Famous Birthdays

Ben Shalom Bernanke is an American economist who served as the 14th chairman of the Federal Reserve from 2006 to 2014. After leaving the Federal Reserve, he was appointed a distinguished fellow at…

Shah Karim al-Hussaini, known simply as Aga Khan IV, was the 49th Imam of Nizari Isma’ili Shia Islam from 1957 until his death in 2025. He inherited the Nizari imamate and the title of Aga Khan at…

Philip Warren Anderson was an American theoretical physicist who shared the 1977 Nobel Prize in Physics with Nevill Mott and John Van Vleck “for their fundamental theoretical investigations of the…

Sir Laurens Jan van der Post, was a South African Afrikaner writer, farmer, soldier, educator, journalist, humanitarian, philosopher, explorer and conservationist. He was noted for his interest in…

Lucía Sánchez Saornil, was a Spanish poet and anarcha-feminist activist, best known for co-founding the Mujeres Libres organisation together with Mercedes Comaposada and Amparo Poch y Gascón. Born…

Sharadchandra Govindrao Pawar is an Indian politician who has served as a Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha since 2014, representing the Nationalist Congress Party – Sharadchandra Pawar. Pawar has…

Sir Philip Stevens Ledger, CBE, FRSE was an English classical musician, choirmaster and academic, best remembered as Director of the Choir of King’s College, Cambridge from 1974 to 1982 and of the…

Christa Stubnick was an East German sprinter who competed for the United Team of Germany in the 1956 Summer Olympics. She won silver medals in the 100 m and 200 m events, splitting the Australians…

Edward Goldenberg Robinson was an American actor who was popular during Hollywood’s Golden Age. After making his stage debut in 1913, he rose to stardom with his performance as the title character…

Sheila Cecilia Escovedo, known under the stage name Sheila E., is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actress. Regarded as one of the greatest percussionists of her generation, she is a…