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| NAME |
OCCUPATION |
SUMMARY |
BORN |
DIED |
PICK |
| Daniel Akaka
|
Politician |
US Senator from Hawaii |
11-Sep-1924 |
TBD |
 |
Lloyd Alexander |
Novelist |
The Chronicles of Prydain |
30-Jan-1924 |
17-May-2007 |
DEAD |
| Joe L. Allbritton
|
Business |
Well-connected Washington billionaire |
29-Dec-1924 |
TBD |
|
| Brad Anderson
|
Cartoonist |
Marmaduke |
24-May-1924 |
TBD |
|
| Daniel arap Moi
|
Head of State |
President of Kenya, 1978-2002 |
02-Sep-1924 |
TBD |
|
Chet Atkins |
Country Musician |
Prominent country picker |
20-Jun-1924 |
30-Jun-2001 |
DEAD |
| Charles Aznavour
|
Singer |
Shoot the Piano Player |
22-May-1924 |
TBD |
|
| Lauren Bacall
|
Actor |
Key Largo |
16-Sep-1924 |
TBD |
|
John Backus |
Computer Programmer |
Inventor of BNF, led FORTRAN team |
03-Dec-1924 |
17-Mar-2007 |
DEAD |
| Bob Bain
|
Musician |
Rockin' Rollin' Strollin' |
26-Jan-1924 |
TBD |
|
James Baldwin |
Novelist |
Go Tell It on the Mountain |
02-Aug-1924 |
30-Nov-1987 |
DEAD |
David Ballantyne |
Novelist |
The Cunninghams |
14-Jun-1924 |
24-Feb-1986 |
DEAD |
Earl Banks |
Football |
Morgan State Head Coach, 1960-73 |
11-Jun-1924 |
11-Mar-1993 |
DEAD |
Raymond Barre |
Head of State |
Prime Minister of France, 1976-81 |
12-Apr-1924 |
23-Aug-2007 |
DEAD |
Freddie Bartholomew |
Actor |
Little Lord Fauntleroy |
28-Mar-1924 |
23-Jan-1992 |
DEAD |
Billy Barty |
Actor |
High-profile little person |
25-Oct-1924 |
23-Dec-2000 |
DEAD |
Rainer Barzel |
Politician |
CDU Chairman, 1971-73 |
20-Jun-1924 |
26-Aug-2006 |
DEAD |
| Thomas Berger
|
Novelist |
Little Big Man |
20-Jul-1924 |
TBD |
|
Alexander Bickel |
Scholar |
The Least Dangerous Branch |
17-Dec-1924 |
07-Nov-1974 |
DEAD |
| Theodore Bikel
|
Actor |
The Defiant Ones |
02-May-1924 |
TBD |
|
| James W. Black
|
Scientist |
Propranolol and cimetidine |
14-Jun-1924 |
TBD |
|
| Doc Blanchard
|
Football |
Winner, 1945 Heisman Trophy |
11-Dec-1924 |
TBD |
|
Lloyd Bochner |
Actor |
It's a cookbook |
29-Jul-1924 |
29-Oct-2005 |
DEAD |
Robert Bolt |
Playwright |
A Man for All Seasons |
15-Aug-1924 |
20-Feb-1995 |
DEAD |
| John Bowen
|
Novelist |
The Truth Will Not Help Us |
05-Nov-1924 |
TBD |
|
| Johnny Bower
|
Hockey |
The China Wall |
08-Nov-1924 |
TBD |
|
Edgar Bowers |
Poet |
For Louis Pasteur |
02-Mar-1924 |
04-Feb-2000 |
DEAD |
Scott Brady |
Actor |
Dancin' Kid in Johnny Guitar |
13-Sep-1924 |
16-Apr-1985 |
DEAD |
| Errol Braithwaite
