Historical Birthdays

🎂 Famous Historical Birthdays - November 22, 2024

1937 Zenon Jankowski, Poland cosmonaut (Soyuz 30 backup)

1888 Tarzan, of the Apes, according to Edgar Rice Burroughs' novel

1923 Arthur Hiller, director (Love Story)

1805 Benjamin Hugur, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1877

1838 Jose Augusto da Ferreira Veiga, Viscount d' Arneiro, composer

1939 Allen Garfield, Newark NJ, actor (Candidate, Beverly Hills Cop II)

1896 Nikolai S Tichonov, Russian writer (against Pasternak) [OS]

1914 Peter Woolridge Townsend, war hero courtier writer

1962 Steve DeOssie, NFL inside linebacker (NE Patriots)

1924 Axel Borup-Jorgensen, composer

1535 John, the Old, earl of Nassau/tribal father Neth royal family

1972 Tricia Tan, Miss Singapore Universe (1997)

1968 Daedra Charles, WNBA forward/center (LA Sparks)

1927 Grady "Fats" Jackson, tenor sax player

1818 Samuel Gibbs French, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1910

1960 Tommy Masters, Framingham MA, Nike golfer (1994 NIKE Carolina-50th)

1579 Jan Baptist Stalpart van der Wiele, Dutch lawyer/pastor/lyricist

1962 Cleo Fields, (Rep-D-Louisiana)

1909 Theodorus H J Zwartkruis, Bishop of Haarlem Netherlands (1966-83)

1966 Brian Robbins, Bkln NY, actor (Eric-Head of the Class)

1974 Meike Babel, Langen Germany, tennis star (1991 Futures-Paderborn-GER)

1891 Bengt Axel von Torne, composer

1947 Rod Price, rocker (Foghat)

1953 Wayne Larkins, cricketer (England opening batsman of 80's)

1968 Darryl Hardy, NFL linebacker (Dallas Cowboys)

1935 Ludmila Belousova Protopopov, USSR, pairs skater (Oly-gold-1964, 68)

1856 Heber J Grant, Salt Lake City, 7th pres of Mormon church

1832 George Henry Chapman, Bvt Maj Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1882

1902 Emanuel Feuermann, Kolomea Galicia, cellist (Chicago Symph Orch)

1869 Andr‚ Gide, France, novelist (Lafcadio's Adventures-Nobel 1947)

1904 Roland Winters, Boston Mass, actor (Mama, Smothers Brothers)

1969 Katrin Krabbe, Neubrandenburg German DR, 100m/200m (World Champ 1991)

1925 Gunther Schuller, NYC, hornist/composer (Visitation)

1926 Zulfiqar Ahmed, Pakistani cricket pace bowler (9 Tests 1952-56)

1978 Magdalena Grzybowska, Poznan Pol, tennis star (1995 Futures Slovakia)

1941 Jacques LaPerriere, NHL defensive Hall of Famer

1923 Dika Newlin, composer

1964 Akram Raza, cricketer (Pakistani off-spin all-rounder)

1950 [Ma]Tina Weymouth, Coronado CA, rock bassist (Talking Heads-& She Was)

