Famous Birthdays on April 3

1151 Igor Svyatoslavich, Ukrainian prince (d. 1202)
1245 Philips III, King of France (1270-85), born in Poissy, France (d. 1285)

Henry IV of England (1367-1413)

King of England and Lord of Ireland (1399-1413), born in Bolingbroke Castle, Lincolnshire, England

1438 John III van Egmont, Viceroy of Holland, born in Hattem, Netherlands (d. 1516)
1461 Anne of France, French princess, daughter of King Louis XI and Regent of France (1483-91) for her brother King Charles VIII during his minority, born in Chateau of Genappe, Brabant, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1522)
1485 Lieven van der Maude [Ammonius], South Netherland poet (d. 1556)
1529 Michael Neander, German mathematician and astronomer, born in Joachimsthal, Bohemia (d. 1581)
1569 Giovanni Battista Massarengo, Italian composer, born in Parma, Duchy of Parma (now Italy) (d. c.1596)
1593 George Herbert, English metaphysical poet (5 Mystical Songs), born in Montgomery, Wales (d. 1633)
1603 William Smith, British composer of Anglican sacred choral works, baptized in Durham, England (d. 1645)
1617 Antimo Liberati, Italian composer, born in Foligno, Umbria, Papal States (now Italy) (d. 1692)
1649 Joseph François Salomon, French composer, born in Toulon, France (d. 1732)
1682 Johann Valentin Rathgeber, German organist, Benedictine priest, choirmaster, and composer (Augsburger Tafel-Confect), born in Oberelsbach, Electorate of Bavaria (now Germany) (d. 1750)
1683 Mark Catesby, English naturalist (Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands) (d. 1749)
1693 George Edwards, English naturalist and ornithologist (father of British ornithology), born in Stratford, Essex, England (d. 1773)
1715 John Hanson, Continental Congressman, 1st US President under Articles of Confederation, born in Maryland (d. 1783)
1715 William Watson, English physician and scientist, born in London (d. 1787)
1720 Elia van Vilnius [Elijahu ben Salomo Zalman], Latvian rabbi, born in Sialiec, Polish-Lithuanian (d. 1797)
1727 Philippe-Lambert-Joseph Spruyt, Flemish painter and engraver, born in Ghent, Belgium (d. 1801)
1751 Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, French opera composer, born in Eymet, France (d. 1796)
1757 Ferenc Verseghy, Hungarian poet and composer, born in Szolnok, Hungary (d. 1822)
1764 John Abernethy, English surgeon, born in London, England (d. 1831)
1769 Christian Günther von Bernstorff, Danish-Prussian statesman and diplomat, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1835)
1770 Theodoros Kolokotronis, Greek general and leader of the Greek War of Independence (1821-29), born in Ramοvouni, Messenia, Ottoman Empire (d. 1843)

Washington Irving (1783-1859)

American author (Legend of Sleepy Hollow), born in NYC, New York

1791 Anne Lister, English diarist 'the 1st modern lesbian', born in Halifax, England (d. 1840)

Charles Wilkes (1798-1877)

American Antarctic explorer and naval officer (Union Navy), born in NYC, New York

1806 Ivan Kireyevsky, Russian literary critic and philosopher, born in Moscow (d. 1856)
1812 Louisa Maria, Queen of Belgium (1832-50), Wife of Leopold I), born in Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France (d. 1850)
1814 Lorenzo Snow, 5th president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, born in Mantua, Ohio (d. 1901)
1821 T. Pelham Dale, Anglican clergyman prosecuted for Ritualist practices in the 1870s, born in Greenwich (d. 1892)
1822 Edward Everett Hale, American clergyman and author (Man without a Country), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1909)

Boss Tweed (1823-1878)

American politician and corrupt New York fraudster, born in NYC, New York

1825 Adolf Rzepko, Polish composer, born in Prague, Bohemia, Austrian Empire (now Czech Republic) (d. 1892)
1837 John Burroughs, American writer and nature enthusiast (Burroughs Medal namesake), born in Delaware County, New York (d. 1921)
1838 Leon Michel Gambetta, French attorney and 37th Prime Minister of France (1881-82), born in Cahors, Kingdom of France (d. 1882)
1842 Ulric Dahlgren, American Colonel (Union Army), born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania (d. 1864)
1858 Matthew Ricketts, 1st African American man elected to Nebraska State Legislature, born in Henry County, Kentucky (d. 1917)
1859 Reginald De Koven, American operetta and popular song composer (Oh Promise Me), born in Middletown, Connecticut (d. 1920)
1860 Frederik Willem van Eeden, Dutch utopian writer (Walden), born in Haarlem, Netherlands (d. 1932)
1863 Henry Van de Velde, Flemish painter and architect (Art Nouveau), born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1957)

