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Notable Birthdays - 1894

1894Edward VIII, King of Great Brit/N-Ireland/emperor of India (1936)

1894Robert Menzies, Jeparit, Victoria, 12th Prime Minister of Australia (1939-41, 1949-66) and its longest-serving

1894William George Barker, Dauphin Manitoba, Canadian flying ace (Victoria Cross recipient)

1894Billy Bishop [William Bishop], Owen Sound, Ontario, Canadian First World War flying ace

1894Aldous Huxley, Godalming, Surrey, English author (Brave New World, Island)

1894Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev, Kalinovka, Dmitriyevsky Uyezd, Kursk Governorate, First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1953-64)

1894 Birthdays
Date Event
Jan 1
Shitsu Nakano, Japanese supercentenarian (d. 2007) 
Jan 1
Satyendra Nath Bose, Indian mathematician (d. 1974) 
Jan 1
Otto Benninger, Cimarron 
Jan 1
Eduard Wenck, Fährmann Maria 
Jan 1
Béla Pásztor, Piros bugyelláris 
Jan 1
Frantisek Gotz, Thunder in the Hills 
Jan 1
Robert Cowan, The Stranger 
Jan 1
Meier Tzelniker, Expresso Bongo 
Jan 2
Robert Nathan, NYC, poet, novelist (Portrait of Jennie) 
Jan 3
ZaSu Pitts, American actress (d. 1963) 
Jan 4
Wesley La Violette, composer 
Jan 4
Manuel de Abreu, Brazilian physician (d. 1962) 
Jan 5
W.B. Eason, Mr. Wong, Detective 
Jan 5
Edward C. Jewell, Detour 
Jan 5
Charles Dreyer, The Silent Accuser 
Jan 5
James Gibbons, Marked Woman 
Jan 5
LeRoy Stone, Going My Way 
Jan 7
Jose Rozo Contreras, composer 
Jan 7
Johnnie Walker, The Matinee Idol 
Jan 7
Norma Nichols, Fatty's Tintype Tangle 
Jan 7
Theo Moens, Monsieur Hawarden 
Jan 8
St Maximilian Kolbe, Polish martyr (d. 1941) 
Jan 9
Henryk Stazewski, Polish abstract painter/graphic artist 
Jan 9
Lester Markel, News in Perspective 
Jan 9
Georgi Antonow, Izpitanie 
Jan 9
Estevão Amarante, A Minha Noite de Núpcias 
Jan 9
Maurice Stapler, Injustice 
Jan 10
Reginald Denham, London, Broadway director (Obsession, The Bad Seed) 
Jan 11
Jaroslav Vogel, composer 
Jan 15
Edmond Rubbens, Belgian attorney/minister of colonization 
Jan 16
Guy Chamberlin, early NFL end/coach (Canton, Frankford, Cards) 
Jan 16
Irving Mills, American jazz music publisher (d. 1985) 
Jan 18
Wilhelm HC Tenhaeff, Dutch parapsychologist 
Jan 20
Harold L Gray, creator (Little Orphan Annie) 
Jan 20
Walter Hamor Piston, Rockland Maine, composer (Incredible Flutis) 
Jan 22
Charles Morgan, England, writer (Fountain) 
Jan 22
Matt McHugh, PA, actor (Taxi, Freaks, Barbary Coast, Innocent Affair) 
Jan 23
Remy Angenot, Flemish actor (Patriot/Idiot) 
Jan 23
Remy Angenot, Met den helm geboren 
Jan 27
Fritz Pollard, early black NFL star (1920-26) 
Jan 30
Boris III, Tsar of Bulgaria (1918-43) 
Jan 30
Marcel Canneel, Flemish painter (Reuzenstoet) 
Jan 31
Percy Helton, NY, actor (Jail Busters, Harbor of Missing Men) 
Jan 31
Isham Jones, American musician (d. 1956) 
Jan 31
Percy Helton, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea 
Feb 1
James P. Johnson, American pianist and composer (Charleston, If I Could be With You One Hour Tonight) 
Feb 1
James P. Johnson, The Great Gatsby 
Feb 1
Dick Merrill, Atlantic Flight 
Feb 1
Herman Hupfeld, Brazil 
Feb 1
John Ford, The Searchers 
Feb 3
Norman Rockwell, US, artist/illustrator (Sat Evening Post covers) 
Feb 6
Eric Partridge, New Zealand lexicographer (d. 1979) 
Feb 8
Billy Bishop [William Bishop], Owen Sound, Ontario, Canadian First World War flying ace 
Feb 8
Ludwig Marcuse, German philosopher 
Feb 9
Eino Jurkka, Vihtori ja Klaara 
Feb 10
Roy D'Arcy, SF, actor (Warning Shadows, Revolt of Zombies) 
Feb 10
[Maurice] Harold MacMillan, London, (C) British PM (1957-63) 
Feb 11
Alfonso Leng, composer 
Feb 11
Isaac M Kolthoff, chemist (Massenanalyse) 
Feb 13
Hambartsum Khachanyan, Shorn u Shorshore 
Feb 13
Nobuko Satsuki, Ahodorî 
Feb 14
Jack Benny, [Benjamin Kubelski], Waukegan Ill, "Oh! Rochester!" 
