- January 8
- Birth of José Ferrer in Santurce Puerto Rico; actor/director (Cyrano de Bergerac, Blood Tide, Dune, Big Bus). [1]
- Birth of Rudolf G Escher; Dutch composer (True Face of Peace). [1]
- January 11
- Birth of Donald Barry in Houston, Texas, USA; actor (Mr Gallo - Mr Novak). [1]
- Birth of Roger Lewis; aviation executive (Lockheed, Curtiss Wright, Pan Am). [1]
- Birth of Thomas "Schoolboy" Rowe in Waco, Texas, USA; pitcher (Detroit Tigers). [1]
- January 14
- Birth of Rudolf Hagelstange; German author/poet (Spielball der Götter). [1]
- January 15
- Birth of Michel J-P Debré; premier of France (1959-62). [1]
- January 16
- Birth of Franz Tumler in Austria; author/novelist (Cloak, Aufruf). [1]
- January 18
- Birth of Charles Moeller; Belgian theologist (Humanisme et sainteté). [1]
- Birth of René Gabriëls; Belgian billiard professional (7 World/9 European championships). [1]
- Birth of William Sansom; English writer (The Loving Eye). [1]
- January 19
- Birth of Francis David Charteris; Earl of Wemyss and March/Scottish landowner. [1]
- Birth of Jean G H "Sjeng" Tans; Dutch socialist democratic chairman (1965-69). [1]
- Birth of Leonid V Kantorovich in Saint Petersburg, Russia; economist (Nobel Prize). [1]
- January 20
- Birth of Christopher Casson; Irish actor (Zardoz, Educating Rita). [1]
- January 21
- Birth of Konrad Bloch in Germany; biochemist (studied cholesterol-Nobel Prize 1964). [1]
- January 23
- Birth of Ank van der Moer; actress (Verkade, Dutch Comedy). [1]
- January 24
- Birth of Ken Weekes; cricket player (West Indies batsman versus England 1939, 137 at The Oval). [1]
- January 26
- Birth of Cora Baird in New York City, New York, USA; puppeteer (Kukla, Fran and Ollie). [1]
- January 27
- Birth of Lawrence Durrell; Indian/British writer (Private Country). [1]
- January 28
- Birth of Jackson Pollock in Cody, Wyoming, USA; abstract artist (Lavender Mist). [1]
- Birth of William "Bill" Henson; English diplomat (Prague 1939). [1]
- January 29
- Birth of Jacob "Jaap" Balk; journalist (AH, Onder de Keizerskroon). [1]
- Birth of Professor Irwin Corey in Brooklyn, New York, USA; comedian (Car Wash, Doc). [1]
- January 30
- Birth of Barbara Tuchman; US historian/author (Pulitzer, Guns of August). [1]
- Birth of Jadwiga Wajsowna-Marcinkiewicz; discus thrower (Olympics-bronze-1932). [1]
- February 2
- Birth of Burton Lane; Broadway composer (Finian's Rainbow). [1]
- Birth of Stefan Schnabel; German actor (Anna, Dracula's Widow, Firefox). [1]
- February 3
- Birth of Jacques Soustelle; French minister of information. [1]
- February 4
- Birth of Byron Nelson in Fort Worth, Texas, USA; PGA golfer (won 19 tournaments in 1945). [1]
- Birth of James Craig in Nashville, Tennessee, USA; actor (Devil and Daniel Webster, Cyclops). [1]
- February 5
- Birth of Willard Parker in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Kiss Me Kate, What A Woman). [1]
- February 6
- Birth of Eva Braun; mistress of Adolf Hitler. [1]
- February 7
- Birth of Derek Farr in London, England; actor (8 O'Clock Walk, Doctor at Large). [1]
- Birth of Jane Ross in Spokane, Washington, USA; actress (Audrey - Phyllis, Coed Fever). [1]
- February 11
- Birth of Roy Fuller in England; poet/novelist (Lost Season). [1]
- Birth of Rudolf Firkusny in Napajedla, Czechoslovakia; pianist (Julliard). [1]
- February 12
- Birth of Ernest Clark in London, England; actor (Doctor in the House). [1]
- February 13
- Birth of Jose de Capriles; US fencer (Olympics-1936, 1948, 1952). [1]
- Birth of Margaretta Scott; actress (Crescendo, Where's Charley, Counterblast). [1]
- February 14
- Birth of Edmund George Love; US teacher/historian/author (A Small Bequest). [1]
