Tuesday, July 8, 2008

1528 - Emanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy/governor of Netherland
1545 - Don Carlos, son of Spanish king Philip II
1574 - Giovanni Battista Stefanini, composer
1604 - Heinrich Albert, Germany, composer (Arien oder Melodien)
1621 - Jean de la Fontaine, French poet (Fables)
1637 - Johann Georg Ebeling, composer
1638 - Matteo Coferati, composer
1757 - Richard Wainwright, composer
1809 - Ljudwit Gaj, Croatian writer/poet (Pjesma iz Zagorja)
1819 - Alexander Hays, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1864
1819 - Vatroslav Lisinski, composer
1821 - William Harvey Lamb Wallace, Brig General (Union volunteers)
1824 - Waldimir "Kriz" Krzyzanowski, Brig General (Union volunteers)
1826 - Benjamin Henry Grierson, Major General (Union volunteers)
1826 - Robert Kingston Scott, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
1829 - Pierre A Vicomte de Ponson du Terrail, French serial writer
1836 - Joseph Chamberlain, British minister of Commerce/Colonies
1838 - Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin, inventor (rigid dirigibles)
1839 - John D Rockefeller, US capitalist/founder (Standard Oil)
1844 - Mary Johnson Lincoln, educator (Boston Cooking School)
1851 - Arthur J Evans, English archaeologist (Crete)
1857 - Rudolf Dellinger, composer
1867 - K„the Kollwitz, Germany, print maker/sculptor (Bauernkrieg)
1869 - William V Moody, US poet (Death of Eve, Faith Healer)
1870 - Marie C of Zeggelen, Dutch novelist (Koloniaaltje)
1871 - Kornelis ter Laan, 1st Dutch socialist mayor (Zaandam)
1871 - Clement Harris, composer
1882 - Percy Grainger, Melbourne, composer/pianist/conductor (Hill Songs)
1882 - Waverley John Anderson, Scottish viscount/governor of Bengal
1885 - Ann Jemima Flower, oldest resident of Netherlands
1885 - Emil Bloch, German philosopher
1889 - Eugene Pallette, Winfield KS, actor (Adv of Robin Hood, Mark of Zorro)
1890 - W Hasenvlever, writer
1891 - Elisabeth Zernike, Dutch writer (Poor Part, Bruidstijd)
1891 - Josef Hora, Czech writer/poet (Working Day)
1892 - Richard Aldington, writer
1893 - Fritz Perls, father of Gestalt therapy
1894 - Clemens VI Trefois, Flemish architect/sociologist
1895 - Anton G J van de Velde, Flemish writer/director (God and the Worms)
1898 - Alec Waugh, London, novelist (Island in the Sun); brother of Evelyn
1898 - Melville Ruick, Boise Idaho, actor (Barton-City Hospital)
1899 - David Eli Lilienthal, US govt organizer (Wisconsin)
1900 - George Antheil, Trenton NJ, composer (Airplane Sonata)
1901 - Donald Benjamin Harden, archaeologist
1904 - Bill Challis, arranger/pianist
1906 - Philip Johnson, Cleveland Ohio, Cortalyou architect
1907 - George W Romney, (Gov-R-Mich)/US Secretary of HUD (1969-73)
1907 - Kishio Hirao, composer
1908 - Louis Jordan, Ark, alto saxman (Caldonia)
1908 - Nelson A Rockefeller, (Gov-R-NY) 41st VP (1974-77)
1909 - Petar Segedin, Croatian novelist (Holy Devil)
1910 - Govan AM Mbeki, South African leader (ANC/SACP)
1911 - Ken Farnes, cricket bowler (fast England in pre-WW II years)
1911 - Gertrude Niesen, NY, actress (Start Cheering)
1912 - Jacques Stehman, composer
1913 - Walter Kerr, NY drama critic (Sad Clowns)
1914 - Billy Eckstine, Pittsburgh PA, jazz singer (Tenderly, A Fool in Love)
1915 - Charles Hard Townes, Greenville SC, physicist (developed lasers)
1917 - Faye Emerson, Elizabeth La, actress (I've Got a Secret)
1917 - Glenn Langan, Denver Colo, actor (Amazing Colossal Man, Margie)
1917 - Pamela Brown, London England, actress (Cleopatra, Beckett)
1918 - Craig Stevens, Liberty Mo, actor (Craig-Dallas, Peter Gunn)
1919 - Walter Scheel, German Foreign minister/president
1920 - Dolph Sweet, NYC, actor (Gimme a Break, Which Way is Up)
1923 - Harrison Dillard, Cleve, 100m runner (Oly-4 gold-1948, 52)
1926 - Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, author/physician/educator
1926 - John D Dingell, (Rep-D-Michigan, 1955- )
1927 - Carlo Franci, composer
1928 - Carol Henry, Newark NJ, choreographer (Garry Moore Show)
1928 - Norma Donaldson, singer/actress (Poetic Justice, 5 Heartbeats)
1929 - Shirley Ann Grau, author (Keepers of the House)
1930 - Valeri Aleksandrovich Yazdovsky, Russian cosmonaut
1931 - Jerry Vale, [Genaro Louis Vitaliano], NYC, singer (Arriverderci Roma)
1931 - Louis Ballard, composer
1931 - Roone Arledge, Forest Hills NY, head of sports broadcasting (ABC)
1933 - Marty Feldman, London England, comedian (Young Frankenstein)
1935 - John David Crow, football player (Heisman Trophy 1957)
1935 - Steve Lawrence, Bkln, singer/actor (Go Away Little Girl, Lonely Guy)
1935 - Vitali Ivanovich Sevastiyanov, USSR, cosmonaut (Soyuz 9, 18B)
1936 - Rudolf W de Korte, Dutch Unilever-director/minister EA (L)
1937 - Barbara Ann Loden, actress (Ernie Kovac's Show)
1938 - Marian Ackerman, women's rights advocacy administrator
1940 - Marcia Rodd, actress (Little Murders, T R Baskins)
1942 - Chuck Negron, Bronx NY, rock vocalist (3 Dog Night-Joy to the World)
1942 - Janice Pennington, Kansas, playmate (May 1971)/model (Price is Right)
1942 - Phil Gramm, (Sen-R Texas, 1985- )
1943 - Faye Wattleton, St Louis Mo, sociologist/pres (Planned Parenthood)
1944 - Jaimoe "Johnny" Johanson, US rock drummer (Allman Brothers)
1944 - Jeffrey Tambor, SF Calif, actor (Jeffrey-Ropers, Larry Sanders)
1946 - Cynthia Gregory, LA, ballerina (NY Ballet Co)
1948 - Kim Darby, N Hollywood, actr (True Grit, Enola Gay, Rich Man Poor Man)

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