Historical Birthday
18 Jul 1340
Philip van Artevelde Flemish leader and wine salesman born in Ghent Belgium (d. 1382)
18 Jul 1501
Isabella of Burgundy wife of Christian II of Denmark born in Brussels (d. 1526)
18 Jul 1504
Heinrich Bullinger Swiss religious reformer born in Bremgarten Switzerland (d. 1575)
18 Jul 1534
Zacharias Ursinus German theologist (Heidelberger Catechism) born in Breslau Silesia (d. 1583)
18 Jul 1552
Rudolf II von Habsburg Emperor of Germany (1576-1612) born in Vienna Austria (d. 1612)
18 Jul 1634
Johannes Camphuys Governor-General of Dutch-Indies (1684-91) born in Haarlem Dutch Republic (d. 1695)
18 Jul 1670
Giovanni Battista Bononcini Italian opera-composer born in Modena Italy (d. 1747)
18 Jul 1711
Pierre-Joseph Le Blan composer born in Soignies Belgium (d. 1765)
18 Jul 1718
Saverio Bettinelli Italian Jesuit writer born in Mantua Lombardy Italy (d. 1808)
18 Jul 1720
Gilbert White English naturalist (Natural History and Antiquities of Selborn) born in Selborne Hampshire (d. 1793)
18 Jul 1766
Friedrich Fleischmann German composer born in Marktheidenfeld Germany (d. 1798)
18 Jul 1796
Feargus OConnor Leader of English Chartists born in County Cork (d. 1855)
18 Jul 1797
Immanuel Hermann Fichte German philosopher born in Jena Saxe-Weimar (d. 1879)
18 Jul 1810
Peter [Josef Anton] Singer Austrian monk organist and composer born in Unterhselgehr Tyrol (d. 1882)
18 Jul 1811
William Makepeace Thackeray British novelist (Vanity Fair) born in Kolkata India (d. 1863)
18 Jul 1818
Louis Gerhard De Geer 1st Swedish Prime Minister (1876-80) born in Finspng Castle Sweden (d. 1896)
18 Jul 1821
Pauline Viardot French mezzo-soprano and composer born in Paris (d. 1910)
18 Jul 1823
Leonard Fulton Ross American lawyer probate judge and Brigadier General (Union Army) born in Lewistown Illinois (d. 1901)
18 Jul 1827
Pierre-Lambert Goossens Belgian archbishop of Mechelen and Cardinal Primate of Belgium born in Perk Steenokkerzeel Belgium (d. 1906)
18 Jul 1837
Vasil Levski Bulgarian revolutionary born in Karlovo Rumelia Bulgaria (d. 1873)
18 Jul 1845
Tristan Corbire French poet born in Morlaix Brittany France (d. 1875)
18 Jul 1850
Rose Hartwick Thorpe American poet (Curfew Must Not Ring) and writer born in Mishawaka Indiana Kansas (d. 1939)
18 Jul 1853
Hendrik Antoon Lorentz Dutch physicist (electromagnetic radiation Nobel 1902) born in Arnherm Netherlands (d.1928)
18 Jul 1862
Victor Prince Napolon (Napolon V ) French pretender to throne born in Palais-Royal Paris (d. 1926)
18 Jul 1862
Nikolai Nikolayevich Yudenich Russian WWI general born in Moscow Russian Empire (d. 1933)
18 Jul 1864
Ricarda Huch German writer and historian First Lady of German humanism born in Braunschweig (d. 1947)
18 Jul 1864
Phillip Snowden British politician 1st Labour Chancellor of the Exchequer born Cowling Yorkshire (d. 1937)
18 Jul 1865
Laurence Housman English author and playwright (Victoria Regina) born in Bromsgrove Worcestershire England (d. 1959)
18 Jul 1870
Emil Mynarski Polish conductor and composer born in Kybartai Lithuania (d. 1935)
18 Jul 1871
Giacomo Balla Italian painter (Dog at a Rope) born in Turin Italy (d. 1958)
18 Jul 1871
Sada Yacco [Kawakami Sadayakko] Japanese geisha and stage actress born in Tokyo Japan (d. 1946)
18 Jul 1872
Julius Fuk Czech composer born in Prague Austria-Hungary (d. 1916)
18 Jul 1880
Otto Vrieslander German composer born in Mnster Germany (d. 1950)
18 Jul 1881
Larry McLean Canadian baseball player born in Fredericton New Brunswick Canada (d. 1921)
18 Jul 1882
Manuel Glvez Argentine novelist (La maestra normal) born in Paran Argentina (d. 1962)
18 Jul 1884
Alberto di Jorio Italian Cardinal and former head of the Vatican Bank born in Rome (d. 1979)
18 Jul 1887
Vidkun Quisling Norwegian Minister of Defense and Prime Minister (1942-45) born in Fyresdal Norway (d. 1945)
18 Jul 1888
Alexander Rosemeier Indonesian-Dutch painter born in Soerakarta Java (d. 1992)
18 Jul 1888
Sydney Horler English detective writer (Checkmate) born in Leytonstone Essex (d. 1954)
18 Jul 1890
Charles Erwin Wilson American engineer (President and CEO of General Motors) and politician (United States Secretary of Defense 1953-57) born in Minerva Ohio (d. 1961)
18 Jul 1890
Frank Forde 15th Prime Minister of Australia (the shortest-serving prime minister in Australias history-8 days) born in Mitchell Queensland Australia (d. 1983)
18 Jul 1890
Chick Evans American golfer (US Open 1916) born in Indianapolis Indiana (d. 1979)
18 Jul 1891
Gene Lockhart American actor (Going My Way Christmas Carol) born in NYC New York (d. 1957)
18 Jul 1892
Arthur Friedenreich Brazilian football player born in So Paulo Brazil (d. 1969)
18 Jul 1893
Josef Httel Czech composer born in Melnik Bohemia (d. 1951)
18 Jul 1893
