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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Edward P. Abraham
Chemist
10-Jun-1913 8-May-1999 Cephalosporins
Wesley Addy
Actor
4-Aug-1913 31-Dec-1996 What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
Robert Adler
Physicist
4-Dec-1913 15-Feb-2007 Invented wireless remote control
Licia Albanese
Singer
22-Jul-1913   Operatic soprano, La Bohème
Mel Allen
Sports Journalist
13-Feb-1913 16-Jun-1996 Sportscaster, Voice of the Yankees
Forrest H. Anderson
Politician
30-Jan-1913 20-Jul-1989 Montana governor, committed suicide
Glenn M. Anderson
Politician
21-Feb-1913 13-Dec-1994 Congressman from California, 1969-93
Jacobo Arbenz
Head of State
14-Sep-1913 27-Jan-1971 President of Guatemala, 1951-54
Artur Axmann
Government
18-Feb-1913 24-Oct-1996 Hitler Youth leader
Harry Babbitt
Musician
2-Nov-1913 9-Apr-2004 Voice of Woody Woodpecker
Jim Backus
Actor
25-Feb-1913 3-Jul-1989 Mr. Howell on Gilligan's Island
Klaus Barbie
Government
25-Oct-1913 25-Sep-1991 The Butcher of Lyon
Lynn Bari
Actor
18-Dec-1913 20-Nov-1989 Shock
George Barker
Poet
26-Feb-1913 27-Oct-1991 Calamiterror
Burt Baskin
Business
17-Dec-1913 24-Dec-1967 Co-Founder of Baskin-Robbins
Noah Beery, Jr.
Actor
10-Aug-1913 1-Nov-1994 Rocky on The Rockford Files
Menachem Begin
Head of State
16-Aug-1913 9-Mar-1992 Prime Minister of Israel, 1977-82
Willie Best
Actor
27-May-1913 27-Feb-1962 Sleep 'n' Eat
Alfred Bester
Novelist
18-Dec-1913 30-Sep-1987 The Stars My Destination
Earl Blackwell
Business
3-May-1913 1-Mar-1995 Celebrity publicist
Nils A. Boe
Politician
10-Sep-1913 30-Jul-1992 Governor of South Dakota, 1965-69
William D. Borders
Religion
9-Oct-1913 19-Apr-2010 Archbishop of Baltimore, 1974-89
Roy Boulting
Film Director
21-Nov-1913 5-Nov-2001 There's a Girl in My Soup
Willy Brandt
Head of State
18-Dec-1913 8-Oct-1992 German Chancellor, 1969-74
Lloyd Bridges
Actor
15-Jan-1913 10-Mar-1998 Airplane!
Benjamin Britten
Composer
22-Nov-1913 4-Dec-1976 Billy Budd
Reva Brooks
Photographer
May-1913 24-Jan-2004 Photographer
John W. Brown
Politician
28-Dec-1913 29-Oct-1993 Governor of Ohio, 1957
Norman O. Brown
Historian
25-Sep-1913 2-Oct-2002 Life Against Death
Peter Campbell Brown
Attorney
12-Aug-1913 23-Jul-1994 Corporation Counsel of NYC, 1955-58
Coral Browne
Actor
23-Jul-1913 29-May-1991 The Killing of Sister George
Bear Bryant
Football
11-Sep-1913 26-Jan-1983 Legendary Alabama head coach
Hugh Burden
Actor
3-Apr-1913 17-May-1985 Funeral in Berlin
Henry A. Byroade
Diplomat
24-Jul-1913 31-Dec-1993 US Ambassador to Pakistan, 1973-77
Sammy Cahn
Songwriter
18-Jun-1913 15-Jan-1993 Three Coins in the Fountain
Albert Camus
Novelist
7-Nov-1913 4-Jan-1960 French author and Nobel laureate
Judy Canova
Actor
20-Nov-1913 5-Aug-1983 Comic actress, vaudevillian
Robert Capa
Photographer
22-Oct-1913 25-May-1954 War photographer
Macdonald Carey
Actor
15-Mar-1913 21-Mar-1994 Tom Horton on Days of Our Lives
Janis Carter
Actor
10-Oct-1913 30-Jul-1994 B-Movie actress
William Casey
Spy
13-Mar-1913 29-Jan-1987 CIA Director, 1981-87
Oleg Cassini
Fashion Designer
11-Apr-1913 17-Mar-2006 Fashion designer
Aimé Césaire
Poet
25-Jun-1913 17-Apr-2008 Return to My Native Land
René Clément
Film Director
18-Mar-1913 17-Mar-1996 Is Paris Burning?
