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Famous Birthdays of 17 April

List of celebrities and famous people born on the 17th of April

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2009 - 2000

(2004) Solwhit : French-Irish race horse (d. 2014).
(2004) Alena Pitts: Movie Actress.
(2004) Kyla Simmons: Movie Actress.
(2003) Blake Deming: Family Member.
(2001) Chanel Loran: YouTube Star.
(2001) Gabriel McClain: Family Member.
(2000) Presley Henderson: Family Member.
(2000) Chrystian Linares: YouNow Star.

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1999 - 1990

(1999) Kenedy Brown: Dancer.
(1998) Ella Gilling: TV Actress.
(1997) Ryland Lynch: Family Member.
(1996) Dee Davis: TV Actress.
(1996) Dee Dee Davis: American actress.
(1995) Ty Ellis: YouTube Star.
(1995) Corey Robinson: American noted family, the son of San Antonio Spurs basketball team all-star center David and his wife Valerie, their second son.
(1995) Paulie Litt: American actor.
(1995) Bel'ange Epako: Congolese footballer (d. 2013).
(1995) ZeRo : YouTube Star.

(1993) Race Imboden: American fencer.
(1992) Lachlan Maranta: Australian rugby league footballer.
(1992) Jessica Jackson: Musical.
(1992) Noni Ene: Romanian actor singer and dancer.
(1992) Chris Rodden: American male born to Silvia and Captain Jonathan Rodden.
(1992) Julien Solomita: Vine Star.
(1991) Lancifer : Rapper.
(1991) Tessa James: Australian actress.
(1990) Gia Mantegna: Movie Actress.
(1990) Jonathan Brown: Welsh footballer.
(1990) Nari Yang Kim: South Korean diplomat.

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1989 - 1980

(1989) Avi Kaplan: Pop Singer.
(1989) Zara Aldana: Filipino model.
(1989) Javed Mohammed: Trinidadian footballer.
(1989) Paraskevi Papachristou: Greek triple jumper.
(1988) Takahiro Moriuchi: Japanese singer-songwriter (ONE OK ROCK and News).
(1988) Eliza Doolittle: Pop Singer.
(1988) Takahiro Morita: Rock Singer.
(1988) Andy Mineo: Rapper.
(1987) Jacqueline Wood: TV Actress.
(1987) Eelco Sintnicolaas: Dutch decathlete.

(1986) Paula Lane: TV Actress.
(1986) Romain Grosjean: Swiss/French racing driver in the Formula One.
(1985) Mehdi Nemmouche: French-Algerian, arrested at the Saint-Charles railway station in Marseille (30 May 2014), in connection with the Jewish Brussel Museum shooting.
(1985) William Snape: English actor.
(1985) Luke Mitchell: TV Actor.
(1985) Heidi Shepherd: Metal Singer.
(1985) Rooney Mara: Movie Actress.
(1985) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga: French athlete, a professional tennis player nicknamed Mohammad Ali of tennis.
(1984) Jed Lowrie: American baseball player.
(1984) Rosanna Davison: Irish model and actress Miss World 2003.
(1984) Raffaele Palladino: Italian footballer.
(1984) Paul-Henri De Le Rue: French snowboarder, who competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, winning bronze in the men's snowboard cross event.
(1984) Pablo Álvarez: Argentinian footballer.
(1983) Roberto Jimenez: Peruvian football player.
(1983) Stanislav Chistov: Russian ice hockey player.
(1983) Andrea Marcato: Italian rugby player.
(1983) Roberto Jiménez: Peruvian footballer.
(1982) Lee Joon-gi: South Korean actor and singer.
(1982) Chuck Kobasew: Canadian ice hockey player.
(1982) Brad Boyes: Canadian ice hockey player.
(1982) Althea Heart: Reality Star.
(1982) Lee Jun Ki: South Korean actor and model.
(1982) Martin Kampmann: Danish mixed martial artist.
(1981) Jenny Meadows: English runner.
(1981) Wayne Lydon: American baseball player.
(1981) Hanna Pakarinen: Finnish singer-songwriter.
(1981) Ryan Raburn: American baseball player.
(1981) Myuran Sukumaran: English-Australian drug trafficker (d. 2015).
(1981) Chris Thompson: English runner.
(1981) Zhang Yaokun: Chinese football player.
(1981) Lea T: Brazilian-Italian model.
(1980) Brenda Villa: American water polo player.
(1980) Crystal Carlson: Miss Maine Teen-USA (1997).
(1980) Fabian Andres Vargas: Colombian football player.
(1980) Lee Hyun-il: South Korean badminton player.
(1980) Fabián Vargas: Colombian footballer.
(1980) Nicholas D'Agosto: American television and film actor.
(1980) Curtis Woodhouse: English footballer boxer and manager.
(1980) Bernice Burgos: Instagram Star.
(1980) Alaina Huffman: TV Actress.

