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Last updated: 2008 June 28.

1917 January 3 Birth of Vernon Walters New York City, New York, US permanent representative to the United Nations. [1] January 4 Birth of Jesse [Marc Weidenfeld] White Buffalo New York; actor (Maytag Repairman, Bedtime for Bonzo, Million Dollar Mermaid). [1] Birth of Maurice Wohl English broker/multi-millionaire. [1] January 5 Birth of Reginald Smith Brindle composer. [1] Birth of Wieland Wagner German opera director. [1] January 6 Birth of Guillermo Rosario Dutch Antilles, writer (E rais ku no ke muri). [1] January 7 Birth of Ulysses Sipmson Kay composer. [1] January 8 Birth of Peter Taylor US writer. [1] Birth of Stanley Prager New York City, New York, comedian (College Bowl). [1] January 9 Birth of Herbert Lom Czech; actor (Pink Panther Strikes Again, Dorian Gray). [1] January 10 Birth of Jerry Wexler music producer (Aretha Franklin/Bob Dylan). [1] January 12 Birth of Walter Hendl West New York New Jersey, conductor. [1] January 13 Birth of Felix Guerro Diaz composer. [1] January 16 Birth of Buddy Lester Chicago Illinois; actor (Nick-Phil Silvers Show). [1] January 17 Birth of Maruthur Gopalan Ramachandran (MGR) Indian film star, politician. [1] Birth of Oskar Morawetz Svetla Czechoslovakia, composer. [1] Birth of Ulyses Simpson Kay composer. [1] January 18 Birth of Oscar Lewenstein impressario. [1] January 19 Birth of John Raitt Bonnie Raitt's father/singer/actor (Pajama Game). [1] Birth of Rudolf Maros composer. [1] January 21 Birth of Rohan Butler historian. [1] January 22 Birth of Albert "Pud" Brown clarinetist/saxophonist. [1] Birth of Herwig Hensen [Flor Mielants], Flemish poet/playwright. [1] January 27 Birth of Dunboyne Lord. [1] Birth of Merrivale Lord. [1] January 29 Birth of John Raitt Santa Ana California; actor/singer (Chevy Show, Pajama Game). [1] January 31 Birth of Erich Geiringer General practitioner campaigner. [1] Birth of Jose Maceda composer. [1] February 4 Birth of Aga Yahya Khan Pakistan military/politician. [1] February 5 Birth of Zsa Zsa Gabor [Zsa Sari], Budapest Hungary, actress (Queen of Outer Space). [1] February 6 Birth of Arthur Gold Toronto, Canada, pianist. [1] Birth of Liberato Firmino Sifonia composer. [1] February 7 Birth of Dick Emery London England; actor/comedian (Yellow Submarine, Loot, Baby Love). [1] February 11 Birth of Richard Jock Kinneir graphic designer. [1] Birth of Sidney Sheldon novelist (1947 Academy Award, 1959 Tony, Bloodline). [1] February 12 Birth of Thomas K Scherman New York City, New York, conductor (Little Orchestra Society 1947-75). [1] February 13 Birth of Polly Rose actress (Myrtle-Love That Jill). [1] February 14 Birth of Herbert A Hauptman New York City, New York, x-ray crystallographer (Nobel Prize 1985). [1] February 18 Birth of Phyllis Calvert London, actress (Man in Grey). [1] February 19 Birth of Carson McCullers US, novelist (Heart Is a Lonely Hunter). [1] February 20 Birth of Frederick Page CEO (British Aerospace Aircraft Group). [1] February 21 Birth of Victor G M Marijnen Dutch premier (1963-65). [1] February 22 Birth of Harmen van Rossum civil servant/resistance fighter (WWII). [1] Birth of Jack Robertson cricketer (superb England batsman only played 11 Tests). [1] Birth of Jane Bowles writer. [1] February 23 Birth of Kenneth Tobey actor (Chuck-Whirlybirds). [1] February 24 Birth of William Fairbank Minneapolis Minnesota, physicist (superconductivity). [1] February 25 Birth of Alex Gordon architect. [1] Birth of Anthony Burgess essayist/novelist (A Clockwork Orange). [1] Birth of Asta E R