Historical Birthday
07 Jan 1355
Thomas of Woodstock 1st Duke of Gloucester son of Edward III of England (d. 1397)
07 Jan 1502
Gregory XIII [Ugo Boncompagni] Bologna Papal States Italian pope (1572-85) introduced Gregorian calendar in 1582
07 Jan 1528
Jeanne dAlbret Queen of Navarre and mother of French King Henry IV
07 Jan 1539
Sebastian de Covarrubias Horozco Spanish lexicographer
07 Jan 1611
James Harrington England political author (Commonwealth of Oceans)
07 Jan 1647
Wilhelm Ludwig Duke of Wrttemberg (d. 1677)
07 Jan 1653
Bernhard Albinus German court-physician (Frederick of Prussia)
07 Jan 1685
Gerard George Clifford Dutch director of East India Company
07 Jan 1685
Jonas Alstrmer Swedish industrialist (d. 1761)
07 Jan 1706
Johann Heinrich Zedler German publisher (d. 1751)
07 Jan 1718
Israel Putnam American Revolutionary War general (d. 1790)
07 Jan 1745
Johann Christian Fabricius Tnder Danish Entomologist (named nearly 10000 species)
07 Jan 1755
Stephen Groombridge Goudhurst Kent English Astronomer (Catalogue of Circumpolar Stars)
07 Jan 1786
John Catron Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (d. 1865)
07 Jan 1799
Daniel Tyler American Brigadier General (Union Army) born in Brooklyn Connecticut (d. 1882)
07 Jan 1808
Jacob Ammen American Brigadier General (Union Army) born in Fincastle Virginia (d. 1894)
07 Jan 1813
Ann Rutledge said to be Abraham Lincolns true love born in Henderson Kentucky (d. 1835)
07 Jan 1816
Stephen Miller American politician (Governor of Minnesota) Brigadier General (Union Army) born in Perry County Pennsylvania (d. 1881)
07 Jan 1821
Lucius Jeremiah Gartrell Brigadier General (Confed Army) (d. 1891)
07 Jan 1822
Lucius C M Bakker Frisian physicianauthor (Goethe)
07 Jan 1822
Theodor Aufrecht German indologist (Rigvedas Hymns)
07 Jan 1824
James Morrison Hawes American Brigadier General (Confederate Army) born in Lexington Kentucky (d. 1889)
07 Jan 1827
Sir Sandford Fleming Scottish-Canadian engineer introduced Universal Standard Time (d. 1915)
07 Jan 1830
[Samuel] Emerson Opdycke American businessman and Brevet Major General (Union Army) born in Hubbard Ohio (d. 1884)
07 Jan 1830
Albert Bierstadt German painter (US landscapes)
07 Jan 1833
Henry Enfield Roscoe English Chemist (vanadium and photochemistry) born in London England
07 Jan 1834
Johann Philipp Reis German physicist and inventor (d. 1874)
07 Jan 1844
Marie-Bernarde Soubirous [St Bernadette of Lourdes] saintvisionary
07 Jan 1845
Paul Deusen German philosopher (Schopenhauer-Gesellschaft)
07 Jan 1858
Eliezer Ben-Yehuda key figure in the revival of Hebrew as a spoken language (d. 1922)
07 Jan 1868
Abraham M Mark Lidzbarski PolishGerman orientalist
07 Jan 1871
mile Borel French mathematician and politician (d. 1956)
07 Jan 1873
Adolph Zukor Hungarian movie producerdirectorexecutive (Paramount)
07 Jan 1875
Thomas Hicks EnglishUS marathon runner (Olympic gold 1904)
07 Jan 1877
Johannes F Buziau Dutch cabaret performer (1 great dog)
07 Jan 1879
St Bernadette (Marie-Bernarde Soubirous) 1844() religious visionary
07 Jan 1890
Henny Porten silent screen star (Deception) born in Magdeburg Germany
07 Jan 1890
Maurice E McLoughlin tennis champ (US Open-1912)
07 Jan 1891
Zora Neale Hurston Notasulga Alabama American writer
07 Jan 1894
Jose Rozo Contreras Colombian composer (d. 1976)
07 Jan 1895
Marie-Dominique Chenu French Roman Catholic theologist
07 Jan 1895
Sir Hudson Fysh Australian aviator and co-founder of QANTAS (d. 1974)
07 Jan 1896
Arnold Ridley British actor and dramatist (The Ghost Train Dads Army) born in Bath England (d. 1984)
07 Jan 1898
Art Baker American TV host (You Asked For It) born in NYC New York
07 Jan 1899
Francis Jean Marcel Poulenc composerpianist (Les Biches) born in Paris France
07 Jan 1899
Kenneth Thomson American character actor (Broadway Melody Little Giant) born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania (d. 1967)
07 Jan 1900
John Brownlee Australian tenor born in Geelong Victoria (d. 1969)
07 Jan 1903
Alan Napier British actor (The Sword in the Stone Batman) born in Birmingham England
07 Jan 1907
Nicanor Zabaleta Spanish harpist born in San Sebastin Spain (d. 1993)
07 Jan 1911
Merv Waite cricketer (S Australian all-rounder)
07 Jan 1911
Butterfly McQueen [Thelma] American actress (Gone With the Wind Flame of Barbary Coast) born in Tampa Florida (d. 1995)
07 Jan 1912
Charles Addams cartoonist (New Yorker Addams Family)
07 Jan 1912
Gnter Wand German conductor composer (d. 2002)
07 Jan 1913
Francis De Wolff British character actor (A Christmas Carol From Russia With Love) born in Essex England (d. 1984)
07 Jan 1913
Shirley Ross [Bernice Maude Gaunt] American actress (Cafe Society Prison Farm Waikiki Wedding) born in Omaha Nebraska (d. 1975)
07 Jan 1913
Johnny Mize American baseball player (d. 1993)
07 Jan 1915
Herman Musaph Dutch psychiatristsexologistfounder (NVSH)
07 Jan 1916
Gerrit Schulte [Le Fou Pedalant] Dutch 6 day cyclist
07 Jan 1916
Elena Ceausescu wife of Romanias Communist dictator Nicolae Ceauescu (d. 1989)
07 Jan 1916
Bobo Jenkins [John Pickens Jenkins] American blues singer-songwriter (Democrat Blues) born in Forkland Alabama (d. 1984)
07 Jan 1918
Alessadro Natta Italian political leader (Communist Party)
07 Jan 1918
