2021: EVENT: Argentine President Alberto Fernandez announces a 'circuit-breaker lockdown' as the country records over 39,000 daily COVID-19 cases
2021: EVENT: World's largest iceberg 'A-76' at 1,667-square-miles (4,320 square km) calves off the Ronne Ice Shelf in Antarctica [1]
2021: EVENT: New York City begins re-opening after 423 days (March 2020) with the COVID-19 death toll at 33,000
2020: EVENT: Greenhouse gas emissions dropped 17% worldwide in April 2020 when world was in lockdown, in study published in "Nature Climate Change"
2019: EVENT: PGA Championship Men's Golf, Bethpage State Park: Defending champion Brooks Koepka leads wire-to-wire; wins despite 5 bogeys on last 8 holes by 2 strokes from world #1 Dustin Johnson
2016: BIRTHDAY: Arven Beren Kusatman , Model , born in Turkey
2016: BIRTHDAY: Arven Beren Kusatman, Model , born in Turkey
2014: BIRTHDAY: Archie Heaton , Family Member , born in England
2014: DEATH: Jack Brabham AO, OBE, Australian auto racer and team owner (World F1 champion 1959-60, 66), dies of liver disease at 88
2014: BIRTHDAY: Archie Heaton, Family Member , born in England
2014: DEATH: Jack Brabham, Australian auto racer and team owner (World F1 champion 1959-60, 66), dies of liver disease at 88
2013: EVENT: Sweden defeats Switzerland to win the 2013 World Ice Hockey Championship
2009: BIRTHDAY: Jack Skye , YouTube Star , born in United States
2009: BIRTHDAY: Jack Skye, YouTube Star , born in United States
2008: BIRTHDAY: Jazmyn Bieber , Instagram Star , born in Canada
2007: EVENT: "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End", directed by Gore Verbinksi, starring Johnny Depp, Keira Knightley and Orlando Bloom premieres in Anaheim - most expensive film ($300 million) made at the time
2007: BIRTHDAY: Lina Wyatt , Instagram Star , born in United States
2007: EVENT: Coen brothers film "No Country for Old Men", based on the Cormac McCarthy novel, starring Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem and Josh Brolin premieres at the Cannes Film Festival (Best Picture 2008)
2006: BIRTHDAY: Eda Doger , Comedian , born in Istanbul, Turkey
2006: BIRTHDAY: Eda Doger, Comedian , born in Istanbul, Turkey
2006: BIRTHDAY: Michela Luci , TV Actress , born in Hamilton, Canada
2006: BIRTHDAY: Michela Luci, TV Actress , born in Hamilton, Canada
2005: BIRTHDAY: Jack Gore , TV Actor , born in New York
2005: BIRTHDAY: mariae1isa, TikTok Star , born in Austria
2005: BIRTHDAY: Josh Allan , TikTok Star , born in Edmonton, Canada
2004: BIRTHDAY: Crawford Arnow, TikTok Star , born in United States
2004: BIRTHDAY: Crawford Arnow , TikTok Star , born in United States
2003: BIRTHDAY: JoJo Siwa , YouTube Star , born in Omaha, NE
2003: BIRTHDAY: JoJo Siwa, American dancer, singer and YouTube personality, born in Omaha, Nebraska
2003: BIRTHDAY: Sofia Orantes Hesse , TikTok Star , born in Guatemala
2003: BIRTHDAY: Sofia Orantes Hesse, TikTok Star , born in Guatemala
2003: BIRTHDAY: Moroccanprincess , TikTok Star , born in Morocco
2003: BIRTHDAY: Noah Sweeney, TikTok Star , born in Burbank, CA
2003: BIRTHDAY: Robert Georges, TikTok Star , born in United States
2003: BIRTHDAY: Yeehawrper , TikTok Star , born in Victoria, TX
2003: BIRTHDAY: JoJo Siwa, YouTube Star , born in Omaha, NE
2003: BIRTHDAY: Miah Carter , TikTok Star , born in Berkshire, England
2003: BIRTHDAY: Miah Carter, TikTok Star , born in Berkshire, England
2003: BIRTHDAY: Moroccanprincess, TikTok Star , born in Morocco
2003: BIRTHDAY: Noah Sweeney , TikTok Star , born in Burbank, CA
2003: BIRTHDAY: Robert Georges , TikTok Star , born in United States
2002: BIRTHDAY: Cuda Cash, YouTube Star , born in San Angelo, TX
2002: BIRTHDAY: Jaidyn Lynzee , YouTube Star , born in Minnesota
2002: BIRTHDAY: Samy Ha , TikTok Star , born in Canada
2002: BIRTHDAY: Cuda Cash , YouTube Star , born in San Angelo, TX
2002: BIRTHDAY: Jaidyn Lynzee, YouTube Star , born in Minnesota
2001: BIRTHDAY: Han Hyun-min , Model , born in Seoul, South Korea
2001: BIRTHDAY: Han Hyun-min, Model , born in Seoul, South Korea
2001: BIRTHDAY: Mya Mills, Instagram Star , born in England
2001: BIRTHDAY: Carmen Sánchez , TV Actress , born in Madrid, Spain
2001: BIRTHDAY: Carmen Sánchez, TV Actress , born in Madrid, Spain
