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Last updated: 2008 June 28.

1931 January 1 Birth of Carel Brons composer. [1] Birth of Siddig El Nigoumi ceramicist. [1] January 2 Birth of Toshiki Kaifu premier of Japan (1989-91). [1] January 5 Birth of Alfred Brendel in Wiesenberg, Austria; one of the leading pianists of the world. [1] [37] Birth of Alvin Ailey choreographer (American Dance Theater). [1] Birth of Robert Duvall San Diego California; actor (Great Santini, Taxi Driver). [1] Birth of Walter Davis US, running high jumper (Olympics-gold-1952). [1] January 6 Birth of E[dgar] L[aurence] Doctorow New York City, New York, novelist (World's Fair). [1] Birth of Gerard van Muiden Dutch Member of Parliament (CDA). [1] Birth of Graeme Hole cricketer (Australian batsman of the fifties). [1] January 7 Birth of Mack Mattingly (Senator-Republican-Georgia, 1981-86). [1] January 8 Birth of Bill Graham Germany, rock promoter (Fillmore). [1] January 9 Birth of Algi[rda]s [Jonas] Budrys Prussia, sci-fi author (Man of Earth). [1] Birth of Geoffrey Wragg British reorganizer. [1] January 10 Birth of Alexander L "Alex" Boraine South Africa vicar/Member of Parliament. [1] Birth of Ron Galella celebrity photographer (sued by Jackie O). [1] January 11 Birth of Ed Hall Roxbury Massachusetts; actor (Dr Bicker-Medical Center). [1] January 13 Birth of Charles Nelson Reilly New York City, New York; actor (Match Game, Ghost and Mrs Muir). [1] January 14 Birth of Juraj Pospisil composer. [1] January 15 Birth of Derek Meddings special effects technician. [1] Birth of Murad Kazhlayev composer. [1] Birth of Thomas Hoving New York City, New York, news correspondent (20/20). [1] January 16 Birth of Vladimir Skutina writer playwright/journalist. [1] January 17 Birth of Frederick Alfred Fox composer. [1] Birth of James Earl Jones Mississippi; actor (Darth Vader, Exorcist II, Soul Man). [1] Birth of L Douglas Wilder (Governor-Democrat-Virginia). [1] January 19 Birth of Robert MacNeil Montréal Québec Canada, news anchor (NBC Weekend News 1965-67). [1] Birth of Ron Packard (Representative-Republican-California, 1983-). [1] January 20 Birth of Sawako Ariyoshi Japanese writer (Compound Pollution, Doctor's Wife). [1] Birth of Thomas Roy Garrett museum curator. [1] January 22 Birth of Galina Zybina USSR, discus thrower (15 world records between 1952-58). [1] Birth of Rauno Makinen Finland, Greco-Roman featherweight (Olympics-gold-1956). [1] Birth of Sam Cooke Clarksdale Mississippi, gospel and blues singer (You Send Me, Another Saturday Night, Twisting The Night Away). [1] January 24 Birth of Ib Norholm composer. [1] Birth of Kees Zÿlstra Dutch Member of Parliament (PvdA). [1] January 25 Birth of Dean Jones Decatur Alabama; actor (Ensign O'Toole, Company, Love Bug). [1] Birth of Harold Lloyd Jr actor (Frankenstein's Daughter). [1] Birth of Paavo J Haavikko Finnish writer/poet/husband of Marja-Liisa Vartio. [1] Birth of Stikkan Stig Anderson, music entrepreneur. [1] January 26 Birth of Mary Murphy Washington DC, actress (A Man Alone, Maggie-Investigators). [1] January 27 Birth of John Hopkins writer. [1] Birth of Mordecai Richler Montréal, author (Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz). [1] Birth of Rudi Maugeri rocker (Crew Cuts). [1] Birth