Colin Snedden cricketer (Test NZ v England 1947 0-46 did not bat)
07 Jan 1918
Irene Vorrink Dutch politician (Minister of health) born in The Hague Netherlands (d. 1996)
07 Jan 1920
Lionel Alexander Bethune [Alastair] Pilkington British engineerIndustrialist (float glass) born in Calcutta India (d. 1995)
07 Jan 1920
Vincent Gardenia Italian-American actor (Bang the Drum Slowly Moonstruck Little Shop of Horrors) born in Naples Italy (d. 1992)
07 Jan 1921
John Lanigan Australian operatic tenor (Covent Garden) born in Seddon Victoria (d. 1996)
07 Jan 1922
Jean-Pierre [Louis] Rampal Marseilles France flautist
07 Jan 1922
Alvin Dark American baseball player & manager born in Comanche Oklahoma (d. 2014)
07 Jan 1922
Robert De Cormier American conductor and musical director (The Belafonte Folk Singers) born in Long Island New York (d. 2017)
07 Jan 1923
Hugh Kenner Canadian literary critic (d. 2003)
07 Jan 1924
Roloff Beny Alberta painterphotographer (A Time of Gods)
07 Jan 1924
Pablo Birger Argentine racing driver (d. 1966)
07 Jan 1925
Gerald Malcolm Durrell Britain zoologistwriter (Mockery Bird)
07 Jan 1926
Joe Marston Australian soccer defender (1954 FA Cup Final) born in Leichhardt NSW (d. 2015)
07 Jan 1926
Kim Jong-pil South Korean Prime Minister (1971-75 1998-2000) and founder of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency (now the National Intelligence Service) born in Buyeo County Japanese Korea (d. 2018)
07 Jan 1928
Rajindranath cricketer (4 stumpings in his only Test for India)
07 Jan 1929
Douglas Kiker NBC newsman (1970 Peabody Award)
07 Jan 1929
Kenneth Henry American 500m speed skater (Olympic gold 1952)
07 Jan 1929
Terry Moore [Helen Luella Koford] American actress (Little Sheba) born in Los Angeles California
07 Jan 1933
Elliott Kastner American film producer (Angel Heart Where Eagles Dare) born in NYC New York (d. 2006)
07 Jan 1933
Diane Leather British athlete (first woman to run sub-5 minute mile) born in Streetly England (d. 2018)
07 Jan 1934
Charles Lamont Jenkins American 400m runner (Olympic gold 1956) born in NYC New York
07 Jan 1935
Valeri Nikolayevich Kubasov cosmonaut (Soyuz 6 19 3635) (d. 2014)
07 Jan 1935
Kenny Davern American jazz clarinetist (d. 2006)
07 Jan 1936
Eldee Young US bassist (Young Holt Unlimited-Hang on Sloopy)
07 Jan 1936
Ben Cropp Australian shark hunter and photographer
07 Jan 1938
Jasperina de Jong Dutch cabaret performer (Jan Rao en zn Maat)
07 Jan 1938
Paul Revere American pianist (Paul Revere & Raiders) born in Harvard Nebraska (d. 2014)
07 Jan 1941
Frederick Drew Gregory Col USAFastro (STS 51-B 33 44) born in Washington D.C.
07 Jan 1941
Robert Hicks rocker (Paul Butterfield Blues Band)
07 Jan 1941
Iona Brown British violinist and conductor (d. 2004)
07 Jan 1941
John E. Walker English chemist Nobel Prize laureate
07 Jan 1942
Vasiliy Ivanovich Alekseyev USSR weightlifter (Olympic gold 1972 76)
07 Jan 1943
Jim Lefebvre American baseball manager (Seattle Mariners) born in Hawthorne California
07 Jan 1943
Leona Williams American country music singer (Ladies Get the Blues) born in Vienna Missouri
07 Jan 1943
Sadako Sasaki Japanese child victim of the Hiroshima atomic bomb born in Hiroshima Japan (d. 1955)
07 Jan 1943
Richard Armstrong British conductor born in Leicester England
07 Jan 1944
Ad Nijhuis Dutch politician (VVD) born in Rotterdam Netherlands
07 Jan 1944
Mike McGear English singer (Paul McCartneys brother) born in Liverpool England
07 Jan 1944
Arne Scheie Norwegian sports commentator born in Skedsmo Norway
07 Jan 1944
Tony Whitlam Australian lawyer & judge born in Sydney Australia
07 Jan 1945
Tony Conigliaro American baseball outfielder (Boston Red Sox) born in Revere Massachusetts (d. 1990)
07 Jan 1945
Dick Marty Swiss politician & prosecutor born in Sorengo Switzerland
07 Jan 1945
Raila Odinga Kenyan politician Prime Minister of Kenya (2008-2013) born in Maseno Kenya
07 Jan 1945
Dave Cousins [David Joseph Hindson] English singer-songwriter (Strawbs) born in Hounslow England
07 Jan 1946
Jann S Wenner American publisher (Rolling Stone) born in New York City New York
07 Jan 1947
David Porcelijn Dutch composer & conductor born in Achtkarspelen Netherlands
07 Jan 1947
Shobha De Indian columnist & novelist born in Satara India
07 Jan 1948
Kaz Lux Dutch singer born in Oosterhout Netherlands
07 Jan 1948
Kenny Loggins American singer (Loggins and Messina-This is it Footloose) born in Everett Washington
07 Jan 1949
Marshall Chapman American country singer born in Spartanburg South Carolina
07 Jan 1949
Anne Schedeen American actress born in Portland Oregon
07 Jan 1950
Erin Gray American actress (Silver Spoons Buck Rogers) born in Honolulu Hawaii
07 Jan 1950
Ross Grimsley American baseball player born in Topeka Kansas
07 Jan 1950
Johnny Lever [John Prakasa Rao Janumala] Indian Bollywood actor & comedian born in Prakasam Andhra Pradesh
07 Jan 1950
Juan Gabriel [Alberto Aguilera Valadez] Mexican singer born in Michoacan state (d. 2016)
07 Jan 1951
Talgat Musabayev Kazakh test pilot & cosmonaut (TM-19 TM-27) born in Kargaly Kazakhstan
07 Jan 1951
Mike Ward American politician born in White Plains New York
07 Jan 1952
Sammo Hung Hong Kong actor director and martial artist (Winners and Sinners) born in Hong Kong
07 Jan 1952
