- January 9
- Birth of Ahmed Sékou Touré; President of Guinea (1957-84). [1]
- Birth of Har G Khorana; India/Canada bio-chemist (Nobel Prize 1968). [1]
- January 11
- Birth of Kathleen Byron in London, England; actress (Abdication, Profile, Four Days). [1]
- Birth of Neville Duke; English test pilot. [1]
- Birth of Tony Charmoli in Minnesota, USA; choreographer (Cher, Julie Andrews). [1]
- January 17
- Birth of Betty White in Oak Park, Illinois, USA; actress (Mary Tyler Moore Show, Golden Girls). [1]
- Birth of Luis Echeverría Alvarez; President of Mexico. [1]
- January 18
- Birth of Constance Moore in Sioux City, Iowa, USA; actress (Window on Main Street). [1]
- January 19
- Birth of Arthur Morris; cricket player (great Australian lefty opening batsman). [1]
- Birth of Guy Madison [Robert Moseley] in Bakersfield, California, USA; actor (Wild Bill Hickok). [1]
- Birth of Ken Hughes in Liverpool, England; director (Casino Royale). [1]
- January 20
- Birth of Lord James Hanson; English industrialist/House of Lords (Conservative). [1]
- Birth of Ray Anthony in Pennsylvania, USA; orchestra leader (Ray Anthony Show, Peter Gunn Theme). [1]
- January 21
- Birth of Paul Scofield in Hurst, England; actor (Man for All Seasons, Train). [1]
- January 22
- Birth of Howard Moss; poet/editor (New Yorker). [1]
- January 25
- Birth of Raymond Baxter; British TV host/author (Fast Lady). [1]
- January 26
- Birth of Michael Bentine in England; author/comedian (Reluctant Jester). [1]
- January 27
- Birth of Wilfrid Bourne; Queen's Council/Clerk of the Crown in Chancery. [1]
- January 28
- Birth of Robert W Holley; American biochemist, worked with RNA (Nobel 1968). [1]
- January 30
- Birth of Dick Martin in Detroit, Michigan, USA; actor/comedian (Laugh-In, Carbon Copy). [1]
- January 31
- Birth of William Sylvester in Oakland, California, USA; actor (2001, Gorgo, Gemini Man). [1]
- February 1
- Birth of Bogumil Witalis Andrzejewski; professor of Cushtic languages. [1]
- Birth of Clifford McWatt; cricket player (West Indies wicket-keeper in six Tests 1954-55). [1]
- Birth of Renata Tebaldi; opera singer (La Bohéme). [1]
- February 3
- Birth of Bill Chappell Jr; American politician (Representative-Democrat-Florida, 1969-). [1]
- Birth of Jean-Pierre Rampal; flutist (Italian Flute Concertos). [1]
- February 5
- Birth of Bernard Kalb; US State Department spokesman/actor (Dave). [1]
- February 6
- Birth of Patrick MacNee in London, England; actor (Jonathan Steed - The Avengers). [1]
- February 8
- Birth of Joeri Averbach; Russian chess grandmaster. [1]
- February 9
- Birth of James C "Jim" Laker in Bradford, England; cricket off spinner. [1]
- February 10
- Birth of Harold Hughes; American politician (Governor-Democrat-New Jersey). [1]
- Birth of Neva Patterson in Nevada, Iowa, USA; actress (Governor and JJ, Doc Elliot, Nichols). [1]
- February 11
- Birth of Leslie Nielsen in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada; actor (Forbidden Planet, Naked Gun). [1]
- February 13
- Birth of Lord Pym of Sandy; British minister of foreign affairs. [1]
- February 15
- Birth of Herman Kahn in New Jersey, USA; writer (Thinking About the Unthinkable). [1]
- February 16
- Birth of Geraint Evans; British opera vocalist (Knaben Wunderhorn). [1]
- Birth of Paul van't Veer; Dutch journalist/writer (Het Vrije Volk). [1]
- February 17
- Birth of Tommy Edwards; rock vocalist ("It's All in the Game"). [1]
- February 18
- Birth of Allan Melvin in Kansas City, Missouri, USA; actor (Phil Silvers Show, Barney - All in the Family). [1]
- Birth of Eric Gairy; premier (Grenada). [1]
- Birth of Helen Gurley Brown in Portland, Maine, USA; author/publisher (Cosmopolitan). [1]
- February 21
- Birth of Murray "the K" Kaufman in New York City; DJ (5th Beatle). [1]
- February 24
- Birth of Kanwar Rai Singh; cricket player (batted at Melbourne Cricket Ground in Test for India 1948). [1]
- Birth of Steven Hill in Seattle, Washington, USA; actor (Goddess, Raw Deal, Yentl, Law and Order). [1]