Elstak Suriname/Dutch social worker. [1] February 26 Birth of Robert Taft Jr (Senator-Republican-Ohio). [1] February 27 Birth of John Bowden Connally Jr Floresville Texas, (Governor/Senator-Democrat/Representative-Texas), wounded in the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy. [1] February 28 Birth of Hans Deutgen Sweden, world champion archer. [1] March 1 Birth of Dinah Shore Winchester Tennessee, singer (See the USA in a Chevrolet). [1] [5] Birth of Robert Lowell poet/pacifist (Lord Weary's Castle, Near the Ocean). [1] March 2 Birth of Desi Arnaz Santiago Cuba, singer/actor (Ricky Ricardo-I Love Lucy). [1] Birth of Jim Konstanty baseball player (National League Most Valuable Player 1950). [1] Birth of John Gardner composer. [1] March 3 Birth of Bert van Aerschot Flemish writer (Elevator, Women). [1] March 5 Birth of Joseph Stone lawyer. [1] Birth of Virginia Christine Stanton Iowa, actress (Tales of Wells Fargo). [1] March 6 Birth of J A Mommersteeg Dutch Assistant Secretary of Defense (KVP). [1] Birth of Roy Scott cricketer (one Test New Zealand vs England 1947, 18, 1-74). [1] March 7 Birth of Davis Roberts Mobile Alabama; actor (Mr Johnson-Boone). [1] Birth of Janet Collins ballerina. [1] Birth of Robert Erickson composer. [1] March 8 Birth of A Marja [ATE Mooy], Dutch literary (Shreds on the River). [1] March 9 Birth of Dante B Fascell (Representative-Democrat-Florida, 1955-). [1] March 11 Birth of GE Göran Schildt Finnish art historian/writer (Solbåten). [1] March 12 Birth of Googie Withers Karachi India, actress (One of Our Aircraft is Missing). [1] Birth of Tom Normanton British Member of Parliament. [1] March 13 Birth of Ina Ray Hutton Chicago Illinois, orchestra leader (Ina Ray Hutton Show). [1] Birth of Maria Vlamynck Flemish author. [1] March 14 Birth of Macha Louis Rosenthal critic/poet. [1] March 17 Birth of Arthur Basil Cotle medievalist. [1] Birth of Brian Boydell composer. [1] March 19 Birth of Dino Lipatti composer. [1] March 20 Birth of Dame Vera Lynn singer (Anniversary Waltz). [1] Birth of Dolf Verspoor literary/interpreter (M Nijhoff Prize 1958). [1] Birth of Kalervo H Hortamo Finnish poet (Sydänmaa). [1] Birth of Peter Caddy founder (Findhorn Community). [1] March 22 Birth of C S Pick publisher. [1] Birth of Paul Rogers Plympton Devon England; actor (Looking Glass War, Billy Budd). [1] Birth of Virginia Grey Los Angeles California, actress (Another Thin Man, Idiot's Delight, Idaho). [1] March 23 Birth of H C Allen American historian. [1] Birth of Johnny Guarnieri New York City, New York, jazz pianist (Morey Amsterdam Show). [1] Birth of Kenneth Tobey actor (The Thing, Strange Invaders). [1] Birth of Patricia Burke Milan Italy, actress (Forbidden). [1] March 26 Birth of Jean Graham Hall circuit court judge (England). [1] Birth of Rufus Thomas Cayce Mississippi, singer (Walking the Dog). [1] March 27 Birth of Cyrus R Vance US Secretary of State (1977-80). [1] Birth of Harry West Unionist party leader (Unionist). [1] March 29 Birth of Arthur Knight CEO (Courtaulds). [1] Birth of Man O'War racehorse (winner of 20 out of 21 races and $249,465). [1] March 30 Birth of Els Aarne composer. [1] Birth of Herbert Anderson actor (Henry-Dennis The Menace). [1] Birth of Rudolf Bruci composer. [1] April 1 Birth of Johnny Andrews Boston Massachusetts, singer/host (Songs at Twilight). [1] Birth of Leon Janney Ogden Utah; actor (Hawk). [1] April 2 Birth of Dabbs Greer Fairview Missouri; actor (Gunsmoke, Little House on the Prairie). [1] Birth of Lou Monte Lyndhurst New Jersey, singer (Peppino the Italian Mouse). [1] April 3 Birth