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14 May 1316
Charles IV King of Bohemia (1346-78) and Holy Roman Emperor (1355-78). Dies 1378
14 May 1553
Margaret of Valois wife of Henry IV (d. 1615)
14 May 1699
Hans Joachim von Zieten Prussian field marshal (d. 1786)
14 May 1701
William Emerson English mathematician (d. 1782)
14 May 1727
Thomas Gainsborough English painter (Blue Boy) baptized
14 May 1737
George Macartney 1st Earl Macartney British statesman (d. 1806)
14 May 1781
Friedrich von Raumer German historianparliamentarian
14 May 1814
Charles Beyer German-British locomotive engineer (d. 1876)
14 May 1830
George Pierce Doles Brigadier General (Confederate Army) (d. 1864)
14 May 1832
Rudolf Lipschitz German mathematician (d. 1903)
14 May 1836
James Patrick Major Brigadier General (Confederate Army) (d. 1877)
14 May 1841
Sir Squire Bancroft [Butterfield] British actor and manager known for creating drawing-room comedy (Haymarket) born in Rotherhithe London (d. 1926)
14 May 1846
Arnold Kerdijk Dutch lib politicianfounder (Social Weekly newspaper)
14 May 1846
Pieter W A Cort van de Linden Dutch premier (1913-18)
14 May 1863
John Charles Fields Canadian mathematician and founder of the Fields Medal born in Hamilton Ontario (d. 1932)
14 May 1867
Kurt Eisner German premier of revolutionary Bavaria (1918-19)
14 May 1878
James L. Wilkinson American baseball executive (d. 1964)
14 May 1881
Ed Walsh American baseball pitcher lowest lifetime ERA (1.82)
14 May 1881
G. Murray Hulbert American politician (d. 1950)
14 May 1883
Jan Olieslagers Belgian aviation pioneer (Antwerp Devil)
14 May 1883
Julian Eltinge Mass vaudeville stargreatest female impersonator
14 May 1885
Otto Klemperer Breslau Germany conductorcomposer (Das Ziel)
14 May 1888
Miles Mander British actor (Tower of London Wuthering Heights Murder) born in Wolverhampton Staffordshire England (d. 1946)
14 May 1890
Alex Pompez American baseball executive (d. 1974)
14 May 1895
Lew Lehr comedian (Stop Me if I heard this One) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
14 May 1897
Sidney Bechet American jazz clarinetistsaxophonistband leader
14 May 1897
Ed Ricketts American marine biologist (d. 1948)
14 May 1899
Pierre Victor Auger French physicist (d. 1993)
14 May 1899
Earle Combs American baseball player (d. 1976)
14 May 1900
Leo Smit Dutch composer who died in a Nazi extermination camp born in Amsterdam (d. 1943)
14 May 1903
Billie Dove [Lilian Bohny] American actress (Black Pirate Stolen Bride) born in NYC New York (d. 1997)
14 May 1904
Hans Albert Einstein American professor (d. 1973)
14 May 1906
Hastings Kamuzu Banda president of Malawi (1964-94)
14 May 1906
James Flavin American actor (King Kong In Cold Blood Man With a Camera) born in Portland Maine (d. 1976)
14 May 1907
Mohammed Ayub Khan generalpremierpresident (Pakistan)
14 May 1907
Hans von der Groeben German diplomat (d. 2005)
14 May 1909
Vladimir Alatortsev USSR International Chess Master (1950)
14 May 1911
Hans Vogt German composer born in Danzig (d. 1992)
14 May 1911
J Borremans Belgian politician (communist)MP
14 May 1916
Lance Dossor British-born concert pianist (d. 2005)
14 May 1916
Del Moore American comedian and actor (Cal-Bachelor Father) born in Pensacola Florida (d. 1970)
14 May 1917
Lou Harrison American composer (La Koro Sutro) born in Portland Oregon (d. 2003)
14 May 1918
Arthur McIntyre cricket wicket-keeper (England 3 times early 50s)
14 May 1919
Heloise Bowles columnist Heloises mother (Hints from Heloise)
14 May 1919
Maarten Vrolijk Dutch soc-dem party minister (CRM 1965-66)
14 May 1919
Solange Chaput-Rolland French-Canadian journalist and politician (d. 2001)
14 May 1921
Arve Opsahl Norwegian actor and stand-up comedian (Mot i brstet Olsen-banden) born in Oslo Norway (d. 2007)
14 May 1922
Richard Deacon American actor (Dick Van Dyke Show) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1984)
14 May 1922
Franjo Tuman Croatian politician (d. 1999)
14 May 1923
Diane Arbus [Nemerov] American photographer (Vogue Harpers Bazaar) born in NYC New York (d. 1971)
14 May 1924
Sonia dArtois British Canadian WWII resistance agent born in Eastchurch Kent (d. 2014)
14 May 1924
Brad Anderson American cartoonist (Marmaduke) born in Jamestown New York (d. 2015)
14 May 1925
Patrice Munsel soprano (Patrice Munsel Show) born in Spokane Washington
14 May 1926
Eric Morecambe [John Bartholomew] British comedian (Morecambe & Wise Picadilly Palace) born in Morecambe Lancashire (d. 1984)
14 May 1927
Shirley Spork American golfer co-founder LPGA (Womens PGA Cship runner-up 1962) born in Detroit Michigan
14 May 1928
Will Dub Jones American singer (The Coasters) (d. 2000)
14 May 1928
Frederik H. Kreuger Dutch scientist and inventor
