Historical birthday on this day

01 May 1218

John I Count of Hainaut (1246-57) born in Houffalize Luxembourg (d. 1257)

01 May 1218

Rudolph I of Germany Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (1273-91) born in Limburgh Castle Sasbach am Kaiserstuhl Germany (d. 1291)

01 May 1238

Magnus VI Lagabuter King of Norway (1263-80) born in Tnsberg Norway (d. 1280)

01 May 1285

Edmund FitzAlan 9th Earl of Arundel English politician born in Marlborough Castle Wiltshire England (d. 1326)

01 May 1545

Franciscus Junius French-Dutch calvinist theologist and vicar born in Bourges France (d. 1602)

01 May 1567

Michiel Janszoon van Mierevelt Dutch royal painter born in Delft Netherlands (d. 1641)

01 May 1577

Franois de Kinschot Dutch jurist and chancellor of Brabant born in Brussels Belgium (d. 1654)

01 May 1582

Marco da Gagliano Italian opera composer born in Florence Italy (d. 1643)

01 May 1592

Johann A Schall von Bell German missionary and astronomer born in Cologne Germany (d. 1666)

01 May 1594

John Haynes 5th Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony born in Essex England (d. 1653)

01 May 1672

Joseph Addison English essayist and poet (co-founder of The Spectator) born in Milston Wiltshire England (d. 1719)

01 May 1692

James Stirling Scottish mathematician (Formula of Stirling) born in this month in Stirlingshire Scotland (d. 1770)

01 May 1735

Jan Hendrik van Kinsbergen Dutch naval officer and founder of Dutch Marines Corp born in Doesburg Netherlands (d. 1819)

01 May 1759

Jacob Albright German-American Christian leader founder of Albrights People (Evangelical Association) born in Fox Mountain Pennsylvania (d. 1808)

01 May 1764

Benjamin Henry Latrobe American architect (completed U.S. Capitol) born in Leeds Yorkshire England (d. 1820)

01 May 1764

Gottfried Rieger Czech composer born in Opavice Czech Replublic (d. 1855)

01 May 1771

George Guest English organist and composer born in Broseley England (d. 1831)

01 May 1775

Jacob-Joseph-Balthasar Martinn Flemish composer born in Antwerp Belgium (d. 1836)

01 May 1800

Thomas Aloysius Dornin American naval officer born in Ireland (d. 1874)

01 May 1804

Aleksey Stepanovich Khomyakov Russian poet born in Moscow (d. 1860) [NS 1305]

01 May 1807

John B. Magruder American Major General (Confederate Army) born in Port Royal Virginia (d. 1871)

01 May 1818

Jos Amador de los Ros Spanish historian and poet born in Baena Spain (d. 1878)

01 May 1819

William Steele Brigadier General (Confederate Army) (d. 1885)

01 May 1825

George Inness US landscape painter (Delaware Water Gap)

01 May 1829

Jose M de Alencar Brazilian writerminister of Justice

01 May 1830

Mother (Mary Harris) Jones US reformer and labor organizer

01 May 1831

Emily Stowe Canadian physician and suffragist (d. 1903)

01 May 1835

Alfred Napoleon Alexander Natti Duffi French-American Brigadier General (Union Army) born in Paris France (d. 1880)

01 May 1845

[Robert] Lawson Tait Scottish-born pioneering surgeon performed first salpingectomy for ectopic pregnancy born in Edinburgh Scotland (d. 1899)

01 May 1850

Prince Arthur Duke of Connaught and Strathearn Governor General of Canada (d. 1942)

01 May 1851

Laza Lazarevi Serbian writer and psychiatrist (d. 1891)

01 May 1852

Santiago Ramn y Cajal Spanish neuroscientist Nobel laureate (d. 1934)

01 May 1853

Charles Lee Williams English composer and organist born in Winchester (d. 1935)

01 May 1855

Cecilia Beaux American portrait painter born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania

01 May 1858

Anthony Johnson Showalter American composer born in Cherry Grove Virginia (d. 1924)

01 May 1859

Willem J Leyds DutchSouth Africa lawyerpoliticiandiplomat

01 May 1872

Sidnio Pais Portuguese military and politician (d. 1918)

01 May 1874

Romaine Brooks (born Beatrice Romaine Goddard) American painter born in Rome Italy

01 May 1880

Conrad Weiss German writerpoet (Tantum dic verbo)

01 May 1881

Pierre Teilhard de Chardin French philosopherpaleontologist

01 May 1884

Francis Curzon 5th Earl Howe British politician naval officer and auto racer (1931 Le Mans) born in Mayfair London (d. 1964)

01 May 1887

Alan Gordon Cunningham IrishBritish gendirector of Palestine (1945-48)

01 May 1889

John Evans England Test batsman (author The Escaping Club) born in Newtown Hampshire (d. 1960)

01 May 1892

Howard Barlow Plain City Ohio conductor (Voice of Firestone)

01 May 1895

Leo Sowerby American organist and composer (Pulitzer Prize for Music 1946) born in Grand Rapids Michigan (d. 1968)

01 May 1896

Herbert Backe German Nazi politician (d. 1947)

01 May 1898

Eugene R Black American President of World Bank (1953-62)

01 May 1898

David Tobey Basketball Hall of Fame referee born in New York New York (d. 1988)

01 May 1900

Ignazio Silone Italian novelistpolitician (Bread & Wine)

01 May 1901

Heinz Eric Roemheld American film composer (d. 1985)

01 May 1901

Antal Szerb Hungarian author and historian (d. 1945)

01 May 1901

Slats Gill Basketball Hall of Fame coach (36 seasons Oregon State) born in Salem Oregon (d. 1966)

01 May 1905

Leila Hyams American actress (Big House Ruggles of Red Gap) born in NYC New York (d. 1977)

01 May 1905

Paul Desruisseaux French Canadian lawyer businessman and politician (d. 1982)

01 May 1905

Chris Red Cagle College Football Hall of Fame halfback born in DeRidder Louisiana (d. 1942)

01 May 1908

Giovanni Guareschi Italian writer (Don Camillo Peppone)

01 May 1909

Ethel Jane Cain British telephonist and original UK Speaking Clock voice born in England (d. 1996)

