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Historical Birthday

11 Jan 1395
Michelle of Valois Duchess of Burgundy (d. 1422)
11 Jan 1449
Domenico Ghirlandajo Italian renaissance painter
11 Jan 1503
Francesco Parmigianino Italian artist (Madonna with the Long Neck)
11 Jan 1591
Robert Devereux 3rd Earl of Essex English Civil War general (d. 1646)
11 Jan 1630
John Rogers American President of Harvard in the US (d. 1684)
11 Jan 1671
Franois-Marie 1st duc de Broglie French military leader (d. 1745)
11 Jan 1720
Gijsbert John van Hardenbroeck Utrechts regent
11 Jan 1723
Prithvi Narayan Shah began the unification of modern Nepal (d. 1774)
11 Jan 1746
William Curtis English botanistpublisher (Botanical Magazine)
11 Jan 1757
Samuel Bentham English mechanical engineer (d. 1831)
11 Jan 1786
Joseph Jackson Lister British optician who perfected the optical microscope by designing the achromatic objective lens born in London England
11 Jan 1788
William Thomas Brande English chemist (d. 1866)
11 Jan 1800
nyos Jedlik Hungarian physicist (d. 1895)
11 Jan 1801
John Lodge Ellerton British classical composer (The Bridal of Triermain Domenica) born in Cheshire England (d. 1873)
11 Jan 1807
Alfred Eugene Mudwall Jackson Brigadier General (Confederate Army)
11 Jan 1807
Ezra Cornell founder (Western Union Telegraph Cornell University)
11 Jan 1808
Antoine GB Schayes Belgian historianarchaeologist
11 Jan 1814
James Paget English surgeon (disease of Paget)
11 Jan 1814
Richard Griffith Brigadier General (Confederate Army) (d. 1862)
11 Jan 1816
Fitz Henry Warren American Brevet Major General (Union Army) born in Brimfield Massachusetts (d. 1878)
11 Jan 1818
John Reese Kenly American Brevet Major General (Union Army) born in Baltimore Maryland (d. 1891)
11 Jan 1831
James Ronald Chalmers American Brigadier General (Confederate Army) born in Halifax County Virginia (d. 1898)
11 Jan 1839
Eugenio Maria de Hostos Puerto Rico patriotscholar
11 Jan 1843
Charles Yelverton OConnor Irish-Australian engineer (d. 1902)
11 Jan 1849
Oskar Lassar German dermatologist (bath house)
11 Jan 1850
J C Arthur botanist (studied rusts) born in Lowville New York
11 Jan 1850
Philipp la Renotiere von Ferrary famous philatelist
11 Jan 1852
Konstantin Fehrenbach German chancellor (1920-21)
11 Jan 1853
Gustav Falke German authorpoet (Der Mann im Nebel)
11 Jan 1856
Christian August Sinding Kongsberg Norway composer
11 Jan 1857
Fred[erick J] Archer English jockey (won 5 Derbys)
11 Jan 1858
Harry Gordon Selfridge American retailer (d. 1947)
11 Jan 1859
[Gerard] Jan Ligthart Dutch educator (Nog bij mother Ot & Sien)
11 Jan 1860
Marie Bashkirtseff RussianFrench painterauthor (Journal)
11 Jan 1864
Thomas Dixon US attorneyplaywright (Flaming Sword)
11 Jan 1867
Edward B. Titchener British psychologist. (d. 1927)
11 Jan 1870
Alexander Stirling Calder American sculptor (d. 1945)
11 Jan 1872
George Washington Pierce American physicist (d. 1956)
11 Jan 1872
Wilfred Baddeley British tennis player (Wimbledon 1891-2 95) born in Bromley England (d. 1929)
11 Jan 1873
John Callan OLaughlin American political and military figure and journalist (d. 1949)
11 Jan 1875
Reinhold Glire Russian-Soviet composer born in Kiev Ukraine (d. 1956)
11 Jan 1876
Elmer Flick American baseball player (d. 1971)
11 Jan 1878
Theodoros Pangalos Greek general and dictator (1926) born in Salamis Greece (d. 1952)
11 Jan 1885
Jack Hoxie American actor rodeo performer (The White Outlaw) born in Kingfisher Creek Oklahoma (d. 1965)
11 Jan 1886
George Zucco British actor (Fog Island Black Raven Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Captain Fury) born in Manchester England (d. 1960)
11 Jan 1886
Chester Conklin American actor (Every Days a Holiday Greed) born in Oskaloosa Iowa (d. 1971)
11 Jan 1887
Aldo Leopold American conservationist professor and co-founder of the Wilderness Society born in Burlington Iowa (d. 1949)
11 Jan 1890
Monte Blue US silent film actor (Montana Oh Boy) born in Indianapolis Indiana (d. 1963)
11 Jan 1890
Oswald de Andrade Brazilian author (one of the modernist Group of Five) born in So Paulo Brazil (d. 1954)
11 Jan 1890
Max Carey American baseball player born in Terre Haute Indiana (d. 1976)
11 Jan 1894
Jaroslav Vogel Czech composer and conductor (d. 1970)
11 Jan 1896
Paddy Driscoll NFL quarterback and coach (Chic Cardinals Bears)
11 Jan 1897
August Heissmeyer German SS officer (d. 1979)
11 Jan 1898
Hans Rudolf Krik Danish writercritic (Fiskerne Slaven)
11 Jan 1899
Eva Le Gallienne English-American actress and director (Resurrection) born in London England (d. 1991)
11 Jan 1901
Andries D Copier Dutch glass manufacturer (Gildeglass)
11 Jan 1904
Frederick Boland Irish diplomatpresident (UN General Assembly)
11 Jan 1905
John Henry Jacques Northumberland England co-operative retailer
11 Jan 1905
Clyde Kluckhohn American anthropologist (d. 1960)
11 Jan 1906
Albert Hofmann Swiss chemist (discovered LSD)
