July 19 Birthdays
July 19 Birthdays of important people from throughout history.
1592 – Erhard Buttner, composer
1670 – Richard Leveridge, English bass and composer (d. 1758)
1688 – Giuseppe Castiglione, Italian missionary to China (d. 1766)
1735 – Garret Wesley Mornington, composer
1742 – Jean-Baptiste Davaux, composer
1744 – Heinrich Christian Boie, German author (d. 1806)
1750 – Alessio Prati, composer
1759 – Seraphim of Sarov, Russian Orthodox Saint (d. 1833)
1782 – Jonathan Blewitt, composer
1789 – John Martin, English painter
1797 – Johann Gottlieb Schneider, composer
1800 – Juan José Flores, military and first president of Ecuador (d. 1864)
1811 – Vincenz Lachner, composer
1814 – Samuel Colt, Hartford Connecticut, US inventor/industrialist (Colt 6 shot revolver), (d. 1862)
1817 – Mary Ann Ball Bickerdyke, US, army nurse (union)
1819 – Gottfried Keller, writer
1822 – Augusta of Cambridge, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (d. 1916)
1823 – George Henry Gordon, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
1827 – Mangal Pandey, Indian freedom fighter (d. 1857)
1828 – Roger Atkinson Pryor, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), (d. 1919)
1833 – John Wesley Turner, Bvt Major General (Union Army), (d. 1899)
1834 – Edgar Degas, France, impressionist painter, sculptor and artist
1838 – Joel Asaph Allen, US zoologist (Rule of Allen)
1846 – Charles Edward Pickering, pioneered American spectroscopist
1848 – Cornelis A Pekelharing, artist (fabric seller)
1849 – F A Alphonse Aulard, French historian
1849 – Ferdinand Brunetière, French writer and critic (d. 1906)
1851 – Hendrik J Jut, Dutch murderer (head of Jut)
1854 – Daniel Josephus Jitta, Dutch High Court lawyer
1860 – Lizzie Borden, American woman acquitted of the murder of her parents (gave her mother forty whacks), born in Fall River, Massachusetts
1863 – Hermann Bahr, Austria writer/director (New Men)
1865 – Charles Horace Mayo, surgeon/co-founder (Mayo Clinic)
1873 – Louis Zimmermann, violinist/1st concert master of Concert building
1876 – Joseph Fielding Smith, 10th president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (d. 1972)
1876 – John Gunn, Former England cricketer (d. 1963)
1877 – Arthur Fielder, English cricketer (d. 1949)
1878 – Robert H Woltjer, classical/AR-1st-Member of parliament (About Plato)
1879 – Hendrik G Cannegieter, meteorology/director (KNMI)
1881 – Adriaan J Zoetmulder, Dutch writer/directer (Eindhovens Dagblad)
1881 – Friedrich J H Dessauer, German physicist (radiologist)
1883 – Max Fleischer, Austrian animator and film producer (d. 1972)
1888 – Eugene Jungers, Belgian governor of Rwanda Urundi
1892 – Dick Irvin, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1957)
1893 – Vladimir Mayakovsky, Soviet Georgia, poet (Ode to Revolution)[OS=7/7]
1894 – Joris [Georges] of Severen, Flemish fascist/Member of parliament
1894 – Khawaja Nazimuddin, 2nd Prime Minister of Pakistan (d. 1965)
1894 – Aleksandr Yakovlevich Khinchin, Russian mathematician (d. 1959)
1895 – Xu Beihong, Chinese painter (d. 1953)
1896 – A. J. Cronin, Scottish writer (Citadel, Shining Victory) (d. 1981)
1898 – Juan Bautista Plaza-Alfonzo, composer
1899 – Paul de Groot, Dutch communist politician (CPN)/Editor (The Truth)
