Famous Birthdays on April 12

Birthdays 1 - 200 of 278

• 599 BC Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism (d. 527 BC)
• 812 Muhammad at-Taqi, Muslim Shia Imam, born in Medina, Abbasid Empire (d. 835)
• 1484 Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect, born in Florence (d. 1546)

• 1500 Joachim Camerarius [Liebhard Kammerer], German classical scholar, born in Bamberg, Germany (d. 1574)
• 1526 Marc-Antoine de Muret, French humanist, born in Muret, France (d. 1585)
• 1550 Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, Lord Great Chamberlain of England, born in Hedingham Castle, Essex, England (d. 1604)
• 1577 Christian IV of Denmark, King of Denmark and Norway (1588-1648), born in Frederiksborg Palace, Denmark (d. 1648)
• 1579 François de Bassompierre, marshal of France, born in Haroué, France (d. 1646)
• 1626 Paul Hainlein, German composer, born in the Free Imperial City of Nuremberg, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1686)
• 1695 Caspar Burman, Dutch historian and Mayor of Utrecht, born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1755)
• 1705 William Cookworthy, English chemist, born in Kingsbridge, Devon (d. 1780)
• 1710 Caffarelli [Gaetano Majorano], Italian castrato soprano, born in Bitonto, Kingdom of Naples, Habsburg Empire (d. 1783)
• 1713 Guillaume Thomas François Raynal, French writer, born in Lapanouse, France (d. 1796)
• 1716 Felice Giardini, Italian composer, born in Turin, Duchy of Savoy (d. 1796)
• 1722 Pietro Nardini, Italian violinist and composer, born in Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (d. 1793)
• 1724 Lyman Hall, American physician and signer (Declaration of Independence), born in Wallingford, Connecticut (d. 1790)

• 1726 Charles Burney, English music historian, born in Shrewsbury, England (d. 1814)
• 1727 Gaspare Gabellone, Italian composer, born in Naples, Kingdom of Naples, Habsburg Empire (d. 1796)
• 1748 Antoine Laurent de Jussieu, French botanist (Classification of flowering plants), born in Lyon, France (d. 1836)
• 1760 Juan Manuel Olivares, Venezuelan composer, born in Caracas, Venezuela (d. 1797)
• 1764 Dirk van den Boetzelaer, Regent of Holland, born in Leiden, Netherlands (d. 1819)
• 1769 Giovanni Agostino Perotti, Italian composer, born in Vercelli, Kingdom of Sardinia (d. 1855)

• 1788 Johan Erik Nordblom, Swedish composer, born in Uppsala, Sweden (d. 1848)
• 1791 Francis Preston Blair, American journalist and newspaper editor (Washington Globe), born in Abingdon, Virginia (d. 1876)
• 1792 John George Lambton, British statesman (1st Earl of Durham), born in London, England (d. 1840)
• 1794 Germinal Pierre Dandelin, Belgian mathematician (geometry), born in Paris (d. 1847)
• 1796 George N. Briggs, American lawyer and politician, 19th Governor of Massachusetts, born in Adams, Massachusetts (d. 1861)
• 1799 Henri Druey, Swiss politician and a founding father of constitutional democracy in Switzerland, born in Faoug, Switzerland (d. 1855)
• 1801 Henry de Cock, Dutch reformed vicar and secession leader, born in Veendam, Groningen, the Netherlands (d. 1842)
• 1801 Joseph Franz Karl Lanner, Austrian composer and violinist, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1843)
• 1802 Francis Libermann, French religious leader (Congregation of Heart), born in Saverne, France (d. 1852)
• 1815 Henry Hugo Pierson, English composer, born in Oxford, England (d. 1873)

• 1827 Edward Mollenhauer, Prussian-American violinist and composer (Love Among the Breakers), born in Erfurt, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1914)
• 1831 Constantin Meunier, Belgian painter and sculptor, born in Etterbeek, Belgium (d. 1905)
• 1831 George B. Anderson, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Hillsborough, North Carolina (d. 1862)