of Vinson Lord. [1] January 28 Birth of Timothy Kitson former Member of Parliament. [1] January 29 Birth of Leslie Bricuse English/US composer (Stop the world I want to get off). [1] January 30 Birth of Gene Hackman California; actor (Bonnie and Clyde, Under Fire, Superman). [1] Birth of Jack Bowman Chief Constable (Tayside). [1] Birth of Shirley Hazzard Australian author (Transit of Venus). [1] Birth of Stewart B McKinney (Representative-Republican-Connecticut, 1971-). [1] January 31 Birth of Bill Watson cricketer (New South Wales and Australian opening batsman mid-50s). [1] Birth of Christopher Chataway British Member of Parliament/athlete (world record 5k). [1] Birth of Ernie "Mr Cubs" Banks Chicago Cubs, Hall-of-Famer (first baseman). [1] Birth of Jean Burroughs educationalist. [1] Birth of Nicholas Gordon Lennox diplomat. [1] February 1 Birth of Barrel [ABM] Frinking, teacher/Dutch Member of Parliament (CVP). [1] Birth of Boris Yeltsin in Ural Mountains, USSR; president of Russian Soviet Socialist Republic (dies 2007). [1] [5] Birth of Madeline Berthod Switzerland, downhill skier (Olympics-gold-1956). [1] Birth of Mark Richmond CEO (Science and Engineering Research Council). [1] Birth of Ton [ABM] Frinking Dutch Member of Parliament (CDA). [1] February 2 Birth of Andreas "Andries" van Agt Dutch premier (CDA, 1977-82). [1] February 3 Birth of Göran J S Palm Swedish poet/writer (Hudens Besök). [1] February 4 Birth of Argentina Rioja. [1] Birth of Isabel Perón [Maria Martinez], dancer/president Argentina. [1] February 6 Birth of Freddie Trueman cricketer ("Fiery Fred", 307 wickets for England). [1] Birth of Mamie Van Doren Rowena South Dakota, actress (Navy vs Night Monsters). [1] Birth of Rip Torn Texas; actor (Coma, Summer Rental, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof). [1] February 8 Birth of James Dean in Marion, Indiana; stage/film actor (Giant, Rebel Without a Cause). [1] [5] February 9 Birth of Robert Morris sculptor. [1] Birth of Xavier Benguerel composer. [1] February 10 Birth of Gerhard Rosenfeld composer. [1] Birth of Makoto Shinohara composer. [1] Birth of Thomas Bernhard writer. [1] February 11 Birth of Larry Merchant author/boxing commentator (Showtime). [1] February 12 Birth of Constance A Morella (Representative-Republican-Maryland). [1] February 13 Birth of Marjorie Jackson Austria, 100 metre/200 metre dash (Olympics-gold-1952). [1] February 14 Birth of Bernie "Boom Boom" Geoffrion NHL right wing (Canadiens, New York Rangers). [1] Birth of Lord Rossmore. [1] Birth of Phyllis McGuire Middletown Ohio, singer (McGuire Sisters). [1] February 15 Birth of W K Reid British ombudsman. [1] Birth of [Patricia] Claire Bloom London, actress (Charly, Look Back in Anger). [1] February 16 Birth of A Kolleritsch writer. [1] Birth of Gamini Goonesena cricket leg-spinner (all-rounder for Ceylon, Notts). [1] Birth of George E Sangmeister (Representative-Democrat-Illinois). [1] Birth of Ken Takakura [Goichi Oda], Kita Japan; actor (A Story of the Antarctic). [1] February 18 Birth of Dieter Schonbach composer. [1] Birth of Johnny Hart cartoonist. [1] Birth of Maxwell Thurman US General. [1] Birth of Swraj Paul Indian/British industrial/multi-millionaire (Caparo). [1] Birth of Toni Morrison Ohio, novelist (Tar Baby, Beloved, Song of Solomon). [1] February 21 Birth of Larry Hagman TV actor (I Dream of Jeannie, Dallas). [1] February 23 Birth of Tom Wesselman US sculptor (Great American Nudes). [1] February 24 Birth of Brian Close cricketer (played for England between 1949 and 1976). [1] Birth of Inge Bernstein British judge. [1] Birth of Lev Vasilyevich Vorobyov Russia, cosmonaut. [1] Birth of Maezumi Hakuyu Taizan Koun teacher Rinzai/Soto lines of Zen Buddhism. [1] Birth of Marta Marzotto Italy, countess. [1] February 25 Birth of Edward Kellett-Bowman British MEP. [1] Birth of J R Stephenson Lieutenant-Colonel/Secretary (MCC). [1] February 26 Birth of Francisco Kroepfl composer. [1] Birth of Robert D Novak Joliet Illinois, news reporter (CNN-Evans and Novak). [1] February 27 Birth of Andrew Sloan Chief Constable (Strathcourt). [1] February 28 Birth of Gavin MacLeod Mount Kisco New York; actor (Murray-Mary Tyler Moore, The Love Boat). [1] Birth of Gustav Thoni Italy, skier (World Cup-1971, 72, 73, 75). [1] Birth of Jack Thieuloy writer. [1] March 2 Birth of Duane F Graveline Newport Vermont, astronaut. [1] Birth of Mikhail S Gorbachev Privolnoye USSR, Soviet Secretary-General (1985-91). [1] Birth of Tom Wolfe Richmond Virginia, journalist/author (Right Stuff). [1] March 3 Birth of Henk Knol Dutch second chamber member (PvdA). [1] Birth of Piet [van] Bambergen Dutch cabaretier (Mounties, Sherlock Jones). [1] March 4 Birth of Ernesto Rosenstand Arubian playwright (Kiko Ta Di Nos?). [1] Birth of Gennady Rozhdestvensky composer. [1] Birth of Han Jansen Dutch painter. [1] March 5 Birth of Anthony Headges composer. [1] Birth of Barry Tuckwell Melbourne Australia, horn player (London Symphony Orchestra 1955-68). [1] March 6 Birth of Carmen Delavallade US dancer/singer/actress (Aida). [1] Birth of David Haddon Whitaker British publisher (Whitaker's Almanack). [1] Birth of John Smith Los Angeles California; actor (Cimarron City, Laramie, 7 Angry Men). [1] March 7 Birth of C W Stubblefield music promoter. [1] Birth of Cornelis T "Cor" van de Molen director Social Businesses of Press. [1] Birth of Donald Barthelme US, writer (Snow White). [1] March 8 Birth of John McPhee author (The Control of Nature). [1] Birth of Neil Adcock cricketer (South African pace bowler, 104 wickets 1953-62). [1] March 9 Birth of Taina Elg Helsinki Finland, actress (Hercules in New York, Les Girls). [1] March 11 Birth of Peter Walters CEO (Midland Bank). [1] Birth of Rupert Murdoch in Australia; publisher (New York Post), CEO FOX-TV Network. [1] [5] March 12 Birth of Geoffrey de Bellaigue director (Royal Collection). [1] Birth of William "Buckwheat" Thomas actor (Little Rascals). [1] March 13 Birth of Marc Dessauvage Flemish architect. [1] Birth of Rosalind Elias Lowell Massachusetts, mezzo-soprano (Grimgerde-Die Walkuere). [1] Birth of Wolfgang Kohlhaase Berlin; actor/director/writer (Solo Sunday). [1] March 14 Birth of Bob Goalby golfer (British Open-1968, Canadian Open-1968, New Zealand-1970). [1] Birth of Phil Phillips [Baptiste] rock vocalist (Sea Of Love). [1] March 16 Birth of Betty Johnson Guilford County North Carolina, singer (Jack Paar Show, I Dreamed). [1] Birth of Don Richard Carpenter novelist. [1] March 17 Birth of Eunice Gayson London