J. B. M. Hertzog (1866-1942)

South African General and Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa (1924-39), born in Wellington, South Africa

1871 Jose Juan Tablada, Mexican poet (El Florilegio), born in Mexico City (d. 1941)
1871 Mistinguett [Jeanne Florentine Bourgeois], French actress and singer (Moulin Rouge star), born in Enghien-les-Bains, Val-d'Oise, France (d. 1956)
1874 Eduardo Sanchez de Fuentes, Cuban composer, born in Havana, Cuba (d. 1944)
1881 Alcide de Gasperi, 30th Prime Minister of Italy (1945-53), born in Pieve Tesino, Tyrol, Austria-Hungary (d. 1954)
1881 Margaret "Daisy" Ashford, British child author who wrote "The Young Visiters" (Mister Salteena's Plan) aged 9, born in Petersham, Surrey (d. 1972)
1884 Jimmy Matthews, Australian cricket spin bowler (8 Tests, 16 wickets; Victoria; only player to take 2 hat-tricks in same Test 1912), born in Mount Gambier, Australia (d. 1943)
1885 (Joseph Aloysius) "Allan" Dwan, Canadian-American screenwriter and film director (Robin Hood; Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farms; Sands Of Iwo Jima), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 1981)
1885 Bud Fisher, American cartoonist (Mutt and Jeff), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1954)
1885 St John Philby, British explorer and Arabist, born in Badulla, British Ceylon (d. 1960)
1886 (Arthur) "Dooley" Wilson, American piano player, singer, and actor (Casablanca; Stormy Weather; Beulah), born in Tyler, Texas (d. 1953)
1888 Neville Cardus, English writer and cricketer, born in Rusholme, Manchester, England (d. 1975)
1889 Grigoras Dinicu, Romanian violin virtuoso and composer, born in Bucharest, Kingdom of Romania (d. 1949)
1893 Leslie Howard [Stainer], British actor (Gone With The Wind; Of Human Bondage), born in London, England (d. 1943)
1893 Princess Maud of Fife, Countess of Southesk, born in East Sheen Lodge, Richmond-upon-Thames (d. 1945)
1895 (Edward Elzear} "Zez" Confrey, American jazz pianist and composer ("Kitten on the Keys"; "Dizzy Fingers."), born in Peru, Illinois (d. 1971)
1895 Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Italian composer, born in Florence, Italy (d. 1968)
1896 Douwe Kalma, Dutch literary writer and leader (Young Frisian Movement), born in Boksum, Netherlands (d. 1953)
1898 George Jessel, American stage and screen actor, singer, producer and host known as "The Toastmaster General", born in NYC, New York (d. 1981)
1898 Henry Luce, American magazine publisher (Time, Fortune, Life), born in Tengchow, China (d. 1967)
1899 David Jack, English footballer (scored 267 goals from 521 appearances), born in Bolton, Lancashire, England (d. 1958)
1900 Camille Chamoun, President of Lebanon (1952-58), born in Deir el Qamar, Ottoman Empire (d. 1987)
1902 Henri Garat, French actor and singer (Les dieux s'amusent; Congress Dances), born in Paris, France (d. 1959)
1902 Siguringi Eirikur Hjorleifsson, Icelandic composer, born in Bergskot, Grindavík, Iceland (d. 1975)
1903 James "Bubber" Miley, American jazz trumpet and cornet player (Duke Ellington, 1923-29 - "East St. Louis Toodle-Oo"; "Black And Tan Fantasy"), born in Aiken, South Carolina (d. 1932)
1903 Peter Huchel, German poet, born near Berlin (d. 1981)
1904 Peter Van Steeden, composer and orchestra leader (Break the Bank), born in Amsterdam (d. 1990)
1904 Russel Wright, American industrial designer, born in Lebanon, Ohio (d. 1976)
1904 Sally Rand, American burlesque dancer, vedette, and actress known for her ostrich feather fan and balloon bubble dances, born in Elkton, Missouri (d. 1979)
1905 Robert Frederick Sink, United States Army Officer (WWII, Korean War & Vietnam War), born in Lexington, North Carolina (d. 1965)