of Bill Finegan Newark New Jersey, (Sauter-Finegan Band, Saturday Night Revue). [1] Birth of Tibor Andrasovan composer. [1] April 4 Birth of Joseph Ortiz French-Algerian extremist (barricade uprising). [1] April 5 Birth of Richard Yardumian Philadelphia Pennsylvania, composer (Come Creator Spirit). [1] Birth of Robert [Albert] Bloch US, sci-fi author (Hugo, Psycho). [1] April 6 Birth of Julian Faber CEO (Willis Faber). [1] Birth of Walter "Shakey" Horton Mississippi, harmonicist (Everybody's Fishin'). [1] April 7 Birth of R G Armstrong Birmingham Alabama; actor (T.H.E. Cat). [1] April 9 Birth of Johannes Bobrowski writer. [1] Birth of Vincent O'Brien racehorse trainer. [1] April 10 Birth of Robert Burns Woodward organic chemist (Nobel Prize 1965). [1] April 12 Birth of M Marie Widlow Saint Louis Missouri, softball pitcher (Hall of Fame 1957). [1] Birth of Vinoo Mankad cricketer (India's greatest all-rounder to his time). [1] April 14 Birth of Valerie Hobson North Ireland, actress (Great Expectations). [1] April 15 Birth of Hans Conried Baltimore Maryland; actor (Bullwinkle Show, Make Room for Daddy). [1] Birth of Pietro Grossi composer. [1] April 18 Birth of Louise Frederika Queen of Greece. [1] April 19 Birth of Johnny Hoes Dutch musician/producer (Wished I'd stayed with my Mom). [1] April 21 Birth of Emanuel Vardi Jerusalem Israel, violist (San Diego Symphony 1978-82). [1] April 22 Birth of Leo Abse biographer/Member of Parliament. [1] Birth of Mile Yvette Chauviré France, ballerina assoluta (Sleeping Beauty). [1] Birth of Sidney Nolan Australia, painter/illustrator (Ned Kelly). [1] April 23 Birth of Jacob Kistemaker nuclear physicist (ultra centrifuge). [1] April 24 Birth of Len Creed bookmaker. [1] April 25 Birth of Ella Fitzgerald in Newport News, Virginia; jazz singer (The First Lady of Song, Is it live or Memorex, A-Tisket A-Tasket). [5] (1918 [1]) April 26 Birth of I[eoh] M[ing] Pei Canton China, architect (1961 Brunner Prize). [1] Birth of Sal "The Barber" Maglie pitcher (New York Giants, 8th best won-lost percentage). [1] April 28 Birth of Joop Waasdorp Dutch writer (Naked Life). [1] Birth of Robert Anderson New York City, New York, writer (Tea and Sympathy, Never Sang for My Father). [1] Birth of Robert Cornthwaite Saint Helen Oregon; actor (Thing, War of the Worlds). [1] April 30 Birth of Bea Wain US singer/radio host (Lucky Strike Hit Parade). [1] May 1 Birth of Danielle Darrieux France, actress (Alexander the Great, Mayerling). [1] Birth of John Beradino Los Angeles California; actor (Steve Hardy-General Hospital). [1] Birth of Louis G "Lo" van Hensbergen actor/author (Amsterdam Affair). [1] May 3 Birth of James Penberthy composer. [1] May 4 Birth of Edward Toner Cone composer. [1] May 5 Birth of Ron Saggers cricket wicket-keeper (effective New South Wales and Aussie late 1940s). [1] May 7 Birth of Daniel Gillès Belgian writer. [1] Birth of David Tomlinson Scotland; actor (Mary Poppins, Helter Skelter). [1] Birth of William Geoffrey Biddle bomb disposal expert. [1] May 9 Birth of George Fleming cyclist. [1] Birth of John Arnatt actor (Circumstantial Evidence). [1] May 11 Birth of Hon Montague Woodhouse Greek resistance organiser. [1] May 12 Birth of André A Rieu Dutch conductor. [1] May 13 Birth of Paul Osmond British senior civil servant. [1] Birth of Wilhelmus C Wijen [Broeder Pius] social worker (Curaçao). [1] May 14 Birth of Herta Ryder literary agent. [1] Birth of Lou Harrison Portland Oregon, composer (Rapunzel). [1] May 15 Birth of Hugh Edward Lance Falkus filmmaker/naturalist. [1] May 16 Birth of George Gaynes Helsinki