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Last updated: 2008 August 9.

1927 January 1 Birth of Barbara Baxley Stockton California, actress (Norma Rae, Countdown). [1] Birth of Juliusz Luciuk composer. [1] Birth of Maurice Béjart France, ballet choreographer (Rite of Spring). [1] Birth of Yuri Grigorovich Leningrad Russia, choreographer. [1] January 2 Birth of David Herbert publisher. [1] Birth of Gino Marchetti NFL defensive end (Dallas Texans, Baltimore Colts). [1] Birth of Richard Belmont Ray (Representative-Democrat-Georgia). [1] January 4 Birth of Barbara Rush Denver Colorado, actress (Marsha-Peyton Place, Flamingo Road). [1] January 10 Birth of Gisele MacKenzie Winnipeg Manitoba, singer/actress (Your Hit Parade). [1] Birth of Johnnie Ray Dallas Oregon, pop singer (Cry). [1] Birth of Lee Philips Brooklyn New York; actor (Ellery Queen). [1] January 11 Birth of John Hayes cricketer (New Zealand fast bowler in 15 Tests 1951-58). [1] Birth of Wilton "Bogey" Gaynair saxophonist. [1] January 12 Birth of Leopold Ahsen writer. [1] Birth of Salvatore Martirano composer. [1] January 14 Birth of Ivan Kalita USSR, equestrian dressage (Olympics-silver-1968). [1] January 15 Birth of Francis Routh composer. [1] Birth of Norm Crosby Boston Massachusetts, comedian (Young at Heart Comedians). [1] January 17 Birth of Ignatz Bubis in Wroclaw, Germany (dies 1999); head of the Central Council of German Jews. [37] Birth of Donald Erb Youngstown Ohio, composer. [1] Birth of Eartha Kitt singer/actress (Catwoman-Batman). [1] Birth of Michael Herford Wooller TV/film producer. [1] January 20 Birth of Geoffrey WT Atkins British World Champion racket player (1954-72). [1] Birth of Olivier Strebelle Belgian sculptor/ceramist. [1] January 22 Birth of Joe Perry NFL Hall-of-Famer. [1] Birth of Lou Creekmur Baseball Hall-of-Famer. [1] January 24 Birth of Paula Hawkins (Senator-Republican-Florida, 1981-86). [1] January 25 Birth of Antonio Carlos Jobim composer. [1] Birth of Gregg Palmer San Francisco California; actor (Scream, To Hell and Back). [1] Birth of Seung Sahn Zen teacher (Korean line). [1] January 26 Birth of José Simón Azcona Hoyo President of Honduras (1986-90). [1] Birth of William Redfield New York City, New York; actor (Jimmy Hughes Rookie Cop, Marriage). [1] January 27 Birth of Doretta Morrow New York City, New York, actress (Because You're Mine). [1] Birth of Joe Perry AAFC/NFL Hall of Fame fullback (San Francisco 49ers, Baltimore Colts). [1] Birth of Michael Craig Poona India; actor (Escape 2000, Vault of Horror). [1] Birth of Nancy Dickerson journalist (NBC). [1] January 28 Birth of Anthony Garner director (Conservative Central Office). [1] Birth of J D Hughes Principal (Ruskin College-Oxford). [1] Birth of James Callaghan British Member of Parliament. [1] Birth of Ronnie Scott jazz musician/club-owner. [1] January 29 Birth of Edward Abbey US author (Desert Solitaire). [1] January 30 Birth of Olof Palme Stockholm, Prime Minister of Sweden (1969-76, 1982-86) assassinated. [1] February 1 Birth of Galway Kinnell Providence Rhode Island, author (Body Rags, Book of Nightmares). [1] February 2 Birth of Friedrich K Flick German industrialist. [1] Birth of Richard Ray (Representative-Democrat-Georgia, 1983-). [1] Birth of Richard Vance Maxfield composer. [1] Birth of Stan Getz Philadelphia Pennsylvania, jazz tenor saxophonist (Benny Goodman, Jimmy Dorsey). [1] February 5 Birth of Val Dufour New Orleans Louisiana; actor (Eugenie Grandet, Another World). [1] February 6 Birth of Smokey Burgess baseball catcher (Pittsburgh Pirates). [1] February 7 Birth of John Buller composer. [1] February 8 Birth of John T Myers (Representative-Republican-Indiana, 1967-). [1] Birth of Stanley