Famous Birthdays

Kenneth Thomas Jones is an English drummer best known for his work in the groups Small Faces, Faces and the Who. Jones was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012 as a member of Small…

Carl Andre was an American minimalist artist recognized for his ordered linear and grid format sculptures. His sculptures range from large public artworks, to large interior works exhibited on the…

Česlovas Laurinavičius is a Lithuanian historian and political scientist, In 2003, he was the recipient of the Knight’s Cross of the Order for Merits to Lithuania. Since 2001, he has served as the…

Andrew Robertson Irvine is a former president of the Scottish Rugby Union (SRU), and a former Scottish international rugby player. He earned fifty one Scotland caps, captaining the team on fifteen…

Orel Leonard Hershiser IV is an American former baseball pitcher who played 18 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1983 to 2000. He later became a pitching coach for the Texas Rangers from…

Rick Garcia was an American LGBTQ activist known primarily for his work in Chicago and for LGBTQ acceptance within the Roman Catholic Church. As a co-founder of Equality Illinois, he advocated for…

Hrant Dink was a Turkish-Armenian intellectual, editor-in-chief of Agos, journalist, and columnist. As editor-in-chief of the bilingual Turkish-Armenian newspaper Agos, Dink was a prominent member…

Michael John Procter was a South African cricketer, whose involvement in international cricket was limited by South Africa’s banishment from world cricket in the 1970s and 1980s. A fast bowler and…

William Oliver Stone is an American filmmaker. An acclaimed director who tackled subjects ranging from the Vietnam War and American politics to musical biopics and crime dramas, Stone has received…

Mirosław Hermaszewski was a Polish cosmonaut, fighter plane pilot, and Polish Air Force officer. He became the first and, at the time of his death in December 2022, only Polish national to ever go…