11 Jan 1907
Pierre Mends-France French Premier (1954-55) (d. 1982)
11 Jan 1907
Abraham Joshua Heschel Jewish American rabbi and theologian (d. 1972) born in Warsaw Poland
11 Jan 1908
Lionel Stander American blacklisted actor (Hart to Hart Unfaithfully Yours) born in NYC New York (d. 1994)
11 Jan 1909
Marguerite Kelsey English modelpainter (Haunting)
11 Jan 1910
Dorothy Stroud English museum curator & biographer born in London United Kingdom (d. 1997)
11 Jan 1910
Izler Solomon conductor born in Saint Paul Minnesota
11 Jan 1910
Trygve Bratteli Norwegian Prime Minister (Labour 1971-72 1973-76) born in Nttery Norway (d. 1984)
11 Jan 1910
Sir Shane Paltridge Australian politician (d. 1966)
11 Jan 1911
Zenko Suzuki Prime Minister of Japan (d. 2004)
11 Jan 1912
Donald Red Barry American actor (Adventures of Red Ryder Jesse James Women) born in Houston Texas (d. 1980)
11 Jan 1912
Roger Lewis aviation exec (Lockheed Curtiss Wright Pan Am)
11 Jan 1912
Lynwood Thomas Schoolboy Rowe American baseball pitcher (Detroit Tigers) born in Waco Texas (d. 1961)
11 Jan 1915
Veda Ann Borg American model and actress (Kid Galahad Avalanche Accomplice) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1973)
11 Jan 1915
Robert Blair Mayne British soldier co-founder Special Air Service (d. 1955)
11 Jan 1916
Bernard Blier actor (Les Miserables) born in Buenos Aires Argentina
11 Jan 1921
Kathleen Byron British actress (Abdication Profile Saving Private Ryan) born in London England (d. 2009)
11 Jan 1921
Gory Guerrero professional wrestler (d. 1990)
11 Jan 1922
Ernle Bradford English historian and writer (d. 1986)
11 Jan 1923
Carroll Shelby American race car driver automobile designer and businessman (d. 2012)
11 Jan 1924
Don Cherry Wichita Texas singer (Dean Martin Summer Show)
11 Jan 1924
Slim Harpo [James Moore] American blues musician (Im a King Bee Baby Scratch My Back) born in Lobdell Louisiana (d. 1970)
11 Jan 1926
Grant Tinker American TV executive (NBC) born in Stamford Connecticut (d. 2016)
11 Jan 1926
Lev Stepanovich Demin Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz 15)
11 Jan 1927
John Hayes cricketer (NZ fast bowler in 15 Tests 1951-58)
11 Jan 1928
Mitchell Ryan American actor (Dark Shadows Lethal Weapon Chase Executive Suite) born in Cincinnati Ohio
11 Jan 1929
Nicoletta Orsomando Italian TV presenter born in Casapulla
11 Jan 1929
Wanda Wilkomirska Polish violinist born in Warsaw Poland
11 Jan 1931
Ed Hall American actor (Mannis baby... Im Back Medical Center) born in Roxbury Massachusetts
11 Jan 1931
Betty Churcher director of the National Gallery of Australia
11 Jan 1933
Goldie Hill American country singer (Grand Ole Opry) born in Karnes County Texas
11 Jan 1934
Sir Charles Antony Richard Hoare Computer scientist
11 Jan 1935
Chuck Barksdale US singer (Dells-I Can Sing a Rainbow)
11 Jan 1935
Melvyn Hayes [Melvyn Hyams] English actor (Gunner GloriaBeaumont in It Aint Half Hot Mum) born in London England
11 Jan 1936
Linda Lawson actress (Dont Call Me Charlie) born in Ann Arbor Michigan
11 Jan 1947
Anna Calder-Marshall Kensington England actress (Zulu Dawn)
11 Jan 1948
Madeline Manning-Jackson-Mimms US 800m runner (Olympic gold 1968)
11 Jan 1949
Tom Netherton singer (Lawrence Welk Show) born in Munich. Germany
11 Jan 1949
[Frederick] Dennis Greene American singer (Sha Na Na) born in New York (d. 2015)
11 Jan 1951
Willie Maddren English former footballer (d. 2000)
11 Jan 1952
Ben Daniel Crenshaw PGA golfer (1976 Bing Crosby) born in Austin Texas
11 Jan 1952
Lee Ritenour jazz musician born in Los Angeles California
11 Jan 1954
Saskia ten Batenburg Dutch actress (Factory Hunk)
11 Jan 1957
Darryl Dawkins American professional basketball player (Philadelphia 76ers NJ Nets) born in Orlando Florida (d. 2015)
11 Jan 1957
Bryan Robson English footballer (Manchester United) and manager born in Chester-le-Street England
11 Jan 1936
Katie Webster [Kathyrne Jewel Thorne] American boogie pianist (The Swamp Boogie Queen) born in Houston Texas (d. 1999)
11 Jan 1936
Eve Hesse German born Jewish-American sculptor. born in Hamburg Germany
11 Jan 1938
Arthur Scargill British Marxist & trade unionist (National Union of Mineworkers) born in Barnsley United Kingdom
11 Jan 1939
Anne Heggtveit Canadian alpine skier (Olympic gold 1960) born in Ottawa Ontario
11 Jan 1940
Mark DeVoto America Musicologist and composer born in Cambridge Massachusetts
11 Jan 1942
Clarence Clemons American rock saxophonist (Bruce Springsteens E Sreet Band) born in Norfolk County Virginia (d. 2011)
11 Jan 1943
Henry Cecil Aberdeen Scotland English horse racing trainer
11 Jan 1944
Mohammed Abed Elhai Sudanese writer and academic (d. 1989)
11 Jan 1945
Michiko Okada Japanese golfer (1-time LPGA Tour winner) born in Iwaki Japan
11 Jan 1945
Christine Kaufmann Austrian-born actress (Town Without Pity Red Lips) born in Lendolf (d. 2017)
11 Jan 1945
Samdech Preah Sanghareach Bour Kry Supreme Patriarch of the Cambodian Dhammayutt Order
