Chronology of Notable Births

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References are numbered in [brackets], which are listed here. A number after the dot gives the page in the source.

Last updated: 2009 October 30.


1928

July 2
  • Birth of Pavel Kohout Czech, author (Poor Murderer). [1]
July 4
  • Birth of Stephen Boyd actor (Fantastic Voyage, Ben-Hur). [1]
July 5
  • Birth of Beverly Tyler Scranton Pennsylvania, actress (Best Foot Forward, Fireball). [1]
  • Birth of Warren Oates Depoy Kentucky, USA; actor (East of Eden, Stoney Burke). [1]
July 7
  • Birth of Colleen Summers Pasadena California, vocal overdubber. [1]
  • Birth of Vincent Edwards actor (Dr Ben Casey, Death Stalk, Firehouse). [1]
July 8
  • Birth of Carol Henry Newark New Jersey, choreographer (Garry Moore Show). [1]
July 9
  • Birth of Vince Edwards Brooklyn, New York; actor (Ben Casey, Matt Lincoln). [1]
July 13
  • Birth of Bob Crane in Waterbury, Conncticut, USA; actor (Hogan's Heroes). [1] [5]
July 14
  • Birth of Nancy Olson Milwaukee, actress (Absent-Minded Professor, Pollyanna). [1]
  • Birth of Pierre Olaf Cauderan France; actor (Kraft Music Hall). [1]
July 16
  • Birth of Bella Davidovich Baku Russia, pianist (Chopin, Beethoven, Ravel). [1]
July 22
  • Birth of Orson Bean actor/comedian (I've Got a Secret, To Tell the Truth). [1]
July 23
  • Birth of Leon Fleisher San Francisco California, pianist/conductor (Annapolis Symphony 1973-77). [1]
July 26
  • Birth of Stanley Kubrick New York City, director (2001, Dr Strangelove, Lolita). [1]
August 4
  • Birth of Udham Singh India, field hockey player (Olympic-gold-1952, 56, 64). [1]
August 6
  • Birth of Janice Lee York Romary US, fencer (Olympics-1952-1968). [1]
August 7
  • Birth of Amazing "James" Randi in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; skeptic magician. [1] [5]
August 9
  • Birth of Bob Cousy NBA star, Boston Celtics (1957 Most Valuable Player). [1]
August 10
  • Birth of Eddie Fisher in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; singer (Oh My Papa, Lady of Spain). [1] [5]
  • Birth of Jimmy Dean in Texas, USA; actor/singer (Jimmy Dean Show, Diamonds are Forever). [1] [5]
August 16
  • Birth of Ann Blyth Mount Kisko New York, actress (Kismet, Mildred Pierce). [1]
August 21
  • Birth of Gillian Sheen England, foils (Olympic-gold-1956). [1]
August 22
  • Birth of John Lupton Highland Park Illinois; actor (Tom-Broken Arrow). [1]
  • Birth of Karlheinz Stockhausen Mödrath, Germany, composer (Kontrapunkte). [1]
August 29
  • Birth of Charles Gray Bournemouth England; actor (Clay-Rawhide). [1]
  • Birth of Thomas Stewart San Saba Texas, baritone (La Roche Capriccio). [1]

