Subscribe
Thursday, December 18, 2025
-0.1 C
New York
type here...
Subscribe
Home Blog Page 6

Scientists Uncover New Biological Law, Cracking an 80-Year Mystery

admin
-
0



Biological Cells MitosisScientists uncover a basic principle that shows how higher nutrient levels change the pace of cell growth, revealing a universal rule that applies to microbial growth. A research group that includes a scientist from the Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI) at Institute of Science Tokyo, Japan, has uncovered a new biological principle that mathematically describes why […]



Click the Source link for more details

Moon Rocks Reveal Stunning Clues About a Missing Planet

admin
-
0



Collision Between Early Earth and TheiaKey Points Revealing Theia’s composition: A new study in Science identifies the likely chemical makeup of Theia, the ancient planetary body that struck early Earth. Clues to its birthplace: Theia’s reconstructed composition points to an origin in the inner Solar System, probably forming even closer to the Sun than Earth. Apollo samples provide evidence: Researchers […]



Click the Source link for more details

“A Paleontologist’s Dream”: The Breakthrough That Changes How We Date Dinosaurs

admin
-
0



Artistic Reconstruction of a Newly Hatched Troodontid Like DinosaurAn international group of geologists and paleontologists has developed a new method to accurately determine the age of rocks that contain fossils by directly dating preserved dinosaur eggshells. An international group of geologists and paleontologists has introduced a new way to pinpoint the age of rock layers that contain fossils by dating the fossilized shells […]



Click the Source link for more details

Giant Ancient Shark Discovered in Australia Stuns Scientists

admin
-
0



Oldest Modern Shark Mega-PredatorScientists have uncovered evidence of a colossal shark that lived off northern Australia about 115 million years ago, revealing that modern shark lineages grew to immense sizes far earlier than expected. Rare vertebrae from rocks once part of the ancient Tethys ocean show that this early lamniform predator shared the seas with giant marine reptiles […]



Click the Source link for more details

New Study Warns: By 2100, Coral Reefs Could Be Overtaken by Algae

admin
-
0



Research Vessel Over Volcanic SeepsBy the year 2100, rising carbon dioxide levels are expected to alter ocean chemistry so severely that coral reef communities in Australia and worldwide will recover more slowly, lose ecological complexity, and become increasingly dominated by fleshy algae. A new international study released in Communications Biology has examined rare coral reef environments in Papua New […]



Click the Source link for more details

Mendota Lake was an ancient canoe docking station – The History Blog

admin
-
0


Since the first ancient dugout canoe was recovered from Lake Medota in Madison, Wisconsin, in 2021, another 15 of them been mapped on the lake bed, shedding new light on the way First Nations communities navigated the landscape.

The first canoe, found on the lakebed under 24 feet of water, was 1,200 years old. The next summer archaeologists found the remains of a 3,000-year-old canoe. Both of them were recovered from the water and in 2024 began treatment with Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) to stabilize the wood. When the PEG treatment is finished next year, the canoes will need to be transported to Texas A&M where they will be freeze-dried to complete the stabilization process. In September the Wisconsin Historical Society received a grant from the Save America’s Treasures grant program of the National Park Service, Department of Interior, that will go towards ensuring the safe transport of the canoes from Wisconsin to the freeze-drying facility in Texas.

Wisconsin Historical Society maritime archaeologist Tamara Thomsen in partnership with Ho-Chunk Nation Historic Preservation Officer Bill Quackenbush, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Larry Plucinski and University of Wisconsin-Madison professor Sissel Schroeder have been working together for five years to map the locations of dugout canoes in Lake Mendota, not to recover them from the water, but to study them in place. In addition to locating another 14 canoes, the team has taken samples from each of the ancient vessels with the goal of identifying the type of wood used and their ages.

Analysis conducted by the USDA Forest Products Laboratory has found that half of the 16 canoes were made either of red or white oak. Radiocarbon dating found that the oldest canoe mas made around 5,200 years ago, older than the Great Pyramid of Giza, making it the third oldest in North America. (The oldest two are around 7,000 years old and were found in Florida.)

The prevalence of oak—and particularly red oak, which is not typically used for watercraft due to its tendency to absorb water—prompted Thomsen to examine the reasoning behind its use for canoe building.