11 Jan 1946
Ludmila Poradnik USSR team handball (Olympic gold 1976 80)
11 Jan 1946
Naomi Judd [Diana Ellen] Ashland Ky singer (Judds-Why Not Me)
11 Jan 1958
Lourdes Ann Kananimanu Estores playmate (Jun 1982) born in Honolulu Hawaii
11 Jan 1958
Vicki Peterson rock guitaristvocalist (Bangles) born in Los Angeles California
11 Jan 1958
Diego Len Montoya Snchez former Colombian crime boss
11 Jan 1961
Paul Skansi NFL wide receiver (Seattle Seahawk)
11 Jan 1962
Donn Pall Evergreen Park IL pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies Fl Marlins)
11 Jan 1962
Julie Moran TV hostess (Entertainment Tonight Independence Day)
11 Jan 1962
Kim Coles American actress (Synclaire-Living Single) born in Brooklyn New York
11 Jan 1962
Susan Lindauer American peace activist and accused spy
11 Jan 1963
Jason Connery actor (Robin Hood) born in London England
11 Jan 1963
Petra Schneider East German swimmer (Olympic gold 400m 400m medley Moscow) born in Chemnitz Germany
11 Jan 1963
Tracy Caulkins Winona Minn swimmer (Olympic-3 gold-1984)
11 Jan 1965
Barbara Belding WPVA volleyballer (US Open-17th-1994) born in San Diego California
11 Jan 1965
Karl Van Calcar 3k steeplechase born in Torrance California
11 Jan 1965
Loredana Romito Benevento Italy modelactress (Fatal Temptation)
11 Jan 1965
Olivia Barash actress (Laura-Out of the Blue) born in Miami Florida
11 Jan 1965
Steve Vancil golfer (1989 City of Portland) born in Oregon City Oregon
11 Jan 1966
Christian Pouget hockey forward (Team France 1998)
11 Jan 1967
Jeff Bankett actor (Tyler-1 Life to Live) born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
11 Jan 1876
Thomas Hicks English athlete (Olympic gold marathon 1904) born in Birmingham England (d. 1952)
11 Jan 1927
John Hayes New Zealand cricket fast bowler (15 Tests 30 wickets) born in Auckland New Zealand (d. 2007)
11 Jan 1935
Chuck Barksdale American singer (Dells-I Can Sing a Rainbow)
11 Jan 1942
Leo Cullum American cartoonist (The New Yorker) born in Newark New Jersey (d. 2010)
11 Jan 1946
Tony Kaye [Anthony John Selvidge] English musician (Yes) born in Leicester England
11 Jan 1947
Anna Calder-Marshall English actress (Zulu Dawn) born in Kensington England
11 Jan 1947
Bill Narum American artist and counter-culture figure (ZZ Top band artist) (d. 2009)
11 Jan 1948
Madeline Manning-Mimms American athlete (Olympic gold 800m 1968) born in Cleveland Ohio
11 Jan 1948
Terry Williams Welsh rock drummer (Dire Straits) born in Swansea Wales
11 Jan 1952
Ben Crenshaw American golfer (US Masters 1984 95) born in Austin Texas
11 Jan 1957
Bryan Robson English soccer midfielder manager (90 caps Manchester United WBA Middlesborough) born in Chester-le-Street England
11 Jan 1965
Roland Scholten Dutch darts player (UK Open 2004) born in The Hague Netherlands
11 Jan 1967
Ronnie Stern St-Agathe NHL right wing (Calgary Flames)
11 Jan 1968
Ben Rivera Dominican-American baseball pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies)
11 Jan 1801
John Lodge Ellerton British classical composer (The Bridal of Triermain Domenica) born in Cheshire England (d. 1873)
11 Jan 1856
Christian Sinding Norwegian composer (Rustle of Spring) born in Konsberg Norway (d. 1941)
11 Jan 1890
Max Carey American Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder (World Series 1925 10 NL stolen base leader Pittsburgh Pirates Brooklyn Robins) and manager (Brooklyn Dodgers) born in Terre Haute Indiana (d. 1976)
11 Jan 1936
Eve Hesse German born Jewish-American sculptor. born in Hamburg Germany
11 Jan 1942
Clarence Clemons American rock saxophonist (Bruce Springsteens E Street Band) born in Norfolk County Virginia (d. 2011)
11 Jan 1946
Naomi Judd [Diana Ellen] Ashland Ky singer (Judds-Why Not Me)
11 Jan 1948
Terry Goodkind American epic fantasy novelist (The Sword of Truth) born in Omaha Nebraska (d. 2020)
11 Jan 1953
John Sessions Scottish actor and comedian (Whose Line Is It Anyway) born in Largs Scotland (d. 2020)
11 Jan 1957
Darryl Dawkins American basketball center (Philadelphia 76ers NJ Nets NBA breaking a backboard rule) born in Orlando Florida (d. 2015)
11 Jan 1449
Domenico Ghirlandajo Italian Renaissance painter and teacher of Michelangelo born in Florence (d. 1494)
11 Jan 1703
Columban Praelisauer German music director and composer baptized in Ktzting Electorate of Bavaria (now Bad Ktzting Germany) (d. 1753)
11 Jan 1857
Fred Archer English jockey (record 13 x GB Champion flat racing jockey 187486 21 x British Classic Race wins 5 x French Classic Race wins) born in Cheltenham England (d. 1886)
11 Jan 1868
Cai Yuanpei Chinese philosopher and educator (President of Peking University) born in Shaoxing China (d. 1940)
11 Jan 1895
Laurens Hammond American engineer and inventor (the Hammond organ) born in Evanston Illinois (d.1973)
11 Jan 1900
Wilbur De Paris American swing and Dixieland jazz trombone player born in Crawfordsville Indiana (d. 1973)
