Wednesday 18 December 2013

Handcuffed and strip-searched, I broke down several times: Devyani Khobragade

NEW DELHI: US authorities subjected Devyani Khobragade to treatment reserved for hardened criminals. On Tuesday the government was spurred into action by an email she wrote to her IFS colleagues. She was not just handcuffed but subjected to strip-search, DNA swabbing and cavity searches, she wrote.

On Tuesday, the IFS Officers' Association met to ramp up pressure on the government to consider further retaliatory action if Washington did not offer an unconditional apology.

In her email, Khobragade implored the government to ensure her and her children's safety and preserve the dignity of the IFS, which was "unquestionably under siege". She said she broke down several times but tried to maintain her dignity and composure as she was representing her country.

"While I was going through it, although I must admit that I broke down many times as the indignities of repeated handcuffing, stripping and cavity searches, swabbing, in a holdup with common criminals and drug addicts were all being imposed upon me despite my incessant assertions of immunity, I got the strength to regain composure and remain dignified thinking that I must represent all of my colleagues and my country with confidence and pride," she said. TOI had reported on Tuesday that Khobragade had been strip-searched and her DNA swab taken. The Association believes the US authorities paid no attention to the fact that she was a senior consular officer and that India should treat her American counterparts here in the same manner.

India has been angered by the US state department response which insists that Khobragade does not have immunity under the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (VCCR). India has pointed to Article 41 of the VCCR which says that if proceedings have to be carried out against a consular official, it must be "with the respect due to him by reason of his offi cial position".

The state department reiterated that under VCCR, the Indian deputy consul general enjoyed immunity from US courts only "with respect to acts performed in the exercise of consular functions."

Tuesday 26 November 2013

Types of Breast Cancer

Breast cancer can begin in different areas of the breast — the ducts, the lobules, or in some cases, the tissue in between. In this section, you can learn about the different types of breast cancer, including non-invasive, invasive, recurrent, and metastatic breast cancers. You can also read about breast cancer in men.

For further information can visit: - http://www.breastcancer.org/symptoms/types

Why are men’s noses bigger?

Researchers have discovered why men's noses are bigger than women's and the answer could also explain why our ancestors like Neanderthals had bigger noses.

Human noses come in all shapes and sizes. But one feature seems to hold true: Men's noses are bigger than women's. The size difference, the researchers believe, comes from the sexes' different builds and energy demands: Males in general have more lean muscle mass, which requires more oxygen for muscle tissue growth and maintenance. Larger noses mean more oxygen can be breathed in and transported in the blood to supply the muscle. The researchers also note that males and females begin to show differences in nose size at around age 11, generally, when puberty starts. Physiologically speaking, males begin to grow more lean muscle mass from that time, while females grow more fat mass.

Prior research has shown that, during puberty, approximately 95 per cent of body weight gain in males comes from fat-free mass, compared to 85 per cent in females.

"This relationship has been discussed in the literature, but this is the first study to examine how the size of the nose relates to body size in males and females in a longitudinal study," says Nathan Holton, lead author of the paper, published in the American Journal of Physical Anthropology. "We have shown that as body size increases in males and females during growth, males exhibit a disproportionate increase in nasal size. This follows the same pattern as energetic variables such as oxygenate consumption, basal metabolic rate and daily energy requirements during growth."

It also explains why our noses are smaller than those of our ancestors, such as the Neanderthals.

The reason, the researchers believe, is because our distant lineages had more muscle mass, and so needed larger noses to maintain that muscle. Modern humans have less lean muscle mass, meaning we can get away with smaller noses.

"So, in humans, the nose can become small, because our bodies have smaller oxygen requirements than we see in archaic humans," Holton says, noting also that the rib cages and lungs are smaller in modern humans, reinforcing the idea that we don't need as much oxygen to feed our frames as our ancestors. "This all tells us physiologically how modern humans have changed from their ancestors."

Prior research appears to support Holton's findings. In a 1999 study published in the European Journal of Nutrition, researchers documented that males' energy needs doubles that of females post-puberty, "indicating a disproportional increase in energy expenditure in males during this developmental period," Holton and his colleagues write.

Another interesting aspect of the research is what it all means for how we think of the nose. It's not just a centrally located adornment on our face; it's more a valuable extension of our lungs.

"So, in that sense, we can think of it as being independent of the skull, and more closely tied with non-cranial aspects of anatomy," Holton says.

Preventing Breast Cancer

By: Altaf Patel

Breast cancer generally occurs as a result of mutations in the genes, but not all tumours are cancerous.

The gurus tell us that most women are unhappy with their breasts. Consider the media hype with buxom women adorning the pages of newspapers, this is not surprising. Nevertheless, more women these days are worried about breast cancer. Whenever a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer; her relatives and friends march into doctors' offices worrying that they are also afflicted.

Ever since the BRCA1 gene was found in 1990, several articles linked it with cancer in the mutated sate. The purpose of this gene is to repair damaged DNAs. But if the gene itself is damaged then it increases the risk of breast cancer. The methods of diagnosis of these mutated gene was initially patented by Myriad Genetics and Laboratories. In June, 2013, the Association for Molecular Pathology filed a law suit against Myriad Genetics in the US Supreme Court. The court ruled that a DNA segment is a product of nature and therefore not patent eligible. Myriad Genetics'patent on BRCA1 and 2 were invalidated.

The BRCA 1 and 2 genes are tumour suppressors and ensure stability of the DNA. Researches have identified several hundred mutations of both BRCA 1 and 2. Many of these are associated with an increased risk of cancer. Women with abnormal BRCA 1 and 2 genes have an 85% risk of developing breast cancer by the time they are 90. The risk of developing ovarian cancer is about 55% for women with BRCA1 mutation and 25% for women with BRCA 2 mutations. However, not all such mutations of the gene are harmful.

Some mutations can, in fact, be beneficial, while others neutral. Some studies show that mutations in the BRCA1 gene increases a women's risk of uterine, colonic and pancreatic cancer as well. BRCA 2 mutations increase the risk of stomach, gall bladder, pancreatic cancer and skin cancer (melanoma). That is not to say that these genes are exclusively in the female species. In a male, BRCA mutations increase the risk of prostrate cancer, testicular cancer, breast cancer, and pancreatic cancer. Male breast cancer, prostratic and pancreatic cancer appear to be more strongly related to the BRCA 2 mutation. Other genetic mutations such as TP53, PTEN, STK11/LK B1 are also carcinogenic but the majority of breast cancers are linked to BRCA1 and 2.

Researches estimate that 12% of women develop breast cancers if they have such genetic mutations. Similarly 1.4% of the population develop ovarian cancer as compared to 15% and 40% with these genetic mutations. These mutations are more common in certain races.

The Ashkenazi Jewish populations have 5 times these genetic mutations as compared to the general public. Norwegians, Dutch and Icelanders too have higher proportion of BRCA1 and BRCA2 genetic mutations. There are at present no guidelines on who should be tested but if you have breast cancer diagnosed in a more than two first degree relatives then you have the increased risk of having cancer. Similarly, if you have a combination of 2 or more 1st or 2nd degree relatives diagnosed with ovarian cancer, then you are at increased risk of ovarian cancer.

