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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
William Baffin
Explorer
c. 1584 23-Jan-1622 Tried to find North-West Passage
Samuel Barber
Composer
9-Mar-1910 23-Jan-1981 Adagio for Strings
Freddie Bartholomew
Actor
28-Mar-1924 23-Jan-1992 Little Lord Fauntleroy
James Beard
Chef
5-May-1903 23-Jan-1985 First prominent TV chef
Richard Berry
Musician
11-Apr-1935 23-Jan-1997 Louie, Louie
Joseph Beuys
Artist
12-May-1921 23-Jan-1986 German conceptual artist
Pierre Bonnard
Artist
3-Oct-1867 23-Jan-1947 Les Nabis painter and lithographer
Pierre Bourdieu
Anthropologist
1-Aug-1930 23-Jan-2002 Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgment of Taste
Johnny Carson
Talk Show Host
23-Oct-1925 23-Jan-2005 Longtime host of Tonight Show
Nell Carter
Actor
13-Sep-1948 23-Jan-2003 Housekeeper on Gimme A Break
William Caslon
Typographer
1692 23-Jan-1766 English type designer
John Cleland
Novelist
24-Sep-1709 23-Jan-1789 Fanny Hill
Marcus A. Coolidge
Politician
6-Oct-1865 23-Jan-1947 US Senator from Massachusetts, 1931-37
George Cukor
Film Director
7-Jul-1899 23-Jan-1983 My Fair Lady
Joe D'Amato
Film Director
15-Dec-1936 23-Jan-1999 Ator the Invincible
Disco D
Music Producer
21-Sep-1980 23-Jan-2007 Ghetto-tech DJ
Salvador Dali
Painter
11-May-1904 23-Jan-1989 Surrealist painter
Dan Daniel
Politician
12-May-1914 23-Jan-1988 Congressman from Virginia, 1969-88
Gustave Doré
Engraver
6-Jan-1832 23-Jan-1883 Book illustrator on steelplate
Thomas A. Dorsey
Musician
1-Jul-1899 23-Jan-1993 The father of gospel music
King Ferdinand II
Royalty
10-Mar-1452 23-Jan-1516 King of Spain, bankrolled Columbus
John Field
Composer
26-Jul-1782 23-Jan-1837 Irish composer of Nocturnes
Northrop Frye
Author
14-Jul-1912 23-Jan-1991 Fearful Symmetry
Arthur Guinness
Business
1725 23-Jan-1803 Invented stout, founded Guinness Brewery
Albertis S. Harrison, Jr.
Politician
11-Jan-1907 23-Jan-1995 Governor of Virginia, 1962-66
John Hoppner
Painter
4-Apr-1758 23-Jan-1810 English portrait painter
E. Howard Hunt
Criminal
9-Oct-1918 23-Jan-2007 Coordinated Watergate break-in
Charley E. Johns
Politician
27-Feb-1905 23-Jan-1990 Governor of Florida, 1953-55
Bob Keeshan
Actor
27-Jun-1927 23-Jan-2004 Captain Kangaroo
Alexander Korda
Film Director
16-Sep-1893 23-Jan-1956 The Private Life of Henry VIII
Jack La Lanne
Fitness Guru
26-Sep-1914 23-Jan-2011 Fitness guru
Lucius Q. C. Lamar
Politician
17-Sep-1825 23-Jan-1893 Senator, Interior Secretary, Justice
Larry Levenson
Business
c. 1936 23-Jan-1999 Founder of Plato's Retreat
Edward MacDowell
Composer
18-Dec-1860 23-Jan-1908 American piano composer
Thomas C. Mann
Diplomat
11-Nov-1912 23-Jan-1999 US Ambassador to Mexico, 1961-63
Edvard Munch
Painter
12-Dec-1863 23-Jan-1944 Scream
Joseph M. Newman
Film Director
7-Aug-1909 23-Jan-2006 This Island Earth
Helmut Newton
Photographer
31-Oct-1920 23-Jan-2004 Celebrity photographer
Max Nordau
Critic
29-Jul-1849 23-Jan-1923 Zionist and cultural critic, Degeneration
Robert Nozick
Philosopher
16-Nov-1938 23-Jan-2002 Libertarian philosopher
Jack Oakie
Actor
12-Nov-1903 23-Jan-1978 The Great Dictator
Kid Ory
Jazz Musician
25-Dec-1886 23-Jan-1973 Trombonist, Ory's Creole Jazz Band
Otto III
Royalty
980 AD 23-Jan-1002 Holy Roman Emperor, 996-1002
Thomas Love Peacock
Novelist
18-Oct-1785 23-Jan-1866 Nightmare Abbey
William Pitt the Younger
Head of State
28-May-1759 23-Jan-1806 UK Prime Minister
Paul Robeson
Singer
9-Apr-1898 23-Jan-1976 20th Century renaissance man
Robert W. Scott
Politician
13-Jun-1929 23-Jan-2009 Governor of North Carolina, 1969-73
Virginia Smith
Politician
30-Jun-1911 23-Jan-2006 Congresswoman from Nebraska, 1975-91
Philip Sporn
Engineer
25-Nov-1896 23-Jan-1978 American Electric Power Company
John Sullivan
Military
18-Feb-1740 23-Jan-1795 Revolutionary War general
Ian Wolfe
Actor
4-Nov-1896 23-Jan-1992 Bedlam
Alexander Woollcott
Critic
18-Jan-1887 23-Jan-1943 The Man Who Came to Dinner


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