“When you look at the shoreline map with canoe locations charted, it’s clear that there are two distinctive groupings represented,” said Thomsen. “Looking at the tree species taxonomy, we wondered not just why certain trees were used by the builders but also why these canoes were situated in these two locations. Carbon dating from the samples told us that both spots were in use over thousands of years, and so we started to form theories as to why they were left where they were and why certain trees were used.” […]

Oak wood, along with some of the other species represented in the samples, is known to form tyloses when the tree encounters stress during the growth cycle such as through wounding or pathogen infection. Tyloses also form as a natural part of a tree’s aging process. During the production of tylosis, balloon-like structures form inside of the wood’s vessels which blocks water movement—preventing the spread of fungi and bacteria and compartmentalizing injuries to protect the wood from decay. As a result, the tyloses make the wood better suited for boat building due to its increased water resistance, buoyancy and protection against rot.

“It’s entirely possible that the canoe builders were intentionally selecting trees that had been damaged from weather or purposefully wounding them during their growth cycle to induce tyloses. We think of bioengineering as a modern practice, but the samples we have suggest this may have been taking place long before the term was coined in the mid-20th century,” said Thomsen.

As for the two locations where canoes are grouped, researchers compared them to trailways used by Native American communities and both of them are strategically placed for travel over the lake and between places of note on the land. The canoes were likely not owned by individuals, but rather used communally and stored at predetermined locations in the same way that bike sharing programs work in cities today.

The canoes could facilitate access to natural resources from the lake like fish—as suggested by the seven net sinkers found with Canoe #1 and three found with Canoe #13—but could also make travel more efficient between communities for trading and to access places of spiritual importance, such as Lake Wingra. The landscape around Madison lakes looked very different before European settlers arrived in the area and conducted terraforming to suit modern transportation, with large bluffs that made traveling over the land difficult in some areas. Canoe travel may have been more efficient for certain routes for the communities who lived in the area spanning thousands of years before Wisconsin became a state.



Click the Source link for more details

Tenure-Track Faculty Positions in Geography job with THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG | 397121 – Times Higher Education

admin
-
0
Tenure-Track Faculty Positions in Geography job with THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG | 397121 – Times Higher Education



Tenure-Track Faculty Positions in Geography job with THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG | 397121  Times Higher Education



Click the Source link for more details

Famous Deaths on November 30

admin
-
0


  • 1016 Edmund II, Ironsides, King of the Saxons (1016), dies at 27
  • 1519 Michael Wolgemut, German painter (Weltchronik), dies at about 85
  • 1528 Great Wierd, Dutch Gelderland army commander, beheaded
  • 1580 Richard Farrant, English composer and organist for the queen who established Blackfriars Theatre, dies at about 50
  • 1603 William Gilbert, English physician and physicist (research into magnetism), dies probably of the plague at 59
  • 1621 Francesco Rasi, Italian composer, singer, poet, and theorbo player, dies at 47
  • 1622 Squanto [Tisquantu], Patuxet guide and translator who liaised between the Native American population in Southern New England and the Mayflower Pilgrims, dies of an illness at around 42 at Mamamoycke (now Chatham, Massachusetts)
  • 1626 Thomas Weelkes, English organist and composer of madrigals, dies at 47
  • 1631 Rabbi Samuel Eliezer ben Judah ha-levi Edels, dies
  • 1646 John C Lichthart, admiral (Cape Augustine), dies at about 45
  • 1654 John Selden, English jurist and oriental scholar, dies at 69
  • 1675 Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, British peer granted charter to settle Maryland, dies at 70
  • 1678 Andries de Graeff, Dutch leader during Dutch Golden Age (Mayor of Amsterdam 1657-71), dies at 67
  • 1679 Peter van Schooten, Dutch mathematician and fort architect, dies at 45
  • 1694 Marcello Malpighi, Italian physician who founded the science of microscopic anatomy, dies at 66
  • 1700 Artus Quellinus II, Flemish sculptor, dies at 75

  • 1703 Nicolas de Grigny, French organist and composer, dies at 31
  • 1705 Catherine of Braganza, Portuguese Roman Catholic Queen of Charles II of England, dies at 67