If you are of Ashkenazi Jewish descent then if you have any first degree relative diagnosed with breast or ovarian cancer, and two second degree relative on the same side of the family diagnosed with breast or ovarian cancer then you are at increased risk for cancer.

There are other risk factors besides genetic in the development of breast and ovarian cancers. A family history is already stated, and history of having breast cancer once is at an increases risk of developing breast or new ovarian cancer.

Studies suggest that women on birth control pills have chances of getting breast cancer. There is however a decrease in ovarian cancer in such women and this protective effect is enhanced by the duration of use of birth control pills. Such pills also reduce the risk of developing ovarian cancer in women with the BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation. The use of hormone replacement therapy still remains the hot topic of discussion.

Data show the HRT with estrogen and progestin increase the risk of not only breast cancer but heart attacks and stroke as well. The impact of use of estrogen on breast cancer is uncertain but there is an increased risk of heart attack and stroke as well. Breast cancer can be also associated with increased fat diet, alcohol consumption and obesity. Studies have documented the decrease in cancer with physical activity.

In essence, surveillance is important. This may be done with mammography and MRIs. For ovarian cancer, transvaginal ultrasound and the monitoring of antigens must be done. Ever since Angelina Jolie created had her breasts removed, more people are inquiring about this. Prophylactic surgery tries to remove the tissue at risk. Bilateral removal of healthy breasts do help, but it is not a guarantor against developing breast cancer. Chemoprevention with Tamoxifen has been shown to reduce the risk of developing breast cancer. Raloxifene also helps to reduce the risk in post menopausal women of breast cancer. These approaches are less drastic and more logical.

Self examination recommended for prevention of breast cancer. One should look for puckering of skin, a nipple that has changed position, redness, soreness or swelling. Look for fluid or discharge from the breasts.

Certain studies show that the diagnostic yield from mammography done was 53% but jumped to 82% when sonography was added. Recommendation for such screening change from time to time, but it makes sense to have annual screenings. Not all tumours are cancerous and these decisions are best left to your doctors. Reasonable care shall go a long way in preventing or diagnosing early the big C

The Breast Way To Stay Healthy

Women have long complained about saggy boobs and crinkly cleavages - so how can we keep our boobs as young and healthy as the rest of us? (By Charlotte Ward)

Women have long complained about saggy boobs and crinkly cleavages – but it is far from a storm in a D-cup.
According to Steve Horvath, a geneticist at UCLA’s medical school in the US, different parts of the body age at different rates and our boobs do indeed take the brunt of it.
“Healthy breast tissue is about two to three years older than the rest of a woman’s body,” he explains.
So how can we keep our boobs as young and healthy as the rest of us? We asked the experts...

The wrong bra size?

With around 80% of women believed to be wearing ill-fitting lingerie, we could be inadvertently contributing to sagging breasts, bad posture, back pain or even abrasions, rashes and irritable bowel syndrome.
Julia Mercer, lingerie fit expert for Marks & Spencer, says: “Many factors including weight loss or gain, medication, contraceptive pills, the menstrual cycle, pregnancy and menopause can affect breast size. It’s important to buy new bras every year to make sure you have the correct size.”
Get an in-store fitter to measure you. Don’t forget a sports bra for exercise!

Food for thought

Dietitian Nichola Whitehead, of nicsnutrition.com, says:
“Our bodies are made from the nutrients that we consume, meaning a diet lacking in essential vitamins and minerals may show in the condition and look of our skin."
"Sweet potato, spinach, kale and butternut squash are rich in vitamin A and can help nourish the delicate skin in the breast area and other parts of the body.
"Vitamin C is good for collagen production and vitamin E is great for skin production.”

Cut down on booze

It’s not just food you should be thinking about – that wine habit could also affect your breast health.
Alyssa Burns-Hill, holistic hormone health specialist and author of Weight Loss Winners & Dieting Downfalls, explains: “Alcohol can triple the oestrogen levels in a woman’s body.
“A lot of breast cancers are hormone sensitive and having higher oestrogen levels could cause cancer cells to multiply."
“By minding oestrogen levels you reduce your potential risk of oestrogen-related cancers.”
Alyssa recommends cutting down your alcohol intake and eating broccoli, cabbage, brussels sprouts and greens as they contains indoles – believed to aid the body in reducing oestrogen levels and helping fight cancer.

Get hands-on

“Knowing the signs and symptoms of breast cancer and what your boobs are normally like could save your life,” says Kristin Hallenga, of CoppaFeel! which recently launched a campaign to get boob-check reminders on lingerie.
You should also look out for:

Nipple discharge, a rash or crusting of the nipple or surrounding area
Lumps, thickening, or skin texture changes like puckering and dimpling
Changes in size and shape, nipple inversion and changes in direction
Constant pain in the breast or armpit area

Moisturise!

A wrinkly decolletage can really age you. TV beauty expert Hayley Sparkes says: “The bust is an area we often neglect as we focus on our face.
"But boobs are exposed to friction from clothes and underwear which can end up chaffing the delicate skin. It is worth investing in products to help combat that.”

Try these

Lovely Jubblies Breast Cream, Lush (£16.95)

Contains almond oil, cocoa butter and evening primrose oil that will really seep into your skin to keep the bust area nice and soft.

Nutriganics Drops of Youth, The Body Shop (£22)

Hayley says: “It’s worth trying to prevent lines and crinkles with an anti-ageing product. This is ideal – an active product that targets the skin as well as softening and moisturising.”

Lavera Sun Sensitive Neutral Sun Cream SPF20 (£11.66)

Skin on the neck and chest gets almost as much sun as the face and, being much thinner than skin elsewhere, it is more prone to showing the tell-tale signs of ageing. This sunscreen is suitable for even the most sensitive skin and keeps damaging UVA and UVB rays at bay.

Wednesday 16 October 2013

Bizarre Creature found Floating at Sea (4 pics) - Izismile.com

Monday 14 October 2013

October 14

October 14 is the 287th day of the year (288th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 78 days remaining until the end of the year. (article from Wikipedia)

