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Birthdays of Personalities on May 30

1220 : Alexander Nevski, [Aleksandr], Russian great ruler (1252-63)
1524 : SelŒm II Sari, the blonde, sultan of Turkey (1566-74)
1623 : Wallerand Vaillant, painter/engraver, baptized
1672 : Peter I, (the Great), tsar of Russia (1682-1725) [NS=June 9]
1757 : Henry Addington, Viscount Sidmouth (C), British PM (1801-04)
1800 : Karl W Feuerbach, German mathematician (Position of Feuerbach)
1812 : John Alexander McClernand, Major General (Union volunteers)
1829 : Levin Goldschmidt, German business law expert
1830 : Edward Winslow Hinks, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
1832 : George Doherty Johnston, Brig General (Confederate Army)
1835 : Alfred Austin, Leeds England, poet laureate of England (Garden)
1845 : Amadeus I FM, duke of Aosta/king of Spain (1870-73)
1846 : Peter Carl Faberg‚, Russia, goldsmith/jeweler/egg maker
1847 : Alice Sophia Stopford Green, Ireland, proponent of Irish independence
1859 : Pierre Marie Felix Janet, France, psychologist/neurologist
1867 : Arthur Vining Davis, Sharon Mass, CEO (Alcoa-1910-57)
1881 : George KFW von Kchler, German fieldmarshal (Invasion Netherlands)
1887 : Alexander Archipenko, Ukraine sculptor/lithographer
1888 : James A Farley, postmaster general (1932-38)
1891 : Iman J van den Bosch, Belgian resistance fighter
1894 : Hubertus J van Mook, Dutch minister of Colonies (1942-45)
xxxx : Michel Langevin, Canada, rock drummer (Voivod-Angel Rat)
xxxx : Steve West, rocker (Danger Danger-Screw It)
xxxx : William Springer, Indiana legislator
1901 : Cornelia Otis Skinner, Chic, writer (When Our Hearts Were Young & Gay)
1902 : Seton Howard Frederick Lloyd, archaeologist
1903 : Countee Cullen, Balt Md, poet (Black Christ & Other Poems)
1903 : Ray Howard-Jones, artist
1904 : Ernesto de la Guardia Jr, President of Panam (1956-60)
1908 : Hannes OG Alfv‚n, Swedish physicist (Nobel 1970)
1908 : Mel[vin J] Blanc, voice (Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd & Porky Pig)
1909 : Benny Goodman, Chicago, clarinetist/bandleader (King of Swing)
1912 : Alexander Langsdorf, physicist
1912 : Joseph Stein, dramatist/playwright (Fiddler on the Roof)
1912 : Julian Gustave Symons, writer
1914 : Bobby Sherwood, Indianapolis Ind, orch leader (Milton Berle Show)
1915 : Jerome Bert Weisner, military scientist/disarmer
1916 : Joseph W Kennedy, scientist (1 of 4 discoverers of plutonium)
1922 : Harry Clement Stubbs, US, sci-fi author (Needle, Iceworld)
1925 : Eddy Bruma, Suriname politician
1926 : Christine Jorgensen, pioneer transsexual
1926 : Edouard Van Remoortel, Brussels, conductor (1958-62 St Louis Symph)
1926 : James Whitman McLamore, businessman
1927 : Dick Noel, Bkln NY, TV host (It's a Small Wonder)
1927 : Evelyn Wesler Zemel, US, author (American Glass Animals)
1928 : John Keith Wright, English economist/asst sect of state (1971-84)
1934 : Alexei A Leonov, Siberia USSR, cosmonaut (Voskhod II, Soyuz 19)
1937 : Arthur C Jacobs, poet
1938 : Wilfried A de Pree, Dutch MP (PvdA)/theologist
1942 : Dan Miller, (Rep-R-Florida)
1942 : Lenny Davidson, London, rock guitarist (Dave Clark 5-Glad All Over)
1944 : Larry Davidson, rocker (Dave Clark 5-Glad All Over)
1946 : Candy Lightner, political activist/founder (MADD)
1955 : Nicky "Topper" Headon, English drummer (Clash-Complete Control)
1957 : Allison Roe, Auckland NZ, marathoner (NYC-1981)
1957 : Chris Van Jaarsveld, guitarist (Sleeze Beez)
1958 : Michael E Lopez-Alegria, Madrid Spain, Lt Cmdr/astro (STS 73, sk 92)
1960 : Stephen "Tea Tower" Duffy, rocker (Lilac Time-Paradise Song)
1963 : Helen Patricia Sharman, Great Britain, cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-12)
1963 : Lynda Wiesmeier, Washington DC, playmate (Jul, 1982)
1968 : Tim Burgess, English rock vocalist (Charlatans-Only One I Know)
1972 : Manny Ramirez, Santo Domingo Dom Rep, outfielder (Cleveland Indians)
1973 : Je'Rod Cherry, safety (New Orleans Saints)
1973 : Jennifer Darst, Dallas Texas, pairs skater (& Arthur Reid)
1973 : Steve Charbonneau, CFL defensive linebacker (Montreal Alouettes)
1986 : Ashley Slaney, daughter of Olympians Mary Decker & Richard Slaney

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