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Historical Birthday

04 Jan 1077
Emperor Zhezong of Song Dynasty in China (d. 1100)
04 Jan 1334
Amadeus VI [Green Count] Count of Savoy (d. 1383)
04 Jan 1567
Franciscus Aguilon physicistmathematicianjesuitarchitect
04 Jan 1581
James Ussher Archbishop of Armagh (claimed world began 4004 BC).
04 Jan 1604
Jacob Balde German jesuitbarok conductor (Jephthe)
04 Jan 1672
Hugh Boulter Irish Archbishop of Armagh (d. 1742)
04 Jan 1710
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi Italian composer (Il Prigioniero Superbo)
04 Jan 1720
Johann Friedrich Agricola German (court)composerorganist
04 Jan 1726
Cornelis Ploos van Amstel Dutch engraverart collector
04 Jan 1739
Henrik C Cras Dutch lawyer (Laudatio Hugonis Grotii)
04 Jan 1772
Paul-Louis Courier (de Mere) French writerinterpreter
04 Jan 1797
Wilhelm Beer German amateur astronomer (constructed 1st Moon map)
04 Jan 1813
Alexander Freiherr von Bach Austria attorneypremier (1852-59)
04 Jan 1813
Isaac Pitman Britain inventor (stenographic shorthand)
04 Jan 1813
Louis L Bonaparte EnglishFrench linguistsenator
04 Jan 1821
John James Peck American Major General (Union Army) born in Manlius New York (d. 1878)
04 Jan 1822
Joseph Jones Reynolds American engineer educator and Major General (Union Army) born in Flemingsburg Kentucky (d. 1899)
04 Jan 1823
Otto van Rees gov-gen of Dutch-Indies (1884-88)
04 Jan 1823
Peter Joseph Osterhaus German-American diplomat and Major General (Union Army) born in Koblenz Germany (d. 1917)
04 Jan 1837
Casimiro de Abreu Brazil poet (Camoes e o jau)
04 Jan 1838
Charles Stratton [General Tom Thumb] (famous short person)
04 Jan 1842
Frederic T. Greenhalge 38th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1896)
04 Jan 1848
Katsura Taro Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1913)
04 Jan 1869
Tommy Corcoran American baseball shortstop (MLB shortstop game assist record 14) born in New Haven Connecticut (d. 1960)
04 Jan 1870
Percy Pitt English composer (BBC) born in London (d. 1932)
04 Jan 1872
Edmund Rumpler Austrian autoairplane builder
04 Jan 1874
Svend Fleuron Danish writer born on Good Katrinedal (d. 1966)
04 Jan 1877
Gibson Gowland British actor (Greed Blind Husbands The Phantom of the Opera) born in Spennymoor Durham England (d. 1951)
04 Jan 1878
Alfred Edgar Coppard England writer (Black Dogs & Other Stories)
04 Jan 1881
Wilhelm Lehmbruck German painterpoetsculptor (Seated Youth)
04 Jan 1883
Johanna Westerdijk botanistNeth 1st female prof (Utrecht 1917-52)
04 Jan 1883
Max Eastman American criticessayist and editor of The Masses (d. 1969)
04 Jan 1888
Arthur Berry England soccer player (Olympic gold 1908 12)
04 Jan 1893
Yone Minagawa Japanese became worlds oldest living person January 29 2007. (d. Aug. 13 2007)
04 Jan 1894
Manuel de Abreu Brazilian physician (d. 1962)
04 Jan 1895
Lourens G M Baas Becking Dutch botanistresistance fighter
04 Jan 1895
Leroy Grumman American industrialist (d. 1982)
04 Jan 1896
Everett Dirksen American politician (Sen-R-Ill) (d. 1969)
04 Jan 1901
C. L. R. James writer and journalist (d. 1989)
04 Jan 1903
Joris Diels Flemish actor and director (Its a Cruel World Haagsche Comedy) born in Antwerpen Belgium (d. 1992)
04 Jan 1905
Sterling Holloway American actor (The Jungle Book Alice in Wonderland The Aristocats Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree) born in Cedartown Georgia (d. 1992)
04 Jan 1909
Cilly Aussem German tennis player (Wimbledon 1931) born in Cologne Germany (d. 1963)
04 Jan 1913
Malietoa Tanumafili II King of West-Samoa (1962- )
04 Jan 1916
Catherina Elisabeth Tootje Vreede portrait painter
04 Jan 1916
Robert Parrish director (Casino Royale) born in Columbus Georgia
04 Jan 1916
Lionel Newman American film music composer (Peyton Place) born in New Haven Connecticut (d. 1989)
04 Jan 1916
Slim Gaillard [Bulee] Edinburgh Scotland American Jazz singersongwriter (d. 1991)
04 Jan 1917
Maurice Wohl English brokermulti-millionaire
04 Jan 1919
Al Jazbo Collins American DJ (Tonight America After Dark) born in NYC New York
04 Jan 1919
Havelock Henry Trevor Hudson underwriter (Lloyds of London)
04 Jan 1920
Rosalie Crutchley British actress (Armchair Theatre Black Limelight Four Weddings and a Funeral) born in London England (d. 1997)
04 Jan 1922
Frank Wess flutistsaxophonistcomposer (d. 2013)
04 Jan 1945
Richard R. Schrock American chemist Nobel laureate
04 Jan 1946
Arthur Conley McIntosh County Georgia US soul singer (Sweet Soul Music) (d. 2003)
04 Jan 1946
Susannah McCorkle American jazz singer (d. 2001)
04 Jan 1947
Chris Cutler English musician and composer (Henry Cow Art Bears)
04 Jan 1947
Rick Stein English chef and television presenter
04 Jan 1951
Barbara Ann Cochran Claremont NH slalom skier (Olympic gold 1972)
