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 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 versus 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] in the Bronx, New York, USA; actor (Barney Miller, Blacke's Magic, Rothchild). [1] [5]
• 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]