- January 7
- Birth of Mack Mattingly; American politician (Senator-Republican-Georgia, 1981-86). [1]
- January 8
- Birth of Bill Graham in Germany; German rock concert promoter (Fillmore) (dies 1991). [1] [429]
- January 9
- Birth of Algi[rda]s [Jonas] Budrys in Prussia; sci-fi author (Man of Earth). [1]
- January 10
- Birth of Alexander L "Alex" Boraine in South Africa; vicar/Member of Parliament. [1]
- January 11
- Birth of Ed Hall in Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA; actor (Dr Bicker - Medical Center). [1]
- January 13
- Birth of Charles Nelson Reilly in New York City, New York, USA; American actor (Match Game, Ghost and Mrs Muir) (dies 2007). [1] [429]
- January 15
- Birth of Thomas Hoving in New York City, New York, USA; news correspondent (20/20). [1]
- January 16
- Birth of Johannes Rau; President of Germany (dies 2006). [429]
- January 17
- Birth of James Earl Jones in Mississippi, USA; actor (Darth Vader - Star Wars, Exorcist II, Soul Man, Roots: The Next Generations). [1] [429]
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- Birth of L Douglas Wilder; American politician (Governor-Democrat-Virginia). [1]
- January 18
- Birth of Chun Doo-hwan; President of South Korea. [429]
- January 19
- Birth of Robert MacNeil in Montréal, Québec, Canada; news anchor (NBC Weekend News 1965-67, MacNeil-Lehrer News Hour). [1] [429] [457]
- Birth of Ron Packard; American politician (Representative-Republican-California, 1983-). [1]
- January 20
- Birth of Sawako Ariyoshi; Japanese writer (Compound Pollution, Doctor's Wife). [1]
- Birth of David Lee; American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate. [429]
- January 22
- Birth of Galina Zybina in USSR; discus thrower (15 world records between 1952-58). [1]
- Birth of Rauno Makinen in Finland; Greco-Roman featherweight (Olympics-gold-1956). [1]
- Birth of Sam Cooke in Clarksdale, Mississippi, USA; American gospel and blues singer ("You Send Me", "Another Saturday Night", "Twisting The Night Away") (dies 1964). [1] [5] [429] [457]
- January 24
- Birth of Kees Zÿlstra; Dutch Member of Parliament (PvdA). [1]
- January 25
- Birth of Dean Jones in Decatur, Alabama, USA; actor (Ensign O'Toole, Company, The Love Bug, Jonny Quest: New Adventures, Disneyland, Beethoven). [1] [457]
- Birth of Harold Lloyd Junior; actor (Frankenstein's Daughter). [1]
- Birth of Paavo J Haavikko; Finnish writer/poet/husband of Marja-Liisa Vartio. [1]
- January 26
- Birth of Mary Murphy in Washington DC, USA; actress (A Man Alone, Maggie - Investigators). [1]
- January 27
- Birth of Mordecai Richler in Montréal, Quebec, Canada; author (Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz) (dies 2001). [1] [429]
- Birth of Rudi Maugeri; rocker (Crew Cuts). [1]
- January 29
- Birth of Leslie Bricuse; English/US composer ("Stop the world I want to get off", "Goldfinger", "My Kind of Girl"). [1] [457]
- Birth of Ferenc Madl; President of Hungary. [429]
- January 30
- Birth of Jack Bowman; Chief Constable (Tayside). [1]
- Birth of Shirley Hazzard; Australian author (Transit of Venus). [1]
- Birth of Stewart B McKinney; American politician (Representative-Republican-Connecticut, 1971-). [1]
- January 31
- Birth of Bill Watson; cricket player (New South Wales and Australian opening batsman mid-50s). [1]
- Birth of Christopher Chataway; British Member of Parliament/athlete (world record 5km). [1]
- Birth of Ernie "Mr Cubs" Banks; American baseball player (Chicago Cubs, Hall-of-Famer (first baseman)). [1] [429]
- February 1
- Birth of Barrel [ABM] Frinking; teacher/Dutch Member of Parliament (CVP). [1]
- Birth of Boris Yeltsin in Ural Mountains, USSR; president of Russian Soviet Socialist Republic (dies 2007). [1] [5] [429]
- Birth of Madeline Berthod in Switzerland; downhill skier (Olympics-gold-1956). [1]
- Birth of Mark Richmond; CEO (Science and Engineering Research Council). [1]
- Birth of Ton [ABM] Frinking; Dutch Member of Parliament (CDA). [1]
- February 2
- Birth of Andreas "Andries" van Agt; Dutch politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (CDA, 1977-82). [1] [429]