• 1838 John Shaw Billings, American librarian and surgeon, born in Allensville, Switzerland County, Indiana (d. 1913)
• 1839 Nikolay Przhevalsky, Russian naturalist and explorer (East and Central Asia), born in Kimborovo, Russia (d. 1888) (OS 31 March)
• 1839 Victorin de Joncières, French composer (Dimitiri), and music critic, born in Paris (d. 1903)
• 1840 Edmond Audran, French composer, born in Lyon, France (d. 1901)
• 1840 Franz Xaver Haberl, German priest and musicologist (Magister choralis), born in Mallersdorf-Pfaffenberg, Kingdom of Bavaria (d. 1910)
• 1848 José Gautier Benítez, Puerto Rican poet, born in Caguas, Puerto Rico (d. 1880)
• 1851 Emil Liebling, German-American composer, born in Pless, Silesia (d. 1914)
• 1852 Ferdinand von Lindemann, German mathematician (Proving π ["pi"] is a transcendental number), born in Hanover, German Confederation (now Germany) (d. 1939)
• 1856 William Conway, 1st Baron Conway of Allington, English historian and explorer (Spitzbergen), born in Rochester, Kent (d. 1937)
• 1863 Raul Pompeia, Brazilian writer (O Ateneu), born in Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (d. 1895)
• 1868 Akiyama Saneyuki, Japanese officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy, born in Matsuyama, Iyo Province, Japan (d. 1918)
• 1869 Henri Désiré Landru, French sex murderer, born in Paris (d. 1922)
• 1871 Ioannis Metaxas, Greek military officer, politician, and dictator (1936-41), born in Ithaca, Greece (d. 1941)
• 1876 Vic Willis, American Baseball HOF pitcher (no-hitter 1899; World Series 1909; MLB ERA leader 1899 & strikeout leader 1902; Boston Beaneaters, Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Cecil County, Maryland (d. 1947)
• 1878 Richard B Goldschmidt, German-American zoologist (butterflies), born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany (d. 1958)
• 1879 Frederic G. Melcher, American publisher and editor who founded children's book week, born in Malden, Massachusetts (d. 1963)
• 1880 Addie Joss, American Baseball HOF pitcher (perfect game 1908; no hitters 1908, 10; 1.89 career ERA 2nd-lowest in MLB history; career WHIP 0.968 MLB record; Cleveland Bronchos), born in Woodland, Wisconsin (d. 1911)
• 1883 Dally Messenger, Australian rugby league centre (9 Tests; NSW; Eastern Suburbs; ARL 'Immortal'; Dally M Medal) and rugby union utility (2 caps), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1959)
• 1883 Imogen Cunningham, American photographer (1965 ASMP award), born in Portland, Oregon (d. 1976)
• 1884 Otto Meyerhof, German psychologist and biochemist (Nobel 1922), born in Hannover, Germany (d. 1951)
• 1884 Tenby Davies, Welsh athlete (world half-mile professional champion 1909), born in Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales (d. 1932)
• 1885 R. D. Banerji, Indian archaeologist and historian (discovered ancient Indus city of Mohenjo-daro), born in Berhampore, British India (d. 1930) [1]
• 1885 Robert Delaunay, French artist, born in Paris, France (d. 1941)
• 1887 Harold Lockwood, American actor (Tess of the Storm Country), born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 1918)
• 1888 Dan Ahearn, Irish-American athlete (men's triple jump WR 15.52m 1911-24), born in Athea, Ireland (d. 1942)
• 1888 Heinrich Neuhaus, Soviet pianist (The Art of Piano Playing), born in Elisavetgrad, Russian Empire (d. 1964)
• 1892 Johnny Dodds, American early jazz clarinetist, born in Waveland, Mississippi (d. 1940)
• 1894 Francisco Craveiro Lopes, 12th President of Portugal (1951-58), born in Lisbon, Portugal (d. 1964)
• 1894 Fred Barratt, English cricket fast bowler (5 Tests, 5 wickets; Nottinghamshire CCC), born in Annesley, England (d. 1947)
• 1898 (Alice) "Lily" Pons, French-American coloratura soprano opera singer (Metropolitan Opera, 1931-60) and actress (That Girl From Paris), born in Draguignan, France (d. 1976)
• 1899 Chief Thundercloud [Victor Daniels], Cherokee actor (The Lone Ranger; Colt .45), born in Muskogee, Indian Territory (d. 1955)
• 1901 Lowell Stockman, American politician, U.S. House of Representatives from Oregon, born in Helix, Oregon (d. 1962)
