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| NAME |
OCCUPATION |
SUMMARY |
BORN |
DIED |
PICK |
Watkins M. Abbitt |
Politician |
Congressman from Virginia, 1948-73 |
21-May-1908 |
13-Jul-1998 |
DEAD |
Max Abramovitz |
Architect |
Designed UN Headquarters |
23-May-1908 |
12-Sep-2004 |
DEAD |
Carl B. Albert |
Politician |
Congressman from Oklahoma, 1946-76 |
10-May-1908 |
04-Feb-2000 |
DEAD |
Hannes Alfvén |
Physicist |
Plasma physicist |
30-May-1908 |
02-Apr-1995 |
DEAD |
Herbert A. Allen, Sr. |
Business |
Allen & Company, Inc. |
13-Feb-1908 |
18-Jan-1997 |
DEAD |
Red Allen |
Jazz Musician |
Jazz trumpeter |
07-Jan-1908 |
17-Apr-1967 |
DEAD |
Salvador Allende |
Head of State |
Chilean President deposed by Pinochet |
26-Jul-1908 |
11-Sep-1973 |
DEAD |
Morey Amsterdam |
Actor |
The Dick Van Dyke Show |
14-Dec-1908 |
27-Oct-1996 |
DEAD |
Leroy Anderson |
Composer |
Composer of The Syncopated Clock |
29-Jun-1908 |
18-May-1975 |
DEAD |
Walter Annenberg |
Business |
Media mogul, created TV Guide |
13-Mar-1908 |
01-Oct-2002 |
DEAD |
Eve Arden |
Actor |
The Eve Arden Show |
30-Apr-1908 |
12-Nov-1990 |
DEAD |
Sylvia Ashton-Warner |
Novelist |
Incense to Idols |
17-Dec-1908 |
28-Apr-1984 |
DEAD |
Tex Avery |
Cartoonist |
Creator of Porky Pig and Daffy Duck |
26-Feb-1908 |
26-Aug-1980 |
DEAD |
Lew Ayres |
Actor |
All Quiet on the Western Front |
28-Dec-1908 |
30-Dec-1996 |
DEAD |
William Bakewell |
Actor |
All Quiet on the Western Front |
02-May-1908 |
15-Apr-1993 |
DEAD |
Lucien Ballard |
Cinematographer |
Top Hollywood cinematographer |
06-May-1908 |
01-Oct-1988 |
DEAD |
Red Barber |
Sports Figure |
The Voice of the Dodgers |
17-Feb-1908 |
22-Oct-1992 |
DEAD |
Walworth Barbour |
Diplomat |
US Ambassador to Israel, 1961-73 |
04-Jun-1908 |
21-Jul-1982 |
DEAD |
John Bardeen |
Physicist |
Co-Inventor of the transistor |
23-May-1908 |
30-Jan-1991 |
DEAD |
Jacob D. Beam |
Diplomat |
US Ambassador to the USSR, 1969-73 |
24-Mar-1908 |
16-Aug-1993 |
DEAD |
Simone de Beauvoir |
Activist |
The Second Sex |
09-Jan-1908 |
14-Apr-1986 |
DEAD |
Reginald Beckwith |
Actor |
The Million Pound Note |
02-Nov-1908 |
26-Jun-1965 |
DEAD |
Bunny Berigan |
Jazz Musician |
Jazz trumpeter great |
02-Nov-1908 |
02-Jun-1942 |
DEAD |
Milton Berle |
Comic |
Mr. Television |
12-Jul-1908 |
27-Mar-2002 |
DEAD |
Billie Bird |
Actor |
The Odd Couple |
28-Feb-1908 |
27-Nov-2002 |
DEAD |
Harry Blackmun |
Judge |
US Supreme Court Justice, 1970-94 |
12-Nov-1908 |
04-Mar-1999 |
DEAD |
Mel Blanc |
Actor |
Man of 1,000 Voices |
30-May-1908 |
10-Jul-1989 |
DEAD |
Don Bradman |
Cricket |
Greatest batsman of all time |
27-Aug-1908 |
25-Feb-2001 |
DEAD |
Emanuel Bronner |
Business |
Soap label philosopher |
01-Feb-1908 |
07-Mar-1997 |
