Chronology of Notable Births

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Last updated: 2023 December 20.


1944

April 1
  • Birth of Carol White in England; actress (Daddy's Gone a Hunting). [1]
April 3
  • Birth of Barry Pritchard; rock guitarist (Fortunes). [1]
  • Birth of Tony Orlando in New York City, New York, USA; singer (Tony Orlando and Dawn - "Tie a Yellow Ribbon"). [1] [5]
April 4
  • Birth of David Melville; professor/director (Middlesex Polytechnic). [1]
  • Birth of Lawrence A Hough; American rower (Pairs without cox-1968 Olympics-silver). [1]
April 5
  • Birth of Ann [Elizabeth] Maxwell; American sci-fi author (Jaws of Menx). [1]
  • Birth of Dave Holland; heavy metal rocker (Judas Priest - "Breakin' the Law"). [1]
  • Birth of James Buckley; CEO (Baltic Exchange). [1]
  • Birth of Nicholas Caldwell; rocker (Whispers). [1]
  • Birth of Peter T King; American politician (Representative-Republican-New York). [1]
  • Birth of Willeke van Ammelrooy in Amsterdam, Netherlands; actress (Cidke de Rat, Antonia). [1]
April 6
  • Birth of John Stax; rocker (Pretty Things - "Don't Bring Me Down"). [1]
  • Birth of Judith McConnell in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; actress (Sophia - Santa Barbara). [1]
  • Birth of [Holly] Michelle [Gilliam] Phillips in Long Beach, California, USA; singer (Mama and Papas), actress (Knots Landing). [1]
April 8
  • Birth of Hywel Bennett in South Wales; actor (Family Way, Shelley). [1]
  • Birth of Roger Chapman in Leicester, Leicestershire, England; rock vocalist (Family - "Family Entertainment"). [1]