04 Jan 1925
Veikko Hakulinen Finland 30K50K cross country skier (Olympic gold 1956)
04 Jan 1927
Barbara Rush American actress (Marsha-Peyton Place It Came From Outer Space Flamingo Road) born in Denver Colorado
04 Jan 1929
Amitai W Etzioni US sociologist (Active Society)
04 Jan 1930
Iain Cuthbertson Scottish actor (Guilty Scandal Rep Danger UXB) born in Glasgow Lanarkshire (d. 2009)
04 Jan 1930
Sorrell Booke American actor (Boss Hogg in Dukes of Hazard) born in Buffalo New York (d. 1994)
04 Jan 1931
Adi Lady Lala Mara First Lady of Fiji (d. 2004)
04 Jan 1931
Sir William Deane Governor-General of Australia 1996-2001
04 Jan 1932
Richard Stahl actor (Howard-Its a Living) born in Detroit Michigan
04 Jan 1935
Kenneth Money Canadian astronaut (STS 42-alt)
04 Jan 1937
Dyan Cannon [Samile Diane Friesen] American actress director and producer (Heaven Can Wait) born in Tacoma Washington
04 Jan 1937
R Surendranath cricketer (Indian pace bowler in 11 Tests early 60s)
04 Jan 1938
Louis Krebs Graham PGA golfer (1975 US Open) born in Nashville Tennessee
04 Jan 1940
Anthony Skooter Teague Texas actor (How to Succeed in Business)
04 Jan 1940
Brian Josephson British physicist (Nobel 1973)
04 Jan 1940
Gao Xingjian Chinese-born French novelist and dramatist Nobel laureate
04 Jan 1941
John Bennett Perry singeractor (Falcon Crest) born in Williamstown Massachusetts
04 Jan 1941
Maureen Reagan 1st daughter of Ronald and Jane Wyman born in Los Angeles California
04 Jan 1942
John McLaughlin [Mahavishnu] American rock guitarist (Sentimental JourneyClouds of Joy) born in Doncaster South Yorkshire
04 Jan 1942
Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah Prime Minister of Kuwait (2011-present) born in Kuwait City Kuwait
04 Jan 1945
Jay Dee Maness Loma Linda Ca singer (Desert Rose Band-Love Reunited)
04 Jan 1951
Peter Haycock rock guitarist (All Along the Watchtower) (d. 2013)
04 Jan 1954
Eugene Chadbourne American composer and musician
04 Jan 1955
Kathy Forester Lookout Mt Ga country singer (Forester Sister-Men)
04 Jan 1955
Mark Hollis English pop musician (Talk Talk) born in London England
04 Jan 1956
Ann Magnuson Charleston WV actress (Anything But Love Hunger)
04 Jan 1956
Bernard Sumner [Albrecht] English rock guitarist vocalist (Joy Division and New Order) born in Salford England
04 Jan 1957
Patty Loveless [Ramey] singer (Blue Side of Town) born in Pikeville Kentucky
04 Jan 1958
Matt Frewer actor (Max Headroom Doctor Doctor) born in Washington D.C.
04 Jan 1958
Nina Foust Asheboro NC LPGA golfer (1994 Hawaiian Ladies Open-6th)
04 Jan 1958
Julian Sands English actor (A Room with a View Arachnophobia) born in Otley Yorkshire England
04 Jan 1959
Denise Matthews Vanity singer (Prince protege) and actress (52 Pick Up) born in Niagara Falls Ontario (d. 2016)
04 Jan 1960
Cory Everson American body builder (6X Ms Olympia) born in Racine Wisconsin
04 Jan 1960
Michael Stipe US rock vocalist (REM-Losing My Religion Stand)
04 Jan 1961
Lee Curreri American actor (Bruno Martelli-Fame) born in NYC New York
04 Jan 1962
Joe Kleine NBA center (Phoenix Suns Chicago Bulls)
04 Jan 1962
Martin McAloon rocker (Prefab Sprout-2 Wheels Good)
04 Jan 1962
Patrick Cassidy American actor and composer (Fever Pitch Off the Wall) born in Los Angeles California
04 Jan 1962
Peter Steele American musician (Type O Negative)
04 Jan 1963
Dave Foley actor and comedian (Kids In The Hall Dave Nelson on NewsRadio)
04 Jan 1963
Linda Muri American rower (Olympics 1996) born in Killingly Connecticut
04 Jan 1964
Stephanie Maxwell-Pierson Somerville NJ US rower (Olympic-92)
04 Jan 1965
Craig Revel Horwood Australian-English dancer and judge (Strictly Come Dancing) born in Ballarat Australia
04 Jan 1965
Jergus Baca Liptovsky Mikulas CZE IHL defenseman (Team Slovakia 98)
04 Jan 1965
John Jackson American NFL offensive tackle (Pittsburgh Steelers) born in Okinawa Japan
04 Jan 1965
Julia Ormond English actress (Sabrina Legends of the Fall) born in London England
04 Jan 1965
Kevin Wickander American baseball pitcher (Cincinnati Reds) born in Fort Dodge Iowa
04 Jan 1965
Mitch Booth Australian tornado sailor (Olympics 1996) born in Sydney Australia
04 Jan 1965
Yvan Attal French actor and director born in Tel Aviv Israel
04 Jan 1965
Beth Gibbons English singer (Portishead) born in Exeter United Kingdom
04 Jan 1965
Cait ORiordan British musician (The Pogues) born in Lagos Nigeria
04 Jan 1965
Rick Hearst American actor (General Hospital) born in Howard Beach New York
04 Jan 1966
Deana Carter American country singer born in Nashville Tennessee
04 Jan 1967
David Toms American golfer (PGA Cship 2001 US Seniors 2018) born in Monroe Louisiana
04 Jan 1967
Michael Mike Peterson American rower (Olympics 1996) born in Washington D.C.
