Famous Birthdays on this Day in History

Birthdays in History for Sunday 19th October 2014

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1276 - Prince Hisaaki, Japanese shogun (d. 1328)
1433 - Marsilio Ficino, Italian philosopher (d. 1499)
1507 - Viglius ab Aytta Zuichemus, [Aytta van Zwichem], Dutch priest
1545 - Giovanale Ancina, composer
1582 - Dmitry Ivanovich [Dmitry of Uglich], Russian Tsarevich and son of Ivan IV "the Terrible" (d. 1591)
1605 - Thomas Browne, British writer (Garden of Cyrus)
1610 - James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde, English statesman and soldier (d. 1688)
1652 - Louis Le Quointe, composer
1658 - Adolf Friedrich II of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (d. 1704)
1680 - John Abernethy, Irish Protestant minister (d. 1740)
1684 - Johann Christoph Fravenholtz, composer
1688 - William Cheselden, English surgeon and anatomist (d. 1752)
1690 - Giuseppi Maria Carretti, composer
1718 - Victor-François, 2nd duc de Broglie, Marshal of France (d. 1804)
1720 - John Woolman, American Quaker preacher and abolitionist (d. 1772)
1721 - Joseph de Guignes, French orientalist (d. 1800)
1784 - John McLoughlin, Hudson's Bay Co pioneer in Oregon Country
1784 - Leigh Hunt, British writer (Lord Byron)
1792 - Dirk Donker Curtius, Dutch attorney/minister of Justice (liberal)
1810 - Cassius Marcellus Clay, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1903
1819 - Joseph C Juglar, French physician/economist (Crises Commercial)
1824 - Frantisek Pivoda, composer
1824 - Rufus Saxton, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1908
1828 - Adolfo Fumagalli, composer
1834 - Francis Channing Barlow, US lawyer/gen-major/co-founder (ABA)
1850 - Annie S Peck, mountain climber/explorer/diplomat
1851 - Empress Myeongseong, Empress of Korea (d. 1895)
1858 - George Albert Boulenger, Belgian naturalist (d. 1937)
1860 - Affie Jarvis, cricketer (Australian WK of the late 19th century)
1862 - Auguste Lumière, made 1st movie (Workers Leaving Lumière Factory)
1863 - John Huston Finley, Ill, editor (NY Times (1937-38)
1865 - Godfrey Cripps, cricketer (one Test South Africa v England 1892, 18 & 3)
1866 - Clarence Lucas, composer
1868 - Bertha Landes, 1st woman elected mayor of a major US city (Seattle)
1871 - Walter B Cannon, US physiologist (Wisdom of the Body)
1873 - Barton King, cricketer (North America's greatest all-rounder)
1873 - Jaap Eden, Dutch World Champion cycling & speed skating
1876 - Mordecai (3 finger) Brown, hall of fame pitcher
1882 - Vincas Kreve-Mickievicius, Lithuania, poet/philologist/playwright
1885 - Charles Merrill, American investment banker (d. 1956)
1889 - Uncle Art Satherly, entertainer (1968 Acad of Country Music Award)
1892 - Alexander A Alekhine, Russian/French chess champ (1927-35, 37-46)
1892 - Ilmari Hannikainen, composer
1895 - Louis Mumford, cultural historian/city planner/writer
1895 - Frank Durbin, last American veteran of the Battle of Verdun (d.1999)
1896 - Bob O'Farrell, American baseball player (d. 1988)
1897 - Salimuzzaman Siddiqui, Pakistani scientist and scholar (d. 1994)

Writer/Nobel Laureate Miguel Asturias (1899)1899 - Miguel Asturias, Guatemala, poet/diplomat (Hombres de Maiz, Nobel 67), (d. 1974)
