Historical Birthday
10 Jan 1480
Margaret of Austria Regent of the Netherlands born in City of Brussels Belgium (d. 1530)
10 Jan 1502
Hendrik Niclaes German mystic & founder of Christian sect Familia Caritatis born in Mnster Germany (d. 1570)
10 Jan 1538
Louis of Nassau Dutch general born in Dillenburg Germany (d. 1574)
10 Jan 1573
Simon Marius German astronomer born in Gunzenhausen Germany (d. 1624)
10 Jan 1607
Isaac Jogues French Jesuit missionary & martyr born in Orlans France (d. 1646)
10 Jan 1628
Jan Theunisz Blanckerhoff [Jan Maet] Dutch painter born in Alkmaar Netherlands (d. 1669)
10 Jan 1638
Nicolas Steno Danish scientist & bishop born in Copenhagen Denmark (d. 1686)
10 Jan 1644
Louis Boufflers French soldier & marshal of France born in Crillon Oise France (d. 1711)
10 Jan 1654
Joshua Barnes English scholar born in London United Kingdom (d. 1712)
10 Jan 1683
Gasparo Visconti Italian composer & violinist born in Cremona Italy (d. 1713)
10 Jan 1701
Johann Caspar Simon German organist & composer born in Schmalkalden Germany (d. 1776)
10 Jan 1702
Johannes Zick German fresco painter born in Lachen Germany (d. 1762)
10 Jan 1715
Christian August Crusius German philosopher and theologian born in Leuna Germany (d. 1775)
10 Jan 1747
Abraham Louis-Breguet French clock maker born in Neuchtel Switzerland (d. 1823)
10 Jan 1750
Thomas Erskine 1st Baron Erskine British Lord Chancellor born in Edinburgh United Kingdom (d. 1823)
10 Jan 1760
Johann Rudolf Zumsteeg German composer & conductor born in Lauda-Knigshofen Germany (d. 1802)
10 Jan 1766
Louis Massonneau German composer born in Kassel Germany (d. 1848)
10 Jan 1768
James Varicick founder and first bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church born in Newburgh New York (d. 1827)
10 Jan 1769
Michel Ney French marshal (Waterloo) born in Saarlouis Germany (d. 1815)
10 Jan 1780
Heinrich Lichtenstein German physician & explorer born in Hamburg Germany (d. 1857)
10 Jan 1797
Annette von Droste-Hlshoff German writer & composer born in Havixbeck Germany (d. 1848)
10 Jan 1800
Lars Levi Laestadius Swedish botanist & founder of Laestadianism born in Jckvik Arjeplog Sweden (d. 1861)
10 Jan 1810
Jeremiah S. Black American statesman & lawyer born in Stony Creek Pennsylvania (d. 1883)
10 Jan 1812
Georg Hermann Nicolai German architect & educator born in Torgau Germany (d. 1881)
10 Jan 1814
Aubrey de Vere Irish poet & critic (Victorian Observer) born in Toreen Republic of Ireland (d. 1902)
10 Jan 1815
Alexander Brydie Dyer American Brevet Major General (Union Army) born in Richmond Virginia (d. 1874)
10 Jan 1815
Thomas Williams American Brigadier General (Union Army) born in Albany New York (d. 1862)
10 Jan 1825
Alexander Travis Hawthorn American Brigadier-General (Confederate Army) born in Conecuh County Alabama (d. 1899)
10 Jan 1828
Herman Koeckemann German Catholic prelate born in Ostbevern Germany (d. 1892)
10 Jan 1834
John Dalberg Baron Acton English historian & historian (Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely) born in Naples Italy (d. 1902)
10 Jan 1836
Charles Ingalls father of American author Laura Ingalls Wilder born in Cuba New York (d. 1902)
10 Jan 1840
Louis Nazaire Bgin French Canadian archbishop and cardinal born in Lvis Canada (d. 1925)
10 Jan 1841
George Melville American polar explorer & naval engineer born in NYC New York (d. 1912)
10 Jan 1850
John Wellborn Root American architect born in Lumpkin Georgia (d. 1891)
10 Jan 1854
Heinrich Kselitz [Peter Gast] German composer born in Annaberg-Buchholz Germany (d. 1918)
10 Jan 1855
Peter J Blok Dutch historian (History of the Dutch People)
10 Jan 1858
Heinrich Zille German illustrator and photographer born in Radeburg Germany (d. 1929)
10 Jan 1864
George Washington Carver African-American agricultural scientist (studied the peanut) born in Diamond Grove Missouri [or Jul 12] (d. 1943)
10 Jan 1864
Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich of Russia son of Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich born in Saint Petersburg Russia (d. 1931)
10 Jan 1865
Mary Ingalls sister of American author Laura Ingalls Wilder born in Pepin County Wisconsin (d. 1928)
10 Jan 1871
Enrica Freiin von Handel-Manzetti Austrian poet & writer (Jesse & Maria) born in Vienna Austria (d. 1955)
10 Jan 1873
Jack ONeill Irish-born baseball player born in Denver Colorado (d. 1935)
10 Jan 1873
George Orton Canadian athlete born in Strathroy-Caradoc Canada (d. 1958)
10 Jan 1876
Jan Eisenloeffel Dutch goldsmith born in Amsterdam Netherlands (d. 1957)
10 Jan 1877
Frederick Gardner Cottrell American inventor (electrostatic precipitator) born in Oakland California (d. 1948)