DEAD |
Paul Brown |
Football |
Coach and namesake, Cleveland Browns |
07-Sep-1908 |
05-Aug-1991 |
DEAD |
Ernest Buckler |
Novelist |
The Mountain and the Valley |
19-Jul-1908 |
04-Mar-1984 |
DEAD |
Arthur Calder-Marshall |
Novelist |
Two of a Kind |
19-Aug-1908 |
1992 |
DEAD |
Robert Cantwell |
Novelist |
Laugh and Lie Down |
31-Jan-1908 |
08-Dec-1978 |
DEAD |
| Elliott Carter
|
Composer |
The Defence of Corinth |
11-Dec-1908 |
TBD |
 |
Henri Cartier-Bresson |
Photographer |
Renowned photographer, photojournalist |
22-Aug-1908 |
02-Aug-2004 |
DEAD |
Imogene Coca |
Actor |
Your Show of Shows |
18-Nov-1908 |
02-Jun-2001 |
DEAD |
Alistair Cooke |
Journalist |
Alistair Cooke's America |
20-Nov-1908 |
29-Mar-2004 |
DEAD |
Ralph Cooper |
Actor |
The Dark Gable |
16-Jan-1908 |
04-Apr-1992 |
DEAD |
Quentin Crisp |
Actor |
The Naked Civil Servant |
25-Dec-1908 |
21-Nov-1999 |
DEAD |
Bob Cummings |
Actor |
The Bob Cummings Show |
10-Jun-1908 |
02-Dec-1990 |
DEAD |
Bette Davis |
Actor |
All About Eve |
05-Apr-1908 |
06-Oct-1989 |
DEAD |
| Manoel de Oliveira
|
Film Director |
I'm Going Home |
11-Dec-1908 |
TBD |
|
Michael DeBakey |
Doctor |
Pioneering heart surgeon |
07-Sep-1908 |
11-Jul-2008 |
DEAD |
Michael V. DiSalle |
Politician |
Governor of Ohio, 1959-63 |
06-Jan-1908 |
14-Sep-1981 |
DEAD |
Edward Dmytryk |
Film Director |
The Caine Mutiny |
04-Sep-1908 |
01-Jul-1999 |
DEAD |
Bobby Dodd |
Football |
Georgia Tech Head Coach, 1945-67 |
11-Nov-1908 |
21-Jun-1988 |
DEAD |
Buddy Ebsen |
Actor |
Jed Clampett |
02-Apr-1908 |
06-Jul-2003 |
DEAD |
Sally Eilers |
Actor |
Coroner Creek |
11-Dec-1908 |
05-Jan-1978 |
DEAD |
C. Burke Elbrick |
Diplomat |
Career US Ambassador |
25-Mar-1908 |
1983 |
DEAD |
Peg Entwistle |
Actor |
Starlet, suicided off Hollywood sign |
01-Jul-1908 |
18-Sep-1932 |
DEAD |
Percy Faith |
Musician |
Easy listening arranger and composer |
07-Apr-1908 |
09-Feb-1976 |
DEAD |
Max M. Fisher |
Business |
Gas station tycoon |
15-Jul-1908 |
03-Mar-2005 |
DEAD |
Ian Fleming |
Novelist |
Author of the James Bond series |
08-May-1908 |
12-Aug-1964 |
DEAD |
Henry H. Fowler |
Government |
US Secretary of the Treasury, 1965-68 |
05-Sep-1908 |
03-Jan-2000 |
DEAD |
Ilya M. Frank |
Physicist |
Cherenkov radiation |
23-Oct-1908 |
22-Jun-1990 |
DEAD |
John Kenneth Galbraith |
Economist |
Modern economics renegade |
15-Oct-1908 |
29-Apr-2006 |
DEAD |
Martha Gellhorn |
Journalist |
War correspondent |
08-Nov-1908 |
15-Feb-1998 |
DEAD |
Sam Giancana |
Criminal |
Chicago Mafia boss, 1957-66 |
24-May-1908 |
19-Jun-1975 |
DEAD |
Jack Gilford |
Actor |
Save the Tiger |
25-Jul-1908 |
02-Jun-1990 |
DEAD |
Amon Goeth |
Criminal |
Ran concentration camp at Plaszow |
12-Nov-1908 |
13-Sep-1946 |
DEAD |
