Historical Events of 24th February

Historical Events

303 - 1st official Roman edict for persecution of Christians issued
1208 - St Francis of Assisi, 26, received his vocation in Portiuncula Italy
1296 - Pope Boniface VIII degree Clericis Iaicos
1387 - King Charles III of Naples and Hungary is assassinated at Buda.
1389 - Battle at Falköping: Danes defeat King Albert of Sweden
1496 - England's Henry VII ends commercial dispute with Flanders
1510 - Pope Julius II excommunicates the republic of Venice
1525 - Battle of Pavia: Holy Roman Emperor Charles V's troops beat the French
1525 - Francois I captured at Battle of Pavia and 8700 killed
1527 - Ferdinand of Austria crowned as king of Bohemia
1528 - Hungarian anti-king Janos Zapolyai & Sultan Suleiman signs treaty
1530 - 1st imperial coronation by a Pope, Charles V crowned by Clement V
1538 - Treaty of Nagyvarad/Peace of Grosswardein signed between Ferdinand I of Austria and John Zápolya of Hungary.
1541 - Santiago, Chile founded by Pedro de Valvidia (or 2/12)
1552 - Privileges of Hanseatic League in England are abrogated
1582 - Pope Gregory XIII announces New Style (Gregorian) calendar
1597 - Flemish painter Frederick of Valckenborch becomes porter of Frankfurt-on-Main
1607 - Claudio Monteverdi's opera "Orfeo," premieres in Mantua
1708 - Prince Johan Willem Friso sworn in as viceroy of Groningen
Composer George Friedrich Handel 1711 - Handel's opera "Rinaldo" premieres at Haymarket theatre in London
1739 - Battle of Karnal: The army of Iranian ruler Nadir Shah defeats the forces of the Mughal emperor of India, Muhammad Shah.
1779 - George Rogers Clark captures Vincennes (Ind) from British
1786 - Charles Cornwallis appointed governor-general of India
1793 - French troops conquer Breda
1803 - Supreme Court 1st rules a law unconstitutional (Marbury v Madison)
1804 - London's Drury Lane Theatre burns to the ground, leaving owner Richard Brinsley Sheridan destitute.
1807 - 17 die & 15 wounded in a crush to witness execution of Holloway, Heggerty & Elizabeth Godfrey in England
1821 - Mexico gains independence from Spain
1826 - The signing of the Treaty of Yandaboo marks the end of the First Burmese War.
1835 - Siwinowe Kesibwi (Shawnee Sun) is 1st Indian lang monthly mag
1839 - Steam shovel patented by William Otis, Philadelphia
1848 - King Louis-Philippe abdicates, 2nd French republic declared
1855 - US Court of Claims forms for cases against government
1857 - 1st perforated US postage stamps delivered to government
The Warrior Pope Julius II 1857 - LA Vineyard Society organized
1863 - Arizona Territory created
1863 - Forrest's raid on Brentwood, Tennessee
1864 - -Feb 25] Battle of Tunnel Hill, GA (Buzzard's Roost)
1868 - 1st US parade with floats (Mardi Gras-Mobile Alabama)
1868 - House of Reps vote 126 to 47, to impeach President Andrew Johnson
1875 - The SS Gothenburg hits the Great Barrier Reef and sinks off the Australian east coast, killing approximately 100, including a number of high profile civil servants and dignitaries.
1876 - Henrik Ibsen's "Peer Gynt," premieres in Oslo
1881 - De Lesseps' Co begins work on Panama Canal
1881 - China and Russia sign the Sino-Russian Ili Treaty.
1888 - Louisville, Ky becomes 1st government in US to adopt Australian ballot
1891 - French troops under capt Archinard occupy Diena West Sudan
1893 - The American University is chartered by an act of the Congress of the United States of America.
1894 - Nicaragua captures Tegucigalpa, Honduras (National Day, sort of)
1895 - Cuban war for independence begins
1896 - Victoria all out for 43 vs South Australia, Jones 6-15 Jarvis 4-27
1899 - Western Washington University is established.
