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Half Baked - DVD

Discover all the world-renowned actors, singers, athletes, political leaders, and other celebrities who share a half birthday on this day. (Source: Wikipedia) And hey, don't forget to calculate half birthdays of family & friends and mark your calendar with alerts at least a week before so you can plan!

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• 347 – Theodosius I, Roman emperor (d. 395)
• 889 – Abd-ar-Rahman III, Spanish Emir of Córdoba (d. 961)
• 1322 – Emperor Kōmyō of Japan (d. 1380)
• 1359 – Emperor Go-En'yū of Japan (d. 1393)
• 1395 – Michelle of Valois, Duchess of Burgundy (d. 1422)
• 1503 – Parmigianino, Italian painter (d. 1540)
• 1591 – Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, English general and politician (d. 1646)
• 1630 – John Rogers, English-American academic (d. 1684)
• 1638 – Nicolas Steno, Danish bishop and scientist (d. 1686)
• 1642 – Johann Friedrich Alberti, German composer and organist (d. 1710)
• 1671 – François-Marie, 1st duc de Broglie, French general and diplomat (d. 1745)
• 1755 – Alexander Hamilton, Nevisian-American economist, politician, and philosopher, 1st United States Secretary of the Treasury (d. 1804)
• 1757 – Samuel Bentham, English engineer (d. 1831)
• 1786 – Joseph Jackson Lister, English opticist and physicist (d. 1869)
• 1788 – William Thomas Brande, English chemist (d. 1866)
• 1800 – Ányos Jedlik, Hungarian physicist (d. 1895)
• 1807 – Ezra Cornell, American businessman and philanthropist, founded Western Union and Cornell University (d. 1874)
• 1814 – James Paget, English surgeon and pathologist (d. 1899)
• 1815 – John A. Macdonald, Canadian politician, 1st Prime Minister of Canada (d. 1891)
• 1825 – Bayard Taylor, American poet (d. 1878)
• 1839 – Eugenio María de Hostos, Puerto Rican educator, philosopher, lawyer, and sociologist (d. 1903)
• 1842 – William James, American psychologist and philosopher (d. 1910)
• 1843 – C. Y. O'Connor, Irish-Australian engineer (d. 1902)
• 1845 – Albert Victor Bäcklund, Swedish physicist (d. 1912)
• 1850 – Joseph Charles Arthur, American botanist (d. 1942)
• 1852 – Constantin Fehrenbach, German politician, 4th Chancellor of Weimar Germany (d. 1926)
• 1853 – Georgios Jakobides, Greek painter (d. 1926)
• 1856 – Christian Sinding, Norwegian composer (d. 1932)
• 1857 – Fred Archer, English jockey (d. 1886)
• 1858 – Harry Gordon Selfridge, American-English businessman, founded Selfridges(d. 1947)
• 1859 – George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, English politician, 35th Governor-General of India (d. 1925)
• 1864 – Thomas Dixon, Jr., American minister, playwright, lawyer, and politician (d. 1946)
• 1867 – Edward B. Titchener, English psychologist (d. 1927)
• 1868 – Cai Yuanpei, Chinese educator (d. 1940)
• 1870 – Alexander Stirling Calder, American sculptor (d. 1945)
• 1872 – G. W. Pierce, American physicist (d. 1956)
• 1873 – John Callan O'Laughlin, American soldier and journalist (d. 1949)
• 1875 – Reinhold Glière, Russian composer (d. 1956)
• 1875 – Fritz Manteuffel, German gymnast (d. 1941)
• 1876 – Elmer Flick, American baseball player (d. 1971)
• 1878 – Theodoros Pangalos, Greek general (d. 1952)
• 1879 – John Symes, English cricketer (d. 1942)
• 1885 – Jack Hoxie, American actor and rodeo performer (d. 1965)
• 1885 – Alice Paul, American activist (d. 1977)
• 1886 – Chester Conklin, American comedian and actor (d. 1971)
• 1887 – Aldo Leopold, American ecologist and author (d. 1948)
• 1888 – Joseph B. Keenan, American politician (d. 1954)
• 1889 – Calvin Bridges, American geneticist (d. 1938)
• 1890 – Harold Bride, English wireless officer on the RMS Titanic (d. 1956)
• 1890 – Max Carey, American baseball player (d. 1976)
