Chronology of Notable Births

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Last updated: 2023 December 20.


1925

July 1
  • Birth of Farley Granger; actor (Arnold, Rope). [1]
July 2
  • Birth of Medgar Wiley Evers near Decatur, Mississippi, USA; African-American civil rights leader (murdered 1963). [129]
  • Birth of Marvin Rainwater in Wichita, Kansas, USA; country singer (Ozark Jubilee). [1]
July 4
  • 44 die when the Dreyfus Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts, USA collapses. [1]
July 6
  • Birth of William John Clifton Haley Junior AKA Bill Haley in Highland Park, Detroit, Michigan, USA; rock and roll music pioneer (Bill Haley and His Comets, "(We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock"). [1] [5] [457]
  • Birth of Merv Griffin in San Mateo, California, USA; singer (Freddy Martin's Orchestra, "I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts"), TV host (Tonight Show, Merv Griffin Show), TV game show creator (Jeopardy, Wheel of Fortune). [1] [5] [457]
July 9
  • Birth of Alan Dale in Brooklyn, New York, USA; singer (Alan Dale Show). [1]
July 10
  • Birth of Dorothea Hochletiner in Austria; giant slalom (Olympic-bronze-1956). [1]
July 15
  • Birth of Phil Carey in Hackensack, New Jersey, USA; actor (Asa Buchanan - One Life to Live). [1]
July 16
  • Birth of Phillip Pine in Hartford, Connecticut, USA; actor (Set-Up, Under the Ground). [1]
July 18
  • Birth of Shirley Strickland de la Hunty in Austria; 100m dash (Olympics-bronze-1948). [1]
July 21
  • John Thomas Scopes is found guilty of teaching evolution in violation of a Tennessee state law, and fined US$100. Scopes' lawyer had recommended a guilty verdict, to allow for an appeal. In 1927, Tennessee Supreme Court overturns the verdict. [129] (July 24 [1])
July 23
  • Birth of Gloria De Haven in Louisiana, USA; actress (Bog, Yellow Cab Man, Irene - Nakia, All My Children, Ryan's Hope). [1] [457]
  • Birth of Pierre Baugniet in Belgium; pairs ice skater (Olympic-gold-1948). [1]
July 25
  • Birth of Jerry Paris in San Francisco, California, USA; director/actor (Jerry - Dick Van Dyke Show). [1] [5]
July 29
  • Birth of Mikis Theodorakis in Chios, Greece; composer (Raven). [1]

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July 30
  • Birth of Jacques Sernas in Lithuana; actor (La Dolce Vita, Helen of Troy). [1]
August 5
  • Birth of Felice Bryant in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; songwriter ("All I Have To Do Is Dream", "Bye Bye Love", "Wake Up Little Susie", "Raining In My Heart"). [457]
August 6
  • Birth of Barbara Bates in Denver, Colorado, USA; actress (Kathy - It's a Great Life). [1]
August 10
  • Birth of Cornelius Clarkson Vermeule III in South Orange, New Jersey, USA; American numismatist, curator, scholar, cataloger, professor of art history at Yale, author (Numismatic Art in America, Aesthetics of the United States Coinage 1971, 2007). [464.5]
August 11
  • Birth of Carl Rowan; gun-toting newspaper columnist (Washington Post). [1]
  • Birth of Mike Douglas in Chicago, Illinois, USA; talk show host (Mike Douglas Show). [1]
August 12
  • Birth of Dale Bumpers; American politician (Senator-Democrat-Arkansas). [1]
  • Birth of Norris McWhirter; author (Guinness Book of World Records). [1]
  • Birth of Ross McWhirter; author (Guinness Book of World Records). [1]
August 14
  • Birth of Oscar Peterson in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; jazz pianist (recorded over 90 albums, won Canada's Juno Award in 1987, Grammy in 1975, 1979, 1980, two in 1991). [457]
  • Birth of Russell Baker; columnist/humorist (New York Times). [1]
