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Last updated: 2008 June 28.

1922 January 1 Birth of Ernest F Hollings (Senator-Democrat-South Carolina, 1966-). [1] January 2 Birth of Jason Evers New York City, New York; actor (Wrangler, Channing). [1] Birth of Nico Schuyt composer. [1] Birth of Renata Tebaldi Pesaro Italy, lyric soprano. [1] January 3 Birth of Bill Travers Newcastle-on-Tyne England; actor (Born Free, Gorgo). [1] Birth of Jacques Wildberger Swiss composer (In My End is My Beginning). [1] Birth of Morten Nielsen Denmark, poet/resistance fighter. [1] January 4 Birth of Frank Wess flutist/saxophonist/composer. [1] January 6 Birth of Finn Einar Mortensen composer. [1] January 7 Birth of Jean-Pierre [Louis] Rampal Marseilles France, flutist. [1] Birth of Vincent Gardenia Naples Italy; actor (All in the Family, L.A. Law). [1] January 8 Birth of Abbey Simon New York City, New York, pianist. [1] January 9 Birth of Ahmed Sékou Touré President of Guinea (1957-84). [1] Birth of Har G Khorana India/Canada bio-chemist (Nobel Prize 1968). [1] January 11 Birth of Kathleen Byron London England, actress (Abdication, Profile, Four Days). [1] Birth of Neville Duke English test pilot. [1] Birth of Tony Charmoli Minnesota, choreographer (Cher, Julie Andrew). [1] January 15 Birth of Franz Fühmann writer. [1] January 17 Birth of Betty White Oak Park Illinois, actress (Mary Tyler Moore Show, Golden Girls). [1] Birth of Luis Echeverría Alvarez President of Mexico. [1] January 18 Birth of Constance Moore Sioux City Iowa, actress (Window on Main Street). [1] Birth of Yehezkiel Braun composer. [1] January 19 Birth of Arthur Morris cricketer (great Australian lefty opening batsman). [1] Birth of Guy Madison [Robert Moseley], Bakersfield California; actor (Wild Bill Hickok). [1] Birth of Ken Hughes Liverpool England, director (Casino Royale). [1] January 20 Birth of Lord James Hanson English industrialist/House of Lords (Conservative). [1] Birth of Ray Anthony Pennsylvania, orchestra leader (Ray Anthony Show, Peter Gunn Theme). [1] January 21 Birth of Jean P Vroom Dutch sculptor. [1] Birth of Paul Scofield Hurst England; actor (Man for All Seasons, Train). [1] January 22 Birth of Howard Moss poet/editor (New Yorker). [1] January 24 Birth of Neil Franklin soccer star. [1] January 25 Birth of Jules P de Palm Antilles writer. [1] Birth of Raymond Baxter British TV host/author (Fast Lady). [1] January 26 Birth of Michael Bentine England, author/comedian (Reluctant Jester). [1] January 27 Birth of Wilfrid Bourne QC/Clerk of the Crown in Chancery. [1] January 28 Birth of Robert W Holley US, biochemist, worked with RNA (Nobel '68). [1] January 30 Birth of Dick Martin Detroit Michigan; actor/comedian (Laugh-In, Carbon Copy). [1] Birth of Pal Jardanyi composer. [1] January 31 Birth of Michael Wilford diplomat. [1] Birth of William Sylvester Oakland California; actor (2001, Gorgo, Gemini Man). [1] February 1 Birth of Bogumil Witalis Andrzejewski professor of Cushtic Languages. [1] Birth of Clifford McWatt cricketer (West Indies wicket-keeper in six Tests 1954-55). [1] Birth of Renata Tebaldi opera singer (La Bohéme). [1] February 3 Birth of Bill Chappell Jr (Representative-Democrat-Florida, 1969-). [1] Birth of Jean-Pierre Rampal flutist (Italian Flute Concertos). [1] February 5 Birth of Bernard Kalb State Dept spokesman/actor (Dave). [1] February 6 Birth of Patrick MacNee London England; actor (Jonathan Steed-Avengers). [1] February 8 Birth of Joeri Averbach