14 May 1929
Vladimir Antoshin USSR International Chess Grandmaster (1964)
14 May 1929
Henry McGee British actor and comedian (No Thats Me Over Here The Benny Hill Show) born in South Kensington London (d. 2006)
14 May 1929
Gump Worsley Canadian ice hockey player born in Montreal Quebec (d. 2007)
14 May 1929
Barbara Branden Canadian writer and lecturer (d. 2013)
14 May 1930
Edward V Ned Regan Planfield NJ (Controller-R-NY 1978- )
14 May 1932
[Donald William] Bob Johnston American music producer (Bob Dylan Johnny Cash) born in Hillsboro Texas (d. 2015)
14 May 1933
John Mortimore cricketer (England off-spinner 1959-64)
14 May 1933
Lajos Kovacs Hungarian actor (Wings of Desire)
14 May 1936
Bobby Darin [Walden Robert Cassotto] American singer (Mack the Knife) born in The Bronx New York (d. 1973)
14 May 1937
Dick Howser shortstop (Kansas City As) manager (KC Royals)
14 May 1937
Eric Herfst Dutch cabaret performeractor (Floris)
14 May 1940
Chay Blyth English sailor (Alone in Order to the World)
14 May 1940
H. Jones British Soldier (VC recipient) (d. 1982)
14 May 1940
Tommy Lawrence Scottish football player and goalkeeper (Liverpool Tranmere Rovers) born in Dailly Scotland (d. 2018)
14 May 1941
Nasim-ul-Ghani cricketer (Pakistani left-handed all-rounder 1958-73)
14 May 1942
Lord McAlpine English contractormulti-millionaire
14 May 1943
[Derek] Lek Leckenby English guitarist (Hermans Hermits) born in Leeds England (d. 1994)
14 May 1943
Elizabeth Ray Marshall NC congressman Wayne Hays lover
14 May 1943
Jack Bruce Lanarkshire Scotland bassist (Cream-White Room)
14 May 1943
lafur Ragnar Grmsson President of Iceland
14 May 1944
Francesca Annis actress (Madame Bovary Dune) born in London England
14 May 1944
Gene Cornish rock bassistvocalist (Fotomaker Rascals) born in Ottawa Ontario
14 May 1944
Troy Shondell rocker (Many Sides of Troy Shondell)
14 May 1945
Yochanan Vollach Israeli footballer and president of Maccabi Haifa
14 May 1946
Derek Lek Leckenby rock guitarist (Hermans Hermits-Kinda Hush)
14 May 1947
Al Ciner rock guitarist (American Breed) born in Chicago Illinois
14 May 1947
Dick Dirt Tidrow baseball pitcher (NY Yankees)
14 May 1947
Karin Struck German feminist writer born in Gro Kiesow
14 May 1947
Tamara Dobson actress (Amazons Cleopatra Jones) born in Baltimore Maryland
14 May 1948
Bob Woolmer cricketer (England batsman mid-70s)
14 May 1948
Walter Olkewicz actor (Last Resort Wizards & Warriors) born in Bayonne New Jersey
14 May 1949
Klaus-Peter Thaler German cyclist born in Eckmannshausen West Germany
14 May 1950
Mark Blum actor (Worth Winning Blind Date Presidio) born in Newark New Jersey
14 May 1950
Jill Stein American physician activist and Green Party nominee for President (2016) born in Chicago Illinois
14 May 1951
Jay Beckenstein saxophonist (Spyro Gyra-Morning Dance)
14 May 1951
Season Hubley [Susan] American actress (Vice Squad Hardcore) born in NYC New York
14 May 1952
Robert Zemeckis American film director (Forrest Gump Back to the Future) born in Chicago Illinois
14 May 1952
David Byrne Dumbarton Scotland rock guitaristsinger (Talking Heads-Burning Down the House)
14 May 1955
Peter Kirsten cricketer (South African middle-order batsman)
14 May 1956
Gillian [Marucha] Bradshaw American sci-fi author (Hawk of May)
14 May 1956
Steve Hogarth Kendal England vocals (Marillion-Clutching at Straws)
14 May 1957
William G Gregory Lockport NY Mjr USAFAstronaut (STS 67)
14 May 1957
Leon White [Big Van Vader] American professional wrestler (WWF AJPW) born in Lynwood California (d. 2018)
14 May 1959
Mike Quick NFL wide receiver (Philadelphia Eagles)
14 May 1959
Patrick Bruel AlgerianFrench actorrock vocalist (Coup of Sirocco)
14 May 1952
Donald R McMonagle Mjr USAFastronaut (STS 39 54 66) born in Flint Michigan
14 May 1952
Scott Irwin American professional wrestler (d. 1987)
14 May 1953
Tom Cochrane Canadian rock vocalistguitarist (Red Rider) born in Toronto Ontario
14 May 1960
Carlyle Best cricketer (WI batsman late 80s)
14 May 1960
Frank Nobilo New Zealand golfer broadcaster (5 European Tour titles CBS Golf Channel) born in Auckland NZ
14 May 1961
Tim Roth actor (Reservoir Dogs Vincent & Theo) born in London England
14 May 1962
C. C. DeVille American rocker (Poison - Talk Dirty to Me) born in Brooklyn New York
14 May 1962
Ian Astbury Merseyside rock vocalist (Cult-Fire Woman)
14 May 1963
Pat Borders catcher (California Angels) born in Columbus Ohio
14 May 1964
James M Kelly Capt USAFastronaut born in Burlington Iowa
14 May 1964
Nancy Sorel actress (Generations Black Foix)
14 May 1965
Curt Harnett sprint cyclist (Olympic bronze 199296) born in Toronto Ontario
14 May 1965
Dave Widell NFL centerguard (Jacksonville Jaguars)
14 May 1965
Joey Cora Caguas Puerto Rico infielder (Seattle Mariners)