1900 – Arno Breker, German sculptor (3rd Reich sculptor
1900 – Charles Barnet “Roscoe” Harvey, soldier
1900 – Marc Turfkruijer, Flemish movie journalist/writer
1902 – Gerard[us M] Rutten, director (Miraculous Life of Willem Parel)
1905 – Boyd Neel, Blackheath, Kent England, conductor (Story of an Orch)
1905 – Edgar P Snow, US author/journalist: Red star over China
1905 – Louis Philip Kentner, composer
1906 – Klaus Egge, Gransherad, Telemark Norway, composer (Noregsonger)
1906 – Wim van Doorne, Dutch car manufacturer (DAF)
1907 – Gunter Bialas, composer
1907 – Isabel Jewell, American actress (d. 1972)
1909 – Jeno Vecsey, composer
1912 – Norman Carr, British conservationist (b. 1997)
1914 – Josef Palenicek, composer
1914 – Marius Russo, baseball player (d. 2005)
1916 – James D Ramage, US lt-Adm (WW II-Palau/Guam/Philippines)
1916 – Phillip Cavaretta, baseball player (NL MVP 1945)
1917 – Robert Aitken, Phila, Zen co-founder (Diamond Sangha)
1917 – William W Scranton, (Gov-R-Pa), (d. 2013)
1919 – Patricia Medina, actress (High-Low), born in Liverpool, England (d. 2012)
1919 – Robert Pinget, novelist/playwright
1919 – Miltos Sachtouris, Greek poet (d. 2005)
1920 – Robert Christiani, cricketer (brother of Cyril WI batsman in 22 Tests)
1920 – Robert Mann, Portland Oregon, composer/violinist (String Quartet 1952)
1921 – Rosalyn Yalow, medical physicist
1922 – George McGovern, (Sen-D-SD)/pres candidate (D-1972), (d. 2012)
1922 – Rachel Robinson, social activist/humanitarian/Mrs Jackie Robinson
1922 – Harold Camping, American evangelist, founder of Family Radio
1923 – William A. Rusher, American columnist
1924 – Pat Hingle [Martin Patterson], American actor (Splendor in the Grass, Batman Returns), born in Miami, Florida
1924 – Sybren Polet, [Sijbe Minnema], Dutch writer/poet (Mannekino)
1924 – Stanley K. Hathaway, American politician (d. 2005)
1925 – Sue Thompson, American pop and country music singer
1926 – Helen Gallagher, Bkln, actress (Ryan’s Hope, Strangers When We Meet)
1926 – Max Sordam, Suriname warden/writer (Dictionary Sranantongo)
1926 – Sue Thompson, [Eva Sue Mckee], rocker
1927 – Jan Myrdal, Swedish writer/journalist (Albania Defiant)
1928 – John Bratby, painter/writer (Breakdown)
1929 – Sofia Muratova, USSR, gymnist (Olympic-6 gold/3 silv/4 bronze-1952-60), (d. 2006)
1932 – Buster Benton, singer/guitarist
1934 – Willem Nijholt, actor (De Nietsnut, Respect, Op Afbetaling)
1934 – Francisco Sá Carneiro, Prime Minister of Portugal (d. 1980)
1935 – Vasily Livanov, Russian and Soviet film actor
1937 – George Hamilton IV, American country musician, born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, (d. 2014)
1937 – Larry Boxx, founder (Land B Computer Serv)
1937 – Richard Jordan [Robert Anson Jordan Jr.], American actor (Dune, Gettysburg), born in NYC, New York
1938 – Jayant Narlikar, Indian astrophysicist
1938 – Nicholas Bethell, British historian (d. 2007)
1940 – Vikki Carr [Florencia Vicenta de Casillas Martinez Cardona)], El Paso Texas, singer (Let it Be Him)
1940 – Dennis Cole, actor (Felony Squad, Brackens’s World), born in Detroit, Michigan
1941 – Jennifer Dunn, (Rep-R-Washington)
1941 – Jerry Huckaby, (Rep-D-LA, 1977- )
1941 – Natalya Bessmertnova, Moscow, dancer (Bolshoi, Lenin Prize 1970)
