Birthdays Date 1902 January | History by KabAstro

Georgy Malenkov (1902-1988)

Jan 8 Soviet leader who was briefly leader of the Soviet Union after Stalin's death (1953-55), born in Orenburg, Russian Empire

Jan 8 Gret Palucca, German dancer and choreographer (Silent Song), born in Munich, Germany (d. 1993)
Jan 9 Rudolf Bing, Austrian-born opera impresario (NY Metropolitan Opera manager, 1950-72), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1997)
Jan 9 St. Josemaría Escrivá, Spanish Roman Catholic priest and founder of Opus Dei, born in Barbastro, Spain (d. 1975)
Jan 11 Maurice Duruflé, French organist (St. Etienne-du-Mond, 1929-75), composer (Requiem, Op. 9), and teacher (Paris Conservatory, 1943-70), born in Louviers (d. 1986)
Jan 12 Ray Teal, American actor (Judgment at Nuremberg, Bonanza), born in Grand Rapids, Michigan (d. 1976)
Jan 12 Simon Spoor, Dutch army intelligence officer (WWII; Indonesian National Revolution), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1949)
Jan 13 Louis "Putney" Dandridge American jazz pianist and singer (Heatin' Up Harlem), born in Richmond, Virginia (d. 1946)
Jan 14 Alfred Tarski, Polish-American logician and mathematician, born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 1983)
Jan 14 F. C. Terborgh [Reijnier Flaes], Dutch writer (De Turkenoorlog), born in Den Helder, Netherlands (d. 1981)
Jan 15 Nazim Hikmet, Turkish poet (Tosun Pasa, The Passenger), born in Salonica, Ottoman Empire (d. 1963)
Jan 15 Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, King of Saudi Arabia (1953-64), born in Kuwait City (d. 1969)
Jan 16 Eric Liddell, Scottish 400m runner (Olympic gold 1924) and Christian missionary in China, born in Tianjin, China (d. 1945)
Jan 16 Evelyn Danzig [Levine], American songwriter ("Scarlet Ribbons"), born in Waco, Texas (d. 1996)
Jan 17 Geoffrey Lloyd, British politician and Governor of the BBC (d. 1984)
Jan 19 Heinrich Schmidt-Barrien, German author (Moorkeerl) (d. 1996)
Jan 22 Daniel Kinsey, American hurdler (d. 1970)
Jan 23 Benny Waters, American jazz saxophonist & clarinetist, born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 1998)
Jan 24 E. A. Speiser, American Bible scholar (d. 1965)
Jan 24 Oskar Morgenstern, German-American economist, born in Görlitz, Germany (d. 1977)
Jan 24 Walter Keirnan, American TV panelist (I've Got a Secret), born in New Haven, Connecticut (d. 1978)
Jan 25 Gerard Knuvelder, Dutch literature historian (Vocation, Kitty), born in Arnhem, Netherlands (d. 1982)
Jan 25 Pablo Antonio, Filipino modernist architect, born in Manila, Philippines (d. 1975)
Jan 26 Laurence Craigie, American aviator (1st US jet pilot), born in Concord, New Hampshire (d. 1994)
Jan 26 Menno ter Braak, Dutch writer (Carnaval of the Citizens) (d. 1940)
Jan 26 Romney Brent, Mexican-American actor and writer (Dinner at the Ritz), born in Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico (d. 1976)
Jan 30 Elise Cavanna, American actress (Pharmacist, Dentist, Barber Shop), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1963)
Jan 30 Nikolaus Pevsner, German-British art historian (The Buildings of England), born in Leipzig, Germany (d. 1983)
Jan 31 Alva Myrdal, Swedish sociologist, diplomat and leader of the disarmament movement (Nobel Peace Prize 1982), born in Uppsala, Sweden (d. 1986)
Jan 31 Jean Picart le Doux, French artist and tapestry designer (d. 1982)
Jan 31 Julian Steward, American anthropologist (cultural ecology), born in Washington D. C. (d. 1972)
Jan 31 Salvador Araneta, Filipino lawyer, educator, businessman, and philanthropist, born in Manila, Philippines (d. 1982)
Jan 31 Tallulah Bankhead, American stage and film actress (Lifeboat; They Knew What They Wanted; Batman -"Black Widow"), born in Huntsville, Alabama (d. 1968)