- Birth of Juan Pujol Garcia [Garbo/Arabel]; Spanish British/German double agent. [1]
- February 15
- Birth of George Mikes in Hungary; British writer (How to Be an Alien). [1]
- February 16
- Birth of Arthur Crook; British editor (Times Literary Supplement). [1]
- Birth of Del Sharbutt in Cleburne, Texas, USA; TV announcer (Your Hit Parade). [1]
- Birth of Machito "Frank Grillo" in Florida, USA; bandleader (created salsa music). [1]
- Birth of Maitland Mackie; Lord Lieutenant (Aberdeenshire). [1]
- February 17
- Birth of Andre [Alice Mary] Norton in Cleveland, Ohio, USA; science fiction writer (Beast Master, Stand and Deliver). [1]
- February 18
- Birth of Heinz Kühn; German premier (North-Rhine Westphalia). [1]
- February 19
- Birth of Adolf Rudnicki; Polish writer (Niekochana). [1]
- Birth of Stan Kenton [Newcomb] in Wichita, Kansas, USA; jazz musician/orchestra leader (Music 55). [1]
- February 21
- Birth of Arline Judge; actress (Girls in Chains, Mad Wednesday, Age of Consent). [1]
- Birth of Nikita Magaloff; Russian/Swiss pianist (Arkadia 598-Schubert). [1]
- February 25
- Birth of Richard Wattis in England; actor (Hobson's Choice, Prince and Showgirl). [1]
- February 27
- Birth of Hugues Panassié; French jazz saxophonist/author (Hot Club of France). [1]
- Birth of Lawrence Durrell in Darjeeling, India; writer (Alexandria Quartet). [1]
- February 28
- Birth of Helmut Coing; German lawyer/director (Max-Planck-institute). [1]
- March 2
- Birth of Arthur Beaumont C Langton; cricket player (South African pace bowler of 1930s). [1]
- March 3
- Birth of Joe Stydahar; NFL tackle (Chicago Bears). [1]
- March 4
- Birth of John Garfield in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Air Force, Destination Tokyo, Juarez). [1]
- March 11
- Birth of Xavier Montsalvatge; Spanish composer (El gato con botas). [1]
- March 12
- Birth of James McKay; lord provost of Edinburgh. [1]
- Birth of Kylie Tennant; novelist (Battlers, Lost Haven). [1]
- Birth of Paul Weston in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA; orchestra leader (Jim Nabors Hour). [1]
- March 14
- Birth of Les Brown in Reinerton, Pennsylvania, USA; orchestra leader (and his band of renown). [1]
- March 15
- Birth of Louis Paul Boon; Flemish writer (Kapellekensbaan). [1]
- Birth of Sam [Lightnin'] Hopkins in Centerville, Texas, USA; blues stylist (Ball of Twine). [1]
- March 16
- Birth of Patricia Nixon [Thelma Catherine] in Ely, Nevada, USA; first lady (1969-74). [1]
- March 19
- Birth of Russ Case in Hamburg, Iowa, USA; orchestra leader (Julius La Rosa Show). [1]
- March 21
- Birth of Peter Bull; actor/author (Executioner, Tom Jones, Dr Strangelove). [1]
- March 22
- Birth of Wilfrid Brambell in Dublin, Ireland; actor (A Hard Day's Night). [1]
- March 23
- Birth of Alfred Schwarzmann in Germany; gymnast (Olympics-2 golds-1936). [1]
- Birth of John Payne in Roanoke, Virginia, USA; actor (Dodsworth, Razor's Edge). [1]
- Birth of Werner von Braun in Wirsitz, Germany; rocket expert (I Aim at the Stars). [1]
- March 27
- Birth of James Callaghan; (Liberal) British Prime Minister (1976-79). [1]
- March 28
- Birth of A[rthur] Bertram Chandler in the United Kingdom; sci-fi author (Empress of Outer Space). [1]
- March 30
- Birth of Jack Cowie; cricket player (successful New Zealand fast bowler either side of WWII). [1]
- April 3
- Birth of Addeke H Boerma; Dutch Director-General (FAO). [1]
- Birth of Bert Bakker; Dutch publisher (Free Netherlands). [1]
- April 5
- Birth of John Le Mesurier in Bedford, England; actor (Jabberwocky, Dad's Army). [1]
- April 6
- Birth of Wilhelmus H L "Willem" Tollenaar; actor/director (Don Carlos). [1]