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  • Birth of Santiago Jimenez Junior; American accordionist ("El Mero Mero", "Viva Seguin"). [1]
April 9
  • Birth of Gene Parsons in Los Angeles, California, USA; rock drummer (The Byrds, Gene Clark Group). [1]
April 10
  • Birth of Danny Woods; US musician (CEO of the Board). [1]
April 11
  • Birth of John Milius; writer (Red Dawn, 1941, Big Wednesday). [1]
  • Birth of R J B Knight; deputy director (National Maritime Museum). [1]
April 12
  • Birth of John Kay [Joachim F Krauledat] in Tilsit, East Prussia, Germany; rocker (Steppenwolf - "Hour of the World"). [1] [457]
April 13
  • Birth of Brian Pendleton Wolverhampton in West Midlands, England; rocker (The Pretty Things). [1]
  • Birth of Charles Burnett; director (When it Rains, Glass Shield). [1]
  • Birth of Jack Casady in Washington, DC; rock bassist (Hot Tuna, Jefferson Airplane). [1]
April 15
  • Birth of Dave Edmunds in Cardiff, Wales; singer/guitarist (Rockpile - "Baby I Love You"). [1]
  • Birth of Gerard Schoenaker; Dutch singer ("Les Baroques"). [1]
April 18
  • Birth of Irvine Shillingford; cricket player (cousin of Grayson, four Tests for West Indies). [1]
April 19
  • Birth of Bernard Worrell; American keyboardist (Funkadelic - "Cosmic Slop"). [1]
  • Birth of Mark "Flo" Volman; rocker (Flo and Eddie, Turtles - "Eleanor")/DJ (WKRK). [1]
April 23
  • Birth of Niklaus Schilling in Basel, Germany; director (Dormire, Atem, Rheingold). [1]
  • Birth of Sandra Dee [Alexandra Zuck] in Bayonne, New Jersey, USA; actress (Gidget, A Summer Place, Tammy and the Doctor, Imitation of Life). [1]
April 24
  • Birth of [Bernard] Saint Clair Lee [Calhoun]; American singer ("Rock the Boat"). [1]
April 25
  • Birth of John Bryant; editor (Europeans). [1]
April 26
  • Birth of David O'B Martin; American politician (Representative-Republican-New York, 1981-). [1]
  • Birth of Martha Rockwell in Providence, Rhode Island, USA; skier (Mount Washington). [1]
April 27
  • Birth of Cuba Gooding; US singer (Main Ingredient - "Everybody Plays the Fool"). [1] [457]
  • Birth of Herb Pedersen in Berkley, California, USA; singer (Desert Rose Band - "Love Reunited"). [1]
April 29
  • Birth of Richard Kline; actor (Three's Company, The Bold and the Beautiful). [5] [457]
  • Birth of Benedikte, Danish princess/daughter of Frederik IX. [1]
  • Birth of Jim Hart in Evanston, Illinois, USA; NFL quarterback (Saint Louis Cardinals). [1]
April 30
  • Birth of Jill Clayburgh in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Unmarried Woman, Semi-Tough, Ally McBeal, Leap of Faith, Search for Tomorrow). [1] [457]
  • Birth of Richard Shoff; rocker (Sandpipers). [1]
May 2
  • Birth of John Verity; rocker (Argent). [1]
May 3
  • Birth of Peter Staples; rocker (Troggs - "Wild Thing"). [1]
May 4
  • Birth of Dave [Otto Levenbach]; Dutch singer (Du coté the Chez Swann). [1]
  • Birth of Paul Gleason in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA; actor (The Breakfast Club, Die Hard). [1]
  • Birth of Peggy Santiglia McGannon in New Jersey, USA; rocker (Angels). [1] [457]
  • Birth of Ronnie Bond; drummer (The Troggs - "Wild Thing"). [1]
May 5
  • Birth of Jean-Pierre Leaud in Paris, France; actor (Detective). [1]
  • Birth of John Rhys-Davies in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England; actor (Sir Edward - The Quest, Sliders, Lord of the Rings, The Untouchables). [1] [457]
  • Birth of Roger Raised; English actor (Nicholas Nickleby). [1]
  • Birth of Roger Rees; actor (The West Wing, Boston Common, Cheers). [457]
May 7
  • Birth of John Heard; actor (The Pelican Brief, CHUD, Radio Flyer, Big). [1]
  • Birth of Sivi Aberg; actress (Batman TV show). [1]
May 8
  • Birth of Gary Glitter [Paul Gadd] in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England; rocker (Rock and Roll Part II). [1]
May 9
  • Birth of Don Dannemann; rocker (Cyrkle). [1]
  • Birth of Richard [Richie] Furay in Yellow Springs, Ohio, USA; rock vocalist (Buffalo Springfield, Poco). [1] [457]
May 10
  • Birth of Abdul Kadir; cricket player (Pakistan batsman-keeper in four Tests 1964-65). [1]
  • Birth of Jackie Lomax in Liverpool, England; rocker ("Is This What You Want"). [1]
  • Birth of Jim Abrahams in Shorewood, Wisconsin, USA; director (Hot Shots, Top Secret). [1]
  • Birth of Marie-France Pisier in Daclat, Vietnam; actress (Scruples, Midnight). [1]
May 11
  • Birth of John Benaud; cricket player (brother of Richie; Australian bat 1972-73). [1]
May 12
  • Birth of James Purify; American singer ("I'm Your Puppet"). [1]
May 13
  • Birth of Carolyn Franklin; American singer/songwriter ("Baby Baby Baby", "Angel"). [1]
  • Birth of Clive Radley; cricket player (England batsman in 8 Tests 1978). [1]
May 14
  • Birth of Francesca Annis in London, England; actress (Madame Bovary, Dune, Cleopatra, Flipper's New Adventures). [1]
  • Birth of Gene Cornish in Ottawa, Canada; rock bassist/vocalist (Fotomaker, Rascals). [1]
  • Birth of George Lucas in Modesto, California, USA; director (Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark). [1]
  • Birth of Troy Shondell; rocker (Many Sides of Troy Shondell). [1]
May 15
  • Birth of Gunilla Hutton in Göteborg, Sweden; actress (Petticoat Junction). [1]
  • Birth of Miruts Yifter in Ethiopia; 5000km/10,000km runner (Olympics-gold-1980). [1]
