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Last updated: 2008 June 28.

1932 January 1 Birth of Arnfried G D P Dutch manufacturer (breadcrumbs)/drugs dealer. [1] Birth of Giuseppe Patane Naples Italy, conductor. [1] January 2 Birth of Dabney Coleman Austin Texas, (That Girl, Mary Hartman, Buffalo Bill). [1] January 3 Birth of Anatoli Petrovich Kuklin Russia, cosmonaut. [1] Birth of Jaswick Taylor cricketer (West Indies pace bowler 50s, 10 wickets in three Tests). [1] Birth of Mara Corday Santa Monica California, actress (Foxfire, Black Scorpion). [1] January 4 Birth of Richard Stahl Detroit Michigan; actor (Howard-It's a Living). [1] January 5 Birth of Chuck Noll Cleveland Ohio, NFL coach (Pittsburgh Steelers). [1] Birth of Raïsa Maximovna Titorenko Gorbachev Russia's first lady (1982-1991). [1] Birth of Umberto Eco author (Name of the Rose). [1] January 12 Birth of Alain Teister Dutch sculptor/writer. [1] January 14 Birth of Catarina Valente Paris France, singer (The Entertainers). [1] Birth of Harriet Andersson Stockholm Sweden, actress (Cries and Whispers). [1] January 15 Birth of Dean Smith US actor/relay runner (Olympics-gold-1952). [1] Birth of Enrique Raxach composer. [1] Birth of Louis Woodard Jones New Rochelle New York, 4X400m relayer (Olympics-gold-56). [1] January 16 Birth of Dian Fossey zoologist (Gorillas in the Mist). [1] Birth of Jim Berry cartoonist (Berry's World). [1] January 18 Birth of Joe Schmidt NFL Hall-of-Famer. [1] Birth of Robert Anton Wilson US, sci-fi author (Trick Top Hat). [1] January 19 Birth of Joe Schmidt NFL Hall of Fame linebacker (Detroit Lions). [1] Birth of Richard Lester movie director (Hard Day's Night, Help!, Petulia). [1] January 21 Birth of Boris Shakhlin Russia, gymnast (Olympics-gold-1956-60-64). [1] January 22 Birth of Piper Laurie [Rosetta Jacobs], Detroit Michigan, actress (Twin Peaks). [1] January 23 Birth of Bud Shuster (Representative-Republican-Pennsylvania, 1973-). [1] January 24 Birth of Werner Steger composer. [1] January 26 Birth of Christopher Price Director (Leeds Metropolitan U). [1] Birth of George H Clements famous African. [1] Birth of Ronald Allison British author/broadcaster. [1] January 27 Birth of Neville Trotter British Member of Parliament. [1] January 28 Birth of David Thompson CEO (Gestetner Holdings). [1] Birth of Thomas J Bliley Jr (Representative-Republican-Virginia, 1981-). [1] Birth of W Parry O'Brien California, shot putter (Olympics-2 gold/silver-1952, 1956, 1960, 1964). [1] Birth of Windlesham Lord. [1] January 29 Birth of Clyde Lord. [1] Birth of Raman Subba Row CEO (Test/County Cricket Board). [1] January 30 Birth of Kazuo Inamori Japanese business executive (Kyocera Ceramics Co). [1] January 31 Birth of Pieter Brattinga Dutch graphic artist. [1] Birth of Rick Hall country/R&B singer. [1] February 1 Birth of John Hart Denver Colorado, newsman (CBS News Retrospective, NBC News). [1] Birth of John Nott British Member of Parliament. [1] February 2 Birth of Robert Mandan Clever Missouri; actor (Chester-Soap, James-3's a Crowd). [1] February 3 Birth of J P "Pom-Pom" Felloes-Smith cricketer (South Africa batsman vs England 1960). [1] Birth of Maria Itkina USSR, sprinter (9 world records). [1] Birth of Peggy Ann Garner Canton Ohio, actress (Little Women, Daisy Kenyon). [1] February 4 Birth of Ivan Davis Electra Texas, pianist/writer (Hunger, Corn is Green). [1] February 6 Birth of François Truffaut Paris France, director (Jules and Jim, Fahrenheit 451). [1] February 7 Birth of Alfred M Worden Jackson Michigan, Colonel USAF/astronaut (Apollo 15). [1] Birth of