1906 Kathleen Tillotson, Emeritus Professor of English (Bedford College), born in Berwick-upon-Tweed (d. 2001)
1906 Walter "Fats" Pichon American jazz pianist, singer, and big bandleader, born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1967)
1907 Iron Eyes Cody [Espera Oscar de Corti], Italian-American actor (Keep America Beautiful, Black Gold, Ernest Goes to Camp), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma (d. 1999)
1907 Isaac Deutscher, Polish-English historian (Stalin/Trotsky biography), born in Chrzanów, Poland (d. 1967)
1910 Homesick James [Williamson], American blues slide guitarist and singer (Elmore James band, 1955-62), born in Somerville, Tennessee (d. 2006) [date of birth variously reported as 1905, 1910, and 1914; surname also disputed]
1911 Michael Woodruff, English surgeon and scientist (organ transplantation), born in Mill Hill, London (d. 2001)
1911 Stanislawa Walasiewicz [Stella Walsh], Polish-American athlete (Olympic gold 100m 1932), born in Wierzchownia, Poland (d. 1980)
1911 W. R. Lee, English language teacher and internationalist, born in Hillingdon, Middlesex (d. 1996)
1911 Watkins Shaw, British musicologist, born in Bradford, Yorkshire, England (d. 1996)
1912 Addeke H Boerma, Dutch economist and general manager (FAO) (d. 1992)
1912 Bert Bakker, Dutch publisher (Free Netherlands), born in Huizum, Netherlands (d. 1969)
1913 George Barati, American cellist, composer, and conductor (Honolulu Symphony, 1950-67), born in Győr, Hungary (d. 1996)
1913 Per Borten, 18th Prime Minister of Norway (1965-71), born in Flå, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway (d. 2005)
1914 George Sopkin, American cellist (Fine Arts Quartet, 1941-79), and teacher, born in Chicago, Ilinois (d. 2008)
1914 Katherine Stammers Menzies, English doubles tennis player (Wimb 1935), born in St Albans, England (d. 2005)
1915 İhsan Doğramacı, Turkish paediatrician, academic and the founder of YÖK, born in Arbil, Ottoman Empire (d. 2010)
1915 Paul Touvier, French Nazi collaborator in World War II called the "Hangman of Lyon" and convicted war criminal, born in Saint-Vincent-sur-Jabron, France (d. 1996)
1915 Piet de Jong, Dutch politician (Prime Minister of the Netherlands 1967-71), born in Apeldoorn, Netherlands (d. 2016)
1916 Herb Caen, American columnist (SF Chronicle), born in Sacramento, California (d. 1997)
1916 Ken Kersey, Canadian jazz pianist, and composer ("Boogie Woogie Cocktail"), born in Harrow, Ontario (d. 1983)
1917 Bill Finegan, American pianist and big band arranger (Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey), composer and bandleader (Sauter-Finegan Orchestra), born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 2008)
1917 Tibor Andrasovan, Slovak composer, born in Slovenská Lupca, Zólyom, Austria-Hungary (d. 2001)
1918 Enrique Iturriaga, Peruvian composer (Sinfonía Junín y Ayacucho), born in Lima, Peru (d. 2019)
1918 Louis Applebaum, Canadian conductor and composer, born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2000)
1918 Sixten Ehrling, Swedish pianist, conductor (Royal Opera of Stockholm, 1953-60; Detroit Symphony, 1963-73), and educator (Juilliard, 1973-87), born in Malmö, Sweden (d. 2005)
1919 Duke of Grafton, 11th Duke of Grafton, born in Cape Town (d. 2011)
1920 John Demjanjuk, Ukrainian-born American auto worker, alleged Nazi and convicted war criminal (under appeal at death), born in Berdychiv uyezd, Kiev Governorate, Ukrainian People's Republic (d. 2012)
1920 Stan Freeman, American composer (Melody Tour), born in Waterbury, Connecticut (d. 2001)
1921 Robert Karvelas, American actor (Get Smart - "Larabee"), born in NYC, New York (d. 1991)

