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Last updated: 2008 June 28.

1924 January 3 Birth of Andre Franquin cartoonist. [1] Birth of Henry M Fazzie South African Union/UDF-leader. [1] Birth of Roy Harding British teacher. [1] January 6 Birth of Earl Scruggs North Carolina, bluegrass musician (Flatt and Scruggs-Ballad of Jed Clampett, Rocky Top). [1] January 7 Birth of Roloff Beny Alberta, painter/photographer (A Time of Gods). [1] January 8 Birth of Antai Ribari composer. [1] Birth of Benjamin Lees (Lysniansky) Harbin Manchuria, composer. [1] Birth of Robert Starer Vienna Austria, composer. [1] Birth of Ron Moody London England; actor (12 Chairs, Wrong is Right). [1] January 9 Birth of Julián B Coco Curaçao guitarist/bassist (Utrecht Symphony Orchestra). [1] January 10 Birth of Ludmilla Chiraeff ballet dancer. [1] January 11 Birth of Don Cherry Wichita Texas, singer (Dean Martin Summer Show). [1] Birth of Slim Harpo musician. [1] January 12 Birth of Jan Willem Radecker sculptor/son of John Radecker. [1] January 13 Birth of Philip Rawson artist/teacher. [1] January 14 Birth of Guy Williams New York City, New York; actor (Zorro, Lost in Space). [1] January 16 Birth of Katy Jurado México, actress (High Noon, Trapeze, Barabbas, AKA Pablo). [1] January 17 Birth of Jewel Plummer Cobb educator/president (California State University at Fullerton). [1] January 18 Birth of Donald Baverstock TV producer. [1] January 19 Birth of 7th Earl of Carnarvon English large landowner. [1] Birth of Jean François Revel French journalist/author (Ni Marx ni Jésus). [1] Birth of Nicholas Colasanto Providence Rhode Island; actor (Coach Ernie-Cheers). [1] January 20 Birth of Yvonne Loriod Houilles France, pianist. [1] January 21 Birth of Benny Hill Southampton England, comedian (Benny Hill Show). [1] Birth of Telly [Aristotle] Savalas Garden City Long Island New York; actor (Acapulco, Kojak). [1] January 22 Birth of J J Johnson composer/jazz trombonist. [1] Birth of Margaret Whiting big band singer. [1] January 23 Birth of Frank R Lautenberg (Senator-Democrat-New Jersey, 1983-). [1] January 24 Birth of 8th Earl Spencer English large landowner/father of Diane. [1] Birth of David Craighead composer. [1] Birth of Klaus George Roy composer. [1] Birth of Marvin Kaplan Brooklyn New York; actor (Top Cat, Henry-Alice). [1] Birth of Robert W Kastenmeier (Representative-Democrat-WI, 1959-). [1] January 25 Birth of Lou "The Toe" Groza AAFC, NFL tackle, kicker (Cleveland Browns). [1] January 26 Birth of Warren Frank Benson composer. [1] January 27 Birth of Alexander Georgiyevich Chugayev composer. [1] Birth of Kenneth Corfield CEO (STC). [1] Birth of Rauf Denktasj Turkish-Cypriot politician. [1] Birth of Rix Lord. [1] Birth of Sabu [Dastagir], India; actor (Elephant Boy, Drum). [1] Birth of William van Straubenzee British Member of Parliament. [1] January 28 Birth of Frank R Lautenberg (Senator-Democrat-New Jersey). [1] January 29 Birth of Brian Trubshaw British test pilot. [1] Birth of Gregson Lord. [1] Birth of Luigi Nono Venice Italy, composer (Canonic Variations). [1] January 30 Birth of Margaret Beda Nicholson author (No Medals for the Major). [1] Birth of Shirley Chisholm (Representative-Democrat-New York). [1] January 31 Birth of Robert Gatehouse former High Court judge. [1] Birth of Tengiz Abuladze filmmaker. [1] February 2 Birth of Tine Balder [Clementine Alabama Cobbaut], Flemish actress (Antigone). [1] February 5 Birth of Robert Lynn anarchist. [1] February 6 Birth of Billy W William Ambrose right soccer star. [1] Birth of Billy Wright English soccer player. [1] Birth of Paolo Volponi Italian communist/author (Road to Rome). [1] February 7 Birth of Cathy Long (Representative-Democrat-Louisiana, 1985-86). [1] Birth of Dora Bryan [Broadhurst], Southport England, actress (Taste of Honey). [1] Birth of Hattie Jacques Kent England, actress (Carry on Doctor). [1] Birth of Johnny Jordaan [Jan van Musscher], Amsterdam folk vocalist. [1] February 8 Birth of Joe Black baseball player. [1] February 9 Birth of George Guest British