• 1902 Louis J. M. Beel, Prime Minister of Netherlands (1946-48, 58-59), born in Roermond, Netherlands (d. 1977)
• 1903 Jan Tinbergen, Dutch economist (Plan of Labor, Nobel 1969), born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1994)
• 1904 Frankie Masters [Masterman], American banjo player, guitarist, vocalist and big band bandleader ("Scatter-Brain"), born in St. Marys, West Virginia (d. 1990)
• 1904 Harald Penrose, British test pilot, born in Hereford, England (d. 1996)
• 1907 Felix de Weldon, Austrian-American sculptor (Marine Corps War Memorial), born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary (d. 2003)
• 1907 Hardie Gramatky, American author and animator (Little Toot), born in Dallas, Texas (d. 1979)
• 1908 Carlos Lleras Restrepo, President of Colombia (1966-70), born in Bogotá, Colombia (d. 1994)
• 1908 Robert Lee Scott, Jr., American General and Air Force pilot, born in Waynesboro, Georgia (d. 2006)
• 1908 Virginia Cherrill, American actress (City Lights; Lake Extra; Brat), born in Santa Barbara, California (d. 1996)
• 1910 Jürgen Rausch, German philosopher and author (End of the Playboys), born in Bremen, Germany (d. 1995)
• 1911 Darrell A. Amyx, American classical archaeologist (Greek Ceramics), born in Exeter, California (d. 1997)
• 1911 Geoff Chubb, South African cricket fast bowler (5 Tests, 21 wickets; Border), born in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa (d. 1982)
• 1911 Mahmoud Younis, Suez Canal nationalization engineer, born in Cairo, Egypt (d. 1976)
• 1912 Eric Feldary, Hungarian actor (Hold Back the Dawn; 16 Fathoms Deep), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1968)
• 1912 Georges Franju, French film director (Judex; Les Yeux sans visage - Eyes Without A Face), born in Fougères, Ille-et-Vilaine, France (d. 1987)
• 1912 Harold Maguire, British air marshal, born in Kilkishen, Ireland (d. 2001)
• 1912 Walter "Walt" Gorney, American character actor (Friday the 13th; Trading Places), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2004)
• 1913 Gabor Jodal, Romanian composer, born in Székelyudvarhely (d. 1989)
• 1913 Keiko Fukuda, Japanese-born American martial artist, born in Tokyo, Japan (d. 2013)
• 1914 Armen Alchian, American economist and professor (University of California), born in Fresno, California (d. 2013)
• 1915 Emil Petaja, American sci-fi author (Star Mill, Tramontane), born in Milltown, Missoula County, Montana (d. 2000)
• 1915 Ernest Borneman, German sexual researcher, psychotherapist, musician and writer (Bang, You're Dead), born in Berlin (d. 1995)
• 1915 Hound Dog Taylor [Theodore Roosevelt], American Chicago blues guitarist and singer, born in Natchez, Mississippi (d. 1975)
• 1916 Benjamin Libet, American scientist (human consciousness), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2007)
• 1916 Beverly Cleary, American Newberry Medal winning writer of children's and young adult fiction (Ramona series, 1955-99), born in McMinnville, Oregon (d. 2021)
• 1916 Brian Connell, British writer and broadcaster, born in Hertford (d. 1999)
• 1917 Helen Forrest [Fogel], American big band, pop, and swing jazz singer (Artie Shaw; Benny Goodman; Harry James), born in Atlantic City, New Jersey (d. 1999) [1]
• 1917 M Marie Wadlow, American softball pitcher (Hall of Fame 1957), born in St Louis, Missouri (d. 1979)
• 1917 Vinoo Mankad, Indian cricket all-rounder (44 Tests, 5 x 100, HS 231, 162 wickets, BB 8/52; Nawanagar, Hindus, Gujarat, Bombay, Rajasthan), born in Jamnagar, India (d. 1978)
• 1919 Billy Vaughn, American singer, saxophonist, and bandleader ("Sail Along Sil'vry Moon"), born in Glasgow, Kentucky (d. 1991)
• 1919 István Anhalt, Hungarian-Canadian classical and electronic music composer (La Tourangelle; Winthrop), educator (McGill; Queens (Ontario) Universities), and writer (Alternative Voices), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2012) [1]
• 1919 Maurice Girodias, French publisher and founder (Olympia Press), born in Paris (d. 1990)
• 1920 Robert Fizdale, American pianist (Misia), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1995)
• 1921 Alfred Mabbs, British archivist (Public Records Office), born in London (d. 2009)
