Famous Birthdays on May 10

1780 Peter Lichtenthal, composer
1783 Niccola Benvenuti, composer
1788 Augustin Fresnel, French civil engineer & physicist, born in Broglie, France (d. 1827)
1788 Augustin-Jean Fresnel, optics pioneer/physicist
1788 Catherine Pavlovna of Russia, German queen (d. 1819)
1795 Jacques-Nicolas-Augustin Thierry, historian
1800 Nikolay Alexeyevich Titov, composer
1810 James Shields, Irish-American politician and Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Altmore, County Tyrone, Ireland (d. 1879)
1813 Montgomery Blair, American lawyer (Dred Scott v. Sandford), born in Franklin County, Kentucky (d. 1883)
1822 August Ritter von Pettenkofen, painter
1823 John Sherman, MC (Union), (d. 1900)
1824 Charles Henry Van Wyck, American politician and Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Poughkeepsie, New York (d. 1895)
1825 Rudolf Viole, composer
1830 Francois M Raoult, French physicist/chemist (law of Raoult)
1837 Pinckney B S Pinchback, Lt gov (Louisiana)
1838 James, 1st Viscount Bryce, historian/statesman

John Wilkes Booth (1838-1865)

American stage actor and assassin of US President Abraham Lincoln, born in Bel Air, Maryland

1840 Hadzhi Dimitar, Bulgarian military leader and revolutionary who fought against Ottoman rule, born in İslimiye, Adrianople Eyalet, Ottoman Empire (d. 1868)
1841 James Gordon Bennett Jr., American publisher (thought to have inspired the phrase "Gordon Bennett"), born in New York City (d. 1918)
1843 Benito Pérez Galdós, Spanish novelist (Episodios Nacionales), born in Las Palmas, Spain (d. 1920)
1843 Kaufmann Kohler, German-born American reform rabbi and theologian, born in Fürth (d. 1926)
1847 Wilhelm Killing, German mathematician (d. 1923)
1850 Thomas Lipton, Scottish yachtsman (5-time America's Cup challenger) and tea merchant (Lipton Tea), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 1931)
1857 Hendrik Zwaardemaker, Dutch physiologist (olfactometer)
1858 Frederick Zech Jr, American composer and pianist, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1926)
1866 Léon Bakst, Russian painter and scene and costume designer, born in Grodno, Belarus (d. 1924)
1867 Jim Kelly, Australian cricket wicket-keeper (Australian 1896-1905), born in Port Melbourne, Australia (d. 1938)
1868 Ed Barrow, American Baseball HOF manager (World Series 1918 Boston Red Sox) and executive (10 x World Series NY Yankees), born in Springfield, Illinois (d. 1953)
1872 Marcel Mauss, French sociologist (d. 1950)
1873 Carl Eldh, Swedish artist and sculptor, born in Östhammar Municipality, Sweden (d. 1954)
1873 Jan Kalf, Dutch art historian and literary scholar (Monument Conservation), (d. 1954)
1874 Moses Schorr, Polish rabbi, senator, historian and orientalist (d. 1941)
1876 Ivan Cankar, Slovene author, poet, novelist and playwright (Erotika, The Bailiff Yerney and His Rights), born in Vrhnika, Carniola, Austrian Empire (d. 1918)
1877 Roderich Mojsisovics-Mojsvar, Austrian music educator and composer, born in Graz, Austria (d. 1954)

Gustav Stresemann (1878-1929)

German chancellor (1923) who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1926, born in Berlin, Germany

1879 Symon Petliura, Ukrainian socialist leader (pogroms), born in Poltava, Ukraine, Russian Empire (d. 1926)
1882 Thurston Hall, American actor (Roaming Lady, In Society), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1958)
1885 Fritz von Unruh, German writer, (d. 1970)
1886 Felix Manalo, Founder and 1st Executive Minister of the Iglesia ni Cristo (d. 1963)
1886 Karl Barth, Swiss Protestant theologian ("The Epistle to the Romans"; "Barmen Declaration"; "Church Dogmatics"), born in Basel Switzerland (d. 1968)
1886 Olaf Stapleton, British religious sci-fi writer (Star Maker)
1887 (Jacobus) "J.C." Bloem, Dutch poet (Sintels - Embers), born in 1887, Oudshoorn, South Holland, Netherlands (d. 1966)
1888 Max Steiner, Austrian-American film score composer (King Kong; Casablanca: Gone With The Wind), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1971)
1889 Mae Murray, American silent screen actress, born in Portsmouth, Virginia (d. 1965)

Alfred Jodl (1890-1946)

German general during World War II (head of the German High Command, signed unconditional Nazi surrender), born in Würzburg, German Empire

