Born On This Day In History
October 13

Birthdays

• 1474 - Mariotto di Bigio di Bindo Albertinelli, Italian painter


• 1537 - Jane Grey, Queen of England for 9 days


• 1563 - Francesco Caracciolo, Italian religious founder/saint (Caracciolini)


• 1652 - Johann Heinrich Kittel, composer


• 1759 - Ecco Epkema, Dutch linguist (Frisian, old-Frisian)


• 1761 - Dirk van Hogendorp, Dutch earl/general/minister of War [NS]


• 1769 - Horace H Hayden, cofounded 1st dental college


• 1783 - Frantiszek Soltyk, composer


• 1792 - Moritz Hauptmann, composer


• 1794 - Anselm Huttenbrenner, composer


• 1797 - William Motherwell, Scottish civil servant/poet


• 1808 - Henry Haywood Bell, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1868


• 1810 - James Shedden Palmer, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1867


• 1815 - Jules Quicherat, French historian/archaeologist


• 1821 - Rudolf Virchow, German politician/antropologist (cell pathology)


• 1822 - Karl Reinthaler, composer


• 1823 - Immanuel Faisst, composer


• 1824 - Henry Stephen Cutler, composer


• 1826 - Lafayette Curry Baker, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1868


• 1853 - Lillie Langtry, [Jersey Lily], vaudevillian actress (Lillie)


• 1853 - Maria E "Beppie" Bakker, Dutch actress/wife of Piet Vink Sr


• 1863 - C-E Auguste Rateau, French mining engineer (Rateau steam turbine)


• 1867 - Pierre Bonnard, French painter/illustrator


• 1877 - Bernard Bosanquet, cricketer (pioneer of googly)


• 1879 - Peter Van Anrooy, Dutch conductor/composer (Piet Hein Rhapsodie)


• 1881 - George Bacovia, [Vasiliu], Romanian poet/composer/painter


• 1885 - Harry Hershfield, Cedar Rapids Iowa, cartoonist (Can You Top This?)


• 1889 - Douglass Dumbrille, Hamilton Ont, actor (Mr Deed Goes to Town)


• 1890 - Conrad Richter, writer (Light in the Forest)


• 1890 - Gosta Nystroem, composer


• 1891 - Irene Rich, [Luther], Buffalo New York, actress (Beau Brummell, Champ)


• 1891 - Ludwig Weber, composer


• 1895 - Kurt Schumacher, German politicial chairman (SPD) [NS]


• 1895 - Vera [A Veronica] Bondam, actress


• 1899 - Marcelle de Manziarly, composer


• 1901 - Benjamin Merkelbach, architect/city builder of Amsterdam


• 1901 - Edward Chapman, Harrogate England, actor (Promoter, Rembrandt)


• 1902 - Arna Bontemps, Louisiana, black author (100 years of negro freedom)


• 1902 - Franco Giorgetti, Italy, cyclist (Olympic-gold-1920)


• 1903 - Jens Bjerre, composer


• 1903 - Patsy Moran, Pennsylvania, actress (Children of the Wild)


• 1904 - Jutta Hecker, writer


• 1904 - Wilfred Pickles, Halifax England, actor (Billy Liar, Gay Dog)


• 1908 - John Grant, British rear-admiral


• 1908 - Werner Reinowski, writer


• 1909 - Herblock, [Herbert L Block], Roosevelt, Utah, political cartoonist


• 1910 - Art[hur] Tatum, US jazz pianist/composer


• 1910 - Otto Joachim, composer


• 1911 - Ticker Freeman, Paterson New Jersey, pianist (Dinah Shore Show)


• 1912 - Hugo David Weisgall, Ivancice Moravia, composer (4 Impressions)


• 1913 - Frances Tustin, child psychologist


• 1915 - Cornel Wilde, New York City, actor (High Sierra, 5th Musketeer)


• 1916 - David Hollestelle, Dutch baritone (Great-Broadcast chorus)


• 1917 - Burr Tillstrom, Chic Illinois, puppeteer (Kukla, Fran & Ollie)


• 1917 - Laraine Day, Roosevelt Utah, actress (Dr Kildaire, I've Got a Secret)