England, actress (Dr No, From Russia With Love). [1] March 18 Birth of Howard Coble (Representative-Republican-North Carolina, 1985-). [1] March 19 Birth of Bill Hoskyns England, épée fencer (Olympics-silver-1964). [1] March 20 Birth of Antonio Tauriello composer. [1] Birth of Dr John Rae British educator (Conscience and Politics). [1] Birth of Hal Linden [Harold Lipshitz] Bronx New York; actor (Barney Miller, Blacke's Magic, Rothchild). [1] Birth of Sir David Montgomery chairman (British Forestry Commission). [1] March 21 Birth of Ivan William Hannaford sociologist. [1] March 22 Birth of Igor Hajek translator/writer. [1] Birth of Leslie Thomas author. [1] Birth of William Shatner Montréal Canada; actor (Star Trek, T J Hooker). [1] March 23 Birth of Norman F Lent (Representative-Republican-New York, 1971-). [1] March 24 Birth of Thelma Kalama US, 4 X 100 metre relay swimmer (Olympics-gold-1948). [1] March 25 Birth of Bohumil Golián Czechoslovakia, volleyball player (Olympics-bronze-1968). [1] March 26 Birth of Leonard Nimoy Boston Massachusetts; actor (Spock-Star Trek, Mission Impossible). [1] March 27 Birth of Burt Collins trumpeter. [1] Birth of R P Bauman CEO (British Aerospace). [1] Birth of Yoriaki Matsudaira composer. [1] March 29 Birth of Evelyn de Rothschild English banker/multi-millionaire. [1] Birth of James Weatherhead moderator (General Assembly of Church of Scotland). [1] Birth of Lord Tebbit British CH. [1] Birth of Sylvia Law British town planner. [1] March 30 Birth of Aleksey Vasilyevich Sorokin Russian cosmonaut. [1] Birth of Harold Burrage US singer/pianist (Hi Yo Silver). [1] Birth of Sandor Szokolay composer. [1] March 31 Birth of Miller Barber Shreveport Louisiana, PGA golfer (1968 Byron Nelson Classic). [1] April 1 Birth of George Baker Bulgaria; actor (Goodbye Mr Chips, Curse of the Fly). [1] Birth of Rolf Hochhuth German playwright (Deputy). [1] April 2 Birth of Imre Olsvai composer. [1] April 3 Birth of Alex Cord Floral Park New York; actor (Jack-WEB, Michael-Airwolf). [1] Birth of Johnny Nicholss soccer star. [1] April 4 Birth of Denis Frank Owen Natural historian. [1] Birth of Harold L Volkmer (Representative-Democrat-Missouri, 1977-). [1] April 5 Birth of Denis Lawton director (London University Institute of Education). [1] April 6 Birth of Ivan Dixon New York City, New York; actor (Car Wash, Hogan's Heroes). [1] Birth of Joan Carlyle British soprano. [1] April 7 Birth of Daniel Ellsberg whistleblower (Pentagon Papers)/patriot. [1] Birth of Donald Barthelme Philadelphia Pennsylvania, writer (Snow White, Sadness). [1] April 9 Birth of Bill Gilbert Washington DC, sports author (They Also Served, The Big E). [1] Birth of Martin Rogers director (Farmington Institute for Christian Studies). [1] April 10 Birth of Marcel van Maele Belgian poet. [1] April 11 Birth of John[ny] Sheffield Pasadena California; actor (boy in many Tarzan movies). [1] April 12 Birth of Billy Vaughn Glasgow Kentucky, singer (Chapel by the Sea). [1] Birth of Martin Boykan composer. [1] April 13 Birth of Beverley Cross playwright. [1] Birth of Michael Burchill actor. [1] April 15 Birth of Florian Zabach Chicago Illinois, violinist (Hot Canary, Club Embassy). [1] Birth of Kenneth Bloomfield BBC governor (Ireland). [1] Birth of Tomas G