth of Jean G H "Sjeng" Tans; Dutch socialist democratic chairman (1965-69). [1]
- Birth of Leonid V Kantorovich in Saint Petersburg, Russia; economist (Nobel Prize). [1]
- January 20
- Birth of Christopher Casson; Irish actor (Zardoz, Educating Rita). [1]
- January 21
- Birth of Konrad Bloch in Germany; biochemist (studied cholesterol-Nobel Prize 1964). [1]
- January 23
- Birth of Ank van der Moer; actress (Verkade, Dutch Comedy). [1]
- January 24
- Birth of Ken Weekes; cricket player (West Indies batsman versus England 1939, 137 at The Oval). [1]
- January 26
- Birth of Cora Baird in New York City, New York, USA; puppeteer (Kukla, Fran and Ollie). [1]
- January 27
- Birth of Lawrence Durrell; Indian/British writer (Private Country). [1]
- January 28
- Birth of Jackson Pollock in Cody, Wyoming, USA; abstract artist (Lavender Mist). [1]
- Birth of William "Bill" Henson; English diplomat (Prague 1939). [1]
- January 29
- Birth of Jacob "Jaap" Balk; journalist (AH, Onder de Keizerskroon). [1]
- Birth of Professor Irwin Corey in Brooklyn, New York, USA; comedian (Car Wash, Doc). [1]
- January 30
- Birth of Barbara Tuchman; US historian/author (Pulitzer, Guns of August). [1]
- Birth of Jadwiga Wajsowna-Marcinkiewicz; discus thrower (Olympics-bronze-1932). [1]
- February 2
- Birth of Burton Lane; Broadway composer (Finian's Rainbow). [1]
- Birth of Stefan Schnabel; German actor (Anna, Dracula's Widow, Firefox). [1]
- February 3
- Birth of Jacques Soustelle; French minister of information. [1]
- February 4
- Birth of Byron Nelson in Fort Worth, Texas, USA; PGA golfer (won 19 tournaments in 1945). [1]
- Birth of James Craig in Nashville, Tennessee, USA; actor (Devil and Daniel Webster, Cyclops). [1]
- February 5
- Birth of Willard Parker in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Kiss Me Kate, What A Woman). [1]
- February 6
- Birth of Eva Braun; mistress of Adolf Hitler. [1]
- February 7
- Birth of Derek Farr in London, England; actor (8 O'Clock Walk, Doctor at Large). [1]
- Birth of Jane Ross in Spokane, Washington, USA; actress (Audrey - Phyllis, Coed Fever). [1]
- February 11
- Birth of Roy Fuller in England; poet/novelist (Lost Season). [1]
- Birth of Rudolf Firkusny in Napajedla, Czechoslovakia; pianist (Julliard). [1]
- February 12
- Birth of Ernest Clark in London, England; actor (Doctor in the House). [1]
- February 13
- Birth of Jose de Capriles; US fencer (Olympics-1936, 1948, 1952). [1]
- Birth of Margaretta Scott; actress (Crescendo, Where's Charley, Counterblast). [1]
- February 14
- Birth of Edmund George Love; US teacher/historian/author (A Small Bequest). [1]
- Birth of Juan Pujol Garcia [Garbo/Arabel]; Spanish British/German double agent. [1]
- February 15
- Birth of George Mikes in Hungary; British writer (How to Be an Alien). [1]
- February 16
- Birth of Arthur Crook; British editor (Times Literary Supplement). [1]
- Birth of Del Sharbutt in Cleburne, Texas, USA; TV announcer (Your Hit Parade). [1]
- Birth of Machito "Frank Grillo" in Florida, USA; bandleader (created salsa music). [1]
- Birth of Maitland Mackie; Lord Lieutenant (Aberdeenshire). [1]
- February 17
- Birth of Andre [Alice Mary] Norton in Cleveland, Ohio, USA; science fiction writer (Beast Master, Stand and Deliver). [1]
- February 18
- Birth of Heinz Kühn; German premier (North-Rhine Westphalia). [1]
- February 19
- Birth of Adolf Rudnicki; Polish writer (Niekochana). [1]
- Birth of Stan Kenton [Newcomb] in Wichita, Kansas, USA; jazz musician/orchestra leader (Music 55). [1]
- February 21
- Birth of Arline Judge; actress (Girls in Chains, Mad Wednesday, Age of Consent). [1]