14 May 1965
Kelvin Martin NFL wide receiver (Philadelphia Eagles)
14 May 1966
Fab Morvan French singer-songwriter and dancer (Milli Vanilli with Rob Pilatus) born in Paris France
14 May 1966
Leroy Blugh CFL defensive end (Edmonton Eskimos)
14 May 1966
Pooh Richardson NBA guard (LA Clippers) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
14 May 1966
Mike Inez US rock bassist (Alice in Chains-Facelift)
14 May 1966
Raphael Saadiq American musician (Tony Toni Ton)
14 May 1967
Natasha Elaine Kaiser-Brown 400m runner born in Des Moines Iowa
14 May 1967
Shaun Creighton Australian distance runner (Olympics 1996)
14 May 1967
Tony Siragusa NFL defensive tackle (Indianapolis Colts Balt Ravens)
14 May 1967
Valeria Marini Italian sports commentator (Italian Soccer) born in Rome Italy
14 May 1652
Johann Philipp Fortsch German composer statesman and physician born in Wertheim am Main (d. 1732)
14 May 1707
Antonio Teixeira Portuguese composer born in Lisbon Portugal (d. after 1769)
14 May 1725
Ludovico Manin Venetian politician last Doge of Venice (1789-97) born in Venice Republic of Venice (d. 1802)
14 May 1771
Robert Owen Welsh factory owner and utopian socialist born in Newtown Wales (d. 1858)
14 May 1781
Friedrich von Raumer German historian and parliamentarian
14 May 1881
Ed Walsh American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher manager (Chicago WS MLB ERA record 1.82) born in Plains Township Pennsylvania (d. 1959)
14 May 1897
Sidney Bechet American jazz clarinetist saxophonist and band leader born in New Orleans Louisiana (d. 1959)
14 May 1898
[Arthur] Zutty Singleton American jazz drummer (Louis Armstrongs Hot Five) born in Bunkie Louisiana (d. 1975)
14 May 1943
Derek Lek Leckenby English rock guitarist (Hermans Hermits) born in Leeds England (d. 1994)
14 May 1943
Jack Bruce Scottish bassist and singer-songwriter (Cream-White Room) born in Bishopbriggs Scotland
14 May 1948
Bob Woolmer English cricket all-rounder coach (19 Tests coach Pakistan South Africa) born in Kanpur India (d. 2007)
14 May 1950
Mark Blum American actor (Worth Winning Blind Date Presidio) born in Newark New Jersey (d. 2020)
14 May 1955
Peter Kirsten South African cricket batsman and coach (12 Tests top score 104 40 ODIs) born in Pietermaritzburg Natal South Africa
14 May 1964
James M. Kelly Capt USAFastronaut born in Burlington Iowa
14 May 1966
Raphael Saadiq American musician (Tony Toni Ton) born in Oakland California
14 May 1968
Greg Davis Welsh-born British stand-up comedian actor and former secondary school teacher (We Are Klang The Inbetweeners Cuckoo Taskmaster) born in St Asaph Denbighshire
14 May 1969
Danny Wood American musician (New Kids) born in Boston Massachusetts
14 May 1553
Margaret of Valois Queen of France wife of Henry IV (1572-99) daughter of Henry II born in Chteau de Saint-Germain-en-Laye France (d. 1615)
14 May 1812
Emilie MayerGerman composer of Romantic music born in Friedland Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (d. 1883)
14 May 1816
Gualtiero Sanelli Italian composer born in Parma (d. 1861)
14 May 1864
Eleanor Everest Freer American composer born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1942)
14 May 1883
Julian Eltinge American vaudeville star female impersonator born in Newtownville Massachusetts (d. d. 1941)
14 May 1891
Egon Kornauth Austrian composer born in Olmtz Moravia (d. 1959)
14 May 1892
Arthur Vincent Lourie Russian composer born in Propoysk Russia (d. 1966)
14 May 1892
Felix Petyrek Austrian composer born in Brno Austria (d. 1951)
14 May 1899
Earle Combs American MLB baseball centerfielder 1924-35 (New York Yankees) born in Richmond Kentucky (d. 1976)
14 May 1899
Stelios Perpiniadis Greek folk singer songwriter and guitarist born in Tinos
14 May 1907
Dick Bentley Australian comedian and actor (The Glums) born in Melbourne Australia (d. 1995)
14 May 1923
Diane Arbus [Nemerov] American photographer (Vogue Harpers Bazaar) born in NYC New York (d. 1971) [1]
14 May 1926
estmr Gregor Czech composer born in Brno (d. 2011)
14 May 1927
Shirley Spork American golfer and administrator (co-founder LPGA Womens PGA Cship runner-up 1962) born in Detroit Michigan
14 May 1928
Will Dub Jones American bass singer (The Coasters - Charlie Brown) born in Shreveport Louisiana (d. 2000)
14 May 1931
Alvin Lucier American composer of experimental music (I Am Sitting In A Room Music On A Long Thin Wire) born in Nashua New Hampshire
14 May 1937
Peter Williams British organist and musicologist born in Wolverhampton England (d. 2016)
14 May 1939
Troy Shondell American singer (This Time (Were Really Breaking Up)) born in Fort Wayne Indiana (d. 2016)
14 May 1943
Jack Bruce Scottish bassist and singer-songwriter (Cream-White Room) born in Bishopbriggs Scotland (d. 2014)
