Historical Birthday
15 Jan 1432
Afonso V the African king of Portugal (1438-1481)
15 Jan 1507
Johann Oporinus [Herbster] Swiss book publisher (Koran)
15 Jan 1622
Molire [Jean-Baptiste Poquelin] French playwright (The Misanthrope) born in Paris Kingdom of France (d. 1673)
15 Jan 1671
Abraham de la Pryme English antiquarian (d. 1704)
15 Jan 1674
Prosper Jolyot de Crbillon French writer (d. 1762)
15 Jan 1716
Philip Livingston American businessman and politician (signed Declaration of Independence) born in Albany New York (d.1778)
15 Jan 1730
John Malchair German-born English artist violinist and composer born in Cologne (d. 1812) baptismal date
15 Jan 1747
John Aikin English doctor and writer (d. 1822)
15 Jan 1754
Richard Martin Irish animal rights activist (d. 1834)
15 Jan 1779
Jean Coralli ballet producerchoreographer born in Paris France
15 Jan 1791
Franz Gillparzer Austrian tragic dramatist (Golden Fleece)
15 Jan 1795
Willem de Clerq Dutch merchantman of letters
15 Jan 1795
Alexandr Griboyedov Russian playwright (d. 1829)
15 Jan 1798
Thomas Crofton Croker Irish story teller (Fairy legends)
15 Jan 1803
Marjory Fleming Scottish writer and poet (d. 1811)
15 Jan 1809
Cornelia Connelly founder (Society of the Holy Child Jesus) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
15 Jan 1809
Pierre Joseph Proudhon French politician (libertarian socialist)
15 Jan 1812
Peter C Asbjornsen Norwegian fairy tale writer
15 Jan 1813
James Marion Sims SC surgeongynecologist (vesicovaginal operation)
15 Jan 1815
Henry Morris Naglee American Brigadier General (Union Army) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1886)
15 Jan 1817
Lewis Golding Arnold American Brigadier General (Union Army) born in Perth Amboy New Jersey (d. 1871)
15 Jan 1821
Lafayette McLaws Major General (Confederate Army) (d. 1897)
15 Jan 1824
Marie Duplessis [Alphonsine Rose Plessis] French courtesan born in Nonant-le-Pin Normandy France (d. 1847)
15 Jan 1826
Mikhail Saltykov Spas-Ugol Russia satirist (Family of Noblemen)
15 Jan 1841
Lord Frederick Stanley presenter of hockeys Stanley Cup
15 Jan 1842
Blessed Mary McKillop Australian candidate for sainthood (d. 1909)
15 Jan 1845
Ella Flagg Young 1st woman pres (National Educational Association)
15 Jan 1850
Mihail Eminesco [Eminovici] Romanian poet (Samanul Dionis)
15 Jan 1850
Sofia Kovalevskaya Russian mathematician. (d. 1891)
15 Jan 1855
Jacques Damala [Aristides Damalas] Greek military officer and actor born in Piraeus Greece (d. 1889)
15 Jan 1859
Archibald Peake Premier of South Australia (d. 1920)
15 Jan 1864
Frances Benjamin Johnston Grafton West Virginia early female photographer
15 Jan 1866
Nathan Sderblom Swedish archbishop recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1931)
15 Jan 1868
Noach Zjordanija Georgian veterinarianpremier (1918-21)
15 Jan 1869
Stanisaw Wyspiaski Polish dramatist (d. 1907)
15 Jan 1870
Johan Peter Koch Danish officerexplorer (Greenland)
15 Jan 1870
Pierre S. du Pont American businessman (d. 1954)
15 Jan 1873
Max Adler Austria sociologistsocialist theorist
15 Jan 1877
Lewis M Terman Ind psychologist (developed Stanford-Binet IQ test)
15 Jan 1879
Ernest Thesiger English actor (Bride of Frankenstein Ghoul) born in London England (d. 1961)
15 Jan 1882
Florian Znaniecki PolishUS sociologist (Polish Peasant in Europe)
15 Jan 1885
Lorenz Bhler Austrian physician (d. 1973)
15 Jan 1885
Grover Lowdermilk American baseball player (d. 1968)
15 Jan 1888
Joseph Henabery director (Cobra) born in Omaha Nebraska
15 Jan 1890
Tommy Fleming American soccer player (d. 1965)
15 Jan 1891
Osip E Mandelstam Russian poet (Noise of Time) born in Warsaw Poland
15 Jan 1891
Ray Chapman American baseball player (Cleveland Indians) and only MLB player to die from an injury received during a MLB game born in Beaver Dam Kentucky (d. 1920)
15 Jan 1892
Frank Hutchens New Zealand-born composer working in Australia born in Leeston New Zealand (d. 1965)
15 Jan 1892
Rex Ingram [Reginald Hitchcock] Irish director (4 Horsemen of Apocalypse) born in Dublin Ireland (d. 1950)
15 Jan 1893
Ivor Novello [David Ivor Davies] Welsh composer writer and actor (Keep the Home Fires Burning The Truth Game) born in Cardiff Wales (d. 1951)
15 Jan 1893
Dragisa Cvetkovic Serbian premiere of Yugoslavia (1939-4.)