Giuliano Ferrara Italian politician journalist and founding editor (Il Foglio) born in Rome Italy
07 Jan 1953
Agha Zahid Pakistani cricketer (open batting for Pak v WI 1975 scored 14 & 1) born in Lahore Pakistan
07 Jan 1953
Earl Lindo Jamaican reggae musician (Bob Marley & the Wailers) born in Kingston Jamaica (d. 2017)
07 Jan 1954
Alan Butcher English cricketer (one Test England v India scored 14 & 20) born in Croydon United Kingdom
07 Jan 1955
Sandra Bernhard American actress (Follow That Bird King of Comedy) born in Flint Michigan
07 Jan 1956
Robin Walton American LPGA golfer (1995 GHP Heartland Classic-15th) born in Boise Idaho
07 Jan 1956
Rosalyn Bryant American 4x400m runner (Olympic silver 1976) born in Chicago Illinois
07 Jan 1956
David Caruso American actor (NYPD Blue Michael Hayes) born in Forest Hills New York
07 Jan 1957
Katie Couric American journalist & author (Today) born in Arlington Virginia
07 Jan 1957
Kristen Meadows American actress (Santa Barbara) born in Ventura California
07 Jan 1957
Nicholson Baker American novelist born in New York City New York
07 Jan 1957
Julian Solis Puerto Rican boxer born in Rio Pedras Puerto Rico
07 Jan 1957
Reena Roy Hindi Bollywood actress born in Mumbai India
07 Jan 1958
Donna Rice Hughes American author & speaker born in New Orleans Louisiana
07 Jan 1958
Peter Mokaba South African politician (South African Youth Congress) born in Pietersburg South Africa
07 Jan 1959
Kathy Valentine American musician (Go-Gos-We Got the Beat) born in Austin Texas
07 Jan 1960
David Marciano American actor (Det Ray Vecchio-Due South) born in Newark New Jersey
07 Jan 1960
Tierre Turner American actor (Waverly Wonders Cop & the Kid) born in Detroit Michigan
07 Jan 1960
Loretta Sanchez American politician born in Lynwood California
07 Jan 1960
Mohammed Javad Zarif Iranian politician (Minister of Foreign Affairs) born in Broujerd
07 Jan 1961
Andrew Thomson Australian politician born in Melbourne Australia
07 Jan 1961
Supriya Pathak Indian actress born in Mumbai India
07 Jan 1961
John Thune American politician born in Pierre South Dakota
07 Jan 1962
Hallie Todd American actress (Check is in the Mail) born in Los Angeles California
07 Jan 1962
Jeff Montgomery American baseball player (KC Royals) born in Wellston Ohio
07 Jan 1962
Aleksandr Dugin Russian politician born in Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
07 Jan 1963
Craig Shipley Australian-American baseball infielder (San Diego Padres) born in Parramatta Australia
07 Jan 1963
Clint Mansell English musician and composer born in Coventry United Kingdom
07 Jan 1964
Francisco Maciel Mexican tennis star born in Quertaro Mexico
07 Jan 1965
Mark Rushmere South African cricketer (South African opening bat in comeback Test 1992) born in Port Elizabeth South Africa
07 Jan 1966
Carolyn Bessette Kennedy American publicist & wife of John Kennedy Jr born in White Plains New York (d. 1999)
07 Jan 1966
Jennifer Luff Australian rower (Olympics 1996) born in Sydney Australia
07 Jan 1966
Randy Burridge Canadian NHL left wing (Buffalo Sabres) born in Fort Erie Canada
07 Jan 1966
Ehab Tawfik Egyptian singer born in Cairo Egypt
07 Jan 1890
Maurice McLoughlin American tennis player (US Nat Cship 1912-13) born in Carson City Nevada (d. 1957)
07 Jan 1913
Johnny Mize American Baseball Hall of Fame first baseman (10-time MLB All Star) born in Demorest Georgia (d. 1993)
07 Jan 1914
Bobby McDermott American Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame guard and coach (2 NBL Coach of the Year 1944-45 Fort Wayne Pistons) born in NYC NY (d. 1963)
07 Jan 1916
Gerrit Schulte Dutch road and track cyclist (World Champion Track Pursuit 1948) born in Amsterdam Netherlands (d. 1992)
07 Jan 1922
Alvin Dark American baseball player and manager born in Comanche Oklahoma (d. 2014)
07 Jan 1934
Charles Jenkins Snr. American athlete (Olympic gold 400m 4x400m relay 1956) born in NYC New York
07 Jan 1938
Lou Graham American golfer (US Open 1975) born in Nashville Tennessee
07 Jan 1946
Jann S Wenner American publisher (Rolling Stone) born in NYC New York
07 Jan 1957
Nicholson Baker American novelist born in NYC New York
07 Jan 1966
Corrie Sanders South African boxer (WBO heavyweight champion 2003) born in Brits South Africa (d. 2012)
07 Jan 1967
Guy Hebert American NHL goalie (Anaheim Mighty Ducks Team USA 98) born in Troy New York
07 Jan 1967
Scott Galbraith American NFL tight end (Washington Redskins Dallas Cowboys) born in Sacramento California
07 Jan 1844
Marie-Bernarde Soubirous [St Bernadette of Lourdes] saintvisionary
07 Jan 1845
Paul Deussen German philosopher (Schopenhauer-Gesellschaft) born in Oberdreis Germany (d. 1919)
07 Jan 1895
Marie-Dominique Chenu French Roman Catholic theologist born in Soisy-sur-Seine Essonne (d. 1990)
07 Jan 1895
Clara Haskil Romanian pianist born in Bucharest (d. 1960)
07 Jan 1895
Sir Hudson Fysh Australian aviator and co-founder of QANTAS born in Launceston Tasmania (d. 1974)
07 Jan 1898
Gernimo Baqueiro Foster Mexican woodwind player composer and music teacher born in Hopelchn Campeche (d. 1967)
07 Jan 1903
Alan Napier British actor (The Sword in the Stone Batman) born in Birmingham England (d. 1988)
07 Jan 1903
Albrecht Haushofer German geographer and writer born in Munich Germany (d. )
07 Jan 1903