|
Novelist |
An Affair of Men |
03-Apr-1924 |
TBD |
|
Marlon Brando |
Actor |
A Streetcar Named Desire |
03-Apr-1924 |
01-Jul-2004 |
DEAD |
Ned Breathitt |
Politician |
Governor of Kentucky, 1963-67 |
26-Nov-1924 |
11-Oct-2003 |
DEAD |
| Frank Broyles
|
Football |
Arkansas Head Coach, 1958-76 |
26-Dec-1924 |
TBD |
|
| Dennis Brutus
|
Poet |
Sirens, Knuckles and Boots |
28-Nov-1924 |
TBD |
|
Jack Buck |
Journalist |
Voice of the Cardinals |
21-Aug-1924 |
18-Jun-2002 |
DEAD |
| Richard Bull
|
Actor |
Nels on Little House on the Prairie |
26-Jun-1924 |
TBD |
|
Leo Buscaglia |
Author |
Dr. Hug |
31-Mar-1924 |
11-Jun-1998 |
DEAD |
| George H.W. Bush
|
Head of State |
41st US President, 1989-93 |
12-Jun-1924 |
TBD |
|
| Brendan T. Byrne
|
Politician |
Governor of New Jersey, 1974-82 |
01-Apr-1924 |
TBD |
|
| Charlie Callas
|
Comic |
Malcolm Argos on Switch |
20-Dec-1924 |
TBD |
|
Norman Campbell |
Film Director |
TV director, producer |
04-Feb-1924 |
12-Apr-2004 |
DEAD |
Truman Capote |
Novelist |
Flamboyant author of In Cold Blood |
30-Sep-1924 |
25-Aug-1984 |
DEAD |
| Jimmy Carter
|
Head of State |
39th US President, 1977-81 |
01-Oct-1924 |
TBD |
|
Peggy Cass |
Actor |
Auntie Mame |
21-May-1924 |
08-Mar-1999 |
DEAD |
| Georges Charpak
|
Physicist |
Subatomic particle detectors |
01-Aug-1924 |
TBD |
|
| Jack Chick
|
Cartoonist |
Paranoid anti-Catholic comics publisher |
13-Apr-1924 |
TBD |
|
Shirley Chisholm |
Politician |
First black woman elected to US House |
30-Nov-1924 |
01-Jan-2005 |
DEAD |
Frank Church |
Politician |
US Senator from Idaho, 1957-81 |
25-Jul-1924 |
07-Apr-1984 |
DEAD |
James Clavell |
Novelist |
Shogun and The Great Escape |
10-Oct-1924 |
07-Sep-1994 |
DEAD |
William Sloane Coffin |
Activist |
Civilly disobedient chaplain |
01-Jun-1924 |
12-Apr-2006 |
DEAD |
Eli Cohen |
Spy |
Israel's greatest spy |
26-Dec-1924 |
18-May-1965 |
DEAD |
| Paul Conrad
|
Cartoonist |
Political cartoonist |
27-Jun-1924 |
TBD |
|
Allan M. Cormack |
Physicist |
Computerized axial tomography (CAT scans) |
23-Feb-1924 |
07-May-1998 |
DEAD |
Cid Corman |
Poet |
Founder of Origin poetry magazine |
29-Jun-1924 |
12-Mar-2004 |
DEAD |
Wally Cox |
Actor |
Mr. Peepers |
06-Dec-1924 |
15-Feb-1973 |
DEAD |
Celia Cruz |
Musician |
Queen of Salsa |
21-Oct-1924 |
16-Jul-2003 |
DEAD |
Glenn Davis |
Football |
Winner, 1946 Heisman Trophy |
26-Dec-1924 |
09-Mar-2005 |
DEAD |
| Doris Day
|
Actor |
The Man Who Knew Too Much |
03-Apr-1924 |
