Historical Birthday
19 Jan 1200
Dogen Kigen Japan Zen teacher 1st patriarch of the Japanese Soto
19 Jan 1544
Francis II de Valois-Angouleme king of France (1559-60)
19 Jan 1613
Jacques Huyn French baroque composer born in Beaune (d. 1652)
19 Jan 1676
John Weldon English composer born in Chichester (d. 1736)
19 Jan 1679
Girolamo Chiti Italian composer and music theorist born in Siena (d. 1759)
19 Jan 1736
Laurens Pieter van de Spiegel Dutch Grand Pensionary of Zeeland and Holland (1787-95)
19 Jan 1737
Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre Fr writer (Paul et Virgin)
19 Jan 1739
Joseph Bonomi the Elder Italian architect (d. 1808)
19 Jan 1749
Isaiah Thomas American printereditorpublisherhistorian
19 Jan 1752
James Morris III American army officer (d. 1820)
19 Jan 1757
Augusta Reuss-Ebersdorf German Princess (d. 1831)
19 Jan 1790
Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom Swedish historianpoet (Blommorna)
19 Jan 1798
Auguste Comte philosopherfounder (sociology & positivism)
19 Jan 1802
[Jean] Silvain van de Weyer 1st Belgium min of Foreign affairs (1831)
19 Jan 1808
Lysander Spooner American philosopher (d. 1887)
19 Jan 1813
Henry Bessemer engineerinventor (Bessemer engine)
19 Jan 1816
Henry Gray Brigadier General (Confederate Army) (d. 1892)
19 Jan 1820
John Haskell King American Brevet Major General (Union Army) born in Sackets Harbor New York (d. 1888)
19 Jan 1827
Carlos Guido y Spano Argentina conductor (Rafagas)
19 Jan 1830
George Blake Cosby Brigadier General (Confederate Army) (d. 1909)
19 Jan 1848
John F. Stairs Canadian businessman (d. 1904)
19 Jan 1851
David Starr Jordan NY biologistuniversity pres (Leland Stanford)
19 Jan 1858
Eugene Brieux French playwright (Blanchette Lesson Avaries)
19 Jan 1859
Alice Eastwood botanist (Handbook of Trees of California) born in Toronto Ontario
19 Jan 1863
Werner Sombart German fascist (Juden und das Wirtschaftsleben)
19 Jan 1866
Harry Davenport American actor and director (Her Unborn Child My Sin) born in NYC New York (d. 1949)
19 Jan 1869
Alfred R Zimmerman mayor (Rotterdam 1906-22)Dir (League of Nations)
19 Jan 1873
Hans Erich Blaich [Dr. Owlglass] German writer (Simplicissimus) born in Leutkirch im Allgu (d. 1945)
19 Jan 1878
Herbert Chapman English football player and manager (d. 1934)
19 Jan 1879
Marie Koenen authorwife of Felix Rutten (Wassend Cereal)
19 Jan 1887
Alexander Woollcott American critic and short story writer (The Man Who Came to Dinner) born in Phalanx New Jersey (d. 1943)
19 Jan 1889
Sophie Taeuber-Arp Davos Switzerland painter sculptor and dancer
19 Jan 1892
lafur Thors Icelandic Prime Minister (5 times between 1942-63) born in Borgarnes Iceland (d. 1964)
19 Jan 1897
Natacha Rambova Salt Lake City UT costume designer
19 Jan 1897
Ren Victor Flemish lawyerknight (Rechtskundig Weekblad)
19 Jan 1899
[John] Herbert Whitton Sumsion organistcomposer
19 Jan 1902
Heinrich Schmist-Barrien German author (Moorkeerl)
19 Jan 1904
James Winston Watts developer (Frontal Lobotomy)
19 Jan 1905
Anne Schumacher Hummert Baltimore US leading creator of daytime radio serials during the 1930s and 1940s
19 Jan 1905
Oveta Culp Hobby government officialnewspaper publisherCEO (Houston Post)
19 Jan 1906
Ish Kabbible [Merwyn Bogue] Penns comedian (Kay Kysers Kollege)
19 Jan 1906
Lanny Ross radio singer (Show Boat The Swift Show) born in Seattle Washington
19 Jan 1906
Lilian Harvey Briths actress (Invitation to the Waltz) born in London England (d. 1968)
19 Jan 1908
Aleksandr Gennadievich Kurosh Russian mathematician (d. 1971)
19 Jan 1912
Francis David Charteris earl of Wemyss & MarchScottish landowner
19 Jan 1912
Jean G H Sjeng Tans Dutch soc dem chairman (1965-69)
19 Jan 1912
Leonid V Kantorovich economist (Nobel) born in St Petersburg Russia
19 Jan 1913
Anthony Dexter [Walter Fleischmann] Canadian actor (The Phantom Planet Captain John Smith and Pocahontas) born in Talmage Nebraska (d. 2001)
19 Jan 1913
Minnesota Fats American billiards player (d. 1996)
19 Jan 1915
Alvy West American orchestra leader (Andy Williams Show) born in Brooklyn New York
19 Jan 1918
John H Johnson American publisher (Negro Digest Ebony Jet)
19 Jan 1919
Dharam Singh India field hockey player (Olympic gold 1964)
19 Jan 1920
Javier Prez de Cullar Peruvian diplomat 5th Secretary-General of the United Nations (1982-91) and Prime Minister of Peru (2000-01) born in Lima
19 Jan 1921
Patricia Highsmith [Plangman] USSwiss writer (Strangers on a Train)
19 Jan 1921
Billy Batts Devino American gangster (d. 1970)
19 Jan 1922
Arthur Morris Australian cricketer (great lefty opening batsman) born in Sydney New South Wales (d. 2015)
19 Jan 1922
Guy Madison [Robert Moseley] American actor (Wild Bill Hickok) born in Pumpkin Center California (d. 1996)
19 Jan 1922
Ken Hughes director (Casino Royale) born in Liverpool England
