- January 13
- Birth of Richard Addinsell in London, England; composer (Taming of Shrew). [1]
- January 14
- Birth of Cecil Beaton in England; royal family photographer. [1]
- January 17
- Birth of Grant Withers in Pueblo, Colorado, USA; actor (Oklahoma, Annie). [1]
- Birth of Patsy Ruth Miller; actress (Québec, Wide Open, Sap, Twin Beds). [1]
- January 18
- Birth of Cary Grant in England; actor (Arsenic and Old Lace, North by Northwest) (dies 1986). [1] [5]
- Birth of Henri-Georges Adam; French etcher/painter/sculptor (Grand Nude). [1]
- January 19
- Birth of James Winston Watts; developer (Frontal Lobotomy). [1]
- January 20
- Birth of Alexandra Danilova in Peterhof, Russia; ballerina (Turning Point). [1]
- Birth of Theodore Brameld; author/educator (Use of Explosive Ideas). [1]
- January 21
- Birth of Joseph Ford McGuinn in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actor (Dick Tracy's G-Men). [1]
- Birth of Richard P Blackmur in Massachusetts, USA; critic/poet (Anni Mirabiles, Good European). [1]
- January 25
- Birth of Frans Goedhart; Dutch journalist/founder (Het Parool). [1]
- January 26
- Birth of Douglas Evans; actor (South Pacific Trail). [1]
- Birth of Sean MacBride in Dublin, Ireland; statesman/Amnesty International co-founder (Nobel Prize 1974). [1]
- January 31
- Birth of E van Ruller; Dutch journalist/ARP-alderman/co-founder (Trouw). [1]
- Birth of Léon N H Jungschläger; head of military intelligence (Netherlands-Indies). [1]
- February 1
- Birth of S J Perelman in Brooklyn, New York, USA; author/humorist (Around the World in 80 Days). [1] [5]
- February 2
- Birth of Buzurg Alavi; Persian author (Panjah va sih nafar, Namal'ha). [1]
- February 3
- Birth of Charlie "Pretty Boy" Floyd; FBI Most Wanted criminal. [1]
- February 4
- Birth of Herman B Wiardi Beckman; Dutch politician (SDAP)/resistance fighter. [1]
- Birth of MacKinlay Kantor in Webster City, Iowa, USA; novelist (Andersonville). [1]
- February 6
- Birth of Claudio Arrau in Chile; composer/pianist (Boston Symphony Orchestra). [1]
- February 7
- Birth of Milton Krims; writer (Speed). [1]
- February 10
- Birth of John Farrow in Sydney, Australia; director/actor (Botany Bay, Wake Island). [1]
- February 11
- Birth of Henry R LaBouisse; head of UNICEF (1965-79). [1]
- Birth of Sir Keith Holyoake; New Zealand Prime Minister (1960-72). [1]
- February 12
- Birth of Ted Mack in Denver, Colorado, USA; TV host (Original Amateur Hour). [1]
- February 14
- Birth of Hanning Phillips; Lord Lieutenant (Dyfed). [1]
- February 15
- Birth of Antonin Magne; French bicyclist (Tour de France 1931, 1934). [1]
- February 16
- Birth of Ellis Achong; cricket player (West Indian SLA, 8 wickets in 6 Tests). [1]
- Birth of George F Kennan in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; US ambassador to Moscow. [1]
- February 17
- Birth of Albert Kuyle [Louis Kuitenbrouwer]; Dutch writer (Jesus' Robe). [1]
- February 19
- Birth of Havank [HF vqan der Kallen]; Dutch thriller writer (Saint Eustache). [1]
- February 20
- Birth of Aleksei N Kosygin; Soviet premier (1964-80). [1]
- Birth of Bramwell Fletcher in Yorkshire, England; actor (White Cargo, Mummy). [1]
- February 22
- Birth of Peter Hurd in Roswell, New Mexico, USA; painter (Portrait of José Herrera). [1]
- February 23
- Birth of Leopold Trepper; Polish/Israeli spy, founded (CP Palestina). [1]
- Birth of William L Shirer; historian (The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich). [1]
- February 25
- Birth of Adelle Davis; author (Lets Stay Healthy), nutritionist (died of cancer). [1]
- February 27
- Birth of James Thomas Farrell; American author (Studs Lonigan trilogy). [1] [5]
- Birth of Renaat Verheijen; Flemish actor/director (Innocent Heart). [1]
- February 29
