Famous Birthdays on this Day in History Birthdays in History for Sunday 24th November 2013 ◀ Oct November Dec ▶ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 All Events Birthdays Weddings Deaths Birthdays 1 - 244 of 244 1273 - Alphonso, Earl of Chester, son of Edward I of England (d. 1284) 1394 - Charles, Duke of Orléans, French poet (d. 1465) 1420 - John Stafford, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, English politician (d. 1473) 1583 - Juan Martínez de Jáuregui y Aguilar, Spanish poet (d. 1641) 1615 - Philipp Wilhelm, Elector Palatine (d. 1690) 1630 - Etienne Baluze, French scholar (d. 1718) 1632 - Baruch Benedict de Spinoza, Amsterdam, rationalist philosopher 1642 - Anne Hilarion de Cotentin, earl of Tourville/knight/admiral/marshal 1655 - Charles XI, King of Sweden (1660-97) 1690 - Charles Theodore Pachelbel, composer 1712 - Willem Bachiene, theologist/geographer/astronomer (Ecclesiastical) 1713 - Junipero Serra, priest had a mission in California 1713 - Laurence Sterne, Ireland, novelist/satirist (Tristram Shandy) 1724 - Maria Amalia of Saxony, queen of Spain (d. 1760) 1729 - Alexander Suvorov, Russian general (d. 1800) 1740 - John Bacon, English sculptor 1745 - Maria Louisa of Spain, Empress consort of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1792) 1747 - Felice Alessandri, composer 1766 - J J Friedrich Weinbrenner, German architect/archaeologist 1768 - Jean-Engelbert Pauwels, composer 1774 - Thomas Dick, Scottish scientific teacher and writer (d. 1857) 1784 - Zachary Taylor, (Whig) 12th Pres (Mar 5, 1849-July 9, 1850) 1795 - Josif Josifovich Genishta, composer 1801 - Ludwig Bechstein, German poet (d. 1860) 1806 - Omar Pasha, [Michael Lats], Croatian governor/viceroy of Bosnia/Iraq 1806 - William Webb Ellis, credited with the invention of Rugby (d. 1872) 1811 - Ditler G Monrad, Danish theologist/bishop/premier (1863- ) 1811 - Ulrich Ochsenbein, Swiss Federal Councillor (d. 1890) 1815 - James Trapier, N Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1865 1815 - Grace Darling, English heroine (d. 1842) 1817 - Juan de la Cruz Moreno Maisonave, Guatemala 1824 - Karel M M Verlat, Flemish painter/graphic artist 1826 - Collodi, [Carlo Lorenzini], Italian author (Pinocchio) 1829 - William Passmore Carlin, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1903 1833 - Antoine Labelle, Quebec catholic priest (d. 1891) 1848 - Lilli Lehmann, opera singer 1849 - Frances Hodgson Burnett, author of childrens book (My Secret Garden) 1853 - Bat Masterson, American gunfighter (d. 1921) 1859 - Cass Gilbert, American architect (d. 1934) 1864 - Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, France, painter (At the Moulin Rouge) Ragtime Composer Scott JoplinRagtime Composer Scott Joplin (1868) 1868 - Scott Joplin, Texas, US ragtime entertainer and composer (The Entertainer) 1869 - António Óscar Carmona, 97th Prime Minister of Portugal and 11th President of Portugal (d. 1951) 1873 - L Martov, [Yuly O Tsederbaum], Russian revolutionary 1874 - Charles William Miller, Brazilian footballer (d. 1953) 1876 - Walter Griffin, US architect, city planner; designed Canberra, Aust 1877 - Alben W Barkley, Graves County Ky, (35th Vice Pres-D-1949-53) 1877 - Kavasji Jamshedji Petigara, Indian CID Commissioner of Police (d. 1941) 1878 - Mark N Tod, English classicist/historian 1881 - Al Christie, Canadian-born film director and producer (d. 1951) 1884 - Michel de Klerk, architect (Amsterdam School) 1884 - Itzhak Ben-Zvi, President of Israel (d. 1963) 1886 - Georges Vandertongerloo, Flemish artist (Lart et Son Avenir) 1886 - Margaret Caroline