19 Jan 1923
Jean Stapleton American actress (Damn Yankees Klute All in the Family) born in NYC New York (d. 2013)
19 Jan 1924
7th earl of Carnarvon English large landowner
19 Jan 1924
Jean Francois Revel French journalistauthor (Ni Marx ni Jesus)
19 Jan 1924
Nicholas Colasanto American actor (Cheers Family Plot The Counterfeit Killer) born in Providence Rhode Island (d. 1985)
19 Jan 1925
Nina [Mary] Bawden English author (Afternoon of a Good Woman) (d. 2012)
19 Jan 1926
Fritz Weaver actor (Josef-Holocaust Day of the Dolphin) born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania (d. 2016)
19 Jan 1926
Libera Carlier Flemish author (Action Station Go)
19 Jan 1928
Dainin Katagiri Zen teacher associate of Shunryu Suzuki born in Osaka Japan
19 Jan 1929
Israel Ulu Grosbard Belgian-born American actor and director (Straight Time Georgia Falling in Love) born in Antwerp Belgium (d. 2012)
19 Jan 1930
John Waite cricket wicket-keeper (great South African)
19 Jan 1930
Nathalie Tippi Hedren American actress animal rights activist and former fashion model (The Birds Marnie) born in New Ulm Minnesota
19 Jan 1931
Robert MacNeil news anchor (NBC Weekend News 1965-67) born in Montreal Quebec
19 Jan 1932
Joe Schmidt NFL Hall of Fame linebacker (Detroit Lions) and coach born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
19 Jan 1932
Richard Lester movie director (Hard Days Night Help Petulia)
19 Jan 1933
Marc F. A. Andries Flemish actor (Central Station)
19 Jan 1936
Elliott Schwartz composer born in New York City
19 Jan 1940
Barend J du Plessis South African minister of Finance (1984- )
19 Jan 1940
Paolo Borsellino Italian magistrate (d. 1992)
19 Jan 1942
Michael Crawford [Michael Patrick Smith] British Broadway star (Phantom of the Opera) born in Salisbury Wiltshire
19 Jan 1942
Shelley Fabares American actress (Donna Reed Show Coach) born in Santa Monica California
19 Jan 1944
Dan Reeves NFL Coach (NY Giants Denver Broncos Atlanta Falcons)
19 Jan 1945
Vadim Abdrashitov director (Fox Hunt Parade of Planets)
19 Jan 1946
Alexandr Vladimirovich Shchukin Russian cosmonaut
19 Jan 1946
Julian Barnes England writer (Before She Met Me)
19 Jan 1947
Paula Deen American chef and restaurateur born in Albany Georgia
19 Jan 1948
Harvey Hinsley British musician born in Northampton United Kingdom
19 Jan 1949
Robert Palmer English singer-songwriter (Power Station) born in Batley United Kingdom (d. 1997)
19 Jan 1949
Dennis Taylor British professional snooker player & snooker commentator (1985 World Championship) born in Coalisland United Kingdom
19 Jan 1950
Sbastien Dhavernas Quebec actor born in Montreal Canada
19 Jan 1950
Grant Nordman Canadian politician born in Santa Monica California
19 Jan 1951
Martha Davis American rock singer-songwriter (Motels-Only the Lonely Shame) born in Berkeley California
19 Jan 1952
Dewey Bunell British-American musician (America-Daisy Jane) born in Borough of Harrogate United Kingdom
19 Jan 1953
Linda Hayden English actress (The Blood on Satans Claw The Boys from Brazil) born in Stanmore United Kingdom
19 Jan 1953
Desi Arnaz Jr. American actor (Craig-Heres Lucy Fakeout Joyride) & musician born in Los Angeles California
19 Jan 1953
Richard Legendre Canadian tennis player & politician born in Montreal Canada
19 Jan 1954
Katey Sagal American actress & singer-songwriter (Peggy Bundy-Married With Children) born in Los Angeles California
19 Jan 1954
Steve DeBerg American NFL quarterback (Broncos Chiefs Bucs 49ers) born in Oakland California
19 Jan 1954
Cindy Sherman American photographer & director born in Glen Ridge New Jersey
19 Jan 1954
Katharina Thalbach German actress & film director born in Berlin Germany
19 Jan 1955
Simon Rattle English orchestra conductor (Birmingham Symphony Orchestra) born in Liverpool United Kingdom
19 Jan 1955
Paul Rodriguez Mexican-born actor & comedian born in Los Angeles California
19 Jan 1956
Carman Licciardello American Christian music singer born in Trenton New Jersey
19 Jan 1957
Mickael Virtue American rock keyboardist (UB40-Red Red Wine) born in Birmingham Alabama
19 Jan 1957
Ottis Anderson NFL running back (NY Giants) born in West Palm Beach Florida
19 Jan 1957
Kenneth McClintock Puerto Rican politician born in London United Kingdom
19 Jan 1958
Thomas Kinkade American painter born in Sacramento California (d. 2012)
19 Jan 1960
Alfrederick Joyner American triple jumper (Olympic gold 1984) born in East St. Louis Illinois
19 Jan 1961
Paul McCrane American actor (Hotel New Hampshire Were Fighting Back) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
19 Jan 1961
William Ragsdale American actor (Fright Night Mannequin 2 Smooth Talk) born in El Dorado Arkansas
19 Jan 1962
Chris Sabo American baseball 3rd baseman (3-time MLB All Star) born in Detroit Michigan
19 Jan 1962
Hans Daams Dutch cyclist born in Valkenswaard Netherlands