- Birth of Adolph Blaine Charles David Earl Frederick Gerald Hubert Irvin John Kenneth Lloyd Martin Nero Oliver Paul Quincy Randolph Sherman Thomas Uncas Victor William Xerxes Yancy Zeus Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenberdorft Senior near Hamburg, Germany; had a Christian name for every letter in the alphabet, shortened it to Mr Wolfe Plus 585 Senior. [1]
- Birth of Jimmy Dorsey in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, USA; orchestra leader (Stage Show). [1] [5]
- Birth of John "Pepper" Martin; baseballer (National League stolen base leader 1933,34,36). [1]
- March 1
- Birth of Glenn Miller; bandleader (Glenn Miller Orchestra - "In the Mood"). [1]
- Birth of Paul Hartman in San Francisco, California, USA; actor (Bert - Petticoat Junction). [1]
- March 2
- Birth of Theodor "Dr. Seuss" Geisel in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA; author and illustrator of children's books (The Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs and Ham, Horton Hears a Who). [1] [129]
- March 4
- Birth of George Gamow; nuclear physicist/cosmologist/writer (1, 2, 3...'infinity'). [1]
- March 6
- Birth of Hugh Williams; actor/writer (Charley's Aunt, Bank Holiday). [1]
- Birth of Johannes C "Chris" Baay; Dutch actor (Klatergoud, Surprise Raid). [1]
- March 7
- Birth of Ivar Ballangrud in Norway; Olympics speed skater (four gold, two silver). [1]
- Birth of Reinhard Heydrich; German Governor (Bohemen/Moravia (Lidice)). [1]
- Birth of Virginia Downing; actress (Gig, Butterfield 8). [1]
- Birth of Willy Forst in Austria; actor/director (Vienna Blood). [1]
- March 11
- Birth of Cornelis Jan Bakker; Dutch/US nuclear physicist. [1]
- Birth of Maurits Wertheim; Dutch writer (Isaac De Fuentes). [1]
- March 12
- Birth of Ken James; cricket wicketkeeper (New Zealand's first Test, later Northants). [1]
- March 15
- Birth of George Brent in Dublin, Ireland; actor (42nd Street, Jezebel). [1]
- March 16
- Birth of Clive Morton in London, England; actor (Goodbye Mr Chips, Moonraker). [1]
- March 19
- Birth of John J Sirica; US federal judge (Watergate hearings). [1]
- March 20
- Birth of Burrhus Frederic Skinner in Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, USA; behaviorism pioneer (Skinner box). [1]
- March 26
- Birth of Emilio Fernandez in El Seco, Mexico; director (La Choca, Flor Silvestre). [1]
- Birth of Joseph Campbell; mythologist (Mythic Image). [1]
- March 28
- Birth of Fosco Giachetti in Livorno, Italy; actor (Wastrel, We the Living). [1]
- March 30
- Birth of Akarova [Marguerite Acarin]; Belgian dancer (Les Biches). [1]
- April 3
- Birth of Iron Eyes Cody in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA; actor (Black Gold, Ernest Goes to Camp). [1]
- Birth of Peter Van Steeden in Amsterdam, Netherlands; orchestra leader ("Break the Bank"). [1]
- Birth of Sally Rand; US actress/ecdysiast/fan dancer (1933 Chicago World Fair). [1]
- April 6
- Birth of Kurt G Kiesinger; German chancellor (Wherever They May Be). [1]
- April 8
- Birth of John R Hicks; British economist (Nobel Prize 1972). [1]
- April 9
- Birth of Lyle Latell in Elma, Iowa, USA; actor (Not of the Earth, Sky Dragon). [1]
- April 11
- Birth of Paul McGrath in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actor (Witness, No Time for Love). [1]
- April 14
- Birth of Lionel Birkett; cricket player (West Indies vice-captain on Australian tour 1930-31). [1]
- Birth of Reinout W van Bemmelen Dutch geologist. [1]
- Birth of John Gielgud in London, England; actor (Arthur, Ages of Man). [1]
- April 16
- Birth of Clifford Case; American politician (Senator-Republican-New Jersey). [1]
- Birth of Fifi D'Orsay in Montréal, Québec, Canada; actress (Life Jimmy Dolan, Girl from Calgary). [1]