15 Jan 1894
Edmond Rubbens Belgian attorneyminister of colonization
15 Jan 1895
Artturi Ilmari Virtanen Finnish chemist Nobel laureate (d. 1973)
15 Jan 1899
Goodman Ace American writer radio presenter actor and humorist (Better of Goodman) born in Kansas City Missouri (d. 1982)
15 Jan 1900
Caesar Domela Dutch painter (Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis son) born in Amsterdam Netherlands (d. 1992)
15 Jan 1902
Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud King of Saudi Arabia (1953-64) born in Kuwait City (d. 1969)
15 Jan 1902
Nazim Hikmet Turkish poet (Tosun Pasa The Passenger) born in Salonica Ottoman Empire (d. 1963)
15 Jan 1903
Paul A. Dever 58th Governor of Massachusetts born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1958)
15 Jan 1905
Torin Thatcher British actor (Houdini Isranbul Lady Godiva) born in Bombay Presidency British India (d. 1981)
15 Jan 1906
Aristotle Onassis Greek shipping magnate born in Konak Turkey (d. 1975)
15 Jan 1906
Rezso Kokai Hungarian composer born in Budapest (d. 1962)
15 Jan 1908
Roberta Bitgood American organist & composer born in New London Connecticut (d. 2007)
15 Jan 1909
Elie Siegmeister American composer (Plough & the Stars) born in Manhattan New York (d. 1991)
15 Jan 1909
Gene Krupa American jazz and big band drummer (Benny Goodman Sing Sing Sing) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1973)
15 Jan 1909
Jean Bugatti German-born automobile designer born in Cologne Germany (d. 1939)
15 Jan 1911
Cy Feuer Broadway producer (Feuer & Martin-Chorus Line) born in NYC New York (d. 2006)
15 Jan 1911
Wim Kan Dutch cabaret artist born in South Holland Netherlands (d. 1983)
15 Jan 1912
Michel Debr French politician born in Paris France (d. 1996)
15 Jan 1913
Lloyd Bridges American comedic actor (Sea Hunt Roots Airplane) born in San Leandro California (d. 1998)
15 Jan 1913
Miriam Hyde Australian composer born in Adelaide Australia (d. 2005)
15 Jan 1913
Alexander Marinesko captain of the S-13 submarine which sank the German ship Wilhelm Gustloff (d. 1963)
15 Jan 1914
Hugh Trevor-Roper English historian (The Last Days of Hitler) born in Glanton England (d. 2003)
15 Jan 1916
Mikki Doyle American journalist & editor born in New York (d. 1995)
15 Jan 1918
Andr Donner Dutch jurist (constitutional law) born in Rotterdam Netherlands (d. 1992)
15 Jan 1918
Gamal Abdel Nasser President of Egypt (1954-1971) born in Bakos Egypt (d. 1970)
15 Jan 1918
Joo Figueiredo President of Brazil born in Rio de Janeiro Brazil (d. 1999)
15 Jan 1920
John OConnor Roman Catholic Archbishop of NY born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 2000)
15 Jan 1920
John Junor Scottish journalist (Sunday Express) born in Glasgow Scotland (d. 1997)
15 Jan 1920
Steve Gromek American baseball player born in Hamtramck Michigan (d. 2002)
15 Jan 1921
Frank Thornton British actor (Are You Being Served Last of the Summer Wine) born in Dulwich London (d. 2013)
15 Jan 1922
Sir Eric Willis Australian politician born in Murwillumbah Australia (d. 1999)
15 Jan 1923
Lee Teng-hui Taiwanese statesman (President 19882000) born in Sanzhi Taiwan
15 Jan 1923
Ivor Cutler Scottish poet born in Glasgow United Kingdom (d. 2006)
15 Jan 1925
Ruth Slenczynska American pianist born in Sacramento California
15 Jan 1926
Maria Schell Austrian-Swiss star of German cinema (The Last Bridge Gervaise Space 1999) born in Vienna Austria (d. 2005)
15 Jan 1926
Florence Buchsbaum French theater director born in Strasbourg France (d. 1996)
15 Jan 1927
Francis Routh British composer born in Worcestershire England
15 Jan 1927
Norm Crosby American comedian (Young at Heart Comedians) born in Boston Massachusetts
15 Jan 1929
Queen Ida Louisiana Creole accordionist born in Lake Charles Louisiana
15 Jan 1929
Eva Badura-Skoda German-Austrian composer born in Munich Germany
15 Jan 1930
Eddie Graham American professional wrestler born in Chattanooga Tennessee (d. 1985)
15 Jan 1931
Derek Meddings British special effects technician born in St. Pancras London (d. 1995)
15 Jan 1931
Murad Kazhlayev Soviet and Dagestani composer born in Baku Azerbaijan
15 Jan 1931
Thomas Hoving American news correspondent (2020) born in New York City New York
15 Jan 1932
Dean Smith US actor & relay runner (Olympic gold 1952)
15 Jan 1932
Enrique Raxach Dutch composer born in Barcelona Spain
15 Jan 1932
Lou Jones American 4x400m relay runner (Olympic gold 1956) born in New Rochelle New York (d. 2006)
15 Jan 1933
Ernest J. Gaines African-American author born in Oscar Louisiana
15 Jan 1935
Malcolm Frager American pianist born in St. Louis Missouri
15 Jan 1935
Robert Silverberg American sci-fi author (Hugo Regans Planet)
15 Jan 1936
Concepcion Picciotto American peace activist (longest political protest in US history outside The White House) born in Vigo Spain (d. 2016)
15 Jan 1937
Margaret OBrien American actress (Jane Eyre Meet Me in St Louis) born in San Diego California
15 Jan 1938
Chuni Goswami Indian footballer & cricketer born in Kishoreganj District Bangladesh
15 Jan 1941