• 1918 - Jack MacGowran, Dublin Ireland, actor (King Lear, Exorcist)


• 1918 - Robert Walker, Salt Lake City Utah, actor/writer (Bataan, Mme Curie)


• 1920 - Albert Hague, Berlin Germany, actor (Mr Shorofsky-Fame)


• 1920 - Nipsey Russell, Atlanta Georgia, comedian (Car 54, Barefoot in the Park)


• 1921 - Harper MacKay, Boston Massachusetts, orchestra leader (NBC Follies)


• 1921 - Yves Montand, France, actor/singer (Z, Napoleon, Grand Prix)


• 1922 - Alan Scott, Haddonfield New Jersey, TV host/songwriter (Spin the Picture)


• 1922 - Gilberto Mendes, composer


• 1923 - Servaas "Faas" Wilkes, Dutch soccer star (Xerxes/Fortuna/Inter Milan)


• 1924 - Nipsey Russell, comedian (Car 54 Where Are You?, Barefoot in the Park)


• 1924 - Terry Gibbs, Brooklyn New York, orchestra leader (Steve Allen Comedy Hour)


• 1925 - Frank D Gilroy, American writer (Subject Was Roses)


• 1925 - Lenny Bruce, [Leonard Schneider], comedian, arrested on obsenity


• 1925 - Margaret Thatcher, Grantham England, (Tory) British PM (1979-90)


• 1926 - Ray Brown, US, bandleader


• 1927 - Anita Kerr, Memphis Tennessee, singer (Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour)


• 1930 - Peter J Clase, S African minister of Education/Culture (1985- )


• 1931 - Ed Matthews, Hall of Famer/Milwaukee Brave/HR hitter (512)


• 1931 - Janice Elliott, novelist


• 1933 - Adam Kaczynski, composer


• 1934 - Nana Mouskouri, Crete Greece, singer (Try to Remember) [or 10/10/36]


• 1935 - Philippine J Aeckerlin, Dutch actress (Oh Venus, Daddy Longlegs)


• 1936 - Cliff Gorman, Jamacia New York, actor (Boys in the Band, Angel)


• 1936 - Elizabeth Furse, (Rep - D - Oregon)


• 1936 - John Menzies, Scottish publisher/banker/multi-millionaire


• 1938 - Jim McMullan, Long Beach New York, actor (Dr McDaniel-Ben Casey)


• 1938 - Mahboob Shah, cricketer (Pakistani Test umpire on intl panel)


• 1939 - Melinda Dillon, Hope Ark, actress (Close Encounters, Slap Shot)


• 1940 - Chris Farlowe, rocker


• 1941 - John Snow, cricketer (fiery England quickie Unpopular with Aussies)


• 1942 - Jerry Jones, owner/GM (Dallas Cowboys)


• 1942 - Pamela Tiffin, [Pamela Wonso], Oklahoma City OK, actress (Viva Max!)


• 1942 - Paul Simon, Newark New Jersey, singer/actor (Kodachrome, 1 Trick Pony)


• 1944 - Buddy Allin, Bremerton Washington, PGA golfer (1980 NZ Open)


• 1944 - Robert Lamm, New York City, rocker (Chicago-If You Leave Me Now)


• 1945 - Karen Akers, New York City, singer (On Stage at Wolf Trap)


• 1946 - Bram Vermeulen, Dutch singer (Neerlands Hoop)


• 1946 - Demond Wilson, Valdosta Georgia, actor (Sanford & Son, Baby I'm Back)


• 1947 - Sammy Hagar, Monterey California, rock vocalist (Van Halen-Jump)


• 1948 - Lacy J Dalton, Bloomsburg Pennsylvania, country singer (Crazy Blue Eyes)


• 1949 - Craig McGregor, rocker (Foghat)


• 1950 - Annegret Richter-Irrang, German FR, sprinter (Olympic-gold-1972)


• 1950 - Ellen Brusse, [Elizabeth Wenmakers], Dutch TV hostess


• 1951 - John Ford Coley, rocker (England Dan & John Ford Coley)


