Famous Birthdays on November 8

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• 1342 Julian of Norwich, English saint, born in Norfolk, England (d. 1416)

• 1491 Teofilo Folengo, Italian macaronic poet, born in Mantua, Italy (d. 1544)
• 1572 John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg, Duke of Prussia (1618-19), born in Halle, Archbishopric of Magdeburg, Holy Roman Empire (now Germany) (d. 1619)
• 1590 Francesco Gonzaga, Italian composer, born in Mantua, Italy (d. 1628)
• 1592 Domenico Mazzocchi, Italian Baroque composer, born in Civita Castellana, Italy (d. 1665)
• 1622 Charles X Gustav, King of Sweden (1654-60), born in Nyköping Castle, Sweden (d. 1660)
• 1622 Galenus Abrahamsz de Haen, Dutch baptist pastor (Lambs' War), born in Zierikzee, Netherlands (d. 1706)
• 1647 Pierre Bayle, French philosopher and writer (Historical and Critical Dictionary), born in Carla-le-Comte, Kingdom of France (d. 1706)

• 1657 Thomas Bullis Jr., English composer (d. 1712)
• 1693 Leonhard Trautsch, German composer, born in München, Germany (d. 1762)
• 1706 Johann Ulrich von Cramer, German judge and philosopher, born in Ulm, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (d. 1772)
• 1710 Sarah Fielding, English writer (The Adventures of David Simple), born in East Stour, England (d. 1768)
• 1715 Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern, Queen of Prussia as wife of Frederik II the Great, born in Schloss Bevern, Germany (d. 1797)
• 1723 John Byron, British Royal Navy officer (d. 1786)
• 1760 Jean-Baptiste Dumonceau, Dutch general, born in Brussels, Austrian Netherlands (d. 1821)
• 1768 Princess Augusta Sophia of the United Kingdom, 6th child and second daughter of King George III and Queen Charlotte, born in London (d. 1840)
• 1770 Friedrich Witt, German cellist and composer (Jena Symphony; The Suffering Saviour), born in Niederstetten, Germany (d. 1836)
• 1777 Désirée Clary, Queen of Sweden and Norway (1818-44), born in Marseille, France (d. 1860)
• 1814 Girolamo de Rada, Albanian poet (Skanderbeku), born in Macchia Albanese, Kingdom of Sicily (d. 1903)
• 1817 Claudius W. Sears, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Peru, Massachusetts (d. 1891)
• 1817 Théodore-Joseph Canneel, Flemish painter, born in Ghent, Belgium (d. 1892)
• 1829 Samuel Wylie Crawford, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Franklin County, Pennsylvania (d. 1892)
• 1830 Oliver Otis Howard, American Major General (Union Army), born in Leeds, Maine (d. 1909)
• 1831 Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton, English statesman and Viceroy of India (1876-1880) (d. 1891)
• 1836 Milton Bradley, American business magnate and game manufacturer (The Game of Life), born in Vienna, Maine (d. 1911)