Finland; actor (Henry-Punky Brewster). [1] Birth of Geraint Jones conductor/organist. [1] May 18 Birth of Charles Wintour journalist. [1] Birth of James Donald Aberdeen Scotland; actor (Bridge on River Kwai, Vikings). [1] May 20 Birth of Enyss Djemil composer. [1] Birth of Richard Charles Cobb historian. [1] May 21 Birth of Dennis Day New York City, New York, Irish tenor/comedian (Jack Benny Show, Danny Boy). [1] Birth of Heather Swift local councillor. [1] Birth of Jean-Louis Curtis French writer (Just Causes). [1] Birth of Raymond Burr New Westminster British Columbia Canada; actor (Perry Mason, Ironsides, Godzilla). [1] Birth of Ronald John Bilsland Colville businessman. [1] May 22 Birth of Jean-Louis Laffitte Curtis novelist. [1] May 24 Birth of Derek Hodgson British high court judge. [1] Birth of Lord Campbell of Alloway QC. [1] Birth of Theodore Hesburgh Syracuse New York, president (Notre Dame). [1] May 25 Birth of Dorothy Sarnoff US, actress(?). [1] Birth of Jimmy Hamilton saxophonist. [1] Birth of Steve Cochran Eureka California; actor (Mozambique, Gay Senotiys, Dallas). [1] Birth of Theodore Hesburgh ex-president of Notre Dame. [1] May 28 Birth of Barry Commoner Brooklyn New York, biologist (Science and Survival). [1] Birth of Gerald Cash Governor-General (Bahamas). [1] Birth of Marshall Reed Englewood California; actor (Fred Asher-Lineup). [1] Birth of Papa John Creech rocker (Hot Tuna, Jefferson Airplane). [1] May 29 Birth of John Fitzgerald Kennedy Brookline Massachusetts, (Senator-Democrat-Massachusetts), 35th President (1961-1963). [1] June 2 Birth of Max Showalter Caldwell Ks; actor/composer (Stockard Channing Show). [1] June 4 Birth of Charles Collingwood Michigan, news commentator (CBS, Chronicles). [1] Birth of Howard Metzenbaum (Senator-Democrat-Ohio). [1] Birth of Robert Anderson author (Tea and Sympathy). [1] Birth of Robert Merrill Brooklyn, New York, baritone (New York Metropolitan Opera). [1] June 6 Birth of Kirk Kerkorian CEO (MGM, UA). [1] June 7 Birth of Dean Martin singer/comedian (partner for Jerry Lewis). [1] Birth of Gwendolyn Brooks US poet (The Bean Eaters). [1] June 8 Birth of Byron R (Whizzer) White Fort Collins Colorado, NFL player/Supreme Court Justice. [1] June 12 Birth of Priscilla Lane US, actress (Arsenic and Old Lace). [1] June 14 Birth of Lash La Rue Gretna La, cowboy actor (Lash of the West, Wyatt Earp). [1] June 16 Birth of Katharine Graham newspaper publisher (Washington Post). [1] June 18 Birth of Richard Boone Los Angeles California; actor (Paladin-Have Gun Will Travel). [1] June 30 Birth of Buddy Rich Brooklyn, New York, drummer/orch leader (Buddy Rich Band-Away We Go). [1] Birth of Lena Horne Brooklyn, New York, singer (Stormy Weather). [1] July 6 Birth of Dorothy Kirsten Montclair New Jersey, opera singer (The Chevy Show). [1] July 7 Birth of Elton Britt Marshall Ark, country singer (Saturday Night Jamboree). [1] Birth of Lawrence F O'Brien (Watergate conspirators broke into his office). [1] July 8 Birth of Faye Emerson Elizabeth La, actress (I've Got a Secret). [1] Birth of Glenn Langan Denver Colo; actor (Amazing Colossal Man, Margie). [1] July 9 Birth of Ted Steele Hartford Connecticut, orchestra leader (Cavalcade of Stars). [1] July 10 Birth of Don Herbert Waconia Minnesota, Mr Wizard. [1] July 12 Birth of Andrew Wyeth US, painter (Christina's World). [1] July 14 Birth of Douglas Edwards Alda Okla, newscaster (CBS Evening News, FYI). [1] July 16 Birth of William Bishop Oak Park Illinois; actor (Steve-It's a Great Life). [1] July 17 Birth of Lou Bourdeau baseball player/manager (1948 AP Athlete of