14 May 1943
Tania Len Cuban-born American composer (Drummin) conductor and educator born in Havana Cuba
14 May 1945
Grigori Zhislin Russian concert violinist and viola player born in Leningrad USSR (d. 2017)
14 May 1951
Jay Beckenstein American saxophonist (Spyro Gyra-Morning Dance) born in Brooklyn New York
14 May 1966
Fab Morvan French singer-songwriter dancer and de-frocked Grammy Award winner (Milli Vanilli with Rob Pilatus) born in Paris France
14 May 1316
Charles IV King of Bohemia (1346-78) and Holy Roman Emperor (1355-78) born in Prague (d. 1378)
14 May 1679
Peder Horrebow Danish astronomer who invented the Horrebow-Talcott Method a method to determine a locations latitude from the stars born in Lgstr Jutland Denmark (d. 1764)
14 May 1710
Adolf Frederik King of Sweden (1751-70) born in Gottorp Schleswig Duchy of Schleswig (d. 1771)
14 May 1727
Thomas Gainsborough English leading portrait painter (Blue Boy) born in Sudbury England (d. 1788) baptism date [1]
14 May 1781
Friedrich von Raumer German historian travel writer (Italy and the Italians) and politician born in Wrlitz (d. 1873)
14 May 1798
Frantiek Palack Father of the Nation Czech historian and politician (led Czech National Revival) born in Hodslavice Habsburg Empire (d. 1876)
14 May 1805
Johann Peter Emilius Hartmann Danish Romantic composer born in Copenhagen Denmark (d. 1900)
14 May 1846
Arnold Kerdijk Dutch liberal politician (founder Social Weekly newspaper) born in Rotterdam. Netherlands (d. 1905)
14 May 1846
Pieter Cort van de Linden Dutch politician (Prime Minister of Netherlands 1913-18) born in The Hague Netherlands (d. 1935)
14 May 1867
Kurt Eisner German socialist politician revolutionary and journalist (President of the Peoples State of Bavaria 1918-19) born in Berlin Prussia (d. 1919)
14 May 1870
Zygmunt Stojowski Polish-American concert pianist composer and pedagogue born near Kielce Russian Empire (now Poland) (d. 1946)
14 May 1878
J. L. Wilkinson American Baseball HOF executive (founder All Nations Baseball club 1912 & NgL Kansas City Monarchs 1920) born in Algona Iowa (d. 1964)
14 May 1881
Ed Walsh American Baseball HOF pitcher (World Series 1906 no-hitter 1911 MLB record 1.82 career ERA Chicago White Sox) and manager (Chicago WS 1924) born in Plains Township Pennsylvania (d. 1959)
14 May 1883
Jan Olieslagers Belgian aviation and motorcycle pioneer (WWI flying ace Antwerp Devil) born in Antwerp Belgium (d. 1942)
14 May 1883
Julian Eltinge [Dalton] American vaudeville Broadway and silent film female impersonator star (The Crinoline Girl) born in Newtownville Massachusetts (d. 1941)
14 May 1885
Otto Klemperer German-American conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic 1933-39) and composer (Das Ziel) born in Breslau Prussia (now Wrocaw Poland) (d. 1973)
14 May 1893
Ivan Wyschnegradsky Russian microtonal composer born in Saint Petersburg Russia (d. 1979)
14 May 1895
Lew Lehr American comedian (Stop Me if I heard this One) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1950)
14 May 1895
Renato Lunelli composer Italian organist composer and musicologist born in Trent Austria-Hungary (now Trento Italy) (d. 1967)
14 May 1897
Sidney Bechet American jazz clarinetist saxophonist band leader and composer (Petite Fleur) born in New Orleans Louisiana (d. 1959)
14 May 1898
Bonifacio Gil Garcia Spanish composer and folklorist born in Santo Domingo de la Calzada Spain (d. 1964)
14 May 1899
Earle Combs American Baseball HOF center fielder (9 World Series 1927 28 32 3639 41 43 New York Yankees) born in Richmond Kentucky (d. 1976)
14 May 1899
Stelios Perpiniadis Greek folk singer songwriter and guitarist born in Tinos Greece (d. 1977)
14 May 1906
Hastings Kamuzu Banda Prime Minister then 1st President of Malawi (1964-94) born near Kasungu British Central Africa (d. 1997)
14 May 1907
Mohammed Ayub Khan Pakistani general and politician (1958 coup President of Pakistan 1958-69) born in Rehana British India (d. 1974)
14 May 1912
Marguerite Fawdry English museum curator (started Pollocks Toy Museum) born in Bexleyheath England (d. 1995)
14 May 1916
Del Moore American comedian and actor (Life With Elizabeth Bachelor Father - Cal Cinderfella) born in Pensacola Florida (d. 1970)
14 May 1916
Marco Zanuso Italian Modernist architect and product designer born in Milan Italy (d. 2001)
14 May 1918
Arthur McIntyre English cricket wicket-keeper (3 Tests 8 dismissals Surrey CCC MCC) born in London England (d. 2009)
14 May 1919
Heloise Bowles (Cruse) American advice columnist (Hints from Heloise) born in Fort Worth Texas (d. 1977)
14 May 1919
Solange Chaput-Rolland French Canadian journalist and politician (d. 2001)
14 May 1922