04 Jan 1967
Rick Cunningham NFL tackle (Minnesota Vikings Oakland Raiders) born in Los Angeles California
04 Jan 1967
Johnny Nelson English boxer born in Sheffield United Kingdom
04 Jan 1967
Marina Orsini Canadian actress born in Ville-mard Montreal
04 Jan 1968
Jackie Harris NFL tight end (Green Bay Packers Tampa Bay Bucs) born in Pine Bluff Arkansas
04 Jan 1968
Mike Wilpolt American football player & coach born in Broomfield Colorado
04 Jan 1969
Corie Blount NBA forward (LA Lakers) born in Monrovia California
04 Jan 1969
Kees van Wonderen Dutch soccer player (NECNAC)
04 Jan 1969
Lindsay Kennedy American actor (Jeb-Little House on the Prairie) born in Atlanta Georgia
04 Jan 1970
Colin Scrivener CFL defensive tackle (Winnipeg Blue Bombers) born in Winnipeg Manitoba
04 Jan 1970
Sean Lumpkin American NFL safety (New Orleans Saints) born in Golden Valley Minnesota
04 Jan 1970
Chris Kanyon American professional wrestler born in Sunnyside New York City (d. 2010)
04 Jan 1971
Carlos Perez Dominican-American baseball pitcher (Montreal Expos) born in Nigua Dominican Republic
04 Jan 1971
Deb Sonnenberg Canadian softball pitcher (Olympics 1996) born in Edmonton Alberta
04 Jan 1971
Garrison Hearst American NFL running back (Arizona Cardinals SF 49ers) born in Lincolnton Georgia
04 Jan 1971
Jeremy Licht American actor (Mark-ValerieHogan Family) born in Los Angeles California
04 Jan 1971
Orlanda Truitt American football wide receiver (Oakland Raiders) born in Bessemer Alabama
04 Jan 1971
Richard Chee Quee Australian-Chinese cricketer (NSW opening batsman FijiChin ancestry) born in Camperdown Australia
04 Jan 1971
Junichi Kakizaki Japanese artist & sculptor born in Chikuma Nagano Prefecture
04 Jan 1972
James Longley American documentary filmmaker born in Eugene Oregon
04 Jan 1973
Lamont Warren NFL running back (Indianapolis Colts) born in Indianapolis Indiana
04 Jan 1973
Ray Mickens American football cornerback (NY Jets) born in Frankfurt Germany
04 Jan 1973
Todd Sauerbrun NFL punterkicker (Chicago Bears) born in East Setauket New York
04 Jan 1973
Harmony Korine American film director and artist born in Bolinas California
04 Jan 1974
Carl Powell American football defensive end (Indianapolis Colts) born in Detroit Michigan
04 Jan 1974
Ian Moor English singer born in North Ferriby United Kingdom
04 Jan 1976
Benot Joachim Luxembourg cyclist born in Luxembourg City Luxembourg
04 Jan 1976
Ted Lilly American baseball player born in Torrance California
04 Jan 1977
Irn Castillo Mexican actress born in Veracruz Mexico
04 Jan 1977
Dan Shanahan Irish hurler born in Lismore Republic of Ireland
04 Jan 1839
Casimiro de Abreu Brazil poet (Meus oito anos) novelist and playwright (Camoes e o jau) born in Casimiro de Abreu Rio de Janeiro Empire of Brazil (d. 1860)
04 Jan 1882
Aristarkh Lentulov Russian artist born in Nizhny Lomov Russia (d. 1943)
04 Jan 1909
Cilly Aussem German tennis player (French Cships Wimbledon 1931) born in Cologne Germany (d. 1963)
04 Jan 1925
Veikko Hakulinen Finnish cross country skier (Olympic gold 1952 56 60) born in Kurkijoki Finland (d. 2003)
04 Jan 1932
Richard Stahl American actor (Howard-Its a Living) born in Detroit Michigan (d. 2006)
04 Jan 1953
Norberto Alonso Argentine soccer midfielder (19 caps River Plate) born in Vicente Lpez Argentina
04 Jan 1955
Mark Hollis British synth-pop musician (Talk Talk) born in London England (d. 2019)
04 Jan 1956
Ann Magnuson actress (Anything But Love Hunger) born in Charleston West Virginia
04 Jan 1967
David Toms American golfer (PGA Cship 2001 US Senior Open 2018) born in Monroe Louisiana
04 Jan 1977
Tim Wheeler Irish singer (Ash) born in Downpatrick United Kingdom
04 Jan 1977
David Millar Scottish road racing cyclist (banned in 2004 for doping) born in Mtarfa Malta
04 Jan 1978
Dominik Hrbat Slovakian tennis player born in Bratislava Slovakia
04 Jan 1978
Mai Meneses Spanish singer born in Madrid Spain
04 Jan 1979
Tristan Gommendy French racing driver born in Le Chesnay Yvelines
04 Jan 1979
Jeph Howard American musician (The Used) born in Orem Utah
04 Jan 1980
Yaroslav Popovych Ukrainian cyclist born in Drohobych Ukraine
04 Jan 1980
Miguel Monteiro Portuguese footballer born in Lisbon Portugal
04 Jan 1980
Greg Cipes American actor born in Coral Springs Florida
04 Jan 1980
Erin Cahill American actress born in Stafford Virginia
