Historical Figures Born in 1935 (Part 2)

Robert Henry Lawrence, Jr. (1935-1967)

Oct 2 Jr., 1st African-American astronaut and U.S. Air Force major, born in Chicago, Illinois

Oct 3 Charles "Charlie" Duke Jr, American Brigadier General and astronaut (Apol 16), born in Charlotte, North Carolina
Oct 7 Thomas Keneally, Australian writer (Schindler's List), born in Sydney, Australia
Oct 8 Albert Roux, French chef and restaurateur (Le Gavroche, 1st Michelin three-starred restaurant in Britain), born in Semur-en-Brionnais, Saône-et-Loire, France (d. 2021) [1]
Oct 9 Don McCullin, British photographer, born in London, England
Oct 9 Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, born in London, England
Oct 10 André Bureau, French Canadian lawyer and communications executive, born in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada
Oct 10 Khalil al-Wazir [Abu Jihad], Founder of Palestinian group Fatah and PLO leader, born in Ramla, Mandatory Palestine (d. 1988)
Oct 10 Ousmane Sow, Senegalese sculptor, born in Dhakar (d. 2016)
Oct 12 William Raspberry, American columnist (Pulitzer 1994), born in Okolona, Mississippi (d. 2012)
Oct 15 Murdo Alex MacLeod, Free Church of Scotland minister, born in Ness, Lewis (d. 1995)
Oct 18 John B. Coleman, American hotel magnate (Ritz Carlton), born in Boston, Massachusetts
Oct 25 Russell Luis Schweickart, astronaut (Apollo 9), born in Neptune Township, New Jersey
Oct 30 Ágota Kristóf, Hungarian writer (The Notebook), born in Csikvánd, Hungary (d. 2011)
Oct 30 Robert Caro, American journalist and biographer (Lyndon B. Johnson), born in NYC, New York

Charles Koch (87 years old)

Nov 1 American businessman and philanthropist (Koch Industries billionaire), born in Wichita, Kansas

Nov 1 Edward Said, Palestinian-American literary critic, born in Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine (d. 2003)
Nov 7 Willibrordus S. Rendra, Indonesian poet (Ballad orang-orang tertjina), born in Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia (d. 2009)
Nov 8 Alfonso López Trujillo, Colombian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, born in Villahermosa, Colombia (d. 2008)
Nov 10 Bernard Babior, American physician and biochemist, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2004)
Nov 10 Igor Dmitriyevich Novikov, Russian astrophysicist and cosmologist, born in Moscow, Russian SFSR
Nov 13 George Carey, Archbishop of Canterbury, born in The East End, Co. London
Nov 13 Michael Getler, American journalist and 1st ombudsman appointed by a US broadcasting network (PBS), born in The Bronx, New York (d. 2018)
Nov 13 Thomas Augustine Martin, Irish academic, born in Ballinamore, County Leitrim (d. 1995)
Nov 14 Gennadi Aleksandrovich Dolgopolov, cosmonaut
Nov 14 Hussein ibn Talal, King of Jordan (1952-99), born in Amman, Jordan (d. 1999)
Nov 14 Jakusho Kwong, head of Sonoma Mountain Zen Center, born in Santa Rosa, California
Nov 15 Ariston Muguranayanga Chambati, politician/businessman
Nov 15 Jerry Douglas, American director and writer (Grabby Awards Hall of Fame), born in Des Moines, Iowa
Nov 16 Elizabeth Drew, American journalist (Politics & Money: The Road to Corruption), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
Nov 16 France-Albert René, 2nd President of Seychelles (1977-2004), born in Victoria, Crown Colony of Seychelles (d. 2019)
Nov 18 Rodney Hall, Australian author
Nov 18 Rudolf Bahro, German dissident (d. 1997)

Jack Welch (1935-2020)

Nov 19 American businessman and CEO of General Electric (GE), born in Salem, Massachusetts

Nov 19 Rashad Khalifa, Egyptian imam (d. 1990)
Nov 23 Dean Gallo, American politician (Rep-R-NJ, 1985-94), born in Havensack, New Jersey (d. 1994)
Nov 23 Vladislav Volkov, Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz 7, 11), born in Moscow, Russia
Nov 24 Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Bahraini royal and politician, world's longest serving Prime Minister of Bahrain (1970-2020), born in Bahrain (d. 2020)
Nov 24 Ron Dellums, American politician (D-House representative from California, 1971-1998), born in Oakland, California (d. 2018)
Nov 28 Prince Hitachi, Japanese royalty (sixth born child of Emperor Shōwa and Empress Kōjun), born in Tokyo Imperial Palace, Tokyo
Nov 28 Randolph Stow, Australian author and poet (Suburbs of Hell), born in Geraldton, Western Australia (d. 2010)
Dec 2 David Hackett Fischer, American educator and historian (Albion's Seed), born in Baltimore, Maryland
Dec 2 Jeannie Morris, American sports journalist and author (Chicago Daily News, WMAQ; 'Brian Piccolo: A Short Season', 2014 Ring Lardner Award), born in Redondo Beach, California (d. 2020)
Dec 4 Robert Vesco, American financier and fugitive, born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2007)
Dec 5 Calvin Trillin, American author (New Yorker), born in Kansas City, Missouri
Dec 9 Dominico Tromp, Aruba, stage leader
Dec 11 Ferdinand A. Porsche, German car designer (Porsche 911), born in Stuttgart, Germany (d. 2012)
Dec 11 Pranab Mukherjee, Indian politician, 13th President of India (2012-17), born in Mirati, British India (d. 2020)
Dec 13 Tom Wakefield, British writer, born in Staffordshire, England (d. 1996)
Dec 18 Bonno Spieker, Dutch 2nd Chamber member (PvdA), born in Delfzijl, Netherlands (d. 2017)
Dec 21 Edward Schreyer, Canadian politician (Premier of Manitoba), born in Beausejour, Canada
Dec 21 Phil Donahue, TV talk show host (The Phil Donahue Show), born in Cleveland, Ohio
Dec 21 Yusuf Bey (Joseph Stephens), American activist, born in Greenville, Texas (d. 2003)
Dec 22 John L. Finley, United States Navy aviator, born in Winchester, Massachusetts (d. 2006)
Dec 25 Sadiq al-Mahdi, Sudanese politician and Imam, Prime Minister of Sudan (1966-67, 1986-89), born in Omdurman, Sudan (d. 2020)

Gnassingbé Eyadéma (1935-2005)

Dec 26 General and President of Togo (1967-2005), born in Kozah, Togo

Dec 28 Fernando Lopes, Portuguese director (Encoberto, Matar Saudades)
Dec 30 Omar Bongo, 2nd President of Gabon (1967-2009), born in Lewai, French Equatorial Africa [now Bongoville, Gabon] (d. 2009)
Dec 31 Rolf Haufs, German writer, born in Düsseldorf (d. 2013)

Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (87 years old)

Dec 31 King of Saudi Arabia (2015-present), born in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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