TBD |
|
| Ruby Dee
|
Actor |
The Jackie Robinson Story |
27-Oct-1924 |
TBD |
|
| Suleyman Demirel
|
Head of State |
President of Turkey, 1993-2000 |
01-Nov-1924 |
TBD |
|
| Jeremiah Denton
|
Military |
US Senator from Alabama, 1981-87 |
15-Jul-1924 |
TBD |
|
Dan Devine |
Football |
Packers, NCAA head coach |
22-Dec-1924 |
09-May-2002 |
DEAD |
Colleen Dewhurst |
Actor |
Murphy Brown's mother |
03-Jun-1924 |
02-Aug-1991 |
DEAD |
| Paul Dietzel
|
Football |
South Carolina Head Coach, 1966-74 |
05-Sep-1924 |
TBD |
|
Faith Domergue |
Actor |
Where Danger Lives |
16-Jun-1924 |
04-Apr-1999 |
DEAD |
| Stanley Donen
|
Film Director |
Singin' in the Rain |
13-Apr-1924 |
TBD |
|
Allan Edwall |
Actor |
The Brothers Lionheart |
25-Aug-1924 |
07-Feb-1997 |
DEAD |
Norman Fell |
Actor |
Mr. Roper on Three's Company |
24-Mar-1924 |
14-Dec-1998 |
DEAD |
Art Fleming |
Game Show Host |
Original Jeopardy! host |
01-May-1924 |
25-Apr-1995 |
DEAD |
Joe Flynn |
Actor |
Capt. Binghamton on McHale's Navy |
08-Nov-1924 |
19-Jul-1974 |
DEAD |
| Nina Foch
|
Actor |
Executive Suite |
20-Apr-1924 |
TBD |
|
Mary Ford |
Singer |
Les Paul & Mary Ford |
07-Jul-1924 |
30-Sep-1977 |
DEAD |
| Wendell H. Ford
|
Politician |
US Senator from Kentucky, 1974-99 |
08-Sep-1924 |
TBD |
|
| Steve Forrest
|
Actor |
S.W.A.T. |
29-Sep-1924 |
TBD |
|
Janet Frame |
Author |
Kiwi author, subject of An Angel at My Table |
28-Aug-1924 |
29-Jan-2004 |
DEAD |
| Donald M. Fraser
|
Politician |
Mayor of Minneapolis, 1980-93 |
20-Feb-1924 |
TBD |
|
| Jonathan Frid
|
Actor |
Dark Shadows |
02-Dec-1924 |
TBD |
|
Rikki Fulton |
Comic |
Scotland's beloved comedian |
15-Apr-1924 |
28-Jan-2004 |
DEAD |
| Paul Fussell
|
Historian |
The Great War and Modern Memory |
22-Mar-1924 |
TBD |
|
Hugh J. Gallen |
Politician |
Governor of New Hampshire, 1979-82 |
30-Jul-1924 |
29-Dec-1982 |
DEAD |
| Leonard Garment
|
Attorney |
Former Special Counsel to Nixon |
11-May-1924 |
TBD |
|
| William H. Gass
|
Novelist |
The Tunnel |
30-Jul-1924 |
TBD |
|
Bette Nesmith Graham |
Inventor |
Correction fluid |
23-Mar-1924 |
12-May-1980 |
DEAD |
| Gogi Grant
|
Musician |
The Wayward Wind |
20-Sep-1924 |
TBD |
|
Nigel Green |
Actor |
The Ipcress File |
15-Oct-1924 |
15-May-1972 |
DEAD |
Jane Greer |
Actor |
Out of the Past |
09-Sep-1924 |
24-Aug-2001 |
DEAD |
Lou Groza |
Football |
With Cleveland Browns for 21 years |
25-Jan-1924 |
29-Nov-2000 |
DEAD |
| Frank J. Guarini
|
Politician |
