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Last updated: 2008 August 9.

1922 July 2 Birth of Dan Rowan Beggs Okla, comedian (Rowan and Martin's Laugh-in). [1] July 6 Birth of William Schallert Los Angeles California; actor (Martin-Patty Duke Show). [1] July 7 Birth of Artie Malivn New York City, music director (Julie LaRosa, Steve Lawrence). [1] Birth of Pierre Cardin Paris France, fashion designer (Unisex). [1] July 10 Birth of Herb McKenley Jamaica, 4 X 400m relay runner (Olympic-gold-1952). [1] July 11 Birth of Gene Evans Hollbrook Arizona; actor (My Friend Flicka, Matt Helm, Alamo). [1] July 12 Birth of Clark MacGregor politician (involved in Watergate). [1] Birth of Mark O Hatfield (Senator-Republican-Ore). [1] July 19 Birth of George McGovern (Senator-Democrat-South Dakota), presidential candidate (Democrat-1972). [1] July 21 Birth of Kay Starr Dougherty Okla, singer (Rock and Roll Waltz, Club Oasis). [1] July 26 Birth of Blake Edwards writer/director (10, SOB, Breakfast at Tiffany's). [1] Birth of Jason Robards Jr actor (A Thousand Clowns, Act 1, Any Wednesday). [1] Birth of Marjorie Lord San Francisco California, actress (Kathy-Danny Thomas Show). [1] July 27 Birth of Lillian Hayman Baltimore Maryland, actress (Leslie Uggams Show). [1] Birth of Norman Lear; TV writer/producer (All in The Family). [1] [5] July 28 Birth of Jacques Piccard Switzerland, undersea explorer (bathyscaph Trieste). [1] August 1 Birth of Arthur Hill Saskatchewan Canada; actor (Owen Marshall, Glitter). [1] August 2 Birth of Carroll O'Connor New York City; actor (All in the Family, Heat of the Night). [1] Birth of Paul Laxalt (Senator-Republican-Nev). [1] August 6 Birth of Sir Freddie Laker entrepreneur (Laker airlines). [1] August 8 Birth of Rudi Gernreich designed first women's topless swimsuit, miniskirt. [1] August 9 Birth of Philip Larkin Coventry England, writer (North Ship, Jill). [1] August 15 Birth of Lukas Foss (Fuchs) Berlin Germany, composer (Prairie). [1] August 17 Birth of Ralph Roberts North Carolina; actor (Tradition, Gone are the Days). [1] August 18 Birth of Alain Robbe-Grillet France, novelist (Voyeur). [1] Birth of Shelley Winters [Schrift], Saint Louis Missouri, actress (Poisidon Adventure). [1] August 22 Birth of Micheline Presle Paris, actress (Nea, Donkey Skin). [1] August 24 Birth of Réne Lévesque Quebec premier (1976-85). [1] August 29 Birth of Charles White Perth Amboy New Jersey; actor (Troublemaker). [1] August 30 Birth of Regina Resnik New York City, mezzo-soprano (Sieglinde-Bayreuth). [1] September 1 Birth of Melvin R Laird (Representative-Republican-Mich), US Secretary of Defense (1969-73). [1] Birth of Vittorio Gassman actor (War and Peace). [1] Birth of Yvonne De Carlo Vancouver British Columbia, Canada, actress (10 Commandments, Munsters). [1] September 7 Birth of Art Ferrante pianist (Ferrante and Tachere-Exodus). [1] September 8 Birth of Lyndon LaRouche American presidental candidate (1980). [1] Birth of Sid Caesar Yonkers New York, comedian (Your Show of Shows). [1] September 11 Birth of Charles Evers civil rights leader (Amazing Grace). [1] September 16 Birth of Janis Paige Tacoma Washington, actress (Lanigan's Rabbi, Trapper John MD). [1] September 17 Birth of Ursula Howells London, actress (Girly, Murder is Announced). [1] September 19 Birth of Dana Zatopek Czechoslavakia, javelin thrower (Olympic-gold-1952). [1] Birth of Emil Zatopek Czechoslavakia, 5K/10K/marathon (Olympic-gold-1952). [1] September 20 Birth of Frank Comstock San Diego California, orchestra leader (Jimmie Rodgers Show). [1] September 22 Birth of Chen Ning Yang China, physicist/disproved parity (Nobel Prize 1957). [1] September 24 Birth of Theresa Merritt Newport News Va, actress (Mama-That's My Mama). [1] September 27 Birth of Arthur Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; director (Miracle Worker, Bonnie and Clyde). [1] September 28 Birth of Joe Silver Chicago Illinois; actor (Mr I Magination, Fay). [1] September 29 Birth of Lizabeth Scott Scranton, Pennsylvania, actress (Dark City, Desert Fury). [1] October 4 Birth of Malcolm Baldrige Conn, US Secretary of Commerce (1981-87). [1] October 7 Birth of Martha Stewart Bardwell Ky, singer/actress (Daisy Kenyon, Doll Face). [1] October 13 Birth of Alan Scott Haddonfield New Jersey, TV host/songwriter (Spin the Picture). [1] October 16 Birth of Max Bygraves London; actor (Tom Brown's School Days). [1] October 18 Birth of Little Orphan Annie comic strip character. [1] Birth of Richard Stankiewicz US sculptor (1974 Akston Award, 1966 Brandeis). [1] October 19 Birth of Jack Anderson newspaper columnist (Washington Post). [1] October 20 Birth of John Anderson Clayton Illinois; actor (Virgil-Legend of Wyatt Earp). [1] October 22 Birth of John Chafee (Senator-Republican-Rhode Island). [1] October 23 Birth of Coleen Gray Staplehurst Nebraska, actress (Apache Drums). [1] October 27 Birth of Ralph Kiner home run hitter (Pittsburgh Pirates)/sportscaster (New York Mets). [1] October 29 Birth of Neal Hefti Hastings Neb, orchestra leader (Kate Smith Show). [1] October 31 Birth of Barbara Bel Geddes New York City, actress (Vertigo, Miss Ellie-Dallas, Caught). [1] November 1 Birth of George S Irving Springfield Massachusetts, singer/actor (Dumplings). [1] Birth of Jeff Richards Portland Oregon; actor (Don't Go Near the Water). [1] November 3 Birth of Charles Bronson Pennsylvania; actor (Death Wish, Dirty Dozen). [1] November 7 Birth of Al Hirt New Orleans Louisiana, jazz trumpeter (Greatest Horn in the World). [1] November 8 Birth of Christiaan Barnard South Africa, surgeon (performs first heart transplant). [1] Birth of Esther Rolle Pompano Beach Florida, actress (Florida-Good Times, Maude). [1] November 11 Birth of Kurt Vonnegut Jr author (Slaughterhouse Five, Sirens of Titan). [1] November 12 Birth of Kim Hunter Detroit Michigan, actress (Planet of the Apes, Lilith). [1] November 13 Birth of Jack Narz Louisville Kentucky, TV gameshow host (Dotto, Video Village). [1] Birth of Madeleine Sherwood Montreal, actress (Mother Superior-Flying Nun). [1] Birth of Oskar Werner film actor/director (Shoes of the Fisherman, Das Ekel). [1] November 15 Birth of Francesco Rosi Naples Italy, director (Lucky Luciano). [1] November 16 Birth of Royal Dano New York City; actor (Red Badge of Courage, Cocaine Wars, House II). [1] November 18 Birth of Marjorie Gestring US, springboard diver (Olympic-gold-1936). [1] November 22 Birth of Fikret Dzhamil Amirov Kirovabad Russia, Azerbaijani composer (Shur). [1] November 26 Birth of Adele Jergens Brooklyn New York, actress (Dark Past, Fuller Brush Man). [1] Birth of Charles M Schulz cartoonist (Peanuts). [1] December 1 Birth of Geraldine McCulloug Maywood Illinois, painter/sculptor (Phoenix). [1] Birth of Paul Picerni New York City, New York; actor (Agent Lee Hobson-Untouchables). [1] December 2 Birth of Leo V Gordon New York City, New York; actor (Circus Boy, Enos, Winds of War). [1] December 4 Birth of Gerard Philipe Cannes France; actor (Caligula, Le Diable au Corps). [1] December 8 Birth of George Fullerton cricketer (South African keeper-batsman 1947-51). [1] Birth of Jean Ritchie rocker. [1] Birth of John B (Jack) McKay US test pilot (X-15). [1] Birth of Lucian Freud Berlin German, artist (Boy With a Rat). [1] December 9 Birth of Redd Foxx Saint Louis Missouri, comedian (Sanford and Son, Redd Foxx Show). [1] December 10 Birth of Allen Dwight Sapp composer. [1] December 11 Birth of Grace Paley writer (1970 Arts and Letters Award). [1] Birth of Peter Birch Bronx, choreographer (Jane Froman's USA Canteen). [1] December 12 Birth of Arthur R Hawkins US pilot/captain (WWII, downed 14 jap planes). [1] December 13 Birth of Halina Czerny-Stefánska Polish pianist (Chopin). [1] Birth of Rex Allen Wilcox Arizona, cowboy actor (I Dream of Jeannie). [1] December 14 Birth of Charley Trippi NFL halfback (Chicago Cardinals). [1] Birth of Don Hewitt New York City, New York, CBS news executive producer (60 Minutes). [1] December 15 Birth of Alan Freed Pennsylvania, DJ, accepted payola/introduced term "rock-n-roll". [1] December 16 Birth of Pierre Chany writer/cycling journalist. [1] December 17 Birth of Eric Brand diplomat. [1] Birth of Hubert H A Beckers Curaçao opera singer. [1] December 18 Birth of Larry D Mann Toronto Ontario; actor (Marty-Accidental Family). [1] December 19 Birth of Walter Höllerer writer. [1] December 20 Birth of Charita Bauer Newark New Jersey, actress (Guiding Light, Aldrich Family). [1] Birth of George Roy Hill director (Slap Shot, Little Drummer Girl, Little Romance). [1] December 21 Birth of Paul Winchell New York City, New York, ventriloquist (Jerry Mahoney, Knucklehead Smith). [1] December 22 Birth of Barbara Billingsley Los Angeles California, actress (June-Leave it to Beaver). [1] Birth of Calder Willingham novelist/scriptwriter. [1] Birth of James C Wright Jr (Representative-Democrat-Texas), Speaker of the House (1987-89). [1] December 23 Birth of Ian Powell Bancroft civil servant. [1] Birth of Micheline Ostermeyer France, shot-put/discus thrower (Olympics-gold-1948). [1] December 24 Birth of Ava Gardner Grabtown North Carolina, actress (On the Beach, Night of the Iguana). [1] December 25 Birth of Kitty Kallen Philadelphia Pennsylvania, singer (Judge For Yourself). [1] December 27 Birth of Larry Osborne navigator air traffic controller/supply specialist. [1] December 28 Birth of Nyron Sultan Asgarali cricketer (West Indian opening bat 1957). [1] Birth of Stan Lee, comics artist/creator (Spiderman, Incredible Hulk). [1] [5] December 31 Birth of Joan McCracken Philadelphia Pennsylvania, actress (Claudie-The Story of a Marriage). [1] Birth of Rex Allen Wilcox Arizona, cowboy singer (Dr Baxter-Frontier Doctor). [1]