1918

January 1

• Birth of Willy den Ouden Dutch swimmer, (world record 100m, 1 04.06). [1]

January 3

• Birth of Maxene Andrews Minnesota, singer (Andrew Sisters-Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy). [1]

January 5

• Birth of Jeanne Dixon Medford Wisconsin, psychic (Gift of Prophecy). [1]

January 6

• Birth of Buddy Weed Ossining New York, pianist (Penthouse Party). [1]
• Birth of Caspar MB "Cas" Baas Dutch actor/playwright/director (Ciske the Rat). [1]

January 7

• Birth of Alessadro Natta Italian political leader (Communist Party). [1]
• Birth of Colin Snedden cricketer (Test New Zealand versus England 1947, 0-46, did not bat). [1]

January 11

• Birth of Albert Weisser composer. [1]

January 13

• Birth of Lester Sill pioneer music publisher/record producer. [1]
• Birth of Steve Dunne Northampton Massachusetts; actor (Professional Father). [1]
• Birth of Ted Willis prolific English screenwriter (It's Great to be Young). [1]

January 15

• Birth of Andreas M Donner Dutch jurist (constitutional law). [1]
• Birth of Gamal Abdel Nasser; President of Egypt (1954-1970). [1]

January 16

• Birth of Stirling Silliphant screenwriter. [1]

January 17

• Birth of Joseph Walker Barr banker/politician. [1]

January 18

• Birth of Adriano Mandarino Hypolito priest. [1]
• Birth of Ton Brandsteder CEO/founder (Sony Nederland). [1]

January 19

• Birth of John H Johnson US, publisher (Negro Digest, Ebony, Jet). [1]

January 21

• Birth of Geoffrey Dawes physiologist. [1]

January 22

• Birth of Richard Eastham Opelousas Louisiana; actor (Wonder Woman, Falcon Crest). [1]

January 23

• Birth of Gertrude Belle Elion New York City, New York, biochemist/drug researcher (Nobel Prize 1988). [1]

January 24

• Birth of Gottfried von Einem Bern Switzerland, Austrian composer (Dantons Tod). [1]
• Birth of John McLiam Alberta; actor (Parker-Men From Shiloh). [1]
• Birth of Oral Roberts Televangelist; needs $8,000,000 (Oral Roberts College). [1]

January 25

• Birth of Ken Mayers actor (Robbie Robertson-Space Patrol). [1]

January 26

• Birth of Nicolae Ceausescu Romanian President (1967-90). [1]

January 27

• Birth of Elmore James musician (Dust My Broom). [1]
• Birth of Skitch Henderson Birmingham England, orchestra leader (The Tonight Show). [1]

January 28

• Birth of Harry M Corbett Bradford, puppeteer/entertainer (Sooty, Some People). [1]
• Birth of Suzanne Flon Paris France, actress (One Deadly Summer, Moulin Rouge). [1]
• Birth of Trevor Skeet British Member of Parliament. [1]
• Birth of Vito Scotti San Francisco California; actor (Flying Nun, Barefoot in the Park). [1]
• Birth of Wilson Ferreira Aldunate Uruguayan politician/human rights worker. [1]

January 29

• Birth of John Forsythe in New Jersey; actor (Bachelor Father, Charlie's Angels, Dynasty). [1] [5]
• Birth of William Rigney baseball manager (San Francisco Giants). [1]

January 30

• Birth of David Opatoshu New York City, New York; actor (Bonino, Secret Empire, Masada). [1]
• Birth of Jarl André Bjerke [Bernhard Borge], Norwegian poet/writer. [1]

February 1

• Birth of Maurice Laing life president (John Laing). [1]
• Birth of Muriel Spark Edinburgh Scotland, novelist (The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie). [1]

February 2

• Birth of Hella [S Lelyveld-]Haasse Dutch author (Cider for Poor People). [1]

February 3

• Birth of Helen Stephens US, 100 metre dash (Olympics-gold-1936). [1]
• Birth of Joey Bishop [Gottlieb], Bronx, comedian/talk show host (Joey Bishop Show). [1]