Year). [1] Birth of Phyllis Diller in Lima, Ohio, USA; comedien (Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number). [1] [5] July 19 Birth of William W Scranton (Governor-Republican-Pennsylvania). [1] July 23 Birth of Kurt Kreuger Saint Moritz Switz; actor (Fear, Unfaithfully Yours). [1] July 24 Birth of Simon Slattvik Norway, cross country ski jumper (Olympic-gold-1952). [1] July 26 Birth of Bertil Nordahl Sweden, soccer players (Olympic-gold-1948). [1] Birth of Richard Burnell England, double sculls (Olympic-gold-1948). [1] August 6 Birth of Robert Mitchum Bridgeport Connecticut; actor (Winds of War, North and South). [1] August 16 Birth of Roque Cordero Panama, composer (Sonata Breve). [1] August 18 Birth of Casper Weinberger US Secretary of Defense (1981-87). [1] August 22 Birth of John Lee Hooker Mississippi, blues musician (Canned Heat). [1] August 24 Birth of Dennis James Jersey City New Jersey, wrestling announcer/TV host (PDQ). [1] August 25 Birth of Don Defore Cedar Rapids Iowa; actor (George-Hazel, Ozzie and Harriet). [1] Birth of Mel Ferrer Elberon New Jersey; actor (Longest Day, Eaten Alive, 5th Floor). [1] August 26 Birth of Jan Clayton Tularosa New Mexico, actress (Ellen Miller-Lassie). [1] Birth of William French Smith Attorney General (1981-85). [1] August 29 Birth of Isabel Sanford New York City, actress (Louise-Jeffersons/All in the Family). [1] August 30 Birth of Julie Bishop Denver Colorado, actress (Northern Pursuit, Threat). [1] September 2 Birth of Cleveland Amory Nahant Massachusetts, conservationist/TV reviewer (TV Guide). [1] September 3 Birth of Eddie "Brat" Stanky Phil Rizzuto's nemesis/second baseman (Brooklyn Dodgers). [1] September 4 Birth of Henry Ford II automaker (Ford). [1] September 5 Birth of Jack Buetel Dallas Texas, actress (The Outlaw, Half Breed). [1] September 11 Herbert Lom is born. [5] Birth of Ferdinand Marcos Philippines President (1965-86). [1] September 13 Birth of Robert Ward Cleveland Ohio, composer (Pantaloon). [1] September 17 Birth of Lawrence Jacob Atlantic City New Jersey, artist (Sanitarium). [1] Birth of Peter Bennett London; actor (Leonides-Adv of Sir Lancelot). [1] September 20 Birth of Arnold "Red" Auerbach NBA coach/GM (Boston Celtics). [1] September 23 Birth of Imry Nemeth Hungary, hammer thrower (Olympic-gold-1948). [1] September 24 Birth of William Putnam Bundy London, editor (Lvaggerier and Vagaries). [1] September 25 Phil Rizzuto is born. [5] September 27 Birth of Louis Auchincloss Lawrence New York, lawyer/novelist (Watchfires). [1] September 28 Birth of Michael Somes England, ballet dancer (Royal Ballet in London). [1] September 30 Birth of Chung Hee Park general/pres of S Korea (1961-79), assassinated. [1] Birth of Yuri "Petrovich" Lyubimov USSR, director (Taganka). [1] October 4 Birth of Jan Murray Bronx New York, comedian (Treasure Hunt, Who Killed Teddy Bear). [1] October 7 Birth of Helmut Dantine Vienna Austria; actor (Shadow of the Cloak). [1] Birth of June Allyson Bronx, actress (Till the Clouds Roll By, Vegas). [1] October 8 Birth of Danny Murtaugh baseball manager (Pittsburgh Pirates). [1] October 9 Birth of Kusuo Kitamura Japan, 1500m freestyle swimmer (Olympic-gold-1932). [1] October 13 Birth of Burr Tillstrom Chicago Illinois, puppeteer (Kukla, Fran and Ollie). [1] Birth of Laraine Day Roosevelt Utah, actress (Dr Kildare, I've Got a Secret). [1] October 15 Birth of Arthur Schlesinger Jr historian/author (1946 Pulitzer-Age of Jackson). [1] Birth of Jan Miner Boston Massachusetts, actress (Crime Photographer). [1] October 17 Birth of Marsha Hunt Chicago