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1978     Kobe Bryant, NBA guard, Los Angeles Lakers
1977     Nicole Bobeck, Chic, figure skater, U.S. Champ 1995
1976     Kate Sobrero, soccer defender 1996 Olympics
1976     Linette Smith, Miss Universe-British Virgin Islands 1996
1976     Scott Caan, American Actor
1975     Joe Andruzzi, NFL guard, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31
1974     Paula Gaye Montgomery, Cabot, Arkansas, Miss America, Arkansas-3rd-1996
1973     James Roe, wide receiver for the Baltimore Ravens
1973     Jason Clemett, CFL linebacker for the Calgary Stampeders
1972     Anthony Calvillo, CFL quarterback for the Hamilton Tiger Cats
1972     Sheldon Benoit, CFL linebacker for the BC Lions
1972     Tony Carter, NFL running back for the Chicago Bears
1971     Hugh Douglas, NFL defensive end for the New York Jets
1970     Andrew Henry, CFL safety for the Saskatchewan Roughriders
1970     Fabian Wilnis, Dutch soccer player, NAC, De Graafschap
1970     LaMark Carter, Shreveport Louisiana, triple jumper
1970     River Phoenix, Madras Ore, actor, Little Nikta, Stand By Me
1970     Jay Mohr, born in Verona, New Jersey, actor, stand-up comedian, executive producer, NBC's Last Comic Standing reality TV program
1969     Amanda Hope, Austin Texas, playmate, Jul, 1992
1969     Clayton Holmes, NFL cornerback for the Dallas Cowboys
1968     Christian Dean DiMarco, Huntington, New York, PGA golfer, 1994 Deposit-3rd
1968     Cortez Kennedy, NFL defensive tackle for the Seattle Seahawks
1968     Scott Kowalkowski, NFL linebacker, Detroit Lions
1967     Karen Noble, Morristown, New Jersey, LPGA golfer, 1995 Dinah Shore-32nd
1967     Markus Ketterer, Helsinki FIN, hockey goalie, Team Finland
1967     Nancy Jane Cox, Campbellsville Kentucky, Miss Kentucky-America-1991
1966     Laura Richmond, Fort Dix, New Jersey, playmate, Sep, 1988
1966     Rhonda Cator, Australia, badminton player 1996 Olympics
1966     Rik Smits, NBA center for the Indiana Pacers
1965     Anne Minter, Austratia, tennis star
1964     Cam Emerson, Hamilton Ont, Canadian golfer, 1989 Canadian Long Drive
1963     Blaine Schmidt, CFL offensive linebacker for the Hamilton Tiger Cats
1963     Richard Illingworth, cricketer, England slow-left-armer 1991-
1962     Glenn Healy, Pickering, NHL goalie for the New York Rangers
1962     Kyle Clifton, NFL linebacker for the New York Jets
1961     Julio Franco, Sp de Macrois, Dominican Republic, infielder, Cleveland Indians
1960     Helen Rees, director, Design Museum
1956     David A. Wolf, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, MD/astronaut, STS-58, sk: 89/91
1954     Cathy St. George, born in Norfolk, Virginia, playmate, Aug, 1982
1953     Bobby Gubby, rocker, Bucks Fizz-My Camera Never Lies
1953     Klaus-Dietrich Flade, born in West Germany, cosmonaut, Soyuz TM-14
1952     Mac Cone, born in Memphis, Tennessee, Canadian equestrian jumper 1996 Olympics
1951     Jimi Jamison, born in Mississippi, songwriter, vocalist, member and lead singer for rock band, Survivor, 1984 - 1989 and 2000 - 2006
1951     Mark Hudson, Portland, Oregon, comedian, Bonkers, Hudson Brothers Show
1951     Queen Noor of Jordan, born in Washington, D.C., Lisa Najeeb Halaby, fourth wife and widow to King Hussein of Jordan
1949     Christopher Blake, actor, Alexa
1949     Geoff Capes, born in Holbeach, England, shot putter, World's Strongest Man title, two-time Commonwealth Games shot put champion
1949     John Bauldie, music journalist/dylanologist
1949     Norah Ellen O'Neill, airline pilot, Flying Tigers
1949     Pieter J Biesheuvel, lawyer/Dutch MP, CDA