Doris Day (1922-2019)

American singer, animal welfare activist and actress known as the "girl next door" actress (Pillow Talk, The Man Who Knew Too Much), born in Cincinnati, Ohio

1923 Jan Sterling [Jane Adriance], American actress (Ace in the Hole, The High and the Mighty), born in NYC, New York (d. 2004)
1923 John Smith, English landowner, financier and Philanthropist (National Trust, Landmark Trust), born in London (d. 2007) [1]
1924 Joseph Kerman, American educator and musicologist (Contemplating Music: Challenges to Musicology), born in London, England (d. 2014)

Marlon Brando (1924-2004)

American actor (The Godfather, A Streetcar Named Desire; On the Waterfront), born in Omaha, Nebraska

1924 Murray Dickie, Scottish opera singer and director, born in Bishopton, Glasgow, Scotland (d. 1995)
1925 Tony Benn, British politcian, Minister of Technology and President of the Stop the War Coalition, born in Marylebone, London (d. 2014)
1926 Alex Grammas, American baseball player, born in Birmingham, Alabama
1926 Andrew Keir, Scottish character actor (Rob Roy, Absolution, Blood Hunt, Catholics), born in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland (d. 1997)
1926 Virgil Grissom, US Air Force test pilot and NASA astronaut (Mercury-Redstone 4, Gemini 3, Apollo 1), born in Mitchell, Indiana (d. 1967)
1927 Éva Székely, Hungarian swimmer (Olympic gold 200m breaststroke 1952; silver 1956; first WR 400m individual medley 1953), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2020)
1927 Pierre D'Archambeau. American concert violinist, born in Yverdon, Switzerland (d. 2014)
1927 Wesley Brown, 1st African American US Naval Academy graduate, born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 2012)
1928 Don Gibson, American country musician and songwriter ("Sweet Dreams"; "I Can't Stop Loving You"), born in Shelby, North Carolina (d. 2003)

Earl Lloyd (1928-2015)

1st African American basketball player in the NBA, born in Alexandria, Virginia

1928 Jennifer Paterson, English chef and TV personality (Two Fat Ladies), born in Kensington, London (d. 1999)
1928 Kevin Hagen, American actor (Little House on the Prairie), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2005)
1929 Dennis Farr, Museum director (Courtauld Institute Galleries) and art historian, born in Luton, Bedfordshire (d. 2006)
1929 Fazlur Rahman Khan, Bangladeshi-American structural engineer and architect (Sears Tower, Chicago; John Hancock Center, Chicago; Metrodome, Minneapolis), born in Dhaka, British India (now Bangladesh) (d. 1982)
1929 Lee Leonard, American television personality (ESPN, CNN), born in NYC, New York (d. 2018)

Helmut Kohl (1930-2017)

German chancellor (West Germany, 1982-90, unified Germany, 1990-98), born in Ludwigshafen, Weimar Republic

1930 Lawton Chiles, U.S. Senator from Florida (1971-89) and Governor of Florida (1991-98), born in Lakeland, Florida (d. 1998)
1930 Max Frankel, American journalist (Tables of Id of Organic Compounds), born in Gera, Germany
1930 Wally Moon, American baseball player, born in Bay, Arkansas (d. 2018)
1931 Johnny Nicholls, English football player, born in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire (d. 1995)
1931 Tom Collins, Canadian ice skating promoter (Champions on Ice), born in Kirkland Lake, Ontario (d. 2019)
1932 Janet Bately, Prof of English Language (King's College London)
1932 Martin Nourse, Lord Justice of Appeal of England and Wales (d. 2017)
1933 Bob Dornan, American politician, U.S. House of Representatives from California, born in NYC, New York
1933 Rod Funseth, American golfer (US Masters runner-up 1978), born in Spokane, Washington (d. 1985) [1]

Jane Goodall (89 years old)

1934 British primatologist, anthropologist, and writer (Through a Window: My Thirty Years With the Chimpanzees of Gombe), born in Hampstead, London, England