Wilbur J. Cohen
Government
10-Jun-1913 17-May-1987 HEW Secretary, 1968-69
Jack Cope
Novelist
3-Jun-1913 Mar-1991 The Fair House
Bob Crosby
Musician
25-Aug-1913 9-Mar-1993 The Bob Crosby Orchestra
Hugh Cudlipp
Business
28-Aug-1913 17-May-1998 British news magnate
Peter Cushing
Actor
26-May-1913 11-Aug-1994 Grand Moff Tarkin in Star Wars
Dan Dailey
Actor
14-Dec-1913 16-Oct-1978 When My Baby Smiles at Me
Ray Dandridge
Baseball
31-Aug-1913 12-Feb-1994 Negro Leagues 3rd Baseman, Hall of Famer
Robertson Davies
Author
28-Aug-1913 3-Dec-1995 Fifth Business
John E. Davis
Politician
18-Apr-1913 12-May-1990 Governor of North Dakota, 1957-61
Don DeFore
Actor
25-Aug-1913 22-Dec-1993 Mr. B. on Hazel
Adrian W. DeWind
Attorney
1-Dec-1913 7-Aug-2009 Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
Anthony Dexter
Actor
19-Jan-1913 27-Mar-2001 Valentino
Howard Duff
Actor
24-Nov-1913 8-Jul-1990 Sam Spade on old time radio
Seymour Durst
Business
c. 1913 19-May-1995 New York real estate mogul
Ralph Edwards
Game Show Host
13-Jun-1913 16-Nov-2005 This Is Your Life
Samuel Eilenberg
Mathematician
30-Sep-1913 30-Jan-1998 Category theory
Albert Ellis
Psychologist
27-Sep-1913 24-Jul-2007 Rational emotive behavior therapy
Paul Erdos
Mathematician
26-Mar-1913 20-Sep-1996 Loved only numbers
Pee Wee Erwin
Jazz Musician
30-May-1913 20-Jun-1981 Jazz trumpeter
Frances Farmer
Actor
19-Sep-1913 1-Aug-1970 Hollywood actress, institutionalized
Minnesota Fats
Sports Figure
19-Jan-1913 15-Jan-1996 Billiards opponent of Willie Mosconi
W. Mark Felt
Government
17-Aug-1913 18-Dec-2008 Watergate's Deep Throat
Betty Field
Actor
8-Feb-1913 13-Sep-1973 Picnic
Hans Filbinger
Politician
15-Sep-1913 1-Apr-2007 Disgraced German politician
Vivian Fine
Composer
28-Sep-1913 20-Mar-2000 Drama for Orchestra
Geraldine Fitzgerald
Actor
24-Nov-1913 17-Jul-2005 Wuthering Heights
Michael Foot
Politician
23-Jul-1913 3-Mar-2010 Leader, House of Commons, 1976-79
Gerald Ford
Head of State
14-Jul-1913 26-Dec-2006 38th US President, 1974-77
Melvin Frank
Screenwriter
13-Aug-1913 13-Oct-1988 A Touch of Class
John Garfield
Actor
4-Mar-1913 21-May-1952 Gentleman's Agreement
Dave Garroway
Talk Show Host
13-Jul-1913 21-Jul-1982 Host of Today, 1952-61