- February 26
- Birth of Bill Johnston; cricket pace bowler (mighty Australian lefty post-war). [1]
- Birth of Margaret Leighton in Birmingham, England; actress (Astonished Heart). [1]
- February 27
- Birth of Mervyn Jones; author (Nobody's Fault, Five Hungarian Writers). [1]
- March 1
- Birth of William M Gaines; publisher (MAD Magazine). [1]
- Birth of Yitzak Rabin; premier (Israel, 1992-95, Nobel Prize 1994). [1]
- March 5
- Birth of Ebrahim Maka; Indian cricket wicketkeeper (two Tests 1952). [1]
- Birth of James Noble in Dallas, Texas, USA; actor (Governor Gatling - Benson). [1]
- Birth of Pier Paolo Pasolini in Bologna, Italy; director (Teorema, Pigsty). [1]
- March 6
- Birth of Frankie Howerd in York, England; actor/comedian (Mr Mustard - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, That Was The Week That Was, Runaway Bus). [1]
- March 8
- Birth of Carl Furillo; Brooklyn Dodgers player (National League Batting Champion 1953). [1]
- March 9
- Birth of Herbert P Douglas Jr in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; long jumper (Olympics-bronze-1948). [1]
- March 10
- Birth of Adam Kennedy in Lafayette, Indiana, USA; actor (Dion - Californian). [1]
- Birth of Pamela Mason in London, England; actress (Navy versus Night Monsters). [1]
- March 11
- Birth of Abdul Razak bin Hussain; premier of Malaysia (1970-77). [1]
- Birth of Thom Kelling; Dutch singer/guitarist (Programa de Manha). [1]
- Birth of Vinnette Carroll in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Alice's Restaurant, The Reivers). [1]
- March 12
- Birth of Helen Parrish in Columbus, Georgia, USA; actress (Hour Glass, Show Business). [1]
- Birth of Jack Kerouac; Beat writer (Dharma Bums, On the Road, Mexico Blues) (dies 1969). [1] [5]
- Birth of Lane Kirkland; union president (AFL-CIO). [1]
- March 13
- Birth of Brun Smith; cricket player (New Zealand right-handed batsman of late 1940s). [1]
- March 14
- Birth of Colin Fletcher; author (Walking Through Time). [1]
- Birth of Les Baxter; American singer/orchestra leader/composer (Born Again). [1]
- March 16
- Birth of Harding Lemay in North Bangor, New York, USA; headwriter (Another World). [1]
- March 17
- Birth of Megan Bull; British head mistress (Holloway Jail). [1]
- March 20
- Birth of Carl Reiner in the Bronx, New York, USA; comedian/actor (2000 Year Old Man, Dick Van Dyke Show). [1] [5]
- Birth of Doug Barnard Jr; American politician (Representative-Democrat-Georgia, 1977-). [1]
- Birth of Jack Kruschen in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; actor (Papa - Webster, Busting Loose). [1]
- Birth of Larry Elgart in New Haven, Connecticut, USA; bandleader/alto sax (Elgart Orchestra). [1]
- Birth of Ray Goulding in Lowell, Massachusetts, USA; comedian (Bob and Ray). [1]
- Birth of Sir Arnold Burgen; college president (Academia Europaea). [1]
- March 22
- Birth of Mujib ur-Rahman in Pakistan; sheik/premier. [1]
- Birth of Stewart Stern; screenwriter (Rebel Without A Cause). [1]
- March 23
- Birth of Marty Allen in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; comedian (Allen and Rossi), "Hello Dere". [1]
- Birth of Ugo Tognazzi in Cremona, Italy; actor/director (La Cage Aux Folles). [1]
- March 24
- Birth of Dave Appell; singer/musician/songwriter ("In the Midnight Hour"). [1]
- Birth of Dorothy Irene Height; president (national council of negro women). [1]
- March 25
- Birth of Bruno VeSota in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actor/director (Chopper, Teenage Doll, Wild Rovers). [1]
- Birth of Eileen Ford; modeling agency head (Ford Modeling Agency). [1]
- March 26
- Birth of William Milliken; actor (Drive-in). [1]
- March 31
- Birth of Patrick J G McGee in North Ireland; actor (A Clockwork Orange). [1]
- Birth of Richard Kiley in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actor (Man of La Mancha, Endless Love). [1]
- April 1
- Birth of William Manchester in Attleboro, Massachusetts, USA; historian (Death of a President). [1]