19 Jan 1963
Caron Wheeler English singer (Soul II Soul-Keep on Movin) born in Acton London
19 Jan 1963
Michael Adams American NBA guard (Charlotte Hornets) born in Hartford Connecticut
19 Jan 1963
Martin Bashir British reporter born in Wandsworth London
19 Jan 1964
Janine Antoni Bahamian artist born in Freeport Bahamas
19 Jan 1964
Ricardo Arjona Guatemalan singer born in Jocotenango Guatemala
19 Jan 1965
Ricky Reynolds American NFL cornerback (NE Patriots) born in Sacramento California
19 Jan 1966
Anthony Young American baseball pitcher (NY Met Chicago Cubs) born in Houston Texas
19 Jan 1966
Ronnie Williams American NFL tight end (Miami Dolphins) born in Cefneithin United Kingdom (d. 1997)
19 Jan 1966
Stefan Edberg Swedish tennis player (6 Grand Slam singles titles) born in Vstervik Sweden
19 Jan 1966
Sylvain Cote Canadian NHL defenseman (Washington Capitals) born in Quebec City Canada
19 Jan 1966
Lena Philipsson Swedish singer born in Vetlanda Sweden
19 Jan 1967
Christine Tucci American actress (Amanda Cory-Another World) born in Katonah New York
19 Jan 1967
Javier Cmara Spanish actor born in Albelda de Iregua Spain
19 Jan 1968
Marty Conlon American NBA forward (Milwaukee Bucks) born in The Bronx New York
19 Jan 1968
Whitfield Crane [William Whitfield Crane IV] American rock musician (Ugly Kid Joe-Mad Man Too Bad) born in Palo Alto California
19 Jan 1969
Andrew Murray Stone New Zealand sailor (Olympics 1996) born in Auckland New Zealand
19 Jan 1969
Junior Seau American NFL inside linebacker (San Diego Chargers) born in Oceanside California (d. 2012)
19 Jan 1969
Luc Longley Australian NBA center (Chicago Bulls) born in Melbourne Australia
19 Jan 1969
Orlando Palmeiro American baseball outfielder (California Angels) born in Hoboken New Jersey
19 Jan 1969
Predrag Mijatovi Yugoslavian footballer born in Podgorica Montenegro
19 Jan 1969
Edwidge Danticat Haitian-American author born in Port-au-Prince Haiti
19 Jan 1969
Steve Staunton Irish footballer born in Drogheda Republic of Ireland
19 Jan 1970
Ghetty Chasun American actress (Red Lips) born in Erie Pennsylvania
19 Jan 1970
Rick Krivda American baseball pitcher (Baltimore Orioles) born in McKeesport Pennsylvania
19 Jan 1970
T. J. Mathews American baseball pitcher (St Louis Cardinals) born in Columbia Illinois
19 Jan 1970
Kathleen Smet Belgian triathlete born in Beveren Belgium
19 Jan 1970
Udo Suzuki Japanese comedian born in Yamagata Prefecture Japan
19 Jan 1971
Jeff Juden American baseball pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies SF Giants) born in Salem Massachusetts
19 Jan 1971
Maurice Hofman Dutch soccer player (MVV) born in Maastricht Netherlands
19 Jan 1971
Reggie Brooks American NFL running back (Washington Redskins) born in Tulsa Oklahoma
19 Jan 1971
Shawn Wayans American actor (In Living Color) born in New York City New York
19 Jan 1971
John Wozniak American singer & songwriter (Marcy Playground)
19 Jan 1972
Tyrone Wheatley American NFL running back (NY Giants) born in Inkster Michigan
19 Jan 1972
Joana Benedek Romanian-born Mexican actress born in Bucharest Romania
19 Jan 1972
Ron Killings American professional wrestler born in Atlanta Georgia
19 Jan 1972
Princess Kalina of Bulgaria titular Bulgarian royal family born in Madrid Spain
19 Jan 1972
Drea de Matteo American actress (Swordfish The Sopranos) born in Queens New York
19 Jan 1973
Chris Stynes American baseball infielder (KC Royals) born in Queens New York
19 Jan 1973
Antero Manninen Finnish cellist born in Tampere Finland
19 Jan 1973
Aaron Yonda YouTube celebrity born in Madison Wisconsin
19 Jan 1973
Wang Junxia Chinese long distance runner born in Jiaohe Jilin
19 Jan 1973
Yevgeny Sadovyi Russian swimmer (Olympic gold 200fre400fre4x200m 1992) born in Volzhsky Russia
19 Jan 1974
Amaury Telemaco Dominican baseball pitcher (Chicago Cubs) born in Higey Dominican Republic
19 Jan 1974
Gregory Playfair Dutch football player (PSV) born in Paramaribo Suriname
19 Jan 1200
Dgen Japanese Buddhist priest and founder of the St school of Zen born in Kyoto Japan (d. 1253)
19 Jan 1544
Francis II King of France (1559-60) and husband of Mary Queen of Scots born in Chteau de Fontainebleau France (d. 1560)
19 Jan 1924
Henry Herbert 7th earl of Carnarvon English peer and racing manager to the Queen born in London England (d. 2001)
19 Jan 1935
[Augustus] Owsley Stanley III American audio engineer and LSD cook who worked with the Grateful Dead born in Kentucky (d. 2011)
19 Jan 1945
Charles Amirkhanian American composer born in Fresno California
19 Jan 1947
Roderic Rod Evans English rocker (The Maze Deep Purple) born in Eton Buckinghamshire England
19 Jan 1950
Sbastien Dhavernas Quebec actor born in Montreal Quebec
19 Jan 1953
Richard Legendre Canadian tennis player & politician born in Montreal Quebec
19 Jan 1963