1902 - Battle at Yzer Spruit: Boer general De la Rey beats British
1903 - US signs agreement acquiring a naval station at Guantanamo Bay Cuba
1905 - Simplon tunnel in Switzerland completed
1909 - The Hudson Motor Car Company is founded.
1914 - Frank Craven's "Too Many Cooks," premieres in NYC
1917 - German plan to get Mexican help in WW I exposed (Zimmerman telegram)
1917 - Red Sox sell Smokey Joe Wood, his arm dead at 26, to Cleve for $15,000
1917 - Russian revolution breaks out (3/8 NS)
1918 - Estonia declares independence from Russia
1918 - Estonian Declaration of Independence.
1920 - NSDAP begins at Hofbrauhaus Munich
1920 - Peace treaty gives Estonia independence
1921 - 1st transcontinental flight in 24 hrs flying time arrives Florida
1923 - Flying Scotsman goes into service
1923 - Mass arrests in US of mafia
1924 - Greek parliament proclaims republic
1924 - Johnny Weissmuller, swims 100m record (57 2/5 secs)
Pacifist and Spiritual Leader Mahatma Gandhi 1924 - Mahatma Gandhi released from jail
1925 - Thermite explosive 1st used to break up ice jam, Waddington, NY
1927 - John Golden Theater (Theatre Masque) opens at 252 W 45th St NYC
1932 - Malcolm Campbell drives record speed (253.96 mph) at Daytona
1933 - Final demonstration of German communist party in Berlin
1933 - League of Nations tells Japanese to pull out of Manchuria
1937 - 1st US group hospital-medical cooperative authorized, Wash, DC
1938 - Du Pont begins commercial production of nylon toothbrush bristles
1939 - Roy Harris' 3rd Symphony, premieres in Boston
1940 - Frances Langford records "When You Wish Upon a Star"
1941 - 43 Geuzen resistance fighter trial opens in the Hague
1941 - Anti nazi meeting at Noordermarkt Amsterdam
1942 - Voice of America begins broadcasting (in German)
1942 - The "Battle of Los Angeles" takes place, lasting until the next day.
1943 - Gen-major Bradley flies to Algiers
1943 - Texas League announces it will quit for the duration of WW II
1944 - Argentina coup by Juan Peron minister of war
1945 - Egypt & Syria declares war on nazi-Germany
1945 - Manila freed from Japanese
1945 - Nazi occupiers begin state of siege
1945 - Egyptian Premier Ahmed Maher Pasha is killed in Parliament after reading a decree.
1946 - Juan Peron elected President of Argentina
1948 - Communist Party seizes complete control of Czechoslovakia
1949 - Israel & Egypt sign an armistice agreement
1949 - V-2/WAC-Corporal 1st rocket to outer space, White Sands, NM, 400 km
1950 - Labour wins British parliamentary election
1951 - "Bless You All" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 84 perfs
1951 - Ice Pairs Championship at Milan won by Ria Baran & Paul Falk of GER
1951 - Ladies Figure Skating Champion in Milan won by Jeanette Altwegg of GRB
1951 - Men's Figure Skating Championship in Milan won by Richard Button USA
1952 - Betty MacKinnon & Sam Snead wins LPGA Orlando Mixed Golf Tournament
1955 - "Silk Stockings" opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 461 performances
1955 - Pact of Baghdad between Iraq & Turkey signed
1960 - Italian government of Segni falls
1960 - US beats Germany in Olympic hockey finals round, 9-1
1961 - Explorer (10) fails to reach Earth orbit
1962 - "New Faces of '62" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 28 performances
1962 - "Sail Away" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 167 performances
1962 - General mobilization in Indonesia over New-Guinea
1962 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1965 - Beatles begin filming "Help" in Bahamas
1965 - East German president Ulbricht visits Egypt
1966 - Coup ousts Pres Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana
1966 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1968 - "Darling of the Day" closes at George Abbott NYC after 31 perfs
1968 - 1st pulsar discovered (CP 1919 by Jocelyn Burnell at Cambridge)