Anderson, American publisher (d. 1973) 1887 - Erich von Manstein, German military commander (d. 1973) 1888 - Cathleen Nesbitt, Belfast Ireland, actress (Agatha-Farmers Daughter) 1888 - Dale Carnegie, author (How to Win Friends & Influence People) 1888 - Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Cologne Germany, actor (Metropolis, Spies) 1888 - Fredrick Willius, American cardiologist (d. 1972) 1889 - Albert J Sylvester, England, ballroom dancer (Alex Moor Award-1977) 1889 - Cissy van Marxfield, [Setske Beek-de Haan], Dutch author 1892 - Isidor Achron, composer 1893 - Fern Andra, Watseka IL, actress (Eyes of the World) 1893 - Charles F. Hurley, 54th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1946) 1894 - Herbert Sutcliffe, cricketer (all-time great opening batsman for Engl) NYC Gangster Charles LucianoNYC Gangster Charles Luciano (1896) 1896 - Charles Lucky Luciano, Sicily, NYC Mafia gangster, (d. 1962) 1899 - Jan Adam Maklakiewicz, composer 1899 - Ward Morehouse, American theater critic and newspaper columnist (d. 1966) 1900 - Cornelius Kee, composer 1900 - Jerzy Bonawentura Toeplitz, film maker/teacher 1901 - Andre Victor Tchelistcheff, winemaker 1902 - Fernand Braudel, French historian 1905 - Irene Wicker, singer/actress (Singing Lady) 1906 - Andreina Pagnani, Rome Italy, actress (Il Commandante) 1906 - Eduard Ludwig, German architect (Air Bridge monument Berlin) 1908 - Harry Kemelman, US detective author (rabbi-omnibus) 1908 - Libertad Lamaraque, Agentina, actress (Madreselva, Puerta Cerrada) 1908 - Ray Carter, Chicago Ill, orchestra leader (Arthur Murray Dance Party) 1909 - Hans Melchior Brugk, composer 1909 - Hotze de Roos, Dutch youth book author (Chameleon) 1910 - Lennox Brown, cricketer (S Afr leg-spinner on 1931-32 Aust/NZ tour) 1911 - Kirby Grant, Butte Mont, actor (Sky King) 1911 - Walter Goetz, illustrator cartoonist/painter 1911 - Joe Medwick, baseball player (d. 1975) 1912 - Bernard Delfgaauw, Dutch philosopher (Johnson murderer!) 1912 - Garson Kanin, Rochester NY, playwright/producer (Double Life) 1912 - Geraldine Fitzgerald, Dublin Ireland, actress (Pawnbroker, Easy Money) 1912 - Theodore Teddy Wilson, US jazz pianist/arranger 1913 - Gisela Mauermeyer, Germany, discus thrower (Olympic-gold-1936) 1913 - Howard Duff, Bremerton Washington, actor (Flamingo Road, Knots Landing) 1914 - Elise Hoomans, Dutch director/actress (Jane Eyre) 1916 - Forrest J Ackerman, invented the term sci-fi 1917 - Richard Bilderback Hervig, composer 1917 - Rita Corita, [Hendrika Sturm], Dutch singer 1918 - Roley Jenkins, cricketer (English leg-spinner 1948-52) 1918 - Tom Stubby Fouts, Carroll County Ind, actor (Polka-go-round) 1918 - William Strethan Wild Bill Davis, musician 1919 - John Silverlight, journalist 1919 - David Kossoff, British actor (d. 2005) 1920 - Anthony Griffin, sailor 1920 - Joseph Olutola Olu Odutola Oguntala, soho club owner 1921 - Joe Ducky Medwick, baseball player 1921 - John V Lindsay, (Mayor-R/D-NY, 1965-73) 1924 - Victor Grinich, Croatian-American businessman (d. 2000) 1925 - Alun Owen, North Wales, writer (Hard Days Night)/actor (Servant) 1925 - William F. Buckley Jr, New York, American conservative author and commentator (National Review, Firing Line) 1925 - Simon van der Meer, Nobel Prize laureate 1926 - Alan Owen, English author (Maggie May, Ronnie Barker Show) 1926 - Alfred Fred Benavente, director/actor (Farce Majeur) 1926 - Tsung-Dao Lee, Nobel Prize laureate 1927 - Alfred Kraus, Las Palmas Canary Islands, tenor (La Scala) 1927 - Emma Lou Diemer, composer 1927 - Ahmadou Kourouma, Ivorian writer (d. 2003) 1929 - Eileen