Opportunity does not knock, it presents itself when you beat down the door. BIRTHDAY AS ON 17/05/2014 1155 - Jien, Japanese poet and historian (d. 1225) 1443 - Edmund, Earl of Rutland, brother of Kings Edward IV of England and Richard III of England 1451 - Engelbert II, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg-Dietz/viceroy of Luxembourg 1490 - Albrecht von Hohenzollern, 1st Duke of Prussia 1551 - Martin Delrio, Flemish theologian and occultist (d. 1608) 1568 - Christoph Thomas Walliser, composer 1576 - Ferdinand van Apshoven, the Older, Flemish painter, baptized 1628 - Archduke Ferdinand Charles of Austria, Regent of the Tyrol (d. 1662) 1682 - Bartholomew Roberts, Welsh pirate (d. 1722) 1691 - Antoine Court, French reformed theologist 1706 - Andreas Felix von Oefele, German historian and librarian (d. 1780) 1718 - Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness, English diplomat and politician (d. 1778) 1732 - Francesco Pasquale Ricci, composer 1741 - John Penn, US attorney (signed Declaration of Independence) [OS=May 6] 1743 - Seth Warner, American revolutionary leader (d. 1784) 1749 - Edward Jenner, England, physician, discovered vaccination 1758 - John St Aubyn, British fossil collector (d. 1839) 1768 - Caroline, Brunswick, Queen Consort of King George IV 1768 - Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey, English general (d. 1854) Duke of Prussia Albrecht von Hohenzollern (1490) 1794 - Anna Brownell Jameson, Dublin, writer 1796 - Martinus J Niewindt, bishop of Curacao (advocate for fair treatment and abolition of slavery) 1800 - Carl Friedrich Zollner, composer 1803 - Robert Smith Surtees, novelist 1804 - Ottho G Heldring, Dutch vicar/reformer (Heldring Institutions) 1808 - Charles-Louis-Adolphe Vogel, composer 1812 - Joseph Warren Revere, Brigadier General (Union volunteers), died in 1880 1819 - Johann Nepomuk Kafka, composer 1821 - Sebastian Kneipp, German naturopathist (d. 1897) 1823 - Charlotte Helen Sainton-Dolby, contralto/composer 1836 - Joseph Norman Lockyer, discoverer (Helium)/founder (Nature magazine) 1836 - Wilhelm Steinitz, Austria, world chess champion (1866-94) 1836 - Virginie Loveling, Belgian writer and poet (d. 1923) 1844 - Julius Wellhausen, German biblical scholar (d. 1918) 1846 - Edmund Bishop, English secretary of Thomas Carlyle 1850 - Antonio Scontrino, composer 1867 - Gerrit Mannoury, Dutch mathematician/philosopher 1868 - Horace Elgin Dodge, American automobile manufacturer (d. 1920) 1871 - Henricus P Bremmer, art historian (Modern Kunstwerken) 1873 - Dorothy Miller Richardson, Abingdon Berkshire, novelist 1873 - Henri Barbusse, Asnieres France, novelist (Le Feu) 1876 - Alban Collignon, Belgian sport journalist 1879 - Simon Petlyura, Ukrainian independence fighter (d. 1926) 1886 - Alfonso XIII of Spain (d. 1941) 1888 - A P Tich Freeman, cricket leg-spinner (legend for Kent & England) 1888 - Selmer Jackson, Iowa, actor (Life & Legend of Wyatt Earp) 1889 - Alfonso Reyes, Mexican poet/historian/diplomat (Higenia Cruel) 1890 - Philip James, composer 1891 - Princess Alexandra, Duchess of Fife (d. 1959) 1896 - Brazilio da Cunha Luz Itibere, composer 1896 - Hannah Tillich, writer 1897 - Odd Hassel, Norwegian chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1981) 1898 - Alfred Joseph Casson, Canadian painter (d. 1992) 1899 - Ralf Harolde, Pittsburgh PA, actor (Framed, Smart Money, Tip-off) 1900 - Nicolai Berezowsky, composer 1900 - Ruhollah Khomeini, Irans ayatollah (1979-89) 1901 - Werner Egk, Auchsesheim