February 4

• Birth of Norman Wisdom London England, comedian (Kraft Music Hall). [1]

February 5

• Birth of Charles John "Tim" Holt Beverly Hills California; actor (Treasure of Sierra Madre, Stagecoach, Hitler's Children). [1]
• Birth of Kara Abulfazogli Karayev composer. [1]
• Birth of Robert Brown Hebrides Islands Scotland; actor (Here Come The Brides, Primus). [1]

February 8

• Birth of John Intoxication resistance fighter. [1]
• Birth of Lord Max Rayne English broker/multi-millionaire. [1]

February 10

• Birth of Gordon Pirie England, Group Captain. [1]
• Birth of Idwal Pugh British ombudsman. [1]

February 12

• Birth of Dominic DiMaggio baseball outfielder (Boston Red Sox). [1]
• Birth of Julian S Schwinger US physicist. [1]

February 13

• Birth of Helen Stephens Fulton Missouri, 100 metre runner (Olympics-gold-1936). [1]
• Birth of Patty Berg Minneapolis Minnesota, LPGA golfer (1938 US Amateur, 1943, 1955 AP Sports Woman of the Year). [1]

February 15

• Birth of Alan Arbus New York City, New York; actor (Dr Sidney Freedman-MASH). [1]

February 16

• Birth of Károly earl Khuen-Héderváry Hungarian Governor/premier (1910-12). [1]

February 17

• Birth of Charles A Hayes (Representative-Democrat-Illinois, 1983-). [1]
• Birth of Olive Gibbs peace campaigner. [1]

February 22

• Birth of Charles O Finley baseball team owner (Oakland Athletics). [1]
• Birth of Don [Dominic G] Pardo in Westfield, Massachusetts; TV announcer (Jeopardy, Saturday Night Live). [1] [5]
• Birth of Robert Wadlow Alton Illinois, tallest known human (2.72 m, 8' 11.1"). [1]
• Birth of Sid Abel NHL player (1948-49 Hart Trophy). [1]

February 23

• Birth of Dom Aelred Watkin headmaster (Downside School). [1]

February 25

• Birth of Henry Norwood Ewell Harrisburg Pennsylvania, 4x100 metre runner (Olympics-gold-1948). [1]
• Birth of Robert Lorimer "Bobby" Riggs US tennis star (US Open 1939, 1941). [1]

February 26

• Birth of Edwin Charles "Preacher" Roe baseball pitcher (Brooklyn Dodgers). [1]
• Birth of Otis R Bowen US Secretary of Health and Human Services (1985-89). [1]
• Birth of Theodore [Hamilton] Sturgeon US, sci-fi author (Starshine, A Way Home, Hugo, Caviar). [1]

February 28

• Birth of Alfred Burke London England; actor (Backfire). [1]

March 1

• Birth of Roger Delgado London; actor (Agent 8 3/4, Hot Enough for June). [1]

March 2

• Birth of Peter O'Sullevan Ireland, horse racing commentator. [1]

March 3

• Birth of Arnold Newman photographer (Faces USA). [1]
• Birth of Arthur Kornberg US biochemist (Nobel Prize 1959). [1]
• Birth of Frank Wigglesworth composer. [1]

March 4

• Birth of Margaret Osborne DuPont Joseph Oregon, tennis pro (US Open 1948-50). [1]

March 5

• Birth of Halsey S Colchester British SAS/spy (MI6)/priest. [1]
• Birth of Ranga Sohoni Indian cricketer (pace bowler of late 1940s average 101). [1]

March 7

• Birth of June Wayne artist/lithographer/teacher. [1]

March 8

• Birth of Alan Hale [MacKahan] Jr Los Angeles California; actor (Skipper Jonas Grumby-Gilligan's Island). [1]

March 9

• Birth of Marguerite Chapman Chatham New York, actress (Spy Smasher, Flight to Mars). [1]
• Birth of Mickey [Frank Morrison] Spillane Brooklyn New York, mystery writer (I the Jury). [1]

March 10

• Birth of Heywood Hale Broun journalist. [1]