• 1922 (Edwin) "Ted" Astley, British arranger, bandleader, and film and television composer (The Mouse That Roared; The Saint), born in Warrington, Lancashire, England (d. 1998)
• 1923 Ann Miller [Johnnie Lucille Collier], American actress, dancer, and singer (On the Town), born in Chireno, Texas (d. 2004)
• 1924 Curtis Turner, American auto racer (184 NASCAR races over 17 years, 17 wins), born in Floyd, Virginia (d. 1970)
• 1924 Julius Moormann, Dutch student and resistance fighter (WWII), born in Nijmegen, Netherlands (d. 1944)
• 1924 Peter Safar, Austrian physician (pioneered cardiopulmonary resuscitation or CPR), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2003)
• 1924 Sergiu Natra [Nadler], Romanian-Israeli composer (Symphony in Red, Blue, Yellow and Green), and music professor (Tel Aviv University, 1975-85), born in Bucharest, Romania (d. 2021)
• 1925 Evelyn Berezin, American computer pioneer, invented first word processor, born in the Bronx, New York (d. 2018)
• 1925 Johnny Jordan, English cameraman (You Only Live Twice), born in Oxfordshire, England (d. 1969)
• 1925 Oliver Postgate, English animator, puppeteer and writer, born in Hendon, London (d. 2008)
• 1926 James Hillman, American psychologist, and educator (C.G. Jung Institute, Zurich), born in Atlantic City, New Jersey (d. 2011)
• 1926 Jane Withers, American film child star (Bright Eyes; Ginger), character actress (Giant), and commercial spokesperson (Josephine the Plumber), born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 2021)
• 1927 Patrick Meehan, Scottish petty criminal, wrongly convicted of murder and later given a royal pardon, born in Scotland (d. 1994) [1]
• 1928 Brooklyn Supreme, Belgian stallion, heaviest known horse (1450 kg)
• 1928 Hardy Krüger, German actor (The Flight of the Phoenix), novelist, and travel writer, born in Wedding, Berlin, Germany (d. 2022)
• 1928 Jean-François Paillard, French conductor, and arranger (Pachelbel's Canon in D), born in Vitry-le-François, France (d. 2013)
• 1928 Russell L. Rogers, American electrical engineer and astronaut (X-20), born in Lawrence, Kansas (d. 1967)
• 1928 Uwe Kitzinger, German-British political scientist, educator and administrator (President of Templeton College Oxford), born in Nuremberg, Germany (d. 2023)
• 1929 Elspet Gray, Lady Rix, Scottish actress (4 Weddings & a Funeral, Solo, Tenko), born in Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland (d. 2013)
• 1930 Betty Clooney, American singer (Jack Paar Show), born in Maysville, Kentucky (d. 1976)
• 1930 Bryan Magee, British philosopher, politician (Member of Parliament, 1974-83), writer (Modern British Philosophy), and broadcaster (Thinking Aloud), born in Hoxton, London (d. 2019)
• 1930 John Landy, Australian athlete (2nd man to run sub-4 min mile; WR mile (3:58.0) and 1500m (3:41.8+) 1954; Olympic bronze 1956), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 2022)
• 1930 Johnny Antonelli, American baseball pitcher (6 × MLB All-Star 1954, 56–59²; World Series, NL ERA leader 1954; SF Giants), born in Rochester, New York (d. 2020)
• 1930 Louw de Graaf, Dutch politician and bureaucrat (Member of Parliament; Secretary of Social Affairs (VDA), born in Kootstertille, Netherlands (d. 2020)
• 1930 Manuel Neri, American sculptor (life-size figurative sculptures), born in Sanger, California (d. 2021)
• 1930 Patrick Edmund Pery, 6th Earl of Limerick, Irish peer and public servant, born in London (d. 2003)
• 1931 Leonid Derbenyov, Russian poet-songwriter, born in Moscow (d. 1995)
• 1931 Martin Boykan, American composer (Elegy; Usurpations; Soliloquies of an Insomniac), born in New York City (d. 2021)
• 1932 Dennis Banks, American activist (leader of the American Indian Movement), born in Leech Lake Indian Reservation, Minnesota (d. 2017)
• 1932 Henri Lazarof, Bulgarian composer, born in Sofia, Bulgaria (d. 2013)
• 1932 Jack Gelber, American playwright (The Connection, Apple), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2003)
• 1932 Lakshman Kadirgamar, Sri Lankan politician (Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka), born in Colombo, British Ceylon (d. 2005)