Richard Dix American actor (10 Commandments Cimarron The Ghost Ship) born in Saint Paul Minnesota (d. 1949)
18 Jul 1894
Bernard Wagenaar Dutch-American composer (3 Songs for Chinese) born in Arnherm Netherlands (d. 1971)
18 Jul 1895
Marie Ney British actress (Brief Ecstasy Simba Witchcraft) born in London England (d. 1981)
18 Jul 1897
E. A. D. [Ernest Arthur Douglas] Eldridge British racing driver born in Hampstead London (d. 1935)
18 Jul 1898
Herbert Marcuse German-American communist philosopher (Eros & Civilization) born in Berlin Germany (d. 1979)
18 Jul 1898
John Stuart Scottish actor (Kittie Superman Number Seventeen) born in Edinburgh Scotland (d. 1979)
18 Jul 1899
Willem Kernkamp Dutch minister of Colonies (Islam & Woman) born in Edam Netherlands (d. 1956)
18 Jul 1900
Nathalie Sarraute [Tcherniak] French writer (Childhood Portrait of a Man Unknown The Golden Fruits) born in Ivanovo Russia (d. 1999)
18 Jul 1902
Karel Mengelberg Dutch composer and conductor born in Utrecht (d. 1984)
18 Jul 1902
Chill Wills American singer and actor (Fronteir Circus Rounders) born in Seagoville Texas (d. 1978)
18 Jul 1903
Boidar Kunc Croatian composer born in Zagreb Croatia (d. 1964)
18 Jul 1906
Belle Stewart Scottish traditional singer born in Caputh Blairgowrie Scotland (d. 1997)
18 Jul 1906
Clifford Odets American dramatist (1961 Award of Merit-Golden Boy) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1963)
18 Jul 1906
S. I. Hayakawa U.S. senator from California (197783) and educator (Language in Action) born in Vancouver Canada (d. 1992)
18 Jul 1907
Yvonne Desportes French composer born in Coburg Germany (d. 1993)
18 Jul 1908
Peace Pilgrim [Mildred Lisette Norman] American peace activist born in Egg Harbor City New Jersey (d. 1981)
18 Jul 1909
Andrei Gromyko Soviet politician (President of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) born in Staryya Hramyki Mogilev Governorate Russian Empire (d. 1989) [OS 75]
18 Jul 1909
Harriet Nelson [Peggy Lou Snyder] American singer and actress (The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet Follow the Fleet) born in Des Moines Iowa (d. 1994)
18 Jul 1909
Lupe Vlez [Mara Guadalupe Villalobos Vlez] Mexican-American actress (Joe Palooka) born in San Luis Potos Mexico (d. 1944)
18 Jul 1911
Alexander Hyatt King Mozart scholar born in Beckenham England (d. 1995)
18 Jul 1911
Hume Cronyn Canadian actor (World According to Garp Cocoon) born in London Ontario (d. 2003)
18 Jul 1912
Harry Levin American literary scholar born in Minneapolis Minnesota (d. 1994)
18 Jul 1912
Henry Louis Miller American Rear Admiral (WW II-Pacific) born in Fairbanks Alaska (d. 1993)
18 Jul 1912
Max Rousi French rugby footballer born in Marmande Lot-et-Garonne France (d. 1950)
18 Jul 1913
Jan Slot Dutch mayor (EethenHardenbergEde) born in Broek op Langedijk Netherlands (d. 1994)
18 Jul 1909
Mohammed Daoud Khan 1st President of Afghanistan (1973-78) and Prime Minister of Afghanistan (1953-63) born in Kabul Afghanistan (d. 1978)
18 Jul 1913
Marvin Miller [Mueller] American actor (Space Patrol Dead Reckoning Millionaire) born in St Louis Missouri (d. 1985)
18 Jul 1913
Red Skelton [Richard] American comedian (Red Skelton Show) born in Vincennes Indiana (d. 1997)
18 Jul 1914
Herbert Collum German composer born in Leipzig Germany (d. 1982)
18 Jul 1914
John G Bearer writer (Metro Drunken Canary Fast Heartbeat)
18 Jul 1914
Jo [Jozef Maria Laurens Theo] Cals Prime Minister of Netherlands (1965-66) and Minister of Education Arts and Sciences born in Roermond Netherlands (d. 1971)
18 Jul 1914
Mack Robinson American 200m dash (Olympic silver 1932) born in Cairo Georgia (d. 2000)
18 Jul 1914
Gino Bartali Italian cyclist (Tour de France 1938) born in Ponte a Ema Florence Italy (d. 2000)
18 Jul 1915
Anthony Wakefield Cox English architect born in Park Road Peterborough (d 1993)
18 Jul 1915
Jane Frazee [Mary Jane Frehse] American actress singer and dancer (Beautiful But Broke Beulah) born in Duluth Minnesota (d. 1985)
18 Jul 1916
Isac Arend Diepenhorst Dutch lawyer and Minister of Education born in Rotterdam Netherlands (d. 2004)
18 Jul 1916
Kenneth Armitage English sculptor born in Leeds England (d. 2002)
18 Jul 1916
Johnny Hopp American baseball player born in Hastings Nebraska (d. 2003)
18 Jul 1917
Henri Salvador French Caribbean singer born in Cayenne French Guiana (d. 2008)
18 Jul 1920
Adolphus Dolph Sweet American actor (Gimme a Break Which Way is Up) born in NYC New York (d. 1985)
18 Jul 1920
Eric Brandon British racing driver born in East Ham Essex (d. 1982)
18 Jul 1922
Thomas Kuhn American philosopher of science (paradigm shift) born in Cincinnati Ohio (d. 1996)
18 Jul 1923
Hctor Tosar Uruguayan pianist and composer born in Montevideo Uruguay (d. 2002)
18 Jul 1923
Michael Medwin British actor and producer (Four in a Jeep Scrooge Checkpoint) born in London England