Barton, Bkln, singer (Broadway Open House) 1930 - C T Patankar, cricketer (kept wicket in one Test India v NZ 1955-56) 1930 - Ken Barrington, cricketer (tough England batsman) 1930 - Bob Friend, baseball player 1932 - Fred Titmus, cricketer (long-running England off-spinner) 1934 - Alfred Schnittke, Russia, composer (St Florian) 1934 - Claudio Prieto, composer 1934 - Martin Charnin, Broadway lyricist (Annie, West Side Story) 1935 - Ronald V Dellums, Oakland California, (Rep-D-California, 1971- ) NBA Player Oscar RobertsonNBA Player Oscar Robertson (1938) 1938 - Oscar Robertson [The Big O], NBA guard (Cin, Milwaukee, Olympic-gold-1960) 1938 - Wynne Bradburn, cricketer (father of Grant NZ batsman v South Africa 1964) 1938 - Charles Starkweather, American Spree Killer (d. 1959) 1938 - Willy Claes, Belgian politician 1939 - Jim Northrup, baseball player 1939 - Jim Yester, Birmingham Alabama, rock vocalist/guitarist (Association) 1939 - Yoshinobu Miyake, Japan, featherweight (Olympic-gold-1964, 68) 1940 - Paul Tagliabue, commissioner (NFL) 1940 - Wendell Morris Logan, composer 1940 - Don Metz, American architect 1940 - Eric Wilson, Canadian childrens author. 1941 - Donald Duck Dunn, TN, bassist (Booker T-Mar-Keys, Walkin the Dog), (d, 2012) 1941 - Gary Boyle, rocker (Isotope) 1941 - John de Andrea, US sculptor 1941 - Pete Best, British drummer (Beatles) 1942 - Bayani Mendoza de Leon, composer 1942 - Billy Connolly, Scotland, comedian/actor (Blue Money) 1942 - Marlin Fitzwater, press secretary (George Bush) 1943 - Barry Milburn, cricketer (NZ wicket-keeper in three Tests 1969) 1943 - Lee Michaels, rocker 1943 - Richard Tee, US pianist (Stuff, Strokin) 1943 - Robin Williamson, rocker (Incredible String Band) 1944 - Claudia Dreifus, interviewer/author (7 Stories) 1944 - Dan Glickman, (Rep-D-KS, 1977- ) 1944 - Jules Deelder, Dutch poet (T of Vondel) 1944 - Ibrahim Gambari, Nigerian scholar 1945 - Bev[erley] Bevan, Birmingham England, rock drummer (ELO) 1946 - Ted Bundy, Burlington VT, serial murderer 1946 - Penelope Jones Halsall (aka: Caroline Courtney, Melinda Wright, Lydia Hitchcock, Penny Jordan, Annie Groves) 1947 - Dwight Schultz, Balt Md, actor (A-Team) 1947 - Dave Sinclair, English musician (Caravan, Hatfield and the North) 1948 - Ashok Gandotra, cricketer (in Rio de Janiero Two Tests for India 1969) 1948 - Spider Robinson, Canada, sci-fi author (3 Hugo, Callahans Secret) 1948 - Steve Yeager, catcher (LA Dodger) 1949 - Anita Louis, US singer (Soul Children, Ill Be the Other Woman) 1949 - Martin Duiser, pop producer (Vanessa, Lee Towers) 1949 - Shane Bourne, Australian comedian and actor 1950 - Damon Evans, Balt Md, actor (Lionel-The Jeffersons) 1950 - Stanley Livingston, actor (Chip-My 3 Sons) 1951 - Chet Edwards, (Rep-D-Texas) 1951 - Gaby Landhage, Goteborg Sweden, model (Model of the Rear) 1951 - Graham Price, British rugby player 1952 - Brijesh Patel, cricketer (Indian batsman 1974-77) 1952 - Norbert Haug, German motorsport executive (Mercedes Benz) 1952 - Thierry Lhermitte, French comedian and actor 1953 - Tod Machover, composer 1953 - Glenn Withrow, American actor 1954 - Emir Kusturica, Serbian filmmaker 1955 - Clement Burke, rock drummer (Blondie) 1955 - Ian Botham, cricketer (all time great all-rounder Extrovert) 1955 - Scott Mabon Hoch, Raleigh NC, PGA golfer (1982 USF&G Classic) 1955 - Elvis Ramone, American drummer (The Ramones) 1955 - Takashi Yuasa, Japanese lawyer 1955 - Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth, Swedish politician 1956 - Doug Davidson, actor (Young & Restless) 1957 - Chris Hayes, California, rock guitarist (Huey Lewis & The News) 1957 - Denise Crosby, Hollywood California, actress (Tasha-Star Trek: Next Gen) 1958 - Alain Chabat, actor (French Twist, Six Days Six Night) 1958 - Carmel, [McCourt], England, rocker (Storm, More More More) 1958 - Roy Aitken, Scottish former footballer 1960 - Amanda Wyss, American actress 1960 - Edgar Meyer, American bassist and composer 1961 - Carl Sundquist, Indianapolis Ind, cyclist (Olympics-96) 1961 - Carlos Carnero, Spanish member of parliament 1961 - Arundhati Roy, Indian writer 1962 - John Squire, English pop guitarist (Stone Roses, She Bangs the Drums) 1962 - Lesa Ann Pedriana, Milwaukee Wisc, playmate (April, 1984) 1962 - Randy Velarde, Midland TX, infielder (NY Yankees, California Angels) 1963 - Lisa Howard, actress (Days of Our Life, Rolling Vengeance) 1964 - Garret Dillahunt, American actor 1964 - Brad Sherwood, American comedian 1964 - Tony Rombola, American guitarist (Godsmack) 1965 - Nyla Jane Carroll, New Plymouth NZ, 5k/10k/marathoner (Olympics-96) 1965 - Kim Roe-ha, South Korean actor 1965 - Shirley Henderson, Scottish actress 1966 - Ledell Eackles, NBA guard (Wash Wizards/Bullets) 1966 - Paul Robinett, American internet personality 1966 - Russell Watson, British singer 1967 - Al Martin, Covina CA, outfielder (Pittsburgh Pirates) 1967 - Ben McDonald, Baton Rouge LA, pitcher (Milwaukee Brewers) 1967 - Cal Eldred, baseball player 1968 - Dave Hansen, Long Beach CA, infielder (LA Dodgers) 1968 - Dave Jukes, Toronto Ont, Canadian Tour golfer (1991 Kawartha Lakes) 1968 - Ken Johnson, Quincy Mass, 3x40 rifle (Olympics-1996) 1968 - Bülent Korkmaz, Turkish footballer 1969 - Romesh Kaluwitharana, cricket (big-hit SL batsman, ton on Test debut) 1969 - Rob Nicholson, American musician 1970 - Brett Wallerstedt, NFL linebacker (Cin Bengals) 1970 - Chad Taylor, musician (Live) 1970 - Chris Hall, WLAF safety (Frankfurt Galaxy) 1970 - Doug Brien, kicker (New Orleans Saints) 1970 - Jason Jacome, Tulsa OK, pitcher (KC Royals) 1970 - Kelly Blair, Prosser Wash, heptathlete 1970 - Lemanski Hall, NFL linebacker (Houston/Tennessee Oilers) 1970 - Nancy Mason, Belleville Ill, WPVA volleyballer (Nationals-17th-1995) 1970 - Julieta Venegas, Mexican singer 1971 - Keith Primeau, Toronto, NHL forward (Carolina, Detroit) 1971 - Tony Cline, NFL tight end (Buffalo Bills) 1971 - Cosmas Ndeti, three-time Boston Marathon winner 1972 - Barry Potomski, Windsor, NHL left wing (LA Kings) 1972 - Fred Brathwaite, Ottawa, NHL goalie (Edmonton Oilers) 1973 - Donny Brady, defensive back (Baltimore Ravens) 1973 - Kendel Shello, DL (Indianapolis Colts) 1974 - Stephen Merchant, British comedian 1974 - Taro Yamamoto, Japanese actor 1975 - Carly Jarmon, Mesquite Texas, Miss America-Texas (1996) 1975 - Thomas Kohnstamm, American writer 1976 - Chen Lu, China, figure skater (Olympics-Bronze-94) 1976 - Dave Aizer, American television host 1977 - Kimi Fairchild, Miss Louisiana Teen USA (1996) 1977 - Colin Hanks, American actor Actress Katherine HeiglActress Katherine Heigl (1978) 1978 - Katherine Heigl, Washington, D.C., actress (Greys Anatomy) 1980 - Beth Phoenix, American professional wrestler 1982 - Sean OLoughlin, English rugby league footballer 1983 - Dean Ashton, English footballer 1983 - Meredith Henderson, Canadian actress 1983 - Karine Vanasse, Quebec actress 1985 - Julia Alexandratou, Greek fashion model and singer 1985 - Tony Hunt, National Football League player 1987 - Megan Mullins, American singer 1989 - Johnny Exantus, Hatian soccer player 1998 - Bridger Palmer, American child actor 1998 - Brecken Palmer, American child actor
Posted on: Sun, 24 Nov 2013 11:44:12 +0000