March 11

• Birth of Al Eben Philadelphia Pennsylvania; actor (Doc Bergman-Hawaii Five-O). [1]

March 12

• Birth of James Bracken race horse trainer. [1]

March 13

• Birth of Faye Glenn Abdellan US government official (health services). [1]
• Birth of George McAfee NFL halfback (Chicago Bears). [1]

March 14

• Birth of Dennis Patrick Philadelphia Pennsylvania; actor (Dear Dead Delilah, Dallas, Rituals). [1]

March 15

• Birth of Janet Leach potter. [1]
• Birth of Richard Ellmann US, literary scholar/writer (Oscar Wilde). [1]

March 16

• Birth of Aldo E van Eyck Dutch architect (City Hall). [1]
• Birth of Howard Boatwright composer. [1]

March 17

• Birth of D Arendo [Arend Honhoff] Dutch pianist/composer (Eleonora). [1]
• Birth of Mercedes McCambridge Joliet Illinois, actress (Exorcist, All the King's Men). [1]
• Birth of Wilhelmus M J Russell Dutch attorney/Member of first chamber (KVP/CDA). [1]

March 20

• Birth of Bernd-Alois Zimmermann German composer (Soldiers). [1]
• Birth of Jack Barry Lindenhurst New York, game show emcee (Joker's Wild). [1]

March 21

• Birth of Joe Carveth NHL forward (scored 20 or more goals in three seasons). [1]

March 22

• Birth of Cheddi B Jagan dentist/founder PPP/Guyanese Premier (1953, 1957-64). [1]
• Birth of Harry Kay vice-chancellor (Exeter University). [1]
• Birth of Tauno Kullerve Pylkkanen composer. [1]

March 24

• Birth of Englebert van Anderlecht Belgian painter. [1]

March 25

• Birth of Howard Cosell in Winston-Salem, North Carolina; sportscaster (Monday Night Football) (dies 1995). [5] (March 21 [1])

March 28

• Birth of Youly Algaroff ballet dancer. [1]

March 29

• Birth of John Read CEO (TSB Group). [1]
• Birth of Pearl Bailey Newport News Virginia, singer (Hello Dolly). [1]
• Birth of Sam Walton billionaire CEO (Wal-Mart). [1]

March 30

• Birth of John Gray FRS/marine biologist. [1]
• Birth of Joseph Allen Jr Boston Massachusetts; actor (Death of a Champion). [1]

March 31

• Birth of Ted Post Brooklyn New York, director (Peacemaker, Beneath the Planet of the Apes, Gunsmoke). [1]

April 3

• Birth of Enrique Iturriaga composer. [1]
• Birth of Louis Applebaum composer. [1]
• Birth of Sixten Ehrling Malmö Sweden, conductor (Royal Opera of Stockholm). [1]

April 4

• Birth of Earl Jellicoe chancellor (University of Southhampton). [1]
• Birth of Margaret Dupont tennis champion. [1]

April 6

• Birth of Joan Bernard Principal (Trevelyan College, Durham). [1]
• Birth of Karen Verne Berlin Germany, actress (Madame X). [1]

April 7

• Birth of C B Bertie Clarke cricketer (Barbados and West Indian leg-spinner). [1]
• Birth of Peanuts Hucko Syracuse New York, dixieland clarinetist (Lawrence Welk Show). [1]
• Birth of Peter Aryans [PCJ Vander] Dutch radio actor (Shoot Out). [1]
• Birth of Ronald Howard Norwood England; actor (Naked Edge, Africa-Texas Style). [1]

April 9

• Birth of Jörn Utzon Danish architect (Sydney Opera House). [1]

April 11

• Birth of Cameron Mitchell actor (Hombre, How to Marry a Millionaire). [1]
• Birth of Jean-Claude Servan-Schreiber journalist. [1]
• Birth of Richard Wainwright Member of Parliament. [1]
• Birth of William Perrie British prison governor. [1]

April 12

• Birth of Edward John Stanley 18th Earl of Derby, English landowner/multi-millionaire. [1]