King of Sweden (1697-1718), shot in battle invading Norway at Fortress of Fredriksten, dies at 36

Charles XII

  • 1719 Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Japanese samurai of the Saga Domain and Zen Buddhist monk (Hagakure), dies by suicide at 60 [1] [2]
  • 1761 John Dollond, British optician and owner of 1st patent for achromatic lens, dies at 55
  • 1764 Dieudonne Raick, composer, dies at 61
  • 1765 George Glas, British merchant and adventurer (b. 1725)
  • 1777 Jean-Marie Leclair le cadet (the younger), French composer, dies at 74
  • 1786 Bernardo de Gálvez, Spanish military leader and colonial administrator (Spanish Governor of Louisiana and Cuba, 1777-83, Viceroy of New Spain, 1785-6), dies of typhus at 40
  • 1792 Ernst William Wolf, composer, dies at 57
  • 1798 Friedrich Fleischmann, German composer, dies at 32
  • 1800 Charles Adams, American lawyer, son of US president John Adams and younger brother of president John Quincy Adams, dies at 30 of suspected pleurisy caused by a respiratory condition
  • 1813 Friedrich August Baumbach, German composer, dies at 60
  • 1824 Johann Georg Christoph Schetky, German-Scottish cellist and composer, dies at 87
  • 1830 Pius VIII [Francesco Saverio Castiglioni], Italian 253rd Pope (1829-30), dies at 69
  • 1836 Pierre-Simon Girard, French mathematician and engineer (fluid mechanics), dies at 71
  • 1837 Deaf Smith, American frontiersman and revolutionary, dies at 50
  • 1841 Charles Louis W J van Keverberg, Dutch government official, dies at 73
  • 1864 Hiram B. Granbury, American lawyer, county judge, and Brigadier General (Confederate Army), dies at the Battle of Franklin at 33
  • 1864 John Adams, US Confederate brigadier general, dies in the Battle of Franklin at about 39
  • 1864 Otho French Strahl, American Confederate Brigadier General during the Civil War, killed in the Battle of Franklin at 33 [1] [2]
  • 1864 Patrick Ronayne Cleburne, US Confederate brigadier general, dies in the Battle of Franklin at 33
  • 1878 George Henry Lewes, English philosophical writer (Life of Goethe), dies at 61
  • 1894 Joseph E. Brown, American attorney and politician (42nd Governor of Georgia), dies at 73
  • 1897 Abraham Carel Wertheim, Dutch banker and philanthropist, dies at 64

Irish playwright and novelist (Importance of Being Earnest, The Picture of Dorian Gray), dies of cerebral meningitis in Paris at 46

Oscar Wilde

  • 1901 Edward J Eyre, British explorer/governor (Jamaica), dies at 86
  • 1904 Aldine Silliman Kieffer, American composer, dies at 64
  • 1909 Innokenti F Annenski, Russian poet and translator, dies at 53 [NS=Dec 13]
  • 1930 Mother [Mary Harris] Jones, American labor organizer (cofounded Industrial Workers of the World), dies at 93
  • 1931 John Hyatt Brewer, American organist, teacher, and composer (Echo Bells), dies at 75
  • 1931 Marc Delmas, French composer, chiefly of stage and choral works, and musicologist, dies at 46

Canadian army officer (1st Canadian commander of Canadian Corps, WWI), dies from pneumonia complications at 57

Arthur Currie

  • 1934 Hélène Boucher, French aviatrix (b. 1908)

Fernando Pessoa

  • 1938 Corneliu Zelea Codreanu, Romanian politician (founder and leader of the Iron Guard), dies at 39
  • 1940 Fritz Volbach, German conductor, musicologist and composer (Raffael), dies at 78
  • 1942 Buck Jones [Charles F Gebhart], American Western actor (Just Pals, Forbidden Trails, War Horse), dies in a fire at 50
  • 1943 Esther “Etty” Hillesum, Dutch-Jewish author of confessional letters and diaries, dies in Auschwitz at 29

American Senator (R-New Mexico 1912-21) and US Secretary of the Interior (1921-23), convicted for his part in the Teapot Dome scandal, dies at 83

