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Person of interestJames Joyce

1882 James Joyce, Irish novelist and poet(Dubliners, Ulysses, Finnigan's Wake), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 1941)
Novelist & Poet James Joyce
Novelist & Poet
James Joyce
  • 1882 James Stephens, Irish poet (Crock of Gold)
  • 1883 Mikhail Fabianovich Gnesin, composer
  • 1883 S Z Sakall, Hungarian stage and film character actor (Dolly Sisters, Casablanca), born in Budapest Hungary (d. 1955)
  • 1884 Julius Deutsch, Austria politician and general in the Spanish republican army, born in Lackenbach, Austria-Hungary (d. 1968)
  • 1885 Aldo Palazzeschi, [Giurlani], Italian writer (I cavalli bianchi)
  • 1886 Kurt Baschwitz, German/Dutch sociologist/journalist (Du und)
  • 1886 Frank Lloyd, Scotland, actor and director (Mutiny on Bounty, Oliver Twist, Blood on the Sun), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 1960)
  • 1887 Ernst Hanfstängl, German pianist and politician (d. 1975)
  • 1888 Candelario Huizar, composer
  • 1888 Frederick Lane, Australian swimmer (d. 1969)
  • 1890 Jean J M de Lattre de Tassigny, French gen (Indo-China)
  • 1891 Antonio Segni, Italian politician, Prime Minister of Italy (1955-57, 59-60, 62-64), born in Sassari, Sardinia (d. 1972)
  • 1891 Frank Foyston, NHL Hall of Famer (Seattle)
  • 1893 Cornelius Lanczos, Hungarian mathematician, born in Székesfehérvár, Hungary (d. 1974)
  • 1893 Raoul Riganti, Argentine racing driver (d. 1970)