John Bercow British politician (C) Speaker of the House of Commons (2009-) born in London England
19 Jan 1971
Shawn Wayans American actor (In Living Color) born in NYC New York
19 Jan 1974
Tarik Oulida Dutch football player (AjaxSeville) born in Amsterdam Netherlands
19 Jan 1974
Walter Jones American football offensive tackle (Seattle Seahawks) born in Aliceville Alabama
19 Jan 1974
Jaime Moreno Bolivian footballer born in Santa Cruz de la Sierra Bolivia
19 Jan 1676
John Weldon English composer born in Chichester England (d. 1736)
19 Jan 1790
Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom Swedish romantic poet (Blommorna (The Flowers) Lycksalighetens (The Island of Bliss)) and historian (Svenska Siare och Skalder) born in sbo Sweden (d. 1855)
19 Jan 1798
Auguste Comte French philosopher & writer (A General View of Positivism) born in Montpellier France (d. 1857)
19 Jan 1808
Lysander Spooner American philosopher born in Athol Massachusetts (d. 1887)
19 Jan 1851
David Starr Jordan American biologist and university president (Leland Stanford) born in New York
19 Jan 1860
Patrick Cotter OBrien Irish showman first known eight-foot-tall person (stood 8ft 1 inch) born in Kinsale Ireland (d. 1806)
19 Jan 1904
James W. Watts American neurosurgeon developer of the Frontal Lobotomy born in Lynchburg Virginia (d. 1994)
19 Jan 1906
Ish Kabbible [Merwyn Bogue] Penns comedian (Kay Kysers Kollege)
19 Jan 1906
Lillian Harvey [Pape] British actress (Invitation to the Waltz Congress Dance) born in London England (d. 1968)
19 Jan 1920
Luciano Chailly Italian opera composer (LIdiota) and artistic director (La Scala) born in Ferrara Italy (d. 2002)
19 Jan 1921
Patricia Highsmith [Plangman] USSwiss writer (Strangers on a Train)
19 Jan 1932
Joe Schmidt CollegePro Football Hall of Fame linebacker (10 x Pro Bowl 8 x First-team All-Pro NFL Cship 1953 57 Detroit Lions) and coach (Detroit Lions 1967-72) born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
19 Jan 1935
Soumitra Chatterjee Indian actor playwright and poet (Satyajit Rays Apu Trilogy) born in Calcutta British India (d. 2020) [1]
19 Jan 1941
Pat Patterson Canadian pro wrestler (WWE Hall of Fame creator Royal Rumble) born in Montreal Quebec (d. 2020)
19 Jan 1946
Julian Barnes English writer (Before She Met Me The Sense of an Ending) born in Leicester England
19 Jan 1949
Robert Palmer English singer-songwriter (Power Station) born in Batley United Kingdom (d. 2003)
19 Jan 1965
J. B. Pritzker American politician and businessman (Pritzker Group) Governor of Illinois (2019-) born in Atherton California
19 Jan 1760
Melchor Lpez Spanish sacred music composer born in Hueva Guadalajara Spain (d. 1822)
19 Jan 1827
Carlos Guido y Spano Argentina conductor (Rafagas)
19 Jan 1868
Gustav Meyrink Austrian writer (The Golem) born in Vienna Austria-Hungary (d. 1932)
19 Jan 1917
Rudolf Maros Hungarian composer (SiratoLament Euphonies) and pedagogue born in Stachy Bohemia (d. 1982)
19 Jan 1928
Gerard Schurmann Dutch-British conductor and composer of classical music (The Double Heart) and film scores (The Bedford Incident) born in Java Dutch East Indies (d. 2020) dies at 96
19 Jan 1937
Phil Wilson American jazz trombonist arranger (Woody Herman Buddy Rich) and teacher (Berklee College of Music New England Conservatory) born in Belmont Massachusetts
19 Jan 1938
Eskil Hemberg Swedish composer conductor (Stockholm University Chorus 1959-84) and artistic director (Royal Swedish Opera 1987-96) born in Stockholm (d. 2004)
19 Jan 1942
Shelley Fabares American actress (The Donna Reed Show Coach) born in Santa Monica California
19 Jan 1944
Dan Reeves American football coach (AP NFL Coach of the Year 1993 NY Giants 1998 Atlanta Falcons Denver Broncos) born in Rome Georgia (d. 2021)
19 Jan 1944
Pehr Henrik Nordgren Finnish composer (The Whole World Will Lament Kwaidan-balladit) born in Saltvik land Islands Finland (d. 2008)
19 Jan 1951
Martha Davis American rock singer-songwriter (Motels - Only the Lonely Shame) born in Berkeley California
19 Jan 1952
Dewey Bunell British-American musician (America - Daisy Jane) born in Borough of Harrogate United Kingdom
19 Jan 1953
Desi Arnaz Jr. American actor (Heres Lucy - Craig Fakeout Joyride) & musician born in Los Angeles California
19 Jan 1953
Stanley Grill American composer (Afterwards there were no more wars Dreaming of a Better World) born in NYC
19 Jan 1954
Katey Sagal American actress & singer-songwriter (Married With Children - Peg) born in Los Angeles California
19 Jan 1957
Mickael Virtue British rock keyboardist (UB40 - Red Red Wine) born in Birmingham England
19 Jan 1957
Ottis Anderson American NFL running back (NY Giants) born in West Palm Beach Florida
19 Jan 1963
Caron Wheeler English singer (Soul II Soul - Keep on Movin) born in Acton London
19 Jan 1965