Feb 15
Oswaldo Aranha, Brazil, lawyer/statesman (1st pres of UN) 
Feb 19
Herb Pennock, hall of fame pitcher (Yankees, 243 career wins) 
Feb 22
Alexander Spitzmuller-Harmersbach, composer 
Feb 23
Mildred Dilling, Adventure in Music 
Feb 25
Ernst Friedrich, Breslau Germany, pacifist (War Against War!) 
Feb 25
Howard Wendell, Poland, actor (4 Skulls of Jonathan Drake) 
Feb 25
Meher Baba, Indian spiritual leader (d. 1969) 
Feb 27
Robert-Lucien Siohan, composer 
Mar 2
Renaat Veremans, Flemish composer/conductor 
Mar 2
Renaat Veremans, De witte 
Mar 2
Minoru Murata, Hôshi no bara 
Mar 5
Henry Daniell, London, actor (Camille, Phila Story, Body Snatchers) 
Mar 9
Frank Arnau, German writer (d. 1976) 
Mar 14
Josef Schelb, composer 
Mar 14
Osa Johnson, American explorer (d. 1953) 
Mar 15
Slava Vorlova, composer 
Mar 17
Paul Green, US, novelist/playwright (In Abraham's Bosom) 
Mar 19
Jackie "Moms" Mabley, Brevard SC, comedienne (Merv Griffin Show) 
Mar 25
Erik William Gustav Leidzen, composer 
Mar 26
Will Wright, SF CA, actor (Living Christ Story) 
Mar 26
Viorica Ursuleac, Romanian soprano (d. 1985) 
Mar 26
Will Wright, Adam's Rib 
Mar 26
Robert Long, The Neanderthal Man 
Mar 27
William Harrigan, NYC 
Mar 30
Sergei Ilyushin, Russian airplane builder (Ilyushin) 
Apr 2
Rudolph P Cleveringa, Dutch anti-nazi lawyer 
Apr 2
Walter Mittelholzer, Swiss aviation pioneer (Swiss Air) 
Apr 2
Dorothy Cairns, Sin Takes a Holiday 
Apr 2
Evalds Valters, Mans draugs - nenopietns cilveks 
Apr 2
Edna Morton, Spitfire 
Apr 3
Dooley Wilson, Tyler Tx, actor (Bill-Beulah, Casablanca) 
Apr 6
Gertrude Baines, American Supercentarian 
Apr 7
Gerald Brenan, English writer 
Apr 9
Ernest Kanitz, composer 
Apr 10
Ben Nicholson, English painter/sculptor (Circle) 
Apr 10
Shri Ghanshyam Das Birla, Indian industrialist (d. 1983) 
Apr 12
Francisco H Craveiro Lopes, Portuguese general/president (1951-58) 
Apr 13
Ludvig Irgens Jensen, composer 
Apr 14
Philip A. Scheib, Sidney's Family Tree 
Apr 14
Ray Hanson, Pot o' Gold 
Apr 14
José Medina, Fragmentos da vida 
Apr 15
Elizabeth Mae "Bessie" Smith, Empress of Blues (over 200 songs) 
Apr 15
Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev, Kalinovka, Dmitriyevsky Uyezd, Kursk Governorate, First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1953-64) 
Apr 19
Arthur Goullet, King Solomon's Mines 
Apr 19
Leonard Smith, National Velvet 
Apr 19
Zoltan Egyed, Dramatic School 
Apr 20
Martinus Nijhoff, poet/interpreter/linguistic (spelling) 
Apr 23
Basil Sydney, England, actor (Hamlet, Jassy, Simba, Farmer's Wife) 
Apr 23
George Renevant, Paris, actor (Moulin Rouge, Scotland Yard, Comrade X) 
Apr 23
Cow Cow Davenport, American pianist (d. 1955) 
Apr 25
Rose Higgins, The Silent Code 
Apr 25
Eero Vepsälä, Ne 45000 
Apr 25
Billy Smart, Billy Smart 
Apr 26
Rudolf Hess, Nazi official (d. 1987) 
Apr 27
Nicolas Slonimsky, composer 
Apr 27
George Petty, WWII Pin-Up Artist (d. 1975) 
Apr 30
Vernon Bartlett, Death at a Broadcast 
Apr 30
Leon Duray, Speedway 
May 5
Kit Guard, Denmark, actor (El Diablo Rides, Kid Courageous) 
May 6
Filip Lazar, composer 
May 6
Oliver H.P. Garrett, A Farewell to Arms 
May 6
Lucie Marie Rommel, The Longest Day 
May 6
Carlo Aldini, Im Kampf mit der Unterwelt 
May 6
Tom Wood, The Old Homestead 
May 6
Eric Laurent, Rågens rike 
May 6
Alan Cobham, The King's Cup 
May 6