Person of interestGeorge Halas

1895 George Halas [Papa Bear], American NFL coach and pioneering owner of the Chicago Bears, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1983)
American Football Coach and Team Owner George Halas
American Football Coach and Team Owner
George Halas
  • 1896 Kazimierz Kuratowski, Polish mathematician and logician (d. 1980)
  • 1897 Howard Johnson, American hotelier (d. 1972)
  • 1897 Aimé Avignon, France's former oldest living man (d. 2007)
  • 1898 Josephina Johanna "Fien" de la Mar, Dutch actress (Theatre De la Mar), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1965)
  • 1899 Benny Rubin, American actor and comedian (Benny Rubin Show), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1986)
  • 1900 Asa Smith Bushnell Jr, Sec of US Olympics (1945-65), born in Springfield, Ohio
  • 1900 Willie Kamm, MLB third baseman (d. 1988)
  • 1900 Carroll Righter, American columnist and astrologer to the stars, born in Salem, New Jersey (d. 1988)
  • 1901 Connie Gilchrist, American actress (Cry Havoc, Letter to 3 Wives), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1985)
  • 1901 Jascha Heifetz, US violin virtuoso (Carnegie Hall), born in Vilnius, Lithuania
  • 1902 Tyra Ryman, Swedish actress (Luffar-Petter, Peter the Tramp), born in Arboga, Sweden (d. 1990)
  • 1902 Newbold Morris, American politician (d. 1966)
  • 1903 Frank McGrath, American actor (The Reluctant Astronaut, Wagon Train), born in Mound City, Missouri (d. 1967)
  • 1904 Buzurg Alavi, Persian author (Panjah va sih nafar, Namal'ha)
  • 1904 Jose Enrique Pedreira, composer
  • 1905 Ayn Rand [Alisa Zinov'yevna Rosenbaum], Russian-American author, screenwriter and philosopher who developed the philosophical system of "Objectivism" (Atlas Shrugged, The Fountainhead), born in St. Petersburg, Russian Empire (d. 1982)
  • 1905 Jean-Pierre Guerlain, French cosmetics pioneer
  • 1907 Bernardas Brazdzionis, Lithuania, poet/editor/critic
  • 1908 Cal Tinney, US comedian (Stop Me If You Heard This One), born in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma
  • 1908 Pavel Sivic, Slovenian composer, born in Radovljica, Slovenia (d. 1995)
  • 1908 Renzo Rossellini, Italian composer, born in Rome, Italy (d. 1982)
  • 1908 Wes Ferrell, All-Star MLB pitcher, born in Greensboro, North Carolina (d. 1976)
  • 1909 Frank Albertson, American actor (Psycho, It's a Wonderful Life, Alice Adams), born in Fergus Falls, Minnesota (d. 1964)
  • 1910 Charlotte Auerbach, British geneticist and zoologist, born in Krefeld, Germany (d. 1994)
  • 1911 Jean-Jacques Grunenwald, French organist/composer
  • 1911 Johan J "Jussi" Bjorling, Swedish tenor
  • 1912 Burton Lane, Broadway composer (Finian's Rainbow)
  • 1912 Stefan Schnabel, German actor (Anna, Dracula's Widow, Firefox), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1999)
  • 1912 Millvina Dean, last living survivour of the RMS Titanic.
  • 1913 Poul Reichhardt, Danish actor (Soldaten og Jenny, Det gælder os alle), born in Ganløse, Denmark (d. 1985)
  • 1914 Eric Kierans, Canadian politician and economist (d. 2004)
  • 1915 Evert Werkman, Dutch journalist (Het Parool)
  • 1915 Abba Eban, Israeli diplomat (d. 2002)
  • 1915 Stan Leonard, Canadian professional golfer (d. 2005)
  • 1916 Xuân Diệu, Vietnamese poet (d. 1985)
  • 1918 Hella [S Lelyveld-]Haasse, Dutch author (Cider for Poor People)
  • 1919 Allie Reynolds, NY Yankee pitcher (1952 AL ERA leader (2.07))
  • 1919 Lisa Debeljevic-della Casa, Swiss vocalist
  • 1920 An Wang, founder (Wang Labs, Wang Computers)
  • 1923 Al "Red" Schoendienst, baseball manager/2nd baseman (St Louis Cards)
  • 1923 Bonita Granville, American actress (Hitler's Children, Lone Ranger), born in NYC, New York
  • 1923 James Dickey, poet and actor (Deliverance), born in Atlanta, Georgia
  • 1923 Liz Smith [Mary Elizabeth], American journalist and gossip columnist known as "The Grand Dame of Dish" (WNBC, NY Daily News), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 2017)
  • 1923 Peter Fowler, physicist
  • 1924 Tine Balder, [Clementine AL Cobbaut], Flemish actress (Antigone)
  • 1924 Elfi von Dassanowsky, Austrian-American producer and musician
  • 1925 David Abell Wood, priest
  • 1925 Michel Paul Philippot, composer
  • 1925 Elaine Stritch, American actress (30 Rock, Two's Company), singer and member of the American Theater Hall of Fame, born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2014)
  • 1926 Miguel Cardinal Obando y Bravo, 1st Cent American cardinal (Nicaragua)
  • 1926 Nydia M E Ecury, Arubian poet/actress (Kantika pa Mama Tera)
  • 1926 Wanda Lewis, Struther Ohio, actress (This is Music, Paul Dixon Show)
  • 1926 Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, French politician
  • 1927 Friedrich K Flick, German industrialist
  • 1927 Richard Ray, (Rep-D-GA, 1983- ) [or Jan 2]
  • 1927 Richard Vance Maxfield, composer
  • 1927 Stan Getz, jazz tenor saxophonist (Benny Goodman, Jimmy Dorsey), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • 1928 Alan Fluck, musical educationalist
  • 1928 Luigi Ciriaco De Mita, PM of Italy (1988-89)
  • 1929 Reiner Bredemeyer, composer
  • 1931 Dries van Agt, Dutch Prime Minister (CDA, 1977-82), born in Geldrop, Netherlands
  • 1931 Les Dawson, British comedian (d. 1993)
  • 1931 Judith Viorst, American author
  • 1932 Robert Mandan, Clever Mo, actor (Chester-Soap, James-3's a Crowd)
  • 1933 Than Shwe, ruler of Myanmar
  • 1933 Tony Jay, English actor (d. 2006)
  • 1936 Duane Jones, American actor
  • 1937 Martina Arroyo, American opera soprano (NY Met), born in NYC, New York
  • 1937 Tom Smothers, American comedian and folk singer (The Smothers Brothers Show, Serial), born in NYC, New York
  • 1937 Don Buford, All-Star MLB outfielder
  • 1937 Remak Ramsay, American actor
  • 1938 Bo Hopkins, actor (Dynasty, Midnight Express), born in Greenville, South Carolina
  • 1939 Rachel English, author (My 1st 500), born in London, England
  • 1939 Akbar Adibi, Iranian scientist, father of electronics in Iran (d. 2000)
  • 1939 Dale T. Mortensen, Enterprise, Oregon, economist (Nobel, 2010), (d. 2014)
  • 1940 Thomas M[ichael] Disch, American sci-fi author (Genocides, 102 H-Bombs)
  • 1940 David Jason, English actor
  • 1940 Wayne Fontes, American football coach
  • 1940 Alan Caddy, English musician (The Tornados), born in Chelsea, London (d. 2000)
  • 1940 Vsevolod Meyerhold [Karl Kasimir Theodor], Russian theatrical director and actor (Houligan), executed during the Great Purge at 65
  • 1941 Serge Alexandrovich Tcherepnin, composer
  • 1942 Barry Diller, founder (Fox-TV)
  • 1942 Graham Nash, guitarist (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young-Southern Cross)
  • 1943 Peter MacBeth, rocker (Foundations)
  • 1944 Andrew Davis, Ashbridge, England, conductor (New Phil Orch-London)
  • 1944 Katherine Crawford, actress (Gemini Man, Captains & Kings), born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1944 Ursula Oppens, American pianist and co-founder (Speculum Musicae-NYC), born in NYC, New York
  • 1944 Karen Foss, American broadcaster
  • 1944 Geoffrey Hughes, British actor, (d. 2012)
  • 1945 Ronnie Goodson, American singer (Hi-Lites), born in New Jersey (d. 1980)
  • 1946 Howard Bellamy, vocalist (Bellamy Bros - Let Your Love Flow), born in Darby, Florida
  • 1946 Alpha Oumar Konaré, ex-president of Mali
  • 1946 Gerrie Muhren, Volendam, Netherlands, footballer (Ajax, European Cup Winner, 1971-3), (d. 2013)