• 1890 – Oswald de Andrade, Brazilian poet (d. 1954)
• 1895 – Laurens Hammond, American engineer and businessman, founded the Hammond Clock Company (d. 1973)
• 1897 – Bernard DeVoto, American historian and author (d. 1955)
• 1897 – August Heissmeyer, German SS officer (d. 1979)
• 1899 – Eva Le Gallienne, English-American actress (d. 1991)
• 1901 – Kwon Ki-ok, North Korean pilot (d. 1988)
• 1902 – Maurice Duruflé, French organist and composer (d. 1986)
• 1903 – Alan Paton, South African author and activist (d. 1988)
• 1905 – Clyde Kluckhohn, American anthropologist (d. 1960)
• 1905 – Manfred Bennington Lee, American author, co-creator of Ellery Queen (d. 1971)
• 1906 – Albert Hofmann, Swiss chemist, discoverer of LSD (d. 2008)
• 1907 – Pierre Mendès France, French politician, Prime Minister of France (d. 1982)
• 1907 – Abraham Joshua Heschel, Polish-American rabbi, theologian, and philosopher (d. 1972)
• 1908 – Lionel Stander, American actor (d. 1994)
• 1910 – Nikos Kavvadias, Greek poet and author (d. 1975)
• 1910 – Shane Paltridge, Australian soldier and politician (d. 1966)
• 1910 – Izler Solomon, American conductor (d. 1987)
• 1911 – Nora Heysen, Australian painter (d. 2003)
• 1911 – Zenkō Suzuki, Japanese politician, 70th Prime Minister of Japan (d. 2004)
• 1912 – Don "Red" Barry, American actor (d. 1980)
• 1913 – Karl Stegger, Danish actor (d. 1980)
• 1915 – Paddy Mayne, Irish soldier (d. 1955)
• 1916 – Bernard Blier, French actor (d. 1989)
• 1917 – John Robarts, Canadian lawyer and politician, 17th Premier of Ontario (d. 1982)
• 1918 – Robert C. O'Brien, American author and journalist (d. 1973)
• 1920 – Mick McManus, English wrestler (d. 2013)
• 1921 – Gory Guerrero, American wrestler (d. 1990)
• 1921 – Juanita M. Kreps, American economist, educator, and civil servant, 24th United States Secretary of Commerce (d. 2010)
• 1921 – Benedict Zilliacus, Finnish journalist, author, and screenwriter (d. 2013)
• 1922 – Ernle Bradford, English historian and author (d. 1986)
• 1923 – Jerome Bixby, American author and scriptwriter (d. 1998)
• 1923 – Ernst Nolte, German historian and philosopher
• 1923 – Carroll Shelby, American race car driver, designer, and businessman, founded Carroll Shelby International (d. 2012)
• 1924 – Don Cherry, American singer and golfer
• 1924 – Roger Guillemin, French neuroendocrinologist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1924 – Sam B. Hall, American politician and judge (d. 1994)
• 1924 – Slim Harpo, American singer and harmonica player (d. 1970)
• 1925 – Grant Tinker, American television producer, co-founded MTM Enterprises
• 1926 – Lev Dyomin, Soviet cosmonaut (d. 1998)
• 1928 – Alan Bowness, British art historian
• 1928 – Mitchell Ryan, American actor
• 1928 – David L. Wolper, American television and film producer (d. 2010)
• 1929 – Dmitri Bruns, Estonian architect
• 1930 – Ron Mulock, Australian politician, 10th Deputy Premier of New South Wales
• 1930 – Seamus O'Connell, English footballer (d. 2013)
• 1930 – Rod Taylor, Australian-American actor
• 1931 – Betty Churcher, Australian painter
• 1932 – Alfonso Aráu, Mexican actor and director
• 1934 – Jean Chrétien, Canadian politician, 20th Prime Minister of Canada
• 1934 – Tony Hoare, Sri Lankan-English computer scientist
• 1935 – Melvyn Hayes, English actor
• 1935 – Ghita Nørby, Danish actress
• 1936 – Jody Payne, American singer and guitarist (Family) (d. 2013)
• 1937 – Felix Silla, Italian-American actor and stuntman
• 1938 – Fischer Black, American economist (d. 1995)
• 1938 – Fred Jones, Welsh footballer (d. 2013)
• 1938 – Vladimir Krpan, Croatian pianist
• 1938 – Gavin Millar, Scottish film director
• 1938 – Alastair Morton, chief executive of Eurotunnel 1987-1996, chairman of Strategic Rail Authority 1999-2001, dies (d. 2004)
• 1938 – Arthur Scargill, English politician