04 Jan 1334
Amadeus VI [Green Count] Count of Savoy (d. 1383)
04 Jan 1720
Johann Friedrich Agricola German (court) composer and organist born in Dobitschen Thuringia (d. 1774)
04 Jan 1838
Charles Stratton [General Tom Thumb] famous short person
04 Jan 1891
Bryn Lewis Welsh rugby union winger (2 caps Newport Cambridge University) born in Pontardawe Wales (d. 1917)
04 Jan 1925
Johnny Lujack American College Football Hall of Fame quarterback (Heisman Trophy 1947 National Cship 1943 46-47 Notre Dame Pro Bowl 1950-51 Chicago Bears) born in Connellsville Pennsylvania
04 Jan 1931
Guido Messina Italian road and track cyclist (World Cship gold individual 4000m pursuit 1948 53 54 55 56 Olympic gold team 1952) born in Monreale Italy (d. 2020)
04 Jan 1937
Raman Surendranath Indian cricket fast bowler (11 Tests 26 wickets) born in Meerut Uttar Pradesh India (d. 2012)
04 Jan 1944
Alan Sutherland New Zealand rugby union number 8 (10 caps Marlborough) born in Blenheim New Zealand (d. 2020)
04 Jan 1957
Patty Loveless [Ramey] singer (Blue Side of Town) born in Pikeville Kentucky
04 Jan 1965
Guy Forget French tennis player (ATP Tour Finals 1990 France Davis Cup 1991 96 Fed CupDavis Cup captain Director French Open) born in Casablanca Morocco
04 Jan 1970
Chris Kanyon American pro wrestler (WCWWWF World Tag Team Cship) born in Sunnyside New York City (d. 2010)
04 Jan 1338
Muhammad V of Granada [al-Ghani billah] Ruler of Granada (1354-59 1362-91) completed the Alhambra (d. 1391)
04 Jan 1710
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi Italian composer (Il Prigioniero Superbo) born in Iesi The Papel States (d. 1736)
04 Jan 1874
Josef Suk Czech violinist (Bohemian String Quartet 1891-1933) composer (Asrael) and educator born in Keovice Bohema (d. 1935)
04 Jan 1877
Gibson Gowland British film actor (Greed Blind Husbands The Phantom of the Opera) born in Spennymoor Durham England (d. 1951)
04 Jan 1904
Erik Chisholm Scottish conductor composer (Hindustani Piano Concerto) and educator (South African College of Music 1949-65) born in Glasgow Scotland (d. 1965)
04 Jan 1923
Flavio Testi Italian composer and musicologist born in Florence Italy (d. 2014)
04 Jan 1935
Kenneth Money Canadian scientist and CAF astronaut (STS 42-alt) born in Toronto Ontario
04 Jan 1940
Anthony Skooter Teague American screen and stage actor (How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying No No Nanette) born in Jacksboro Texas (d. 1989)
04 Jan 1940
Brian Josephson Welsh physicist (Nobel Prize 1973) born in Cardiff Wales
04 Jan 1940
Helmut Jahn German-American architect who designed the OHare United Airlines Terminal and the Thompson Center in Chicago and One Liberty Place in Philadelphia born in Nuremberg Germany (d. 2021) [1] [2]
04 Jan 1940
Gao Xingjian Chinese-born French novelist and dramatist Nobel laureate years) born in Ganzhou China
04 Jan 1941
Maureen Reagan 1st daughter of Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman born in Los Angeles California
04 Jan 1942
John McLaughlin British jazz-rock fusion guitarist (Mahavishnu Orchestra) born in Doncaster South Yorkshire England
04 Jan 1944
Volker Hornback German saxophone player and violinist (Tangerine Dream 1967-69)
04 Jan 1945
JayDee Maness American pedal steel guitar player (Desert Rose Band - Love Reunited) born in Loma Linda California
04 Jan 1946
Arthur Conley American soul singer (Sweet Soul Music) born in McIntosh County Georgia (d. 2003)
04 Jan 1946
Susannah McCorkle American jazz singer born in Berkeley California (d. 2001)
04 Jan 1947
John King American rock drummer (Steve Miller Band 1972-74) born in Kingsport Tennessee (d. 2010)
04 Jan 1951
Pete Haycock British blues-rock guitarist vocalist and composer (Climax Blues Band - Couldnt Get It Right) born in Stafford England (d. 2013)
04 Jan 1955
Kathy Forester American country singer (Forester Sisters - Mamas Never Seen Those Eyes) born in Lookout Mountain Georgia
04 Jan 1959
Vanity [Denise Matthews] Canadian-American pop and R&B singer Prince protg and actress (52 Pick Up) born in Niagara Falls Ontario (d. 2016)
04 Jan 1960
Michael Stipe American rock vocalist and songwriter (R.E.M. - Losing My Religion Stand Everybody Hurts) born in Decatur Georgia
04 Jan 1962
Peter Steele [Petrus Ratajczyk] American heavy metal singer-songwriter and bassist (Type O Negative) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2010)
