Famous Birthdays on this Day in History Birthdays in History for Wednesday 20th November 2013 Birthdays 1 - 247 of 247 270 - Maximinus, Roman Emperor (d. 313) 1327 - Bassui Tokusho, Zen founder (Kogakuji monastery in Nakamura Japan) 1602 - Otto von Guericke, inventor (air pump) 1606 - Abraham de Wicquefort, Dutch diplomat/historian 1620 - Peregrine White, son of Wm & Susanna White, born aboard Mayflower 1621 - Avvakum, Russian priest and writer (d. 1682) 1625 - Artus II Quellinus the Young, Flemish sculptor, baptised 1625 - Paulus Potter, Dutch painter (d. 1654) 1652 - Romanus Weichlein, composer 1660 - Daniel Ernst Jablonski, German theologian (d. 1741) 1726 - Oliver Wolcott, (Ct-Gov)/signed Decl of Independence [NS=Dec 1] 1750 - Tipu Sultan, Indian ruler (d. 1799) 1752 - Thomas Chatterton, English poet (Christabel) 1757 - Giovanni Battista Gaiani, composer 1759 - Nikolaus Paul Zmeskall, composer 1761 - Pius VIII, [Francesco S Castiglioni], Italy, 253rd Pope (1829-30) 1762 - Pierre André Latreille, French entomologist (d. 1833) 1765 - Friedrich Heinrich Himmel, composer 1765 - Sir Thomas Fremantle, British naval captain (d. 1819) 1766 - John Wall Calcott, composer 1781 - Karl F Eichhorn, German law historian 1802 - James Lawrence Lardner, Comm (Union Navy), died in 1881 1830 - Patrick Henry Jones, Brigadier General (Union volunteers), died in 1900 1834 - Franjo Zaver Kuhac, composer 1836 - John Thomas Croxton, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1874 1839 - Christian Wilberg, German painter (d. 1882) 1841 - Wilfrid Laurier, (L) 7th Canadian PM (1896-1911) 1841 - Victor DHondt, Belgian mathematician (d. 1901) 1850 - Arthor Goring Thomas, composer 1851 - Queen Margherita of Italy (d. 1926) Author/Nobel Laureate Selma LagerlofAuthor/Nobel Laureate Selma Lagerlof (1858) 1858 - Selma Lagerlöf, Mårbacka, Värmland, author and Nobel laureate (The Wonderful Adventures of Nils), (d. 1940) 1862 - Willem H Vliegen, Dutch typographer/co-founder/chairman (SDAP) 1863 - Maria H Mina Beersmans, Flemish actress (Black Griet) 1864 - Gerard W Kernkamp, Dutch historian/editor (Groene Amsterdammer) 1866 - Kenesaw Mountain Landis, judge/1st commissioner of baseball 1867 - Vicente Ripolles, composer 1869 - Clark Griffith, Mo, baseball player/manager (NY Yankees) 1871 - William H Kilpatrick, US mathematician/philosopher/educator 1873 - Daniel Gregory Mason, Brookline Mass, composer (Chanticker) 1874 - James Michael Curley, 53rd Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1958) 1879 - Franz Pfemfert, writer 1880 - George McBride, baseball player (d. 1973) 1882 - Andy Coakley, baseball player and long-time coach at Columbia University (d. 1963) 1884 - Norman Thomas, Marion Ohio, socialist (Pres Candidate 1928-48) 1886 - Karl von Frisch, zoologist/bee expert (Nobel 1973) Astronomer Edwin HubbleAstronomer Edwin Hubble (1889) 1889 - Edwin Hubble, astronomer (discoverer of galaxies, red shift) 1890 - Jean-Jacques Gailliard, Belgian painter 1890 - Robert Armstrong, Saginaw MI, actor (Mighty Joe Young, King Kong) 1891 - Leon Cadore, pitcher (pitched all of 26 inning game) 1891 - Reginald Denny Richmond England, actor (Rebecca, Cat Ballou, Batman) 1892 - James B Collip, Canadian biochemist/physiologist (insulin) 1894 - Carl Mayer, Graz, actor (Dreaming Lips, Ariane, Sunrise) 1896 - Mykhaylo Verikivsky, composer 1896 - Yevgenia Ginzburg, Russian writer (d. 1977) 1897 - Lores Bonney, aviator 1897 - Margaret Sutherland, composer 1899 - Juan Vicente Lecuna, composer 1900 - Chester Gould, cartoonist (Dick Tracy) 1902 - Wolfgang Kunkel, German law historian 