LISTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Kay Aldridge	Actor	9-Jul-1917	12-Jan-1995	Perils of Nyoka
C. Elmer Anderson	Politician	16-Mar-1912	12-Jan-1998	Governor of Minnesota, 1951-55
Ellen Arthur	First Lady	30-Aug-1837	12-Jan-1880	Wife of US President Chester A. Arthur
Vasco Nuñez de Balboa	Explorer	1475	12-Jan-1519	Discovered Pacific Ocean
Claude Berri	Film Director	1-Jul-1934	12-Jan-2009	Jean de Florette
Ludwig Biermann	Astronomer	13-Mar-1907	12-Jan-1986	Solar winds
Hiram Bingham IV	Diplomat	17-Jul-1903	12-Jan-1988	Consul signed visas for 2000 Jews
Clarence "Du" Burns	Politician	13-Sep-1918	12-Jan-2002	First black mayor of Baltimore
Agatha Christie	Novelist	15-Sep-1890	12-Jan-1976	Mystery novelist
Henri-Georges Clouzot	Film Director	20-Nov-1907	12-Jan-1977	The Wages of Fear
Alice Coltrane	Jazz Musician	27-Aug-1937	12-Jan-2007	Musician and widow of John Coltrane
Eldon Dedini	Cartoonist	29-Jun-1921	12-Jan-2006	Playboy, New Yorker cartoonist
Turk Edwards	Football	28-Sep-1907	12-Jan-1973	NFL Hall of Fame Tackle
Isobel Elsom	Actor	16-Mar-1893	12-Jan-1981	Ladies in Retirement
Pierre de Fermat	Mathematician	17-Aug-1601	12-Jan-1665	Fermat's Last Theorem
Leopoldo Galtieri	Head of State	15-Jul-1926	12-Jan-2003	Invaded Falklands, ran death squads
Maurice Gibb	Bassist	22-Dec-1949	12-Jan-2003	Bassist and vocalist of Bee Gees
William Wyndham Grenville	Politician	25-Oct-1759	12-Jan-1834	UK Prime Minister, 1806-07
Lorraine Hansberry	Playwright	19-May-1930	12-Jan-1965	A Raisin in the Sun
William Hewlett	Business	20-May-1913	12-Jan-2001	Co-Founder of Hewlett-Packard
Wilhelm Hofmeister	Botanist	18-May-1824	12-Jan-1877	Alternation of generations in plants
Charles B. Huggins	Scientist	22-Sep-1901	12-Jan-1997	Hormonal treatment of prostate and breast cancers
Bill Janklow	Politician	13-Sep-1939	12-Jan-2012	Congressman and Governor of South Dakota
Bob Kaufman	Poet	18-Apr-1925	12-Jan-1986	Solitudes Crowded with Loneliness
Dick Kelty	Inventor	13-Sep-1919	12-Jan-2004	Invented the modern backpack
Keye Luke	Actor	18-Jun-1904	12-Jan-1991	Charlie Chan's No. 1 Son, Lee
Edwin M. Martin	Government	21-May-1908	12-Jan-2002	US Ambassador to Argentina, 1964-68
Maximilian I	Royalty	22-Mar-1459	12-Jan-1519	Holy Roman Emperor, 1493-1519
Hermann Minkowski	Mathematician	22-Jun-1864	12-Jan-1909	Minkowski space
Arne Naess	Philosopher	27-Jan-1912	12-Jan-2009	Ecological philosopher
Laurence J. Peter	Scientist	16-Sep-1919	12-Jan-1990	The Peter Principle
Paul Picerni	Actor	1-Dec-1922	12-Jan-2011	Lee Hobson on The Untouchables
Sir Isaac Pitman	Inventor	4-Jan-1813	12-Jan-1897	Stenographic Soundhand
Ann Prentiss	Actor	27-Nov-1939	12-Jan-2010	Sgt. Candy Kane on Captain Nice
Charles H. Price II	Diplomat	1-Apr-1931	12-Jan-2012	US Ambassador to the UK, 1983-89
Amrish Puri	Actor	22-Jun-1932	12-Jan-2005	Mogambo in Mr. India
Henry S. Reuss	Politician	22-Feb-1912	12-Jan-2002	Congressman from Wisconsin, 1955-83
Blanche Stuart Scott	Aviator	8-Apr-1885	12-Jan-1970	Auto and air daredevil
Nevil Shute	Novelist	17-Jan-1899	12-Jan-1960	On the Beach
Ruth Snyder	Criminal	1895	12-Jan-1928	Electrocuted for murdering husband
Cyrus Vance	Government	27-Mar-1917	12-Jan-2002	US Secretary of State, 1977-80
Friedrich von Schlegel	Philosopher	10-Mar-1772	12-Jan-1829	Founder of the German Romantic movement
Randy Warmer	Musician	30-Mar-1955	12-Jan-2004	Just When I Needed You Most

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