#DailyNews #GK #DICE #Nov18 #BIRTHS Births • 709 – Kōnin, emperor of Japan (d. 782) • 1522 – Lamoral, Count of Egmont (d. 1568) • 1630 – Eleonora Gonzaga, Italian wife of Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1686) • 1647 – Pierre Bayle, French philosopher and author (d. 1706) • 1727 – Philibert Commerson, French physician and explorer (d. 1773) • 1736 – Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch, German harpsichord player and composer (d. 1800) • 1756 – Thomas Burgess, English bishop and philosopher (d. 1837) • 1772 – Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia (d. 1806) • 1774 – Wilhelmine of Prussia, Queen of the Netherlands (d. 1837) • 1785 – David Wilkie, Scottish painter and academic (d. 1841) • 1787 – Louis Daguerre, French physicist and photographer, developed the daguerreotype (d. 1851) • 1804 – Alfonso Ferrero La Marmora, Italian general and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Italy (d. 1878) • 1810 – Asa Gray, American botanist and academic (d. 1888) • 1832 – Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld, Finnish-Swedish geologist and explorer (d. 1901) • 1836 – W. S. Gilbert, English playwright, poet, and illustrator (d. 1911) • 1839 – August Kundt, German physicist (d. 1894) • 1856 – Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia (d. 1929) • 1860 – Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Polish pianist, composer, and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland (d. 1941) • 1861 – Dorothy Dix, American journalist (d. 1951) • 1874 – Clarence Day, American author and poet (d. 1935) • 1880 – Naum Torbov, Bulgarian architect, designed the Central Sofia Market Hall (d. 1952) • 1882 – Amelita Galli-Curci, Italian soprano (d. 1963) • 1882 – Wyndham Lewis, English painter and author (d. 1957) • 1882 – Jacques Maritain, French philosopher and author (d. 1973) • 1883 – Carl Vinson, American judge and politician (d. 1981) • 1886 – Ferenc Münnich, Hungarian soldier and politician, 47th Prime Minister of Hungary (d. 1967) • 1888 – Tirumalai Krishnamacharya, Indian yoga instructor (d. 1989) • 1889 – Stanislav Kosior, Polish-Russian politician (d. 1939) • 1897 – Patrick Blackett, Baron Blackett, English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1974) • 1898 – Joris Ivens, Dutch director and producer (d. 1989) • 1899 – Eugene Ormandy, Hungarian-American violinist and conductor (d. 1985) • 1901 – George Gallup, American statistician and academic (d. 1984) • 1901 – V. Shantaram, Indian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1984) • 1904 – Alan Lennox-Boyd, 1st Viscount Boyd of Merton, English lieutenant and politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies (d. 1983) • 1904 – Jean Paul Lemieux, Canadian painter (d. 1990) • 1906 – Alec Issigonis, Greek-English car designer, designed the mini car (d. 1988) • 1906 – Klaus Mann, German-American author, playwright, and critic (d. 1949) • 1906 – George Wald, American neurobiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1997) • 1907 – Gustav Nezval, Czech actor (d. 1998) • 1907 – Compay Segundo, Cuban singer-songwriter and guitarist (Buena Vista Social Club) (d. 2003) • 1908 – Imogene Coca, American actress and singer (d. 2001) • 1909 – Johnny Mercer, American singer-songwriter and producer, co-founded Capitol Records (d. 1976) • 1911 – Attilio Bertolucci, Italian poet and author (d. 2000) • 1912 – Hilda Nickson, English author (d. 1977) • 1913 – Endre Rozsda, Hungarian-French painter and illustrator (d. 1999) • 1914 – Haguroyama Masaji, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 36th Yokozuna (d. 1969) • 1915 – Ken Burkhart, American baseball player and umpire (d. 2004) • 1917 – Pedro Infante, Mexican actor and singer (d. 1957) • 1918 – Tasker Watkins, Welsh soldier, judge, and politician, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 2007) • 1919 – Jocelyn Brando, American actress (d. 2005) • 1919 – Georgia Carroll, American singer and actress (d. 2011) • 1920 – Mustafa Khalil, Egyptian politician, 77th Prime Minister of Egypt (d. 2008) • 1920 – Robert Fryer, American playwright and producer (d. 2000) • 1922 – Luis Somoza Debayle, Nicaraguan politician, 70th President of Nicaragua (d. 1967) • 1923 – Anne Sargent, American actress (d. 2007) • 1923 – Alan Shepard, American admiral, pilot, and astronaut (d. 1998) • 1923 – Ted Stevens, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (d. 2010) • 1924 – Les Lye, Canadian actor and screenwriter (d. 2009) • 1924 – Alexander Mackenzie Stuart, Baron Mackenzie-Stuart, Scottish soldier, engineer, and judge (d. 2000) • 1925 – Gene Mauch, American baseball player and