January 20 – Famous Birthdays
Emma Bunton (POP SINGER) 1976
Geena Davis (MOVIE ACTRESS) 1956
Michel Telo (WORLD MUSIC SINGER) 1981
January 21 – Famous Birthdays
1338 Charles V (the Wise) king of France (1364-80)
1571 John I Pontanus physicist/historian (Amsterdam)
1659 Adriaen van der Werff Dutch portrait painter/engraver/architect
1735 Johann Gottfried Eckard composer
1743 John Fitch inventor (had a working steamboat years before Fulton)
1746 Johann H Pestalozzi Zurich Switzerland, educator (Leonard & Gertrude)
1751 Josephus Andreas Fodor composer
1759 Johan Valckenaer Dutch politician/patriot
1762 Giuseppe Antonio Silvani composer
1771 Arnold A Buyskes Dutch Vice-Admiral/colonial director
1775 Manuel Garcia composer
1792 Tsjalling Hiddes Halbertsma Fries story teller (Rhymes & Tales)
1796 John Gelinde van Blom Frisian notary/author
1801 Ramon Vilanova y Barrera composer
1813 John C Frémont [Pathfinder], map maker/explorer (western US)/Governor (AZ)
1814 Thomas Attwood Walmisley composer
1815 Horace Wells dentist (pioneered use of medical anesthesia)
1821 John Cabell Breckinridge (D) 14th US Vice Pressident (1857-61)/Major-General (Confederacy)
1823 Alexandre Edouard Goria composer
1824 Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson Lieutenant-General 2nd Corps (ANV, Confederacy)
1829 Oscar II Frederik King of Sweden (1872-1907)/Norway (-1905)/poet
1833 Norman Willis union leader (Britain’s Trades Union Congress)
1840 Sophia Louisa Jex-Blake pioneer English woman physician
1848 Henri Duparc French composer
1855 John M Browning US, weapons manufacturer
1859 Antoni Wincenty Rutkowski composer
1865 Heinrich E Albers-Schönberg German röntgenologist
1867 James Marcus actor (Eagle, Little Lord Fauntleroy, Lone Avenger)
1867 Maxime Weygand French General/Governor-General (Algeria)
1867 Willem C Royaards Dutch theater director (Summer Games)
1872 Jonkhr Frans Beelaerts van Blokland Dutch foreign minister
1875 John Lindworsky German jesuit/psychologist (Der Wille)
1875 Paul E Kahle Germany, professor of oriental studies
1878 Egon Friedell Austria, journalist/actor/writer (Der Partylowe)
1883 Olav Aukrust Norway, poet
1884 Katie Sandwina Germany, legendary woman weight-lifter
1884 Roger Nash Baldwin founder (American Civil Liberties Union)
1885 Umberto Nobile Italian General
1886 Gustaaf Sap Belgian minister of Finance/Economy
1887 Alfred Henry Ackley composer
1887 Wolfgang Köhler German/US Gestalt psychologist (Mentality of Apes)
1889 Bert Collins cricketer (Aussie batsman in the post WWI years)
1889 Pitirim A Sorokin Russian/US sociologist (Social mobility)
1891 Francisco Lazaro Portuguese runner
1891 Nikolay Semyonovich Golovanov composer
1891 Timothy Mather Spelman composer
1897 J Carrol Naish New York City NY, actor (Charlie Chan-Adventures of Charlie Chan)
1898 John George Syria, actor (Kolb-Adventures of Fu Manchu)
1898 Avery Claflin composer
1904 Richard P Blackmur Massachusetts, critic/poet (Anni Mirabiles, Good European)
1904 Joseph Ford McGuinn Brooklyn NY, actor (Dick Tracy’s G-Men)
1905 Christian Dior Normandy France, fashion designer (long-skirted look)
1906 Fred Fehl Austrian/US Broadway photographer
1906 John Putz journalist
1908 Bengt Strömgren Göteborg Sweden, astrophysicist (studied gas cloud)
1909 Todor Skalovski composer
1910 Patsy Kelly Brooklyn NY, actress (Cowboy & the Lady)
1910 Lord Cayzer British financier/Schweppes magnate/multi-millionaire
1911 Stanley William Reed cineaste
1912 Konrad Bloch Germany, biochemist (studied cholesterol-Nobel 1964)
1915 Alan Hewitt New York City NY, actor (Detective Brennan-My Favorite Martian)
1917 Rohan Butler historian
1918 Geoffrey Dawes physiologist
1919 Jinx Falkenburg Barcelona Spain, actress (Masquerade Party)
1920 Donald Cuthbert Coleman economic historian
1920 Errol Walton Barrow PM of Barbados (DLP) (1966-76, 1986-87)
1920 Torsten Nilsson composer
1921 Barney Clark 1st to receive a permanent artificial heart
1921 John Doucette Brockton MA, actor (Lock Up, Big Town)
1921 Todor Popov composer
1922 Jean P Vroom Dutch sculptor
1922 Paul Scofield Hurst England, actor (Man for All Seasons, Train)
1923 Judith Merril [Josephine Juliet Grossman], sci-fi writer
1924 Benny Hill Southampton England, comedian (Benny Hill Show)
1924 Telly [Aristotle] Savalas Garden City Long Island NY, actor (Acapulco, Kojak)
1925 Lola Flores Cadiz Spain, singer/actress (Kuma Ching, Faraona)
1925 Oswald “Ossie” Stevens Nock railway writer
1926 Paul Burke New Orleans LA, actor (Neal-Dynasty)
1926 Franco Evangelisti Italian composer
1926 Raf Reymen Flemish actor