Captain Beefheart [Don Van Vliet] American singer-songwriter (Bongo Fury Shiny Beast) born in Glendale California (d. 2010)
15 Jan 1942
Edward Sonny Bivins American singer (Manhattans-Kiss & Say Goodbye) born in Macon Georgia
15 Jan 1943
Mike Marshall MLB pitcher (1974 Cy Young Award) born in Adrian Michigan
15 Jan 1945
Vince Foster American lawyer born in Hope Arkansas (d. 1993)
15 Jan 1945
William R. Higgins USMC colonel born in Danville Kentucky (d. 1990)
15 Jan 1945
Princess Michael of Kent British royal born in Karlovy Vary Czech Republic
15 Jan 1947
Andrea Martin American comedienne (SCTV Club Paradise) born in Portland Maine
15 Jan 1947
Pete Waterman English record producer (Stock Aitken & Waterman-Road Block) born in Stoke Heath Coventry
15 Jan 1948
Dini Petty Canadian talk show host (CITY-TV) born in Kingston upon Thames United Kingdom
15 Jan 1948
Ronnie Van Zant American rock musician (Lynyrd Skynyrd) born in Jacksonville Florida
15 Jan 1948
Tommy Nolan Canadian actor (Jody-Buckskin) born in Montreal Quebec
15 Jan 1949
Howard Allen Twitty American PGA golfer (1979 BC Open) born in Phoenix Arizona
15 Jan 1949
Luis Alvarado Puerto Rican baseball player born in Lajas Puerto Rico (d. 2001)
15 Jan 1949
Panos Mihalopoulos Greek actor born in Kalamata Greece
15 Jan 1950
David Lynn Jones American country singer (Bonnie Jean) born in Bexar Arkansas
15 Jan 1950
Marius Trsor French footballer born in Sainte-Anne Guadeloupe
15 Jan 1952
Melvyn Gale English cellist (ELO) born in London United Kingdom
15 Jan 1952
Boris Blank Swiss artist & musician (Yello Tranceonic) born in Zurich Switzerland
15 Jan 1953
Randy White American NFL tackle (Dallas Cowboys) born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
15 Jan 1960
Tim Curtis English cricketer (England righty batsman in 5 Tests 1988-89) born in Chislehurst United Kingdom
15 Jan 1960
Kelly Asbury American director & actor born in Beaumont Texas
15 Jan 1960
Aaron Jay Kernis American composer born in Bensalem Township Pennsylvania
15 Jan 1961
Yves P. Pelletier Canadian comedian & film director born in Laval Canada
15 Jan 1962
Creflo Dollar American televangelist born in College Park Georgia
15 Jan 1962
Conrad Lant English musician born in London United Kingdom
15 Jan 1963
Erling Kagge Norwegian explorer (South Pole) born in Oslo Norway
15 Jan 1963
Lijuan Geng Chinese-Canadian tennis player (Olympics 1996) born in Hebei China
15 Jan 1963
Richard Nasheim Canadian-Austrian hockey forward (Team Austria 1998) born in Regina Canada
15 Jan 1963
Yaro Dachniwsky American team handball goalie (Olympics 1996) born in Chicago Illinois
15 Jan 1953
Ta-Tanisha American actress born in The Bronx New York
15 Jan 1954
Nikos Sarganis Greek footballer born in Rafina Greece
15 Jan 1954
Jose Dalisay Jr. Filipino writer born in Romblon Phillipines
15 Jan 1955
Enrico Mentana Italian newscaster (RAI) born in Milan Italy
15 Jan 1956
Paul Parker English cricketer (one Test England v Australia 1981) born in Bulawayo Zimbabwe
15 Jan 1956
Vera Sosulya Soviet tobogganist (Olympic gold 1980)
15 Jan 1956
Mayawati Indian politician born in New Delhi India
15 Jan 1957
Mario Van Peebles Mexican actor (Posse South Bronx Heroes) born in Mexico City Mexico
15 Jan 1957
Patrick Dixon English entrepreneur born in London United Kingdom
15 Jan 1958
Boris Tadi President of Serbia born in Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina
15 Jan 1959
Pete Trewavas British bassist (Marillion-Clutching at Straws) born in Middlesbrough United Kingdom
15 Jan 1959
Pavle Kozjek Slovenian climber born in Setnica Slovenia (d. 2008)
15 Jan 1964
Cees van der de Linden Dutch soccer player born in Heelsum Netherlands
15 Jan 1964
Paula Schnurr Canadian 1.5k runner (Olympics-8-92 96) born in Kirkland Lake Ontario
15 Jan 1964
Osmo Tapio Rihl Finnish composer born in Suomussalmi Finland
15 Jan 1965
Derek B British rapper (Bullet from a Gun) born in London United Kingdom (d. 2009)
15 Jan 1965
Michael Clemons American CFL running back (Toronto Argonauts) born in Dunedin Florida
15 Jan 1965
Maurizio Fondriest Italian cyclist born in Cles Italy
15 Jan 1965
Bernard Hopkins American boxer born in Pennsylvania
15 Jan 1965
James Nesbitt Northern Irish actor born in Ballymena United Kingdom
15 Jan 1966
Betsy Mitchell American 100m backstroke swimmer born in Cincinnati Ohio
15 Jan 1967
Lisa Lisa [Velez] American rock vocalist (Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam) born in New York City New York
15 Jan 1967
Richard Blakey English cricketer (England wicket-keeper in India 1993) born in Huddersfield United Kingdom
15 Jan 1967
Ted N Tryba American PGA golfer (1995 Anheuser-Busch Golf) born in Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania
15 Jan 1968
Chad Lowe American actor (Spencer Apprentice to Murder) born in Dayton Ohio
15 Jan 1968
Felton Spencer American NBA center (SF Warriors) born in Louisville Kentucky
15 Jan 1968
Laurie Fellner American team handball goalie (Olympics 1992 96) born in Appleton Wisconsin
15 Jan 1968