Events

222 – Pope Callixtus I is killed by a mob in Rome's Trastevere after a 5-year reign in which he had stabilized the Saturday fast three times per year, with no food, oil, or wine to be consumed on those days. Callixtus is succeeded by cardinal Urban I.
1066 – Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings – In England on Senlac Hill, seven miles from Hastings, the Norman forces of William the Conqueror defeat the English army and kill King Harold II of England.
1322 – Robert the Bruce of Scotland defeats King Edward II of England at Byland, forcing Edward to accept Scotland's independence.
1465 – Wallachian voivode Radu cel Frumos, younger brother of Vlad Ţepeş, issues a writ from his residence in Bucharest
1582 – Because of the implementation of the Gregorian calendar this day does not exist in this year in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain.
1586 – Mary, Queen of Scots, goes on trial for conspiracy against Elizabeth I of England.
1656 – Massachusetts enacts the first punitive legislation against the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). The marriage of church-and-state in Puritanism makes them regard the Quakers as spiritually apostate and politically subversive.
1758 – Seven Years' War: Austria defeats Prussia at the Battle of Hochkirk.
1773 – The first recorded Ministry of Education, the Komisja Edukacji Narodowej (Polish for Commission of National Education), is formed in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
1773 – Just before the beginning of the American Revolutionary War, several of the British East India Company's tea ships are set ablaze at the old seaport of Annapolis, Maryland.
1805 – Battle of Elchingen, France defeats Austria.
1806 – Battle of Jena-Auerstädt France defeats Prussia.
1808 – The Republic of Ragusa is annexed by France.
1812 – Work on London's Regent's Canal starts.
1840 – The Maronite leader Bashir II surrenders to the British Army and then is sent into exile on the islands of Malta.
1843 – The British arrest the Irish nationalist Daniel O'Connell for conspiracy to commit crimes.
1863 – American Civil War: Battle of Bristoe Station – Confederate troops under the command of General Robert E. Lee fail to drive the American Union Army completely out of Virginia.
1882 – University of the Punjab is founded in a part of India that later became West Pakistan.
1884 – The American inventor, George Eastman, receives a U.S. Government patent on his new paper-strip photographic film.
1888 – Louis Le Prince films first motion picture: Roundhay Garden Scene.
1898 – The steamer ship SS Mohegan sinks after impacting the Manacles near Cornwall, United Kingdom, killing 106.
1908 – The Chicago Cubs defeat the Detroit Tigers, 2-0, clinching the World Series. It would be their last one to date.
1910 – The English aviator Claude Grahame-White lands his Farman Aircraft biplane on Executive Avenue near the White House in Washington, D.C..
1912 – While campaigning in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the former President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt, is shot and mildly wounded by John Schrank, a mentally-disturbed saloon keeper. With the fresh wound in his chest, and the bullet still within it, Mr. Roosevelt still carries out his scheduled public speech.
1913 – Senghenydd Colliery Disaster, the United Kingdom's worst coal mining accident, occurs, and it claims the lives of 439 miners.
1915 – World War I: The Kingdom of Bulgaria joins the Central Powers.
1920 – Part of Petsamo Province is ceded by the Soviet Union to Finland.
1925 – An Anti-French uprising in French-occupied Damascus, Syria. (All French inhabitants flee the city.)
1926 – The children's book Winnie-the-Pooh, by A. A. Milne, is first published.
1933 – Nazi Germany withdraws from The League of Nations.
1938 – The first flight of the Curtiss Aircraft Company's P-40 Warhawk fighter plane.
1939 – The German submarine U-47 sinks the British battleship HMS Royal Oak within her harbour at Scapa Flow, Scotland.
1940 – Balham subway station disaster in London, England, occurs during the Nazi Luftwaffe air raids on Great Britain.
1943 – Prisoners at the Nazi German Sobibor extermination camp in Poland revolt against the Germans, killing eleven SS guards, and wounding many more. About 300 of the Sobibor Camp's 600 prisoners escape, and about 50 of these survive the end of the war.
1943 – The American Eighth Air Force loses 60 B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bombers in aerial combat during the second mass-daylight air raid on the Schweinfurt ball-bearing factories in western Nazi Germany.
1943 – José P. Laurel takes the oath of office as President of the Philippines (Second Philippine Republic).
1944 – Athens, Greece, is liberated by British Army troops entering the city as the Wehrmacht pulls out during World War II. This clears the way for the Greek government-in-exile to return to its historic capital city, with George Papandreou, Sr., as the head-of-government.
1944 – Linked to a plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler, Field Marshal Erwin Rommel is forced to commit suicide.
1947 – Captain Chuck Yeager of the U.S. Air Force flies a Bell X-1 rocket-powered experimental aircraft, the Glamorous Glennis, faster than the speed of sound - over the high desert of Southern California - and becomes the first pilot and the first airplane to do so in level flight.
1949 – Eleven leaders of the American Communist Party are convicted, after a nine-month trial in a Federal District Court, of conspiring to advocate the violent overthrow of the U.S. Federal Government.
1949 – Chinese Civil War: Chinese Communist forces occupy the city of Guangzhou (Canton), in Guangdong, China.
1952 – Korean War: United Nations and South Korean forces launch Operation Showdown against Chinese strongholds at the Iron Triangle. The resulting Battle of Triangle Hill is the biggest and bloodiest battle of 1952.
1956 – Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, the Indian Untouchable caste leader, converts to Buddhism along with 385,000 of his followers (see Neo-Buddhism).
1957 – Queen Elizabeth II becomes the first Canadian Monarch to open up an annual session of the Canadian Parliament, presenting her Speech from the Throne in Ottawa, Canada.
1958 – The American Atomic Energy Commission, with supporting military units, carries out an underground nuclear weapon test at the Nevada Test Site, just north of Las Vegas, Nevada.
1958 – The District of Columbia's Bar Association votes to accept African-Americans as member attorneys.
1962 – The Cuban Missile Crisis begins: A U.S. Air Force U-2 reconnaissance plane and its pilot fly over the island of Cuba and take photographs of Soviet missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads being installed and erected in Cuba.
1964 – Leonid Brezhnev becomes the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, and thereby, along with his allies - such as Alexei Kosygin - the leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), ousting the former monolithic leader Nikita Khrushchev, and sending him into retirement as a nonperson in the USSR.
1966 – The city of Montreal, Quebec, begins the operation of its underground Montreal Metro rapid-transit system.
1967 – The Vietnam War: The folk singer Joan Baez is arrested concerning a physical blockade of the U.S. Army's induction center in Oakland, California.
1968 – Vietnam War: 27 soldiers are arrested at the Presidio of San Francisco in California for their peaceful protest of stockade conditions and the Vietnam War.
1968 – Vietnam War: The United States Department of Defense announces that the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps will send about 24,000 soldiers and Marines back to Vietnam for involuntary second tours of duty in the combat zone there.
1968 – Apollo program: The first live TV broadcast, by American astronauts in orbit, was performed by the Apollo 7 crew.
1968 – An earthquake rated at 6.8 on the Richter Scale destroys the Australian town of Meckering, Western Australia, and it also ruptures all nearby main highways and railroads.
1968 – Jim Hines of the United States of America becomes the first man ever to break the so-called "ten-second barrier" in the 100-meter sprint in the Summer Olympic Games held in Mexico City with a time of 9.95 seconds.
1969 – The United Kingdom introduces the British fifty-pence coin, which replaces, over the following years, the British ten-shilling note, in anticipation of the decimalization of the British currency in 1971, and the abolition of the shilling as a unit of currency anywhere in the world.
1973 – In the Thammasat student uprising over 100,000 people protest in Thailand against the Thanom military government; 77 are killed and 857 are injured by soldiers.
1979 – The first Gay Rights March on Washington, D.C., the National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights, demands "an end to all social, economic, judicial, and legal oppression of lesbian and gay people", and draws 200,000 people.
1981 – Citing official misconduct in the investigation and trial, Amnesty International charges the U.S. Federal Government with holding Richard Marshall^{[disambiguation
needed]} of the American Indian Movement as a political prisoner.
1981 – Vice President Hosni Mubarak is elected as the President of Egypt one week after the assassination of the President of Egypt, Anwar Sadat.
1982 – U.S. President Ronald Reagan proclaims a War on Drugs.
1983 – Maurice Bishop, Prime Minister of Grenada, is overthrown and later executed in a military coup d'état led by Bernard Coard.
1994 – The Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat, The Prime Minister of Israel, Yitzhak Rabin, and the Foreign Minister of Israel, Shimon Peres, receive the Nobel Peace Prize for their role in the establishment of the Oslo Accords and the framing of the future Palestinian Self Government.
1998 – Eric Robert Rudolph is charged with six bombings including the 1996 Centennial Olympic Park bombing in Atlanta, Georgia.
2003 – Chicago Cubs fan Steve Bartman becomes infamously known as the scapegoat for the Cubs losing game 6 of the 2003 National League Championship Series to the Florida Marlins. This has become known as the Steve Bartman incident.
2006 – The college football brawl between University of Miami and Florida International University leads to suspensions of 31 players of both teams.
2012 – Felix Baumgartner jumps from the stratosphere to try to break the record of the highest freefall jump, at an altitude of 39,068 meters (128,018 ft)