May 16
  • Birth of Billy Cobham in Panamá; jazz artist ("Same Ole Love"). [1] [457]
May 17
  • Birth of Arif Butt; cricket player (pace bowler for Pakistan in three Tests 1964-65). [1]
  • Birth of Canon P B Price; General Secretary, USPG. [1]
  • Birth of Jesse Winchester in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA; singer/songwriter ("Learn to Love it"). [1]
May 18
  • Birth of Peter Ryan; British national director (Police Training). [1]
May 20
  • Birth of Boudouin de Groot; Dutch singer ("Good night mister president"). [1]
  • Birth of David M Walker in Columbus, Georgia, USA; Captain US Navy/astronaut (STS 51-A 30, 53, 69). [1]
  • Birth of Joe Cocker in Sheffield, England; rock vocalist ("You are so Beautiful", "Little Help From My Friends"). [1] [5]
  • Birth of Keith Fletcher; cricket captain (Essex and England). [1]
May 21
  • Birth of Mary Robinson; President of Republic of Ireland (Labour, 1990-). [1]
May 23
  • Birth of Giles Smith; TV journalist. [1]
  • Birth of Olga Maitland; British Member of Parliament. [1]
  • Birth of Ramon "Tiki" Fulwood; American drummer (Funkadelic, Knee Deep). [1]
May 24
  • Birth of Patti LaBelle [Holt] in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; singer (LaBelle - "Lady Marmalade"). [1] [457]
May 25
  • Birth of Frank Oz in Heresford, England; puppeteer (Sesame Street, The Muppet Show). [1] [5]
  • Birth of Robert Michael Payton; pizza magnate. [1]
May 26
  • Birth of Verden "Phally" Allen; keyboardist (Mott the Hoople). [1]
May 27
  • Birth of Christopher J Dodd; American politician (Governor/Senator-Democrat-Connecticut, 1981-). [1]
May 28
  • Birth of Adriaan T "Ad" Zuiderent; poet/critic (On the Droge). [1]
  • Birth of Gary Stewart in Latcher County, Kentucky, USA; country singer ("She's Actin' Single"). [1] [457]
  • Birth of Billy Vera; musician (Billy and the Beaters - "At This Moment", "Into the Night"). [1] [457]
  • Birth of Gladys Knight in Atlanta, Georgia, USA; singer, leader of the Pips ("Last Train to Georgia"). [1] [457]
  • Birth of Rudy Giuliani; American politician (Mayor-Republican/Liberal New York City, 1994-). [1] [5]
May 29
  • Birth of Helmut Berger; actor (Ash Wednesday, Damned, Picture of Dorian Gray). [1]
  • Birth of Quentin Davies; British Member of Parliament (Conservative). [1]
May 31
  • Birth of Mick Ralphs; guitarist (Mott the Hoople, Bad Company). [1]
June 1
  • Birth of Robert Powell in England; actor (Jigsaw Man, Shaka Zulu, Secrets). [1]
June 2
  • Birth of Garo Yepremian; NFL place kicker (Miami Dolphins). [1]
  • Birth of Marvin Hamlisch; American composer/pianist (The Sting, Chorus Line). [1]
  • Birth of Poul Jensen in Denmark; yachting (Olympic-gold-1976, 1980). [1]
June 3
  • Birth of Michael Clarke; drummer (The Byrds). [1]
June 4
  • Birth of Michelle Phillips; singer/actress (The Mamas and The Papas). [1]
  • Birth of Roger Ball; saxophonist (Average White Band). [1] [457]
June 5
  • Birth of Tommie Smith; American sprinter (Olympic-gold-1968), gave black power salute. [1]
June 7
  • Birth of Bill Rafferty in Queens, New York, USA; comedian (Laugh-In, Real People). [1]
  • Birth of Clarence White; guitarist (The Byrds - "Turn! Turn! Turn!"). [1]
June 8
  • Birth of Don Grady; actor (Robbie Douglas - My Three Sons, Mickey Mouse Club). [1] [457]
  • Birth of William Royce "Boz" Scaggs in Dallas, Texas, USA; rocker (Steve Miller Band). [1]
June 9
  • Birth of Brigid Bazlen in Wisconsin, USA; actress (Pam - Too Young to go Steady). [1]
June 11
  • Birth of James "Ox" D A Van Hoften in Fresno, California, USA; astronaut (STS 41C, STS 51I). [1]
June 12
  • Birth of Linda Foster in Lancaster, England; actress (Doris - Hank). [1]
June 13
  • Birth of Joe Amato; NHRA top fuel drag racing champion (1991). [1]
June 15
  • Birth of Inna Ryskai in the USSR; volleyball player (Olympic-2 gold/2 silver-1964-1976). [1]
June 16
  • Birth of Reg Presley; singer (The Troggs - "Wild Thing"). [1]
  • Birth of Takamiyama [Jesse Kuhaulua] in Hawaii; first non-Japanese sumo champion. [1]
June 21
  • Birth of Corinna Tsopel in Athens, Greece; actress (Man Called Horse). [1]
  • Birth of Ray Davies; singer/guitarist (The Kinks - "Come Dancing"). [1] [457]
June 22
  • Birth of Michael Obst; German coxsman (Olympic-gold-1960). [1]
  • Birth of Peter Asher in London, England; singer (Peter and Gordon - "World Without Love"). [1] [457]
June 24
  • Birth of Arthur Brown in England; rocker (Fire). [1] [457]
  • Birth of Bruce Johnston; rocker (Beach Boys - "Surfin' Girl"). [1] [457]
  • Birth of Jeff Beck in Surrey, England; singer/songwriter (The Yardbirds - "Over Under Sideways Down" song, Jeff Beck Group, eight-time Grammy winner, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee (with Yardbirds 1992, as solo artist 2009)). [457] [1752.35]
June 27
  • Birth of Patrick Sercu in Belgium; 1000km time trial (Olympic-gold-1964). [1]
June 29
  • Birth of Gary Busey in Goose Creek, Texas, USA; actor (The Buddy Holly Story, A Star in Born, Into the West, A Dangerous Life). [1] [5] [457]
June 30
  • Birth of Glenn Shorrock; vocalist (Little River Band - "Help Is On Its Way"). [1] [457]
  • Birth of Ron Swoboda; baseball outfielder (New York Yankees, New York Mets). [1]

End of 1944 April-June. Next: 1944 July.

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