- January 9
- Birth of José María Julian Mariano Escribá, AKA Josémaria Escrivá, in Barbastro, Spain; Spanish priest, founder of Opus Dei. [1] [1118.179]
- Birth of Rudolph Bing; opera manager (New York Metropolitan Opera). [1]
- January 12
- Birth of Ray Teal in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA; versatile character actor (Sheriff Roy Coffee - Bonanza, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Maverick, Cheyenne, Wide Country, Disneyland). [1] [457]
- Birth of Simon H Spoor; Dutch General/Intelligence Officer for General MacArthur. [1]
- January 14
- Birth of F C Terborgh [Reijnier Flaes]; Dutch writer (De Turkenoorlog). [1]
- January 15
- Birth of Abd al-Aziz ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Faisal al-Saud in Kuwait; king (Saudi Arabia). [1]
- January 16
- Birth of Eric Liddell in China; English 400m runner (Olympics-gold-1924). [1]
- January 17
- Birth of Geoffrey W Lloyd; British minister of Brandstoffen/Energy (1951-55). [1]
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- January 19
- Birth of Heinrich Schmist-Barrien; German author (Moorkeerl). [1]
- January 24
- Birth of Walter Keirnan in New Haven, Connecticut, USA; TV panelist (I've Got a Secret). [1]
- January 25
- Birth of Gerard P M Knuvelder; Dutch literature historian (Vocation, Kitty). [1]
- January 26
- Birth of Menno ter Braak; Dutch writer/essayist (Carnaval of the Citizens). [1]
- Birth of Romney Brent in Saltillo, Mexico; actor/writer (Dinner at the Ritz). [1]
- January 30
- Birth of Elise Cavanna; actress (Pharmacist, Dentist, Barber Shop). [1]
- Birth of Nikolaus Pevsner in England; art historian (The Buildings of England). [1]
- January 31
- Birth of Alva Myrdal in Uppsala, Sweden; diplomat (Nobel Peace Prize-1982). [1]
- Birth of Tallulah Bankhead in Huntsville, Alabama, USA; hostess (The Big Show radio show), actress (Black Widow - Batman TV show (1966)). [457]
- February 1
- Birth of Langston Hughes; poet/translator (The Weary Blues) (dies 1967). [1] [5]
- February 2
- Birth of Tyra Ryman in Arboga, Sweden; actress (Peter the Tramp). [1]
- February 3
- Birth of Ramón [J] Sender [Garcés]; Spanish writer (El Lugar del Hombre). [1]
- February 4
- Birth of Charles A Lindbergh in Detroit, Michigan, USA; pilot (first to fly solo across Atlantic Ocean). [1]
- February 6
- Birth of Louis Nizer; lawyer (defended blacklisted stars in the 1950s), author (Catspaw). [1]
- February 7
- Birth of Ethelda Blebtrey in Waterford, New York, USA; 100 metre swimmer (Olympics-gold-1920). [1]
- February 8
- Birth of Lyle Talbot [Lysle Hollywood] in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; actor (Glen or Glenda). [1]
- February 9
- Birth of Blanche Calloway; US vocalist/dancer (Twelve Clouds of Joy). [1]
- Birth of Chester H. Lauck in Allene, Arkansas, USA; actor (Lum & Abner radio show, Dreaming Out Loud, Two Weeks to Live). [1] [457]
- February 10
- Birth of Armand Bernier; Belgian poet ("Sorcier Triste"). [1]
- Birth of Stella Adler in New York, USA; actress (My Girl Tisa). [1]
- Birth of Walter H Brattain in Amoy, China; US physicist (Nobel Prize 1956-transistor). [1]
- February 13
- Birth of Blair Moody in New Haven, Connecticut, USA; American politician (Senator-Michigan). [1]
- Birth of Karl Menger; Austrian/US mathematician (theory of dimension). [1]
- February 14
- Birth of Fred Scott in Fresno, California, USA; singer/actor (Vincent Lopez). [1]
- Birth of Ray "Crash" Corrigan in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; cowboy (Crash Corrigan's Ranch). [1]
- Birth of Stu Erwin in Squaw Valley, California, USA; actor (Stu Erwin Show). [1]
- February 17
- Birth of Marian Anderson in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; operatic contralto (banned by D A R). [1]