01 May 1909

Yiannis Ritsos Greek poet and political activist born in Monemvasia (d. 1990)

01 May 1910

Cliff Battles ProCollege Football Halls of Fame halfback (Boston BravesRedskins Washington Redskins) born in Akron Ohio (d. 1981)

01 May 1912

Otto Kretschmer German U-Boat commander (d. 1998)

01 May 1913

Walter Susskind Praha (Prague) Czechoslovakia conductor

01 May 1913

Louis Nye American comedian and actor (Curb Your Enthusiasm The Steve Allen Plymouth Show) born in Hartford Connecticut (d. 2005)

01 May 1913

Balraj Sahni [Yudhishthir] Indian Bollywood actor (Dharti Ke Lal) born in Rawalpindi Punjab (d. 1973)

01 May 1913

Marvin Bud Ward American golfer (1939 1941 US Amateur) born in Elma Washington (d. 1968)

01 May 1914

John Henry Lewis American boxer (World Light-Heavyweight champion 1935-38) born in Phoenix Arizona (d. 1974)

01 May 1915

Archie Williams American athlete (400m gold medal 1936 Olympics) born in Oakland California (d. 1993)

01 May 1916

Glenn Ford Quebec Canada actor (Cades County Big Heat Midway)

01 May 1917

Danielle Darrieux French actress (Alexander the Great Mayerling)

01 May 1917

Giovanni John Beradino American MLB infielder and actor (General Hospital) born in Los Angeles California (d. 1996)

01 May 1917

Ahron Soloveichik Orthodox Jewish rabbi born in Khislavichi Russia (d. 2001)

01 May 1918

Jack Paar American television host of the Jack Paar Show (d. 2004) born in Canton Ohio

01 May 1919

Alwyn Farquharson Scottish clan-captainlarge landowner

01 May 1919

Daniel Dan OHerlihy Irish actor (Twin Peals Fail Safe Last Starfighter Robocop) born in County Wexford Ireland (d. 2005)

01 May 1919

Al Zarilla American MLB outfielder (All Star 1948) born in Los Angeles California (d. 1996)

01 May 1921

12th Lord Middleton English large landownermulti-millionaire

01 May 1921

Paul Daels president (Flemish Iron Pilgrimage committee)

01 May 1923

Joseph Heller American novelist (Catch-22 1963 Arts & Letters Award) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1999)

01 May 1923

Frank Brian American basketball guard (NBA All Star 1951 1952) born in Zachary Louisiana (d. 2017)

01 May 1924

Dennis Main-Wilson British TV and radio producer (Marty Till Death Us Do Part) born in Dulwich London (d. 1997)

01 May 1925

Chuck Bednarik ProCollege Football Halls of Fame centerlinebacker (Philadelphia Eagles) born in Bethlehem Pennsylvania (d. 2015)

01 May 1925

Scott Carpenter American astronaut (Mercury 7-Aurora 7) born in Boulder Colorado (d. 2013)

01 May 1927

Greta Andersen Danish swimmer (gold medal 100m freestyle 1948 Olympics) born in Copenhagen Denmark

01 May 1927

Israr Ali Pakistan cricket all-rounder (4 Tests 1952-59) born in Jalandhar Punjab India (d. 2016)

01 May 1927

Lord Bathurst English earllarge landownermulti-millionaire

01 May 1927

Roland Verhavert Flemish screen writer (Sea Gulls Die in the Harbor)

01 May 1928

Raoul Servais Belgian cartoonistpres (lASIFA)

01 May 1928

Desmond Titterington Northern Irish racer (d. 2002)

01 May 1929

Sonny James [James Loden] country music singer-songwriter (Young Love) born in Hackelburg Alabama (d. 2016)

01 May 1929

Sonny Ramadhin West Indian cricket leg spin bowler (43 Tests) born in St.Charles Village Trinidad

01 May 1930

Little Walter [Marion Walter Jacobs] blues singer-songwriter and harmonica player born in Marksville Louisiana (d. 1968)

01 May 1930

Ollie Matson ProCollege Football Halls of Fame halfback (NFL 1950s All Decade Team) born in Trinity Texas (d. 2011)

01 May 1930

Richard Riordan mayor of Los Angeles (R 1993-2001) born in NYC New York

01 May 1932

Sandy Woodward [John Forster] English admiral (British Naval Task Force Falklands War) born in Penzance Cornwall (d. 2013)

01 May 1934

Alette Beaujon Curacaos poet (Gedichten on the Bay & Elsewhere)

01 May 1934

Nev MacEwan New Zealand rugby union 8 (All Blacks 20 caps) born Auckland New Zealand

01 May 1937

Una Stubbs English actress ( Till Death Us Do Part) born in Welwyn Garden City

01 May 1937

Roger Brown College Football Hall of Fame defensive tackle (6 Pro-Bowls) born in Surry County Virginia

01 May 1939

Judy Collins singer (Send in the Clowns Clouds) born in Seattle Washington

01 May 1939

Ray Aranha actor (Nick-Married People) born in Miami Florida

01 May 1939

Frank Beard American golfer (11 PGA Tour titles) born in Dallas Texas

01 May 1941

Barbara Barendrecht [BHM Wurfbain] actress (Dirty Picture)

01 May 1942

Stephen Macht American actor (Joe-Knots Landing Cagney & Lacey) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania

01 May 1942

Jean Saubert American alpine ski racer (Giant Slalom silver Slalom bronze medal 1964 Olympics) born in Roseburg Oregon (d. 2007)

01 May 1943

Joy Harmon American actress (Cool Hand Luke) born in St Louis Missouri

01 May 1945

Rita Coolidge American Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter (Higher & Higher Were All Alone) born in Nashville Tennessee

01 May 1946

Jerry Weiss American rocker (Blood Sweat & Tears) born in NYC New York

01 May 1946

Joanna Lumley British actress (Absolutely Fabulous OHMs Secret Service) born in Kashmir India

01 May 1946

Nick Fortuna American rock bassist (The Buckinghams) born in Chicago Illinois

01 May 1947

Jerry Heard American golfer (5 PGA Tour titles) born in Visalia California

01 May 1947

Jacob Bekenstein American-Israeli theoretical physicist (Bekenstein-Hawking radiation) born in Mexico City (d. 2015)