Robert R. Gilruth
Engineer
18-Oct-1913 17-Aug-2000 NASA scientist
Peter Glenville
Film Director
28-Oct-1913 3-Jun-1996 Becket
Lincoln Gordon
Diplomat
10-Sep-1913 19-Dec-2009 US Ambassador to Brazil, 1961-66
J. Peter Grace
Business
25-May-1913 19-Apr-1995 W.R. Grace scion
Stewart Granger
Actor
6-May-1913 16-Aug-1993 King Solomon's Mines
Guy Green
Film Director
5-Nov-1913 15-Sep-2005 A Patch of Blue
Jo Grimond
Politician
29-Jul-1913 24-Oct-1993 Leader of the UK Liberal Party, 1956-67
Reinhard Hardegen
Military
18-Mar-1913   German U-Boat commander
Guillermo Haro
Astronomer
21-Mar-1913 26-Apr-1988 Herbig-Haro objects
Robert Hayden
Poet
4-Aug-1913 25-Feb-1980 Words in the Mourning Time
Woody Hayes
Football
14-Feb-1913 12-Mar-1987 OSU Head Coach, 1951-78
Richard Helms
Government
30-Mar-1913 22-Oct-2002 CIA Director, 1966-73
Woody Herman
Jazz Musician
16-May-1913 29-Oct-1987 1940s Big Band leader, jazz clarinetist
William Hewlett
Business
20-May-1913 12-Jan-2001 Co-Founder of Hewlett-Packard
Jimmy Hoffa
Labor Leader
14-Feb-1913 30-Jul-1975 International Brotherhood of Teamsters
John Howard
Actor
14-Apr-1913 19-Feb-1995 Bulldog Drummond
Trevor Howard
Actor
29-Sep-1913 7-Jan-1988 Sons and Lovers
Trevor Huddleston
Religion
15-Jun-1913 20-Apr-1998 Anti-Apartheid activist
Don Hutson
Football
31-Jan-1913 24-Jun-1997 Packers WR, Hall of Famer
William Inge
Playwright
3-May-1913 10-Jun-1973 Come Back, Little Sheba
John N. Irwin II
Diplomat
31-Dec-1913 28-Feb-2000 US Deputy Secretary of State, 1970-73
Lou Jacobi
Actor
28-Dec-1913 23-Oct-2009 Avalon
Sid James
Actor
8-May-1913 26-Apr-1976 Carry on...
Rita Johnson
Actor
13-Aug-1913 31-Oct-1965 Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Norman Dello Joio
Composer
24-Jan-1913 24-Jul-2008 Meditation on Ecclesiastes
Philip M. Kaiser
Diplomat
12-Jul-1913 24-May-2007 US Ambassador to Austria, 1980-81
Kurt Kasznar
Actor
13-Aug-1913 6-Aug-1979 Fitzhugh on Land of the Giants
Danny Kaye
Actor
18-Jan-1913 3-Mar-1987 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Walt Kelly
Cartoonist
25-Aug-1913 18-Oct-1973 Creator of Pogo
Walter Kerr
Critic
8-Jul-1913 9-Oct-1996 New York Times drama critic
Dorothy Kilgallen
Columnist
3-Jul-1913 8-Nov-1965 What's My Line?