April 13

• Birth of Audrey Barker writer. [1]

April 14

• Birth of Mary Healy New Orleans, actress (2nd Fiddle, He Married his Wife). [1]

April 15

• Birth of John Baragrey Haleyville Alabama; actor (Creeper, Colossus of New York). [1]

April 16

• Birth of Spike Milligan Ahmed Nagar India; actor/comedian (Digby, Three Musketeers). [1]

April 17

• Birth of Anne Shirley United Kingdom, actress (Devil and Daniel Webster, Stella Dallas). [1]
• Birth of William Holden [Franklin Beedle Jr] O'Fallon Illinois; actor (Stalag 17, Bridge Over the River Kwai, SOB). [1]

April 18

• Birth of Robert Zimonyi Hungary, cox (Olympics-Hungary-bronze-1948/US-gold-64). [1]
• Birth of Roger de Grey president (Royal Academy). [1]
• Birth of Tony Mottola Kearney New Jersey, president of Sony Music Entertainment/guitarist/host (Melody Street). [1]

April 22

• Birth of Robert Wadlow Alton Illinois, world's tallest man (8'11.1"). [1]

April 23

• Birth of Anthony Craxton British TV producer. [1]
• Birth of Maurice Druon [Kessel] French writer/journalist (Prix Goncourt). [1]

April 25

• Birth of Astrid Varnay Stockholm Sweden, soprano (Metropolitan Opera 1941-56). [1]
• Birth of [Ibolyka] Astridm Varnay Hungarian/US singer (Walküre). [1]

April 26

• Birth of Fanny Blankers-Koen Holland, 100 metre/200 metre dash, Hurdler (Olympics-gold-1948). [1]
• Birth of Jack Morpurgo American Literature scholar (Leeds University). [1]
• Birth of Stafford Repp California; actor (Chief O'Hara-Batman, Plunder Road). [1]

April 27

• Birth of John Alfred Scali journalist/correspondant (ABC). [1]
• Birth of Kirby Stone New York City, New York, jazz combo leader (Baubles Bangles and Beads). [1]
• Birth of Willem N "Pim" Koot pianist of Concert building (Oh, Lady! Lady!). [1]

April 29

• Birth of Mervyn Roye Harvey cricketer (brother of Neil, Test for Australia). [1]

April 30

• Birth of W Donald McNeill tennis champion (US Open-1940). [1]

May 2

• Birth of Frederick Archibauld Warner diplomat. [1]

May 4

• Birth of Kakuei Tanaka Japanese Prime Minister (1972-74), convicted of bribe-taking. [1]

May 5

• Birth of Erbie Bowser pianist. [1]

May 6

• Birth of Godfrey Ridout composer. [1]
• Birth of Sydney Chatton England. [1]

May 7

• Birth of Argeliers Leon composer. [1]

May 9

• Birth of Mike Wallace in Brookline, Massachusetts, USA; newscaster (Biography, 60 Minutes). [1] [5]
• Birth of Orville Freeman Minneapolis Minnesota, (Senator-Democrat-Minnesota)/Secretary of Agriculture (1961-69). [1]

May 10

• Birth of Margo singer (Golden Irish Favorites). [1]
• Birth of T Berry Brazelton doctor (On Being a Father). [1]

May 11

• Birth of Richard P Feynman physicist (Feynman-diagrams/Nobel Prize 1965). [1]
• Birth of Robert Hunt CEO (Dowty Group). [1]

May 12

• Birth of Oscar Beregi Jr Hungary; actor (Young Frankenstein, Panic in City). [1]

May 13

• Birth of John Johnston British diplomat (Rhodesia, Malaysia). [1]

May 14

• Birth of Arthur McIntyre cricket wicket-keeper (England three times early 1950s). [1]

May 15

• Birth of Eddy Arnold Henderson Tennessee, country singer (Cattle Call, Anytime). [1]
• Birth of Joseph Wiseman Montréal; actor (Dr No, Viva Zapata, Les Miserables). [1]