Births

1257 – Przemysł II of Poland (d. 1296)
1404 – Marie of Anjou (d. 1463)
1493 – Shimazu Tadayoshi, Japanese warlord (d. 1568)
1542 – Akbar, Mughal emperor (d. 1605)
1563 – Jodocus Hondius, Flemish engraver and cartographer (d. 1611)
1630 – Sophia of Hanover (d. 1714)
1633 – James II of England (d. 1701)
1639 – Simon van der Stel, Dutch commander and politician (d. 1712)
1641 – Joachim Tielke German musical instruments maker (d. 1719)
1643 – Bahadur Shah I, Mughal emperor (d. 1712)
1644 – William Penn, English businessman, founder of Pennsylvania (d. 1718)
1687 – Robert Simson, Scottish mathematician (d. 1768)
1712 – George Grenville, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1770)
1726 – Charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham, Scottish-English navy officer and politician (d. 1813)
1733 – François Sebastien Charles Joseph de Croix, Count of Clerfayt, Austrian field marshal (d. 1798)
1784 – Ferdinand VII of Spain (d. 1833)
1790 – Thursday October Christian I, English son of Fletcher Christian (d. 1831)
1801 – Joseph Plateau, Belgian physicist (d. 1883)
1806 – Preston King, American politician (d. 1865)
1840 – Dmitry Pisarev, Russian author and critic (d. 1868)
1842 – Joe Start, American baseball player (d. 1927)
1848 – Byron Edmund Walker, Canadian banker (d. 1924)
1853 – Ciprian Porumbescu, Romanian composer (d. 1883)
1861 – Artur Gavazzi, Croatian geographer (d. 1944)
1869 – Joseph Duveen, 1st Baron Duveen, English art dealer (d. 1939)
1872 – Reginald Doherty, English tennis player (d. 1910)
1873 – Ray Ewry, American jumper (d. 1937)
1873 – Jules Rimet, French football administrator, 3rd President of FIFA (d. 1954)
1882 – Éamon de Valera, Irish politician, 3rd President of Ireland (d. 1975)
1882 – Charlie Parker, English cricketer (d. 1959)
1884 – Jimmy Conlin, American actor (d. 1962)
1888 – Katherine Mansfield, New Zealand author (d. 1923)
1890 – Dwight D. Eisenhower, American general and politician, 34th President of the United States (d. 1969)
1892 – Sumner Welles, American diplomat (d. 1961)
1893 – Lillian Gish, American actress (d. 1993)
1893 – Lois Lenski, American children's author and illustrator (d. 1974)
1894 – E. E. Cummings, American poet (d. 1962)
1898 – Thomas William Holmes, Canadian soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross (d. 1950)
1900 – William Edwards Deming American statistician, professor, author, lecturer and consultant (d. 1993)
1902 – Learco Guerra, Italian cyclist (d. 1963)
1904 – Christian Pineau, French resistance fighter (d. 1995)
1906 – Hannah Arendt, German-American theorist and philosopher (d. 1975)
1906 – Hassan al-Banna, Egyptian religious leader, founded the Muslim Brotherhood (d. 1949)
1907 – Allan Jones, American actor and singer (d. 1992)
1908 – Ruth Hale, American actress and playwright (d. 2003)
1909 – Dorothy Kingsley, American screenwriter (d. 1996)
1909 – Bernd Rosemeyer, German race car driver (d. 1938)
1910 – John Wooden, American basketball player and coach (d. 2010)
1911 – Le Duc Tho, Vietnamese general and politician, recipient of the Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1990)
1914 – Harry Brecheen, American baseball player (d. 2004)
1914 – Raymond Davis Jr., American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2006)
1914 – Dick Durrance, American skier (d. 2004)
1915 – Loris Francesco Capovilla, Italian bishop
1916 – C. Everett Koop, American surgeon and public health administrator, 13th United States Surgeon General (d. 2013)
1918 – Marcel Chaput, Canadian politician (d. 1991)
1921 – José Arraño Acevedo, Chilean journalist and historian (d. 2009)
1924 – Robert Webber, American actor (d. 1989)
1926 – Willy Alberti, Dutch singer and actor (d. 1985)
1926 – Bill Justis, American saxophonist and composer (d. 1982)
1927 – Roger Moore, English actor
1928 – Frank E. Resnik, American businessman (d. 1995)
1929 – Yvon Durelle, Canadian boxer (d. 2007)
1930 – Robert Parker, American singer and saxophonist
1930 – Mobutu Sese Seko, Congolese politician, President of Zaire (d. 1997)
1931 – Nikhil Banerjee, Indian sitar player and composer (d. 1986)
1932 – Enrico Di Giuseppe, American tenor (d. 2005)
1932 – Anatoly Larkin, Russian-American physicist (d. 2005)
1932 – Dyanne Thorne, American actress and model
1935 – La Monte Young, American composer
1936 – Hans Kraay, Dutch footballer and manager
1938 – John Dean, American lawyer and author, 13th White House Counsel
1938 – Ron Lancaster, American-Canadian football player and coach (d. 2008)
1938 – Farah Pahlavi, Iranian wife of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
1939 – Ralph Lauren, American fashion designer, founded the Ralph Lauren Corporation
1939 – Rocky Thompson, American golfer
1940 – Perrie Mans, South African snooker player
1940 – Cliff Richard, English singer and actor
1940 – Christopher Timothy, Welsh actor, director, and scriptwriter
1941 – Jerry Glanville, American football player and coach
1941 – Art Shamsky, American baseball player
1942 – Evelio Javier, Filipino politician and civil servant (d. 1986)
1942 – Péter Nádas, Hungarian author and playwright
1944 – Udo Kier, German actor
1945 – Colin Hodgkinson, English bass player (Whitesnake and The Spencer Davis Group)
1945 – Daan Jippes, Dutch cartoonist
1945 – Lesley Joseph, English actress
1946 – François Bozizé, Gabonese politician, President of the Central African Republic
1946 – Justin Hayward, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Moody Blues)
1946 – Dan McCafferty, Scottish singer-songwriter (Nazareth)
1946 – Al Oliver, American baseball player
1946 – Craig Venter, American biologist
1947 – Norman Harris, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (MFSB) (d. 1987)
1947 – Nikolai Volkoff, Croatian-Russian Professional Wrestler
1948 – Engin Arık, Turkish physicist (d. 2007)
1948 – Marcia Barrett, Jamaican-English singer (Boney M)
1948 – David Ruprecht, American game show host and actor
1949 – Damian Lau, Hong Kong actor, director, and producer
1949 – Katy Manning, English-Australian actress
1949 – Katha Pollitt, American poet and author
1949 – Dave Schultz, Canadian ice hockey player
1950 – Joey Travolta, American actor, director, and producer
1951 – Aad van den Hoek, Dutch cyclist
1952 – Harry Anderson, American actor
1952 – Nikolai Andrianov, Soviet gymnast
1952 – Rick Aviles, American comedian and actor (d. 1995)
1953 – Shelley Ackerman, American astrologer
1953 – Greg Evigan, American actor
1954 – Carole Malone, English journalist
1954 – Mordechai Vanunu, Israeli technician
1956 – Beth Daniel, American golfer
1956 – Jennell Jaquays, American game designer and artist of table-top role-playing games (RPGs) and video games
1957 – Michel Després, Canadian politician
1957 – Kenny Neal, American actor, singer, and guitarist (Downchild Blues Band)
1958 – Thomas Dolby, English singer-songwriter and producer
1958 – Aino-Maija Luukkonen, Finnish politician
1959 – A. J. Pero, American drummer (Twisted Sister)
1960 – Steve Cram, English runner
1960 – Zbigniew Kruszyński, Polish footballer
1961 – Isaac Mizrahi American fashion designer
1962 – Jaan Ehlvest, Estonian chess player
1962 – Trevor Goddard, English actor (d. 2003)
1962 – Chris Thomas King, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor
1963 – Yim Jae-beom, South Korean singer (Sinawe)
1963 – Lori Petty, American actress
1963 – Alessandro Safina, Italian tenor
1964 – Joe Girardi, American baseball player and manager
1964 – David Kaye, Canadian actor
1964 – Olu Oguibe, Nigerian-American painter, author, and critic
1964 – Jim Rome, American talk show host
1965 – Steve Coogan, English actor
1965 – Jüri Jaanson, Estonian rower
1965 – Constantine Koukias, Greek-Australian composer
1965 – Karyn White, American singer-songwriter
1966 – Mark Nyman, English Scrabble player
1967 – Savanna Samson, American porn actress
1967 – Pat Kelly, American baseball player
1967 – Sylvain Lefebvre, Canadian ice hockey player
1967 – Jason Plato, English race car driver
1967 – Stephen A. Smith, American sportscaster
1968 – Jay Ferguson, Canadian guitarist (Sloan)
1968 – Johnny Goudie, American singer-songwriter, musician, producer, and actor (Goudie)
1968 – Matthew Le Tissier, English footballer
1968 – Dwayne Schintzius, American basketball player (d. 2012)
1969 – Christophe Agou, French photographer
1969 – P. J. Brown, American basketball player
1969 – David Strickland, American actor (d. 1999)
1970 – Martin Barbarič, Czech footballer (d. 2013)
1970 – Takako Katou, TV actress and former J-pop singer, and the oldest member of the groups Lip's and Nanatsuboshi
1970 – Jim Jackson, American basketball player
1970 – Daniela Peštová, Czech model
1970 – Jon Seda, Puerto Rican actor
1970 – Pär Zetterberg, Swedish footballer
1971 – Jorge Costa, Portuguese footballer
1973 – Lasha Zhvania, Georgian politician
1974 – Jessica Drake, American porn actress
1974 – Natalie Maines, American singer-songwriter (Dixie Chicks)
1974 – Viktor Röthlin, Swiss runner
1974 – Samuel José da Silva Vieira, Brazilian footballer
1974 – Joseph Utsler, American rapper, producer, wrestler, and actor (Insane Clown Posse, Psychopathic Rydas, and Dark Lotus)
1975 – Michael Duberry, English footballer
1975 – Floyd Landis, American cyclist
1975 – Shaznay Lewis, English singer-songwriter and actress (All Saints)
1976 – Tillakaratne Dilshan, Sri Lankan cricketer
1976 – Nataša Kejžar, Slovenian swimmer
1976 – Henry Mateo, Dominican baseball player
1977 – Bianca Beauchamp, Canadian model
1977 – Saeed Ajmal, Pakistani cricketer
1977 – Tina Dico, Danish singer-songwriter and guitarist
1977 – Joey Didulica, Croatian footballer
1977 – Barry Ditewig, Dutch footballer
1977 – Jeffrey Garcia, American voice actor
1977 – Carl Johan Grimmark, Swedish guitarist (Narnia, Saviour Machine, Rob Rock, and Beautiful Sin)
1977 – Jonathan Kerrigan, English actor
1977 – Kelly Schumacher, Canadian basketball player
1978 – Usher, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor
1978 – Justin Lee Brannan, American guitarist (Most Precious Blood and Indecision)
1978 – Ryan Church, American baseball player
1978 – Paul Hunter, English snooker player (d. 2006)
1978 – Jana Macurová, Czech tennis player
1978 – Steven Thompson, Scottish footballer
1978 – Javon Walker, American football player
1979 – Stacy Keibler, American wrestler and actress
1980 – Paul Ambrosi, Ecuadorian footballer
1980 – Scott Kooistra, American football player
1980 – Niels Lodberg, Danish footballer
1980 – Terrence McGee, American football player
1980 – Ben Whishaw, English actor
1981 – Boof Bonser, American baseball player
1981 – Gautam Gambhir, Indian cricketer
1982 – Ryan Hall, American runner
1982 – Matt Roth, American football player
1983 – Lin Dan, Chinese badminton player
1983 – Betty Heidler, German hammer thrower
1983 – Vanessa Lane, American porn actress
1984 – Baby Fae, American baby who received a baboon heart transplant (d. 1984)
1984 – LaRon Landry, American football player
1985 – Sherlyn, Mexican actress and singer
1985 – Daniel Clark, American actor and singer
1985 – Alexandre Sarnes Negrão, Brazilian race car driver
1986 – Peter Alcorn, Irish drummer (Alestorm and For Ruin)
1986 – Tom Craddock, English footballer
1986 – Skyler Shaye, American actress
1988 – Will Atkinson, English footballer
1988 – MacKenzie Mauzy, American actress
1988 – Max Thieriot, American actor
1988 – Mario Titone, Italian footballer
1988 – Pia Toscano, American singer
1989 – Mia Wasikowska, Australian actress
1990 – Raquel Diaz, American wrestler
1990 – Alexandra Krosney, American actress
1990 – Jordan Clark, English cricketer
1991 – Shona McGarty, English actress
1992 – Savannah Outen, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1992 – Ahmed Musa, Nigerian footballer
1999 – Daniel Roche, English actor
2001 – Rowan Blanchard, American actress
2002 – Youssif, Iraqi burn victim