Shalva Azmayparashvili Georgian composer and conductor born in Tbilisi (d. 1957)
07 Jan 1903
Vladimir Alexandrovich Vlasov Russian composer and conductor born in Moscow (d. 1986)
07 Jan 1906
Herbert Magidson American lyricist winner of first Academy Award for Best Original Song (The Continental Gone With The Wind The Masquerade Is Over) born in Braddock Pennsylvania (d. 1986)
07 Jan 1908
[Henry] Red Allen American jazz trumpeter born in Algiers Louisiana (d. 1967)
07 Jan 1909
Thalassa Cruso English-American gardening expert (The Mike Douglas Show The Tonight Show) born in London (d. 1997)
07 Jan 1917
Ulysses Simpson Kay American composer (Of New Horizons Overture) born in Tucson Arizona (d. 1995)
07 Jan 1929
Ken Henry American speed skater (Olympic gold 500m 1952) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2009)
07 Jan 1929
Mario Bergamaschi Italian soccer midfielder (5 caps Calcio Como A.C. Milan U.C. Sampdoria) born in Crema Italy (d. 2020)
07 Jan 1930
Eddie LeBaron American NFL quarterback (Pro Bowl 1955 57 58 62 Washington Redskins Dallas Cowboys) born in San Rafael California (d. 2015)
07 Jan 1931
Mack Mattingly American diplomat and politician (Sen-R-Georgia 1981-86) born in Anderson Indiana
07 Jan 1935
Noam Sheriff Israeli composer born in Ramat Gan Israel (d. 2018)
07 Jan 1935
Valeri Nikolayevich Kubasov SovietRussian cosmonaut (Soyuz 6 19 3635) born in Vyazniki Russia (d. 2014)
07 Jan 1935
Kenny Davern American jazz clarinetist born in Huntington New York (d. 2006)
07 Jan 1935
Tommy Johnson American orchestral tubist (Jaws theme) born in Los Angeles California (d. 2006)
07 Jan 1936
Eldee Young US jazz upright bassist (Ramsey Lewis Trio Young-Holt Unlimited Soulful Strut) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2007)
07 Jan 1936
Ben Cropp Australian shark hunter and photographer born in Buka Island Papua New Guinea
07 Jan 1938
Rory Storm [Alan Caldwell] British rock singer (Rory Storm & the Hurricanes) born in Stoneycroft Liverpool England (d. 1972
07 Jan 1941
Rod Hicks American bassist (Paul Butterfield Blues Band) born in Detroit Michigan (d. 2013)
07 Jan 1611
James Harrington English political author (Commonwealth of Oceans)
07 Jan 1634
Adam Krieger German organist and composer born in Driesen Brandenburg-Prussia (now Drezdenkom Poland) (d. 1666)
07 Jan 1652
Pavao Vitezovic Croatia writer and historian born in Senj Hapsburg Empire (d. 1713)
07 Jan 1710
Josef Antonin Sehling Bohemian violinist and composer born in Touim Western Bohemia (now Czech Republic) (d. 1756)
07 Jan 1745
Johann Christian Fabricius Danish Entomologist (named nearly 10000 species) born in Tnder Duchy of Schleswig (d. 1808)
07 Jan 1755
Stephen Groombridge English Astronomer (Catalogue of Circumpolar Stars) born in Goudhurst Kent (d. 1832)
07 Jan 1768
Joseph Bonaparte French King of Naples and Spain brother of Napoleon born in Corte Corsica (d. 1844)
07 Jan 1786
John Catron American Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court born in Pennsylvania (d. 1865)
07 Jan 1796
Charlotte Augusta of WalesEnglish princess only legitimate grandchild of George III born in London England (d. 1817)
07 Jan 1821
Lucius Jeremiah Gartrell American politician and Brigadier General (Confederate Army) born in Washington Georgia (d. 1891)
07 Jan 1822
Lucius Bakker Frisian physician and author (Goethe)
07 Jan 1831
Heinrich von Stephan German Director of the Post service who introduced the telephone to Germany born in Stolp Pomerania Kingdom of Prussia
07 Jan 1832
James Munro Scottish-born Australian politician (Premier of Victoria 1890-92) born in Armadale Scotland (d. 1908)
07 Jan 1834
Johann Philipp Reis German physicist and inventor (Reis telephone.) born in Gelnhausen (d. 1874)
07 Jan 1842
Johan Lindegren Swedish composer musician and teacher born in Ullared Sweden (d. 1908)
07 Jan 1844
St Bernadette of Lourdes [Marie-Bernarde Soubirous] French saint and visionary (her visions led to establishment of Shrine of Lourdes) born in Lourdes France (d. 1879)
07 Jan 1853
Nikolai Arkas Ukrainian composer (Katerina) and musicologist born in Nikolayev (d. 1909)
07 Jan 1860
Emanuil Manolov Bulgarian composer (Siromahkinia - 1st Bulgarian opera) (d. 1902)
07 Jan 1868
Abraham M. Mark Lidzbarski Polish German orientalist
07 Jan 1870
Gordon Hewart British judge Not only must Justice be done it must also be seen to be done (Lord Chief Justice 1922-40) born in Bury England (d. 1943)
07 Jan 1873
Adolph Zukor Hungarian-American movie producer director and executive (Paramount) born in Ricse Hungary (d. 1976)
07 Jan 1876
William Hurlstone English composer born in London England (d. 1906)
07 Jan 1877
Johannes F. Buziau Dutch cabaret performer (1 great dog)
07 Jan 1883
Andrew Browne Cunningham Irish British admiral (First Sea Lord of the Admiralty 1943-46) born in Dublin Ireland (d. 1963)
07 Jan 1890
Henny Porten German silent screen star (Deception) born in Magdeburg Germany (d. 1960)
07 Jan 1891
Zora Neale Hurston American writer (Their Eyes Were Watching God) born in Notasulga Alabama (d. 1960)
07 Jan 1892
Rudolf Moser Swiss composer born in Niederuzwyl Switzerland (d. 1960)
07 Jan 1898
Al Bowlly South African-British dance band vocalist (Midnight The Stars And You) and bandleader born in Loureno Marques Portuguese Mozambique (now Maputo Mozambique) (d. 1941)