04 Jan 1963
Till Lindemann German heavy metal singer (Rammstein) born in Leipzig East Germany
04 Jan 1965
David Glasper Welsh rock singer (Breathe - Hands To Heaven) born in Cardigan Wales
04 Jan 1977
Tim Wheeler Irish pop-rock singer-songwriter (Ash - Shining Light) born in Downpatrick Northern Ireland
04 Jan 1978
Mai Meneses Spanish pop singer-songwriter (Nena Daconte) born in Madrid Spain
04 Jan 1567
Franciscus Aguilon Belgian Jesuit physicist mathematician and architect (book on Optics Opticorum Libri Sex) born in Brussels (d. 1617)
04 Jan 1579
Willem Teellinck Dutch pastor and theologist born in Zierikzee (d. 1629)
04 Jan 1581
James Ussher Irish Archbishop of Armagh (claimed world began Sunday 23 Oct 4004 BC) born in Dublin Ireland (d. 1656)
04 Jan 1604
Jacob Balde German poet (Jephthe) born in Ensisheim Alsace (d. 1668)
04 Jan 1717
Antonio Maria Mazzoni Italian opera composer born in Milan (d. 1785)
04 Jan 1726
Cornelis Ploos van Amstel Dutch engraver and art collector (d. 1798)
04 Jan 1739
Henrik Constantijn Cras Dutch lawyer (Laudatio Hugonis Grotii) born in Leiden Netherlands (d. 1820)
04 Jan 1759
Maria Rosa Coccia Italian composer from the age of 13 and harpsichordist born in Rome (d. 1833)
04 Jan 1772
Paul-Louis Courier (de Mere) French classical scholar and pamphleteer born in Paris (d. 1825)
04 Jan 1773
Johann Peter Heuschkel German oboist and composer born in Harras (d. 1853)
04 Jan 1789
Benjamin Lundy American Quaker abolitionist and philanthropist born in Hardwick Township New Jersey (d. 1839)
04 Jan 1797
Wilhelm Beer German amateur astronomer (constructed 1st Moon map) born in Berlin (d. 1850)
04 Jan 1805
Stephan Hale Alonzo Marsh British born composer who worked in Australia (Australias 1st opera) born in Sidmouth England (d. 1888) (or born 4 Feb 1806)
04 Jan 1807
Baltasar Saldoni Spanish composer and musicologist born in Barcelona Spain (d. 1889)
04 Jan 1813
Alexander Freiherr von Bach Austrian attorney and politician (Premier of Austria 1852-59) born in Loosdorf Austria (d. 1893)
04 Jan 1813
Louis Lucien Bonaparte English-French philogist and nephew of Napoleon born in Grimley England (d. 1891)
04 Jan 1823
Otto van Rees Dutch Governor-general of Dutch East Indies (1884-88) born in Culemborg Netherlands (d. 1892)
04 Jan 1838
Charles Stratton [General Tom Thumb] famous short person (performed with P. T. Barnum) born in Bridgeport Connecticut (d. 1883)
04 Jan 1844
Thomas H. Rollinson American composer conductor and bandleader born in Ware Massachusetts (d. 1928)
04 Jan 1848
Katsura Taro Japanese general and politician (Prime Minister of Japan 1901-1906 1908-1911 1912-1913) born in Hagi Japan (d. 1913)
04 Jan 1872
Edmund Rumpler Austrian automotive and airplane builder (1st Tatra car) born in Vienna (d. 1940)
04 Jan 1874
Josef Suk Czech violinist (Bohemian String Quartet 1891-1933) composer (Asrael Symphony Ripening Serenade for Strings) and educator born in Keovice Bohema (d. 1935)
04 Jan 1878
Alfred Edgar Coppard English short story writer (Black Dogs & Other Stories) born in Folkestone England (d. 1957)
04 Jan 1881
Wilhelm Lehmbruck German painter poet and sculptor (Seated Youth) born in Meiderich Germany (d. 1919)
04 Jan 1883
Johanna Westerdijk botanist and Netherlands 1st female professor (Utrecht 1917-52) born in Nieuwer-Amste Netherlands (d. 1917)
04 Jan 1888
Arthur Berry English football player (Olympic gold 1908 12) born in Liverpool England (d. 1953)
04 Jan 1890
Mosa Pijade Yugoslavian communist politician who worked with Tito born in Belgrade Serbia (d. 1957)
04 Jan 1891
Edward Brooker British politician (interim Premier of Tasmania Dec 1947-Feb 1948) born in London England (d. 1948)
04 Jan 1893
Manuel Palau Boix Spanish composer (Conservatory of Valencia) born in Alfara del Patriarca Spain (d. 1967)
04 Jan 1894
Wesley LaViolette American composer and teacher born in St. James Minnesota (d. 1978)
04 Jan 1895
Lourens Baas Becking Dutch botanist (Baas Becking hypothesis) born in Deventer Netherlands (d. 1963)
04 Jan 1898
Roger Vuataz Swiss composer and musician born in Geneva Switzerland (d. 1988)
04 Jan 1901
C. L. R. James [Cyril Lionel Robert James] Trinidadian historian (The Black Jacobins) journalist intellectual and socialist born in Tunapuna Trinidad (d. 1989) [1]