1949     Rick Springfield, Australia, General Hospital, Jessie's Girl
1949     Shelley Long, born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, actress, Diane-Cheers, Money Pit
1949     Woody Paul, Paul Chrisman, Nashville, singer, Riders in the Sky
1948     Ernst Jansz, Dutch keyboardist/singer, Doe Maar
1948     Ron Blomberg, 1st baseman, New York Yankees, 1st designated hitter
1947     Keith Moon, English rock drummer, Who-I'm A Boy
1947     Rex Allen, Jr., Chicago, country singer, Nashville on the Road
1947     Terje Rypdal, born in Oslo, Norway, composer, guitarist, works include 'Mystery Man', 'Last Nite', featured in the film 'Heat'
1947     Willy Russell, author/playwright, Shirley Valentine, Educating Rita
1944     Antonia Novello, 14th U.S. Surgeon General, 1990-92
1944     Lena Tabori, Stockholm Sweden, model/daughter of Viveca Lindfors
1943     Bobby Diamond, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Duncan Gillis-Dobie Gillis
1943     Dale Campbell-Savours, MP, Lab
1943     Peter Lilley, MP/sect of state for British social security
1943     Nelson DeMille, American Author
1942     Nancy Richey Gunther, San Ant, Texas, tennis player, U.S. Doubles 1965, 66
1942     Patricia McBride, Teaneck, New Jersey, ballerina, New York City Ballet Co
1941     Gloria Ehret, LPGA golfer
1940     Lee Majors, Wyandotte, actor, $6,000,000 Man, The Fall Guy
1940     Richard Sanders, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, actor, Les-WKRP, Spencer, Berrengers
1940     Tony Bill, SD Cal, actor, What Really Happened to the Class of '65
1940     Galen Rowell, American Photographer
1939     Charles Wardle, MP/under sect of state British home office


1939     Ronald [Ronny] A Casseres, minister of Dutch Antilles
1938     Roger Greenaway, composer
1938     Ronny Cox, actor/singer, Robocop, Dr. John Gideon-St. Elsewhere
1936     Rudy Lewis, rocker, Drifters
1935     Brendan Jackson, British air marshal
1935     Loren Rush, born in America, composer, works include, the drone piece 'Hard Music'
1935     Roy Strong, writer/art historian/director, Victoria and Albert Museum
1934     Barbara Eden, Huffman, born in Tucson, Arizona, actress, Dream of Jeannie
1934     Christian "Sonny" Jurgensen, NFL quarterback, Eagles, Redskins
1934     Sonny Jurgensen, NFL quarterback for the Washington Redskins/sportscaster
1933     Manfred Donike, chemist drug test pioneer
1933     Pete Wilson, born in Lake Forest, Illinois, Senator-R-California, 1983 -1988, Governor-R-California 1991 - 1999
1932     Mark Russell, Buffalo, New York, political satirist/pianist, Real People
1931     Richard Vincent, British chief of Defense
1930     Andy Ireland, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Representative-R-Florida 1981 - 1993
1930     Jack Bannister, cricketer, Warwickshire stalwart, commentator, BBC
1930     John Fairclough, British scientific adviser
1930     Michel Rocard, Courbevoie France, Prime Minister of France
1930     Vera Miles, Ralston, Boise City ID, actress, Psycho
1929     Peter Thompson, golfer
1928     Gerd Natschinski, composer
1928     Vera Rubin, American Scientist
1927     Dick Bruna, Dutch illustrator
1927     Houari Boumedienne, president of Algeria, 1965-78
1927     John Hoskyns, director-general, Institute of Directors
1927     Martial Solal, composer
1926     Clifford Geertz, American Scientist
1925     Sulkhan Fyodorovich Tsintsadze, composer
1925     Wlodzimierz Kotonski, composer
1924     Denis Sargan, econometrician
1924     Edvard Fliflet Braein, composer
1924     Ephraim Kishon, writer
1924     Siti Hartinah Suharto, wife of President Suharto of Indonesia