manager (d. 2005) • 1927 – Hank Ballard, American singer-songwriter (The Midnighters) (d. 2003) • 1927 – Knowlton Nash, Canadian journalist (d. 2014) • 1928 – Otar Gordeli, Georgian composer (d. 1994) • 1928 – Salvador Laurel, Filipino politician, 5th Prime Minister of the Philippines (d. 2004) • 1928 – Sheila Jordan, American singer-songwriter and pianist • 1929 – Gianna DAngelo, American soprano and educator (d. 2013) • 1929 – Joey Forman, American actor (d. 1982) • 1932 – Nasif Estéfano, Argentinian race car driver (d. 1973) • 1932 – Danny McDevitt, American baseball player (d. 2010) • 1933 – Bruce Conner, American painter, photographer, and director (d. 2008) • 1934 – Vassilis Vassilikos, Greek journalist and diplomat • 1935 – Rudolf Bahro, German philosopher and politician (d. 1997) • 1935 – William Cullen, Baron Cullen of Whitekirk, Scottish judge and politician • 1935 – Rodney Hall, Australian author and poet • 1936 – Ennio Antonelli, Italian cardinal • 1936 – Don Cherry, American trumpet player (Old and New Dreams, New York Contemporary Five, and Codona) (d. 1995) • 1937 – Doug Smith, Scottish footballer (d. 2012) • 1938 – Jules Mikhael Al-Jamil, Iraqi-Lebanese archbishop (d. 2012) • 1938 – Norbert Ratsirahonana, Malagasy politician, Prime Minister of Madagascar • 1939 – Margaret Atwood, Canadian poet, author, and critic • 1939 – Bill Giles, English meteorologist • 1939 – Margaret Jay, Baroness Jay of Paddington, English journalist and politician, Leader of the House of Lords • 1939 – Amanda Lear, Hong Kong-French singer-songwriter and actress • 1939 – Brenda Vaccaro, American actress • 1940 – Qaboos bin Said al Said, Omani sultan • 1941 – Gary Bettenhausen, American race car driver (d. 2014) • 1941 – David Hemmings, English actor, singer, director, and producer (d. 2003) • 1941 – Angela Watkinson, English educator and politician • 1942 – Linda Evans, American actress • 1942 – Susan Sullivan, American actress • 1943 – Leonardo Sandri, Argentinian cardinal • 1944 – Wolfgang Joop, German fashion designer, founded JOOP! • 1945 – Wilma Mankiller, American tribal chief (d. 2010) • 1945 – Mahinda Rajapaksa, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 6th President of Sri Lanka • 1946 – Alan Dean Foster, American author • 1946 – Chris Rainbow, Scottish singer-songwriter and producer • 1947 – Timothy Maude, American general (d. 2001) • 1947 – Jameson Parker, American actor and producer • 1948 – Tõnis Mägi, Estonian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (Ultima Thule) • 1948 – Andrea Marcovicci, American actress and singer • 1948 – Kongō Masahiro, Japanese sumo wrestler (d. 2014) • 1948 – Ana Mendieta, Cuban-American sculptor and painter (d. 1985) • 1948 – Jack Tatum, American football player (d. 2010) • 1949 – Ahmed Zaki, Egyptian actor (d. 2005) • 1950 – Dennis Haskins, American actor • 1950 – Graham Parker, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Rumour) • 1950 – Eric Pierpoint, American actor and author • 1950 – Rudy Sarzo, Cuban-American bass player (Quiet Riot, Whitesnake, Dio, Blue Öyster Cult, Manic Eden, and Queensrÿche) • 1950 – Michael Swanwick, American author • 1951 – Justin Raimondo, American journalist and author • 1952 – Peter Beattie, Australian lawyer and politician, 36th Premier of Queensland • 1952 – Claudio Capone, Italian-Scottish voice actor (d. 2008) • 1952 – Delroy Lindo, English actor and director • 1953 – Alan Moore, English author and illustrator • 1953 – Kevin Nealon, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter • 1954 – Evan Gray, New Zealand cricketer • 1954 – John Parr, English singer-songwriter and guitarist • 1954 – Georg Trašanov, Estonian politician • 1955 – Carter Burwell, American composer • 1955 – Michael Zimmer, German footballer • 1956 – Noel Brotherston, Irish-English footballer (d. 1995) • 1956 – Warren Moon, American football player and sportscaster • 1956 – Jim Weirich, American computer scientist, developed Rake Software (d. 2014) • 1957 – Seán Mac Falls, Irish poet • 1958 – Daniel Brailovsky, Argentinian footballer and manager • 1958 – Plamen Krastev, Bulgarian hurdler • 1958 – Oscar Nunez, Cuban-American actor and screenwriter • 1959 – Cindy Blackman, American drummer • 1959 – Ulrich Noethen, German actor • 1959 – Karla Faye Tucker, American murderer (d. 1998) • 1959 – Jimmy Quinn, Irish footballer and manager • 1960 – Elizabeth Perkins, American actress • 1960 – Shari Shattuck, American actress and author • 1960 – Kim Wilde, English singer-songwriter • 1960 – Yeşim Ustaoğlu, Turkish director, producer, and screenwriter • 1961 – Nick Chinlund, American actor • 1961 – Jan Kuehnemund, American guitarist (Vixen) (d. 