1921

January 1

• Birth of Alain Mimoun O'Kacha Algerian/French world cross-country champion (Olympics-gold-1956). [1]

January 3

• Birth of John Russell Los Angeles California; actor (Pale Rider, Rio Bravo). [1]

January 5

• Friedrich Dürrenmatt is born in Konolfinger, Switzerland; playwright/novelist: Romulus der Große (1949), Die Ehe des Herrn Mississippi (1952), Der Besuch der alten Dame (1956) and Die Physiker (1952). [1] [37]
• Birth of Jean d'Aviano grand duke of Luxembourg (1964-). [1]

January 6

• Birth of Cary Middlecoff golfer (1956 Vardon Trophy, 1955 Byron Nelson Award). [1]
• Birth of Lou Harris pollster (Lou Harris Poll). [1]

January 7

• Birth of John Lanigan tenor. [1]

January 9

• Birth of Seymour Barab composer. [1]

January 12

• Birth of John Henry Davis Jr Smithtown New York, light-super-heavyweight (Olympics-gold-1948, 52). [1]
• Birth of Leo Smit Philadelphia Pennsylvania, pianist/composer. [1]

January 14

• Birth of Charles Gaupp German/Dutch painter. [1]
• Birth of Mark Lawrence Washington DC, pianist (Alice Pearce). [1]

January 17

• Birth of Dehl Berti Pueblo Colorado; actor (John Taylor-Guns of Paradise). [1]

January 18

• Birth of Bruce Woodcock boxer. [1]

January 19

• Birth of Patricia Highsmith [Plangman], US/Swiss writer (Strangers on a Train, L'amateur d'escargot). [1]

January 20

• Birth of Bernt Engelmann Germany, writer. [1]

January 21

• Birth of Barney Clark first to receive a permanent artificial heart. [1]
• Birth of John Doucette Brockton Massachusetts; actor (Lock Up, Big Town). [1]
• Birth of Todor Popov composer. [1]

January 22

• Birth of Andre Hodeir composer. [1]
• Birth of Andy Ganteaume cricketer (West Indies batsman, 112 in only Test innings 1948). [1]

January 24

• Birth of Bernard J Dwyer (Representative-Democrat-New Jersey, 1981-). [1]

January 25

• Birth of Alfred Reed composer. [1]
• Birth of Russell Reading Braddon Australian author. [1]

January 26

• Birth of Akio Morita Kasugaya Japan, CEO (Sony). [1]
• Birth of Frantisek Chaun composer. [1]
• Birth of Johannes Driessler composer. [1]

January 27

• Birth of Donna Reed Denison Iowa, actress (From Here to Eternity, Wonderful Life). [1]

January 28

• Birth of Alfred Marks actor/comedian (Desert Mice, Scream and Scream Again). [1]

January 30

• Birth of Bernie Leighton West Haven Connecticut, orchestra leader (Chance of a Lifetime). [1]

January 31

• Birth of Carol Channing Seattle Washington, actress (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Hello Dolly). [1]
• Birth of John Agar Chicago Illinois; actor (Fort Apache, Sands of Iwo Jima). [1]
• Birth of Mario Lanza Philadelphia Pennsylvania; actor/singer (Great Caruso, Toast of New Orleans). [1]

February 1

• Birth of Peter Sallis actor (Taste the Blood of Dracula). [1]

February 4

• Birth of Betty Friedan Peoria Illinois, feminist writer (Feminine Mystique). [1]

February 5

• Birth of Sir John Pritchard London England, conductor. [1]

February 7

• Birth of Athol Rowan cricketer (brother of Eric, South African off-spinner). [1]
• Birth of Bryan Woods soldier/clerk. [1]

February 8

• Birth of Lana Turner in Wallace Idaho; actress (Survivors, Falcon Crest). [5] (1920 [1])
• Birth of Hoot Evers baseball player. [1]

February 9

• Birth of B M Ducat-Amos Air Commandant/director (RAF Nursing Service). [1]
• Birth of Charles Montgomery Monteith publisher. [1]

February 10

• Birth of Adrian Cruft composer. [1]