Congressman from New Jersey, 1979-93 |
20-Aug-1924 |
TBD |
|
| Roger Guillemin
|
Scientist |
Hypothalamic hormones (brain peptides) |
11-Jan-1924 |
TBD |
|
Buddy Hackett |
Comic |
Abrasive old school comic |
31-Aug-1924 |
30-Jun-2003 |
DEAD |
| Alexander Haig
|
Government |
US Secretary of State, 1981-82 |
02-Dec-1924 |
TBD |
|
Tony Hancock |
Radio Personality |
Hancock's Half Hour |
12-May-1924 |
25-Jun-1968 |
DEAD |
Patricia Roberts Harris |
Government |
Cabinet Secretary under Jimmy Carter |
31-May-1924 |
23-Mar-1985 |
DEAD |
Doug Harvey |
Hockey |
NHL Hall of Famer |
19-Dec-1924 |
26-Dec-1989 |
DEAD |
John Harvey-Jones |
Business |
Chairman of ICI, 1982-87 |
16-Apr-1924 |
09-Jan-2008 |
DEAD |
Stanley K. Hathaway |
Politician |
Governor of Wyoming, 1967-75 |
19-Jul-1924 |
04-Oct-2005 |
DEAD |
| William Dodd Hathaway
|
Politician |
US Senator from Maine, 1973-79 |
21-Feb-1924 |
TBD |
|
| Thomas B. Hayward
|
Military |
Chief of Naval Operations, 1978-82 |
03-May-1924 |
TBD |
|
| Antony Hewish
|
Astronomer |
First to discover a pulsar |
11-May-1924 |
TBD |
|
Benny Hill |
Comic |
The Benny Hill Show |
21-Jan-1924 |
19-Apr-1992 |
DEAD |
Stanley Hiller, Jr. |
Inventor |
Helicopter designer |
15-Nov-1924 |
20-Apr-2006 |
DEAD |
| Pat Hingle
|
Actor |
Commissioner Gordon in Batman films |
19-Jul-1924 |
TBD |
|
Gil Hodges |
Baseball |
Eight-time All-Star |
04-Apr-1924 |
02-Apr-1972 |
DEAD |
| Philip H. Hoff
|
Politician |
Governor of Vermont, 1963-69 |
29-Jun-1924 |
TBD |
|
John H. Holdridge |
Diplomat |
US Ambassador to Indonesia, 1983-86 |
21-Aug-1924 |
12-Jul-2001 |
DEAD |
| Robert Horton
|
Actor |
Flint McCullough on Wagon Train |
29-Jul-1924 |
TBD |
|
| Hendrik S. Houthakker
|
Economist |
Council of Economic Advisers, 1969-71 |
31-Dec-1924 |
TBD |
|
Henry Hyde |
Politician |
Congressman from Illinois, 1975-2007 |
18-Apr-1924 |
29-Nov-2007 |
DEAD |
| Martha Hyer
|
Actor |
Some Came Running |
10-Aug-1924 |
TBD |
|
| Lee Iacocca
|
Business |
Former chairman, Chrysler Corporation |
15-Oct-1924 |
TBD |
|
| Daniel Inouye
|
Politician |
US Senator from Hawaii |
07-Sep-1924 |
TBD |
|
| Maurice Jarre
|
Composer |
Score to Lawrence of Arabia |
13-Sep-1924 |
TBD |
|
| Russell Johnson
|
Actor |
The Professor on Gilligan's Island |
10-Nov-1924 |
TBD |
|
Katy Jurado |
Actor |
Broken Lance |
16-Jan-1924 |
05-Jul-2002 |
DEAD |
Raj Kapoor |
Actor |
Top 20th Century Hindi megastar |
14-Dec-1924 |
02-Jun-1988 |
DEAD |
| Robert W. Kastenmeier