04 Jan 1913
Malietoa Tanumafili II Chief and Head-of-Head of Samoa (1962-2007 born in Samoa (d. 2007))
04 Jan 1914
Herman Franks American baseball player coach and manager born in Price Utah (d. 2009)
04 Jan 1914
Mohammed Zahir Shah last king of Afghanistan (1933-73) born in Kabul Afghanistan (d. 2007)
04 Jan 1916
Catherina Elisabeth Tootje Vreede portrait painter born in Terschelling the Netherlands (d. 1995)
04 Jan 1916
Robert Parrish American film director (Casino Royale) born in Columbus Georgia (d. 1995)
04 Jan 1919
Al Jazzbo Collins American DJ (The Tonight Show America After Dark) born in Rochester New York (d. 1997)
04 Jan 1919
Havelock Hudson British underwriter (Lloyds of London) (d. 1996)
04 Jan 1922
Frank Wess American jazz flutist saxophonist and composer born in Kansas City Missouri (d. 2013)
04 Jan 1929
Darrell Mudra American College Football HOF coach (Adams State North Dakota State Uni of Arizona Western Illinois Uni Florida State Eastern Illinois Uni Montreal Alouettes) born in Omaha Nebraska (d. 2022)
04 Jan 1933
Ed Jenkins American politician (Rep-D-GA 1977-93) born in Young Harris Georgia (d. 2012)
04 Jan 1939
Jens Jrgen Hansen Danish soccer right back (40 caps Esbjerg fB) born in Struer Denmark (d. 2022)
04 Jan 1939
Jon Appleton American electronic and electro-acoustic music composer educator and co-developer of the Synclavier born in Los Angeles California (d. 2022)
04 Jan 1941
John Bennett Perry American actor (Falcon Crest) and singer born in Williamstown Massachusetts
04 Jan 1957
Patty Loveless [Ramey] American country singer (Blue Side of Town) born in Pikeville Kentucky
04 Jan 1959
Vanity [Denise Matthews] Canadian-American pop and R&B singer Prince protg and actress (52 Pick Up) born in Niagara Falls Ontario (d. 2016)
04 Jan 1962
Joe Kleine American NBA center 1985-2000 (Olympic gold 1984 Boston Celtics Phoenix Suns Chicago Bulls and 4 other teams) born in Colorado Springs Colorado
04 Jan 1962
Laila Eloui Egyptian film actress born in Cairo Egypt
04 Jan 1962
Martin McAloon British power-pop bassist (Prefab Sprout - 2 Wheels Good) born in Durham England
04 Jan 1962
Patrick Cassidy American actor and composer (Fever Pitch Off the Wall) born in Los Angeles California
04 Jan 1963
May-Britt Moser Norwegian psychologist and neuroscientist (2014 Nobel Prize for Physiology for discovery of place cells) born in Fosnavg Norway
04 Jan 1604
Jakob Balde German poet (Jephthe) born in Ensisheim Alsace Further Austria Habsburg Empire (now France) (d. 1668)
04 Jan 1710
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi [Draghi] Italian Baroque organist composer (Il Prigioniero Superbo La serva padrona (The Maid Turned Mistress) Stabat Mater) born in Jesi The Papal States (now Italy) (d. 1736)
04 Jan 1717
Antonio Maria Mazzoni Italian opera composer born in Milan Kingdom of Italy (d. 1785)
04 Jan 1914
Herman Franks American baseball manager (SF Giants 196568 Chicago Cubs 197779) and coach (World Series 1954 NY Giants) born in Price Utah (d. 2009)
04 Jan 1920
William Colby American CIA director (1973-76) born in St. Paul Minnesota (d. 1996)
04 Jan 1922
Frank Wess American jazz flutist saxophonist (Duke Ellington 1953-64 New York Jazz Quartet 1974-82) and composer born in Kansas City Missouri (d. 2013)
04 Jan 1923
(Pablo) Tito Rodrguez Puerto Rican timbalero singer bandleader (Inolvidable) and television host born in Obrero Santurce Puerto Rico (d. 1973)
04 Jan 1925
Johnny Lujack American College Football HOF quarterback (Heisman Trophy 1947 National Cship 1943 46-47 Notre Dame Pro Bowl 1950-51 Chicago Bears) born in Connellsville Pennsylvania (d. 2023)
04 Jan 1929
Norman Munnoch Scottish rugby union hooker (3 caps Watsonians RFC RAFRU Edinburgh District) born in Polmont Scotland (d. 2023)
04 Jan 1938
Rick Lantz American football coach (World Bowl XII 2004 Berlin Thunder NFL Europe Coach of the Year 2004) born in New Britain Connecticut (d. 2023)
04 Jan 1939
Jon Appleton American electronic and electro-acoustic music composer educator and co-developer of the Synclavier born in Los Angeles California (d. 2022)
04 Jan 1944
Volker Hombach German saxophone player and violinist (Tangerine Dream 1967-69) born in Germany
04 Jan 1947
Chris Cutler English musician percussionist and composer (Henry Cow Art Bears) born in Washington D.C.