- February 3
- Birth of Göran J S Palm; Swedish poet/writer (Hudens Besök). [1]
- February 4
- Birth of Isabel Perón [Maria Martinez]; dancer/president of Argentina. [1]
- February 6
- Birth of Freddie Trueman; cricket player ("Fiery Fred", 307 wickets for England). [1]
- Birth of Mamie Van Doren in Rowena, South Dakota, USA; American actress (Navy versus Night Monsters) and author. [1] [429]
- Birth of Rip Torn in Texas, USA; American actor and director (Coma, Summer Rental, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof). [1] [429]
- February 8
- Birth of James Dean in Marion, Indiana, USA; American stage/film actor (Giant, Rebel Without a Cause) (dies 1955). [1] [5] [429]
- February 11
- Birth of Larry Merchant; American author and boxing commentator (Showtime, HBO). [1] [429] [457]
- February 12
- Birth of Constance A Morella; American politician (Representative-Republican-Maryland). [1]
- February 13
- Birth of Marjorie Jackson in Austria; 100 metre/200 metre dash (Olympics-gold-1952). [1]
- February 14
- Birth of Bernie "Boom Boom" Geoffrion; NHL right wing (Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers). [1]
- Birth of Phyllis McGuire in Middletown, Ohio, USA; singer (McGuire Sisters). [1]
- February 15
- Birth of [Patricia] Claire Bloom in London, England; actress (Charly, Look Back in Anger). [1]
- February 16
- Birth of Gamini Goonesena; cricket leg-spinner (all-rounder for Ceylon, Notts). [1]
- Birth of George E Sangmeister; American politician (Representative-Democrat-Illinois) (dies 2007). [1] [429]
- Birth of Ken Takakura [Goichi Oda] in Kitam Japan; Japanese actor (A Story of the Antarctic). [1] [429]
- Birth of Otis Blackwell; singer/songwriter (over 1000 songs, "Don't Be Cruel", "All Shook Up", "Return to Sender", "Handy Man", "Great Balls Of Fire", "Fever", "Hey Little Girl"). [1] [457]
- February 18
- Birth of Johnny Hart; American cartoonist (B.C.) (dies 2007). [1] [429]
- Birth of Maxwell Thurman; US General. [1]
- Birth of Swraj Paul; Indian/British industrial/multi-millionaire (Caparo). [1]
- Birth of Toni Morrison in Ohio, USA; American novelist (Tar Baby, Beloved, Song of Solomon), Nobel Prize laureate. [1] [429]
- February 23
- Birth of Tom Wesselmanl American sculptor (Great American Nudes). [1]
- February 24
- Birth of Brian Close; British cricket player (played for England between 1949 and 1976). [1] [429]
- Birth of Maezumi Hakuyu Taizan Koun; teacher Rinzai/Soto lines of Zen Buddhism. [1]
- Birth of Dominic Chianese; actor (The Sopranos). [457]
- February 25
- Birth of J R Stephenson; Lieutenant-Colonel/Secretary (MCC). [1]
- February 26
- Birth of Robert D Novak in Joliet, Illinois, USA; news reporter (CNN - Evans and Novak). [1]
- February 27
- Birth of Andrew Sloan; Chief Constable (Strathcourt). [1]
- February 28
- Birth of Gavin MacLeod in Mount Kisco, New York, USA; American actor (Murray - The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Captain Stubing - The Love Boat), Christian activist. [1] [429]
- Birth of Gustav Thoni in Italy; skier (World Cup-1971, 1972, 1973, 1975). [1]
- March 2
- Birth of Mikhail S Gorbachev in Privolnoye, USSR; Soviet Secretary-General (1985-91), recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. [1] [429]
- Birth of Tom Wolfe in Richmond, Virginia, USA; journalist/author (Right Stuff). [1]
- March 3
- Birth of Henk Knol; Dutch second chamber member (PvdA). [1]
- Birth of Piet [van] Bambergen; Dutch cabaretier (Mounties, Sherlock Jones). [1]
- March 4
- Birth of Ernesto Rosenstand; Arubian playwright (Kiko Ta Di Nos?). [1]
- March 5
- Birth of Barry Tuckwell in Melbourne, Australia; horn player (London Symphony Orchestra 1955-68). [1]
- March 6
- Birth of Carmen Delavallade; American dancer/singer/actress (Aida). [1]
- Birth of David Haddon Whitaker; British publisher (Whitaker's Almanack). [1]
- Birth of John Smith in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Cimarron City, Laramie, Seven Angry Men). [1]
- March 7
- Birth of Cornelis T "Cor" van de Molen; director, Social Businesses of Press. [1]
