Chronology of Notable Births

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Last updated: 2023 December 20.


1912

July 1
  • Birth of David Brower; environmentalist, president of Sierra Club. [1]
July 4
  • Birth of Virginia Graham in Chicago, Illinois, USA; TV personality (Girl Talk, Where Was I). [1]
  • Birth of A. Davidson Dunton in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; newspaperman, Chairman of the CBC's Board of Governors, President of Carleton University. [457]
July 14
  • Birth of Woodrow Wilson Guthrie AKA Woody Guthrie in Okemah, Oklahoma, USA; folk singer and songwriter ("This Land Is Your Land", "So Long, It's Been Good To Know You"). [1] [457]
July 16
  • Birth of Ray Barr in New York City, New York, USA; pianist (Vincent Lopez Show). [1]
July 17
  • Birth of Art Linkletter in Saskatchwan, Canada; TV host (People are Funny, House Party). [1] [5] [457]
  • Birth of Pal Kovács in Hungary; sabres (Olympic-gold-1952). [1]
July 23
  • Birth of Michael Wilding; actor (Derby Day). [1]
July 27
  • Birth of Igor Markevitch in Kiev, Ukraine; conductor (Le Paradis Perdo). [1]
July 28
  • Birth of Eleazar de Carvalho in Iguat£, Brazil; conductor/tuba (Tiradentes). [1]
July 31
  • Birth of Irv Kupcinet in Chicago, Illinois, USA; TV host (At Random, Tonight! America After Dark). [1]
  • Birth of Milton Friedman; economist (Nobel Prize 1976) (dies 2006). [1] [5]
August 1
  • Birth of Henry Jones in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; character actor (Phyllis, Falcon Crest, Kraft TV Theatre, Playhouse 90, Studio One, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Mrs. Columbo, Gun Shy). [1] [457]
August 4
  • Birth of David Raksin in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; composer (Modern Times). [1]
  • Birth of Raoul Gustav Wallenberg; Swedish diplomat. [536.19]
August 10
  • Birth of Richard Reeves in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Murph - Date With an Angel). [1]

