Famous Birthdays on November 9

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• 1389 Isabella of Valois, queen consort of Richard II of England, born in Paris (d. 1409)
• 1414 Albert III Achilles [Albrecht III], Elector of Brandenburg, born in Tangermünde, Brandenburg, Germany (d. 1486)
• 1467 Charles of Egmond, Duke of Guelder and Earl of Zutphen, born in Grave, Netherlands (d. 1538)

• 1522 Martin Chemnitz, German Lutheran reformer and theologian, born in Treuenbrietzen, Germany (d. 1586)
• 1541 Menso Alting, Dutch reformed vicar and theologist, born in Eelde, Netherlands (d. 1612)
• 1656 Paul Aler, French jesuit and poet (Gradus ad Parnassum), born in Luxembourg (d. 1727)
• 1664 Johann Speth, German composer and organist, born in Speinshart, Electorate of Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire (d. after 1719)
• 1697 Claudio Casciolini, Italian composer, born in Rome, Papal States (d. 1760)
• 1721 Mark Akenside, English poet and physician, born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England (d. 1770)

• 1732 Julie de Lespinasse, French aristocrat, hostess and writer, born in Lyon, France (d. 1776)
• 1760 Henri-Philippe Gerard, Belgian composer, born in Liège, Belgium (d. 1848)
• 1795 Walter Geikie, Scottish painter, born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 1837)
• 1799 Gustavus, Crown Prince of Sweden, born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1877)

• 1802 Elijah Parish Lovejoy, American newspaper publisher and abolitionist, born in Albion, Maine (d. 1837)
• 1809 Albert Taylor Bledsoe, American Episcopal priest and Confederate Army officer, born in Frankfurt, Kentucky (d. 1877)
• 1810 Bernhard von Langenbeck, German surgeon and founder of Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery, born in Padingbüttel, Germany (d. 1887)
• 1810 Thomas Bragg, American politician, 34th Governor of North Carolina (1859-61), born in Warrenton, North Carolina (d. 1872)
• 1812 Paul Abadie, French master builder (renovated Notre Dame), born in Paris (d. 1884)
• 1817 Edward Richard Sprigg Canby, American Major General (Union Army), born in Piatt's Landing, Kentucky (d. 1873)
• 1818 Ivan Turgenev, Russian novelist, poet and playwright (Fathers & Sons), born in Oryol, Russian Empire (d. 1883)
• 1820 Matthias de Vries, Dutch linguist (spelling), born in Haarlem, Netherlands (d. 1892)
• 1821 Jean-Baptiste Theodore Weckerlin, French composer, born in Alsace, Guebwiller (d. 1910)
• 1823 William Henry Forney, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Lincolnton, North Carolina (d. 1894)
• 1825 A. P. Hill, Confederate general, born in Culpeper, Virginia (d. 1865)
• 1832 Émile Gaboriau, French writer (father of the French detective novels), born in Saujon, France (d. 1873)
• 1833 Sally Louisa Tompkins, American nurse and philanthropist, only woman commissioned in Confederate army during US Civil War, born in Mathews City, Virginia (d. 1916)
• 1835 Davorin Jenko, Slovene-Serbian composer, born in Dvorje, Slovenia (d. 1914)
• 1835 Jean-Theodore Radoux, Belgian composer, born in Liège, Belgium (d. 1911)
• 1837 Alfred Holmes, English violinist and composer, born in London, England (d. 1876)
• 1837 Gerrit Jan van Heek, Dutch textile manufacturer and politician, born in Enschede, Netherlands (d. 1915)
• 1840 Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau, French Canadian lawyer and politician, born in Sainte-Thérèse, Canada (d. 1898)
• 1840 Kuroda Kiyotaka, Japanese diplomat and politician (2nd Prime Minister of Japan, 1888-1889; President of the Privy Council, 1894-90), born in Kagoshima, Satsuma Domain (d. 1900)