Baker Ferndale Wales; actor (Concrete Jungle, Zorro, Zulu). [1] Birth of Zdenek Zouhar composer. [1] February 9 Birth of Donald Miller CEO (Scottish Power). [1] Birth of Norman Adams painter/ceramic sculptor. [1] February 10 Birth of Jakov Lind German/British author (Counting My Footsteps). [1] Birth of Leontyne Mary Violet Price Laurel Mississippi, opera soprano (Porgy and Bess). [1] Birth of Nigel Bagnall British field marshal. [1] Birth of Viscount Cowdray British financier/multi-millionaire. [1] February 12 Birth of Anne Gillis Little Rock Arkansas, actress (Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Little Men). [1] February 13 Birth of Harry Wich Dutch set designer. [1] February 14 Birth of Lois Maxwell Kitchener Ontario, actress (Miss Moneypenny). [1] February 15 Birth of Frank Dunlop director (Edinburgh International Festival). [1] Birth of Gottfrid Grasbeck composer. [1] Birth of Harvey Korman in Chicago, Illinois; actor (Carol Burnett Show, Blazing Saddles). [1] [5] Birth of William Bentley diplomat. [1] February 18 Birth of Fazal Mahmood cricketer (Pakistani medium-pace workhorse 1952-62). [1] Birth of John W Warner (Senator-Republican-Virginia, 1979-), married Liz Taylor. [1] Birth of Tabe Bas actor/opera vocalist (Leiser Wolf in Anatevka). [1] February 19 Birth of Rene Firino-Martell cognac manufacturer. [1] February 20 Birth of Roy Cohn lawyer, "grand inquisitor" (for Senator Joseph McCarthy). [1] Birth of Sidney Poitier Miami Florida; actor (Porgy and Bess, A Raisin in the Sun, Guess Who's Coming To Dinner). [1] February 21 Birth of Erma Bombeck Dayton Ohio, humorist (The Grass is Always Greener...). [1] Birth of Hubert de Givenchy Beauvais France, fashion designer (Audrey Hepburn). [1] Birth of Patricia Benoit Fort Worth Texas, actress (As the World Turns, Nancy-Mr Peepers). [1] Birth of Pierre Mercure composer. [1] February 22 Birth of David Ahlstrom composer. [1] Birth of Donald May Chicago Illinois; actor (Adam-Edge of Night, Colt .45). [1] February 23 Birth of Ivan Hrusovsky composer. [1] February 24 Birth of David Mourao-Ferreira poet/politician. [1] February 25 Birth of Dick Jones Snyder Texas; actor (Buffalo Bill Jr). [1] Birth of Jacques Monod composer. [1] Birth of Jane Nigh Hollywood California, actress (Lorelei-Big Town). [1] Birth of Ralph Stanley country singer. [1] February 26 Birth of Donald Gramm Milwaukee Wisconsin, bass-baritone. [1] Birth of Tom Kennedy Louisville Kentucky, quiz host (You Don't Say, Name That Tune). [1] February 27 Birth of Lord Belhaven and Stenton. [1] Birth of Michael Butler Pro-Provost/chairman (Royal College of Art). [1] February 28 Birth of Bernard Frank oriental scholar/writer. [1] Birth of John Swire British aircraft magnate (Cathay Pacific). [1] March 1 Birth of Harry Belafonte Harlem New York City, New York, calypso singer (Buck and the Preacher). [1] Birth of Lusine Amara opera/concert singer. [1] Birth of Robert Heron Bork judge, nominated for supreme court. [1] March 2 Birth of Siegfried Kohler composer. [1] Birth of Witold Szalonec composer. [1] March 3 Birth of Charles O Whitley (Representative-Democrat-North Carolina, 1977-). [1] Birth of Frank Singleton librarian. [1] Birth of John McLaughlin commentator (McLaughlin Report). [1] Birth of [Herman] Junior Parker rocker (Driving Wheel, In the Dark). [1] March 4 Birth of Robert Di Domenica composer. [1] Birth of Thayer David Medford Massachusetts; actor (Eiger Sanction, Rocky, Nero Wolfe, Savages). [1] March 5 Birth of Jack [John Joseph Edward] Cassidy Richmond Hill New York; actor (Oscar/Jetman-He and She). [1] March 6 Birth of John Fairchild Newark New Jersey, CEO (Fairchild publishing). [1] Birth of Leroy Gordon Cooper Jr Shawnee