Seere Salminen, Katupeilin takana 
May 8
Miguel Matamoros, Before Night Falls 
May 9
Viktor Hruby, Echo der Berge 
May 10
Dimitri Tiomkin, Russia, composer (Acad Award 1954-High & Mighty) 
May 11
Anton A Mussert, Dutch nazi leader (NSB) 
May 11
Florimond Cornellie, Belgium, yachting (Olympic-gold-1920) 
May 11
Martha Graham, Allegheny Penn, choreographer (Appalachian Spring) 
May 11
Martha Graham, Night Journey 
May 11
Eugene Zador, Ben-Hur 
May 11
Eddie Nelson, Hot and Heavy 
May 12
Cleo Ridgely, NY, silent screen actress (I Remember Mama) 
May 13
Ásgeir Ásgeirsson, 2nd President of Iceland (d. 1972) 
May 13
E.C. Buehler, Speech: Using Your Voice 
May 13
Sidney Saunders, King Kong 
May 13
Ivy Livingston, Josselyn's Wife 
May 16
Zygmunt Chmielewski, Maryjka 
May 19
Lothar Mendes, The Man Who Could Work Miracles 
May 19
Henry Busse, The English Patient 
May 19
Edgar Lyons, Undersea Kingdom 
May 19
Franciszek Zyndram-Mucha, Manewry floty polskiej w Gdyni 
May 20
Adela Rogers St John, journalist/author (Foreign Correspondent) 
May 20
Chandrashekarendra Saraswati, Indian Hindu sage, Jivanmukta (d. 1994) 
May 20
Estelle Taylor, Cimarron 
May 20
Adela Rogers St. Johns, A Free Soul 
May 20
Margarita Robles, Under the Skies of the Asturias 
May 21
Kenyon Nicholson, Sailor Beware 
May 21
Konstantin Delcroix, Die Kleinbürgerhochzeit 
May 22
Clyde Brion Davis, Adventure 
May 22
Charles E. Roberts, Corruption 
May 24
William Fairbanks, The Torrent 
May 25
Dirk Vansina, Flemish playwright (Verschaeve Gives Evidence) 
May 25
Paraguaçu, Fazendo Fitas 
May 25
Mileva Bosnjakovic, Karadjordje 
May 27
Dashiell Hammett, Maryland, detective novelist (Sam Spade, Maltese Falcon) 
May 27
Louis-Ferdinand Céline, French writer (d. 1961) 
May 28
Sammy White, RI, actor (711 Ocean Drive, Sound Off) 
May 29
Beatrice Lillie, Toronto, comedian/actress (Around World in 80 Days) 
May 29
Josef von Sternberg, Austrian director (Der blaue Engel) 
May 29
Josef von Sternberg, The Blue Angel 
May 29
Beatrice Lillie, Beatrice Lillie 
May 29
Mario 'Harp' Lorenzi, Episode dated 10 May 1947 
May 30
Hubertus J van Mook, Dutch minister of Colonies (1942-45) 
May 31
Fred Allen, Cambridge Massachusetts, comedian (Fred Allen Radio Show) 
May 31
Fred Allen, Judge for Yourself 
Jun 4
Blanch Knopf, publishing CEO (Knopf) 
Jun 5
Roy Thomson, Lord Thomson of Fleet, English publisher (d. 1976) 
Jun 6
Sabin V Dragoi, composer 
Jun 7
Alexander de Seversky, Victory Through Air Power 
Jun 7
Anna Norling, En vår i vapen 
Jun 8
Erwin Schulhoff, Czech/Russian composer/pianist (Ogelala) 
Jun 9
Betty Blair, City Lights 
Jun 10
Pavel Borkovec, Czech composer (Stmivani, [Twilight]) 
Jun 11
Dai Vernon (David Frederick Wingfield Verner), Canadian magician, The Professor (d. 1992) 
Jun 11
Dai Vernon, The Illusion of the Curious Counterfeit: Part I 
Jun 13
Isaak E Babel, Russian writer (Konarmija, Marija) [or Jul 13] 
Jun 13
Jacques-Henri Lartigue, France, photographer 
Jun 13
Mark van Doren, Ill, author (Happy Critic, Transients) 
Jun 13
Dr. Leo Kanner, Austrian-American physician (d. 1981) 
Jun 14
Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (d. 1924) 
Jun 14
Benito Perojo, Goyescas 
Jun 14
Benny Fields, Blossom Seeley and Bennie Fields 
Jun 14
Louis J. Witte, 7th Heaven 
Jun 15
Robert Russell Bennett, Kansas City, composer/arranger (Oklahoma!) 