1968 - Discovery of 1st pulsar announced
1968 - Gary Unger begins NHL consecutive game record of 914 games
1968 - Jocelyn Bell discovers 1st pulsar
1968 - US troops reconquer Hue Vietnam
1969 - Mariner 6 launched for Mars flyby
1970 - 29 Swiss Army officers die in avalanche (Reckingen, Switzerland)
1970 - Heintje Simons (14) wins 7 gold records
1970 - KVDO TV channel 3 in Salem, OR (IND) begins broadcasting
1971 - Algeria nationalizes French oil companies
1974 - Atje Keulen-Deelstra becomes world champ all-round skater
1974 - Pakistan officially recognizes Bangladesh
1976 - Cuba adopts its constitution
1976 - Jules Feiffer's "Knock Knock," premieres in NYC
1976 - Leonid Brezhnev opens 25th congress of CPSU
1977 - Pres Carter announces US foreign aid will consider human rights
1978 - Kevin Porter, NJ, sets NBA record with 29 assists in a game
1979 - Highest price ever paid for a pig, $42,500, Stamford, Texas
1979 - War between North & South Yemen begins
1980 - "Canterbury Tales" closes at Rialto Theater NYC after 16 performances
1980 - Joanne Carner Ladies wins LPGA Bent Tree Golf Classic
1980 - Rangers score 5 power-play goals against Islanders
1980 - USA Olympic hockey team defeated Finland, 4-2, to win the gold medal
Princess of Wales Diana Spencer 1981 - Britain's Prince Charles announces engagement to Lady Diana Spencer
1981 - Jean Harris is convicted of murdering Scarsdale diet doctor Tarnower
1981 - An earthquake registering 6.7 on the Richter scale hits Athens, killing 16 people and destroying buildings in several towns west of the city.
1982 - Basketball team Boston Celtics begin 18 NBA game win streak
1982 - 24th Grammy Awards: Betty Davis Eyes, Double Fantasy wins
1982 - Wayne Gretzky scores NHL-record 78th goal of season en route to 92
1983 - Dow Jones closes above 1100 mark for 1st time
1983 - USSR performs underground nuclear test
1983 - A special commission of the U.S. Congress releases a report that condemns the practice of Japanese internment during World War II.
1984 - Iraq resumes air attack on Iran
1985 - Amy Alcott wins LPGA Circle K Golf Open Tucson
1985 - Birendra, Bir Bikram Shah Dev crowned King of Nepal
1985 - Jim Kelly (Houston USFL) passes for pro football record 574 yds
1985 - Yul Brynner reprised his role in "The King & I"
1986 - Texas Air buys Eastern Airlines for $676 million
1986 - Voyager 2, 1st Uranus flyby
1987 - 29th Grammy Awards: Higher Love, Graceland, Bruce Hornsby wins
1987 - LA Laker Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scores his 36,000th NBA point
1987 - Radio personality Larry King suffers a heart attack
1988 - Matti Nykanen becomes winter olympics 1st triple gold medalist
1988 - South African apartheid regime bans the UDF
1988 - Supreme Ct votes 8-0 Jerry Falwell cannot collect for Hustler parody
1989 - 150-million-year-old fossil egg (oldest dinosaur embryo) found
1989 - Harold E Ballard sells CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats to David Braley
Comedian David Letterman 1989 - Margaret Ray found in David Letterman's home, claims to be his wife
1989 - US Boeing 747 loses parts of roof over Pacific, 9 die
1989 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1989 - Iran's Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini offers $1M-$3M bounty on Salman Rushdie's death due to his novel, "Satanic Verses"
1990 - Beth Daniel wins LPGA Orix Hawaiia Ladies Golf Open
1991 - "Those Were The Days" closes at Edison Theater NYC after 126 perfs
1991 - End of World League of American Football's (WLAF) 1st draft
1991 - US & allies begin a ground war assault on Iraqi troops
1993 - 35th Grammy Awards: Tears in Heaven, Eric Clapton wins
1994 - Scoreboard is unveiled at new Cleve Indians' park (Jacobs Field)
1995 - Dow-Jones hits record 4011.74
1995 - The Corona reconnaissance satellite program, in existence from 1959 to 1972, is declassified.