11 Jan 1902
Maurice Durufl French organist (St. Etienne-du-Mond 1929-75) composer (Requiem Op. 9) and teacher (Paris Conservatory 1943-70) born in Louviers (d. 1986)
11 Jan 1906
Albert Hofmann Swiss chemist (first synthesised LSD) born in Baden Switzerland (d. 2008)
11 Jan 1919
Stan Pearson English soccer inside forward (8 caps Manchester United Bury Chester) born in Salford England (d. 1997)
11 Jan 1924
Kai Laursen Danish concert violinist born in Copenhagen Denmark (d. 1996)
11 Jan 1927
John Hayes New Zealand cricket fast bowler (15 Tests 30 wickets Auckland CA) born in Auckland New Zealand (d. 2007)
11 Jan 1930
Lula Mae Hardaway American songwriter (I Was Made to Love Her Signed Sealed Delivered Im Yours) and mother of singer Stevie Wonder born in Eufaula Alabama
11 Jan 1937
Felix Silla Italian-American circus performer Hollywood stuntman and actor (The Addams Family - Cousin Itt) born in Roccascasale Italy (d. 2021)
11 Jan 1940
Mark DeVoto American composer (Hodayot Pavane and Zortzico) and musicologist (Schubert) born in Cambridge Massachusetts
11 Jan 1946
Naomi Judd [Diana Ellen] American country singer (Judds - Why Not Me) born in Ashland Kentucky
11 Jan 1946
Tony Kaye [Anthony John Selvidge] English piano and organ player (Yes 1968-71 1983-94 201819) born in Leicester England
11 Jan 1947
Bill Narum American counter-culture figure illustrator and rock poster and album art designer (ZZ Top) born in Austin Texas (d. 2009) [1]
11 Jan 1948
Eleazar Soria Peruvian soccer defender (29 caps Copa America 1975 Universitario Independiente Sporting Cristal) born in Lima Peru (d. 2021)
11 Jan 1949
Daryl Braithwaite Australian pop singer (Sherbert) born in Melbourne
11 Jan 1951
Willie Maddren English soccer defender (Middlesborough 293 games) and manager (Middlesborough 1984-86) born in Billingham England (d. 2000)
11 Jan 1952
Lee Ritenour American jazz-fusion guitarist born in Los Angeles California
11 Jan 1952
Kim Hartman British screen stage and radio actress (Allo Allo - Helga) born in Hammersmith London England
11 Jan 1956
Robert Earl Keen American singer-songwriter (What I Really Mean) born in Houston Texas
11 Jan 1956
Big Bank Hank [Henry Lee Jackson] American rapper (The Sugarhill Gang - Rappers Delight) born in The Bronx New York City (d. 2014)
11 Jan 1962
Donn Pall American MLB baseball pitcher 1988-98 (Chicago White Sox Florida Marlins and 3 other teams) born in Evergreen Park Illinois
11 Jan 1962
Julie Moran (ne Bryan) American broadcast journalist and TV hostess (Wide World of Sports Entertainment Tonight) born in Thomasville Georgia
11 Jan 1962
Kim Coles American actress (Living Single - Synclaire) born in Brooklyn New York
11 Jan 1322
Emperor Kmy of Japan 2nd Northern Emperor (1336-48) born in Japan (d. 1380)
11 Jan 1359
Emperor Go-Eny of Japan 5th Northern Emperor (1371-82) born in Japan (d. 1393)
11 Jan 1395
Michelle of Valois Duchess consort of Burgundy (1419-22) born in Paris (d. 1422)
11 Jan 1503
Parmigianino [Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola] Italian artist (Madonna with the Long Neck) born in Parma Duchy of Milan (d. 1540)
11 Jan 1591
Robert Devereux 3rd Earl of Essex English Parliamentarian and Chief Commander of the Parliamentarian army during the English Civil War born in England (d. 1646)
11 Jan 1630
John Rogers English Puritan minister and President of Harvard College (1682-84) born in Coggeshall England (d. 1684)
11 Jan 1638
Nicolas Steno Danish scientist prominent in anatomy and geology and later Catholic priest bishop and candidate for sainthood born in Copenhagen Denmark (d. 1686)
11 Jan 1727
Franz Sebastian Haindl German composer and violinist born in Alttting (d. 1812)
11 Jan 1746
Frantisek Adam Mica Bohemian composer born in Jaromice nad Rokytnou Bohemia (d. 1811)
11 Jan 1746
William Curtis English botanist and publisher (Botanical Magazine) born in Alton England (d. 1799)
11 Jan 1750
Johann Jakob Walder Swiss politician and composer born in Unterwetzikon Switzerland (d. 1817(
11 Jan 1786
Joseph Jackson Lister British optician who perfected the optical microscope by designing the achromatic objective lens born in London (d. 1869)
11 Jan 1807
Alfred E. Jackson Mudwall American Brigadier General (Confederate Army) born in Davidson County Tennessee (d. 1889)
11 Jan 1807
Ezra Cornell American businessman and philanthropist (founder of Western Union Telegraph and Cornell University) born in Westchester Landing New York (d. 1874)
11 Jan 1808
Antoine Schayes Belgian historian and archaeologist (d. )
11 Jan 1814
James Paget English surgeon (disease of Paget) born in Great Yarmouth England (d. 1899)
11 Jan 1839
Eugenio Maria de Hostos Puerto Rican educator and nationalist born in Mayagez Puerto Rico (d. 1903)
11 Jan 1849
Oskar Lassar German dermatologist (electrophysical therapy advocated for public bath houses) born in Hamburg (d. 1907)
11 Jan 1850