- Birth of Lily Pons in Draguignan, France; soprano/diva ("Hitting a New High"). [1]
- April 17
- Birth of Edward Chodorov; playwright/director (Story of Louis Pasteur). [1]
- Birth of Naoomal Jeoomal; cricket player (pioneer Indian Test opening batsman). [1]
- April 20
- Birth of Bruce Cabot in Carlsbad, New Mexico, USA; actor (Diamonds are Forever, King Kong). [1]
- April 21
- Birth of Gijsbert van Hall; banker/mayor of Amsterdam (1957-67). [1]
- Birth of Jean Hélion; artist/author (They Shall Not Have Me). [1]
- April 22
- Birth of Julius Robert Oppenheimer in New York City, New York, USA; physicist, head of Manhattan Project (atomic bomb) (dies 1967). [1] [5]
- April 23
- Birth of Duncan Renaldo in Spain; actor (Cisco Kid). [1]
- Birth of Leslie French; actor/singer ("More than a Miracle"). [1]
- April 24
- Birth of Willem De Kooning in Rotterdam, Netherlands; artist (North Atlantic Light). [1]
- April 26
- Birth of Paul E "Cardinal" Leger; archbishop (Montréal, Québec, Canada). [1]
- April 27
- Birth of Arthur F Burns; economist/chairman (Federal Reserve Board). [1]
- Birth of Cecil Day-Lewis in England; poet laureate/detective (Nicholas Blake). [1]
- Birth of Ragnar Skrede; Norwegian poet (Lauvfall). [1]
- April 29
- Birth of Enrico Mattei; Italian oil magnate. [1]
- Birth of Russ Morgan in Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA; orchestra leader (Welcome Aboard). [1]
- May 3
- Birth of Charles "Red" Ruffing; New York Yankees' pitcher, hitter (1930-46). [1]
- Birth of John Breeden in San Francisco, California, USA; actor (Salute, Madame Racketeer, Joy Street). [1]
- May 5
- Birth of Sir Gordon Richards; British jockey (winner of 4,870 races). [1]
- May 6
- Birth of Catherine Lacey in London, England; actress (Sorcerors). [1]
- Birth of Harry Martinson in Sweden; novelist/poet (Trade Wind - Nobel Prize 1974). [1]
- May 10
- Birth of David Brown; CEO (Aston Martin Lagonda). [1]
- May 11
- Birth of Salvador Dali in Figueras, Spain; surrealist artist (Crucifixion). [1]
- May 13
- Birth of Tim Wall; cricket player (18 Tests for Australia 1928-34). [1]
- May 15
- Birth of Clifton Fadiman in Brooklyn, New York, USA; TV host (Information Please, Quiz Kids). [1]
- Birth of Gustav-Adolf Boltenstein in Sweden; equestrian dressage (Olympics-gold-1952, 1956). [1]
- May 16
- Birth of Hugh Plaxton in Canada; ice hockey player (Olympics-gold-1928). [1]
- Birth of Lily Pons; opera singer/actress (That Girl From Paris). [1]
- May 17
- Birth of Jean Gabin [Alexis Moncorgé]; actor (Stormy Waters, French Can Can). [1]
- May 18
- Birth of Jacob K Javits; American politician (Senator-Republican-New York). [1]
- May 19
- Birth of Anthony Bushell in Kent, England; actor (Journey's End). [1]
- Birth of Sven Thofelt in Sweden; pentathlete (Olympics-gold-1928). [1]
- May 20
- Birth of Russell Hardie in Buffalo, New York, USA; actor (Sequoia, In Old Kentucky). [1]
- May 21
- Birth of Fats [Thomas Wright] Waller in New York City, New York, USA; jazz singer/composer ("Ain't Misbehavin'"). [1]
- Birth of Robert Montgomery in Beacon, New York, USA; actor/director (Earl of Chicago, Yellow Jack). [1]
- May 22
- Birth of Anne de Vries; writer (Bartje). [1]
- May 24
- Birth of George Formby [William Booth]; British singer/comic (Let George Do It). [1]
- May 30
- Birth of Ernesto de la Guardia Junior; President of Panamá (1956-60). [1]
- June 2
- Birth of John Weissmuller; actor (Tarzan), 100m swimmer (Olympic-gold-1924, 1928). [1]
- June 3
- Birth of Charles Drew in Washington DC, USA; pioneer of blood plasma preservation, first director of the Red Cross blood bank. [1]
- Birth of Jan Peerce [Jacob Pincus Perelmuth] in New York City, New York, USA; tenor (New York Metropolitan Opera). [1]
- June 17
