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Last updated: 2008 June 28.

1929 January 1 Birth of Holling Gustav Vapor character on Northern Exposure. [1] January 2 Birth of Art Prysock jazz musician. [1] January 3 Birth of Marilyn Lloyd (Representative-Democrat-TN, 1975-). [1] Birth of Sergio Leone Italian, director (Fist Full of Dollars). [1] January 4 Birth of Amitai W Etzioni US sociologist (Active Society). [1] Birth of Bobby Tulloch ornithologist. [1] January 5 Birth of Wilbert Harrison singer. [1] January 6 Birth of Wilbert Harrison R&B singer (Kansas City). [1] January 7 Birth of Douglas Kiker NBC newsman (1970 Peabody Award). [1] Birth of Kenneth Henry US, 500m speed skater (Olympics-gold-1952). [1] Birth of Terry Moore [Helen Luella Koford], Los Angeles California, actress (Little Sheba). [1] January 9 Birth of Heiner Muller dramatist. [1] January 11 Birth of Nicoletta Orsomando. [1] Birth of Rod Taylor Sydney Australia; actor (Bearcats, Time Machine). [1] Birth of Wanda Wilkomirska Warsaw, Poland, violinist. [1] January 12 Birth of Colin Berry Haycraft publisher. [1] January 13 Birth of Joseph Anthony Pass guitarist. [1] Birth of Wim Bary Dutch actor/theater director (Nice Boys). [1] January 14 Birth of Aleksander Petrovic film director. [1] Birth of Billy Walker Ralls Texas, country singer (Ozark Jubilee). [1] January 15 Birth of "Queen Ida" Guillory Ziadaco music. [1] Birth of Eva Badura-Skoda composer. [1] Birth of Reverand Dr Martin Luther King Jr in Atlanta, Georgia; dreamer (Nobel Prize 1964). [1] [5] January 16 Birth of Allard Lowenstein radical (Students for Democratic Action). [1] Birth of Francesco Scavullo Staten Island New York, celebrity photographer. [1] Birth of Tage Nielsen composer. [1] January 17 Birth of Jacques "Jake the Snake" Plante Québec Canada, NHL goaltender (number 1). [1] January 19 Birth of Ulu Grosbard Belgium; actor (Straight Time, Georgia, Falling in Love). [1] January 20 Birth of Arte Johnson Chicago Illinois, comedian (Laugh-in, Don't Call Me Charlie). [1] January 22 Birth of Rita Gillespie TV director. [1] January 23 Birth of Ian Thomson cricketer (England seam bowler vs South Africa 1964-65). [1] Birth of John Polanyi Berlin, Canadian chemist (Nobel Prize 1986). [1] January 26 Birth of Jules Feiffer New York City, New York, cartoonist (Passionella) author (Little Murders). [1] Birth of M R Turner publisher. [1] January 27 Birth of Ingrid Thulin Solleftea Sweden, actress (Cries and Whispers, Damned). [1] Birth of Richard Du Cann lawyer QC. [1] January 28 Birth of Acker Bilk clarinetist (Stranger on the Shore). [1] Birth of Claes Oldenburg Stockholm Sweden, US pop artist (Happenings, Alphabet/Good Humor). [1] Birth of Richard Clement Charles Thomas rugby international/journalist. [1] January 29 Birth of Elio Petri Italy, director (Property is no theft). [1] Birth of William McMillan US, rapid pistol (Olympics-gold-1960). [1] January 30 Birth of Hugh Tayfield cricketer (celebrated South African off-spinner 1949-60). [1] Birth of Viscount Long. [1] January 31 Birth of Rudolf Mossbauer Germany, physicist (Nobel Prize 1961). [1] February 2 Birth of Reiner Bredemeyer composer. [1] February 3 Birth of Russell Arms Berkeley California, singer (Your Hit Parade). [1] Birth of Val Doonican Irish singer/entertainer. [1] February 4 Birth of Mary Joan Nielubowicz Rear Admiral/nurse. [1] Birth of Paul Burlison rocker. [1] February 5 Birth of Fred Sinowatz (SPÖ) Neufeld an der Leitha, chancellor of Austria (1983-86). [1] February 6 Birth of Keith Waterhouse English writer (Billy Liar, Say Who Are You?). [1] Birth of Sixten Jernberg Sweden, skier (Olympics-gold-1956/60/64). [1] February 9 Birth of