1920 Dave Garcia, American baseball manager (California Angels, Cleveland Indians), born in San Diego, California (d. 2018) 1921 Gene Roland, American jazz pianist, trombonist, composer, and arranger (Stan Kenton Orchestra; Woody Herman), born in Dallas, Texas (d. 1982) 1921 Jan Frank Fischer, Czech composer, born in Louny, Czech Republic (d. 2006) 1921 Norma MacMillan, Canadian voice actress (Casper the Ghost), born in Vancouver (d. 2001) 1922 Bob Anderson, English fencer and renowned film fight choreographer (Star Wars, Lord of the Rings), born in Gosport, England (d. 2012) 1922 Jackie Cooper, American actor and director (Skippy, Superman), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2011) 1923 Anton Heiller, Austrian organist and composer, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1979) 1923 Arvell Shaw, American jazz double-bassist (Louis Armstrong; Teddy Wilson), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 2002) 1923 David Kraehenbuehl, American composer (March of the Trolls), pianist, teacher (Yale), and music theorist (Journal of Music Theory), born in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois (d. 1997) 1924 Bobby Short, American cabaret singer and pianist (Carlisle Hotel), born in Danville, Illinois (d. 2005) 1925 Erika Köth, German operatic coloratura soprano (Salzburg Festival, 1955–64), born in Darmstadt, Germany (d. 1989) 1925 Forrest Compton, American actor (Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C; The Edge of Night), born in Reading, Pennsylvania (d. 2020) 1925 Gösta Jonsson, Swedish saxophonist, accordion player and bandleader, born in Kungsholmen, Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1984) 1925 Helle Virkner (née Lotinga), Danish actress (Matador), author, and second wife of Prime Minister Jens Otto Krag, born in Aarhus, Denmark (d. 2009) 1925 Margaret 'Peggy' Webber, American radio and film actress (Dragnet, The Screaming Skull), born in Laredo, Texas (d. 2026) 1925 Wally Halder, Canadian ice hockey forward (Olympic gold 1948, tournament top scorer), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 1994) 1926 Shohei Imamura, Japanese film director, won 2 Palme d'Or awards for "The Ballad of Narayama" and "The Eel", born in Tokyo, Japan (d. 2006) 1927 Norm Crosby, American comedian and "Master of the Malaprop" (Liar's Club), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2020) 1928 Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, American jazz alto saxophonist and bandleader of the 1950-60s hard bop era ("The Black Messiah"), born in Tampa, Florida (d. 1975) 1933 Henry Darrow [Enrique Delgado], American stage and screen character actor (The High Chaparral; Harry O; The New Dick Van Dyke Show), born in New York City (d. 2021) 1933 Pat Barrett, Canadian pop and doo-wop vocalist (Crew Cuts - "Sh-Boom"), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2016) 1933 Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Spanish conductor, born in Burgos, Spain (d. 2014) 1935 Bill Pinkney, American National Sailing HOF yachtsman (first African American to sail around the world solo via Cape of Good Hope and Cape Horn), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2023) Australian tennis player (Australian C'ships 1957-58, Wimbledon, US C'ships 1958), born in Melbourne, Victoria 1937 Jacques d'Ancona, Dutch journalist, theatre critic, and TV personality (Sound-Mix Show), born in Groningen, Netherlands (d. 2024) 1937 Les Braid, British bassist (Swinging Blue Jeans - "Hippie-Hippie Shake"), born in West Derby, Liverpool, England (d. 2005) 1937 Tony Yates, American college basketball point guard (National C'ship 1961, 62 Cincinnati Bearcats) and head coach (Cincinnati 1983-89), born in Lawrenceburg, Indiana (d. 2020) American Baseball HOF pitcher (5 x MLB All Star; Cy Young winner 1972, 78; no-hitter 1968; SF Giants, Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers, SD Padres), born in Williamston, North Carolina [1] 1938 Rafael Osuna, Mexican tennis player (US Nat C'ship 1963), born in Mexico City (d. 1969) 1938 Sylvia Moy, American songwriter ("My Cherie Amour"; "This Old Heart Of Mine"; "It Takes Two"), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2017) 1940 Merlin Olsen, American College-Pro Football HOF defensive tackle (Utah State Uni; First-team All-Pro 1966–70; 14 × Pro Bowl; Los Angeles Rams) and actor (Father Murphy), born in Logan, Utah (d. 2010) 1941 Flórián Albert 'the Emperor', Hungarian footballer, born in