Chronology of Notable Births

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Last updated: 2023 December 20.


1929

July 4
  • Birth of Al Davis in Brocton, Massachusetts, USA; NFL team owner (Los Angeles Raiders). [1]
July 5
  • Birth of Katherine Helmond in Galveston, Texas, USA; actress (Soap, Mona - Who's The Boss?). [1]
July 8
  • Birth of Shirley Ann Grau; author (Keepers of the House). [1]
July 9
  • Birth of Hassan II; king of Morocco (1961-). [1]
  • Birth of Lee Hazelwood in Oklahoma, USA; country singer/songwriter ("Summer Wine", "Jackson"). [1]
July 11
  • Birth of Hermann Prey in Berlin, Germany; baritone (Wolfram-Tannhaüser). [1]
July 18
  • Birth of "Screamin Jay" Hawkins in Cleveland, Ohio, USA; rocker ("I Put a Spell on You"). [1]
  • Birth of Dick Button; commentator/figure skater (Olympic-gold-1948, 1952). [1]
July 19
  • Birth of Sofia Muratova in USSR; gymnist (Olympic-6 gold/3 silver/4 bronze-1952-60). [1]
July 22
  • Birth of Marcia Henderson in Andover, Massachusetts, USA; actress (Kathleen - The Aldrich Family, Two Girls Named Smith, World of Giants, Dear Phoebe). [457]
July 26
  • Birth of Alexis Weissenberg in Sofia, Bulgaria; pianist (Levintritt-1948). [1]
  • Birth of Jean Shepherd; humorist (Playboy satire Award 1966, 1967, 1969). [1]
July 27
  • Birth of Harvey Fuqua; vocalist (The Moonglows - "Sincerely"). [1] [457]
July 28
  • Birth of Jacqueline Lee Bouvier; US first lady (1961-63). [1]
July 30
  • Birth of Christine McGuire in Middletown, Ohio, USA; singer (McGuire Sisters - "Sugartime"). [1]
  • Birth of Sid Kroft in Athens, Greece; puppeteer (Barbara Mandrell Show). [1]