Steve McConaghy Australian soling sailor (Olympics 1996)
15 Jan 1968
Iaki Urdangarn Spanish handball player & royal born in Basque Country Spain
15 Jan 1969
Adam Burt American NHL defenseman (Hartford Whalers) born in Detroit Michigan
15 Jan 1969
Delino DeShields American baseball infielder (Montreal Expos LA Dodgers) born in Seaford Delaware
15 Jan 1969
Demetra Hampton American actress (Valentina) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
15 Jan 1969
Leonard Wheeler American NFL safety (Cin Bengals Minnesota Vikings) born in Toccoa Georgia
15 Jan 1969
Marsha Miller American WPVA volleyballer (National-17th-1995) born in Rochester New York
15 Jan 1969
Rob van Dijk Dutch soccer player (Feyenoord) born in Voorhout Netherlands
15 Jan 1969
Rod de Highden Australian 5k10kmarathoner (Olympics 1996) born in Melbourne Australia
15 Jan 1969
Siupeli Malamala NFL offensive lineman (NY Jets) born in Tonga
15 Jan 1970
Dan Landry American volleyball opposite hitter (Olympics 1996) born in San Diego California
15 Jan 1970
Elroy Kromheer Dutch soccer player (FC Volendam) born in Amsterdam Netherlands
15 Jan 1970
Michele Granger American softball pitcher (Olympic gold 1996) born in Anaheim California
15 Jan 1971
LeShon Johnson American football running back (Arizona Cardinals) born in Haskell Oklahoma
15 Jan 1432
Afonso V King of Portugal (1438-1481) born in Sintra National Palace Portugal (d. 1481)
15 Jan 1507
Johann Oporinus Swiss book publisher (Koran) born in Basel (d. 1568)
15 Jan 1538
Maeda Toshiie Japanese general born in Nagoya Aichi Prefecture Japan (d. 1599)
15 Jan 1671
Abraham de la Pryme English antiquarian born in Hatfield (d. 1704)
15 Jan 1716
Philip Livingston American businessman & politician (signed US Declaration of Independence) born in Albany New York (d. 1778)
15 Jan 1733
Joseph Lederer German composer born in Swabia (d. 1796)
15 Jan 1742
Eugene Godecharle Belgian violinist & composer born in Brussels Belgium (d. 1798)
15 Jan 1747
John Aikin English doctor and writer born in Kibworth Harcourt United Kingdom (d. 1822)
15 Jan 1754
Richard Martin Irish politician & animal rights activist born in Ballynahinch Castle Ireland (d. 1834)
15 Jan 1779
Jean Coralli French ballet producer & choreographer born in Paris France
15 Jan 1791
Franz Gillparzer Austrian tragic dramatist (Golden Fleece) born in Vienna Austria (d. 1872)
15 Jan 1795
Willem de Clerq Dutch merchant & man of letters born in Amsterdam Netherlands (d. 1844)
15 Jan 1795
Alexandr Griboyedov Russian playwright born in Moscow Russia (d. 1829)
15 Jan 1798
Thomas Crofton Croker Irish story teller (Fairy legends) born in Cork Ireland (d. 1854)
15 Jan 1803
Marjory Fleming Scottish writer & poet born in Kirkcaldy United Kingdom (d. 1811)
15 Jan 1809
Cornelia Connelly American foundress (Society of the Holy Child Jesus) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1879)
15 Jan 1809
Pierre Joseph Proudhon French politician & philosopher (father of anarchism) born in Besanon France (d. 1865)
15 Jan 1812
Peter C Asbjornsen Norwegian fairy tale writer born in Oslo Norway (d. 1885)
15 Jan 1813
James Marion Sims American physician & surgical pioneer (vesicovaginal operation) born in Lancaster County South Carolina (d. 1883)
15 Jan 1816
Marie LaFarge French murderer born in Paris France (d. 1852)
15 Jan 1821
Lafayette McLaws United States Army officer and Confederate general born in Augusta Georgia (d. 1897)
15 Jan 1826
Mikhail Saltykov Russian satirist (Family of Noblemen) born in Spas-Ugol Russia (d. 1889)
15 Jan 1841
Lord Frederick Stanley British politician & presenter of hockeys Stanley Cup born in London United Kingdom (d. 1908)
15 Jan 1842
Blessed Mary McKillop Australian nun & candidate for sainthood born in Fitzroy Australia (d. 1909)
15 Jan 1842
Josef Breuer Austrian psychologist born in Vienna Austria (d. 1925)
15 Jan 1845
Ella Flagg Young American educator & 1st woman pres. (National Educational Association) born in Buffalo New York (d. 1918)
15 Jan 1845
Heinrich Vogl German operatic heldentenor born in Munich Germany (d. 1900)
15 Jan 1850
Mihail Eminesco [Eminovici] Romanian poet (Samanul Dionis) born in Botoani Romania (d. 1889)
15 Jan 1850
Sofia Kovalevskaya Russian mathematician born in Moscow Russia (d. 1891)
15 Jan 1858
Giovanni Segantini Italian painter born in Arco Italy (d. 1899)
15 Jan 1859
Archibald Peake Premier of South Australia born in Chelsea London (d. 1920)
15 Jan 1863
Adolph Goldschmidt German historian born in Hamburg Germany (d. 1944)
15 Jan 1863
Wilhelm Marx German lawyer & politician born in Cologne Germany (d. 1946)
15 Jan 1864
Frances Benjamin Johnston American photographer born in Grafton West Virginia (d. 1952)
15 Jan 1866
Nathan Sderblom Swedish archbishop & recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize born in Uppsala Sweden (d. 1931)
15 Jan 1869
Stanisaw Wyspiaski Polish dramatist born in Krakw Poland (d. 1907)
15 Jan 1870
Johan Peter Koch Danish captain & explorer (Greenland) born in Vestenskov Denmark (d. 1928)
15 Jan 1870