1894 Dimitri Tiomkin, Russian-American film score composer(Academy Award, 1954 - High & Mighty; Wild Is The Wind), and conductor, born in Kremenchuk, Poltava Governorate, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) (d. 1979)
1897 Dalton Conyngham, South African cricket medium-pace bowler (1 Test, 2 wickets; Natal, Transvaal, Western Province), born in Durban, South Africa (d. 1979)
1897 Einar Gerhardsen, Prime minister of Norway (d. 1987)
1897 Ewart Maurice Levy, 2nd Baronet
1898 Ariel Durant, writer (Story of Civilization)
1898 Herbert Elwell, American composer (Happy Hypocrite), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (d. 1974)

Fred Astaire (1899-1987)

American stage and screen tap dancer, singer ("Night And Day"; "Cheek To Cheek"; "Let's Call The Whole Thing Off"), and actor (Royal Wedding; Easter Parade; Swingtime), born in Omaha, Nebraska

1900 Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, British-American astronomer and astrophysicist who proposed that stars are composed largely of hydrogen and are not glowing balls of molten rock, born in Wendover, England (d. 1979) [1]
1901 Albert Dondeyne, Belgian philosopher/theologist
1902 Anatole Litvak, Russian-born American film director, writer and producer (Mayerling, Anastasia, The Snake Pit), born in Kiev, Russian Empire (d. 1974)
1902 David O Selznick, American Academy Award-winning producer (Gone With The Wind; Rebecca), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1965)
1902 Joachim Prinz, German-American Zionist leader, author and Rabbi of Berlin (1926-37), born in Bierdzany, Prussia (d. 1988)
1903 Otto Bradfisch, Nazi leader (d. 1994)
1904 David Brown, CEO (Aston Martin Lagonda)
1905 Angus Paton, civil engineer
1905 Markos Vamvakaris, Greek rebetiko musician and songwriter (d. 1972)
1907 Harilaos Perpessas, Greek composer (Christus Symphony; The Infinite Bliss), born in Leipzig, Germany (d. 2005)
1908 Carl Albert,, American politician, US speaker of the House (1971-77), (Rep-D-OK 1947-77), born in McAlester, Oklahoma (d. 2000)
1908 Henry Diamond, Irish Nationalist MP
1909 Harold Collison, British trade unionist (agriculture workers), born in London (d. 1995)

Maybelle Carter (1909-1978)

American country singer (Johnny Cash Show), born in Nickelsville, Virginia

1910 Margot Turner, matron-in-chief (Army Nursing Service)
1911 Alexander Goode, American US Navy chaplain and rabbi (The Four Chaplains), born in Brooklyn, NYC (d. 1943) [1]
1911 Bel Kaufman, American author (Up the Down Staircase), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2014)
1912 Edward Gardner, British barrister and Conservative Party politician (British Nationality Act 1981), born in Preston, Lancashire, England (d. 2001)
1912 Erik Jorgensen, Danish composer, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 2005)
1912 Harold Myers, British film journalist (Variety), born in Russia (d. 1994)
1914 Charles McGraw [Butters], American actor (Spartacus, The Birds, The Killers, Smith Family), born in Des Moines, Iowa (d. 1980)
1915 Bert van Dongen [Albert Cohen], Dutch singer, impressionist and actor (Het meisje met den blauwen hoed), born in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands (d. 1982)
1915 Denis Thatcher, husband of British PM Margaret (1979-90), born in London, England (d. 2003)
1915 John Egerton, 6th Duke of Sutherland, British peer
1915 Monica Dickens, British author and founder of the Samaritians in the US, born in London, England (d. 1992)
1915 Salah Abou Seif [Salah Abu Saif], Egyptian film director (Bidaya wa Nihaya), born in Cairo, Egypt (d. 1996)
1916 Milton Babbitt, American mathematician, composer of serial and electronic music (Correspondences), and teacher (Princeton; Juilliard), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2011)
1918 Dr. T Berry Brazelton, American child development paediatrician, author, TV host (What Every Baby Knows), who developed the Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale (NBAS), born in Waco, Texas (d. 2018)
1918 George Welch, American World War II flying ace (Medal of Honor nominee) and test pilot, born in Wawaset Park, Delaware (d. 1954)
1919 Ella Grasso, (Gov-D-Ct)
1919 Louis Sen A Kaw, Surinam dam builder
1919 Tibor Sarai, Hungarian composer, born in Budapest (d. 1995)
1920 Basil Kelly, Lord Justice of Appeals (Northern Ireland)
1920 Bert Weedon, English guitar player ("Play in a Day" books), born in London (d. 2012)
1922 David Orr, deputy chairman (Inchcape)/CEO (British Council, Unilever)
1922 Nancy Walker, American actress (Rhoda, McMillan & Wife), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1992)
1923 Herb Carneal, American sports broadcaster (Minnesota Twins 1962-2006; Ford C. Frick Award 1996), born in Richmond, Virginia (d. 2007)
1923 Heydar Aliyev, Ex-President and Leader of Azerbaijan Republic (d. 2003)
1923 John Dugdal, Lord-Lt (Salop)
1925 Edward Fursdon, British Maj-Gen (defense council)
1926 Duncan Watson, president (World Blind Union)
1926 Hugo Banzer, Bolivian dictator (d. 2002)
1927 Mike Souchak, American golfer (15 PGA Tour titles; Ryder Cup 1959, 61), born in Berwick, Pennsylvania (d. 2008)
1927 Nayantara Sahgal, Indian author
1928 Arnold Rüütel, Estonian president
1929 Brian Corby, CEO (Prudential)
1929 Robin Hill, 8th Marquess of Downshire, Irish peer and the Hereditary Constable of Hillsborough Fort
1930 June Knox-Mawer, British radio host/novelist (World of Islands)