- February 19
- Birth of Hugo Haas in Brno, Czechoslovakia; actor/director (Two Smart People). [1]
- Birth of John Bubbles in Louisville, Kentucky, USA; rhythm tap dancer ("No Maps on My Taps"). [1]
- Birth of Nydia Westman in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Going My Way, Young Mr Bobbins). [1]
- February 20
- Birth of Ansel Adams; photographer (1966 ASMP Award). [1]
- February 21
- Birth of Arthur D Nock; English/US historian (Saint Paul). [1]
- Birth of John Smallenbroek; Dutch minister of Internal Affairs. [1]
- February 22
- Birth of Hanns Neupert; German piano builder/author (Das Klavichord). [1]
- February 25
- Birth of Max Kommerell; German literary/author (Die Gefangenen). [1]
- Birth of Oscar Cullmann; Swiss theologist (Das Petrusproblem). [1]
- February 26
- Birth of Rudolf Moralt; German conductor (Vienna Philharmonic). [1]
- Birth of Vercors [Jean Bruller]; French writer (Le Silence de la Mer). [1]
- February 27
- Birth of Ethelda Bleibtrey; 100 metre/300 metre US swimmer (Olympics-3 gold-1920). [1]
- Birth of Gene Sarazen in Harrison, New York, USA; PGA golfer (Masters 1935, US Open 1922, 1932). [1]
- Birth of John Steinbeck in Salinas, California, USA; author (The Grapes of Wrath - Nobel Prize 1962). [1] [5]
- March 2
- Birth of Edward Uhler Condon; atomic scientist (Manhattan Project). [1]
- March 3
- Birth of Ruby Dandridge in Memphis, Tennessee, USA; actress (Father of the Bride). [1]
- March 7
- Birth of Heinz [Heinrich William] Ruehmann in Essen, Germany; actor/director (Der Hauptmann von Köpenick). [1]
- March 8
- Birth of Louise Beavers in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; actress (over 125 films in 30 years, Made for Each Other, Beulah - Beulah TV show, Louise - Danny Thomas Show (1953-55)). [1] [457]
- March 9
- Birth of Edward Durell Stone; US architect (US Embassy, New Delhi). [1]
- Birth of William Aughe Ghere AKA Will Geer in Frankfort, Indiana, USA; actor (Grandpa Zebulon Tyler Walton - The Waltons) (dies 1978). [1]
- March 17
- Birth of Bobby Jones in Atlanta, Georgia, USA; PGA golfer (Grand Slam 1930). [1]
- March 20
- Birth of Edgar Buchanan in Humansville, Missouri, USA; actor (Uncle Joe - Petticoat Junction). [1]
- Birth of Kathryn Forbes; short story writer (Mama's Bank Account). [1]
- March 21
- Birth of Carl Jaffe in Hamburg, Germany; actor (First Man in Space, Escapement). [1]
- Birth of Eddie James "Son" House; folk blues musician (Delta Blues). [1]
- March 22
- Birth of Ellin MacKay AKA Ellin Berlin; writer (Lace Curtain). [1]
- March 23
- Birth of Philip Ober in Fort Payne, Alabama, USA; actor (General Stone - I Dream of Jeannie TV show, I Love Lucy TV show). [1] [457]
- March 24
- Birth of Thomas E Dewey in Ohio, USA; Presidential candidate 1944, 1948 (Republican). [1]
- March 28
- Birth of Flora Robson in South Shields, England; actress (Dominique is Dead, The Years Between). [1]
- March 29
- Birth of Marcel Aymé; French writer (Jument Verte). [1]
- Birth of Onslow Stevens in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Mr Fisher - This is the Life). [1]
- Birth of William Walton in Oldham, Lancashire, England; composer (Troilus and Cressida, Wise Virgins). [1]
- April 1
- Birth of L P Jai; cricket player (one Test India versus England 1934, scored 19 and 0). [1]
- April 3
- Birth of Henri Garat in Paris, France; actor (Congress Dances). [1]
- April 4
- Birth of Louise L de Vilmorin; French poetess/author (Lutin Sauvage). [1]
- April 6
- Birth of Gertrude Short in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; actress (Stella - Dallas, Blonde Venus). [1]
- April 8
- Birth of Arthur Wellard; cricket player (big hitting Somerset and England batsman). [1]
- Birth of Josef Krips in Vienna, Austria; conductor (London Symphony 1954-63). [1]