2013) • 1961 – Steven Moffat, Scottish screenwriter and producer • 1962 – Bart Bryant, American golfer • 1962 – Kirk Hammett, American guitarist and songwriter (Metallica, Spastik Children, and Exodus) • 1962 – Jamie Moyer, American baseball player • 1963 – Len Bias, American basketball player (d. 1986) • 1963 – Dante Bichette, American baseball player and coach • 1963 – Peter Schmeichel, Danish footballer and sportscaster • 1963 – Joost Zwagerman, Dutch author and poet • 1964 – Rita Cosby, American journalist and author • 1965 – Tim DeLaughter, American singer-songwriter (Tripping Daisy and The Polyphonic Spree) • 1967 – Tom Gordon, American baseball player • 1967 – Jocelyn Lemieux, Canadian ice hockey player • 1967 – Gavin Peacock, English footballer and sportscaster • 1968 – Barry Hunter, Irish footballer and manager • 1968 – Kaido Kaaberma, Estonian fencer • 1968 – George Kotsiopoulos, American television personality, stylist and fashion consultant • 1968 – Romany Malco, American rapper, producer, actor, and screenwriter (College Boyz) • 1968 – Gary Sheffield, American baseball player • 1968 – Owen Wilson, American actor, producer, and screenwriter • 1969 – Sam Cassell, American basketball player and coach • 1969 – Ahmed Helmy, Egyptian actor • 1969 – Koichiro Kimura, Japanese mixed martial artist and wrestler (d. 2014) • 1969 – Duncan Sheik, American singer-songwriter and guitarist • 1970 – Elizabeth Anne Allen, American actress • 1970 – Mike Epps, American comedian, actor, and producer • 1970 – Megyn Kelly, American journalist • 1970 – Johan Liiva, Swedish singer-songwriter (Arch Enemy, Carnage, NonExist, and Hearse) • 1970 – Peta Wilson, Australian actress • 1971 – Therese Coffey, English politician • 1971 – Terrance Hayes, American poet and academic • 1972 – Jessi Alexander, American singer-songwriter • 1972 – Jeroen Straathof, Dutch cyclist and speed skater • 1973 – Nic Pothas, South African cricketer • 1974 – Chloë Sevigny, American actress and fashion designer • 1974 – Petter Solberg, Norwegian race car driver • 1974 – Graham Coughlan, Irish footballer and coach • 1975 – Lucy Akhurst, English actress and producer • 1975 – Shawn Camp, American baseball player • 1975 – Anthony McPartlin, English comedian, actor, and producer • 1975 – Dirk Müller, German race car driver • 1975 – David Ortiz, Dominican-American baseball player • 1975 – Pastor Troy, American rapper, producer, and actor • 1975 – Jason Williams, American basketball player • 1976 – Shagrath, Norwegian singer-songwriter (Dimmu Borgir Chrome Division, Ov Hell, and Fimbulwinter) • 1976 – Dominic Armato, American voice actor • 1976 – Sage Francis, American rapper (Non-Prophets) • 1976 – Paulo César Pérez, Argentinian footballer • 1976 – Matt Welsh, Australian swimmer • 1976 – Mona Zaki, Egyptian actress • 1977 – Fabolous, American rapper and producer • 1977 – Trent Barrett, Australian rugby player, coach, and sportscaster • 1978 – Damien Johnson, Irish footballer • 1980 – Hamza al-Ghamdi, Saudi Arabian terrorist, hijacker of United Airlines Flight 175 (d. 2001) • 1980 – Mathew Baynton, English actor and singer • 1980 – Luke Chadwick, English footballer • 1980 – Minori Chihara, Japanese voice actress and singer • 1980 – François Duval, Belgian race car driver • 1980 – Denny Hamlin, American race car driver • 1980 – Dustin Kensrue, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Thrice) • 1980 – Junichi Okada, Japanese singer and actor (V6) • 1981 – Shin Ji, South Korean singer-songwriter (Koyote) • 1981 – Gian Magdangal, Filipino singer and actor (17:28) • 1981 – Nasim Pedrad, Iranian-American actress • 1981 – Vittoria Puccini, Italian actress • 1981 – Christina Vidal, American actress and singer • 1982 – Greg Estandia, American football player • 1983 – Travis Buck, American baseball player • 1983 – Michael Dawson, English footballer • 1983 – J.C. Intal, Filipino basketball player • 1983 – Jon Lech Johansen, Norwegian programmer, created DeCSS • 1984 – Ryohei Chiba, Japanese singer (W-inds) • 1984 – Johnny Christ, American bass player (Avenged Sevenfold) • 1984 – Enar Jääger, Estonian footballer • 1985 – Allyson Felix, American sprinter • 1985 – Christian Siriano, American fashion designer • 1987 – Jake Abel, American actor • 1988 – Michael Roach, American soccer player • 1989 – Lu Jiajing, Chinese tennis player • 1989 – Natalie Osman, American wrestler • 1990 – Jackie Thomas, New Zealand singer • 1991 – Ahmed Kelly, Iraqi-Australian swimmer • 1991 – Noppawan Lertcheewakarn, Thai tennis player • 1992 – Nathan Kress, American actor • 1992 – Steven Skrzybski, German footballer
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