1903 - Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi, Pakistani historian and educationist (d. 1981) 1904 - Alexandra Danilova, ballet great 1907 - Fran Allison, LaPorte City Iowa, actress (Kukla, Fran & Ollie) 1907 - Henri-Georges Clouzot, France, director (Le salaire de la peur) 1908 - Alistair Cooke, Manchester England, TV host (Masterpiece Theatre) 1909 - Alan Bible, (Sen-D-Nev, 1954-74) 1910 - Pauli Murray, famous African 1910 - Willem Jacob van Stockum, Dutch physicist (d. 1944) 1911 - Jean Shiley, US, high jumper (Olympic-gold-1932) 1912 - Otto von Habsburg, Austrian-German nobleman, head of the Habsburg house 1913 - Judy Canova, American actress (d. 1983) 1914 - Emilio Pucci, Naples, fashion designer (Neiman-Marcus Award-1954) 1915 - Kon Ichikawa, Japan, director (Matatabi, Money Talks) 1916 - Ferdinand AM van der Ham, Dutch WW II resistance fighter 1916 - Judy Canova, Jacksonville Fla, comedienne/actress (Cannonball) 1916 - Robert A Bruce, MD, pioneer (exercise cardiology) 1916 - William John Elwyn Davies, painter 1916 - Evelyn Keyes, American actress 1917 - Max Georg Baumann, composer 1917 - Pam Henningen, [Cornelia CP Ingenegeren], Indonesian/Dutch dancer 1917 - Ram Gopal, Indies/English dancer (Blue Peter, Purple Plain) 1917 - Robert C Byrd, (Sen-D-WV, 1959- )/majority leader 1917 - Bobby Locke, South African golfer (d. 1987) 1918 - Dora Ratjen, Germany, man possing as woman high jumper (Oly-4th-1936) 1919 - Dulcie Gray, Kuala Lampur, Malaysia, actress (Mine Own Executioner) 1919 - Evelyn Keyes, Port Arthur TX, actress (Adventure of Martin Eden) 1919 - Halka Grossman, resistance fighter/politician 1919 - John McCarthy, composer 1920 - Armin Schibler, composer 1920 - Douglas Dick, Charlestown WV, actor (Carl-Waterfront) Actress Gene TierneyActress Gene Tierney (1920) 1920 - Gene Tierney, Brooklyn, New York, American actress (Laura, Razors Edge, Ghost & Mrs Muir) 1921 - Phyllis Thaxter, Portland Maine, actress (Nora, Fort Worth), (d. 2012) 1921 - Jim Garrison, American district attorney and judge (d. 1992) 1923 - Beryl Sprinkel, Missouri, economist (Council of Economic Advisers) 1923 - Nadine Gordimer, South African author (Julys people, Nobel 1991) 1924 - Benoit Mandelbrot, Warsaw Poland, mathematician (proved Zipfs law) 1925 - Judy Woodruff, news analyst & commentator 1925 - June [Shirley L] Christy, US, jazz singer (Tampico) 1925 - Maya Plisetskaya, prima ballerina (Bolshoi Ballet) 1925 - Robert Francis Kennedy, Brookline, Mass (D-Sen-NY, US Attorney General), (d. 1968) 1926 - Kaye Ballard, Cleve Ohio, actress/comedienne (Kaye-Mothers-in-Law) 1926 - Terry Hall, English ventriloquist (d. 2007) 1926 - Andrzej W. Schally, Polish-born endocrinologist, Nobel laureate 1927 - Estelle Parsons, Lynn Mass, actress (Rachel Rachel, Bonnie & Clyde) 1928 - Franklin Cover, Cleve, actor (Tom-The Jeffersons) US Attorney General Robert Francis KennedyUS Attorney General Robert Francis Kennedy (1925) 1928 - Rex Reason, Berlin Germany, actor (Man Without a Gun, Roaring 20s) 1928 - Aleksey Batalov, Russian actor 1928 - John Disley, Welsh athlete 1929 - Dick Clark, Mt Vernon NY, TV host (American Bandstand), (d. 2012) 1929 - Donald Ray January, Plainview TX, PGA golfer (1960 Tucson Open) 1929 - Kenneth DeWitt Schermerhorn, Schenectady NY, conductor (Amer Ballet) 1932 - John Barnes Chance, composer 1932 - Richard Dawson, Hampshire England, actor (Hogans Heroes, Family Feud), (d. 2012) 1934 - Valentine J Peter, Omaha Neb, priest (Boys Town 1985- ) 1936 - Don DeLillo, American author 1937 - Jack Linkletter, SF California, TV host (Haggis