2001: BIRTHDAY: ela_burke18 , TikTok Star , born in Zagreb, Croatia
2001: BIRTHDAY: ela_burke18, TikTok Star , born in Zagreb, Croatia
2001: BIRTHDAY: Enoch Lieu , Instagram Star , born in United States
2001: BIRTHDAY: Mya Mills , Instagram Star , born in England
2000: BIRTHDAY: Will Simmons , Dancer , born in California
2000: BIRTHDAY: Johnny Kim, TikTok Star , born in Seoul, South Korea
2000: BIRTHDAY: Roxana Rosu, Instagram Star , born in Romania
2000: BIRTHDAY: Sage Lescher , YouTube Star , born in California
2000: BIRTHDAY: Sage Lescher, YouTube Star , born in California
2000: BIRTHDAY: Will Simmons, Dancer , born in California
1999: BIRTHDAY: Amanda Lundgren , YouTube Star , born in Sweden
1999: BIRTHDAY: Merve Yalcin, TikTok Star , born in Turkey
1999: BIRTHDAY: Amanda Lundgren, YouTube Star , born in Sweden
1999: BIRTHDAY: Aurimas TheGreatOne , YouTube Star , born in Lithuania
1999: BIRTHDAY: Merve Yalcin , TikTok Star , born in Turkey
1999: BIRTHDAY: OR3O , YouTube Star , born in United States
1999: BIRTHDAY: OR3O, YouTube Star , born in United States
1999: BIRTHDAY: Ata Erol, DJ , born in Turkey
1999: BIRTHDAY: Erin Thumann , Model , born in United States
1999: BIRTHDAY: Thalía Olvino, Pageant Contestant , born in Valencia, Venezuela
1999: BIRTHDAY: Ata Erol , DJ , born in Turkey
1999: BIRTHDAY: Aurimas TheGreatOne, YouTube Star , born in Lithuania
1999: BIRTHDAY: Christian Patrick Salonga , Dancer , born in Paris, France
1999: BIRTHDAY: Christian Patrick Salonga, Dancer , born in Paris, France
1999: BIRTHDAY: Erin Thumann, Model , born in United States
1999: BIRTHDAY: Gwen Van Meir , Model , born in Atlanta, GA
1999: BIRTHDAY: Gwen Van Meir, Model , born in Atlanta, GA
1999: BIRTHDAY: Thalía Olvino , Pageant Contestant , born in Valencia, Venezuela
1998: BIRTHDAY: MC Gui, Pop Singer , born in Sao Paulo, Brazil
1998: BIRTHDAY: Philipp Kamper , TikTok Star , born in Vienna, Austria
1998: BIRTHDAY: Flávio Fernandes , Twitch Star , born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1998: BIRTHDAY: Flávio Fernandes, Twitch Star , born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1998: BIRTHDAY: Guilherme Kaue Castanheira Alves , Pop Singer , born in Brazil
1998: BIRTHDAY: Philipp Kamper, TikTok Star , born in Vienna, Austria
1998: BIRTHDAY: E:U , Rapper , born in South Korea
1998: BIRTHDAY: E:U, Rapper , born in South Korea
1998: BIRTHDAY: MC Gui , Pop Singer , born in Sao Paulo, Brazil
1997: BIRTHDAY: Christian Vierling , TikTok Star , born in United States
1997: BIRTHDAY: Clay Green, Race Car Driver, born in Marble Falls, TX, USA
1997: BIRTHDAY: Lucy Flight , YouTube Star , born in England
1997: BIRTHDAY: Christian Vierling, TikTok Star , born in United States
1997: BIRTHDAY: Evie Dee, Makeup Artist , born in Brazil
1997: BIRTHDAY: Kiki Passo , Instagram Star , born in Brazil
1997: BIRTHDAY: Kiki Passo, Instagram Star , born in Brazil
1997: BIRTHDAY: Maja Bruun, Model , born in Ribe, Denmark
1997: BIRTHDAY: Stanley Omah Didia, Pop Singer , born in Port Harcourt, Nigeria
1997: BIRTHDAY: Zajcu37 , YouTube Star , born in Poland
1997: BIRTHDAY: Evie Dee , Makeup Artist , born in Brazil
1997: BIRTHDAY: Lucy Flight, YouTube Star , born in England
1997: BIRTHDAY: Maja Bruun , Model , born in Ribe, Denmark
1997: BIRTHDAY: Stanley Omah Didia , Pop Singer , born in Port Harcourt, Nigeria
1997: BIRTHDAY: Zajcu37, YouTube Star , born in Poland
1997: EVENT: "The Lost World: Jurassic Park", directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Jeff Goldblum and Julianne Moore, premieres in the US
1996: BIRTHDAY: Nick DiGiovanni , Chef , born in Providence, RI
1996: BIRTHDAY: Polina Chursanova , YouTube Star , born in Russia
1996: BIRTHDAY: Kelly Maharani, Blogger , born in Sumatra, Indonesia
1996: BIRTHDAY: Kelvin Boerma , YouTube Star , born in Netherlands
1996: BIRTHDAY: Kelvin Boerma, YouTube Star , born in Netherlands
1996: BIRTHDAY: BlocBoy JB, Rapper , born in Memphis, TN
1996: BIRTHDAY: ComixNoob, YouTube Star , born in Chile
1996: BIRTHDAY: Polina Chursanova, YouTube Star , born in Russia
1996: BIRTHDAY: BlocBoy JB , Rapper , born in Memphis, TN
1996: BIRTHDAY: Kelly Maharani , Blogger , born in Sumatra, Indonesia
1996: BIRTHDAY: Nick DiGiovanni, Chef , born in Providence, RI