Germany, composer (Die Zaubergeige) 1902 - John Vincent, composer 1903 - Douglas Packard, British Lt General Baseball player Cool Papa Bell (1903) 1903 - James Cool Papa Bell, Starkville, Mississippi, baseball center fielder in Negro league baseball, considered by many to have been one of the fastest men ever to play the game (d. 1991) 1904 - Jean Gabin, French actor (d. 1976) 1905 - John Patrick, screenwriter 1906 - Eric Mensforth, president (Westland Aircraft) 1906 - Zinka Milanov, Croatian soprano (d. 1989) 1907 - Charles Cawley, British chief scientist/minister of power 1907 - Horace McMahon, South Norwalk Ct, actor (Martin Kane Private Eye) 1907 - Ilona Schacherer Elek, Budapest Hung, fencer (Olympic-gold-1936, 48) 1908 - Sigismund Toduta, composer 1908 - Zinka Milanov, Zagreb Yugoslavia, soprano (Ljublama Opera 1927) 1909 - Edward Playfair, British senior civil servant 1909 - Magda Schneider, actress (Eva, Going Gay, Be Mine Tonight) 1911 - Knut Anders Haukfield, SOE Operative 1911 - Maureen OSullivan, Boyle Ireland, actress (Tarzan, Pride & Prejudice) 1911 - Lisa Fonssagrives, Swedish-born supermodel (d. 1992) 1912 - Archibald Cox, special prosecutor (Watergate) 1912 - Clarence Ace Parker, NFL QB (Brooklyn, Boston Yanks) 1912 - Sandor Vegh, violinist teacher conductor 1913 - Alec Ogilvie, CEO (Powell Duffryn) 1913 - Lord Hirshfield, chartered accountant 1913 - Hans Ruesch, Swiss racing driver (d. 2007) 1914 - Guido Masanetz, composer 1915 - Joseph D Craggs, electrical engineer 1916 - Cornelis A Eman, Aruban politician 1916 - John Hinde, photographer/circus promoter 1918 - Birgit Nilsson, Karup Sweden, operatic soprano (Elektra, Salome) 1919 - Antonio Aguilar, Mexican singer and actor (d. 2007) 1919 - Merle Miller, American biographer (d. 1986) 1920 - Harriet Van Horne, Syracuse NY, columnist/panelist (Leave it to Girls) 1920 - Lydia Wideman, Finland, 10K cross country skier (Olympic-gold-1952) 1921 - Dennis Brain, London England, french-hornist (Serenade) 1921 - John Garlick, British senior civil servant 1921 - Bob Merrill, American composer and lyricist (d. 1998) 1923 - Michael Beetham, Marshal (RAF) 1923 - Miles Wingate, deputy master (Trinity House) 1923 - Peter Mennin[i], Erie Pennsylvania, composer (Moby Dick) 1924 - Frantisek Kovaricek, composer 1924 - Lord Tombs, CEO (Rolls Royce) 1924 - Thomas Baird, vice-admiral 1926 - Cicely Berry, voice director (Royal Shakespeare Company) 1926 - David Young, Lt-Gen/CEO (Cairn Tech) 1926 - Earl of Airlie, KT 1926 - Geoffrey Caston, vice chancellor (U of South Pacific) 1926 - Lord Chamberlain, Earl of Airilet 1926 - Tenniel Evans, rev/actor (10 Rillington Place, My Brothers Keeper) 1927 - Ronald Halstead, deputy CEO (British Steel) 1928 - Donald Cameron Watt, historian 1928 - Ian Griggs, bishop (Ludlow) 1928 - Vivian Moses, biotechnologist 1929 - Raymond Hide, geophysicist 1931 - Dewey Redman, jazz musician 1932 - Arthur Jones, principal (Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester) 1932 - Colin Hope, CEO (T/N) 1932 - Peter Burge, cricketer (dashing Australian batsman of 50s & 60s) 1932 - Rodric Braithwaite, British ambassador to USSR 1934 - Earl Morrall, NFL QB (Lions, Giants, Colts) 1935 - Dennis Christopher George Potter, playwright (Karaoke, Midnight Movie) 1935 - Ivan Slone, world-famous watchmaker 1936 - Dennis Hopper, KS, actor (True Grit, Blue Velvet, Easy Rider) 1936 - Lars Gustafsson, writer 1936 - Philippe Boesmans, composer 1937 - Hazel R. OLeary, United States Secretary of Energy 1938 - Don Dolan, Staten Island NY, actor (Guy Lewis- General Hospital) 1938 - Jason Bernard, actor (Judge-Liar Liar) 1938 - Pervis Jackson, rocker (Spinners) 1938 - Trinus Riemersma, Dutch-Frisian writer (Conquest of Leeuwarden) 1939 - Hugh Dykes, MP 1939 - Wim de Bie, CEO (Simplistic Covenant) 1939 - Gary Paulsen, American author 1940 - Alan Kay, American computer scientist 1941 - David Howell Cope, composer 1941 - Malcom Hale, rocker 1941 - Miriam Margolyes, actress (Will Be) 1941 - Ben Nelson. American politician 1941 - Grace Zabriskie, American actress 1942 - Caroline Charles, fashion designer 1942 - Taj Mahal, NYC, singer/songwriter (Real Thing) 1943 - Johnny Warren, Australian Footballer (d. 2004) 1943 - Vicky Moscholiou, Greek singer (d. 2005) 1944 - Arif Butt, cricketer (pace bowler for Pakistan in three Tests 1964-65) 1944 - Canon P B Price, general secretary, USPG 1944 - Jesse Winchester, Shreveport La, singer/songwriter (Learn to Love it) 1944 - Paul Crossley, concert pianist 1945 - D A S Pennefather, Maj-General/Commandant (General Royal Marines) 1945 - George Miller, (Rep-D-CA, 1975- ) 1946 - Sinaida Turchina, USSR, team handball (Olympic-gold-1976) 1946 - Udo Lindenberg, German musician 1946 - F. Paul Wilson, American novelist 1947 - John Traicos, cricketer (in Egypt South Africa 1970, Zimbabwe 1992-93) 1949 - Bill Bruford, English drummer (Yes, King Crimson-Red, Genesis) 1949 - Timothy Cordy, British director (Town/Country Planning Association) 1950 - A A Johnson, MP 1950 - Christian Lacroix, French couturier (Chic Frills) 1950 - Keith Bradley, MP 1950 - Howard Ashman, American lyricist (d. 1991) 1950 - Janez Drnovšek, Slovenian politician 1951 - I R Evans, CEO (Hyder, Welsh Water) 1951 - Simon Hughes, MP 1952 - Jody Pijper, Dutch (background) singer 1952 - Howard Hampton, Canadian politician 1953 - George Johnson, Los Angeles California, rocker (Brothers Johnson) 1953 - Kathleen Sullivan, Pasadena Ca, newscaster (ABC-TV, CBS Morning Show) 1953 - Nicholas Bacon, premier baronet of England 1953 - Yoko Shimada, Kumamota Japan, author (Kir Royal)/actress (Shogun) 1954 - John Iles, dolby supervisor (Elephant Man, Richard III) 1954 - Michael Roberts, jockey 1955 - Bill Paxton, actor (Brain Dead, Next of Kin, Indian Summer, True Lies) 1956 - Bob Saget, Phila, comedian (Full House, Americas Funniest Home Video) 1956 - Sue Carpenter, TV presenter/journalist 1956 - Sugar Ray [Charles] Leonard, Rocky Mount North Carolina, boxer (Olympics-gold-76) 1956 - Dave Sim, Canadian cartoonist 1957 - Pascual Pérez, Dominican baseball player, (d. 2012) 1958 - Vincent Henar, Surinam, bassist (Fra Fra Sound) 1959 - Paul Dianno, rocker (Iron Maiden Chingford, London V Early Vocalist 1959 - Jim Nantz, American broadcaster 1960 - Fiona Hutchison, Miami Fla, actress (One Life to Live, Guiding Light) 1960 - Lou DiBella, American boxing promoter Singer-Songwriter Enya (1961) 1961 - Enya [Eithne Ní Bhraonáin], Gweedore, County Donegal, Irish singer and songwriter (A Day Without Rain) 1962 - Scott Case, NFL safety (Dallas Cowboys) 1962 - Tracey Bryn, rocker (Voice of Beehive-Let it Bee) 1962 - Craig Ferguson, Glasgow, Scottish actor, writer and comedian 1962 - Lise Lyng Falkenberg, Danish writer 1963 - Jon Koncak, NBA center (Orlando Magic) 1964 - Menno Oosting, Dutch tennis player (d. 1999) 1965 - Trent Reznor, musician (9 Inch Nails) 1965 - Richard Baumhammers, American spree killer 1966 - Danny Manning, NBA forward/center (Phoenix Suns) 1966 - Mark Kratzmann, Australia, tennis star 