Oklahoma, USAF/astronaut (Mercury 9, Gemini 5). [1] Birth of Norman Treigle New Orleans Louisiana, bass-baritone. [1] Birth of William J Bell Chicago Illinois, soap opera creator (The Young and the Restless). [1] March 8 Birth of Jaromir Podesva composer. [1] Birth of Joseph Berg composer. [1] March 9 Birth of Hans Ludwig Schilling composer. [1] Birth of Jack Jensen baseball player (American League Most Valuable Player 1958). [1] Birth of John Beckwith composer. [1] March 10 Birth of Claude Laydu actress (Diary of a Country Priest). [1] Birth of Donn Trenner New Haven Connecticut, orchestra leader (ABC's Nightlife). [1] Birth of Paul Wunderlich German lithographer/painter/sculptor. [1] March 11 Birth of Alan Betts emeritus professor (Royal Veterinary College). [1] Birth of Raymond Jackson [Jaki], British cartoonist. [1] Birth of Robert Mosbacher US politician. [1] Birth of Ron Todd British trade unionist. [1] March 12 Birth of Mstislav Rostropovich Baku Russia, conductor/cellist (Cello Concerto). [1] Birth of Raul Alfonsin President (Argentina). [1] March 13 Birth of Charles Sickman Corsen Dutch Antillean poet. [1] March 14 Birth of Bill Rexford auto racer. [1] Birth of Joop F Wolff Dutch editor (Truth)/Dutch politician (CPN). [1] March 15 Birth of Carl Smith Maynardville Tennessee, country singer (Grand Ole Opry). [1] Birth of Philip Vincent Belloc Jebb architect. [1] March 16 Birth of Daniel Patrick Moynihan US ambassador to United Nations/(Senator-Democrat-New York, 1977-2001). [1] Birth of Karlheinz Böhm Darmstadt Germany; actor (Face of Fear, Peeping Tom, Unnatural). [1] Birth of Olga San Juan New York City, New York, actress (Variety Girl, 1 Touch of Venus). [1] Birth of Vladimir M Komarov Moscow Russia, cosmonaut (Voshkod I Soyuz 1). [1] March 17 Birth of Kenneth S Goldstein folklorist/enthomusicologist. [1] Birth of Maurice Ingvar Karkoff composer. [1] Birth of Nancy Sheehan writer. [1] Birth of Patrick Allen Malawi; actor (Roman Holiday, Dial "M" for Murder). [1] Birth of Sulkhan Ivanovich Nasidze composer. [1] March 18 Birth of George Plimpton in New York City, New York; sports writer (Paper Lion). [1] [5] Birth of John Harold Kander composer (Cabaret, Funny Lady, Kramer vs Kramer). [1] March 19 Birth of Richie Ashburn baseball infielder (Philadelphia Phillies)/sportscaster. [1] March 20 Birth of John Pierre Herman Joubert composer (Chamber Music for brass quintet). [1] March 21 Birth of Hans-Dietrich Genscher German minister of Foreign affairs (FDP). [1] March 22 Birth of George Thoms cricketer (one Test Australia against West Indies 1952, scored 16 and 28). [1] Birth of Viscount Bolingbroke. [1] March 23 Birth of Osvaldo Lacerda composer. [1] March 24 Birth of Janos Decsenyi composer. [1] Birth of Martin Walser writer. [1] March 25 Birth of Leslie Claudius India, field hockey (Olympics-gold-1948, 52, 56). [1] March 26 Birth of Jonathan Tod Vice-Admiral (England). [1] March 27 Birth of Anthony Lewis newspaper columnist (New York Times)/author (Gideon's Trumpet). [1] Birth of Cecil Bödker writer. [1] Birth of Lord Fanshawe of Richmond Member of Parliament. [1] Birth of Mstislav Leopold Rostropovich Baku USSR, cellist/conductor/teacher (Moscow Conservatory). [1] March 29 Birth of Arthur Ravenel Jr (Representative-Republican-South Carolina). [1] Birth of John McLaughlin TV commentator (McLaughlin Group). [1] Birth of John Vane FRS/pharmacologist. [1] Birth of Lord Ross. [1] March 30 Birth of Lord Armstrong of Ilminster. [1] Birth of Wally Grout cricketer (great Aussie wicket-keeper). [1] March 31 Birth of Cesar Chavez Yuma Arizona, farm labor leader (United Farm Workers). [1] Birth of William Daniels Brooklyn New York; actor (Dr Mark Craig-St Elsewhere, 1776). [1] April 