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July 31
  • Birth of Don Murray in California, USA; actor (Bus Stop, Advise and Consent, Endless Love, Knots Landing, Sons and Daughters). [1] [457]
August 3
  • Birth of Bethel Leslie in New York City, New York, USA; entertainer (Captain Newman MD, Rabbit Trap). [1]
August 6
  • Birth of Anneliese Kuppers in Germany; equestrian dressage (Olympics-silver-1956). [1]
August 7
  • Birth of Don Larsen; pitcher (New York Yankees). [1]
August 8
  • Birth of Josef Suk in Prague, Czechoslovakia; violinist (Artist of Merit-1977). [1]
August 11
  • Birth of Alun Hoddinott in Bargoed, Wales; composer (Floriture). [1]
August 12
  • Birth of Buck Owens AKA Alvis Edgar Owens Junior in Sherman, Texas, USA; country music star ("I've Got a Tiger by the Tail", "Act Naturally", "Waiting in Your Welfare Line"), host (Hee Haw TV show). [1] [457]
August 13
  • Birth of Pat Harrington Junior in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Danny Thomas Show, One Day at a Time). [1]
August 17
  • Birth of Francis Gary Powers; US spy (USSR captures him in 1959 U-2 incident). [1]
August 27
  • Birth of Elizabeta Bagrintseve in USSR; discus thrower (Olympic-silver-1952). [1]
  • Birth of Ira Levin; author (Rosemary's Baby, Sleuth, This Perfect Day). [1]
August 28
  • Birth of István Kertész in Budapest, Hungary; conductor (Budapest Opera 1953-57). [1]
  • Birth of Rokie Roker in Miami, Florida, USA; actress (Helen - The Jeffersons). [1]
August 29
  • Birth of Thom Gunn in Kent, England; poet (The Wound). [1]
September 4
  • Birth of Thomas Eagleton; American politician (Senator-Democrat-Missouri, Democratic Vice Presidential candidate 1972). [1]
September 5
  • Birth of Andrian G Nikolayev in USSR; cosmonaut (Vostok III, Soyuz 9). [1]
  • Birth of Bob Newhart in Oak Park, Illinois, USA; comedian, actor, (Bob Newhart Show, Newhart). [1] [5]
September 7
  • Birth of John Milford in Johnstown, New York, USA; actor (Lieutenant, Legend of Jesse James). [1]
  • Birth of T(homas) P(atrick) McKenna in Ireland; actor (Rivals, Holocaust). [1]
September 8
  • Birth of Severn Darden; actor (Popesco - Mary Hartman). [1]
September 10
  • Birth of Arnold Palmer; golfer (PGA Golfer of the Year 1960, 1962). [1]
September 11
  • Birth of David S Broder in Chicago Heights, Illinois, USA; journalist (1973 Pulitzer Prize). [1]
September 15
  • Birth of Murray Gell-Mann; physicist who predicted quarks. [1]
September 20
  • Birth of Anne Meara in Brooklyn, New York, USA; comedian/actress (Stiller and Meara, Archie Bunker's Place). [1]
September 27
  • Birth of Sada Thompson in Des Moines, Iowa, USA; actress (Family, Pursuit of Happiness, Tony award (1972), Emmy award (1978)). [1] [457]
October 2
  • Birth of Moses Gunn in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA; actor (Amityville II, Good Times, Shaft). [1]
October 4
  • Birth of Leroy Van Dyke in Spring Fork, Missouri, USA; country singer ("Walk on By"). [1] [457]
October 5
  • Birth of Richard F Gordon Junior in Seattle, Washington, USA; Captain US Navy/astronaut (Gemini 11, Apollo 12). [1]
October 12
  • Birth of Robert Coles in Milton, Massachusetts, USA; author (Pulitzer Prize 1973). [1]
October 15
  • Birth of Art James in Dearborn, Michigan, USA; broadcaster, actor, host (Concentration, Say When, Pay Cards, Matches 'N' Mates, Catch Phrase, Blank Check). [457]
October 19
  • Birth of Balbir Singh in India; field hockey player (Olympic-gold-1948, 1956). [1]
October 21
  • Birth of Ursula LeGuin; American writer (Lathe of Heaven). [1]
October 22
  • Birth of Dory Previn; pop singer ("Love Be My Cover"). [1]
October 24
  • Birth of George Crumb in Charleston, West Virginia, USA; composer (Pulitzer Prize 1968 - Echoes of Time). [1]
  • Birth of James Brosnan; baseball player/writer (The Long Season). [1]
October 28
  • Birth of Dody Goodman in Columbus, Ohio, USA; actress (Mary Hartman!, Max Duggan). [1]
  • Birth of Joan Plowright in England; actress (Brimstone and Treacle). [1]
November 2
  • Birth of Harold Farberman in New York City, New York, USA; conductor/composer (Medea). [1]
  • Birth of Rachel Ames in Portland, Oregon, USA; actress (Line Up, Audrey - General Hospital). [1] [457]
November 4
  • Birth of Jimmy Piersall; baseball player (Boston Red Sox, Washington Senators, Cleveland Indians). [1]
November 11
  • Birth of LaVern Baker in Chicago, Illinois, USA; rhythm and blues vocalist ("I Cried a Tear"). [1]
November 12
  • Birth of Grace Kelly; Monaco princess/actress (Philadelphia Story, Rear Window). [1]
November 14
  • Birth of McLean Stevenson in Normal, Illinois, USA; actor (Lieutenant Colonel Henry Blake M*A*S*H TV show, The McLean Stevenson Show, Hello Larry, The Tim Conway Comedy Hour, The Doris Day Show, Condo, In the Beginning). [1] [457]