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1979 - 1970

(1979) Eric Brewer: Canadian ice hockey player.
(1979) Siddharth Narayan: Indian actor.
(1979) Sung Si-kyung: South Korean singer and actor.
(1979) Marija Šestak: Serbian-Slovenian triple jumper.
(1979) Siddharth : Indian actor singer and producer.
(1978) Bilal Abdul-samad: rocker (Boys).
(1978) Loukas Louka: Greek-Cypriot footballer.
(1978) Jason White: Scottish rugby player.
(1978) Lindsay Hartley: American actress and singer.
(1977) Chad Hedrick: American speed skater.

(1977) Sizzla: Jamaican dancehall artist.
(1977) Phil Jamieson: Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Grinspoon and The Wrights).
(1977) Ruben Murray: French noted family, son of jazz musician David Murray (sax, clarinet, flute).
(1977) Frederik Magle: Danish pianist and composer.
(1977) Pascal de: Vries; soccer player (FC Twente).
(1976) Maïwenn : French actress and director, daughter of French-Algerian actress Catherine Belkhodja and Patrick Le Besco (Breton of Vietnamese descent), she starred in several films as a child and teenage actress.
(1976) Ana Geislerova: Czech actress.
(1976) Sizzla : Jamaican rapper.
(1976) Anna Geislerová: Czech actress.
(1976) Monet Mazur: American actress and musician.
(1976) Alex Nesic: American actor.
(1976) Maurice Wignall: Jamaican hurdler and long jumper.
(1976) Nadine Thomas: Miss Jamaica-Universe (1997).
(1975) Trifun Zivanovic in Santa Monica: California; figure skater (1995 Pacific Coast Junior champion).
(1975) Gabriel Soto: Mexican actor.
(1975) Travis Roy: American ice hockey player.
(1975) Heidi Alexander: English politician.
(1974) Victoria Beckham: British musician, one of the Spice Girls, called Posh, and wife of noted English football star player David Beckham.
(1974) Simon Konecki: Family Member.
(1974) Mikael Åkerfeldt: Swedish singer-songwriter guitarist and producer (Opeth Bloodbath and Katatonia).
(1974) Marcel Nijenhuis: soccer player (NEC).
(1974) James Hamilton: linebacker (Jacksonville Jaguars).
(1974) Mikael Akerfeldt: Swedish guitarist and singer (Opeth).
(1973) Ross Aloisi: Australian soccer midfielder (Olyroos, Olympics - 1996).
(1973) Kaihō Ryōji: Japanese sumo wrestler.
(1973) Kaiho Ryoji: Japanese sumo wrestler.
(1973) Gene Makowsky: Canadian Football League offensive linebacker (Saskatchewan Roughriders).
(1973) Brett Maher in Adelaide: South Australia, Australia; basketball guard (Olympics-1996).
(1973) Kenneth Carlsen: in Denmark; tennis star.
(1973) Brett Maher: Australian basketball player and sportscaster.
(1973) Livio Magnini: Italian fencer, guitarist and composer.
(1973) Jeff Lewis: NFL quarterback (Denver Broncos - Super Bowl 32).
(1973) Katrin Koov: Estonian architect.
(1973) Kentarō Kobayashi: Japanese comedian actor director and illustrator.
(1973) Theo Ratliff: NBA forward / center (Detroit Pistons, Philadelphia 76ers).
(1972) Muttiah Muralitharan: Sri Lankan cricketer.
(1972) Terran Sandwith: Canadian ice hockey player.
(1972) Jarkko Wiss: Finnish footballer and manager.
(1972) Keith Lyle: safety (Saint Louis Rams).
(1972) Gordon Laro: NFL tight end (Jacksonville Jaguars).
(1972) Benjamin Dodwell: Australian rower (Olympics-1996).
(1972) Claire Sweeney: English actress.
(1972) Jennifer Garner: American actress and film producer.
(1972) Karim Tahir: French criminal, a violent bank robber known as "le roi de l’évasion" (The king of escape), who was sentenced to ten years imprisonment by the Rhone Court of Assizes in 2011.
(1972) Ruffian : American thoroughbred racehorse (Born 1972).
(1972) Gary Bennett: American baseball player.
(1972) Tony Boselli: NFL offensive tackle (Jacksonville Jaguars).
(1972) Yuichi Nishimura: Japanese footballer and referee.
(1971) David Oliver: Sechelt -- NHL right wing (Edmonton Oilers).
(1971) Andri Kirsima: Estonian architect.
(1971) Claire Sweeney: English actress and singer.
(1970) Roberto Sosa: Mexican actor of television, theater and film.
(1970) Tami Roman: Reality Star.
(1970) Redman : American rapper.
(1970) Tony Sacca: WLAF quarterback (Barcelona Dragons).