Hercegszántó, Hungary (d. 2011) 1941 Signe Toly Anderson, American singer, founding member of Jefferson Airplane ("Chauffeur Blues"), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 2016) 1941 Yuri Norstein, Russian animator (Hedgehog in the Fog), born in Andreyevka, Russia 1942 Lee Dorman, American rock bassist (Iron Butterfly; Captain Beyond), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 2012) 1944 Pik-Sen Lim [Lim Phaik Seng], Malaysian-British actress (Mind Your Language, Johnny English Reborn), born in Penang, British Malaya (d. 2025) 1945 Anzac Wallace [Norman Pene Rewiri], New Zealand activist and actor (Utu, Mauri), born in New Zealand (d. 2019) [1] 1945 Carmen Maura, Spanish actress (Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown), born in Madrid, Spain American opera singer (Carmen), born in Augusta, Georgia 1945 Ron Shelton, American film director (Bull Durham), born in Whittier, California 1946 Alain Estève, French rugby union lock (20 Tests; French Rugby C'ship x 8 AS Béziers), born in Castelnaudary, France (d. 2023) 1946 Fighting Mack [Edwin Alberto], Antillian welterweight boxer, born in Willemstad, Curacao 1946 Mike Procter, South African cricket all-rounder (7 Tests, 41 wickets, BB 6/73; Gloucestershire CCC, Natal, Western Province, Rhodesia, Orange Free State), born in Durban, South Africa (d. 2024) 1946 Ola Brunkert, Swedish pop, rock and jazz drummer (ABBA), born in Örebro, Sweden (d. 2008) 1946 American Academy Award-winning screenwriter and film director (Wall Street; Born On The Fourth of July; Platoon; JFK), born in New York City 1946 American actor (Executioner's Song, Bloody Monday, The Fugitive), born in San Saba, Texas 1948 Amalie Malling, Danish concert pianist, and educator (Royal Danish Academy of Music, 1981-present), born in Lübeck, Germany 1948 Suzyn Waldman, American Sportscaster (baseball- NY Yankee), born in Newton, Massachusetts 1951 Johan Neeskens, Dutch soccer midfielder (49 caps; Ajax, Barcelona, NY Cosmos) and manager (FC Zug, NEC), born in Heemstede, Netherlands (d. 2024) 1951 Pete Carroll, American football coach (Super Bowl XLVIII Seattle Seahawks; NY Jets, NE Patriots; 4 x Rose Bowl USC), born in San Francisco, California 1952 Kelly Keagy, American rock drummer and vocalist (Night Ranger - "Sister Christian"), born in Eugene, Oregon 1954 Adrian Adonis [Keith A. Franke Jr.], American professional wrestler, born in New York City (d. 1988) Pakistani cricket spin bowler (67 Tests; 236 wickets; best 9/56 1987), born in Lahore, Punjab 1955 Brendan O'Carroll, Irish stage and screen actor, comedian, director, producer and writer (Mrs. Brown's Boys - "Agnes Brown"), born in Finglas, Dublin, Ireland 1956 George Howard, American smooth jazz saxophonist (Dream Ride), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1998) 1956 Jaki Graham, British R&B singer-songwriter ("Could It Be I'm Falling In Love"), born in Birmingham, England 1956 Maggie Reilly, Scottish folk singer, born in Moodiesburn, Scotland 1956 Ned Rothenberg, composer and multi-instrumentalist, born in Boston, Massachusetts

1956 Tawny Little (née Godin), American beauty queen (Miss America, 1976), news anchor, and actress, born in Portland, Maine 1957 Fulton Allem, South African golfer (3 PGA Tour titles), born in Kroonstad, South Africa 1957 LeRoy Irvin Jr., American football cornerback (First-team All-Pro 1981, 82, 86; Pro Bowl 1985, 86; LA Rams), born in Fort Dix, New Jersey (d. 2026) 1957 Paweł Pawlikowski, Polish filmmaker (Cold War), born in Warsaw, Poland 1958 Dr. Know [Gary Miller], American guitarist (Bad Brains), born in Washington, D. C. 1958 Wendie Jo Sperber, American actress (I Wanna Hold Your Hand; Bossom Buddies - "Amy"; Back to the Future), born in Hollywood, California (d. 2005) 1960 Mitch Dorge, Canadian drummer and producer (Crash Test Dummies - "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm"), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba 1960 Scott Thompson Baker, American actor (General Hospital, All My Children), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota 1961 American College/Pro Football HOF quarterback (Uni of Pittsburgh; 9 x Pro Bowl; NFL MVP, NFL Offensive Player of the Year 1984; 3 x First Team All Pro; Miami Dolphins), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1962 Dina Lohan, American television personality, mother and manager of actress Lindsay Lohan, born in New York City 1962 Earnest Byner, American NFL running back (Cleveland Browns) and