Gay Talese author (Honor Thy Father). [1] February 8 Birth of Jan H Christiaanse president Dutch political party (CDA). [1] Birth of John Towner Williams Flushing New York, composer/conductor (Boston Pops). [1] February 10 Birth of Donald Hilton Moderator (General Assembly of United Reformed Church). [1] Birth of Rockin Dopsie Sr [Alton Jay Rubin], Jazz-Fusion singer (Zydeco). [1] February 11 Birth of Dennis Skinner Member of Parliament. [1] Birth of Jerome Lowenthal Philadelphia Pennsylvania, pianist/professor (Jerusalem Academy of Music). [1] February 12 Birth of Lincoln Kilpatrick Saint Louis Missouri; actor (BJ-Leslie Uggams Show). [1] February 14 Birth of Alexander Kluge writer. [1] Birth of Brian Kelly Detroit Michigan; actor (Flipper, Straightaway). [1] Birth of Jack Hibbert director (Central Statistical Office). [1] Birth of Jocelyn Stevens CEO (English Heritage). [1] Birth of Michael Ball Bishop (Truro). [1] Birth of Peter Ball Bishop (Gloucester). [1] February 15 Birth of Adrian Swire British aircraft magnate (Cathay Pacific). [1] February 16 Birth of A Appelfeld writer. [1] Birth of Gretchen Wyler Bartlesville Oklahoma, actress (Silk Stockings). [1] Birth of Nand Baert Belgian radio/TV-host. [1] Birth of Otis Blackwell composer/singer. [1] February 17 Birth of Buck Trent Spartanburg South Carolina, banjoist/singer (Hee Haw). [1] February 18 Birth of Milos Forman Cáslav Czechoslovakia, director (One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest, Amadeus, Ragtime). [1] February 19 Birth of Jean-Pierre Ponnele Paris France, opera director (Carmina Burana). [1] Birth of Joseph P Kerwin Oak Park Illinois, Captain Medical Corps USN/astronaut (Skylab 2). [1] February 21 Birth of Harald V King of Norway (1991-). [1] February 22 Birth of Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy (Senator-Democrat-Massachusetts, 1962-), (Don't let him drive). [1] Birth of Piper Laurie Detroit Michigan, actress (Days of Wine and Roses, Carrie). [1] February 24 Birth of Andrew Jacobs Jr (Representative-Democrat-Indiana, 1965-73, 75-). [1] Birth of Everard Goodman English real estate developer (TOPS Estates). [1] Birth of John Vernon Canada; actor (Animal House, Chained Heat, Dirty Harry). [1] Birth of Michel Legrand composer (Summer of '42, Windmills of Your Mind). [1] February 25 Birth of Faron Young country singer/actor (Hidden Guns, Daniel Boone). [1] Birth of Laurence New Major-General. [1] Birth of Martin William Karlins composer. [1] February 26 Birth of Johnny Cash in Kingsland, Arkansas, USA (dies 2003); country singer ("I Walk The Line", "Folsom Prison Blues", "Boy Named Sue"). [1] [5] February 27 Birth of Dolf Zwerver Dutch painter. [1] Birth of Elizabeth Taylor London, actress (Cleopatra) violet eyes. [1] Birth of Lord Young of Graffham CEO (Cables and Wireless). [1] February 28 Birth of Brian Moore British commentator (Big Match). [1] Birth of Don Francks Vancouver British Columbia; actor (Terminal Choice, Finian's Rainbow). [1] February 29 Birth of Gavin Stevens cricket (Australian bat on 59-60 India/Pakistan tour). [1] March 1 Birth of Jacques Leduc composer. [1] March 4 Birth of Guido Baggiani composer. [1] Birth of Hessel Rienks economist/Dutch second chamber member (PvdA). [1] Birth of Miriam Makeba Johannesburg South Africa, singer (Grammy 1965). [1] March 5 Birth of Walter Charles Marshall scientist. [1] March 9 Birth of Heere Heeresma Dutch writer (Han de Wit goes in development aid). [1] March 10 Birth of Anatoliy Roschin USSR, super heavyweight wrestler (Olympics-gold-1972). [1] March 11 Birth of Nigel Lawson British government official (The Power Game). [1] Birth of Valerie French London England, actress (Jubal, The Hard Man). [1] March 12 Birth of Andrew Young US ambassador to United Nations (1977-79)/(Mayor-Democrat-Atlanta). [1] March 15 Birth of Alan Lavern Bean Wheeler Texas, Captain USN/astronaut (Apollo 12, Skylab 3). [1] Birth of David Alliance Iran/British textile factory/multi-millionaire. [1] March 16 Birth of Ronnie Walter Cunningham Creston Iowa, Colonel USMC/astronaut (Apollo 7). [1] March 17 Birth of Dick Curless singer/songwriter. [1] March 18 Birth of F[rederik] W[illem] de Klerk President South Africa (1989-94). [1] Birth of John Updike Shillington Pennsylvania, poet/novelist (A Month of Sundays, Brazil, The Centaur, Rabbit Run). [1] March 19 Birth of Gay Robert Brewer Middletwon Ohio, PGA golfer (1972 Canadian). [1] March 20 Birth of Tod Dockstader composer. [1] March 21 Birth of Joseph Silverstein Detroit Michigan, violinist (Denver Symphony Orchestra). [1] March 22 Birth of Richard Thomas Admiral. [1] March 24 Birth of William Smith Columbia Missouri; actor (Rich Man Poor Man, Hawaii Five-O). [1] Birth of Yuri Anatoyevich Ponomaryov Russia, cosmonaut (Soyuz 18 backup). [1] March 25 Gene Shalit is born; film critic. [5] Birth of Wes Santee miler. [1] Birth of Woody (Woodson) Held baseball player. [1] March 26 Birth of Dick Nolan football coach. [1] March 27 Birth of Junior Parker blues musician (Driving Wheel, Outside Man). [1] Birth of Wes Covington baseball player (Philadelphia Phillies). [1] March 28 Birth of Sven Oskar Lindqvist Swedish writer (Myten om Wu Tao-tzu). [1] March 30 Birth of A J Zuckerman Dean (Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine). [1] March 31 Birth of Godfrey Lawrence cricketer (South African fast bowler, 8-53 vs New Zealand 1961). [1] Birth of John Jakes Chicago Illinois, writer (Sir Scoundrel, Great Women Reporters). [1] Birth of Nagisa Oshima Kyoto Japan, director (Town of Love and Hope). [1] April 1 Birth of Alex[ander Colleridge Vanderpuiye Baka] Tetteh-Lartey; broadcaster, lawyer and actor (Caught, Laughter of God). [1] Birth of Debbie Reynolds in El Paso, Texas; actress (Singin' in the Rain). [1] [5] Birth of Gordon Jump in Dayton, Ohio; actor (Arthur Carlson - WKRP, Growing Pains). [1] [5] Birth of Jiri Smutny composer. [1] April 2 Birth of Mahmood Hussain Pakistani cricket swing bowler (68 wickets in 27 Tests). [1] April 3 Birth of Janet Bately Professor of English Language (King's College London). [1] Birth of Nourse British lord justice. [1] April 4 Birth of Andrei Tarkovski Russian director (Solaris, Stalker). [1] Birth of Anthony Perkins New York City, New York; actor (Psycho, Fear Strikes Out, Pretty Poison). [1] Birth of Bapu Nadkarni cricketer (economical Indian slow left-armer 1956-68). [1] Birth of Richard G Lugar (Senator-Republican-Indiana, 1977-). [1] April 7 Birth of Louis "Mr Bo" Collins Indianola Mississippi, blues singer (If Trouble Was Money). [1] April 8 Birth of John Gavin Los Angeles California; actor (Felony, Jennifer, House of Shadows). [1] April 9 Birth of Carl Perkins Jackson Tennessee, singer/songwriter (Blue Suede Shoes). [1] Birth of Jim Fowler Albany Georgia, naturalist (Wild Kingdom). [1] Birth of Paul Krassner comic strip cartoonist (MAD Magazine)/founder (Yippies). [1] Birth of Peter Moores director (Littlewoods). [1] Birth of Vladimir Aleksandrovich Degtyaryov cosmonaut. [1] April 10 Birth of Adrian Henri poet/president (Liverpool Academy of Arts). [1] Birth of Delphine Seyrig Beirut Lebanon, actress (Freak Orlando, Reperages). [1] Birth of Hari Rhodes