• 1850 Lewis Lewin, German toxicologist (father of psychopharmacologist), born in Tuchel, West Prussia (d. 1929)
• 1853 Stanford White, American architect, born in New York City (d. 1906)
• 1854 Joseph Miroslav Weber, Czech composer, born in Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia, Austrian Empire (d. 1906)
• 1868 Andrea d'Angeli, Italian composer, born in Padua, Kingdom of Italy (d. 1940)
• 1868 Emmanuel de Bom, Flemish author (Wrakken), born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1953)

• 1871 Florence Sabin, American Scientist who was the first woman to graduate from Johns Hopkins and the first lifetime woman member of the National Academy of Sciences, born in Central City, Colorado (d. 1953)
• 1872 Bohdan Lepky, Ukrainian writer and poet, born in Zhukiv, Ukraine (d. 1941)
• 1873 Otfrid Foerster, German neurologist, born in Wrocław, Poland (d. 1941)
• 1874 Albert Francis Blakeslee, American botanist, born in Geneseo, New York (d. 1954)
• 1877 Allama Iqbal, Indian philosopher and poet, born in Sialkot, Punjab Province, British India (d. 1938)
• 1877 Enrico De Nicola, Italian politician, 1st President of Italy (1948), born in Naples, Kingdom of Italy (d. 1959)
• 1877 Sergei Aleksi [Alexy], patriarch of Russian-orthodox church, born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1970)
• 1879 Milan Šufflay, Croatian historian and politician, born in Lepoglava, Croatia (d. 1931)
• 1880 Rudolf Karel, Czech composer (Three Hairs of the Wise Old Man), born in Pilseň, Czech Republic (d. 1945)
• 1882 Joe Hardstaff Sr., English cricket batsman (5 Tests; 3 x 50; Nottinghamshire CCC) and umpire (21 Tests), born in Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire (d. 1947)
• 1883 Edna May Oliver [Nutter], American stage, silent and sound screen character actress (Little Women; Drums Along the Mohawk), born in Malden, Massachusetts (d. 1942)
• 1884 Hector Abbas, Flemish actor and director (Rosa Lynd Company), born in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands (d. 1942)
• 1885 Aureliano Pertile, Italian tenor, born in Montagnana, Italy (d. 1952)
• 1885 Hermann Weyl, German mathematician and philosopher, born in Elmshom, Germany (d. 1955)
• 1885 Theodor Kaluza, German mathematician and physicist (Kaluza–Klein theory), born in Silesia, Germany (d. 1954)
• 1885 Velimir Khlebnikov, Russian poet and playwright, born in Tundutov, Russia (d. 1922)
• 1886 Ed Wynn [Isaiah Edwin Leopold], American comedian (Ed Wynn Show), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1966)
• 1886 S. O. Davies, Welsh Labour Party politician and trade union official, born in Abercwmboi, Glamorgan, Wales (d. 1972)
• 1887 Gertrude Astor [Eyster], American silent and sound screen character actress (The Strong Man: Hell Bound), born in Lakewood, Ohio (d. 1977)
• 1887 Muriel Aked, British actress (Rome Express, Happiest Days of Your Life), born in Bingley, Yorkshire, England (d. 1955)
• 1888 Jean Monnet, French political economist and diplomat, born in Cognac, France (d. 1979)