J. C. Arthur American botanist (studied parasitic fungi rusts) born in Lowville New York (d. 1842)
11 Jan 1850
Philipp von Ferrary French philatelist (compiled worlds most complete stamp collection) born in Paris France (d. 1917)
11 Jan 1852
Konstantin Fehrenbach German chancellor of Weimar Republic (1920-21) born in Wellendingen Baden (d. 1926)
11 Jan 1853
Gustav Falke German author and poet (Der Mann im Nebel) born in Lbeck (d. 1916)
11 Jan 1859
[Gerard] Jan Ligthart Dutch educator (Nog bij mother Ot & Sien) (d. 1916)
11 Jan 1864
Thomas Dixon American white supremacist novelist playwright (The Clansman A Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan) born in Shelby North Carolina (d. 1946)
11 Jan 1872
Paul Graener German Romantic composer born in Berlin (d. 1944)
11 Jan 1875
Reinhold Glire Russian-Soviet composer born in Kyiv Ukraine (d. 1956)
11 Jan 1876
Elmer Flick American Baseball HOF outfielder (AL batting champion 1905 NL RBI leader 1900 2 AL stolen base leader Philadelphia Phillies Cleveland BronchosNaps) born in Bedford Ohio (d. 1971)
11 Jan 1880
Elisabeth Achelis American heiress writer and proponent of the 13-month World Calendar born in Brooklyn NYC (d. 1973)
11 Jan 1880
Rudolf Palm Curaaoan pianist and composer born in Curaao (d. 1950)
11 Jan 1895
Laurens Hammond American engineer and musical instrument inventor (Hammond organ) born in Evanston Illinois (d. 1973)
11 Jan 1896
Paddy Driscoll American NFL quarterback and coach (Arizona Cardinals Chicago Bears) born in Evanston Illinois (d. 1968)
11 Jan 1898
Hans Kirk Danish writer (The Fishermen) born in Hadsund Denmark (d. 1962)
11 Jan 1901
Andries Dirk Copier Dutch glass designer (the Gilde glass) (d. 1991)
11 Jan 1904
Frederick Boland Irish diplomat (President of the UN General Assembly) born in Dublin Ireland (d. 1985)
11 Jan 1905
John Henry Jacques English co-operative retailer and politician born in Ashington Northumberland (d. 1995)
11 Jan 1906
Johannes Paul Thilman German composer born in Dresden Germany (d. 1973)
11 Jan 1906
Robert Nesbitt English theatre impresario (Royal Variety Show) born in London England (d. 1995)
11 Jan 1909
Gunnar Johnsen Berg Swiss-Danish composer (Cosmogonie) born in Switzerland (d. 1989)
11 Jan 1909
Marguerite Kelsey English model for artists (Haunting) born in London England (d. 1995)
11 Jan 1910
Izler Solomon American conductor born in Saint Paul Minnesota (d. 1987)
11 Jan 1912
Roger Lewis American businessman (CEO of Amtrak Pan Am) born in Los Angeles California (d. 1987)
11 Jan 1914
Dorothy Jeakins Americanfilm and theatre costume designer (Samson and Delilah) born in San Diego California (d. 1995)
11 Jan 1916
Bernard Blier French character actor (Les Miserables Women & War) born in Buenos Aires Argentina (d. 1989)
11 Jan 1916
Jimmy Quillen American politician (Rep-R-TN 1963-97) born in Scott County Virginia (d. 2003)
11 Jan 1918
Albert Weisser American musicologist and composer born in New York City (d. 1982)
11 Jan 1924
Slim Harpo [James Moore] American blues musician (Im a King Bee Baby Scratch My Back) born in Lobdell Louisiana (d. 1970)
11 Jan 1927
Wilton Bogey Gaynair Jamaican-German jazz saxophonist (Blue Bogey Kingston Bypass) born in Kingston Jamaica (d. 1995)
11 Jan 1929
Wanda Wilkomirska Polish violinist born in Warsaw Poland (d. 2018)
11 Jan 1933
Goldie Hill American country singer (Grand Ole Opry I Let the Stars Get In My Eyes) born in Karnes County Texas (d. 2005)
11 Jan 1935
Chuck Barksdale American baritone doo-wop singer (The Dells - I Can Sing a Rainbow) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2019)
11 Jan 1936
Abdullah the Butcher [Lawrence Robert Shreve] Canadian professional wrestler born in Windsor Ontario
11 Jan 1946
(Diana) Naomi Judd American Grammy Award-winning country singer (The Judds - Why Not Me) born in Ashland Kentucky (d. 2022)
11 Jan 1946
Ludmila Poradnik Ukrainian handball player (Olympic gold USSR 1976 80) born in Kiev Ukraine
11 Jan 1946
Tony Kaye [Anthony John Selvidge] British progressive rock piano and organ player (Yes 1968-71 1983-94 201819) born in Leicester England
11 Jan 1946
Vladimr Bokes Slovak composer (Good Day Mr. Fibonacci) and pedagogue born in Bratislava Slovakia
11 Jan 1948
Terry Williams Welsh rock drummer (Man Rockpile Dire Straits 1982-88) born in Swansea Wales
11 Jan 1949
(Frederick) Denny Greene American singer (Sha Na Na 1968-84) born in New York (d. 2015)
11 Jan 1952
Kim Hartman British screen stage and radio actress (Allo Allo - Helga) born in Hammersmith London England
11 Jan 1953
Anna Marchesini Italian voice actress and entertainer (Il Trio) born in Orvieto Italy (d. 2016)
11 Jan 1953
Rigoberto Riasco Panamanian boxer (Lineal & WBC Super bantamweight champion 1976) born in Panama City Panama (d. 2022)
11 Jan 1958
Diego Len Montoya Snchez Colombian crime boss and leader of the Norte del Valle drug cartel born in Trujillo Colombia
11 Jan 1958
Vicki Peterson rock guitaristvocalist (Bangles - Manic Monday) born in Los Angeles California