Jun 15
Nikolai Chebotaryov, Ukrainian mathematician (d. 1947) 
Jun 16
Norman Kerry, Rochester NY, actor (Phantom of the Opera) 
Jun 16
Norman Kerry, The Phantom of the Opera 
Jun 16
Peggy O'Neil, When Mary Married 
Jun 16
Josef Kopta, Guard No. 47 
Jun 18
Philip Cahn, Imitation of Life 
Jun 18
Grant Whytock, The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse 
Jun 18
Duke Martin, Across to Singapore 
Jun 20
George Delacorte, NYC, philanthropist/publisher (Dell Books) 
Jun 20
Lloyd A Hall, Illinois, pioneer in food chemistry 
Jun 21
Milward Kennedy, British public servant and mystery writer (d. 1968) 
Jun 22
Eddie Leslie, The Square Peg 
Jun 22
Andrée Lumière, Baby's Dinner 
Jun 22
Nino Bellini, Casablanca 
Jun 22
George F. Eliot, Federal Bullets 
Jun 23
Alfred Kinsey, Hoboken, New Jersey, American entomologist/sexologist (Kinsey Report) 
Jun 23
Edward VIII, King of Great Brit/N-Ireland/emperor of India (1936) 
Jun 23
Duke of Windsor, A King's Story 
Jun 23
Alfred Kinsey,  
Jun 23
Norman Reilly Raine, The Adventures of Robin Hood 
Jun 23
Laurie York Erskine, Renfrew of the Royal Mounted 
Jun 25
Hermann Oberth, Germany, founded modern astronautics (V2/Redstone) 
Jun 26
Bill Wirges, Buffalo NY, orchestra leader (Growing Paynes) 
Jun 26
Jeanne Eagels, actress (Rain, Under False Colors) 
Jun 28
Lois Wilson, Pitts Pa, actress (Alice-Aldrich Family) 
Jun 29
Richard Löwenbein, Das Diadem der Zarin 
Jun 30
Gavrilo Princip, Bosnian assassin (arch duke Ferdinand) 
Jul 2
Walter Brennan, Swampscott Mass, actor (Real McCoys, At Gun Point) 
Jul 2
Andre Kertesz, Neil Diamond: Love at the Greek 
Jul 3
Nellie Manley, Vertigo 
Jul 3
John Vosper, Chinaman's Chance 
Jul 3
Jack Vosburgh, The Lady in the Library 
Jul 4
Henry Carlson, basketball coach (originated figure 8 play) 
Jul 5
Basil Emmott, Curse of the Fly 
Jul 5
Silvano Balboni, Lady Robinhood 
Jul 5
Ants Lauter, Hamlet 
Jul 5
Hans Hopf, Mourning Becomes Electra 
Jul 8
Clemens VI Trefois, Flemish architect/sociologist 
Jul 9
Pyotr Leonidovich Kapitsa, Russian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1984) 
Jul 10
Jimmy Francis McHugh, composer 
Jul 11
Walter Wanger, [Feuchtwanger], US producer (Stagecoach) 
Jul 13
Isaak Babel, Rus short-story writer/dramatist (Red Calvary) [or 6/13] 
Jul 15
Tadeusz Sendzimir, Polish-American engineer and inventor (d. 1989) 
Jul 17
Mary Clare, London England, actress (Evil Mind, Young & Innocent) 
Jul 17
Phyllis Morris, The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp 
Jul 18
Bernard Wagenaar, Arnhem Holland, composer (3 Songs for Chinese) 
Jul 19
Joris [Georges] of Severen, Flemish fascist/Member of parliament 
Jul 19
Khawaja Nazimuddin, 2nd Prime Minister of Pakistan (d. 1965) 
Jul 19
Aleksandr Yakovlevich Khinchin, Russian mathematician (d. 1959) 
Jul 19
John Norrman, Sten Stensson kommer tillbaka 
Jul 19
Siegfried Fischer, Bomans pojke 
Jul 19
Edmundo Espino, Si yo fuera diputado 
