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Birthdays 1 - 47 of 47

1st - Abraham H Maslow, US psychologist (humanistic psychology)
2nd - Buddy Ebsen, Belleville Il, actor (Beverly Hillbillies, Barnaby Jones)
4th - Ernestine Gilbreth Carey, author (Cheaper by the Dozen)
5th - Bette Davis, Lowell Mass, famous eyes (Of Human Bondage, Jezebel)
5th - George Schick, Prague Czech, conductor (Chicago Symphony)
5th - Grady Sutton, Chattanooga Tn, actor (Pruitts of South Hampton)
5th - Herbert von Karajan, Austria, Nazi/conductor (Berlin Philharmonic)
5th - Jagjivan Ram, Indian politician (d. 1986)
6th - Vano Il'ich Muradeli, composer
7th - Le Duan, Vietnamese politician
7th - Percy Faith, conductor (Summer Place)
8th - Neil Lawson, British high court judge
9th - Fred Lohse, composer
9th - Victor Vasarely, Hungarian/French painter/author (Op Art)
10th - Aidan Crawley, CEO (London Weekend TV)
11th - Karel Ancerl, Czech conductor (Prague/Toronto)
11th - Leo Rosten, writer/humourist
11th - Masura Ibuka, industrialist
12th - Carlos Lleras Restrepo, president of Colombia
12th - John T Hughes, Bishop to Forces
12th - Virginia Cherrill, actress (Lake Extra, Brat, City Lights, Delicious)
12th - Robert Lee Scott, Jr., American Air Force pilot (d. 2006)
15th - Eden Ahbez, songwriter
15th - Louise Chaplin, actress
15th - Lita Grey, American actress (d. 1995)
18th - Edward Roberts, bishop (Ely)
18th - Henry Guinness, missionary
18th - Joseph Keilberth, German conductor (Bayreuther Festspiele)
18th - Eric Spear, British film and TV composer (Coronation Street theme)
20th - Wilhelmus M Bekkers, bishop of Hertogenbosch
20th - Lionel Hampton, orchestra leader/vibraphone improviser (Depths Below)
21st - Louis Hostin, France, Light Heavyweight, Olympic-gold-1932, 36)
22nd - Eddie Albert, [Heimberger], Rock Island Il, actor (Oliver-Green Acres)
23rd - Frederick Hawkins, dancer
23rd - Herbert Telley, British actuary
23rd - Myron Waldman, American animator (d. 2006)
24th - Heddy Bouber, [Hermanus G Blom], actor (Bluejackets)
24th - Marceline Day, American actor (d. 2000)
25th - Edward R Murrow, Pole Creek NC, newscaster (Person to Person)
28th - Arnoud Breeveld, Suriname bishop
28th - Jack Fingleton, cricketer (Australian opener of 30's)
28th - Michael T Fitzmaurice, Chicago IL, actor (Reported Missing, 14 Hours)
Industrialist Oskar Schindler (28th) 28th - Oskar Schindler, Zwittau, Moravia, Austria-Hungary, Austrian businessman and subject of the novel Schindler's Ark and the film Schindler's List. (d. 1974)
29th - Jack [Stewart] Williamson, US, sci-fi author (Cometeers)
29th - Philippe Brun, jazz trumpeter
30th - Eve Arden, American actress (d. 1990)
30th - Bjarni Benediktsson, Icelandic foreign and later prime minister (d. 1970)

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