November 4 - Births

Births

• 1448 – King Alphonso II of Naples (d. 1495)
• 1470 – King Edward V of England, one of the two princes in the Tower (d. 1483)
• 1575 – Guido Reni, Italian painter (d. 1642)
• 1631 – Mary of Orange, eldest daughter of Charles I of England and mother of William III of England (d. 1660)
• 1661 – Karl III Philip, Elector Palatine (d. 1742)
• 1740 – Augustus Montague Toplady, English author of hymn "Rock of Ages" (d. 1778)
• 1765 – Pierre Girard, French mathematician (d. 1836)
• 1809 – Benjamin Robbins Curtis, Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (d. 1874)
• 1816 – Stephen Johnson Field, Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (d. 1899)
• 1836 – Henry J. Lutcher, American businessman (d. 1912)
• 1845 – Vasudeo Balwant Phadke, Indian revolutionary (d. 1883)
• 1868 – Carolina Otero, a.k.a La Belle Otero, Spanish actress, singer and courtesan (d. 1965)
• 1874 – Aleksandr Vasilevich Kolchak, Russian military commander (d. 1920)
• 1879 – Will Rogers, American humorist (d. 1935)
• 1883 – Nikolaos Plastiras, Greek general (d. 1953)
• 1884 – Harry Ferguson, British aviator and inventor (d. 1960)
• 1887 – Alfred Lee Loomis, American physicist, philanthropist, scientific research patron (d. 1975)
• 1890 – Alfred Henschke, ps. Klabund, German writer and poet (d. 1928)
• 1896 – Carlos P. Garcia, 8^th President of the Philippines (1957-1960) (d. 1971)
• 1899 – Nicolas Frantz, Luxembourgish cyclist (d. 1985)
• 1900 – Lucreţiu Pătrăşcanu, Romanian communist activist and sociologist (d. 1954)
• 1901 – Princess Bang-ja of Korea (d. 1989)
• 1901 – Spyridon Marinatos, Greek archaeologist (d. 1974)
• 1904 – Tadeusz Żyliński, Polish technician and textilist (d. 1967)
• 1906 – Sterling North, American author (d. 1974)
• 1907 – Draga Matkovic, German concert pianist
• 1908 – Józef Rotblat, Polish physicist, Nobel laureate (d. 2005)
• 1908 – Stanley Cortez, American cinematographer (d. 1997)
• 1909 – Skeeter Webb, American baseball player (d. 1986)
• 1909 – Bert Patenaude, American soccer player (d. 1974)
• 1909 – Evelyn Johnson, American aviator
• 1912 – Vadim Salmanov, Russian composer (d. 1978)
• 1913 – Gig Young, American actor (d. 1978)
• 1916 – Walter Cronkite, American news broadcaster (d. 2009)
• 1916 – Ruth Handler, American businesswoman and inventor of the Barbie doll (d. 2002)
• 1918 – Art Carney, American actor (d. 2003)
• 1918 – Cameron Mitchell, American actor (d. 1994)
• 1919 – Martin Balsam, American actor (d. 1996)
• 1922 – Benno Besson, Swiss actor (d. 2006)
• 1923 – Freddy Heineken, Dutch businessman (d. 2002)
• 1923 – Howie Meeker, Canadian ice hockey player and politician
• 1928 – Hannah Weiner American experimental poet
• 1929 – Shaike Ophir, Israeli actor (d. 1987)
• 1929 – Dickie Valentine, British singer (d. 1971)
• 1930 – Doris Roberts, American actress
• 1930 – Dick Groat, American baseball player
• 1930 – John Hahn-Petersen, Danish actor (d. 2006)
• 1932 – Tommy Makem Irish folk singer-songwriter (d. 2007)
• 1932 – Thomas Klestil, former President of Austria (d. 2004)
• 1933 – Tito Francona, American baseball player
• 1933 – C. Odumegwu Ojukwu, Nigerian politician
• 1936 – C. K. Williams, American poet
• 1937 – Loretta Swit, American actress
• 1937 – Michael Wilson, Canadian politician
• 1939 – Shakuntala Devi, Indian calculating prodigy
• 1940 – Delbert McClinton, American musician
• 1943 – Marlène Jobert, French actress
• 1943 – Clark Graebner, American tennis player
• 1943 – Bob Wollek, French race car driver (d. 2001)
• 1944 – Scherrie Payne, American singer (The Supremes)
• 1944 – Linda Gary, American voice actress (d. 1995)
• 1946 – Laura Bush, former First Lady of the United States
• 1946 – Frederick Elmes, American cinematographer
• 1946 – Robert Mapplethorpe, American photographer (d. 1989)