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1969 - 1960

(1969) Alexander McQueen: fashion designer.
(1968) Phil Henderson: American basketball player and coach (d. 2013).
(1968) Julie Fagerholt: Danish fashion designer.
(1968) Maurits of Orange-Nassau: van Vollenhoven.
(1968) Richie Woodhall: English boxer and trainer.
(1968) Jim Bilba: French basketball player who won the Euroleague with Limoges CSP in 1993, and the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics with the Men's National Team.
(1968) Maurits : Dutch royal family, the son of Princess Margriets and Prince Pieter van Vollenhoven.
(1968) Frank Felber: Austrian astrologer, author of several books on this item, including asteroids and fixed stars, aspects, transits, esoterics and exoterics.
(1968) Ritchie Woodhall: boxer.
(1968) Prince Maurits: of the Netherlands.

(1967) Henry Cusick: TV Actor.
(1967) Henry Ian Cusick: Peruvian-born Scottish actor.
(1967) Liz Phair: American singer-songwriter and guitarist.
(1967) Timothy Gibbs: American actor director producer and screenwriter.
(1967) Grissom : American baseball player, a right-handed centerfielder who played with the Montreal Expos (1989–1994), Atlanta Braves (1995–1996), Cleveland Indians (1997), Milwaukee Brewers (1998–2000), Los Angeles Dodgers (2001–2002), and San Francisco Giants (2003–2005).
(1967) Aaron Wallace: NFL defensive end / linebacker (Oakland Raiders).
(1967) Leslie Bega in Los Angeles: California, USA; actress (Maria Tomlinson - Head of the Class).
(1967) Timothy Gibbs in Burbank: California, USA; actor (Father Murphy, Santa Barbara).
(1967) Marquis Grisom in Atlanta: Georgia, USA; outfielder (Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians).
(1967) Kimberly Elise: American actress.
(1966) Vikram : Indian actor.
(1966) Susie Redman in Salem: Ohio, USA; LPGA golfer (1995 Nabisco Dinah Shore-second).
(1965) Yoshiki Kuroda: Japanese urban planner.
(1965) Joris Lutz: Dutch actor, presenter, writer and children's author.
(1965) William Mapother: American actor.
(1964) Bart Van den Bossche: Flemish singer and actor (d. 2013).
(1964) Raye Hollit: American Gladiator (Zap).
(1964) Lela Rochon: American actress.
(1964) Maynard Keenan: Metal Singer.
(1964) Ken Daneyko in Windsor: Ontario, Canada; NHL defenseman (New Jersey Devils).
(1964) Maynard James Keenan: American singer (Tool and A Perfect Circle).
(1964) Ken Daneyko: Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster.
(1963) Penny Vilagos: Canadian swimmer.
(1963) Vicky Vilagos: Canadian swimmer.
(1963) Joel Murray: American actor director producer and screenwriter.
(1962) Nancy Hogshead: Iowa City -- Swimmer (1984 Olympics - Gold Medalist) / model (jockey).
(1962) Paul Nicholls: English jockey and trainer.
(1962) Marianna Efstratiou: Greek singer.
(1961) Boomer Esiason: American football player, a quarterback with the New York Jets.
(1961) Frank J Christensen: American labor leader.
(1961) [Norman] Boomer Esiason in West Islip: New York, USA; NFL quarterback (Cincinnati Bengals, New York Jets).
(1961) Yves Jégo: French politician, member (député) of the French National Assembly for the third constituency of Seine-et-Marne (Paris region) and Mayor of Montereau-Fault-Yonne (Seine-et-Marne).
(1961) Frank Christensen: American union leader.
(1961) Bella Freud: English fashion designer.
(1960) Michael Whitaker: Showjumper.
(1960) Vladimir Polyakov: Russian pole vaulter.

