- January 3
- Birth of Frank Ross Anderson in Canada; International Chess Master (1954). [1]
- January 5
- Birth of Imtiaz Ahmed; cricket player (Pakistan wicket-keeper in 41 Tests 1952-62). [1]
- Birth of Walter Fritz Mondale; American politician (Senator-Democrat-Minnesota), 42nd Vice President (1977-81). [1]
- Birth of Zulfikar Ali Khan Bhutto; President/Premier (Pakistan). [1]
- January 7
- Birth of Rajindranath; cricket player (4 stumpings in his only Test for India). [1]
- Birth of William Peter Blatty in New York City, New York, USA; author (The Exorcist). [1]
- January 8
- Birth of Sander Vanocur in Cleveland, Ohio, USA; news anchor (NBC Weekend News). [1] [457]
- January 9
- Birth of Domenico Modugno in Italy; singer ("Volare", "Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu", "Polignano A Mare"). [1] [457]
- Birth of Fernand J Saint Germain; American politician (Representative-Democrat-Rhode Island, 1961-). [1]
- Birth of Judith Krantz in New York City, New York, USA; author (Scruples, I'll Take Manhattan, Princess Daisy, Dazzle, Mistral's Daughter, Scruples, Till We Meet Again). [1] [457]
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- January 10
- Birth of Donald Brooks; fashion designer (Emmy 1983). [1]
- January 11
- Birth of David L Wolper; producer (Devil's Brigade). [1]
- January 12
- Birth of Lew Gallo in Mount Kisco, New York, USA; actor (12 O'Clock High). [1]
- January 13
- Birth of David Sheiner in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Paul - Mr Novak, Norman - Diana, Mission Impossible, Blind Ambition). [1] [457]
- Birth of Gregory Walcott in Wilson, North Carolina, USA; actor (87th Precinct, Bonanza, Laramie, Rawhide). [1] [457]
- January 17
- Birth of Ken Archer; cricket player (Australian batsman, five Tests early 50s). [1]
- Birth of Vidal Sassoon in London, England; hair stylist/CEO (Vidal Sassoon). [1]
- January 19
- Birth of Dainin Katagiri in Osaka, Japan; Zen teacher, associate of Shunryu Suzuki. [1]
- January 20
- Birth of Peter Donat in Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada; actor (Flamingo Road, Different Story). [1]
- Birth of William Berger in Austria; actress (Adventures of Hercules). [1]
- January 22
- Birth of Birch Bayh; American politician (Senator-Democrat-Indiana). [1]
- January 23
- Birth of Eugene Monti in Italy; bobsledder (Olympics-2 golds-1968). [1]
- Birth of Jeanne Moreau in Paris, France; actress (Going Places, Jules and Jim). [1]
- Birth of Kees [Cornelis] Broekman; Dutch speed skater (Olympics-silver-1952). [1]
- January 24
- Birth of Desmond Morris; English zoologist (Human Ape, Body Language). [1]
- January 25
- Birth of Eduard Shevardnadze in Soviet Georgia; foreign minister of USSR (1985-91). [1]
- January 26
- Birth of Gene Snyder; American politician (Representative-Republican-Kentucky, 1963-65, 1967-). [1]
- Birth of Philip José in Farmer, Indiana, USA; science fiction novelist (Riverworld). [1]
- Birth of Roger Vadim in France; director (And God Created Woman, Barbarella). [1]
- January 27
- Marie Verstraete, actress (Frou - Frou/Nora), dies at age 74. [1]
- January 28
- Birth of MG Falcon; CEO (Norwich Union Insurance Group). [1]
- Birth of Martin Sinnatt; Major-General/Secretary (Kennel Club). [1]
- Birth of Slade Gorton; American politician (Senator-Republican-Washington, 1981-). [1]
- January 29
- Birth of Peter Byrne; actor (Postcards from America, Carry on Cabby). [1]
- January 30
- Birth of Harold Prince; American producer/director (West Side Story, Evita, Phantom of Opera). [1]
- January 31
- Birth of Chuck Willis; rock vocalist ("C C Rider"). [1]
- Birth of Eric Ash; rector (Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine). [1]
- February 1
- Birth of Thomas Eric Evans; dean (Saint Paul's). [1]
- Birth of Tom Lantos; American politician (Representative-Democrat-California, 1981-). [1]