November 15
  • Birth of Edward Asner in Kansas City, Kansas, USA; actor (Lou Grant - Mary Tyler Moore Show, Lou Grant). [1] [457]
November 17
  • Birth of Edgar White; American yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1952). [1]
November 18
  • Birth of William (Pete) Knight; X-15 pilot. [1]
November 20
  • Birth of Kenneth DeWitt Schermerhorn in Schenectady, New York, USA; conductor (American Ballet). [1]
November 21
  • Birth of Laurier LaPierre; Canadian broadcaster/academic (This Hour has Seven Days, The Vancouver Show). [457]
November 24
  • Birth of Eileen Barton in Brooklyn, New York, USA; singer (Broadway Open House). [1]
November 25
  • Birth of Jack Hogan in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA; actor (Combat, Adam 12, Sierra). [1]
November 26
  • Birth of Betta Saint John in Hawthorne, California, USA; actress (Corridors of Blood). [1]
November 28
  • Birth of Berry Gordy Junior in Detroit, Michigan, USA; record company owner (Motown Records). [1] [457]
November 29
  • Birth of Don January; pro golfer (1976 Vardon Trophy). [1]
November 30
  • Birth of Joan Ganz Cooney in Phoenix, Arizona, USA; TV executive (Children's TV Workshop). [1] [457]
  • Birth of Johnny Horton in Los Angeles, California, USA; singer ("The Battle of New Orleans", "North to Alaska"). [457]
  • Birth of Dick Clark in Mount Vernon, New York, USA; TV host (American Bandstand). [5] [457]
December 1
  • Birth of David Doyle; actor (Charlie's Angels, Pursuit of Happiness). [1]
  • Birth of Dick Shawn in Buffalo, New York, USA; actor (The Producers, Maid to Order, Angel). [1]
  • Birth of Emily McLaughlin in White Plains, New York, USA; actress (Jessie - General Hospital). [1]
December 2
  • Birth of Harvey Phillips in Aurora, Missouri, USA; tubist (New York City Ballet Orchestra). [1]
  • Birth of Jaap Boersma; Dutch Minister for Social Affairs (ARP). [1]
  • Birth of Lowell North in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA; yachtsman (Olympics-gold-1968). [1]
December 3
  • Birth of Werner Rackwitz; German musicologist (Händel-Renaissance). [1]
December 6
  • Birth of King Moody in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Shtarker - Get Smart). [1]
December 9
  • Birth of Bob Hawke; cricket player (no relation to Lord 12th man for Oxford University 1954). [1]
  • Birth of John Cassavetes in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Dirty Dozen, Rosemary's Baby). [1]
  • Birth of Robert J L Hawke (Labour); Prime Minister Australia (1983-91). [1]
December 10
  • Birth of Dan Blocker in Texas, USA; actor (Tiny - Cimarron City, Hoss - Bonanza). [1]
December 11
  • Birth of S P "Fergie" Gupte; cricket player (brilliant Indian leg-spinner). [1]
December 12
  • Birth of Doug Ford; cricket wicket-keeper (successful New South Wales of 1950s). [1]
  • Birth of John Osborne in England; playwright (Look Back in Anger, Luther - TONY 1964). [1]
December 13
  • Birth of Albert Paulsen in Guayaquil, Ecuador; actor (Doctors' Hospital). [1]
  • Birth of Christopher Plummer in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; actor (The Sound of Music, Doll's House). [1]
December 15
  • Birth of Keith Andrew; cricket player (England wicket-keeper in two Tests 1954-63). [1]
December 17
  • Birth of William Safire; political columnist (New York Times)/speech writer (Richard Nixon). [1]
December 19
  • Birth of Herman T M Lauxtermann; Dutch second chamber member (VVD). [1]
December 20
  • Birth of Milan Panic; premier of little Yugoslavia. [1]
December 22
  • Birth of Jan Wiegel; director/producer (Classroom of Anne Frank, Myrada). [1]
  • Birth of Wazir Mohammad; cricket player (eldest of Pakistan's four Mohammed brothers). [1]
December 23
  • Birth of Dick Weber; pro bowler (16, 300 games). [1]
December 25
  • Birth of Billy Horton; rocker (The Silhouettes - "Get a Job"). [1]
  • Birth of Irish McCalla in Pawnee City, Nebraska, USA; actress (Sheena Queen of Jungle). [1]
December 28
  • Birth of Maarten Schmidt; Netherlands/US astronomer (quasars). [1]
  • Birth of Owen Bieber; United Auto Workers president. [1]
  • Birth of Terry Sawchuk; NHL goaltender (Detroit Red Wings, Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers). [1]
December 30
  • Birth of Barbara Nichols in Jamaica, New York, USA; actress (Dear Heart, Disorderly Orderly). [1]
  • Birth of Bob Bouma; Dutch TV host (For a Postcard in the Front Row). [1]
December 31
  • Birth of Mies Bouman; Dutch TV hostess (Open the Village). [1]
  • Birth of Peter May; cricket player (dashing English batsman of 1950s). [1]

End of 1929. Next: 1930.

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Last updated: 2023 December 20.
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