• 1889 Harry "Snub" Pollard, Australian actor (Don't Shove, Arizona Days), born in Melbourne, Victoria (d. 1962)
• 1894 Dietrich von Choltitz, German general known as the "Saviour of Paris" for surrendering the city to Free French forces and disobeying Hitler's orders to destroy it, born in Gräflich Wiese, Silesia, German Empire (d. 1966)
• 1894 Mabel Normand [Muriel Fortescue], American silent-film actress, director and comedienne (Mickey), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1930) [or November 10]
• 1894 Mae Marsh, American silent film actress (Birth of a Nation), born in Madrid, New Mexico Territory (d. 1968)
• 1896 Mykhaylo Verikivsky, Ukrainian composer, born in Kremenets, Ukraine (d. 1962)
• 1897 Ronald G W Norrish, British chemist (Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1967), born in Cambridge, England (d. 1978)
• 1898 Leonard Carmichael, American Psychologist and secretary of the Smithsonian Institution (1953-64), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1973)
• 1898 Owen Barfield, British philosopher of language, born in London (d. 1997)
• 1901 (Francis) "Muggsy" Spanier, American swing jazz and Dixieland revival cornetist and trumpeter, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1967)
• 1901 John Norrie McArthur, British malariologist and microscopist who invented a handheld field microscope (d. 1996) [1]
• 1902 Anthony Asquith, British film director (Carrington V C (Court martial)), born in London (d. 1968)
• 1903 Edward van der Merwe, South African cricket wicket-keeper (2 Tests in 30's), born in Rustenburg, Transvaal (d. 1971)
• 1903 Leon-Etienne Duval, French prelate and cardinal of the Catholic Church in Algeria, born in Chênex, Haute-Savoie, France (d. 1996)
• 1903 Margaret Fay Shaw, American photographer, folklorist, and ethnomusicologist, known for her work in the Scottish Hebrides, born in Glenshaw, Pennsylvania (d. 2004)
• 1904 Viktor Brack, German Nazi physician and war criminal, born in Haaren, Rhine Province, German Empire (d. 1948)
• 1905 Erika Mann, German-American author (Other Germany) and daughter of Thomas Mann, born in Munich, Germany (d. 1969)
• 1905 James William Fulbright, American politician (Sen-D-Mo), born in Sumner, Missouri (d. 1995)
• 1906 Arthur Rudolph, German rocket engineer, born in Meiningen, Germany (d. 1996)
• 1907 Burrill Phillips, American classical composer (Play Ball; Perspectives in a Labyrinth), pianist, and educator, born in Omaha, Nebraska (d. 1988)
• 1907 Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia, born in Potsdam, Germany (d. 1994)
• 1909 H. M. van Randwijk, Dutch author and founder (Vrij Netherland), born in Gorinchem, Netherlands (d. 1966)
• 1909 Robert Douglas, English actor (Adv of Don Juan), born in Fenny Stratford, Buckinghamshire (d. 1999)
• 1911 Tabish Dehlvi, Pakistani poet, born in Delhi, India (d. 2004)
• 1913 Thelma Hulbert, English painter (Le Sacre du Printemps), born in Bath, Somerset (d. 1995)
• 1914 Colin Falkland Gray, New Zealand fighter ace of the Second World War, born in Christchurch, New Zealand (d. 1995)