- February 2
- Birth of Howard Caine in Nashville, Tennessee, USA; actor (Californians). [1]
- Birth of Luigi Ciriaco De Mita; Prime Minister of Italy (1988-89). [1]
- February 3
- Birth of C V Gadkari; cricket player (Indian batsman in six Tests 1953-55). [1]
- Birth of Frankie Vaughan AKA Frank Abelson in Liverpool, England; pop singer ("Kewpie Doll", "Kisses Sweeter than Wine", "Seventeen", "The Green Door", "Come Softly to Me"). [457]
- February 4
- Birth of Dave Ketchum in Quincy, Illinois, USA; actor (Agent 13 - Get Smart). [1]
- February 8
- First transatlantic TV image received, in Hartsdale, New York, USA. [1]
- February 9
- Birth of Roger Mudd in Washington DC, USA; news anchor (CBS Weekend News, NBC Evening News). [1] [457]
- February 10
- Birth of Gene Taylor; American politician (Representative-Republican-Missouri, 1973-). [1]
- February 11
- Birth of Archibald Forster; CEO (Esso United Kingdom). [1]
- Birth of Conrad Janis in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Mork and Mindy, Quark, Bonino, Frasier). [1] [457]
- Birth of Gerry Alexander; cricket wicketkeeper (West Indies of 50s and 60s). [1]
- February 14
- Birth of Ben Garrido Blaz (Representative-Republican-Guam, 1985-). [1]
- Birth of Juan García Hortelano; Spanish author (Tormenta de verano). [1]
- February 18
- Birth of Jim McElreath; auto racer (1970 Ontario 500). [1]
- February 20
- Birth of Elroy Face; baseball pitcher (Pittsburgh Pirates). [1]
- February 22
- Birth of Bruce Forsyth in London, England; comedian/TV host (Generation Game). [1]
- Birth of Paul Dooley in Parkersburg, West Virginia, USA; actor (Sixteen Candles, Strange Brew, Wedding). [1]
- February 23
- Birth of Vasily Grigoryevich Lazarev in Siberia, USSR; cosmonaut (Soyuz 12, 18A). [1]
- February 24
- Birth of Al Lettieri in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Deadly Kiss, Pulp, Mr Majestyk, Getaway). [1]
- Birth of Michael Harrington in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA; socialist/author (Fragments of Century). [1]
- Birth of Paul B Elvström in Denmark; yachtsman (Olympics-gold-1948, 1952, 1956, 1960). [1]
- February 25
- Birth of Keith Williamson; British RAF marshal. [1]
- Birth of Larry Gelbart; writer/producer/actor (Oh God!, M*A*S*H). [1]
- February 26
- Birth of Anatoli Vassilyevich Filipchenko in Russia; cosmonaut (Soyuz 7, 16). [1]
- Birth of Antoine "Fats" Domino in New Orleans, Louisiana; rhythm and blues pianist/singer ("Blueberry Hill"). [1] [5] [457]
- Birth of Everton Weekes; West Indian cricket player (one of the three W's). [1]
- February 28
- Birth of Bettye Ackerman in Cottageville, South Carolina, USA; actress (Maggie Graham - Ben Casey). [1]
- Birth of Tom Aldredge in Dayton, Ohio, USA; actor (What About Bob, Nurse, Mind Snatchers). [1]
- February 29
- Birth of Joss Ackland in London, England; actor (Queenie, To Kill a Priest, Above and Beyond, A Woman Named Jackie). [1] [457]
- March 3
- Birth of Paul Calle in New York City, New York, USA; US stamp designer (1967-1998). [1161.2]
- Birth of Dave Dudley; singer ("Six Days on the Road"). [1]
- Birth of Don Gibson; singer/writer ("I can't Stop Loving You", "Oh Lonesome Me"). [1]
- Birth of Joe Conley in Buffalo, New York, USA; actor (Ike - The Waltons). [1]
- March 4
- Birth of Alan Sillitoe in Nottingham, England; British author (Saturday Night and Sunday Morning and The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner). [1] [57]
- March 6
- Birth of Gabriel García Márquez in Colombia; novelist (Europa Y America, Nobel Prize 1982). [1]
- March 8
- Birth of Judy Johnson in Norfolk, Virginia, USA; singer (Your Show of Shows). [1]
- March 10
- Birth of Arthur Milton; cricket player (England opening batsman late 1950s). [1]
- Birth of James Earl Ray; convicted assassin/patsy (Martin Luther King Junior). [1]
