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Last updated: 2008 June 28.

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 vs 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 Bohuslav Jeremias composer, dies at age 58. [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 Ind; 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 Okla; 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. [1] 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 Penn, 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 Qunu South Africa, political prisoner (ANC). [1] 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 Miss, orchestra leader (Redd Foxx). [1] Birth of Paul Harvey in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA; news commentator (The rest of the story). [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 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]