• 1915 André François, Hungarian-French cartoonist, born in Temesvár, Austria-Hungary (d. 2005)
• 1915 Sargent Shriver, American politician and activist (Peace Corps), born in Westminster, Maryland (d. 2011)
• 1918 Choi Hong Hi, South Korean army general and Founder of Taekwon-Do, born in Hwadae, Myongchon County, North Hamgyong Province, Japanese Korea (d. 2002)
• 1918 Howard Shanet, American conductor (Night of the Tropics), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2006)

• 1918 Su Beng [Lim Tiau-hui], 'Father of Taiwanese Independence' (Taiwan’s 400-Year History), born in Taipei, Taiwan (d. 2019)
• 1918 Thomas Ferebee, Enola Gay bombardier over Hiroshima, born in Mocksville, North Carolina (d. 2000)
• 1919 Sol K. Bright, Hawaiian steel-guitar player, singer (Hollywaiians), and songwriter ("Hawaiian Cowboy"), born in Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii (d. 1992)

• 1920 Seymour Siwoff, American sports statistician (president and CEO Elias Sports Bureau 1952-2019), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2019)
• 1921 Ivo Rudolph Jarosy, German-British film scholar and exhibitor, born in Berlin (d. 1996)
• 1921 Pierrette Alarie, Canadian operatic soprano, born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2011)
• 1921 Silvio O. Conte, American politician (Rep-R-MA, 1959-91), born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts (d. 1991)
• 1921 Viktor Chukarin, Soviet gymnast (Olympic gold 1952, 56), born in Mariupol, Ukraine (d. 1984)
• 1922 Dorothy Dandridge, American actress (Porgy & Bess), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1965)
• 1922 Imre Lakatos, Hungarian philosopher, born in Debrecen, Hungary (d. 1974)
• 1922 Raymond Devos, Belgian-French humorist, born in Mouscron, Belgium (d. 2006)
• 1923 Alice Coachman, American athlete (Olympic gold high jump 1948), born in Albany, Georgia (d. 2014)
• 1924 Robert Frank, Swiss-American photographer (The Americans), and filmmaker (Pull My Daisy; Candy Mountain), born in Zürich, Switzerland (d. 2019)
• 1925 Bill Bruton, American baseball outfielder (NL stolen bases leader 1953-55 Milwaukee Braves), born in Penola, Alabama (d. 1995)
• 1925 Sir Alistair Horne, British historian and journalist (A Savage War of Peace: Algeria 1954–1962), born in London (d. 2017)
• 1926 Luis Miguel Dominguín, Spanish bullfighter, born in Madrid, Spain (d. 1996)
• 1927 Carel Boshoff, South African activist and chairman (Broederbond/Volkswag), born in Nylstroom, Transvaal South Africa (d. 2011)
• 1928 Anne Sexton, American poet (Live or Die; Pulitzer 1967), born in Newton, Massachusetts (d. 1974)
• 1928 Wim Bosboom, Dutch radio and TV host, born in Gelselaar, Netherlands (d. 2001)
• 1929 Alexandra Nikolayevna Pakhmutova, Russian classical and popular music composer (Trumpet Concerto), born in Volgograd, Russia

• 1929 Marc Favreau, French Canadian humourist, born in Montréal, Quebec (d. 2005)
• 1929 Severn Darden, American actor (Luv; The President's Analyst; Saturday the 14th), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1995)
• 1930 Charlie Jones, American sportscaster (Almost Anything Goes), born in Fort Smith, Arkansas (d. 2008)
• 1930 Ignacio Ellacuría, Spanish-Salvadoran Jesuit priest, philosopher and human rights activist, born in Portugalete, Spain (d. 1989) [1]
• 1931 Tommy Greenhough, English cricketer (English leg-spinner in 4 Tests 1959-60), born in Rochdale, Lancashire (d. 2009)
• 1931 Whitey Herzog, American Baseball HOF manager (World Series 1982, NL Manager of the Year 1985 St Louis Cardinals; Texas Rangers, California Angels, KC Royals), born in New Athens, Illinois (d. 2024)
• 1932 Marian Christy, American author (Invasions of Privacy), born in Ridgefield, Connecticut
• 1933 Jim Perry, American and Canadian TV host ($ale of the Century), born in Camden, New Jersey (d. 2015)

• 1934 Ingvar Carlsson, Swedish politician, Prime Minister of Sweden (1986-91, 94-96), born in Borås, Älvsborg County, Sweden
• 1934 Ronald Harwood, South African playwright and screenwriter (The Dresser), born in Cape Town, South Africa (d. 2020)
• 1935 Bob Gibson, American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (NL Cy Young Award 1968, 70; NL MVP 1968; 9 x MLB All Star; St. Louis Cardinals), born in Omaha, Nebraska (d. 2020)
• 1936 Bob Graham, American politician (US Senator from Florida, 1987-2005; 38th Governor of Florida, 1979-87), born in Coral Gables, Florida (d. 2024) [1]