- March 8
- Birth of John McPhee; author (The Control of Nature). [1]
- Birth of Neil Adcock; cricket player (South African pace bowler, 104 wickets 1953-62). [1]
- March 9
- Birth of Taina Elg in Helsinki, Finland; actress (Hercules in New York, Les Girls). [1]
- March 11
- Birth of Peter Walters; CEO (Midland Bank). [1]
- Birth of Rupert Murdoch in Australia; publisher (New York Post), CEO (FOX-TV Network). [1] [5] [429] [457]
- March 12
- Birth of Geoffrey de Bellaigue; director (Royal Collection). [1]
- Birth of William "Buckwheat" Thomas; actor (Little Rascals). [1]
- March 13
- Birth of Rosalind Elias in Lowell, Massachusetts, USA; mezzo-soprano (Grimgerde - Die Walkuere). [1]
- Birth of Wolfgang Kohlhaase in Berlin, Germany; actor/director/writer (Solo Sunday). [1]
- March 14
- Birth of Bob Goalby; golfer (British Open-1968, Canadian Open-1968, New Zealand-1970). [1]
- Birth of Phil Phillips [Baptiste]; rock vocalist ("Sea Of Love"). [1]
- March 16
- Birth of Betty Johnson in Guilford County, North Carolina, USA; singer (Jack Paar Show, "I Dreamed"). [1]
- March 17
- Birth of Eunice Gayson in London, England; actress (Dr No, From Russia With Love). [1]
- March 18
- Birth of Howard Coble; American politician (Representative-Republican-North Carolina, 1985-). [1]
- March 19
- Birth of Bill Hoskyns in England; épée fencer (Olympics-silver-1964). [1]
- March 20
- Birth of Dr John Rae; British educator (Conscience and Politics). [1]
- Birth of Harold Lipshitz AKA Hal Linden in the Bronx, New York, USA; actor (Barney Miller, Blacke's Magic, Rothchild), singer. [1] [5] [429]
- Birth of David Montgomery; chairman (British Forestry Commission). [1]
- March 22
- Birth of William Shatner in Montréal, Quebec, Canada; actor (Captain James T. Kirk - Star Trek, TJ Hooker, Boston Legal). [1] [429]
- Birth of Burton Richter; American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate. [429]
- March 23
- Birth of Norman F Lent; American politician (Representative-Republican-New York, 1971-). [1]
- March 24
- Birth of Thelma Kalama; American 4 X 100 metre relay swimmer (Olympics-gold-1948). [1]
- Birth of Connie Hines; American actress (Mr. Ed) (dies 2009). [429]
- March 25
- Birth of Bohumil Golián in Czechoslovakia; volleyball player (Olympics-bronze-1968). [1]
- March 26
- Birth of Leonard Nimoy in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; American actor and director (Mr. Spock - Star Trek, Mission Impossible). [1] [5] [429]
- March 27
- Birth of R P Bauman; CEO (British Aerospace). [1]
- March 29
- Birth of Evelyn de Rothschild; English banker/multi-millionaire. [1]
- Birth of James Weatherhead; moderator (General Assembly of Church of Scotland). [1]
- March 30
- Birth of Harold Burrage; American singer/pianist ("Hi Yo Silver"). [1]
- March 31
- Birth of Miller Barber in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA; PGA golfer (1968 Byron Nelson Classic). [1]
- April 1
- Birth of George Baker in Bulgaria; actor (Goodbye Mr Chips, Curse of the Fly). [1]
- Birth of Rolf Hochhuth; German playwright (Deputy). [1] [429]
- April 3
- Birth of Alex Cord in Floral Park, New York, USA; actor (Jack - WEB, Michael - Airwolf). [1]
- April 4
- Birth of Harold L Volkmer; American politician (Representative-Democrat-Missouri, 1977-). [1]
- April 5
- Birth of Denis Lawton; director (London University Institute of Education). [1]
- April 6
- Birth of Ivan Dixon in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Car Wash, Hogan's Heroes). [1]
- April 7
- Birth of Daniel Ellsberg; American whistleblower (Pentagon Papers)/patriot. [1]
- Birth of Donald Barthelme in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; writer (Snow White, Sadness). [1]
- April 9
- Birth of Bill Gilbert in Washington DC, USA; sports author (They Also Served, The Big E). [1]
- Birth of Martin Rogers; director (Farmington Institute for Christian Studies). [1]
- April 11
- Birth of John[ny] Sheffield in Pasadena, California, USA; American actor (boy in many Tarzan movies). [1] [429]