Richard Deacon American actor (The Dick Van Dyke Show - Mel Cooley) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1984)
14 May 1924
Joly Braga Santos Portuguese composer and conductor born in Lisbon (d. 1988)
14 May 1927
Shirley Spork American golfer and administrator (co-founder LPGA Womens PGA Cship runner-up 1962) born in Detroit Michigan (d. 2022)
14 May 1930
Edward Regan American Republican politician and Comptroller of New York (1979-93) born in Plainfield New Jersey (d. 2014)
14 May 1930
Wadysaw Sowiski Polish contemporary classical composer born in Sadlno Poland
14 May 1932
[Donald William] Bob Johnston American music producer (Bob Dylan Johnny Cash Simon & Garfunkel) born in Hillsboro Texas (d. 2015)
14 May 1934
Grady Gaines American jazz blues and R&B tenor saxophonist (Little Richard Sam Cooke James Brown Jackie Wilson) born in Waskom Texas (d. 2021)
14 May 1936
Bobby Darin [Walden Robert Cassotto] American singer (Mack the Knife Splish-Splash Beyond The Sea) born in The Bronx New York (d. 1973)
14 May 1936
Charlie Gracie [Graci] American rock pioneer rhythm and blues singer and guitarist (Butterfly Fabulous) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 2022) [1]
14 May 1937
Dick Howser American baseball shortstop (MLB All Star All-Star 1961 61 KC As) and manager (World Series 1977 78 NY Yankees KC Royals 1985) born in Miami Florida (d. 1987)
14 May 1937
Eric Herfst Dutch cabaret performer cabaret performer (Lurelei) and actor (Floris) born in Amsterdam Netherlands (d. 1985)
14 May 1937
Vic Flick British studio guitarist (James Bond Theme George Martin Orchestra John Barry Seven) film score composer and arranger born in Worcester Park Surrey England
14 May 1942
Byron Dorgan American politician and author (Rep-D-ND 1981-92 Senator-D-ND 1992-2011) born in Dickinson North Dakota
14 May 1942
Gerald Shapiro American classical and electro-acoustic composer (The Voice of the Dharma In Times Sahdow) and educator (Brown university) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
14 May 1942
Tony Prez Cuban Baseball HOF infielder (7 x MLB All Star World Series 1975 76 Cincinnati Reds) and manager (Cincinnati Reds 1993 Florida Marlins 2001) born in Ciego de vila Cuba
14 May 1943
(John) Jack Bruce Scottish bassist and singer-songwriter (Cream - Sunshine of Your Love White Room) born in Bishopbriggs Scotland (d. 2014)
14 May 1943
Alan Mollohan American politician (Rep-D-WV 1983-2011) born in Fairmont West Virginia
14 May 1943
Derek Lek Leckenby British rock guitarist (Hermans Hermits) born in Leeds England (d. 1994)
14 May 1943
Elizabeth Ray American beauty queen secretary and US Congressman Wayne Hays lover born in Marshall North Carolina
14 May 1943
lafur Ragnar Grmsson Icelandic politician (President of Iceland 1996-2016 Minister of Finance 1988-91) born in safjrur Iceland
14 May 1943
Tania Len Cuban-American Pulitzer Prize-winning composer (Haiku Scourge of the Hyacinths) conductor arts advisor and educator born in Havana Cuba
14 May 1944
Gene Cornish Canadian rock bassistvocalist (Fotomaker Rascals - Good Lovin) born in Ottawa Ontario
14 May 1944
Russi Taylor American voice actress (6th Minnie Mouse 1986-2019) born in Cambridge Massachusetts (d. 2019)
14 May 1946
Alan David Marks American concert pianist and composer born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1995)
14 May 1947
Al Ciner American rock guitarist (American Breed - Bend Me Shape Me Three Dog Night - Joy To The World) born in Chicago Illinois
14 May 1947
Dick Dirt Tidrow American MLB pitcher 1972-84 (Cleveland Indians New York Yankees and 3 other teams) and executive (Asst GM San Francisco Giants) born in San Francisco California
14 May 1947
Jon Landau American music writer artist manager and record producer (Bruce Springsteen Train Shania Twain) born in New York City
14 May 1947
Tamara Dobson American actress (Amazons Cleopatra Jones) born in Baltimore Maryland (d. 2006)
14 May 1951
Jay Beckenstein American saxophonist (Spyro Gyra - Morning Dance) born in Brooklyn New York
14 May 1952
David Byrne Scottish-American rock singer-songwriter (Talking Heads - Burning Down the House Psycho Killer) born in Dumbarton Scotland
14 May 1953
Tom Cochrane Canadian rock vocalist and guitarist (Red Rider - Lunatic Fringe) born in Toronto Ontario
14 May 1957
Big Van Vader [Leon White] American professional wrestler (WWF AJPW) born in Lynwood California (d. 2018)
14 May 1957
William G Gregory American USAF Major and astronaut (STS 67) born in Lockport New York
14 May 1959
Patrick Bruel [Benguigui] Algerian-French actor (Coup of Sirocco) rock vocalist (Marre de cette nana-l - Fed Up With That Chick) and world class poker player born in Tlemcen Algeria
14 May 1960