Pierre S. du Pont American businessman born in Wilmington Delaware (d. 1954)
15 Jan 1871
Bertram Shapleigh American composer (d. 1940)
15 Jan 1872
Arsen Kotsoyev Russian writer born in Terek Oblast (d. 1944)
15 Jan 1873
Max Adler Austria jurist & social philosopher (Austromarxism) born in Vienna Austria (d. 1937)
15 Jan 1875
Tom Burke American runner born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1929)
15 Jan 1877
Lewis Terman American psychologist (developed Stanford-Binet IQ test) born in Johnson County Indiana (d. 1956)
15 Jan 1878
Johanna Muller-Hermann Austrian composer born in Vienna Austria
15 Jan 1879
Mazo de la Roche Canadian author born in Newmarket Canada (d. 1961)
15 Jan 1882
Florian Znaniecki Polish philosopher & sociologist born in witniki Poland (Polish Peasant in Europe)
15 Jan 1882
Princess Margaret of Sweden born in Surrey England (d. 1920)
15 Jan 1885
Lorenz Bhler Austrian physician born in Wolfurt Austria (d. 1973)
15 Jan 1885
Huang Yuanyong Chinese writer born in Jiujiang China (d. 1915)
15 Jan 1885
Grover Lowdermilk American baseball player born in Sandborn Illinois (d. 1968)
15 Jan 1888
Joseph Henabery American director (Cobra) born in Omaha Nebraska (d. 1976)
15 Jan 1891
Osip Mandelstam Russian poet (Noise of Time) born in Warsaw Poland (d. 1938)
15 Jan 1894
Edmond Rubbens Belgian attorney and politician born in Zele Belgium (d. 1938)
15 Jan 1896
Jacobo Ficher Argentine composer born in Odesa Ukraine (d. 1978)
15 Jan 1898
Dutch Meyer American College Football Hall of Fame coach (National Cship 1935 38 TCU) born in Ellinger Texas (d. 1982)
15 Jan 1919
ke Seyffarth Swedish speed skater (Olympic gold 10000m 1948 WR 3000 & 5000m) born in Stockholm Sweden (d. 1998)
15 Jan 1926
Maria Schell Austrian-Swiss star of German cinema (The Last Bridge Gervaise) born in Vienna Austria (d. 2005)
15 Jan 1931
Thomas Hoving American news correspondent (2020) born in NYC New York
15 Jan 1932
Dean Smith American actor & relay runner (Olympic gold 1952) born in Emporia Kansas (d. 2015)
15 Jan 1935
Robert Silverberg American sci-fi author (Hugo Regans Planet) born in Brooklyn New York
15 Jan 1939
Christopher Steel British composer born in London
15 Jan 1949
Howard Twitty American golfer course designer (3 PGA Tour titles) born in Phoenix Arizona
15 Jan 1967
Lisa Lisa [Velez] American rock vocalist (Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam) born in NYC New York
15 Jan 1969
Siupeli Malamala Tongan NFL offensive lineman (NY Jets) born in Tonga
15 Jan 1972
Ernie Reyes Jr. American actor & martial artist (Ernie-Sidekicks) born in San Jose California
15 Jan 1972
Claudia Winkleman English television presenter born in London United Kingdom
15 Jan 1972
Yang Yong-eun South Korean golfer (PGA Cship 2009) born in Seogwipo-si Jeju-do South Korea
15 Jan 1973
Essam El-Hadary Egyptian footballer born in Damietta Governorate Egypt
15 Jan 1974
Mike Minter American football safety (Carolina Panthers) born in Cleveland Ohio
15 Jan 1974
Ray King American baseball player born in Chicago Illinois
15 Jan 1871
Bertram Shapleigh American composer born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1940)
15 Jan 1875
Tom Burke American athlete (Olympic gold 100m 400m 1896) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1929)
15 Jan 1878
Johanna Muller-Hermann Austrian composer (Lied der Erinnerung) born in Vienna (d. 1941)
15 Jan 1882
Florian Znaniecki Polish philosopher & sociologist born in witniki Poland (d. 1958)
15 Jan 1905
Kamatari Fujiwara Japanese film actor (Seven Samurai The Hidden Fortress Yojimbo) born in Tokyo Japan (d. 1985)
15 Jan 1913
Lloyd Bridges American actor (Sea Hunt Roots Airplane) born in San Leandro California (d. 1998)
15 Jan 1923
Lee Teng-hui Taiwanese statesman (Taiwans 1st popularly elected President 19882000) born in Sanzhi Taiwan (d. 2020) [1]
15 Jan 1925
Keith Bentley English international racing cyclist born in Leicester England (d. 1997)
15 Jan 1930
Michel Chapuis French classical organist and pedagogue born in Dole France (d. 2017)
15 Jan 1932
Lou Jones American athlete (Olympic gold 4x400m relay 1956) born in New Rochelle New York (d. 2006)
15 Jan 1938
Chuni Goswami Indian soccer striker and captain (30 caps Mohun Bagan) and cricket all-rounder (captain Bengal) born in Kishoreganj Bangladesh (d. 2020)
15 Jan 1939
Tony Bullimore British yachtsman (1997 solo around-the-world yacht race dramatic rescue) born in Southend-on-Sea England (d. 2018) [1]
15 Jan 1948
Ronnie Van Zant American rock musician (Lynyrd Skynyrd) born in Jacksonville Florida (d. 1977)
15 Jan 1954
Jose Dalisay Jr. Filipino writer born in Romblon Philippines
15 Jan 1957
David Inge American politician Governor of Hawaii (2014-) born in Pearl City Hawaii
15 Jan 1960
Tim Curtis English cricketer (batsman in 5 Tests 1988-89) born in Chislehurst United Kingdom
15 Jan 1905
Roosevelt Holts American blues singer and guitarist born in Tylertown Mississippi (d. 1994)
15 Jan 1906
Rezs Kkai Hungarian pianist composer musicologist and pedagogue born in Budapest (d. 1962)
15 Jan 1909