- April 8
- Birth of Josef Gabcík in Czechoslovakia; WWII resistance fighter (attacked Reinhard Heydrich). [1]
- Birth of Sonja Henie in Oslo, Norway; ice skater (Olympics-gold-1928,1932,1936), actor. [1]
- April 10
- Birth of Clarke Hinkle; NFL fullback (Green Bay Packers). [1]
- Birth of Martin Denny; rocker/actor (Forbidden Island). [1]
- Birth of Roy Hofheinz; engineer (Houston Astrodome). [1]
- April 11
- Birth of John Larkin in Oakland, California, USA; actor (Saints and Sinners, 12 O'Clock High). [1]
- April 12
- Birth of Eric Feldary in Budapest, Hungary; actor (16 Fathoms Deep). [1]
- Birth of Georges Franju in France; director (Judex, L'homme sans visage). [1]
- Birth of Herbert Mills; singer (Mills Brothers). [1]
- April 13
- Birth of Roy Winsor in Chicago, Illinois, USA; producer (Search for Tomorrow, Love of Life). [1]
- April 14
- Birth of Piet van Egmond; Dutch organist/conductor (Netherlands Chamber Orchestra). [1]
- April 15
- Birth of Kim Il Sung; President of North Korea (1945-94). [1]
- Birth of Peter Menzies; CEO (British Electricity Council). [1]
- April 16
- Birth of David Langton in Scotland; actor (Quintet, Saint Joan, Abandon Ship). [1]
- April 17
- Birth of Isador Caplan; lawyer/Aldeburgh Festival Pioneer. [1]
- April 18
- Birth of Wendy Barrie in Hong Kong; hostess (Wendy Barrie Show). [1]
- April 19
- Birth of Glenn T Seaborg; head of Atomic Energy Commission, chemist, discovered Plutonium, Nobel Prize 1951. [1]
- April 20
- Birth of David Townsend; cricket player (3 Tests England versus West Indies 1935). [1]
- Birth of Ed Jones; American politician (Representative-Democrat-Tennessee, 1969-). [1]
- Birth of Soewarsil Djojopoespito in Indonesia; writer (Toe the Line). [1]
- April 22
- Birth of Kathleen Mary in Ferrier, England; contralto (Orfeo Ed Evridice). [1]
- April 26
- Birth of A[lfred] E[lton] Van Vogt in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; science fiction writer (Cosmic Encounter). [1]
- April 27
- Birth of Franz Weyergans; Belgian literary (Les Gens Heureux). [1]
- Birth of Renato Rascel; actor (Seven Hills of Rome, Secrets of Santa Vittoria). [1]
- April 28
- Birth of Odette Hallowes; British classified agent in France (WWII). [1]
- April 29
- Birth of Richard Carlson in Albert Lea, Minnesota, USA; actor (All I Desire, Flat Top, Valley of Gwangi). [1]
- April 30
- Birth of Eve Arden in Mill Valley, California, USA; actress (Connie - Our Miss Brooks). [1]
- May 2
- Birth of Axel Springer; German newspaper magnate. [1]
- Birth of Marten Toonder; writer/cartoonist (Mr Bommel). [1]
- May 4
- Birth of Lou Brown in Brooklyn, New York, USA; orchestra leader (Jerry Lewis Show). [1]
- May 5
- Birth of Alice Faye [Ann Jeanne Leppert] in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Barricade, State Fair). [1]
- May 6
- Birth of Barend Roest Crollius; painter/writer (Chronicle Sins of Youth). [1]
- Birth of Bill Quinn in New York City, New York, USA; actor (The Rifleman, Van Ranseleer - All in the Family). [1]
- May 8
- Birth of Gertrud Fussenegger [Dorn]; Austrian writer (Mohrenlegende). [1]
- May 9
- Birth of Pedro Armendariz in México; actor (From Russia With Love). [1]
- May 10
- Birth of Edward Gardner; Queen's Court/Member of Parliament. [1]
- May 11
- Birth of Foster Brooks in Louisville, Kentucky, USA; comedian/actor (Miles - Mork and Mindy). [1]
- Birth of Phil Silvers in Brooklyn, New York, USA; comedian (Sergeant Bilko - Phil Silvers Show). [1]
- May 13
- Birth of Helen Craig in San Antonio, Texas, USA; actress (Snake Pit, They Live by Night). [1]
- May 15
- Birth of Alexis Nihon in Bahamas; wrestler (Olympics-1968). [1]