Tranströmer Swedish psychologist/poet (Mörkerseende). [1] April 16 Birth of Edie Adams [Elizabeth Edith Enke] Kingston Pennsylvania, actress/Mrs Ernie Kovacs (Ernie Kovacs Show, It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World, Haunting of Harrington House). [1] Birth of Piet de Visser economist/Dutch Member of Parliament (PvdA). [1] April 17 Birth of Joan Clague director of nursing services (Marie Curie Foundation). [1] Birth of John Bartlett tennis player (Davis Cup captain-Britain). [1] Birth of John Chalstrey alderman/Lord Mayor (London). [1] Birth of Joyce Molyneux chef. [1] Birth of Ruth Etchells principal (Saint John's College-Durham). [1] April 18 Birth of Klas Lestander Sweden, 20K biathlon (Olympics-gold-1960). [1] April 19 Birth of Alex Webster football coach (New York Giants). [1] Birth of Denis Henry British high court judge. [1] Birth of Garfield Morgan Brtish actor (Odessa File, To Catch a Spy). [1] Birth of Hendrick J "Kobie" Coetsee South Africa minister of Defense/Justice. [1] April 20 Birth of Lee H Hamilton Daytona Beach Florida, (Representative-Democrat-Indiana, 1965-). [1] April 22 Birth of Henk Gortzak Dutch Member of Parliament (CPN/PSP). [1] Birth of Robert Dickson Canada, ice hockey player (1948). [1] Birth of Ronald Hynd British choreographer (English National Ballet). [1] Birth of Siem Vroom Dutch actor (The Lift, Bridge Too Far, Mysteries). [1] April 24 Birth of Bridget Riley British painter (op-art). [1] April 25 Birth of David Shepherd painter. [1] April 27 Birth of Igor Oistrach Russian violinist/son of David Oistrach. [1] Birth of Krzystzof Komeda composer. [1] Birth of Robert Donner New York City, New York; actor (Yancy-The Waltons, Exidor-Mork and Mindy). [1] April 29 Birth of Aleksei Aleksandrovich Gubarev USSR, cosmonaut (Soyuz 17, 28). [1] Birth of Anthony "Lonnie" Donegan Glasgow Scotland, skiffle vocalist/guitarist. [1] Birth of William Ball actor (Suburban Commando). [1] April 30 Birth of William L [Bill] Clay (Representative-Democrat-Missouri, 1969-). [1] May 3 Birth of Alex Cord actor (The Dead are Alive). [1] Birth of Joseph Lichtman Layton dancer. [1] May 4 Birth of Ed Cassidy Chicago Illinois, drummer (Spirit-I Got A Line on You). [1] Birth of Gennadi Rozhdestvensky Moscow Russia, conductor (USSR State Radio). [1] May 6 Birth of Marvin Leath (Representative-Democrat-Texas, 1979-). [1] Birth of Willie Mays in Westfield, Alabama, USA; Hall of Fame baseball centerfielder, "Say Hey Kid" (New York Giants, New York Mets, 660 homeruns, National League Most Valuable Player 1954). [1] [5] May 7 Birth of Gene [Rodman] Wolfe US, sci-fi author (Soldier of Arete). [1] Birth of Nel J Ginjaar-Maas Dutch under-secretary of Education (VVD). [1] Birth of Teresa Brewer Toledo Ohio, singer (Put Another Nickel In). [1] May 8 Birth of Charles M Wilson composer. [1] May 9 Birth of Vance DeVoe Brand Longmont Colorado, astronaut (Apollo 18, STS-5, 41B, 35). [1] May 10 Birth of Lord Michael Mustill of Pateley Bridge, Lord Justice of Appeal. [1] May 11 Birth of Stephen Smalley rev/dean (Chester). [1] May 12 Birth of Johan Fleerackers Flemish vice-president of Dutch One. [1] May 13 Birth of Eileen Diss theatrical designer (August, Secret Places, Betrayal). [1] Birth of Jim Jones reverend, poisoned