1941 – Neelie Smit-Kroes, Dutch politician (VVD)/minister of Traffic
1943 – Roy Dunbard Bridges Jr, Col USAF/astro (STS 51-F, 61-F), born in Atlanta, Georgia
1944 – Commander Cody, singer/pianist (Commander Cody & Lost Planet Airmen)
1945 – George Dzunda, Rosenheim Germany, actor (The Deer Hunter, Law & Order)
1945 – Edwin Schlossberg, husband of Carolyn Kennedy
1946 – Alan Gorrie, Scotland, rock bassist/singer (Average White Band)
1946 – Ilie Nastase, Bucharest Romania, tennis player (US Open 1972)
1947 – Bernie Leadon, Minneapolis, guitarist/vocalist (Eagles-Take it Easy)
1947 – Brian May, rock guitarist (Queen-We are the Champions), born in London, England
1947 – Mike Dutfield, documentary prodcuer
1947 – Hans-Jürgen Kreische, East German footballer
1948 – Beverly Archer, Oak Park Ill, actress (Iola-Mama’s Family)
1948 – Keith Godchaux, rock keyboardist (Grateful Dead)
1949 – Ivar Kants, Australian actor
1950 – Simon Cadell, English actor (Hi-Di-Hi, Pride & Extreme Prejudice)
1950 – Per-Kristian Foss, Norwegian Minister of Finance
1950 – Freddy Moore, American songwriter
1951 – Abel Ferrara, American filmmake
1951 – Jayson Stark, American sportswriter
1952 – Alan Collins, rock guitarist (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
1952 – Dominic Muldowney, composer
1952 – Howard Donald Saunders, Danbury Ct, murderer (FBI Most Wanted List)
1952 – Robert A. Ficano, American politician
1952 – John Griesheimer, American politician
1954 – Srđa Trifković, Serbian-American journalist
1955 – Roger Binny, Indian cricket medium-pace all-rounder (early 80’s)
1956 – Great [Yoshiaki] Yatsu, wrestler (NJPW/WCCW/WWF)
1956 – Peter Barton, Valley Stream LI, actor (Powers of Matthew Star)
1957 – Cathy Reynolds, Kansas City MO, LPGA golfer (1981 Golden Lights)
1958 – Robert Gibson, American professional wrestler
1958 – David Robertson, American symphony orchestra conductor
1959 – Terri Treas, KC Kansas, actress (Hannah-7 Brides for 7 Brothers)
1960 – Atom Egoyan, Cairo Egypt, director (Adjuster, Next of Kin)
1961 – Suzi Schott, Springfield Ill, playmate (August, 1984)
1961 – Campbell Scott, American actor/director/producer (Saint Ralph, Big Night), born in NYC, New York
1961 – Maria Filatova, Soviet gymnast
1961 – Hideo Nakata, Japanese film director
1961 – Benoît Mariage, Belgian film director
1962 – Anthony Edwards, actor (It Takes Two, Dr Greene-ER), born in Santa Barbara, California
1962 – Brad Wilson, Pomona California, Canadian Tour golfer (1993 9 Pro-Am)
1962 – Craig Muni, Toronto, NHL defenseman (Winnipeg Jets)
1963 – Mark Carreon, outfielder (SF Giants), born in Chicago, Illinois
1963 – Marla Duncan, Fairfield California, Miss Northern California fitness (1990)
1963 – Sandor Wladar, Hungary, 200m backstroke swimmer (Olympic-gold-1980)
1963 – Garth Nix, Australian author
1964 – Alexandra Curtis, model/daughter of Christine Kaufmann
1964 – Gina Procaccio, Drexel Hills Pennsylvania, 5k runner
1964 – Teresa Edwards, Cairo GA, basketball forward (Oly-gold-1984, 88,92,96)
1964 – André A. Jackson, founder African Diamond Producers Association
1965 – Kathleen Raine, equestrian dressage (Olympics-96)
1965 – Evelyn Glennie, Scottish percussionist
1965 – Stuart Scott, American sportscaster
