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Happy Birthday To:
* 1583 – Simon Episcopius, Dutch theologian (d. 1643)
* 1587 – Johannes Fabricius, German astronomer (d. 1616)
* 1601 – Baltasar Gracián y Morales, Spanish writer (d. 1658)
* 1632 – Samuel Pufendorf, German jurist (d. 1694)
* 1635 – Luis Manuel Fernández de Portocarrero, Spanish Archbishop (d. 1709)
* 1735 – John Carroll, American Roman Catholic archbishop (d. 1815)
* 1763 – Edmond Charles Genêt, French diplomat (d. 1834)
* 1786 – Nicholas Biddle, American banking executive (d. 1844)
* 1788 – Archduke Rudolph of Austria (d. 1831)
* 1788 – Pavel Kiselyov, Russian politician (d. 1874)
* 1792 – Lowell Mason, American composer (d. 1872)
* 1805 – John Bigler, American politician (d. 1871)
* 1805 – Orson Hyde, American religious leader (d. 1878)
* 1812 – Sigismond Thalberg, Swiss virtuoso pianist and composer (d. 1871)
* 1817 – Sir Theophilus Shepstone, South African statesman (d. 1893)
* 1821 – James Longstreet, American Confederate general (d. 1904)
* 1821 – W.H.L. Wallace, American Union general (d. 1862)
* 1823 – Alfred Russel Wallace, British naturalist and biologist (d. 1913)
* 1824 – Francisco González Bocanegra, Mexican poet (d. 1861)
* 1824 – Wilkie Collins, British novelist (d. 1889)
* 1830 – Albert Bierstadt, German/American painter (d. 1902)
* 1830 – Hans von Bülow, German pianist and composer (d. 1894)
* 1836 – Lawrence Alma-Tadema, Dutch artist (d. 1912)
* 1843 – Frederick Abberline, British police investigator (d. 1929)
* 1843 – John H. Moffitt, American politician (d. 1926)
* 1852 – James Milton Carroll, American pastor and author (d. 1931)
* 1860 – Emma Booth, daughter of William and Catherine Booth (d. 1903)
* 1862 – Frank Nelson Doubleday, American publisher (d. 1934)
* 1864 – Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (d. 1892)
* 1866 – William G. Conley, American politician (d. 1940)
* 1867 – Emily Greene Balch, American writer and pacifist, Nobel Peace Prize laureate (d. 1961)
* 1870 – Miguel Primo de Rivera, Spanish politician (d. 1930)
* 1871 – James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon, Irish politician (d. 1940)
* 1873 – Iuliu Maniu, Romanian politician (d. 1953)
* 1873 – Elena of Montenegro, queen of Italy (d. 1956)
* 1881 – Henrik Shipstead, American politician (d. 1960)
* 1883 – Pavel Filonov, Russian painter (d. 1941)
* 1885 – John Curtin, Australian politician (d. 1945)
* 1888 – Richard Courant, German-American mathematician (d. 1972)
* 1888 – Matthew Moore, Irish-American actor (d. 1960)
* 1891 – Walther Bothe, German physicist, Nobel Prize in Physics laureate (d. 1957)
* 1891 – Storm Jameson, English writer (d. 1986)
* 1891 – Bronislava Nijinska, Russian choreographer (d. 1972)
* 1896 – Arthur Ford, American medium (d. 1971)
* 1896 – Jaromir Weinberger, Czech-American composer (d. 1967)
* 1897 – Dennis Wheatley, British author (d. 1977)
* 1899 – Solomon Bandaranaike, Ceylonese Prime Minister (d. 1959)
* 1900 – Dame Merlyn Myer, Australian philanthropist (d. 1982)
* 1902 – Georgy Malenkov, Soviet politician (d. 1988)
* 1902 – Carl Rogers, American psychologist (d. 1987)
* 1903 – Igor Kurchatov, Russian physicist (d. 1960)
* 1905 – Giacinto Scelsi, Italian composer (d. 1988)
* 1908 – William Hartnell, British actor (d. 1975)
* 1909 – Willy Millowitsch, German actor (d. 1999)
* 1909 – Bruce Mitchell, South African cricketer, Wisden COY 1936 (d.1995)
* 1909 – Evelyn Wood, American educator (d. 1995)
* 1910 – Galina Sergeyevna Ulanova, Russian ballerina (d. 1988)
* 1911 – Tom Delaney, British racing driver (d. 2006)
* 1911 – Gypsy Rose Lee, American actress and entertainer (d. 1970)
* 1912 – José Ferrer, Puerto Rican actor (d. 1992)
* 1912 – Lawrence E. Walsh, American jurist
* 1915 – Walker Cooper, American baseball player (d. 1991)
* 1922 – Abbey Simon, U.S. pianist
* 1923 – Larry Storch, American actor
* 1923 – Giorgio Tozzi, American bass
* 1923 – Johnny Wardle, English cricketer (d. 1985)
* 1923 – Joseph Weizenbaum, German-American author and computer scientist (d. 2008)
* 1924 – Benjamin Lees, American composer
* 1924 – Ron Moody, English actor
* 1926 – Evelyn Lear, American soprano
* 1926 – Kelucharan Mohapatra, Indian Odissi dancer (d. 2004)
* 1926 – Hanae Mori, Japanese fashion designer
* 1926 – Soupy Sales, American comedian (d. 2009)
* 1927 – Charles Tomlinson, British poet and translator
* 1928 – Gaston Miron, Quebec poet and editor (d. 1996)
* 1928 – Slade Gorton, American politician
