LISTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
William Baffin	Explorer	c. 1584	23-Jan-1622	Tried to find North-West Passage
Samuel Barber	Composer	9-Mar-1910	23-Jan-1981	Adagio for Strings
Freddie Bartholomew	Actor	28-Mar-1924	23-Jan-1992	Little Lord Fauntleroy
James Beard	Chef	5-May-1903	23-Jan-1985	First prominent TV chef
Richard Berry	Musician	11-Apr-1935	23-Jan-1997	Louie, Louie
Joseph Beuys	Artist	12-May-1921	23-Jan-1986	German conceptual artist
Pierre Bonnard	Artist	3-Oct-1867	23-Jan-1947	Les Nabis painter and lithographer
Pierre Bourdieu	Anthropologist	1-Aug-1930	23-Jan-2002	Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgment of Taste
Johnny Carson	Talk Show Host	23-Oct-1925	23-Jan-2005	Longtime host of Tonight Show
Nell Carter	Actor	13-Sep-1948	23-Jan-2003	Housekeeper on Gimme A Break
William Caslon	Typographer	1692	23-Jan-1766	English type designer
John Cleland	Novelist	24-Sep-1709	23-Jan-1789	Fanny Hill
Marcus A. Coolidge	Politician	6-Oct-1865	23-Jan-1947	US Senator from Massachusetts, 1931-37
George Cukor	Film Director	7-Jul-1899	23-Jan-1983	My Fair Lady
Joe D'Amato	Film Director	15-Dec-1936	23-Jan-1999	Ator the Invincible
Disco D	Music Producer	21-Sep-1980	23-Jan-2007	Ghetto-tech DJ
Salvador Dali	Painter	11-May-1904	23-Jan-1989	Surrealist painter
Dan Daniel	Politician	12-May-1914	23-Jan-1988	Congressman from Virginia, 1969-88
Gustave Doré	Engraver	6-Jan-1832	23-Jan-1883	Book illustrator on steelplate
Thomas A. Dorsey	Musician	1-Jul-1899	23-Jan-1993	The father of gospel music
King Ferdinand II	Royalty	10-Mar-1452	23-Jan-1516	King of Spain, bankrolled Columbus
John Field	Composer	26-Jul-1782	23-Jan-1837	Irish composer of Nocturnes
Northrop Frye	Author	14-Jul-1912	23-Jan-1991	Fearful Symmetry
Arthur Guinness	Business	1725	23-Jan-1803	Invented stout, founded Guinness Brewery
Albertis S. Harrison, Jr.	Politician	11-Jan-1907	23-Jan-1995	Governor of Virginia, 1962-66
John Hoppner	Painter	4-Apr-1758	23-Jan-1810	English portrait painter
E. Howard Hunt	Criminal	9-Oct-1918	23-Jan-2007	Coordinated Watergate break-in
Charley E. Johns	Politician	27-Feb-1905	23-Jan-1990	Governor of Florida, 1953-55
Bob Keeshan	Actor	27-Jun-1927	23-Jan-2004	Captain Kangaroo
Alexander Korda	Film Director	16-Sep-1893	23-Jan-1956	The Private Life of Henry VIII
Jack La Lanne	Fitness Guru	26-Sep-1914	23-Jan-2011	Fitness guru
Lucius Q. C. Lamar	Politician	17-Sep-1825	23-Jan-1893	Senator, Interior Secretary, Justice
Larry Levenson	Business	c. 1936	23-Jan-1999	Founder of Plato's Retreat
Edward MacDowell	Composer	18-Dec-1860	23-Jan-1908	American piano composer
Thomas C. Mann	Diplomat	11-Nov-1912	23-Jan-1999	US Ambassador to Mexico, 1961-63
Edvard Munch	Painter	12-Dec-1863	23-Jan-1944	Scream
Joseph M. Newman	Film Director	7-Aug-1909	23-Jan-2006	This Island Earth
Helmut Newton	Photographer	31-Oct-1920	23-Jan-2004	Celebrity photographer
Max Nordau	Critic	29-Jul-1849	23-Jan-1923	Zionist and cultural critic, Degeneration
Robert Nozick	Philosopher	16-Nov-1938	23-Jan-2002	Libertarian philosopher
Jack Oakie	Actor	12-Nov-1903	23-Jan-1978	The Great Dictator
Kid Ory	Jazz Musician	25-Dec-1886	23-Jan-1973	Trombonist, Ory's Creole Jazz Band
Otto III	Royalty	980 AD	23-Jan-1002	Holy Roman Emperor, 996-1002
Thomas Love Peacock	Novelist	18-Oct-1785	23-Jan-1866	Nightmare Abbey
William Pitt the Younger	Head of State	28-May-1759	23-Jan-1806	UK Prime Minister
Paul Robeson	Singer	9-Apr-1898	23-Jan-1976	20th Century renaissance man
Robert W. Scott	Politician	13-Jun-1929	23-Jan-2009	Governor of North Carolina, 1969-73
Virginia Smith	Politician	30-Jun-1911	23-Jan-2006	Congresswoman from Nebraska, 1975-91
Philip Sporn	Engineer	25-Nov-1896	23-Jan-1978	American Electric Power Company
John Sullivan	Military	18-Feb-1740	23-Jan-1795	Revolutionary War general
Ian Wolfe	Actor	4-Nov-1896	23-Jan-1992	Bedlam
Alexander Woollcott	Critic	18-Jan-1887	23-Jan-1943	The Man Who Came to Dinner

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