Baggis, Hootenanny) 1937 - René Kollo, German tenor 1937 - Viktoriya Tokareva, Russian playwright 1938 - Tony White, cricketer (2 Tests WI v Australia 1965) 1939 - Dick Smothers, NYC, comedian (Smother Brothers Show) 1940 - Helma Sanders-Brahms, Emden Germany, director (Apple Trees, Manoever) 1941 - Gary Karr, Los Angeles California, double-bassist (Oslo Philharmonic) 1941 - Haseena Moin, Pakistani television drama writer and Urdu playwright 1942 - Bob Einstein, Los Angeles, California, American comedian (Officer Judy, Super Dave Osborne) 1942 - Joseph R Biden Jr, (Sen-D-DE, 1973- ) 1942 - Meredith Monk, Lima, Peru, choreographer-composer-performing artist 1942 - Norman Greenbaum, Mass, folk singer (Spirit in the Sky) 1942 - Paulos Faraj Rahho, Iraqi Chaldean Catholic bishop (d. 2008) 1943 - Lindsay Thomas, (Rep-D-GA, 1983- ) 1943 - Veronica Hamel, Phila, actress (Joyce-Hill St Blues, 79 Park Ave) 1944 - Anthea Stewart, Zimbabwe, field hockey coach/player (Olympic-1980) 1945 - Dan McBride, rocker (Sha Na Na) 1945 - Rachid Mimouni, author 1945 - Nanette Workman, American-born Canadian singer and actress 1946 - Duane Allman, Nashville Tn, rock guitarist (Allman Brothers) 1946 - John Blackfoot Colbert, US singer (Soul Children, Taxi) 1946 - Judy Woodruff, newscaster (McNeil Lehrer Report) 1946 - Ray Stiles, rocker 1946 - Greg Cook, American football player 1947 - George Grantham, OK, rock drummer/vocalist (Poco) 1947 - Joe Walsh, Wichita Ks, guitarist/rocker (Eagles-Take it Easy) 1947 - Mardell Wilkins, LPGA golfer 1948 - Richard Masur, NYC, actor (David-One Day at a Time) 1948 - Samuel E Wright, Camden SC, actor (Enos, Ball Four) 1948 - John R. Bolton, American ambassador 1949 - Juha Mieto, Finland, 15KM skier (Olympic-silver-1980) 1949 - Ray Vitte, NYC, actor (Doc, Cody-Quest) 1949 - Thelma Drake, American politician 1950 - Gary Green, rocker (Gentle Giant) 1951 - David Walters, American politician 1952 - John Van Boxmeer, National Hockey League player 1953 - Greg Gibson, Stafford Va, Greco-Roman wrestler (Olympic-silver-1984) 1954 - Frank Marino, Montreal Canada, rock guitarist (Mahogany Rush) 1954 - Steve Dahl, California, Chicagos anti-disco DJ (WLS-FM) 1954 - Berit Andnor, Swedish politician 1955 - Thea Vidale, actress (Family Matters) 1955 - Timothy Kristian Charles Mace, Great Britain, cosmonaut 1956 - Bo Derek, [Mary Collins], Long Beach Caliaforia, actress (10, Tarzan the Ape Man) 1956 - Dan Powers, rock guitarist (Michael Stanley Band) 1956 - Mark Gastineau, NFL end (NY Jets, Pro Bowl 1981-85) 1956 - Sergei Gayevich Severin, Russian cosmonaut 1957 - James Brown, British reggae singer/drummer (UB40-Red Red Wine) 1957 - Mike Craven, former English professional footballer 1958 - Rickson Gracie, Brazilian Mixed Martial Artist 1959 - Sean Young, Louisville Ky, actress (Dune, Young Doctor in Love) 1959 - James P. McGovern, American politician 1960 - Marc Labrèche, Canadian actor and television host 1961 - Tim Harvey, British racing driver 1961 - Larry Karaszewski, American screenwriter 1961 - Dave Watson, English footballer 1962 - Steve Alexander, rocker (Brother Beyond-Can You Keep a Secret) 1963 - Timothy Gowers, British mathematician 1963 - Ming-Na Wen, Macau-born actress 1964 - John Maclean, Oshawa, NHL right wing (NJ Devils) 1964 - Ned Vaughn, actor (The Rescuer) 1965 - Andrew Stewart, CFL defensive tackle (Toronto Argonauts) 1965 - Mike D[iamond], NYC, rap vocalist (Beastie Boys-You Gotta Fight) 1965 - Sen Dog, Cuban rapper (Cypress Hill) 1965 - Yoshiki Hayashi, Japanese musician (X Japan) 1966 - Kevin Gilbert, American musician (d. 