1515 Marie Guise, French wife of king James V of Scotland

1907 Dick Bartell, baseball player

1967 Donald Hollas, quarterback (Oakland Raiders)

1890 Charles de Gaulle, Lille, France, Pres of France (1958-69)

1870 Howard Brockway, composer

1971 Tyoka Jackson, defensive end (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)

1972 Mavan Atapattu, cricketer (Sri Lankan Test batsman)

1963 Hugh Millen, NFL quarterback (Denver Broncos)

1941 Ron McClure, rocker (Blood, Sweat & Tears)

1780 Conradin Kreutzer, composer

1973 Alexandra Fusai, St Cloud France, tennis star (1995 Futures-Szczecin)

1950 Little Steven, [Van Zandt], Asbury Park NJ, rocker (Born to Run)

1965 R Duncan Douglas, NYC, biathelete (Olympics-1994)

1964 Gene Atkins, NFL safety (Miami Dolphins)

1875 Elizabeth Patterson, Savannah TN, actress (Climax, Tall Story)

1964 Stephen Geoffreys, Cincinnati Oh, actor (Faternity Vacation)

1963 Helen Reale, NYC, WPVA volleyballer (Manhattan Beach-7th-1994)

1964 Benoit Benjamin, NBA center (Milwaukee Bucks)

1450 Jacob Obrecht, composer

1943 Floyd Sneed, Calgary, rock drummer (Three Dog Night-Joy to the World)

1922 Fikret Dzhamil Amirov, Kirovabad Russia, Azerbaijani composer (Shur)

1957 Sharon Bailey, rocker (Amazulu-Excitable)

1919 Wilfred Norman Aldridge, biochemist/toxicologist

1896 Mario La Broca, composer

1928 Juno Stover-Irwin, US, diver (Olympic-silver-1956)

1926 Lew Burdette, baseball player

1973 Cassie Campbell, ice hockey defenseman (Canada, Oly-98)

1899 Hoagy Carmichael, Bloomington Ind, actor/songwriter (Stardust)

1968 Jonathan Moss, Tenafly NJ, rower (Olympics-1996)

1918 Claiborne Pell, (Sen-D-RI, 1961- )

1924 Geraldine Page, Kirksville Mo (Interiors, Trip to Bountiful)

1971 Yone Kamio, Yokohama Japan, tennis star (1995 semi-finalist Hobart)

1852 Paul H B d'Estornelles de Constant, French diplomat/pacifist

1930 Peter Hall, British stage/film/opera director (Pedestrian)

1960 Eg White, rocker (Brother Beyond-Can You Keep a Secret)

1906 Lee Patrick, NYC, actress (Henrietta-Topper, Maltese Falcon)

1930 Owen Kay Garriott, Enid Oklahoma, astronaut (Skylab 3, STS 9)

1946 Aston Barrett, Jamaican reggae bassist (I Shot the Sheriff)

1875 Georges Rency, Belgian poet

1943 Mushtaq Mohammad, cricketer (Pakistan leg-spin all-rounder 1959-79)

1965 Eric Allen, NFL cornerback (NO Saints)

1941 Tom Conti, Paisley Scotland, actor (Reuben Reuben, American Dreamer)

1928 Pat Smythe, England, equestrian jumper (Olympic-bronze-1956)

1946 Hans Kombrink, sociologist/Dutch undersecretary of Finance (PvdA)

1511 Erasmus Reinhold, Germany, mathematician (calculated planetary table)

1917 Jean-Etienne Marie, composer

1967 Boris Becker, West Germany, tennis player (Wimbledon 1985, 86, 89)

1958 Jamie Lee Curtis, LA Calif, actress (Anything But Love, Halloween)

1606 Pieter II de Jode, Flemish engraver/publisher

1950 Lyman Bostock, baseball player

1905 James Burnham, philosopher (Coming Defeat of Communism)

1868 John Nance Garner, (D) 32nd VP (1933-41)

1709 Frantisek Benda, composer

1643 Ren‚ R Cavelier sieur de La Salle, French explorer

1903 Herbert Sally Frankel, economist

1690 Fran‡ois Collin de Blamont, composer

1943 George W [Buddy] Darden, (Rep-D-GA, 1983- )

1877 Endre Ady, Hungarian poet (Uj versek, V‚r ‚s arany)

1961 Mariel Hemingway, Ketchum Id, actress (Personal Best, Civil Wars)

1958 Lee Guetterman, Chattanooga TN, pitcher (NY Yankees, Seattle Mariners)