1934 Jim Parker, American football player, NFL guard and tackle (Baltimore Colts), born in Macon, Georgia (d. 2005)
1936 Jerry Krause, American Basketball HOF coach (Eastern Washington University; director basketball operations Gonzaga 1985-2015), born in Cedar Bluffs, Nebraska (d. 2023)
1936 Jimmy McGriff, American jazz Hammond organist, born in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2008)
1936 Reginald Hill, British crime author (Andrew Dalziel and Peter Pascoe novels), born in West Hartlepool, County Durham (d. 2012)
1936 Scott LaFaro, American jazz bassist (Bill Evans Trio), born in Irvington, New Jersey (d. 1961)
1937 David Maves, American composer and educator, born in Salem, Oregon
1937 Louis Satterfield [also known as Lui-Lui, Ealee, and Sat], American trombone player (The Pharaohs, Earth, Wind & Fire, Phenix Horns), born in Shaw, Mississippi (d. 2004)
1937 Petunia Pig, Warner Bros. cartoon character created by Frank Tashlin (Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series), first debuts in "Porky's Romance"
1937 Sandra Spuzich, American golfer (US Open 1966), born in Indianapolis, Indiana (d. 2015)
1937 William Gaunt, English actor (Champions), born in Pudsey, Yorkshire
1938 Jeff Barry [Joel Adelberg], American pop songwriter ("Do Wah Diddy Diddy"; "Da Doo Ron Ron"; "Chapel Of Love"; "Leader Of The Pack'), born in Brooklyn, New York
1938 Phil Rodgers, American golfer (5 PGA Tour titles), born in San Diego, California (d. 2018)
1938 Ray Hunter, Northern Irish cricket all-rounder (28 international matches) and rugby union centre (10 Tests; British & Irish Lions 1962; Portadown RFC), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland (d. 2020)
1939 Catalino "Lino" Brocka, Filipino film director (Macho Dancer, Jaguar), born in Pilar, Sorsogon, Philippines (d. 1991)
1939 François de Roubaix, French film score composer, born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France (d. 1975)
1939 Vitaliy Davidov, Soviet ice hockey player (Olympic gold 1964, 68, 72), born in Moscow
1940 Roger Burman, English head of the Association of British Chambers of Commerce, born in Birmingham, England
1941 Carl Boenish, American father of BASE jumping, born in New Castle, Pennsylvania (d. 1984)
1941 Eric Braeden, German-American actor (Victor Newman-Young & Restless, Colossus), born in Bredenbek, Germany
1941 Jan Berry, American rock and roll vocalist (Jan and Dean - "Surf City"), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2004)
1941 Philippé Wynne [né Walker], American pop and R&B singer (The Spinners, 1972-77 - "The Rubberband Man", "One of a Kind (Love Affair)"), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 1984)
1941 Philippé Wynne, American soul singer ("I'll Be Around"), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1984)
1942 Billy Joe Royal, American country and pop singer ("Down in the Boondocks"), born in Valdosta, Georgia (d. 2015)
1942 Herbie Greene, American photographer best known for his portraits for rock and roll luminaries (The Grateful Dead), born in Indio, California
1942 Marek Perepeczko, Polish actor (Janosik), born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 2005)
1942 Marsha Mason, American actress (Blume in Love, Cinderella Liberty), born in St Louis, Missouri
1942 Michael Elliott, American skier (Olympics 1968), born in Durango, Colorado
1942 Rick Sylvester, Hollywood stuntman, parachute ski jumper (world record 3,300')
1942 Wayne Newton, American singer and entertainer (Daddy, Don't You Walk So Fast; Danke Schon), born in Norfolk, Virginia
1943 Artie Traum, American folk guitarist, songwriter, producer, and filmmaker, born in The Bronx, New York City
1943 Doreen Tracey, British-born American performer (Mickey Mouse Club-Mouseketeer), born in St Pancras, London (d. 2018)
1943 John Hughes, Scottish soccer striker (8 caps; Celtic 255 games), born in Coatbridge, Scotland (d. 2022)
1943 Jonathan Lynn, English writer and actor (Greedy, Bar Mitzvah Boy), born in Bath, England