01 May 1948

James Wise US soul singer (Archie Bell & the Drells)

01 May 1949

Douglas Barr actor (Howie-Fall Guy) born in Cedar Rapids Iowa

01 May 1949

Tim Hodgkinson English composer and musician (Henry Cow)

01 May 1949

Paul Teutul Sr. founder of Orange County Choppers

01 May 1949

James Jim Clench Canadian bassist and songwriter (April Wine and Bachman-Turner Overdrive) born in Canada (d. 2010)

01 May 1950

Marina Stepanova Russian 400m hurdler (3-time world record holder) born in St. Petersburg Russia

01 May 1950

Dann Florek American actor (Law & Order) born in Flat Rock Michigan

01 May 1950

Danny McGrain Scottish soccer right-back (Celtic 62 Scotland caps) born in Glasgow Scotland

01 May 1951

Gordon Greenidge West Indies cricket opening batsman (19 Test centuries 1974-91) born in St. Peter Barbados

01 May 1951

Antony Worrall Thompson English celebrity chef

01 May 1953

Elquemedo Willett West Indies cricket spin bowler (5 Tests 1973-74) born in Charlestown Nevis

01 May 1953

Glen Ballard American songwriter and record producer (Alanis Morissette Michael Jackson) born in Natchez Mississippi

01 May 1954

Michael Scott reporter (Entertainment Tonight)

01 May 1954

Ray Parker Jr rock guitaristvocalist (Ghostbusters) born in Detroit Michigan

01 May 1954

Taslim Arif Pakistan cricket wicket keeper (210no v Aust 1980) born in Karachi Sindh (d. 2008)

01 May 1955

Julien Wiener Australian cricket opening batsman (6 Tests 1979-80) born in Melbourne Australia

01 May 1956

Byron Stewart Baxter Springs Ks actor (Warren Coolidge-St Elsewhere)

01 May 1957

Paul D Ronney ScDastronaut (STS 83 alt) born in Los Angeles California

01 May 1957

Rick Darling Australian cricket opening batsman (14 Tests 1978-79) born in Walkerie South Australia

01 May 1959

Eddie Johnson American basketball guardforward (NBA Sixth Man of the Year 1989) born in Chicago Illinois

01 May 1959

Roger Chapman English golfer (PGA Seniors 2012 US Seniors Open 2012) born in Nakuru Kenya

01 May 1961

Charlie OBrien American MLB catcher (pioneered hockey style catchers mask) born in Tulsa Oklahoma

01 May 1961

Steven Cauthen American Hall of Fame jockey (1978 Triple Crown-Affirmed The Derby 1985 1987) born in Covington Kentucky

01 May 1961

Marilyn Milian current judge on The Peoples Court

01 May 1962

Gary Clark NFL wide receiver (2-time Super Bowl champion with Washington Redskins) born in Radford Virginia

01 May 1962

Paula Weishoff American volleyballer (Silver medal 1984 Bronze 1992 Olympics) born in Hollywood California

01 May 1963

Robert Seguso American tennis player (4 x doubles major titles gold medal doubles 1988 Olympics) born in Minneapolis Minnesota

01 May 1964

Sarah Armstrong-Jones daughter of princess Margaret & Lord Snowdon

01 May 1964

Yvonne van Gennip Dutch speed skater (3 gold medals 1988 Olympics) born in Haarlem Netherlands

01 May 1966

Armando Reynoso Mexican Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher born in San Luis Potosi Mexico

01 May 1966

Charlie Schlatter American actor (18 Again Heartbreak Hotel) born in NYC New York

01 May 1966

Johnny Colt Cherry Point NC rock bassist (Black Crowes)

01 May 1966

Olaf Thon German soccer central midfielder (Germany 52 caps) born in Gelsenkirchen Germany

01 May 1967

Yael Arad Israeli middleweight judoka (first Israeli to win an Olympic medal - silver 1996) born in Tel Aviv Israel

01 May 1967

Tim McGraw American musician and actor born in Delhi Louisiana

01 May 1968

Mark Scott Paramus NJ rock drummer (Trixter-Give It To Me Good)

01 May 1968

Oliver Bierhoff German soccer striker (Germany 70 caps) born in Karlsruhe Germany

01 May 1968

Darcy Wretzky American musician (The Smashing Pumpkins)

01 May 1970

Alex Van Pelt NFL quarterback and coach (Buffalo Bills) born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania

01 May 1970

Damon Diletti Australian field hockey goal keeper (silver medal 1992 Olympics gold 1999 Champions Trophy) born in Perth West Australia

01 May 1971

Ethan Albright NFL long snapper (Pro Bowl 2007) born in Greensboro North Carolina

01 May 1971

Stuart Appleby Australian golfer (9 PGA Tour titles) born in Cohuna Australia

01 May 1972

Bobby Chouinard baseball pitcher (first Filipino to play MLB) born in Manilla Phillipines

01 May 1973

Curtis Martin Pro Football Hall of Fame running back (5 x Pro Bowls NE Patriots NY Jets) born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania

01 May 1819

William Steele American Brigadier General (Confederate Army) born in Albany New York (d. 1885)

01 May 1825

George Inness American landscape painter (Delaware Water Gap) born in Newburgh New York (d. 1894)

01 May 1829

Jos de Alencar Brazilian writer (O Guarani) born in Fortaleza Cear Empire of Brazil (d. 1877)

01 May 1830

Mother [Mary Harris] Jones American labor organizer (cofounded Industrial Workers of the World) born in Cork City Ireland (d. 1930)

01 May 1830

Guido Gezelle Flemish priest and poet born in Brugge Belgium (d. 1899)

01 May 1831

Emily Stowe Canadian suffragist and first woman licensed to practise medicine in Canada born in Norwich Township Oxford County Ontario (d. 1903)

01 May 1839

Hilaire de Chardonnet French industrialist and inventor (rayon) born in Besanon France (d. 1924)

01 May 1850

Prince Arthur Duke of Connaught and Strathearn Governor General of Canada (1911-16) born in Buckingham Palace London (d. 1942)

01 May 1851

Laza Lazarevi Serbian writer (Prvi put s ocem na jutrenje) and psychiatrist born in abac Serbia (d. 1891)