1923     Humphrey Fisher, TV producer
1923     Kenneth Rickards, cricketer, WI batsman two Tests 104 runs
1923     Richard Adler, composer/songwriter, Damn Yankees, Pajama Game
1923     Wolfgang Sawallisch, Munich Ger, conductor, Vienna Symph 1960-70
1922     Brian Young, Chairman, Christian Aid
1922     Jack Boddy, British trade union leader
1921     Sam Cook, cricketer, England slow left-armer in only Test
1921     Kenneth Joseph Arrow, American Economist
1920     Aart Verstegen, ballet dancers/choreographer, Jolly Joker's Last Joke
1919     James Quinn, film producer/actor, Joey, Hammett, Overlord
1919     Robert Crichton-Brown, CEO, Rothmans International
1918     Guus [August CM] Hermus, Dutch actor, Jantjes, Soldaat van Oranje
1916     Mary Ward, Myra Syrier, actress, Jenny Kissed Me, Playing for Keeps
1913     Bob Crosby, Spokane, Washington, Bing's brother, orchestra leader, Bob Crosby Show
1913     Luis-Felipe Ramon y Rivera, composer
1913     Stanley Kitchen, British chartered accountant
1912     Gene Kelly, born in Pittsburgh, dancer/actor, An American in Paris, Going My Way
1912     Lord Kissin, president, GPG
1911     Albert Alberts, writer/journalist, French battle
1911     Birger Ruud, Norway, 90m ski jumper, Gold Medals 1932, 1936 Olympics
1911     Carl Dolmetsch, director, Haslemere Festival
1911     Elizabeth "Betty" Robinson, U.S. 100m sprinter 1928 Olympics gold
1908     Arthur Adamov, Kislovodsk Russia, playwright, Paolo Paoli
1908     Ben Barnett, Australian cricket wicket-keeper, 1938 England tour
1908     Cornelis van Dis, Dutch MP
1905     Leonard Constant Lambert, born in London, England, composer, King Pest
1903     Mauritius van Haegendoren, Flemish historian/senator
1903     William Primrose, Glasgow Scot, violist, Method for Violin and Viola
1901     Cecil Rolph Hewitt, journalist/policeman
1901     John Sherman Cooper, Sen-Kentucky
1900     Ernst Krenek, Vienna Austria, composer, Johnny Spielt Auf
1894     Gareth Hughes, Llanelly Wales, actor, Midnight Girl
1891     Roy Agnew, born in Sydney, Australia, composer, pianist, considered best composer of early 20th century Australia
1889     A Lichtenstein, writer
1887     Jo Sternheim, Dutch actor and playwright, Fatherland
1886     Gottfried Rudinger, composer
1885     Henry Thomas Tizard, scientist
1884     Will Cuppy, American Writer
1881     Louis Schelfhout, Dutch painter/graphic artist
1879     Alfreds Kalnins, composer
1869     James, Sunny Jim, Rolph, San Francisco mayor, 1912-31, MUNI backer
1868     Edgar Lee Masters, American Poet
1867     Marcel Schwob, Frans writer/journalist, Le Croisade des Enfants
1864     Eleftherios K Venizalos, premier of Greece, 1910-15, 28-32
1854     Moritz Moszkowski, composer
1851     Alois Jirasek, born in Czechoslovakia, writer, taught secondary school, wrote plays, historical novels, including, 'Against Everyone'
1832     Alexander Chambers, Brigadier General Union volunteers
1829     Moritz B Cantor, German math historian
1818     Rufus Ingalls, Major General Union Army
1809     Juliusz Slowacki, Polish poet, Trip to H Land
1773     Jakob F Fries, German philosopher
1769     Georges Cuvier, French zoologist, La Regne Animal
1754     Louis XVI, Versailles, king of France, 1774-93, eventually guillotined
1751     Louis-Francois Beffara, lexicographer
1740     Ivan VI, Emperor of Russia 1740-41
1727     Friedrich Hartmann Graf, composer
1593     Fulvio Testi, Italian poet, Pianto d'Italia
1524     Francois Hotman/Hotomanus, French lawyer/diplomat, Anti-Tribonien
1486     Siegmund Freiherr von Herberstein, Austrian diplomat





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