04 Jan 1954
Eugene Chadbourne American avant-garde jazz composer guitarist and banjo player born in Mount Vernon New York
04 Jan 1956
Nels Cline American guitarist and composer (Wilco) born in Los Angeles California
04 Jan 1958
Julian Sands English actor (A Room With a View Arachnophobia 24) born in Otley Yorkshire England (d. 2023)
04 Jan 1962
Pierre Kezdy American punk-rock bass player (Naked Raygun) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2020)
04 Jan 1965
Beth Gibbons English singer (Portishead) born in Exeter Devon England
04 Jan 1971
Garrison Hearst American NFL running back (Arizona Cardinals San Francisco 49ers) born in Lincolnton Georgia
04 Jan 1973
Todd Sauerbrun American football punter (First-team All-Pro & NFL punting yards leader 2001 02 Pro Bowl 2001. 02 03 Chicago Bears Carolina Panthers) born in East Setauket New York
04 Jan 1974
Ian Moor English pop singer born in North Ferriby East Riding of Yorkshire England
04 Jan 1664
Lars Roberg Swedish physician natural science researcher and educator born in Stockholm Sweden (d. 1742)
04 Jan 1710
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi [Draghi] Italian Baroque organist composer (Il Prigioniero Superbo La serva padrona (The Maid Turned Mistress) Stabat Mater) born in Jesi The Papal States (d. 1736)
04 Jan 1717
Antonio Maria Mazzoni Italian opera composer born in Milan Lombardy Austrian Empire (d. 1785)
04 Jan 1759
Maria Rosa Coccia Italian composer from the age of 13 and harpsichordist born in Rome Papal States (d. 1833)
04 Jan 1773
Johann Peter Heuschkel German oboist and composer born in Harras Electorate of Bavaria Holy Roman Empire (d. 1853)
04 Jan 1870
Percy Pitt English composer (BBC) born in London England (d. 1932)
04 Jan 1911
(Bulee) Slim Gaillard American jazz singer-songwriter (Flat Foot Floogie (with a Floy Floy)) born in Santa Clara Cuba (d. 1991)
04 Jan 1913
Malietoa Tanumafili II Chief and Head-of-Head of Samoa (1962-2007) born in Samoa (d. 2007)
04 Jan 1915
Adolf Oplka Czech paratrooper anti-Nazi resistance fighter and saboteur (Operation Anthropoid) born in Reice Austria-Hungary (d. 1942)
04 Jan 1920
Harry Parkes English soccer fullback (Aston Villa 320 games) born in Birmingham England (d. 2009)
04 Jan 1927
Barbara Rush American stage and screen actress (Peyton Place - Marsha It Came From Outer Space Flamingo Road) born in Denver Colorado (d. 2024) [1]
04 Jan 1927
Paul Desmarais Canadian businessman (Power Corporation of Canada) and philanthropist born in Sudbury Ontario (d. 2013)
04 Jan 1929
Amitai W Etzioni Israeli-American sociologist (Active Society) born in Cologne Germany (d. 2023)
04 Jan 1929
Bobby Tulloch Scottish ornithologist and writer (Bobby Tullochs Shetland An islander his islands and their wildlife) born in Aywick Scotland (d. 1996)
04 Jan 1932
Carlos Saura Spanish film director (Cra Cuervos Carmen Tango) born in Huesca Spain (d. 2023)
04 Jan 1940
Gao Xingjian Chinese-born French novelist and dramatist (Nobel laureate 2000) born in Ganzhou China
04 Jan 1940
Lon Semmeling Belgian soccer midfielder who played 35 internationals Standard Lige 449 games born in Moelingen Belgium (d. 2024)
04 Jan 1942
Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah Prime Minister of Kuwait (2011-19) born in Kuwait City Kuwait
04 Jan 1944
Adolfo Calisto Portuguese soccer left-back (15 caps Benfica 300 games) and manager (CD Alcains) born in Barreiro Portugal (d. 2024)
04 Jan 1949
Mick Mills English soccer full-back (42 caps Ipswich Town 591 games) and manager (Stoke City Colchester United) born in Godalming England
04 Jan 1951
Barbara Ann Cochran American slalom skier (Olympic gold 1972) born in Claremont New Hampshire
04 Jan 1959
Yoshitomo Nara Japanese artist who works subvert idea of kawaii (Knife Behind Back) born in Hirosaki Japan
04 Jan 1961
Lee Curreri American actor (Bruno Martelli-Fame) born in New York City
04 Jan 1962
Laila Eloui Egyptian film actress (Girls Love Little Love Much Violence) born in Cairo Egypt
04 Jan 1968
Mike Wilpolt American football player and coach born in Broomfield Colorado
04 Jan 1971
Junichi Kakizaki Japanese artist and sculptor born in Chikuma Nagano Prefecture
04 Jan 1077
Emperor Zhezong 7th Emperor of the Song Dynasty in China (1085-1100) born in Song China (d. 1100)
04 Jan 1334
Amadeus VI the Green Count Count of Savoy born in Chambry Holy Roman Empire (d. 1383)
04 Jan 1339
Muhammad V of Granada Sultan of Granada (1354-59 1362-91) and 8th Nasrid ruler of the Emirate of Granada born in Emirate of Granada (d. 1391)
04 Jan 1672
Hugh Boulter English Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh born in London (d. 1742)
04 Jan 1710
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi [Draghi] Italian Baroque organist composer (Il Prigioniero Superbo La serva padrona (The Maid Turned Mistress) Stabat Mater) born in Jesi Papal States (d. 1736)
04 Jan 1726
Cornelis Ploos van Amstel Dutch engraver and art collector born in Weesp Netherlands (d. 1798) [1]
04 Jan 1805
Stephan Hale Alonzo Marsh British born composer who worked in Australia (Australias 1st opera) born in Sidmouth England (d. 1888) [some source note birth as 4 Feb 1806]
04 Jan 1832
Sir George Tryon British Vice Admiral Royal Navy officer born in Bulwick Park England (d. 1893)
04 Jan 1839
Carl Humann German engineer and self-made archaeologist who discovered the Pergamon altar born in Steele Prussia (d. 1896) [1]
04 Jan 1878
Augustus John British painter (Moses and the Brazen Serpent portrait of Dylan Thomas) born in Tenby Wales (d. 1961) [1]
04 Jan 1883
Max Eastman American critic essayist and editor of The Masses born in Canandaigua New York (d. 1969)
04 Jan 1890
Victor Lustig Austrian-Hungarian con artist known for selling the Eiffel Tower twice born in Hostinn Austria-Hungary (d. 1947)
