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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Babe Adams
Baseball
18-May-1882 27-Jul-1968 Pitcher, Pittsburgh Pirates
R. H. Barlow
Author
18-May-1918 2-Jan-1951 Literary executor of H. P. Lovecraft
Joan Blackman
Actor
18-May-1938   Blue Hawaii
Tom Bolack
Politician
18-May-1918 20-May-1998 Governor of New Mexico, 1962-63
Ruggero Giuseppe Boscovich
Astronomer
18-May-1711 13-Feb-1787 Theoria philosophiae naturalis
Spencer Breslin
Actor
18-May-1992   The Kid
Richard Brooks
Film Director
18-May-1912 11-Mar-1992 In Cold Blood
John Bruton
Head of State
18-May-1947   Prime Minister of Ireland, 1994-97
Frank Capra
Film Director
18-May-1897 3-Sep-1991 It's A Wonderful Life
Harvey Carignan
Criminal
18-May-1927   The Want-Ad Killer
Rudolf Carnap
Philosopher
18-May-1891 14-Sep-1970 The Logical Syntax of Language
Buck Chapoton
Government
18-May-1936   Reagan's tax guy
Brock Chisholm
Doctor
18-May-1896 4-Feb-1971 First Director-General of World Health Organization
Perry Como
Singer
18-May-1912 12-May-2001 It's Impossible
Ryan Cooley
Actor
18-May-1988   Degrassi: The Next Generation
Robert J. Cordy
Judge
18-May-1949   Justice, Massachusetts Supreme Court
Jessica Cutler
Blogger
18-May-1978   Former DeWine staffer, Washingtonienne
Josephus Daniels
Government
18-May-1862 15-Jan-1948 Secretary of the Navy, 1913-21
Patrick Dennis
Novelist
18-May-1921 6-Nov-1976 Auntie Mame
James Donald
Actor
18-May-1917 3-Aug-1993 Third Man on the Mountain
Tina Fey
Actor
18-May-1970   Liz Lemon on 30 Rock
Margot Fonteyn
Dancer
18-May-1919 21-Feb-1991 Exceptional British ballerina
Massimo Girotti
Actor
18-May-1918 5-Jan-2003 Facing Windows
Walter Gropius
Architect
18-May-1883 5-Jul-1969 Founder of the Bauhaus school
Peter Grünberg
Physicist
18-May-1939   Giant magnetoresistance
Gunnar Gunnarsson
Novelist
18-May-1889 21-Nov-1975 Af Borgslaegtens Historie
Sigrid Gurie
Actor
18-May-1911 14-Aug-1969 Algiers
Oliver Heaviside
Engineer
18-May-1850 3-Feb-1925 Kennelly-Heaviside layer
Dwayne Hickman
Actor
18-May-1934   Dobie Gillis
Wilhelm Hofmeister
Botanist
18-May-1824 12-Jan-1877 Alternation of generations in plants
Martin Hoke
Politician
18-May-1952   Congressman from Ohio, 1993-97
Aubrey Hooks
Diplomat
18-May-1948   US Ambassador to Ivory Coast
Billy Howerdel
Guitarist
18-May-1970   Guitarist for A Perfect Circle
Reggie Jackson
Baseball
18-May-1946   Baseball player, candy bar
Pope John Paul II
Religion
18-May-1920 2-Apr-2005 Roman Catholic Pontiff, 1978-2005
Jack Johnson
Musician
18-May-1975   Brushfire Fairytales
G. Lewis Jones
Diplomat
18-May-1907 13-Nov-1971 US Ambassador to Tunisia, 1956-59
Andreas Katsulas
Actor
18-May-1946 13-Feb-2006 G'Kar on Babylon 5
Kenneth B. Keating
Politician
18-May-1900 5-May-1975 US Senator from New York, 1959-65
Omar Khayyam
Mathematician
18-May-1048 4-Dec-1131 Rubaiyat
Jules B. Kroll
Business
18-May-1941   Kroll Inc., K2 Global, Kroll Bond Ratings
Jari Kurri