11 Jan 1959
Brett Bodine American stock car racing driver born Chemung New York
11 Jan 1963
Jason Connery British actor (Robin of Sherwood) born in Rome Italy
11 Jan 1963
Tracy Caulkins American swimmer (3 Olympic gold medals in 1984) born in Winona Minnesota
11 Jan 1965
Loredana Romito Italian model and actress (Fatal Temptation) born in Benevento Italy
11 Jan 1503
Parmigianino [Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola] Italian artist (Madonna with the Long Neck) born in Parma Duchy of Milan (now Italy) (d. 1540)
11 Jan 1853
Gustav Falke German author and poet (Der Mann im Nebel) born in Free Imperial City of Lbeck (d. 1916)
11 Jan 1872
Paul Graener German Romantic composer born in Berlin Germany (d. 1944)
11 Jan 1887
Monte Blue American silent and sound screen actor (White Shadows in the South Seas Key Largo Apache) born in Indianapolis Indiana (d. 1963)
11 Jan 1894
Jaroslav Vogel Czech composer and conductor (Brno Philharmonic 1959-62 Ostrava Orchestra 1919- 43) born in Pilsen Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1970)
11 Jan 1901
Sulamith Wlfing German artist and illustrator born in Elberfeld Kingdom of Prussia (now Germany) (d. 1989)
11 Jan 1908
Lionel Stander American blacklisted actor (Hart to Hart Unfaithfully Yours) born in New York City (d. 1994)
11 Jan 1910
Dorothy Stroud English museum curator and biographer born in London (d. 1997)
11 Jan 1922
Neville Duke English WWII flying ace (shot down 27 planes ) test pilot (air speed record 1953) born in Tonbridge Kent (d. 2007)
11 Jan 1923
Carroll Shelby American race car driver (LeMans 1959) automobile designer (Ford Shelby Mustang Shelby GT Dodge Shelby Charger Dodge Viper). and businessman born in Leesburg Texas (d. 2012)
11 Jan 1930
Lula Mae Hardaway American songwriter (I Was Made to Love Her Signed Sealed Delivered Im Yours) and mother of singer Stevie Wonder born in Eufaula Alabama (d. 2006)
11 Jan 1931
Eve Queler American conductor (Opera Orchestra of New York 1971-2010) born in New York City
11 Jan 1935
Melvyn Hayes [Melvyn Hyams] English actor (Gunner Gloria Beaumont in It Aint Half Hot Mum) born in London England
11 Jan 1938
Arthur Scargill British Marxist and trade unionist (National Union of Mineworkers) born in Barnsley United Kingdom
11 Jan 1938
Fischer Black American economist and one of the authors of the BlackScholes equation born in Washington D.C. (d. 1995)
11 Jan 1943
William Albert Penn American composer (Living in the Next Great Ice Age Garland Songs) educator and record producer born in Long Branch New Jersey (d. 2021)
11 Jan 1944
York Hller German electro-acoustic composer (Klanggitter) artistic director (WDR Studio for Electronic Music 1990-99) and educator born in Leverkusen Germany (d.
11 Jan 1946
John Piper American theologian writer (Dont Watse Your Life Love Your Enemies) and Baptist pastor born in Chattanooga Tennessee
11 Jan 1946
Vladimr Bokes Slovak cellist composer (Good Day Mr. Fibonacci) and pedagogue born in Bratislava Czechoslovak Republic (now Slovakia)
11 Jan 1947
Tom Netherton American pop and Christian music singer (Lawrence Welk Show) born in Munich. Germany (d. 2018)
11 Jan 1949
(Frederick) Denny Greene American singer (Sha Na Na 1968-84) born in New York (d. 2015)
11 Jan 1949
Chris Ford American basketball guard (NBA Cship 1971 Detroit Pistons Boston Celtics) and coach (Boston Celtics Milwaukee Bucks LA Clippers) born in Atlantic City New Jersey (d. 2023)
11 Jan 1956
Big Bank Hank [Henry Lee Jackson] American rapper (The Sugarhill Gang - Rappers Delight) born in The Bronx New York (d. 2014)
11 Jan 1959
Brett Bodine American stock car racing driver born in Chemung New York
11 Jan 1963
Tracy Caulkins American swimmer (Olympic gold 200m medley 400m medley 1 x 100m medley relay 1984 5 x World Cship gold 1978) born in Winona Minnesota
11 Jan 1671
Franois Marie 1st Duke of Broglie French military leader during the War of the Spanish Succession born in Paris (d. 1745)
11 Jan 1703
Columban Praelisauer German music director and composer baptized in Ktzting Electorate of Bavaria (d. 1753)
11 Jan 1723
Prithvi Narayan Shah last king of the Gorkha Kingdom first king of the Kingdom of Nepal began unification of modern Nepal born in the Gorkha Palace Nepal (d. 1775)
11 Jan 1727
Franz Sebastian Haindl German composer and violinist born in Alttting Electorate of Bavaria Holy Roman Empire (d. 1812)
11 Jan 1750
Johann Jakob Walder Swiss politician and composer born in Unterwetzikon Switzerland (d. 1817)
11 Jan 1757
Samuel Bentham English mechanical engineer and naval architect born in England (d. 1831)
11 Jan 1788
William Thomas Brande English chemist Professor of Chemistry at the Royal Institution born in London (d. 1866)
11 Jan 1800
nyos Jedlik Hungarian physicist who developed the dynamo principle and Benedictine priest born in Szmo Hungary (d. 1895)
11 Jan 1808