February 11

• Birth of Eva Gabor Budapest Hungary, actress (Lisa-Green Acres, Gigi). [1]
• Birth of Lloyd Bentsen (Senator-Democrat-Texas) (1988 Democratic Vice-Presidential nominee). [1]

February 13

• Birth of Henk van Galen Last Dutch journalist. [1]
• Birth of Zao-Wou-Ki Chinese/French painter/graphic artist. [1]

February 14

• Birth of Albert Sloman Vice-Chancellor (Essex U). [1]
• Birth of Hugh Downs Akron Ohio, TV journalist (20/20, Concentration). [1]
• Birth of Jeanne Demessieux composer. [1]
• Birth of Piet Kraak Dutch soccer player. [1]
• Birth of Skeezix of "Gasoline Alley" discovered on Wallets' doorstep. [1]

February 16

• Birth of Jean Behra auto racer. [1]

February 18

• Birth of Barbara Hale actress (Della Street-Perry Mason). [1]

February 19

• Birth of Andries Treurnicht [Dr No], founder (South Africa Conservative Party). [1]
• Birth of Claude Rene Georges Pascal composer. [1]

February 20

• Birth of Joseph Albert Walker in Washington, Pennsylvania; X-15 test pilot. [1]
• Birth of Nurv Shiner singer. [1]
• Birth of Ruth Gipps British conductor/composer. [1]

February 22

• Birth of Jean-Bedel Bokassa dictator. [1]

February 24

• Birth of Abe Vigoda New York City, New York; actor (Barney Miller, Fish). [1]
• Birth of Douglass Watson Jackson Georgia, USA; actor (Satan Murders, Another World). [1]
• Birth of Ingvar Lidholm composer. [1]
• Birth of Ludvig Aschkenazy writer. [1]

February 26

• Birth of Betty Hutton Battle Creek Michigan, actress (Greatest Show on Earth). [1]

February 27

• Birth of Andras Szollosy composer. [1]
• Birth of Michael Fox US; actor (Saul-The Bold and the Beautiful, Young Frankenstein). [1]

February 28

• Birth of John Bouber [Blom]; actor/author (Fool of Heideloo). [1]
• Birth of Vladimir Sommer composer. [1]

March 1

• Birth of Jack Clayton Brighton East Sussex England, film director (Great Gatsby, Something Wicked This Way Comes). [1]
• Birth of Richard Wilbur second US Poet Laureate (Ceremony, Walking to Sleep). [1]
• Birth of Terrence "Cardinal" Cooke New York City, New York. [1]

March 2

• Birth of Robert Wilfred Levick Simpson composer. [1]

March 3

• Birth of Allen Ginsberg beat generation poet (1969 Arts and Letters Award). [1]
• Birth of Diana Barrymore New York City, New York, actress (Nightmare, Lady Courageous, Fired Wife). [1]
• Birth of Junior Parker Arkansas, blues vocalist/songwriter (Mystery Train). [1]

March 4

• Birth of Halim El-Dabh composer. [1]
• Birth of Joan Greenwood London, actress/director (Amorous Mr Prawn). [1]

March 5

• Birth of Berkley Bedell (Representative-Democrat-Iowa, 1975-). [1]

March 6

• Birth of Julius Rudel Vienna Austria, conductor (New York City Opera 1957). [1]
• Birth of Oliver Wright British Ambassador (To US). [1]
• Birth of Ross Hunter Cleveland Ohio, producer (Airport, Madame X, Pillow Talk). [1]

March 8

• Birth of Cyd Charisse [Tula Ellice Finklea] Amarillo Texas, dancer/actress (East Side West Side, Brigadoon). [1]
• Birth of Egbert George "Pete" Pitterson trumpeter. [1]
• Birth of Sahir Ludhianvi; Urdu/Hindustani poet and Hindi film lyricist (dies 1980). [120]

March 10

• Birth of Cec Linder Galica Poland; actor (Goldfinger). [1]
• Birth of Paul Coates New York City, New York, columnist (Tonight! America After Dark). [1]