Illinois, actress (Jennifer-Peck's Bad Girl, Jigsaw). [1] October 20 Birth of Jean-Pierre Melville Paris France, director (Un Flic). [1] October 21 Birth of Dizzy Gillespie trumpeter, a creator of modern jazz. [1] October 22 Birth of Joan Fontaine Tokyo Japan, actress (Gunga Din, Ivanhoe, Rebecca). [1] October 23 Birth of Robert Bray Kalispell Mont; actor (Corey-Lassie, Stagecoach West). [1] October 26 Birth of Felix the Cat cartoon character. [1] October 27 Birth of Oliver Tambo leader of African National Congress. [1] October 29 Birth of Henry Carlsson Sweden, soccer (Olympic-gold-1948). [1] October 30 Birth of Ruth Hussey Providence Rhode Island, actress (Another Thin Man, Philadelphia Story). [1] November 2 Birth of Durward Knowles England, yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1968-Bahamas). [1] November 13 Birth of Robert Sterling Newcastle Pennsylvania; actor (George Kirby-Adv of Topper). [1] November 17 Birth of Jack Lescoulie Sacramento California, TV host (Jackie Gleason Show). [1] November 19 Birth of Indira Gandhi Allahabad India, Indian Prime Minister (1966-77, 1980-84). [1] November 20 Birth of Robert Byrd (Democrat-Senator-WV) majority leader. [1] November 23 Birth of George O'Hanlon Brooklyn New York; actor (Calvin-Life of Riley, George Jetson). [1] Birth of Michael Gough Malaya; actor (Search for the Nile). [1] November 24 Birth of Howard Duff Bremerton Washington; actor (Flamingo Road, Knots Landing). [1] November 27 Birth of "Buffalo" Bob Smith in Buffalo, New York, USA; TV host (Howdy Doody). [1] [5] December 1 Birth of Marty Marion baseball player (National League Most Valuable Player 1944). [1] Birth of William Tracy Pittsburgh Pennsylvania; actor (To the Shores of Tripoli). [1] December 2 Birth of Ezra Stone US; actor/producer (Henry Aldrich). [1] December 5 Birth of Simone Gallimard publisher. [1] December 7 Birth of Helen Gurley Brown editor-in-chief (Cosmopolitan). [1] December 8 Birth of Rufo I Wever Aruban pianist/composer (Ca'i Organ). [1] December 12 Birth of Edward Firth Henderson arabist. [1] Birth of Heinrich Böll Germany, writer (Group Portrait with Lady, Nobel '72). [1] December 13 Birth of Dave Street Los Angeles California; actor/singer (Broadway Open House). [1] December 14 Birth of Elyse Knox Hartford Connecticut, actress (Hit the Ice, Black Gold). [1] Birth of Wilf Ferguson cricket leg-spinner (West Indian of post-WWII years). [1] December 16 Birth of Arthur C[harles] Clarke sci-fi author (2001, 2010, Childhood's End). [1] December 17 Birth of Louis Salvador Palange composer. [1] December 18 Birth of Ossie Davis Cogdell Georgia, USA; actor/playwright (Hot Stuff, Man Called Adam). [1] December 19 Birth of Graham Sharp ice skater. [1] December 21 Birth of Alicia Alonso Havana Cuba, ballerina (American Ballet Theatre). [1] Birth of Andre Eglevsky choreographer (Limelight). [1] Birth of Heinrich Böll Germany, writer (Group Portrait with Lady, Nobel '72). [1] December 22 Birth of Andrew Fielding Huxley London England, physiologist (Nobel Prize 1963). [1] Birth of Gene Rayburn Christopher Illinois, TV game show host (Match Game). [1] Birth of Piet De Somer Belgian rector (University of Leuven). [1] December 26 Birth of Rosemary Woods Nixon's secretary, keep her away from your tapes. [1] December 27 Birth of Earl of Inchcape English large landowner/industrialist (P&O). [1] December 28 Birth of Ellis Clarke President of Trinidad and Tobago (1976-87). [1] December 29 Birth of Tom Bradley (Mayor-Democrat-LA) (1973-93). [1] December 30 Birth of Nancy Coleman Everett Washington, actress (Edge of Darkness). [1]