07 Jan 1899
Francis Poulenc French pianist and composer (Concert champtre Les Biches) born in Paris France (d. 1963)
07 Jan 1900
John Brownlee Australian operatic baritone (Metropolitan Opera 1937-57) born in Geelong Victoria (d. 1969)
07 Jan 1910
Alain de Rothschild French banker (Banque Rothschild) born in Paris France (d. 1982)
07 Jan 1910
Orval Faubus American politician Governor of Arkansas (d. 1994)
07 Jan 1911
Mervyn Waite Australian cricketer (S Australian all-rounder) and footballer born in Kent Town Australia (d. 1985)
07 Jan 1911
(Thelma) Butterfly McQueen American actress (Gone With The Wind Flame of Barbary Coast) born in Tampa Florida (d. 1995)
07 Jan 1912
Charles Addams American artist and cartoonist (New Yorker The Addams Family) known for darkly humorous and macabre characters born in Westfield New Jersey (d. 1988)
07 Jan 1912
Bob Zurke [Boguslaw Zukowski] American jazz pianist arranger (Bob Crosby Orchestra) and composer (Old Tom-Cat On The Keys) born in Hamtramck Michigan (d. 1944)
07 Jan 1915
Herman Musaph Dutch psychiatrist and sexologist (NVSH)
07 Jan 1916
Paul Keres Estonian and Soviet chess grandmaster (1950) born in Narva Estonia (d. 1975)
07 Jan 1918
Colin Snedden New Zealand cricketer (Test NZ v England 1947 0-46) born in Auckland New Zealand (d. 2011)
07 Jan 1920
Albert Meltzer British anarchist (Anarchist Black Flag) born in London England (d. 1996)
07 Jan 1920
Aubrey Brabazon Irish jockey and horse trainer born in The Curragh Ireland (d. 1996)
07 Jan 1922
Jean-Pierre Rampal French classical flautist (The Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano) born in Marseilles France (d. 2000)
07 Jan 1923
(Charles) Russell Woolen American classical keyboardist and composer (In Martyrum Memoriam) born in Hartford Connecticut (d. 1994)
07 Jan 1924
Roloff Beny Canadian painter and photographer (A Time of Gods) born in Medicine Hat Alberta (d. 1984)
07 Jan 1925
Gerald Durrell British naturalist zoologist and writer (My Family and other Animals) born in Jamshedpur British India (d. 1995)
07 Jan 1928
Vijay Rajindranath Indian cricketer (4 stumpings in his only Test for India) born in Amritsar British India (d. 1989)
07 Jan 1930
Douglas Kiker American NBC newsman (1970 Peabody Award) born in Griffin Georgia (d. 1991)
07 Jan 1932
Tormod Knutsen Norwegian cross country skier (Olympic gold individual 1964 silver 1960) born in Eidsvoll Norway (d. 2021)
07 Jan 1936
Eldee Young American jazz upright bassist (Ramsey Lewis Trio Young-Holt Unlimited - Soulful Strut) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2007)
07 Jan 1936
Richard Podolor American session guitarist sound engineer and record producer (Three Dog Night Steppenwolf) born in Los Angeles California
07 Jan 1938
Paul Revere [Dick] American rock organ player and pianist (Paul Revere & Raiders) born in Harvard Nebraska (d. 2014)
07 Jan 1939
Tom Kierman Irish rugby player born in Cork Ireland
07 Jan 1939
Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark born in Rome Kingdom of Italy
07 Jan 1941
Frederick Drew Gregory American Colonel USAFastronaut (STS 51-B 33 44) born in Washington D.C.
07 Jan 1941
John Walker English chemist (1997 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for adenosine triphosphate) born in Halifax England
07 Jan 1942
Vasiliy Alekseyev Russian weightlifter (Olympic gold 1972 76) born in Miloslavsky District Soviet Union (d. 2011)
07 Jan 1946
Jann S. Wenner American publisher (Rolling Stone) born in NYC New York
07 Jan 1948
Rick Marotta American session drummer (Carly Simon Steely Dan Warren Zevon) and composer born in New York City
07 Jan 1953
Earl Lindo Jamaican reggae keyboardist (Bob Marley & the Wailers) born in Kingston Jamaica (d. 2017)
07 Jan 1958
Linda Kozlowski American actress (Crocodile Dundee) born in Fairfield Connecticut
07 Jan 1959
Kathy Valentine American musician (Go-Gos - We Got the Beat) born in Austin Texas
07 Jan 1962
Ron Rivera American NFL player and coach (Washington) born in Fort Ord California
07 Jan 1528
Jeanne dAlbret Queen of Navarre (1555-72) mother of French King Henry IV (d. 1572)
07 Jan 1539
Sebastian de Covarrubias Horozco Spanish lexicographer (Treasury of Castilian or Spanish Language) (d. 1613)
07 Jan 1611
James Harrington English author and political theorist of classical republicanism (The Commonwealth of Oceana) born in Upton England (d. 1677)
07 Jan 1653
Bernhard Albinus German-Dutch court-physician (Frederick of Prussia) born in Dessau (d. 1721)
07 Jan 1685
Gerard George Clifford Dutch director of East India Company and plant collector (grew 1st banana indoors) (d. 1760)
07 Jan 1796
Charlotte Augusta of Wales British princess and only legitimate grandchild of George III born in London (d. 1817)
07 Jan 1822
Theodor Aufrecht German linguist Indologist and translator (Rigvedas Hymns) born in Leschnitz Prussian Silesia (d. 1907)
07 Jan 1830
Albert Bierstadt German-American painter (landscapes of the American West) born in Solingen Prussia (d. 1902)
07 Jan 1831
Heinrich von Stephan German Director of the Post service who introduced the telephone to Germany born in Stolp Pomerania Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1897)
07 Jan 1833