Person of interestFarrah Fawcett

1947 Farrah Fawcett, American actress (Charley's Angels, Burning Bed), born in Corpus Christi, Texas (d. 2009)
  • 1947 Aleksandr Medved, USSR, wrestler (Olympic gold 1964, 68, 72)
  • 1947 Derek Shulman, Scottish musician (Gentle Giant), born in Glasgow
  • 1947 Peter Lucia, rock drummer (Tommy James & Shondells-Crystal Blue)
  • 1948 Alan McKay, rocker (Earth Wind & Fire-Boogie Wonderland)
  • 1948 Jessica Savitch, Kennet Sq PA, news anchor (NBC)
  • 1948 Tony DeMeur, rocker (Fabulous Poodles-Anna Rexia, Suicide Bridge)
  • 1949 Jetty Weels, Surinamese/Dutch vocalist (Mai Tai)
  • 1949 Ross Valory, rock bassist (Journey - Who's Crying Now, Open Arms), born in San Francisco, California
  • 1949 Sherry Mathis, actress (Search for Tomorrow)
  • 1949 Tom Tripplehorn, rocker (Gary Lewis & Playboys-This Diamond Ring)
  • 1949 Brent Spiner, American actor (Data-Star Trek the Next Generation), born in Houston, Texas
  • 1949 Francisco Maturana, Colombian football manager
  • 1950 Barbara Sukowa, German actress (Zentropia, Sicilian, Voyager, Lola)
  • 1950 Osamu Kido, wrestler (NJPW/UWF)
  • 1951 Alphonso Johnson, American jazz bassist, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • 1951 Kim Zimmer, actress (Guiding Light, Doctors, One Life to Live), born in Grand Rapids, Michigan
  • 1952 Genichiro Tenryu, Japanese professional wrestler
  • 1952 Park Geun-hye, 1st female President of South Korea (2013-), born in Jung-gu, Taegu
  • 1953 James Mndaweni, South African worker's union leader/president (NACTU)
  • 1953 Penny Pulz, LPGA golfer
  • 1953 Duane Chapman, American bounty hunter
  • 1954 Christie Brinkley, [Ex-Mrs Billy Joel], model/actress (SI, Vacation)
  • 1954 Jayantha Amerasinghe, cricketer (2 Tests for Sri Lanka v NZ 1983)

