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Birthdays of Personalities on May 07

1530 : Louis I Cond‚, French prince/leader of hugenots
1574 : Innocent X, [Giambattista Pamfili], 236th pope (1644-55)
1700 : Gerard van Swieten, Dutch botanist
1763 : Josef Poniatovski, Polish general/marshal of France
1776 : D niel Berzsenyi, [Hungarian Horatius], Hungarian poet
1795 : Gerhard M Roentgen, industrialist (founder dockyard Fijenoord)
1812 : Robert Browning, London England, poet (Pied Piper)
1826 : Varina Howell Davis, 1st lady (Confederacy), died in 1905
1827 : Charles T H Coster, Belgian literary (L‚gendes Flamandes) [or Aug
1827 : Francis Engle Patterson, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in
1832 : Carl G Neumann, German mathematician/physicist (Neumann-functions
1845 : Jacob van Stolk Azn, timber merchant/art collector
1847 : Archibald Primrose, Earl of Rosebery (Lib), British PM (1894-95)
1866 : Cornelis J K van Aalst, president (Dutch Trading Company)
1882 : Willem Elsschot, [Alfons J de Ridder], Flemish writer (Mend)
1883 : Martin Albertz, German theologist (Church Jesus Christ)
1887 : Henri Pourrat, French writer (Gaspard of the Montagnes)
1892 : Archibald MacLeish, Glencoe Ill, polit essayist/poet/dramatist (J
1892 : Josip Broz Tito, WW II partisan, leader of Yugoslavia (1943-80)
1898 : Vera Chapman, writer
xxxx : Maria Laria, Havana Cuba, Spanish TV hostess (Cara Cara)
xxxx : Phil Campbell, rocker (Motorhead-No Remorse)
1900 : Bauke Tuinstra, Dutch/Frisian notary/author (Earste Keur)
1901 : L T Coggeshall, medical scientist/ US Secretary of HEW (1956-58)
1903 : Basil Nield, judge/politician
1909 : Edwin H Land, inventor (instant photography (Polaroid))
1912 : Paul H F Brenneker, Neth/Antillian photographer/folklorist
1917 : Daniel GillŠs, Belgian writer
1917 : William Geoffrey Biddle, bomb disposal expert
1923 : Anne Baxter, Mich City Ind, actr (Myra-Marcus Welby, Victoria-Hot
1923 : Pete V Domenici, (Sen-R-NM, 1973- )
1927 : Jim Lowe, Springfield Mass, DJ (WNEW) "King of Trivia"
1928 : Marvin Mitchelson, attorney
1929 : Sally L Smith, educator/founder (Lab School of Wash)
1930 : Aviard Gavrilovich Fastovets, Russia, cosmonaut
1930 : Horst Bienek, German poet
1931 : Gene [Rodman] Wolfe, US, sci-fi author (Soldier of Arete)
1931 : Nel J Ginjaar-Maas, Dutch under-secretary of Education (VVD)
1934 : Willard Scott, weatherman (Today)
1939 : Jimmy Ruffin, vocalist (What Becomes of Broken Hearted)
1939 : Johnny Maestro, NY rock vocalist (Crests-16 Candles, Brooklyn Bri
1939 : Volker Braun, writer
1943 : Christopher Taylor White, rocker
1943 : Peter Horak, jetboat jumper
1943 : Rick West, [Richard Westwood], rocker (Brian Poole & Tremeloes)
1945 : Wim A Mateman, Dutch MP (CDA)
1946 : Bill Danoff, Springfield Mass, vocalist (Starland Vocal Band)
1946 : Bill Kreutzmann, drummer (Grateful Dead)
1946 : Richard L Brodsky, US lawyer/NY State Assemblyman (D) (1983- )
1949 : Marilyn Cole, Portsmouth England, playmate of the year (Jan, 1972
1950 : Janis Ian, [Fink], NYC, rock vocalist (At 17, Society's Child)
1950 : Prairie Prince, rocker (Tubes)
1951 : David Whitton, campaigner
1952 : Amy Heckerling, Bronx, dir (Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Clueles
1952 : Derek Taylor, rocker (Let it Be, Beatles Anthology)
1957 : [Christopher St John] "Sinjin" Smith, LA CA, volleyballer (Oly-96
1959 : Tamara E Jernigan, Chattoonaga, PhD/astro (STS 40, 52, 67, 80)
1960 : Arnon Ohad, co-pilot (El Al) plane that crashed on Bijlmer Amster
1962 : Robbie Knievel, daredevil, son of Evel (Chips Something Special)
1964 : Mustapha Zerqti, Moroccan/Neth writer (Ihtidaar hub fi el-mahd)
1970 : Edwin Zoetebier, Dutch soccer player (FC Volendam)
1970 : Mark Smith, Pasadena CA, outfielder (Baltimore Orioles)
1970 : Sebastien Britten, Brossard Que, figure skater (1995 Canadian Cha
1972 : Chris Hayes, safety (NY Jets)
1974 : Scott Whittaker, center/tackle (Oakland Raiders)
1987 : Katie Danza, daughter of Tony & Tracy Danza

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