Gene Krupa American jazz and big band drummer (Benny Goodman Sing Sing Sing) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1973)
15 Jan 1920
Pamela Cundell British stage and screen character actress (Dads Army - Mrs. Fox) born in Croydon Surrey England (d. 2015)
15 Jan 1922
Thelma Carpenter American radio and jazz band singer (Coleman Hawkins Count Basie) and stage and screen actress (Barefoot In The Park) born in Brooklyn New York City (d. 1997)
15 Jan 1928
[Beverly] Joanne Linville American character actress born in Bakersfield California (d. 2021)
15 Jan 1929
Queen Ida [Lewis] Louisiana Creole accordionist born in Lake Charles Louisiana
15 Jan 1929
Teizo Matsumura Japanese composer (Chinmoku Silence Hymn to Aurora) and haiku poet born in Kyoto Japan (d. 2007)
15 Jan 1930
Earl Hooker American blues slide guitar player (Blue Guitar) born in Quitman County Mississippi (d. 1970)
15 Jan 1935
Malcolm Frager American concert pianist born in St. Louis Missouri (d. 1991)
15 Jan 1937
Margaret OBrien American actress (Jane Eyre Meet Me In St Louis) born in San Diego California
15 Jan 1939
Christopher Steel British composer (Changing Moods The Morning Stars Sang Together) born in London (d. 1992)
15 Jan 1943
Mike Marshall American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1974 75 NL Cy Young Award 1974 Montreal Expos LA Dodgers Atlanta Braves) born in Adrian Michigan (d. 2021)
15 Jan 1951
Peter Collins British sound engineer and record producer (Rush October Project Jermaine Stewart) born in London
15 Jan 1952
Melvyn Gale English cellist (Electric Light Orchestra 1975-79 - Livin Thing) born in London United Kingdom
15 Jan 1953
Bob Clearmountain American Grammy Award-winning sound engineer (Bruce Springsteen Crowded House) and record producer (Brayn Adams Bon Jovi) born in Connecticut
15 Jan 1953
Chris D. [Desjardins] American punk rock singer and poet (The Flesh Eaters) born in Riverside California
15 Jan 1960
Kelly Asbury American animated film director (Shrek 2 Smurfs The Lost Village) born in Beaumont Texas (d. 2020)
15 Jan 1779
Jean Coralli French ballet producer & choreographer (Giselle) born in Paris France (d. 1854)
15 Jan 1868
Noe Zhordania Georgian journalist and politician (Prime Minister 1918-21 government -in-exile leader 1921-53) born in Lanchkhuti Kutais Governorate Imperial Russia (now Georgia) (d. 1953) [some sources give birthday as March 21]
15 Jan 1893
Dragisa Cvetkovic Serbian politician (Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia 1939-41) born in Ni Kingdom of Serbia (d. 1969)
15 Jan 1901
Harry Ellerbe American actor (House of Usher Magnetic Monster)born in Atlanta Georgia (d. 1992)
15 Jan 1917
Wang Renzhong Chinese politician (First Secretary Hubei Province) born in Jing County Hebei (d. 1992)
15 Jan 1922
Thelma Carpenter American radio and jazz band singer (Coleman Hawkins Count Basie) and stage and screen actress (Hello Dolly Barefoot In The Park (TV) The Wiz (film)) born in Brooklyn New York City (d. 1997)
15 Jan 1925
Ruth Slenczynska American concert pianist and educator (Southern Illinois University 1964-87) born in Sacramento California
15 Jan 1933
Frank Bough British sports and current affairs television presenter born in Fenton Staffordshire England (d. 2020)
15 Jan 1944
Joan Marie Johnson American pop singer (The Dixie Cups - Chapel Of Love Iko Iko) born in New Orleans Louisiana (d. 2016)
15 Jan 1947
Pete Waterman English record producer (Stock Aitken & Waterman - Road Block) born in Stoke Heath Coventry
15 Jan 1948
Ronnie Van Zant American rock musician (Lynyrd Skynyrd- Gimme Three Steps) born in Jacksonville Florida (d. 1977)
15 Jan 1953
Randy White American CollegePro Football HOF tackle (Super Bowl 1977 [MVP] 7 First-team All-Pro 9 Pro Bowl Dallas Cowboys) born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
15 Jan 1963
Carl McCoy British gothic-metal rock singer (Fields of the Nephilim - Blue Water) and graphic artist born in Lambeth London England
15 Jan 1969
Adam Burt American NHL defenseman 1988-2001 (Hartford Whalers and 3 other teams) born in Detroit Michigan
15 Jan 1716
Philip Livingston American businessman and politician (signed US Declaration of Independence) born in Albany New York (d. 1778)
15 Jan 1730
John Malchair German-English artist violinist and composer baptized in the Electorate of Cologne (now Cologne Germany) (d. 1812)
15 Jan 1733
Joseph Lederer German composer born in Swabia Duchy of Wrttemberg (now Germany) (d. 1796)
15 Jan 1742
Eugene Godecharle Belgian violinist and composer born in Brussels Belgium (d. 1798)
15 Jan 1754
Richard Martin Irish politician and animal rights activist born in Ballynahinch Castle Ireland (d. 1834)
15 Jan 1779
Jean Coralli French ballet producer and choreographer (Giselle) born in Paris France (d. 1854)
15 Jan 1803
Marjory Fleming Scottish writer and poet born in Kirkcaldy United Kingdom (d. 1811)
15 Jan 1809
Pierre Joseph Proudhon French politician and philosopher (father of anarchism) born in Besanon France (d. 1865)
15 Jan 1813