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1959 - 1950

(1959) Elizabeth Lindsey: Actress (China Beach).
(1959) Li Meisu: Chinese shot putter.
(1959) Jimmy Mann: Canadian ice hockey player.
(1959) David Hearn: Washington, DC -- Slalom single canoe (1996 Olympics - 9th Place).
(1959) Sean Bean: English actor.
(1959) Stephen Singleton in Sheffield: England; rocker (ABC).
(1958) Sergei Yuriyevich Vozovikov: Russian major / Cosmonaut.
(1958) Laslo Babits: Canadian javelin thrower (d. 2013).
(1958) Byron Cherry in Atlanta: Georgia, USA; actor (Coy - Dukes of Hazzard).
(1957) Dwane Casey: Coach.

(1957) Byron Cherry: Atlanta, Georgia -- Actor (Coy-Dukes of Hazzard).
(1957) Nick Hornby: English author and screenwriter.
(1957) Teri Austin: Canadian actress.
(1957) Julia Macur: English lawyer and judge.
(1957) Susan Roman: Canadian voice actress.
(1956) Kaye Young Cowher Women's Professional Basketball League forward (New York Stars: New Jersey Gems).
(1956) Pillow [Therese Joan Bell]: California, United States -- Bodybuilder (Gold Classic 1983).
(1956) Faye Young: WBL forward (NY Stars, New Jersey Stars).
(1956) Colin Tyre: Lord Tyre Scottish lawyer and judge.
(1955) Patricia Barbizet: French business leader, who has been Executive Director of Artemis since 1992 and is Vice-Chairman of the Board of Groupe PPR and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Christie’s.
(1955) Pete Shelley: British singer, guitarist and founder of the 1970's British punk band,the Buzzcocks.
(1955) Pete Shelley vocal/guitar (Buzzcocks - "Going Steady": "Love Bites").
(1955) Rob Bolland: Dutch singer/guitarist (Bolland and Bolland).
(1955) Peter Michalke: Journalist.
(1955) Todd Lickliter: American basketball player and coach.
(1955) Mike Stroud: English physician and explorer.
(1954) Riccardo Patrese: Italian race car driver of Formula 1 cars.
(1954) Rowdy Roddy Piper: Canadian professional wrestler.
(1954) Michael Sembello: American singer-songwriter.
(1954) Roddy Piper: Wrestler.
(1954) Kim Tyler in Hollywood: California, USA; actress (Kyle - Please Don't Eat the Daisies).
(1954) Lester Square: Canadian guitarist (The Monochrome Set and Adam and the Ants).
(1953) Pierre Assouline: French writer and journalist, born in French protectorate Morocco.
(1952) John McColl: English general and politician Lieutenant Governor of Jersey.
(1952) Patrick Roy: French television host of game shows.
(1952) John Robertson: Scottish businessman and politician.
(1952) Željko Ražnatović: Serbian commander (d. 2000).
(1952) Zeljko Raznatovic: Serbian warlord (d. 2000).
(1952) Pierre Guité: Canadian ice hockey player.
(1951) Borje Salming: Swedish ice hockey player.
(1951) Olivia Hussey: Argentinean-British actress who made her debut at 16, with her elegant, doe-eyed beauty first seen in "Romeo and Juliet.
(1951) Horst Hrubesch: German football/soccer player and manager.
(1951) Börje Salming: Swedish ice hockey player and businessman.
(1950) Charles Pieri: French militant Corsican nationalist, known for his alleged links with Corsican banditry.
(1950) L Scott Caldwell: American actress.
(1950) Gérard Schivardi: French politician.
(1950) Bruce McNall: American former NHL team owner.
(1950) L Caldwell: American actress and director.
(1950) Kevin Porter: American athlete, played pro basketball for ten seasons beginning in 1972.