1926 Steve Reeves Glasgow MT, actor (Hercules, Hercules Unchained)
1930 Valentin Ignatyevich Filatyev Russia, cosmonaut
1932 Boris Shakhlin Russia, gymnast (Olympics-gold-1956-60-64)
1933 Itzhak Fuks Israeli El Al captain, crashed in Amsterdam
1933 William Wrigley III chewing gum mogul (Wrigleys)
1935 Ann Wedgeworth Abilene TX, actress (Tiger’s Tale, Men’s Club, Bogie)
1939 Mary Ellen McAnally Illinois, poet (Dance of the Zygotes)
1939 Wolfman Jack [Bob Smith], Brooklyn NY, DJ (Midnight Special)
1940 Jack Nicklaus Columbus OH, golfer (Player of Year 1967,72,73,75,76)
1940 Marquis of Tavistock English large landowner/multi-millionaire
1941 Placido Domingo Madrid Spain, opera tenor (Pinkerton-Madame Butterfly)
1941 Richie Havens Brooklyn NY, folk singer (Here Comes the Sun)
1941 Edwin Starr [Charles Hatcher], US singer (War)
1942 Mac Davis Lubbock TX, singer/actor (Mac Davis Show, North Dallas 40)
1944 John Kenneth Tavener composer
1944 Neely Bruce composer
1945 Andrew Stein president of NYC council (D)
1945 Chris Britton rocker (Troggs-Rock & Roll Goldmine)
1946 Vincent Placoly Martinique, writer (L’eau-de-mort guildive)
1947 Jill Eikenberry New Haven CT, actress (Ann Kelsey-LA Law, Manhattan Project)
1947 Jimmy Ibbotson Penn, country singer (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band)
1950 Billy Ocean [Leslie S Charles], Trinidad, singer (Suddenly, Caribbean Queen)
1950 Joseph R Tanner Danville IL, astronaut (STS 66, 82, sk 97)
1950 Richie Ranno rocker
1953 Fausto Bara Mexico, actor (Gaucho-Renegades)
1955 Peter Fleming New Jersey, tennis player (US Open Doubles 1979, 81, 83)
1955 Robby Benson Dallas TX, actor (One on One, Running Brave, ChosenIce Castles, Beauty and the Beast)
1956 Bob Brill New York City NY, drummer (Berlin-You Take My Breath Away)
1957 Geena (Virginia) Davis Wareham MA, actress (Beetlejuice, The Fly)
1957 Jacob Green NFL defensive end (Seattle Seahawk)
1957 Shaukat Dukanwala cricketer (Baroda off-spinner, UAE World Cup 1996)
1958 Miguel Alejandro New York City NY, actor (Popi)
1961 Sherry Ramsay Stauton VA, actress (Trish Mason-As the World Turns)
1961 Gabrielle Carteris Phoenix AZ, actress (Andrea-Beverly Hills 90210)
1963 Cindy Schreyer Forest Park GA, LPGA golfer (1993 Sun-Times Challenge)
1963 Detlef Schrempf Germany, NBA forward (Mavericks, Pacers, Supersonics)
1963 Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon Nigeria, NBA center (Rockets, Olympics-gold-96)
1963 Jessie Hester NFL player (St Louis Rams)
1965 Brian Bradley Kitchener, NHL center (Tampa Bay Lightning)
1965 Cordell Crockett rocker (Ugly Kid Joe-Mad Man, Too Bad)
1965 Eric Moore NFL tackle (Cleveland Browns)
1965 Tania Abitbol Madrid Spain, LPGA golfer (1994 US Women’s Open-4th)
1966 Chris Hammond US baseball pitcher (Florida Marlins)
1966 Katrine Michaelsen Gentokte Denmark, Miss Denmark (1984)
1967 Ulf Stenlund Sweden, tennis star
1968 Charlotte Ross Chicago, actress (Eve-Days of Our Lives)
1968 Tom Urbani Santa Cruz CA, pitcher (St Louis Cardinals, Detroit Tigers)
1969 Ashley Sheppard NFL linebacker (Jacksonville Jaguars)
1969 Matt Willig NFL tackle/guard (Atlanta Falcons, New York Jets)
1969 Rusty Greer Fort Rucker AL, outfielder (Texas Rangers)
1969 Ted Long CFL slot back (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
1970 Brennan Little St Thomas Ontario, golfer (1994 Western States mini-tour)
1970 Ian Salisbury cricketer (Sussex & England leg-spinner 1992-96)
1971 Doug Edwards NBA forward (Vancouver Grizzlies)
1971 Doug Weight Warren MI, NHL center (Edmonton Oilers, Team USA 98)
1971 Tommy Puett Gary IN, actor (Tyler-Life Goes On, America’s Top 10)
1972 Alan Benes Evansville IN, pitcher (St Louis Cardinals)
1972 Howard Nathan NBA guard (Atlanta Hawks)
1972 Shelley Looney ice hockey forward (USA, Olympics-98)
1973 Bubba Miller corner (Philadelphia Eagles)
1973 Grady Jackson defensive tackle (Oakland Raiders)
1973 Jamal Cox WLAF linebacker (Rhein Fire)
1974 Jerald Sowell fullback (New York Jets)
1974 Jerry Wunsch tackle (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
1974 Orpheus Roye defensive end (Pittsburgh Steelers)
1975 Anette Oldenborg Miss Denmark-Universe (1996)
1975 Faghma Absalom Miss Namibia-Universe (1996)
1975 Willem Korsten Dutch soccer player (Vitesse)
1976 Amanda Little Miss Texas-USA (1997, top 6)
1976 Emma Lee Bunton “Baby Spice”, Finchley London, vocalist (Spice Girls)
1976 Lynn Thomas Newport News VA, playmate (May 1997)
1979 Kelly Gaudet Miss Florida Teen-USA (1996)
1980 Aubrie Rippner Los Angeles CA, tennis star (1995 USTA National Girls 18)
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