Albert B. Fall

  • 1944 Antoine Mariotte, French composer (Paysage maritime), dies at 68
  • 1944 Max Halbe, German playwright (Jugend), dies at 79
  • 1947 Ernst Lubitsch, German actor, producer and film director (To Be or Not to Be, Love Parade, Anna Boleyn, Ninotchka), dies from a heart attack at 55
  • 1948 Franco Vittadini, Italian composer, dies at 64
  • 1954 Wilhelm Furtwängler, German conductor and composer, dies at 68
  • 1955 Josip Slavenski, Croatian composer, dies at 59
  • 1957 Beniamino Gigli, Italian lyric tenor (La Gioconde – “Enzo”; Metropolitan Opera, 1920-32), dies of pneumonia at 67
  • 1957 Dick McPartland, American jazz guitarist, dies at 52
  • 1958 Hubert Wilkins, Australian polar explorer (b. 1888)
  • 1961 Stanislaw Kazuro, Polish composer, dies at 80
  • 1962 Max Vasmer, German-Russian linguist (La Tertulia de Pombo), dies at 76
  • 1964 Don Redman, American jazz musician and orchestra leader (Sugar Hill Times), dies at 64
  • 1967 Patrick Kavanagh, Irish poet (The Great Hunger), and novelist (Tarry Flynn), dies at 63
  • 1972 Hans-Erich Apostel, Austrian composer (Kubiniana, Requiem), dies at 71
  • 1972 Neil H McElroy, soap manufacturer/minister of Defense (1957-59), dies
  • 1972 Valentin Ruiz Aznar, Spanish choirmaster, composer, and priest, dies at 70
  • 1973 Bruce Yarnell, American actor (Outlaws) and singer, dies when single‐engine plane he was piloting crashes into northern Los Angeles county (California) mountain slope at 37 [1]
  • 1974 Bert Gordon [Barney Gorodetsky], American comedian, dies at 79
  • 1976 Fritz Rasp, German actor (Diary of a Lost Girl), dies at 85
  • 1977 Miloš Crnjanski, Serbian poet (Seobe), dies at 84

British playwright (Winslow Boy, Browning Version), dies at 66

Terence Rattigan

  • 1979 Joyce Grenfell (Adventure for Two), actress, dies at 69
  • 1979 Zeppo Marx [Herbert], American comedian and actor (Marx Brothers), dies at 78
  • 1981 Robert H. Harris, American actor (Jake-The Goldbergs, Mirage), dies at 70

West Indies cricket batsman (22 Tests; 2,190 runs @ 60.83; 10 x 100; Jamaica), dies at 74

George Headley

  • 1983 Richard Llewellyn, Welsh novelist (How Green Was My Valley), dies at 76
  • 1985 Phil Tucker, American film director (Robot Monster), dies at 58
  • 1987 Arthur H. Dean, American lawyer, ambassador and presidential advisor (1963 nuclear test ban treaty), dies at 89 [1]
  • 1987 Simon Carmiggelt, Dutch journalist (Het Volk (“The People”); Het Parool (“The Password”), and essayist (Kronkels), dies of a heart attack at 74
  • 1988 Charlie Rouse, American hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist (Thelonious Monk Quartet; Sphere), dies of lung cancer at 64
  • 1988 Pannonica de Koenigswarter (née Rothschild), British-Hungarian socialite, French resistance fighter, writer, and jazz patron (Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, Horace Silver), dies at 74
  • 1989 Alfred Herrhausen, German CEO (Deutsche Bank), murdered at 59
  • 1990 Hilde Spiel, Austrian writer, dies at 78
  • 1990 Norman Cousins, American editor (Saturday Review) and peace activist, dies at 75
  • 1991 Zin Harris, New Zealand cricket batsman (9 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 101; Canterbury), dies at 64
  • 1992 Jorge Donn, dancer, dies after long illness at 45
  • 1993 Bob Wolf, agent (New Kids on the Block, Larry Bird), dies
  • 1993 David Houston, American country music singer (“Almost Persuaded”), dies at 57
  • 1993 Sebastian Kappen, Indian philosopher and liberation theologian (Jesus and Freedom, From Faith to Revolution), dies at 69 [1]
  • 1994 Connie Conrad Henry Kirnon Kay, jazz Drummer, dies at 67
  • 1994 Connie Kay, American jazz drummer (Modern Jazz Quartet), dies of a cardiac arrest at 67
  • 1994 Guy Debord, French social theorist (Situationist International), filmmaker, and essayist (The Society of the Spectacle), takes his own life at 63
  • 1994 Irwin Kostal, American orchestra leader and arranger (West Side Story; The Sound Of Music; Chitty Chitty Bang Bang), dies at 83
  • 1994 Lionel Stander, American blacklisted actor (Hart to Hart, Unfaithfully Yours), dies at 86
  • 1995 Hopper Levett, English cricket wicket-keeper (1 Test, 3 dismissals; Kent CCC), dies at 87
  • 1995 June Fisher [June Thorndycraft], British teacher and trade unionist who developed CSE qualification and GCSE exams, dies of cancer at 66
  • 1995 Randy Walker (AKA Stretch), American musician (b. 1972)
  • 1995 William Roerick, American actor (The Wasp Woman, Guiding Light), dies in car crash at 83
  • 1996 Koji Kobayashi, industrialist, dies at 89