- Birth of Arthur Victor Berger in New York City, New York, USA; composer (Ideas of Order). [1]
- May 16
- Birth of Studs Terkel in New York City, New York, USA; author/host (Stud's Place, Working). [1]
- May 17
- Birth of Archibald Cox; first Watergate special prosecutor. [1]
- Birth of Clarence "Ace" Parker; NFL quarterback (Brooklyn Dodgers, Boston Yankees). [1]
- May 18
- Birth of Georg von Opel; German auto manufacturer. [1]
- Birth of Perry [Pierino] Como in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, USA; singer/TV host (Perry Como Show). [1]
- Birth of Richard Brooks in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; director (Blackboard Jungle, In Cold Blood). [1]
- May 22
- Birth of Hendrik Koekoek; Dutch Member of Parliament (Farmers Party). [1]
- May 23
- Birth of David Barran; CEO (Midland Bank, England). [1]
- Birth of Jean Françaix in Le Mans, France; composer (Le Rui Nu). [1]
- Birth of John Payne in Roanoke, Virginia, USA; actor (Restless Gun). [1]
- Birth of Marius Goring in Isle of Wight; actor (Herr Palitz - Holocaust). [1]
- Birth of Samuel Curran; vice chancellor (Strathclyde University). [1]
- May 24
- Birth of Joseph Anthony [Deuster]; US director/actor (Matchmaker, Tomorrow). [1]
- May 25
- Birth of Eddie Maxwell; singer ("Yes We Have No Bananas"). [1]
- May 26
- Birth of János Kádár; premier of Hungary (1956-58). [1]
- May 27
- Birth of John Cheever; writer (Wapshot Chronicle). [1]
- Birth of Sam Snead in Hot Springs, Virginia, USA; PGA golfer (Masters 1949, 1952, 1954; PGA-1963, 1965, 1967, 1970, 1972, 1973). [1]
- May 28
- Birth of Patrick White in Australia; novelist (Happy Valley, Nobel Prize 1973). [1]
- May 29
- Birth of John Hanlo; Dutch poet (Go to the Mosque). [1]
- May 30
- Birth of Hugh Griffith in Anglesey, Wales; actor (Ben Hur, Mutiny on the Bounty, Oliver!). [1]
- Birth of Joseph Stein; dramatist/playwright (Fiddler on the Roof). [1]
- May 31
- Birth of Barbara Pepper in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Doris Ziffel - Green Acres, Rogue Tavern). [1]
- Birth of Dave O'Brien in Big Springs, Texas, USA; actor (Kiss Me Kate, First Aid). [1]
- Birth of Henry M "Scoop" Jackson; American politician (Senator-Democrat-Washington). [1]
- Birth of Martin Schwarzschild; US astronomer (evolution). [1]
- June 5
- Birth of Josef Neckermann in Germany; equestrian dressage (Olympic-gold-1968). [1]
- June 9
- Birth of Ingolf Dahl in Hamburg, Germany; composer (Andante and Arioso). [1]
- June 12
- Birth of Russell "Lucky" Hayden in Chico, California, USA; actor (Judge Roy Bean). [1]
- June 13
- Birth of Mary Wickes in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA; actress (Dennis the Menace, Julia, Doc). [1]
- June 17
- Birth of Don Gillis in Cameron, Missouri, USA; composer (Symphony 5 1/2). [1]
- June 18
- Birth of Henry Brandon in Berlin, Germany; actor (Drums of Fu Manchu). [1]
- June 19
- Birth of Jerry Jerome in Brooklyn, New York, USA; saxophonist (Words and Music). [1]
- Birth of Martin Gabel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; TV host (With this Ring). [1]
- June 21
- Birth of Mary McCarthy; US novelist (Group). [1]
- June 23
- Birth of Alan Turing; mathematician pioneer in computer theory (Turing Machine). [1]
- June 24
- Birth of Norman Cousins; editor (Saturday Review). [1]
- June 27
- Birth of Audrey Christie in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actress (Dorothy - Fair Exchange). [1]
- June 29
- Birth of José Pablo Moncayo Garcia in Guadalajara, México; composer (Huapango). [1]
- June 30
- Birth of Dan Reeves; NFL team owner (Cleveland Rams, Los Angeles Rams). [1]
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