Henry Enfield Roscoe English chemist (vanadium and photochemistry) born in London (d. 1915)
07 Jan 1845
Ludwig III the last king of Bavaria (1913-18) born in Munich Bavaria (d. 1921)
07 Jan 1868
Mark Lidzbarski Polish-German philologist born in Pock Russian Empire (d. 1928)
07 Jan 1877
Johan Buziau Dutch cabaret performer and clown (1 great dog) born in The Hague Netherlands (d. 1958)
07 Jan 1895
Hudson Fysh Australian aviator businessman and co-founder of QANTAS born in Launceston Tasmania (d. 1974)
07 Jan 1898
Art Baker American TV host (You Asked For It) born in NYC New York (d. 1966)
07 Jan 1908
(Henry) Red Allen American jazz trumpeter born in Algiers Louisiana (d. 1967)
07 Jan 1909
Thalassa Cruso English-American gardening expert (The Mike Douglas Show The Tonight Show) born in London (d. 1997)
07 Jan 1912
Bob Zurke [Boguslaw Zukowski] American jazz pianist arranger (Bob Crosby Orchestra) and composer (Old Tom - Cat On The Keys) born in Hamtramck Michigan (d. 1944)
07 Jan 1913
Johnny Mize American Baseball Hall of Fame first baseman (10 x MLB All Star 5 World Series champion NL batting champion 1939 4 NL HR leader St. Louis Cardinals NY Giants NY Yankees) born in Demorest Georgia (d. 1993)
07 Jan 1915
Herman Musaph Dutch Holocaust survivor psychiatrist and sexologist (NVSH) born in Amsterdam Netherlands (d. 1992)
07 Jan 1917
Ulysses Kay American neoclassical composer (Of New Horizons Overture) born in Tucson Arizona (d. 1995)
07 Jan 1918
Alessadro Natta Italian political leader (Communist Party) born in Imperia Italy (d. 2001)
07 Jan 1924
Geoffrey Bayldon British stage and screen actor (Catweazle Worzel Gummidge - Crowman) born in Leeds England (d. 2017)
07 Jan 1935
Valery Kubasov Soviet-Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz 6 19 3635) who performed the 1st welding experiments in space born in Vyazniki Russia Soviet Union (d. 2014)
07 Jan 1936
(Edward) Hunter Davies Scottish-British journalist author (The Beatles The Authorised Biography) and broadcaster born in Johnstone Renfrewshire Scotland
07 Jan 1936
Eldee Young American jazz upright bassist (Ramsey Lewis Trio 1956-66 The In Crowd Young-Holt Unlimited - Soulful Strut) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2007)
07 Jan 1938
Paul Revere [Dick] American rock organ player and pianist (Paul Revere & Raiders - Kicks Indian Reservation) born in Harvard Nebraska (d. 2014)
07 Jan 1938
Rory Storm [Alan Caldwell] British rock singer (Rory Storm & the Hurricanes) born in Stoneycroft Liverpool England (d. 1972)
07 Jan 1939
Tom Kiernan Irish rugby union fullback (54 caps [captain 24] British & Irish Lions 5 [captain 1968] Munster RUFC) born in Cork Ireland (d. 2022)
07 Jan 1941
Iona Brown British violinist and conductor born in salisbury England (d. 2004)
07 Jan 1942
Danny Williams British pop singer known as Britains Johnny Mathis (Moon River White on White) born in Port Elizabeth Union of South Africa (d. 2005)
07 Jan 1943
Sadako Sasaki Japanese child hibakusha (victim of the Hiroshima atomic bomb) born in Hiroshima Japan (d. 1955)
07 Jan 1944
Mike McGear [McCartney] British singer-songwriter The Scaffolds - Lily The Pink) and photographer born in Liverpool England
07 Jan 1945
Dave Cousins [Hindson] English rock singer-songwriter (Strawbs - Part of the Union) born in Hounslow England
07 Jan 1945
Tom Reed American college football coach (Miami University North Carolina State University) born in Zebulon North Carolina (d. 2022)
07 Jan 1946
Andy Brown British rock drummer (The Fortunes 1963-77 - Youve Got Your Troubles Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again) born in Birmingham England
07 Jan 1946
John Tropea American session and smooth jazz guitarist born in New York City
07 Jan 1948
Kaz Lux Dutch blues-rock guitarist and singer born in Oosterhout Netherlands
07 Jan 1948
Kenny Loggins American singer-songwriter (Loggins and Messina - Dannys Song Your Mama Dont Dance solo - This Is It Footloose) born in Everett Washington
07 Jan 1955
Bruce Kaphan American recording engineer composer session (American Music Club) and new age music (Hybrid) pedal steel guitar player born in San Francisco California
07 Jan 1959
Kathy Valentine American bassist (Go-Gos - We Got the Beat) born in Austin Texas
07 Jan 1961
John Thune American politician (Senator-R-Kentucky 2004-) born in Pierre South Dakota
07 Jan 1962
Hallie Todd [Eckstein] American actress (Brothers Lizzie McQuire The Check Is In The Mail) born in Los Angeles California
07 Jan 1832
James Munro Scottish-born Australian politician (Premier of Victoria 1890-92) born in Armadale Scotland (d. 1908)
07 Jan 1860
Emanuil Manolov Bulgarian composer (Siromahkinia - 1st Bulgarian opera) born in Gabrovo Ottoman Bulgaria (d. 1902)
07 Jan 1894
Jos Rozo Contreras Colombian saxophonist conductor and composer born in Bochalema Colombia (d. 1976)
07 Jan 1912
Bob Zurke [Boguslaw Zukowski] American jazz pianist arranger (Bob Crosby Orchestra) and composer (Old Tom - Cat On The Keys) born in Hamtramck Michigan (d. 1944)
07 Jan 1912
Gnter Wand German conductor (Cologne Opera and Grzenich Orchestra 1948-74 NDR Symphony 1982-90) and composer born in Elberfeld Germany (d. 2002)
07 Jan 1918
Colin Snedden New Zealand cricket spin bowler (1 Test Auckland) born in Auckland New Zealand (d. 2011)