Jul 19
Omar Kiam, Wuthering Heights 
Jul 22
O M Graf, writer 
Jul 23
Arthur Treacher, Brighton England, announcer (Merv Griffin Show) 
Jul 24
Walter Schulthess, composer 
Jul 24
Virgil Johanson, The Case of the Star Tattoo 
Jul 24
Esma Lewis, The Balloon Goes Up 
Jul 24
Alma Rogge, Zwei Kisten Rum 
Jul 24
Harold Lishman, Lost Horizon 
Jul 26
Aldous Huxley, Godalming, Surrey, English author (Brave New World, Island) 
Jul 26
Ludovicus J Rogier, Dutch historian (Henric van Veldeken) 
Jul 27
Gerald F Bogan, US vice-admiral (WW II-Pacific Ocean) 
Jul 27
Georges Charlia, Beauty Prize 
Jul 29
Charles C. Wilson, It Happened One Night 
Jul 29
Billy Meyers, The Aviator 
Jul 30
Gerda Müller, Das Fräulein von Scuderi 
Jul 31
Roy Bargy, Mich, orchestra leader (Jimmy Durante Show) 
Jul 31
Fred Keenor, Welsh footballer (d.1972) 
Aug 1
Ottavio Bottecchia, Italian cyclist (d. 1927) 
Aug 1
Juan Filloy, Ecce homo 
Aug 1
Stanley Blystone, Modern Times 
Aug 3
Harry Heilmann, SF Cal, baseball hall of famer outfielder (Detroit) 
Aug 3
John H van Maarseveen, Dutch minister of Justice/Internal minister 
Aug 5
Clare Eames, The New Commandment 
Aug 5
Barry Baxter, Captain Swift 
Aug 5
Thurston Knudson, Curse of the Ubangi 
Aug 9
Kathleen Lockhart, A Christmas Carol 
Aug 9
A.R. Rawlinson, The Man Who Knew Too Much 
Aug 9
Castleton Knight, The Flying Scotsman 
Aug 9
Michail Sostschenko, Der Seitensprung des Genossen Barkassow 
Aug 10
Varahagiri Venkata Giri, Fourth President of India (d. 1980) 
Aug 11
Wilhelm Grosz, composer 
Aug 11
Maurice Pivar, Frankenstein 
Aug 11
Ernst Angel, Jagd auf dich 
Aug 11
Rutherford Platt, Secrets of Life 
Aug 11
Clark Robinson, The Rejected Woman 
Aug 13
Ferdinand Sassen, Dutch philosopher/director 
Aug 13
Leonid Alexeyevich Polovinkin, composer 
Aug 16
George Meany, NYC, labor leader (headed AFL-CIO) 
Aug 17
Erik A Blomberg, Swedish art historian/poet/author (Jorden) 
Aug 17
Johan Polet, Dutch sculptor 
Aug 19
Harvey B. Dunn, Bride of the Monster 
Aug 19
Giorgio De Rege, Gli assi della risata 
Aug 19
Diantha Pattison, Girls' School 
Aug 20
Tecla Scarano, Marriage Italian Style 
Aug 20
Berta Gersten, The Benny Goodman Story 
Aug 20
Lyons Wickland, Les Misérables 
Aug 20
Harry Albiez, A Night at the Opera 
Aug 22
Cecil Kellaway, South Africa, actor (Mr Earnshaw-Wuthering Heights) 
Aug 23
Gareth Hughes, Llanelly Wales, actor (Midnight Girl) 
Aug 23
James La Guma, Bloemfontein, South African political activist and trade unionist 
Aug 23
Gareth Hughes, Eyes of Youth 
Aug 23
Paul Garnett, The Grapes of Wrath 
Aug 23
Robert Ryberg, Det sägs på stan 
Aug 23
Willard Van der Veer, The Crawling Hand 
Aug 24
Jean Rhys, [Ella Williams], Dominica, writer (Voyage in the Dark) 
Aug 25
Madge Saunders, Tons of Money 
Aug 25
Talbot Jennings, Mutiny on the Bounty 
Aug 26
Sparky Adams, Baseball player (d. 1989) 
Aug 26
Richard Wallace, The Young in Heart 
Aug 27
