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Birthdays of Personalities on November 14

1511 : Janus Secundus, neo latin poet (Basia)
1650 : Willem III Henry, [Dutch William], king of England (1689-1702)
1679 : Omobono Stradivari, Italian violin maker/son of Antonius
1765 : Robert Fulton, built 1st coml steamboat (or 0819)
1776 : Henri Dutrochet, discovered & named process of osmosis
1779 : Adam Gottlob Oehlenschl„ger, Denmark, poet (Natl Poet 1849)
1797 : Charles Lyell, Scotland, geologist (Principles of Geology)
1802 : August F Pott, German philologist (Etymology Forschungen)
1814 : Michael Kelly Lawler, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), dies in 1882
1822 : William Harrow, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1872
1823 : Robert J Fruin, historian (80 year war)
1827 : Isaac Wistar, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1905
1828 : James Birdseye MacPherson, Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1864
1838 : August Senoa, Croatian author (Zlatarevo zlato)
1840 : Claude Monet, France, impressionist (Water Lilies)
1842 : Walter Williams, claimed to be last survivor of Civil War (d 1959)
1861 : Frederick Jackson Turner, Wisc, historian/educator (Harvard U)
1863 : Leo H A Baekeland, Belgian/US chemist (bakelite)
1875 : Jakob Schaffner, Swiss writer: Conrad Pilater
1877 : Ren‚ de Clerq, Flemish poet/author (Emergency Horn)
1883 : Nikolaos Plastiras, Greek premier (1945, 50, 51-52)
1889 : Jawaharlal Nehru, 1st Indian PM (1947-64)
1893 : Carlo E Gadda, Italian engineer/writer (Madonna dei filosofi)
1893 : Evert S J Kruythoff, Ned Antillean author (conservation flora)
1894 : Harold Collett Dent, journalist/educationist
1896 : Mamie G Doud Eisenhower, 1st lady (1953-61)
1897 : John Steuart Curry, US painter/lithographer (Baptism in Kansas)
xxxx : Carol Vitale, Elizabeth NJ, talk show host (Carol Vitale Show)
1900 : Clara Fasano, sculptor
1901 : Morton Downey, Wallingford Ct, singer (Star of the Family)
1904 : Marya Mannes, NYC, author (The Reporter)
1905 : L H Ruitenberg, vicar/editor in chief (Reformed of Netherlands)
1905 : Sanoesi Pane, Indonesian author
1906 : Louise Brooks, silent screen star (American Venus, Pandora's Box)
1907 : Astrid Lindgren, Swedish children book author (Pipi Longstocking)
1907 : Howard William Hunter, Mormon Church Leader
1907 : Pedro Arrupe, Spanish priest/Jesuit
1908 : Harrison E Salisbury, journalist/author (50th Anniv of Soviet Union)
1909 : Joseph R McCarthy, (Sen-R-Wisc), anti-communist lunatic
1910 : Eric Lawson Malpass, writer
1910 : Norman MacCaig, poet
1912 : Barbara Hutton, heiress (Woolworth)
1914 : Florentine Rost van Tonningen-Heubel, Dutch black widow/Nazi
1914 : Ken Carson, Coalgate Okla, singer (Garry Moore Show)
1915 : Edward Digby Baltzell, Ivy League sociologist
1916 : Sherwood Schwartz, Passaic NJ, TV creator (Brady Bunch, Gilligan Is)
1920 : Johnny Desmond, Detroit Mich, singer (Your Hit Parade)
1922 : Boutros Boutros Ghali, Egyptian secretary-general of UN (1992- )
1922 : Johan R Kjell‚n, Swedish sociologist
1922 : Marina Candael, Flemish dancer/choreography (Rhapsody in Blue)
1924 : Arthur Frank "Peter" Shore, egyptologist
1924 : Kenneth J Gray, (Rep-D-IL, 1955-75, 85- )
1924 : Leonid B Kogan, Dnepropetrovsk Russia, violinist (Lenin Prize-1952)
1927 : Narciso Yepes, Lorca Spain, guitarist (Orquesta Nacionale 1947)
1928 : Leonie Rysanek, dramatic soprano (Vienna Munich State Opera 1952-54)
1929 : Horst Janssen, graphic Artist
1930 : Edward H White II, San Antonio Texas, Lt Col USAF/astronaut (Gemini 4)
1930 : Ornelio Martina, Antillian author/governor of Cura‡ao
1931 : Claudia Jane Archibald, parapsychologist
1932 : Henk Mochel, Dutch TV host (Rondom tien)
1934 : Ellis Marsalis, jazz musician
1934 : Roman A Gulyayev, cosmonaut
1935 : Donald Edwin White, advertising copywriter/opera administrator
1935 : Gennadi Aleksandrovich Dolgopolov, cosmonaut
1935 : Hussein ibn Talal I, king of Jordan (1953- )
1935 : Jakusho Kwong, Santa Rosa Calif, head of Sonoma Mountain Zen Center
1936 : Cornell Gunther, LA Calif, musician (Coasters-Poison Ivy)
1940 : Freddie Garrity, rocker (Freddie & the Dreamers-I'm Telling You Now)
1941 : Hermanus J Kriel, South African minister of Planning (1989- )
1944 : Aditya Biria, industrialist
1944 : Scherrie Payne, US singer (Supremes-Incredible)
1947 : P J O'Rourke, writer (Easy Money)
1947 : Syanley "Buckwheat" Dural Jr, US accordionist (On Track)
1948 : Charles PAG, prince of Wales/duke of Cornwall
1948 : Jacob Kohnstamm, Dutch undersecretary of the Interior (D66, 1994-)
1948 : James Young, Chicago IL, rock guitarist (Styx)
1949 : Terry Lee Johnson, Alabama, murderer (FBI Most Wanted List)
1951 : Barry Brandt, Wash DC, rock drummer (Angel)
1951 : Stephen Bishop, rocker vocalist
1952 : Alec John Such, rocker
1953 : Alexander O'Neal, Minneapolis, rocker (James Hearsky Harris III)
1954 : Yanni, new age musician (Live at the Acropolis, Sand Dance)
1956 : Alec John Such, US pop bassist (Bon Jovi-Wanted Dead or Alive)
1956 : Kenneth D Bowersox, Portsmouth Va, USN/astro (STS 50, 61, 73, 82)
1959 : Annie Schilder, Dutch singer (BZN)
1964 : Joseph "Run" Simmons, rapper (RUN DMC)
1968 : Janine Lindemulder, Penthouse (Feb 1988)/XXX (Hidden Obsessions)
1969 : Butch Walker, Rome Ga, heavy metal guitarist (Southgang-Tainted Angel)
1973 : DeRon Jenkins, cornerback (Baltimore Ravens)
1973 : Lawyer Milloy, strong safety (New England Patriots)
1980 : Margot Contois, Marquette Mich, dance skater (& Robert Peal)
1983 : C E Gadda, writer

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