1996: BIRTHDAY: Sebastián Villa , Soccer Player , born in Bello, Colombia
1996: BIRTHDAY: Sebastián Villa, Soccer Player , born in Bello, Colombia
1996: DEATH: Margaret Rawlings, actress (Roman Holiday), dies at 89
1995: BIRTHDAY: Cash Money Ap , Music Producer , born in France
1995: BIRTHDAY: Cash Money Ap, Music Producer , born in France
1995: BIRTHDAY: Pao Duell, Photographer , born in Gothenburg, Sweden
1995: EVENT: Emmy 22nd Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 15th time
1995: BIRTHDAY: Abbe Blattelito , Instagram Star , born in Sweden
1995: BIRTHDAY: Abbe Blattelito, Instagram Star , born in Sweden
1995: BIRTHDAY: Ahmed Kadry , Radio Host , born in Egypt
1995: BIRTHDAY: Maii Jaramilo Pineda, Dancer , born in Colombia
1971: BIRTHDAY: Didem Uzel, Model , born in Turkey
1971: BIRTHDAY: Martin REIM, Soccer Player, born in Estonia
1971: BIRTHDAY: Psicosis, Mexican professional wrestler
1971: BIRTHDAY: Rajo Laurel , Fashion Designer , born in Philippines
1971: BIRTHDAY: Rajo Laurel, Fashion Designer , born in Philippines
1971: BIRTHDAY: Israel Houghton , Rock Singer , born in Oceanside, CA
1971: BIRTHDAY: Didem Uzel , Model , born in Turkey
1971: BIRTHDAY: Israel Houghton, Rock Singer , born in Oceanside, CA
1971: BIRTHDAY: Matt Hutter, Race Car Driver, born in Chardon, OH, USA
1970: BIRTHDAY: Jason Gray-Stanford , TV Actor , born in Vancouver, Canada
1970: BIRTHDAY: Paul BASTOCK, Soccer Player, born in England
1970: DEATH: Ray Schalk, American Baseball Hall of Fame catcher (World Series 1917; Chicago White Sox) and manager (Chicago WS), dies from cancer at 78
1970: BIRTHDAY: Choi Kyung-Ju, Golfer , born in South Korea
1970: BIRTHDAY: K. J. Choi, South Korean golfer (Players C'ship 2011; 8 PGA Tour titles), born in Wando, South Korea
1970: BIRTHDAY: Scott Youngren, Race Car Driver, born in Fallbrook, CA, USA
1970: BIRTHDAY: Choi Kyung-Ju , Golfer , born in South Korea
1970: BIRTHDAY: Ercan Demir , Bodybuilder , born in Turkey
1970: BIRTHDAY: Ercan Demir, Bodybuilder , born in Turkey
1970: BIRTHDAY: Colin SCOTT, Soccer Player, born in Scotland
1969: BIRTHDAY: Ivan Gough , DJ , born in Australia
1969: BIRTHDAY: Thomas Vinterberg , Director , born in Denmark
1969: BIRTHDAY: Thomas Vinterberg, Director , born in Denmark
1969: BIRTHDAY: David Wharton, Warminster PA, US Olympic swimmer (Olympic silver 1988)
1969: BIRTHDAY: Ivan Gough, DJ , born in Australia
1969: BIRTHDAY: Richard Dumas, NBA forward (Philadelphia 76ers)
1956: BIRTHDAY: Althea Gwyn, WBL center (NY Stars)
1955: BIRTHDAY: Ed Whitson, pitcher (NY Yankees, San Diego Padres)
1955: BIRTHDAY: Pierre J Thuot, Lt Cmdr USN/astronaut (STS 36, 49, 62), born in Groton, Connecticut
1954: BIRTHDAY: Tony Spanos, Race Car Driver, born in Sydney, New South Wales
1954: BIRTHDAY: Phil Rudd , Drummer , born in Melbourne, Australia
1954: BIRTHDAY: Piergiuseppe Peroni, Race Car Driver, born in Milan, Italy
1954: BIRTHDAY: Phil Rudd, Drummer , born in Melbourne, Australia
1954: BIRTHDAY: Phil Rudd, Australian rock drummer (AC/DC-Rock 'n Roll Damnation), born in Melbourne, Victoria
1954: BIRTHDAY: Rick Cerone, catcher (Yankees/Red Sox/Mets/Expos), born in Newark, New Jersey
1953: BIRTHDAY: Dawud M. Mu'Min, American convicted murderer (d. 1997)
1953: BIRTHDAY: Shavarsh Karapetyan, Soviet Armenian finswimmer
1953: BIRTHDAY: Victoria Wood, British comedian and actress (Dinner Ladies), born in Bury, Lancashire (d. 2016)
1953: BIRTHDAY: Daniel Termont , Politician , born in Belgium
1953: BIRTHDAY: Daniel Termont, Politician , born in Belgium
1953: BIRTHDAY: Roddy Lorimer, Scottish session and touring trumpeter and flugelhorn player (Waterboys; Blur; Pete Townshend; Spiritualized; Dr. John), born in Glasgow, Scotland
1953: BIRTHDAY: Alain Ianetta, Race Car Driver, born in
1953: BIRTHDAY: Henry Lascelles, English grandson of princess Mary
1952: BIRTHDAY: Bert van Marwijk, Dutch football manager
1952: BIRTHDAY: Barbara Loomis, rocker (BT Express)
1952: BIRTHDAY: Dennis Wilson, Race Car Driver, born in Modesto, CA, USA
1951: BIRTHDAY: Dick Slater, American professional wrestler
1951: BIRTHDAY: Joey Ramone [Jeffrey Hyman], lead singer of the punk rock band The Ramones (Baby I Love You)