• 1938 – John August Swanson, American painter
• 1939 – Anne Heggtveit, Canadian skier
• 1940 – Andres Tarand, Estonian politician and geographer
• 1941 – Abdullah the Butcher, Canadian wrestler
• 1941 – Gérson, Brazilian footballer
• 1942 – Bud Acton, American basketball player
• 1942 – Clarence Clemons, American saxophonist and actor (E Street Band) (d. 2011)
• 1942 – Leo Cullum, American cartoonist (d. 2010)
• 1942 – George Mira, American football player
• 1943 – Henry Cecil, British horse trainer (d. 2013)
• 1943 – Jill Churchill, American author
• 1943 – Jim Hightower, American politician, author, and activist
• 1944 – Mohammed Abed Elhai, Sudanese poet and academic (d. 1989)
• 1944 – Shibu Soren, Indian politician, 3rd Chief Minister of Jharkhand
• 1945 – Christine Kaufmann, German-Austrian actress
• 1946 – Naomi Judd, American singer-songwriter (The Judds)
• 1946 – Tony Kaye, English keyboard player (Yes, Badger, Detective, Badfinger, Circa, and Yoso)
• 1946 – John Piper, American theologian and author
• 1947 – Anna Calder-Marshall, English actress
• 1948 – Fritz Bohla, German footballer and manager
• 1948 – Brian Cantor, British scientific academic
• 1948 – Joe Harper, Scottish footballer
• 1948 – Wajima Hiroshi, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 54th Yokozuna
• 1948 – Terry Williams, Welsh drummer (Love Sculpture, Man, Rockpile, and Dire Straits)
• 1949 – Daryl Braithwaite, Australian singer-songwriter (Sherbet)
• 1949 – Chris Ford, American basketball player and coach
• 1951 – Willie Maddren, English footballer (d. 2000)
• 1951 – Philip Tartaglia, Scottish Roman Catholic Bishop of Glasgow
• 1952 – Bille Brown, Australian actor and playwright (d. 2013)
• 1952 – Ben Crenshaw, American golfer
• 1952 – Michael Forshaw, Australian politician
• 1952 – Diana Gabaldon, American author
• 1952 – Lee Ritenour, American guitarist, composer, and producer
• 1953 – Graham Allen, English politician
• 1953 – John Sessions, Scottish actor
• 1953 – Kostas Skandalidis, Greek politician
• 1954 – Jaak Aaviksoo, Estonian politician and physicist
• 1956 – Robert Earl Keen, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1956 – Kuniaki Kobayashi, Japanese wrestler
• 1956 – Phyllis Logan, Scottish actress
• 1956 – Paul McKeever, German-English police officer (d. 2013)
• 1957 – Darryl Dawkins, American basketball player
• 1957 – Bryan Robson, English footballer and manager
• 1958 – Diego León Montoya Sánchez, Colombian crime boss
• 1958 – Vicki Peterson, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (The Bangles and Continental Drifters)
• 1959 – Rob Ramage, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1961 – Jasper Fforde, English author
• 1961 – Karl von Habsburg, Archduke of Austria, German-Austrian politician
• 1961 – Eva O, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Christian Death, Shadow Project and Super Heroines)
• 1961 – Lars-Erik Torph, Swedish rally driver (d. 1989)
• 1962 – Chris Bryant, British politician
• 1962 – Kim Coles, American actress
• 1962 – Susan Lindauer, American journalist and activist
• 1963 – Tracy Caulkins, American swimmer
• 1963 – Jason Connery, English actor
• 1963 – Dean Reynolds, English snooker player
• 1965 – Mascarita Sagrada, Mexican wrestler
• 1965 – Roland Scholten, Dutch darts Player
• 1965 – Aleksey Zhukov, Russian football player and coach
• 1966 – Marc Acito, American author
• 1966 – Kelley Law, Canadian curler
• 1966 – Tao Wei, Chinese footballer and sportscaster (d. 2012)
• 1967 – Derek Riddell, Scottish actor
• 1968 – Anders Borg, Swedish economist and politician
• 1968 – Saša Ćirić, Macedonian footballer
• 1968 – Tom Dumont, American guitarist and producer (No Doubt and Invincible Overlord)
• 1969 – Manny Acta, Dominican baseball player