- April 2
- Birth of Nikolaj G Bassov in Russia; atomic physicist (laser, Nobel Prize 1964). [1]
- April 4
- Birth of Elmer Bernstein in New York City, New York, USA; movie music composer (Robot Monster). [1]
- April 5
- Birth of Christopher Hewett Worthing in Sussex, England; actor (Mr Belvedere, The Producers). [1]
- Birth of Gale Storm in Bloomington, Texas, USA; actress (My Little Margie, The Gale Storm Show). [1]
- Birth of Tom Finney; British soccer star. [1]
- April 6
- Birth of Barry Levinson in Baltimore, Maryland, USA; director (Homicide: Life on the Street, Avalon, Rain Man, Diner). [1]
- April 9
- Birth of Gerald Moverley; Roman Catholic bishop (Hallam). [1]
- Birth of Michael Palliser; head of British diplomatic service. [1]
- April 13
- Birth of John Braine; English novelist (Life at the Top). [1]
- Birth of John George Vanderbile Henry Spencer-Churchill [11th Duke of Marlborough]; English large landowner. [1]
- April 15
- Birth of Harold Washington; mayor of Chicago (Democrat, 1983-87). [1]
- Birth of Michael Ansara in Lowell, Massachusetts, USA; actor (Cochise - Broken Arrow, Centennial). [1]
- April 16
- Birth of Christopher Samuel Youd in the United Kingdom; sci-fi author (Tripods Trilogy). [1]
- Birth of Kingsley Amis in London, England; novelist (Lucky Jim, The James Bond Dossier). [1]
- Birth of Leo Tindermans; British statesman. [1]
- April 18
- Birth of Avril Angers; actress (Brass Monkey). [1]
- April 19
- Birth of Erich Hartmann; German WWII pilot (downed 352 Russian aircraft). [1]
- Birth of Luigi Barbbarito; reverend (Apostolic ProNuncio). [1]
- April 21
- Birth of Allan Watkins; cricket player, England batsman late 40s early 50s). [1]
- April 22
- Birth of Charles Mingus in Arizona, USA; jazz musician ("Pithecanthropus Erectus") (dies 1979). [1] [5]
- Birth of Lou Stein in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; pianist (Tonight! America After Dark). [1]
- Birth of Richard C Diebenkorn Jr; American painter (Ocean Park Paintings). [1]
- April 24
- Birth of J D Cannon in Salmon, Idaho, USA; actor (McCloud, Ike, Call to Glory). [1]
- April 26
- Birth of Jeanne Sauvé; Governor-General of Canada (1984-90). [1]
- Birth of Margaret Scott; founder (Australian Ballet School). [1]
- Birth of Mike Kellin in Hartford, Connecticut, USA; actor (Honestly Celeste, Fitz and Bones). [1]
- April 27
- Birth of Daphne Anderson in London, England; actress (Beggar's Opera, Hobson's Choice). [1]
- Birth of Jack Klugman in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; actor (Oscar - The Odd Couple, Quincy, Goodbye Columbus). [1]
- April 28
- Birth of Guillaume Jorissen; Flemish politician (Volksunie). [1]
- Birth of Iser J Koepermann; Russian/US world checkers champion (1958-68, 1975-76). [1]
- Birth of William S Broomfield; American politician (Representative-Republican-Michigan, 1956-). [1]
- April 29
- Birth of George Allen; football coach (Los Angeles Rams, Washington Redskins). [1]
- Birth of Parren J Mitchell; American politician (Representative-Democrat-Maryland, 1971-). [1]
- Birth of Tommy Noonan in Bellingham, Washington, USA; actor (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Promises Promises). [1]
- April 30
- Birth of Anton Murray; cricket player (South African batsman in ten Tests 1951-55). [1]
- May 1
- Birth of Louis Nye in Hartford, Connecticut, USA; comedian (Steve Allen, Happy Days). [1]
- May 2
- Birth of Abraham Rosenthal; editor (New York Times). [1]
- May 3
- Birth of Marina Svetlova; ballerina/choreographer (Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo). [1]
- May 4
- Birth of John Paul Hammerschmidt; American politician (Representative-Republican-Arkansas, 1967-). [1]
- May 5
- Birth of Phil Gordon in Meridian, Mississippi, USA; actor/singer (Jasper - The Beverly Hillbillies). [1]
- May 6
- Birth of Alan Ross; editor (London Magazine). [1]
- Birth of Carlos J Moorhead; American politician (Representative-Republican-California, 1973-). [1]