04 Jan 1893
Manuel Palau Spanish composer (Concierto Levantino Mascarada sarcstica) and educator (Conservatory of Valencia) born in Alfara del Patriarca Spain (d. 1967)
04 Jan 1893
Yone Minagawa Japanese supercentenarian who was the worlds oldest living person from 29 January 2007 until her death born in Fukuoka Japan (d. 2007) [1]
04 Jan 1894
Manoel de Abreu Brazilian radiologist who developed chest photofluorography born in So Paulo Brazil (d. 1962) [1]
04 Jan 1895
Leroy Grumman American aeronautical engineer industrialist and co-founder of Grumman Aircraft Engineering Co. born in Huntington New York (d. 1982)
04 Jan 1896
Everett Dirksen American Republican politician and Senate Minority Leader (1959-69) born in Pekin Illinois (d. 1969)
04 Jan 1900
James Bond American ornithologist and expert on birds of the Caribbean (Birds of the West Indies) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1989) [1] [2]
04 Jan 1902
John McCone American government official and 6th director of Central Intelligence (1961-65) born in San Francisco California (d. 1991) [1] [2]
04 Jan 1902
Manning Sherwin American theatrical and film composer ( A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square Whos Taking You Home Tonight) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1974)
04 Jan 1910
Arthur Villeneuve Canadian painter known for converting his home into a living museum (Maison Villeneuve The Artists Museum) born in Chicoutimi Quebec (d. 1990) [1]
04 Jan 1911
(Bulee) Slim Gaillard American jazz singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist (Slim & Slam - Flat Foot Floogie (with a Floy Floy)) born in Pensacola Florida (d. 1991) [Note birth date and place disputed - Santa Clara Cuba or Clairborne Alabama [1]
04 Jan 1916
Lionel Newman American film music composer (Hello Dolly Star Wars Cleopatra) born in New Haven Connecticut (d. 1989)
04 Jan 1919
Sir Havelock Hudson British underwriter and chairman of Lloyds of London (1975-77) born in England (d. 1996) [1]
04 Jan 1924
Sebastian Kappen Indian philosopher and liberation theologian (Jesus and Freedom From Faith to Revolution) born in Kodikulam British India (d. 1993) [1]
04 Jan 1931
Lala Mara Fijian chief and wife of Kamisese Mara Prime Minister and later President of Fiji born in Lomaloma Fiji (d. 2004) [1]
04 Jan 1931
William Deane Australian barrister jurist and 22nd Governor-General of Australia (1996-2001) born in Melbourne Australia [1] [2]
04 Jan 1932
Clint Hill American secret service agent present at President Kennedys assassination born in Washburn North Dakota (d. 2025) [1]
04 Jan 1934
Rudolf Schuster Slovak politician and second President of Slovakia (1999-2004) born in Koice Czechoslovakia [1]
04 Jan 1935
Ken Money Canadian scientist and CAF astronaut (STS 42-alt) born in Toronto Ontario (d. 2023)
04 Jan 1935
Robert Lindsey Jr. American journalist and author (The Falcon and the Snowman Ghost Scribbler) born in Glendale California (d. 2025)
04 Jan 1936
Mike White American football coach (HC University of California Berkeley 197277 University of Illinois 198087 Oakland Raiders 1995-96) born in Berkeley California (d. 2025)
04 Jan 1941
John Bennett Perry American actor (Falcon Crest) and singer (The Serendipity Singers) born in Williamstown Massachusetts
04 Jan 1941
Maureen Reagan American political activist and 1st daughter of Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman born in Los Angeles California (d. 2001)
04 Jan 1945
Jay Dee Maness American pedal steel guitar player (Desert Rose Band - Love Reunited) born in Loma Linda California
04 Jan 1945
Richard R. Schrock American chemist and 2005 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry born in Berne Indiana [1]
04 Jan 1945
Vesa-Matti Loiri Finnish actor (Jake in Pojat) and musician (Eino Leino) born in Helsinki Finland (d. 2022) [1]
04 Jan 1951
Pam Hogg Scottish post-punk fashion designer (CouRage They Burn Witches Dont They) born in Paisley Scotland (d. 2025) [1]
04 Jan 1954
James Carter Cathcart American voice actor (Professor Oak and Meowth in the Pokmon franchise) born in West Long Branch New Jersey (d. 2025) [1]
04 Jan 1954
Peter Seiffert German operatic Wagnerian heldentenor born in Dsseldorf Germany (d. 2025)
04 Jan 1962
Peter Steele [Petrus Ratajczyk] American heavy metal singer-songwriter and bassist (Type O Negative) born in Brooklyn New York City (d. 2010)
04 Jan 1965
Cait ORiordan Scottish bassist (The Pogues 1983-86 Elvis Costello Bush Tetra) and radio host (The Rocky ORiordan Show) born in Lagos Nigeria
04 Jan 1965
Craig Revel Horwood Australian-English dancer and television personality (Strictly Come Dancing) born in Ballarat Australia
04 Jan 1965
Yvan Attal Israeli-French actor (Love Without Pity) and director (The Accusation) born in Tel Aviv Israel
04 Jan 1966
Deana Carter American country singer (Strawberry Wine) born in Nashville Tennessee
04 Jan 1967
Benjamin Darvill Canadian harmonic player guitarist and mandolinist (Crash Test Dummies -Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm Son of Dave) born in Winnipeg Manitoba
04 Jan 1967
Marina Orsini Canadian actress (The Last Chapter Les filles de Caleb) born in Montral Qubec
04 Jan 1970
Josh Stamberg American actor (Drop Dead Diva WandaVision) born in Washington D.C.
04 Jan 1972
James Longley American documentary filmmaker (Iraq in Fragments Saris Mother) born in Eugene Oregon
04 Jan 1973
Harmony Korine American artist and film director (Gummo Spring Breakers) born in Bolinas California
04 Jan 1974
(Christopher) Tricky Stewart American Grammy Award-winning record producer (Beyonc - Ladies (Put a Ring On It) Rihanna -Umbrella0 born in Markham Illinois