1951: BIRTHDAY: James Boyer, American audio engineer and record producer (Peter Cetera; Billy Joel; George Benson), born in Lebanon, Pennsylvania
1951: BIRTHDAY: Joey Ramone [Jeffrey Hyman], American punk rock singer and musician (The Ramones - "I Wanna Be Sedated"; Blitzkrieg Bop"; solo -"What a Wonderful World") (d. 2001)
1951: BIRTHDAY: Mark Edward , Magician , born in California
1951: BIRTHDAY: Mark Edward, Magician , born in California
1951: BIRTHDAY: Joey Ramone, [Jeffrey Hyman], lead singer of the punk rock band The Ramones (Baby I Love You)
1950: EVENT: NY Times reports of worlds smallest & dumbest mechanical brain
1949: BIRTHDAY: Ashraf Ghani, Afghan anthropologist, economist, and politician (President of Afghanistan, 2014-present), born in Logar, Afghanistan
1949: BIRTHDAY: Johnny Coogan, Race Car Driver, born in Alexandria, IN, USA
1949: BIRTHDAY: Joseph "Dusty" Hill, American rock bassist and songwriter (ZZ Top - "Cheap Sunglasses"; "Legs"), born in Dallas, Texas (d. 2021) [1]
1949: BIRTHDAY: Dusty Hill, rocker (ZZ Top)
1948: BIRTHDAY: Boet van Dulmen, Dutch motorcycle racer (84 starts, 1 win, 4 podiums,1 pole; Finnish 500cc GP 1979), born in Ammerzoden, Netherlands (d. 2021)
1948: BIRTHDAY: Grace Jones , Pop Singer , born in Spanish Town, Jamaica
1948: BIRTHDAY: Jean-Pierre Haignere, French cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-17)
1948: BIRTHDAY: Grace Jones, Jamaican-American disco singer ("Slave to the Rhythm"), and actress (A View To A Kill), born in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, Jamaica
1948: BIRTHDAY: Tom Scott, American saxophonist and composer (L.A. Express, The Blues Brothers) born in Los Angeles, California
1948: BIRTHDAY: Grace Jones, Jamacian singer/actress (Vamp, A View to a Kill), born in Spanish Town, St. Catherine
1948: BIRTHDAY: Tom Scott, American saxophonist and composer (L.A. Express; The Blues Brothers), born in Los Angeles, California
1948: BIRTHDAY: Grace Jones, Pop Singer , born in Spanish Town, Jamaica
1948: BIRTHDAY: Tom Scott, American saxophonist and composer (L.A. Express, The Blues Brothers), born in Los Angeles, California
1947: BIRTHDAY: Jerry Hyman, American rock trombonist (Blood Sweat & Tears, 1968-70), and chiropractor, born in Brooklyn, New York
1947: BIRTHDAY: Steve Currie, British rock bassist (T. Rex; Marc Bolan), born in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England (d. 1981)
1947: BIRTHDAY: David Helfgott , Pianist , born in Australia
1947: BIRTHDAY: David Helfgott, Pianist , born in Australia
1947: BIRTHDAY: Jerry Hyman, rock singer/trombonist (Blood Sweat & Tears), born in Brooklyn, New York
1946: BIRTHDAY: André the Giant, French professional wrestler, born in Grenoble, France (d. 1993)
1946: BIRTHDAY: Diedre Lenihan, actress (Wendy-Needles & Pins), born in Atlanta, Georgia
1946: BIRTHDAY: Claude Lelièvre, Belgian commissioner for children's rights
1946: BIRTHDAY: Michele Placido, Foggia Italy, actor (La Lupa, Poliziotti)
1946: BIRTHDAY: Andre the Giant , Wrestler , born in Grenoble, France
1946: BIRTHDAY: André the Giant, French pro wrestler (WWF World Heavyweight C'ship 1988; WWF World Tag Team C'ship [with Haku] 1989), born in Grenoble, France (d. 1993)
1945: BIRTHDAY: Maheen Khan , Fashion Designer , born in Karachi, Pakistan
1945: BIRTHDAY: Pete Townshend , Guitarist , born in London, England
1945: BIRTHDAY: Pete Townshend , Guitarist , born in London, England
1945: BIRTHDAY: Pete Townshend, Guitarist , born in London, England
1945: BIRTHDAY: Peter Townshend, British rock guitarist, composer, and vocalist (The Who - Tommy; "My Generation": "Won't Get Fooled Again"; solo - "Let My Love Open the Door"), born in Chiswick, Middlesex, England
1945: BIRTHDAY: Peter Townshend, English rock guitarist, vocalist and composer (The Who-Tommy), born in London, England
1945: BIRTHDAY: Maheen Khan, Fashion Designer , born in Karachi, Pakistan
1944: BIRTHDAY: Peter Mayhew , Movie Actor , born in London, England
1944: BIRTHDAY: Peter Mayhew, British-American actor (Chewbacca in Star Wars), born in London, England (d. 2019)
1944: BIRTHDAY: Leonard Sundholm, Race Car Driver, born in Snohomish, WA, USA
1944: BIRTHDAY: Peter Mayhew, British-American actor ( Chewbacca in Star Wars), born in London, England (d. 2019)