• 1847 Jean Casimir-Périer, French politician (President of France 1894-95), born in Paris (d. 1907)
• 1848 Gottlob Frege, German mathematician and logician (Begriffsschrift), born in Wismar, Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, German Confederation (d. 1925)
• 1849 Edward Julius Biedermann, American organist and composer, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 1933)
• 1850 Karel Komzák II, Bohemian-Viennese violinist, and composer of marches and dances (Bad’ner Mad’ln), born in Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia (now Czech Republic) (d. 1905) [1]
• 1854 Johannes Rydberg, Swedish physicist (Rydberg formula), born in Halmstad, Sweden (d. 1919)
• 1862 James Edward Sullivan, American sports official and founder (Amateur Athletic Union), born in New York City (d. 1914)
• 1863 René Viviani, French historian and 61st Prime Minister of France (1914-15), born in Sidi Bel Abbès, French Algeria (d. 1925)
• 1866 Herbert Austin, English automobile designer and builder (founder of Austin Motor Company), born in Little Missenden, Buckinghamshire, England (d. 1941)
• 1867 Ilmari Krohn, Finnish composer, born in Helsinki, Finland (d. 1960)
• 1868 Felix Hausdorff, German mathematician (Hausdorff space), born in Breslau, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1942)
• 1875 Qiu Jin, Chinese revolutionary, feminist, and writer considered a national heroine in China, born in Shanyin, Shaoxing, Qing Dynasty (d. 1907)
• 1876 Frank L. Gillespie, American founder of Supreme Life Insurance Company, born in Osceola, Arkansas (d. 1925)
• 1879 King Baggot, American actor and director (Tumbleweeds), born in St Louis, Missouri (d. 1948)
• 1881 Frank Speck, American anthropologist (Algonquin Tribes and Eastern Woodland Native Americans), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1950)
• 1881 Robert Esnault-Pelterie, French engineer and aviation pioneer who contributed to early heavier-than-air flight in Europe, born in Paris (d. 1957)
• 1882 Lazare Saminsky, Russian-American composer, born in Valegotsulova, near Odessa (d. 1959)
• 1883 Arnold Bax, British composer known for his orchestral music (Tintagel), and memoirist (Farewell My Youth), born in Streatham, London (d. 1953)
• 1883 Ethel Clayton, American actress (Hotel Continental), born in Champaign, Illinois (d. 1966)
• 1884 Hermann Rorschach, Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst (inkblot test - Rorschach test), born in Zürich, Switzerland (d. 1922)
• 1885 Emil Fahrenkamp, German architect (Shell-Haus in Berlin), born in Aachen, Germany (d. 1966)
• 1885 Hans Cloos, German geologist and pioneer in the study of granite tectonics (the deformation of crystalline rocks), born in Magdeburg, Germany (d. 1951)
• 1885 Tomoyuki Yamashita [Yamashita Tomobumi], Imperial Japanese general dubbed "Tiger of Malaya", born in Ōtoyo, Kōchi, Japan (d. 1946)
• 1887 Yury Alexandrovich Shaporin, Russian-Ukrainian Soviet composer, born in Hlukhiv, Russian Empire (d. 1966)
• 1888 David Monrad Johansen, Norwegian composer, born in Vefsn, Norway (d. 1974)
• 1892 John Miljan, American actor (The Ten Commandments, Possessed, Final Extra, Susan Lenox), born in Lead City, South Dakota (d. 1960)
• 1893 Prajadhipok, Rama VII, last absolute king of Siam (1925–35), born in Bangkok, Thailand (d. 1941)
• 1895 Euphemia Giannini Gregory, Italian-American opera singer and educator (Curtis Institute), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1979)
• 1895 Hermann Schey, German-Dutch singer, born in Bunzlau, Silesia, Germany (d. 1981)
• 1895 Photis Kontoglou, Greek writer, painter and iconographer, born in Ayvalık, Turkey (d. 1965)

• 1898 Marie Prevost, Canadian actress (The Marriage Circle, The Racket), born in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada (d. 1937)
• 1900 Albert F. Frey-Wyssling, Swiss botanist and pioneer of submicroscopic morphology and the discipline of molecular biology, born in Küsnacht, Switzerland (d. 1988)
• 1900 Georges Lonque, Belgian composer, born in Ghent, Belgium (d. 1967)

• 1900 Mihailo Vukdragović, Serbian composer, conductor and pedagogue, born in Okučani, Austria-Hungary (now Croatia) (d. 1956)
• 1901 Gheorge Gheorghiu-Dej, Romanian communist politician (President of the State Council 1961-65), born in Bârlad, Romania (d. 1965)
• 1901 Szymon Laks, Polish composer (head of prisoners orchestra at Auschwitz), born in Warsaw (d. 1983)
• 1904 Cedric Belfrage, English writer and journalist (co-founder of National Guardian), born in Marylebone, London (d. 1990)
• 1904 Horace Mann Bond, American educator, administrator (President of Lincoln University (Pa), 1945-57), and historian, born in Nashville, Tennessee (d. 1972)
• 1907 Otto Brenner, German trade union leader (Industrial Union of Metalworkers), born in Hanover, Germany (d. 1972)
• 1908 Martha Gellhorn, American novelist and journalist who was one of the first female war correspondents, born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1998)
• 1909 Alberto Erede, Italian conductor, born in Genoa, Italy (d. 2001)
• 1912 Jean-Louis Martinet, French composer, born in Sainte-Bazeille, France (d. 2010)
• 1912 Joseph Fattorini, English businessman, born in Bradford, Yorkshire, England (d. 1995)
• 1912 June Havoc [Ellen Evangeline Hovick], Canadian-born American stage and screen actress, born in Vancouver, British Columbia (d. 2010)
• 1913 Robert Strauss, American actor (Stalag 17, The Seven Year Itch), born in New York City (d. 1975)
• 1914 Norman Lloyd, American actor (St. Elsewhere - "Dr. Auschlander"; Dead Poets Society), producer and director (Alfred Hitchcock Presents), born in Jersey City, New Jersey (d. 2021)
• 1914 Peter Mondavi, American Napa Valley winemaker (Charles Krug), born in Virginia, Minnesota (d. 2016)
• 1916 Frank McGuire, American basketball coach (won 550 games in 30 college seasons), born in New York City (d. 1994)
• 1916 Peter Weiss, German author and playwright (Marat/Sade), born in Nowawes, Brandenburg, Germany (d. 1982)
• 1917 Kamal Ranadive (née Samarth), Indian cancer researcher (Indian Women Scientists' Association; Indian Cancer Research Centre), born in Poona, Bombay presidency, British India (d. 2001)
• 1918 Hermann Zapf, German typeface designer (Palatino and Optima), born in Nuremberg (d. 2015)
• 1919 P. L. Deshpande, Indian Marathi writer, born in Mumbai, India (d. 2000)
• 1920 Esther Rolle, Bahamian-American actress (Good Times, Maude), born in Pompano Beach Florida (d. 1998)
• 1920 Eugênio de Araújo Sales, Brazilian Roman Catholic cardinal, born in Acari, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil (d. 2012)
• 1921 Douglas Townsend, American composer, born in Manhattan, New York (d. 2012)
• 1921 Gene Saks, American actor and director (One & Only, Prisoner of 2nd Ave), born in New York City (d. 2015)
• 1921 Jerome Hines [Heinz], American operatic bass (I am The Way), born in Hollywood, California (d. 2003)
• 1922 Ademir de Menezes, Brazilian footballer (Brazil national team 1945-53), born in Recife, Brazil (d. 1996)