1966 - Mark Schmocker, Interlaken Switz, US team handball goalie (Oly-96) 1967 - Cameron Bancroft, actor (Beverly Hills 90210) 1967 - Debbie Dutch, Titusville NJ, actress (Hells Paradox) 1968 - Tim Grunhard, NFL center (KC Chiefs) Musician Trent Reznor (1965) 1969 - Aaron Ruffin, CFL defensive back (Hamilton Tiger Cats) 1969 - Craig Erickson, NFL quarterback (Indianapolis Colts, Miami Dolphins) 1969 - Paige Turco, Boston MA, actress (Melanie-Guiding Light) 1969 - Ujesh Ranchod, cricketer (Zimbabwe off-spinner 1993) 1969 - Thom Filicia, American television personality 1969 - Alan Doyle, Canadian musician (Great Big Sea) 1970 - Alan Wetmore, CFL fullback (Montreal Alouettes) 1970 - Derrick Deese, NFL guard (SF 49ers) 1970 - Hubert Davis, NBA guard (Dallas Mavericks, NY Knicks) 1970 - Jim Cummins, Dearborn, NHL right wing (Chicago Blackhawks) 1970 - Jodie Rogers, Melbourne Victoria Australia, diver (Olympics-96) 1970 - John Karelse, soccer player (NAC) 1970 - Jordan Nathaniel M Knight, Mass, rocker (New Kids-Hangin Tough) 1970 - Renzo Furlan, Italy, tennis star 1970 - Stefania Croce, Bergamo Italy, golfer (95 State Farm Rail Classic-11) 1970 - Todd Mundt, NBA center (Atlanta Hawks) 1970 - Matt Lindland, American mixed martial arts fighter 1971 - Bill Lindsay, Big Fork, NHL left wing (Florida Panthers) 1971 - Mark Williams, NFL linebacker (Jacksonville Jaguars) 1971 - Shaun Hart, Australian footballer 1972 - Elena Wagner, Sofia Bulgaria, tennis star (1996 ITF/Redbridge-GBR) 1972 - John Burrough, NFL defensive tackle (Atlanta Falcons) 1973 - Jay Riemersma, tight end (Buffalo Bills) 1973 - Josh Homme, American musician and songwriter 1973 - Matthew McGrory, American actor (d. 2005) 1973 - Sasha Alexander, American television actress 1973 - Steve Barakatt, Canadian composer 1974 - Marcia Turner, Cambridge Massachusetts, Miss America (Mass-Top 10-1996) 1974 - Wiki González, Venezuelan baseball player 1974 - Sendhil Ramamurthy, American actor 1975 - Cheick Kongo, French martial artist 1975 - Jonti Picking, British cartoonist 1975 - Kostas Sommer, Greek actor 1975 - Laura Voutilainen, Finnish singer 1975 - Alex Wright, German professional wrestler 1976 - Anna Windsor, Sydney NSW Australia, swimmer (Olympics-96) 1976 - Daniel Komen, Nyaru Kenya, 5k runner 1976 - Peter Devine, NYC, fencer-foil (Olympics-96) 1976 - José Guillén, Dominican baseball player 1976 - Lee-Hom Wang, American-born Taiwanese musician and composer 1977 - Jere Michael, Aspen Colo, figure skater (1994 National Jr champ) 1978 - John Foster, American baseball player 1978 - Paddy Kenny, Irish goalkeeper 1978 - Carlos Pena, Dominican baseball player 1979 - Wayne Thomas, English footballer 1980 - Davor Džalto, Serbian art historian 1980 - Dallas Taylor, American singer (Underoath) 1981 - Beñat Albizuri, Spanish cyclist 1981 - Giannis Taralidis, Greek footballer 1981 - R. J. Helton, American Idol finalist 1981 - Shiri Maimon, Israeli singer 1981 - Leon Osman, English footballer 1982 - Tony Parker, French-American basketball player 1983 - Nicky Hofs, Dutch footballer 1983 - Channing Frye, American basketball player 1983 - Jeremy Sowers, American baseball player 1984 - Christian Bolaños, Costa Rican footballer 1984 - Christine Robinson, Canadian water polo player 1985 - Matt Ryan, American football player 1985 - Derek Hough, American dancer and singer 1986 - Tahj Mowry, American actor 1988 - Nikki Reed, American actress 1990 - Leven Rambin, American actress >
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