1966 – David Segui, KC KS, infielder (Montreal Expos)
1966 – Kate Rogerson, Pitts PA, LPGA golfer (1990 Circle K LPGA Tucson-2nd)
1966 – Nancy Walls, American actress
1967 – Christian Bergstrom, Sweden, tennis star
1967 – Dale Hurley Jr, rower (Olympics-1996), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1968 – Carolie DeVonne Howe, Chugwater Wyoming, Miss Wyoming-America (1991)
1968 – Leroy Butler, NFL defensive back (Green Bay Packers – Super Bowl 31)
1968 – Robert Flynn, American musician (Machine Head)
1969 – David Goldsmith, New Brunswick NJ, actor (Eric-Models Inc)
1969 – Matthew Libatique, American cinematographer
1970 – Brooks Thompson, NBA guard (NY Knicks, Orlando Magic)
1970 – Kengy Gardiner, Providence RI, WPVA volleyballer (US Open-5th-1994)
1970 – Rhona Susan Robertson, Auckland NZ, badminton player (Olympics-96)
1971 – Rick Walters, CFL slot back (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
1971 – Urs Bühler, Swiss tenor (Il Divo)
1971 – Russell Allen, American musician (Symphony X)
1971 – Vitali Klitschko, Ukrainian boxer
1972 – Adriaan J Zoetmulder, author/director (Eindhovens Newspaper)
1972 – Andrew Kavovit, actor (Paul-As the World Turns)
1972 – John Paci, WLAF quarterback (Frankfurt Galaxy)
1972 – Tamarie Ivie, Ananheim CA, female infielder (Colo Silver Bullets)
1972 – Naohito Fujiki, Japanese actor and singer
1972 – Ebbe Sand, Danish footballer
1973 – Angeline Putt, Miss Universe-Singapore (1996)
1973 – Martin Powell, English musician (Cradle of Filth)
1973 – Saïd Taghmaoui, French actor
1974 – Vincent Spadea, tennis star, born in Chicago, Illinois
1974 – Rey Bucanero, Mexican professional wrestler
1974 – Preston Wilson, baseball player
1975 – Alexi Komarov, Yekaterinburg Russia, dance skater (& Carr-1995 Pac Champ)
1976 – R J Williams, actor (General Hospital, Full House)
1976 – Gonzalo de los Santos, Uruguayan footballer
1976 – Vinessa Shaw, American actress
1976 – Benedict Cumberbatch, actor (12 Years a Slave, Sherlock), born in London, England
1977 – Haitham Mustafa, Sudanese footballer
1977 – Ed Smith, English cricketer
1977 – Tony Mamaluke, American professional wrestler
1977 – Jean-Sébastien Aubin, Canadian ice hockey goaltender
1978 – Nené, Brazilian footballer
1979 – Luke Young, English footballer
1979 – Rick Ankiel, Baseball pitcher/ outfielder
1979 – Dilhara Fernando, Sri Lankan cricketer
1980 – Giorgio Mondini, Italian racing driver
1980 – Xavier Malisse, Belgian tennis player
1980 – Mark Webber, American actor
1981 – Naomi Grabow, lake Arrowhead California, pairs skater (& Benjamin Oberman)
1981 – Anderson Luiz de Carvalho, Brazilian footballer
1981 – Didz Hammond, bassist/backing vocalist (Dirty Pretty Things and The Cooper Temple Clause)
1981 – Jimmy Gobble, American baseball player
1981 – David Bernard, West Indian cricketer
1982 – Jess Vanstrattan, Australian footballer
1982 – Jared Padalecki, American actor
1982 – Stuart Parnaby, English footballer
1984 – Holly Roffey, Englnd, youngest heart transplant
1984 – Lasse Gjertsen, Norwegian animator
1984 – Lewis Price, Welsh footballer
1984 – Alessandra De Rossi, Filipino actress
1990 – Steven Anthony Lawrence, American actor
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