1943 Mario Lavista, Mexican composer and writer, born in Mexico City
1943 Richard Manuel, Canadian rock pianist and vocalist (The Band - "The Shape I'm In"; "Tears Of Rage"), born in Stratford, Ontario (d. 1986)
1944 Barry Pritchard, British rock guitarist (Fortunes - "You've Got Your Troubles"; "Here It Comes Again"; "This Golden Ring"), born in Birmingham, England (d. 1999)
1944 Ramazan Rragami, Albanian soccer midfielder (20 caps; KF Vllaznia) and manager (KF Vllaznia), born in Shkodër, Albania (d. 2022)
1944 Tony Orlando [Cassavitis], American pop singer (& Dawn - "Tie A Yellow Ribbon"; "Knock Three Times"), born in NYC, New York
1945 Catherine Spaak, French actress (Libertine, Hotel, Circle of Love), born in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France
1945 Wim Deetman, Dutch politician, Minister of Education, born in The Hague, Netherlands
1946 (David) Dee Murray [Oates], British bassist (Elton John backing band), born in Gillingham, Kent, England (d. 1992)
1946 Carlos Salinas de Gortari, President of Mexico (1988-94), born in Mexico City
1946 Stella Chiweshe, Zimbabwean musician and storyteller (Africa’s best-known female mbira player), born in Mujumi Village, Mhondoro, Rhodesia (d. 2023)
1947 Anders Eliasson, Swedish contemporary classical composer, born in Borlänge, Sweden (d. 2013)
1948 Arlette Cousture, French Canadian writer (Les filles de Caleb), born in Saint-Lambert, Quebec, Canada
1948 Garrick Ohlsson, American concert pianist (International Busoni winner, 1966; Chopin Prize, 1970), born in Bronxville, New York
1948 Mary Gordon-Watson, British equestrian 3 day event (Olympic gold 1972), born in Blandford, Dorset
1949 Daniel Catán, Mexican composer (Rappaccini's Daughter; Florencia en el Amazonas), born in Mexico City (d. 2011)
1949 Eric Kloss, American jazz saxophonist, born in Greenville, Pennsylvania
1949 Greg Calbi, American mastering engineer (Eric Carmen; John Lennon; David Bowie; Bruce Springsteen), born in Yonkers, New York
1949 Jan Keizer, Dutch pop singer (BZN - "Rhythm of My Heart"), born in Volendam, Netherlands
1949 Lyle Alzado, American NFL defensive linesman (LA Raiders) and actor (Oceans of Fire, Hangfire), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1992)
1949 Richard Thompson, English singer-songwriter, and guitarist ("Tear-Stained Letter"; "1952 Vincent Black Lightning"), born in Notting Hill Gate, London
1950 Curtis Stone, American country music bassist and mandolin player (Highway 101 - "Cry, Cry, Cry"), born in Hollywood, California
1950 Sally Thomsett, English actress (Straw Dogs, Man About the House), born in Sussex
1952 Dave Bronze, British session and touring bass player (Eric Clapton; Tom Jones; Robin Trower), born in Billercay, Essex, England
1952 Mike Moore, American politician and Attorney General of Mississippi, born in Pascagoula, Mississippi
1953 Craig Taubman, Jewish-American singer (Friday Night Live), born in Millington, Tennessee
1953 Huub van der Lubbe, Dutch rock singer (Stampei - The Dike), born in Amsterdam
1953 Mehdi Cerbah, Algerian soccer goalkeeper (57 caps; JS Kabylie), born in Algiers, Algeria (d. 2021)
1953 Pattie D'Arcy, American musical theater, session and touring vocalist (Cher), born in Orange, New Jersey (d. 2007)
1954 Elisabetta Brusa, Italian-British composer (Simply Largo), and educator, born in Milan, Italy
1955 Aleksandr Nikolayevich Yablontsev, Russian lt-colonel and cosmonaut, born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 2012)
1955 John Mooney, American blues-funk guitarist, slide guitarist and singer (Bluesiana), born in East Orange, New Jersey
1956 Boris Miljković, Serbian TV and theatre director, writer and lecturer, born in Zagreb, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia
1956 Miguel Bose, Panamanian-born Spanish singer and actor (El Avaro, Queen Margot), born in Panama City
1956 Ray Combs, American comedian and TV host (Family Feud, 1988-94), born in Hamilton, Ohio (d. 1996)
1958 Adam Gussow, American blues harmonic player (Satan & Adam), and college professor, born in New York City