May 16

• Birth of Edward Thomas historian/intelligence expert. [1]
• Birth of Juan Rulfo Mexican writer (Pedro Páramo). [1]
• Birth of Kevin Skelton Bishop (Lichfield). [1]

May 17

• Birth of Birgit Nilsson Karup Sweden, operatic soprano (Elektra, Salome). [1]

May 18

• Birth of Pope John Paul II [Karol Wojtyla] 264th Roman Catholic pope (1978-). [1]

May 19

• Birth of Florence Chadwick swimmer (first to swim English Channel both ways). [1]

May 21

• Birth of Leonard Mullens rubber physicist. [1]

May 22

• Birth of David Land impressario. [1]

May 23

• Birth of Bulent Arel composer. [1]
• Birth of Bumps Blackwell rocker. [1]
• Birth of Denis Compton cricketer (England batsman 1938-56 and Arsenal forward). [1]

May 24

• Birth of Coleman A Young civil rights leader (Mayor-Democrat-Detroit). [1]
• Birth of D V Jennings solicitor. [1]

May 25

• Birth of Claude Akins Nelson Georgia, USA; actor (BJ and Bear, Movin' On, Lobo). [1]
• Birth of Peder Lunde Norway, yachtsman (Olympics-silver-1952). [1]

May 27

• Birth of Yasuhiro Nakasone Japanese Prime Minister (1982-87). [1]

May 29

• Birth of Herb Shriner humorist/TV host (Herb Shriner Show). [1]
• Birth of Isabel Dean England, actress (5 Days one Summer, Virgin Island, Ransom). [1]

June 6

• Birth of Richard Crane Newcastle Indiana, USA; actor (Surfside 6). [1]

June 8

• Birth of Robert Preston Newton Massachusetts; actor (Music Man, Mame, Last Starfighter). [1]

June 11

• Birth of Nelson Mandela civil right activist in South Africa. [1]

June 13

• Birth of Ben Johnson Foraker Oklahoma, USA; actor (Chisum, Battle Force, Dillinger). [1]

June 14

• Birth of Dorothy McGuire Omaha Neb, actress (Old Yeller, Summer Magic). [1]

June 18

• Birth of Bob Carroll singer/actor (Stage Two Revue, The Stranger). [1]

June 19

• Birth of Evelle Jansen Younger prosecutor of Charles Manson, Sirhan Sirhan. [1]

June 27

• Birth of Adolph Kiefer US, 100m backstroke swimmer (Olympic-gold-1936). [1]

June 30

• Birth of Stuart Foster Binghamton New York, singer (Galen Drake Show). [1]
• Birth of Susan Hayward Flatbush Brooklyn, actress (I Want to Live, Tulsa). [1]

July 4

• Birth of Abigail Van Buren twin sister, advice columnist. [1]
• Birth of Ann Landers, twin sister; advice columnist (dies 2002). [1] [5]
• Birth of Buster Davis Johnstown Pennsylvania, choral director (Garry Moore Show). [1]
• Birth of Taufa'ahau Tupou IV king of Tonga (1965-). [1]

July 5

• Birth of George Rochberg Paterson New Jersey, composer (Concord Quartet). [1]

July 6

• Birth of Eugene List Philadelphia Pennsylvania, pianist/prof (Eastman School of Music). [1]
• Birth of Sebastian Cabot London; actor (Mr French-Family Affair). [1]

July 8

• Birth of Craig Stevens Liberty Missouri; actor (Craig-Dallas, Peter Gunn). [1]
• Birth of Nelson Mandela Transkei South Africa, jailed political activist. [1]

July 14

• Birth of Arthur Laurents New York City, playwright (West Side Story, Gypsy). [1]
• Birth of Ernst Ingmar Bergman in Uppsala, Sweden; director (Cries and Whispers). [1] [7]
• Birth of Jay Wright Forrester invented random-access magnetic core memory. [1]

July 18

• Birth of Jane Frazee Duluth Minnesota, actress/singer (Alice-Beulah). [1]
• Birth of Nelson Mandela in Qunu, South Africa; political prisoner (African National Congress), South African President. [1] [5]
• Birth of Pamela Brown England, actress (Alice in Wonderland, Dracula). [1]