1996 - Cuba downs 2 US planes
1996 - Meg Mallon wins LPGA Cup o' Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open
1996 - The last occurrence of February 24 as a leap day in the European Union and for the Roman Catholic Church.
Chinese Communist Party Leader Deng Xiaoping 1997 - Deng Xiaoping, leader of China, cremated (died Feb 19th)
1997 - South Africa announces it is constructing largest modern day blimp
1998 - Elton John knighted
1998 - NHL resumes season since Feb 8th to accomodate the Olympics
1999 - The State of Arizona executes Karl LaGrand, a German national involved in an armed robbery, in spite of Germany's legal action to attempt to save him.
1999 - A China Southern Airlines Tupolev TU-154 airliner crashes on approach to Wenzhou airport in eastern the People's Republic of China, killing 61.
1999 - 41st Grammy Awards: My Heart Will Go On (Love Theme From Titanic), Lauryn Hill wins
2002 - XIX Winter Olympics closes in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
2002 - Canada defeats the United States 5-2 to win the men's ice hockey Olympic Gold Medal
2006 - Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo declares Proclamation 1017 placing the country in a state of emergency in attempt to subdue a possible military coup.
2008 - Fidel Castro retires as the President of Cuba after nearly fifty years.
2010 - Sachin Tendulkar scored the the first double century in One Day International cricket.
2011 - Final Launch of Space Shuttle Discovery (OV-103).
2013 - 10 Chadian soldiers and 28 Muslim insurgents are killed in conflict in Adrar des Ifoghas, Mali
2013 - 85th Academy Awards: Argo, Ang Lee, Daniel Day-Lewis, and Jennifer Lawrence win
Actress Jennifer Lawrence 2013 - Nicos Anastasiades wins the Cypriot presidential election
2013 - Raúl Castro is elected to a second term as the President of Cuba
2013 - Jimmie Johnson wins the 2013 Daytona 500

Famous Birthdays & Music Histories

1103 - Emperor Toba of Japan (d. 1156)
1304 - Muhammad ibn Battutah, Arab travel writer (Travels in Asia & Africa)
1463 - Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, Italy, scholar/platonist
1500 - Carlos V, King of Spain (1516-56)/Holy Roman Emperor
1501 - Sixt(us) Birck [Xystus Betulius], German writer (Suzanna)
1536 - Clement VIII, [Ippolito Aldofireini], Fano Italy, Pope (1592-1605)
1545 - Don John of Austria, Spanish military leader (d. 1578)
1547 - Jan of Austria, Spanish military man/land guardian of the Netherland
1557 - Matthias, Vienna, Holy Roman emperor (1612-19)
1595 - Matthias C Sarbiewski, [Sarbievius], Polish jesuit/poet
1597 - Vincent Voiture, French poet (d. 1648)
1619 - Charles Le Brun, French artist (d. 1690)
1622 - Johannes Clauberg, German theologian and philosopher (d. 1665)
1679 - Domenico Natale Sarro, Italian opera composer
1684 - Catherine I, Empress of Russia 1725-27, Dorpat, Estonia
1684 - Matthias Braun, Czech sculptor (d. 1738)
1693 - James Quin, English actor (d. 1766)
1697 - Bernard S Albinus, [Weiss], German surgeon/anatomist
1704 - Hubert Renotte, composer
1709 - Jacques de Vaucanson, French inventor (d. 1782)
1717 - Bernhard Hupfeld, composer
1723 - John Burgoyne, British general (d. 1792)
1766 - Samuel Wesley, Bristol England, composer/organist (Exultate Deo)
1771 - Johann Baptist Cramer, German/British pianist/composer/publisher
1774 - Prince Adolphus, 1st Duke of Cambridge (d. 1850)