• 1951 - Olympia-Ann Sylvers, rocker


• 1952 - Beverly Johnson, model/actress (Ashanti Land of No Mercy)


• 1952 - Michael "Rich"ard Clifford, Cal, Army/Astronaut (STS 53, 59, 76)


• 1953 - Bill Schuette, (Rep - R - Michigan, 1985- )


• 1956 - Anura Ranasinghe, cricketer (Sri Lankan batsman in 3 Tests 1982)


• 1958 - Barb Bunkowsky-Scherbak, Toronto ON, LPGA golfer (1984 Chrysler)


• 1958 - Dwayne Evans, Phoenix Az, 200m runner (Olympic-bronze-1976)


• 1958 - Joseph Richard Sylvers, rocker


• 1958 - Maria Cantwell, (Rep - D - Washington)


• 1959 - Marie Osmond, Ogden Ut, singer/actress (Paper Roses, Goin' Coconuts)


• 1960 - Greg Derr, Marshfield Massachusetts, free pistol (Olympics-1996)


• 1960 - Joey Belladonna, Oswego New York, heavy metal vocalist (Anthrax-Protest)


• 1961 - Derek Harper, NBA guard (New York Knicks, Orlando Magic)


• 1962 - Jerry Rice, NFL wide receiver (SF 49ers)


• 1962 - Kelly Preston, Honolulu HI, actress (Mischief, Twins, A Tigers Tale)


• 1964 - Chris Gwynn, LA California, outfielder (San Diego Padres)


• 1965 - Cherelle, rocker (Affair-First Bite)


• 1965 - Linda Brenneman, Wheat Ridge Colorado, cyclist (Olympics-11th-96)


• 1965 - Rob Schneider, actor (Saturday Night Live, Men Behaving Badly)


• 1967 - Derrick Moore, NFL running back (Az Cardinals, Carolina Panthers)


• 1967 - Javier Sotomayor, Cuban jumper (world record 1989)


• 1967 - Trevor Hoffman, Anaheim California, pitcher (San Diego Padres)


• 1968 - David Alcoriza, Lodi California, double trap (Olympics-1996)


• 1968 - Julio Valera, San Sebastian Puerto Rico, pitcher (Kansas City Royals)


• 1968 - Tisha Campbell, Newark New Jersey, actress (Gina-Martin, House Party)


• 1969 - Cady McClain, Burbank California, actress (Dixie Martin-All My Children)


• 1969 - Rhonda Mapp, WNBA center/forward (Charlotte Sting)


• 1969 - Tim Crabtree, Jackson Michigan, pitcher (Toronto Blue Jays)


• 1970 - Ann Grossman, Grove City Ohio, tennis star (1994 LA finalist)


• 1970 - Eric Gant, WLAF running back (Frankfurt Galaxy)


• 1970 - Steve Matthews, NFL/WLAF quarterback (Kansas City Chiefs, Scottish Claymores)


• 1971 - Hitesh Modi, cricketer (Kenyan left-handed batsman 1996 World Cup)


• 1971 - Irv Smith, NFL tight end (NO Saints)


• 1971 - Jay Williams, defensive end (St Louis Rams)


• 1971 - Sean O'Donnell, Ottawa, NHL defenseman (LA Kings)


• 1972 - Jaime Bernardo, prince of Netherlands


• 1972 - Jean Foster, Columbus Georgia, 3x20 rifle (Olympics-1996)


• 1972 - Margarita Maria Beatriz, princess of Netherlands


• 1972 - Summer Sanders, California, butterfly swimmer (Olympics-gold-1992, 96)


• 1973 - Brian Dawkins, safety (Philadelphia Eagles)


• 1974 - Anthony Carbone, Australian soccer midfielder (Olyroos, Olympics-96)


• 1975 - Arafath Hill, soccer player (FC Groningen)


• 1975 - Leo Koswal, soccer player (Dordrecht '90)


• 1976 - Edward Ellis, tackle (New England Patriots)


• 1978 - Jermaine O'Neal, NBA forward (Portland Trailblazers)


• 1993 - Tiffany Trump, daughter of Donald Trump & Marla Maples


• 2324 - Beverly Crusher, fictional doctor on Star Trek Next Generation

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