Person of interestIna Garten

1954 Ina Garten, American author and TV cooking show host (Barefoot Contessa, Food Network), born in Brooklyn, New York
Author and Cooking Show Host Ina Garten
Author and Cooking Show Host
Ina Garten
  • 1954 Hansi Hinterseer, Austrian singer, actor, former skier
  • 1955 Michael Talbott, Waverly Iowa, actor (Stan-Miami Vice)
  • 1957 Laurie Mann, current DPS curator/geek
  • 1957 Sandra Joyce Cagle, American model and playmate (Feb 1980), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  • 1958 Dexter Manley, NFLer (Wash Redskins)
  • 1960 Eric Shea, actor (Castaway Cowboy)
  • 1960 Lee Chill, Canadian Tour golfer (1977 Ohio Jr), born in Cleveland Ohio
  • 1961 Joey Benjamin, cricket pace bowler (in St Kitts England in 1994)
  • 1961 Lauren Lane, American actress
  • 1962 Ben Testerman, tennis star, born in Knoxville, Tennessee
  • 1962 Michael T Weiss, actor (Jarod-Pretender, Days of our Lives), born in Chicago, Illinois
  • 1962 Andy Fordham, English darts player
  • 1962 Paul Kilgus, baseball player
  • 1963 Stephen McGann, actor (Catherine the Great), born in Liverpool, England
  • 1963 Eva Cassidy, American singer, born in Washington D.C (d. 1996)
  • 1963 Philip Laats, Belgian judoka
  • 1965 Harry Swayne, NFL tackle (San Diego Chargers, Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32)
  • 1965 Carl Airey, English footballer
  • 1965 Naoki Sano, Japanese professional wrestler
  • 1966 Andrei Chesnokov, Russian tennis star
  • 1966 Bob Alan Estes, Graham TX, PGA golfer (1994 Texas Open)
  • 1966 Tony Plourde, Chibougamau Quebec, sabre (Olympics 1996)
  • 1966 Victor Muhammad, WLAF running back (London Monarchs)
  • 1966 D. C. Douglas, American actor and director
  • 1967 Arturs Irbe, Latvian hockey player
  • 1967 Laurent Nkunda, Congolese general
  • 1968 Paul McKenzie, Australian Finn class sailor (Olympics 1996)
  • 1968 Sari Krooks, ice hockey right wing (Finland, Olympics 1998)
  • 1968 Scott Erickson, pitcher (Minnesota Twins, Balt Orioles), born in Long Beach, California
  • 1968 Sean Elliott, NBA forward (San Antonio Spurs)
  • 1968 Steve Henson, NBA guard (Detroit Pistons)
  • 1968 Ventson Donelson, CFL cornerback (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
  • 1968 Simon Wickham-Smith, composer and Mongolist
  • 1969 Ijaz Ahmed Jr, cricketer (one Test Pakistan v Sri Lanka 1995)
  • 1969 Jeff Christy, corner (Minnesota Vikings)
  • 1969 Jody Hull, Cambridge, NHL right wing (Florida Panthers)
  • 1969 Valeri Karpin, Russian footballer
  • 1970 Chris Luneburg, WLAF T (London Monarchs)
  • 1970 Diego Martos, WLAF linebacker (Barcelona Dragons)
  • 1970 Erik ten Hag, soccer player (FC Twente, RKC, FC Utrecht)
  • 1970 Ivan Vukov, soccer player (FC Volendam)
  • 1970 Nikolaos Michopoulos, Greek footballer
  • 1970 Roar Strand, Norwegian footballer
  • 1970 C. Ernst Harth, Canadian actor
  • 1971 Ken Dilger, NFL tight end (Indianapolis Colts)
  • 1971 Tony Miller, Mount Pleasant Texas, 400m runner
  • 1972 Charlie Williams, NFL safety (Dallas Cowboys)
  • 1972 Ivan Droppa, Liptovsky Mikulas CZE, NHL defenseman (Chicago)
  • 1972 Lance Brown, NFL defensive back (Arizona Cardinals)
  • 1972 Dana International, Israeli singer
  • 1972 Tego Calderón, nominated reggaeton singer/rapper.
  • 1973 Dan Brandenburg, linebacker (Buffalo Bills)
  • 1973 Jose White, WLAF/NFL defensive tackle (Minnesota Vikings, Frankfurt Galaxy)
  • 1973 Patrick Jeffers, NFL wide receiver (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32)
  • 1973 Radka Bobkova, tennis star (quarter Bournemouth), born in Prague, Czechoslovakia
  • 1973 Sergio Gonzalez, rocker (Menudo-Cannonball)
  • 1973 Tim Denton, NFL cornerback (Atlanta Falcons)
  • 1974 David Buck, kayak (alt-Olympics 1996), born in Honolulu, Hawaii
  • 1974 J R Conrad, offensive tackle/guard (NY Jets)
  • 1974 Jeff Cassar, soccer goalkeeper (Olympic gold 1996)
  • 1975 Macey Brooks, wide receiver (Dallas Cowboys)
  • 1975 Todd Bertuzzi, Sudbury, NHL right wing (NY Islanders)
  • 1975 Ieroklis Stoltidis, Greek footballer
  • 1975 Vaggelis Koutsoures, Greek footballer
  • 1976 Steven Dewick, Australian swimmer (Olympics 1996), born in Sydney, New South Wales
  • 1976 James Hickman, British swimmer
  • 1976 Lori Beth Denberg, American actress