• 1950 – Charles Frazier, American author
• 1950 – Markie Post, American actress
• 1951 – Traian Băsescu, President of Romania
• 1951 – Cosey Fanni Tutti, English performance artist (Throbbing Gristle, Chris and Cosey)
• 1953 – Richie Green, Canadian actor
• 1953 – Carlos Gutierrez, American politician and 35th United States Secretary of Commerce
• 1953 – Jacques Villeneuve, Canadian racing driver
• 1953 – Dr. Marvel Williamson, American educator
• 1954 – Chris Difford, English musician and songwriter (Squeeze)
• 1955 – Matti Vanhanen, Finnish politician, former Prime Minister
• 1956 – Jordan Rudess, American musician (Dream Theater)
• 1956 – James Honeyman-Scott, English guitarist (The Pretenders) (d. 1982)
• 1957 – Tony Abbott, Australian politician
• 1958 – Anne Sweeney, American television executive
• 1960 – Marc Awodey, American artist and writer
• 1960 – Frl. Menke, German pop singer of the Neue Deutsche Welle
• 1960 – Kathy Griffin, American comedian
• 1961 – Daron Hagen, American composer
• 1961 – Edward Knight, American composer
• 1961 – Ralph Macchio, American actor
• 1961 – Les Sampou, American musician
• 1961 – Nigel Worthington, Northern Irish footballer
• 1962 – Jeff Probst, American television host
• 1963 – Marc Déry, Canadian singer and guitarist (Zébulon)
• 1963 – Rosario Flores, Spanish singer and actress
• 1963 – Michel Therrien, Canadian ice hockey coach
• 1963 – Lena Zavaroni, Scottish artist and singer (d. 1999)
• 1964 – Kurt Krakowian, Child Actor
• 1965 – Malandra Burrows, English actress and singer
• 1965 – Pata, Japanese musician
• 1965 – Jeff Scott Soto, American musician (Yngwie Malmsteen, Journey)
• 1965 – Wayne Static, American musician (Static-X)
• 1967 – Eric Karros, American baseball player
• 1968 – Carlos Baerga, Puerto Rican baseball player
• 1968 – Miles Long, American pornographic actor and director
• 1969 – Sean "Diddy" Combs, American record producer and rapper
• 1969 – Matthew McConaughey, American actor
• 1970 – Malena Ernman, Swedish opera singer
• 1970 – Tim DeBoom, American triathlete
• 1970 – Bethenny Frankel, American chef and television personality
• 1972 – Luís Figo, Portuguese footballer
• 1972 – Tabassum Hashmi, Indian actress
• 1974 – Cedric Bixler-Zavala, American musician (At the Drive-In, The Mars Volta)
• 1974 – Louise Redknapp, English singer, television presenter
• 1975 – Éric Fichaud, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1975 – Eduard Kokcharov, Russian handball player
• 1975 – Mikki Moore, American basketball player
• 1975 – Curtis Stone, Australian chef and television personality
• 1975 – Orlando Pace, American football player
• 1975 – Heather Tom, American actress
• 1975 – Lorenzen Wright, American basketball player (d. 2010)
• 1976 – Bruno Junqueira, Brazilian racing driver
• 1976 – Mario Melchiot, Dutch footballer
• 1977 – Larry Bigbie, American baseball player
• 1977 – So Ji-sub, South Korean swimmer, model and actor
• 1977 – Tonicha Jeronimo, British actress
• 1978 – Carmen Cali, American baseball player
• 1978 – John Grabow, American baseball player
• 1978 – Danny Salomon, American actor
• 1979 – Jesse Camp, American VJ
• 1979 – Trishelle Cannatella, American reality TV cast member and model
• 1979 – Audrey Hollander, American pornographic actress
• 1980 – Sabrina Colie, Jamaican actress
• 1980 – Jerry Collins, New Zealand rugby union footballer
• 1980 – Richard Owens, American football player
• 1980 – Marcy Rylan, American actress
• 1981 – Vince Wilfork, American football player
• 1981 – Guy Martin, English motorcycle racer
• 1982 – Devin Hester, American football player
• 1986 – Alexz Johnson, Canadian singer and actress
• 1986 – Adrian Zaugg, South African racing driver
• 1987 – T.O.P, Korean rapper (Big Bang)
• 1997 – Bea Binene, Filipina actress