Saturday, October 27, 2012

Famous Births on 28 Oct

Famous Births on 28 Oct

1510 - Francis Borgia, Spanish duke and Jesuit priest (d. 1572)
1585 - Cornelius Jansen, Dutch bishop (d. 1638)
1667 - Maria Anna of Neuburg, second wife of Charles II of Spain (d. 1740)
1691 - Peder Tordenskjold, Norwegian naval hero (d. 1720)
1697 - Canaletto, Italian artist (d. 1768)
1703 - Antoine Deparcieux, French mathematician (d. 1768)
1718 - Ignacije Szentmartony, Croatian Jesuit missionary (d. 1793)
1767 - Marie Sophie of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel), queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1852)
1793 - Eliphalet Remington, American firearms manufacturer (d. 1861)
1804 - Pierre François Verhulst, Belgian mathematician (d. 1849)
1818 - Ivan Turgenev, Russian writer (d. 1883)
1845 - Zygmunt Florenty Wróblewski, Polish physicist (d. 1888)
1846 - Georges Auguste Escoffier, French chef (d. 1935)
1864 - Adolfo Camarillo, prominent land owner, horse breeder, and rancher (d. 1958
1875 - Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor, American geographer and editor (d. 1966)
1877 - Joe Adams, American baseball player (d. 1952)
1879 - Channing H. Cox, 49th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1968)
1881 - Bruno Söderström, Swedish athlete (d. 1969)
1885 - Velimir Khlebnikov, Russian poet (d. 1922)
1889 - Juliette Béliveau, Quebec comedian (d. 1975)
1891 - Ormer Locklear, American movie stunt pilot (d. 1920)
1892 - Dink Johnson, American musician (d. 1954)
1896 - Howard Hanson, American composer (d. 1981)
1897 - Edith Head, American costume designer (d. 1981)
1901 - Eileen Shanahan, Irish Poet (d. 1979)
1902 - Elsa Lanchester, British-born actress (d. 1986)
1903 - Evelyn Waugh, English writer (d. 1966)
1907 - John Harold Hewitt, Northern Irish poet (d. 1987)
1908 - Arturo Frondizi, President of Argentina (d. 1995)
1909 - Francis Bacon, Anglo-Irish painter (d. 1992)
1912 - Richard Doll, English epidemiologist (d. 2005)
1914 - Glenn Robert Davis, U.S. Congressman (d. 1988)
1914 - Richard Laurence Millington Synge, Nobel laureate (d. 1994)
1914 - Jonas Salk, American medical scientist (d. 1995)
1917 - Jack Soo, American actor (d. 1979)
1922 - Gershon Kingsley, German composer
1922 - Butch van Breda Kolff, American basketball coach (d. 2007)
1922 - Simon Muzenda, Zimbabwe politician (d. 2003)
1924 - Antonio Creus, Spanish racecar driver (d. 1996)
1925 - Ian Hamilton Finlay, Scottish poet, writer, artist and gardener (d. 2006)
1926 - Bowie Kuhn, American Commissioner of Baseball (d. 2007)
1927 - Dame Cleo Laine, British singer
1928 - Ion Mihai Pacepa, Romanian general
1929 - Joan Plowright, British actress
1929 - Marcel Bozzuffi, French actor (d. 1988)
1929 - John Hollander, American poet
1930 - Bernie Ecclestone, English motorsports impresario (F1)
1932 - Suzy Parker, American actress (d. 2003)
1932 - Spyros Kyprianou, a President of Cyprus
1933 - Garrincha, Brazilian footballer (d. 1983)
1935 - Alan Clarke, British film director
1936 - Charlie Daniels, American musician
1936 - Carl Davis, American-born musical conductor and composer
1937 - Lenny Wilkens, American basketball player and coach
1938 - David Dimbleby, English television commentator
1938 - Anne Perry, English-born novelist
1939 - Jane Alexander, American actress
1939 - Miroslav Cerar, Yugoslav gymnast
1940 - Susan Harris, American television writer and producer
1941 - John Hallam, Irish actor