March 11

• Birth of Astor Piazzolla Argentina composer (Tango Nuevo). [1]
• Birth of F[rancis] M[arion] Busby Jr US, sci-fi author (Star Rebel). [1]

March 12

• Birth of Giovanni Agnelli CEO (Fiat Automakers). [1]
• Birth of Gordon MacRae East Orange New Jersey, singer/actor (Oklahoma, Carousel). [1]
• Birth of Max de Metz Dutch publisher/translator. [1]
• Birth of Ralph Shapey Philadelphia Pennsylvania, composer (Fantasy, Rituals). [1]

March 13

• Birth of Allan Jaffee comic strip cartoonist/illustrator (MAD Magazine). [1]
• Birth of Cyril Poole cricketer (England batsman against India 1951-52). [1]

March 14

• Birth of Lis Hartel Denmark, equestrian dressage (Olympics-silver-1952, 56). [1]

March 17

• Birth of Mick Harvey cricketer (in Newcastle Brother of Neil Test umpire). [1]

March 20

• Birth of Amadou-Mahtar M'Bow Senegal, director general of UNESCO. [1]
• Birth of Primoz Ramovs composer. [1]

March 21

• Birth of Antony Hopkins composer. [1]
• Birth of Arthur Grumiaux Belgian violinist. [1]
• Birth of Logan Ramsey Long Beach California; actor (Head, Joy Sticks, Say Yes). [1]

March 22

• Birth of Wilhelmus Norbert Schmelzer Netherlands, foreign minister (KVP). [1]

March 23

• Birth of Donald Malcome Campbell Surrey United Kingdom, boat racer (1955 speed records). [1]
• Birth of Ian Todd President (Royal College of Surgeons). [1]
• Birth of Wolfgang Altendorfer writer. [1]

March 24

• Birth of Wilson Harris Guayanese author. [1]

March 25

• Birth of Nancy Kelly Lowell Massachusetts, actress (Double Exposure, Jesse James). [1]
• Birth of Simone Signoret Wiesbaden Germany, actress (Casque d'Or, Room at the Top). [1]

March 26

• Birth of George Jefferson CEO (British Telecom). [1]
• Birth of Joe Loco [Jose Esteves, Jr], musician. [1]
• Birth of Peter Horsley CEO (Osprey Aviation). [1]

March 27

• Birth of Tom Bevill (Representative-Democrat-Alabama, 1967-). [1]

March 28

• Birth of Dirk Bogarde Hampstead London England; actor (Death in Venice, The Servant). [1]

March 29

• Birth of Hugh Neill Lord-Lieutenant (South Yorkshire). [1]
• Birth of Sam Loxton cricketer (flamboyant Australian batsman of late 1940s). [1]

March 30

• Birth of Countess of Sutherland English great land owner/multi-millionaire. [1]
• Birth of Kan Ishii composer. [1]
• Birth of Oto Ferenczy composer. [1]

April 1

• Birth of Douglas Allenbrook composer. [1]
• Birth of William L Bergsma Oakland California, composer (Fortunate Island). [1]

April 3

• Birth of Harry Landers New York City, New York; actor (Ted Hoffman-Ben Casey). [1]
• Birth of Marilyn Maxwell Clarinda Iowa, actress (Grace-Bus Stop). [1]

April 4

• Birth of Willem J "Wim" the Villiers South Africa minister of Administration. [1]

April 5

• Birth of Lady Fisher founder (British Women Caring Trust). [1]
• Birth of Les Jackson cricket bowler (England twice, 1949 and 1961). [1]
• Birth of Robert Q Lewis New York City, New York, TV host (Masquerade Party, Robert Q Lewis Show). [1]

April 6

• Birth of Andrew Welsh Imbrie composer. [1]
• Birth of Franta Belsky British sculptor. [1]
• Birth of Lord Moore of Wolvercote. [1]

April 8

• Birth of Alfie Bass London England; actor (Moonraker, Are You Being Served). [1]
• Birth of Betty [Bloomer] Ford; first lady (1975-76)/namesake for Betty Ford Clinic. [1] (1918 [5])
• Birth of Jan Novak composer. [1]
• Birth of Virginia O'Brien Los Angeles California, actress/singer (Gus, Ziegfeld Follies, Thousands Cheer). [1]