1900 - Bill Ponsford, cricketer (great Australian batsman, HS 437 Vic v NSW)
1900 - Theodoro Valcarcel, composer
1900 - Roy Worters, Canadian ice hockey goaltender (d. 1957)
1900 - Erna Berger, German soprano (d. 1990)
1901 - Arleigh A Burke, Colo, admiral (WW II, Solomon Islands, Navy Cross)
1903 - Vittorio Giannini, composer
1903 - Tor Johnson, Swedish wrestler and actor (d. 1971)
1907 - Roger Wolfe Kahn, American bandleader (d. 1962)
1908 - Nils Geirr Tveitt, composer
1908 - Patrick Cairns "Spike" Hughes, British jazz musician/composer (Elegy)
1909 - Robert Beatty, Ontario, actor (Amorous Mr Pawn, Where Eagles Dare)
1909 - Marguerite Perey, French physicist (d. 1975)
1910 - Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, India, astrophysicist (Nobel 1983)
1911 - George Cates, NYC, orchestra leader (Lawrence Welk Show)
1911 - Hilde Spiel, writer
1913 - Jean Urruty, France, Jai-Alai champion
1913 - Vasco Pratolini, Italian writer (Le ragazze di San Frediano)
1913 - Vinicius de Moraes, Brazilian poet and songwriter (d. 1980)
1914 - Harold Gimblett, cricketer (legendary Somerset & England batsman)
1915 - Farid al-Atrash, Syrian composer, musician, and actor (d. 1974)
1916 - David Lewis, Pitts Pa, actor (Edward Quartermaine-General Hospital)
1916 - Emil Gilels, Odessa Russia, pianist (Brussels Competition-1938)
1916 - Karl-Birger Blomdahl, Sweden, opera composer (Herr von Hancken)
1916 - Toby Rowland, theatrical manager
1918 - Louis Althusser, French philosopher (For Marx, Strangled His Wife)
1918 - Robert Charles Evans, mountaineer/doctor
1920 - LaWanda Page, Cleve Ohio, actress (Aunt Esther-Sanford & Sons)
1920 - Pandurang Shastri Athavale, Indian philosopher (d. 2003)
1921 - George Nader, Pasadena California, actor (Robot Monster, Away All Boats)
1921 - Gunnar Nordahl, Sweden, soccer player (Olympic-gold-1948)
1922 - Jack Anderson, Long Beach, California, journalist (Wash Post)
1925 - Bernard Hepton, Bradford England, actor (6 Wives of Henry VIII)
1925 - Victor Zorza, journalist/Russian specialist
1926 - Joel Feinberg, American moral philosopher (d. 2004)
1926 - Arne Bendiksen, Norwegian singer and songwriter
1927 - Pierre Alechinsky, Belgian painter/director (Cobra)
1928 - Buff Cobb, Florence Italy, actress (Masquerade Party)
1929 - Balbir Singh, India, field hockey player (Olympic-gold-1948-56)
1929 - Dumitru Capoianu, composer
1930 - Tom ap Rees, botanist
1931 - Laszlo Kalmar, composer
1931 - John le Carré, English novelist
1932 - Lloyd Haynes, South Bend Indiana, actor (Pete Dixon-Room 222)
1932 - Robert Reed, Highland Park Ill, actor (Mike-Brady Bunch, Nurse)
1933 - Brian Booth, cricketer (dual Australian cricket/hockey international)
1933 - Wilfried Dietrich, German FR, super-heavyweight (Olympic-gold-1960)
1934 - David Guard, rocker (Kingston Trio)
1934 - Des Hoare, cricketer (Australian quickie in Test in 1961 v W Indies)
1934 - Jakubu Gowon, army staff chief/president of Nigeria (1966-75)
1935 - Jim Reeves, rocker
1936 - Johnetta Betsch Cole, educator/president (Spellman College)/(Sen-D-KY)
1936 - Tony Lo Bianco, Brooklyn NY, actor (Ann Jillian Story, Hizzoner!)