01 May 1852

Santiago Ramn y Cajal Spanish histologist (central nervous system) and neuroscientist (Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1906) born in Petilla de Aragn Navarre Spain (d. 1934)

01 May 1859

Bohuslav Jeremi Czech composer born in estoky Czechia (d. 1918)

01 May 1859

Willem Johannes Leyds Dutch-South Africa lawyer and diplomat (State Secretary of the South African Republic) born in Magelang Dutch East Indies (d. 1940)

01 May 1872

Sidnio Pais Portuguese politician (4th President of Portugal 66th Prime Minister of Portugal) born in Caminha Portugal (d. 1918)

01 May 1874

Romaine Brooks [Beatrice Romaine Goddard] American painter born in Rome Italy (d. 1970)

01 May 1880

Conrad Weiss German writer and poet (Tantum dic verbo) (d. 1940)

01 May 1881

Pierre Teilhard de Chardin French philosopher and paleontologist (The Phenomenon of Man) born in Orcines Auvergne France (d. 1955)

01 May 1884

Felipe Boero Argentine composer born in Buenos Aires Argentina (d. 1958)

01 May 1887

Alan Cunningham British general and last High Commissioner of Palestine (1945-48) born in Dublin Ireland (d. 1983)

01 May 1889

John Evans English cricket batsman (1 Test) and author (The Escaping Club) born in Newtown Hampshire (d. 1960)

01 May 1892

Howard Barlow American conductor (Voice of Firestone) born in Plain City Ohio (d. 1972)

01 May 1896

Herbert Backe German Nazi politician (Reich Minister for Food and Agriculture) born in Batumi Kutais Governorate Russian Empire (d. 1947)

01 May 1896

Mark W. Clark American general born in Madison Barracks Sackets Harbor New York (d. 1984)

01 May 1896

J. Lawton Collins American general born in New Orleans Louisiana (d. 1987)

01 May 1898

Eugene R. Black American President of World Bank (1953-62) born in Atlanta Georgia (d. 1992)

01 May 1898

David Tobey American Basketball Hall of Fame referee (1918-45 first game with a 3-man officiating crew) born in New York New York (d. 1988)

01 May 1900

Ignazio Silone Italian novelist (Fontamara Pane e vino) born in Pescina Italy (d. 1978)

01 May 1901

Heinz Roemheld American film composer (Yankee Doodle Dandy Ruby Gentry) born in Milwaukee Wisconsin (d. 1985)

01 May 1901

Antal Szerb Hungarian author and historian born in Budapest Hungary (d. 1945)

01 May 1901

Slats Gill Basketball Hall of Fame coach (36 seasons Oregon State 1928-64) born in Salem Oregon (d. 1966)

01 May 1905

Nikolai Tikhonov Soviet politician (Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union 1980-85) born in Kharkiv Kharkov Governorate Russian Empire (d. 1997)

01 May 1905

Paul Desruisseaux Canadian lawyer and politician (Senator for Wellington Quebec) born in Sherbrooke Quebec (d. 1982)

01 May 1905

Chris Red Cagle College Football Hall of Fame halfback (All American 1927 28 29 Army NFL New York Giants Brooklyn Dodgers) born in DeRidder Louisiana (d. 1942)

01 May 1906

Horst Schumann Nazi physician born in Halle an der Saale Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1983)

01 May 1907

Oliver Hill American civil rights attorney (Presidential Medal of Freedom 1999) born in Richmond Virgnia (d. 2007)

01 May 1907

Kate Smith American singer (God Bless American) born in Greenville Virginia (d. 1986)

01 May 1908

Giovannino Guareschi Italian writer (Don Camillo Peppone) born in Roccabianca Emilia Kingdom of Italy (d. 1968)

01 May 1909

George Melachrino English composer born in London (d. 1965)

01 May 1910

Cliff Battles ProCollege Football Hall of Fame halfback (First-team All-Pro 1933 34 36 Boston BravesRedskins Washington Redskins) born in Akron Ohio (d. 1981)

01 May 1912

Anna Pollak English mezzo-soprano born in Manchester (d. 1996)

01 May 1912

Felipe Padilla de Len Filipino composer born in General Tinio Nueva Ecija Philippine Islands (d. 1992)

01 May 1912

Otto Kretschmer German U-Boat commander born in Heidau Neisse Province of Silesia Prussia German Empire (d. 1998)

01 May 1913

Walter Susskind Czech conductor and pianist born in Prague (d. 1980)

01 May 1915

Archie Williams American athlete (Olympic gold 400m 1936) born in Oakland California (d. 1993)

01 May 1916

Glenn Ford Canadian-American actor (Cades County Big Heat Midway) born in Sainte-Christine-dAuvergne Quebec Canada (d. 2006)

01 May 1917

Giovanni John Beradino American MLB infielder (St. Louis Browns Cleveland Indians) and actor (General Hospital) born in Los Angeles California (d. 1996)

01 May 1919

Al Zarilla American baseball outfielder (MLB All Star 1948 St. Louis Browns) born in Los Angeles California (d. 1996)

01 May 1923

Frank Brian American basketball guard (NBA All Star 1951 52 Fort Wayne Pistons) born in Zachary Louisiana (d. 2017)

01 May 1925

Chuck Bednarik ProCollege Football Hall of Fame centerlinebacker (Philadelphia Eagles) born in Bethlehem Pennsylvania (d. 2015)

01 May 1927

Israr Ali Pakistan cricket all-rounder (4 Tests member of Pakistans first Test team that played against India 195253) born in Jalandhar Punjab India (d. 2016)

01 May 1927

Bernard Vukas Croatian soccer forward (59 caps Yugoslavia Hajduk Split Olympic silver 1948 52) born in Zagreb Croatia (d. 1983)

01 May 1929

Sonny Ramadhin West Indian cricket spin bowler (43 Tests 158 wickets) born in St.Charles Village Trinidad

01 May 1930

Ollie Matson ProCollege Football Hall of Fame halfback (First-team All-Pro 1952 5459 Pro Bowl 1952 5458 NFL 1950s All Decade Team) born in Trinity Texas (d. 2011)

01 May 1934

Nev MacEwan New Zealand rugby union 8 (20 caps Wellington 133 games) born Auckland New Zealand