- March 11
- Birth of Albert Salmi in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actor (The US Steel Hour TV show, Studio 1 TV show, Alcoa Presents TV show, Daniel Boone, The Virginian, Gunsmoke, Wagon Train, Bonanza, Daniel Boone, 79 Park Avenue). [1] [457]
- Birth of Peter Roger Hunt in London, England; director (Dr No). [1]
- March 12
- Birth of Edward Albee in Washington DC, USA playwright (Virginia Woolfe, Zoo Story). [1]
- Birth of Phil Jones; principal (Trinity College of Music). [1]
- Birth of Roland Moyle; British deputy chairman (Police Complaints Authority). [1]
- March 13
- 450 die in Saint Francis Valley Dam burst (California). [1]
- March 14
- Birth of Frank Borman in Gary, Indiana, USA; astronaut (Gemini 7, Apollo 8), CEO (Eastern Airlines). [1]
- March 16
- Birth of Christa Ludwig in Berlin, Germany; soprano (Vienna State Opera). [1]
- March 18
- Birth of Fidel V Ramos; President (Philippines). [1]
- March 19
- Birth of Clive Van Ryneveld; cricket player (South African all-rounder 1951-58). [1]
- Birth of Patrick McGoohan in Astoria, New York, USA; actor (Number 6 - The Prisoner, Secret Agent). [1]
- March 20
- Birth of Anthony Blond; British publisher (The Publishing Game, Book Book). [1]
- Birth of Jerome Cousins Biffle in Denver, Colorado, USA; long jumper (Olympics-gold-1952). [1]
- Birth of Mr [Fred McFeely] Rogers in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, USA; children's television host (Mr Roger's Neighborhood). [1]
- March 21
- Birth of James W Kinnear in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; CEO (Texaco). [1]
- Birth of Peter Hacks; German playwright (Tie Windloch). [1]
- March 22
- Birth of Bill Archer; American politician (Representative-Republican-Texas, 1971-). [1]
- Birth of DC Ingman; CEO (British Waterways Board). [1]
- Birth of Ed Macauley; NBA player (Boston Celtics). [1]
- March 23
- Birth of 11th duke of Beaufort; English large landowner/multi-millionaire. [1]
- March 24
- Birth of Byron "Yanks" Janis in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, USA; pianist (NBC Symphony Orchestra). [1]
- Birth of Vanessa Brown in Vienna, Austria; actress (My Favorite Husband). [1]
- March 25
- Birth of James A Lovell Junior in Cleveland, Ohio; US Navy/astronaut (Gemini 7, 12, Apollo 8, 13). [1] [5]
- March 26
- Birth of Carole Carr; singer/actress (Down Among the Z Men). [1]
- March 27
- Birth of Douglas Applegate; American politician (Representative-Democrat-Ohio, 1977-). [1]
- March 28
- Birth of Zbigniew Brzezinski in Warsaw, Poland; US national security advisor (under President Jimmy Carter). [1]
- March 30
- Birth of Tom Sharpe; English historian/author (Riotous Assembly, Want). [1]
- March 31
- Birth of Gordie Howe in Floral, Saskatchewan, Canada; NHL right wing (Detroit Red Wings). [1]
- April 1
- Birth of Dimitri Frenkel Frank; Dutch writer/director (Hadimassa). [1]
- Birth of George Grizzard in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, USA; actor (Wrong is Right, Bachelor Party, Attica). [1]
- Birth of Jane Powell in Portland, Oregon, USA; singer/actress (7 Brides for 7 Brothers). [1]
- April 2
- Birth of Rita Gam in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; actress (Distortions, Hannibal, Sierra Baron, Mohawk, Edge of Night, Love of Life, Hidden Faces). [1] [457]
- Birth of Serge Gainsbourg [Ginsburg]; Russian/French singer ("Ford Mustang"). [1]
- April 4
- Birth of Bill Ryan in Brooklyn, New York, USA; newscaster (Smithsonian). [1]
- Birth of Jimmy Logan; British comedian (Mad Death). [1]
- Birth of Maya Angelou [Marguerite Johnson] in Saint Louis, Missouri; poet (I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings), actress (Nyo - Roots). [1] [5]
- April 5
- Birth of Michael Bryant in London, England; actor (Sakharov, Girly). [1]
