1923

January 1

• Birth of Chalmers Goodlin US test pilot (XS-1). [1]
• Birth of Milton Jackson in the USA; vibraphonist (Milt of Bags). [1] [5]

January 3

• Birth of Dragutin Gostuski composer. [1]
• Birth of Jaroslav Hasek Czech writer (Good Soldier Schweyk). [1]

January 4

• Birth of Flavio Testi composer. [1]

January 5

• Birth of Robert L Bernstein New York City, New York, publisher (Random House). [1]
• Birth of Sam Phillips musician/record company founder (Sun). [1]

January 6

• Birth of Leah Chase master chef, in the creole tradition. [1]

January 7

• Birth of Charles Russell Woolen composer. [1]

January 8

• Birth of Giorgio Tozzi Chicago Illinois, basso. [1]
• Birth of Iva Michiels [Rik Ceuppens], Flemish writer (Ksiega Alfa). [1]
• Birth of Johnny Wardle cricketer (Yorkshire and England left-arm bowler of 1950s). [1]
• Birth of Joseph Wiezenbaum artificial intelligence pioneer. [1]
• Birth of Larry Storch New York City, New York, comedian (F Troop, Larry Storch Show). [1]

January 10

• Birth of Ingeborg Drewitz writer. [1]

January 13

• Birth of Danil Shafran cellist. [1]
• Birth of Jack Watling London; actor (Nanny, Adventure for 2, Naked Heart). [1]

January 15

• Birth of Lee Teng-hui president of ROC (Taiwan), head of KMT (1988-). [1]

January 16

• Birth of Martin Stokken Norway, nordic relay (Olympics-silver-1952). [1]
• Birth of Roy Lanham rocker (Sons of the Pioneers). [1]
• Birth of Willem Aantjes Dutch political leader (CDA). [1]

January 17

• Birth of Onno Molenkamp Dutch actor (Lifespan, Broken Mirrors, The Lift). [1]

January 19

• Birth of Jean Stapleton New York City, New York, actress (Damn Yankees, Klute, All in the Family). [1]

January 21

• Birth of Judith Merril [Josephine Juliet Grossman], sci-fi writer. [1]

January 22

• Birth of Diana Douglas Devonshire Bermuda, actress (The Cowboys). [1]
• Birth of Friedrich Zehm composer. [1]
• Birth of Leslie Bassett composer. [1]

January 23

• Birth of Florence Halop Queens, actress (Florence-Night Court, St. Elsewhere). [1]
• Birth of Horace Ashenfelter US, 3000m steeplechase (Olympics-gold-1952). [1]
• Birth of Walter M[ichael] Miller Jr US, sci-fi author (Hugo, View from Stars). [1]

January 24

• Birth of Simeon ten Holt composer. [1]

January 25

• Birth of Eva Zeller writer. [1]

January 26

• Birth of Anne Jeffreys North Carolina, actress (Dick Tracy, Topper, General Hospital). [1]

January 29

• Birth of Paddy Chayevsky [Sydney], US, dramatist (Marty, Hospital) (dies 1981). [1] [5]

January 31

• Birth of Eddie Ryder New York City, New York; actor (Slick Jones-General Hospital). [1]
• Birth of Joanne Dru Logan West Virginia, actress (Guestward Ho, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon). [1]
• Birth of Norman Mailer New Jersey, New York City, New York mayoral candidate/novelist (Naked and the Dead). [1]

February 2

• Birth of Al "Red" Schoendienst baseball manager/second baseman (Saint Louis Cardinals). [1]
• Birth of Bonita Granville New York City, New York, actress (Hitler's Children, Lone Ranger). [1]
• Birth of James Dickey Atlanta Georgia, author/poet/actor (Deliverance). [1]
• Birth of Mary Elizabeth "Liz" Smith in Fort Worth, Texas, USA; gossip columnist (New York Daily News, NBC-TV). [1]
• Birth of Peter Fowler physicist. [1]

February 4

• Birth of Conrad Bain Alberta Canada; actor (Maude, Diff'rent Strokes). [1]

February 5

• Birth of Stephen J Cannell TV producer/writer. [1]

February 6

• Birth of Maurice Le Roux composer. [1]

February 7

• Birth of George H H Lascelles English earl of Harewood/leader (Covent Garden). [1]
• Birth of Keefe Brasselle Elyria Ohio; actor (Be Our Guest). [1]