01 May 1937

Bo Nilsson Swedish composer (Doppelspiel) born in Skellefte (d. 2018)

01 May 1937

Roger Brown College Football Hall of Fame defensive tackle (Maryland Eastern Shore 6 x Pro-Bowl Detroit Lions LA Rams) born in Surry County Virginia

01 May 1939

Frank Beard American golfer (11 PGA Tour titles US Open 1965 75 3rd) born in Dallas Texas

01 May 1942

Jean Saubert American alpine ski racer (Olympic giant slalom silver slalom bronze 1964) born in Roseburg Oregon (d. 2007)

01 May 1946

Jerry Weiss American jazz musician (Blood Sweat & Tears) born in NYC New York

01 May 1950

Marina Stepanova Russian athlete (3-time 400m hurdles WR first woman to run sub 53s 52.94s 1986) born in St. Petersburg Russia

01 May 1950

Danny McGrain Scottish soccer right-back (62 caps Celtic) born in Glasgow Scotland

01 May 1951

Gordon Greenidge West Indies cricket batsman (108 Tests 7558 runs 44.72 19 x 100s) born in St. Peter Barbados

01 May 1953

Elquemedo Willett West Indian cricket spin bowler (5 Tests 11 wickets) born in Charlestown Nevis

01 May 1954

Taslim Arif Pakistan cricket wicket-keeper (6 Tests top score 210no v Aust 1980) born in Karachi Sindh Pakistan (d. 2008)

01 May 1955

Julien Wiener Australian cricket batsman (6 Tests top score 93 7 ODIs) born in Melbourne Australia

01 May 1957

Rick Darling Australian cricket batsman (14 Tests top score 91 18 ODIs) born in Walkerie Australia

01 May 1959

Eddie Johnson American basketball guardforward (NBA Sixth Man of the Year 1989 Phoenix Suns Seattle SuperSonics) born in Chicago Illinois

01 May 1959

Roger Chapman English golfer (Senior PGA 2012 US Seniors Open 2012) born in Nakuru Kenya

01 May 1961

Charlie OBrien American MLB catcher (pioneered hockey style catchers mask World Series 1995 Atlanta Braves) born in Tulsa Oklahoma

01 May 1961

Steven Cauthen American Hall of Fame jockey (Triple Crown 1978-Affirmed Epsom Derby 1985 87 Ascot Gold Cup 1984 87) born in Covington Kentucky

01 May 1962

Gary Clark American NFL wide receiver (Super Bowl 1987 91 Washington Redskins Pro Bowl 1986 87 90 91 All-Pro 1986 87 91) born in Radford Virginia

01 May 1962

Paula Weishoff American volleyballer (Olympic silver 1984 bronze 1992) born in Hollywood California

01 May 1963

Robert Seguso American tennis player (4 x mens doubles major titles Olympic gold mens doubles 1988) born in Minneapolis Minnesota

01 May 1964

Yvonne van Gennip Dutch speed skater (Olympic gold 1500m 3000m 5000m 1988) born in Haarlem Netherlands

01 May 1966

Armando Reynoso Mexican Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (Atlanta Braves Colorado Rockies New York Mets Arizona Diamondbacks) born in San Luis Potosi Mexico

01 May 1966

Olaf Thon German soccer midfielder (52 caps Bayern Munich Schalke 04) born in Gelsenkirchen Germany

01 May 1968

Oliver Bierhoff German soccer striker (Germany 70 caps Ascoli Udinese AC Milan) born in Karlsruhe Germany

01 May 1970

Alex Van Pelt American NFL quarterback (Buffalo Bills) and QB coach GB Packers Cincinnati Bengals Cleveland Browns) born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania

01 May 1970

Damon Diletti Australian field hockey goal keeper (Olympic silver 1992 Champions Trophy gold 1999) born in Perth West Australia

01 May 1971

Ethan Albright American NFL long-snapper (Pro Bowl 2007 Washington Redskins) born in Greensboro North Carolina

01 May 1971

Stuart Appleby Australian golfer (British Open 2002 runner-up 9 PGA Tour titles Presidents Cup x 5 11-under-59 Greenbrier Classic 2010) born in Cohuna Australia

01 May 1972

Bobby Chouinard Filipino baseball pitcher (first Filipino to play MLB) born in Manilla Phillipines

01 May 1973

Curtis Martin Pro Football Hall of Fame running back (Pro Bowl 1995 96 98 2001 04 First-team All-Pro 2001 04 NE Patriots NY Jets) born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania

01 May 1973

Oliver Neuville German soccer striker (69 caps Servette Bayer Leverkusen Borussia Mgladbach) born in Locarno Switzerland

01 May 1975

Austin Croshere American basketball forward (Indiana Pacers) and broadcaster (Fox Sports Indiana Pacers analyst) born Los Angeles California

01 May 1821

Charles Samvei Bovy-Lysberg Swiss pianist and composer born in Geneva Switzerland (d. 1873)

01 May 1855

Cecilia Beaux American portrait painter born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania

01 May 1907

Kate Smith American singer (God Bless America) born in Greenville Virginia (d. 1986)

01 May 1924

Earl George American composer and pedagogue born in Milwaukee Wisconsin (d. 1994)

01 May 1924

Enriko Josif Serbian composer and pedagogue (Lyric Symphony) born in Belgrade Yugoslavia (d. 2003)

01 May 1927

Roland Verhavert Flemish screenwriter (Sea Gulls Die in the Harbor)

01 May 1927

Billy Byers American jazz trombonist and arranger born in Los Angeles California (d. 1996)

01 May 1929

Sonny James [James Loden] country music singer-songwriter (Young Love) born in Hackelburg Alabama (d. 2016)

01 May 1934

Nev MacEwan New Zealand rugby union 8 (20 caps Wellington 133 games) born in Auckland New Zealand

01 May 1937

Una Stubbs English actress (Till Death Us Do Part) born in Welwyn Garden City

01 May 1941

Barbara Barendrecht [BHM Wurfbain] actress (Dirty Picture)

01 May 1945

Rita Coolidge American Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter (Higher & Higher Were All Alone) born in Nashville Tennessee

01 May 1953

Felix Hanemann American rocker (Zebra) born in New Orleans Louisiana

01 May 1955

Nick Feldman English musician (Wang Chung - Everybody Have Fun Tonight) born in London England