1936 - James Bevel, American activist
1937 - Nicholas Palmer, television writer/producer

Psychedelic Artist Peter Max (1937)1937 - Peter Max, Berlin, American psychadelic artist (Dynamite Chicken)
1937 - Sean Garrison, NYC, actor (Up Periscope, Splendor in the Grass)
1937 - Marilyn Bell, Canadian swimmer
1938 - Ton Regtien, Dutch student leader
1940 - Jerzy Kulej, Poland, light welterweight boxer (Olympic-gold-1964, 68), (d. 2012)
1940 - Michael Gambon, English actor (Singing Detective, Paris at Night)
1941 - Simon Ward, London England, actor (4 Musketeers, 4 Feathers), (d. 2012)
1942 - Andrew Vachss, American author and attorney
1943 - Michael Findlay, cricket wicket-keeper (WI early 70's)
1943 - Robert Morris, composer
1943 - Robin Greville Holloway, composer
1943 - Takis Ikonomopoulos, Greek footballer
1944 - George McCrae, US singer (Lead Me On, Rock Your Baby)
1944 - Keith Adrian, [Johnson], Indies/Dutch actor (Intrepid Mr Twist)
1944 - Peter Tosh [Winston Hubert McIntosh], Jamaica, reggae musician (Mystic Man, Mama Africa)
1945 - Ahmed Abel-Wadoud Karadawi, academic/activist
1945 - Divine, [Harris Glenn Milstead], Balt MD, actress (Pink Flamingo)
1945 - Harris Glenn Divine, Baltimore MD
1945 - John Lithgow, Rochester NY, actor (Harry & Hendersons, Pelican Brief)
1945 - Keith Reid, rocker (Procol Harum) [or 10/10/46]
1945 - Patricia Ireland, feminist/president (National Organization of Women)
1945 - Divine, American actor (d. 1988)
1946 - Bob Holland, cricketer (Australian leg-spinner at age 38)
1946 - Philip Pullman, English writer
1947 - Wilbert Hart, US singer (Four Gents, Delfonics-Didn't I)
1947 - Giorgio Cavazzano, Italian comic strip artist
1948 - Chester Biscardi, composer
1948 - Patrick Simmons, guitarist/vocal (Doobie Brothers-Minute by Minute)
1949 - Lynn Dickey, American football player
1949 - Jamie McGrigor, British politician
1951 - Annie Golden, Brooklyn NY, actress (Forever Lulu, Hair)
1951 - Demetrios Christodoulou, Greek mathematical physicist, recipient of the Bôcher Memorial Prize
1952 - Alexander Leibkind, Germany, judo (Oly-76)/WLAF GM (Rhein Fire)
1952 - Veronica Judith Sainz Castro, Mexico, spanish singer/actress (Nana)
1954 - Joe Bryant, American basketball player
1954 - Sam Allardyce, English football manager
1954 - Deborah Blum, American writer
1955 - Lonnie Shelton, NBA forward (NY Knick, Seattle Supersonics)
1955 - Pat Klous, Hutchinson Ks, actress (Marcy-Flying High, Judy-Love Boat)
1955 - Melpo Kosti, Greek actress
1956 - Nino DeFranco, rocker (DeFranco Family)
1956 - Sue Barker, tennis pro (French Open 1976)
1956 - Bruce Weber, American Basketball Coach
1956 - Sunny Deol, Indian actor
1956 - Didier Theys, Belgian racing driver
1957 - Karl Wallingher, Prestatyn Wales, rocker (World Party)
1957 - Ray Richmond, American columnist and critic
1957 - Doug Kirby, American author and travel guide
1958 - Antoine Trousers, rock drummer/singer (Dike-Bleeding Heart)
1958 - John Bloom, [Joe Bob Briggs], drive-in movie critic
1958 - Tiriel Mora, Australian actor
1958 - Lou Briel, Puerto Rican singer and actor
1960 - Dan Woodgate, London, England, rock drummer (Madness, Voice of Beehive)
1960 - Dawn Coe-Jones, Campbell River BC, LPGA golfer (1992 Kemper Open)
1960 - Jennifer Holliday, Houston Texas, singer/actress (Dream Girls)
1960 - Jonathan FeBland, English musician and artist