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1949 - 1940

(1949) Mike Hill: English bishop.
(1949) Heini Hemmi: Switzerland -- Giant slalom (1976 Olympics - Gold Medalist).
(1948) Jan Hammer: Czech pianist composer and producer.
(1948) Pekka Vasala: Finnish runner.
(1948) Alice Harden: American educator and politician (d. 2012).
(1948) Viscount Bridport: .
(1948) Kriss : French radio-host producer, also known as 'Kriss Graffiti' or 'la Kriss,' who died on 19 November 2009, aged 61, at Issy-les-Moulineaux.
(1947) George Emslie: Lord Emslie Scottish lawyer and judge.
(1947) Dan Westergard: American waiter in a San Francisco, CA restaurant.
(1947) Paul Thomas: American porn actor and director.

(1947) Tsutomu Wakamatsu: Japanese baseball player coach and manager.
(1947) Nadi' Bertorello: Italian model and second wife of boxer Nino Benvenuti.
(1947) Charles Frank in Olympia: Washington, USA; actor (The Chisholms, Emerald Point NAS).
(1947) Sherrie Levine: American photographer.
(1947) Richard Field: English lawyer and judge.
(1946) Hannah Nydahl: Danish buddhist teacher of kagyu tradition, wife of Ole Nydahl.
(1946) J R: Baines; professor (Egyptologist).
(1946) Henry Kelly: Irish radio and television host.
(1946) Clare Francis: British yachtswoman who first gained fame for competing in some of the world's toughest boat races.
(1945) Vincent A: M van der Burg; Dutch Member of Parliament (CDA).
(1945) Philippe Lapousterle: French journalist and political advisor.
(1944) John Lill: Professor / Pianist.
(1944) Robert Jaffe: American stockbroker and billionaire, colleague of convicted felon Bernard Madoff.
(1943) Roger-Gérard Schwartzenberg: Pau Politician.
(1943) Richard Epstein: American lawyer author and academic.
(1943) Roy Estrada: rocker (Morthers Of Invention).
(1943) Bobby Curtola: Canadian singer.
(1942) Jouko Turkka: Finnish stage director, an iconoclast in Finnish theater.
(1942) Katia Krafft: French scientist, a specialist in the study of volcanoes.
(1942) Kenas Aroi: Nauruan politician.
(1942) Mario Brenta: Writer / director (Maicol, Barnabo of the Mountains).
(1942) David Bradley: British actor.
(1941) Lagle Parek: Estonian architect and politician Estonian Minister of the Interior.
(1941) Billy Fury: Liverpool, England -- Singer / guitarist (When Will You Say I Love You).
(1941) Max Stafford-Clark: artistic director (Royal Court Theatre).
(1941) Adolphus Hailstork: Composer.
(1940) Billy Fury: English singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1983).
(1940) Chuck Menville: American animator and screenwriter (d. 1992).
(1940) Claire Bretécher: French artist, a cartoonist and caricaturist whose work has appeared in French publications.
(1940) Anja Silja: German soprano and actress.
(1940) John McCririck: English television horse racing pundit.
(1940) Eric Dancer: English businessman and politician Lord Lieutenant of Devon.

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1939 - 1930

(1939) Paul: French ecclesiastic, a Trappist monk.
(1939) Robin Knox-Johnston: Yachtsman.
(1939) Claude Delacroix: Belgian radio entertainer.
(1939) Henri Conze: French senior official, who served from 1993 to 1996 as head of the “General Directorate for Armament”, which is the French Government Defense procurement agency responsible for the program management, development and purchase of weapon systems for the French military.
(1939) Robert Miller: American art dealer (d. 2011).
(1938) Ruth White: British healer and a counselor as well as the author of the "Gildas" books.
(1938) Ronald Miller: American theologian author and academic (d. 20111).
(1938) Kerry Wendell Thornley: co-founder of Discordianism.
(1938) David Dilks: vice-chancellor (Hull University).
(1938) Doug Lewis: Canadian lawyer and politician 41st Canadian Minister of Justice.