01 May 1957

Kow Otani Japanese composer for anime film and video games (Gamera) born in Toyko Japan

01 May 1966

Johnny Colt [Charles Brandt] American rock bassist (Black Crowes) born in Cherry Point North Carolina

01 May 1968

Darcy Wretzky American rock bassist (The Smashing Pumpkins) born in South Haven Michigan

01 May 1970

Alex Van Pelt American NFL quarterback (Buffalo Bills) and QB coach GB Packers Cincinnati Bengals Cleveland Browns) born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania

01 May 1972

Bobby Chouinard Filipino baseball pitcher (first Filipino to play MLB) born in Manilla Philippines

01 May 1907

Kate Smith American singer (God Bless America When The Moon Comes Over The Mountain) radio star and NHL Philadelphia Flyers good luck charm born in Greenville Virginia (d. 1986)

01 May 1924

Art Fleming [Fazzin] American actor and TV game show host (Jeopardy 1964-75 1978-79) born in New York City (d. 1995)

01 May 1929

Sonny Ramadhin West Indian cricket spin bowler (43 Tests 158 wickets BB 749) born in St.Charles Village Trinidad (d. 2022)

01 May 1937

Roger Brown College Football Hall of Fame defensive tackle (Maryland Eastern Shore 6 x Pro-Bowl Detroit Lions LA Rams) born in Surry County Virginia (d. 2021)

01 May 1941

Juraj Hatrk Slovak composer (Monumento malinconico Dispute Over a Plastered Dwarf) and educator born in Orkucany Slovak Republic (d. 2021)

01 May 1945

John Richard Patterson English businessman who founded Dateline born in Hertfordshire England

01 May 1947

Danilo Popivoda Serbian soccer forward (20 caps Yugoslavia Olimpija Eintracht Braunschweig) born in Lovenac Serbia (d. 2021)

01 May 1953

Glen Ballard American songwriter and record producer (Alanis Morissette Michael Jackson) born in Natchez Mississippi

01 May 1954

Randy Dorton American race car engine builder (Director of Engine Operations Hendrick Motorsports 9 x NASCAR Cships) born in Concord North Carolina (d. 2004)

01 May 1959

Phil Smith British rock saxophonist (Haircut One Hundred - Love Plus One) born in Redbridge Essex England

01 May 1962

Gary Clark American NFL wide receiver 1984-95 (Super Bowl 1987 91 Washington Redskins Pro Bowl 1986 87 90 91 All-Pro 1986 87 91) born in Radford Virginia

01 May 1764

Gottfried Rieger Czech composer born in Opavice Silesia (now Czech Republic) (d. 1855)

01 May 1855

Cecilia Beaux American portrait painter born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1942)

01 May 1859

Bohuslav Jeremi Czech composer born in estoky Bohemia Austrian Empire (now Czech Republic) (d. 1918)

01 May 1894

Florimond Cornellie Belgian sailor (Olympic gold 6-metre class 1920) born in Antwerp Belgium (d. 1978)

01 May 1910

Cliff Battles American CollegePro Football HOF halfback (West Virginia Wesleyan College 3 x First-Team All-Pro NFL rushing yards leader 1932 37 Boston BravesRedskins Washington Redskins) born in Akron Ohio (d. 1981)

01 May 1917

Danielle Darrieux French actress (Alexander the Great Mayerling) born in Bordeaux France (d. 2017)

01 May 1922

Floyd Candy Johnson American jazz saxophonist (Andy Kirk Count Basie Bill Doggett) and educator born in Madison Illinois (d. 1981)

01 May 1924

Big Maybelle [Mabel Smith] American R&B singer (A Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On Candy) born in Jackson Mississippi (d. 1972)

01 May 1925

Chuck Bednarik ProCollege Football HOF centerlinebacker (Uni of Pennsylvania NFL Cship 1949 60 10 First-team All-Pro 8 Pro Bowl Philadelphia Eagles) born in Bethlehem Pennsylvania (d. 2015)

01 May 1927

Greta Andersen Danish swimmer (Olympic gold 100m freestyle silver 4100m freestyle 1948) born in Copenhagen Denmark (d. 2023)

01 May 1929

Sonny Ramadhin West Indian cricket spin bowler (43 Tests 158 wickets BB 749) born in St. Charles Village Trinidad (d. 2022)

01 May 1930

Richard Riordan American politician (Mayor of Los Angeles (R) 1993-2001) born in NYC New York (d. 2023) [1]

01 May 1934

Shirley Horn American jazz pianist and vocalist (Embers and Ashes) born in Washington D.C. (d. 2005)

01 May 1936

Lacy Gibson American Chicago-style blues guitarist singer and songwriter (Switchy Titchy) born in Salisbury North Carolina (d. 2011)

01 May 1937

Bo Nilsson Swedish composer (Doppelspiel) born in Skellefte Sweden (d. 2018)

01 May 1937

Una Stubbs English actress (Till Death Us Do Part Sherlock - Mrs. Hudson) born in Welwyn Garden City Hertfordshire (d. 2021)

01 May 1939

Judy Collins American Grammy Award-winning eclectic singer (Send in the Clowns Both Sides Now) writer and activist born in Seattle Washington

01 May 1939

Ray Aranha American actor (Nick-Married People) born in Miami Florida

01 May 1941

Brian Glencross Australian field hockey defender (93 caps Olympic bronze 1964 silver 1968) and coach (Australia women Olympic gold 1988 Champions Trophy 1989 91) born in Narrogin Australia (d. 2022)

01 May 1945

Rita Coolidge American Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter (Higher & Higher Were All Alone) born in Nashville Tennessee

01 May 1948

James Wise American soul singer (Archie Bell & the Drells- I Cant Stop Dancing Do the Choo-Choo) born in Houston Texas

01 May 1949

Jim Clench Canadian rock bassist and songwriter (April Wine Bachman-Turner Overdrive) born in Montreal Quebec (d. 2010)

01 May 1949

Tim Hodgkinson British composer and musician (Henry Cow) born in Salisbury England

01 May 1954

Ray Parker Jr American rock guitarist and vocalist (Ghostbusters) born in Detroit Michigan