Bill Barrett (Representative-Republican-Nebraska). [1] Birth of James Mulcro Drew composer. [1] Birth of Lennox Butler cricketer (one Test West Indies vs Australia 1955, 16 and 2-151). [1] Birth of Willem Kersters Flemish composer (Parwati, Gospel Song). [1] February 10 Birth of Hallgeir Brenden Norway, 15K/18K cross country (Olympics-gold-1952, 56). [1] Birth of Henk Heidweiler Surinam ambassador (in Netherlands). [1] Birth of Jerry Goldsmith pianist/composer (Twilight Zone). [1] Birth of Jim Whittacker mountain climber (first American to climb Mount Everest). [1] February 11 Birth of Leonard Gregory Kastle composer. [1] February 12 Birth of Agustin Gonzalez Acilu composer. [1] February 13 Birth of Omar Torrijos Herrera President of Panamá. [1] February 14 Birth of Matthew G Martinez (Representative-Democrat-California, 1982-). [1] Birth of Vic Morrow Bronx New York; actor (Combat, Roots, Twilight Zone the Movie). [1] February 15 Birth of Countess of Dysart. [1] Birth of Gerald Harper broadcaster/actor (Tunes of Glory, Extra Day). [1] Birth of Graham Hill London England, auto racer (1962, 68 international racing champion). [1] Birth of James Schlesinger US Secretary of Defense (1973-75). [1] February 16 Birth of Peter Porter Australian/British author/poet (Chair of Babel). [1] February 17 Birth of Chaim Potok New York City, New York, novelist (The Promise). [1] Birth of Yasser Arafat Palestinian Liberation Organization-leader (Achille Lauro, Nobel Prize 1994). [1] February 18 Birth of Leonard Cyril Deighton English author (Ipcress File, Fighter). [1] February 20 Birth of Amanda Blake [Beverly Louise Neill], Buffalo New York, actress (Kitty Russell-Gunsmoke). [1] Birth of Toshiro Mayuzumi Yokohama Japan, composer (Sphenogramme). [1] February 22 Birth of Marni Nixon singer (for Audrey Hepburn, Natalie Wood and Deborah Kerr). [1] Birth of Ryne Duren New York Yankees near-sighted pitcher. [1] February 23 Birth of Eduard W "Ed" Bauer [Eddy Evers], Dutch actor (Bluejackets). [1] Birth of Elston Howard New York Yankees catcher (first black New York Yankees player/1963 American League Most Valuable Player). [1] Birth of Richard Moryl composer. [1] Birth of Régine Crespin Marseilles France, operatic soprano. [1] February 24 Birth of David Houston Major-General/Lord Lieutenant of Sutherland. [1] Birth of Richard B Shull Evanston Illinois; actor (Diana, Holmes and Yo-Yo). [1] February 25 Birth of Christopher George Royal Oak Minnesota; actor (Rat Patrol, Immortal). [1] Birth of Peter Bingham Hinchcliff British church historian (1 Sided Reciprocity). [1] Birth of Tommy Newsom Virginia, musician/bandleader/saxophonist (The Tonight Show). [1] February 28 Birth of Frank O Gehry architect (Galleria-Oklahoma City). [1] March 1 Birth of Sonny James singer (Young Love, Running Bear). [1] March 2 Birth of Donald Gosling English parkeerplaatsenmagnaat/multi-millionaire. [1] March 3 Birth of Nicos Mamangakis composer. [1] March 4 Birth of Bernard Haitink Amsterdam Netherlands, conductor (London Philharmonic Orchestra 1969-78). [1] Birth of Josep Mestres-Quadreny composer. [1] March 5 Birth of Joan Shawlee Forest Hills New York, actress (Prehistoric Women). [1] March 6 Birth of David Sheppard bishop (Liverpool)/cricketer (England batsman). [1] Birth of Günter Kunert German poet/writer (Kaiser von Hondu). [1] Birth of Hal Miller British Member of Parliament. [1] Birth of Ho Dam North Korean Secretary of State (1970-83). [1] Birth of Thomas S Foley (Representative-Democrat-Washington, 1965-94)/majority whip/Speaker of House. [1] March 9 Birth of Hugh Desmond Hoyte president (Guyana, 1985-92). [1] Birth of Marie Cardinal writer. [1] March 11 Birth of Erskine