1944
Linda Kaye Henning, American actress
Linda Kaye Henning is an American actress and singer most notable for starring in the 1960s sitcom Petticoat Junction.
Linda Kaye Henning, American actress
The 1940s
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1944
Betty Kelly, American soul/R&B singer
Betty Kelly, also known as Betty Kelley, is an American singer most noted as being a member of the popular Motown singing group Martha and the Vandellas.
Betty Kelly, American soul/R&B singer
1944
Les Emmerson, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2021)
Robert Leslie Emmerson was a Canadian musician and singer. He was the lead vocalist and guitarist for the band Five Man Electrical Band, and their predecessor band The Staccatos. H…
Les Emmerson, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2021)
1944
Reinhold Messner, Italian mountaineer and explorer
Reinhold Andreas Messner is an Italian climber, explorer, and author from the German-speaking province of South Tyrol. He made the first solo ascent of Mount Everest and, along wit…
Reinhold Messner, Italian mountaineer and explorer
1944
Jean Taylor, American mathematician and academic
Jean Ellen Taylor is an American mathematician who is a professor emerita at Rutgers University and visiting faculty at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences of New York U…
Jean Taylor, American mathematician and academic
1944
Rocío Jurado, Spanish singer and actress (died 2006)
María del Rocío Mohedano Jurado, simply known as Rocío Jurado, was a Spanish singer and actress.
Rocío Jurado, Spanish singer and actress (died 2006)
1944
Charles L. Veach, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (died 1995)
Charles Lacy Veach was a United States Air Force (USAF) fighter pilot and NASA astronaut.
Charles L. Veach, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (died 1995)
1944
Anders Björck, Swedish politician, 25th Swedish Minister of Defence
Anders Per-Arne Björck is a Swedish politician who was Minister for Defence from 1991 to 1994 and Governor of Uppsala County from 2003 to 2009.
Anders Björck, Swedish politician, 25th Swedish Minister of Defence
1944
Edmund Joensen, Faroese politician, 9th Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands
Edmund Esbern Johannes Joensen is a Faroese politician, who was the Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands from 1994 to 1998. From 2015 to 2022 served as a member of the Danish Folket…
Edmund Joensen, Faroese politician, 9th Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands
1944
İsmet Özel, Turkish poet and scholar
İsmet Özel is a Turkish poet and writer.
İsmet Özel, Turkish poet and scholar
1944
Paul Madeley, English footballer (died 2018)
Paul Edward Madeley was an English footballer, who played for Leeds United and the England national team. During his career with Leeds, Madeley played in a variety of different pla…
Paul Madeley, English footballer (died 2018)
1944
Gareth Evans, Australian lawyer, politician and the 33rd Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs
Gareth John Evans is an Australian politician, international policymaker, academic, and barrister. He represented the Labor Party in the Senate and House of Representatives from 19…
Gareth Evans, Australian lawyer, politician and the 33rd Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs
1944
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John Thomas Hearne was a Middlesex and England medium-fast bowler. His aggregate of 3061 first-class wickets is the greatest for any bowler of medium pace or above, and his 257 wic…
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1944
Dimitrios Psarros, Greek lieutenant, founded the National and Social Liberation (born 1893)
Dimitrios Psarros was a Greek army officer, founder and leader of the resistance group National and Social Liberation (EKKA), the third-most significant organization of the Greek R…
Dimitrios Psarros, Greek lieutenant, founded the National and Social Liberation (born 1893)
1944
Elmer Gedeon, American baseball player and pilot (born 1917)
Elmer John Gedeon was an American professional baseball player, appearing in several games for the Washington Senators in 1939. Gedeon and Harry O'Neill were the only two Major Lea…
Elmer Gedeon, American baseball player and pilot (born 1917)
1944
Charles Jordan, American magician (born 1888)
Charles Thorton Jordan was an American magician.
Charles Jordan, American magician (born 1888)
1944
George Herriman, American cartoonist (born 1880)
George Joseph Herriman III was an American cartoonist best known for the comic strip Krazy Kat (1913–1944). More influential than popular, Krazy Kat had an appreciative audience am…
George Herriman, American cartoonist (born 1880)
1944
Tony Mullane, Irish-American baseball player (born 1859)
Anthony John Mullane, nicknamed "Count" and "the Apollo of the Box", was an Irish professional baseball player who pitched for seven major-league teams during 1881–1894. He is best…
Tony Mullane, Irish-American baseball player (born 1859)
1944
William Stephens, American engineer and politician, 24th Governor of California (born 1859)
William Dennison Stephens was an American federal and state politician. A three-term member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1911 to 1916, Stephens was the 24th governor o…
William Stephens, American engineer and politician, 24th Governor of California (born 1859)
1944
Violette Morris, French footballer, shot putter, and discus thrower (born 1893)
Violette Morris was a French athlete and Nazi collaborator who won two gold and one silver medal at the Women's World Games in 1921–1922. She was later banned from competing for vi…
Violette Morris, French footballer, shot putter, and discus thrower (born 1893)
1944
Mohammed Alim Khan, Manghud ruler (born 1880)
Emir Sayyid Mir Muhammad Alim Khan was the last emir of the Uzbek Manghit dynasty, rulers of the Emirate of Bukhara in Central Asia. Although Bukhara was a protectorate of the Russ…
Mohammed Alim Khan, Manghud ruler (born 1880)
1944
Frank Knox, American journalist and politician, 46th United States Secretary of the Navy (born 1874)
William Franklin Knox was an American politician, soldier, newspaper editor, and publisher. He was the Republican vice presidential candidate in 1936 and Secretary of the Navy unde…
Frank Knox, American journalist and politician, 46th United States Secretary of the Navy (born 1874)
1944
Billy Bitzer, American cinematographer (born 1872)
Gottfried Wilhelm Bitzer was an American cinematographer, notable for his close association and work with D. W. Griffith.
Billy Bitzer, American cinematographer (born 1872)
1944
Pyotr Stolyarsky, Soviet violinist (born 1871)
Pyotr Solomonovich Stolyarsky was a Soviet violinist and eminent pedagogue, honored as People's Artist of UkSSR (1939). He was a member of CPSU from 1939.
Pyotr Stolyarsky, Soviet violinist (born 1871)