01 May 1955

Andrs Trcsik Hungarian soccer forward (45 caps jpest Dozsa FC Montpellier) born in Budapest Hungary (d. 2022)

01 May 1955

Nick Feldman British pop-new wave musician (Wang Chung - Everybody Have Fun Tonight) born in London England

01 May 1956

Wan Chi Keung Hong Kong soccer striker (32 caps South China AA Seiko SA) and actor born in British Hong Kong (d. 2010)

01 May 1957

Dick Swett American politician and diplomat (Rep-D-New Hampshire 1991-5) born in Bryn Mawr Pennsylvania

01 May 1957

Paul D Ronney American aeronautical engineer and NASA astronaut (STS 83 alt) born in Los Angeles California

01 May 1957

Steve Farris American rock guitarist (Mr Mister - Kyrie Broken Wings) born in Fremont Nebraska

01 May 1968

Mark Scott American rock drummer (Trixter - Give It To Me Good) born in Paramus New Jersey

01 May 1218

Rudolf I King of Germany Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (1273-91) born in Limburgh Castle Sasbach am Kaiserstuhl Germany (d. 1291)

01 May 1582

Marco da Gagliano Italian opera composer born in Florence Grand Duchy of Tuscany (d. 1643)

01 May 1592

Johann Adam Schall von Bell German missionary in China and astronomer born in Cologne Germany (d. 1666)

01 May 1764

Gottfried Rieger Czech composer born in Opavice Silesia (d. 1855)

01 May 1859

Bohuslav Jeremi Czech composer born in estoky Bohemia Austrian Empire (d. 1918)

01 May 1905

Leila Hyams American actress (Big House Ruggles of Red Gap) born in New York City (d. 1977)

01 May 1906

Horst Schumann Nazi physician born in Halle Province of Saxony Kingdom of Prussia (now Germany) (d. 1983)

01 May 1913

Walter Susskind Czech conductor and pianist born in Prague Kingdom of Bohemia (now Czech Republic) (d. 1980)

01 May 1915

Hanns Martin Schleyer German industrialist born in Offenburg Grand Duchy of Baden German Empire (d. 1977)

01 May 1918

Gersh Budker Russian physicist who invented electron cooling born in Murafa Ukraine (d. 1977)

01 May 1923

Frank Brian American basketball guard (NBA All-Star 1951 52 Fort Wayne Pistons) born in Zachary Louisiana (d. 2017)

01 May 1924

Terry Southern American writer and screenwriter (Dr. Strangelove Easy Rider) born in Alvarado Texas (d. 1995)

01 May 1928

Desmond Titterington Northern Irish racer born in Cultra (d. 2002)

01 May 1928

Raoul Servais Belgian cartoonist and filmmaker (Harpya Palme dOr 1979) born in Ostend Belgium (d. 2023)

01 May 1930

Richard Riordan American politician (Mayor of Los Angeles (R) 1993-2001) born in New York City (d. 2023) [1]

01 May 1934

Cuauhtmoc Crdenas Mexican politician founder of the Party of the Democratic Revolution born in Mexico City

01 May 1936

Danile Huillet French film director with Jean-Marie Straub (Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach Sicilia) born in Paris France (d. 2006)

01 May 1940

Elsa Peretti Italian jewelry designer born in Florence Italy (d. 2021)

01 May 1941

Barbara Barendrecht Dutch actress (Dirty Picture) born in Wassenaar Netherlands

01 May 1943

Odilon Polleunis Belgian soccer striker (22 caps Sint-Truiden RWD Molenbeek KSK Tongerenborn) born in Sint-Truiden Belgium (d. 2023)

01 May 1945

Carson Whitsett American session keyboard player and songwriter (Dont Give Up On Me) born in Jackson Mississippi (d. 2007)

01 May 1946

Bruce Robinson English actor and director of Withnail and I born in London

01 May 1946

Jerry Weiss American jazz trumpet player (Blood Sweat & Tears - You Make ME So Very Happy) born in New York City

01 May 1946

John Woo Hong Kong filmmaker (FaceOff) born in Guangzhou China

01 May 1946

Nick Fortuna American rock bassist (The Buckinghams - Kind of Aa Drag) born in Chicago Illinois

01 May 1947

Carlos Ward Panamanian-American jazz and funk saxophonist (B.T. Express Abdullah Ibrahim Jazz Composers Orchestra) born in Ancn Panama

01 May 1947

Danilo Popivoda Serbian soccer forward (20 caps Yugoslavia Olimpija Eintracht Braunschweig) born in Lovenac Serbia (d. 2021)

01 May 1948

James Wise American soul singer (Archie Bell & the Drells - I Cant Stop Dancing Do the Choo-Choo) born in Houston Texas

01 May 1949

Douglas Barr American actor (Howie-Fall Guy) born in Cedar Rapids Iowa

01 May 1951

Antony Worrall Thompson English celebrity chef born in Stratford-upon-Avon England

01 May 1953

Felix Hanemann American rock bassist (Zebra) born in New Orleans Louisiana

01 May 1953

Glen Ballard American songwriter and record producer (Alanis Morissette Michael Jackson Wilson Phillips Jack Wagner) born in Natchez Mississippi

01 May 1954

Joel Rosenberg Canadian-American sci-fi author (Guardians of the Flame) born in Winnipeg Manitoba

01 May 1956

Byron Stewart American actor (Warren Coolidge-St Elsewhere) born in Baxter Springs Kansas

01 May 1956

C. F. Payne American caricaturist and illustrator. born in Cleveland Ohio

01 May 1966

Charlie Schlatter American actor (18 Again Heartbreak Hotel) born in New York City

01 May 1967

Regie Hamm American pop and contemporary Christian songwriter (The Time of My Life I Surrender All) and singer born in Nashville Tennessee

01 May 1967

Scott Coffey American actor (Shag Shout Satisfaction) and director (Ellie Parker) born in Honolulu Hawaii

01 May 1665

John Woodward English geologist known for his collection of fossils and physician born in Derbyshire (d. 1728)

01 May 1872

Hugo Alfvn Swedish violinist conductor and composer (Midsommarvaka - Midsummer Vigil) born in Stockholm Sweden (d. 1960)