Hockey
18-May-1960   NHL Hall of Famer
Dave Leitao
Basketball
18-May-1960   Head Coach, University of Virginia
Matt Long
Actor
18-May-1980   Jack & Bobby
Bill Macy
Actor
18-May-1922   Bea Arthur's husband on Maude
Denise Majette
Politician
18-May-1955   Congresswoman from Georgia, 2003-05
Miriam Margolyes
Actor
18-May-1941   The Age of Innocence
Don Martin
Artist
18-May-1931 6-Jan-2000 Mad Magazine artist
Diane McBain
Actor
18-May-1941   The Mini-Skirt Mob
Michael W. McConnell
Attorney
18-May-1955   Stanford Constitutional Law Center
Thomas Midgley
Chemist
18-May-1889 2-Nov-1944 Ethyl gasoline, Freon
Robert Morse
Actor
18-May-1931   How to Succeed in Business
Mark Mothersbaugh
Musician
18-May-1950   Devo
Hermann Mueller
Head of State
18-May-1876 20-Mar-1931 German Chancellor 1920, 1928-30
Tsar Nicholas II
Royalty
18-May-1868 17-Jul-1918 Last of the Russian Tsars
Yannick Noah
Tennis
18-May-1960   Winner, 1983 French Open
Gordon O'Connor
Politician
18-May-1939   Canadian Minister of Defence
Nathaniel Parker
Actor
18-May-1962   The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
Fred Perry
Tennis
18-May-1909 2-Feb-1995 Winner of 14 Grand Slam titles
Ezio Pinza
Singer
18-May-1892 9-May-1957 Operatic bass, NY Metropolitan Opera
Suze Randall
Photographer
18-May-1946   Fetish/porn photographer
Pernell Roberts
Actor
18-May-1928 24-Jan-2010 Trapper John, M.D.
Brooks Robinson
Baseball
18-May-1937   Baltimore Orioles third base
Warren Rudman
Politician
18-May-1930   US Senator from New Hampshire, 1980-93
Bertrand Russell
Mathematician
18-May-1872 2-Feb-1970 Mathematician, atheist, and social critic
Fred Saberhagen
Novelist
18-May-1930 29-Jun-2007 Berserker series
Sara Shane
Actor
18-May-1926   The King and Four Queens
Norman St. John-Stevas
Politician
18-May-1929   Leader, House of Commons, 1979-81
Alana Stewart
Actor
18-May-1945   Ex-Wife of George Hamilton, Rod Stewart
George Strait
Country Musician
18-May-1952   Fool Hearted Memory
Gail Strickland
Actor
18-May-1947   First Monday
Toyah
Singer
18-May-1958   Singer for the band Toyah
Big Joe Turner
Singer
18-May-1911 24-Nov-1985 The Boss of the Blues
Tom Udall
Politician
18-May-1948   US Senator from New Mexico
Vincent du Vigneaud
Chemist
18-May-1901 11-Dec-1978 Synthesized vasopressin and oxytocin
Sam Vincent
Basketball
18-May-1963   Head Coach, Charlotte Bobcats
Rick Wakeman
Pianist
18-May-1949   Keyboards, Yes
Ai Weiwei
Artist
18-May-1957   Chinese contemporary artist
Daniel B. Wesson
Business
18-May-1825 4-Aug-1906 Repeating pistol
Meredith Willson
Composer
18-May-1902 15-Jun-1984 The Music Man
Blair Wilson
Politician
18-May-1962   Canadian MP, West Vancouver
Matthew Yglesias
Blogger
18-May-1981   Big Media Matt
Vince Young
Football
18-May-1983   Tennessee Titans ex-QB
Chow Yun-Fat
Actor
18-May-1955   Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
Terry Zwigoff
Film Director
18-May-1949   Ghost World




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