Stanley Kramer
Film Director
29-Sep-1913 19-Feb-2001 It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World
Alan Ladd
Actor
3-Sep-1913 29-Jan-1964 Shane
Frankie Laine
Singer
30-Mar-1913 6-Feb-2007 Moonlight Gambler, Rawhide
Hedy Lamarr
Actor
9-Nov-1913 19-Jan-2000 Actress, invented frequency hopping
Willis Lamb
Physicist
12-Jul-1913 15-May-2008 Detailed the hydrogen spectrum
Burt Lancaster
Actor
2-Nov-1913 20-Oct-1994 Elmer Gantry
Alberto Lattuada
Film Director
13-Nov-1913 3-Jul-2005 Stay As You Are
Mary Leakey
Anthropologist
6-Feb-1913 9-Dec-1996 Discovered Proconsul
Anna Lee
Actor
2-Jan-1913 14-May-2004 Lila Quartermaine on General Hospital
Jack Lee
Film Director
27-Jan-1913 15-Oct-2002 The Wooden Horse
Vivien Leigh
Actor
5-Nov-1913 8-Jul-1967 Gone With The Wind
Sol Linowitz
Business
17-Dec-1913 18-Mar-2005 Negotiated return of the Panama Canal
Vince Lombardi
Football
11-Jun-1913 3-Sep-1970 Winning isn't everything, It's the only thing
Bernard Lovell
Astronomer
31-Aug-1913 6-Aug-2012 Radio astronomer at Jodrell Bank
Robert Lowery
Actor
17-Oct-1913 26-Dec-1971 The Mummy's Ghost
John Lund
Actor
6-Feb-1913 10-May-1992 My Friend Irma
Witold Lutoslawski
Composer
25-Jan-1913 7-Feb-1994 Aleatoric composer
Donald C. MacDonald
Politician
7-Dec-1913 8-Mar-2008 Leader of Ontario CCF and NDP, 1953-70
Niall MacGinnis
Actor
29-Mar-1913 6-Jan-1977 49th Parallel
Helen Mack
Actor
13-Nov-1913 13-Aug-1986 The Son of Kong
Kenneth Mackenzie
Novelist
25-Sep-1913 19-Jan-1955 Dead Men Rising
Donald Maclean
Spy
25-May-1913 6-Mar-1983 Spy for Moscow, Cambridge Five
Iain Macleod
Politician
11-Nov-1913 20-Jul-1970 UK Colonial Secretary, 1959-61
Jean Marais
Actor
11-Dec-1913 8-Nov-1998 Beauty and the Beast
Alice Marble
Tennis
28-Sep-1913 13-Dec-1990 Winner of 18 Grand Slam titles
Joan Marsh
Actor
10-Jul-1913 10-Aug-2000 You're Telling Me!
Marian Marsh
Actor
17-Oct-1913 9-Nov-2006 Svengali
Mary Martin
Actor
1-Dec-1913 3-Nov-1990 Peter Pan
Tony Martin
Singer
25-Dec-1913 27-Jul-2012 There's No Tomorrow
Victor Mature
Actor
29-Jan-1913 4-Aug-1999 Samson and Delilah
Tom McCall
Politician
22-Mar-1913 8-Jan-1983 Governor of Oregon, 1967-75
John G. McCoy
Business
30-Jan-1913 4-Apr-2010 CEO of Bank One, 1958-84
John McGiver
Actor
5-Nov-1913 9-Sep-1975 Midnight Cowboy
Stephen McNally
Actor
29-Jul-1913 4-Jun-1994 Winchester '73
John Gordon Mein
Diplomat
10-Sep-1913 28-Aug-1968 US Ambassador to Guatemala, 1965-68
Sergei V. Mikhalkov
Songwriter
13-Mar-1913 27-Aug-2009 Lyricist, Russian National Anthem
Marvin Miller
Actor
18-Jul-1913 8-Feb-1985 Michael Anthony on The Millionaire
John Mitchell
Government
15-Sep-1913 9-Nov-1988 Attorney General, Watergate figure
Maersk Mc-Kinney Møller
Business
13-Jul-1913 16-Apr-2012 Shipbuilding tycoon, philanthropist
Robert Mondavi
Business
12-Jun-1913 16-May-2008 Vintner
Archie Moore
Boxing
13-Dec-1913 9-Dec-1998 The Old Mongoose
Stanford Moore
Chemist
4-Sep-1913 23-Aug-1982 Amino-acid analyzer