- Birth of Ralph Bellamy in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actor (Air Mail, Dive Bomber, Trading Places). [1]
- June 18
- Birth of Keye Luke in Canton, China; actor (Across the Pacific, The Yangtse Incident). [1]
- Birth of Manuel Rosenthal in Paris, France; composer (Bootleggers). [1]
- June 23
- Birth of Dr Carleton Coon; professor of anthropology (What in the World). [1]
- June 26
- Birth of Peter Lorre; actor (M, Casablanca, Beast with Five Fingers). [1] [5]
- July 5
- Birth of Don Goddard in Binghamton, New York, USA; news ancher (ABC Evening News 1958-59). [1]
- Birth of Milburn Stone in Bruton, Kansas, USA; actor (Doc - Gunsmoke). [1]
- July 6
- Birth of Robert Whitney in Newcastle-on-Tyne, England; conductor (Sospiro do Roma). [1]
- July 12
- Birth of Pablo Neruda in Chile; poet (Residence on Earth - Nobel Prize 1971). [1]
- July 14
- Birth of Isaac Bashevis Singer; Yiddish novelist (Enemies - Nobel Prize 1978). [1]
- July 16
- Birth of Goffredo Petrassi in Zagarolo, Italy; composer (Beatitudines). [1]
- July 24
- Birth of James R Killian Junior; MIT president (1948-59). [1]
- July 27
- Birth of Anton Dolin; dancer (Girl From Petrovka). [1]
- July 31
- Birth of Arthur Daley; sportswriter (New York Times - Pulitzer 1956). [1]
- August 7
- Birth of Ralph J Bunche; a founder and United Nations diplomat (Nobel Prize 1950). [1]
- August 12
- Birth of Frank Ervin; harness racer (Hambletonian 1959, 1966). [1]
- August 13
- Birth of Charles 'Buddy' Rogers; American actor (Wings) (dies 1999). [1] [5]
- August 15
- Birth of Richard S. Yeo ("R.S. Yeoman") in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Western Publishing company marketing executive, popularized coin boards, author of Handbook of United States Coins with Premium List, nicknamed the Blue Book, and A Guide Book of United States Coins, nicknamed the Red Book. [652.30]
- Birth of Bill Baird in Grand Island, Nebraska, USA: puppeteer (Kukla Fran and Ollie, The Muppet Show). [1]
- August 16
- Birth of Wendell Stanley; biochemist, first to crystallize a virus (Nobel Prize 1946). [1]
- August 18
- Birth of Max Factor Junior; CEO (Max Factor Cosmetics). [1]
- Birth of Sterling W Cole; American politician (Representative-Republican-New York). [1]
- August 21
- Birth of William James Basie AKA Count Basie in Red Bank, New Jersey, USA; jazz pianist, band leader, composer ("One O'Clock Jump", "April In Paris", Blazing Saddles) (dies 1984). [1] [5]
- August 22
- Birth of Deng Xiaoping; Chinese leader (1976-1983). [1]
- August 26
- Birth of Christopher Isherwood in England; novelist/playwright (I Am a Camera). [1] [5]
- September 1
- Birth of Ray Flaherty; AFL/NFL/AAFC coach (New York Giants). [1]
- September 2
- Birth of Set Svanholm in Västeras, Sweden; tenor (London Convent Garden 1948-57). [1]
- Birth of Vera Vague [Barbara Jo Allen] in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Follow the Leader). [1]
- September 4
- Birth of Hjordis Töpel in Sweden; diving, 4 X 100m relay (Olympic-bronze-1924). [1]
- September 6
- Birth of Maxie Rosenbloom; light heavyweight boxing champion (1930-34). [1]
- September 13
- Birth of Gladys George in Patten, Maine, USA; actress (Roaring Twenties). [1]
- September 14
- Birth of Richard Mohaupt in Breslau, Germany; composer (Bucolica). [1]
- September 15
- Birth of Tom Conway in Russia; actor (Mark Saber, Betty Hutton Show). [1]
- Birth of Umberto II; king of Italy (1946). [1]
- September 17
- Birth of Frederick Ashton; choreographer (Cinderella). [1]
- September 19
- Birth of Bergen Evans in Ohio, USA; English professor ($64,000 Question). [1]
- October 1
- Birth of Vladimir Horowitz in Kiev, Ukraine; pianist (Carmen). [1]
- October 2
