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-Wisconsin, 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 US Air Force/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 versus 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-Three'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 in Newark, New Jersey, USA; jazz scat singer ("Broken Hearted Melody") (dies 1990). [1] [5]

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 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; actress (Pillow Talk). [1] [5]
• Birth of Marlon Brando in Omaha, Nebraska, USA; actor (Superman, Godfather) (dies 2004). [1] [5]
• 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 Louisiana, 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 in the Bronx, New York, USA; TV host (Jeopardy) (dies 1995). [1] [5]
• 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 versus 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 (1989-93). [1] [5]

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]