10 Jan 1880
Frans van Cauwelaert Flemish minister & mayor of Antwerp born in Roosdaal Belgium (d. 1961)
10 Jan 1880
Grock [Adrien Wettach] Swiss clown and circus director born in Loveresse Canton of Bern (d. 1959)
10 Jan 1882
Charles Trowbridge Mexican-American actor (Fatal Hour) born in Veracruz Mexico (d. 1967)
10 Jan 1883
Aleksei Tolstoi Russian poetwriter (Pjotr Peroyj) born in Pugachyov Russia (d. 1945)
10 Jan 1883
Florence Reed American silent film actress (Dancing Girl) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1967)
10 Jan 1883
Francis X. Bushman American silent film actor (Sabrina Ben-Hur) born in Baltimore Maryland (d. 1966)
10 Jan 1884
James Philip Dunn American composer born in New York (d. 1936)
10 Jan 1886
Jose Antonio de Donostia Basque musicologist & composer born in DonostiaSan Sebastin Spain (d. 1956)
10 Jan 1887
Robinson Jeffers American poet & playwright (Tamar & Other Poems Medea) born in Allegheny Pennsylvania (d. 1962)
10 Jan 1888
Emile van Bosch Belgian-Dutch opera singer (Fair Folks) born in Amsterdam Netherlands (d. 1940)
10 Jan 1890
Douglas MacLean American silent film comedianproducer (Going Up) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1967)
10 Jan 1890
Ernest Milton American actor (Cat Girl Fiddlers Three) born in San Francisco California (d. 1974)
10 Jan 1890
Grigory Landsberg Soviet physicist born in Vologda Russia (d. 1957)
10 Jan 1890
Arthur OHara Wood Australian tennis player (Australasian Cship 1913) born in Melbourne Victoria (d. 1918)
10 Jan 1891
Jos Speybrouck Belgian drawer born in Kortrijk Belgium (d. 1956)
10 Jan 1892
Dumas Malone American historian (Jefferson & His Time) born in Coldwater Mississippi (d. 1986)
10 Jan 1893
Albert Jacka Australian soldier first Australian World War I Victoria Cross winner (d. 1932)
10 Jan 1894
Reginald Denham English writer & director (Obsession The Bad Seed) born in London England (d. 1983)
10 Jan 1897
Albert Moeschinger Swiss composer born in Basel Switzerland (d. 1985)
10 Jan 1901
Pauline Starke American actress (Dantes Inferno Dance Magic) born in Joplin Missouri (d. 1977)
10 Jan 1903
Barbara Hepworth British abstract sculptor & actress (Rescued by Rover) born in Wakefield West Riding of Yorkshire (d. 1975)
10 Jan 1903
Jean Morel French-born American conductor born in Abbeville France (d. 1975)
10 Jan 1903
Voldemar Vli Estonian wrestler born in Kuressaare Estonia (d. 1997)
10 Jan 1903
Violet Wilkey American actress born in St. Louis Missouri (d. 1976)
10 Jan 1904
Jesus Garcia Leoz Spanish composer born in Olite Spain (d. 1953)
10 Jan 1904
Ray Bolger American actor and dancer (Wizard of Oz) born in Dorchester Massachusetts (d. 1987)
10 Jan 1908
Bernard Lee British actor (M in James Bond movies Fallen Idol Dr No) born in London England (d. 1981)
10 Jan 1909
Rudolf Kubin Czech cellist born in Ostrava Czech Republic (d. 1973)
10 Jan 1910
Jean Martinon French conductor & composer born in Lyon France (d. 1976)
10 Jan 1911
Tjalie Robinson [Jan Boon] Dutch East Indies writer and journalist (Tong Tong) born in Nijmegen Netherlands (d. 1974)
10 Jan 1912
Maria Mandel Camp leader at Auschwitz born in Mnzkirchen Austria (d. 1948)
10 Jan 1913
Gustav Husak Slovak politician & president of Czechoslavakia (1975-89) born in Bratislava Slovakia (d. 1991)
10 Jan 1913
Haywood Frank Henry American jazz baritone saxophonist born in Birmingham Alabama (d. 1994)
10 Jan 1913
Mehmet Shehu Albanian politician born in orrush Albania (d. 1981)
10 Jan 1914
Polly Rowles American actress (Sweet Liberty Jamie) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 2001)
10 Jan 1914
Yu Kuo-hwa former Premier of Taiwan born in Fenghua District China (d. 2000)
10 Jan 1915
Dean Dixon American conductor born in Harlem New York (d. 1975)
10 Jan 1916
Sune Bergstrm Swedish biochemist & Nobel laureate born in Stockholm Sweden (d. 2004)
10 Jan 1916
Don Metz Canadian ice hockey player born in Wilcox Canada (d. 2007)
10 Jan 1917
Jerry Wexler American music producer who coined the term rhythm and blues (Aretha Franklin Led Zeppelin Bob Dylan) born in The Bronx New York (d. 2008)
10 Jan 1918
Arthur Chung President of Guyana born in Windsor Great Park United Kingdom (d. 2008)
10 Jan 1920
Georges Marchal French actor (Evil Eden Gina Milky Way La mort en ce jardin) born in Nancy Meurthe-et-Moselle France (d. 1997)
10 Jan 1920
Max Patkin American baseball player & clown born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1999)
10 Jan 1921
Rodger Ward American aviator & race car driver born in Beloit Kansas (d. 2004)
10 Jan 1923
Ingeborg Drewitz German writer & academic born in Berlin Germany (d. 1986)