Anne Clark British poet and avant garde recording artist born in Croydon Surrey England
14 May 1960
Steve Williams American professional wrestler known as Dr. Death and USFL football player born in Lakewood Colorado (d. 2009)
14 May 1961
Alain Vigneault Canadian NHL ice hockey coach since 1997 (New York Rangers 2013-18 Philadelphia Flyers 2019-present and two other teams) born in Quebec City Quebec
14 May 1961
Tim Roth British actor (Reservoir Dogs Vincent & Theo The Hateful Eight) born in Dulwich London England
14 May 1962
Ian Astbury British-Canadian rock singer and songwriter (The Cult - Fire Woman) born in Heswall Cheshire England
14 May 1966
Mike Inez American rock bassist (Alice in Chains - Facelift Ozzy Osbourne) born in San Fernando California
14 May 1966
Pooh Richardson NBA guard (NBA All-Rookie First Team 1990 Minnesota Timberwolves Los Angeles Clippers) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
14 May 1967
Deirdre Gribbin Northern Ireland classical composer (Hey Persephone Unity of Being) born in Belfast Northern Ireland
14 May 1652
Johann Philipp Frtsch German Baroque composer statesman and physician born in Wertheim am Main Wertheim County Holy Roman Empire (now Germany) (d. 1732)
14 May 1812
Emilie MayerGerman composer of Romantic music born in Friedland Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Swedish Pomerania (now Germany) (d. 1883)
14 May 1816
Gualtiero Sanelli Italian composer born in Parma Duchy of Parma and Piacenza (now Italy) (d. 1861)
14 May 1817
Alexander Kaufmann German poet and folklorist born in Bonn Rhine Province Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1893)
14 May 1850
John Ware American-Canadian black rancher and cowboy born a slave in North Texas (d. 1905) [1]
14 May 1897
Sidney Bechet American jazz clarinetist saxophonist bandleader and composer (Petite Fleur) born in New Orleans Louisiana (d. 1959)
14 May 1903
Billie Dove [Lilian Bohny] American actress (Black Pirate Stolen Bride) born in New York City (d. 1997)
14 May 1910
Ken Viljoen South African cricket batsman (27 Tests 2 x 100 HS 124 Griqualand West Orange Free State Transvaal) born in Windsorton South Africa (d. 1974)
14 May 1911
Hans Vogt German composer born in Danzig Prussia (now Gdansk Poland) (d. 1992)
14 May 1916
Del Moore American comedian and actor (Life With Elizabeth Bachelor Father - Cal Cinderfella) born in Pensacola Florida (d. 1970)
14 May 1916
Lance Dossor British-Australian concert pianist born in Weston-super-Mare England (d. 2005)
14 May 1922
Agha Hasan Abedi Pakistani banker and felon (BCCI) born in Lucknow British India (d. 1995)
14 May 1923
Adnan Pachachi Iraqi and Emirati politician and diplomat (Iraq Minister of Foreign Affairs during Six-Day War) born in Baghdad Iraq (d. 2019)
14 May 1925
Al Porcino American big band jazz and session trumpeter (Woody Herman Stan Kenton) born in New York City (d. 2013)
14 May 1925
Patrice Munsel [Munsil] American operatic soprano (Metropolitan Opera 1943-58 Patrice Munsel Show) born in Spokane Washington (d. 2016)
14 May 1925
Tristram Ogilvie Cary British-Australian composer electronic music pioneer and educator born in Oxford England (d. 2008)
14 May 1932
Loek Elfferich Dutch journalist and historian (Treason in Rotterdam) born in Rotterdam Netherlands (d. 1992)
14 May 1932
Richard Estes American artist and photorealist painter (Telephone Booths) born in Kewanee Illinois
14 May 1933
Frank Harte Irish traditional singer and song collector born in Chapelizod County Dublin Ireland (d. 2005)
14 May 1937
Eric Herfst Dutch cabaret performer (Lurelei) and actor (Floris) born in Amsterdam Netherlands (d. 1985)
14 May 1938
Clive Rowlands Welsh rugby union scrum half (14 caps Abercraf RFC Pontypool RFC Llanelli RFC Swansea RFC) born in Upper Cwmtwrch Wales (d. 2023)
14 May 1940
Leif Eriksen Norwegian soccer forward (4 caps Vlerenga FC Eidsvold Turn) and manager (Vlerenga FC Jevnaker IF Skeid) born in Oslo Norway (d. 2024)
14 May 1945
Joggie Viljoen South African rugby union scrum half (6 Tests Griqualand West RU Eastern Province RU) born in Cape Town South Africa (d. 2023)
14 May 1946
Claudia Goldin American academic and economist (2023 Nobel Prize for Economics for work on womens labour market outcomes) born in New York City
14 May 1948
Bob Woolmer English cricket all-rounder (19 Tests 3 x 100 HS 149 4 wickets Kent CCC Natal Western Province) and coach (Pakistan South Africa) born in Kanpur India (d. 2007)
14 May 1951
Season Hubley [Susan] American actress (Vice Squad Hardcore) born in New York City
14 May 1955
Jan Srensen Danish soccer striker (11 caps Club Brugge FC Twente Feyenoord Ajax) and manager (Portimonense Walsall FC) born in Glostrup Denmark (d. 2024)
14 May 1652
