Thursday, July 02, 2009
1644 - Abraham a Santa Clara ([Johann Megerle], German court vicar)
1930 - Ahmad Jamal (American Musician)
1906 - Alan Webb (actor, King Lear, Taming of Shrew, Challenge of Lassie)
1961 - Alba Parietti (born in Torino, Italy, actress, Galagoal, Abbronzatissima)
1880 - Albert Szirmai (composer)
1903 - Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home (British Prime Minister, 1963-64)
1972 - Amy Weber (American Actress)
1898 - Anthony McAuliffe (American Soldier)
1793 - Antoine Prumier (composer)
1901 - Arthur Rex Alston (sports commentator)
1814 - Atale Therese Annette Wartel (composer)
1893 - August Maes (Flemish actor and director, Shylock-Hamlet)
1916 - Barry Gray ([Bernard Yaroslaw], interviewer, started call-in radio)
1915 - Bert Decorte (Flemish poet)
1926 - Billy Usselton (saxophonist)
1966 - Blaise Rhodes (born in Berwyn Heights, Maryland, canoe alternate for 1996 Olympics)
1962 - Brandel Eugene Chamblee (born in St. Louis, Missouri, PGA golfer, 1994 Honda-3rd)
1927 - Brock Peters (born in New York City, actor/singer, Carmen Jones, To Kill a Mockingbird)
1904 - Carl Weinrich (composer)
1930 - Carlos Saul Menem (president of Argentina, 1989-)
1975 - Catalina Cristea (born in Bucharest, Rom, tennis star, 1995 quarter Jakarta)
1821 - Charles Tupper (C, 6th Canadian PM, 1896)
1756 - Christian G Korner (German lawyer/father of Karl)
1714 - Christoph W. Ritter von Gluck (Austria composer, Il there pastore)
1889 - Cor Hermus (Dutch actor, director and writer, A Mother)
1922 - Dan Rowan (born in Beggs, Oklahoma, comedian, Rowan and Martin's Laugh-in)
1647 - Daniel Finch 2nd earl of Nottingham (English min of foreign affairs)
1975 - Daniel Kowalski (born in Singapore, Aust swimmer, Olympics-bronze/silver-96)
1636 - Daniel Speer (composer)
1964 - Dave Parsons (rocker, Transvision Vamp, Sham 69-That's Life)
1932 - Dave Thomas (founder, Wendy's Restaurants)
1933 - David Benjamin Lewin (composer)
1964 - DeAnne Hemmens (born in San Francisco, California, sprint kayak 1996 Olympics)
1967 - Debee Ashby (born in Coventry, England, topless model, There's Girl in My Soup)
1970 - Derrick Ralph Adkins (born in Brooklyn, New York, 400m hurdler, 1996 Olympics gold)
1937 - Dick Berardino (baseball player)
1935 - Dick Dolman (economist/Dutch politician 2nd Chamber)
1911 - Diego Fabbri (Italian, playwright/leader, Vatican movie bureau)
1822 - Douglas Strutt Galton (English engineer, rails/trains)
1910 - Earl Hawley Robinson (composer)
1935 - Ed Bullins (Philadelphia, playwright)
1882 - Edgar Mayne (cricketer, Australian batsman, prolific for Victoria)
1913 - Edith Heerdegen (born in Dresden, Germany, actress, Serpent's Egg, Monpti)
1959 - Eduardo Bengoechea (born in Argentina, tennis star)
1920 - Eliseo Diego (latin American poet)
1907 - Eppo Doeve (Dutch cartoonist/painter)
1975 - Eric Daze (born in Montreal, Quebec, NHL left wing, Chicago Blackhawks)
1947 - Ervin Hall (born in Philadelphia, 100m hurdler, 1968 Olympics silver)
1928 - Estelita Rodriguez (born in Cuba, actress, Cuban Fireball, Havana Rose)
1939 - Ferdinand Mount (British Writer)
1857 - Francesco Spetrino (composer)
1737 - Francois Leonard Rouwyzer (composer)