- Birth of Peter Moore; Principal (London Business School). [1]
- Birth of Tony Williams in Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA; singer (The Platters - "Only You", "Harbor Lights"). [1]
- April 6
- Birth of James Dewey Watson; chemist (co-discovered structure of DNA). [1]
- Birth of Joi Lansing AKA Joyce Wassmansdoff in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; actress (Bob Cummings Show, The Beverly Hillbillies). [1] [457]
- April 7
- Birth of Alan J Pakula; director (All the President's Men, Klute). [1]
- Birth of James White in United Kingdom; sci-fi author (Star Surgeon, Star Healer). [1]
- Birth of James Scott Bumgarner AKA James Garner in Norman, Oklahoma, USA; American actor (The Rockford Files, Bret Maverick, Eight Simple Rules). [1] [457]
- April 8
- Birth of Eric Porter in London, England; actor (Antony and Cleopatra, 39 Steps). [1]
- Birth of John Gavin in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Back Street, Psycho, Murder for Sale). [1]
- Birth of Mary Zeldenrust-Noordanus; CEO (NVSH). [1]
- Birth of Monty Sunshine; jazz bandleader ("Gotta Travel On"). [1]
- April 9
- Birth of Floyd D Spence; American politician (Representative-Republican-South Carolina, 1971-). [1]
- Birth of Tom Lehrer; parody/folk singer ("That Was The Week That Was"). [1] [457]
- April 10
- Birth of Fraser MacPherson in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; jazz saxophonist ("Fraser: Live at the Planetarium" album (1975)). [457]
- April 12
- Birth of stallion Brooklyn Supreme in Belgium; heaviest known horse (1450kg). [1]
- Birth of Hardy Kruger in Berlin, Germany; actor (Barry Lyndon, Wrong is Right). [1]
- Birth of Uwe Kitzinger; president (Templeton College-Oxford). [1]
- April 14
- Birth of Robert Mugabe, President (Zimbabwe, 1988-). [1]
- April 16
- Birth of Dick [Night Train] Lane; NFL defensive back (Saint Louis Rams, Arizona Cardinals, Detroit Lions). [1]
- April 17
- Birth of Cynthia Ozick; American author (Pagan Rabbi and Other Stories). [1]
- April 19
- Birth of Alexis Korner in Paris, France; musician (Blues Inc - "Bootleg Him"). [1]
- Birth of John Horlock; British vice-chancellor (Open College). [1]
- April 23
- Birth of Bill Cotton; CEO (Noel Gay TV). [1]
- Birth of Shirley Temple Black in Santa Monica, California, USA; child actress (Heidi)/ambassador (United Nations). [1] [5]
- April 26
- Birth of Gordon Downey; British Comptroller General/Reader Representative (Independent). [1]
- April 29
- Birth of Carl Gardner in Tyler, Texas, USA; rock vocalist (The Coasters - "Searchin"). [1] [457]
- May 1
- Birth of Raoul Servais; Belgian cartoonist/president (l'ASIFA). [1]
- May 3
- Birth of James Brown in Augusta, Georgia, USA; singer/jail bird, soul brother #1 ("Hot Pants"). [1]
- Birth of Jeanne Bal in Santa Monica, California, USA; actress (Pat - Love and Marriage). [1]
- May 4
- Birth of Betsy Rawls in Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA; LPGA golfer (Hall of Fame, US Women's Open-1951, 1953, 1957, 1960). [1]
- Birth of Hosni Mubarak; Egyptian President (1981-). [1]
- Birth of Maynard Ferguson in Verdun, Quebec, Canada; jazz trumpeter/bandleader ("Birdland", "Roulette", "Gonna Fly Now"). [1] [457]
- May 7
- Birth of John Ingle; actor (Edward Quartermaine - General Hospital, Port Charles). [1] [457]
- May 8
- Birth of Theodore Sorensen; presidential advisor (John Kennedy)/author (1000 Days). [1]
- May 9
- Birth of Barbara Ann Scott in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; figure skater (Olympics-gold-1948). [1]
- Birth of Richard A "Pancho" Gonzalez in Los Angeles, California, USA; tennis star (US 1948-49). [1]
- May 12
- Birth of Manuel Lujan Junior; American politician (Representative-Republican-New Mexico, 1969-). [1]
- May 16
- Birth of Billy Martin; baseball second baseman/manager (New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics). [1]