18 Jul 1923
Jerome H. Lemelson American inventor (held more than 600 patents) born in Staten Island New York (d. 1997)
18 Jul 1924
Howard A. Roberts American choral director (Leslie Uggams Show) born in Burlington New Jersey (d. 2011)
18 Jul 1924
Inge Srensen Danish swimmer (youngest known female Olympic Games medalist in an individual event-Olympic 1936 bronze) born in Skovshoved Gentofte Denmark (d. 2011)
18 Jul 1925
Hubert Doggart English cricketer (2 Tests for England 1950) born in Earls Court London (d. 2018)
18 Jul 1925
Jaime de Mora y Aragn Spanish actor and publicist (Last Judgement) born in Madrid Spain (d. 1995)
18 Jul 1925
Shirley Strickland de la Hunty Australian 100m dash (Olympic bronze 1948) born in Guildford Australia (d. 2004)
18 Jul 1925
Glen Wood American auto racer team owner (Wood Bros Racing) born in Stuart Virginia (d. 2019)
18 Jul 1926
Jane Hylton [Audrey Gwendolene Clark] British actress (Adv of Sir Lancelot Daybreak) born in London England (d. 1979)
18 Jul 1926
Richard Pasco British actor (Gorgon Arch of Triumph) born in Barnes London (d. 2014)
18 Jul 1926
Robert Sloman English screenwriter born in Oldham Lancashire England (d. 2005)
18 Jul 1926
Margaret Laurence Canadian writer (The Stone Angel) born in Neepawa Manitoba (d. 1987)
18 Jul 1927
Carlo Franci Argentine composer born in Buenos Aires Argentina
18 Jul 1927
Kurt Masur German conductor (New York Philharmonic) born in Breig (d. 2015)
18 Jul 1927
Ludwig Harig German writer born in Sulzbach (d. 2018)
18 Jul 1927
Zin [Parke Gerald Zinzan] Harris New Zealand cricketer (father of Chris NZ batsman in 50s & 60s) born in Christchurch New Zealand (d. 1991)
18 Jul 1928
Simon Vinkenoog Dutch writer and poet born in Amsterdam (d. 2009)
18 Jul 1929
Screamin Jay Hawkins R&B musician (I Put a Spell on You) born in Cleveland Ohio (d. 2000)
18 Jul 1929
Dick Button American figure skater (Olympic gold 1948 52) born in Englewood New Jersey
18 Jul 1929
Adelaide Tambo South African anti-apartheid activist politician and wife of Oliver Tambo born in Top Location Vereeniging (d. 2007)
18 Jul 1930
Siegfried Kurz German conductor and composer born in Dresden
18 Jul 1930
Burt Kwouk English actor (Pink Panther movies) born in Warrington (d. 2016)
18 Jul 1931
Papa Dee Allen American percussionist (War-World is a Ghetto) born in Wilmington Delaware (d. 1988)
18 Jul 1932
Robert Ellis Miller American film director born in NYC New York (d. 2017)
18 Jul 1933
Aad Nuis Dutch writer and political scientist born in Sliedrecht Netherlands (d. 2007)
18 Jul 1933
Raymond Murray Schafer Canadian composer (Patria) born in Sarnia Ontario
18 Jul 1933
Yevgeny Yevtushenko Russian poet (Bratsk Station) born in Zima Siberia (d. 2017)
18 Jul 1934
Edward Bond English playwright and director (Blow-up) born in Holloway North London
18 Jul 1934
Darlene Conley American actress (The Bold and the Beautiful) born in Chicago Heights Illinois (d. 2007)
18 Jul 1935
Tenley Albright American figure skater (Olympic gold 1952 56) born in Boston Massachusetts
18 Jul 1935
Jayendra Saraswathi Hindu religious leader (69th Shankaracharya Guru) born in Irulneeki Thanjavur Tamil Nadu (d. 2018)
18 Jul 1936
Ted Harris Canadian ice hockey player born in Winnipeg Canada
18 Jul 1937
Roald Hoffmann Polish-American chemist (Nobel 1981) born in Zoczw Poland
18 Jul 1937
Hunter S. Thompson American journalist and author (Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas) born in Louisville Kentucky (d. 2005)
18 Jul 1938
Britt Leach American actor (Mickey-Spencers Pilots) born in Gadsden Alabama
18 Jul 1938
Dudu Pukwana [Mtutuzel] South African saxophonist and composer born in Walmer Township Port Elizabeth South Africa (d. 1990)
18 Jul 1938
Paul Verhoeven Dutch film director (Basic Instinct Total Recall) born in Amsterdam Netherlands
18 Jul 1938
Ian Stewart Scottish keyboardist road manager and co-founder of the Rolling Stones born in Pittenweem Fife Scotland (d. 1985)
18 Jul 1938
John Connelly English footballer (20 English caps) born in St Helens Lancashire (d. 2012)
18 Jul 1939
Brian Auger English fusion keyboardist (Befour Genesis) born in London England
18 Jul 1939
Dion DiMucci American rocker (Dion & Belmonts-Teenager in Love) born in The Bronx New York
18 Jul 1939
Edward Gramlich American economics professor (University of Michigan) born in Rochester New York (d. 2007)
18 Jul 1939
Jerry Moore American football player and coach born in Bonham Texas
18 Jul 1940
James Brolin American actor (Dr Kiley-Marcus Welby Peter-Hotel) born in Los Angeles California
18 Jul 1940
Joe Torre American baseball outfield and manager (Braves Mets 1971 NL MVP) born in Brooklyn New York
18 Jul 1940
Qaboos bin Said al Said Omanis politician and Sultan of Oman (1970-present) born in Salalah Oman