coach, born in Milledgeville, Georgia 1964 Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein [Paul Caiafa], American musician, former guitarist for horror punk band The Misfits, born in Lodi, New Jersey 1965 Fernanda Torres, Brazilian actress (I'm Still Here), born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1966 Sherman Douglas 'the General', American NBA guard (NJ Nets), born in Washington D.C. 1967 Jerry Dixon, American heavy metal bassist (Warrant - "Cherry Pie"), born in Pasadena, California 1968 Danny Nucci, American actor (Gabriel Ortega-Falcon Crest), born in Klagenfurt, Austria 1969 DJ Kay Gee [Kier Gist], American musician (Naughty by Nature), born in East Orange, New Jersey 1969 Jeffrey Schwarz, American documentary film director and producer, born in New York City 1970 Ramya Krishnan, Indian actress (Padayappa), born in Madras, India 1971 Ben Wallers, English musician and songwriter (Country Teasers), born in St Albans, England 1971 Chad Bratzke, American NFL defensive end (NY Giants), born in Waukegan, Illinois 1971 Josh Charles, American actor (The Good Wife), born in Baltimore, Maryland 1971 Michael Malone, American basketball head coach (Denver Nuggets 2015-21; Sacramento Kings 2013-14; NBA All-Star Game 2019), born in Queens, New York 1971 Wayne Ferreira, South African tennis star (Munich 1995), born in Johannesburg, South Africa 1971 Will Shields, American NFL guard (KC Chiefs), born in Fort Riley, Kansas 1972 Jimmy Carr, British deadpan comedian (8 Out of 10 Cats), born in London, England 1972 Kit Chan, Singaporean singer, born in Singapore 1976 Ivette Sosa, American pop singer (Eden's Crush - "Get Over Yourself"), born in Edison, New Jersey 1976 Matt Thornton, American baseball pitcher (all-time AL leader in holds; MLB All-Star 2010; CWS), born in Three Rivers, Michigan 1976 Paul Thomson, Scottish drummer (Franz Ferdinand - "Take Me Out"), born in Glasgow, Scotland 1977 Angela Aki, Japanese singer-songwriter, born in Itano, Tokushima, Japan 1977 Jason Terry, American basketball player and coach, born in Seattle, Washington 1977 Marisa Ramirez, American actress (Blue Bloods), born in Los Angeles, California 1977 Sophie Dahl, British model, novelist and cookbook author (Miss Dahl's Voluptuous Delights), born in London 1977 Tom Hardy, British actor (The Revenant, Mad Max: Fury Road, Peaky Blinders), born in London, England 1978 Bruce Montgomery, British composer of sacred music and film scores (An Oxford Requiem; Carry On films), screenwriter, and crime novelist (as Edmund Crispin), dies of alcohol related problems at 56 1978 Eiður Guðjohnsen, Icelandic footballer (Chelsea, Barcelona) and manager, born in Reykjavík, iceland 1979 Amy Davidson, American actress (8 Simple Rules), born in Phoenix, Arizona 1979 Carlos Ruiz 'the Little Fish', Guatemalan football player, born in Guatemala City 1979 Dave Annable, American actor (Bothers and Sisters), born in Suffern, New York 1979 Patrick Marleau, Canadian NHL ice hockey forward, since 1997 (San Jose Sharks, and 2 other teams), born in Swift Current, Saskatchewan 1980 David Diehl, American football player (NY Giants), born in Chicago, Illinois 1980 Jolin Tsai, Taiwanese pop singer, born in Taipei, Taiwan 1980 Mike Dunleavy Jr., American basketball player and manager (Golden State Warriors), born in Fort Worth, Texas 1981 Ben Schwarz, American comedian, (Parks and Recreation, Jake and Amir), born in The Bronx, New York 1983 Luke Hochevar, American baseball player (KC Royals), born in Denver, Colorado 1986 Heidi Montag, American reality television star (The Hills), born in Crested Butte, Colorado 1986 Jenna Mourey, American internet personality and YouTuber (JennaMarbles), born in Rochester, New York 1987 Aly Cissokho, French football (soccer) player, born in Blois, France 1987 Ingrid Bisu, Romanian-German actress and scriptwriter (Toni Erdmann), born in Bucharest, Romania 1988 (Yekaterina) "Kate" Grigorieva, Russian fashion model (Victoria's Secret), born in Olenegorsk, Murmansk, USSR 1988 Chelsea Staub, American actress (Jonas), born in Phoenix, Arizona 1994 Wout van Aert, Belgium cyclist, born in Herentals, Flanders 2000 Felix (Lee), Korean K-pop vocalist and rapper (Stray Kids), born in Seven Hills, Australia 2004 David Popovici, Romanian swimmer (Olympic gold 200m freestyle 2024; WR 100m freestyle 46.86 2022), born in Bucharest, Romania Famous Birthdays Calendar Basketball Players Search the largest and most accurate independent site for today in history.