10 Jan 1924
Maxwell Roach American jazz drummer born in Newland North Carolina
10 Jan 1926
Musallam Bseiso Palestinian journalist thinker and politician born in Beit Shean Israel (d. 2017)
10 Jan 1927
Gisele MacKenzie [LaFlche] Canadian singer and actress (Your Hit Parade) born in Winnipeg Manitoba (d. 2003)
10 Jan 1927
Johnnie Ray American pop singer (Cry) born in Dallas Oregon (d. 1990)
10 Jan 1927
Lee Philips American actor and director (Peyton Place Ellery Queen) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1999)
10 Jan 1927
Otto Stich Swiss politician born in Basel Switzerland (d. 2012)
10 Jan 1928
Donald Brooks American fashion designer (Emmy 1983) born in New Haven Connecticut (d. 2005)
10 Jan 1928
Wallace Berry Canadian-American composer (d. 1991)
10 Jan 1928
Philip Levine American poet born in Detroit Michigan (d. 2015)
10 Jan 1929
Derek Hammond-Stroud English operatic baritone born in London United Kingdom (d. 2012)
10 Jan 1930
Roy E. Disney American film executive & CEO of Disney born in Los Angeles California (d. 2009)
10 Jan 1931
Alex Boraine South Africa politician born in Cape Town South Africa
10 Jan 1931
Ron Galella American celebrity photographer (sued by Jackie O) born in New York City New York
10 Jan 1931
Peter Barnes English writer born in Manchester United Kingdom (d. 2004)
10 Jan 1932
Elaine Devry American actress born in Compton California
10 Jan 1933
Akira Miyoshi Japanese composer born in Tokyo Japan (d. 2013)
10 Jan 1933
Len Coldwell English cricket player (England medium-fast bowler in 7 Tests 1962-64) born in Newton Abbot United Kingdom (d. 1996)
10 Jan 1934
Leonid Kravchuk Ukrainian politician born in Woy Voivodeship Poland
10 Jan 1935
Georg Katzer German composer born in Bystrzyca Kodzka Poland
10 Jan 1935
Sherrill Milnes American operatic baritone born in Downers Grove Illinois
10 Jan 1935
Ronnie Hawkins American musician born in Huntsville Arkansas
10 Jan 1935
Eddy Clearwater [Edward Harrington] American blues musician (West Side Strut) born in Macon Mississippi (d. 2018)
10 Jan 1936
Burnum Burnum Australian Aboriginal activist actor author and dreamer born in Dignams Creek Australia (d. 1997)
10 Jan 1936
Robert Woodrow Wilson American physicist & radio astronomer (1978 Nobel laureate) born in Houston Texas
10 Jan 1936
Al Goldstein American publisher & pornographer born in Williamsburg New York (d. 2013)
10 Jan 1937
Thomas Penfield Jackson American judge born in Washington D.C. (d. 2013)
10 Jan 1938
Ivan Twigden English contractormulti-millionaire (Twigden PLC)
10 Jan 1938
Willie McCovey American Baseball Hall of Fame 1st baseman (6-time All Star) born in Mobile Alabama (d. 2018)
10 Jan 1938
Donald Knuth American mathematician & computer scientist born in Milwaukee Wisconsin
10 Jan 1939
Bill Toomey American decathlete (Olympic gold 1968) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
10 Jan 1939
Sal Mineo American actor (Exodus Rebel Without a Cause) born in NYC New York
10 Jan 1939
Jared Carter American poet born in Elwood Indiana
10 Jan 1939
David Horowitz American author & political commentator born in New York City New York
10 Jan 1939
Scott McKenzie American singer (San Francisco) born in Jacksonville Beach Florida (d. 2012)
10 Jan 1940
Harry Gant American race car driver born in Taylorsville North Carolina
10 Jan 1940
Guy Chevrette Quebec politician born in Qubec Canada
10 Jan 1942
Aleksandr Yakovlevich Petrushenko Russian cosmonaut
10 Jan 1942
Jim Croce American rock vocalist (Time in a Bottle) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1973)
10 Jan 1942
Walter Hill American film director (48 Hours Extreme Prejudice) born in Long Beach California
10 Jan 1944
Frank Sinatra Jr. American singer & bandleader (Golddigers) born in Jersey City New Jersey (d. 2016)
10 Jan 1944
William Sanderson American actor (Newhart Blade Runner True Blood) born in Memphis Tennessee
10 Jan 1944
Rory Byrne South African engineer & car designer born in Pretoria South Africa
10 Jan 1944
Bernard Derome Canadian broadcaster (Le Tljournal) born in Montreal Canada
10 Jan 1945
Colonel DeBeers [Edward Wiskoski] American professional wrestler born in Saint Joseph Missouri
10 Jan 1946
Alexis Nihon Jr Canadian-born wrestler (Olympics 1968) born in Montreal Canada
10 Jan 1946
Aynsley Dunbar English drummer (Journey Jefferson Starship) born in Liverpool United Kingdom
10 Jan 1946
Bob Lang English bassist (Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders)
10 Jan 1947
George Alec Effinger American sci-fi author (Nick of Time) born in Cleveland Ohio (d. 2002)
10 Jan 1947