18 Jul 1941
Jack Jersey Indonesian-Dutch singer and producer born in Cimahi Indonesia (d. 1997)
18 Jul 1941
Lonnie Mack American rocker (Baby Whats Wrong) born in Aurora Indiana (d. 2016)
18 Jul 1941
Marcia Jones-Smoke American 500m kayaker (Olympic bronze 1964) born in Oklahoma
18 Jul 1941
Martha Reeves American singer (Martha Reeves & Vandellas-Dancing in St) born in Eufaula Alabama
18 Jul 1942
Prince Alexandre of Belgium Prince of the Belgians and son of Leopold III born in Stuyvenberg Castle Laeken Brussels Belgium (d. 2009)
18 Jul 1942
Adolf Ogi President of Switzerland (2000) born in Kandersteg Switzerland
18 Jul 1942
Giacinto Facchetti Italian footballer born in Treviglio Italy (d. 2006)
18 Jul 1943
Calvin Peete American golfer (12 PGA Tour titles) born in Detroit Michigan (d. 2015)
18 Jul 1943
Robin McDonald Scotland rock guitarist (Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas)
18 Jul 1944
David Hemery English 400m-hurdler (Olympic gold 1968)
18 Jul 1944
Jonelle Allen American actress (Bessie-Palmerstown USA Berringers) born in NYC New York
18 Jul 1945
Danny McCullock rocker (Animals) born in London England
18 Jul 1945
James William Guercio American music producer born in Chicago Illinois
18 Jul 1947
Ayn Rumen American actress (Janet-McLean Stevenson Show) born in Brooklyn New York
18 Jul 1948
Cesar Zuiderwijk Dutch rock drummer (Golden Earring Radar Love)
18 Jul 1948
Hartmut Michel German chemist Nobel laureate
18 Jul 1948
Carlos Coln Sr. Puerto Rican professional wrestler
18 Jul 1949
Wally Bryson American rock guitarist and vocalist (Fotomaker Raspberries) born in Gastonia North Carolina
18 Jul 1949
Dennis Lillee Australian cricket fast bowler (1971-84)
18 Jul 1950
Glenn Hughes American singer (Village People) born in NYC New York (d. 2001)
18 Jul 1951
Bruce Lietzke American golfer (13 PGA Tour wins US Senior Open 2003) born in Kansas City Missouri (d. 2018)
18 Jul 1952
James Forbes basketball player (Olympic silver 1972)
18 Jul 1953
Peter Greenall English brewer (Greenall Witley)
18 Jul 1954
Imtiaz Ali cricketer (brother of Inshan One Test WI v India 1976)
18 Jul 1954
Ricky Skaggs Cordell Ky country singer (Heartbroke Toy Hearts)
18 Jul 1954
Tobias Picker American composer (Emmeline) born in New York City
18 Jul 1955
Teresa Ann Savoy actress (Caligula) born in London England
18 Jul 1955
Vitali Viktorovich Savitsky biologistpolitician
18 Jul 1955
Terry Chambers English drummer (XTC) born in Wiltshire England
18 Jul 1956
Audrey Landers [Hamburg] American actresssinger (Dallas Chorus Line) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
18 Jul 1956
Razor Shines American baseball player manager and coach
18 Jul 1958
Margo [AM] Vliegenthart Dutch 2nd Chamber member (PvdA)
18 Jul 1958
Nigel Twist Manchester rock drummer (Alarm-In the Summertime)
18 Jul 1959
Pauline Quirke British actress (Birds of a Feather) born in London England
18 Jul 1960
Anne-Marie Johnson actress (In the Heat of the Night) born in Los Angeles California
18 Jul 1961
Elizabeth McGovern actress (Once Upon a Time in Amer) born in Evanston Illinois
18 Jul 1962
Jensen Buchanan American actress (VickyMarley-Another World) born in Montgomery Alabama
18 Jul 1963
Martn Torrijos Espino President of Panama
18 Jul 1964
Susan Marie Snyder actress (Julie-As the World Turns)
18 Jul 1964
Wendy Williams American TV and radio host (The Wendy Williams Show) born in Asbury Park New Jersey
18 Jul 1966
Dan[iel Dion] OBrien decathelete (Olympic gold 1996) born in Portland Oregon
18 Jul 1967
Jeff Lageman NFL defensive end (Jacksonville Jaguars)
18 Jul 1906
S. I. Hayakawa U.S. senator from California (197783) and educator (Language in Action) born in Vancouver British Columbia (d. 1992)
18 Jul 1914
Gino Bartali Italian cyclist (Tour de France 1938 48 Giro dItalia 1936-7 46) born in Ponte a Ema Florence Italy (d. 2000)
18 Jul 1916
Johnny Hopp American baseball outfielder first baseman (MLB All-Star 1946 World Series 1942 44 50 51 St. Louis Cardinals Boston Braves Pittsburgh Pirates) born in Hastings Nebraska (d. 2003)
18 Jul 1922
Jean de Gribaldy French road cyclist and team director (Frimatic - Viva Miko Sem - France Loire) born in Besanon France (d. 1987)
18 Jul 1943
Robin McDonald Scottish rock guitarist (Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas) born in Nairn Scotland (d. 2015)
18 Jul 1944
David Hemery English 400m-hurdler (Olympic gold 1968) born in Cirencester England
18 Jul 1945
Danny McCulloch English rocker (Animals) born in London England
18 Jul 1946
Leo Madder Belgian actor (Spoed) born in Lier Flanders Belgium
18 Jul 1947
Kurt Mann American actor (Bad Penny) born in Roslyn New York
18 Jul 1947
Steven W. Mahoney Canadian politician (Member of the Canadian Parliament for Mississauga West) born in Sault Ste. Marie Ontario