Russian chess grandmaster. [1] February 9 Birth of James C "Jim" Laker Bradford England, cricket off spinner. [1] February 10 Birth of Harold Hughes (Governor-Democrat-New Jersey). [1] Birth of Neva Patterson Nevada Iowa, actress (Governor and JJ, Doc Elliot, Nichols). [1] February 11 Birth of Leslie Nielsen Regina Sask; actor (Forbidden Planet, Naked Gun). [1] Birth of Tudor Jarda composer. [1] February 13 Birth of Lord Pym of Sandy British minister of foreign affairs. [1] February 15 Birth of Herman Kahn New Jersey, writer (Thinking About the Unthinkable). [1] February 16 Birth of Geraint Evans British opera vocalist (Knaben Wunderhorn). [1] Birth of Paul van't Veer Dutch journalist/writer (Het Vrije Volk). [1] February 17 Birth of Tommy Edwards rock vocalist (It's All in the Game). [1] February 18 Birth of Allan Melvin Kansas City Missouri; actor (Phil Silvers Show, Barney-All in the Family). [1] Birth of Eric Gairy premier (Grenada). [1] Birth of Helen Gurley Brown Portland Maine, author/publisher (Cosmopolitan). [1] February 19 Birth of Beant Singh politician. [1] Birth of Josef Matej composer. [1] February 21 Birth of Murray "the K" Kaufman New York City DJ (5th Beatle). [1] Birth of Uros Krek composer. [1] February 22 Birth of Andre Asriel composer. [1] Birth of Felix Werder composer. [1] February 24 Birth of Kanwar Rai Singh cricketer (batted at Melbourne Cricket Ground in Test for India 1948). [1] Birth of Richard Hamilton painter. [1] Birth of Steven Hill Seattle Washington; actor (Goddess, Raw Deal, Yentl, Law and Order). [1] February 25 Birth of Matti Rautio composer. [1] February 26 Birth of Bill Johnston cricket pace bowler (mighty Australian lefty post-war). [1] Birth of Margaret Leighton Birmingham England, actress (Astonished Heart). [1] February 27 Birth of Mervyn Jones author (Nobody's Fault, Five Hungarian Writers). [1] March 1 Birth of William M Gaines publisher (MAD Magazine). [1] Birth of Yitzak Rabin premier (Israel, 1992-95, Nobel Prize 1994). [1] March 2 Birth of Eric Feldbush composer. [1] Birth of Mario Zafred composer. [1] March 3 Birth of Kazimierz Serocki composer. [1] March 5 Birth of Ebrahim Maka Indian cricket wicketkeeper (two Tests 1952). [1] Birth of James Noble Dallas Texas; actor (Governor Gatling-Benson). [1] Birth of Pier Paolo Pasolini Bologna Italy, director (Teorema, Pigsty). [1] March 6 Birth of Frankie Howerd York England; actor/comedian (Mr Mustard-Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, That Was The Week That Was, Runaway Bus). [1] March 8 Birth of Carl Furillo Brooklyn Dodger (National League Batting Champion 1953). [1] Birth of H Kipphardt writer. [1] March 9 Birth of Herbert P Douglas Jr Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, long jumper (Olympics-bronze-1948). [1] March 10 Birth of Adam Kennedy Lafayette Indiana; actor (Dion-Californian). [1] Birth of Pamela Mason London, actress (Navy vs Night Monsters). [1] March 11 Birth of Abdul Razak bin Hussain premier of Malaysia (1970-77). [1] Birth of Thom Kelling Dutch singer/guitarist (Programa de Manha). [1] Birth of Vinnette Carroll New York City, New York, actress (Alice's Restaurant, Reivers). [1] March 12 Birth of Helen Parrish Columbus Georgia, actress (Hour Glass, Show Business). [1] Birth of Jack Kerouac Beat writer (Dharma Bums, On the Road, Mexico Blues). [1] Birth of Lane Kirkland union president (AFL-CIO). [1] Birth of Thomas Hugh Eastwood composer. [1] March 13 Birth of Brun Smith cricketer (New