J. B. Pritzker American businessman (Pritzker Group) and politician (Governor of Illinois 2019- present) born in Atherton California
19 Jan 1968
Whitfield Crane [William Whitfield Crane IV] American rock musician (Ugly Kid Joe - Mad Man Too Bad) born in Palo Alto California
19 Jan 1969
Junior Seau American Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker (12 x Pro Bowl 6 First-team All-Pro NFL Defensive Player of the Year 1992 SD Chargers) born in Oceanside California (d. 2012)
19 Jan 1639
Noel Alexandre French controversial theologian and historian born in Rouen France (d. 1724)
19 Jan 1686
Hakuin Ekaku Japanese Zen Buddhist (Rinzai Zen sect ) born in Hara Japan (d. 1769)
19 Jan 1736
Laurens Pieter van de Spiegel Dutch Grand Pensionary of Zeeland and Holland (1787-95) (d. 1800)
19 Jan 1737
Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre French writer (Paul et Virginie) born in Le Havre France (d. 1814)
19 Jan 1747
Johann Bode German astronomer (TitiusBode Law) born in Hamburg Holy Roman Empire (now Germany) (d. 1826)
19 Jan 1749
Isaiah Thomas American journalist editor and historian (Massachusetts Spy) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1831)
19 Jan 1760
Patrick Cotter OBrien Irish showman first known eight-foot-tall person (stood 8 foot 1 inch (246cm)) born in Kinsale Ireland (d. 1806) [1]
19 Jan 1802
Silvain van de Weyer 1st Belgian foreign minister to Britain born in Louvain Belgium (d. 1874)
19 Jan 1806
Vaclav Jindrich Veit Czech composer born in epnice (d. 1864)
19 Jan 1813
Henry Bessemer English inventor (Bessemer engine) born in Charlton England (d. 1898)
19 Jan 1827
Carlos Guido y Spano Argentine poet (Mexico canto epico) born in Buenos Aires Argentina (d. 1918)
19 Jan 1832
Ferdinand Laub Czech composer and violinist born in Prague (d. 1875)
19 Jan 1832
Salvador Giner y Vidal Spanish composer born in Valencia Spain (d. 1911)
19 Jan 1837
William Williams Keen American physician (1st American brain surgeon) born in Philadelphia Pennslyvania (d. 1932)
19 Jan 1839
Bohumil Pazdirek Czech composer born in Drahanovice Moravia (d. 1919)
19 Jan 1851
David Starr Jordan American biologist and founding president of Stanford University born in New York (d. 1931)
19 Jan 1851
Johannes Cornelius Kapteyn Dutch astronomer born in Barneveld Netherlands (d. 1922)
19 Jan 1858
Eugene Brieux French playwright (Blanchette Lesson Avaries) born in Paris France (d. 1932)
19 Jan 1859
Alice Eastwood Canadian-American botanist (Handbook of Trees of California) born in Toronto Ontario (d. 1953)
19 Jan 1863
Werner Sombart German historical economist (Modern Capitalism) born in Ermsleben Prussia (d. 1941)
19 Jan 1883
Hermann Abendroth German conductor (Gewandhausorchester Leipzig 1934-45) born in Frankfurt Germany (d. 1956)
19 Jan 1884
Albert Louis Wolff French conductor and composer born in Paris France (d. 1970)
19 Jan 1889
Sophie Taeuber-Arp Swiss painter sculptor and dancer born in Davos Switzerland (d. 1943)
19 Jan 1897
Natacha Rambova [Winifred Shaughnessy] American film costume designer 2nd wife of Rudolph Valentino (1923-25) and Egyptologist born in Salt Lake City Utah (d. 1966)
19 Jan 1899
Herbert Sumsion English organist and composer (Gloucester cathedral) born in Gloucester England (d. 1995)
19 Jan 1902
Heinrich Schmidt-Barrien German author (Moorkeerl) (d. 1996)
19 Jan 1903
Alfred Beit British politician and art philanthropist born in London England (d. 1994)
19 Jan 1904
Pei Wenzhong Chinese anthropologist and archaeologist (Peking Man) born in Fengnan China (d. 1982)
19 Jan 1905
Anne Hummert American radio pioneer and producer of daytime radio serials during the 1930s and 1940s (Just Plain Bill The Romance of Helen Trent) born in Baltimore Maryland (d. 1996)
19 Jan 1905
Oveta Culp Hobby American government official (1st US Secretary of Health) and newspaper publisher (Houston Post) born in Killeen Texas (d. 1995)
19 Jan 1906
Ish Kabbible [Merwyn Bogue] American comedian and cornetist (Kay Kysers Kollege) born in North East Pennsylvania (d. 1994)
19 Jan 1906
Lanny Ross American radio singer (Show Boat The Swift Show) born in Seattle Washington (d. 1988)
19 Jan 1910
Willi Schmidt German director (Eli) born in Dresden Germany (d. 1994)
19 Jan 1912
Leonid Kantorovich Russian Soviet economist (Father of linear programming Nobel Prize for Economics 1975) born in St Petersburg Russia (d. 1986)
19 Jan 1913
Minnesota Fats [Rudolf Wanderone Jr] American billiard player and entertainer born in New York City (d. 1996)
19 Jan 1913
Phyllis Flowerdew English school reading text author (Wide Range Reader series that sold over 7 million copies) born in Halifax England (d. 1994)
19 Jan 1915
Alvy West American orchestra leader (Andy Williams Show) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2012)
19 Jan 1916
Roh Ogura Japanese composer and writer born in Kitakyushu Fukuoka Japan (d. 1990)
