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Birthdays of Personalities on May 22

1671 : Abraham Patras, governor-general of East-Indies (1735-37)
1804 : John William (Turk) Livingston, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1885
1808 : G de Nerval, writer
1821 : Alfred Sully, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1879
1828 : Albrecht Gr„fe, pioneer eye surgeon; founded modern ophthalmology
1844 : Mary Cassatt, US, Impressionist painter (Woman Bathing)
1859 : Arthur Conan Doyle, UK, author brought Sherlock Holmes to life twice
1862 : August Cuppens, Flemish author/pastor
1874 : Daniel F Malan, premier of South-Africa (1948-54)
1879 : Hendrik Heyman, Belgian minister of N˜verheid/mayor
1891 : J R Becher, writer
1891 : Robert Gordon Sproul, educator/college pres (Univ of Calif)
1892 : Louis van Tulder, Dutch tenor (From Office Stool to High C)
1895 : Jiddu Krishnamurti, India, philosopher (Songs of Life) [OS=May 12]
1897 : Robert Neumann, Austrian/British author (Waters of Babylon)
1902 : Al Simmons, Milwaukee, outfielder (A's)/lifetime batting avg of .334
1904 : Anne de Vries, writer (Bartje)
1906 : Harry Ritz, US comic (Ritz Brothers-Silent Movie)
1907 : Herg‚, [Georges R‚mi], Belgian cartoonist (Kuifje)
1910 : Johnny Olson, TV announcer (Price is Right)
1911 : Anatol Rapoport, Russ/US mathem/biologist (game theory)
1912 : Hendrik Koekoek, Dutch MP (Farmers Party)
1914 : Vance Packard, Granville Summit Pa, author (Hidden Persuaders)
1917 : Jean-Louis Laffitte Curtis, novelist
1918 : David Land, impressario
1919 : Paul Vanden Boeynants, premier Belgium (1966-68, 1978-79)
1920 : Hugh Armstrong Clegg, industrial relations academic
1920 : Thomas Gold, astronomer (proposed steady-state theory of universe)
1922 : Judith Crist, NY, movie critic (TV Guide)
1925 : Jean Tinguely, Swiss sculptor artist (movement objects)
1928 : T Boone Pickens, CEO (Shamrock, Mesa Petroleum Co)
1930 : Dieuwke Y W de Graaff-Nauta, Dutch undersecretary of the Interior
1931 : Kenny Ball, rocker
1933 : John Browning, Denver Colorado, pianist (Leventritt Award-1956)
1934 : Peter Nero, NYC, conductor/pianist (A Sunday in NY)
1940 : Bernard Shaw, news correspondant (CBS, CNN)
1942 : Calvin Simon, US rock vocalist (Funkadelic-1 Nation Under a Groove)
1942 : Malika A Sabirova, Russian dancer
1942 : Pallo Jordan, South African ANC member/heads (Radio Freedom)
1943 : Tommy John, pitcher (Yankee/Dodger)
1948 : Richard Baker, (Rep-R-Louisiana)
1950 : Bernie Taupin, lyricist (writes with Elton John)
1952 : Jan Todd, woman power lifter, once lifted 248 kg in a squat
1953 : John Edward Stevens, NYC, bank robber (FBI Most Wanted List)
1954 : Jerry Dammers, keyboardist (Specials-Special)
1955 : Iva Davies, rock guitarist/vocalist (Icehouse)
1955 : Sam Coppersmith, (Rep-D-Arizona)
1959 : Morrissey, British rock vocalist (Everyday is Like Sunday)
1959 : [Patrick] Morrissey, rocker (Depeche Mode-Somebody)
1964 : David Lidberg, jockey
1966 : Jose Mesa, Azua Dom Rep, pitcher (Cleveland Indians)
1968 : Alan Levine, Park Ridge IL, pitcher (Chic White Sox)
1969 : Vaughn Eshelman, Philadelphia PA, pitcher (Boston Red Sox)
1970 : Clyde Johnson, cornerback (KC Chiefs)
1973 : Aaron Graham, corner (Arizona Cardinals)
1973 : Julian Tavarez, Santiago Dom Rep, pitcher (Cleveland Indians)
1974 : Greg Jones, linebacker (Washington Redskins)

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