(1938) Kerry Thornley: American theorist and author (d. 1988).
(1938) Ben Barnes: American businessman and politician 36th Lieutenant Governor of Texas.
(1937) Ferdinand Piech: Austrian-German automotive engineer and executive.
(1937) Terry Dicks: British Member of Parliament.
(1937) Brian Sedgemore: British Member of Parliament.
(1937) Eduard N Stepanov: Russian Cosmonaut.
(1937) Daffy Duck: debuts in Warner Bros' short Porky's Duck Hunt.
(1937) Ronald Hamowy: Canadian historian and academic (d. 2012).
(1937) Ferdinand Piëch: Austrian-German engineer and businessman.
(1937) Claude Vidal: France sport Champion.
(1936) Pete Graves: rocker (Moonglows).
(1936) Lord Justice: Aldous.
(1935) Bud Paxson: American broadcaster founded Home Shopping Network and Pax TV (d. 2015).
(1934) Peter Morris: Australian-English surgeon and academic.
(1934) Don Kirshner: American songwriter and producer (d. 2011).
(1933) Penelope Lively: Writer.
(1933) Tim Rathbone: MP.
(1932) Han J A Hansen [Jansen]: Dutch journalist (King Comes!).
(1932) Graziella Sciutti: Italian opera singer.
(1932) Ramsay Melhuish: Diplomat.
(1931) John Barrett: English tennis player and sportscaster.
(1931) John Bartlett: tennis player (Davis Cup captain-Britain).
(1931) Joan Clague: director of nursing services (Marie Curie Foundation).
(1931) Joyce Molyneux: Chef.
(1931) Malcolm Browne: American journalist and photographer (d. 2012).
(1931) John Chalstrey: Alderman / Lord Mayor (London).
(1930) Chris Barber: English trombonist and bandleader.
(1930) Genevieve: Paris, France -- Singer (Jack Paar Show, Scruples).
(1930) Rémy Julienne: French driving stunt performer, stunt coordinator, assistant director and occasional actor, a veteran of over 1,400 films.

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1929 - 1920

(1929) James Last: German musician, a bandleader, composer, and arranger.
(1929) Lady [James] Mellon: CEO (Volunteer Development Scotland).
(1929) Michael Forest: American actor.
(1929) Peggy McKercher: 11th Chancellor of the University of Saskatchewan).
(1928) Victor Lownes: American businessman.
(1928) Cynthia Ozick: United States -- Author (Pagan Rabbi & Other Stories).
(1928) Fabien Roy: Canadian accountant and politician.
(1928) Heinz Putzl: Austrian fencer.
(1927) Jacques Noyer: French Catholic clergyman who was ordained a priest on 2 July 1950 at the diocese of Arras.
(1927) Margot Honecker: East German politician, a very important member of the political scene in the Socialist Unity Party.