Afeni Shakur mother of Tupac Shakur Black Panther Party member born in Lumberton North Carolina (d. 2016)
10 Jan 1948
Mischa Maisky Latvian cellist born in Riga Latvia
10 Jan 1948
Bernard Thvenet French cyclist born in Saint-Julien-de-Civry France
10 Jan 1949
Teresa Graves American actress (Laugh-in Get Christie Love) born in Houston Texas
10 Jan 1949
Walter S Browne Australian-born American chess Grandmaster (1974-78 1980-84) born in Sydney Australia (d. 2015)
10 Jan 1949
James Lapine American stage director born in Mansfield Ohio
10 Jan 1951
Kathleen Bradley American model (Price is Right) born in Girard Ohio
10 Jan 1952
Scott Thurston American guitarist & keyboardist (Motels-Only the Lonely) born in Medford Oregon
10 Jan 1953
Bobby Rahal American racing car driver & team owner (over 15 wins) born in Medina Ohio
10 Jan 1953
Pat Benatar [Andrezejewski] American singer (Hell Is for Children) born in Brooklyn New York
10 Jan 1955
Michael Schenker German rock guitarist (MSG-Coming on Strong Scorpions) born in Sarstedt Germany
10 Jan 1956
Don Letts British film director & musician (Big Audio Dynamite) born in London United Kingdom
10 Jan 1956
Shawn Colvin American country folk singer-songwriter (Sunny Came Home) born in Vermillion South Dakota
10 Jan 1956
Antonio Muoz Molina Spanish writer (Royal Spanish Academy) born in beda Jan Spain
10 Jan 1957
Greg Walden U.S. Congressman from Oregon born in The Dalles Oregon
10 Jan 1958
Anatoly Pisarenko Soviet weightlifter born in Kiev Ukraine
10 Jan 1959
Chandra Cheesborough American 4x100 runner (Olympic gold 1984) born in Jacksonville Florida
10 Jan 1959
Kirk & Curtwood American musician (Meat Puppets) born in Amarillo Texas
10 Jan 1959
Fran Walsh New Zealand screenwriter born in Wellington New Zealand
10 Jan 1960
Benot Pelletier Canadian politician born in Quebec City Canada
10 Jan 1960
Samira Said Moroccan singer born in Rabat Morocco
10 Jan 1961
Evan Handler American actor (Dear Mr Wonderful) born in NYC New York
10 Jan 1961
Janet Jones American actress (American Anthem Flamingo Kid) born in Bridgeton Missouri
10 Jan 1961
Nadja Salerni-Sonnenberg Italian concert violinist born in Rome Italy
10 Jan 1962
Jim Lindeman American baseball outfielder (NY Mets) born in Evanston Illinois
10 Jan 1963
Mark Pryor American politician born in Fayetteville Arkansas
10 Jan 1964
Karen Josephson American synchronized swimmer (Olympic gold 1992) born in Bristol Connecticut
10 Jan 1964
Krista Tesreau American actress (Tina-OLTL Silk Stalkings) born in St Louis Missouri
10 Jan 1964
Sarah Josephson American synchronized swimmer (Olympic gold 1992) born in Bristol Connecticut
10 Jan 1964
Brad Roberts Canadian singer (Crash Test Dummies) born in Winnipeg Canada
10 Jan 1965
James Washington American NFL safety (Dallas Cowboys Wash Redskins) born in Abilene Texas
10 Jan 1965
Nathan Moore English musician (Brother Beyond-Can You Keep a Secret) born in Stamford Hill London
10 Jan 1965
Butch Hartman American animator born in Highland Park Michigan
10 Jan 1966
Steve Kramer American politician born in Baltimore Maryland
10 Jan 1967
Micky Michelle [Ingrid Hankers] Dutch dancer (Josephine Sound of Motown)
10 Jan 1967
Trini Alvarado American actress (Frighteners) born in New York City New York
10 Jan 1967
Johan Laats Belgian judoka born in Antwerp Belgium
10 Jan 1968
Lyle Menendez American author accused of killing his parents (Menendez Brothers) born in New York City New York
10 Jan 1968
Malcolm Showell WLAF defensive end (Amsterdam Admirals)
10 Jan 1969
Juanita Clayton Manitou Manitoba softball catcher (Olympics 1996)
10 Jan 1970
Cameron MacKenzie Australian 100m200m400m (Olympics 1996)
10 Jan 1970
Deon Figures American NFL cornerbackPR (Pittsburgh Steelers) born in Bellflower California
10 Jan 1970
Marcus Bagwell American professional wrestler born in Marietta Georgia
10 Jan 1971
Sergi Bruguera Italian tennis star born in Barcelona Spain
10 Jan 1855
Peter J. Blok Dutch historian (History of the Dutch People)
10 Jan 1862
Walter Travis Australian-American golfer writer course designer (US Amateur Cship 1900-01 03 British Amateur 1904) born in Maldon Australia (d. 1927)
10 Jan 1880
Eduard Meijers Dutch lawyer (Short Cause) born in Den Helder Netherlands (d. 1954)
10 Jan 1890
Arthur OHara Wood Australian tennis player (Australasian Cship 1913) born in Melbourne Australia (d. 1918)
10 Jan 1916
Bob Hamilton American golfer (PGA Cship 1944) born in Evansville Indiana (d. 1990)
10 Jan 1924
Ludmilla Chiraeff Latvian-born Canadian ballet dancer born in Riga Latvia (d. 1996)
10 Jan 1931
Ron Galella American celebrity photographer (sued by Jackie O) born in NYC New York
10 Jan 1932