• 1923 Dmitry Jazov, Russian Minister of Defense (1991 coup) and last Marshal of the Soviet Union, born in Omsk Oblast, Soviet Union (d. 2020)

• 1924 Joe Flynn, American character actor (McHale's Navy - "Capt. Binghamton; The Love Bug; The Rescuers), born in Youngstown, Ohio (d. 1974)
• 1924 John Burgess, English rugby coach and administrator (England coach 1971-75; RFU President 1987-88), born in Salford, England (d. 1997)
• 1927 Chris Connor [Mary Jean Loutsenhizer], American jazz singer ("I Wonder What Became of Me"), born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 2009)
• 1927 Ivo Vinco, Italian operatic bass singer, born in Verona, Italy (d. 2014)
• 1927 Ken Dodd, British singer and comedian described as "the last great music hall entertainer", born in Knotty Ash, Liverpool, England (d. 2018)

• 1927 Samuel Irving Newhouse Jr., American magazine publisher (Parade, Vogue, Vanity Fair), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 2017)
• 1928 Des Corcoran, Australian politician (Premier of South Australia. 1979; Member of Parliament, 1962-82), born in Millicent, South Australia
• 1929 António Castanheira Neves, Portuguese philosopher, born in Tábua, Portugal
• 1929 Bert Berns, American songwriter ("Twist And Shout"; "Piece Of My Heart"; "Hang On Sloopy") and producer ("Under The Boardwalk"; "Brown-Eyed Girl"), born in The Bronx, New York (d. 1967)
• 1929 Bobby Bowden, American College Football Hall of Fame coach (Florida State 1976-2009; National C'ship 1993, 99), born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 2021)
• 1929 Trevor McMahon, New Zealand cricket wicket-keeper (v India & Pak 1955-56), born in Wellington, New Zealand
• 1930 Edmund Happold, British structural engineer (founder of Buro Happold), born in Leeds, England (d. 1996)
• 1931 Darla Hood, American child actress (Little Rascals, The Bat), born in Leedey, Oklahoma (d. 1979)
• 1931 Morley Safer, Canadian-American TV newscaster (60 Minutes), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2016)
• 1932 Ben Bova, American sci-fi author (Exiled from Earth), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2020) [1]
• 1932 Richard E. Lawyer, American USAF officer, pilot, and astronaut, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2005)
• 1932 Stephane Audran, French actress (Just Before Nightfall), born in Versailles, France (d. 2018)
• 1934 Doc Green, American pop baritone vocalist (The Drifters - "Under the Boardwalk"; "Up on the Roof"), born in New York City (d. 1989)
• 1934 Roberta Hazard, American retired Rear Admiral (US Navy), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2017)