Arthur J. Goldberg |
Judge |
Supreme Court Justice, 1962-65 |
08-Aug-1908 |
19-Jan-1990 |
DEAD |
Lefty Gomez |
Baseball |
El Goofy |
26-Nov-1908 |
17-Feb-1989 |
DEAD |
Lionel Hampton |
Jazz Musician |
Jazz vibrophonist and bandleader |
20-Apr-1908 |
31-Aug-2002 |
DEAD |
Rex Harrison |
Actor |
My Fair Lady |
05-Mar-1908 |
02-Jun-1990 |
DEAD |
William Hartnell |
Actor |
The First Doctor Who |
08-Jan-1908 |
23-Apr-1975 |
DEAD |
John Hench |
Artist |
Disney artist, designed the Olympic torch |
29-Jun-1908 |
05-Feb-2004 |
DEAD |
Paul Henreid |
Actor |
Casablanca |
10-Jan-1908 |
29-Mar-1992 |
DEAD |
Alfred D. Hershey |
Scientist |
Molecular structure of viral genes |
04-Dec-1908 |
22-May-1997 |
DEAD |
Leo A. Hoegh |
Politician |
Governor of Iowa, 1955-57 |
30-Mar-1908 |
15-Jul-2000 |
DEAD |
Gloria Holden |
Actor |
Dracula's Daughter |
05-Sep-1908 |
22-Mar-1991 |
DEAD |
Harold Holt |
Head of State |
Prime Minister of Australia, 1966-67 |
05-Aug-1908 |
17-Dec-1967 |
DEAD |
Enver Hoxha |
Head of State |
Ruler of Albania, 1944-85 |
16-Oct-1908 |
11-Apr-1985 |
DEAD |
Celia Johnson |
Actor |
Brief Encounter |
18-Dec-1908 |
26-Apr-1982 |
DEAD |
Lyndon B. Johnson |
Head of State |
36th US President, 1963-69 |
27-Aug-1908 |
22-Jan-1973 |
DEAD |
U. Alexis Johnson |
Diplomat |
Career US Ambassador |
17-Oct-1908 |
24-Mar-1997 |
DEAD |
Ish Kabibble |
Musician |
Trumpeter and novelty singer |
19-Jan-1908 |
05-Jun-1994 |
DEAD |
Herbert von Karajan |
Conductor |
General music director of Europe |
05-Apr-1908 |
16-Jul-1989 |
DEAD |
Phil Karlson |
Film Director |
Walking Tall |
02-Jul-1908 |
12-Dec-1985 |
DEAD |
Yousuf Karsh |
Photographer |
Portrait photographer |
23-Dec-1908 |
13-Jul-2002 |
DEAD |
Otto Kerner |
Politician |
Governor of Illinois, 1961-68 |
15-Aug-1908 |
09-May-1976 |
DEAD |
Leon H. Keyserling |
Economist |
Council of Economic Advisers, 1946-53 |
22-Jan-1908 |
09-Aug-1987 |
DEAD |
Bernard Kilgore |
Publisher |
President of Dow Jones, 1945-66 |
09-Nov-1908 |
14-Nov-1967 |
DEAD |
Evalyn Knapp |
Actor |
His Private Secretary |
17-Jun-1908 |
12-Jun-1981 |
DEAD |
William F. Knowland |
Politician |
US Senator, committed suicide |
26-Jun-1908 |
23-Feb-1974 |
DEAD |
Warren P. Knowles |
Politician |
Governor of Wisconsin, 1965-71 |
19-Aug-1908 |
01-May-1993 |
DEAD |
Foy D. Kohler |
Diplomat |
US Ambassador to USSR, 1962-66 |
15-Feb-1908 |
23-Dec-1990 |
DEAD |
Lee Krasner |
Painter |
Abstract expressionist |
27-Oct-1908 |
19-Jun-1984 |
DEAD |
Nicholas Kurti |
Physicist |
Molecular gastronomy |
14-May-1908 |
24-Nov-1998 |
DEAD |
Louis L'Amour |
Novelist |
Hondo |
22-Mar-1908 |
10-Jun-1988 |
DEAD |
Lev Landau |
Physicist |
Superfluidity of helium |
22-Jan-1908 |
01-Apr-1968 |
DEAD |
Estée Lauder |
Business |