over 900 in Guyana (Jonestown Massacre). [1] Birth of Sydney Lipworth CEO (Monopolies and Mergers Commission). [1] Birth of William Utting chief inspector (British Social Services). [1] May 14 Birth of Alvin Augustus Lucier Jr composer. [1] May 15 Birth of David Healy actor (Supergirl, Doomsday Gun, Patton, Be My Guest). [1] Birth of F Korthals Altes Dutch minister of Justice (VVD). [1] May 16 Birth of Donald James Martino Plainfield New Jersey, composer (Noturnno-Pulitzer 1974). [1] Birth of Donald Martino Plainfield New Jersey, composer (Noturnno-Pulitzer 1974). [1] Birth of Jack Dodson Pittsburgh Pennsylvania; actor (Howard Sprage-Andy Griffith Show). [1] Birth of Lowell P Weicker (Senator-Republican-Connecticut, 1971-88/Governor-Democrat-Connecticut). [1] Birth of Peter Levi poet/writer. [1] May 17 Birth of Dewey Redman jazz musician. [1] May 18 Birth of Robert Morse Newton Massachusetts; actor (That's Life, Jack Frost). [1] May 19 Birth of Eric Davidson comedy scriptwriter. [1] Birth of Ruben Radica composer. [1] May 20 Birth of Chiharu Igaya Japan, slalom (Olympics-silver-1956). [1] May 21 Birth of Desmond Wilcox broadcaster. [1] Birth of George Vassiliou President of Cyprus (1988-93). [1] May 22 Birth of Kenny Ball rocker. [1] May 23 Birth of Barbara Barrie Chicago Illinois, actress (Breaking Away, Barney Miller). [1] Birth of José Telles Da Conceiçao Brazil, high jumper (Olympics-bronze-1952). [1] May 25 Birth of John Gabriel Niagara Falls New York; actor (Cat Gang, Fantasies). [1] May 27 Birth of Florence Sharples director (British YWCA). [1] Birth of John Chapple British chief of General Staff. [1] Birth of Kenny Price Florence Kentucky, country singer (Midwestern Hayride, Hee Haw). [1] Birth of Veroslav Neumann composer. [1] May 28 Birth of Carroll Baker Johnstown Pennsylvania, actress (Andy Warhol's Bad, Babydoll, Harlow). [1] Birth of Ervin Junger composer. [1] Birth of Peter Talbot Westergaard composer. [1] Birth of Raymond Miquel chairman (Scottish Sports Council). [1] Birth of Stephen Birmingham Hartford, author (Real Lace America's Irish Rich). [1] May 29 Birth of Carl Toms stage designer. [1] May 31 Birth of John Schrieffer US physicist (Nobel Prize 1972). [1] Birth of Justice Turner. [1] Birth of Shirley Verrett New Orleans, mezzo-soprano (Cassandra-Les Troyens). [1] Birth of Steve Horn (Representative-Republican-California). [1] June 5 Birth of Jacques Demy France, director (Lola, Magic Donkey). [1] June 7 Birth of Lang Jeffries Ontario Canada; actor (Skip-Rescue 8). [1] June 11 Birth of Lucianna Paluzzi Rome Italy, actress (Five Fingers, Thunderball). [1] Birth of Tab Hunter New York City; actor (Tab Hunter Show). [1] June 14 Birth of Marla Gibbs Chicago Illinois, actress (Florence-Jeffersons, Mary-227). [1] June 17 Birth of Virginia McKenna London, actress (Born Free, Gathering Storm). [1] June 20 Birth of Martin Landau in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actor (Mission Impossible, Tucker, Space 1999). [1] [5] Birth of Arne Nordheim Larvik Norway, conductor/composer (Aftonland). [1] Birth of Olympia Dukakis; actress (Moonstruck). [1] [5] June 21 Birth of Lawrence K Grossman News president (NBC-TV). [1] Birth of Margaret Heckler US Secretary of Health and Human Services (1983-85). [1]