- April 11
- Birth of Quentin Reynolds in New York City, New York, USA; newscaster (Its News to Me), author (FBI). [1]
- April 12
- Birth of Louis J M Beel; premier of Netherlands (1946-48, 1958-59). [1]
- April 13
- Birth of Godfrey Kenton; actor (Well's Theater). [1]
- Birth of Philippe de Rothschild in Paris, France; manager (Bordeaux Vineyard). [1]
- April 14
- Birth of Menachem A Schneerson; rebel (head of Lubavitcher Jews). [1]
- April 17
- Birth of Anton Beuving; lyricist ("Ketelbinkie"). [1]
- April 20
- Birth of Donald Wolfit in England; actor (Lawrence of Arabia, Becket, Accursed). [1]
- April 21
- Birth of Bernard J H "Ben" Stroman; writer (Jomtof and Blue Beard). [1]
- April 23
- Birth of Halldór Laxness in Iceland; novelist (Salka Valka, Nobel Prize 1955). [1]
- April 27
- Birth of Kitty Kelly in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Ladies of the Jury, Behind Office Doors). [1]
- May 2
- Birth of Brian Aherne in Worcester, England; actor (Simon Templar - The Saint radio show, Juarez, GE Theatre, Rawhide, Twilight Zone, Robert Montgomery Presents). [1] [457]
- Birth of Erin O'Brien-Moore in Los Angeles, California, USA; actress (Peyton Place, Our Little Girl). [1]
- May 3
- Birth of Jack Larue in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Lights Out, Mouthpiece, My Favorite Brunette). [1]
- Birth of Seton I Miller in Chehalis, Washington, USA; writer (Pete's Dragon, Istanbul). [1]
- Birth of Walter Slezak in Vienna, Austria; actor (Bedtime for Bonzo, Inspector General). [1]
- May 4
- Birth of Cola [Nicolas] Debrot in Bonaire; Governor (Netherlands Antilles), author. [1]
- May 6
- Birth of Harry Golden; Jewish humorist/writer (Two Cents Plain, Only in America). [1]
- Birth of Max Ophüls in Saarland; director/writer (Letters From an Unknown Woman). [1]
- Birth of Walter Dawson; British Air Chief marshall. [1]
- May 8
- Birth of Milford "Curly" Page; cricket player (New Zealand bat early 1930s, All Black half). [1]
- May 10
- Birth of David O Selznick in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; producer (Gone With the Wind). [1]
- Birth of Joachim Prinz; author/Rabbi of Berlin (1926-37). [1]
- May 11
- Birth of Bidú Sayao in Niteroi, Brazil; soprano (Mimia - La Bohéme). [1]
- Birth of Kaarlo Sarkia; Finnish poet (Unen Kaivo). [1]
- May 15
- Birth of Richard J Daley; American politician (Mayor-Democrat-Chicago). [1]
- May 16
- Birth of Jan Kiepura in Sosnowiec, Poland; vocalist/actor (Her Wonderful Lie). [1]
- May 18
- Birth of [Robert] Meredith Willson in Mason City, Iowa, USA; composer (Music Man). [1]
- May 22
- Birth of Al Simmons in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; outfielder (Philadelphia Athletics), lifetime batting average of .334. [1]
- May 30
- Birth of Stepin Fetchit [Lincoln Theodore Monroe Andrew Perry] in Key West, Florida, USA; actor (In Old Kentucky, Miracle in Harlem). [1]
- June 4
- Birth of Richard Allen in India; field hockey goal tender (Olympic-gold-1928). [1]
- June 15
- Birth of Erik H Erickson; psychologist (Existentionalist). [1]
- Birth of Max Rudolf in Frankfurt, Germany; conductor (Göteberg Symphony Orchestra). [1]
- June 16
- Birth of Barbara McClintock in USA; cytogeneticist (Nobel Prize 1983). [1]
- June 19
- Birth of Guy Lombardo in London, Ontario, Canada; orchestra leader ("Auld Lang Syne"). [1]
- June 23
- Birth of Dr Howard T Engstrom in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; a designer of Univac computer. [1]
- June 26
- Birth of Antonia Brico in Rotterdam, Holland; conductor/pianist ("Antonia"). [1]
- June 28
- Birth of Pierre Brunet in France; figure skater pairs (Olympic-gold-1928, 1932). [1]
- Birth of Richard Rodgers in Hammels Station, New York, USA; composer (Rodgers and Hammerstein). [1]