Deaths

1066 – Harold Godwinson (or Harold II), last Anglo-Saxon King of England (b. 1022)
1092 – Nizam al-Mulk, Persian scholar and politician (b. 1018)
1256 – Kujo Yoritsugu, Japanese shogun (b. 1239)
1318 – Edward Bruce, Irish king (b. 1280)
1552 – Oswald Myconius, Swiss religious reformer (b. 1488)
1565 – Thomas Chaloner, English statesman and poet (b. 1521)
1568 – Jacques Arcadelt, Flemish composer (b. 1507)
1610 – Amago Yoshihisa, Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1540)
1619 – Samuel Daniel, English poet (b. 1562)
1637 – Gabriello Chiabrera, Italian poet (b. 1552)
1660 – Thomas Harrison, English soldier (b. 1606)
1669 – Antonio Cesti, Italian composer (b. 1623)
1703 – Thomas Hansen Kingo, Danish poet (b. 1634)
1711 – Tewoflos, Ethiopian emperor (b. 1708)
1758 – James Francis Edward Keith, Scottish-Prussian soldier and field marshal (b. 1696)
1792 – Sophie Charlotte Ackermann, German actress (b. 1714)
1831 – Jean-Louis Pons, French astronomer (b. 1761)
1880 – Victorio, Mexican tribal chief (b. 1825)
1911 – John Marshall Harlan, American lawyer and politician (b. 1833)
1923 – Marcellus Emants, Dutch author (b. 1848)
1929 – Henri Berger, German composer and bandleader (b. 1844)
1930 – Samuel van Houten, Dutch politician (b. 1837)
1944 – Erwin Rommel, German field marshal (b. 1891)
1953 – Émile Sarrade, French rugby player (b. 1877)
1958 – Douglas Mawson, Australian explorer (b. 1882)
1959 – Errol Flynn, Australian actor (b. 1909)
1960 – Abram Ioffe, Russian physicist (b. 1880)
1961 – Paul Ramadier, French politician, Prime Minister of France (b. 1888)
1961 – Harriet Shaw Weaver, English journalist and activist (b. 1876)
1965 – William Hogenson, American sprinter (b. 1884)
1965 – Randall Jarrell, American poet and author (b. 1914)
1967 – Marcel Aymé, French author and playwright (b. 1902)
1969 – Haguroyama Masaji, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 36th Yokozuna (b. 1914)
1973 – Edmund A. Chester, American broadcaster and journalist (b. 1897)
1973 – Ahmed Hamdi, Egyptian engineer and general (b. 1929)
1976 – Edith Evans, English actress (b. 1888)
1977 – Bing Crosby, American singer and actor (The Rhythm Boys) (b. 1903)
1983 – Johannes O., Dutch murderer (b. 1916)
1983 – Willard Price, Canadian-American author and historian (b. 1887)
1984 – Martin Ryle, English astronomer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1918)
1985 – Emil Gilels, Soviet pianist (b. 1916)
1986 – Keenan Wynn, American actor (b. 1916)
1989 – Michael Carmine, American actor (b. 1959)
1990 – Leonard Bernstein, American composer, conductor, and pianist (b. 1918)
1997 – Harold Robbins, American author (b. 1915)
1998 – Cleveland Amory, American author and activist (b. 1917)
1998 – Frankie Yankovic, American accordion player (b. 1916)
1999 – Julius Nyerere, Tanzanian politician, 1st President of Tanzania (b. 1922)
2000 – Art Coulter, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1909)
2000 – Tony Roper, American race car driver (b. 1964)
2002 – Norbert Schultze, German composer (b. 1911)
2003 – Patrick Dalzel-Job, English soldier and author (b. 1913)
2004 – Vlassis Bonatsos, Greek actor and singer (b. 1949)
2005 – Jody Dobrowski, English murder victim (b. 1981)
2006 – Jared Anderson, American bass player (Morbid Angel and Hate Eternal) (b. 1975)
2006 – Chun Wei Cheung, Dutch rower (b. 1972)
2006 – Freddy Fender, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Texas Tornados and Los Super Seven) (b. 1937)
2006 – Maurice Grosse, English paranormal investigator (b. 1919)
2006 – Nancy Lynn, American pilot (b. 1956)
2006 – Klaas Runia, Dutch theologian and journalist (b. 1926)
2006 – Gerry Studds, American politician (b. 1937)
2007 – Judy Crichton, American television producer (b. 1929)
2007 – Big Moe, American rapper (b. 1974)
2007 – Raymond Pellegrin, French actor (b. 1925)
2008 – Richard Cooey, American murderer (b. 1967)
2008 – Robert Furman, American engineer and intelligence officer (b. 1915)
2008 – Kazys Petkevičius, Lithuanian basketball player (b. 1926)
2009 – Lou Albano, American wrestler, manager, and actor (b. 1933)
2009 – Martyn Sanderson, New Zealand actor (b. 1938)
2009 – Collin Wilcox, American actress (b. 1935)
2010 – Simon MacCorkindale, English actor, director, and producer (b. 1952)
2010 – Benoît Mandelbrot, Polish-American mathematician (b. 1924)
2011 – Abdulrahman al-Awlaki, American son of Anwar al-Awlaki (b. 1995)
2011 – Reg Alcock, Canadian politician (b. 1948)
2012 – Kyle Bennett, American bicycle motocross racer (b. 1979)
2012 – John Clive, English actor and author (b. 1933)
2012 – Max Fatchen, Australian journalist and author (b. 1920)
2012 – James R. Grover, Jr., American politician (b. 1919)
2012 – Odorico Leovigildo Sáiz Pérez, Spanish bishop (b. 1912)
2012 – Arlen Specter, American politician (b. 1930)
2012 – Marc Swayze, American writer and illustrator (b. 1913)
2012 – Gart Westerhout, Dutch-American astronomer (b. 1927)