Johann Philipp Frtsch German Baroque composer statesman and physician born in Wertheim am Main Wertheim County Holy Roman Empire (d. 1732)
14 May 1699
Hans Joachim von Zieten Prussian cavalry general born in Wustrau Brandenburg (d. 1786)
14 May 1701
William Emerson British mathematician known for his work on fluxions born in Hurworth England (d. 1782)
14 May 1737
George Macartney 1st Earl Macartney British statesman and the first British ambassador to China (1792-96) born in Loughguile Northern Ireland (d. 1806)
14 May 1752
Albrecht Thaer German agronomist and founder of modern scientific agriculture (Principles of Rational Agriculture) born in Celle Electorate of Hanover (d. 1828) [1] [2]
14 May 1752
Timothy Dwight American theologian poet and member of the Hartford Wits literary group born in Northampton Massachusetts (d. 1817)
14 May 1812
Emilie MayerGerman composer of Romantic music born in Friedland Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Swedish Pomerania (d. 1883)
14 May 1814
Charles Beyer German-British locomotive designer and chief engineer at Beyer Peacock & Co born in Plauen Saxony (d. 1876)
14 May 1816
Gualtiero Sanelli Italian composer born in Parma Duchy of Parma and Piacenza (d. 1861)
14 May 1830
George Pierce Doles American businessman and Brigadier General in the Confederate Army born in Milledgeville Georgia (d. 1864)
14 May 1832
Rudolf Lipschitz German mathematician known for his work on the Lipschitz condition born in Knigsberg East Pussia (d. 1903)
14 May 1836
James Patrick Major American Brigadier General in the Confederate Army who was part of the Red River campaign born in Fayette Missouri (d. 1877)
14 May 1850
John Ware American-Canadian black rancher and cowboy born into slavery born in North Texas (d. 1905) [1]
14 May 1870
Zygmunt Stojowski Polish-American concert pianist composer and pedagogue born near Kielce Russian Poland (d. 1946)
14 May 1872
Elia Dalla Costa Italian cardinal who helped organize a rescue network for Jewish people during the Holocaust born in Villaverla Italy (d. 1961)
14 May 1881
George Murray Hulbert American lawyer jurist and politician (NY Representative) born in Rochester New York (d. 1950)
14 May 1880
Wilhelm List German field marshal during World War who was convicted of war crimes born in Oberkirchberg Germany (d. 1971)
14 May 1885
Otto Klemperer German-American conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic 1933-39) and composer (Das Ziel) born in Breslau Kingdom of Prussia German Empire (d. 1973)
14 May 1891
Egon Kornauth Austrian composer born in Olmtz Kingdom of Moravia Austria-Hungarian (d. 1959)
14 May 1892
Felix Petyrek Austrian composer born in Brno Kingdom of Moravia Austria-Hungary (d. 1951)
14 May 1893
Louis Verneuil French playwright screenwriter and actor (My Life with Caroline Murder for Sale) born in Paris France (d. 1952) [1] [2]
14 May 1895
Renato Lunelli composer Italian organist composer and musicologist born in Trent Austria-Hungary (d. 1967)
14 May 1897
Ed Ricketts American marine biologist (Between Pacific Tides Sea of Cortez) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1948)
14 May 1899
Pierre Victor Auger French physicist who is known for the discovery of giant air showers born in Paris France (d. 1993) [1]
14 May 1900
Edgar Wind German art historian specializing in the Renaissance and the first professor of art history at Oxford University born in Berlin Germany (d. 1971)
14 May 1900
Hal Borland [Harold Glen Borland] American author and nature journalist (The Dog Who Came to Stay When the Legends Die) born in Sterling Nebraska (d. 1978) [1] [2]
14 May 1900
Leo Smit Dutch composer who died in a Nazi extermination camp born in Amsterdam Netherlands (d. 1943)
14 May 1900
Walter Rehberg Swiss concert pianist composer and musicologist born in Geneva Switzerland (d. 1957)
14 May 1901
Robert Ritter German child psychologist who classified the Roma and Sinti populations for persecution under the Third Reich born in Aachen German Empire (d. 1951) [1]
14 May 1904
Hans Albert Einstein Swiss-American professor and engineer born in Bern Switzerland (d. 1973)
14 May 1904
Marcel Junod Swiss physician and International Committee of the Red Cross delegate (1935-59) born in Neuchtel Switzerland (d. 1961)
14 May 1905
Jean Danilou French Jesuit cardinal and theologian (Prayer as a Political Problem) born in Neuilly-sur-Seine France (d. 1974) [1] [2]
14 May 1907
Hans von der Groeben German diplomat and member of the European Commission (1958-67) born in Langheim East Prussia (d. 2005)
14 May 1907
Johnny Moss American poker player known as the Grand Old Man of Poker born in Marshall Texas (d. 1995)
14 May 1911
Hans Vogt German composer born in Danzig Kingdom of Prussia German Empire (d. 1992)