July 24

• Birth of Ruggiero Ricci San Francisco California, violinist (Paganini). [1]

July 27

• Birth of Leonard Rose Washington DC, concert cellist (New York Philharmonic 1943-51). [1]

August 3

• Birth of James MacGregor Burns political writer (The Lion and the Fox). [1]

August 8

• Birth of Rory Calhoun Los Angeles California; actor (Capitol, Motel Hell, Bill-Texan). [1]

August 13

• Birth of Frederick Sanger England, chemist (Nobel Prize 1958, 1980). [1]

August 17

• Birth of Mort Marshall New York City; actor (Cully-Dumplings). [1]

August 25

• Birth of Leonard Bernstein conductor/composer/pianist/egotist. [1]
• Birth of Richard Greene Plymouth England; actor (Adv of Robin Hood). [1]

August 30

• Birth of Ted Williams Baseball's last .400 hitter (Boston Red Sox, hit .406, .344 lifetime). [1]

August 31

• Birth of Alan Jay Lerner lyricist composer (Lerner and Leowe-My Fair Lady). [1]

September 2

• Birth of Allen Drury author (Advise and Consent-1960 Pulitzer Prize). [1]
• Birth of Martha Mitchell wife of Attorney General John Mitchell. [1]

September 3

• Birth of Helen Wagner Lubbock Texas, actress (Nancy-As the World Turns). [1]

September 4

• Birth of Gerald Wilson Shelby Mississippi, orchestra leader (Redd Foxx). [1]
• Birth of Paul Harvey in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA; news commentator (The rest of the story) (dies 2009). [1] [5]
• Birth of William Talbert tennis doubles champion (US 1942, 45, 46, 48). [1]

September 13

• Birth of Ray Charles Chicago, orchestra leader (Perry Como). [1]

September 14

• Birth of Jack Somack Chicago Illinois; actor (Ball Four, Stockard Channing Show). [1]

September 21

• Birth of Rand Brooks Los Angeles California; actor (Cpl Boone-Rin Tin Tin). [1]

September 22

• Birth of Henryk Szeryng Zelazowa Wola Poland, violinist (Brahms Concerto). [1]

September 25

• Birth of Phil Rizzuto Brooklyn, New York, sportscaster/shortstop (New York Yankees-Most Valuable Player 1950). [1]

September 27

• Birth of Jame McCallion Glasgow Scotland; actor (Mi Taylor-National Velvet). [1]
• Birth of Sir Martin Ryle Britain, radio astronomer, astronomer royal 1972-82. [1]

October 9

• Birth of E Howard Hunt Hamburg New York, involved in Watergate break-in. [1]

October 10

• Birth of Bobby Byrne Columbus Ohio, orchestra leader (Club Seven). [1]
• Birth of Thelonious Monk jazz pianist (Monk's Dream). [1]

October 11

• Birth of Jerome Robbins choreographer/composer (Tony-West Side Story). [1]

October 17

• Birth of Rita Hayworth in New York, USA; actress (Gilda, Pal Joey), (dies 1987, Alzheimer victim). [1] [5]

October 18

• Birth of Bobby Troup Harrisburg Pennsylvania, pianist/actor (Emergency, Acapulco). [1]

October 20

• Birth of Anton Diffring Koblenz Germany; actor (Assignment Vienna). [1]

October 23

• Birth of James Daly Wisconsin; actor (Medical Center). [1]

October 27

• Birth of Paul Dixon Earling Iowa, Ohio talk show host (Paul Dixon Show). [1]
• Birth of Teresa Wright New York City, actress (Pride of the Yankees). [1]

October 30

• Birth of Ted Williams Boston Red Sox hitter (American League Most Valuable Player '46, '49; Trip Crown '42, '47). [1]

November 3

• Birth of Bob Feller pitcher (Cleveland Indian, three no-hitters). [1]
• Birth of Russell B Long (Democrat-Senator-Louisiana). [1]