Elaine Devry [Thelma Mahnken] American actress (The Atomic Kid The Boy Who Cried Werewolf) born in Compton California
10 Jan 1939
David Horowitz American author & political commentator born in NYC New York
10 Jan 1939
William Levy American writer born in St. Louis Missouri (d. 2019)
10 Jan 1944
Bernard Derome Canadian broadcaster (Le Tljournal) born in Montreal Quebec
10 Jan 1945
Gunther von Hagens [Gunther Gerhard Liebchen] German anatomist who invented the plastination technique for preserving tissue specimens born in Alt-Skalden Nazi Germany
10 Jan 1945
Spider Sabich American alpine skier (Olympics 1968 shot by actress Claudine Longet) born in Sacramento California (d. 1976)
10 Jan 1946
Alexis Nihon Jr Canadian-born wrestler (Olympics 1968) born in Montreal Quebec
10 Jan 1946
Bob Lang English bassist (Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders) born in Manchester United Kingdom
10 Jan 1949
Walter S. Browne Australian-born American chess Grandmaster (1974-78 1980-84) born in Sydney Australia (d. 2015)
10 Jan 1955
Luci Martin American vocalist (Chic) born in the Bronx New York
10 Jan 1959
Curt Kirkwood American musician (Meat Puppets) born in Amarillo Texas
10 Jan 1962
Michael Fortier Canadian politician born in Quebec City Canada
10 Jan 1963
Deborah Bone English mental health nurse who was the inspiration for the song Disco 2000 by Jarvis Cocker born in Sheffield England (d. 2014)
10 Jan 1967
Micky Michelle [Ingrid Hankers] Dutch dancer (Josephine Sound of Motown)
10 Jan 1967
Trini Alvarado American actress (Frighteners) born in NYC New York
10 Jan 1968
Lyle Menendez American author accused of killing his parents (Menendez Brothers) born in NYC New York
10 Jan 1873
Jack ONeill Irish-born baseball player born in Tawnaleen Ireland (d. 1935)
10 Jan 1922
Ester Mgi Estonian composer First Lady of Estonian music born in Tallinn Estonia
10 Jan 1924
Max Roach American jazz drummer born in Newland North Carolina (d. 2007)
10 Jan 1927
Basu Chatterjee Indian film director (Rajanigandha Chhoti Si Baat) born in Ajmer Merwara British India (d. 2020)
10 Jan 1930
Byron Wild Child Gipson American blues singer born in Burlington Iowa (d. 1994)
10 Jan 1932
Lou Henson American College Basketball Hall of Fame coach (all-time leader in victories University of Illinois and New Mexico State) born in Okay Oklahoma (d. 2020)
10 Jan 1935
Georg Katzer German composer (electroacoustic music) born in Habelschwerdt Silesia (d. 2019)
10 Jan 1939
Sal Mineo American actor (Exodus Rebel Without a Cause) born in NYC New York (d. 1976)
10 Jan 1886
Roman von Ungern-Sternberg the mad Baron Baltic-German baron and anti-communist Russian general born in Graz Austria-Hungary (d. 1921)
10 Jan 1904
Ray Bolger American dancer actor and singer (Wizard of Oz - Scarecrow Partridge Family - Grandpa Renfrew) born in Dorchester Massachusetts (d. 1987)
10 Jan 1910
Alioune Diop Senegalese writer & editor (Prsence africaine) born in Senegal (d. 1980)
10 Jan 1917
Tyrell Johnson West Indian cricketer (WI left-arm quickie one Test 1939) born in Tunapuna Trinidad (d. 1985)
10 Jan 1922
Ester Mgi Estonian composer First Lady of Estonian music born in Tallinn Estonia (d. 2021)
10 Jan 1930
Lyle Ritz American jazz ukulele and session bassist born in Clevelnad Ohio (d. 2017)
10 Jan 1935
Georg Katzer German composer (electro-acoustic music) born in Habelschwerdt Silesia (d. 2019)
10 Jan 1935
Ronnie Hawkins American-Canadian rock musician born in Huntsville Arkansas
10 Jan 1943
Jim Croce American singer-songwriter (Time in a Bottle Bad Bad LeRoy Brown) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1973)
10 Jan 1944
Frank Sinatra Jr. American singer and bandleader born in Jersey City New Jersey (d. 2016)
10 Jan 1948
Fayette Pinkney American pop and disco singer (The Three Degrees 1963-76 - TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia) When Will I See You Again) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 2009)
10 Jan 1949
Teresa Graves American actress (Laugh-in Get Christie Love) born in Houston Texas
10 Jan 1952
Scott Thurston American guitarist & keyboardist (Motels - Only the Lonely) born in Medford Oregon
10 Jan 1953
Pat Benatar [Andrezejewski] American singer (Hit Me with Your Best ShotLove Is A Battlefield We Belong) born in Brooklyn New York
10 Jan 1955
Luci Martin American vocalist (Chic - Le Freak) born in the Bronx New York
10 Jan 1955
Michael Schenker German heavy metal guitarist (MSG UFO Scorpions) born in Sarstedt Germany
10 Jan 1959
Curt Kirkwood American rock guitarist singer and songwriter (Meat Puppets) born in Amarillo Texas
10 Jan 1960
Samira Said Moroccan pop singer born in Rabat Morocco