- Birth of Graham Greene in England; prolific novelist (Brighton Rock) (dies 1991). [1] [5]
- October 3
- Birth of Charles Pedersen in the United Kingdom; biochemist (Nobel Prize 1987). [1]
- October 5
- Birth of John Hoyt in Bronxville, New York, USA; actor (Gimme a Break, Tom Dick and Mary). [1]
- October 7
- Birth of Chuck Klein in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Philadelphia Phillies baseball player (43 home runs in 1929). [1]
- October 9
- Birth of Wally Brown in Malden, Massachusetts, USA; actor (Jed Fame - Cimarron City). [1]
- October 24
- Birth of Moss Hart in Bronx, New York, USA; playwright (You can't Take it With You, Act 1). [1]
- November 6
- Birth of Selena Royale in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Date With Judy, Misleading Lady). [1]
- November 11
- Birth of Alger Hiss; US State Department official and spy. [1]
- November 14
- Birth of Dick Powell in Arkansas, USA; actor (42nd Street, Christmas in July). [1]
- Birth of Marya Mannes; writer (The Reporter). [1]
- November 16
- Birth of Eddie Condon in Goodland, Indiana, USA; jazz guitarist (Eddie Condon's Floor Show). [1]
- November 17
- Birth of Isamu Noguchi; sculptor (1963 Fine Arts Medal). [1]
- November 19
- Birth of Nancy Carroll in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Alice - Aldrich Family). [1]
- November 21
- Birth of Coleman Hawkins; virtually created tenor saxophone for jazz (dies 1969). [1] [5]
- November 22
- Birth of Roland Winters in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; actor (Mama, Smothers Brothers). [1]
- December 1
- Birth of W A "Tony" Boyle; United Mine Workers president. [1]
- December 2
- Birth of Donald Woods in Brandon, Manitoba; actor (Tammy). [1]
- December 3
- Birth of Juan E Yrausquin; founder (Party of Patriot Arubans), minister. [1]
- December 6
- Birth of Eve Denise Curie; French pianist/author/daughter of Madame Curie. [1]
- December 7
- Birth of Clarence Nash; animation voice (Donald Duck). [1]
- December 8
- Birth of Wilmer L Allison; tennis champion (US Open-1935). [1]
- December 10
- Birth of Antonin Novótny in Czechoslovakia; President of Czechoslovakia (1957-68). [1]
- December 12
- Birth of Jim Christy; righty cricket batter (Transvaal, Queensland and South Africa). [1]
- December 15
- Birth of Kermit Bloomgarden; producer (Diary of Anne Frank, Music Man). [1]
- Birth of William Hitzig in Austria; Maxwell physician. [1]
- December 16
- Birth of Norbert E Fonteyne; Flemish writer (Guest house Vivès). [1]
- December 17
- Birth of Paul Cadmus in New York City, New York, USA; etcher/painter (Sailors and Floozies). [1]
- December 18
- Birth of George Stevens; US director (Alice Adams, Penny Serenade). [1]
- December 20
- Birth of Albert Van Dekker in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actor (Dr Cyclops, Beau Gesture). [1]
- December 22
- Birth of Louis-Eugene-Felix Neel in Lyon, France; physicist (Nobel Prize 1970). [1]
- December 24
- Birth of Herbert D Riley; US vice-admiral (WWII, Guadalcanal, Okinawa). [1]
- December 25
- Birth of Gerhard Herzberg in Canada; physicist (molecular structure-Nobel Prize 1971). [1]
- December 26
- Birth of Alentejo Carpentier; Cuban/French writer (Guerra del Tiempo). [1]
- December 28
- Birth of Sergei Yutkevich in Saint Petersburg, Russia; director (Otello, Banya). [1]
- December 29
- Birth of Wendell Niles in Twin Valley, Minnesota, USA; TV announcer (It Could be You). [1]
- December 30
- Birth of Dmitri B Kabalevsky in Saint Petersburg, Russia; composer (In the Fire). [1]
- December 31
- Birth of Chuck Gardiner in United Kingdom; NHL goalie (Vezina winner). [1]
- Birth of Nathan Milstein in Odessa, Russia; concert violinist (Philadelphia Orchestra 1942). [1]
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