organist. [1] February 10 Birth of Bud (Norman) Poile NHL player. [1] Birth of Randy Van Horne El Paso Texas, singer (Nat King Cole Show). [1] February 11 Birth of Mary Tregear Oriental art historian. [1] February 12 Birth of Hans Berghuis Dutch author/poet (3 Women, Adam). [1] February 13 Birth of Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber French economist/politician. [1] February 14 Birth of Arghyris Kounadis composer. [1] Birth of Countess Mountbatten of Burma. [1] February 16 Birth of James Swaffield Director-General (Swaffield and Clerk to the GLC). [1] Birth of Peter Webster British High Court Judge. [1] February 17 Birth of Margaret Truman Missouri, president's daughter/writer (Murder at FBI)/pianist. [1] February 18 Birth of Günter Haese German sculptor/graphic artist (Guggenheim prize 1967). [1] February 19 Birth of Bruce Norris NHL owner (Detroit Red Wings). [1] Birth of Lee Marvin in New York City, New York (dies 1987); actor (Paint Your Wagon, Cat Ballou). [1] [5] February 20 Birth of Gloria Vanderbilt don't my jeans look great, poor little rich girl. [1] February 21 Birth of Robert G Mugabe Premier/President of Zimbabwe. [1] February 23 Birth of Lejaren Hiller composer. [1] February 24 Birth of Lionel Dakers director (Royal School of Church Music). [1] Birth of William Pillar British Admiral. [1] February 25 Birth of Peg Ridge peace campaigner. [1] February 26 Birth of Mark Bucci New York City, New York, composer (1959 Arts and Letters Award). [1] Birth of Noboru Takeshita Japanese Prime Minister (1987-89). [1] February 27 Birth of M M Shearer former Lord Lieutenant of Shetland. [1] Birth of Norman Marshall cricketer (brother of Roy, one Test for West Indies 1955). [1] February 28 Birth of Robert A Roe (Representative-Democrat-New Jersey, 1969-). [1] February 29 Birth of David Beattie British Governor-General of New Zealand. [1] Birth of Otto Hutter physiologist. [1] March 1 Birth of Donald "Deke" Kent Slayton Sparta Wisconsin, Major USAF/astronaut (Apollo 18). [1] March 2 Birth of Albert Vogel Dutch elocutionist. [1] Birth of Rénos Apostolidis Greek author/poet (Katigoró). [1] March 4 "Happy Birthday To You" published by Claydon Sunny. [1] March 6 Birth of Sarah Caldwell Maryville Missouri, conductor/opera director (Flagstaff). [1] Birth of William H Webster US, judge/head FBI/US Central Intelligence Agency. [1] March 7 Birth of Eduardo Paolozzi British sculptor (Hydra). [1] Birth of Kobo Abe Tokyo Japan, playwright (Woman, the Dunes). [1] March 8 Birth of Sean McClory Dublin Ireland; actor (Jack-Californians, My Chauffeur). [1] Birth of Victor "Toby" Neuberg teacher/writer. [1] March 9 Birth of Konstantin Iliev composer. [1] March 15 Birth of Juij Bondarew writer. [1] Birth of Lockrem Johnson composer. [1] March 17 Birth of Stephen Dodgson composer. [1] March 18 Birth of Madhussudan Rege cricketer (15 runs in only Test India vs West Indies 1948-49). [1] March 21 Birth of Karl Heinz Fussl composer. [1] March 22 Birth of Al Neuharth newspaper founder (USA Today). [1] Birth of Bill Wendell New York City, New York, TV announcer (Late Night With David Letterman). [1] March 23 Birth of Peter Godfrey chartered accountant. [1] March 24 Birth of Lois Andrews actress (Ganster, Rustlers, Desert Hawk). [1] Birth of Lorraine Gourley Los Angeles California. [1] Birth of Norman Fell Philadelphia Pennsylvania; actor (Mr Roper-3's Company, The End, Graduate). [1] March 25 Birth of Julia A Perry Lexington Kentucky, US composer (Cask of Amontillado, Selfish Giant). [1] Birth of Machiko Kyo Osaka Japan; actor (Gate of Hell, Rashomon, Ugetsu). [1] March 27 Birth of Harold Nicholas US actor (Tap, Five Heartbeats, Stormy Weather). [1] Birth of Sarah L Vaughan Newark New Jersey, jazz scat singer (Broken Hearted Melody). [1] March 28 Birth of Freddie Bartholomew Dublin Ireland; actor (Anna Karenina, David Copperfield). [1] Birth of Gerhart Fritsch writer. [1] Birth of Peter Baer artist/printmaker. [1] March 29 Birth of Jules de Corte blind Dutch ballad singer. [1] March 30 Birth of Milko Kelemen