Person of interestShakira

1977 Shakira, Colombian pop singer (Whenever Wherever, Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)), born in Barranquilla, Colombia
Singer Shakira
Singer
Shakira
  • 1977 Libor Sionko, Czech football player
  • 1977 Heather Martin, American gospel singer
  • 1978 Annabel Ellwood, Canberra Australia, tennis star (1995 Futures NC)
  • 1978 Eden Espinosa, American singer and stage actress
  • 1978 Barry Ferguson, Scottish football player
  • 1979 Lindsay Langston, Modesto California, archer (Olympics 1996)
  • 1979 Petra Cada, Canadian table tennis player (Olympics 1996), born in Prague, Czechoslovakia
  • 1979 Fani Halkia, Greek hurdler
  • 1979 Irini Terzoglou, Greek shot putter
  • 1979 Shamita Shetty, Indian actress
  • 1979 Christine Bleakley, Northern Irish broadcaster and presenter (BBC, ITV, UKTV), born in Newtownards, Northern Ireland
  • 1980 Teddy Hart [Edward Annis], Canadian professional wrestler, born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
  • 1980 Gucci Mane, African-American rapper
  • 1980 Oleguer Presas, Spanish football player
  • 1981 Jason Kapono, American basketball player
  • 1982 Han Ga In, South Korean model/actress
  • 1982 Sergio Castaño, Spanish footballer
  • 1982 Kelly Mazzante, American basketball player
  • 1983 Carolina Klüft, Swedish athlete
  • 1983 Alex Westaway, British musician
  • 1983 Will South, Thirteen Senses frontman
  • 1983 Jordin Tootoo, Canadian hockey player
  • 1985 Melody Gardot, American jazz singer, born in New Jersey
  • 1987 Gerard Piqué, Spanish football player
  • 1987 Martin Spanjers, American actor
  • 1992 Rebop Rundgren, son of Michelle Gray & Todd
  • 1992 Danielle White, American singer
  • 2338 Data, android character on Star Trek Next Generation

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