Cosmetics magnate |
01-Jul-1908 |
24-Apr-2004 |
DEAD |
Frank Leahy |
Football |
Longtime Notre Dame Head Coach |
27-Aug-1908 |
21-Jun-1973 |
DEAD |
David Lean |
Film Director |
Lawrence of Arabia |
25-Mar-1908 |
16-Apr-1991 |
DEAD |
Bernard Lee |
Actor |
James Bond's M |
10-Jan-1908 |
16-Jan-1981 |
DEAD |
| Claude Lévi-Strauss
|
Anthropologist |
French anthropologist |
28-Nov-1908 |
TBD |
|
Willard F. Libby |
Chemist |
Carbon-14 dating technique |
17-Dec-1908 |
08-Sep-1980 |
DEAD |
Joshua Logan |
Film Director |
South Pacific |
05-Oct-1908 |
12-Jul-1988 |
DEAD |
Carole Lombard |
Actor |
My Man Godfrey |
06-Oct-1908 |
16-Jan-1942 |
DEAD |
Clarence D. Long |
Politician |
Congressman from Maryland, 1963-85 |
11-Dec-1908 |
18-Sep-1994 |
DEAD |
Al Lopez |
Baseball |
Catcher, manager in the Baseball Hall of Fame |
20-Aug-1908 |
30-Oct-2005 |
DEAD |
Fred MacMurray |
Actor |
The Absent-Minded Professor |
30-Aug-1908 |
06-Nov-1991 |
DEAD |
George Macready |
Actor |
Paths of Glory |
29-Aug-1908 |
02-Jul-1973 |
DEAD |
Anna Magnani |
Actor |
The Rose Tattoo |
07-Mar-1908 |
26-Sep-1973 |
DEAD |
Albert Maltz |
Playwright |
One of the Hollywood Ten |
28-Oct-1908 |
26-Apr-1985 |
DEAD |
Olivia Manning |
Novelist |
Fortunes of War |
02-Mar-1908 |
23-Jul-1980 |
DEAD |
Thurgood Marshall |
Judge |
First black U.S. Supreme Court justice |
02-Jul-1908 |
24-Jan-1993 |
DEAD |
Edwin M. Martin |
Government |
US Ambassador to Argentina, 1964-68 |
21-May-1908 |
12-Jan-2002 |
DEAD |
Abraham Maslow |
Psychologist |
Hierarchy of Needs |
01-Apr-1908 |
08-Jun-1970 |
DEAD |
Harrie Massey |
Astronomer |
British National Committee for Space Research |
16-May-1908 |
27-Nov-1983 |
DEAD |
William Maxwell |
Novelist |
The Folded Leaf |
16-Aug-1908 |
31-Jul-2000 |
DEAD |
Joseph McCarthy |
Politician |
US Senator from Wisconsin, 1947-57 |
14-Nov-1908 |
02-May-1957 |
DEAD |
Walter P. McConaughy |
Diplomat |
US Ambassador to Taiwan, 1966-74 |
11-Sep-1908 |
2000 |
DEAD |
John P. McConnell |
Military |
USAF Chief of Staff, 1965-69 |
07-Feb-1908 |
21-Nov-1986 |
DEAD |
William McMahon |
Head of State |
Prime Minister of Australia, 1971-72 |
23-Feb-1908 |
31-Mar-1988 |
DEAD |
Burgess Meredith |
Actor |
Rocky and Grumpy Old Men |
16-Nov-1908 |
09-Sep-1997 |
DEAD |
Maurice Merleau-Ponty |
Philosopher |
Phenomenology of Perception |
14-Mar-1908 |
04-May-1961 |
DEAD |
Ethel Merman |
Singer |
There's No Business Like Show Business |
16-Jan-1908 |
15-Feb-1984 |
DEAD |
Olivier Messiaen |
Composer |
Turangalîla-Symphonie |
10-Dec-1908 |
27-Apr-1992 |
DEAD |
Robert B. Meyner |
Politician |
Governor of New Jersey, 1954-62 |
03-Jul-1908 |
27-May-1990 |
DEAD |
John Mills |
Actor |
Ryan's Daughter |
22-Feb-1908 |
23-Apr-2005 |
DEAD |
Joseph Mitchell |
