January 14 – Famous Birthdays
Jason Bateman (MOVIE ACTOR) 1969
Dave Grohl (ROCK SINGER) 1969
LL Cool J (RAPPER) 1968
January 14 – Famous Birthdays
1451 Franchinus Gaffurius composer
1467 Henry van Stolberg & Wernigerode German Governor/Viceroy of Frisia
1566 Angelo Notari composer
1592 Sjihab al-Din Sultan Choerram Sjah Djahan leader of India
1615 John Biddle English minister (Unitarian)
1618 Jan Six Dutch mayor of Amsterdam
1655 Angelo Predieri composer
1664 Simon van Slingelandt Dutch grand pensionary (1727-36)
1684 Jean-Baptiste Vanloo French painter
1700 Picander [Christian F Henrici], German writer (Der Säuffer)
1705 Jean-Baptiste C Bouvet de Lozier/Lozier-Bouvet Governor (Reunion Is)
1722 Friedrich Gottlob Fleischer composer
1730 William Whipple merchant/judge/patriot (Declaration of Independence signer)
1741 Benedict Arnold US General turned traitor (Revolutionary War)
1751 Corona Elizabeth Wilhelmine Schroter composer
1780 Francois-Joseph Dizi composer
1791 Calvin Phillips became shortest known adult male (67cm; 2’2″)
1798 Isaac da Costa Dutch writer/lawyer
1798 Johan R Thorbecke Premier of Netherlands (Liberal-1849-72)
1800 Ludwig A F Ritter von Köchel Austrian musicologist (Mozart, Fux)
1804 John Park composer
1806 Matthew Fontaine Maury Naval Commander (Confederacy)
1812 Carl Gradener composer
1814 Johannes Josephus Viotta composer
1817 Harmen S Sytstra Dutch poet/editor (Iduna)
1818 Zacharias Topelius Finnish historical novelist (Surgeon’s Stories)
1819 Fabio Campana composer
1819 Frederick Steele Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1868
1822 Nicholas Mori composer
1831 John Bullock Clark Jr Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1903
1834 William Cleaver Francis Robinson composer
1836 [Hugh] Judson Kilpatrick Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1881
1839 Emil Bohn composer
1841 Berthe M P Morisot French painter/aquarellist
1844 Clara Kathleen Rogers composer
1845 Henry C K Petty-Fitzmaurice 5th marquess of Landsdowne/Governor-General Canada
1850 Jean de Reszke [Jan Mieczyslaw], Polish tenor
1850 Pierre Loti [Julien Viaud], French sea officer/writer (Pêcheur)
1851 Théophile de Bock Dutch painter/etcher/drawer
1861 Mehmed VI last sultan of Ottoman Empire (1918-22)
1861 Wilhelm von Polenz German writer (Der Pfarrer von Breitendorf)
1863 Pieter Oosterlee Dutch educator
1868 Catharina A M de Savornin Lohman Dutch author (Belief)
1871 Pauline Beersmans [van Cuyck], Flemish actress (Hofslachter)
1874 Thornton Waldo Burgess author (Peter Rabbit)
1875 Albert Schweitzer doctor/humanitarian/organist (Nobel 1952)
1878 Victor A D Ségalen [Max Anély], French writer
1882 Hendrik W van Loon Netherlands, commentator/writer (Story of America)
1886 Hugh Lofting English/American writer & illustrator (Dr Dolittle)
1889 Vincenzo Davico composer
1892 Hal Roach early film director/producer (1 Million BC)
1892 Martin Niemöller clergyman (German Protestant); imprisoned by Hitler
1895 George Richard Samways children’s writer
1896 John dos Passos novelist (1919, Big Money, 42nd Parallel)
1898 Helen Flint Chicago, actress (Sea Devils, Married Before Breakfast)
1899 Fritz Bayerlein German Lieutenant-General (WWI, Poland, Libya, St Louis)
19– Jonathan Daly Chicago, actor (Orrin-Petticoat Junction)
1901 Carlos P Romulo Philippine General/Diplomat/Jurist