Childers unofficial/civil servant. [1] Birth of Francisco Bernardo Pulgar Vidal composer. [1] Birth of Jackie McGlew cricketer (dour South African opening bat of the 50 feet). [1] March 12 Birth of Bernard Costello US, double sculls (Olympics-silver-1956). [1] Birth of Lupe Anguiano Mexican-American civil rights activist. [1] March 13 Birth of J D Slater writer. [1] Birth of Peter Breck Rochester New York; actor (Black Saddle, Big Valley, Benji). [1] Birth of Walter Medio race horse trainer. [1] Birth of Will Eisma composer. [1] March 14 Birth of Thomas Bell Jr race horse trainer. [1] March 15 Birth of Tiezo Matsumura composer. [1] March 16 Birth of Edwin London composer. [1] March 18 Birth of Christa Wolf German novelist (Divided Heaven). [1] Birth of Ctirad Kohoutek composer. [1] Birth of Kai Winding rocker. [1] March 19 Birth of Herman van San composer. [1] Birth of Michael Ryan actor (John Randolph-Another World). [1] Birth of Robert Muczynski composer. [1] March 21 Birth of James Coco Bronx New York; actor (Man of La Mancha, Murder by Death). [1] Birth of Jules Bergman space and science reporter (ABC-TV). [1] March 23 Birth of Albert H Crews astronaut. [1] Birth of Gerrit den Braber Dutch composer/producer. [1] Birth of James Ackley Maxwell actor/director (Traitors, Pyt Potter, Otley). [1] Birth of Michael Manser architect. [1] Birth of Roger Bannister England, first to run a 4 minute mile (May 6, 1954). [1] March 24 Birth of Cuan McCarthy cricketer (36 Test wickets for South Africa, one career no-ball). [1] March 25 Birth of Harris W Fawell (Representative-Republican-Illinois, 1985-). [1] Birth of Kenneth Haigh Yorkshire England; actor (Search for the Nile). [1] March 26 Birth of Amédée Turner QC/MEP. [1] Birth of Maurice Simon jazz musician. [1] March 28 Birth of Aubrey J Watson Sr bishop. [1] March 29 Birth of Robert E Rodes led Jackson's flank at Chancellorsville, Major General. [1] Birth of Ronald Clive Williams actor/comedian. [1] Birth of Sheila Kitzinger author, anthropologist and child birth educator. [1] March 30 Birth of Richard Dysart Brighton Massachusetts; actor (Leland MacKenzie-L.A. Law). [1] Birth of Shirley Stoler Brooklyn New York, actress (Frankenhooker, 7 Beauties). [1] March 31 Birth of Lee Patterson Vancouver British Columbia; actor (Dave-Surfside Six, Another World). [1] Birth of Liz Claiborne Brussels Belgium, fashion designer. [1] April 1 Birth of Milan Kundera Czechoslovakia, poet/writer (Unbearable Lightness of Being, L'art du Roman, Joke). [1] April 2 Birth of Catherine Gaskin romantic novelist (Fiona, Coporation Wife). [1] Birth of Frans HJJ Andriessen Dutch Member of Parliament (KVP/CDA). [1] April 3 Birth of Dennis Farr director (Courtauld Institute Galleries). [1] Birth of Miyoshi Umeki Otaru Hokkaido Japan, actress (Best Supporting Actress Oscar-1957-Sayonara, Mrs Livingston-Courtship of Eddie's Father). [1] April 4 Birth of William F Clinger Jr (Representative-Republican-Pennsylvania, 1979-). [1] April 5 Birth of Hugo Claus Flemish writer/director (Cool Lover, Sugar). [1] Birth of Nigel Hawthorne actor (Tartuffe, Pope John Paul II). [1] April 6 Birth of "Crazy" Joe Gallo mobster. [1] Birth of André Previn Berlin Germany, conductor (London Symphony)/composer/pianist. [1] Birth of Arthur S Taylor Jr US drummer/band leader (Taylor's Wailers). [1] Birth of Edison Vasalievich Denisov composer. [1] Birth of Li Yuan-chia artist. [1] Birth of Willis Hall British writer. [1] April 8 Birth of Jacques Brel Brussels Belgium, songwriter/singer/actor (Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, Pain in the A__). [1] Birth of Renzo de Felice historian. [1] Birth of Walter Berry Austria singer/ex husband