Famous Birthdays on 14th October

1257 - King Przemysl II of Poland (d. 1296) 1404 - Marie of Anjou, queen of France (d. 1463) 1493 - Shimazu Tadayoshi, Japanese warlord (d. 1568) 1499 - Claude of France, wife of Louis XII of France (d. 1524) 1542 - Abul-Fath Djalal-ud-Din, 3rd Mogol emperor of India (1556-1605) 1606 - Johan Maetsuyker, Dutch governor-general of Ceylon (1653-78) 1630 - Sophia of Hanover, Princess Palatine and Electress of Saxony (d. 1714) 1633 - James II Stuart, king of England/Scotland (James VII) (1685-88) 1639 - Simon van der Stel, Dutch governor of Cape colony (1679-99) 1643 - Bahadur Shah I, Mughal Emperor of India (d. 1712) 1644 - William Penn, English Philosopher, Quaker and founder of Pennsylvania (d. 1718) 1687 - Robert Simson, Scotland, mathematician 1712 - George Grenville, British PM (1763-65) 1726 - Charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham, English sailor and politician (d. 1813) 1730 - Jean Joseph Rodolphe, composer 1733 - François Sebastien Charles Joseph de Croix, Count of Clerfayt, Austrian field marshal (d. 1798) 1734 - Francis Lightfoot Lee, US farmer/signer (Decl of Independence) 1738 - Giovanni Calisto Andrea Zanotti, composer 1740 - Joannes Siberg, Dutch governor-general of Neth Indies (1801-05) 1753 - Franz Anton Dimmler, composer 1764 - Charles-Henri Plantade, composer 1774 - Hubert MAJ van Asch van Wijck, Dutch politician 1784 - Ferdinand VII MF, king of Spain 1789 - Constant van Crombrugghe, Flemish monastery founder 1790 - Thursday October Christian (d. 1831) 1796 - Adolf Ganz, composer 1801 - Joseph AF Plateau, Belgium, physicist (blinded-stared at Sun 25 secs) 1806 - Preston King, U.S. Senator from New York (d. 1865) 1827 - James Sidney Robinson, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1892 1827 - William GGVV Harcourt, English lawyer/Min of Finance 1837 - Ellison Capers, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1908 1842 - Joe Start, American baseball player (d. 1927) 1853 - Ciprian Porumbescu, composer 1855 - George Edwardes, British composer (Gaiety Girl) 1857 - Elwood Haynes, auto pioneer, built one of 1st US autos 1859 - Camille Chevillard, composer 1861 - Bjarni Thorsteinsson, composer 1861 - Artur Gavazzi, Croatian geographer (d. 1944) 1864 - Maurice de Plessys, French poet (Palace Occidental) 1867 - Masaoka Shiki, Japan, haiku & tanka poet/diarist (Salt Water Ballads) 1869 - Joseph Duveen, England, art connoisseur (Elgin marbles) 1871 - Alexander von Zemlinsky, Vienna Austria, composer (Schneeman) 1873 - Jose Serrano Simeon, composer 1873 - Ray Ewry, Lafayette Ind, jumper (Olympics-10 gold-1900, 04, 06, 08) 1873 - Jules Rimet, president of FIFA (d. 1954) 1874 - Margarete Susman, writer 1880 - Otto V Ekelund, Swedish poet/writer (Sak och sken) 1882 - Charlie Parker, cricketer (legend Gloucs SLA, but 2-32 in only Test) 1882 - Éamon de Valera, NY, Irish politician and patriot, President of Ireland (1937-48, 51-54, 57-59). Died 1975 1883 - Adrianus PHA de Kleyn, throat/nose/otologist (ear doctor) 1884 - Jimmy Conlin, Camden NJ, actor (Sin of Harold Diddlebock) 1888 - Ernest Pingoud, composer 1889 - Jean Canneel, Flemish sculptor 1890 - Dwight D Eisenhower, Denison Tx, (R) 34th Pres (1953-1961)/Gen (WW 2) 1890 - Frank Conroy, Derby England, actor (Call of the Wild) 1891 - Paul de Keyser, Flemish story teller/philologist/folklorist 1892 - Sumner Welles, US undersecretary/diplomat (Good neighbor policy) 1893 - Lillian Gish, American silent film/stage actress (Birth of a Nation). Died 1993. 1894 - Sutan Ibrahim gelor Datuk Tan Malaka, founder (Indonesian Communist) 1894 - e. e. cummings, Cambridge Massachusetts, poet (Tulips & Chimneys) 1898 - Cruys Voorbergh, Dutch actor/director (Flying Dutchman) 1899 - Alan Washbond, US, 2-man bobsled (Olympic-gold-1932) 1900 - Edwin McLeod, cricketer (played in NZ's 2nd-ever Test 1930) 1901 - Willem A Wagenaar, journalist/writer (Shanghai) 1902 - Stanley Coen, cricketer (South African batsman in two Tests 1927-28) 1902 - Learco Guerra, Italian cyclist (d. 1963) 1904 - Karel Srom, composer 1906 - Benita Hume, London England, actress (Vicky-Halls of Ivy) 1906 - Imam Hassan al Banna, Egyptian founder of the Muslim Brotherhood (d. 1949) 1907 - "Red" McKenzie, jazz singer (played comb-with-tissue-paper) [or 1899] 1907 - Allan Jones, Scranton PA, actor/singer (A Day at the Races, Showboat) 1907 - Barend Barendse, Dutch sports reporter 1907 - Pert Kelton, Great Falls Mont, actress (Cavalcade of Stars) 1908 - Ruth Hale, American playwright and actress (d. 2003) 1909 - Bernd Rosemeyer, German auto racer (Indy 500) 1909 - Kalervo Tuukkanen, composer 1909 - Dorothy Kingsley, American screenwriter (d. 1996) 1910 - Jef Keuleers, Belgian worker's union leader 1910 - John Wooden, basketball coach (UCLA-10 national championships) 1911 - Le Duc Tho, North Vietnamese representive at Paris peace talk 1912 - Helmut Schelsky, German sociologist (Sociology of Sex) 1912 - Jack Crapp, cricketer (England batsman 1948-49) 1912 - Jack Young, cricketer (Middlesex & England slow left-armer post-WW2) 1913 - Ginty Lush, cricketer (NSW quick of the 30's who didn't play for Aust) 1913 - Victor Trumper Jr, cricketer (son of Mr & Mrs Trumper NSW 1940-41) 1914 - Brendan Gill, critic 1914 - Dick Durrance, American skier (d. 2004) 1916 - C Everett Koop, surgeon general (1981-89) 1918 - Doug Ring, cricketer (Australian leggie of the late 40's early 50's) 1918 - Marcel Chaput, French Canadian politician (d. 1991) 1919 - Edward L Feightner, US rear-admiral (WW II-Santa Cruz Islands) 1924 - Robert Webber, Santa Ana California, actor (79 Park Avenue) 1925 - Louis Cohen, physicist 1925 - Phillip Tobias, Durban, Natal, South Africa, palaeoanthropologist and 3 x Nobel Prize nominee(hominid fossil sites), (d. 2012) 1926 - Bill Justis, rocker 1926 - Willy Alberti, [Carel