- Birth of Alan Bunce in Westfield, New Jersey, USA; actor (Ethel and Albert radio and TV show). [457]
- July 1
- Birth of Billy Wyler; director (Mrs Miniver). [1]
- July 4
- Birth of George Murphy in New Haven, Connecticut, USA; politician (Senator-Republican-California), actor, dancer (MGM Parade). [1]
- Birth of Meyer Lansky; mobster (started numbers gambling) (dies 1983). [1] [5]
- Birth of Vince Barnett in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; actor (A Star is Born, Human Jungle). [1]
- July 5
- Birth of Henry Cabot Lodge; American politician (Republican), ambassador (Vice Presidential candidate 1960). [1]
- July 15
- Birth of Jean Rey in Belgium; president of European Commission (1967-70). [1]
- July 17
- Birth of Christina Stead in Australia; novelist (Man Who Loved Children). [1]
- July 24
- Birth of Nora Swinburne in England; actress (Quo Vardis, Dinner at the Ritz, River). [1]
- July 25
- Birth of Eric Hoffer; longshoreman/author (True Believer). [1]
- August 3
- Birth of Habib Bourguiba; first president of Tunisia. [1]
- Birth of Judson Laire in New York City, New York, USA; actor/singer (The Ugly American, Lars "Papa" Hansen - Mama, The Admiral Broadway Revue) (dies 1979). [1]
- Birth of Ray Block in France; orchestra leader (The Ed Sullivan Show, The Jackie Gleason Show). [1] [457]
- August 8
- Birth of Paul A.M. Dirac in England; theoretical physicist (Nobel Prize 1933). [1]
- August 9
- Birth of Zino Francescatti in Marseilles, France; violinist (New York Philharmonic - 1939). [1]
- August 11
- Birth of Lloyd Nolan in San Francisco, California, USA; actor (A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Peyton Place). [1]
- August 13
- Birth of Felix Wankel in Germany; inventor (Wankel rotary-piston engine). [1]
- Birth of Regis Toomey in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; actor (Burke's Law, Petticoat Junction). [1]
- August 16
- Birth of Georgette Heyer in England; novelist (Friday's Child). [1]
- August 19
- Birth of Ogden Nash in Rye, New York, USA; humorous poet (I'm a Stranger Here Myself). [1]
- August 24
- Birth of Fernand Braudel; French historian (Civilization and Capitalism). [1]
- August 25
- Birth of Stefan Wolpe in Berlin, Germany; composer (Zeus and Elidco). [1]
- September 4
- Birth of Lorna Johnstone in England; equestrian dressage (Olympic-13th-1968). [1]
- September 5
- Birth of Darryl Francis Zanuck in Wahoo, Nebraska, USA; Hollywood producer and motion picture executive (Warner Bros., co-founded 20th Century Films, The Longest Day, Cleopatra, winner of three Academy Awards) (dies 1979). [1] [5]
- September 6
- Birth of Morgan Beatty in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA; news anchor (Du Mont Evening News). [1]
- September 11
- Birth of Alice Tully in Corning, New York, USA; singer/patroness (Carnegie Hall). [1]
- September 19
- Birth of James Van Alen; created Simplified Scoring System for tennis. [1]
- September 20
- Birth of Kermit Maynard in Vevey, Indiana, USA; cowboy actor (Saturday Roundup). [1]
- Birth of Steve Smith; singer (Lawrence Welk Show). [1]
- September 21
- Birth of Limari Salminen in Finland; 10km runner (Olympic-gold-1936). [1]
- September 22
- Birth of John Houseman in Bucharest, Romania; actor (Kingsfield - Paper Chase). [1]
- September 24
- Birth of Cheryl Crawford; producer (Touch of Venus, Brigadoon). [1]
- September 29
- Birth of Miguel Alemán; president of Mexico (1946-52). [1]
- October 5
- Birth of Ray Kroc in Illinois, USA; founder of McDonald's, owner of San Diego Padres. [1]
- October 11
- Birth of Leon Belasco in Odessa, Russia; actor (Lucky Partners, My Sister Eileen). [1]
- October 13
- Birth of Arna Bontemps in Louisiana, USA; black author (100 years of negro freedom). [1]