Charles Meredith, Knoxville Pa, actor (Court of Last Resort) 
Aug 28
Charles Aubroeck, Belgian painter/sculptor (Iron Tower) 
Aug 28
Karl Böhm, Austrian conductor (d. 1981) 
Aug 29
E Franklin Frazier, sociologist, died in 1962 
Aug 30
Frank Eyton, Catch Me If You Can 
Aug 31
Albert Facey, Australian writer (d. 1982) 
Sep 2
Joseph Roth, Austria, journalist/writer (Hotel Savoy) 
Sep 8
Willem FJ Pijper, Dutch composer/critic 
Sep 9
Arthur Freed, American songwriter and film producer (d. 1973) 
Sep 9
Bert Oldfield, Australian cricketer (d. 1976) 
Sep 12
Billy Gilbert, Louisville KY, actor (Great Dictator, His Gal Friday) 
Sep 13
Anton Roosjen, Dutch politician/NCRV-chairman 
Sep 13
John B[oynton] Priestly, author (Good Companions)/wed Jessica Hawkes 
Sep 13
Julian Tuwim, Polish poet (d. 1953) 
Sep 15
Jean Renoir, French director (Madame Bovary, Nana, Grand Illusion) 
Sep 15
Oskar Klein, Swedish physicist (d. 1977) 
Sep 16
Clarence R Hennecke, Omaha NE, actor (Keystone Kops) 
Sep 17
Fay Compton, [Virginia Lillian Emeline Compton], actress (Haunting) 
Sep 19
Cornelis Rijnsdorp, writer (Kings Children) 
Sep 21
Tullio Carminati, Zara Dalmatia Italy, actor (Roman Holiday) 
Sep 22
Hieronim Feicht, composer 
Sep 22
Johnnie Gough, Boston MA, actor (Smooth as Satin, Circus Kid) 
Sep 23
Kornelis H Miskotte, theologist (Edda & Thora) 
Sep 24
Tommy Armour, Anglo-American golfer (d. 1968) 
Sep 26
Gladys Brockwell, Brooklyn NY, actress (Long Pants, Oliver Twist) 
Sep 27
Olive Tell, American actress (d. 1951) 
Sep 27
Lothar von Richthofen German pilot (d. 1922) 
Sep 29
Franco Capuana, composer 
Sep 30
Dirk J Bush, Dutch/US mathematician (Concise History of Mathematics) 
Oct 1
Ricardo Castillo, composer 
Oct 2
Rhea Haines, The Pursuit of the Phantom 
Oct 2
Wilna Wilde, Pop Tuttle's Lost Nerve 
Oct 2
Franz Gribitz, It All Started So Gaily 
Oct 3
Elmer Robinson, American politician (d. 1982) 
Oct 3
Walter Warlimont, German General WWII (d. 1976) 
Oct 4
Cliff Hall, Brooklyn New York, American actor (Crime Photographer) 
Oct 5
Bevil Rudd, South African athlete (d. 1948) 
Oct 5
Del Andrews, All Quiet on the Western Front 
Oct 6
George Crone, Room Service 
Oct 6
Herman Mariani, Always in My Heart 
Oct 7
Herman Dooyeweerd, Dutch philosopher/lawyer 
Oct 7
Del Lord, American director (d. 1970) 
Oct 11
Albert Stoessel, composer 
Oct 12
Charles Hodge, California, NYU professor (Answers for Americans) 
Oct 12
Elisabeth A de Vreugd, chambermaid of Dutch queen 
Oct 13
Bruce Sievier, Sweet and Lowdown 
Oct 13
Erik Ramdahl, Manden fra Mørket 
Oct 14
Sutan Ibrahim gelor Datuk Tan Malaka, founder (Indonesian Communist) 
Oct 14
E.E.Cummings (Edward Estlin), Cambridge Massachusetts, poet (Tulips & Chimneys) 
Oct 15
Moshe Sharett, second Prime Minister of Israel (d. 1965) 
Oct 18
H. L. Davis, American author (d. 1960) 
Oct 19
Ben Hill, The Border Raiders 
Oct 19
Hassan Mussalli, The Greater Woman 
Oct 19
Park Ries, Extra! Extra! 