Verbrugge], singer/actor (Riffin in Amsterdam) 1927 - Roger Moore, London England, actor (Alaskans, Maverick, Saint) 1928 - Gary Graffman, NYC, pianist (Leventritt Award) 1928 - Frank E. Resnik, American business executive (d. 1995) 1929 - Alfredo Santos Buenaventura, composer 1929 - Yvon Durelle, Canadian boxer (d. 2007) 1930 - Robert Parker, US saxophonist/soul singer (Barefootin') 1931 - Rafael Puyana, Bogota Colombia, baroque harpsichordist (NY debut 1957) 1931 - Nikhil Banerjee, Indian classical musician (d. 1986) 1932 - Anatoly Larkin, Russian-American physicist (d. 2005) 1932 - Enrico di Giuseppe, American tenor (d. 2005) 1935 - La Monte Young, Bern Idaho, composer (Composition in 1990) 1938 - John Dean III, former White House counsel (Watergate figure) 1938 - Empress Farah Diba of Iran 1939 - Hugh Delane Thompson, Shreveport LA, PGA golfer (1991 MONY Syracuse) 1939 - Ralph Lauren, Bronx, New York, fashion designer (Chaps, Polo Ralph Lauren) 1940 - Christopher Timothy, English actor (All Creatures Great & Small) 1940 - Cliff Richard, [Harry Webb], Lucknow India, rock voclist (Suddenly) 1940 - Jesse Carlyle Snead, Hot Springs VA, PGA golfer (1972 Phila Classic) 1940 - Pat Finley, Asheville NC, actress (Ellen Hartley-Bob Newhart Show) 1941 - Art Shamsky, American baseball player 1942 - Billy Harrison, Belfast Ireland, rock guitarist (Them) 1943 - Anthony Iannaccone, composer 1943 - Lance Rentzel, NFL receiver (Minn, LA)/ex-husband of Joey Heatherton 1943 - Noreen Corcoran, Quincy Mass, actress (Kelly-Bachelor Father) 1944 - Udo Kier, Germany, actress (Warhol Dracula, Warhol Frankenstein) 1945 - Colin Hodgkinson, English musician (Whitesnake) 1946 - Justin Hayward, England, vocalist (Moody Blues-Nights in White Satin) 1946 - James Robert "Radio" Kennedy, American football coach 1946 - Craig Venter, American biologist 1946 - Al Oliver, American baseball player 1946 - Dan McCafferty, Scottish musician (Nazareth) 1947 - Charlie Joiner, Many La, NFL receiver (Houston, Cincinnati, San Diego) 1947 - Al Atkins, English musician (Judas Priest) 1947 - Lukas Resetarits, Austrian cabaret artist 1948 - Harry Anderson, American actor 1948 - David Ruprecht, American game show host 1948 - Engin Arık, Turkish nuclear physicist (d. 2007) 1949 - Katy Manning, English/Australian actress 1949 - Katha Pollitt, American writer 1950 - Sheila Young Ochowicz, Birmingham Mich, speed skater (Oly-gold/sil-76) 1951 - Marcia Barrett, St Catherine's Jamaica, rock vocalist (Boney M) 1952 - Daisy Eshuijs, singer/pianist/composer (Eye to Eye) 1952 - Harry Anderson, Newport RI, actor (Judge Harry Stone-Night Court) 1952 - Margriet Eshuijs, Dutch singer/pianist 1952 - Nikolai Adrianov, USSR, gymnast (Olympic-4 gold/2 silver/bronze-1976) 1953 - Greg Evigan, South Amboy NJ, actor (BJ-BJ & the Bear, Melrose Place) 1953 - Marcel R Zeeuw, Suriname lt-colonel (coup 1982) 1953 - Olga Nikolayevna Klyushnikova, Russia, cosmonaut 1953 - Roland Butcher, cricketer (1st black to play for England 1981) 1953 - Shelley Ackerman, American astrologer, writer, singer 1954 - Carole Malone, English newspaper columnist 1956 - Beth Daniel, Charleston SC, LPGA golfer (1990 Kemper Open) 1957 - Gregory T Linteris, Demarest NJ, PhD/astronaut (STS 83, 94) 1957 - Karen Permezel, LPGA golfer 1957 - Michel Després, Quebec politician 1958 - Thomas Dolby, Cairo Egypt, rock vocalist (She Blinded Me With Science) 1959 - A J Pero, Staten Is, drummer (Twisted Sister-Not Gonna Take It) 1960 - John Aalberg, Orland Norway, US cross country skier (Olympics-1994) 1960 - Steve Cram, English runner (world record mile/2 km) 1961 - Melanie Wilson, actress (Jennifer-Perfect Strangers) 1961 - Mike Tramp, Denmark, heavy metal rocker (White Lion-Mane Attraction) 1961 - Isaac Mizrahi American fashion designer 1962 - Shahar Perkiss, Israel, tennis star 1962 - Jaan Ehlvest, Estonian chess player 1963 - Keith Byars, NFL running back (Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots) 1963 - Yim Jae-beom, South Korean singer 1964 - Joe Girardi, Peoria IL, catcher (NY Yankees) 1964 - Pieter Axe, soccer player (FC Utrecht/SC Heerenveen) 1964 - Olu Oguibe, American artist 1965 - Karyn White, singer 1965 - Jüri Jaanson, Estonian rower 1965 - Constantine Koukias, Australian composer 1967 - Arleen Sorkin, actress (Days of Our Lives, America's Funniest Videos) 1967 - Dave Hajek, Roseville CA, infielder (Houston Astros) 1967 - Sylvain Lefebvre, Richmond, NHL defenseman (Colorado Avalanche) 1967 - Pat Kelly, American baseball player 1967 - Stephen A. Smith, American sports journalist 1968 - Dwayne Schintzius, NBA center (Indiana Pacers) 1968 - Gene Williams, NFL guard/tackle (Atlanta Falcons) 1968 - Rashid Latif, cricketer (Pakistani wicket-keeper) 1968 - Wanda Guyton, WNBA forward (Houston Comets) 1968 - Matthew Le Tissier, English footballer 1968 - Johnny Goudie, American musician 1969 - Mark Verhoeven, Dutch soccer player (MVV/NEC) 1969 - P J Brown, NBA center/forward (NJ Nets, Miami Heat) 1969 - David Strickland, American actor (d. 1999) 1970 - Daniela Pestova, [Chameleon], Prague Czech, model (1995 SI/L'Oreal) 1970 - Jim Jackson, NBA guard (Dallas Mavericks, Phila 76ers) 1970 - Nina Kemppel, Anchorage Alaska, cross country skier (Olympics-1994) 1970 - Jon Seda, Puerto Rican actor 1970 - Pär Zetterberg, Swedish football player 1971 - Derrick Rodgers, linebacker (Miami Dolphins) 1971 - Frank Wycheck, NFL tight end (Houston/Tennessee Oilers) 1971 - Jorge Costa, Portuguese footballer 1972 - Erika de Lone, Boston Mass, tennis star (1996 Futures-Wilmington DE) 1972 - J J Smith, NFL running back (KC Chiefs) 1972 - Mike Archie, running back (Tennessee Oilers) 1972 - Nelson Van waes, CFL defensive linebacker (Saskatchewan Roughriders) 1972 - Shawn Banks, WLAF LB (Frankfurt Galaxy) 1973 - DeJuan Wheat, NBA guard (Minn Timberwolves)