of Christa Ludwig. [1] Birth of William K Everson film historian. [1] April 9 Birth of Harvey Lichtenstein president (Brooklyn Academy of Music). [1] April 10 Birth of Dusan Radic composer. [1] Birth of Max [Carl Adolf] Von Sydow Lund Sweden; actor (Hawaii, Exorcist, Dune, Dreamscape). [1] April 11 Birth of Lawrence Coughlin (Representative-Republican-Pennsylvania, 1969-). [1] April 12 Birth of Elspet Gray (Lady Rix), actress (4 Weddings and a Funeral, Solo, Tenko). [1] April 13 Birth of Marilynn Smith Topeka Kansas, LPGA golfer (1972 Pabst Open). [1] April 14 Birth of William Edgar Thornton Faison North Carolina, MD/astronaut (STS-8, 51-B, sk:49). [1] April 15 Birth of Adrian Cadbury candy manufacturer (Cadbury, Schweppes). [1] Birth of Jocelyn Barrow deputy chair person (British Broadcast Standards). [1] April 16 Birth of Roy Hamilton singer (You'll Never Walk Alone). [1] April 17 Birth of Eileen Stamers-Smith headmistress (Malvern Girls' College). [1] Birth of James Last orchestra leader/composer/arranger. [1] Birth of Lady (James) Mellon CEO (Volunteer Development Scotland). [1] April 18 Birth of Peter Hordern British CEO (Fina). [1] Birth of Peter Jeffrey actor (Dr Phibes Rides Again, Twinsanity). [1] April 19 Birth of Edward Crook Detroit Michigan, middleweight boxer (Olympics-gold-1960). [1] April 20 Birth of Bob Braun Ludlow Kentucky, singer (Dotty Mack Show). [1] April 22 Birth of Geoffrey Marshall Provost (Queen's College, Oxford). [1] Birth of Margaret Pereira forensic scientist. [1] Birth of Michael Atiyah educator (Trinity College - Cambridge England). [1] Birth of Robert Wade-Gery diplomat/exec director (Barclays de Zoete Wedd). [1] Birth of Victoria Opoku-Ware Ghanaian queen. [1] April 23 Birth of George Steiner professor (English). [1] April 24 Birth of Ferit Tuzun composer. [1] April 25 Birth of José Angel Valente Spanish poet (A modo the esperanza). [1] Birth of Yvette Corlett athlete. [1] Birth of Yvette Williams New Zealand, long jumper (Olympics-gold-52). [1] April 27 Birth of Nina Ponomareva Romaschkova USSR, discus thrower (Olympics-gold-1952, 60). [1] April 28 Birth of Carolyn Jones Amarillo Texas, actress (Morticia-Addams Family). [1] April 29 Birth of Peter Joshua Sculthorpe composer. [1] Birth of Vaclav Kucera composer. [1] Birth of Walter Kempowski German writer (Tadellöser and Wolff). [1] Birth of [John] Jeremy Thorpe British Member of Parliament (Liberal). [1] April 30 Birth of Peter Carsten Weissenberg Bavaria; actor (Mr Super Invisible). [1] May 1 Birth of Sonny James [James Loden] Hackelburg Alabama, rocker (Young Love). [1] Birth of Sonny Ramadhin cricket spin bowler (great West Indies spin bowler). [1] May 2 Birth of Edward Levy Irving composer. [1] Birth of Luc Ferrari composer. [1] Birth of Sydney Gedye cricketer (opening batsman in four Tests for New Zealand 1964). [1] May 3 Birth of Hendrik L van Beek Dutch Vice-Admiral. [1] Birth of Jaharna Imam Bangladeshi writer/political activist. [1] May 4 Birth of Audrey Hepburn [Edda Kathleen van Heemstra Hepburn-Ruston] Brussels Belgium (Breakfast at Tiffany's, My Fair Lady). [1] May 5 Birth of John S Ragin Newark New Jersey; actor (Dr Astin-Quincy ME). [1] May 6 Birth of John Polk Allen Carnegie Oklahoma, CEO (Biosphere 2). [1] Birth of John Taylor bishop (Saint Albans)/Lord High Almoner to Queen. [1] Birth of Rosemary Camp president (Council for British Archaeology). [1] May 7 Birth of Dick Williams baseball player, manager (including Seattle 1986-87). [1] Birth of Sally L Smith educator/founder (Lab School of Washington). [1] May 8 Birth of V N M Korte-van Hemel Dutch Secretary of Justice (CDA). [1] May 9 Birth of Anthony Lloyd Lord Justice of