August 30
  • Birth of Bill Daily Des Moines Iowa; actor (I Dream of Jeannie, Newhart). [1]
  • Birth of Johnny Mann Baltimore Maryland, music director (Johnny Mann Stand Up and Cheer). [1]
August 31
  • Birth of James Coburn in Laurel, Nebraska, USA; actor (Our Man Flint, Magnificent Seven). [1] [5]
September 4
  • Birth of Dick York in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA; actor (Darrin - Bewitched, Inherit the Wind) (dies 1992). [1] [5]
  • Birth of Donald E Petersen Minnesota, exec (Ford Motors). [1]
September 6
  • Birth of Evgeny Svetlanov Moscow Russia, conductor (Siberian Fantasy). [1]
  • Birth of Rudolph Plukfelder USSR, light heavyweight (Olympic-gold-1964). [1]
September 11
  • Birth of Earl Holliman Louisiana, USA; actor (Police Woman, Tribes, Cry Panic). [1]
  • Birth of Reubin Askew (Governor-Florida). [1]
September 13
  • Birth of Ernest L Boyer educator/chancellor of New York's State Universities (SUNew York). [1]
September 14
  • Birth of Albert Shanker American labor leader (Amer Federation of Teachers). [1]
September 15
  • Birth of Cannonball Adderley singer (Black Messiah, Beginnings). [1]
September 17
  • Birth of Roddy McDowall actor (Planet of the Apes, Lord Love a Duck). [1]
September 18
  • Birth of Phyllis Kirk Syracuse New York, actress (Thin Man, Red Button's Show). [1]
September 19
  • Birth of Adam West in Walla Walla, Washington, USA; actor (Batman, Last Precinct). [1] [5]
September 20
  • Birth of Dr Joyce Brothers New York City, pop psychiatrist ($64,000 question winner). [1]
September 22
  • Birth of Eugene Roche actor (Foul Play, Slaughterhouse Five). [1]
September 30
  • Birth of Elie Wiesel author (Souls on Fire), Nazi hunter (Nobel Prize 1986). [1]
October 1
  • Birth of George Peppard Detroit Michigan; actor (Banacek, A-Team, Blue Max). [1]
  • Birth of Laurence Harvey actor (Alamo, Romeo and Juliet). [1]
October 2
  • Birth of Clay Felker Saint Louis, journalist (New York Herald Tribune, Esquire). [1]
  • Birth of George "Spanky" McFarland; actor (Little Rascals). [1] [5]
October 3
  • Birth of Erik Bruhn Copenhagen Denmark, dancer (National Ballet of Canada). [1]
October 9
  • Birth of Einojuhani Rautavaara Helsinki Finland, composer (Kaivos). [1]
October 14
  • Birth of Gary Graffman New York City, pianist (Leventritt Award). [1]
October 17
  • Birth of James "Junior" Gilliam Brooklyn Dodgers (National League rookie of year 1953). [1]
  • Birth of Julie Adams Iowa, actress (Away All Boats, Black Rose). [1]
October 18
  • Birth of Keith Jackson Carrolton Georgia, sportscaster (ABC Monday Night Football). [1]
October 19
  • Birth of Buff Cobb Florence Italy, actress (Masquerade Party). [1]
October 21
  • Birth of Edward "Whitey" Ford; hall of fame pitcher (New York Yankees). [1] [5]
October 25
  • Birth of Anthony Franciosa New York City; actor (Long Hot Summer, Name of Game, Death Wish 3). [1]
  • Birth of Jeanne Cooper Minneapolis, actress (Kay-The Young and the Restless). [1]
  • Birth of Marion Ross Albert Lea Minnesota, actress (Marion-Happy Days, Brooklyn Bridge). [1]
October 27
  • Birth of Kyle Rote football half-back (New York Giants 1951-61). [1]
October 30
  • Birth of Ernest Flatt choreographer (Carol Burnett Show). [1]
  • Birth of William Campbell Newark New Jersey; actor (Jerry-Cannonball, Luke-Dynasty). [1]
October 31
  • Birth of Andrew Sarris movie critic (Village Voice). [1]
November 6
  • Birth of Peter Matz Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, orchestra leader (Hullabaloo, Carol Burnett Show). [1]
November 9
  • Birth of Anne Sexton Newton Massachusetts, poet (Live or Die). [1]
November 14
  • Birth of Kathleen Hughes Hollywood California, actress (It Came From Outer Space). [1]
November 16
  • Birth of Clu Gulager Holdenville Oklahoma; actor (Virginian, Survivors, Tall Man). [1]
November 18
  • Birth of Mickey Mouse cartoon strip. [1]
November 20
  • Birth of Franklin Cover Cleveland; actor (Tom-The Jeffersons). [1]
  • Birth of Rex Reason Berlin Germany; actor (Man Without a Gun, Roaring 20s). [1]
November 22
  • Birth of Juno Stover-Irwin US, diver (Olympic-silver-1956). [1]
  • Birth of Pat Smythe England, equestrian jumper (Olympic-bronze-1956). [1]
November 23
  • Birth of Jerry Bock US, Broadway composer (Fiddler on the Roof). [1]
November 29
  • Birth of Paul Simon (Senator-Democrat-Illinois), presidential candidate. [1]
November 30
  • Birth of Chic Hecht (Senator-Republican-Nevada). [1]
  • Birth of Rex Reason Berlin Germany; actor (This Island Earth). [1]
December 4
  • Birth of Dena Dietrich Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, actress (Dena-Karen, Ethel-The Ropers). [1]
  • Birth of Russell L Rogers US Air Force/astronaut (X-20). [1]
December 6
  • Birth of Bert Geoffrey Achong inventor (electron microscopist). [1]
December 7
  • Birth of Noam Chomsky; linguist (founded transformational grammar). [1] [5]
  • Birth of Raymond Henry Charles Warren composer. [1]
December 9
  • Birth of Dick Van Patten Queens New York; actor (Tom Bradford-Eight is Enough). [1]
December 10
  • Birth of John Colicos Toronto Ontario; actor (Battlestar Galactica). [1]
December 11
  • Birth of Tomas Gutierrez Alea filmmaker. [1]
December 12
  • Birth of Aitmatow writer. [1]
  • Birth of Helen Frankenthaler New York City, New York, abstract expressionist artist (Arden). [1]
  • Birth of Lonesome Sundown blues singer/guitarist. [1]
December 13
  • Birth of W Gordon Smith playwright. [1]
December 15
  • Birth of Jimmy Nelson Chicago Illinois, ventriloquist (Nestles, Farfel). [1]
December 16
  • Birth of Peter Nailor civil servant/historian. [1]
  • Birth of Philip K[indred] Dick US, sci-fi author (Hugo-1963, Blade Runner). [1]
December 17
  • Birth of Marilyn Beck newspaper columnist. [1]
December 19
  • Birth of Galt MacDermot Montréal Canada, composer (Letting Down My Hair). [1]
  • Birth of Michael Hurd composer. [1]
December 20
  • Birth of Charles Donald Adams singer. [1]
  • Birth of Jack Christiansen Kansas, NFL hall of famer defensive back (Lions). [1]
December 21
  • Birth of Ed Nelson New Orleans Louisiana; actor (Peyton Place, Along Came a Spider). [1]
  • Birth of Thomas Rajna composer. [1]
December 22
  • Birth of Piero Angelo Italian writer (Control). [1]
December 25
  • Birth of Earl Brown Salt Lake City Utah; actor (Stovall-Operation Petticoat). [1]

December 28
  • Birth of Kamillo Lendvay composer. [1]
December 29
  • Birth of Bernard Cribbins Oldham England; actor (Val Doonican Show). [1]
December 30
  • Birth of Bo Diddley [Ellas Bates] Mississippi, rock 'n' roll pioneer (Bo Diddley). [1]
  • Birth of Jack Lord New York City, New York; actor (Steve McGarrett-Hawaii 5-0, God's Little Acre). [1]
December 31
  • Birth of Hugh McElhenny NFL halfback (San Francisco, Minnesota, New York Giants, Detroit). [1]
  • Birth of Ross Barbour Columbus Indiana, singer (4 Freshmen). [1]
  • Birth of Veijo Meri writer. [1]

End of 1928. Next: 1929.
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