• 1935 Alfonso López Trujillo, Colombian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, born in Villahermosa, Colombia (d. 2008)
• 1936 Claudio Bravo Camus, Chilean born painter, born in Valparaiso, Chile (d. 2011)
• 1936 Edward George Gibson, American astronaut (Skylab 4), born in Buffalo, New York
• 1936 Virna Lisi, Italian actress (Assault on a Queen, Bluebeard), born in Ancona, Italy (d. 2014)
• 1937 Dragoslav Šekularac, Serbian footballer, born in Štip, Yugoslavia (d. 2019)
• 1938 Dick Ritger, American ten-pin bowler (Tournament of Champions 1970, 79 runner-up; 20 career PBA Tour titles), born in River Falls, Wisconsin (d. 2020)
• 1938 Driss Basri, Moroccan politician (Interior Minister 1979-99), born in Settat, Morocco (d. 2007)
• 1938 John Asprey, British jeweller and multi-millionaire
• 1938 Murtala Mohammed, Nigerian military ruler, born in Bendel State, Colonial Nigeria (d. 1976)
• 1938 Pleuni Touw, Dutch actress (Bride Flight, Dokter Deen), born in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
• 1938 Richard Stoker, British composer, born in Castleford, Yorkshire
• 1941 Nerys Hughes, Welsh actress (The Liver Birds; The District Nurse), born in Rhyl, Flintshire, Wales

• 1942 Gerald Alston, American singer (Manhattans-Crazy), born in Henderson, Vance County, North Carolina
• 1943 Martin Peters, English soccer midfielder (67 caps; West Ham United, Tottenham Hotspur, Norwich City), born in Plaistow, Essex, England (d. 2019)
• 1944 Bonnie Bramlett, American rock vocalist (Delaney & Bonnie - "Never Ending Song of Love"), born in Granite City, Illinois
• 1944 Robert Nix, American drummer and songwriter (Roy Orbison; Atlanta Rhythm Section - "So Into You"; "Imaginary Lover"), born in Blakely, Georgia (d. 2012)
• 1944 Rodney Slater, British rock saxophonist and woodwind player (Bonzo Dog Band), born in Crowland, Lincolnshire, England
• 1945 Arnold Rosner, American composer, born in New York City (d. 2013)
• 1945 David Jessel, British radio and TV reporter, justice advocate, and author, born in Abingdon, Berkshire, England
• 1945 Don Murray, American drummer (The Turtles - "Happy Together"), born in Glendale, California (d. 1996)
• 1945 Judith Lang Zaimont, American pianist and composer, born in Memphis, Tennessee
• 1945 Tony Mann, Australian cricket leggie (1977 century as nightwatchman v India), born in Middle Swan, Western Australia
• 1946 Roy Wood, British rock cellist, bassist, woodwind player, vocalist and songwriter (The Move, 1965-72; ELO, 1970-72; Wizzard; 1972-75), born in Birmingham, England
• 1947 Margaret Rhea Seddon, American physician and NASA astronaut (STS 51D, 40, SK:58), born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee
• 1947 Minnie Ripperton [Andrea Davis], American pop, R&B, and disco singer-songwriter ("Lovin' You"), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1979)
• 1948 Dale A. Gardner, American naval commander and astronaut (STS 8, STS 51A), born in Fairmont, Minnesota (d. 2014)
• 1949 Al Berger, American rock bassist (Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes), born in the USA
• 1949 Bonnie Raitt, American 10-time Grammy Award-winning rock-blues guitarist and singer-songwriter ("Nick of Time"; "Something To Talk About"), born in Burbank, California
• 1949 Wayne LaPierre, American Executive Vice President of the US National Rifle Association, born in Schenectady, New York
• 1951 Alfredo Astiz, Argentine general and intelligence officer
• 1951 Larry Burnett, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Firefall, 1974-81 - "You Are The Woman"), born in Washington, D.C.
• 1951 Mary Hart, American TV hostess (Entertainment Tonight), born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota

• 1952 Christie Ann Hefner, American businesswoman, CEO of Playboy Enterprises (1988-2009) and daughter of Hugh Hefner, born in Chicago, Illinois
• 1952 Jan Raas, Dutch cyclist (World champ 1979), born in Heinkenszand, Netherlands
• 1952 Jerry Remy, American baseball infielder (MLB All Star 1978; California Angels, Boston Red Sox) and broadcaster (NESN), born in Fall River, Massachusetts (d. 2021)
• 1952 John Denny, American baseball pitcher (NL Cy Young Award 1983; Philadelphia Phillies), born in Prescott, Arizona
• 1953 Andrew Garrad, English engineer and businessman, pioneer of wind energy, born in Braunston, England
• 1953 John Musker, American animation director (Moana), born in Chicago, Illinois
• 1954 David Bret, British biographer and broadcaster, born in Paris
• 1954 Jeanette McGruder, American singer (P-Funk; Brides of Funkenstein), born in Detroit, Michigan
• 1954 Kazuo Ishiguro, British author (An Artist of the Floating World, The Remains of the Day, When We Were Orphans), born in Nagasaki, Japan
• 1954 Michael D. Brown, U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency director (2003-05), born in Guymon, Oklahoma
• 1954 Rickie Lee Jones, American Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter ("Chuck E's In Love"; "We Belong Together"), born in Chicago, Illinois
• 1954 Ricky Lawson, American musician, born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2013)
• 1955 Patricia Barber, American jazz pianist and vocalist, born in Chicago, Illinois
• 1956 Randi Brooks, American actress (Man With 2 Brains, Tightrope), born in New York City
• 1956 Richard Curtis, British screenwriter (Blackadder, Four Wedding and a Funeral), born in Wellington, New Zealand
• 1957 Alan Curbishley, English football manager (Charlton Athletic), born in Forest Gate, Essex, England
• 1957 Pearl Thompson, British rock guitarist (The Cure - "Friday I'm In Love"), born in Surrey, England
• 1957 Yohan Gunasekera, Sri Lankan cricketer (2 Tests for Sri Lanka 1983), born in Colombo, Sri Lanka
• 1958 Don Byron, American composer and clarinetist, born in The Bronx, New York
• 1958 Gerald Mortag, German track cyclist (3 x World C'ship gold GDR 4000m team pursuit 1977, 78, 79; Olympic silver 1980), born in Gera, Germany (d. 2023)
• 1958 Terry Lee Miall, British rock drummer (Adam & The Ants), born in London, England
• 1959 Chi Chi LaRue [Larry David Paciotti], American gay alternative film director and drag queen, born in Hibbing, Minnesota
• 1960 Michael Nyqvist, Swedish actor (Girl with A Dragon Tattoo), born in Stockholm, Sweden
• 1960 Oleg Menshikov, Russian actor (Burnt by the Sun), born in Serpukhov, Moscow Oblast, Russian SFSR
• 1961 Leif Garrett, American singer and actor (Devil x 5, 3 for the Road), born in Hollywood, California
• 1963 Paul Butcher, American NFL linebacker (Carolina Panthers), born in Detroit, Michigan
• 1963 Russell Malone, American jazz guitarist (Harry Connick, Jr.; Dianna Krall), born in Albany, Georgia
• 1964 Chuck Cecil, American NFL safety (Houston Oilers), born in Red Bluff, California
• 1965 Craig Chester, American actor and screenwriter, born in West Covina, California
• 1965 Jeff Blauser, American infielder (Atlanta Braves), born in Los Gatos, California
• 1965 Mike Peluso, American NHL left wing (NJ Devils), born in Pengilly, Minnesota

• 1967 Courtney Thorne-Smith, American actress (Melrose Place, Two and a Half Men), born in San Francisco, California
• 1967 Henry Rodriguez, Dominican baseball outfielder (Montreal Expos), born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
• 1968 Jose Offerman, Dominican infielder (KC Royals), born in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic
• 1968 Keith Jones, Canadian NHL right wing, 1992-2000 (Washington Capitals, Philadelphia Flyers, and 1 other team), broadcaster. 2005-23 (NBC, Philadelphia Flyers), and team executive, 2023-present (Philadelphia), born in Brantford, Ontario
• 1968 Michelle Kline, American speed skater (Olympics 1994), born in Golden Valley, Minnesota
• 1968 Parker Posey, American actress (Tess Shelby-As the World Turns), born in Baltimore, Maryland
• 1968 Sergio Porrini, Italian footballer, born in Milan, Italy
• 1968 Zara Whites, Dutch actress, born in Hoeksche Waard, Netherlands
• 1969 Roxana Zal, American actress, born in Malibu, California
• 1970 Diana King, Jamaican singer and songwriter ("Shy Guy", "I Say a Little Prayer" remake), born in St. Catherine, Jamaica
• 1970 José Francisco Porras, Costa Rican footballer, born in Grecia, Costa Rica
• 1970 Tom Anderson, American co-founder of MySpace, born in San Diego, California
• 1971 Carlos Atanes, Spanish film director, born in Barcelona, Spain
• 1972 Gretchen Mol, American actress, born in Deep River, Connecticut
• 1972 Ken Blackman, American NFL guard (Cincinnati Bengals), born in Brunswick, Georgia

• 1973 Frantisek Kaberle, Czech ice hockey defenceman (Team Czech Olympic gold 1998), born in Kladno, Czech Republic
• 1973 Nicole Teter, American 800m runner, born in Palo Alto, California
• 1973 Vanesa Littlecrow, Puerto Rican cartoonist, dancer, writer and model, born in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico
• 1974 Masashi Kishimoto, Japanese manga author, born in Nagi, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
• 1974 Seishi Kishimoto, Japanese manga author, born in Nagi, Okayama Prefecture, Japan

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