|
Politician |
Congressman from Wisconsin, 1959-91 |
24-Jan-1924 |
TBD |
|
| Kenneth Kaunda
|
Head of State |
President of Zambia 1964-91 |
28-Apr-1924 |
TBD |
|
Richard Kelly |
Politician |
Congressman snagged in ABSCAM sting |
31-Jul-1924 |
22-Aug-2005 |
DEAD |
| Bruce King
|
Politician |
Three-time Governor of New Mexico |
06-Apr-1924 |
TBD |
|
James Kirkwood |
Novelist |
A Chorus Line |
22-Aug-1924 |
21-Apr-1989 |
DEAD |
Don Knotts |
Actor |
Barney Fife on The Andy Griffith Show |
21-Jul-1924 |
24-Feb-2006 |
DEAD |
| Ed Koch
|
Politician |
Mayor of New York City, 1978-89 |
12-Dec-1924 |
TBD |
|
| Chris Kraft
|
Engineer |
Long-time voice of NASA's Mission Control |
28-Feb-1924 |
TBD |
|
| Bob Kurland
|
Basketball |
First 7 ft. tall basketball star |
23-Dec-1924 |
TBD |
|
Harvey Kurtzman |
Cartoonist |
Founding editor, Mad magazine |
03-Oct-1924 |
21-Feb-1993 |
DEAD |
Tom Landry |
Football |
Dallas Cowboys Head Coach, 1960-88 |
11-Sep-1924 |
12-Feb-2000 |
DEAD |
| Frank Lautenberg
|
Politician |
US Senator from New Jersey |
23-Jan-1924 |
TBD |
|
Tom Lewis |
Politician |
Congressman from Florida, 1983-95 |
26-Oct-1924 |
01-Aug-2003 |
DEAD |
James B. Longley |
Politician |
Governor of Maine, 1975-79 |
22-Apr-1924 |
16-Aug-1980 |
DEAD |
| Sidney Lumet
|
Film Director |
Dog Day Afternoon |
25-Jun-1924 |
TBD |
|
Jean-François Lyotard |
Philosopher |
Founder of Postmodernism |
10-Aug-1924 |
21-Apr-1998 |
DEAD |
Henry Mancini |
Composer |
Theme for The Pink Panther |
16-Apr-1924 |
14-Jun-1994 |
DEAD |
| Benoit Mandelbrot
|
Mathematician |
Fractal mathematician |
20-Nov-1924 |
TBD |
|
Rocky Marciano |
Boxing |
Undefeated heavyweight |
01-Sep-1924 |
31-Aug-1969 |
DEAD |
Marino Marini |
Musician |
Innovative pop music bandleader |
11-May-1924 |
20-Mar-1997 |
DEAD |
Lee Marvin |
Actor |
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance |
19-Feb-1924 |
29-Aug-1987 |
DEAD |
| Roy Mason
|
Politician |
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, 1976-79 |
18-Apr-1924 |
TBD |
|
Marcello Mastroianni |
Actor |
The Pizza Triangle |
28-Sep-1924 |
19-Dec-1996 |
DEAD |
Yasuzo Masumura |
Film Director |
Blind Beast |
25-Aug-1924 |
23-Nov-1986 |
DEAD |
Dick Mayer |
Golf |
Winner, 1957 US Open |
28-Aug-1924 |
02-Jun-1989 |
DEAD |
Sean McClory |
Actor |
The Quiet Man |
08-Mar-1924 |
10-Dec-2003 |
DEAD |
| James A. McClure
|
Politician |
US Senator from Idaho, 1973-91 |
27-Dec-1924 |
TBD |
|
| James W. McCord, Jr.