1912 Doris Duke, NYC, multi-millionaire (American Tobacco heiress)

1767 Andreas Hofer, Tirol nationalist

1963 Corinne Russell, Birmingham England, comedienne (Benny Hill Show)

1904 Louis N‚el, French physicist (Nobel 1970)

1873 Leopold CMS Amery, British minister of Colonies (India)

1973 Brandon Paulsen, Coon Rapids Minn, greco-roman wrestler (Oly-silv-96)

1944 Robert Iliffe, English publisher (Coventry Evening Telegraph)

1819 George Eliot, [Mary A Evans], England, author (Silas Marner)

1966 Nicholas Rowe, London England, actor (Young Sherlock Holmes)

1942 Guion Steward Bluford Jr, Phila, Col USAF/astr (STS 8, 61A, 39, 53)

1921 Rodney Dangerfield, [John Cohen], Babylon NY, comedian (Caddyshack)

1964 David Tate, NFL defensive back (Indianapolis Colts)

1976 Taryn Mansell, Aruba, Miss Universe-2nd place (1996)

1973 Michael Murphy, Brisbane QLD Queensland Australia, diver (Olympics-96)

1710 Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, composer, son of JS Bach (Sinfonias 64)

1969 John Parrella, NFL defensive tackle (SD Chargers)

1913 Benjamin Britten, Lowestoft Suffolk England, composer (Beggar's Opera)

1942 Steve Caldwell, rocker (Orleans)

1965 Mike Benjamin, Euclid Ohio, infielder (Phila Phillies)

1950 Greg Luzinski, baseball player (Phillies, White Sox)

1835 Frank Crawford Armstrong, Brig General (Confederate Army)

1891 Edward Bernays, PR expert

1964 Pierre Vercheval, CFL guard (Toronto Argonauts)

1961 Joel Ashley Edwards, Dallas TX, PGA golfer (1992 BC Open-2nd)

1893 M Kaganovitsj Kogan, people's commissioner for Stalin

1940 Terry Gilliam, Minneapolis, comedy author-animator (Monty Python)

1969 Byron Houston, NBA forward (Sacramento Kings)

1857 George Gissing, English author (Thyrza, Crown of Life)

1955 Sue Novara-Reber, Flint Mich, cyclist (1975 World sprint champ)

1771 Paul R Cantzlaar, gov of Saba/St-Eustatius/Cura‡ao/Dutch-West Indies

1823 Nathan Kimball, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1898

1971 Lloyd Kammeron, soccer player (Feyenoord, Go Ahead Eagles)

1977 Devyn Puett, actress (Kids Incorporated)

1898 Wiley Post, Grand Plain Tx, aviator/parachutist (crashed in Alaska)

1912 Eric Stuart Woord, archaeologist

1947 Alfredo Cristiani, president of El Salvador (1989-94)

1943 Billie Jean King, Cal, tennis pro (Wimbledon 1968, 72, 73, 75)

1808 Thomas Cook, founder (Cook travel bureau)

1935 Michael Callan, [Calinieff], Phila, actor (Peter-Occasional Wife)

1970 Alison Korn, Ottawa Ontario, rower (Olympics-96)

1849 Friedrich von Bernhardi, Ger historian (Germany & the Next War)

1842 Anna S Barbiers, actress (Uncle Tom)

1906 Howard Petrie, Beverly MA, actor (Border River, Bounty Hunter)

1968 Irina Privalova, Russia, 100m/200m/400m runner

1873 Johnny Tyldesley, cricketer (brother of Ernest, 31 Tests for England)

1955 James Edwards, NBA center (Chicago Bulls)

1901 JoaqЈЎn Rodrigo, Sagunto Valencia Spain, composer (Juglares)

1907 Bernard Naylor, composer

1908 Michael Balfour, historian

1964 Maggie Will, Whiteville NC, LPGA golfer (1992 Sara Lee Classic)

1936 Hans Zender, composer

1955 Wayne Tolleson, baseball player

1930 John Paul Schiffer

1932 Robert Vaughn, NYC, actor (Napolean Solo-Man from UNCLE, I Spy)

1891 Erik Lindahl, Swedish economist (Theory of Money & Capital)

1900 Hugo Godron, composer

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