composer. [1] March 31 Birth of Harry Cubitt 4th Lord Ashcombe ("Mad Harry"), English landowner. [1] Birth of Leo Buscaglia Los Angeles California, "Dr Hug", psychologist (Love). [1] April 1 Birth of Gunther Becker composer. [1] April 2 Birth of Sir Denis Rooke CEO (British Gas). [1] April 3 Birth of Canon A D Caesar Sub Dean (HM Chapels Royal). [1] Birth of Doris Day Cincinnati Ohio, "girl next door" actress (Pillow Talk). [1] Birth of Marlon Brando Omaha Nebraska; actor (Superman, Godfather). [1] Birth of Murray Dickie opera singer/director. [1] April 4 Birth of Christopher Prater screen printer. [1] Birth of Eva Marie Saint Newark New Jersey, actress (Sandpiper, Loving, Exodus). [1] Birth of Gil Hodges baseball player/manager (Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Mets). [1] Birth of Peter Vaughan actor (Haunted Honeymoon, Die Die My Darling). [1] April 5 Birth of Mart Kempers Dutch graphic artist/sculptor. [1] April 7 Birth of Harry Cordon comic/host (Fred Haché Show). [1] Birth of Ikuma Dan composer. [1] Birth of Nick Perito Denver Colorado, orchestra leader (Don Knotts Show, Big Show). [1] April 9 Birth of Harald Heilmann composer. [1] April 10 Birth of Johanna M van de Berg actress (What See I?). [1] Birth of Lee Bergere Brooklyn New York; actor (Joseph-Dynasty). [1] April 12 Birth of Julius Moormann student/resistance fighter (WWII). [1] Birth of Sergiu Natra composer. [1] April 13 Birth of Stanley Donen Columbia South Carolina, film director/producer (Bedazzled, Damn Yankees). [1] April 14 Birth of Shorty Rogers [Milton M Rajonsky] composer. [1] April 15 Birth of John Grigg British historian. [1] Birth of Neville Marriner Lincoln England, conductor (Minnesota Orchestra 1978). [1] April 16 Birth of Geoffrey Johnson Smith actor (Norman Loves Rose, Drinking Games). [1] Birth of Henry Mancini Cleveland Ohio, composer/conductor (Pink Panther). [1] Birth of John Harvey-Jones CEO (ICI). [1] April 17 Birth of Patrick Sergeant founder (Euromoney Publications). [1] April 18 Birth of Buxton Daeblite Orr composer. [1] Birth of Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown Vinton La, blues singer (Mary is Fine). [1] Birth of Henry J Hyde (Representative-Republican-Illinois). [1] Birth of Lord Mason of Barnsley Member of Parliament (Labour)/British defense secretary. [1] Birth of Raf de Linde [Raphaël van Hecke] author (Vaarwel on Gertrude). [1] April 20 Birth of Gerhard Samuel composer. [1] Birth of Nina Foch Leiden Netherlands, actress (American in Paris). [1] Birth of Paul M Van Buren US theologist (Theological Explorations). [1] April 21 Birth of Daniel Melnick New York City, New York, producer, Get Smart). [1] Birth of Ira Louvin Rainsville Alabama, country singer (Louvin Brothers). [1] April 23 Birth of Arthur Frackenpohl Irving New Jersey, composer (Natural Superiority of Music). [1] Birth of James Colin Ross Welch columnist/critic. [1] Birth of Malcolm Anson CEO (Wessex Water Authority). [1] April 24 Birth of Marilyn Erskine Rochester New York; actor (Fran-Tom Ewell Show). [1] Birth of Yehoshua Lakner composer. [1] April 25 Birth of Erzsebet Szonyi composer. [1] Birth of Franco Mannino composer. [1] April 26 Birth of Russell Nype Zion Illinois, singer/actor (Burton Farley-Dorothy). [1] April 28 Birth of Kenneth David Kaunda founder/President (Zambia, 1964-91). [1] April 29 Birth of Al Balding Toronto Ontario Canada, Canadian Tour golfer (Québec Open-1952). [1] Birth of Renée Jeanmaire Paris France, dancer (Hans Christian Anderson). [1] April 30 Birth of Sheldon Harnick Chicago Illinois, Broadway lyricist (Fiorello, Fiddler on the Roof). [1] May 1 Birth of Art Fleming Bronx New York, TV host (Jeopardy). [1] Birth of Earl George composer. [1] Birth of Enrico Josif composer. [1] Birth of Patricia Roberts Harris first US black woman cabinet member. [1] Birth of Terry Southern writer. [1] May 2 Birth of Aafje Heynis Dutch singer. [1] Birth of Theodore Bikel Austrian/US folk singer/actor (The Russians Are Coming). [1] May 3 Birth of Mary Carver Los Angeles California, actress (Cecilia-Simon