August 15
  • Birth of Mike Connors in Fresno, California, USA; actor (Joe Mannix - Mannix, Night Kill). [1] [457]
August 28
  • Birth of Marvin Davis in Newark, New Jersey, USA; CEO (Davis Oil Company). [1]
  • Birth of Billy Grammer in Benton, Illinois, USA; country singer, guitarist and songwriter ("Gotta Travel On" (1958)), inventor of the Grammer Flat Top guitar (Country Music Hall of Fame, 1969). [457]
  • Birth of Donald O'Connor in Chicago, Illinois, USA; dancer/actor (Singing in the Rain). [5] (August 29 [1])
September 2
  • Birth of Ronnie Stevens in London, England; actor (Rodney - Dick and the Duchess). [1]
September 6
  • Birth of Jimmy Reed in Mississippi, USA; blues singer ("Soulin'", "Big Boss Man"). [1]
September 8
  • Birth of Denise Darcel in Paris, France; actress (Dangerous When Wet). [1]
  • Birth of Peter Sellers in England; actor (Bobo, Pink Panther). [1]
September 9
  • Birth of Cliff Robertson in La Jolla, California, USA; actor (Charly)/spokesman for AT&T. [1]
September 12
  • Birth of Dickie Moore in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Expert, Oliver Twist, Little Men). [1]
September 13
  • Birth of Mel Tormé in Chicago, Illinois, USA; jazz singer "Velvet Fog" (Jet Set, Night Court, "The Christmas Song"). [1] [457]
September 14
  • Birth of Robert Webber in Santa Ana, California, USA; actor ($, Nuts, Private Benjamin). [1]
September 15
  • Birth of Forrest Compton in Reading, Pennsylvania, USA; actor (Gomer Pyle USMC, Edge of Night). [1]
September 16
  • Birth of B(lues) B(oy) King in Itta Bena, Mississippi, USA; blues singer ("The Thrill is Gone"). [1] [5]
  • Birth of Charlie Byrd; guitarist (Desafinado). [1] [5]
September 25
  • Birth of Silvana Pampanini in Rome, Italy; actress (Day in Court, Island Sinner). [1]
September 26
  • Birth of Bobby Shantz; baseball player (1952 American League Most Valuable Player). [1]
  • Birth of Marty Robbins in Glendale, Arizona, USA; singer ("Devil Woman", "I Walk Alone"). [1]
September 27
  • Birth of Kathleen Maguire in New York City, New York, USA; actress (One Life to Live). [457]
September 28
  • Birth of Arnold Stang in Massachusetts, USA; comedian/actor (Broadside, Milton Berle, Top Cat). [1]
  • Birth of Seymour Cray; inventor (Cray I computer). [1]
September 29
  • Birth of John Tower; American politician (Senator-Republican-Texas). [1]
October 3
  • Birth of Gore Vidal; writer/playwright (Myra Breckinridge, Lincoln). [1]
October 5
  • Birth of Gail Davis in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA; actress (Annie Oakley). [1]
October 6
  • Birth of Shana Alexander in New York City, New York, USA; journalist (Point-Counterpoint on 60 Minutes (1975-79)). [1] [457]
October 9
  • Birth of Robert Finch; actor (Academy Theater). [1]
October 11
  • Birth of Elmore Leonard; American writer (Glitz, Mr Majestyk). [1]
  • Birth of Nancy Guild in Los Angeles, California, USA; actress (Where Was I?). [1]
October 12
  • Birth of William Steinkraus; American equestrian jumper (Olympic-gold-1968). [1]
October 13
  • Birth of Frank Gilroy; American writer (Subject Was Roses). [1]
  • Birth of Lenny Bruce; comedian, arrested on obscenity charges. [1]
  • Birth of Margaret Thatcher; (Tory) British Prime Minister (1979-90), Iron Lady. [1]
October 15
  • Birth of Mickey Baker; singer (Mickey and Sylvia - "Love is Strange"). [457]
October 16