Oct 20
Olive Thomas, American actress (d. 1920) 
Oct 20
Olive Thomas, The Flapper 
Oct 20
Gerd Benofsky, Heute abend spielt Molière - Das Stegreifspiel von Versailles und Der Herr von Pourceaugnac 
Oct 20
John Tyke, Circle Canyon 
Oct 21
Rampo Edogawa, Japanese author and critic (d. 1965) 
Oct 21
Rampo Edogawa, Sôseiji 
Oct 22
Méi Lánfāng, Chinese opera performer (d. 1961) 
Oct 23
Rube Bressler, baseball player (d. 1966) 
Oct 24
Bibhutibhushan Mukhopadhyay, Bengali author (d. 1987) 
Oct 26
John S Knight, WV, publisher (Knight-Rider) 
Oct 27
Antonius "Toon" Verhey, violin cellist/conductor (Residence-orch) 
Oct 27
Fritz Sauckel, German Nazi General of Labor 
Oct 27
Oliver Leese, British general (d. 1978) 
Oct 29
Jack Pearl, Meet the Baron 
Oct 29
Kate Gilnagh,  
Oct 30
Peter Warlock, composer 
Oct 30
Jean Rostand, French biologist (d. 1977) 
Nov 2
William Johnston, tennis champ (US Open-1915) 
Nov 2
Alexander Lippisch, German scientist (d. 1976) 
Nov 3
William George Barker, Dauphin Manitoba, Canadian flying ace (Victoria Cross recipient) 
Nov 5
Henri E J A de Page, Belgian private law scholar 
Nov 8
Jacques Varennes, Diabolique 
Nov 11
Aaron Avshalomov, composer 
Nov 11
Winifred Kingston, England, silent screen actress (David Garrick) 
Nov 13
Artur Nebe, German SS officer {d. 1945) 
Nov 13
Nita Naldi, Blood and Sand 
Nov 13
Edmund H. Hansen, Wilson 
Nov 13
Modesto De Souza, Rio 100 Degrees F. 
Nov 13
Dorothy Wallace, A Man's Fight 
Nov 13
Otília Amorim, Alma Sertaneja 
Nov 14
Harold Collett Dent, journalist/educationist 
Nov 14
Seena Owen, Spokane WA, silent screen actress (Queen Kelly) 
Nov 16
Count Richard Coudenhove Kalergi, Austrian politician 
Nov 16
Mabel Normand, [Muriel Fortescue], Boston MA, comedienne (Mickey) 
Nov 17
Eelco van Kleffens, minister of Foreign affairs (1939-46)/diplomat 
Nov 17
Sophocles Venizelos, premier of Greece (1944, 50-51) 
Nov 19
Américo Tomás, Portuguese admiral and politician, 14th President of Portugal (d. 1987) 
Nov 20
Carl Mayer, Graz, actor (Dreaming Lips, Ariane, Sunrise) 
Nov 21
Corinne Griffith, Texarkana TX, actress (3 Hours, Lilies of Field) 
Nov 21
Corinne Griffith, The Divine Lady 
Nov 21
Max Miller, Hoots Mon 
Nov 21
Gina Kaus, The Robe 
Nov 23
Ture Persson, Sweden, sprinter (Olympic-silver-1912) 
Nov 24
Herbert Sutcliffe, cricketer (all-time great opening batsman for Engl) 
Nov 26
Norbert Wiener, US, mathematician/discovered cybernetics 
Nov 26
James Charles McGuigan, Catholic cardinal archbishop of Toronto (d. 1974) 
Nov 27
Forrest Shaklee, founder (Shaklee Products) 
Nov 27
Amphilochius of Pochayiv, Ukrainian Orthodox saint (d. 1971) 
Nov 27
Konosuke Matsushita, Japanese industrialist (d. 1989) 
Nov 27
Jack Natteford, Boots and Saddles 
Nov 27
Josef Albrecht, Freddy, Tiere, Sensationen 
Nov 28
Brooks Atkinson, drama critic (Broadway theater namesake) 
Nov 29
Yakima Canutt, [Enos Edward], Colfax WA, actor/dir (Texas Terror) 
Nov 29
Lucille Hegamin, American singer and entertainer (d. 1970) 
Dec 2
Warren William, [Krech], Aitkin MN, actor (Caesar in Cleopatra) 
Dec 4
Nikolay Sergeev, Andrei Rublev 
Dec 4
Suzanne Nivette, Rouge et noir 
Dec 5
Charles Robberts, Winburg district of the Orange Free State, The first State President of South Africa 