Zealand right-handed batsman of late 1940s). [1] Birth of Jim Rodger sports writer. [1] March 14 Birth of Colin Fletcher author (Walking Through Time). [1] Birth of Les Baxter US, singer/orchestra leader/composer (Born Again). [1] March 15 Birth of Louis Boon writer. [1] March 16 Birth of Geoffrey Freeman Allen railway writer. [1] Birth of Harding Lemay North Bangor New York, headwriter (Another World). [1] March 17 Birth of Megan Bull British head mistress (Holloway Jail). [1] March 18 Birth of Egon Bahr German journalist/politician. [1] March 20 Birth of Carl Reiner Bronx New York, comedian/actor (2000 Year Old Man, Dick Van Dyke Show). [1] Birth of Doug Barnard Jr (Representative-Democrat-Georgia, 1977-). [1] Birth of Jack Kruschen Winnipeg Canada; actor (Papa-Webster, Busting Loose). [1] Birth of Larry Elgart New Haven Connecticut, bandleader/alto sax (Elgart Orchestra). [1] Birth of Ray Goulding Lowell Massachusetts, comedian (Bob and Ray). [1] Birth of Sir Arnold Burgen college president (Academia Europaea). [1] March 22 Birth of Mujib ur-Rahman Pakistan, sheik/premier. [1] Birth of Stewart Stern screenwriter (Rebel Without A Cause). [1] March 23 Birth of Marty Allen Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, comedian (Allen and Rossi), "Hello Dere". [1] Birth of Ugo Tognazzi Cremona Italy; actor/director (La Cage Aux Folles). [1] March 24 Birth of Dave Appell singer/musician/songwriter (In the Midnight Hour). [1] Birth of Dorothy Irene Height president (national council of negro women). [1] March 25 Birth of Bruno VeSota Chicago Illinois; actor/director (Chopper, Teenage Doll, Wild Rovers). [1] Birth of Eileen Ford modeling agency head (Ford Modeling Agency). [1] March 26 Birth of William Milliken actor (Drive-in). [1] March 27 Birth of Margaret Stacey sociologist. [1] March 30 Birth of German Germanovich Galinin composer. [1] Birth of J F Coates naval architect. [1] Birth of Peter Jona Korn composer. [1] March 31 Birth of Patrick J G McGee North Ireland; actor (Clockwork Orange). [1] Birth of Richard Kiley Chicago Illinois; actor (Man of La Mancha, Endless Love). [1] April 1 Birth of William Manchester Attleboro Massachusetts, historian (Death of a President). [1] April 2 Birth of Nikolaj G Bassov Russia, atomic physicist (laser, Nobel Prize 1964). [1] April 4 Birth of Elmer Bernstein New York City, New York, movie music composer (Robot Monster). [1] April 5 Birth of Christopher Hewett Worthing Sussex England; actor (Mr Belvedere, The Producers). [1] Birth of Gale Storm Bloomington Texas, actress (My Little Margie, Gale Storm Show). [1] Birth of Harry Freedman composer. [1] Birth of Tom Finney British soccer star. [1] April 6 Birth of Barry Levinson Baltimore Maryland, director (Homicide@Life on the Street, Avalon, Rain Man, Diner). [1] April 7 Birth of Kenneth Howard Peacock composer. [1] April 9 Birth of Carl Amery writer. [1] Birth of Gerald Moverley Roman Catholic bishop (Hallam). [1] Birth of Michael Palliser head of British diplomatic service. [1] April 11 Birth of Alexander Raichev composer. [1] Birth of Antoine Blondin writer. [1] April 13 Birth of John Braine English novelist (Life at the Top). [1] Birth of John George Vanderbile Henry Spencer-Churchill [11th Duke of Marlborough] English large landowner. [1] April 14 Birth of David Alexandrovich Toradze composer. [1] Birth of Maria Luisa Bemberg film maker. [1] April 15 Birth of Harold Washington first black mayor of Chicago (D, 1983-87). [1] Birth of Michael Ansara