- Birth of Nikita Magaloff; Russian/Swiss pianist (Arkadia 598-Schubert). [1]
- February 25
- Birth of Richard Wattis in England; actor (Hobson's Choice, Prince and Showgirl). [1]
- February 27
- Birth of Hugues Panassié; French jazz saxophonist/author (Hot Club of France). [1]
- Birth of Lawrence Durrell in Darjeeling, India; writer (Alexandria Quartet). [1]
- February 28
- Birth of Helmut Coing; German lawyer/director (Max-Planck-institute). [1]
- March 2
- Birth of Arthur Beaumont C Langton; cricket player (South African pace bowler of 1930s). [1]
- March 4
- Birth of John Garfield in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Air Force, Destination Tokyo, Juarez). [1]
- March 11
- Birth of Xavier Montsalvatge; Spanish composer (El gato con botas). [1]
- March 12
- Birth of James McKay; lord provost of Edinburgh. [1]
- Birth of Kylie Tennant; novelist (Battlers, Lost Haven). [1]
- Birth of Paul Weston AKA Paul Wetstein in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA; Orchestra leader, music arranger (Rudy Vallee's Fleischmann Hour radio show, Tommy Dorsey, Dinah Shore, Bob Crosby, Johnny Mercer's Music Shop radio show, Chesterfield Supper Club, Duffy's Tavern), TV musical director (Danny Kaye, Jonathan Winters, Jim Nabors Hour). [1] [457]
- March 14
- Birth of Les Brown in Reinerton, Pennsylvania, USA; bandleader (Band of Renown, Bob Hope, "Sentimental Journey", "My Dreams are Getting Better All the Time", "Leap Frog", "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm"), musical director (Dean Martin). [1] [457]
- March 15
- Birth of Louis Paul Boon; Flemish writer (Kapellekensbaan). [1]
- Birth of Sam [Lightnin'] Hopkins in Centerville, Texas, USA; blues stylist (Ball of Twine). [1]
- March 16
- Birth of Patricia Nixon [Thelma Catherine] in Ely, Nevada, USA; first lady (1969-74). [1]
- March 17
- Birth of Joe Stydahar; NFL tackle (Chicago Bears). [1]
- March 19
- Birth of Russ Case in Hamburg, Iowa, USA; orchestra leader (Julius La Rosa Show). [1]
- March 21
- Birth of Peter Bull; actor/author (Executioner, Tom Jones, Dr Strangelove). [1]
- March 22
- Birth of Wilfrid Brambell in Dublin, Ireland; actor (A Hard Day's Night). [1]
- March 23
- Birth of Alfred Schwarzmann in Germany; gymnast (Olympics-2 golds-1936). [1]
- Birth of John Payne in Roanoke, Virginia, USA; actor (Dodsworth, Razor's Edge). [1]
- Birth of Werner von Braun in Wirsitz, Germany; rocket expert (I Aim at the Stars). [1]
- March 27
- Birth of James Callaghan; (Liberal) British Prime Minister (1976-79). [1]
- March 28
- Birth of A[rthur] Bertram Chandler in the United Kingdom; sci-fi author (Empress of Outer Space). [1]
- Birth of Frank Lovejoy in the Bronx, New York, USA; actor (Gangbusters radio show, Night Beat radio show, Mr. and Mrs. North radio show, Murder and Mr. Malone radio show, This is Your FBI radio show, The Blue Beetle radio show, Damon Runyon Theater radio show, Man Against Crime TV show, Meet McGraw TV show). [1] [457]
- March 30
- Birth of Jack Cowie; cricket player (successful New Zealand fast bowler either side of WWII). [1]
- April 2
- Birth of Herbert Mills in Piqua, Ohio, USA; singer (Mills Brothers - "Paper Doll", "You Always Hurt the One You Love", "Glow-Worm", "Cab Driver"). [457]
- April 3
- Birth of Addeke H Boerma; Dutch Director-General (FAO). [1]
- Birth of Bert Bakker; Dutch publisher (Free Netherlands). [1]
- April 5
- Birth of John Le Mesurier in Bedford, England; actor (Jabberwocky, Dad's Army). [1]
- April 6
- Birth of Wilhelmus H L "Willem" Tollenaar; actor/director (Don Carlos). [1]