April 9

• Birth of Frankie Thomas New York City, New York; actor (Tom Corbett Space Cadet). [1]

April 10

• Birth of Chuck Connors Brooklyn New York; actor (Rifleman, Branded, Cowboy in Africa). [1]
• Birth of Peter Herbert Penwarden priest. [1]
• Birth of Sheb Wooley Erick Oklahoma, vocalist (Purple People Eater, Hee Haw). [1]

April 11

• Birth of Jeff Stollmeyer cricketer (West Indies batsman pre/post-war). [1]
• Birth of Virginia O'Brien Los Angeles California, actress (Francis in the Navy). [1]
• Birth of Viscount Buckmaster. [1]

April 12

• Birth of A W Mabbs archivist. [1]

April 13

• Birth of Baron Thyssen-Bornemisza industrialist. [1]
• Birth of Carlo Prosperi composer. [1]
• Birth of James Wilson British Lieutenant-General. [1]
• Birth of Maxwell Henley Harris Australian poet/publisher (Gift of Blood). [1]

April 15

• Birth of Georgi Timofeyevich Beregovoi USSR, cosmonaut (Soyuz 3). [1]
• Birth of Norman Ewart Thurston musician. [1]

April 16

• Birth of Peter Ustinov London England; actor (Death on Nile, Logan's Run, Billy Budd). [1]

April 17

• Birth of Donald Barron CEO (Midland Bank). [1]

April 18

• Birth of Barbara Hale Dekalb Illinois, actress (Della Street-Perry Mason). [1]

April 19

• Birth of Glyn England CEO (CEGB, Windcluster Ltd). [1]
• Birth of Will Ogdon composer. [1]

April 20

• Birth of Donald Gunn MacRae sociologist. [1]

April 21

• Birth of Jack Fletcher Forrest Hills New York; actor (Grady, Bob Crane Show). [1]

April 23

• Birth of Janet Blair Altoona Pennsylvania, actress (Leave it to the Girls, Smith Family). [1]
• Birth of Warren Spahn left-handed pitcher (Boston/Milwaukee Braves). [1]

April 24

• Birth of Laci Boldemann composer. [1]

April 25

• Birth of Jean Mogin Belgian poet. [1]
• Birth of Karel Appel painter (Vragende Children). [1]

April 26

• Birth of Harry Knutton Major-General/Director-General (London City and Guilds Institute). [1]
• Birth of Jimmy Giuffre jazz musician. [1]
• Birth of Margaret Gowing professor (history, science). [1]

April 28

• Birth of Rowland Evans White Marsh Pennsylvania, news reporter (CNN-Evans and Novak). [1]

April 29

• Birth of Cornelis de Jager Dutch astronomer (Sun). [1]

May 1

• Birth of 12th Lord Middleton English large landowner/multi-millionaire. [1]
• Birth of Paul Daels president (Flemish Iron Pilgrimage committee). [1]

May 2

• Birth of Satyajit Ray Calcutta India, director (Goddess, Adversary). [1]

May 3

• Birth of Vasco dos Santos Gonçalves Portuguese leftist colonel. [1]

May 4

• Birth of John van Kesteren Dutch tenor (Komische Oper, West Berlin). [1]
• Birth of Patsy Garrett Atlantic City New Jersey, actress (Nanny and the Professor). [1]

May 5

• Birth of Sonja Oosterman Dutch singer (Marketensters). [1]

May 6

• Birth of Erich Freid writer. [1]
• Birth of Freddy Randall jazz trumpeteer. [1]
• Birth of Robert Fell CEO (British Stock Exchange). [1]

May 8

• Birth of Graham Leonard bishop of London. [1]
• Birth of Saul Bass designer. [1]

May 10

• Birth of Bert Weedon rocker. [1]
• Birth of Nancy Walker Philadelphia Pennsylvania, Bounty ads/actress (Rhoda, McMillan and Wife). [1]

May 11

• Birth of Ian Percival Queen's Council/Member of Parliament. [1]