  • Birth of Angela Brigid Lansbury in London, England; actor (Gaslight film (1944), Aunt Adelaide - Nanny McPhee film (2005), Blithe Spirit play (2009), The Vest Man play (2012), Sibyl Vane - The Picture of Dorian Gray film (1945), The Manchurian Candidate film (1962), Bedknobs and Broomsticks film (1971), Mrs. Lovett - Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street film (1979), Jessica Fletcher - Murder, She Wrote TV show, Mame film (1966)), voice actor (Mrs. Pots - Beauty and the Beast film (1991)), knighted (2014), Oscar award winner (2013), Tony award winner. [1691.42]
October 17
  • Birth of Jack Wagner in California, USA; actor, radio personality, announcer of many Disneyland attractions since 1970, retired 1991, named Disney Legend 2005. [510.438]
October 18
  • Birth of Melina Mercouri in Athens, Greece; actress/politician (Never on a Sunday). [1]
October 19
  • Birth of Bernard Hepton in Bradford, England; actor (Six Wives of Henry VIII). [1]
October 20
  • Birth of Art Buchwald in Mount Vernon, New York, USA; columnist/author (Have I Ever Lied to You). [1]
October 21
  • Birth of Joyce Randolph in Detroit, Michigan, USA; actress (Trixie - The Honeymooners). [1] [457]
October 22
  • Birth of Robert Rauschenberg; US painter (Gloria). [1]
October 23
  • Birth of Johnny Carson in Corning, Iowa, USA; comedian (The Tonight Show, Who Do You Trust) (dies 2005). [1] [5] [457]
October 24
  • Birth of Teri Keane in New York City, New York, USA; radio actor (CBS Radio Mystery Theater (1974-82), Life Can be Beautiful, The Second Mrs. Burton), TV actor (Loving, Ryan's Hope, All My Children, One Life to Live, The Edge of Night, Guiding Light, Young Dr. Malone, The Road of Life, As the World Turns, Search for Tomorrow, Kitty Foyle). [457]
  • Birth of Luciano Berio in Oneglia, Italy; composer (Chemins). [1]
October 25
  • Birth of Yakov Rylskly in USSR; sabre team (Olympic-bronze-1956). [1]
October 27
  • Birth of Jane Connell in Oakland, California, USA; actress (Jane - Stanley, Bridget - Dumpling). [1]
  • Birth of Mary Kay Steans in Glendale, California, USA; actress (Mary Kay and Johnny). [1]
October 29
  • Birth of Geraldine Brooks in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Faraday and Company, Dumplings, Act of Murder). [1]
November 10
  • Birth of Richard Burton AKA Richard Walter Jenkins Junior in Wales; actor (Cleopatra, Virginia Woolf), narrator (Winston Churchill - The Valiant Years). [1] [457]
November 11
  • Birth of Jonathan Winters in Dayton, Ohio, USA; comedian (Jonathan Winters Show, Mork and Mindy). [1]
November 15
  • Birth of Howard Baker; American politician (Senator-Republican-Tennessee), presidential chief of staff. [1]
November 17
  • Birth of Rock Hudson AKA Roy Harold Scherer Junior in Winnetka, Illinois, USA; actor (McMillan and Wife TV show, Pillow Talk movie, A Farewell to Arms movie). [1] [457]
November 20
  • Birth of Maya Plisetkaya; prima ballerina (Bolshoi Ballet). [1]
  • Birth of Robert Francis Kennedy in Brookline, Massachusetts, USA; (Democrat, Senator, New York) Attorney-General; assassinated in 1968. [1] [5]
November 22
  • Birth of Gunther Schuller in New York City, New York, USA; hornist/composer (Visitation). [1]
November 24
  • Birth of William F Buckley Junior; right-wing curmudgeon (Firing Line). [1]
November 25
  • Birth of Jeffrey Hunter in Orleans, Louisiana, USA; actor (Christopher Pike - Star Trek). [1]
November 26
  • Birth of Eugene Istomin in New York City, New York, USA; pianist (Leventritt Award-1943). [1]
  • Birth of Linda Hunt in Morriston, New Jersey, USA; actress (Bostonians, Eleni, Silverado). [1]
November 27
  • Birth of Ernie Wise in England; comedian (Morecambe and Wise). [1]
  • Birth of Marshall Thompson in Peoria, Illinois, USA; actor (Bog, To Hell and Back, Daktari). [1] [457]