• 1969 – Chris Beardshaw, English horticulturist
• 1969 – James Merendino, American film writer and director
• 1969 – Kyle Richards, American actress
• 1970 – Manfredi Beninati, Italian painter and sculptor
• 1970 – Chris Jent, American basketball player and coach
• 1970 – Malcolm D. Lee, American actor, director, and screenwriter
• 1970 – Joy Nilo, Filipino composer
• 1971 – Mary J. Blige, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
• 1971 – Tom Ward, British actor
• 1971 – Chris Willsher, English singer-songwriter, drummer, and actor (Bus Station Loonies, Oi Polloi, and Disorder)
• 1972 – Marc Blucas, American actor
• 1972 – Christian Jacobs, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (The Aquabats)
• 1972 – Amanda Peet, American actress
• 1973 – Joanna Brodzik, Polish actress
• 1973 – Rahul Dravid, Indian cricketer
• 1973 – Rockmond Dunbar, American actor
• 1974 – Roman Görtz, German footballer
• 1974 – Cody McKay, Canadian baseball player
• 1974 – Jens Nowotny, German footballer
• 1975 – Rory Fitzpatrick, American ice hockey player
• 1975 – Kevin Koe, Canadian curler
• 1975 – Dan Luger, English rugby player
• 1976 – Efthimios Rentzias, Greek basketball player
• 1976 – Kaire Vilgats, Estonian singer
• 1977 – Shomari Buchanan, American football player
• 1977 – Anni Friesinger-Postma, German speed skater
• 1977 – Devin Ratray, American actor and singer
• 1977 – Nadia Turner, American singer-songwriter and actress
• 1978 – Vallo Allingu, Estonian basketball player
• 1978 – Holly Brisley, Australian actress
• 1978 – Michael Duff, Irish footballer
• 1978 – Emile Heskey, English footballer
• 1978 – Stijn Schaars, Dutch footballer
• 1979 – Darren Lynn Bousman, American director and screenwriter
• 1979 – Michael Lorenz, German footballer
• 1979 – Siti Nurhaliza, Malaysian singer-songwriter and producer
• 1979 – Henry Shefflin, Irish hurler
• 1980 – Lovieanne Jung, American softball player
• 1980 – Mike Williams, American football player
• 1980 – Deanna Wright, American actress and model
• 1981 – Bafo Biyela, South African footballer
• 1981 – Jamelia, English singer-songwriter and actress
• 1981 – Tom Meighan, English singer-songwriter (Kasabian)
• 1981 – Jaime Valdés, Chilean footballer
• 1981 – Ali Zitouni, Tunisian footballer
• 1982 – Tony Allen, American basketball player
• 1982 – Ashley Taylor Dawson, English actor and singer (allSTARS*)
• 1982 – Son Ye-jin, South Korean actress
• 1983 – Turner Battle, American basketball player
• 1983 – Matthew Palleschi, Canadian soccer player
• 1983 – Ted Richards, Australian footballer
• 1983 – Adrian Sutil, German race car driver
• 1984 – Kevin Boss, American football player
• 1984 – Dario Krešić, Croatian footballer
• 1984 – Matt Mullenweg, American web developer and entrepreneur, co-created WordPress
• 1985 – Newton Faulkner, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1985 – Rie fu, Japanese singer-songwriter
• 1985 – Lucy Knisley, American illustrator
• 1985 – Kazuki Nakajima, Japanese race car driver
• 1985 – Aaron Porter, English union leader
• 1986 – Rachel Riley, English television host
• 1987 – Scotty Cranmer, American motocross cyclist
• 1987 – Daniel Semenzato, Italian footballer
• 1988 – Daniel Dzufer, Australian footballer
• 1988 – Rodrigo José Pereira, Brazilian footballer
• 1988 – Epiphanny Prince, American-Russian basketball player
• 1989 – Darko Bodul, Croatian footballer
• 1989 – Sammy Carlson, American skier
• 1990 – Ryan Griffin, American football player
• 1991 – Hyolyn, South Korean singer and actress (Sistar)
• 1993 – Flora Cross, French-American actress
• 1993 – Michael Keane, English footballer
• 1993 – Will Keane, English footballer
• 1994 – Mathieu Marquet, Mauritian swimmer
• 1997 – Cody Simpson, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist