1939

January 2

• Birth of Jim Bakker televangelist (PTL Club)/philanderer (Jessica Hahn). [1]

January 3

• Birth of Bobby Hull NHL forward (Chicago Blackhawk 1957-72). [1]

January 4

• Birth of Jon Appleton composer. [1]
• Birth of Oliver Clark Buffalo New York; actor (Bob Newhart Show, Two of Us). [1]

January 5

• Birth of Bridget Parker England, equestrian three day event (Olympics-gold-1972). [1]
• Birth of Peter Struycken statues/computer expert/teacher. [1]
• Felix Frankfurter is appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court. Frankfurter had been born in Vienna, Austria and immigrated to the U.S. with his family at age 12. [37]

January 7

• Birth of David Buchan ethno-musicologist. [1]
• Birth of Maury Povich TV host (Current Affair, Maury)/Connie Chung's husband. [1]
• Birth of Tom Kierman British rugby player. [1]

January 8

• Birth of Yvette Mimieux Hollywood California, actress (Time Machine, Where the Boys Are). [1]

January 10

• Birth of Bill Toomey Philadelphia Pennsylvania, decathlon champion (Olympics-gold-1968). [1]
• Birth of Sal Mineo New York City, New York; actor (Exodus, Rebel Without a Cause). [1]

January 11

• Birth of Anne Heggtveigt Canada, slalom (Olympics-gold-1960). [1]

January 12

• Birth of Helmut Eisendle writer. [1]
• Birth of Jacobus M "Jacques" Hamelink Dutch writer/poet (Cold Unrest). [1]
• Birth of William Lee Golden Brewton Alabama, country singer (Oak Ridge Boys). [1]

January 15

• Birth of Charles Christopher Steel composer. [1]

January 16

• Birth of Cliff Thorburn English snooker player. [1]

January 17

• Birth of Antao D'Souza cricketer (Pakistani pace bowler in six Tests 1959-62). [1]
• Birth of Maury Povich TV host (Current Affair, Maury)/Mr Connie Chung. [1]
• Birth of Toini Gustafson Sweden, 5K/10K cross country skier (Olympics-gold-1968). [1]

January 18

• Birth of Bernard Glassman New York, Zen teacher/head (Zen Center of New York). [1]

January 20

• Birth of Murle Breer LPGA golfer. [1]
• Birth of Nalin Chandra Wickramasinghe Indian astronomer. [1]

January 21

• Birth of Mary Ellen McAnally Illinois, poet (Dance of the Zygotes). [1]
• Birth of Wolfman Jack [Bob Smith], Brooklyn New York, DJ (Midnight Special). [1]

January 23

• Birth of Arlene Golonka Chicago Illinois, actress (Millie-Mayberry RFD). [1]

January 24

• Birth of Ray Stevens Clarksdale Georgia, singer (Ahab the Arab, The Streak). [1]

January 26

• Birth of Marshall Lieb rocker (Teddy Chicago Bears). [1]

January 27

• Birth of Mike Hill Jackson Michigan, PGA golfer (1977 Ohio Kings Island Open). [1]
• Birth of N R Bomford head master (Harrow School). [1]
• Birth of Rawlings Baroness. [1]
• Birth of Tigran Yegiayi Mansuryan composer. [1]

January 28

• Birth of Ralph Kwiatkowski [Kent] in Buffalo, New York, USA; Walt Disney Company artist, 1963-2004. [256.B15]
• Birth of John M Fabian Goosecreek Texas, Colonel US Air Force/astronaut (STS 7, STS 51G). [1]

January 29

• Birth of Germaine Greer Melbourne Australia, feminist/author (Female Eunuch). [1]
• Birth of O P Kolomitsev cosmonaut. [1]

January 30

• Birth of Eleanor Smeal feminist/president (NOW). [1]
• Birth of Frank R Wolf (Representative-Republican-Virginia, 1981-). [1]
• Birth of Nick Gaselee racehorse trainer. [1]

February 1

• Birth of Del McCoury bluegrass singer/musician. [1]
• Birth of Paul E Gillmor (Representative-Republican-Ohio). [1]
• Birth of Ray Sawyer rocker. [1]

February 2

• Birth of Rachel English London, author (My first 500). [1]

February 3

• Birth of Deszö Nowak Hungary, soccer play (Olympics-gold-1964, 68). [1]
• Birth of Vladimir Yevgenyevich Preobrazhensky Russian cosmonaut. [1]

February 4

• Birth of Jacques Charlier Belgian sculptor. [1]
• Birth of Jane Bryant Quinn newspaper and television reporter. [1]
• Birth of John Schuck Boston Massachusetts; actor/comedian (McMillan and Wife, Holmes and Yo-Yo). [1]
• Birth of Stan Lundine (Representative-Democrat-New York, 1976-86). [1]

February 5

• Birth of Brian Luckhurst cricketer (England opener of 1960s and early 1970s). [1]
• Birth of Jane Bryant Quinn newscaster/financial writer (Everyone's Money Book). [1]

February 6

• Birth of Mike Farrell Saint Paul Minnesota; actor (BJ Honeycutt-MASH, Battered). [1]

February 8

• Birth of Gerrit Lakmaaker sculptor/painter (Leidsepleingroep). [1]

February 9

• Birth of Barry Mann singer (Who put the Bomp). [1]
• Birth of Janet Suzman South Africa, actress (Dry White Season, Nuns on the Run). [1]

February 10

• Birth of Barbara Kolb Hartford Connecticut, composer (Trobar Jus). [1]
• Birth of Roberta Flack Black Mountain (Asheville) North Carolina, vocalist (The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face). [1]

February 11

• Birth of Bryan Gould Member of Parliament. [1]
• Birth of Gerry Goffin Queens New York, rock lyricist (married Carole King). [1]
• Birth of Jane [Hyatt] Yolen US, sci-fi author (Spider Jane, Heart's Blood). [1]

February 12

• Birth of John D Hancock actor/director (Black Marble, Traxx, Houston Knights). [1]

February 13

• Birth of Valery Illych Rozhdestvensky USSR, cosmonaut (Soyuz 23). [1]

February 14

• Birth of Chris Pyne trombonist. [1]
• Birth of Michael Rudman English theater director/producer (Donkeys' Years). [1]

February 15

• Birth of Jo Clayton US, sci-fi author (Irsud, Maeve, Star Hunters). [1]
• Birth of Ollie Ellefsäter Norway, 3K steeplechase (Olympics-1960). [1]
• Birth of Tony Bloom deputy CEO (Sketchley). [1]

February 16

• Birth of David Griffiths portrait painter. [1]
• Birth of Harold Kalin singer. [1]

February 17

• Birth of Mary Ann Mobley Biloxi Mississippi, Miss America-1959/actress (Diff'rent Strokes). [1]

February 18

• Birth of Claude Ake political scientist. [1]
• Birth of Marlos Nobre composer. [1]
• Birth of Petronella CM "Carletta" Banning actress (Potasch and Perlemoer). [1]

February 19

• Birth of Gwen Taylor British actress (Life of Brian, Sob Sisters, Screaming). [1]

February 20

• Birth of Roy George Elroy Josephs jazz dance teacher. [1]

February 21

• Birth of Richard Beymer Avoca Iowa; actor (West Side Story, Diary of Anne Frank). [1]
• Birth of Ron Nagle rock producer (Riding with the King). [1]

February 22

• Birth of Steve Barber pitcher (Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees). [1]

February 23

• Birth of Edmund Boyd Fisher publisher. [1]
• Birth of Josef Feistmantl Austria, lugeist (Olympics-gold-1964). [1]
• Birth of Majel Barrett Columbus Ohio, actress (Christine Chapel-Star Trek). [1]

February 24

• Birth of George Bain principal (London Business School). [1]

February 25

• Birth of A C F Verity master (Dulwich College). [1]
• Birth of Marisa Mell Vienna Austria, actress (Masquerade, Casanova '70). [1]

February 27

• Birth of Antoinette Sibley ballerina (Turning Point). [1]
• Birth of Kenzo Takada Japanese director (Dream After Dream). [1]
• Birth of Lester King cricketer (West Indies fast bowler, two Tests 1962-68, 9 wickets). [1]
• Birth of Peter Revson auto racer (1971 Indianapolis pole winner). [1]

February 28

• Birth of Charles Brown Cincinnati Ohio, featherweight boxer (Olympics-bronze-1964). [1]
• Birth of John Fahey singer (Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death). [1]
• Birth of Tommy Tune Wichita Falls Texas, dancer/choreographer (The Boyfriend). [1]

March 1

• Birth of Leo Brouwer composer. [1]
• Birth of Warren Davis rocker (Monotones). [1]

March 2

• Birth of Barbara Luna New York City, New York, actress (5 Weeks in a Balloon, Gentle Savage). [1]
• Birth of Gerard van Tongeren Dutch singer (Buffoons). [1]

March 3

• Birth of Hans Pieter Verhagen poet (Hoepla/Holland's Hole). [1]
• Birth of M L Jaisimha cricketer (Indian batsman of the sixties). [1]

March 4

• Birth of James Aubrey Turner scientist. [1]
• Birth of Paula Prentiss [Ragusa] San Antonio Texas, actress (Parallax View, He and She). [1]

March 5

• Birth of Charles Fuller US writer (Zooman, Soldier Story). [1]
• Birth of Samantha Eggar London England, actress (Collector, Dr Doolittle). [1]
• Birth of Terry Curry English multi-millionaire. [1]

March 6

• Birth of Christopher Bond (Senator-Republican-Missouri). [1]
• Birth of David Spielberg Weslaco Texas; actor (Jessica Novak, The Practice). [1]
• Birth of Jerry Naylor Stephenville Texas, rock vocalist (Crickets). [1]

March 7

• Birth of Marion Marlowe Saint Louis Missouri, singer (Arthur Godfrey and Friends). [1]

March 8

• Birth of George William Reed astronomy writer/cartoonist (Dark Sky Legacy). [1]
• Birth of Jim Bouton Newark New Jersey, pitcher (New York Yankees)/author (Ball Four). [1]
• Birth of Lydia Skoblikova USSR, speed skater (Olympics-6 gold-1960, 1964). [1]
• Birth of Mike Lowry (Representative-Democrat-Washington, 1979-). [1]
• Birth of Robert Tear Barry Wales, tenor (Welsh National Opera 1970). [1]
• Birth of Yannis Vlachopoulos composer. [1]

March 10

• Birth of Irina Press USSR, 80 metre hurdles/Pentathlete (Olympics-gold-1960, 1964). [1]

March 12

• Birth of Barbara Feldon Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, actress (Agent 99-Get Smart). [1]
• Birth of David Mlinaric British interior director. [1]

March 13

• Birth of Neil Sedaka Brooklyn New York, singer/songwriter (Breaking Up is Hard to Do). [1]

March 14

• Birth of Bertrand Blier Paris France, novelist/director (Going Places). [1]
• Birth of William Benjamin Lenoir Miami Florida, astronaut (STS-5). [1]

March 15

• Birth of Robert Nye writer (Facts of Life and other fiction, Three Views of Man). [1]

March 17

• Birth of Shahid Mahmoud cricketer (opener scored 16 and 9 in only Pakistan Test). [1]

March 18

• Birth of Travis Pritchett rocker (Travis and Bob). [1]

March 19

• Birth of Abbas Ali Baig cricketer (Indian bat 112 on debut versus England 1959). [1]
• Birth of Joe Kapp NFL quarterback (Minnesota Vikings, Boston Patriots, Houston Oilers). [1]

March 20

• Birth of Brian Mulroney (P-C) 18th Prime Minister of Canada (1984-93). [1]
• Birth of Earl of Seafield [Ginger] English large landowner. [1]

March 21

• Birth of Kathleen Widdoes Wilmington Delaware, actress (Without a Trace). [1]
• Birth of Martha Hudson Eastman Georgia, 4X100 metre relayer (Olympics-gold-1960). [1]

March 23

• Birth of Bert Berdis Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, comedian (Tim Conway Show). [1]
• Birth of Boris Ivanovich Tischenko composer. [1]

March 25

• Birth of Toni Cade Bambara director. [1]

March 26

• Birth of Colin Webb general manager (Press Association). [1]
• Birth of James Caan Bronx New York; actor (Brian's Song, Killer Elite, Godfather). [1]
• Birth of Phillip R Allen Pittsburgh Pennsylvania; actor (Harry-Hardy Boys Mystery, Mitch-Alice). [1]
• Birth of Stuart Sutherland Professor Emeritus (Sussex University). [1]

March 27

• Birth of Jay C Kim (Representative-Republican-California). [1]
• Birth of Judy Carne comedienne (Laugh-In, Love on a Rooftop). [1]
• Birth of Lord Lyell. [1]
• Birth of Ruth Ashton general secretary (Royal College of Midwives). [1]

March 29

• Birth of Hanumant Singh cricketer (14 Tests for India-century on debut). [1]
• Birth of Nancy Kwan Hong Kong, actress (Flower Drum Song, Night Creature). [1]

April 1

• Birth of Phil Niekro knuckleball pitcher (New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves). [1]
• Birth of Rudolph Isley Cincinnati Ohio, rocker (Isley Brothers-Shout). [1]

April 2

• Birth of Marvin P Gaye Jr Washington DC, singer (Sexual Healing). [1]

April 3

• Birth of Malcolm Thornton Member of Parliament. [1]
• Birth of Vitaliy Davidov USSR, ice hockey player (Olympics-gold-1964, 68, 72). [1]

April 4

• Birth of Hugh Masekela Wilbank South Africa, trumpeter (I Am Not Afraid). [1]
• Birth of Joanne Carner Kirkland Washington, LPGA golfer (US Open 1970, 76). [1]

April 5

• Birth of Andrew Buxton CEO (Barclays Bank). [1]
• Birth of David Winters London England, choreographer (Steve Allen Comedy Hour). [1]
• Birth of Lonnie White vocalist (Smokey Robinson and Miracles-Shop Around). [1]

April 7

• Birth of David Frost Tenderdon England, TV host (That Was the Week That Was). [1]
• Birth of Donald L Holmquest Dallas Texas, astronaut. [1]
• Birth of Francis Ford Coppola Detroit Michigan, film maker (Godfather, Apocalypse Now, American Graffiti). [1]

April 9

• Birth of Michael Learned Washington DC, actress (Olivia-The Waltons, Nurse). [1]

April 10

• Birth of Alan Rothenberg US Soccer president (1990-). [1]
• Birth of Daniel Oliver New York City, New York, CEO (Federal Trade Commission). [1]

April 11

• Birth of Louise Lasser New York City, New York, actress (Mary Hartman! Mary Hartman!). [1]

April 12

• Birth of Alan Ayckbourn London, playwright. [1]

April 13

• Birth of Barbara-Rose Collins (Representative-Democrat-Michigan). [1]
• Birth of Paul Sorvino Brookyn New York, stage/screen actor, (Law and Order, Reds, Goodfellas, A Touch of Class, That Championship Season, An American Millionaire, The Mating Dance, Skyscraper, King Lear). [1]
• Birth of Seamus Heaney poet. [1]
• Birth of Wijnie Jabaaij Dutch Member of Parliament (PvdA). [1]

April 14

• Birth of Jennifer Fowler composer. [1]

April 15

• Birth of Claudia Cardinale Tunis, actress (Blindfold, 8 1/2, Pink Panther). [1]
• Birth of Marti Wilder father of rocker Kim Wilde. [1]

April 16

• Birth of Donald MacCormick British broadcaster. [1]
• Birth of Dusty Springfield [Mary Isabel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien] Hampstead London England, rock vocalist (Growing Pains). [1]
• Birth of John DeLaFose zydeco Musician. [1]
• Birth of Margaretha de Boer Dutch minister (PvdA). [1]
• Birth of Reinier Lucassen Dutch painter (Kuifje contra James Union). [1]

April 17

• Birth of Robin Knox-Johnston yachtsman. [1]

April 18

• Birth of Glen Hardin rocker. [1]
• Birth of Von McDaniel baseball player. [1]

April 19

• Birth of E Clay Shaw Jr (Representative-Republican-Florida, 1981-). [1]
• Birth of Ellen Weston New York City, New York, actress (Betty-SWAT). [1]
• Birth of Michael John Macaulay cricketer (Transvaal, Western Province, Orange Free State, North Eastern Transvaal, Eastern Province and South Africa). [1]

April 20

• Birth of Gro Harlem Brundtland Norwegian premier (1981-82, 86-89, 90-). [1]

April 21

• Birth of Ernie Maresca singer/songwriter (Runaround Sue, Wanderer). [1]
• Birth of John McCabe composer. [1]

April 22

• Birth of Jason Miller Scranton Pennsylvania; actor/writer (Exorcist, Light of Day). [1]
• Birth of John Chilcot civil servant. [1]
• Birth of John Foley Major-General. [1]

April 23

• Birth of David Birney Washington DC; actor (Brigette Loves Bernie, St. Elsewhere). [1]
• Birth of Lee Majors [Harvey Lee Yearly] Wyandotte Michigan, TV actor (Big Valley, $6,000,000 Man, Fall Guy). [1]
• Birth of Ray Peterson Denton Texas, singer (Tell Laura I Love Her). [1]
• Birth of William Hagerty editor (People). [1]

April 25

• Birth of Richard Earl of Lichfield English photographer. [1]
• Birth of Veronica Sutherland British diplomat. [1]

April 26

• Birth of Roger Buckley British High Court Judge. [1]

April 27

• Birth of Jerry Mercer Montréal Québec Canada, rock drummer (April Wine). [1]
• Birth of Judy Carne Northhampton England, comedienne (Laugh-in, Fair Exchange). [1]

April 30

• Birth of Ellen Taafe Zwilich Miami Florida, (first woman composer Pulitzer 1982). [1]
• Birth of Pieter van Vollenhoven husband of Dutch Princess Margriet. [1]

May 1

• Birth of Judy Collins in Seattle, Washington, USA; singer ("Send in the Clowns", "Both Sides Now", "Clouds"). [1] [5]
• Birth of Max Robinson Richmond Virginia, black news anchor (ABC Evening News). [1]
• Birth of Ray Aranha Miami Florida; actor (Nick-Married People). [1]

May 3

• Birth of Jonathan David Harvey English composer (Bhakti, Music of Stockhausen). [1]
• Birth of José Torres US, boxer (Olympics). [1]
• Birth of Samantha Eggar London England, actress (Anna and the King, Collector). [1]

May 4

• Birth of Amos Oz Jerusalem Israel, author (My Michael). [1]

May 5

• Birth of James R Jones (Representative-Democrat-Oklahoma, 1973-). [1]

May 6

• Birth of Anthony Blacker master-general of Ordnance. [1]
• Birth of Herbie Cox rocker (Cleftones). [1]
• Birth of Zhanna Dmitriyevna Yerkina Russian cosmonaut. [1]

May 7

• Birth of Jimmy Ruffin soloist (What Becomes of the Broken Hearted). [1]
• Birth of Johnny Maestro New York City, New York, rock vocalist (Crests-16 Candles, Brooklyn Bridge). [1]
• Birth of Marco Saint John New Orleans Louisiana; actor (Rayford-Ball Four). [1]
• Birth of Rudolphus FM "Ruud" Lubbers director Dutch/CDA-premier (1982-94). [1]
• Birth of Volker Braun writer. [1]

May 8

• Birth of Otis Paul Drayton Glen Cove New York, 4x100 metre runner (Olympics-gold-1964). [1]

May 9

• Birth of Bruce Mather composer. [1]
• Birth of Herbert Hippauf baseball player. [1]
• Birth of Jim Dent Augusta, Georgia, PGA golfer (1989 MONY Syracuse Senior). [1]
• Birth of Kenneth Warby fastest man on water at 300 knots (345 mph). [1]
• Birth of Nokle Edwards rocker. [1]
• Birth of Ralph Boston Laurel Mississippi, long jumper (Olympics-gold/silver/bronze-1960, 1964, 1968). [1]

May 11

• Birth of Milt Pappas baseball pitcher. [1]

May 12

• Birth of Ronald Ziegler press secretary (Nixon). [1]

May 13

• Birth of Anthony Hide racehorse trainer. [1]
• Birth of Harvey Keitel Brooklyn New York; actor (Taxi Driver, Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs). [1]
• Birth of Terry Dill Forth Worth Texas, PGA golfer (1992 Bank One Senior Classic). [1]
• Birth of William W Cobey Jr (Representative-Republican-North Carolina, 1985-87). [1]

May 14

• Birth of M N Fathulin cosmonaut. [1]

May 15

• Birth of Brian Hartley mathematician. [1]

May 17

• Birth of Hugh Dykes Member of Parliament. [1]
• Birth of Wim de Bie CEO (Simplistic Covenant). [1]

May 18

• Birth of Glen Hardin Texas, rocker (Crickets). [1]
• Birth of Patrick Cormack Member of Parliament. [1]

May 19

• Birth of 17th Earl of Pembroke English landowner/director (Emily). [1]
• Birth of Francis R Scobee Cle Elum Washington, US Air Force/astronaut (STS 41C, 51L-Chal disaster). [1]
• Birth of James Fox England; actor (Greystoke). [1]
• Birth of James Fox London England; actor (Greystoke). [1]
• Birth of Nancy Kwan Hong Kong, actress (Flower Drum Song, World of Suzie Wong). [1]
• Birth of Richard Lowe Teitelbaum composer. [1]
• Birth of Tomasz Sikorski composer. [1]

May 20

• Birth of Gro Harlem Brundtland Norway, Prime Minister/feminist/conservatist. [1]

May 21

• Birth of Heinz Holliger composer. [1]

May 23

• Birth of Ron Stevens horse trainer. [1]

May 24

• Birth of Dixie Carter actress (Designing Women, Edge of Night). [1]
• Birth of Gert J Schutte Dutch Member of Parliament (GPV). [1]

May 25

• Birth of Dixie [Virginia] Carter in McLemoresville, Tennessee; actress (Designing Women, Edge of Night). [1] [5]
• Birth of Ian McKellen in England; actor (Keep, Plenty, Scarlet Pimpernel). [1] [5]

May 26

• Birth of Brent Musburger sportscaster (CBS-TV). [1]
• Birth of Gerald Ronson English multi-millionaire. [1]

May 27

• Birth of Don Williams Floydada Texas, country singer (I Believe in You). [1]
• Birth of Earl Cairns CEO (S G Warburg and Co). [1]
• Birth of Jerry Mercer Montréal Canada, rock drummer (April Wine-Just Between You and Me). [1]

May 29

• Birth of Al Unser; auto racer (Indianapolis 500 - 1970, 1971). [1] [5]
• Birth of Martin Garrod Commandant General Royal Marines. [1]
• Birth of Nanette Newman writer/actress (Endless Game, Of Human Bondage). [1]

May 30

• Birth of Michael J Pollard Passaic New Jersey; actor (Bonnie and Clyde, Roxanne). [1]

May 31

• Birth of Charles Drain singer. [1]
• Birth of Terry Waite Anglican Church envoy/Lebanese hostage. [1]

June 1

• Birth of Cleavon Little Chickasha Oklahoma, USA; actor (Blazing Saddles, Toy Soldiers). [1]

June 5

• Birth of Charles Joseph Clark (P-C) 16th Canadian Prime Minister (1979-80). [1]
• Birth of Ken Follett spy author (Eye of the the Needle). [1]
• Birth of Margaret Drabble author (The Needle's Eye). [1]

June 6

• Birth of Gary "US" Bonds [Anderson] singer/songwriter (New Orleans). [1]
• Birth of Marian Wright-Edelman health care president (Childrens Defense Fund). [1]

June 8

• Birth of Bernie Casey Wyco West Virginia; actor (Boxcar Bertha, Rent-a-Cop). [1]
• Birth of Herb Adderley Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; NFL hall of famer (Green Bay Packers, Cowboys). [1]

June 10

• Birth of Alexandria Stewart Montréal, actress (In Praise of Older Women). [1]

June 11

• Birth of Jackie Stewart Scotland, driver/sports announcer (27 Grand Prix). [1]

June 18

• Birth of Lou Brock one-time baseball stolen base leader (Saint Louis Cardinals). [1]

June 19

• Birth of Al Wilson in Meridian, Mississippi; soul singer (The Snake, Show and Tell, Count the Days) (dies 2008). [105]

June 26

• Birth of Charles Robb (Senator-Democrat-Virginia)/husband of Lynda Bird Johnson. [1]