1786 - Wilhelm Karl Grimm, Hanau Germany, story teller (Grimm's Fairy Tales)
1786 - Martin W. Bates. U.S. Senator from Delaware (d. 1869)
1797 - Samuel Lover, composer
1809 - Edwin H K Freiherr von Manteuffel, governor/viceroy (Elzas-Lutherian)
1811 - Daniel A Payne, Bishop/reformer/educator of AME Church
1811 - Edward Dickinson Baker, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1861
1824 - John Crawford Vaughn, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1875
1827 - Charles Davis Jameson, Brigadier General (Union volunteers), died in 1862
1831 - Georg Leo earl von Caprivi, German chancellor/premier of Prussia
1833 - Eduard earl von Taaffe, Austrian premier (1868..93)
1836 - Winslow Homer, US, painter (Gulfstream)
1838 - Thomas Benton Smith, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1923
1842 - Arrigio Enrico Boito, composer
1846 - Luigi Denza, composer
1848 - C Grant B Allen, Canadian writer (Woman Who Did)
1848 - Johanna C P Barbiers, actress (Voddenraper of Paris)
1848 - Andrew Inglis Clark, Tasmanian politician (d. 1907)
1852 - George A Moore, Ireland, painter/novelist (Esther Waters)
1854 - Franz Courtens, Flemish painter (Golden Rain)
1858 - Arnold Dolmetsch, Le Mans, musician
1860 - Daniel Berkeley Updike, printer/publisher/writer (Printing Types)
1866 - Arthur Pearson, Wookey Somerset England, newspaper proprietor
1866 - Pyotr Nikolaevich Lebedev, Russian physicist (d. 1912)
1866 - Hubert Van Innis, Belgian archer (d. 1961)
1872 - John Jarvis, England, swimmer (won 108 titles)
1874 - Honus Wagner, HOF shortstop (Pittsburgh Pirates, 1900-17)
1876 - Jean Poveigh, composer
1876 - Victor Moore, Hammonton NJ, comedian (Ziegfeld Follies, 7 Year Itch)
1877 - Rudolf Ganz, composer
1877 - Ettie Rout, New Zealand activist (d. 1936)
1879 - Herman Teirlinck, Belgian writer (Sun)
1885 - Bert Lytell, NYC, actor (Henry-One Man's Family)
US Admiral Chester Nimitz (1885) 1885 - Chester Nimitz, US admiral (commanded Pacific fleet in WW II)
1885 - Joseph Sprinzak, Speaker of Israeli Knesset (1949-59)
1885 - Juliusz Kaden-Bandrowski, Polish novelist/satirist (Black Wings)
1885 - Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, Polish writer and painter (d. 1939)
1887 - Mary Ellen Chase, US linguistic/author (White Gate)
1890 - Antonio Massana, composer
1890 - Marjorie Main, [Tomlinson], Action Ind, actress (Another Thin Man)
1898 - Kurt Tank, German WW II aircraft designer
1899 - Jacob Presser, Dutch historian/writer (Down-fall)
1905 - E Boyland, biochemist
1905 - Guillaume Landre, composer
1906 - Alexis Curvers, Belgian author (Tempo di Roma, Bourg-le-Rond)
1909 - August William Derleth, Sauk City Wisc, writer (Judge Peck Mysteries)
1909 - Jean Yves Morvan Marin, broadcaster
1909 - Max Black, Dutch/British/US philosopher (analytical philosophy)
1909 - Michael Francis Morris Lindsay, orientalist
1910 - Lord Hazlerigg, British peer
1911 - Konrad Lechner, composer
1912 - Julius Kowalski, composer
1913 - Richard Murphey Goodwin, economist
1914 - David Langdon, cartoonist/illustrator
1914 - Zachary Scott, Austin Tx, actor (Spotlight Playhouse, Mildred Pierce)
1914 - Ralph Erskine, British architect (Byker Wall) (d. 2005)
1915 - Charles Henry "Harry" Urwin, trade unionist
1916 - Gene Mitchell, museum director
1917 - William Fairbank, Minneapolis, physicist (superconductivity)