19 Jan 1918
John H. Johnson African-American publisher (Negro Digest Ebony Jet) born in Arkansas City Arkansas (d. 2005)
19 Jan 1921
Patricia Highsmith [Plangman] American novel writer (Strangers On A Train The Talented Mr. Ripley The Price of Salt) born in Fort Worth Texas (d. 1995)
19 Jan 1922
Arthur Morris Australian cricket batsman (46 Tests 12 x 100 HS 206 BA 46.48 NSWCA) born in Sydney Australia (d. 2015)
19 Jan 1924
Nicholas Colasanto American actor (Cheers - Coach Family Plot The Counterfeit Killer) born in Providence Rhode Island (d. 1985)
19 Jan 1930
(Nathalie) Tippi Hedren American model actress (The Birds Marnie I Heart Huckabees) and animal rights activist (Roar Foundation) born in New Ulm Minnesota
19 Jan 1931
Ron Packard American politician (Rep-R-CA 1983-2001) born in Meridian Idaho
19 Jan 1937
Ian Samwell British songwriter and record producer (Cliff Richard Small Faces America) born in Lambeth South London England (d. 2003)
19 Jan 1938
Denny Smith American politician (Rep-R-OR 1981-91) bornin Ontario Oregon
19 Jan 1946
John David [Williams] Welsh bassist songwriter and producer (Dave Edmunds Shakin Stevens) born in Cardiff South Wales
19 Jan 1953
Desi Arnaz Jr. American actor (Heres Lucy - Craig Fakeout Joyride) and musician born in Los Angeles California
19 Jan 1953
Linda Hayden British actress (The Blood on Satans Claw The Boys from Brazil) born in Stanmore England
19 Jan 1953
Michael Boddicker American session synthesizer player (Michael Jackson Lionel Richie Chicago) and film composer (The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension) born in Cedar Rapids Iowa
19 Jan 1953
Richard Legendre Canadian tennis player and politician born in Montreal Quebec
19 Jan 1956
Parthenon Huxley [Richard Miller] American rock guitarist singer- songwriter and producer (ELO II The Orchestra P. Hux) born in Baton Rouge Louisiana
19 Jan 1959
Jeff Pilson American rock bassist (Dokken 1983-88 & 1995-2000 Dio 1993-2004 Foreigner (2006-present) born in Lake Forest Illinois
19 Jan 1960
Al Joyner American athlete (Olympic gold triple jump 1984) born in East St. Louis Illinois
19 Jan 1686
Hakuin Ekaku Japanese Zen Buddhist (Rinzai Zen sect) born in Hara Japan (d. 1769)
19 Jan 1798
Auguste Comte French philosopher and writer (A General View of Positivism) born in Montpellier France (d. 1857)
19 Jan 1832
Ferdinand Laub Czech composer and violinist born in Prague Kingdom of Bohemia (now Czech Republic) (d. 1875)
19 Jan 1866
Harry Davenport American actor and director (Her Unborn Child My Sin) born in New York City (d. 1949)
19 Jan 1868
Bob McLeod Australian cricket medium pace bowler (6 Tests 12 wickets BB 553 Victoria) born in Melbourne Australia (d. 1907)
19 Jan 1877
Fra rmek Czech poet novelist playwright and anarchist born in Sobotka Cisleithania Austria-Hungary (now Czech Republic) (d. 1952)
19 Jan 1909
Hans Hotter German operatic bass-baritone born in Offenbach Germany (d. 2003)
19 Jan 1919
Ray Eberle American big band vocalist (Glenn Miller Gene Krupa) and bandleader born in Hoosick Falls New York (d. 1979) [1]
19 Jan 1922
Ken Hughes English director (Casino Royale Chitty Chitty Bang Bang) born in Liverpool England (d. 2001)
19 Jan 1923
Jean Stapleton American actress (Damn Yankees Klute All in the Family) born in New York City (d. 2013)
19 Jan 1924
Jean Francois Revel French philosopher and author (Ni Marx ni Jesus) born in Marseille France (d. 2006)
19 Jan 1938
Denny Smith American politician (Rep-R-OR 1981-91) born in Ontario Oregon
19 Jan 1944
Laurie London British gospel and novelty song singer (Hes Got the Whole World in His Hands Bum Ladda Bum Bum) born in Bethnal Green East London England
19 Jan 1949
Dennis Taylor British professional snooker player and snooker commentator (1985 World Championship) born in Coalisland United Kingdom
19 Jan 1953
Stanley Grill American composer (Afterwards there were no more wars Dreaming of a Better World) born in New York City
19 Jan 1954
Cindy Sherman American photographer and director born in Glen Ridge New Jersey
19 Jan 1954
Katharina Thalbach German actress and film director born in Berlin Germany
19 Jan 1955
Paul Rodriguez Mexican-born actor and comedian born in Los Angeles California
19 Jan 1956
Carman Licciardello American Christian music singer-songwriter (The Champion Radically Saved) born in Trenton New Jersey (d. 2021)
19 Jan 1957
Kenneth McClintock Puerto Rican politician born in London England
19 Jan 1971
John Wozniak American alt rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (Marcy Playground - Sex and Candy) born in Minneapolis Minnesota
19 Jan 1613
Jacques Huyn French baroque composer born in Beaune France (d. 1652)
19 Jan 1679
Girolamo Chiti Italian composer and music theorist born in Siena Grand Duchy of Tuscany (d. 1759)
19 Jan 1736