Cincinnati Ohio; actor (Mike-Daktari, Roots). [1] Birth of Mae Heriwentha Faggs Starr New Jersey, 4x100 metre runner (Olympics-gold-1952). [1] Birth of Nathaniel Nelson rocker (Flamingos). [1] Birth of Omar Sharif [Michael Shalhoub] Alexandria Egypt; actor (Dr Zhivago, Top Secret). [1] April 11 Birth of F Gregory Neubeck USAF pilot. [1] Birth of Joel Grey [Joe Katz] Cleveland Ohio; actor (Cabaret, Remo Williams, 7% Solution). [1] Birth of Max Schubel composer. [1] April 12 Birth of Henri Lazarof composer. [1] Birth of Jack Gelber US, playwright (Connection, Apple). [1] Birth of Tiny Tim [Herbert Butros Khaury] New York City, New York, singer (Tip Toe Thru' the Tulips With Me). [1] April 13 Birth of Barney Simon theatre director/writer. [1] Birth of Karl Kroeger composer. [1] April 15 Birth of David Bolton director (British Royal United Service for Defense). [1] Birth of Nikolai Stepanovich Porvatkin Russian cosmonaut. [1] April 16 Birth of Imre Polyak Hungary, featherweight (Olympics-gold-1964). [1] Birth of Vince Hill singer (Roses of Picardy, La Vie en Rose). [1] April 17 Birth of Graziella Sciutti Italian opera singer. [1] Birth of Han J A Hansen [Jansen] Dutch journalist (King Comes!). [1] Birth of Ramsay Melhuish diplomat. [1] April 18 Birth of Dominic Milroy OSB/headmaster (Ampleforth College England). [1] April 19 Birth of Andrea Mead Lawrence Rutland Vermont, alpine slalom skier (Olympics-2 gold-1952). [1] April 21 Birth of Angela Mortimer English tennis player, Wimbledon). [1] Birth of Elaine May Philadelphia Pennsylvania, comedienne/writer/actress (New Leaf). [1] April 22 Birth of Michael Colgrass Chicago Illinois, composer (Best Wishes). [1] April 23 Birth of Halston [R Halston Frowick] fashion designer (1972 Hall of Fame). [1] Birth of Jim Fixx jogger/writer (Jim Fixx on Running). [1] April 24 Birth of Coen[rad] Flink Dutch actor (Pastorale 1943, Havinck, Honneponnetje). [1] April 25 Birth of Lia Manoliu Romania, discus thrower (Olympics-gold-1968). [1] Birth of Meadowlark [George] Lemon; basketball star (Harlem Globetrotter). [1] [5] Birth of William Roache England; actor (Ken Barlow-Coronation Street). [1] April 27 Birth of Anouk Aimee [Françoise Dreyfus] Paris France, actress (8 1/2, La Dolce Vita). [1] Birth of Casey Kasem Detroit Michigan, radio personality (American Top 40). [1] Birth of Charles Adkins US, welterweight boxer (Olympics-gold-1952). [1] Birth of Chuck Knox NFL coach (Los Angeles Rams, Bills, Seattle Seahawks). [1] Birth of François Bayle composer. [1] Birth of Maxine Brown rocker (Browns). [1] Birth of Petar Ozgijan composer. [1] April 28 Birth of Marek Kopelent composer. [1] April 29 Birth of Alexei A Gubarev cosmonaut (Soyuz 17, 28). [1] Birth of King Hu film director. [1] Birth of Yevgeni Alekseyevich Zaikin Russian cosmonaut (Voshkod 2 backup). [1] April 30 Birth of Anton Larrauri composer. [1] May 2 Birth of Bruce Glover Chicago Illinois; actor (Diamonds are Forever). [1] Birth of Kees de Galan Dutch economist. [1] Birth of Malcolm Leyland Lipkin composer. [1] May 4 Birth of Fausto Razzi composer. [1] Birth of Susan Brown San Francisco, actress (General Hospital). [1] May 5 Birth of Aurel Stroe composer. [1] Birth of Will Hutchins Atwater California; actor (Sugarfoot, Hey Landlord). [1] May 6 Birth of Gunther Hauk composer. [1] Birth of John Bond cricket umpire. [1] Birth of Viscount Coke English large landowner/art collector. [1] May 7 Birth of Hans Boskamp [Johan HG Hoelscher] actor/producer (Oh My Papa). [1] Birth of Pete Domeneci (Senator-Republican-New Mexico). [1] May 9 Birth of Conrad Hunte cricketer (great West Indian opener 1958-66). [1] Birth of David Plastow CEO (Medical Research Council). [1] Birth of Gavin Lyall author (Conduct of Major Maxim). [1] Birth of Geraldine McEwan actress (Henry V). [1] Birth of J Alex McMillan (Representative-Republican-North Carolina, 1985-). [1] May 10 Birth of Earl of Rothes. [1] Birth of Francoise Fabian Hussein Dey Algeria, actress (Happy New Year). [1] May 11 Birth of Henriette Santer clinical Psychologist. [1] Birth of Valentino [Garavani] Milan Italy, fashion designer. [1] May 15 Birth of John Glen Thames England; actor (Spy Who Loves Me, Backfire). [1] May 16 Birth of Isaac "Redd" Holt US drummer (Young-Holt Unlimited-In Crowd). [1] May 17 Birth of Arthur Jones principal (Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester). [1] Birth of Colin Hope CEO (T/N). [1] Birth of Peter Burge cricketer (dashing Australian batsman of 1950s and 1960s). [1] Birth of Rodric Braithwaite British ambassador to USSR. [1] May 18 Birth of John Clement chairman (Unigate Group). [1] May 21 Birth of G Wohmann writer. [1] Birth of John Armitage principal (College of Saint Hilda and Saint Bede Durham). [1] Birth of Robert Sherlaw Johnson composer. [1] May 23 Birth of James Lester Member of Parliament. [1] Birth of John Lyons Cambridge England, Master (Trinity Hall). [1] Birth of Mary Fickett Bronxville New York, actress (Ruth Martin-All My Children). [1] May 24 Birth of Arnold Wesker British playwright (Bratkartoffeln Inbegriffen). [1] Birth of Elaine Malbin opera singer. [1] Birth of Graham Arnold artist. [1] Birth of James Anderton Chief constable (Manchester England). [1] Birth of Terence Heiser British senior civil servant. [1] May 25 Birth of Georgi Mikhailovich Grechko USSR, cosmonaut (Soyuz 17, 26, T-14). [1] Birth of John Grogery Dunne US writer (Up Close and Personal, True Confessions). [1] Birth of K C Jones Taylor Texas, basketball player (Olympics-gold-1956). [1] May 27 Birth of Jeffrey Bernard singer. [1] May 28 Birth of Henning Christiansen composer. [1] Birth of Lord Timothy Renton Member of Parliament (Conservative). [1] May 29 Birth of Paul Erlich environmental scientist. [1] May 30 Birth of Pauline Oliveros Houston Texas, composer (Sound Patterns). [1] Birth of Seppo Antero Yrjonpoika Nummi composer. [1] May 31 Birth of Elizabeth Southey British CEO (National Federation of Women's Institutes). [1] Birth of George Vallings British Vice-Admiral. [1] Birth of Ronald Hampel British CEO (ICI). [1] June 2 Birth of Sammy Turner Patterson, New Jersey, singer (Lavender Blue Moods). [1] June 4 Birth of John Barrymore Jr Beverly Hills California; actor (Pantomine Quiz). [1] June 5 Birth of Christy Brown Dublin, novelist (My Left Foot, Down All the Days). [1] June 6 Birth of Billie Whitelaw Coventry England, actress (Omen, Adding Machine). [1] Birth of David R Scott San Antonio Texas, Colonel USAF/astronaut (Gemini 8, Apollo 9, 15). [1] June 10 Birth of Gardner McKay New York City; actor (Pleasure Seekers, Boots and Saddles). [1] June 11 Birth of Athol Fugard South Africa, anti-apartheid writer (Blood Knot). [1] June 12 Birth of Jim Nabors Sylacauga Al; actor/singer (Gomer Pyle). [1] Birth of Rona Jaffe novelist (Mazes and Monsters). [1] June 15 Birth of Mario Cuomo (Governor-Democrat-New York). [1] June 19 Birth of Marisa Pavan actress (John Paul Jones, Solomon and Sheba, Rose Tattoo). [1] Birth of Pier Angeli Italy (Sodom and Gomorrah, Vintage, Battle of the Bulge). [1] June 21 Birth of Lalo (Boris) Schifrin Buenos Aires Argentina, composer. [1] June 24 Birth of David McTaggart cofounded Greenpeace. [1]