May 12

• Birth of Edvard Mikcaeli Mirzoyan composer. [1]
• Birth of Giovanni Benelli archbishop (Florence)/Papal candidate. [1]
• Birth of Henry Mackie designer of the Belfast Calorimeter. [1]
• Birth of Joseph Beuys Germany, avant-garde painter/politician. [1]

May 13

• Birth of Syd[ney G] Vincent British mine workers leader. [1]

May 15

• Birth of Erroll Garner Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, jazz pianist (Misty). [1]

May 16

• Birth of Harry Carey Jr Saugus California; actor (She Wore a Yellow Ribbon). [1]
• Birth of Robert Croften Brown politician. [1]

May 17

• Birth of Dennis Brain London England, french-hornist (Serenade). [1]
• Birth of John Garlick British senior civil servant. [1]

May 18

• Birth of Anthony Epstein FRS/pathologist. [1]

May 19

• Birth of Charles van de Reve slavic (Belief of Kameraden). [1]
• Birth of Daniel Gelin Angers France, Maria Schneider's dad; actor (Obsession). [1]
• Birth of Karel van het Reve Dutch Slavist (Comrade's Religion). [1]

May 20

• Birth of John Harrison British Vice Admiral/surgeon. [1]
• Birth of John Marchi (Representative-Republican-New York). [1]
• Birth of W Borchert writer. [1]

May 21

• Birth of Andrei Sakharov Moscow, physicist, human rights worker (Nobel '75). [1]

May 23

• Birth of Humphrey Lyttelton jazz musician/actor (It's Great to Be Young). [1]
• Birth of James [Benjamin] Blish US/United Kingdom, sci-fi author (Hugo, Star Trek Reader). [1]
• Birth of Loren Tindall Oklahoma; actor (Meet Me on Broadway, Girl of Limberlost). [1]
• Birth of Montague Modlyn broadcaster. [1]
• Birth of Sanderson Temple circuit judge. [1]

May 25

• Birth of Hal David lyricist (Promises Promises-Grammy 1969). [1]

May 26

• Birth of Frank Mooney cricketer (dependable wicket-keeper for New Zealand in 13 Tests). [1]

May 27

• Birth of Caryl Chessman kidnapper who got the death penalty (1960). [1]
• Birth of Redd Stewart Ashland City Tennessee, guitarist/pianist (Pee Wee King Show). [1]

May 29

• Birth of Clifton James New York City, New York; actor (Buster and Billie, David and Lisa). [1]
• Birth of George Terry chief constable (Sussex England). [1]
• Birth of James Clifton Spokane Washington; actor (Live and Let Die). [1]

May 31

• Birth of Alida Valli Pola Italy, actress (Miracle of the Bells, third Man). [1]
• Birth of Andrew Grima British jeweller. [1]
• Birth of Robert Arthur Ley United Kingdom, sci-fi author (Telepath, Power of X). [1]

June 1

• Birth of Nelson Riddle Oradell New Jersey, musical conductor (Batman, Frank Sinatra). [1]

June 8

• Birth of Alexis Smith Penticton, British Columbia, Canada, actress (Jessica-Dallas, Follies). [1]

June 9

• Birth of Agnes Keleti Hungary, gymnist (Olympic-gold-1952, 56). [1]

June 10

• Birth of Prince Philip Mountbatten Greece, Duke of Edinburgh, Mr Elizabeth II. [1]

June 12

• Birth of James Houston Toronto, author/filmmaker (Tikta'Liktak). [1]

June 14

• Birth of Gene Barry New York City; actor (Bat Masterson, Name of the Game, Burke's Law). [1]

June 19

• Birth of Howell Heflin (Senator-Democrat-Alabama). [1]

June 21

• Birth of Frank Scott Fargo North Dakota, pianist (Lawrence Welk Show). [1]
• Birth of Jane Russell Bemidji, Minnesota, actress full-figured gal (The Outlaw). [1]
• Birth of Jean Kent London England, actress (Adv of Sir Francis Drake). [1]

June 22

• Birth of Gower Champion choreographer (42nd Street). [1]
• Birth of Joseph Papp Brooklyn, stage producer/director (Pirates of Penzance). [1]