• 1936 Teddy Infuhr, American former child actor (The Bishop's Wife, They Live By Night), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 2007)
• 1937 Clyde Wells, Canadian politician, 5th Premier of Newfoundland, born in Buchans Junction, Newfoundland
• 1937 Donald Trelford, English journalist and editor (Observer Newspaper 1975-93), born in Coventry, England (d. 2023) [1]
• 1937 Roger McCough, British poet (The Mersey Sound), born in Litherland, Lancashire
• 1938 Ti-Grace Atkinson, American feminist author, born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
• 1938 Yvon Chouinard, American rock climber, environmentalist and philanthropist (Patagonia), born in Lewiston, Maine
• 1939 Marco Bellocchio, Italian film director (The Conviction), born in Bobbio, Italy
• 1939 Paul Cameron, American psychologist and sex researcher, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• 1940 Sergio Cervetti, Uruguayan composer (The Bottom of the Iceberg; Lucet in Tenebris), born in Dolores, Uruguay

• 1942 Richard Greene, American violinist, and bluegrass fiddler (Seatrain), born in Los Angeles, California
• 1942 Stuart Lipton, English real estate developer and multi-millionaire
• 1942 Tom Weiskopf, American golfer (British Open 1973; US Senior Open 1995), born in Massillon, Ohio (d. 2022)
• 1943 John Shepherd, cricketer (WI all-rounder 1969-71, later in South Africa), born in Belleplaine, Barbados
• 1943 Lee Graziano, American rock drummer (American Breed), born in Chicago, Illinois
• 1944 Bill Hendon, American politician (Rep-R-NC, 1981-83, 85-87), born in Asheville, North Carolina
• 1944 James Talley, American country blues singer-songwriter ("The Road to Torreón"), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
• 1944 Phil May, English rocker (Pretty Things), born in Dartford, Kent (d. 2020)
• 1945 Charlie Robinson, American actor (Night Court, 1984-92 - "Mac"; Hart of Dixie), born in Houston, Texas (d. 2021)
• 1947 Paul Litjens, Dutch field hockey striker (177 caps, 268 goals; Champions Trophy 1981; top scorer Olympic Games 1976), born in Loon op Zand, Netherlands (d. 2023)
• 1947 Robert David Hall, American actor (Dr. Albert Robbins M.D, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation), born in East Orange, New Jersey
• 1948 Alan Gratzer, rock drummer (Reo Speedwagon), born in Syracuse, New York
• 1948 Bille August, Danish director (Best Intentions, Twist & Shout), born in Brede, Denmark
• 1948 Henrik S. Järrel, Swedish politician, born in Stockholm, Sweden
• 1948 Joe Bouchard, American guitarist and bassist, born in Watertown, New York
• 1948 Michel Pagliaro, Canadian rock singer, born in Montreal, Quebec
• 1948 Sharon Stouder, American 100m butterfly swimmer (Olympic gold 1964), born in Altadena, California (d. 2013)
• 1949 Bob Cassilly, American artist, sculptor, and founder of the St. Louis City Museum, born in Webster Groves, Missouri (d. 2011)
• 1949 Tommy Caldwell, American rocker (Marshall Tucker Band), born in Spartanburg, South Carolina (d. 1980)
• 1951 Bill Mantlo, American comic book writer (Micronauts), born in Brooklyn, New York
• 1951 Hetty de Boer-Jongkind, Dutch medical astrologist and founder (Vakvereniging Medical Astrology), born in Amsterdam (d. 1993)
• 1951 Lou Ferrigno, American body builder and actor (Incredible Hulk), born in Brooklyn, New York
• 1952 John Megna, American actor (To Kill a Mocking Bird), born in Queens, NYC (d. 1995)
• 1952 Sherrod Brown, American politician (Rep-D-Ohio 1993-2007, Senate 2007-), born in Mansfield, Ohio
• 1953 Gaétan Hart, Canadian boxer
• 1954 Dennis Stratton, British rock guitarist (Iron Maiden), born in London
• 1954 Sue Upton, English actress (The Benny Hill Show) and dancer, born in Chadwell Heath, Essex, England