|
Government |
Led the Watergate burglary |
26-Jan-1924 |
TBD |
|
Evan Mecham |
Politician |
Governor of Arizona, 1987-88 |
12-May-1924 |
22-Feb-2008 |
DEAD |
| Francis J. Meehan
|
Diplomat |
US Ambassador to East Germany, 1985-88 |
14-Feb-1924 |
TBD |
|
| John Melcher
|
Politician |
US Senator from Montana, 1977-89 |
06-Sep-1924 |
TBD |
|
Grace Metalious |
Novelist |
Peyton Place |
08-Sep-1924 |
25-Feb-1964 |
DEAD |
Ruben Mettler |
Business |
CEO of TRW, 1969-77 |
23-Feb-1924 |
23-May-2006 |
DEAD |
| J. William Middendorf II
|
Diplomat |
Ford's Secretary of the Navy |
22-Sep-1924 |
TBD |
|
George Mikan |
Basketball |
Minneapolis Lakers center |
18-Jun-1924 |
01-Jun-2005 |
DEAD |
Ralph Miliband |
Scholar |
Parliamentary Socialism |
07-Jan-1924 |
21-May-1994 |
DEAD |
William O. Mills |
Politician |
Congressman, committed suicide |
12-Aug-1924 |
24-May-1973 |
DEAD |
| Ron Moody
|
Actor |
Fagin in Oliver Twist |
08-Jan-1924 |
TBD |
|
| Kieron Moore
|
Actor |
The League of Gentlemen |
05-Oct-1924 |
TBD |
|
| Lisel Mueller
|
Poet |
The Need to Hold Still |
08-Feb-1924 |
TBD |
|
| Robert Mugabe
|
Head of State |
President of Zimbabwe |
21-Feb-1924 |
TBD |
|
| Charles T. Munger
|
Business |
Vice Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway |
01-Jan-1924 |
TBD |
|
Audie Murphy |
Actor |
War hero turned cowboy actor |
20-Jun-1924 |
28-May-1971 |
DEAD |
| Bess Myerson
|
Model |
First Jewish Miss America |
16-Jul-1924 |
TBD |
|
| S. R. Nathan
|
Head of State |
Sixth President of Singapore |
03-Jul-1924 |
TBD |
|
| Al Neuharth
|
Journalist |
Founder of USA Today |
22-Mar-1924 |
TBD |
|
| Howard C. Nielson
|
Politician |
Congressman from Utah, 1983-91 |
12-Sep-1924 |
TBD |
|
Lyn Nofziger |
Government |
GOP political operative |
08-Jun-1924 |
27-Mar-2006 |
DEAD |
Luigi Nono |
Composer |
Il Canto Sospeso |
29-Jan-1924 |
08-May-1990 |
DEAD |
Ray Noorda |
Business |
Former CEO of Novell |
19-Jun-1924 |
09-Oct-2006 |
DEAD |
Louie B. Nunn |
Politician |
Governor of Kentucky, 1967-71 |
08-Mar-1924 |
29-Jan-2004 |
DEAD |
Carroll O'Connor |
Actor |
Archie Bunker in All in the Family |
02-Aug-1924 |
21-Jun-2001 |
DEAD |
Milton Obote |
Head of State |
Two-time President of Uganda |
28-Dec-1924 |
10-Oct-2005 |
DEAD |
Revius O. Ortique, Jr. |
Judge |
Justice, Louisiana Supreme Court |
14-Jun-1924 |
22-Jun-2008 |
DEAD |
Donald E. Osterbrock |
Astronomer |
Director of Lick Observatory, 1973-81 |
13-Jul-1924 |
11-Jan-2007 |
DEAD |
| Boyd K. Packer
|
Religion |
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles |
10-Sep-1924 |
TBD |
|
Geraldine Page |
Actor |
Toys in the Attic |
22-Nov-1924 |
13-Jun-1987 |
DEAD |
George Pake |
Scientist |
First director of Xerox PARC |
01-Apr-1924 |
04-Mar-2004 |
DEAD |
Eduardo Paolozzi |
Sculptor |
Surrealist sculptor |
07-Mar-1924 |
22-Apr-2005 |
DEAD |
Sergei Parajanov |
Film Director |
The Color of Pomegranate |
09-Jan-1924 |
21-Jul-1990 |
DEAD |
| Leslie Phillips
|
Actor |
Not Now Darling |
20-Apr-1924 |
TBD |
|