Laurens Pieter van de Spiegel Dutch Grand Pensionary of Zeeland and Holland (1787-95) born in Middelburg (d. 1800)
19 Jan 1739
Joseph Bonomi the Elder Italian architect who designed English country houses and worked for Robert Adam born in Rome (d. 1808)
19 Jan 1752
James Morris III American army officer in the American Revolutionary War (Siege of Yorktown) born in Litchfield County Connecticut (d. 1820)
19 Jan 1757
Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf German countess grandmother of Queen Victoria and her husband Albert born in Ebersdorf (d. 1831)
19 Jan 1806
Vaclav Jindrich Veit Czech composer born in epnice Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1864)
19 Jan 1813
Henry Bessemer English inventor (Bessemer converter - revolutionised steel making) born in Charlton England (d. 1898)
19 Jan 1816
Henry Gray American Confederate general and politician born in Laurens County South Carolina (d. 1892)
19 Jan 1827
Carlos Guido y Spano Argentine poet (Mexico canto epico) born in Buenos Aires Argentina (d. 1918)
19 Jan 1830
George Blake Cosby American Confederate Army general born in Louisville Kentucky (d. 1909)
19 Jan 1832
Ferdinand Laub Czech composer and violinist born in Prague Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1875)
19 Jan 1833
Alfred Clebsch German mathematician (algebraic geometry invariant theory) born in Knigsberg Prussia (d. 1872)
19 Jan 1848
John F. Stairs Canadian prominent shipping businessman and politician born in Halifax Nova Scotia(d. 1904)
19 Jan 1877
Fra rmek Czech poet novelist playwright and anarchist born in Sobotka Cisleithania Austria-Hungary (now Czech Republic) (d. 1952)
19 Jan 1879
Boris Savinkov Russian writer and revolutionary of the Socialist Revolutionary Party who fought the Bolsheviks born in Kharkov Russian Empire (d. 1925)
19 Jan 1889
Sophie Taeuber-Arp Swiss painter sculptor and dancer born in Davos Switzerland (d. 1943)
19 Jan 1902
Heinrich Schmidt-Barrien German author (Moorkeerl) born in Uthlede Germany (d. 1996)
19 Jan 1908
Aleksandr Gennadievich Kurosh Russian mathematician known for his work on Group Theory born in Yartsevo Russia (d. 1971)
19 Jan 1913
Rex Ingamells Australian poet and editor know for the Jindyworobak movement born in Orroroo South Australia(d. 1955) [1]
19 Jan 1915
Alvy West American orchestra leader (The Andy Williams Show) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2012)
19 Jan 1921
William Bentvena [Billy Batts Devino] American gangster for the Gambino crime family whose murder is depicted in film Goodfellas born in Manhattan New York (d. 1970)
19 Jan 1923
Markus Wolf German spymaster known as the man without a face head of East German Stasi born in Hechingen Germany (d. 2006) [1]
19 Jan 1925
Nina Bawden English author (Afternoon of a Good Woman Carries War) born in Ilford England (d. 2012)
19 Jan 1926
Libera Carlier Flemish WWII resistance fighter sailor and author (Action Station Go) born in Nijlen Belgium (d. 2007)
19 Jan 1928
Dainin Katagiri Japanese Buddhist monk Zen teacher (abbot of Minnesota Zen Meditation Center 1972-90) and associate of Shunryu Suzuki born in Osaka Japan (d. 1990)
19 Jan 1930
John Waite South African cricket wicketkeeper (50 Tests 141 dismissals 3 x 100 HS 134 Eastern Province Transvaal) born in Johannesburg South Africa (d. 2011)
19 Jan 1931
Robert MacNeil Canadian-American Emmy Award-winning broadcast journalist (PBS 1975-95 NBC Weekend News 1965-67) and novelist born in Montreal Quebec (d. 2024) [1] [2]
19 Jan 1932
Joe Schmidt College-Pro Football HOF linebacker (10 x Pro Bowl 8 x First-team All-Pro NFL Cship 1953 57 Detroit Lions) and coach (Detroit Lions 1967-72) born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania (d. 2024)
19 Jan 1932
Richard Lester American film director (Hard Days Night Help Petulia) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
19 Jan 1936
Elliott Schwartz American composer born in New York City
19 Jan 1936
Willie Big Eyes Smith American electric blues vocalist harmonica player and drummer born in Helena Arkansas (d. 2011)
19 Jan 1940
Barend du Plessis South African Minister of Finance (1984-92) born in Johannesburg South Africa
19 Jan 1940
Mike Reid English comedian and actor (Frank Butcher in EastEnders) born in London (d. 2007)
19 Jan 1940
Paolo Borsellino Italian magistrate who opposed the Silician Mafia born in Palermo Italy (d. 1992)
19 Jan 1941
Colin Gunton British theologian known for The One The Three And The Many God Creation And The Culture Of Modernity born in Nottingham England (d. 2003)
19 Jan 1941
Tony Anholt British actor known for Howards Way born in Singapore (d. 2002)
19 Jan 1943
Margriet Francisca Dutch Princess third daughter of Queen Juliana born in exile in Ottawa Netherlands
19 Jan 1943
Petchara Chaowarat Thai film actress named as a National Artist of Thailand born in Rayong Thailand