- Birth of Pat Harder in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; NFL fullback (Saint Louis Cardinals, Detroit Lions). [1]
- May 7
- Birth of Darren McGavin in Spokane, Washington, USA; actor (Night Stalker, Tribes, Turk 182). [1]
- Birth of Gale Robbins in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actress/singer (Hollywood House, Fuller Brush Girl, Mr Hex). [1]
- May 8
- Birth of Brian Kellett; CEO (Port of London Authority). [1]
- May 9
- Birth of Sheila Burrell; actress (Black Orchid, Paranoiac, Laughter in Dark). [1]
- May 10
- Birth of David Orr; deputy chairman (Inchcape)/CEO (British Council, Unilever). [1]
- May 14
- Birth of Richard Deacon; actor (Mel Cooley - Dick Van Dyke Show). [1]
- May 15
- Birth of Enrico Berlinguer; Italian communist/secretary-general (CPI). [1]
- May 16
- Birth of Russell Wood; treasurer (Queen Elizabeth II). [1]
- May 18
- Birth of Bill Macy in Revere, Massachusetts, USA; actor (Walter - Maude, Oh! Calcutta). [1]
- Birth of GMcC Kitson; British principal (Central School of Speech/Drama). [1]
- May 19
- Birth of David McLean in Akron, Ohio, USA; actor (Tate - Tate). [1]
- May 20
- Birth of Clifford Butler; vice chancellor (Loughborough University of Technology). [1]
- May 22
- Birth of Judith Crist in New York City, New York, USA; movie critic (TV Guide). [1]
- May 27
- Birth of Christopher Lee in London, England; actor (Hound of the Baskervilles). [1] [5]
- Birth of Sidney Keyes; English poet (Iron Laurel). [1]
- May 28
- Birth of John Alderson; chief constable (Devon and Cornwall, United Kingdom). [1]
- May 30
- Birth of Harry Clement Stubbs; American sci-fi author (Needle, Iceworld). [1]
- May 31
- Birth of Denholm Elliott in London, England; actor (Alfie, Cuba, Doll's House, King Rat). [1]
- Birth of Elisabeth, arch duchess of Austria/princess of Liechtenstein. [1]
- June 1
- Birth of Abdul Rashid in Pakistan; field hockey player (Olympic-gold-1960). [1]
- Birth of Joan Caulfield in East Orange, New Jersey, USA; actress (Liz - My Favorite Husband). [1]
- June 3
- Birth of Alain Resnais in France; director (Providence, Hiroshima, Mon Amour). [1]
- June 4
- Birth of Irwin Bazelon in Evanston, Illinois, USA; composer (Duo for Viola). [1]
- June 7
- Birth of Rocky Graziano; boxer/entertainer (Pantomime Quiz, Martha Raye Show). [1]
- June 8
- Birth of Myron Healy in Petalumus, California, USA; actor (Wyatt Earp). [1]
- June 9
- Birth of George Axelrod; playwright (Breakfast at Tiffany's). [1]
- June 10
- Birth of Judy Garland [Frances Gumm] in Michigan, USA; actress/singer (Wizard of Oz). [1] [5]
- Birth of Rose Moffard; American politician (Arizona acting Governor). [1]
- June 11
- Birth of John Bromfield in South Bend, Indiana, USA; actor (Easy to Love). [1]
- June 15
- Birth of Morris K Udall; American politician (Representative-Democrat-Arizona). [1]
- June 17
- Birth of Jerry Fielding in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; orchestra leader (Lively Ones). [1]
- June 19
- Birth of Aage Neals Bohr in Denmark; physicist/study atomic nucleus (Nobel Prize 1975). [1] [5]
- June 21
- Birth of Judy Holliday in New York City, New York, USA; comedienne/actress (Born Yesterday, Adam's Rib). [1]
- June 22
- Birth of Bill Blass in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA; fashion designer (Nancy Reagan). [1] [5]
- June 23
- Birth of Francis Thorne in Bay Shore, New York, USA; composer (Burlesque Overture). [1]
- June 24
- Birth of Roy Elihu Travis in New York City, New York, USA; composer (Passion of Oedipus). [1]
- Birth of Sibohan McKenna in Ireland; stage actress (Saint Joan). [1]
- June 26
- Birth of Eleanor Parker in Ohio, USA; actress (Caged, Detective Story, Hans Brinker). [1]
- Birth of Frances Rafferty in Sioux City, Iowa, USA; actress (December Bride, Abbott and Costello in Hollywood). [1]
- June 27
- Birth of George Walker in Washington DC, USA; composer (In Praise of Lillies). [1]
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