(1927) Christopher Whelen: Composer.
(1927) Tadeusz Mazowiecki: premier of Poland (1989-90).
(1927) Graziella Sciutti: Italian soprano singer, an operatic lyric soprano who had her debut in 1951.
(1927) Chandra Shekhar: Eighth Prime Minister of India, in office 10 November 1990 – 21 June 1991.
(1926) Michael Vernon: CEO (RNLI).
(1926) Arthur Hockaday: director-General (Commonwealth War Graves Commission).
(1926) Eugene Forrester: American military, major general.
(1926) Gerry McNeil: Canadian ice hockey player and manager (d. 2004).
(1926) Joan Lorring: Hong Kong-American actress and singer (d. 2014).
(1925) Erich Göstl: Austrian-German SS officer (d. 1990).
(1925) Joyce Buck: Actress / interior designer.
(1925) Erich Gostl: German War Hero (d. 1990).
(1925) John Yates bishop (Lambeth: England).
(1925) René Moawad: Lebanese lawyer and politician 13th President of Lebanon (d. 1989).
(1925) J Standish: American business, engineering admistrator and CEO of Albany International, a high tech materials manufacturer for aerospace and fabrics for the paper industry.
(1925) Arthur Larsen: American tennis player he won a Grand Slam in 1950 and was inducted into the International Hall of Fame in 1969.
(1925) Carlo Di Palma: Italian cinematographer, renowned for his work on both colour and black-and-white films, whose most famous collaborations were with Michelangelo Antonioni and Woody Allen.
(1924) Patrick Sergeant: founder (Euromoney Publications).
(1924) Kenneth Jones: Australian public servant.
(1924) Donald Richie: American-Japanese author and critic (d. 2013).
(1923) Norman Potter: Cabinetmaker designer / writer.
(1923) Etienne Bally: French Olympian, a track and field athlete, he participated in the the 1948 Olympics in London and again in the 1952 games in Helsinki.
(1923) Harry Reasoner in Dakota City: Iowa, USA; newscaster (60 Minutes, ABC, CBS).
(1923) Harry Reasoner: American journalist and news anchor, one of the original anchors on the popular TV news shows, "60 Minutes.
(1923) Gianni Raimondi: Italian tenor and actor (d. 2008).
(1923) Neville McNamara: Australian air marshal (d. 2014).
(1923) Solly Hemus: American baseball player coach and manager.
(1923) Lindsay Anderson: Indian-English actor director and screenwriter (d. 1994).
(1923) Lloyd Biggle Jr: United States -- Sci-fi author (Silence is Deadly).
(1923) Lon McCallister: American actor who received his first big break in "Stage Door Canteen," 1941, going on to star in "Home in Indiana," 1944.
(1921) Sergio Sollima: Italian film director primarily of westerns and crime dramas.
(1921) Earl Montgomery: Memphis Actor.
(1921) Donald Barron: CEO (Midland Bank).
(1921) Harold Johnson: American astronomer and university professor.
(1920) Bengt N Anderberg: Swedish poet / writer (Kain).
(1920) Joan "Maudie": Warburton painter.
(1920) Edmonde Charles-Roux: French editor, writer and reporter, she served as a nurse as well as a resistance fighter during WWII.

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1919 - 1910

(1919) Chavela Vargas: Costa Rica-born Mexican singer.
(1919) Gilles Lamontagne: Canadian lieutenant and politician 24th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec.
(1918) William Holden: American actor and Academy Award winner, well known from the time of his debut film, "Golden Boy," in 1939.
(1918) William Holden [Franklin Beedle Jr] O'Fallon Illinois actor (Stalag 17: Bridge Over the River Kwai, SOB).
(1918) Anne Shirley United Kingdom: actress (Devil and Daniel Webster, Stella Dallas).
(1917) Elias Lopez Soba: Puerto Rican musician and pianist, considered the second best native pianist of the twentieth century, after Jesus Maria Sanromá, and one of the most outstanding musicians of his country.
(1917) Bill Clements: American politician.
(1917) Pierre Monfrais: French Chairman and Managing Director of Heudron Dairy,1960-'77 and President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Eure, 1968-'86 and Deputy of Eure 1978-'81.
(1917) Albertine Halvorson: American astrologer, a member of AFA as of June 1958.
(1916) Donald Gibson: British Vice-Admiral.