- Birth of Franco Giorgetti in Italy; cyclist (Olympic-gold-1920). [1]
- October 15
- Birth of William Edmundson in Spokane, Washington, USA; vocalist (Southernaires). [1]
- October 18
- Birth of Miriam Hopkins in Bainbridge, Georgia, USA; actress (The Outer Limits, Route 66, Studio One, Lux Video Theatre, The Flying Nun). [457]
- October 25
- Birth of Henry Steele Commager in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; historian (Atlas of the Civil War). [1]
- October 28
- Birth of Elsa Lanchester AKA Elizabeth Sullivan in Lewisham, London, England; actress (The Bride of Frankenstein, The John Forsythe Show). [1] [457]
- October 31
- Birth of Eduard Franz in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; actor (Zorro). [1]
- Birth of Willie Shaw; race car driver (Indy 500-1937, 1939, 1940). [1]
- November 1
- Birth of Eugen Jochum in Babenhausen, Bavaria; German conductor (Hamburg Orchestra). [1]
- Birth of Nordahl Grieg; Norwegian poet, dramatist, novelist (The Defeat). [1]
- November 7
- Birth of Jesus Maria Sanromá in Carolina, Puerto Rico; pianist (Boston Symphony). [1]
- November 15
- Birth of Jack Ingram in Illinois, USA; actor (Melody Ranch, Annie Oakley, The Cisco Kid, Tales of Wells Fargo, The Lone Ranger). [457]
- November 21
- Birth of Foster Hewitt in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; hockey broadcaster (thousands of NHL, world, and Olympic hockey matches). [457]
- November 22
- Birth of Emanuel Feuermann in Kolomea, Galicia; cellist (Chicago Symphony Orchestra). [1]
- November 25
- Birth of Eddie Shore; Boston Bruins (number 2), hall of famer. [1]
- November 26
- Birth of Alberto Morin in Puerto Rico; actor (Armando - Dallas). [1]
- November 28
- Birth of Victor Jory in Dawson City, Canada; actor (Kings Row, Manhunt). [1]
- November 29
- Birth of Carlo Levi in Italy; painter/novelist (Of Fear and Freedom). [1]
- December 1
- Birth of Morris "Red" Badgro in Washington, USA; NFL hall of famer (New York Yankees, New York Giants, Brooklyn Dodgers). [1]
- December 2
- Birth of Horace A Hildreth; American politician (Governor-Maine, 1945-49). [1]
- December 5
- Birth of James Strom Thurmond in Edgefield, South Carolina, USA; US Army Major General (1924-64), Governor (South Carolina 1946-50), US Senator (South Carolina 1947-51, 1954-2003) (dies 2003). [1]
- December 7
- Birth of J G Navle; cricket player (India's first Test wicket-keeper). [1]
- December 9
- Birth of Margaret Hamilton in Cleveland, Ohio, USA; actress (Wicked Witch - The Wizard of Oz) (dies 1985). [1]
- Birth of Richard A Butler in England; Dutch Minister of Finance/Foreign affairs. [1]
- December 14
- Birth of Frances Bavier in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Aunt Bee - Andy Griffith Show). [1] [457]
- December 19
- Birth of Leonard Hirsch; British violinist/orchestra leader (RAF Symphony Orchestra). [1]
- Birth of Ralph Richardson in England; actor (David Copperfield, Dr Zhivago, Anna Karenina). [1]
- December 20
- Birth of Max Lerner; US columnist (New York Post). [1]
- Birth of Sidney Hook; anticommunist philosopher (Paradoxes of Freedom). [1]
- December 22
- Birth of Jacques-Philippe Leclerc in France; WWII hero (liberator of Paris). [1]
- Birth of Joe Adonis in Italy; American crime-syndicate boss in New York and New Jersey. [1]
- December 25
- Birth of Barton MacLane in Columbia, South Carolina, USA; actor (The Geisha Boy, General Peterson - I Dream of Jeannie). [1]
- December 26
- Birth of Elisha Cook Junior in San Francisco, California, USA; actor (Maltese Falcon, Shane, Magnum PI). [1]
- December 28
- Birth of Mortimer J Adler in New York City, New York, USA; author (Encyclopedia Brittanica). [1]
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