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August 11
  • Birth of Jean Parker in Montana, USA; actress (Beyond Tomorrow, Little Women). [1]
August 12
  • Birth of Jane Wyatt in Campgaw, New Jersey, USA; actress (Father Knows Best, Star Trek). [1]
August 13
  • Birth of Ben Hogan in Dublin, Texas, USA; PGA golfer (US Open 1950, 1951, 1953). [1]
  • Birth of Rita Johnson in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA; actress (All Mine to Give). [1]
August 15
  • Birth of Julia Child in Pasadena, California, USA; chef (French Chef). [1]
  • Birth of Wendy Hiller; actress (Major Barbara, David Copperfield). [1]
August 23
  • Birth of Gene Kelly in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; dancer/actor (An American in Paris, Going My Way). [1]
August 24
  • Birth of Durward Kirby in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; TV announcer (Garry Moore Show). [1]
August 25
  • Birth of Erich Honecker in Germany; East German political leader. [1]
August 29
  • Birth of Barry Sullivan in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Duffy's Tavern, Man Called X, Tall Man, Harbourmaster). [1] [457]
September 5
  • Birth of John Cage in Los Angeles, California, USA; composer (Silence) and fraud. [1]
September 6
  • Birth of Vincent DiMaggio; baseball player (New York Giants, Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds, Boston Bees). [1]
September 8
  • Birth of Leo Cherne in New York City, New York, USA; economist/commentator (All Star News). [1]
September 9
  • Birth of Kurt Sanderling in Arys, Germany; conductor (East Berlin Symphony 1960-77). [1]
September 13
  • Birth of Reta Shaw in South Paris, Maine, USA; actress (The Ghost and Mrs Muir). [1]
September 16
  • Birth of Jerry Wald in New York City, New York, USA; producer (Mildred Pierce, Johnny Belinda). [1]
September 21
  • Birth of Chuck Jones; animator (Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck). [1] [5]
  • Birth of György Sándor in Budapest, Hungary; pianist (L'Apprenti Sorcier). [1]
September 22
  • Birth of Alfred G Vanderbilt; thoroughbred horse owner (Native Dancer). [1]
September 24
  • Birth of Don Porter in Miami, Oklahoma, USA; actor (Russ Lawrence - Gidget, Ann Sothern Show). [1]
September 29
  • Birth of Michelangelo Antonioni Ferrara in Italy; director (Blow-up). [1]
September 30
  • Birth of Kenny Baker; radio singer/actor (Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back). [1]
October 3
  • Birth of Van Arsdale France in Seattle, Washington, USA; trained Disneyland employees, established Disney University, created Backstage Disneyland magazine for cast members, established Disneyland Alumni Club, retired 1978, named Disney Legend in 1994. [510.175]
October 5
  • Birth of Tony Martin in Brooklyn, New York, USA; announcer (Arthur Godfrey). [1]
October 13
  • Birth of Kornél Lajos Weisz AKA Cornelius Louis Wilde AKA Cornel Wilde in Prievidza, Hungary; actor (High Sierra, The Fifth Musketeer). [1]
  • Birth of Hugo Weisgall in Ivancice, Moravia; composer (Four Impressions). [1]
October 17
  • Birth of John Paul I; 263rd Roman Catholic pope (1978). [1]
October 21
  • Birth of Georg Solti in Budapest, Hungary; conductor (Fidelio) (dies 1997). [1] [5]
October 23
  • Birth of Ilse Dörffeldt in Germany; sprint relay (Olympic-1936). [1]
October 25
  • Birth of Jack Kent Cooke; NFL team owner (Washington Redskins). [1]
  • Birth of Al Lewis; writer/director (Our Miss Brooks radio show (1948)). [457]
  • Birth of Minnie Pearl [Sarah Ophelia Colley] in Tennessee, USA; actor/comedienne (Grand Old Opry, Hee-Haw, Country Music Association Hall of Fame). [1] [457]
October 27
  • Birth of Conlon Nancarrow in Texarkana, Arkansas, USA; composer (Soundings 4). [1]
October 31
  • Birth of Dale Evans in Uvalde, Texas, USA; cowgirl (Roy Rogers Show). [1]
November 3
  • Birth of Alfredo Stroessner; dictator of Paraguay (1954-1989). [1427.10]
November 4
  • Birth of Pauline Trigere; fashion designer (Bell Bottoms). [1]
November 5
  • Birth of Natalie Schaeffer in Rumson, New Jersey, USA; actress (Lovey Howell - Gilligan's Island). [1]
November 12
  • Birth of Alphonse [Tuffy] Leemans; NFL fullback (New York Giants). [1]
November 14
  • Birth of Barbara Hutton; heiress (Woolworth) (dies 1979). [1] [5]
November 18
  • Birth of Arthur Peterson in Mandan, North Dakota, USA; actor (Major - Soap, Crisis). [1]
November 21
  • Birth of Eleanor Powell in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA; actress/tap dancer (Broadway Melody). [1]
November 24
  • Birth of Garson Kanin; American playwright/producer (Double Life). [1]
  • Birth of Geraldine Fitzgerald in Dublin, Ireland; actress (Pawnbroker, Easy Money). [1]
November 26
  • Birth of Eric Sevareid in Velva, North Dakota, USA; CBS newsman and commentator for 38 years (CBS Weekend News). [1] [457]
  • Birth of Eugene Ionesco in France; dramatist (Rhinoceros). [1]
November 27
  • Birth of David Merrick; Broadway producer (Hello Dolly). [1]
November 30
  • Birth of Gordon Parks; film director/writer (Learning Tree). [1]
December 1
  • Birth of Minoru Yamasaki; architect (World Trade Center, New York). [1]
December 4
  • Birth of Alfons "Alphons" Berckmans; Flemish/British actor (Family Stastok). [1]
  • Birth of Jack Walsh; New South Wales/Leicestershire cricket china bowler (didn't represent Australia). [1]
  • Birth of John W Pritchard [Ian Wallace]; US sci-fi author (Megalomania). [1]
December 7
  • Birth of Louis Prima in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; singer ("That Old Black Magic"). [1]
  • Birth of Rod Cameron in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; actor (Kansas, Evel Knievel, Oh Susanna, Stampede). [1]
December 9
  • Birth of Thomas P "Tip" O'Neill; American politician (Representative-Democrat-Massachusetts 1977-86)/Speaker of the House. [1]
December 10
  • Birth of Rien van Nunen; Dutch actor (Spuit Elf). [1]
December 22
  • Birth of Claudia A "Lady Bird" Taylor Johnson; first lady (1963-1969). [1]
  • Birth of Doris Duke in New York City, New York, USA; heiress (American Tobacco Company). [1]
  • Birth of Henry Armstrong; held feather/light/welterweight boxing titles (1938). [1]
December 25
  • Birth of Donald McRae; cricket player (Test for New Zealand, the 1946 debacle versus Australia). [1]
December 29
  • Birth of Peggy Glanville-Hicks in Melbourne, Australia; composer (Triad). [1]
December 31
  • Birth of Abe Kosoff; founder of US Professional Numismatists Guild. [567.81]

End of 1912. Next: 1913.

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