19 Jan 1944
Peter Lynch American legendary investor who coined the phrase invest in what you know born in Newton Massachusetts
19 Jan 1945
Vadim Abdrashitov Russian film director (Fox Hunt Parade of Planets) born in Kharkov Ukrainian SSR Soviet Union (d. 2023)
19 Jan 1947
Alessandro Haber Italian stage and screen actor (China is Near Per amore solo per amore) and singer (single La valigia dellattore) born in Bologna Italy
19 Jan 1947
Ann Compton American news reporter and White House Correspondent (ABC) born in Chicago Illinois
19 Jan 1948
Harvey Hinsley British musician born in Northampton England
19 Jan 1949
Robert Palmer English singer-songwriter (Power Station) born in Batley England (d. 2003)
19 Jan 1950
Phil Lowe English rugby league second rower who played 12 Tests for Great Britain and 5 England Hull KR Manly Warringah RLFC born in Hull England (d. 2024)
19 Jan 1952
Dewey Bunell British-American musician (America - Daisy Jane) born in Borough of Harrogate England
19 Jan 1953
Desi Arnaz Jr. American actor (Heres Lucy - Craig Fakeout Joyride Voyage of the Yes) and musician born in Los Angeles California
19 Jan 1954
Andrew Hall English actor (Butterflies - Russell) and theater director born in Manchester England ( d. 2019)
19 Jan 1955
Simon Rattle English orchestra conductor (Birmingham Symphony Orchestra) born in Liverpool England
19 Jan 1963
Caron Wheeler English singer (Soul II Soul - Keep on Movin) born in Acton London England
19 Jan 1970
Kathleen Smet Belgian triathlete who won World Cship gold 2005 born in Beveren Belgium
19 Jan 1899
Herbert Sumsion English organist (Gloucester Cathedral 1928-67) and composer (Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis A Mountain Tune) born in Gloucester England (d. 1995)
19 Jan 1906
Ish Kabbible [Merwyn Bogue] American comedian and cornetist (Kay Kysers Kollege) born in North East Pennsylvania (d. 1994)
19 Jan 1906
Lanny Ross American radio singer (Show Boat The Swift Show) born in Seattle Washington (d. 1988)
19 Jan 1915
Alvy West American orchestra leader (The Andy Williams Show) born in Brooklyn New York City (d. 2012)
19 Jan 1930
Michael Iovenko American lawyer and president of the Legal Aid Society (1991-94) born in New York (d. 2001)
19 Jan 1935
Owsley Stanley III American-Australian audio engineer archivist and LSD cook who worked with the Grateful Dead born in Kentucky (d. 2011)
19 Jan 1936
Elliott Schwartz American contemporary classical and electronic music composer (Cycles and Gongs) and educator born in New York City (d. 2016)
19 Jan 1937
Ian Samwell British songwriter and record producer (Cliff Richard Small Faces America) born in Lambeth England (d. 2003)
19 Jan 1937
Joseph Nye Jr. American political scientist known for coining the term soft power born in South Orange New Jersey (d. 2025)
19 Jan 1945
Charles Amirkhanian American composer percussionist and radio producer (Other Minds) born in Fresno California
19 Jan 1948
Harvey Hinsley British guitarist (Hot Chocolate - Brother Louie) born in Northampton England
19 Jan 1949
Robert Palmer English rock singer-songwriter (Addicted to Love Power Station) born in Batley England (d. 2003)
19 Jan 1950
Jon Matlack American baseball pitcher (NY Mets Texas Rangers) and coach born in West Chester Pennsylvania
19 Jan 1950
Sbastien Dhavernas Canadian voice dubbing artist and actor (Robert in Ren Levesque - Le destin dun chef) born in Montral Qubec
19 Jan 1952
Fred Espenak America astrophysicist and eclipse chaser born in Annandale-on-Hudson New York (d. 2025) [1]
19 Jan 1954
Katharina Thalbach German theater director and actress (The Tin Drum Sophies Choice) born in East Berlin Germany
19 Jan 1955
Paul Rodriguez Mexican-American comedian and actor (The Here & Wow Blood Work) born in Culiacn Mexico
19 Jan 1955
Simon Rattle English-German conductor (City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra 1980-98 Berlin Philharmonic 2002-18 London Symphony Orchestra 2017-23) born in Liverpool England
19 Jan 1959
Jeff Pilson American rock bassist (Dokken 1983-88 & 1995-2000 Dio 1993-2004 Foreigner (2006-2025) born in Lake Forest Illinois
19 Jan 1960
Eleanor Mondale American radio personality television host and political activist born in Minneapolis Minnesota (d. 2011)
19 Jan 1962
Chris Sabo American baseball third baseman (3-time MLB All Star) born in Detroit Michigan
19 Jan 1966
Lena Philipsson Swedish pop and schlager singer born in Vetlanda Sweden
19 Jan 1967
Christine Tucci American actress (Amanda Cory in Another World) born in Katonah New York
19 Jan 1967
Javier Cmara Spanish actor (Hable con ella A Smile to Life) born in Albelda de Iregua Spain
19 Jan 1968
Whitfield Crane American rock musician (Ugly Kid Joe - Mad Man Too Bad) born in Palo Alto California
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