1973 - Lasha Zhvania, Georgian politician 1974 - Kim Williams, WNBA guard (Utah Starzz) 1974 - Natalie Maines, Lubbock, Texas, musician (Dixie Chicks) 1974 - Joseph Utsler, American musician 1975 - Floyd Landis, American cyclist 1975 - Shaznay Lewis, English singer (All Saints) 1976 - Nataša Kejžar, Slovenian swimmer 1976 - Henry Mateo, Dominican baseball player 1976 - Ben Pridmore, World Memory Champion 1977 - Kelly Schumacher, Canadian basketball player 1977 - Jonathan Kerrigan, English actor 1977 - Tina Dico, Danish singer-songwriter 1978 - Justin Brannan, American musician, writer 1978 - Ryan Church, American baseball player 1978 - Paul Hunter, English snooker player (d. 2006) 1978 - Steven Thompson, Scottish footballer 1978 - Usher, American singer and actor 1978 - Javon Walker, American football player 1979 - Coty Strickler, Miss Montana Teen USA (1997) 1980 - Paul Ambrosi, Ecuadorian footballer 1980 - Niels Lodberg, Danish footballer 1980 - Terrence McGee, American football player 1981 - Boof Bonser, American baseball player 1983 - Lin Dan, Chinese badminton player 1984 - LaRon Landry, American football player 1985 - Digão, Brazilian footballer 1985 - Daniel Clark, Canadian actor 1985 - Sherlyn González, Mexican actress 1985 - Alexandre Sarnes Negrão, Brazilian racing driver 1986 - Tom Craddock, English footballer 1986 - Skyler Shaye, American actress 1988 - MacKenzie Mauzy, American actress 1988 - Max Thieriot, American actor 1992 - Savannah Outen, American singer/songwriter 1996 - Lourdes Marie Ciccone Leon, daughter of singer Madonna