1942: BIRTHDAY: Curly Neal, American basketball guard (Harlem Globetrotters 1963-85), born Greensboro, North Carolina (d. 2020)
1942: BIRTHDAY: Frank Froehling, American tennis player (US C'ships 1963 runner-up; doubles, mixed doubles 1965 runner-up), born in Islamorada, Florida (d. 2020)
1942: BIRTHDAY: Carla Zampatti , Fashion Designer , born in Italy
1942: BIRTHDAY: Gary Kildall, American computer scientist and entrepreneur who created the CP/M operating system, born in Seattle, Washington (d. 1994)
1942: BIRTHDAY: Chet Jaworski, Race Car Driver, born in Everett, WA, USA
1942: BIRTHDAY: Curly Neal, American basketball guard (Harlem Globetrotters 1963-85), born in Greensboro, North Carolina (d. 2020)
1942: BIRTHDAY: James Topping, author of CP/M
1942: BIRTHDAY: Jody Ridley, Race Car Driver, born in Chatsworth, GA, USA
1942: BIRTHDAY: Robert Kilroy-Silk, British politician and television presenter
1941: BIRTHDAY: Dave White, Race Car Driver, born in Tampa, FL, USA
1941: BIRTHDAY: Marc-Antonio Consoli, composer
1941: BIRTHDAY: George Hook, Radio Host , born in Ireland
1941: BIRTHDAY: George Hook , Radio Host , born in Ireland
1941: BIRTHDAY: Jimmy Hoffa Jr, son of Jimmy Hoffa/Teamster union leader
1941: BIRTHDAY: Jane Brody, writer/nutritionist
1941: BIRTHDAY: Nora Ephron, NY, novelist/screenwriter/director (Michael, Heartburn), (d. 2012)
1940: BIRTHDAY: Frank Lorenzo, airline executive (Continental, Texas Air, Eastern)
1940: BIRTHDAY: Carlos Diegues, actor (Xica)
1940: BIRTHDAY: Jan Janssen, Dutch cyclist
1940: BIRTHDAY: Joan Staley, American actress and Playboy playmate (Nov, 1958), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
1940: BIRTHDAY: Mickey Newbury, rocker
1939: BIRTHDAY: Henry Herbert, 17th earl of Pembroke, English peer and director (Emily) (d. 2003)
1939: BIRTHDAY: Janis Lusis, Latvian athlete (Olympic gold men's javelin 1968, silver 1972, bronze 1968), born in Jelgava, Latvia (d. 2020)
1939: BIRTHDAY: Richard Lowe Teitelbaum, American composer, born in New York City
1939: BIRTHDAY: Sonny Fortune [Cornelius Fortune], American jazz saxophonist, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2018)
1939: BIRTHDAY: Willi Kauhsen, Race Car Driver, born in Aachen, Germany
1939: BIRTHDAY: (Cornelius) "Sonny" Fortune, American jazz saxophonist, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2018)
1939: BIRTHDAY: Nancy Kwan, Hong Kong-born American actress (Flower Drum Song, World of Suzie Wong), born in Hong Kong
1939: BIRTHDAY: Dick Scobee, American pilot and astronaut (STS 41C, killed commanding Space Shuttle Challenger), born in Cle Elum, Washington (d. 1986)
1939: BIRTHDAY: James Fox, English actor (The Servant), born in London, England
1939: BIRTHDAY: Livio Berruti, Italian athlete
1939: BIRTHDAY: Tomasz Sikorski, Polish minimalist composer (Solitude of Sounds), born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 1988)
1938: BIRTHDAY: Moisés da Costa Amaral, East Timorese leader, born in Fahinihan, East Timor (d. 1989)
1938: BIRTHDAY: Girish Karnad, Indian playwright and filmmaker (Tuglaq), born in Dharwad, British India (d. 2019)
1938: BIRTHDAY: James Bilbray, American lawyer and politician (Rep-D-Nevada 1987-95), born in Las Vegas, Nevada
1938: BIRTHDAY: [Brian Keith] Herbie Flowers, English bassist and session musician (Lou Reed, Harry Nilsson, T-Rex), born in Isleworth, England
1937: BIRTHDAY: Pat Roach, English actor and wrestler (d. 2004)
1935: BIRTHDAY: David Hartman, American actor and TV personality (Good Morning America), born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island
1935: BIRTHDAY: Don MacLaren, Race Car Driver, born in Tewksbury, MA, USA
1935: BIRTHDAY: Esmond Bulmer, English cider brewer, and Conservative Lower house leader
1935: BIRTHDAY: David Hartman, Pawtucket RI, TV personality (Good Morning America)
1935: BIRTHDAY: Fritz Rudolf Fries, German writer, born in Bilbao, Spain (d. 2014)
1935: BIRTHDAY: Esmond Bulmer, English cider brewer and Conservative Lower house leader
1934: BIRTHDAY: David Sinclair, actor (Love & Hate)
1934: BIRTHDAY: James Charles Lehrer, news anchor (McNeil-Lehrer Report), born in Wichita, Kansas
1934: BIRTHDAY: Jan Wijn, Dutch pianist
1934: BIRTHDAY: Ulf Norinder, Race Car Driver, born in Bollnas, Sweden