14 May 1917
Norman Luboff American vocal arranger music publisher and choir director (Norman Luboff Choir - Yellow Bird) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1987)
14 May 1919
John Hope American meteorologist and hurricane expert born in Stowell Pennsylvania (d. 2002)
14 May 1919
Solange Chaput-Rolland French politician senator journalist and author (Disunited Country) born in Montreal Quebec (d. 2001) [1]
14 May 1924
Joly Braga Santos Portuguese composer and conductor born in Lisbon Portugal (d. 1988)
14 May 1924
Kaiti Grey [Athanasia Gizili] Greek pop singer born in Mytilinioi Samos Greece (d. 2025)
14 May 1925
Boris Parsadanian Soviet Armenian-Estonian violinist and composer born in Kislovodsk Russian SFSR (d. 1997)
14 May 1926
estmr Gregor Czech composer born in Brno Czechoslovakia (d. 2011)
14 May 1927
Herbert W. Franke Austrian scientist writer and computer art pioneer born in Vienna Austria (d. 2022)
14 May 1928
Frederik H. Kreuger Dutch scientist inventor and writer born in Amsterdam Netherlands (d. 2015)
14 May 1929
Barbara Branden Canadian writer and lecturer (The Passion of Ayn Rand Who is Ayn Rand) born in Winnipeg (d. 2013) [1] [2]
14 May 1931
Alvin Lucier American composer of experimental music (I Am Sitting In A Room Music On A Long Thin Wire) educator and music director born in Nashua New Hampshire (d. 2021)
14 May 1932
Robert Bechtle American photorealist painter born in San Francisco California (d. 2020)
14 May 1933
John Mortimore English cricketer (England off-spinner 1959-64) born in Southmead Bristol England (d. 2014)
14 May 1933
Lszl Kovcs Hungarian-American cinematographer (Easy Rider Five Easy Pieces Paper Moon The Last Waltz) born in Cece Hungary (d. 2007) [1]
14 May 1933
Michael Chevalier German film and television voice-dubbing actor born in Berlin Germany (d. 2011)
14 May 1933
Sin Phillips Welsh stage and screen actress (I Claudius - Livia) born in Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen Glamorgan Wales
14 May 1937
Kottayam Pushpanath [Pushpanathan Pillai] Indian science fictioin and mystery novelist known as the Arthur Conan Doyle of India born in Kottayam British India (d. 2018)
14 May 1937
Vic Flick British studio guitarist (James Bond Theme George Martin Orchestra John Barry Seven) film score composer and arranger born in Worcester Park Surrey England (d. 2024) [1] [2]
14 May 1940
Charles Chay Blyth Scottish yachtsman and rower first person to sail singlehanded around the world (1971) born in Hawick Scotland
14 May 1940
Lieutenant Herbert H. Jones British Commanding Officer 2nd Battalion Parachute Regiment and Victoria Cross recipient born in Putney London (d. 1982)
14 May 1942
Robert Alistair McAlpine Lord McAlpine of West Green English businessman and politician advisor to Margaret Thatcher born in Mayfair London
14 May 1944
Gene Cornish Canadian rock bassist and vocalist (Fotomaker Rascals - Good Lovin) born in Ottawa Ontario
14 May 1947
-05-14 Ana Martn Martinez] Mexican telenovela actress and beauty queen (Miss Mexico 1963) born in Mexico City Mexico
14 May 1950
Mark Blum American actor (Worth Winning Blind Date The Presidio) born in Newark New Jersey (d. 2020)
14 May 1953
Norodom Sihamoni King of Cambodia former ballet dancer and cultural ambassador born in Phnom Penh Cambodia [1]
14 May 1953
Wim Mertens Flemish Belgian contemporary classical and avant garde composer countertenor pianist and musicologist born in Neerpelt Belgium
14 May 1954
Jens Sparschuh German writer (Nicht wirklich Life is Very Time Consuming) born in Karl-Marx-Stadt Germany
14 May 1955
Alasdair Fraser Scottish fiddler educator and traditional music revivalist born in Clackmannan Scotland
14 May 1956
Gillian Marucha Bradshaw American author of historical fiction sci-fi and childrens literature (Down the Long Wind The Dragon and the Thief) born in Falls Church Virginia
14 May 1956
Steve Hogarth English progressive rock singer and keyboardist (Marillion. 1989-present - Youre Gone) born in Kendal England
14 May 1958
Rudy Prez Cuban-born American pop and Latin record producer songwriter and musician born in Pinar del Ro Cuba
14 May 1961
Alain Vigneault Canadian NHL ice hockey coach since 1997 (New York Rangers 2013-18 Philadelphia Flyers 2019-2021 and two other teams) born in Quebec City Quebec
14 May 1965
Eoin Colfer Irish author of childrens books (Artemis Fowl) born in Wexford Ireland [1] [2]
14 May 1967
Deirdre Gribbin Northern Ireland classical composer (Hey Persephone Unity of Being) born in Belfast Northern Ireland
14 May 1967
Tony Siragusa American football defensive tackle (Super Bowl 2000 Baltimore Ravens Indianapolis Colts) and broadcaster (Fox The Sopranos Man Caves) born in Kenilworth New Jersey (d. 2022)