1901 Bebe Daniels Scotland, actress (42nd Street, Lonesome Luke)
1902 Alfred Tarski Warsaw, mathematician/logician
1902 F C Terborgh [Reijnier Flaes], Dutch writer (De Turkenoorlog)
1903 Veronica Turleigh County Donegal Ireland, actress (Promoter)
1904 Sir Cecil Beaton England, royal family photographer
1906 William Bendix New York City NY, actor (Lifeboat, Babe Ruth Story, Life of Riley)
1906 Walter Knape composer
1907 Derek Richter British neuro chemist (Aspects of learning & memory)
1907 Sophie Redmond Suriname’s 1st female physician
1908 Carl Esmond Vienna Austria, actor (Address Unknown, Hitler)
1908 Ruggiero de Rudolpho Columbo US singer/actor (Miracle of Women)
1909 Joseph Walton Losey Wisconsin, director (Damned, Accident)
1910 Renier van der Velden composer
1911 George Amadee Tremblay composer
1911 Helmut Degen composer
1912 Rudolf Hagelstange German author/poet (Spielball der Götter)
1913 Tillie Olsen American writer (Tell Me a Riddle)
1914 Harold Russell actor (Best Years of Our Life)
1915 Andre Frossard Catholic columnist
1916 John Oliver Killens novelist
1919 Andy Rooney Albany NY, CBS news correspondent (60 Minutes)
1919 Giulio Andreotti 7 x premier (Italy)
1920 George Herman newsman (CBS-TV)
1920 Bertus de Harder Dutch soccer star (Bordeaux)
1920 Donald Beard cricketer (New Zealand pace bowler in the 1950’s)
1921 Mark Lawrence Washington DC, pianist (Alice Pearce)
1921 Charles Gaupp German/Dutch painter
1924 Guy Williams New York City NY, actor (Zorro, Lost in Space)
1925 Yukio Mishima Japan, novelist (Temple of Golden Pavilion)
1926 Frank Aletter Long Island NY, actor (Mac-It’s About Time, Tom-Nancy)
1926 Thomas Tryon Hartford CT, actor/novelist (I Married a Monster from Outer Space, Cardinal, All That Glitters)
1926 Harold Wolpe sociologist lawyer/South African activist
1927 Ivan Kalita USSR, equestrian dressage (Olympics-silver-1968)
1928 Gerald Arpino Staten Island NY, choreographer
1929 Billy Walker Ralls TX, country singer (Ozark Jubilee)
1929 Aleksander Petrovic film director
1930 Edgar Sergeyi Hovhanesyan composer
1930 Ernest Just Black biologist, served as Vice President of American Zoologists
1931 Juraj Pospisil composer
1932 Catarina Valente Paris France, singer (The Entertainers)
1932 Harriet Andersson Stockholm Sweden, actress (Cries & Whispers)
1936 Ludmila Pinayeva USSR, 500m kayak (Olympics-gold-1964, 1968, 1972)
1936 Reiner Klimke Germany, equestrian dressage (Olympics-gold-1984)
1936 Clarence Carter US singer (Thread the Needle)
1936 John Paul Cain Sweetwater TX, PGA golfer (1989 Greater Grand Rapids)
1937 Billie Jo Spears country singer
1937 Ken Higgs cricketer (effective England pace-bowler in 15 Tests 1965-68)
1938 Jack Jones Los Angeles CA, singer (Love Boat Theme)
1938 Allen Toussaint [Naomi Neville], pianist/songwriter (Ride Your Pony, Wild Sign of New Orleans)
1940 Julian Bond Nashville TN, (D-GA) civil rights leader
1941 Marjoe Gortner Long Beach CA, actor (Speak Up America, Falcon Crest)
1941 C L “Gibby” Gilbert Jr Chattanooga TN, PGA golfer (1976 Danny Thomas)
1941 [Dorothy] Faye Dunaway Bascom FL, actress (Chinatown, Bonnie & Clyde)
1942 Carol Bellamy Planfield NJ, (City Council President-D-NYC, 1978-85)
1942 Amichand Rajbansi South African politician
1943 Holland Taylor Philadelphia PA, actress (The Practice, Bossom Buddies, Camilla-Naked Truth)