1914 - Frederick Fennell (born in Cleveland, Ohio, conductor, Time and Winds)
1724 - Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock (German poet)
1927 - Gene Ray ()
1927 - Gene Ray (American Celebrity)
1922 - Genrikh Matusovich Vagner (composer)
1942 - Georgi Ivanov (born in Bulgaria, cosmonaut, Soyuz 33)
1904 - Gerarda 'Meik' Rueter (Dutch, sculptress, if that word exists)
1935 - Gilbert Kalish (born in Brooklyn, New York, pianist/professor, SUNY Stony Brook)
1589 - Guillaume van Messaus (composer)
1652 - Guillielmus 'Willem' Kerricx (Flemish sculptor, Rozenkrans)
1906 - Hans Bethe (physicist, Nobel 1967, peace worker)
1910 - Hans Gunther Adler (German writer)
1746 - Hardenack Otto Conrad Zinck (composer)
1834 - Hendry P G Quack (lawyer/economist/secr Dutch Bank)
1836 - Henry Eugene Davies (Major General Union volunteers, died in 1894)
1867 - Herbert Prior (born in England, actor, Caught Short, Slave of Desire)
1877 - Herman Hesse (German Author)
1909 - Hermann Bengtson (German historian, Greeks Ancient Times)
1877 - Hermann Hesse (born in Switzerland, novelist/poet, Steppenwolf, Nobel 1946)
1959 - Hoogie Drexler (jockey)
1918 - Imam Elissa (singer)
1931 - Imelda Marcos (politician/shoe collector/1st lady of Philippines)
1934 - Ivan Madray (WI cricket leg-spin all rounder, 2 Tests 3 runs 0-108)
1892 - Jack Hylton (English orchestra leader/impresario, Crazy Passage Show)
1961 - James McNichol (born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Fitzpatricks, California Fever)
1945 - James Orville Fulkerson (composer)
1971 - Jared Palmer (born in New York City, tennis star)
1908 - Jean Sinclair (teacher/campaigner)
1905 - Jean-Rene Lacoste (born in France, U.S. Open, 1926, /alligator shirt designer)
1956 - Jeffrey Cooper (rock guitarist, Midnight Star-No Parking)
1927 - Jerome Meyer (horse trainer)
1956 - Jerry Hall (born in Mesquite, Texas, model and Mrs. Mick Jagger, Batman, Freejack)
1964 - Joe Magrane (baseball player)
1951 - Joey Puerta (rocker, Ambrosia)
1581 - Johann Staden (composer)
1830 - John Bordenave Villepigue (Brig General Confederate Army)
1939 - John Sununu (U.S. Secretary of State, R, 1989-91)
1919 - Johnny Bradford (born in Long Branch, New Jersey, actor, Ransom Sherman Show)
1952 - Johnny Coila (rocker)
1950 - Johnny Colla (born in California, rock sax, Huey Lewis and The News-Need a New Drug)
1964 - Jose Canseco (born in Havana, Cuba, outfielder, Oak A's, Red Sox, 1988 AL MVP)
1956 - Julie Montgomery (born in Kansas City, Missouri, actress, Samantha-1 Life to Live, Kindred)
1933 - Kalim Siddiqui (islamic campaigner)
1916 - Ken Curtis ([Curtis Gates], Lamar CO, actor, Ripcord, Festus-Gunsmoke)
1932 - Ken McMillan (born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Malone, Concrete Beat)
1947 - Larry David (born in Brooklyn, New York, comedian, writer, Seinfeld)
1926 - Lee Allen (born in Pittsburg, Kansas, tenor sax, Walkin' With Mr. Lee)
1907 - Leo O'Brien (cricketer, Australian batsman in 5 Tests 1932-36)
1956 - Leslie Reid (born in Vancouver BC, equestrian dressage 1996 Olympics)
1865 - Lili Braun (born in Prussia, feminist/socialist writer, Im Schatten Titanen)