18 Jul 1948
Cesar Zuiderwijk Dutch rock drummer (Golden Earring Radar Love) born in The Hague Netherlands
18 Jul 1948
Phil Harris British rocker (Ace) born in Muswell Hill London
18 Jul 1948
Hartmut Michel German chemist (Nobel 1988 - determination of the structure of certain proteins that are essential for photosynthesis) born in Ludwigsburg Germany
18 Jul 1948
Carlos Coln Sr. Puerto Rican professional wrestler born in Santa Isabel Puerto Rico
18 Jul 1949
Dennis Lillee Australian cricket fast bowler (1971-84) born in Subiaco Western Australia
18 Jul 1950
Jack Layton Canadian politician born in Montreal Quebec (d. 2011)
18 Jul 1950
Kostas Eleftherakis Greek footballer (Panathinaikos) born in Greece
18 Jul 1951
Elio Di Rupo Belgian social-democratic politician (50th Prime Minister of Belgium) born in Morlanwelz Belgium
18 Jul 1951
Margo Martindale American actress (The Americans) born in Jacksonville Texas
18 Jul 1952
James Forbes American basketball player (Olympic silver 1972) born in Fort Rucker Alabama
18 Jul 1953
Peter Greenall 4th Baron Daresbury British aristocrat and businessman born in Marylebone London
18 Jul 1954
Imtiaz Ali West Indian cricketer (brother of Inshan One Test WI v India 1976) born in Maraval Trinidad
18 Jul 1954
Ricky Skaggs American country singer (Heartbroke Toy Hearts) born in Cordell Kentucky
18 Jul 1955
Teresa Ann Savoy British-born actress (Caligula) born in London England
18 Jul 1955
Bernd Fasching Austrian painter and sculptor born in Vienna Austria
18 Jul 1956
Audrey Landers [Hamburg] American actress and singer (Dallas Chorus Line) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
18 Jul 1956
Razor Shines American baseball player (Montreal Expos) born in Durham North Carolina
18 Jul 1958
Margo Vliegenthart Dutch 2nd Chamber member (PvdA) born in Utrecht Netherlands
18 Jul 1958
Nigel Twist British rock drummer (Alarm-In the Summertime) born in Manchester
18 Jul 1960
Anne-Marie Johnson American actress (In the Heat of the Night) born in Los Angeles California
18 Jul 1961
Elizabeth McGovern American actress (Once Upon a Time in Amer) born in Evanston Illinois
18 Jul 1962
Lee Arenberg American actor (Pintel - Pirates of the Caribbean) born in Palo Alto California
18 Jul 1962
Jack Irons American drummer (red Hot Chilli Peppers) born in Los Angeles California
18 Jul 1821
Pauline Viardot French pianist mezzo-soprano and composer (Cendrillon) born in Paris (d. 1910)
18 Jul 1862
Victor Prince Napolon (Napolon V) French pretender to throne born in Palais-Royal Paris (d. 1926)
18 Jul 1864
Phillip Snowden British politician 1st Labour Chancellor of the Exchequer born in Cowling Yorkshire (d. 1937)
18 Jul 1870
Emil Mynarski Polish violinist conductor and composer born in Kybartai Russian Empire (now Lithuania) (d. 1935)
18 Jul 1893
Josef Httel Czech composer born in Mlnk Bohemia (d. 1951)
18 Jul 1902
Chill Wills American singer and actor (Frontier Circus Rounders) born in Seagoville Texas (d. 1978)
18 Jul 1909
Harriet (Hilliard) Nelson [Peggy Lou Snyder] American singer and actress (The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet Follow the Fleet) born in Des Moines Iowa (d. 1994)
18 Jul 1912
Max Rousi French rugby footballer born in Marmande Lot-et-Garonne France (d. 1959)
18 Jul 1915
Anthony Wakefield Cox English architect born in Park Road Peterborough (d. 1993)
18 Jul 1924
Earl Beal American doo-wop baritone (The Silhouettes - Get A Job) born in Demora Pennsylvania (d. 2001)
18 Jul 1925
Shirley Strickland Australian athlete (Olympic gold 80m hurdles 1952 56 4 x 100m relay 1956) born in Sydney Australia (d. 2004)
18 Jul 1927
Carlo Franci Italian composer and conductor born in Buenos Aires Argentina (d. 2019)
18 Jul 1933
R. Murray Schafer Canadian composer (Patria) music educator and environmentalist born in Sarnia Ontario
18 Jul 1941
Martha Reeves American singer (Martha Reeves & Vandellas - Dancing in the Street) born in Eufaula Alabama
18 Jul 1945
James William Guercio American music producer (Chicago) born in Chicago Illinois
18 Jul 1948
Cesar Zuiderwijk Dutch rock drummer (Golden Earring - Radar Love) born in The Hague Netherlands
18 Jul 1949
Craig Fuller American singer-songwriter (Pure Prairie League - Amie) born in Portsmouth Ohio
18 Jul 1953
Neil Stubenhaus American session and touring bass guitarist born in Bridgeport Connecticut [1]
18 Jul 1966
Dan[iel Dion] OBrien American decathlete (Olympic gold 1996) born in Portland Oregon
18 Jul 1908
John Washington American US Army chaplain and Catholic priest (The Four Chaplains) born in Newark New Jersey (d. 1943) [1]
18 Jul 1911
Hume Cronyn Canadian stage and screen Tony and Emmy Award-winning actor (Lifeboat Cocoon To Dance with the White Dog) and screenwriter born in London Ontario (d. 2003)
18 Jul 1917