1943 Ronald Hunter Boston MA, actor (Lazarus Syndrome)
1943 Shannon W Lucid Shanghai China, astronaut (STS 51G, STS 34, STS 43, STS 58, STS 76/79)
1943 José Luis Rodriguez Caracas Venezuela, singer (Dueno De Nada)
1944 Graham Vivian Marsh Kalgoorlie Australia, PGA golfer (1977 Heritage)
1947 Bill Weberniuk Canadian snooker player
1948 Carl Weathers New Orleans LA, actor (Apollo Creed-Rocky)
1948 T-Bone Burnett musician/producer
1948 Tim Harris rocker (Foundations)
1949 Christine Belford Amityville NY, actress (Banacek, Empire, 90210)
1949 Lawrence Kasdan Miami FL, director/writer (Accidental Tourist)
1951 Gil Pak Jong Korea, judo (Olympics-1976)
1951 William Risrook rocker (BT Express-Here Comes the Express)
1952 Sydney Biddle Barrow madam/author (Mayflower Madam)
1958 Colin Ferguson murderer (6 people on the Long Island Railroad on Dec 7, 1993)
1959 Carl Chas Smash Smyth rock bassist (Madness-Our House)
1959 Geoff Tate vocalist (Queensryche-Breaking the Silence)
1959 Paul Terry cricketer (in Germany Two Tests England vs West Indies 1984)
1959 Susan Smith Beloit WI, playmate (Sept, 1981)
1961 Robert Edwin Hall mountaineer/businessman
1962 Patrica Morrison rocker (Sisters of Mercy-Walk Away, Black Planet)
1964 Sergei Nemchinov Moscow Russia, NHL center (New York Islanders, Olympics-Silver-98)
1964 Steven Soderbergh writer (Mimi, Schizoplis)
1965 Vanity [Dee Dee Williams], singer/actress (Action Jackson)
1965 Dave Lowry Sudbury, NHL left wing (Florida Panthers)
1965 Désirée Nosbusch Luxembourg, actress (The Fan)
1965 Jemma Redgrave London England, actress (Buddha of Suburbia)
1966 Daniel J Schneider Memphis TN, actor (Dennis-Head of the Class)
1966 Matt Brock NFL defensive end/tackle (New York Jets)
1967 Emily Watson actress (Breaking the Waves, Boxer)
1967 Terry Wooden NFL linebacker (Seattle Seahawks, Kansas City Chiefs)
1967 Tom Rhodes actor (Tom Rhodes-Mr Rhodes)
1968 Fred[ric] Honebein San Francisco CA, rower (Olympics-5th-1996)
1968 L L Cool J [James Todd Smith], St Albans NY, rapper (Bigger & Deffer)
1969 Jason Kent Bateman Rye NY, actor (David-Valerie, Hogan Family)
1969 Dave Grohl drummer (Nirvana, Foo Fighters)
1969 David Webb WLAF linebacker (Frankfurt Galaxy)
1969 Martin Bicknell cricketer (England pace bowler 1993)
1969 Rico Smith NFL wide receiver (Cleveland Browns)
1970 Eric Charron Verdun, NHL defenseman (Washington Capitals)
1970 Steve Cooke Kanai HI, pitcher (Pittsburgh Pirates)
1970 Tyrone Hughes NFL cornerback (New Orleans Saints, Chicago Bears)
1972 Kyle Brady NFL tight end (New York Jets)
1972 Michael Davis NFL cornerback (Cleveland Browns)
1973 Ed Howard NFL wide receiver (Atlanta Falcons)
1973 Lethon Flowers NFL defensive back (Pittsburgh Steelers)
1973 Rod Myers Conroe TX, outfielder (Kansas City Royals)
1974 Hugues Legault Montréal Québec Canada, 50m swimmer (Olympics-96)
1974 Kevin Jefferson NFL linebacker (Cincinnati Bengals)
1974 Michael Dritlein WLAF wide receiver (Rhein Fire)
1974 Nancy Napolski Hinsdale Idaho, air rifle (Olympics-1996)
1975 Marcel Koning soccer player (FC The Hague/NEC)
1977 Terry Ryan St Johns, NHL left wing (Montréal Canadiens)
1988 Jamie Altman son of Lynda Carter & Robert Altman
1988 Jordy French singer
1989 Sextuplets Paris France, (to a 29-year-old woman)
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