Pat Summerall (1930-2013)

American NFL player (NY Giants) and CBS sportscaster, born in Lake City, Florida

1930 Scott Muni, American radio DJ (d. 2004)
1931 Ettore Scola, Italian director and screenwriter (A Special Day), born in Trevico, Campania (d. 2016)
1931 Lord Michael Mustill, of Pateley Bridge, Lord Justice of Appeal
1931 Yūzō Toyama, Japanese composer and conductor, born in Tokyo, Japan
1932 Francoise Fabian, French actress (Happy New Year), born in Algiers, French Algeria
1932 Ian Leslie, 21st Earl of Rothes, Scottish nobleman
1933 Barbara Taylor Bradford, author
1934 Cliff Wilson, snooker player
1934 Gary Owens, American disc jockey/TV host (Laugh In, Gong Show), born in Mitchell, South Dakota
1934 Jeanine Basinger, American film scholar
1934 William Lithgow, Scottish industrialist/multi-millionaire
1935 Henry Fambrough, American singer (The Spinners - "Could It Be I'm Falling in Love?"; "The Rubberband Man"), born in Detroit, Michigan
1935 Larry Williams, American R&B singer-songwriter ("Dizzy, Miss Lizzie"; "Slow Down"), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1980)
1936 Anthony Mullens, British Lt-Gen (Deputy chief of defense)
1936 Jayne Cortez, Fort Huachuca, Arizona, poet (I see Chano Pozo), (d. 2012)
1936 Michael Stone, English broker/multi-millionaire (Man Group)
1936 Trevor Clay, Gen-Sec (Royal College of Nursing)

Arthur Kopit (1937-2021)

American playwright ('Wings', 'Nine'), born in NYC, New York

1937 Jim Hickman, American baseball utility (MLB All Star 1970 Chicago Cubs; 1st NY Met to hit for cycle), born in Henning, Tennessee (d. 2016)
1937 Mike Melvoin, American jazz and studio pianist, composer, and arranger, born in Oshkosh, Wisconsin (d. 2012)
1937 Tamara Press, Soviet athlete (Olympic gold shot put 1960, 64; discus 1960, 64), born in Kharkiv, Ukraine (d. 2021)
1938 Jean Becker, French director, screenwriter and actor
1938 Manuel Santana, Spanish tennis player (French Open 1961, 64; Wimbledon 1966; US Open 1965; French Open doubles 1963), born in Madrid, Spain (d. 2021)
1938 Maxim Shostakovich, Russian-American pianist and conductor, born in Leningrad, USSR (now Saint Petersburg, Russia)
1938 Merritt Ranew, baseball player
1938 Peter Davies, Major-General/Director-General (RSPCA)
1938 Philip Gordon Winsor, American composer, born in Morris, Illinois (d. 2012)
1940 Arthur Alexander, American singer-songwriter ("Lonely Just Like Me"), whose songs were covered by The Beatles ("Anna"), The Rolling Stones ("You Better Move On"), and Bob Dylan ("Sally Sue Brown"), born in Sheffield, Alabama (d. 1993) [1] [2]
1940 Bill Cash, British politician (C), born in London
1940 Taurean Blacque [Herbert Middleton Jr], American stage and screen actor (Hill Street Blues - "Det. Neal Washington"), and adoption advocate, born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 2022)
1940 Wayne A. Downing, retired United States Army general
1940 Wayne Dyer, American psychologist and author (Your Erroneous Zones; Universe Within You), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2015)
1941 Ken Berry [Allen Kent Berry], American baseball player (White Sox, Angels, Brewers, Indians), born in Kansas City, Missouri
1941 Ken Kennedy, Irish rugby union hooker (45 Tests Ireland, 4 British & Irish Lions; London Irish RFC), born in Rochester, England (d. 2022)
1941 Win Bischoff, CEO (Schroders)
1942 Bill Coday, American musician and singer (You’re Gonna Want Me), born in Coldwater, Mississippi (d. 2008)
1942 Ingram Douglass Marshall, American composer (Alcatraz; Fragility Cycles), born in Mount Vernon, New York
1942 Jim Calhoun, American College Basketball & Basketball Hall of Fame coach (Men's NCAA National C'ship 1999, 2004, 11; UConn; University of Saint Joseph), born in Braintree, Massachusetts
1942 Youssouf Sambo Bâ, Burkinabé politician
1943 Andrzej Badeński, Polish athlete (400 metres) (d. 2008)
1943 Bruce Raymond, British jockey, born in Hatfield
1943 David Clennon, American actor
1943 James Earl Chaney, US civil rights activist
1943 Judith Jamison, American dancer and choreographer (artistic director of the Alvin Ailey Dance Theater), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1943 Richard Darman, American economist and civil servant, boern in Charlotte North Carolina (d. 2008)
1944 Abdul Kadir, cricketer (Pakistani batsman-keeper in 4 Tests 1964-65)
1944 Jackie Lomax, British singer-songwriter (Is This What You Want?; Sour Milk Sea), born in Liverpool, England (d. 2013)
1944 Jim Abrahams, Shorewood WI, director (Hot Shots, Top Secret)
1944 Marie-France Pisier, Daclat, Vietnam, French actress and writer (Love on the Run, Cousin cousine)
1945 John Laws, Lord Justice of Appeal (1999- )
1945 Shirley Franklin, American politician and 58th Mayor of Atlanta (2002-10), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1946 Dave Mason, British guitarist and singer-songwriter ("We Just Disagree"), born in Worcester, England