- Birth of Reginald Askew; dean (King's College, London). [1]
- May 17
- Birth of Ian Griggs; bishop (Ludlow). [1]
- May 18
- Birth of Pernell Roberts in Waycross, Georgia, USA; actor (Adam Cartwright - Bonanza, Trapper John MD). [1]
- May 19
- Birth of Anthony C B Chapman in England; sports car builder/autoracer (Formula One). [1]
- May 20
- Birth of David Berriman; CEO (Rose Thomson Young group of Lloyds Trustees). [1]
- May 22
- Birth of T Boone Pickens; CEO (Shamrock, Mesa Petroleum Co). [1] [5]
- May 23
- Birth of Nigel Davenport in Cambridge, England; actor (Without a Clue, Masada). [1]
- Birth of Nina Otkalenko in USSR; 800 metre runner (9 world records). [1]
- Birth of Rosemary Clooney in Maysville, Kentucky, USA; singer/Coronet paper towels spokeswoman. [1]
- May 24
- Birth of Stanley Baxter; British comedian (Joey Boy, Fast Lady). [1]
- Birth of William Trevor; British writer (Children of Dynmouth, Fools of Fortune). [1]
- May 27
- Birth of Thea Musgrave Barnton in Midlothian, Scotland; composer (Mary Queen of Scots). [1]
- May 29
- Birth of Felix Rohatyn in Vienna, Austria; investment banker (New York Big MAC Bonds). [1]
- May 30
- Birth of Agnès Varda; French photograph/director (Cléo de 5 à 7, Le bonheur). [1]
- Birth of John Keith Wright; English economist/assistant Secretary of State (1971-84). [1]
- May 31
- Birth of Jacob Lateiner in Havana, Cuba; pianist/professor (Juiliard). [1]
- Birth of Pankaj Roy; cricket player (Indian opener, 413 partnership with Vinoo Mankad). [1]
- June 1
- Birth of Bob Monkhouse in Kent, England; comedian (Bonkers). [1] [457]
- Birth of Georgi T Dobrovolsky in Odessa, Ukraine, Soviet Union; cosmonaut (Soyuz 11). [1]
- June 5
- Birth of Robert Lansing in San Diego, California, USA; actor (General George Custer - Branded, General Frank Savage - Twelve O'Clock High, Peter Murphy/Mark Wainwright - The Man Who Never Was, Control - The Equalizer, Paul Blaisdell - Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, Automan). [1] [457]
- Birth of Tony Richardson in England; director (Delicate Balance, The Hotel New Hampshire). [1]
- June 6
- Birth of George Deukmejian in Menands, New York, USA; (Governor-California). [1]
- June 10
- Birth of Maurice Sendak in New York City, New York, USA; author/illustrator ("Where The Wild Things Are"). [1]
- June 12
- Birth of Vic Damone AKA Vito Farinola in Brooklyn, New York, USA; singer ("The Street Where You Live"). [1] [5] [457]
- Birth of Richard Sherman in Manhattan, New York; 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. [510.372]
- Birth of Bernie Hamilton; actor (Starsky and Hutch, Tarzan). [457]
- June 14
- Birth of Ernesto (Che) Guevara; Latin American revolutionary. [1]
- June 16
- Birth of Sergiu Comissiona in Buch, Romania; conductor (Haifa Symphony 1959-64). [1]
- June 19
- Birth of Nancy Marchand in Buffalo, New York, USA; actress (Beacon Hill, Margaret - Lou Grant). [1]
- June 20
- Birth of Jean-Marie Le-Pen in France; leader of National Front party. [1]
- Birth of Martin Landau; actor (Mission Impossible, Space 1999, Tucker). [1]
- June 21
- Birth of Judith Raskin in New York City, New York, USA; soprano (Susanna - Le Nozze di Figaro). [1]
- June 22
- Birth of Ralph Waite; actor (The Waltons, Carnivale). [457]
- Birth of Orson Bean in Burlington, Vermont, USA; comedian (I Got a Secret, To Tell the Truth). [1]
- June 26
- Birth of Jacob Druckman in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; composer (Animus I Auerole). [1]
- June 29
- Birth of Ian Bannen in Scotland; actor (Eye of the Needle, Gorky Park). [1]
- June 30
- Birth of June Valli in the Bronx, New York, USA; singer (Your Hit Parade TV show, Stop The Music, The Ed Sullivan Show, "Crying in the Chapel"). [457]
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