1941 - Hank Marvin, English guitarist
1941 - Curtis Lee, American singer
1942 - Kees Verkerk, Dutch speed skater
1943 - Conny Froboess, German singer
1943 - Charo López, Spanish actress
1944 - Coluche, French comedian and actor (d. 1986)
1944 - Anton Schlecker, German billionaire
1944 - Dennis Franz, American actor
1945 - Elton Dean, English musician (Soft Machine) (d. 2006)
1945 - Wayne Fontana, British singer (The Mindbenders)
1946 - Wim Jansen, Dutch footballer and coach
1946 - John Hewson, Australian politician
1948 - Telma Hopkins, American singer and actress (Tony Orlando and Dawn)
1949 - Tracy Reed, American actress
1949 - Bruce Jenner, American athlete
1950 - Sihem Bensedrine, Tunisian human rights activist
1950 - Ludo Delcroix, Belgian cyclist
1952 - Annie Potts, American actress
1953 - Pierre Boivin, Canadian businessman and hockey executive
1955 - Bill Gates, American software executive
1956 - Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President of Iran
1956 - Dave Wyndorf, American singer (Monster Magnet)
1957 - Stephen Morris, British musician (Joy Division and New Order)
1958 - William Reid, Scottish musician (The Jesus and Mary Chain)
1960 - Landon Curt Noll, Astronomer, Cryptographer and Mathematician: youngest to hold the world record for the largest known prime 3 times
1962 - Daphne Zuniga, American actress
1962 - Scotty Nguyen, professional poker player
1962 - Erik Thorstvedt, Norwegian footballer
1963 - Eros Ramazzotti, Italian singer
1963 - James Miller, the "Fan Man" (d. 2002)
1963 - Lauren Holly, American actress
1965 - Jami Gertz, American actress
1965 - Luigi Miraglia, Italian Latinist
1966 - Steve Atwater, American football player
1966 - Andy Richter, American comedian and actor
1966 - Aris Spiliotopoulos, Greek politician
1967 - Kevin Macdonald, Scottish film director
1967 - Sophie, Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein
1967 - John Romero, American video game designer
1967 - Julia Roberts, American actress
1968 - Marc Lièvremont, French rugby union footballer and coach
1969 - Ben Harper, American musician
1969 - Javier Grillo-Marxuach, Puerto Rican screenwriter and producer
1972 - Brad Paisley, American musician
1972 - Terrell Davis, American football player
1973 - Alvin Burke, Jr., American professional wrestler
1974 - Dayanara Torres, Puerto Rican actress and beauty queen
1974 - Dejan Stefanović, Serbian footballer
1974 - Braden Looper, American baseball player
1974 - Vicente Moreno, Spanish footballer
1974 - Joaquin Phoenix, Puerto Rican-born actor
1976 - Karl Tremblay, Canadian singer (Les Cowboys Fringants)
1978 - Marta Etura, Spanish actress
1978 - Justin Guarini, American singer
1979 - Martin Å koula, Czech ice hockey player
1979 - Aki Hakala, Finnish drummer (The Rasmus)
1980 - Alan Smith, English footballer
1980 - Christy Hemme, American professional wrestler
1980 - Kanzi, Most Literate Non-Human
1980 - Dimitri Liakopoulos, Greek actor
1981 - Milan Baroš, Czech footballer
1981 - Solomon Andargachew, Ethiopian footballer
1982 - Anthony Lerew, American baseball player
1982 - Mai Kuraki, Japanese singer
1982 - Jeremy Bonderman, American baseball player
1983 - Jarrett Jack, American basketball player
1984 - Obafemi Martins, Nigerian footballer
1984 - Amanda Paige, American model
1985 - Richard Smith, American entrepreneur
1996 - Naelee Rae, American actress
1996 - Jasmine Jessica Anthony, American actress

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