Antoine Schayes Belgian historian and archaeologist (d. 1859)
11 Jan 1814
Richard Griffith American Confederate brigadier general born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1862)
11 Jan 1825
Bayard Taylor American poet travel author and diplomat born in Kennett Square Pennsylvania (d. 1878)
11 Jan 1843
Charles Yelverton OConnor Irish-New Zealand-Australian engineer constructed Fremantle harbour water supply to Coolgardie goldfields born in Castletown Ireland (d. 1902) [1]
11 Jan 1852
Konstantin Fehrenbach German chancellor of the Weimar Republic (1920-21) born in Wellendingen Baden (d. 1926)
11 Jan 1853
Georgios Jakobides Greek painter founded National Gallery of Athens born in Chidira Lesbos Greece (d. 1926)
11 Jan 1853
Gustav Falke German author and poet (Der Mann im Nebel) born in the Free Imperial City of Lbeck (d. 1916)
11 Jan 1856
Christian Sinding Norwegian composer (Rustle of Spring) born in Kongsberg Norway (d. 1941)
11 Jan 1858
Harry Gordon Selfridge American-born British retailer founded London department store Selfridges born in Ripon Wisconsin (d. 1947)
11 Jan 1859
Jan Ligthart Dutch educator and philosopher (Nog bij mother Ot & Sien) born in Amsterdam Netherlands (d. 1916)
11 Jan 1867
Edward B. Titchener British psychologist established experimental psychology in America born in Chichester England (d. 1927)
11 Jan 1870
Alexander Stirling Calder American sculptor (Washington Square Arch) father of Alexander (Sandy) Calder born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1945)
11 Jan 1872
George Washington Pierce American physicist who pioneered electrical communication (crystal oscillator circuit) born in Webberville Texas (d. 1956)
11 Jan 1872
Paul Graener German Romantic composer born in Berlin German Empire (d. 1944)
11 Jan 1873
John Callan OLaughlin American political and military figure and journalist (Army and Naval Journal) born in Washington D.C. (d. 1949)
11 Jan 1879
Antonio Beltramelli Italian writer (Il Gargano) born in Forli Italy (d. 1930)
11 Jan 1885
Jack Hoxie American actor and rodeo performer (The White Outlaw) born in Kingfisher Creek Oklahoma (d. 1965)
11 Jan 1889
Calvin Bridges American geneticist who worked on chromosomes and heredity born in Schuyler Falls New York (d. 1938)
11 Jan 1895
Laurens Hammond American engineer and inventor with 91 patents including musical instruments (Hammond organ Novachord synthesizer)) born in Evanston Illinois (d. 1973)
11 Jan 1897
August Heissmeyer German SS officer (head of the SS Main Office) born in Aerzen Germany (d. 1979)
11 Jan 1901
Andries Dirk Copier Dutch glass designer (the Gilde glass) born in Leerdam Netherlands (d. 1991)
11 Jan 1901
Kwon Ki-ok Korean pioneering female pilot in Korea and China born in Sangsugu Village Korea (d. 1988)
11 Jan 1905
Clyde Kluckhohn American anthropologist who worked with the Navajo born in Le Mars Iowa (d. 1960)
11 Jan 1907
Abraham Joshua Heschel Jewish American rabbi and theologian born in Warsaw Poland (d. 1972)
11 Jan 1907
Pierre Mends-France French Premier (1954-55) born in Paris (d. 1982)
11 Jan 1910
Shane Paltridge Australian politician and minister for the Liberal Party born in Leederville Western Australia (d. 1966)
11 Jan 1911
Nora Heysen Australian artist first female Australian war artist born in Hahndorf South Australia (d. 2003)
11 Jan 1911
Zenko Suzuki Prime Minister of Japan (1980-82) born in Yamada Japan (d. 2004)
11 Jan 1915
Paddy Mayne British soldier co-founder of the Special Air Service (SAS) and sportsman born in Newtownards Ireland (d. 1955) [1]
11 Jan 1921
Gory Guerrero Mexican-American professional wrestler born in Ray Arizona (d. 1990)
11 Jan 1922
Ernle Bradford English historian and writer born in Cole Green England (d. 1986)
11 Jan 1923
Carroll Shelby American auto racer who won LeMans 1959 and automobile designer Ford Shelby Mustang Shelby GT Dodge Shelby Charger Dodge Viper born in Leesburg Texas (d. 2012)
11 Jan 1924
Roger Guillemin French-American neuroscientist (1977 Nobel Prize for Medicine for work on neurohormones) born in Dijon France (d. 2024) [1]
11 Jan 1924
Sam B. Hall American politician and judge (Rep (D) Texas 1976-85) born in Marshall Texas (d. 1994)
11 Jan 1926
Lev Demin Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz 15) born in Moscow Russia USSR (d. 1998)
11 Jan 1926
Phil Sidey English broadcaster (Radio Leeds) born in London England (d. 1995)
11 Jan 1928
David L Wolper American television and film producer (Roots The Thorn Birds Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory Welcome Back Kotter) born in New York City (d. 2010)
11 Jan 1929
Nicoletta Orsomando Italian TV presenter born in Casapulla Italy (d. 2021)
11 Jan 1930
Ron Mulock Australian politician (Deputy Premier of New South Wales 1984-88 Mayor of Perth Penrith 1968-71) born in Darlinghurst New South Wales Australia (d. 2014)
11 Jan 1931
Betty Churcher Australian painter and director of the National Gallery of Australia born in Brisbane Queensland (d. 2015)