  • Birth of Michael Tolan in Detroit, Michigan, USA; actor (Nurses, Senator, Murder She Wrote, Bold Ones: The Senator, Adams Chronicles). [1] [457]
November 28
  • Birth of Gloria Grahame in Los Angeles, California, USA; actress (Sue - Rich Man, Poor Man). [1]
  • Birth of Virginia Hewitt in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA; actress (Carol - Space Patrol). [1]
December 1
  • Birth of David Doyle in Omaha, Nebraska, USA; actor (John Bosley - Charlie's Angels). [1]
  • Birth of Jordan Klein in Miami, Florida, USA; cameraman/director (Thunderball). [1]
December 2
  • Birth of Julie Harris in Grosse Point, Michigan, USA; actress (Bell Jar, East of Eden). [1]
December 3
  • Birth of Ken Funston; South African cricket batsman (18 Tests during 1950s). [1]
December 4
  • Birth of Maurice Binder in New York City, New York, USA; photographer/film titler (James Bond films). [1]
December 5
  • Birth of Anastasio "Tachito" Somoza Debayle; President of Nicaragua (1967-79). [1]
December 6
  • Birth of Andy Robustelli; NFL defensive end (Los Angeles Rams, New York Giants). [1]
  • Birth of Francine Irving Neff; US Treasurer (1974-77). [548.99]
December 8
  • Birth of James E "Jimmy" Smith; US jazz/organist ("Walk on the Wild Side"). [1]
  • Birth of Sammy Davis Junior in New York City, New York, USA; dancer, actor (Ocean's 11), singer ("Candy Man", "What Kind of Fool Am I", "Hey There", "Something's Gotta Give", "That Old Black Magic", "Mr. Wonderful", "Too Close for Comfort"). [1] [457]
December 9
  • Birth of Dina Merrill in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Operation Petticoat, Butterfield 8). [1]
December 10
  • Birth of Carolyn Ashley Kizer; US writer (Yin, Pulitzer 1985). [1]
December 12
  • Birth of D G "Dattu" Phadkar; cricket player (pace bowling all-rounder for India). [1]
  • Birth of Ghulam Guard; cricket player (lefty pace bowler in two Tests for India 1959). [1]
December 13
  • Birth of Dick Van Dyke in West Plains, Missouri, USA; actor (Rob Petrie - Dick Van Dyke Show). [1]
  • Birth of Henry C Gordon; US Air Force/astronaut (Dynasoar). [1]
December 17
  • Birth of Rijk de Gooyer; Dutch actor (Black Rider, Rififi in Amsterdam). [1]
December 19
  • Birth of Robert Sherman in Manhattan, New York, USA; song writer ("The Bear Necessities", "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious", "It's a Small World", Academy Awards for "Chim Chim Cher-ee" and "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang", Grammy Awards), named Disney Legend 1990. [457] [510.372]
December 20
  • Birth of Bob de Moor; Flemish comic strip artist (Kuifje, Lion of Flanders). [1]
  • Birth of Datuk Seri Mahathir bin Mahamad; premier of Malaysia (1981-). [1]
December 23
  • Birth of Harry Guardino in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Monty Nash, Perry Mason, Hill Street Blues). [1]
  • Birth of Pierre Bérégovoy; French premier (1992-93). [1]
December 25
  • Birth of Christmas F Tinto in South Africa; African National Congress member, UDF leader. [1]
  • Birth of Ossi Reichert; German giant slalom (Olympics-gold-1956). [1]
December 27
  • Birth of Michel Piccoli in Paris, France; actor (Topaz, Peril, May Fools). [1]
December 28
  • Birth of Bill [William] Westwood; British bishop of Peterborough. [1]
  • Birth of Hildegarde Neff in Ulm, Germany; actress (Touch of Class, Mozambique). [1]
December 29
  • Birth of Dina Merrill in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Operation Petticoat, Butterfield 8). [1]

End of 1925. Next: 1926.

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