James Marion Sims American physician and surgical pioneer (vesicovaginal operation) born in Lancaster County South Carolina (d. 1883)
15 Jan 1841
Frederick Stanley British politician (Governor General of Canada 1888-93 presented hockeys Stanley Cup to Canada) born in London England (d. 1908)
15 Jan 1845
Ella Flagg Young American educator and1st woman pres. (National Educational Association) born in Buffalo New York (d. 1918)
15 Jan 1863
Wilhelm Marx German lawyer and politician born in Cologne Germany (d. 1946)
15 Jan 1868
Noe Zhordania Georgian journalist and politician (Prime Minister 1918-21 government-in-exile leader 1921-53) born in Lanchkhuti Kutais Governorate Imperial Russia (now Georgia) (d. 1953) [some sources give birthday as March 21]
15 Jan 1870
Johan Peter Koch Danish captain and explorer (Greenland) born in Vestenskov Denmark (d. 1928)
15 Jan 1882
Florian Znaniecki Polish philosopher and sociologist born in witniki Poland (d. 1958)
15 Jan 1901
Harry Ellerbe American actor (House of Usher Magnetic Monster) born in Atlanta Georgia (d. 1992)
15 Jan 1908
Roberta Bitgood American organist and composer born in New London Connecticut (d. 2007)
15 Jan 1909
Elie Siegmeister American composer (The Plough and the Stars) born in Manhattan New York (d. 1991)
15 Jan 1909
Gene Krupa American jazz and big band drummer (Benny Goodman - Sing Sing Sing) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1973)
15 Jan 1911
Cy Feuer Broadway producer (Feuer & Martin-Chorus Line) born in New York City (d. 2006)
15 Jan 1916
Mikki Doyle American journalist and editor born in New York (d. 1995)
15 Jan 1922
Thelma Carpenter American radio and jazz band singer (Coleman Hawkins Count Basie) and stage and screen actress (Hello Dolly Barefoot In The Park (TV) The Wiz (film)) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1997)
15 Jan 1927
Francis Routh British organist composer (Sacred Tetralogy) magazine editor (Composer) educator and music promoter (Redcliffe Festival) born in Kidderminster Worcestershire England (d. 2021)
15 Jan 1929
Eva Badura-Skoda German-Austrian musicologist (Mozart-Interpretation) born in Munich Germany (d. 2021)
15 Jan 1932
Dean Smith American athlete (Olympic gold 4x100m relay 1952) and actor rodeo cowboy and stuntman born in Emporia Kansas (d. 2023)
15 Jan 1932
Enrique Raxach Spanish-Dutch contemporary classical and electro-acoustic composer (Pequea Cantata Equinoxial) born in Barcelona Spain
15 Jan 1941
Captain Beefheart [Don Van Vliet] American singer-songwriter (Bongo Fury Shiny Beast) born in Glendale California (d. 2010)
15 Jan 1942
Edward Sonny Bivins American singer (Manhattans - Kiss and Say Goodbye) born in Macon Georgia
15 Jan 1946
Bobby Bloom American singer-songwriter (Montego Bay) born in Brooklyn NYC (d. 1974)
15 Jan 1947
Andrea Martin American-Canadian Tony Award winning stage and screen actress (Pippin My Favorite Year SCTV My Big Fat Greek Wedding films) and Emmy Award winning screenwriter (SCTV) born in Portland Maine
15 Jan 1948
Ronnie Van Zant American rock musician (Lynyrd Skynyrd - Gimme Three Steps) born in Jacksonville Florida (d. 1977)
15 Jan 1952
Boris Blank Swiss artist and musician (Yello Tranceonic) born in Zurich Switzerland
15 Jan 1953
Bob Clearmountain American Grammy Award-winning sound engineer (Bruce Springsteen Crowded House) and record producer (Bryan Adams Bon Jovi) born in Connecticut
15 Jan 1959
Pete Trewavas British bassist (Marillion - Clutching at Straws) born in Middlesbrough United Kingdom
15 Jan 1960
David Zaslav American media executive (Warner Bros) born in New York City
15 Jan 1961
Yves P. Pelletier Canadian comedian and film director born in Laval Canada
15 Jan 1965
Derek B British rapper (Bullet From A Gun) born in London (d. 2009)
15 Jan 1968
Iaki Urdangarn Spanish handball player and royal born in Basque Country Spain
15 Jan 1462
Edzard I Cirksena Edzard the Great Count of East Frisia (1494-1528) who waged three-year war with Saxony born in Greetsiel East Frisia (d. 1528)
15 Jan 1730
John Malchair German-English artist violinist and composer baptized in the Electorate of Cologne Holy Roman Empire (d. 1812)
15 Jan 1733
Joseph Lederer German composer born in Swabia Duchy of Wrttemberg Holy Roman Empire (d. 1796)
15 Jan 1772
James Ballantyne Scottish printer of Walter Scott with the Ballantyne Press born in Kelso Scotland (d. 1833)
15 Jan 1795
Willem de Clerq Dutch merchant & man of letters born in Amsterdam Republic of the Seven United Netherlands (d. 1844) [1]
15 Jan 1845
Heinrich Vogl German operatic heldentenor born in Munich Kingdom of Bavaria (d. 1900)
15 Jan 1863
Wilhelm Marx German politician Chancellor of Germany (1923-25 1926-28) born in Cologne Germany (d. 1946)
15 Jan 1877
Lewis Terman American psychologist (developed Stanford-Binet IQ test) and eugenicist born in Johnson County Indiana (d. 1956)
15 Jan 1878
Johanna Muller-Hermann Austrian composer (Lied der Erinnerung) born in Vienna Austria (d. 1941)
15 Jan 1895