1 Birth of Amos Milburn rocker. [1] April 2 Birth of Billy Pierce pitcher (Chicago White Sox) seven time all star. [1] April 3 Birth of Eva Székely Hungary, 200 metre backstroke swimmer (Olympics-gold-1952). [1] April 4 Birth of Bob Stump (Representative-Republican-Arizona, 1977-). [1] April 5 Birth of John Gilbert Member of Parliament. [1] April 6 Birth of David Ingram Vice-Chancellor (University of Kent at Canterbury). [1] Birth of Gerry Mulligan British saxophonist/orchestra leader (Jazz on a Summer Day). [1] April 10 Birth of "Alvin" Junior Samples Cummings Georgia, country performer (Hee Haw). [1] April 11 Birth of Domenico Guaccero composer. [1] April 12 Birth of Jane Withers Atlanta Georgia, actress (All Together Now, Josephine the plumber). [1] Birth of Patrick Meehan petty criminal. [1] April 13 Birth of Lord Wedderburn of Charlton QC. [1] Birth of Mari Blanchard Long Beach California, actress (Kathy-Klondike). [1] Birth of Maurice Ronet Nice France; actor (Frantic, Sphinz, Circle of Love). [1] Birth of Rosa Joyce Plesters Brommelie conservation scientist. [1] April 14 Birth of Dany Robin actress (Follow the Boys, Topaz, Jupiter, Julietta). [1] Birth of Gloria Jean Buffalo New York, actress (Never Give a Sucker an Even Break). [1] April 15 Birth of Abha Gandhi servant to Gandhi. [1] April 16 Birth of Joseph Ratzinger German theologist/dogmaticus. [1] Birth of Peter Mark Richman Philadelphia Pennsylvania; actor (Andrew-Dynasty). [1] April 17 Birth of Christopher Whelen composer. [1] Birth of Tadeusz Mazowiecki premier of Poland (1989-90). [1] April 18 Birth of Jim De Courcy cricketer (in Newcastle Australian batsman 1953). [1] April 19 Birth of Don Barbour Greencastle Indiana, singer (4 Freshmen). [1] April 20 Birth of Karl Müller Switzerland, superconductivity physicist (Nobel Prize 1987). [1] April 21 Birth of Robert Brustein New York City, New York, dean (Yale School of Drama). [1] April 22 Birth of Pascal Bentoiu composer. [1] April 23 Birth of Russell Smith composer. [1] April 24 Birth of Josy Barthel Luxembourg, 1500 metre runner (Olympics-gold-1952). [1] Birth of Pasqualino de Santis cinematographer. [1] Birth of Patrick Bowles writer/translator. [1] April 25 Birth of Ernst Widmer composer. [1] April 26 Birth of Anne McLaren biologist/zoologist/actress (Things to Come). [1] Birth of Jack Douglas comedian (My Brother Was an Only Child, Jack Paar Show). [1] April 27 Birth of Connie Kay jazz drummer. [1] Birth of Coretta Scott King Marion Alabama, civil rights leader. [1] Birth of John Joseph Moakley (Representative-Democrat-Massachusetts, 1973-). [1] April 28 Birth of Garfield Weston English industrial/billionaire (Twinings Tea). [1] April 29 Birth of Betsy Ancker-Johnson physicist/auto company exec. [1] Birth of Dorothy Manley England, 100 metre sprint (Olympics-silver-1948). [1] April 30 Birth of Johnny Horton Los Angeles California, rocker. [1] Birth of Lars Hall Sweden, Pentathlete (Olympics-gold-1952). [1] May 1 Birth of Greta Andersen Denmark, 100 metre freestyle swimmer (Olympics-gold-1948). [1] Birth of Harry [Harold George Jr] Belafonte New York City, New York, calypso singer (The Banana Boat Song). [1] Birth of Israr Ali cricket pace bowler (Pakistan in four Tests 1952-59). [1] Birth of Lord Bathurst English earl/large landowner/multi-millionaire. [1] Birth of Roland Verhavert Flemish screen writer (Sea Gulls Die in the Harbor). [1] Birth of William Mitchell Byers musician. [1] May 5 Birth of Charles Rosen New York City, New York, pianist/musicologist (Sonata Forms). [1] Birth of Pat Carroll Shreveport Louisiana, comedienne/actress (Make Room for Daddy). [1] Birth of Sid O'Linn cricketer (soccer for South Africa 1947, cricket 1960). [1] May 6 