11 Jan 1931
Ed Hall American character actor (Medical Center Mannix Baby... Im Back) born in Roxbury Massachusetts (d. 1991)
11 Jan 1932
Alfonso Arau Mexican film director known for Like Water for Chocolate born in Mexico City
11 Jan 1934
Mitchell Ryan American actor (Dark Shadows Lethal Weapon Dharma & Greg Executive Suite) born in Cincinnati Ohio (d. 2022)
11 Jan 1934
Tony Hoare British computer scientist (Turing award 1980) known for his sorting and selection algorithms born in Colombo British Ceylon
11 Jan 1935
Ghita Nrby Danish actress (Freud Leaving Home) born in Copenhagen Denmark
11 Jan 1936
Eve Hesse German born Jewish-American sculptor born in Hamburg Germany
11 Jan 1936
Linda Lawson [Spaziani] American actress (Dont Call Me Charlie) born in Ann Arbor Michigan (d. 2022)
11 Jan 1936
Meindert Leerling Dutch television director journalist and politician (Member of Parliament 1981-94) born in Heerjansdam Netherlands (d. 2021)
11 Jan 1938
Arthur Scargill British Marxist and trade unionist (President of National Union of Mineworkers. 1982-2002) born in Barnsley United Kingdom
11 Jan 1938
Micky Fenn British dock worker trade unionist anti-fascist and anti-racist activist born in England (d. 1996)
11 Jan 1944
Mohammed Abed Elhai Sudanese writer and academic and poet born in Khartoum Sudan (d. 1989)
11 Jan 1944
Shibu Soren Indian politician (Jharkhand Mukti Morcha) convicted of murder (later cleared) born in Ramgarh Bihar British India
11 Jan 1945
Samdech Preah Sanghareach Bour Kry Seventh Supreme Patriarch of the Cambodian Buddhist Dhammayutt Order born in Battambang French Indochina
11 Jan 1952
Bille Brown Australian actor and playwright (Royal Shakespeare Company) born in Biloela Queensland (d. 2013)
11 Jan 1952
Massimo Lopez Italian comedian ( Il Trio ) born in Ascoli Italy
11 Jan 1952
Michael Forshaw Australian politician (Labor) born in Sydney
11 Jan 1957
Bryan Robson English soccer midfielder and manager (90 caps Manchester United WBA Middlesborough) born in Chester-le-Street England
11 Jan 1961
Jasper Fforde English author (Thursday Next novels) born in London
11 Jan 1322
Kmy 2nd Japanese Emperor of the Northern Court (1336-48) born in Japan (d. 1380)
11 Jan 1359
Go-Eny 5th Japanese Emperor of the Northern Court (1371-82) born in Japan (d. 1393)
11 Jan 1746
Frantisek Adam Mica Bohemian composer born in Jaromice nad Rokytnou Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1811)
11 Jan 1801
John Lodge Ellerton British classical composer (The Bridal of Triermain Domenica) born in Cheshire England (d. 1873)
11 Jan 1808
Antoine Schayes Belgian historian archivist and archaeologist born in Leuven Belgium (d. 1859)
11 Jan 1870
Alexander Stirling Calder American sculptor (Washington Square Arch New York City Swann Memorial Fountain Philadelphia Leif Erikson Memorial Reykjavk) and father of sculptor Alexander Calder born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1945)
11 Jan 1875
Reinhold Glire Russian-Soviet composer born in Kyiv Ukraine Russian Empire (d. 1956)
11 Jan 1895
Paddy Driscoll American College-Pro Football HOF quarterback (First-team All-Pro x 6 NFL 1920s All-Decade Team RacineChicago Cardinals Chicago Bears) and coach (Cardinals Marquette Bears) born in Evanston Illinois (d. 1968)
11 Jan 1909
Gunnar Swedish-Danish classical and avant-garde composer (Cosmogonie Essai accoustique III) born in St Gallen Switzerland (d. 1989)
11 Jan 1912
Lynwood Schoolboy Rowe American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1935 36 47 World Series 1935 Detroit Tigers) born in Waco Texas (d. 1961)
11 Jan 1921
Hughes Van Ellis American World War II veteran and survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre born in Holdenville Oklahoma (d. 2023)
11 Jan 1930
(Johann) Johnny Parth Austrian record producer and label founder (Document Records) born in Vienna Austria (d. 2025)
11 Jan 1939
Anne Heggtveit Canadian alpine skier (Olympic gold Slalom 1960 World Cship gold Combined 1960) born in Ottawa Ontario
11 Jan 1943
Henry Cecil British thoroughbred horse trainer (25 x Classic winners 10 x GB flat racing Champion Trainer) born in Aberdeen Scotland (d. 2013)
11 Jan 1946
Vladimr Bokes Slovak cellist composer (Good Day Mr. Fibonacci) and pedagogue born in Bratislava Czechoslovak Republic (d. 2024)
11 Jan 1947
Rod Thomas Welsh soccer defender (49 caps Gloucester City Swindon Town Derby County Cardiff City) born in Glynncorwg Wales (d. 2025)
11 Jan 1949
(Frederick) Denny Greene American singer (Sha Na Na 1968-84) born in New York City (d. 2015)
11 Jan 1949
Daryl Braithwaite Australian pop singer (Sherbert) born in Melbourne Australia
11 Jan 1955
Christian Marclay Swiss-American visual artist best known for the The Clock born in San Rafael California
11 Jan 1958
Vicki Peterson American rock guitarist and vocalist (The Bangles - Manic Monday) born in Los Angeles California