February 8

• Birth of Andrew MacElhone bar owner. [1]

February 9

• Birth of Brendan Behan Dublin Ireland, author/poet (Hostage). [1]
• Birth of Kathryn Grayson North Carolina, vocalist/actress (Anchors Aweigh, Kiss Me Kate). [1]
• Birth of Norman E Shumway Michigan, pioneer cardiac transplant surgeon. [1]

February 10

• Birth of Cesare Siepi Milan Italy, basso (New York Metropolitan Opera). [1]

February 11

• Birth of Baroness Sharples. [1]
• Birth of Ronald Arculus British diplomat. [1]

February 12

• Birth of Franco Zeffirelli Florence Italy, movie director (Romeo and Juliet). [1]
• Birth of James Abdnor (Senator-Republican-South Dakota, 1981-87). [1]
• Birth of Mel Powell composer. [1]

February 13

• Birth of Chuck Yeager; American test pilot (first man to break sound barrier). [1] [5]

February 14

• Birth of Derrick Holden-Brown CEO (Allied-Lyons). [1]
• Birth of Jay Herbert golfer (1960 PGA winner). [1]

February 15

• Birth of Justice Drake British justice. [1]
• Birth of Keene Curtis Salt Lake City Utah; actor (Magician, Amanda's). [1]
• Birth of Yelena Bonner Moscow, soviet dissident/wife of Andre Sakharov. [1]

February 17

• Birth of Alden Winship Clausen Hamilton Illinois, banker (President of World Bank). [1]

February 18

• Birth of Allan Melvin Kansas City Missouri; actor (The Brady Bunch, Barney-All in Family). [1]

February 19

• Birth of Donald Lybbert composer. [1]

February 20

• Birth of Forbes Burnham premier Guyana (1964-85). [1]

February 21

• Birth of Lola Flores entertainer. [1]
• Birth of Lucille Bremer dancer/actress (Ruthless, Ziegfeld Follies). [1]
• Birth of Zvi Zeitlin Dubrovnik Yugoslavia, violinist/professor (Eastman School). [1]

February 23

• Birth of Gery Florizoone Flemish poet. [1]

February 25

• Birth of Roger Parker Lord Justice of Appeal. [1]

February 27

• Birth of Dexter Gordon US, tenor saxophonist/actor (Connection). [1]
• Birth of Viktor Kalabis composer. [1]

February 28

• Birth of Charles Durning Highland Falls New York; actor (Dog Day Afternoon, Fury, Sting, Tootsie). [1]

March 1

• Birth of Bonita Granville actress/producer (Perry Mason). [1]
• Birth of Duncan White Ceylon, 400 metre hurdler (Olympics-silver-1948). [1]

March 2

• Birth of "Doc" Watson bluegrass musician. [1]
• Birth of Don Taylor cricketer (New Zealand 3 Tests, Auckland stands with Sutcliffe in Wisden). [1]
• Birth of Robert H Michel (Representative-Republican-Illinois, 1957-). [1]

March 4

• Birth of Patrick Moore England, astronomer/writer (A-Z of Astronomy). [1]
• Birth of Piero J d'Inzeo France, equestrian show jumper (Olympics-gold-1952, 64). [1]

March 6

• Birth of Ed McMahon Detroit Michigan, TV host (Johnny Carson Show, Star Search). [1]
• Birth of Erhard Karkoschka composer. [1]
• Birth of Raymond "Bill" Hoffenberg college president (Wolfson at Oxford). [1]

March 8

• Birth of Booth Colman Portland Oregon; actor (Zaius-Planet of the Apes). [1]
• Birth of Juan M G "Wancho" Evertsz premier of Dutch Antilles (NVP, 1973-77). [1]
• Birth of Sembene Ousmane Senegalese author/novelist/director (Doctor Noir). [1]

March 9

• Birth of André Courréges France, fashion designer (introduced the miniskirt). [1]
• Birth of James Buckley (Senator-Republican-New York). [1]

March 10

• Birth of Ara Parseghian football coach (Northwestern, Notre Dame). [1]
• Birth of [Kenneth C] "Jethro" Burns Conasauga Tennessee, mandolinist/country singer (Homer and Jethro). [1]