Artturi Ilmari Virtanen Finnish chemist 1945 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for inventing AIV silage and a preservation method for butter born in Helsinki Finland (d. 1973)
15 Jan 1897
Xu Zhimo Chinese poet born in Haining Zhejiang China (d. 1931)
15 Jan 1900
Caesar Domela Dutch painter and son of politician Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis born in Amsterdam Netherlands (d. 1992)
15 Jan 1906
Rezs Kkai Hungarian pianist composer musicologist and pedagogue born in Budapest Hungary (d. 1962)
15 Jan 1912
Horace Lindrum Australian snooker and billiards player (World Snooker Cship 1936 37 46 runner-up) born in Sydney Australia (d. 1974)
15 Jan 1913
Alexander Marinesko Soviet captain of the S-13 submarine which sank the German ship Wilhelm Gustloff born in Odessa Russian Empire (d. 1963)
15 Jan 1931
Lee Bontecou American sculptor and printmaker born in Providence Rhode Island (d. 2022) [1]
15 Jan 1931
Murad Kazhlayev Soviet and Dagestani composer and conductor born in Baku Azerbaijan (d. 2023)
15 Jan 1933
Ernest J. Gaines African-American author (A Lesson Before Dying The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman) born in Oscar Louisiana (d. 2019)
15 Jan 1947
Andrea Martin American-Canadian Tony Award-winning stage and screen actress (Pippin My Favorite Year SCTV My Big Fat Greek Wedding films) and Emmy Award-winning screenwriter (SCTV) born in Portland Maine
15 Jan 1947
Pete Waterman English record producer (Stock Aitken & Waterman - Road Block) born in Stoke Heath Coventry England
15 Jan 1953
Kent Hovind American evangelist and Young Earth Creationist jailed for not paying taxes born in the United States
15 Jan 1954
Nikos Sarganis Greek soccer goalkeeper (58 caps Olympiacos 144 games Panathinaikos) born in Rafina Greece (d. 2024)
15 Jan 1954
Roger McLachlan New Zealand rock bassist (Little River Band Stars) born in Riverton New Zealand
15 Jan 1962
Cronos [Conrad Lant] English heavy metal singer and bassist (Venom) born in London England
15 Jan 1965
Derek B British rapper (Bullet From A Gun) born in London England (d. 2009)
15 Jan 1481
Ashikaga Yoshizumi 11th Japanese shgun of the Ashikaga shogunate (1493-1508) born in Japan (d. 1511)
15 Jan 1844
Cole Younger American outlaw and co-leader of the James-Younger Gang born in Jackson County Missouri (d. 1916)
15 Jan 1848
Jim Younger American outlaw and member of the James-Younger Gang born in Lees Summit Missouri (d. 1902)
15 Jan 1882
Henry Burr [Harry McClaskey] Canadian tenor ballad singer early radio performer and recording pioneer (Till We Meet Again I Wonder Whos Kissing Her Now Are You Lonesome Tonight) born in St. Stephen New Brunswick (d. 1941) [1]
15 Jan 1896
Jacobo Ficher Ukrainian-Argentine violinist composer (Symphony No. 7 - Epopeya de mayo) and music educator born in Odessa Ukraine Russian Empire (d. 1978)
15 Jan 1902
Paul Cushing Child American civil servant diplomat and husband of Julia Child born in Montclair New Jersey (d. 1994)
15 Jan 1914
Esther Etty Hillesum Dutch-Jewish author of confessional letters and diaries born in Middelburg Netherlands (d. 1943)
15 Jan 1918
Joo Figueiredo Brazilian military officer and President of Brazil (1979-85) born in Rio de Janeiro Brazil (d. 1999)
15 Jan 1923
Ivor Cutler Scottish poet musician singer-songwriter and humorist (John Peel Show King Cutler) born in Glasgow Scotland (d. 2006)
15 Jan 1925
Ruth Slenczynska American concert pianist and educator (Southern Illinois University 1964-87) born in Sacramento California [1]
15 Jan 1931
Thomas Hoving American museum director (Metropolitan Museum of Art 1967-77) arts correspondent (2020) editor (Connoisseur Magazine 1981-91 and writer (Art for Dummies) born in New York City (d. 2009)
15 Jan 1940
Jaune Quick-to-See Smith Native American artist (Gifts for Trading Land With White People Kalispell 1) born in St. Ignatius Mission Flathead Indian Reservation Montana (d. 2025) [1]
15 Jan 1942
()Edward) Sonny Bivins American singer and songwriter (Manhattans - Kiss and Say Goodbye) born in Macon Georgia (d. 2014)
15 Jan 1949
Panos Mihalopoulos Greek actor (Iphigenia I ora i kali) born in Kalamata Greece
15 Jan 1953
Ta-Tanisha American character actress (Room 222 The Sting) born in the Bronx New York
15 Jan 1954
Ray Simpson American singer and Cop in the disco group Village People (1979-82 1987-2017) born in The Bronx New York City
15 Jan 1954
Roger McLachlan New Zealand rock bassist (Little River Band 1975-76 Stars) born in Riverton New Zealand (d. 2025)
15 Jan 1957
David Inge American politician and Governor of Hawaii (Democratic 2014-22) born in Pearl City Hawaii
15 Jan 1959
Kenny Easley American College-Pro Football HOF safety (UCLA NFL Defensive Player of the Year 1984 4 First-team All-Pro 5 x Pro Bowl Seattle Seahawks) born in Chesapeake Virginia (d. 2025) [1]
15 Jan 1961
Yves P. Pelletier Canadian actor and member of the Rock et Belles Oreilles comedy group born in Laval Qubec
15 Jan 1965
Adam Jones American rock guitarist (Tool - Sober Fear Inoculum) born in Park Ridge Illinois
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