Tony Poe |
Military |
CIA ear collection operative in Southeast Asia |
18-Sep-1924 |
27-Jul-2003 |
DEAD |
Bud Powell |
Pianist |
Seminal bop pianist and composer |
27-Sep-1924 |
31-Jul-1966 |
DEAD |
| Edmund Purdom
|
Actor |
The King's Thief |
19-Dec-1924 |
TBD |
|
Paula Raymond |
Actor |
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms |
23-Nov-1924 |
31-Dec-2003 |
DEAD |
| Ralph Regula
|
Politician |
Congressman, Ohio 16th |
03-Dec-1924 |
TBD |
|
William Rehnquist |
Judge |
US Supreme Court Chief Justice 1986-2005 |
01-Oct-1924 |
03-Sep-2005 |
DEAD |
| John Rigas
|
Business |
CEO of Adelphia, 1952-2002 |
14-Nov-1924 |
TBD |
|
Bob C. Riley |
Politician |
Governor of Arkansas, 1975 |
18-Sep-1924 |
16-Feb-1994 |
DEAD |
Geoffrey Rippon |
Politician |
Former MP, Hexham |
28-May-1924 |
28-Jan-1997 |
DEAD |
Max Roach |
Jazz Musician |
Enduring jazz drummer |
10-Jan-1924 |
16-Aug-2007 |
DEAD |
| Robert A. Roe
|
Politician |
Congressman from New Jersey, 1969-93 |
28-Feb-1924 |
TBD |
|
| Darrell Royal
|
Football |
UT-Austin Head Coach, 1957-76 |
06-Jul-1924 |
TBD |
|
Marvin Runyon |
Government |
US Postmaster General, 1992-98 |
16-Sep-1924 |
03-May-2004 |
DEAD |
Gail Russell |
Actor |
Angel and the Badman |
21-Sep-1924 |
26-Aug-1961 |
DEAD |
Nipsey Russell |
Comic |
Tinman in The Wiz |
13-Oct-1924 |
02-Oct-2005 |
DEAD |
Sabu |
Actor |
Jungle Book |
27-Jan-1924 |
02-Dec-1963 |
DEAD |
| Eva Marie Saint
|
Actor |
North by Northwest |
04-Jul-1924 |
TBD |
|
| Edwin E. Salpeter
|
Astronomer |
Quantitative electron microscopic autoradiography |
03-Dec-1924 |
TBD |
|
| Robert Sayre
|
Diplomat |
US Ambassador to Brazil, 1978-81 |
18-Aug-1924 |
TBD |
|
| Phyllis Schlafly
|
Activist |
Opponent of women's liberation |
15-Aug-1924 |
TBD |
|
| Earl Scruggs
|
Musician |
Bluegrass banjo pioneer |
06-Jan-1924 |
TBD |
|
Rod Serling |
Author |
Creator of The Twilight Zone |
25-Dec-1924 |
28-Jun-1975 |
DEAD |
Peter Shore |
Politician |
Former MP, Stepney |
20-May-1924 |
24-Sep-2001 |
DEAD |
Bobby Short |
Singer |
Cabaret singer at the Carlyle Hotel |
15-Sep-1924 |
21-Mar-2005 |
DEAD |
Elizabeth Short |
Victim |
The Black Dahlia |
29-Jul-1924 |
15-Jan-1947 |
DEAD |
Elliott P. Skinner |
Scholar |
US Ambassador to Upper Volta, 1966-69 |
20-Jun-1924 |
01-Apr-2007 |
DEAD |
Deke Slayton |
Astronaut |
Original Mercury 7 astronaut |
01-Mar-1924 |
13-Jun-1993 |
DEAD |
| Mário Soares
|
Head of State |
Ex-President, PM of Portugal |
07-Dec-1924 |
TBD |
|
| Robert M. Solow
|
Economist |
Theory of economic growth |
23-Aug-1924 |
TBD |
|
Brett Somers |
Actor |
Match Game fixture |
11-Jul-1924 |
15-Sep-2007 |
DEAD |
Terry Southern |
Novelist |
Dr. Strangelove |
01-May-1924 |
29-Oct-1995 |
DEAD |
Florence Stanley |
Actor |
Bernice Fish |
01-Jul-1924 |
03-Oct-2003 |
DEAD |
| Monteagle Stearns
|
Diplomat |
US Ambassador to Greece, 1981-85 |
05-Dec-1924 |
TBD |
|
| Max van der Stoel
|
Politician |
Two-time Dutch Foreign Minister |
03-Aug-1924 |
TBD |
|
| William A. Stoltzfus, Jr.
