Birthdays of important personalities on January 9

1554 : Gregory XV, [Alessandro Ludovisi], pope (1621-23)
1695 : John E Loovens, lawyer
1699 : Robert J Pothier, French lawyer
1728 : Thomas Warton, poet laureate of England (Pleasures of Melancholy)
1790 : Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom, Swedish poet (Lycksalighetens)
1803 : Christopher Gustavus Memminger, Secy Treas (Confederacy) died in 1888
1816 : John Palmer Usher, Secy Int (Union) died in 1889
1822 : John Porter Hatch, volunteers Bvt Major General (Union), died in 1901
1829 : Adolf von Schlagintweit, German explorer (Tarimbekken)
1829 : Thomas William Robertson, England, playwright (Caste)
1832 : Esquire Maurits A de Savornin Lohman, Dutch governor of Suriname
1856 : Anton Askerc, Slavic priest/poet (Primoz Trubar)
1856 : Lizette Woodworth Reese, US poet (Branch of May, Tears)
1859 : Carrie Chapman Catt, women's rights leader
1859 : Carrie Lane Chapman Catt, founder (League of Women Voters)
1859 : Frederik Pijper, Dutch vicar/church historian (The Monasteries)
1866 : Albert Baertsoen, Flemish painter/etcher
1867 : Jacques Urlus, Dutch tenor (Opera of Leipzig, Song of the Earth)
1870 : Joseph B Strauss, civil engineer/builder (Golden Gate Bridge)
1873 : Hayyim Nahman Bialik, R?di Ukraine, Hebrew poet/translator
1879 : John Broadus Watson, behaviorist psychologist
1881 : Lascelles Abercrombie, English poet/critic (Revaluations)
1894 : Henryk Stazewski, Polish abstract painter/graphic artist
1898 : Gracie Fields, [Stansfield], England, music hall/vaudeville performer
1901 : Chic Young, cartoonist (Blondie)
1902 : Jose Maria Escriv de Balaguer y Alb s, Spanish priest (Opus Dei)
1902 : Rudolph Bing, opera manager (NY Metropolitan Opera)
1909 : Herva Nelli, soprano
1910 : Dick Henry Jurgen, bandleader
1911 : Richard Selwyn Francis Schiling, professor of occupational health
1911 : Stafford WIlliam Somerfield, British newspaper editor
1912 : Ralph Tubbs, architect
1913 : Lavad "Dr Hepcat" Durst, vocal/piano
1913 : Peter John Norton, naval diplomat/artist
1913 : Richard Milhous Nixon, (R) 37th pres (1968-74) (I am not a crook!)
1914 : Derek Allhusen, England, equestrian (Olympic-gold-1968)
1915 : Les Paul, guitarist inventor (Les Paul)
1916 : Alain Bernardin, impressario (Crazy Horse Saloon)
1916 : Vic Mizzy, Bkln NY, orch leader (Don Rickles Show)
1922 : Ahmed S?kou Tour?, president of Guinea (1957-84)
1922 : Har G Khorana, India/Canada bio-chemist (Nobel 1968)
1924 : Juli n B Coco, Cura?ao guitarist/bassist (Utrecht Symphony Orch)
1925 : Abdelhamid Benhadugah, novelist
1928 : Fernand J St Germain, (Rep-D-RI, 1961- )
1929 : Heiner Muller, dramatist
1931 : Geoffrey Wragg, British(?) reorganizer
1933 : Robert Garcia, (Rep-D-NY, 1978- )
1934 : Julian B Coco, Antilles, guitarist/tutor (Princess Christina)
1935 : Dick Enberg, Mt Clemens Mich, sportscaster (Where's Huddles)
1935 : Kenneth "Buddy" Scott, blues guitarist/Singer
1936 : Peter Fletcher, music teacher
1941 : Joan Baez, Staten Island, folk singer/human rights advocate
1943 : Kenneth Kelley, US singer (Manhattans, One Life to Live)
1943 : Rob Hoeke, Dutch pianist/singer (Drinking on My Bed)
1944 : Jimmy Page, London, rock guitarist (Led Zeppelin-Stairway to Heaven)
1944 : Scott Engel, vocalist (Walker Brothers-Sun Aint Gonna Shine Anymore)
1945 : Frank J Biondi Jr, president (HBO)
1948 : Bill Cowsill, Newport RI, rock guitarist/vocals (Cowsills-We Can Fly)
1950 : David Johansen, [Buster Poindexter], NY, singer (Hot! Hot! Hot!)
1950 : Rio Reiser, rock singer
1951 : Crystal Gayle, Ky, country singer (Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue)
1951 : Rosalyn Kind, Bkln, singer (? sister of Barbra Streisand)
1952 : Eveline L Herfkens, Dutch MP (PvdA)
1959 : Otis Nixon, US baseball outfielder (Boston Red Sox, Texas Rangers)
1962 : Phil Lewis, London England, rock vocalist (LA Guns-It's Over Now)
1964 : Stan Javier, S P de Macoris Dom Rep, outfielder (Oak A's, SF Giants)
1965 : Atsuo Kudo, hockey defenseman (Team Japan 1998)
1965 : Georg Franz, Straubing GER, hockey forward (Team Germany, Landshut)
1966 : Jimmie Jones, defensive end/defensive tackle (Philadelphia Eagles)
1967 : Dave Matthews, singer/musician (Dave Matthews Band)
1967 : Dave Mcllwain, Seaforth, NHL center (Pitts Penguins)
1967 : Jamie Huscroft, Creston, NHL defenseman (Calgary Flames)
1968 : Katie Anderson, Kingston Jamaica, Canada 100m hurdler (Oly-7th-92, 96)
1969 : Domingo Jean, Dominican/US baseball pitcher (Houston Astros)
1969 : Johanna Ikonen, ice hockey defenseman (Finland, Oly-98)
1970 : Graciela Schutt, El Paso Tex, WPVA volleyballer (Deerfield-25th-1995)
1971 : Elizabeth Punsalan, Syracuse NY, dance skater (& Swallow, Oly-15-94)
1971 : Scott Thornton, London, NHL left wing (Edmonton Oilers)
1972 : Jay Powell, Meridian MS, pitcher (Florida Marlins)
1973 : Aaron Holbert, US baseball infielder (St Louis Cardinals)
1973 : Ronald Hamming, soccer player (FC Groningen, Fortuna Sittard)
1976 : Radek Bonk, Koprivnice Cze, NHL center (Ottawa Senators, Team Czech)

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