- Birth of Luis Cabral; Guinea-Bissauan President (dies 2009). [429]
- April 12
- Birth of Billy Vaughn in Glasgow, Kentucky, USA; singer ("Chapel by the Sea"). [1]
- April 13
- Birth of Bradford Dillman; actor (Falcon Crest, King's Crossing, Court Martial). [457]
- Birth of Jay Robinson; actor (Days of Our Lives, Krofft Supershow). [457]
- April 15
- Birth of Florian Zabach in Chicago, Illinois, USA; violinist ("Hot Canary", "Club Embassy"). [1]
- Birth of Kenneth Bloomfield; BBC governor (Ireland). [1]
- Birth of Tomas G Tranströmer; Swedish psychologist/poet (Mörkerseende). [1]
- Birth of Helen Maksagak in Canada; Commissioner of both the Northwest Territories and Nunavut (dies 2009). [429]
- April 16
- Birth of Edie Adams [Elizabeth Edith Enke] in Kingston, Pennsylvania, USA; actress/Mrs Ernie Kovacs (Ernie Kovacs Show, It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World, Haunting of Harrington House). [1]
- Birth of Piet de Visser; economist/Dutch Member of Parliament (PvdA). [1]
- April 17
- Birth of Joan Clague; director of nursing services (Marie Curie Foundation). [1]
- Birth of John Bartlett; tennis player (Davis Cup captain-Britain). [1]
- Birth of John Chalstrey; alderman/Lord Mayor (London). [1]
- Birth of Ruth Etchells; principal (Saint John's College-Durham). [1]
- April 18
- Birth of Klas Lestander in Sweden; 20km biathlon (Olympics-gold-1960). [1]
- April 19
- Birth of Alex Webster; football coach (New York Giants). [1]
- Birth of Garfield Morgan; Brtish actor (Odessa File, To Catch a Spy). [1]
- Birth of Hendrick J "Kobie" Coetsee in South Africa; minister of Defense/Justice. [1]
- April 20
- Birth of Lee H Hamilton in Daytona Beach, Florida, USA; American politician (Representative-Democrat-Indiana, 1965-). [1]
- April 22
- Birth of Henk Gortzak; Dutch Member of Parliament (CPN/PSP). [1]
- Birth of Robert Dickson in Canada; ice hockey player (1948). [1]
- Birth of Ronald Hynd; British choreographer (English National Ballet). [1]
- Birth of Siem Vroom; Dutch actor (The Lift, A Bridge Too Far, Mysteries). [1]
- April 24
- Birth of Bridget Riley; British painter (op-art). [1]
- April 27
- Birth of Robert Donner in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Yancy - The Waltons, Exidor - Mork and Mindy). [1]
- April 29
- Birth of Aleksei Aleksandrovich Gubarev in USSR; cosmonaut (Soyuz 17, 28). [1]
- Birth of Lonnie Donegan in Glasgow, Scotland; skiffle musician ("Rock Island Line", "Cumberland Gap", "Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour [On the Bedpost Overnight]"). [1] [429] [457]
- Birth of William Ball; actor (Suburban Commando). [1]
- April 30
- Birth of William L [Bill] Clay; American politician (Representative-Democrat-Missouri, 1969-). [1]
- May 3
- Birth of Alex Cord; actor (The Dead are Alive). [1]
- May 4
- Birth of Ed Cassidy in Chicago, Illinois, USA; drummer (Spirit - "I Got A Line on You"). [1]
- Birth of Gennadi Rozhdestvensky in Moscow, Russia; conductor (USSR State Radio). [1]
- May 6
- Birth of Marvin Leath; American politician (Representative-Democrat-Texas, 1979-). [1]
- Birth of Willie Mays in Westfield, Alabama, USA; Hall of Fame baseball centerfielder, "Say Hey Kid" (New York Giants, New York Mets, 660 homeruns, National League Most Valuable Player 1954). [1] [5] [429]
- May 7
- Birth of Gene [Rodman] Wolfe; American sci-fi author (Soldier of Arete). [1]
- Birth of Nel J Ginjaar-Maas; Dutch under-secretary of Education (VVD). [1]
- Birth of Teresa Brewer in Toledo, Ohio, USA; American pop and jazz singer ("Put Another Nickel In") (dies 2007). [1] [429]
- May 9
- Birth of Vance DeVoe Brand in Longmont, Colorado, USA; astronaut (Apollo 18, STS-5, 41B, 35). [1]
- May 10
- Birth of Lord Michael Mustill of Pateley Bridge, Lord Justice of Appeal. [1]
- May 11
- Birth of Stephen Smalley; reverend/dean (Chester). [1]
- May 12
- Birth of Johan Fleerackers; Flemish vice-president of Dutch One. [1]
- May 13
- Birth of Eileen Diss; theatrical designer (August, Secret Places, Betrayal). [1]
- Birth of Jim Jones; reverend, American cult leader (People's Temple), poisoned over 900 in Guyana (Jonestown Massacre) (dies 1978). [1] [429]
