| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| James Baldwin |
Novelist |
2-Aug-1924 |
30-Nov-1987 |
Go Tell It on the Mountain |
| Julian Beck |
Actor |
31-May-1925 |
14-Sep-1985 |
Reverend Kane in Poltergeist II |
| Napoleon Bonaparte |
Head of State |
15-Aug-1769 |
5-May-1821 |
Emperor of France |
| Nathaniel Bowditch |
Astronomer |
26-Mar-1773 |
17-Mar-1838 |
American Practical Navigator |
| Jim Capaldi |
Drummer |
24-Apr-1944 |
28-Jan-2005 |
Drummer/Songwriter for Traffic |
| Jack Carson |
Actor |
27-Oct-1910 |
2-Jan-1963 |
Two Guys From Milwaukee |
| Neville Chamberlain |
Politician |
18-Mar-1869 |
9-Nov-1940 |
Architect of appeasement |
| John Chancellor |
Journalist |
14-Jul-1927 |
12-Jul-1996 |
NBC Nightly News anchor |
| Brian Clough |
Soccer |
21-Mar-1935 |
20-Sep-2004 |
Renowned British soccer manager |
| Darlene Conley |
Actor |
18-Jul-1934 |
14-Jan-2007 |
The Bold and the Beautiful |
| Bobby Day |
Singer |
1-Jul-1928 |
27-Jul-1999 |
Rockin' Robin |
| James Donald |
Actor |
18-May-1917 |
3-Aug-1993 |
Third Man on the Mountain |
| John Donne |
Poet |
1572 |
31-Mar-1631 |
Anniversaries |
| Diana Dors |
Actor |
23-Oct-1931 |
4-May-1984 |
Yield to the Night |
| Spencer Dryden |
Drummer |
7-Apr-1938 |
11-Jan-2005 |
Jefferson Airplane drummer |
| José Napoleón Duarte |
Head of State |
23-Nov-1925 |
23-Feb-1990 |
President of El Salvador, 1984-89 |
| Faye Emerson |
Actor |
8-Jul-1917 |
9-Mar-1983 |
Namesake of the Emmy award |
| Alice Faye |
Actor |
5-May-1915 |
9-May-1998 |
Fallen Angel |
| Enrico Fermi |
Physicist |
29-Sep-1901 |
29-Nov-1954 |
First controlled nuclear chain reaction |
| Richard Feynman |
Physicist |
11-May-1918 |
15-Feb-1988 |
Surely he's joking |
| Edsel Ford |
Business |
6-Nov-1893 |
26-May-1943 |
President of Ford, 1919-43 |
| John Ford |
Film Director |
1-Feb-1894 |
31-Aug-1973 |
How Green Was My Valley |
| Bernie Geoffrion |
Hockey |
14-Feb-1931 |
11-Mar-2006 |
Montreal Canadiens, 1950-64 |
| Jack Gilford |
Actor |
25-Jul-1908 |
2-Jun-1990 |
Save the Tiger |
| Pancho Gonzales |
Tennis |
9-May-1928 |
3-Jul-1995 |
Winner of 4 Grand Slam titles |
| H. R. Haldeman |
Government |
27-Oct-1926 |
12-Nov-1993 |
Nixon's Chief of Staff |
| Oscar Hammerstein |
Musician |
12-Jul-1895 |
23-Aug-1960 |
Rodgers and Hammerstein |
| Laurence Harvey |
Actor |
1-Oct-1928 |
25-Nov-1973 |
Manchurian Candidate |
| Mel Hein |
Football |
22-Aug-1909 |
31-Jan-1992 |
NY Giants, Hall of Famer |
| Pope John XXIII |
Religion |
25-Nov-1881 |
3-Jun-1963 |
Pope 1958-63 |
| Raul Julia |
Actor |
9-Mar-1940 |
24-Oct-1994 |
Street Fighter, Addams Family |
| Ernest Just |
Biologist |
14-Aug-1883 |
27-Oct-1941 |
Cell surfaces and egg fertilization |
| DeForest Kelley |
Actor |
20-Jan-1920 |
11-Jun-1999 |
Dr. McCoy on Star Trek |
| Richard F. Kneip |
Politician |
7-Jan-1933 |
9-Mar-1987 |
Governor of South Dakota, 1971-78 |
| Henrietta Swan Leavitt |
Astronomer |
4-Jul-1868 |
12-Dec-1921 |
Cepheid variable |
| Mako |
Actor |
10-Dec-1933 |
21-Jul-2006 |
Akiro "The Wizard" in the Conan series |
| Dave Marr |
Golf |
27-Dec-1933 |
5-Oct-1997 |
Winner, 1965 PGA Championship |
| Ken Maynard |
Actor |
21-Jul-1895 |
23-Mar-1973 |
Flashy cowboy idol |
| Steven R. McCracken |
Business |
1953 |
7-Feb-2008 |
CEO of Owens-Illinois, 2004-06 |
| Emperor Meiji |
Royalty |
3-Nov-1852 |
30-Jul-1912 |
Emperor of Japan, 1867-1912 |
| Robert Nozick |
Philosopher |
16-Nov-1938 |
23-Jan-2002 |
Libertarian philosopher |
| Jacques Plante |
Hockey |
17-Jan-1929 |
27-Feb-1986 |
NHL Hall of Famer |
| Dick Powell |
Actor |
14-Nov-1904 |
2-Jan-1963 |
The Bad and the Beautiful |
| Fred Rogers |
TV Personality |
20-Mar-1928 |
27-Feb-2003 |
Mister Rogers |
| Eric Sevareid |
Journalist |
26-Nov-1912 |
9-Jul-1992 |
CBS News journalist |
| Brett Somers |
Actor |
11-Jul-1924 |
15-Sep-2007 |
Match Game fixture |
| Gertrude Stein |
Author |
3-Feb-1874 |
27-Jul-1946 |
Avant-garde writer, salon |
| Wallace Stevens |
Poet |
2-Oct-1879 |
2-Aug-1955 |
Harmonium |
| Joseph Stilwell |
Military |
19-Mar-1883 |
12-Oct-1946 |
Led US and Chinese forces in WWII China |
| August Strindberg |
Playwright |
22-Jan-1849 |
14-May-1912 |
Röda Rummet |
| Michelle Thomas |
Actor |
23-Sep-1969 |
22-Dec-1998 |
Myra on Family Matters |
| Tom Tryon |
Novelist |
14-Jan-1926 |
4-Sep-1991 |
The Other |
| Alfred de Vigny |
Poet |
27-Mar-1797 |
17-Sep-1863 |
Chatterton |
| John Wayne |
Actor |
26-May-1907 |
11-Jun-1979 |
The Duke |
| Abraham Zapruder |
Cinematographer |
15-May-1905 |
30-Aug-1970 |
Documented JFK's assassination on film |