1996) 1966 - Jill Thompson, American comic book writer and artist 1967 - Alex Arias, NYC, infielder (Florida Marlins) 1967 - Chris Childs, NBA guard (NJ Nets, NY Knicks) 1967 - Chris Patton, Fountain Inn SC, Nike golfer (1993 NM Charity Classic) 1967 - Jeff Cotler, Long Beach California, actor (Brian-Struck by Lightning) 1967 - Teoman, Turkish rock singer 1968 - Jeff Tarango, California, tennis star (defaulted 1995 Wimbledon) 1968 - Keith Rucker, NFL defensive tackle (Cin Bengals) 1968 - Ming Na-Wen, actress (ER, One Night Stand, Lien-As the World Turns) 1968 - Richard Clarke, Toronto Ontario, Yachter Finn (Olympics-96) 1969 - Chris Harris, cricketer (son of Zin NZ all-rounder in ODIs) 1969 - Konstantin Semyonov, Israel, Mens pole vaulter (Oly-11th-1996) 1969 - Malvin Hunter, CFL defensive end (Edmonton Eskimos) 1969 - Richard Dickson Reid, NZ, road race cyclist (Olympics-96) 1969 - Silvia Sommaggio, Italian 5k runner 1969 - Callie Thorne, American actor 1970 - Sabrina Lloyd, actress (Sliders) 1970 - Trevor Cobb, WLAF running back (Amsterdam Admirals) 1970 - Matt Blunt, American politician 1970 - Delia Gonzalez, American boxer 1970 - Geoffrey Keezer, American jazz pianist 1970 - Joe Zaso, American actor 1971 - Dion Nash, cricketer (NZ right-arm medium-pacer 1992- ) 1971 - Joey Galloway, NFL wide receiver (Seattle Seahawks) 1971 - Robert Wijnands, Dutch soccer player (FC Utrecht) 1971 - Joel McHale, American actor and comedian 1972 - Riddick Parker, WLAF defensive tackle (Rhein Fire, Seattle Seahawks) 1972 - Trent Pollard, NFL guard (Cin Bengals) 1972 - Yanick Dupre, Montreal, NHL left wing (Phila Flyers) 1972 - Sheema Kalbasi, Iranian born poet 1973 - Brad Keeney, WLAF defensive tackle (Scotland Claymores) 1973 - Matthew Smith, Australian field hockey forward (Olympics-96) 1974 - Brad Williams, cricketer (Victoria & Young Australia fast bowler) 1974 - Drew Ginn, Australian rower (Olympics-96) 1974 - Jerald Moore, running back (St Louis Rams) 1974 - Kirk Reynolds, Outlook Saskatchwan, trap shooter (Olympics-96) 1974 - Marissa Ryan, actress (Elizabeth MacGillis-Major Dad) 1975 - Dierks Bentley, American singer 1975 - J. D. Drew, American baseball player 1975 - Davey Havok, singer (AFI) 1976 - Dominique Dawes, Silver Spring Md, gymnast (Olympics-gold/brz-92, 96) 1976 - Elisa Blair, Australian rower (Olympics-96) 1976 - Jason Thompson, Canadian actor 1976 - Theodoros Velkos, badminton player 1977 - Rudy Charles, American professional wrestling referee 1977 - Josh Turner, American singer 1978 - Ryan Leslie, American singer/songwriter 1978 - Freya Lin, Taiwanese singer 1978 - Nadine Velazquez, American actress and model 1979 - Ericson Alexander Molano, Colombian gospel singer 1979 - Maree Bowden, New Zealand netball player (Silver Ferns) 1980 - James Chambers, English footballer 1981 - Jilen Siroky, 200m breaststroke (Olympics-96) 1981 - Carlos Boozer, American basketball player 1981 - Kimberley Walsh, English singer (Girls Aloud) 1982 - Margo Stilley, American actress 1984 - Ferdinando Monfardini, Italian racing driver 1985 - Juan Cruz Álvarez, Argentine racing driver 1985 - Dan Byrd, American actor 1986 - Aaron Yan, Taiwanese singer and actor 1986 - Oli Sykes, English musician 1989 - Tyga, American rapper 1989 - Cody Linley, American actor 1990 - Sam Burton, English footballer 1992 - Ishimura Maiha, graduated Berryz Kobo member 1999 - Princess Sofia of Bulgaria, titular Bulgarian royal family 1999 - Prince Umberto of Bulgaria, titular Bulgarian royal family 2000 - Connie Talbot, English singer
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