- Birth of Sydney Lipworth; CEO (Monopolies and Mergers Commission). [1]
- Birth of William Utting; chief inspector (British Social Services). [1]
- May 15
- Birth of David Healy; actor (Supergirl, Doomsday Gun, Patton, Be My Guest). [1]
- Birth of F Korthals; Altes Dutch minister of Justice (VVD). [1]
- Birth of Joseph A. Califano, Junior; US Chairman of the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse. [429]
- May 16
- Birth of Donald James Martino in Plainfield, New Jersey, USA; composer (Noturnno - Pulitzer 1974). [1]
- Birth of Jack Dodson in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; actor (Howard Sprage - Andy Griffith Show). [1]
- Birth of Lowell P Weicker; American politician (Senator-Republican-Connecticut, 1971-88/Governor-Democrat-Connecticut). [1]
- May 18
- Birth of Robert Morse in Newton, Massachusetts, USA; American actor (That's Life, Jack Frost). [1] [429]
- May 19
- Birth of Stephen Young in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; actor (Traders, Foreign Affairs, Judd for the Defense). [457]
- May 20
- Birth of Chiharu Igaya in Japan; slalom (Olympics-silver-1956). [1]
- May 21
- Birth of George Vassiliou; President of Cyprus (1988-93). [1]
- May 23
- Birth of Barbara Barrie in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actress (Breaking Away, Barney Miller). [1]
- Birth of José Telles Da Conceiçao in Brazil; high jumper (Olympics-bronze-1952). [1]
- May 25
- Birth of John Gabriel in Niagara Falls, New York, USA; actor (Cat Gang, Fantasies). [1]
- May 27
- Birth of Florence Sharples; director (British YWCA). [1]
- Birth of John Chapple; British chief of General Staff. [1]
- Birth of Kenny Price in Florence, Kentucky, USA; country singer ("Midwestern Hayride", Hee Haw). [1]
- May 28
- Birth of Carroll Baker in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA; American actress (Andy Warhol's Bad, Babydoll, Harlow, LA Law, Grand). [1] [429] [457]
- Birth of Raymond Miquel; chairman (Scottish Sports Council). [1]
- Birth of Stephen Birmingham Hartford; author (Real Lace - America's Irish Rich). [1]
- May 31
- Birth of John Robert Schrieffer; American physicist (Nobel Prize 1972). [1] [429]
- Birth of Shirley Verrett in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; American mezzo-soprano (Cassandra - Les Troyens). [1] [429]
- Birth of Steve Horn; American politician (Representative-Republican-California). [1]
- June 3
- Birth of Raúl Castro; President of Cuba. [429]
- June 5
- Birth of Jacques Demy in France; director (Lola, Magic Donkey). [1]
- June 7
- Birth of Lang Jeffries in Ontario, Canada; actor (Skip - Rescue 8). [1]
- June 9
- Birth of Joe Santos; actor (The Rockford Files, The Sopranos). [429] [457]
- June 11
- Birth of Lucianna Paluzzi in Rome, Italy; actress (Five Fingers, Thunderball). [1]
- Birth of Tab Hunter in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Tab Hunter Show). [1]
- June 14
- Birth of Marla Gibbs in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actress (Florence - The Jeffersons, Mary - 227). [1] [457]
- June 17
- Birth of Virginia McKenna in London, England; actress (Born Free, Gathering Storm). [1]
- June 20
- Birth of Martin Landau in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actor (Mission Impossible, Tucker, Space 1999, Without a Trace). [1] [5] [457]
- Birth of James Tolkan; actor (Nero Wolfe Mystery, Remington Steele). [457]
- Birth of Arne Nordheim in Larvik, Norway; conductor/composer (Aftonland). [1]
- Birth of Olympia Dukakis; actress (Moonstruck, Tales of the City, Center of the Universe). [1] [5] [457]
- June 21
- Birth of Lawrence K Grossman; News president (NBC-TV). [1]
- Birth of Margaret Heckler; US Secretary of Health and Human Services (1983-85). [1]
- June 27
- Birth of Martinus J. G. Veltman; Dutch physicist, Nobel Prize laureate. [429]
- Birth of Charles Bronfman in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; co-chairman of The Seagram Company. [875.35]
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