Willie Mosconi
Sports Figure
27-Jun-1913 16-Sep-1993 Billiards opponent of Minnesota Fats
Warren Nelson
Business
19-Jan-1913 23-Sep-2004 Co-Owner, Club Cal Neva
Richard M. Nixon
Head of State
9-Jan-1913 22-Apr-1994 37th US President, 1969-74
Louis Nye
Actor
1-May-1913 9-Oct-2005 Sonny Drysdale on Beverly Hillbillies
Tillie Olsen
Author
14-Jan-1913 1-Jan-2007 Tell Me a Riddle
Jesse Owens
Track and Field
12-Sep-1913 31-Mar-1980 Four track and field medals in 1936 Olympics
Gale Page
Actor
23-Jul-1913 8-Jan-1983 Four Daughters
Buddy Parker
Football
16-Dec-1913 22-Mar-1982 Steelers Head Coach, 1957-64
Rosa Parks
Activist
4-Feb-1913 24-Oct-2005 Wouldn't sit in the back of the bus
Nigel Patrick
Actor
2-May-1913 21-Sep-1981 The Browning Version
Wolfgang Paul
Physicist
10-Aug-1913 6-Dec-1993 Co-Inventor of the ion trap
Barney Phillips
Actor
20-Oct-1913 17-Aug-1982 Character actor
Jake Pickle
Politician
11-Oct-1913 18-Jun-2005 Congressman from Texas 1963-95
James Pike
Religion
14-Feb-1913 Sep-1969 5th Episcopal Bishop of California
Eric Pohlmann
Actor
18-Jul-1913 25-Jul-1979 They Who Dare
Sylvia Porter
Columnist
18-Jun-1913 5-Jun-1991 Financial columnist
Tyrone Power
Actor
5-May-1913 15-Nov-1958 Witness for the Prosecution
Barbara Pym
Novelist
2-Jun-1913 11-Jan-1980 Some Tame Gazelle
Anthony Quayle
Actor
7-Sep-1913 20-Oct-1989 Ice-Cold in Alex
Calvin L. Rampton
Politician
6-Nov-1913 16-Sep-2007 Governor of Utah, 1965-77
Liam Redmond
Actor
27-Jul-1913 28-Oct-1989 Irish stage and film actor
Frances Reid
Actor
9-Dec-1913 3-Feb-2010 Alice Horton on Days of Our Lives
Ad Reinhardt
Painter
24-Dec-1913 30-Aug-1967 Abstract expressionist
Eric Reissner
Mathematician
5-Jan-1913 1-Nov-1996 Reissner shear-deformation plate theory
Mark Robson
Film Director
4-Dec-1913 20-Jun-1978 Valley of the Dolls
William P. Rogers
Government
23-Jun-1913 2-Jan-2001 US Secretary of State, 1969-73
Karl F. Rolvaag
Politician
18-Jul-1913 20-Dec-1990 Governor of Minnesota, 1963-67
Eugene Victor Rostow
Educator
25-Aug-1913 25-Nov-2002 Dean of Yale Law School, 1955-65
Russell Rouse
Screenwriter
20-Nov-1913 2-Oct-1987 Pillow Talk
Muriel Rukeyser
Poet
15-Dec-1913 12-Feb-1980 The Book of the Dead
James A. Ryder
Business
28-Jul-1913 25-Mar-1997 Founder of Ryder System
Don W. Samuelson
Politician
27-Jul-1913 20-Jan-2000 Governor of Idaho, 1967-71
Delmore Schwartz
Poet
8-Dec-1913 11-Jul-1966 Summer Knowledge
Fred C. Schwarz
Activist
15-Jan-1913 24-Jan-2009 Christian Anti-Communist Crusade
Alexander Scourby
Actor
13-Nov-1913 22-Feb-1985 Stage, radio, and film actor
Richard B. Scudder
Publisher
13-May-1913 11-Jul-2012 Co-Founder, MediaNews Group
William R. Sears
Engineer
1-Mar-1913 12-Oct-2002 Airfoil engineer
Robert F. Seedlock
Military
6-Feb-1913 5-May-2004 Built the Burma Road in WWII
Karl Shapiro
Poet
10-Nov-1913 14-May-2000 Person, Place and Thing
Irwin Shaw
Playwright
27-Feb-1913 16-May-1984 Rich Man, Poor Man
Irving Shulman
Author