• 1955 Bob Nault, French Canadian politician (Member of the Canadian Parliament for Kenora—Rainy River), born in Ste. Anne, Manitoba
• 1955 Don Schiff, American session and touring rock and progressive rock bassist and Chapman Stick player, born in Wilmington, Delaware
• 1955 Fernando Meirelles, Brazilian film director (The Constant Gardener), born in São Paulo, Brazil
• 1955 Karen Dotrice, British actress (Mary Poppins), born in Guernsey, Channel Islands
• 1956 Eve de Castro-Robinson, New Zealand classical composer (Other Echoes; A Chaos Of Delight), music director (Karlheinz Company), and educator (University of Auckland), born in London, England
• 1956 Kevin Savigar, British session and touring keyboard player, songwriter, and record producer (Rod Stewart), born in London, England
• 1959 Nick Hamilton, American wrestling referee, born in Lakeland, Florida
• 1959 Sito Pons, Spanish motorbike racer, born in Barcelona, Spain
• 1959 Thomas Quasthoff, German singer, born in Hildesheim, Germany
• 1959 Tony Slattery, British actor and comedian (Whose Line Is It Anyway?), born in Stonebridge, London
• 1960 Andreas Brehme, German soccer defensive midfielder (86 caps; FIFA World Cup 1990; 1. FC Kaiserslautern, Bayern Munich, Inter Milan), born in Hamburg, Germany (d. 2024)
• 1960 Joëlle Ursull, French-Guadeloupean singer, born in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe
• 1961 Jill Dando, British television presenter (Crimewatch), born in Weston-super-Mare, United Kingdom (d. 1999)
• 1962 Teryl Rothery, Canadian actress (Stargate SG-1), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
• 1963 Anthony Bowie, American NBA guard (NY Knicks, Orlando Magic), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
• 1963 Biagio Antonacci, Italian pop singer-songwriter, born in Milan, Italy
• 1963 Fulvio Fantoni, Italian bridge player, born in Grosseto, Italy
• 1964 John Joseph Thomas, American actor (Young Dan'l Boone), born in Arcadia, California
• 1964 Robert Duncan McNeill, American actor, born in Raleigh, North Carolina
• 1965 Bryn Terfel, Welsh bass-baritone opera and concert singer, born in Pant Glas, United Kingdom
• 1967 Ricky Otto, English footballer, born in London
• 1968 Jeff Brady, American NFL linebacker (Minnesota Vikings), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
• 1968 Jesper Brodin, Swedish businessman, CEO of Ingka Group (Ikea), born in Gothenburg, Sweden [1]
• 1968 Nazzareno Carusi, Italian pianist, born in Celano, Italy
• 1969 Allison Wolfe, American musician (Bratmobile; Partyline), born in Memphis, Tennessee
• 1969 Ángel Miranda, Puerto Rican MLB baseball pitcher, 1993-97 (Milwaukee Brewers), born in Arecibo, Puerto Rico
• 1969 Pepa [Sandra Denton], Jamaican-American hip hop artist (Salt-n-Pepa) and actress, born in Kingston, Jamaica (birth date disputed)
• 1970 Bill Guerin, American NHL right wing, 1991-2010 (NJ Devils, Edmonton Oilers, Dallas Stars, and 5 other teams), and general manager (Minnesota Wild, 2019-), born in Wilbraham, Massachusetts
• 1970 Chad Ogea, American baseball pitcher (Cleveland Indians), born in Lake Charles, Louisiana
• 1970 Chris Jericho [Irvine], American-Canadian professional wrestler and heavy metal rock singer (Fozzy), born in Manhasset, New York
• 1970 Domino [Damian Siguenza], American Hip Hop Producer, born in San Francisco, California
• 1970 Melanie Roche, Australian softball pitcher (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Bankstown, New South Wales
• 1970 Scarface [Brad Terrence Jordan], American rapper (Geto Boys), born in Houston, Texas
• 1970 Susan Tedeschi, American musician, born in Boston, Massachusetts

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