07 Jan 1920
Vincent Gardenia Italian-American actor (Bang the Drum Slowly Moonstruck Little Shop of Horrors) born in Naples Kingdom of Italy (d. 1992)
07 Jan 1929
Ken Henry American speed skater (Olympic gold 500m 1952) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2009)
07 Jan 1935
Noam Sheriff Israeli composer conductor and music director born in Ramat Gan Mandatory Palestine (now Israel) (d. 2018)
07 Jan 1939
Romualdo Arppi Filho Brazilian football referee (FIFA-listed 196389 FIFA World Cup Final 1986) born in Santos So Paulo Brazil (d. 2023)
07 Jan 1941
Iona Brown British violinist and conductor born in sSalisbury England (d. 2004)
07 Jan 1946
Jann Wenner American magazine publisher (Rolling Stone) born in NYC New York
07 Jan 1951
Frans Kellendonk Dutch novelist (Bouwval (Ruin) Mystiek lichaam (Mystical Body). born in Nijmegen Netherlands (d. 1990)
07 Jan 1355
Thomas of Woodstock 1st Duke of Gloucester son of Edward III of England who opposed Richard II born at Woodstock Palace Oxfordshire (d. 1397)
07 Jan 1647
Wilhelm Ludwig Duke of Wrttemberg born in Stuttgart (d. 1677)
07 Jan 1685
George Clifford III Dutch director of East India Company and plant collector (grew 1st banana indoors) born in Amsterdam Dutch Republic (d. 1760)
07 Jan 1685
Jonas Alstrmer [Torreson] Swedish industrialist (wool shipbuilding potato cultivation sugar refinery cutlery tannery) and co-founder the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (1739) born in Alingss Sweden (d. 1761)
07 Jan 1706
Johann Heinrich Zedler German publisher founded German encyclopedia Grosses Universal-Lexicon born in Breslau (d. 1751)
07 Jan 1710
Josef Antonin Sehling Bohemian violinist and composer born in Touim Western Bohemia (d. 1756)
07 Jan 1718
Israel Putnam American Revolutionary War general (Battle of Bunker Hill) born in Salem Massachusetts (d. 1790) [1]
07 Jan 1822
Theodor Aufrecht German linguist Indologist and translator (Rigvedas Hymns) born in Leschnitz Prussian Silesia (d. 1907)
07 Jan 1827
Sandford Fleming Scottish-Canadian engineer introduced Universal Standard Time born in Kirkcaldy Scotland (d. 1915)
07 Jan 1842
Johan Lindegren Swedish composer musician and teacher born in Ullared Sweden (d. 1908)
07 Jan 1853
Nikolai Arkas Ukrainian composer (Katerina) and musicologist born in Nikolayev Russian Empire (d. 1909)
07 Jan 1858
Eliezer Ben-Yehuda Russian-Jewish key figure in the revival of Hebrew as a spoken language born in Luzhki Russian Empire (d. 1922)
07 Jan 1871
mile Borel French mathematician created first effective theory of the measure of sets of points born in Saint-Affrique France (d. 1956)
07 Jan 1895
Clara Haskil Romanian pianist born in Bucharest Hungary (d. 1960)
07 Jan 1898
Art Baker American TV host (You Asked For It) born in New York City (d. 1966)
07 Jan 1898
Gernimo Baqueiro Foster Mexican woodwind player composer and music teacher born in Hopelchn Campeche (d. 1967)
07 Jan 1903
Shalva Azmayparashvili Georgian composer and conductor born in Tbilisi Russian Empire (d. 1957)
07 Jan 1903
Vladimir Alexandrovich Vlasov Russian composer and conductor born in Moscow Russia (d. 1986)
07 Jan 1910
Orval Faubus American politician Governor of Arkansas (1955-67) tried to prevent black students attending a high school during Little Rock Crisis born in Madison County Arkansas (d. 1994)
07 Jan 1914
Bobby McDermott American Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame guard and coach (2 NBL Coach of the Year 1944-45 Fort Wayne Pistons) born in New York City (d. 1963)
07 Jan 1916
Elena Ceausescu Romanian wife of Communist dictator Nicolae Ceauescu Deputy Prime Minister of Romania (1980-89) born in Petreti Romania (d. 1989)
07 Jan 1922
Robert De Cormier American conductor and musical director (The Belafonte Folk Singers) born on Long Island New York (d. 2017)
07 Jan 1923
Hugh Kenner Canadian literary critic known for The Pound Era born in Peterborough Ontario (d. 2003)
07 Jan 1929
Terry Moore [Helen Luella Koford] American actress (Come Back Little Sheba) born in Los Angeles California
07 Jan 1933
Elliott Kastner American film producer (Angel Heart Where Eagles Dare) born in New York City (d. 2006)
07 Jan 1934
Charles Jenkins Snr. American athlete (Olympic gold 400m 4x400m relay 1956) born in New York City
07 Jan 1934
Jean Corbeil Canadian politician born in Montreal Quebec (d. 2002)
07 Jan 1935
Noam Sheriff Israeli composer conductor and music director born in Ramat Gan Mandatory Palestine (d. 2018)
07 Jan 1936
Richard Podolor American session guitarist sound engineer and record producer (Three Dog Night Steppenwolf) born in Los Angeles California (d. 2022)
07 Jan 1938
Jasperina de Jong Dutch cabaret performer and actress (Jan Rap en zn Maat) born in Amsterdam Netherlands
07 Jan 1938
Paul Revere [Dick] American rock organ player and pianist (Paul Revere & Raiders - Kicks Indian Reservation) born in Harvard Nebraska (d. 2014)
07 Jan 1938
Roland Topor French surrealist illustrator novelist (The Tenant) playwright and filmmaker born in Paris France (d. 1997)
07 Jan 1939
Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark royal biographer and historian born in Rome Kingdom of Italy (d. 2024)
07 Jan 1944