Henri Salvador French-Caribbean pop singer guitarist and cabaret artist born in Cayenne French Guiana (d. 2008)
18 Jul 1921
Aaron Beck American psychiatrist (father of cognitive behavioural therapy) born in Providence Rhode Island (d. 2021) [1]
18 Jul 1929
Screamin Jay Hawkins American blues singer guitarist and songwriter (I Put a Spell On You) born in Cleveland Ohio (d. 2000)
18 Jul 1931
Papa Dee Allen American percussionist (War - Cisco Kid The World Is A Ghetto) born in Wilmington Delaware (d. 1988)
18 Jul 1933
R. Murray Schafer Canadian composer (Patria) music educator and environmentalist born in Sarnia Ontario (d. 2021)
18 Jul 1939
Dion DiMucci American rocker (Dion & Belmonts - A Teenager In Love) born in The Bronx New York
18 Jul 1941
Martha Reeves American singer (Martha & the Vandellas - Dancing in the Street) born in Eufaula Alabama
18 Jul 1949
Wally Bryson American rock guitarist and vocalist (Fotomaker Raspberries) born in Gastonia North Carolina
18 Jul 1950
Jack Dongarra American computer programmer (2022 Turing award Linpack) born in Chicago Illinois
18 Jul 1954
Ricky Skaggs American country singer (Heartbroke Toy Hearts) born in Cordell Kentucky
18 Jul 1955
Teresa Ann Savoy British actress in Italian Films (Caligula Salon Kitty) born in London England (d. 2017)
18 Jul 1955
Terry Chambers English drummer (XTC 1972-82 - Generals And Majors) born in Wiltshire England
18 Jul 1956
Audrey Landers [Hamburg] American actress and singer (Dallas Chorus Line) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
18 Jul 1958
Nigel Twist British rock drummer (The Alarm - In The Summertime) born in Manchester
18 Jul 1711
Pierre-Joseph Le Blan Flemish carillonneur and composer born in Soignies Belgium (d. 1765)
18 Jul 1837
Vasil Levski Bulgarian revolutionary hero born in Karlovo Rumelia Bulgaria (d. 1873)
18 Jul 1853
Hendrik Antoon Lorentz Dutch physicist (electromagnetic radiation Nobel 1902) born in Arnherm Netherlands (d. 1928)
18 Jul 1897
Ernest Eldridge British auto racer (world land speed record 1924 at Arpajon France 1 mile 145.89 mph) born in Hampstead London (d. 1935)
18 Jul 1897
Stephen Gill Spottswood American African Methodist Episcopal Zion bishop and civil rights leader (NAACP Chairman 1961-74) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1974)
18 Jul 1902
(Theodore Childress) Chill Wills American pop baritone singer (Avalon Boys) and actor (The Alamo Rounders) born in Seagoville Texas (d. 1978)
18 Jul 1908
Barry Gray [John Livesey Eccles] British pianist ondist Hammond organ player film and television composer (Thunderbirds Space1999) born in Blackburn Lancashire England (d. 1984)
18 Jul 1910
Oskar Sala German physicist composer electronic music pioneer and Trautonium (an early synthesizer) player born in Greiz Principality of the Reuss Elder Line Empire of Germany (d. 2002)
18 Jul 1915
Isaack Stouten Dutch resistance fighter (shot during WWII) (d. 1945)
18 Jul 1915
Jane Frazee [Mary Jane Frehse] American actress singer and dancer (Beautiful But Broke Beulah) born in Duluth Minnesota (d. 1985)
18 Jul 1916
L. Patrick Gray III American lawyer and bureaucrat (Acting FBI Director 1972-73) born in St. Louis Missouri (d. 2005)
18 Jul 1920
Eric Brandon British auto racer (closely associated with development Cooper Car Company) born in London England (d. 1982)
18 Jul 1923
Michael Medwin English actor and film producer (Four in a Jeep Scrooge Checkpoint) born in London (d. 2020)
18 Jul 1924
Earl Beal American doo-wop baritone (The Silhouettes - Get A Job) born in Demora Pennsylvania (d. 2001)
18 Jul 1924
Inge Srensen Danish swimmer (youngest female Olympic Games medalist in an individual event [12] bronze 200m breaststroke 1936) born in Skovshoved Denmark (d. 2011)
18 Jul 1925
Hubert Doggart English cricket batsman (2 Tests Cambridge University CC Sussex CCC) and executive (President MCC 198182) born in London England (d. 2018)
18 Jul 1927
Kurt Masur German conductor (New York Philharmonic 1991-2002 Gewandhausorchester Leipzig 1970-96) born in Brieg Lower Silesia Weimar Germany (now Brzeg Poland) (d. 2015)
18 Jul 1929
(Jalacy) Screamin Jay Hawkins American blues singer guitarist and songwriter (I Put a Spell On You) born in Cleveland Ohio (d. 2000)
18 Jul 1939
Brian Auger British rock and jazz-fusion session and touring keyboardist and Hammond organ player (Befour Genesis) born in Hammersmith London England
18 Jul 1940
Joe Torre American Baseball HOF manager (World Series 1996 982000 NY Yankees) and infielder (NL MVP & batting champion 1971 Gold Glove Award 1965 MilwaukeeAtlanta Braves St. Louis Cardinals) born in Brooklyn New York
18 Jul 1941
Lonnie Mack [McIntosh] American blues-rock guitarist and singer-songwriter (Baby Whats Wrong) born in West Harrison Indiana (d. 2016)
18 Jul 1941