• 1933 Montserrat Caballé, Spanish bel canto operatic soprano, and unlikely pop star (with Freddie Mercury - "Barcelona"), born in Barcelona, Spain (d. 2018)
• 1934 Charlie Robertson, American politician (mayor of York, Pennsylvania 1994-2002), born in York, Pennsylvania, (d. 2017)
• 1934 Heinz Schneiter, Swiss soccer defender (44 caps; BSC Young Boys) and manager (FC Thun, BSC Young Boys), born in Thun, Switzerland (d. 2017)
• 1935 Wendy Savage, British obstetrician and gynaecologist, born in Surrey, England
• 1936 Charles Napier, American actor (Night Stalker, Rambo), born in Mt. Union, Kentucky (d. 2011)
• 1936 Kennedy Simmonds, Prime Minister of Saint Kitts & Nevis (1983-95), born in Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
• 1937 Edward Hide, British jockey (1,000 Guineas 1972, 77; Epsom Oaks 1967; Epsom Derby 1973; St Leger Stakes 1959, 78), born in Stanton Lacy, England (d. 2023)
• 1937 Igor Volk, Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz T-12) and test pilot, born in Zmiiv, Ukraine (d. 2017)

• 1939 Johnny Raper, Australian rugby league lock (33 Tests, 6 World Cup games; Newtown RLFC, St. George RLFC; Inaugural RL "Immortal") and coach (St. George, RLFC, Cronulla RLFC), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 2022)
• 1939 Peter Giger, Swiss progressive rock and jazz percussionist and bandleader (Dzyan), born in Zurich, Switzerland
• 1940 Duncan Fearnley, English cricket entrepreneur (Duncan Fearnley cricket bats), born in Pudsey, Yorkshire, England (d. 2024)