Lowell Massachusetts; actor (Cochise-Broken Arrow, Centennial). [1] April 16 Birth of Christopher Samuel Youd United Kingdom, sci-fi author (Tripods Trilogy). [1] Birth of Kingsley Amis London England, novelist (Lucky Jim, The James Bond Dossier). [1] Birth of Leo Tindermans British statesman. [1] April 18 Birth of Avril Angers actress (Brass Monkey). [1] April 19 Birth of Erich Hartmann German WWII pilot (downed 352 Russian aircrafts). [1] Birth of Luigi Barbbarito reverend (Apostolic ProNuncio). [1] April 21 Birth of Allan Watkins cricketer, England batsman late 40s early 50s). [1] April 22 Birth of Charles Mingus in Arizona, USA; jazz musician (Pithecanthropus Erectus) (dies 1979). [1] [5] Birth of Lou Stein Philadelphia Pennsylvania, pianist (Tonight! America After Dark). [1] Birth of Richard C Diebenkorn Jr US, painter (Ocean Park Paintings). [1] April 23 Birth of Boy [Segundo JA] Ecury Aruba, resistance fighter. [1] Birth of Diarmuid Downs auto engineer. [1] April 24 Birth of J D Cannon Salmon Idaho; actor (McCloud, Ike, Call to Glory). [1] April 26 Birth of James Holt medieval historian. [1] Birth of Jeanne Sauvé first female Governor-General (Canada, 1984-90). [1] Birth of Margaret Scott founder (Australian Ballet School). [1] Birth of Mike Kellin Hartford Connecticut; actor (Honestly Celeste, Fitz and Bones). [1] Birth of Paul-Andre Gaillard composer. [1] Birth of Pol Bury Belgian sculptor. [1] April 27 Birth of Daphne Anderson London, actress (Beggar's Opera, Hobson's Choice). [1] Birth of Jack Klugman Philadelphia Pennsylvania; actor (Oscar-Odd Couple, Quincy, Goodbye Columbus). [1] April 28 Birth of Guillaume Jorissen Flemish politician (Volksunie). [1] Birth of Iser J Koepermann Russian/US world checkers champion (1958-68, 75-76). [1] Birth of William S Broomfield (Representative-Republican-MI, 1956-). [1] April 29 Birth of George Allen football coach (Los Angeles Rams, Washington Redskins). [1] Birth of Parren J Mitchell (Representative-Democrat-Maryland, 1971-). [1] Birth of Tommy Noonan Bellingham Washington; actor (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Promises Promises). [1] Birth of Toots [Jean] Thielemans Belgian/US jazz musician/composer. [1] April 30 Birth of Anton Murray cricketer (South African batsman in 10 Tests 1951-55). [1] May 1 Birth of Louis Nye Hartford Connecticut, comedian (Steve Allen, Happy Days). [1] May 2 Birth of Abraham Rosenthal editor (New York Times). [1] May 3 Birth of Marina Svetlova ballerina/choreographer (Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo). [1] May 4 Birth of John Paul Hammerschmidt (Representative-Republican-Arkansas, 1967-). [1] May 5 Birth of Jay D Miller record producer. [1] Birth of Phil Gordon Meridian Mississippi; actor/singer (Jasper-Bev Hillbillies). [1] May 6 Birth of Alan Ross editor (London Magazine). [1] Birth of Carlos J Moorhead (Representative-Republican-California, 1973-). [1] Birth of John Ernest constructionist artist. [1] Birth of Pat Harder Milwaukee Wisconsin, NFL fullback (Saint Louis Cardinals, Lions). [1] May 7 Birth of Darren McGavin Spokane Washington; actor (Night Stalker, Tribes, Turk 182). [1] Birth of Gale Robbins Chicago Illinois, actress/singer (Hollywood House, Fuller Brush Girl, Mr Hex). [1] May 8 Birth of Brian Kellett CEO (Port of London Authority). [1] Birth of Friedrich Döppe writer. [1] May 9 Birth of Sheila Burrell actress (Black Orchid, Paranoiac, Laughter in Dark). [1] May 10 Birth of David Orr deputy chairman (Inchcape)/CEO (British Council, Unilever). [1] May 12 Birth of Barend Busnac office clerk/resistance fighter. [1] May 14 Birth of Agha Hasan Abedi banker. [1] Birth of Richard Deacon actor (Mel Cooley-Dick Van Dyke Show). [1] May 15 Birth of Enrico Berlinguer Italian communist/secretary-general (CPI). [1] May 16 Birth of Colin Cole Principal King of Arms. [1] Birth of Russell Wood treasurer (Queen Elizabeth). [1] May 18 Birth of Bill Macy Revere Massachusetts; actor (Walter-Maude, Oh! Calcutta). [1] Birth of GMcC Kitson British principal (Central School of Speech/Drama). [1] May 19 Birth of David McLean Akron Ohio; actor (Tate-Tate). [1] May 20 Birth of Clifford Butler vice chancellor (Loughborough University of Technology). [1] May 22 Birth of Judith Crist New York City, New York, movie critic (TV Guide). [1] May 23 Birth of Dennis Compton author/crickleter. [1] May 24 Birth of Sadao Bekku composer. [1] May 27 Birth of Christopher Lee in London, England; actor (Hound of the Baskervilles). [1] [5] Birth of Sidney Keyes English poet (Iron Laurel). [1] May 28 Birth of John Alderson chief constable (Devon and Cornwall United Kingdom). [1] May 29 Birth of Iannis Xenakis Braila Romania, composer/architect/mathematician. [1] Birth of John Heerbecq Church commissioner. [1] May 30 Birth of Harry Clement Stubbs US, sci-fi author (Needle, Iceworld). [1] May 31 Birth of Denholm Elliott London England; actor (Alfie, Cuba, Doll's House, King Rat). [1] Birth of Elisabeth arch duchess of Austria/princess of Liechtenstein. [1] June 1 Birth of Abdul Rashid Pakistan, field hockey player (Olympic-gold-1960). [1] Birth of Joan Caulfield East Orange New Jersey, actress (Liz-My Favorite Husband). [1] June 3 Birth of Alain Resnais France, director (Providence, Hiroshima, Mon Amour). [1] June 4 Birth of Irwin Bazelon Evanston Illinois, composer (Duo for Viola). [1] June 7 Birth of Rocky Graziano boxer/entertainer (Pantomime Quiz, Martha Raye Show). [1] June 8 Birth of Myron Healy Petalumus California; actor (Wyatt Earp). [1] June 9 Birth of George Axelrod playwright (Breakfast at Tiffany). [1] June 10 Birth of Judy Garland [Frances Gumm] in Michigan, USA; actress/singer (Wizard of Oz). [1] [5] Birth of Rose Moffard Arizona acting Governor. [1] June 11 Birth of John Bromfield South Bend Indiana; actor (Easy to Love). [1] June 15 Birth of Morris K Udall (Representative-Democrat-Arizona). [1] June 16 Birth of Frances Rafferty Iowa, actress (Abbott and Costello in Hollywood). [1] June 17 Birth of Jerry Fielding Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, orchestra leader (Lively Ones). [1] June 18 Birth of Donald L Keene New York City, Japanese translator/critic. [1] June 19 Birth of Aage Neals Bohr Denmark, physicist/study atomic nucleus (Nobel Prize 1975). [1] June 21 Birth of Judy Holliday New York City, comedienne/actress (Born Yesterday, Adam's Rib). [1] June 22 Birth of Bill Blass in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA; fashion designer (Nancy Reagan). [1] [5] June 23 Birth of Francis Thorne Bay Shore New York, composer (Burlesque Overture). [1] June 24 Birth of Roy Elihu Travis New York City, composer (Passion of Dedipus). [1] Birth of Sibohan McKenna Ireland, stage actress (Saint Joan). [1] June 26 Birth of Eleanor Parker Ohio, actress (Caged, Detective Story, Hans Brinker). [1] Birth of Frances Rafferty Sioux City Iowa, actress (December Bride). [1] June 27 Birth of George Walker Washington DC, composer (In Praise of Lillies). [1]