Martha Reeves American pop and R&B singer (Martha & the Vandellas - Dancing in the Street) born in Eufaula Alabama
18 Jul 1945
James William Guercio American music producer (Chicago Moondog) born in Chicago Illinois
18 Jul 1948
Steve Madaio American session and touring trumpet player (Paul Butterfield Stevie Wonder Rolling Stones) born in New York City (d. 2019)
18 Jul 1949
Craig Fuller American singer-songwriter (Pure Prairie League 1970-73 1985-88 2005-11 - Amie Little Feat1987-93 - Hate To Lose Your Lovin) born in Portsmouth Ohio
18 Jul 1950
Glenn Hughes American disco singer (Village People) born in NYC New York (d. 2001)
18 Jul 1951
Henry Caicedo Colombian soccer centre-back (11 caps Deportivo Cali FC) born in Cali Colombia (d. 2023)
18 Jul 1955
Terry Chambers British drummer (XTC 1972-82 - Generals And Majors) born in Wiltshire England
18 Jul 1957
(Julian) Keith Levene British rock guitarist (The Clash 1976 Public Image Ltd 1978-83) born in Muswell Hill London England (d. 2022)
18 Jul 1670
Giovanni Battista Bononcini Italian opera-composer born in Modena Duchy of Modena and Reggio (now Italy) (d. 1747)
18 Jul 1872
Julius Fuk Czech composer born in Prague Kingdom of Bohemia (now Czech Republic) (d. 1916)
18 Jul 1886
Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr American lieutenant general of the 10th Army who was killed in action during the Battle of Okinawa born in Munfordville Kentucky (d. 1945)
18 Jul 1891
Gene Lockhart American actor (Going My Way Christmas Carol) born in New York City (d. 1957)
18 Jul 1903
Boidar Kunc Croatian concert pianist and composer born in Zagreb Croatia (d. 1964)
18 Jul 1909
Andrei Gromyko Soviet politician (Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet 1985-88) and diplomat (Minister of Foreign Affairs 195785) born in Staryya Hramyki Mogilev Governorate Russian Empire (d. 1989) [OS 75]
18 Jul 1910
Charlie LaVere [Johnson] American jazz pianist arranger bandleader (Chicago Loopers) and composer (Disneylands Golden Horseshoe Revue) born in Salina Kansas (d. 1983)
18 Jul 1915
Anthony Wakefield Cox English architect born in Park Road Peterborough England (d. 1993)
18 Jul 1920
Adolphus Dolph Sweet American actor (Gimme a Break Which Way is Up) born in New York City (d. 1985)
18 Jul 1922
Jean de Gribaldy French road cyclist and team director (Frimatic - Viva Miko Sem - France Loire) born in Besanon France (d. 1987)
18 Jul 1924
John Cruickshank Northern-Irish born scholar of French literature born in Belfast (d. 1995)
18 Jul 1927
Zin Harris New Zealand cricket batsman (9 Tests 1 x 100 HS 101 Canterbury) born in Christchurch New Zealand (d. 1991)
18 Jul 1929
(Jalacy) Screamin Jay Hawkins American blues-rock singer guitarist and songwriter (I Put a Spell On You) and actor born in Cleveland Ohio (d. 2000)
18 Jul 1930
Siegfried Kurz German conductor (Staatsschauspiel Dresden 1949-60 Staatsoper Dresden 1960-84) and composer born in Dresden (d. 2023)
18 Jul 1932
Robert Ellis Miller American film director born in New York City (d. 2017)
18 Jul 1936
Ted Harris Canadian ice hockey defenseman (5 x NHL All Star Stanley Cup 1965 66 68 69 Montreal Canadiens 75 Philadelphia Flyers) born in Winnipeg Canada
18 Jul 1942
Giacinto Facchetti Italian soccer left-back (94 caps Inter Milan 476 games) born in Treviglio Italy (d. 2006)
18 Jul 1946
Tim Lynch American musician (Flaming Groovies)
18 Jul 1950
Glenn Hughes American disco singer (Village People) born in New York City (d. 2001)
18 Jul 1956
Audrey Landers [Hamburg] American actress and singer (Dallas A Chorus Line) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
18 Jul 1670
Giovanni Battista Bononcini Italian cellist and opera composer (Astianatte) born in Modena Duchy of Modena and Reggio (d. 1747)
18 Jul 1766
Friedrich Fleischmann German composer born in Marktheidenfeld Prince-Bishopric of Wrzburg Holy Roman Empire (d. 1798)
18 Jul 1870
Emil Mynarski Polish violinist conductor and composer born in Kybartai Russian Empire (d. 1935)
18 Jul 1872
Julius Fuk Czech composer born in Prague Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1916)
18 Jul 1891
Emil Gumbel German mathematician (Statistics of Extremes) pacifist and political writer (Conspirators The Armor of War of the Imperialistic States) born in Munich German Empire (d. 1966)
18 Jul 1893
Josef Httel Czech composer born in Mlnk Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1951)
18 Jul 1902
Jessamyn West American novelist and short story writer (The Friendly Persuasion The Massacre at Fall Creek) born in North Vernon Indiana (d. 1984)
18 Jul 1902
Karel Mengelberg Dutch composer and conductor born in Utrecht Netherlands (d. 1984)
18 Jul 1913
Jan Slot Dutch politician (Mayor of EethenHardenbergEde) WWII resistance fighter and POW born in Broek op Langedijk Netherlands (d. 1994)