• 1940 John Hagee, American pastor and televangelist, born in Goose Creek, Texas
• 1940 Woodie Fryman, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1968, 76; Philadelphia Phillies, Detroit Tigers, Montreal Expos), born in Ewing, Kentucky (d. 2011)
• 1941 Bobby Moore, English football defender (108 caps; captain World Cup 1966; West Ham United), born in Barking, Essex (d. 1993)
• 1941 Julio Euson, Aruban-Dutch singer ("I Use The Soap"), born in Aruba
• 1942 Bill Bryden, Scottish stage director (National Theatre), film director, and screenwriter, born in Greenock, Scotland (d. 2022)
• 1942 Carlos Reutemann, Argentine auto racer (World F1 Drivers C'ship 1981 runner-up; 3 x third) and politician (governor of Santa Fe 2003-21), born in Santa Fe, Argentina (d. 2021)
• 1942 Daniel Schmidt, American composer and builder of American gamelan, born in California
• 1942 Frank Bank, American actor (Lumpy-Leave it to Beaver), born in Hollywood, California (d. 2013)

• 1943 Charles Ludlam, American playwright and actor (Big Easy), born in New York City (d. 1987)
• 1944 John Kay [Joachim Krauledat], German-born Canadian rock singer (Steppenwolf), born in Tilsit, East Prussia, Germany
• 1944 Karel Kryl, Czechoslovak folk singer, born in Kroměříž, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (d. 1994)
• 1944 Lisa Jardine, British historian and writer, born in Oxford, England (d. 2015)
• 1944 Mike Garrett, American College Football Hall of Fame running back (Heisman Trophy 1965, USC; AFL All-Star 1966-67, KC Chiefs) and executive (athletic director USC 1993-2010), born in Los Angeles, CA
• 1944 Siegfried Stritzl, American soccer midfielder (11 caps; NY Cosmos; NASL Rookie of the Year 1969), born in Yugoslavia (d. 2022)
• 1945 Doug Riley, Canadian jazz keyboard player (Dr. Music), and musical director (Famous People Players), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2007)
• 1945 Lee Jong-wook, Korean Director-General of the World Health Organization, born in Seoul, South Korea (d. 2006)
• 1945 Willie Parnell, American singer (Archie Bell & the Drells - "Tighten Up"), born in Houston, Texas
• 1946 Ed O'Neill, American comedian and actor (Married with Children, Modern Family), born in Youngstown, Ohio
• 1946 Peter L de Baan, Dutch actor, director and playwright (Leonce & Lena)
• 1946 René Krijnen, Dutch rock keyboardist (Les Baroques - "Such A Cad"), born in the Netherlands
• 1947 Antonin Kratochvil, Czech-American photojournalist (VII Photo Agency), born in Litoměřice, Czechoslovakia
• 1947 Dan Lauria, American actor (Jack Arnold-Wonder Years), born in Brooklyn, New York

• 1947 Tom Clancy, American author (Rainbow Six, The Hunt for Red October), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 2013)
• 1948 Bill Ashurst, English rugby league second rower (3 Tests GB; Wigan, Penrith RLFC, Wakefield Trinity), born in Ince-in-Makerfield, England (d. 2022)
• 1948 Jeremy Beadle, English television presenter (Beadle's About), born in London, England (d. 2008)
• 1948 Joschka Fischer, German politician and Foreign Minister of Germany (1998-2005), born in Gerabronn, Germany
• 1948 Lois Reeves, American singer (Martha and the Vandellas, 1969-72), born in Detroit, Michigan
• 1948 Raphick Jumadeen, West Indian cricket spin bowler (12 Tests, 29 wickets, BB 4/72, 1 x 50; T&T), born in Gasparillo, Trinidad and Tobago (d. 2023)
• 1949 Carol Ross Barney, American architect (1st woman to design US federal building), born in Chicago, Illinois
• 1949 Scott Turow, American lawyer and author (Presumed Innocent), born in Chicago, Illinois
• 1950 David Cassidy, American singer ("I Think I Love You"), and actor (Partridge Family - "Keith"), born in New York City (d. 2017)
• 1950 Flavio Briatore, Italian businessman and F1 team principal (Renault F1), born in Verzuolo, Italy
• 1950 Joyce Banda, President of Malawi (2012-2014), born in Malemia, Nyasaland
• 1950 Kari Palaste, Finnish architect, born in Kajaani, Finland
• 1950 Tom Werner, American producer (Roseanne, Cosby Show), born in New York City
• 1951 Jakson Spires, American rock drummer (Blackfoot), born in Raleigh, North Carolina
• 1951 Judy Singer, Australian sociologist (coined term neurodiversity), born in Hungary [1]
• 1952 Alexis Argüello, Nicaraguan boxer (3-weight world champion), born in Managua, Nicaragua (d. 2009)
• 1952 J. D. Nicholas, British guitarist (Heatwave, Commodores), born in Watford, England
• 1952 Ralph Wiley, American sports journalist and writer (Sports Illustrated and ESPN's Page 2), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 2004)
• 1952 Reuben Gant, American professional football player (Buffalo Bills), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
• 1953 Tony James, English rock bassist (Sigue Sigue Sputnik - Love Missile F-111), born in Shepherds Bush, London
• 1954 Marvin Johnson, American boxer (WBC Light heavyweight title 1978; WBA Light heavyweight title 1979-80, 86-87), born in Indianapolis, Indiana
• 1954 Pat Travers, Canadian rock guitarist (Puttin' it Straight), born in Toronto, Ontario
• 1956 Alex Briley, American actor (Can't Stop the Music), born in New York City
• 1956 Andy Garcia, Cuban-American actor (Stand & Deliver, 8 Million Ways to Die), born in Havana, Cuba
• 1956 Doris Baaten, Dutch actress (Sesame Street, Fien), born in Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands
• 1956 Herbert Grönemeyer, German singer (Mensch; Spruenge), born in Göttingen, Germany
• 1956 Walter Salles, Brazilian filmmaker (The Motorcycle Diaries), born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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