1934: BIRTHDAY: Ruskin Bond, Children's Author , born in India
1934: BIRTHDAY: Ruskin Bond, Indian author
1934: BIRTHDAY: Ruskin Bond , Children's Author , born in India
1934: BIRTHDAY: Tony Tantarelli, Race Car Driver, born in Columbus, OH, USA
1933: BIRTHDAY: Edward de Bono , Doctor , born in Malta
1932: BIRTHDAY: Alma Cogan, British pop singer ("Dreamboat"; "I Can't Tell a Waltz from a Tango"), born in Whitechapel, London, England (d. 1966)
1932: BIRTHDAY: Alma Cogan, English singer (d. 1966)
1932: BIRTHDAY: Claude Blanchard, French-Canadian singer, comedian and actor, born in Joliette, Canada (d. 2006)
1932: BIRTHDAY: Elena Poniatowska , Novelist , born in France
1932: BIRTHDAY: Elena Poniatowska, Novelist , born in France
1932: BIRTHDAY: Paul Erdman, American economist and author (d. 2007)
1932: BIRTHDAY: Claude Blanchard, French Canadian singer, comedian and actor, born in Joliette, Canada (d. 2006)
1932: BIRTHDAY: Russ Bullen, Race Car Driver, born in Bonita, CA, USA
1931: BIRTHDAY: Eric Tappy, Swiss tenor
1931: BIRTHDAY: James Greene , TV Actor , born in Northern Ireland
1931: BIRTHDAY: Ruben Radica, composer
1931: BIRTHDAY: Bob Anderson, British racing driver (d. 1967)
1931: BIRTHDAY: Trevor Peacock, British stage and screen actor (The Vicar of Dibley - "Jim Trott"), screenwriter, and songwriter ("Mrs. Brown, You've Got A Lovely Daughter"), born in Edmonton, Middlesex, England (d. 2021)
1931: BIRTHDAY: Eric Davidson, comedy scriptwriter
1931: BIRTHDAY: Bob Anderson, Race Car Driver, born in Hendon, England
1930: BIRTHDAY: Hans Kox, Dutch composer (Dorian Gray), born in Arnhem
1930: BIRTHDAY: Lorraine Hansberry, playwright (Raisin in the Sun)
1930: BIRTHDAY: Hans Kox, Dutch composer (Dorian Gray; Symphony No. 4 - "Tasmanian"), and educator, born in Arnhem, Netherlands (d. 2019)
1929: BIRTHDAY: Harvey Cox, US theologist (Secular City)
1929: BIRTHDAY: Michael Adamis, composer
1929: BIRTHDAY: Michael Adamis, Greek electroacoustic music composer, born in Piraeus, Greece (d. 2013)
1929: BIRTHDAY: John Stroger Chicago politician
1928: BIRTHDAY: Colin Chapman, English automotive engineer and founder of Lotus Cars, born in Richmond (d. 1982)
1928: BIRTHDAY: Dolph Schayes, American basketball Hall of Famer (Syracuse Nationals/Philadelphia 76ers) and coach, born in NYC, New York (d. 2015)
1928: BIRTHDAY: Klara Berkovich , Violinist , born in Odessa, Ukraine
1928: BIRTHDAY: Colin Chapman, Race Car Driver, born in London, England
1928: BIRTHDAY: Dolph Schayes, American basketball Hall of Famer (Syracuse Nationals/Philadelphia 76ers, 1948-63) and coach (76ers, 1963-66; Buffalo Braves, 1970-72)) and coach, born in NYC, New York (d. 2015)
1928: BIRTHDAY: Klara Berkovich, Violinist , born in Odessa, Ukraine
1926: BIRTHDAY: Abdoulaye Wade , Politician , born in Senegal
1926: BIRTHDAY: Abdoulaye Wade, Politician , born in Senegal
1926: BIRTHDAY: Paul Cooper, American classical music composer, and educator, born in Victoria, Illinois (d. 1996)
1926: BIRTHDAY: Swami Kriyananda, Indian teacher and author
1926: BIRTHDAY: David Jacobs, British broadcaster (Juke Box Jury), born in London (d. 2013)
1926: BIRTHDAY: Paul Cooper, American composer, born in Victoria, Illinois (d. 1996)
1925: BIRTHDAY: Guy Provost, French Canadian actor (d. 2004)
1925: BIRTHDAY: Malcolm X , Religious Leader , born in Omaha, NE
1925: BIRTHDAY: Pol Pot, Cambodian dictator (1976-79) and revolutionary who led the Khmer Rouge (1963-97), born in Prek Sbauv, Kampong Thom, Cambodia (d. 1998)
1925: BIRTHDAY: Malcolm X [Little], African American human rights activist and Muslim minister, born in Omaha, Nebraska (d. 1965)
1924: BIRTHDAY: (Alexander) "Sandy" Wilson, British theatrical composer and lyricist (The Boy Friend; Divorce Me, Darling!), born in Sale, Cheshire, England (d. 2014)
1924: BIRTHDAY: Sandy Galbraith Wilson, composer
1922: BIRTHDAY: David McLean [Eugene Joseph Huth], American actor known for appearing in Marlboro advertisements (Days of Our Lives, Tate), born in Akron, Ohio (d. 1995)
1921: BIRTHDAY: Daniel Gélin, French actor (Obsession, The Man Who Knew Too Much), born in Angers, Maine-et-Loire (d. 2002)
1921: BIRTHDAY: Charles van de Reve, slavic (Belief of Kameraden)