(1916) Ryoei Saito: Businessman.
(1916) Helenio Herrera: French footballer player and manager (d. 1997).
(1916) David Stafford-Clark: psychiatrist.
(1916) Sirimavo Bandaranaike: Ceylon politician, the first female Prime Minister of Ceylon.
(1916) Edmond Marco: Strasbourg Journalist.
(1916) Win Maung: 3rd President of Union of Myanmar (d. 1989).
(1916) A Thiagarajah: Sri Lankan educator and politician (d. 1981).
(1915) Maria Vilanova de Arbenz: The First Lady of Guatemala from 1951-1954, as she was married to the Guatemalan President coronel Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán.
(1915) Sirimavo Bandaranaike: A Sri Lankan politician and the world's first female head of government (d. 2000).
(1915) Joe Foss: American politician, fighter pilot, Medal of Honor recipient and AFL Commissioner (Born 1915).
(1915) Martin Clemens: Scottish guerilla fighter (d. 2009).
(1915) Regina Ghazaryan: Armenian painter (d. 1999).
(1914) George W Davis: American art director (d. 1984).
(1914) Mac Raboy: American illustrator (d. 1967).
(1914) George Davis: American art director (d. 1984).
(1914) Marcel Rozier: Nantua physician.
(1914) Jacques Broussier: Belgian poet and astrologer.
(1913) Richard Travis: Carlsbad, New Mexico -- Actor (Missile to the Moon).
(1913) William James: American artist, a painter and violin maker, a grandson of the philosopher William James and a grandnephew of the writer Henry James.
(1913) Paul Langton: Salt Lake City, Utah -- Actor (Leslie-Peyton Place).
(1912) Benigno Zaccagnini: Italian physician and politician.
(1912) Marta Eggerth: Hungarian-born actress and singer, naturalized citizen of the United States.
(1912) Isador Caplan: Lawyer / Aldeburgh Festival Pioneer.
(1912) Pierre Graux: Calais physician.
(1911) Mikhail Botvinnik of USSR: world chess champion (1948-63).
(1911) Lester Rodney: American soldier and journalist (d. 2009).
(1911) Herve Bazin: French writer (Born 1911).
(1911) Joseph Rush: American research scientist, a physicist and educator who published a number of papers on astronomy and physics and wrote "The Dawn of Life," 1958.
(1911) Hervé Bazin: French novelist and author of great popularity whose witty and satirical novels often focused on the problems within families and marriages.
(1911) Jean-Pierre Herve: Bazin writer.
(1911) Earl of: Lauderdale.
(1910) Ivan Goff: Australian screenwriter and producer (d. 1999).
(1910) Helene Perdriere: France Actor.
(1910) Helenio Herrera: French footballer and manager (d. 1997).
(1910) Evangelos Averoff: Greek historian and politician Greek Minister of Defence (d. 1990).

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1909 - 1900

(1909) Alain Emile: Louis Marie Poher politician.
(1909) Humphrey Sims Moore: Pacifist / journalist.
(1909) Alain Poher: French politician, speaker of the French Senate for 24 years and twice the country's interim president.
(1908) Lucien BéGouin: Angouléme Politician.
(1906) Sidney R Garfield: American physician (d. 1984).
(1906) Sidney Garfield: American physician co-founded Kaiser Permanente (d. 1984).
(1906) M Rooi: Editor-in-chief (New Rotterdam Daily).
(1905) Arthur Lake: Corbin, Kentucky -- Actor (Dagwood-Blondie).
(1905) Louis Jean Heydt: Montclair, New Jersey -- Actor (Joe-Waterfront).
(1905) Carlos Oquendo de Amat: Peruvian poet, considered one of the most outstanding exponents of contemporary poetry in Peru, along with compatriots Jose Maria Eguren, Cesar Vallejo, Adam Martin and César Moro, among others.

(1905) Louis Heydt: American journalist and actor (d. 1960).
(1904) Edward Chodorov: Playwright / director (Story of Louis Pasteur).
(1903) Nicolas Nabokov: Russian-American composer and educator (d. 1978).
(1903) Morgan Taylor: American hurdler and coach (d. 1975).
(1903) André-Marie Trémeaud: French senior government official, known for being the target of an assassination attempt probably ordered by Soviet service in 1957 that killed his wife.
(1903) Gregor Piatigorsky: Ukrainian-American cellist and educator (d. 1976).
(1903) Nicolas Nabokov Near Lubcha Minsk Russia: composer (The Holy Devil).
(1902) Anita Fernandini de Naranjo: Peruvian heiress and politician in the early 1960s.
(1902) Anton Beuving: lyricist (Ketelbinkie).
(1902) Jaime Bodet: Mexican poet and diplomat (d. 1974).
(1901) Karl Beurlen: Germany Scientist.
(1901) Friedrich Maurer: Germany Actor.
(1901) George Keyt: artist.
(1900) Jeanne Mauchain: French dancer and stripper known as both Doriane Mauchain and "Dodo.
(1900) Louis Emie: France Writer.

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