18 Jul 1914
Herbert Collum German organist (Kreuzkirche Dresden 1935-82) harpsichordist composer and conductor born in Leipzig Germany (d. 1982)
18 Jul 1927
Kurt Masur German conductor (New York Philharmonic 1991-2002 Gewandhausorchester Leipzig 1970-96) born in Brieg Lower Silesia Weimar Germany (d. 2015)
18 Jul 1933
Aad Nuis Dutch writer and politician born in Sliedrecht Netherlands (d. 2007)
18 Jul 1934
Edward Bond English stage director playwright (Saved The War Plays Restoration) and screenwriter (Blow-Up) born in Holloway North London (d. 2024)
18 Jul 1939
Dion DiMucci American rocker (Dion & Belmonts - A Teenager In Love) born in The Bronx New York City
18 Jul 1941
Jack Jersey [de Nijs] Dutch pop singer (The Four Sweeters Jack & Woody The Losers) songwriter and record producer born in Tjimahi Dutch East Indies (d. 1997)
18 Jul 1941
Martha Reeves American pop and R&B singer (Martha & the Vandellas - Dancing in the Street Heat Wave Jimmie Mack) born in Eufaula Alabama
18 Jul 1945
Lynn Freed South African essayist and novelist (Home Ground The Mirror) born in Durban South African (d. 2025) [1]
18 Jul 1946
Evie Sands American pop and blue-eyed soul singer (I Cant Let Go Anyway That You Want Me) musician songwriter and record producer born in Brooklyn New York City
18 Jul 1946
Tim Lynch American rock bassist (Flaming Groovies. 1968-71) born in San Francisco California
18 Jul 1951
Elio Di Rupo Belgian social-democratic politician (50th Prime Minister of Belgium 2011-14) born in Morlanwelz Belgium
18 Jul 1958
Nigel Twist British rock drummer (The Alarm - In The Summertime) born in Manchester England
18 Jul 1962
Jack Irons American drummer (Red Hot Chili Peppers 1982-83 & 1986-88 Pearl Jam 1994-98) born in Los Angeles California
18 Jul 1753
Lemuel Haynes American Revolutionary War veteran anti-slavery activist and clergyman who was the first Black man ordained in the US born in West Hartford British Colony of Connecticut (d. 1833) [1]
18 Jul 1821
Pauline Viardot (ne Garca) French pianist mezzo-soprano art song and opera composer (Cendrillon) and vocal coach born in Paris (d. 1910) [1]
18 Jul 1843
Virgil Earp American lawman deputy US marshal city marshal of Tombstone born in Hartford Kentucky (d. 1905)
18 Jul 1867
Margaret Brown Unsinkable Mrs. Brown American socialite philanthropist and survivor of the RMS Titanic sinking born in Hannibal Missouri (d. 1932)
18 Jul 1873
Albert Powell South African cricket all-rounder (1 Test 1 wicket) and rugby union centre (1 Test v England 1898-99) born in Kimberley South Africa (d. 1948)
18 Jul 1903
Victor Gruen [Viktor Grnbaum] Austrian-American architect known for his pioneering work designing shopping centers (Northland Shopping Center in Michigan) born in Vienna Austria (d. 1980)
18 Jul 1908
Ivor Mairants Polish-British jazz classical and session guitarist amd banjo player (Ted Heath Mantovani Orchestra BBCs Guitar Club) and teacher born in Rypin Poland (d. 1998)
18 Jul 1909
Harriet Nelson [Peggy Lou Snyder] American singer (as Harriet Hilliard) and actress (The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet Follow the Fleet) born in Des Moines Iowa (d. 1994) [1]
18 Jul 1921
Richard Leacock British-American documentary filmmaker (Primary Happy Mothers Day) born in London (d. 2011)
18 Jul 1924
Jaroslava Brychtov Czech artist known for creating glass sculptures (Red Pyramid Head ) born in elezn Brod Czechoslovakia (d. 2020)
18 Jul 1929
Betsy Wade American journalist and the first woman to edit news at The New York Times born in Manhattan New York (d. 2020)
18 Jul 1932
Robert Ellis Miller American film director (The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter Reuben Reuben) born in New York City (d. 2017)
18 Jul 1934
Darlene Conley American actress (Sally Spectra in The Bold and the Beautiful) born in Chicago Heights Illinois (d. 2007)
18 Jul 1938
Britt Leach American character actor (Spencers Pilots Weird Science Quantum Leap) born in Gadsden Alabama
18 Jul 1939
Sid Davidoff American lawyer political aide and member of President Richard Nixons enemies list born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2025)
18 Jul 1944
Thomas Markle American lighting and photography director (General Hospital Married... with Children) father of Meghan Markle born in Newport Pennsylvania
18 Jul 1946
Tim Lynch American rock guitarist singer and harmonica player (Flamin. Groovies 1968-71) born in San Francisco California
18 Jul 1947
Steve Forbes American politician publishing executive (editor-in-chief of Forbes magazine) and son of Malcolm Forbes born in Morristown New Jersey
18 Jul 1951
Kevin Elyot British actor screenwriter and playwright (My Night With Reg Coming Clean) born in Birmingham England (d. 2014)
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