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1946 Scottish guitarist and singer-songwriter ("Sunshine Superman"; "Mellow Yellow"; "Season Of The Witch"), born in Glasgow, Scotland

1946 Graham Gouldman, English bassist and singer-songwriter (10cc), born in Manchester, England
1946 Maureen Lipman, actress (Educating Rita, Wonderworks)
1947 Caroline Cooney, American author
1947 Jay Ferguson, American rocker (Spirit - "Thunder Island";"I Got A Line on You") and composer (theme for The Office), born in Burbank, California
1947 Meg Foster, American actress (Sunshine, Cagney & Lacey), born in Reading, Pennsylvania
1947 Paul Nicholas Young, architect
1947 Thomas Tessier, American author
1948 Christopher Gent, CEO (Vodafone Group)
1949 Michael Larson, American "Press Your Luck" scandal big-winning contestant, born in Lebanon, Ohio (d. 1999)
1949 Miuccia Prada, Italian fashion designer (Prada), born in Milan, Italy
1949 Nolan Porter, American R&B singer-songwriter ("Keep On Keeping On"), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2021)
1950 Sally James [Cann], British children's TV-show presenter (Tiswas), born in Chiswick, London
1951 Ron Banks, American R&B singer and songwriter (Dramatics - "Whatcha See is Whatcha Get"), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2010)
1951 Steve Gunderson, American politician (Rep-R-WI, 1981-97), born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin
1952 Bob Glaub, American session and touring bass player (Jackson Browne; Nicolette Larson, Warren Zevon; Linda Ronstadt; John Fogerty), born in Los Angeles, California
1952 Kikki Danielsson, Swedish pop and country singer, yodeler, and accordion player, born on Osby, Sweden
1952 Lee Brilleaux, British musician (Dr Feelgood), born in Durban, South Africa
1952 Sly Dunbar, Jamaican reggae drummer (Sly & Robbie), born in Kingston, Jamaica
1953 Alex Foster, American jazz and session saxophonist (SNL Band; Mingus Big Band), born in Oakland, California
1953 John Diamond, English journalist, born in London, England (d. 2001)
1953 Lawrence Lau, actor (Jamie Frame-Another World)
1953 Steve Thomas, American drummer (Shooting Star - Summer Sun)
1953 Tito Santana, Mexican-American professional wrestler
1954 Anatoly Chukanov, Russian cyclist (Olympic gold Soviet Union team time trial 1976; UCI Road World C'ships gold 1977), born in Novospasovka, Rostov, Russia (d. 2021)
1954 Jeff Apple, American film producer (In the Line of Fire), born in Miami, Florida
1954 Michael Hagerty, American actor (Overboard, Inspector Gadget), born in Chicago, Illinois
1955 Chris Berman, sportscaster (ESPN)
1955 Mark David Chapman, American assassin (John Lennon), born in Fort Worth, Texas
1956 Bakithi Kumalo, South African session and touring bassist, and composer (Paul Simon - "Graceland"; "Call Me Al"; Mickey Hart's Planet Drum; Harry Belafonte), born in Alexandra, Johannesburg, South Africa
1956 Vladislav Listyev, Russian television anchor and journalist (d. 1995)

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