* 1929 – Saeed Jaffrey, Indian actor
* 1931 – Bill Graham, German-born American music promoter (d. 1991)
* 1933 – Charles Osgood, American journalist and commentator
* 1933 – Jean-Marie Straub, French film director
* 1933 – Ko Un, Korean poet
* 1934 – Jacques Anquetil, French cyclist (d. 1987)
* 1934 – Gene Freese, American baseball player
* 1934 – Roy Kinnear, English actor (d. 1988)
* 1934 – Alexandra Ripley, American writer (d. 2004)
* 1935 – Elvis Presley, American singer (d. 1977)
* 1936 – Robert May, Baron May of Oxford, Australian-born British scientist
* 1937 – Dame Shirley Bassey, Welsh singer
* 1938 – Bob Eubanks, American game show host
* 1939 – Carolina Herrera, Venezuelan fashion designer
* 1938 – Yevgeny Nesterenko, Russian bass-baritone
* 1941 – Graham Chapman, British comedian (d. 1989)
* 1941 – Boris Vallejo, Peruvian illustrator
* 1942 – Valya Balkanska, Bulgarian folk singer
* 1942 – Stephen Hawking, English theoretical physicist and author
* 1942 – Junichiro Koizumi, Japanese politician
* 1942 – Yvette Mimieux, American actress
* 1944 – Terry Brooks, American writer
* 1945 – Jeannie Lewis, Australian actress and singer
* 1945 – Kojo Nnamdi, Guyanese-born American radio host
* 1945 – Kathleen Noone, American actress
* 1946 – Robby Krieger, American musician (The Doors)
* 1947 – Don Bendell, American author & karate master
* 1947 – David Bowie, English musician
* 1947 – Samuel Schmid, Swiss politician
* 1947 – Terry Sylvester, British singer and musician
* 1948 – Gillies MacKinnon, Scottish film director
* 1951 – Kenny Anthony, Saint Lucian politician
* 1951 – John McTiernan, American film director
* 1952 – Vladimir Feltsman, Russian-American pianist
* 1953 – Bruce Sutter, American baseball player
* 1955 – Spiros Livathinos, Greek footballer
* 1955 – Mike Reno, Canadian musician
* 1957 – Nacho Duato, Spanish classical dancer and choreographer
* 1958 – Rey Misterio, Sr., Mexican wrestler
* 1959 – Paul Hester, Australian drummer (Crowded House) (d. 2005)
* 1959 – Duk Koo Kim, Korean boxer (d. 1982)
* 1961 – Calvin Smith, American athlete
* 1961 – Kazuki Takahashi, Japanese comic book writer and artist
* 1962 – Chris Marion, American musician
* 1965 – Michelle Forbes, American actress
* 1965 – Maria Pitillo, American actress
* 1966 – Igor Vyazmikin, Russian ice hockey player
* 1967 – R. Kelly, American singer
* 1968 – Keith Mullings, American boxer
* 1969 – Jeff Abercrombie, American musician
* 1969 – Ami Dolenz, American actress
* 1970 – Rachel Friend, Australian actress
* 1971 – Jason Giambi, American baseball player
* 1971 – Pascal Zuberbühler, Swiss footballer
* 1972 – Sean McKeever, American writer
* 1973 – Mark Knight, English sound designer
* 1973 – Jason Stevens, Australian rugby league footballer
* 1973 – Henning Solberg, Norwegian rally driver
* 1974 – Maria Matsouka, Greek politician
* 1975 – DJ Clue, American DJ and producer
* 1975 – Harris Jayaraj, Indian music composer
* 1976 – Jenny Lewis, American actress and musician
* 1976 – Josh Meyers, American actor
* 1976 – Carl Pavano, American baseball player
* 1977 – Amber Benson, American actress
* 1977 – Ron Pederson, Canadian actor
* 1977 – Lee Yoo-jin, Korean actress
* 1978 – Boris Avrukh, Israeli chess grandmaster
* 1978 – Marco Fu, Hong Kong snooker player
* 1979 – Torry Castellano, American musician (The Donnas)
* 1979 – Seol Ki-Hyeon, South Korean footballer
* 1979 – Mirella van Melis, Dutch track and road cyclist
* 1979 – Adrian Mutu, Romanian footballer
* 1979 – Sarah Polley, Canadian actress
* 1979 – Stipe Pletikosa, Croatian footballer
* 1980 – Rachel Nichols, American actress
* 1981 – Jeff Francis, Canadian baseball player
* 1981 – Xie Xingfang, Chinese badminton player
* 1982 – Emanuele Calaiò, Italian footballer
* 1982 – wiL Francis, American singer
* 1982 – Gaby Hoffmann, American actress
* 1982 – John Utaka, Nigerian footballer
* 1983 – Chris Mordetzky, American wrestler
* 1983 – Felipe Colombo, Argentine/Mexican actor and singer
* 1984 – Jeff Francoeur, American baseball player
* 1985 – Rachael Lampa, American singer
* 1986 – Jaclyn Linetsky, Canadian actress (d. 2003)
* 1986 – David Silva, Spanish footballer
* 1988 – Allison Harvard, American artist and fashion model
* 1991 – Asuka Hinoi, Japanese singer
* 1996 – Ali Ahmed, American football player & comedian
* 2000 – Noah Cyrus, American actress (Miley Cyrus’ Sister) (Ponyo)
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_8
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