Birth of Ettore Manni Rome Italy; actor (Fatal Desire, Heroes in Hell). [1] Birth of Michael Frederick cricketer (one Test West Indies vs England 1954, scored 0 and 30). [1] May 7 Birth of Jim Lowe Springfield Massachusetts, DJ (WNEW) "King of Trivia". [1] May 8 Birth of Ian Denholm CEO (Murray Investment Trust). [1] Birth of Philip Wilkinson deputy chairman (National Westminster Bank). [1] May 9 Birth of John McDermott Lord Justice of Appeal (Northern Ireland). [1] Birth of Manfred Eigen German physicist/chemist (Nobel Prize 1967). [1] Birth of Ray Katt baseball player. [1] May 11 Birth of Justice Hollis. [1] Birth of Mort Sahl Montréal Canada, comedian/political satirist/beatnik (Big Party). [1] Birth of Zilpha Keatly Snyder US, sci-fi author (Headless Cupid). [1] May 13 Birth of Clive Barnes New York Times drama critic (New York Times, New York Post). [1] Birth of Herbert Ross director/choreographer (Footloose). [1] May 14 Birth of Shirley Spork LPGA golfer. [1] May 16 Birth of John Walford solicitor. [1] May 17 Birth of Ronald Halstead deputy CEO (British Steel). [1] May 18 Birth of Richard Body Member of Parliament. [1] May 20 Birth of David Frederick Barlow composer. [1] Birth of David Hedison Providence Rhode Island; actor (Colbys, Voyage to Bottom of Sea). [1] Birth of Walter Aschaffenburg composer. [1] Birth of [Harold] Bud Grant Wisconsin, Canadian Football League/NFL player/coach (Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Minnesota Vikings). [1] May 21 Birth of George Levy antique dealer/heritage campaigner. [1] Birth of Kay Kendall Yorkshire England, actress (Genevieve, Les Girls). [1] May 22 Birth of Eric Petrie cricketer (New Zealand wicketkeeper of the late 1950s). [1] Birth of Michael Constantine Reading Pennsylvania; actor (Room 222, Don't Drink the Water). [1] May 24 Birth of John Kelly Jr US, sculls (Olympics-bronze-1956), brother of Grace Kelly. [1] Birth of Martinus J Mentz South African Member of Parliament (Conservative). [1] Birth of Timothy Beven CEO (Barclays Bank). [1] May 25 Birth of Robert Ludlum in New York City, New York; spy novelist (Bourne Identity). [1] [5] May 26 Birth of Jacques Bergerac Biarritz Pyrénées-Atlantiques France; actor (Gigi, Les Girls, Thunder in the Sun). [1] May 27 Birth of Bryan Cowgill deputy chairman (Mirror Group). [1] Birth of Jan Blokker Dutch writer/journalist (VPRO, People's Newspaper). [1] May 28 Birth of Bernhard Lewkovitch composer. [1] Birth of François Nourissier French writer (Un petit bourgeois). [1] Birth of Norman Ireland CEO (Bowater). [1] Birth of Robert Evans CEO (British Gas). [1] May 29 Birth of Carl Toms stage designer (One Million BC, Moon Zero Two). [1] Birth of Dick Hillenius Dutch biologist/writer. [1] Birth of Trevor Holdsworth CEO (National Power). [1] May 30 Birth of Clint Walker Hartford Illinois; actor (Kodiak, Cheyenne, Dirty Dozen). [1] Birth of Dick Noel Brooklyn New York, TV host (It's a Small Wonder). [1] Birth of Evelyn Wesler Zemel US, author (American Glass Animals). [1] May 31 Birth of Isabel Stoate British diplomat. [1] Birth of James Eberle British Admiral/director (Royal Institute of International Affairs). [1] Birth of Michael Sandberg British CEO (Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corp). [1] June 2 Birth of Phillip Burton historian (Vanishing Eagles). [1] June 12 Birth of Henry Slesar Brooklyn New York, headwriter (Edge of Night). [1] June 21 Birth of Carl Stokes (Cleve-Mayor). [1] June 23 Birth of Bob Fosse Chicago Illinois, choreographer/director (Cabaret, Damn Yankees). [1] June 27 Birth of Bob Keeshan aka Captain Kangaroo/Clarabelle (Good Morning Captain). [1] Birth of Robert Casey Rochester New York; actor (Henry-Aldrich Family Show). [1]