Mike McGear [McCartney] British singer-songwriter (The Scaffolds - Lily The Pink) and photographer born in Liverpool England
07 Jan 1944
Tony Whitlam Australian lawyer and judge born in Sydney Australia
07 Jan 1945
Dick Marty Swiss politician and prosecutor born in Sorengo Switzerland
07 Jan 1946
Jann Wenner American magazine publisher (Rolling Stone) born in New York City
07 Jan 1947
David Porcelijn Dutch composer and conductor born in Achtkarspelen Netherlands
07 Jan 1947
Shobha De Indian columnist and novelist born in Satara India
07 Jan 1950
Johnny Lever [John Prakasa Rao Janumala] Indian Bollywood actor and comedian born in Prakasam Andhra Pradesh
07 Jan 1951
Frans Kellendonk Dutch novelist (Bouwval (Ruin) Mystiek lichaam (Mystical Body) born in Nijmegen Netherlands (d. 1990)
07 Jan 1957
Katie Couric American journalist and author (Today) born in Arlington Virginia
07 Jan 1958
Donna Rice Hughes American author and speaker born in New Orleans Louisiana
07 Jan 1962
Jeff Montgomery American baseball pitcher 1987-99 3X All-Star AL saves leader 1993 (Cincinnati Reds Kansas City Royals) born in Wellston Ohio
07 Jan 1962
Ron Rivera American football linebacker (Super Bowl XX Chicago Bears) and head coach (Carolina Panthers 201119 Washington 2020-23) born in Fort Ord California
07 Jan 1962
Taja Sevelle [Nancy Richardson] American R&B-pop singer-songwriter (Love Is Contagious) food security advocate (Urban Farming) and novelist born in Minneapolis Minnesota
07 Jan 1539
Sebastin de Covarrubias Spanish lexicographer and cryptographer (Treasury of Castilian or Spanish Language) born in Toledo Spain (d. 1613)
07 Jan 1875
Gustav Flatow German gymnast (Olympic gold Team parallel bars Team horizontal bar 1896) born in Berent Poland (d. 1945)
07 Jan 1916
Paul Keres Estonian chess grandmaster (AVRO champion 1938) born in Narva Russian Empire (d. 1975)
07 Jan 1920
Aubrey Brabazon Irish jockey (Cheltenham Gold Cup 1948 49 50 Irish Oaks 1948 Irish 2000 Guineas 1950) and trainer (Ulster Derby 1966) born in The Curragh Ireland (d. 1996)
07 Jan 1922
Alvin Dark American baseball shortstop (MLB All-Star 1951 52 54 World Series 1954 NY Giants) and manager (World Series 1974 Oakland As) born in Comanche Oklahoma (d. 2014)
07 Jan 1926
Joe Marston Australian soccer defender (13 caps Preston North End 185 games FA Cup Final 1954) born in Sydney Australia (d. 2015)
07 Jan 1928
Emilio Pericoli Italian pop singer (Al di l Quando quando quando) born in Cesenatico Italy (d. 2013)
07 Jan 1930
Eddie LeBaron American football quarterback (Pro Bowl 1955 57 58 62 Washington Redskins Dallas Cowboys) born in San Rafael California (d. 2015)
07 Jan 1934
Charles Jenkins Sr. American athlete (Olympic gold 400m 4x400m relay 1956) born in New York City
07 Jan 1935
Gary Smith American television producer (Baryshnikov on Broadway Barbra Streisand The Concert) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2025) [1]
07 Jan 1936
Chen Mao-shuen Taiwanese composer teacher and arts administrator (Experimental Symphony) born in Beigang Taiwan (d. 2023)
07 Jan 1938
B. Saroja Devi Indian actress (Nadodi Mannan Sri Krishnarjuna Yudham) born in Bengaluru India (d. 2025)
07 Jan 1942
Jan Stulen Dutch conductor (Netherlands Radio Symphony 1976-92) and conducting teacher (Conservatory of Maastricht 1988-2002) born in Amsterdam Netherlands (d. 2017)
07 Jan 1942
Vasiliy Alekseyev Russian weightlifter (Olympic gold USSR 110kg 1972 76 80 x WR) born in Miloslavsky District Ryazan Oblast Russia (d. 2011)
07 Jan 1943
Jim Lefebvre American baseball infielder (World Series 1965 MLB All Star 1966 LA Dodgers) and manager (Seattle Mariners Chicago Cubs Milwaukee Brewers) born in Hawthorne California
07 Jan 1943
Leona Williams [Helton] American country music singer (with Merle haggard - The Bull and the Beaver Country Girl with Hot Pants On) and songwriter born in Vienna Missouri
07 Jan 1944
Arne Scheie Norwegian sports commentator (Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation) born in Skedsmo Norway
07 Jan 1945
Dave Cousins [Hindson] English rock singer-songwriter (Strawbs - Part of the Union) born in Hounslow England (d. 2025)
07 Jan 1945
Raila Odinga Kenyan politician Prime Minister of Kenya (2008-2013) born in Maseno Kenya (d. 2025) [1]
07 Jan 1945
Tony Conigliaro American baseball outfielder (MLB All-Star 1967 AL HR leader 1965 Boston Red Sox) born in Revere Massachusetts (d. 1990)
07 Jan 1948
Steve Sheetz American businessman philanthropist and chief executive of Sheetz convenience stores (1984-95) born in Altoona Pennsylvania (d. 2026) [1]
07 Jan 1949
Anne Schedeen American actress (Kate Tanner in ALF) born in Portland Oregon
07 Jan 1951
Helen Worth [Cathryn Wigglesworth] British actress (Gail Platt in Coronation Street) born in Ossett England
07 Jan 1957
Julian Solis Puerto Rican boxer (WBA The Ring bantamweight champion 1980) born in Rio Pedras Puerto Rico
07 Jan 1957
Reena Roy Indian actress (Nagin Apnapan) born in Mumbai India
07 Jan 1961
Supriya Pathak Indian actress (Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram Leela Wake Up Sid) born in Mumbai India
07 Jan 1962
Jeff Montgomery American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1992 93 96 AL saves leader 1993 Kansas City Royals) born in Wellston Ohio
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