10 Jan 1965
Nathan Moore English pop singer (Brother Beyond - Can You Keep A Secret) and actor born in Stamford Hill London
10 Jan 1964
Brad Roberts Canadian rock singer (Crash Test Dummies - Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm) born in Winnipeg Canada
10 Jan 1834
John Dalberg-Acton. British politician and historian Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely born in Naples Kingdom of the Two Sicillies (now Italy) (d. 1902)
10 Jan 1855
Peter J. Blok Dutch historian (History of the Dutch People) (d. 1929)
10 Jan 1883
Aleksei Tolstoi Russian poet (Pjotr Peroyj) born in Pugachyov Russia (d. 1945)
10 Jan 1883
Francis X. Bushman American silent film actor (Sabrina Ben-Hur) born in Baltimore Maryland (d. 1966)
10 Jan 1897
(Vivian) Sam Chatmon American Delta blues guitarist banjo player and singer (The Mississippi Sheiks) born in Bolton Mississippi (d. 1983)
10 Jan 1934
Leonid Kravchuk Ukrainian politician and 1st President of Ukraine (1991-94) born in yty Poland (now Ukraine)
10 Jan 1935
Ronnie Hawkins American-Canadian rock musician born in Huntsville Arkansas (d. 2022)
10 Jan 1939
Davie Wilson Scottish soccer forward (22 caps Rangers Dundee United) and manager (Dumbarton) born in Cambuslang Scotland (d. 2022)
10 Jan 1950
Roy Blunt American politician (Senator-R-Missouri 2011 Rep-R-MO 1997-2011) born in Niangua Missouri
10 Jan 1952
Scott Thurston American session and touring guitarist keyboardist and songwriter (Iggy Pop 1973-79 Motels 1982-84 Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 1989-2017) born in Medford Oregon
10 Jan 1958
Anatoly Pisarenko Soviet weightlifter born in Kyiv Ukraine
10 Jan 1959
Chris Van Hollen American politician (Senator-D-Maryland 2017- Rep-D-Maryland 2003-17) born in Karachi Pakistan
10 Jan 1961
Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg Italian concert violinist born in Rome Italy
10 Jan 1962
Jim Lindeman American baseball outfielder 1996-84 (St. Louis Cardinals Philadelphia Phillies and 3 other teams) born in Evanston Illinois
10 Jan 1480
Margaret of Austria Regent of the Netherlands born in Brussels Belgium (d. 1530)
10 Jan 1607
Isaac Jogues French Jesuit missionary and martyr who was killed by Mohawk born in Orlans France (d. 1646)
10 Jan 1644
Louis Boufflers French soldier and marshal of France born in Crillon Oise France (d. 1711)
10 Jan 1683
Gasparo Visconti Italian composer & violinist born in Cremona Duchy of Milan Holy Roman Empire (d. 1713)
10 Jan 1701
Johann Caspar Simon German organist and composer born in Schmalkalden Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel Holy Roman Empire (now in Thuringia Germany) (d. 1776)
10 Jan 1747
Abraham Louis-Breguet French clockmaker born in Neuchtel Switzerland (d. 1823)
10 Jan 1760
Johann Rudolf Zumsteeg German composer and conductor born in Lauda-Knigshofen Germany (d. 1802)
10 Jan 1780
Heinrich Lichtenstein German zoologist botanist and explorer who collected plants in Southern Africa born in Hamburg Germany (d. 1857)
10 Jan 1800
Lars Levi Laestadius Swedish botanist and founder of Laestadianism born in Jckvik Arjeplog Sweden (d. 1861)
10 Jan 1810
Jeremiah S. Black American statesman and lawyer born in Stony Creek Pennsylvania (d. 1883)
10 Jan 1880
Frans van Cauwelaert Flemish minister and Mayor of Antwerp born in Roosdaal Belgium (d. 1961)
10 Jan 1886
Jose Antonio de Donostia Basque musicologist and composer born in DonostiaSan Sebastin Spain (d. 1956)
10 Jan 1901
Pauline Starke American actress (Dantes Inferno Dance Magic Sun Up) born in Joplin Missouri (d. 1977)
10 Jan 1903
Barbara Hepworth English abstract artist sculptor and child actress (Rescued by Rover) born in Wakefield West Riding of Yorkshire (d. 1975)
10 Jan 1904
Ray Bolger American dancer actor and singer (The Wizard of Oz - Scarecrow Partridge Family - Grandpa Renfrew) born in Dorchester Massachusetts (d. 1987)
10 Jan 1910
Jean Martinon French conductor and composer born in Lyon France (d. 1976)
10 Jan 1912
Nick Cravat [Nicholas Cuccia] American actor (Twilight Zone - Gremlin in Nightmare at 20000 Feet episode) born in NYC (d. 1994)
10 Jan 1915
(Woodrow Wilson) Buddy Johnson American jump blues pianist bandleader and songwriter (They All Say Im The Biggest Fool Since I Fell for You) born in Darlington South Carolina (d. 1977)
10 Jan 1916
Don Metz Canadian ice hockey right wing (Stanley Cup 1942 45 47 48 49 Toronto Maple Leafs) born in Wilcox Canada (d. 2007)
10 Jan 1928
Wallace Berry American-Canadian composer educator and music theorist born in La Crosse Wisconsin (d. 1991)
10 Jan 1930
Lyle Ritz American jazz ukulele and session bassist born in Cleveland Ohio (d. 2017)