March 11

• Birth of A Louise Brough Clapp Oklahoma, tennis player (4 time Wimbledon champion). [1]
• Birth of A X Gwerder writer. [1]
• Birth of Ad[rianus C] de Besten Dutch literary (River Basin). [1]
• Birth of Morschi Mirando [Thomas Weiss], German/Dutch gypsy artist. [1]
• Birth of Terence Alexander London England; actor (Tony-Behind the Scenes). [1]

March 12

• Birth of Hjalmar Andersen Norway, speed skater-1500/5K/10K (Olympics-gold-1952). [1]
• Birth of Norbert Brainin violinist. [1]
• Birth of Walter M Schirra Jr Hackensack New Jersey, Captain US Navy/astronaut (Mercury 8, Gemini 6, Apollo 7). [1]

March 14

• Birth of Diane Arbus photographer/innovator. [1]

March 15

• Birth of George Vogel race horse trainer. [1]
• Birth of Laurence A Tisch New York City, New York, CEO (Loews Corp). [1]

March 16

• Birth of George Bean cricketer (92 runs in 3 Tests for England versus Australia). [1]

March 17

• Birth of Margaret Bondfield first woman chairman (Trades Union Congress). [1]

March 19

• Birth of Janine Dacosta French pianist. [1]
• Birth of Tige Andrews Brooklyn New York; actor (Captain Adam Greer-Mod Squad). [1]

March 20

• Birth of Marc Saporta French writer/essayist (Le Grand Défi). [1]

March 21

• Birth of Mort Lindsey Newark New Jersey, orchestra leader (Merv Griffin Show). [1]
• Birth of Philip Abbott Lincoln Nebraska; actor (Arthur Ward-The FBI). [1]

March 22

• Birth of Bryan Clieve Roberts lawyer/civil servant. [1]
• Birth of Cor N van Dis Jr Dutch Member of Parliament (SGP, 1971-94). [1]
• Birth of Marcel Marceau Strasbourg France, mime (Barbarella, Silent Movie). [1]

March 23

• Birth of Arnie Weinmeister AAFC, NFL defensive tackle (New York Yankees, New York Giants). [1]

March 24

• Birth of Edna Jo Hunter expert on military families and prisoners of war. [1]
• Birth of Murray Hamilton Washington North Carolina; actor (Rich Man Poor Man). [1]

March 25

• Birth of Lee Hale Tacoma Washington, choral director (The Entertainers). [1]
• Birth of Wim Van Est [Locomotief/Pletmolen], Dutch cyclist. [1]

March 26

• Birth of Bob Elliot Boston Massachusetts, comedian (Bob and Ray, Get a Life). [1]
• Birth of Clifton Williams Traskwood Arkansas, band master (Sinfonians). [1]
• Birth of Elizabeth Jane Howard British novelist (After Julius). [1]

March 27

• Birth of Louis Simpson Jamaican/US poet (Good News of Death). [1]
• Birth of Shusaku Endo writer. [1]
• Birth of Victor Hochhauser British impresario (Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra). [1]

March 29

• Birth of Julia Montgomery Walsh political consultant/writer. [1]

March 30

• Birth of Herbert Asmodi writer. [1]

March 31

• Birth of Donald Argee Barksdale Berkley California, basketballer (Olympics-gold-1948). [1]
• Birth of Lawrie Miller New Zealand cricketer (opening bat in 13 Tests). [1]

April 1

• Birth of Bobby Jordan Harrison New York; actor (Bowery Champs, Kid Dynamite, Flying Wild). [1]

April 2

• Birth of Jacob "Jaap" Firet Dutch theologist (Agogisch Moment). [1]
• Birth of Sir Hugh Overton British diplomat. [1]

April 3

• Birth of Jan Sterling New York City, New York, actress (first Monday in October, HS Confidential). [1]
• Birth of John Smith English large landowner/financier/Member of Parliament (Conservative). [1]

April 4

• Birth of Manon H E Alving Dutch actress (Short American). [1]

April 5

• Birth of Ernest Mandel Belgian philosopher/economist. [1]
• Birth of Michael V Gazzo Hillside New Jersey; actor (Cookie, Fear City). [1]
• Birth of Nguyen Van Thieu president of South Vietnam (1965-75). [1]
• Birth of Stanley Orme chairman (British Labour Party). [1]