Appeal. [1] May 10 Birth of Brian Corby CEO (Prudential). [1] Birth of Fats Domino rocker (Blueberry Hill). [1] Birth of Marquess of Downshire. [1] May 11 Birth of Edward Anson British Vice-Admiral. [1] May 12 Birth of Burt Bacharach Kansas City Missouri, composer (I'll Never Fall in Love Again). [1] May 14 Birth of Vladimir Antoshin USSR, International Chess Grandmaster (1964). [1] May 15 Birth of Jack Flavell cricketer (England pace bowler in four Tests 1961-64). [1] Birth of Peggy Pope Montclair New Jersey, actress (Billy, Mrs David-Soap). [1] May 16 Birth of Adrienne Cecile Rich Baltimore Maryland, feminist writer (Diamond Cutters). [1] Birth of John Conyers Jr (Representative-Democrat-MI, 1965-). [1] Birth of Osmo Uolevi Lindeman composer. [1] May 17 Birth of Raymond Hide geophysicist. [1] May 18 Birth of Johan N Block aviation pioneer (Martinair/Transavia/Air Holland). [1] Birth of Lord Saint John of Fawsley. [1] Birth of Roger Matton composer. [1] May 19 Birth of Harvey Cox US theologist (Secular City). [1] Birth of Michael Adamis composer. [1] May 20 Birth of André Carolus Cirino Suriname/Indian poet. [1] May 21 Birth of Charles Wadsworth Barnesville Georgia, pianist (Lincoln Center). [1] Birth of Paul Winslow cricketer (big-hitter for South Africa, 108 vs England 1955). [1] Birth of Robert Welch designer/silversmith (Robert Welch flatware). [1] May 22 Birth of Asher Ben-Yohanan composer. [1] May 23 Birth of Joe Modise South African commandant of Umkhonto we Sizwe (1965-). [1] Birth of Ulla Jacobson Swedish actress (One Summer of Happiness). [1] May 25 Birth of Beverly Sills [Belle "Bubbles" Miriam Silverman], Brooklyn New York, soprano. [1] Birth of David S Ruder 23rd chairman of Securities and Exchange Commission. [1] May 26 Birth of Hugo Raes Flemish writer (Horses Jump and Fresh Sea). [1] May 27 Birth of Donald Howard Keats composer. [1] May 28 Birth of Leslie Wight cricketer (one Test West Indies vs India 1953, scored 21). [1] Birth of Patrick McNair-Wilson Member of Parliament. [1] May 29 Birth of Anthony Grant British Member of Parliament. [1] Birth of Katie Boyle [Lady Sander Saunders] British broadcaster. [1] Birth of Kennetgh Couzens CEO (Coal Products). [1] May 30 Birth of Michael Mellinger Bavaria; actor (Goldfinger). [1] May 31 Birth of first reindeer born in the US. [1] Birth of Aladar Zoltan composer. [1] Birth of Elaine Stewart Montclair New Jersey, actress (Take the High Ground). [1] Birth of Neil Shaw British CEO (Tate and Lyle). [1] June 3 Birth of Chuck Barris in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; TV game show producer/host (The Gong Show). [1] [5] June 7 Birth of John Turner Richmond England, (Liberal) 17th Canadian Prime Minister (1984). [1] June 8 Birth of Jerry Stiller Brooklyn, New York, comedian/actor (Stiller and Meara, Hairspray). [1] June 10 Birth of James McDivitt Chicago, Brigadier General USAF/astronaut (Gemini 4, Apollo 9). [1] June 12 Birth of Anne Frank Holland, diarist/Nazi victim. [1] June 14 Birth of Cy Coleman [Seymour Kaufman], songwriter (Witchcraft, Sweet Charity). [1] June 17 Birth of Tigran Petrosyan USSR, world chess champion (1963-69). [1] June 18 Birth of Eva Bartok Budapest Hungary, actress (Assassin, Crimson Pirate). [1] June 22 Birth of Ralph Waite actor (Last Summer, Cool Hand Luke, Five Easy Piece). [1] June 23 Birth of Dave King Twickenham England, comedian (Kraft Music Hall). [1] Birth of Henri Pousseur Malmédy Belgium, composer (Homo Habitis). [1] Birth of June Carter Cash Maces Spring Va, country singer (Johnny Cash Show). [1] June 29 Birth of Johnny Ace Memphis, ballad singer (My Song). [1] Birth of Peter George US, light middleweight (Olympic-gold-1952). [1]