- April 8
- Birth of Josef Gabcík in Czechoslovakia; WWII resistance fighter (attacked Reinhard Heydrich). [1]
- Birth of Sonja Henie in Oslo, Norway; ice skater (Olympics-gold-1928,1932,1936), actor. [1]
- April 10
- Birth of Clarke Hinkle; NFL fullback (Green Bay Packers). [1]
- Birth of Roy Hofheinz; engineer (Houston Astrodome). [1]
- April 11
- Birth of John Larkin in Oakland, California, USA; actor (Saints and Sinners, 12 O'Clock High). [1]
- April 12
- Birth of Eric Feldary in Budapest, Hungary; actor (16 Fathoms Deep). [1]
- Birth of Georges Franju in France; director (Judex, L'homme sans visage). [1]
- Birth of Herbert Mills; singer (Mills Brothers). [1]
- April 13
- Birth of Roy Winsor in Chicago, Illinois, USA; producer (Search for Tomorrow, Love of Life). [1]
- April 14
- Birth of Piet van Egmond; Dutch organist/conductor (Netherlands Chamber Orchestra). [1]
- April 15
- Birth of Kim Il Sung; President of North Korea (1945-94). [1]
- Birth of Peter Menzies; CEO (British Electricity Council). [1]
- April 16
- Birth of David Langton in Scotland; actor (Quintet, Saint Joan, Abandon Ship). [1]
- April 17
- Birth of Isador Caplan; lawyer/Aldeburgh Festival Pioneer. [1]
- April 18
- Birth of Wendy Barrie in Hong Kong; hostess (Wendy Barrie Show). [1]
- April 19
- Birth of Glenn T Seaborg; head of Atomic Energy Commission, chemist, discovered Plutonium, Nobel Prize 1951. [1]
- April 20
- Birth of David Townsend; cricket player (3 Tests England versus West Indies 1935). [1]
- Birth of Ed Jones; American politician (Representative-Democrat-Tennessee, 1969-). [1]
- Birth of Soewarsil Djojopoespito in Indonesia; writer (Toe the Line). [1]
- April 22
- Birth of Kathleen Mary in Ferrier, England; contralto (Orfeo Ed Evridice). [1]
- April 26
- Birth of A[lfred] E[lton] Van Vogt in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; science fiction writer (Cosmic Encounter). [1]
- April 27
- Birth of Franz Weyergans; Belgian literary (Les Gens Heureux). [1]
- Birth of Renato Rascel; actor (Seven Hills of Rome, Secrets of Santa Vittoria). [1]
- April 28
- Birth of Odette Hallowes; British classified agent in France (WWII). [1]
- April 29
- Birth of Richard Carlson in Albert Lea, Minnesota, USA; actor (All I Desire, Flat Top, Valley of Gwangi, I Led Three Lives TV show, MacKenzie's Raiders TV show). [1] [457]
- May 2
- Birth of Axel Springer; German newspaper magnate. [1]
- Birth of Marten Toonder; writer/cartoonist (Mr Bommel). [1]
- May 4
- Birth of Lou Brown in Brooklyn, New York, USA; orchestra leader (Jerry Lewis Show). [1]
- May 5
- Birth of Alice Faye [Ann Jeanne Leppert] in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Barricade, State Fair). [1]
- May 6
- Birth of Barend Roest Crollius; painter/writer (Chronicle Sins of Youth). [1]
- Birth of Bill Quinn in New York City, New York, USA; actor (The Rifleman, Van Ranseleer - All in the Family). [1]
- May 8
- Birth of Gertrud Fussenegger [Dorn]; Austrian writer (Mohrenlegende). [1]
- May 9
- Birth of Pedro Armendariz in México; actor (From Russia With Love). [1]
- May 10
- Birth of Edward Gardner; Queen's Court/Member of Parliament. [1]
- May 11
- Birth of Foster Brooks in Louisville, Kentucky, USA; comedian/actor (Miles - Mork and Mindy). [1]
- May 13
- Birth of Helen Craig in San Antonio, Texas, USA; actress (Snake Pit, They Live by Night). [1]
- May 15
- Birth of Alexis Nihon in Bahamas; wrestler (Olympics-1968). [1]
- Birth of Arthur Victor Berger in New York City, New York, USA; composer (Ideas of Order). [1]
- May 16