10 Jan 1933
Akira Miyoshi Japanese composer (Conversations A Diary of the Sea) born in Tokyo Japan (d. 2013)
10 Jan 1942
Gianmarco Calleri Italian soccer entrepreneur (President SS Lazio 1986-92 Torino FC 1994-97) born in Busalla Italy (d. 2023)
10 Jan 1944
William Sanderson American actor (Newhart - Larry Deaedwood - Farnum True Blood - Sheriff Dearborne) born in Memphis Tennessee
10 Jan 1953
Bobby Rahal American racing car driver and team owner (over 15 wins) born in Medina Ohio
10 Jan 1953
Pat Benatar [Andrezejewski] American rock singer (Hit Me with Your Best Shot Love Is A Battlefield We Belong) born in Brooklyn New York
10 Jan 1955
Jimmy Vivino American guitarist (Reckless Sleepers Max Weinberg 7 Fab Faux) and music director (Conan OBriens Basic Cable Band) born in Paterson New Jersey
10 Jan 1956
Don Letts British film director and musician (Big Audio Dynamite) born in London United Kingdom
10 Jan 1964
Brad Roberts Canadian rock singer (Crash Test Dummies - Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm) born in Winnipeg Manitoba
10 Jan 1502
Hendrik Niclaes German mystic and founder of Christian sect Familia Caritatis born in Mnster Germany (d. 1570)
10 Jan 1654
Joshua Barnes English scholar born in London (d. 1712)
10 Jan 1683
Gasparo Visconti Italian composer and violinist born in Cremona Duchy of Milan Holy Roman Empire (d. 1713)
10 Jan 1701
Johann Caspar Simon German organist and composer born in Schmalkalden Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel Holy Roman Empire (d. 1776)
10 Jan 1744
Thomas Mifflin American merchant military officer (Continental Army) and politician (1st Governor of Pennsylvania. 1790-99) born in Philadelphia British Province of Pennsylvania (d. 1800)
10 Jan 1760
Johann Rudolf Zumsteeg German composer and conductor born in Lauda-Knigshofen Duchy of Wrttemberg Holy Roman Empire (d. 1802)
10 Jan 1766
Louis Massonneau German composer born in Kassel Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel Holy Roman Empire (d. 1848)
10 Jan 1797
Annette von Droste-Hlshoff German writer and composer born in Havixbeck Prince-Bishopric of Mnster Holy Roman Empire (d. 1848)
10 Jan 1812
Georg Hermann Nicolai German architect and educator born in Torgau Germany (d. 1881)
10 Jan 1814
Aubrey de Vere Irish poet and critic (Victorian Observer) born in Toreen Republic of Ireland (d. 1902)
10 Jan 1834
John Dalberg-Acton. British politician and historian Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely born in Naples Kingdom of the Two Sicillies (d. 1902)
10 Jan 1841
George Melville American polar explorer and naval engineer born in New York City (d. 1912)
10 Jan 1854
Heinrich Kselitz [Peter Gast] German composer born in Annaberg-Buchholz Kingdom of Saxony (d. 1918)
10 Jan 1855
Peter J. Blok Dutch historian (History of the Dutch People) born in Den Helder Netherlands (d. 1929)
10 Jan 1871
Enrica Freiin von Handel-Manzetti Austrian poet and writer (Jesse & Maria) born in Vienna Austria (d. 1955)
10 Jan 1884
James Philip Dunn American organist and composer born in New York City (d. 1936)
10 Jan 1887
Robinson Jeffers American poet and playwright (Tamar & Other Poems Medea) born in Allegheny Pennsylvania (d. 1962)
10 Jan 1893
Albert Jacka Australian soldier first Australian World War I Victoria Cross winner born in Layard Victoria (d. 1932)
10 Jan 1894
Reginald Denham English writer and director (Obsession The Bad Seed) born in London England (d. 1983)
10 Jan 1898
Waldo Semon American chemist and inventor of PVC born in Demopolis Alabama (d. 1999) [1]
10 Jan 1910
Alioune Diop Senegalese writer and editor (Prsence africaine) born in Senegal (d. 1980)
10 Jan 1912
Maria Mandl Austrian Nazi concentration camp worker (Lichtenburg Ravensbrck) extermination camp official (Auschwitz II-Birkenau) and convicted war criminal born in Mnzkirchen Austria-Hungary (d. 1948)
10 Jan 1912
Nick Cravat [Nicholas Cuccia] American actor (Twilight Zone - Gremlin in Nightmare at 20000 Feet episode) born in New York City (d. 1994)
10 Jan 1913
Gustav Husak Slovak politician and president of Czechoslavakia (1975-89) born in Bratislava Slovakia (d. 1991)
10 Jan 1914
Claude Gallimard French publisher head of Editions Gallimard (d. 1991)
10 Jan 1915
Dean Dixon American conductor born in Harlem New York City (d. 1975)
10 Jan 1916
Sune Bergstrm Swedish biochemist and Nobel laureate born in Stockholm Sweden (d. 2004)
10 Jan 1920
Max Patkin American baseball player and clown born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1999)
10 Jan 1923
Ingeborg Drewitz German writer and academic born in Berlin Germany (d. 1986)