21-May-1913 23-Mar-1995 The Amboy Dukes
Claude Simon
Novelist
10-Oct-1913 6-Jul-2005 Le Tricheur
Red Skelton
Comic
18-Jul-1913 17-Sep-1997 The Red Skelton Show
Cleon Skousen
Activist
20-Jan-1913 9-Jan-2006 The Naked Communist
George Smathers
Politician
14-Nov-1913 20-Jan-2007 US Senator from Florida, 1951-69
Cordwainer Smith
Author
11-Jul-1913 6-Aug-1966 The Rediscovery of Man
Merriman Smith
Journalist
10-Feb-1913 13-Apr-1970 UPI correspondent, reported Kennedy's death
Harry Snyder
Business
9-Sep-1913 14-Dec-1976 Co-Founder of In-N-Out Burger
Roger W. Sperry
Scientist
20-Aug-1913 17-Apr-1994 "Split brain" hemispheric neurophysiology
Robert T. Stafford
Politician
8-Aug-1913 23-Dec-2006 Governor and Senator from Vermont
Patrick Steptoe
Doctor
9-Jun-1913 21-Mar-1988 In vitro fertilization
Risë Stevens
Singer
11-Jun-1913   Mezzo-Soprano at the Metropolitan Opera
Douglas Stewart
Playwright
6-May-1913 14-Feb-1985 Fire in the Snow
Richard Stone
Economist
30-Aug-1913 6-Dec-1991 National Income and Expenditure
Robert Strauss
Actor
8-Nov-1913 20-Feb-1975 Animal in Stalag 17
Walter Susskind
Conductor
1-May-1913 25-Mar-1980 Director, Toronto Symphony, 1956-65
May Swenson
Poet
28-May-1913 4-Dec-1989 Another Animal
Censu Tabone
Head of State
30-Mar-1913 14-Mar-2012 President of Malta, 1989-94
Herman Talmadge
Politician
9-Aug-1913 21-Mar-2002 Senator and Governor from Georgia
Kenzo Tange
Architect
4-Sep-1913 22-Mar-2005 Designed Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima
Nur Muhammad Taraki
Head of State
15-Jul-1913 14-Sep-1979 President of Afghanistan, 1978-79
Frank Tashlin
Film Director
19-Feb-1913 5-May-1972 Artists and Models
Lewis Thomas
Doctor
25-Nov-1913 3-Dec-1993 The Lives of a Cell
Linden Travers
Actor
27-May-1913 23-Oct-2001 No Orchids for Miss Blandish
Les Tremayne
Radio Personality
16-Apr-1913 19-Dec-2003 Veteran of 30,000 radio broadcasts
Richard Tucker
Singer
28-Aug-1913 8-Jan-1975 Operatic tenor, NY Metropolitan Opera
Nick Udall
Politician
23-Jul-1913 15-Jun-2005 Mayor of Phoenix, 1948-52
Jimmy Van Heusen
Composer
26-Jan-1913 7-Feb-1990 Call Me Irresponsible
Charles Vanik
Politician
7-Apr-1913 30-Aug-2007 Congressman from Ohio, 1955-81
Murvyn Vye
Actor
15-Jul-1913 17-Aug-1976 Pickup on South Street
Lew Wasserman
Business
22-Mar-1913 3-Jun-2002 Chairman and CEO of MCA, 1946-95
James Westerfield
Actor
22-Mar-1913 20-Sep-1971 On the Waterfront
Otto Wichterle
Chemist
27-Oct-1913 18-Aug-1998 Invented soft contact lenses
Angus Wilson
Novelist
11-Aug-1913 31-May-1991 Hemlock and After
Kemmons Wilson
Business
5-Jan-1913 12-Feb-2003 Founder of Holiday Inn
Albert Wohlstetter
Author
19-Dec-1913 10-Jan-1997 Nuclear strategist
Francis De Wolff
Actor
7-Jan-1913 18-Apr-1984 The Hound of the Baskervilles
Gig Young
Actor
4-Nov-1913 19-Oct-1978 They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
Loretta Young
Actor
6-Jan-1913 12-Aug-2000 Platinum Blonde


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