November 4

• Birth of Art Carney Mount Vernon New York; actor (Ed Norton-Honeymooners). [1]
• Birth of Cameron Mitchell Dallastown Pennsylvania; actor (Buck-High Chaparral). [1]

November 7

• Birth of Billy Graham Charlotte North Carolina, evangelist (Crusades). [1]

November 9

• Birth of Florence Chadwick swimmer (Swimming Hall of Fame). [1]
• Birth of Howard Shanet Brooklyn New York, conductor (Night of the Tropics). [1]
• Birth of Spiro Theodore Agnew (Republican) 39th Vice President (1973-77), crook. [1]

November 10

• Birth of Jack McCoy Akron Ohio, TV host (Live Like a Millionaire). [1]

November 11

• Birth of Stubby Kaye New York City; actor (Guys and Dolls, Lil' Abner, Cat Ballou). [1]

November 12

• Birth of Jo Stafford Coalinga California, singer (I'll Never Smile Again). [1]

November 20

• Birth of Dora Ratjen Germany, man posing as woman high jumper (Olympics-4th-1936). [1]

November 22

• Birth of Claiborne Pell (Senator-Democrat-Rhode Island). [1]

November 24

• Birth of Tom "Stubby" Fouts Carroll County Indiana; actor (Polka-go-round). [1]

November 29

• Birth of Herb Shriner Toledo Ohio, host/humorist (Herb Shriner Show). [1]

November 30

• Efrem Zimbalist Jr. is born. [5]

December 1

• Birth of Kirby Laing English contractor/multi-millionaire. [1]

December 2

• Birth of Milton Delugg Los Angeles California, orchestra leader (The Tonight Show). [1]

December 6

• Birth of Granville James Leveson Gower land owner. [1]
• Birth of Harold Horace Hopkins inventor (Endoscope). [1]
• Birth of Peter A Juten office clerk/resistance fighter. [1]
• Birth of Willem Oosterheers resistance fighter. [1]

December 7

• Birth of Jorunn Vidar composer. [1]

December 8

• Birth of Gérard Souzay Angers France, baritone (Le Nozze di Figaro). [1]
• Birth of Ian Johnson cricketer (Australian Test captain between Hassett and Craig). [1]

December 9

• Birth of Kirk Douglas [Issur Demsky] actor (Gunfight at the OK Corral, 7 Days in May). [1]

December 10

• Birth of Anne Gwynne Waco Texas, actress (Ride 'em Cowboy, House of Frankenstein). [1]
• Birth of Professor Longhair king of New Orleans music. [1]

December 11

• Birth of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Russia, writer (Cancer Ward, Nobel Prize 1970). [1]

December 12

• Birth of Joe Williams Cordele Georgia, jazz singer (Everyday I Have the Blues). [1]
• Birth of Nilda Pinto [NM Geerdink-Jesurun P] Curaçao writer (Nanzi). [1]

December 15

• Birth of Jeff Chandler [Ira Grossel] Brooklyn New York; actor (Broken Arrow, Away All Boats). [1]

December 16

• Birth of Henry Clarke fashion photographer. [1]

December 20

• Birth of Audrey Totter Joliet Illinois, actress (Carpetbaggers, Set-Up). [1]

December 21

• Birth of Donald Regan White House staffer/US Secretary of Treasury (1981-85). [1]
• Birth of Kurt Waldheim Nazi/4th United Nations Secretary-General (1972-81)/Austrian President (1986-92). [1]

December 22

• Birth of Frankie Darro Chicago Illinois; actor (Radio Ranch, Valley of Wanted Men). [1]
• Birth of William Kennedy baseball player. [1]

December 23

• Birth of Helmut Schmidt Chancellor of Germany (SPD, 1974-82). [1]
• Birth of José Greco Italy, flamenco dancer (Holiday for Lovers). [1]

December 25

• Birth of Anwar el-Sadat, Egyptian President (1970-81, Nobel Prize 1978). [1] [5]
• Birth of Eddie Safranski Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, orchestra leader (Jonathan Winters Show). [1]

December 30

• Birth of W Eugene Smith US photographer (Saipan, Walk to Paradise Garden). [1]