Author |
The New Yorker |
27-Jul-1908 |
24-May-1996 |
DEAD |
Patsy Montana |
Country Musician |
A Cowboy's Sweetheart |
30-Oct-1908 |
03-May-1996 |
DEAD |
Dennis Morgan |
Actor |
My Wild Irish Rose |
20-Dec-1908 |
07-Sep-1994 |
DEAD |
Robert Morley |
Actor |
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? |
26-May-1908 |
03-Jun-1992 |
DEAD |
Edward R. Murrow |
Journalist |
The epitome of broadcast journalism |
25-Apr-1908 |
27-Apr-1965 |
DEAD |
Bronko Nagurski |
Football |
NFL Hall of Famer |
03-Nov-1908 |
07-Jan-1990 |
DEAD |
Laurence Naismith |
Actor |
The Amazing Mr. Blunden |
14-Dec-1908 |
05-Jun-1992 |
DEAD |
Arthur O'Connell |
Actor |
Anatomy of a Murder |
29-Mar-1908 |
18-May-1981 |
DEAD |
Dennis O'Keefe |
Actor |
Brewster's Millions |
29-Mar-1908 |
31-Aug-1968 |
DEAD |
George Oppen |
Poet |
Objectivist proponent and poet |
24-Apr-1908 |
07-Jul-1984 |
DEAD |
George Pal |
Film Director |
The Time Machine |
01-Feb-1908 |
02-May-1980 |
DEAD |
Cesare Pavese |
Poet |
La luna e i falò |
09-Sep-1908 |
27-Aug-1950 |
DEAD |
Ann Petry |
Novelist |
The Street |
12-Oct-1908 |
28-Apr-1997 |
DEAD |
Adam Clayton Powell |
Politician |
Congressman from New York, 1945-71 |
29-Nov-1908 |
04-Apr-1972 |
DEAD |
Frederic Prokosch |
Novelist |
The Skies of Europe |
17-May-1908 |
06-Jun-1989 |
DEAD |
Dick Purcell |
Actor |
The Bank Dick |
06-Aug-1908 |
10-Apr-1944 |
DEAD |
Willard Van Orman Quine |
Philosopher |
Two Dogmas of Empiricism |
25-Jun-1908 |
25-Dec-2000 |
DEAD |
Philip Rahv |
Critic |
Co-Founder, Partisan Review |
10-Mar-1908 |
22-Dec-1973 |
DEAD |
Kathleen Raine |
Poet |
Cambridge poet, scholar of Blake |
14-Jun-1908 |
06-Jul-2003 |
DEAD |
Ford Rainey |
Actor |
Window on Main Street |
08-Aug-1908 |
25-Jul-2005 |
DEAD |
Geli Raubal |
Relative |
Hitler's niece |
04-Jun-1908 |
18-Sep-1931 |
DEAD |
Gene Raymond |
Actor |
Red Dust |
13-Aug-1908 |
02-May-1998 |
DEAD |
Michael Redgrave |
Actor |
Mourning Becomes Electra |
20-Mar-1908 |
21-Mar-1985 |
DEAD |
J. Leonard Reinsch |
Government |
Truman's press secretary |
28-Jun-1908 |
09-May-1991 |
DEAD |
Roy Riegels |
Football |
Ran wrong way in 1929 Rose Bowl |
04-Apr-1908 |
26-Mar-1993 |
DEAD |
Nelson Rockefeller |
Politician |
Ford's Vice President |
08-Jul-1908 |
26-Jan-1979 |
DEAD |
Theodore Roethke |
Poet |
The Waking |
25-May-1908 |
01-Aug-1963 |
DEAD |
João Guimarães Rosa |
Author |
The Devil to Pay in the Backlands |
27-Jun-1908 |
19-Nov-1967 |
DEAD |
Sinclair Ross |
Novelist |
As For Me and My House |
22-Jan-1908 |
29-Feb-1996 |
DEAD |
Robert Rossen |
Screenwriter |
The Hustler |
16-Mar-1908 |
18-Feb-1966 |
DEAD |
Leo Rosten |
Author |
The Joys of Yiddish |
11-Apr-1908 |
19-Feb-1997 |
DEAD |
Joseph Rotblat |
Physicist |