1952 - Linda M. Godwin (born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, PhD/astronaut, STS 37, 59, 76)
1986 - Lindsay Lohan (actress, Alli Fowler-Another World)
1947 - Luci Baines Johnson Nugent Turpin (daughter of President Lyndon Baines Johnson)
1939 - M[ichael] A[nthony] Foster (U.S., sci-fi author, Gameplayers of Zan)
1847 - Marcel Bertrand (French mine engineer, tectonic geology)
1887 - Marcel Tabuteau (born in Compiegne, France, oboist, Philadelphia Orch 1915-54)
1968 - Mark Tewsksbury (Canada swimmer, world record backstroke)
1925 - Marvin Rainwater (born in Wichita, Kansas, country singer, Ozark Jubilee)
1925 - Medgar Evers (American Activist)
1939 - Michael N. Castle (Rep-R-Delaware)
1983 - Michelle Branch (American Musician)
1957 - Mike Anger (rocker, Blow Monkeys-Wicked Ways)
1939 - Mike Castle (American Politician)
1968 - Mike Lee (born in Neptune, New Jersey, Canadian Tour golfer, 1992 Tommy Armour Tour)
1974 - Natali Sacco (Miss Universe-Peru 1996)
1903 - Olav AFEC of Schleswig-Holstein-S-G (King Olav V of Norway, 1957-91)
1884 - Otto Bohm (born in Prussia, scientist, helped create England Radar)
1961 - Pat Dufficy (born in Westerly, Rhode Island, female catcher, Colo Silver Bullets)
1925 - Patrice E. Lumumba (born in Zaire, revolutionary/1st premier of Congo)
1939 - Paul Williams (rocker, Temptations-My Girl)
1928 - Pavel Kohout (born in Czechoslovakia, director/author, Poor Murderer)
1763 - Peter Ritter (composer)
1917 - Pierre Dubois (Dutch literary)
1937 - Polly Holliday (born in Jasper, Alabama, actress, Flo-Alice, Flo-Flo)
1937 - Richard Petty (auto race driver, Daytona 500-1979,81)
1924 - Rick Besoyan (composer)
1810 - Robert Augustus Toombs (Secretary State, Confederacy, died in 1885)
1931 - Robert Ito (Vancouver BC, actor, Sam-Quincy ME)
1906 - Robert Levine Sanders (composer)
1949 - Roy Bittan (rocker, E Street Band)
1927 - Ruth Berghaus (choreographer/director)
1932 - Sammy Turner (Paterson, New Jersey, vocalist, Lavender Blue)
1888 - Selman Waksman (Russ/U.S. microbiologist, Nobel 1951)
1977 - Shannan McCray (Miss District of Columbia Teen USA 1996)
1964 - Shannon Ritter (jockey)
1918 - Sheikh Iman (player/singer)
1489 - Thomas Cranmer (England, archbishop/reformer/martyr)
1908 - Thurgood Marshall (born in Maryland, 1st black Supreme Court justice, 1967-91)
1966 - Tim Spehr (born in Excelsior Springs, Missouri, catcher for the Montreal Expos)
1953 - Tony Armas (baseball player)
1972 - Towanna Stone (Miss USA-Tennessee, 1997, 3rd)
1971 - Troy Brown (NFL wide receiver for the New England Patriots)
1939 - Valeri Vasilyevich Illarianov (Russia, cosmonaut)
1942 - Vicente Fox (Mexican Statesman)
1942 - Vincente Fox (Mexican Statesman)
1894 - Walter Brennan (born in Swampscott, Massachusetts, actor, Real McCoys, At Gun Point)
1952 - Wayne Haner (rock bassist, Axe)
1959 - Wendy B. Lawrence (born in Jacksonville, Florida, astronaut, STS 67, 86, sk:91)
1954 - Wendy Schaal (born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, It's a Living, Julie-Fantasy Is)
1876 - Wilhelm Cuno (German ship owner/republic chancellor, 1922-23)
1910 - William Douglas Denny (composer)
1970 - Yancy Butler (American Actress)
1925 - Yasushi Akutagawa (composer)