01 May 1880

Konrad Weiss German writer and poet (Tantum dic verbo - Heart of Words) born in Gaildorf Wrttemberg German Empire (d. 1940)

01 May 1889

John Evans English cricket batsman (1 Test) and author (he Escaping Club) born in Newtown Hampshire (d. 1960)

01 May 1900

Ignazio Silone Italian novelist (Fontamara Pane e vino) anti-fascist activist and politician born in Pescina Italy (d. 1978)

01 May 1901

Antal Szerb Hungarian author (The Pendragon Legend Journey by Moonlight) and literary scholar (History of World Literature) born in Budapest Hungary (d. 1945) [1]

01 May 1905

Chris Red Cagle American College Football Hall of Fame halfback (All American 1927 28 29 Army NFL NY Giants Brooklyn Dodgers) born in DeRidder Louisiana (d. 1942)

01 May 1906

Horst Schumann German Nazi physician who oversaw concentration camp x-ray sterilization and gas chamber murder of Jews as well as euthanasia centers to kill feeble and ill people born in Halle Province of Saxony Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1983)

01 May 1907

Hayes Alvis American jazz bassist and tuba player (Jelly Roll Morton Duke Ellington Louis Armstrong) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1972)

01 May 1909

Yiannis Ritsos Greek poet and political activist born in Monemvasia Laconia Greece (d. 1990) [1]

01 May 1912

Winthrop Rockefeller American entrepreneur politician (Governor of Arkansas 1967-71) and philanthropist born in New York City (d. 1973

01 May 1913

Louis Nye American comedian and actor (Curb Your Enthusiasm The Steve Allen Plymouth Show The Beverly Hillbillies - Sonny Drysdale) born in Hartford Connecticut (d. 2005)

01 May 1917

Danielle Darrieux French stage and screen actress (Alexander the Great Mayerling 8 Women) born in Bordeaux France (d. 2017)

01 May 1919

[Prabodh] Manna Dey Indian playback singer music director and musician born in Calcutta Bengal Presidency British India (d. 2013)

01 May 1926

Peter Lax Hungarian-American mathematician born in Budapest Hungary

01 May 1927

Gary Bertini [Shloyme Golergant] Romanian-Israeli composer and conductor (Israel Chamber Orchestra 1965-75 Jerusalem Symphony 1978-86 Israeli Opera 1988-97 Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony 1998- 2005) born in Bricheva Romania (d. 2005)

01 May 1927

Roland Verhavert Flemish screenwriter (Sea Gulls Die in the Harbor Chronicle of a Passion) born in Melsele Belgium (d. 2014)

01 May 1929

Sonny James [Jimmie Loden] American pop and country music singer-songwriter and guitarist (Young Love) born in Hackelburg Alabama (d. 2016)

01 May 1931

Victor Davies Canadian composer pianist and conductor (Transit of Venus The Mennonite Piano Concerto) born in Winnipeg Manitoba

01 May 1933

Alette Beaujon Curacaos poet (Poems on the Bay and Beyond) and psychologist born in Willemstad Colony of Curaao and Dependencies Kingdom of the Netherlands (d. 2001)

01 May 1946

Joanna Lumley British stage and screen actress (Absolutely Fabulous On Her Majestys Secret Service) and human rights activist born in Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir in British India

01 May 1946

Nick Fortuna American rock bassist (The Buckinghams - Kind of a Drag) born in Chicago Illinois

01 May 1949

Paul Teutul Sr. founder of Orange County Choppers born in Yonkers New York

01 May 1956

C. F. Payne American caricaturist and illustrator born in Cleveland Ohio

01 May 1961

Marilyn Milian American television personality and The Peoples Court judge (2001-23) born in Astoria New York

01 May 1962

Gary Clark American football wide receiver (Super Bowl XXII XXVI First-team All-Pro 1987 Washington Redskins 4 x Pro Bowl) born in Radford Virginia

01 May 1964

Lady Sarah Chatto [Sarah Armstrong-Jones] daughter of British Princess Margaret & Lord Snowdon born in London

01 May 1964

Ruth Picardie British journalist and columnist (Before I Say Goodbye) born in Reading England (d. 1997)

01 May 1830

Mother Jones (ne Mary Harris) American labor organizer (cofounded Industrial Workers of the World) born in Cork City Ireland (d. 1930)

01 May 1857

Theo van Gogh Dutch art dealer and brother of Vincent van Gogh born in Groot-Zundert Netherlands (d. 1891)

01 May 1909

George Melachrino English composer and easy listeining orchestra leader (Autumn Concerto Starlight Roof Waltz) born in London (d. 1965)

01 May 1913

Walter Susskind Czech conductor and pianist born in Prague Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1980)

01 May 1923

Ralph Senensky American television director (Star Trek Dynasty) born in Mason City Iowa (d. 2025)

01 May 1924

Big Maybelle [Mabel Smith] American R&B singer (A Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On Candy) born in Jackson Mississippi (d. 1972)

01 May 1924

Karel Kachya Czech screenwriter and director (Coach to Vienna The Ear) born in Vyskov Czechoslovakia (d. 2004)

01 May 1924

Terry Southern American writer and screenwriter (Dr. Strangelove Easy Rider) born in Alvarado Texas (d. 1995)

01 May 1926

Peter Lax Hungarian-American mathematician and the first applied mathematician to win the Abel Prize (2005) born in Budapest Hungary (d. 2025) [1]

01 May 1934

Nev MacEwan New Zealand rugby union 8 (20 caps Wellington RFU 133 games) born in Auckland New Zealand (d. 2026)

01 May 1935

Ian Curteis British television dramatist (The Falklands Play Lost Empires) born in London (d. 2021)

01 May 1936

Nicholas Clapp American amateur archeologist and documentarian (The Lost City of Arabia) born in Providence Rhode Island (d. 2025) [1]

01 May 1946

Bruce Robinson British actor screenwriter and director (Withnail and I How to Get Ahead in Advertising) born in London

01 May 1950

Dann Florek American actor (Captain Donald Cragen in Law & Order Special Victims Unit) born in Flat Rock Michigan

01 May 1951

Linda Hoover American singer-songwriter (I Mean to Shine) born in Oakland New Jersey [1]

01 May 1959

Yasmina Reza French actress author and playwright (God of Carnage Art) born in Paris France

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