Dec 7
Stuart Davis, US painter 
Dec 7
Stuart Davis,  
Dec 8
James (Grover) Thurber, Columbus Ohio, humorist (Men, Women & Dogs) 
Dec 8
E.C. Segar, American cartoonist (Popeye) (d. 1938) 
Dec 9
Eddie Dowling, Woonsocket RI, actor (Anywhere USA) 
Dec 9
Anibal Machado, Felicidade 
Dec 9
Harry Masters, The Beauties 
Dec 9
Adam Królikiewicz, The Ashes 
Dec 10
Earnest Haenchen, German new testament expert 
Dec 10
Gertrud Kolmar, writer 
Dec 10
Paul Dessau, composer 
Dec 11
Douglas Gordon, Escape to Glory 
Dec 11
Martin Linge, Den nye lensmannen 
Dec 14
Joaquin Zamacois Soler, composer 
Dec 15
Ellen Widmann, M 
Dec 15
Herman Meckler, Amadeus 
Dec 15
Olga Linek Scholl, The Net 
Dec 16
Mina Cunard, The Living Lie 
Dec 17
Arthur Fiedler, Boston Mass, conductor (Boston Pops) 
Dec 17
Hans Henny Jahnn, writer 
Dec 17
Hans [Henry] Kramers, Dutch theoretical physicist (quantum mechanics) 
Dec 17
Willem Schermerhorn, Neth premier (1945-46) 
Dec 17
David Butler, San Francisco California, director (April in Paris, Calamity Jane) 
Dec 17
David Butler, Calamity Jane 
Dec 19
Ford C Frick, baseball commissioner (1951-65) 
Dec 19
Paul Dessau, Hamburg Germany, composer/conducter (Berlin, 1925-33) 
Dec 19
Yoshida Isoya, Tokyo Japan, architect (modern sukiya style) 
Dec 19
Tess Gardella, Aunt Jemima: The Original Fun Flour Maker 
Dec 19
Wilda Bennett, Love, Honor and Obey 
Dec 19
Paul Dessau, Storm Over Mont Blanc 
Dec 20
Robert Menzies, Jeparit, Victoria, 12th Prime Minister of Australia (1939-41, 1949-66) and its longest-serving 
Dec 20
Tibor Halmay, Egy bolond százat csinál 
Dec 21
Anna Duncan, Dinner at Eight 
Dec 21
Fritz Peter Buch, Die Warschauer Zitadelle 
Dec 23
Arthur Gilligan, cricketer (England captain in 1920's) 
Dec 24
Georges Guynemer, French WW I pilot 
Dec 26
Antonio Molina, composer 
Dec 26
Jean Toomer, American writer (d. 1967) 
Dec 27
Wesley C. Miller, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 
Dec 27
Mieczyslaw Grydzewski,  
Dec 28
Andre de Meulemeester, Belgian WW I pilot (Eagle of Flanders) 
Dec 28
Ed Healey, NFL tackle (Rock Island Independents, Chicago Bears) 
Dec 31
Ernest John Moeran, British composer 
Dec 31
Pola Negri, [Barbara A Chalupiec], Polish/US actress (Madame Dubarry) 
Dec 31
John S. Peters, Border Phantom 
Dec 31
Otto Brefin, Freed Hands 
Dec 31
Shen Hong, Old and New Shanghai 
9
Arthur Freed, Léon: The Professional 
9
Carlos F. Borcosque, Corazón 
11
Aleksandr Dovzhenko, Arsenal 
11
William Hinckley, The Children in the House 
11
Leonor Rinaldi, Un hombre cualquiera 
11
Frank Tomick, The Air Patrol 
22
Minerva Urecal, The Corpse Vanishes 
22
John Gough, In the Land of the Tortilla 
23
Albert Lewin, The Picture of Dorian Gray 
23
Fred Frank, Saboteur 
23
Momcilo Nastasijevic, Darovi moje rodjake Marije 
23
Clarence Morehouse, Wandering Papas 
23
Baby Lovett, The Last of the Blue Devils 
24
Billy Bletcher, Dry and Thirsty 
24
Maurice Colbourne, The Magic Box 
25
John Howard Lawson, Sahara 
25
Lars Egge, Flottans lilla fästmö 
25
James Goldenhaur, Mildred Pierce 
29
Jolie Gabor, The People vs. Zsa Zsa Gabor 
29
Adolfo Barela, Salt of the Earth 
29
Gerhard Menzel, Flüchtlinge 
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