|
Diplomat |
US Ambassador to Kuwait, 1972-76 |
03-Nov-1924 |
TBD |
|
Annette Strauss |
Politician |
Mayor of Dallas 1987-91 |
26-Jan-1924 |
14-Dec-1998 |
DEAD |
| Yma Sumac
|
Singer |
Vocalist with a 4.5-octave range |
10-Sep-1924 |
TBD |
|
Robert E. Sweeney |
Politician |
Congressman from Ohio, 1965-67 |
04-Nov-1924 |
30-Jun-2007 |
DEAD |
Bob Thaves |
Cartoonist |
Frank & Ernest |
04-Oct-1924 |
04-Aug-2006 |
DEAD |
E. P. Thompson |
Historian |
The Making of the English Working Class |
03-Feb-1924 |
28-Aug-1993 |
DEAD |
| Charles Thone
|
Politician |
Governor of Nebraska, 1979-83 |
04-Jan-1924 |
TBD |
|
| Norbert T. Tiemann
|
Politician |
Governor of Nebraska, 1967-71 |
18-Jul-1924 |
TBD |
|
Margaret Truman |
Relative |
Harry S. Truman's mystery novelist daughter |
17-Feb-1924 |
29-Jan-2008 |
DEAD |
Leon Uris |
Novelist |
Battle Cry |
03-Aug-1924 |
21-Jun-2003 |
DEAD |
| Atal Bihari Vajpayee
|
Head of State |
Prime Minister of India, 1998-2004 |
25-Dec-1924 |
TBD |
|
Jay Van Andel |
Business |
Amway billionaire |
03-Jun-1924 |
07-Dec-2004 |
DEAD |
| Gloria Vanderbilt
|
Fashion Designer |
Designer jeans |
20-Feb-1924 |
TBD |
|
Sarah Vaughan |
Singer |
The Divine One |
28-Mar-1924 |
03-Apr-1990 |
DEAD |
Dinah Washington |
Singer |
Queen of the Blues |
29-Aug-1924 |
14-Dec-1963 |
DEAD |
Dennis Weaver |
Actor |
Sam McCloud in McCloud |
06-Jun-1924 |
24-Feb-2006 |
DEAD |
Robert Webber |
Actor |
12 Angry Men |
14-Oct-1924 |
19-May-1989 |
DEAD |
| William Webster
|
Government |
FBI Director 1978-87, CIA Director 1987-91 |
06-Mar-1924 |
TBD |
|
Ezer Weizman |
Head of State |
President of Israel, 1993-2000 |
15-Jun-1924 |
24-Apr-2005 |
DEAD |
Jack Weston |
Actor |
Wait Until Dark |
21-Aug-1924 |
03-May-1996 |
DEAD |
| Slim Whitman
|
Country Musician |
Western singer, balladeer and yodeler |
20-Jan-1924 |
TBD |
|
| Torsten N. Wiesel
|
Scientist |
Neurophysiology of vision |
03-Jun-1924 |
TBD |
|
Guy Williams |
Actor |
Prof. John Robinson on Lost in Space |
14-Jan-1924 |
07-May-1989 |
DEAD |
| Dale E. Wolf
|
Politician |
Governor of Delaware for 20 days |
06-Sep-1924 |
TBD |
|
Ed Wood |
Film Director |
Plan 9 From Outer Space |
10-Oct-1924 |
10-Dec-1978 |
DEAD |
| Oscar Wyatt
|
Business |
Oilman snagged in oil-for-food scandal |
07-Jul-1924 |
TBD |
|
Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq |
Head of State |
Ruler of Pakistan, 1977-88 |
12-Aug-1924 |
17-Aug-1988 |
DEAD |