1919 - Alan Hugh Iliffe, psychologist
1919 - Earl Kitchener of Khartoum
1920 - Frank Rogers, CEO (NPA Telegraph)
1921 - Abe Vigoda, NYC, actor (Barney Miller, Fish)
1921 - Douglass Watson, Jackson GA, actor (Satan Murders, Another World)
1921 - Ingvar Lidholm, composer
1921 - Ludvig Aschkenazy, writer
1921 - Gaston Reiff, Belgian athlete (b. 1992)
1922 - Kanwar Rai Singh, cricketer (batted at MCG in Test for India 1948)
1922 - Richard Hamilton, painter
1922 - Steven Hill, Seattle WA, actor (Goddess, Raw Deal, Yentl, Law & Order)
1923 - David Soyer, American cellist
1924 - Lionel Dakers, director (Royal School of Church Music)
1924 - William Pillar, British admiral
1926 - Reginald Freeson, British MP
1926 - Jean Alexander, English actress
1927 - David Mourao-Ferreira, poet/politician
1927 - Emmanuelle Riva, French actress
1928 - Al Lettieri, NYC, actor (Deadly Kiss, Pulp, Mr Majestyk, Getaway)
1928 - Michael Harrington, St Louis, socialist/author (Fragments of Century)
1929 - David Houston, Major-General/Lord Lieutenant of Sutherland
1929 - Richard B Shull, Evanston Ill, actor (Diana, Holmes & Yoyo)
1930 - Barbara Lawrence, Carnegie, Oklahoma, American actress (Oklahoma!, A Letter to Three Wives), (d. 2013)
1931 - Brian Close, cricketer (played for England between 1949 & 1976)
1931 - Inge Bernstein, British judge
1931 - Lev Vasilyevich Vorobyov, Russia, cosmonaut
1931 - Maezumi Hakuyu Taizan Koun, teacher Rinzai/Soto lines of Zen Buddhism
1931 - Marta Marzotto, Italy, countess
1931 - Dominic Chianese, American actor
1932 - Andrew Jacobs Jr, (Rep-D-IN, 1965-73, 75- )
1932 - Everard Goodman, English real estate developer (TOPS Estates)
1932 - John Vernon, Canada, actor (Animal House, Chained Heat, Dirty Harry)
1932 - Michel Legrand, composer (Summer of '42, Windmills of Your Mind)
1933 - Judah Folkman, American cancer researcher
1934 - Bettino Craxi, Italy's 1st socialist premier (1983-87)
1934 - Flemming Nielsen, Denmark, soccer player (Olympic-silver-1960)
1934 - Frank Chapot, US, equestrian (Olympic-silver-1960, 1972)
1934 - Linda Cristal, Buenos Aires Arg, actress (Victoria-High Chapparal)
1934 - Renata Scotto, Savona, Italy, soprano and opera director (Violetta-La Traviata)
1934 - Shuko Mizuno, composer
1934 - Bingu wa Mutharika, Thyolo, Nyasaland (Malawi), Malawi President (2004-2012), (d. 2012)
1937 - Jerry Wiggin, British MP
1938 - James Farentino, Brooklyn, New York, actor (The Final Countdown), (d. 2012)
1938 - Kathleen Richardson, president (Methodist Conference)
1938 - Phil Knight, American sportswear manufacturer
1939 - George Bain, principal (London Business School)
1940 - Denis Law, British(?) soccer player
1940 - Jimmy Ellis, WBA heavyweight boxing champ (1968-70)
1940 - Theo Bosch, Dutch humanist/architect (Nieuwmarkt, Amsterdam)
1940 - Pete Duel, American actor (d. 1971)
1940 - Denis Law, Scottish footballer
1941 - Joanie Sommers, American singer and actress
1942 - David K Williamson, Australian screenplay/playwright (Removalists)
1942 - Joe Lieberman, (Sen-D Connecticut)
1942 - Paul Jones, England, rocker (Manfried Mann-Mighty Quinn)
1942 - Stuart Henry, British disc jockey
1942 - Colin Bond, Australian racing driver
1943 - Hristo Prodanov, Bulgarian mountaineer
1943 - Terry Semel, American business executive
1943 - Pablo Milanés, Cuban musician
1944 - Barry Bostwick, San Mateo Ca, actor (Rocky Horror Show, Megaforce)