1921: BIRTHDAY: William H. Stewart, 10th US Surgeon General (1965-69), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (d. 2008)
1921: BIRTHDAY: Karel van het Reve, Dutch Slavist (Comrade's Religion)
1920: BIRTHDAY: Tina Strobos, Netherlands, physician and resistor to Nazi occupation, (d. 2012)
1919: BIRTHDAY: Mitja Ribicic, Trieste, Italian Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (1969-71), (d. 2013)
1918: BIRTHDAY: Florence Chadwick, swimmer (1st to swim English Channel both ways), born in San Diego, California (d. 1995)
1918: DEATH: Gervais Raoul Lufbery, French-American World War I fighter pilot and flying ace, dies at 33
1918: BIRTHDAY: Abraham Pais, Dutch-born American physicist (d. 2000)
1915: DEATH: John Simpson Kirkpatrick stretcher bearer with the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps at Gallipoli during World War I (b. 1892)
1914: BIRTHDAY: Alex Shibicky, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2005)
1914: BIRTHDAY: Max Perutz, Austrian-born molecular biologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (d. 2002)
1914: BIRTHDAY: Go Seigen [Wu Qingyuan], Chinese-born Japanese Go master considered the greatest Go player in the 20th century, born in Minhou County, Fujian, Republic of China (d. 2014)
1914: BIRTHDAY: Go Seigen, Japanese Go player
1913: BIRTHDAY: Sanjiva Reddy, Indian politician, sixth President of India (1977-82), born in Illur, British India (d. 1996)
1913: BIRTHDAY: Bert Hardy, English photographer (Picture Post), born in London (d. 1995)
1911: EVENT: Philadelphia Athletics are 12½ games back in AL, & will win World Series
1910: BIRTHDAY: Alan Melville, cricketer (graceful South African batsman 1938-49)
1909: BIRTHDAY: Schlomo Joffe, Polish-Israeli folk and classical musician and composer, born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 1995)
1909: EVENT: In his first title defence Jack Johnson fights "Philadelphia" Jack O'Brien to a no decision in 6 rounds in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to retain his world heavyweight crown
1909: BIRTHDAY: Nicholas Winton, English Humanitarian ('British Schindler' - saved 600 children from Nazis), born in London (d. 2015)
1909: BIRTHDAY: Schlomo Joffe, composer
1908: BIRTHDAY: Percy Williams, Canadian athlete (d. 1982)
1908: BIRTHDAY: Percy Williams, Canadian athlete (Olympic gold 100m / 200m 1928), born in Vancouver, British Columbia (d. 1982)
1906: BIRTHDAY: Bruce Bennett, American athlete and actor (Before I Hang, Sahara), born in Tacoma, Washington (d. 2007)
1904: BIRTHDAY: Sven Thofelt, Swedish pentathlete (Olympic gold 1928)
1904: BIRTHDAY: Anthony Bushell, British actor (Journey's End, A Night to Remember), born in Kent, England (d. 1997)
1901: BIRTHDAY: Manuel Ivo Cruz, Portuguese composer and founder of Philharmonic Orchestra of Lisbon, born in Corumbá, Brazil (d. 1985)
1898: BIRTHDAY: Julius Evola, Italian philosopher (d. 1974)
1897: BIRTHDAY: Jerome Travers, American golfer (US Open 1915), born in NYC, NY (d. 1951)
1897: BIRTHDAY: Frank Luke, American World War I pilot (d. 1918)
1896: BIRTHDAY: Michael Balcon, producer/father of Jill Balcon, born in Birmingham, England
1895: BIRTHDAY: Albert Hay Malotte, American pianist, organist, composer (Disney staff, 1930's; The Lord's Prayer), and educator, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1964)
1895: BIRTHDAY: Albert Hay Malotte, composer
1895: BIRTHDAY: Cecil Gray, Scottish composer and music critic (d. 1959)
1892: BIRTHDAY: George "Pops" Foster, American jazz upright bass player, tuba player, and trumpeter, born in Macoll, Louisiana (d. 1969)
1892: BIRTHDAY: Christian Werner, Race Car Driver, born in Stuttgart, Germany
1892: BIRTHDAY: Konstatin G Paustovski, Russian author (Povestj Zjizni) [OS]
1891: BIRTHDAY: Oswald Boelcke, German World War I pilot (d. 1916)
1890: BIRTHDAY: Ho Chi Minh , Politician , born in Kim Lien, Vietnam
1890: BIRTHDAY: Ho Chi Minh [Nguy?n Sinh Cung], Vetnamese communist revolutionary and President of North Vietnam (1946-69), born in Ngh? An Province, French Indochina (d. 1969)
1884: BIRTHDAY: Arthur Meulemans, Belgian composer (Adriaan Brouwer) (or 5/10)
1884: BIRTHDAY: Arthur Meulemans, Flemish composer, conductor, and music teacher (Adriaen Brouwer), born in Aarschot, Belgium (d. 1966)