April 8

• Birth of Edward Mulhare Cork Ireland; actor (Daniel Gregg-Ghost and Mrs Muir). [1]
• Birth of Franco Corelli Ancona Italy, tenor (Don José-Carmen). [1]

April 9

• Birth of Bruno Kiefer composer. [1]

April 10

• Birth of Floyd M Simmons actor/decathlete (Olympics-bronze-1948, 52). [1]
• Birth of John Watkins cricketer (South African all-rounder in 15 Tests 49-57). [1]

April 12

• Birth of Ann Miller [Lucille Ann Collier] Houston Texas, dancer/actress (On the Town). [1]
• Birth of E C Meade British chartered accountant. [1]
• Birth of Maria Callas opera singer (Carmen). [1]

April 14

• Birth of William Darling journalist. [1]

April 15

• Birth of Douglas Wass CEO (Equity and Law Life Assurance Company). [1]

April 17

• Birth of Harry Reasoner Dakota City Iowa, newscaster (60 Minutes, ABC, CBS). [1]
• Birth of Lindsay Anderson Bangalore India, director (Thursday's Children). [1]
• Birth of Lloyd Biggle Jr US, sci-fi author (Silence is Deadly). [1]
• Birth of Norman Potter cabinetmaker designer/writer. [1]

April 18

• Birth of Baroness Platt of Writtle British CEO (Equal Opportunities Commission). [1]
• Birth of Leif Panduro Danish writer ('k Have varnish on traditions). [1]

April 20

• Birth of Tito Puente Puerto Rico, bandleader (Dance Mania). [1]

April 21

• Birth of Andrea Domburg Dutch actress, (Theo d'Or Prize, Keetje Tippel). [1]

April 22

• Birth of Aaron Spelling in Dallas, Texas; TV executive producer (Charlie's Angels, Melrose Place, Dynasty, The Love Boat, Starsky and Hutch, The Mod Squad) (dies 2006). [1] [5]
• Birth of Hugh Lloyd actor (Punch and Judy Man, Dunroamin' Rising). [1]
• Birth of Paula Fox US children's books author (Poor George). [1]
• Birth of Peter Bowring CEO (C T Bowring). [1]

April 23

• Birth of Avram Davidson American sci-fi writer (Joyleg, Phoenix and the Mirror, Peregrine Primus, Rork!). [1]
• Birth of James Kirkup travel writer/poet/novelist (African in Greenland). [1]
• Birth of Nathan "Dambuzza" Mdledle singer (played a major role in the evolution of South African music). [1]

April 25

• Birth of Aafje J R Bouber [Blom] actress (Traveller Without Baggage). [1]
• Birth of Albert King Indianola Mississippi, blues singer/guitarist (Bad Look Blues). [1]
• Birth of Anita Bjorak actress (Miss Julie, Loving Couples, Night People). [1]
• Birth of Francis Graham-Smith British astronomer. [1]
• Birth of Melissa Hayden Toronto Ontario Canada, ballerina (1961 Silver Bowl). [1]

April 26

• Birth of Oliver Millar Surveyor (Queen's Pictures). [1]

April 28

• Birth of Adele Mara Dearborn Michigan, actress/singer (Cool Million, Wheels). [1]
• Birth of Wolfgang Steffen composer. [1]

April 29

• Birth of Irvin Kershner Philadelphia Pennsylvania, director (Never Say Never Again). [1]
• Birth of Maxine Audley London, actress (Peeping Tom, Ricochet, House of Cards). [1]

April 30

• Birth of Al Lewis actor (Grandpa-The Munsters). [1]
• Birth of Alan Wharton cricketer (England batsman once versus New Zealand 1949, scored 7 and 13). [1]
• Birth of George Byatt playwright. [1]

May 1

• Birth of Joseph Heller in Brooklyn, New York, USA; novelist (Catch-22, 1963 Arts and Letters Award). [1] [5]

May 2

• Birth of Christina Spierenburg Dutch singer. [1]

May 3

• Birth of Ralph M Hall (Representative-Democrat-Texas, 1981-). [1]

May 5

• Birth of Godfrey Quigley actor (Barry Lyndon, Educating Rita, Rooney). [1]

May 6

• Birth of Elizabeth Sellars Glasgow Scotland, actress (Chalk Garden). [1]
• Birth of Guiseppe Martelli physicist. [1]