and Simon). [1] May 4 Birth of Dennis Weaver actor (McCloud). [1] Birth of Peter Aldersley actor/disc jockey. [1] Birth of Tat'yana Petrovna Nikolayeva composer. [1] May 5 Birth of Leopoldo Torre Nilsson Buenos Aires, director (Monday's Child). [1] Birth of Theo Olof German/Netherlands violinist/prodigy/concert master. [1] May 6 Birth of Mimi Benzell Bridgeport Connecticut, operatic soprano (Gilda-Rigoletto). [1] May 8 Birth of Tristan Jones sailor. [1] May 9 Birth of Bulat S Okudzjava Russian author (Student!). [1] Birth of Connie Russell New York City, New York, singer (Club Embassy, Garroway at Large). [1] Birth of Gerard Wernars Dutch graphic designer (Library stamps 1991). [1] Birth of Jean J A Girault French director/screenwriter (l'Amour). [1] May 11 Birth of Antony Hewish radio astronomer. [1] Birth of Jackie Milburn English soccer star (Newcastle United). [1] May 14 Birth of Joly Braga Santos composer. [1] May 15 Birth of Andrea Gyarmati Hungary water polo player (Olympics, 1948-60). [1] Birth of Don Kenyon cricketer (England batsman in 8 Tests 1951-55). [1] Birth of Jaime Garcia Terre poet/essayist. [1] Birth of Ursula Thiess Hamburg, actress (Monsoon, Bengal Brigade, Americano). [1] May 16 Birth of Dawda Kairaba Jawara President (Gambia, 1970-94). [1] Birth of Frank F Mankiewicz New York City, New York, columnist (Perfectly Clear). [1] May 17 Birth of Frantisek Kovaricek composer. [1] Birth of Lord Tombs CEO (Rolls Royce). [1] Birth of Thomas Baird Vice-Admiral. [1] May 18 Birth of Jack Whitaker Philadelphia Pennsylvania, sportscaster (ABC, CBS). [1] Birth of Priscilla Pointer New York City, New York, actress (Rebecca-Dallas, Call to Glory). [1] May 19 Birth of Sandy Galbraith Wilson composer. [1] May 20 Birth of Peter Shore Member of Parliament (Labour). [1] May 21 Birth of Peggy Cass Boston Massachusetts, actress/TV panelist (To Tell the Truth, Mame). [1] Birth of Robert Parris Philadelphia Pennsylvania, composer (Book of Imaginary Beings). [1] May 22 Birth of Charles Aznavour [Chahnour Varinag Aznavourian] Paris, France, French-Armenian singer (Monsieur Carnavel, Tin Drum). [1] Birth of Claude Andre Francois Ballif composer. [1] Birth of Helen Wedemeyer Hilo Hawaii, actress (Hawaii Five-O). [1] May 23 Birth of Desmond Carrington British radio host (Jim-Calamity the Cow). [1] Birth of Michael McCrum master (Corpus Christi College Cambridge). [1] Birth of V N Swamy cricketer (one Test India vs New Zealand 1955, DNB, 0-45). [1] May 26 Birth of Cooper Evans (Representative-Republican-Iowa, 1981-87). [1] Birth of Victor Herbert Irish/US composer (Kiss in Dark). [1] May 28 Birth of Edward du Cann CEO (Lonrho). [1] Birth of Lord Rippon British Member of Parliament. [1] Birth of Reginald Eyre solicitor/Member of Parliament. [1] May 30 Birth of Norbert Schemansky USA, middle heavyweight (Olympics-gold-1952). [1] May 31 Birth of Russell Endean cricketer (28 Tests for South Africa, handled the ball 1956). [1] June 4 Birth of Dennis Weaver Joplin Missouri; actor (Chester-Gunsmoke, Duel, Battered). [1] June 7 Birth of Dolores Gray Chicago Illinois, singer/actress (Designing Woman, Kismet). [1] June 8 Birth of George Kirby Chicago, comedian (ABC Comedy Hour). [1] Birth of Sheldon Allman Chicago; actor (Norm-Harris Against the World). [1] June 9 Birth of Christine Goitschel France, slalom (Olympic-gold-1964). [1] Birth of Tony Britton Birmingham Eng; actor (Day of Jackal, Girl in my Soup). [1] June 12 Birth of George Herbert Walker Bush (Republican) 43rd Vice President (1981-89) 41st President (1989-). [1] June 19 Birth of Leo Nomellini NFL defensive tackle (San Francisco 49ers). [1] June 20 Birth of Audie Murphy in Kingston, Texas, USA; WWII hero/actor (Destry, Joe Butterfly) (dies 1971). [1] [5] Birth of Chet Atkins in Luttrell, Tennessee, USA; guitarist (Me and My Guitar) (dies 2001). [1] [5] June 25 Birth of Sidney Lumet Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; director (Group, Pawnbroker, Fail Safe). [1] June 29 Birth of Ezra Laderman New York City, composer (Jacob and the Indians). [1]