- Birth of Studs Terkel in New York City, New York, USA; author/host (Stud's Place, Working). [1]
- May 17
- Birth of Archibald Cox; first Watergate special prosecutor. [1]
- Birth of Clarence "Ace" Parker; NFL quarterback (Brooklyn Dodgers, Boston Yankees). [1]
- May 18
- Birth of Georg von Opel; German auto manufacturer. [1]
- Birth of Perry [Pierino] Como in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, USA; singer/TV host (Perry Como Show). [1]
- Birth of Richard Brooks in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; director (Blackboard Jungle, In Cold Blood). [1]
- May 22
- Birth of Hendrik Koekoek; Dutch Member of Parliament (Farmers Party). [1]
- May 23
- Birth of David Barran; CEO (Midland Bank, England). [1]
- Birth of Jean Françaix in Le Mans, France; composer (Le Rui Nu). [1]
- Birth of John Payne in Roanoke, Virginia, USA; actor (Restless Gun). [1]
- Birth of Marius Goring in Isle of Wight; actor (Herr Palitz - Holocaust). [1]
- Birth of Samuel Curran; vice chancellor (Strathclyde University). [1]
- May 24
- Birth of Joseph Anthony [Deuster]; US director/actor (Matchmaker, Tomorrow). [1]
- May 25
- Birth of Eddie Maxwell; singer ("Yes We Have No Bananas"). [1]
- May 26
- Birth of János Kádár; premier of Hungary (1956-58). [1]
- May 27
- Birth of John Cheever; writer (Wapshot Chronicle). [1]
- Birth of Sam Snead in Hot Springs, Virginia, USA; PGA golfer (Masters 1949, 1952, 1954; PGA-1963, 1965, 1967, 1970, 1972, 1973). [1]
- May 28
- Birth of Patrick White in Australia; novelist (Happy Valley, Nobel Prize 1973). [1]
- May 29
- Birth of John Hanlo; Dutch poet (Go to the Mosque). [1]
- May 30
- Birth of Hugh Griffith in Anglesey, Wales; actor (Ben Hur, Mutiny on the Bounty, Oliver!). [1]
- Birth of Joseph Stein; dramatist/playwright (Fiddler on the Roof). [1]
- May 31
- Birth of Barbara Pepper in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Doris Ziffel - Green Acres, Rogue Tavern). [1]
- Birth of Dave O'Brien in Big Springs, Texas, USA; actor (Kiss Me Kate, First Aid). [1]
- Birth of Henry M "Scoop" Jackson; American politician (Senator-Democrat-Washington). [1]
- Birth of Martin Schwarzschild; US astronomer (evolution). [1]
- June 5
- Birth of Josef Neckermann in Germany; equestrian dressage (Olympic-gold-1968). [1]
- June 9
- Birth of Ingolf Dahl in Hamburg, Germany; composer (Andante and Arioso). [1]
- June 12
- Birth of Russell "Lucky" Hayden in Chico, California, USA; actor (Judge Roy Bean). [1]
- June 13
- Birth of Mary Wickes in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA; actress (Dennis the Menace, Julia, Doc). [1]
- June 17
- Birth of Don Gillis in Cameron, Missouri, USA; composer (Symphony 5 1/2). [1]
- June 18
- Birth of Henry Brandon in Berlin, Germany; actor (Drums of Fu Manchu). [1]
- June 19
- Birth of Jerry Jerome in Brooklyn, New York, USA; saxophonist (Words and Music). [1]
- Birth of Martin Gabel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; TV host (With this Ring). [1]
- June 21
- Birth of Mary McCarthy; US novelist (Group). [1]
- June 23
- Birth of Alan Turing; mathematician pioneer in computer theory (Turing Machine). [1]
- June 24
- Birth of Norman Cousins; editor (Saturday Review). [1]
- June 27
- Birth of Audrey Christie in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actress (Dorothy - Fair Exchange). [1]
- June 29
- Birth of José Pablo Moncayo Garcia in Guadalajara, México; composer (Huapango). [1]
- June 30
- Birth of Dan Reeves; NFL team owner (Cleveland Rams, Los Angeles Rams). [1]
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