| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Kay Aldridge |
Actor |
9-Jul-1917 |
12-Jan-1995 |
Perils of Nyoka |
| C. Elmer Anderson |
Politician |
16-Mar-1912 |
12-Jan-1998 |
Governor of Minnesota, 1951-55 |
| Ellen Arthur |
First Lady |
30-Aug-1837 |
12-Jan-1880 |
Wife of US President Chester A. Arthur |
| Vasco Nuñez de Balboa |
Explorer |
1475 |
12-Jan-1519 |
Discovered Pacific Ocean |
| Claude Berri |
Film Director |
1-Jul-1934 |
12-Jan-2009 |
Jean de Florette |
| Ludwig Biermann |
Astronomer |
13-Mar-1907 |
12-Jan-1986 |
Solar winds |
| Hiram Bingham IV |
Diplomat |
17-Jul-1903 |
12-Jan-1988 |
Consul signed visas for 2000 Jews |
| Clarence "Du" Burns |
Politician |
13-Sep-1918 |
12-Jan-2002 |
First black mayor of Baltimore |
| Agatha Christie |
Novelist |
15-Sep-1890 |
12-Jan-1976 |
Mystery novelist |
| Henri-Georges Clouzot |
Film Director |
20-Nov-1907 |
12-Jan-1977 |
The Wages of Fear |
| Alice Coltrane |
Jazz Musician |
27-Aug-1937 |
12-Jan-2007 |
Musician and widow of John Coltrane |
| Eldon Dedini |
Cartoonist |
29-Jun-1921 |
12-Jan-2006 |
Playboy, New Yorker cartoonist |
| Turk Edwards |
Football |
28-Sep-1907 |
12-Jan-1973 |
NFL Hall of Fame Tackle |
| Isobel Elsom |
Actor |
16-Mar-1893 |
12-Jan-1981 |
Ladies in Retirement |
| Pierre de Fermat |
Mathematician |
17-Aug-1601 |
12-Jan-1665 |
Fermat's Last Theorem |
| Leopoldo Galtieri |
Head of State |
15-Jul-1926 |
12-Jan-2003 |
Invaded Falklands, ran death squads |
| Maurice Gibb |
Bassist |
22-Dec-1949 |
12-Jan-2003 |
Bassist and vocalist of Bee Gees |
| William Wyndham Grenville |
Politician |
25-Oct-1759 |
12-Jan-1834 |
UK Prime Minister, 1806-07 |
| Lorraine Hansberry |
Playwright |
19-May-1930 |
12-Jan-1965 |
A Raisin in the Sun |
| William Hewlett |
Business |
20-May-1913 |
12-Jan-2001 |
Co-Founder of Hewlett-Packard |
| Wilhelm Hofmeister |
Botanist |
18-May-1824 |
12-Jan-1877 |
Alternation of generations in plants |
| Charles B. Huggins |
Scientist |
22-Sep-1901 |
12-Jan-1997 |
Hormonal treatment of prostate and breast cancers |
| Bill Janklow |
Politician |
13-Sep-1939 |
12-Jan-2012 |
Congressman and Governor of South Dakota |
| Bob Kaufman |
Poet |
18-Apr-1925 |
12-Jan-1986 |
Solitudes Crowded with Loneliness |
| Dick Kelty |
Inventor |
13-Sep-1919 |
12-Jan-2004 |
Invented the modern backpack |
| Keye Luke |
Actor |
18-Jun-1904 |
12-Jan-1991 |
Charlie Chan's No. 1 Son, Lee |
| Edwin M. Martin |
Government |
21-May-1908 |
12-Jan-2002 |
US Ambassador to Argentina, 1964-68 |
| Maximilian I |
Royalty |
22-Mar-1459 |
12-Jan-1519 |
Holy Roman Emperor, 1493-1519 |
| Hermann Minkowski |
Mathematician |
22-Jun-1864 |
12-Jan-1909 |
Minkowski space |
| Arne Naess |
Philosopher |
27-Jan-1912 |
12-Jan-2009 |
Ecological philosopher |
| Laurence J. Peter |
Scientist |
16-Sep-1919 |
12-Jan-1990 |
The Peter Principle |
| Paul Picerni |
Actor |
1-Dec-1922 |
12-Jan-2011 |
Lee Hobson on The Untouchables |
| Sir Isaac Pitman |
Inventor |
4-Jan-1813 |
12-Jan-1897 |
Stenographic Soundhand |
| Ann Prentiss |
Actor |
27-Nov-1939 |
12-Jan-2010 |
Sgt. Candy Kane on Captain Nice |
| Charles H. Price II |
Diplomat |
1-Apr-1931 |
12-Jan-2012 |
US Ambassador to the UK, 1983-89 |
| Amrish Puri |
Actor |
22-Jun-1932 |
12-Jan-2005 |
Mogambo in Mr. India |
| Henry S. Reuss |
Politician |
22-Feb-1912 |
12-Jan-2002 |
Congressman from Wisconsin, 1955-83 |
| Blanche Stuart Scott |
Aviator |
8-Apr-1885 |
12-Jan-1970 |
Auto and air daredevil |
| Nevil Shute |
Novelist |
17-Jan-1899 |
12-Jan-1960 |
On the Beach |
| Ruth Snyder |
Criminal |
1895 |
12-Jan-1928 |
Electrocuted for murdering husband |
| Cyrus Vance |
Government |
27-Mar-1917 |
12-Jan-2002 |
US Secretary of State, 1977-80 |
| Friedrich von Schlegel |
Philosopher |
10-Mar-1772 |
12-Jan-1829 |
Founder of the German Romantic movement |
| Randy Warmer |
Musician |
30-Mar-1955 |
12-Jan-2004 |
Just When I Needed You Most |