1961 - Tim Belcher, Sparta Ohio, baseball pitcher (Detroit Tigers, KC Royals)

Boxer Evander Holyfield (1962)1962 - Evander Holyfield, Atmore Ala, boxer (Oly-bronze-1988)/champ (1990-92)
1962 - Ruud Bread, soccer player (NAC)
1962 - Tracy Chevalier, American author
1963 - Brian H Henniger, Sacramento CA, PGA golfer (1994 Deposit Guaranty)
1963 - Jim Dombrowski, NFL guard (NO Saints)
1963 - Laurens BBM, Belgian prince/son of Albert II & Paola
1963 - Prince Laurent of Belgium, Château de Belvédère, Laeken, son of King Albert II and Queen Paola
1964 - Webster Slaughter, NFL wide receiver (KC Chiefs)
1964 - Jorge Luis Gonzales, Cuban-born American boxer
1964 - Ty Pennington [Gary Tygert Burton], Atlanta, Georgia, American television host (Extreme Makeover: Home Edition)
1965 - Brad Daugherty, NBA center (Cleveland Cavaliers)
1965 - Lucio Topatigh, hockey forward (Team Italy 1998)
1965 - Maria Lee Ostapiej, La Mess California, Miss Calif-America (1991)
1966 - Amy Linker, Brooklyn New York, American actress (Lewis & Clark, Lauren-Square Pegs)
1966 - Anna Clark, San Francisco Ca, playmate (Apr, 1987)
1966 - Dave Veres, Montgomery AL, pitcher (Montreal Expos)
1966 - Jon Favreau, actor/writer (Swingers)
1966 - Roger R. Cross, Jamaican-born actor
1967 - Amy Carter, Pres Carter's daughter/peace activist
1967 - Yoko Shimomura, Japanese composer
1968 - Sinitta, Seattle, Washington, British-American singer (So Macho, Toy Boy)
1969 - Zdeno Ciger, Martin Slo, NHL left wing (Edmonton Oilers)
1969 - Erwin Sánchez, Bolivian footballer
1969 - DJ Sammy, Spanish DJ
1969 - John Edward, American TV Psychic
1970 - Benita Brooks, Miss Alabama USA (1996)
1970 - Chamara Dunusinghe, cricket wicketkeeper (Sri Lanka 1995)
1970 - Chris Kattan, American comedian and actor
1972 - Glen Anthony Mitchell, Hamilton NZ, road race cyclist (Olympics-96)
1972 - Marc Newfield, Sacramento CA, outfielder (San Diego Padres)
1972 - Megan Still, Australian rower (Olympics-96)
1972 - Otto Steffers, Louisville KY, field hockey defender (Olympics-96)
1972 - Reggie Rusk, cornerback (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
1972 - Pras, American musician
1973 - Robert Tate, wide receiver (Minnesota Vikings)
1973 - Shi Ting Wang, Tainan Taiwan, tennis star (1994 Taipei)
1974 - Percy Ellsworth, safety (NY Giants)
1974 - Joy Bryant, The Bronx, New York, American actress (Parenthood, Antwone Fisher)
1976 - Amber Hamilton, Auburn Washington, Miss America-Washington (1996)
1976 - Omar Gooding, American actor
1976 - Desmond Harrington, American actor
1976 - Michael Young, baseball player
1977 - Louis-José Houde, Canadian stand-up comic
1977 - Jason Reitman, Canadian filmmaker
1977 - Raúl Tamudo, Spanish footballer
1978 - Chris Sellers, Cleve Ohio, rapper (Another Bad Creation)
1978 - Enrique Bernoldi, Brazilian race car driver
1978 - Zakhar Dubenskiy, Russian footballer
1978 - Henri Sorvali, Finnish musician
1978 - James Roberts, British Ice Hockey Player
1979 - Randy Spelling, Los Angeles California, (Sean Richards-Sunset Beach)
1979 - Brian Robertson, American trombonist
1979 - José Luis "Parejita" López, Mexican footballer
1980 - Benjamin Salisbury, Minneapolis, actor (Brighton Sheffield-Nanny)
1981 - Heikki Kovalainen, Finnish race car driver
1982 - Gonzalo Pineda, Mexican footballer

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