May 7

• Birth of Anne Baxter Michigan City Indiana, actress (Myra-Marcus Welby, Victoria-Hotel). [1]
• Birth of Pete V Domenici (Senator-Republican-New Mexico, 1973-). [1]

May 10

• Birth of John Dugdal Lord-Lieutenant (Salop). [1]

May 11

• Birth of Joan Moriarty Brigadier matron-in-chief/director (Army Nursing Services). [1]
• Birth of Lord Vincent Gordon "Gordy" Lindsay White English industrialist/multi-millionaire. [1]

May 12

• Birth of Ewart G Abner record company executive. [1]
• Birth of Giovanni Testori Italian writer (Rocco e i suoi fratelli). [1]
• Birth of Lord Laing English biscuit manufacturer/pilot/multi-millionaire. [1]

May 14

• Birth of Diane Arbus [Nemerov] New York City, New York, photographer (Vogue/Harper's Bazaar, Nudists). [1]

May 15

• Birth of Richard Avedon US, photographer (1957 ASMP award). [1]

May 17

• Birth of Michael Beetham Marshal (RAF). [1]
• Birth of Miles Wingate deputy master (Trinity House). [1]
• Birth of Peter Mennin[i] Erie Pennsylvania, composer (Moby Dick). [1]

May 18

• Birth of Liam Sullivan Jacksonville Illinois; actor (Mapoy-Monroes). [1]

May 20

• Birth of Edith Fellows Boston Massachusetts, actress (Pennies From Heaven, City Streets). [1]
• Birth of Hugh Beach British General. [1]
• Birth of Samuel Selvon author. [1]

May 21

• Birth of Bettye Danoff LPGA golfer. [1]
• Birth of Doris Mae Akers gospel singer/songwriter. [1]

May 23

• Birth of Alicia de Larrocha Copenhagen Denmark, pianist (Orquesta Sinfonica). [1]
• Birth of Nirode Chowdhury Indian cricket pace bowler (1949-52). [1]

May 24

• Birth of Paul Bramley oral surgeon. [1]
• Birth of Siobhan McKenna Ireland, stage actress (Saint Joan). [1]

May 25

• Birth of John Weitz spy/author/fashion designer (Friends in High Places). [1]

May 26

• Birth of Horst Tapper German director/actor (Derrick). [1]
• Birth of James Arness Minneapolis Minnesota; actor (Matt Dillon-Gunsmoke, Thing). [1]
• Birth of Oren Lee Staley first president of National Farmers Organization (1955-79). [1]
• Birth of Roy Dotrice Guernsey Channel Island; actor (The Wizard). [1]

May 27

• Birth of Henry Kissinger; US Secretary of State (1973-77)/ Nobel Peace Prize (1973). [1] [5]
• Birth of Lord Freyberg British Colonel of General Staff. [1]

May 28

• Birth of György Ligeti Dicsöszentmartin Transylvania Hungary composer. [1]
• Birth of Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao India, film star (Patala Bhairavi). [1]

May 29

• Birth of Earl of Morley Lord Lieutenant (Devon). [1]
• Birth of Richard Worsley quarter master General. [1]

May 30

• Birth of Jimmy Lydon Harrington Park New Jersey; actor (Richard-Love That Jill). [1]

May 31

• Birth of Clint Rainier III Prince of Monaco (1949-). [1]
• Birth of Wolfgang Lesser composer. [1]

June 5

• Birth of Daniel Pinkham Lynn Massachusetts, composer (Signs of Zodiac). [1]

June 10

• Birth of Earl Hamner Jr Schuyler Virginia, TV narrator (The Waltons). [1]
• Birth of Robert Maxwell [Jan Hoch], Czech, billionaire/CEO (New York Daily News). [1]

June 17

• Birth of Elroy (Crazylegs) Hirsch AAFC, NFL halfback, end (Los Angeles Rams). [1]

June 21

• Birth of John Compton Lynchburg Tennessee; actor (Shannon-The D.A.'s Man). [1]

June 24

• Birth of Jack Carter Brooklyn, New York, comedian/actor (Amazing Dobermans, Octagon). [1]

June 27

• Birth of Paul F Conrad Cedar Rapids Iowa, cartoonist (Pulitzer 1964, 1971, 1984). [1]

June 29

• Birth of Chou Wen-Chung Cheefoo China, composer (Mode of Shang). [1]