10 Jan 1929
Derek Hammond-Stroud English operatic baritone born in London (d. 2012)
10 Jan 1930
Elaine Devry [Thelma Mahnken] American actress (The Atomic Kid The Boy Who Cried Werewolf) born in Compton California (d. 2023)
10 Jan 1930
Roy E. Disney American film executive and CEO of Disney born in Los Angeles California (d. 2009)
10 Jan 1931
Alex Boraine South Africa politician minister and anti-apartheid activist (Co-Chairman of Truth and Reconciliation Commission 1996-2003) born in Cape Town South Africa (d. 2018)
10 Jan 1931
Ron Galella American celebrity photographer and a pioneer paparazzo (sued by Jackie Onassis punched by Marlon Brando) born in New York City (d. 2022)
10 Jan 1934
Leonid Kravchuk Ukrainian politician (1st President of Ukraine 1991-94) born in yty Poland (now Ukraine) (d. 2022)
10 Jan 1935
Georg Katzer German composer (electro-acoustic music) born in Habelschwerdt Lower Silesia (now Bystrzyca Kodzka Poland) (d. 2019)
10 Jan 1935
Sherrill Milnes American operatic baritone (New York Metropolitan Opera 1965-97) and educator born in Downers Grove Illinois
10 Jan 1936
Robert Woodrow Wilson American physicist and radio astronomer (1978 Nobel laureate) born in Houston Texas
10 Jan 1937
Ralph Caulton New Zealand rugby union wing (16 Tests Wellington RFU) born in Wellington New Zealand (d. 2024)
10 Jan 1939
David Horowitz American author and political commentator born in New York City
10 Jan 1939
Jorge Toro Chilean soccer midfielder (29 caps Colo-Colo Sampdoria Modena Unin Espaola) born in Santiago Chile (d. 2024)
10 Jan 1939
Sal Mineo American actor (Exodus Rebel Without a Cause) born in New York City (d. 1976)
10 Jan 1940
Ntare VI of Ankole [John Patrick Barigye] Omugabe of Nkole (Bantu Kingdom in Uganda) (d. 2011)
10 Jan 1944
Rory Byrne South African engineer and car designer born in Pretoria South Africa
10 Jan 1946
Aynsley Dunbar English drummer (Journey Jefferson Starship) born in Liverpool England
10 Jan 1946
Bob Lang English bassist (Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders) born in Manchester England
10 Jan 1956
Don Letts British film director and musician (Big Audio Dynamite) born in London England
10 Jan 1961
Evan Handler American actor (Dear Mr Wonderful) born in New York City
10 Jan 1654
Joshua Barnes English scholar and novelist (Gerania) born in London (d. 1712)
10 Jan 1836
Charles Ingalls father of American author Laura Ingalls Wilder (Little House on the Prairie) born in Cuba New York (d. 1902)
10 Jan 1865
Mary Ingalls sister of American author Laura Ingalls Wilder (Little House on the Prairie) born in Pepin County Wisconsin (d. 1928)
10 Jan 1909
Rudolf Kubin Czech cellist composer (Accordion Concerto) and pedagogue born in Ostrava Margraviate of Moravia Austria-Hungary (d. 1973)
10 Jan 1914
Claude Gallimard French publisher head of Editions Gallimard (1976-88) born in Paris France (d. 1991) [1]
10 Jan 1919
Milton Parker American restauranteur and co-owner of Carnegie Deli born in Williamsburg New York (d. 2009)
10 Jan 1921
Rodger Ward American auto racer (Indianapolis 500 & USAC National Cship 1959 62 International Motorsports HOF) born in Beloit Kansas (d. 2004)
10 Jan 1931
Peter Barnes British screenwriter and playwright (The Ruling Class Red Noses) born in London (d. 2004)
10 Jan 1931
Rosalind Howells Lady Howells of St Davids Grenadian-British community worker and member of the House of Lords (1999-2019) born in St Davids Grenada (d. 2025) [1]
10 Jan 1940
K. J. Yesudas Indian multilingual classical film playback and devotional singer composer and educator (founded Tharanganisari School of Music) born in Fort Kochi British India
10 Jan 1940
Ntare VI of Ankole [John Patrick Barigye] Omugabe of Ankole (Bantu Kingdom in Uganda) birthplace unknown (d. 2011)
10 Jan 1947
James Morris American bass-baritone opera singer (Metropolitan Opera 1971-present) born in Baltimore Maryland
10 Jan 1948
(Henry) Remu Aaltonen Finnish rock drummer and singer (Hurriganes - Get On) born in Helsinki Finland
10 Jan 1949
Sheila R. Canby American historian and curator of Islamic art (Metropolitan Museum of Art 2009-19) born in Wilmington Delaware (d. 2025) [1]
10 Jan 1952
L Borges Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Clube da Esquina) born in Belo Horizonte Brazil (d. 2025)
10 Jan 1953
Pat Benatar [Andrezejewski] American rock singer (Hit Me with Your Best Shot Love Is A Battlefield We Belong) born in Brooklyn New York City
10 Jan 1959
Fran Walsh New Zealand film producer and screenwriter (The Lord of the Rings film trilogy) born in Wellington New Zealand
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