Nuclear physicist, anti-nuke activist |
04-Nov-1908 |
31-Aug-2005 |
DEAD |
Paul Runyan |
Golf |
Winner, 1934 and 1938 PGA Championships |
12-Jul-1908 |
17-Mar-2002 |
DEAD |
Duncan Sandys |
Politician |
UK Colonial Secretary, 1962-64 |
24-Jan-1908 |
26-Nov-1987 |
DEAD |
Carmine De Sapio |
Government |
The Last Boss of Tammany Hall |
10-Dec-1908 |
27-Jul-2004 |
DEAD |
William Saroyan |
Author |
The Time of Your Life |
31-Aug-1908 |
18-May-1981 |
DEAD |
Raymond J. Saulnier |
Economist |
Council of Economic Advisers, 1955-61 |
20-Sep-1908 |
TBD |
DEAD |
Oskar Schindler |
Activist |
Saved over 1000 from Nazis |
28-Apr-1908 |
09-Oct-1974 |
DEAD |
Raymond Scott |
Musician |
Inventor of the sequencer |
10-Sep-1908 |
08-Feb-1994 |
DEAD |
George Sherman |
Film Director |
Against All Flags |
14-Jul-1908 |
15-Mar-1991 |
DEAD |
Penny Singleton |
Actor |
Blondie |
15-Sep-1908 |
12-Nov-2003 |
DEAD |
Otto Skorzeny |
Military |
Most dangerous man in Europe |
12-Jun-1908 |
05-Jul-1975 |
DEAD |
Horton Smith |
Golf |
Winner, 1934 and 1936 Masters Tournaments |
22-May-1908 |
15-Oct-1963 |
DEAD |
Lionel Stander |
Actor |
Chauffer Max on Hart to Hart |
11-Jan-1908 |
30-Nov-1994 |
DEAD |
Maurice H. Stans |
Government |
US Commerce Secretary, 1969-72 |
22-Mar-1908 |
14-Apr-1998 |
DEAD |
Frank Stanton |
Business |
President of CBS, 1946-73 |
20-Mar-1908 |
24-Dec-2006 |
DEAD |
Anna Sten |
Actor |
The Wedding Night |
03-Dec-1908 |
12-Nov-1993 |
DEAD |
Jimmy Stewart |
Actor |
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington |
20-May-1908 |
02-Jul-1997 |
DEAD |
Bengt Strömgren |
Astronomer |
Hydrogen stars |
21-Jan-1908 |
04-Jul-1987 |
DEAD |
Edward Teller |
Physicist |
Father of the H Bomb |
15-Jan-1908 |
09-Sep-2003 |
DEAD |
Helen Twelvetrees |
Actor |
The Painted Desert |
25-Dec-1908 |
13-Feb-1958 |
DEAD |
Lupe Velez |
Actor |
The Mexican Spitfire |
18-Jul-1908 |
13-Dec-1944 |
DEAD |
Elio Vittorini |
Novelist |
Conversations in Sicily |
23-Jul-1908 |
13-Feb-1966 |
DEAD |
John A. Volpe |
Politician |
Twice Governor of Massachusetts |
08-Dec-1908 |
11-Sep-1994 |
DEAD |
Victor Weisskopf |
Physicist |
Head of CERN, 1961-65 |
19-Sep-1908 |
21-Apr-2002 |
DEAD |
Earle G. Wheeler |
Military |
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1964-70 |
13-Jan-1908 |
18-Dec-1975 |
DEAD |
Simon Wiesenthal |
Activist |
Nazi hunter |
31-Dec-1908 |
20-Sep-2005 |
DEAD |
C. Vann Woodward |
Historian |
The Strange Career of Jim Crow |
13-Nov-1908 |
17-Dec-1999 |
DEAD |
Robert F. Woodward |
Diplomat |
US Ambassador to Costa Rica, 1954-58 |
01-Oct-1908 |
18-May-2001 |
DEAD |
Richard Wright |
Author |
Native Son |
04-Sep-1908 |
28-Nov-1960 |
DEAD |
Marguerite Young |
Author |
Miss MacIntosh, My Darling |
28-Aug-1908 |
17-Nov-1995 |
DEAD |