1883: BIRTHDAY: Henricus WJM Keuls, Dutch lawyer/poet (Dancing Lamp)
1882: BIRTHDAY: Mohammed Mosaddeq, Prime Minister of Iran (d. 1967)
1881: BIRTHDAY: Mustafa Kemal Ataturk , Politician , born in Thessaloniki, Greece
1881: BIRTHDAY: Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, 1st President of Turkey (1923-38) and founder of the Republic of Turkey, born in Salonica, Ottoman Empire (d. 1938) real date unknown this adopted to align with Turkish Independence Day
1880: BIRTHDAY: Allard R Hulshoff, architect of Amsterdam (1924)
1879: BIRTHDAY: Nancy Astor, American born British politician, 1st female MP in UK House of Commons, born in Danville, Virginia (d. 1964)
1878: BIRTHDAY: Adam von Ahn Carse, British composer and instrument collector, born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England (d. 1958)
1878: BIRTHDAY: Adam von Ahn Carse, composer
1876: BIRTHDAY: William King Gregory, Greenwich Village New York, American palaeontologist (mammalian teeth, evolutionary theory)
1874: BIRTHDAY: Gilbert Jessop, English cricket batsman (18 Tests; Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1898), born in Cheltenham, England (d. 1955)
1873: BIRTHDAY: Federico Gerdes, Peruvian pianist, composer, and educator (founder and first director of the National Conservatory of Music,1909-26), born in Tacna, Peru (d. 1953)
1873: BIRTHDAY: Federico Gerdes, composer
1871: BIRTHDAY: Reginald Aldworth Daly, Napanee Ontario, Canadian-American Geologist who independently developed the theory of magmatic stopping
1870: BIRTHDAY: Nishida Kitaro, Japanese philosopher (Kyoto School), born in Unoke, Japan (d. 1945)
1870: BIRTHDAY: Albert Fish, American serial killer (d. 1936)
1869: BIRTHDAY: Henry Horatio Dixon, Irish Biologist who originated the cohesion-tension theory of water and mineral movement in plants, born in Dublin, Ireland
1869: BIRTHDAY: Jules Poncelet, Belgian minister of State
1868: BIRTHDAY: John Fillmore Hayford, American Geodesist who established the theory of isostasy and founded the modern science of geodesy (precise measurements of the shape of the earth), born in Rouses Point, New York
1864: BIRTHDAY: Carl Ethan Akeley, American naturalist, devoleped animal mount process
1864: BIRTHDAY: Carl Akeley, American taxidermist and naturalist who developed the animal mount process and other techniques for museums, born in Clarendon, New York (d. 1926)
1862: BIRTHDAY: Mikhail Nesterov, Russian painter (d. 1942)
1861: BIRTHDAY: Dame Nellie Melba, Australian opera singer (d. 1931)
1861: BIRTHDAY: Dame Nellie Melba [Helen Mitchell], Australian operatic soprano, and face of the Australian 100 dollar note, born in Richmond, Victoria, Australia (d. 1931)
1861: BIRTHDAY: Nellie Melba [Helen Mitchell], Australian operatic soprano, and face of the Australian 100 dollar note, born in Richmond, Victoria, Australia (d. 1931)
1860: BIRTHDAY: Victor E Orlando, Italy's premier (1917-19)
1858: BIRTHDAY: Roland Napoléon Bonaparte, French prince and president of the Société de Géographie, born in Paris, France (d. 1924)
1857: BIRTHDAY: John Jacob Abel, American Pharmacologist (endocrine glands), born in Cleveland, Ohio
1839: BIRTHDAY: Alice Mary Smith, composer
1839: BIRTHDAY: Alice Mary Smith, British composer, born in London (d. 1884)
1828: BIRTHDAY: Adin Ballou Underwood, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Worcester County Massachusetts (d. 1888)
1827: BIRTHDAY: Paul-Armand Challemel-Lacour, French statesman (d. 1896)
1815: BIRTHDAY: John Gross Barnard, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Sheffield, Massachusetts (d. 1882)
1812: BIRTHDAY: Felix Kirk Zollicoffer, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), (d. 1862)
1808: BIRTHDAY: Samuel Jameson Gholson, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), (d. 1883)
1797: BIRTHDAY: Maria Isabel of Portugal, queen of Spain (d. 1818)
1795: BIRTHDAY: Johns Hopkins, philanthropist, founded Johns Hopkins University
1780: EVENT: About midday, near-total darkness descends on New England, now known to be caused by forest fires in Canada
1773: BIRTHDAY: Arthur Aikin, English mineralogist (d. 1854)
1771: BIRTHDAY: Rahel Varnhagen von Ense-Levin, German literary hostess, born in Berlin, Prussia (d. 1833)