1944 - Nicky Hopkins, rock pianist (Stones-Ruby Tuesday, Quicksilver)
1944 - Sheila Larkin, Brooklyn New York, American actress (Deborah-Storefront Lawyer)
1946 - Anthony Mayer, chief executive (Housing Corporation)
1946 - Michael Radford, director (1984, White Mischief)
1946 - Grigory Margulis, Russian mathematician
1946 - John Stapleton, English television presenter
1947 - Edward James Olmos, Cal, actor (Miami Vice, Stand & Deliver, Triumph)
1947 - Lonnie Turner, bassist/vocalist (Steve Miller Band-Abracadabra)
1947 - Rupert Holmes, English musician
1948 - Dennis "Minder" Waterman, London England, actor (Fair Exchange)
1948 - Peter Mond, 4th Baron Melchett
1948 - Lorri Menconi, playmate (Feb, 1969)
1948 - J. Jayalalithaa, Indian politician
1948 - Walter Smith, Scottish football manager
1948 - Tim Staffell, English singer
1949 - John Lever, cricketer (England lefty quick in 21 Tests 1976-81)
1950 - Cathy Mant, LPGA golfer
1950 - G J M Gazdar, computational linguist
Singer and Guitarist George Thorogood (1950) 1950 - George Thorogood, Wilmington, Delaware, American singer and guitarist (The Delaware Destroyers-Bad to the Bone)
1951 - Derek Randall, cricketer (England batsman & animated cover fieldsman)
1951 - Helen Shaver, Ontario Canada, actress (WIOU, Praise of Older Women)
1951 - Debra Jo Rupp, American actress
1952 - Simon Weinstock, businessman/racehorse owner
1952 - Tom Burleson, USA, basketball (Oly-silv-1972) tallest Olympian-7'4"
1954 - Constantine Phipps, 5th Marquess of Normanby
1955 - Alain Prost, Formula One racing driver (Championships: 85, 86, 89, 93)
1955 - Bob Abrams, Ohio, rocker (Buckinghams)
1955 - Steve Jobs, San Francisco, California, American computer entrepreneur and co-founder of Apple (d. 2011)
1956 - Eddie Murray, Los Angeles California, 1st baseman (Orioles, Dodgers, Cleve Indians)
1956 - Paula Zahn, Napperville Ill, news anchor (ABC, CBS This Morning)
1956 - Judith Butler, American philosopher
1957 - Lan Burden, rocker
1957 - Phil McConkey, NFL wide receiver (NY Giants)
Apple Co-founder Steve Jobs (1955) 1958 - Sammy Kershaw, Kaplan LA, country vocalist (Cadillac Style)
1958 - Susan Scannell, Lexington Mass, actress (Nicole-Dynasty)
1958 - Plastic Bertrand, Belgian singer
1959 - Beth Broderick, Falmouth KY, actress (Aunt Zelda-Sabrina)
1959 - Michael Roy Whitney, cricket (great NSW & Aussie lefty quick 1981-92)
1961 - Janice Gibson, Tulsa OK, LPGA golfer (1994 Youngstown-Warren-15th)
1961 - Persijn "Dakota" Joling, Dutch rock guitarist/singer (Pilgrims-Red)
1961 - Ruud Really, soccer player (Feyenoord)
1962 - Michelle Shocked, singer/musician
1962 - Outi Mäenpää, Finnish actress
1963 - Fuad Reveiz, NFL kicker (Minnesota Vikings)
1963 - Matias Carrillo, Mexican/US baseball outfielder (Florida Marlins)
1964 - Andy Crane, British children's television presenter
1964 - Todd Field, American actor and film director
1964 - Bill Bailey, British comedian
1964 - Russell Ingall, Australian racing driver
1965 - Paul Gruber, NFL tackle (Tampa Bay Bucs)
1965 - Lloyd McGrath, former English footballer
1965 - Jane Swift, former acting Governor of Massachusetts
1966 - Billy Zane, actor (Orlando, Memphis Belle, Millions, Titanic)
1966 - Rene Arocha, Cubans/US baseball pitcher (St Louis Cardinals)
1968 - John Velddman, soccer player (Sparta)
1968 - Vaughn Booker, NFL defensive end (KC Chiefs)