American musician (“Tiptoe Through The Tulips”), dies of a heart attack at 64

Tiny Tim

  • 1997 Clare Evans, British historian and feminist scholar, dies from cancer at 37
  • 1997 Kathy Acker, American experimental novelist (Blood and Guts in High School), dies at 54
  • 1997 Ronald Gulliford, English educationalist (Dean of the Faculty of Education, Birmingham University 1979-81), dies at 76
  • 1998 Margaret Walker, American poet and novelist of the Chicago Black Renaissance (For My People), dies at 83
  • 2000 Jānis Kalniņš, Latvian-Canadian organist, composer (Ugunī; New Brunswick Rhapsody), and conductor (Latvian National Opera, 1933–1944), dies at 96
  • 2000 Scott Smith, Canadian rock bassist (Loverboy – “Working for the Weekend”), drowns in sailing accident near the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco at 45
  • 2001 Bill Boyd, American western swing guitarist and band leader (The Cowboy Ramblers – ”Under the Double Eagle”), dies at 91
  • 2002 Tim Woods, American professional wrestler (b. 1934)
  • 2003 Gertrude Ederle, American swimmer (1st female English Channel 1926), dies at 98
  • 2004 Bill Brown, Scottish soccer goalkeeper (28 caps; Dundee, Tottenham Hotspur), dies at 73

Pierre Berton

  • 2005 Jean Parker [Luise-Stephanie Zelinska], American actress (Beyond Tomorrow, Little Women), dies of complications from a stroke at 90
  • 2006 Elhadi Adam, Sudanese poet and lyricist (b. 1927)
  • 2006 Perry Henzell, Jamaican screenwriter and director (The Harder They Come, No Place Like Home), dies at 70
  • 2006 Rafael Buenaventura, Former BSP Governor (b. 1938)
  • 2007 Engin Arık, Turkish nuclear physicist, dies at 59

American motorcycle daredevil (Snake River Canyon), dies of pulmonary disease at 69

Evel Knievel

  • 2008 Munetaka Higuchi, Japanese drummer (Loudness) (b. 1958)
  • 2008 Naomi Datta, British geneticist and bacteriologist (pioneer in investigating the development of resistance to antibiotics by bacteria), dies at 86
  • 2010 Garry Gross, American photographer (b. 1937)
  • 2010 Monty Sunshine, British jazz clarinetist and bandleader (Petite Fleur), dies at 82
  • 2010 Peter Hofmann, German operatic tenor, who also performed pop songs and starred in musical theater, dies of pneumonia at 66
  • 2010 Rajiv Dixit, Indian scientist and Swadeshi movement figure (b. 1967)
  • 2010 Sri Daya Mata [Faye Wright], American spiritual figure (Self-Realization Fellowship), dies at 96 [1]
  • 2011 J. Blackfoot [Colbert], American soul singer (The Soul Children – “Hearsay”; solo -“Taxi”), dies of pancreatic cancer at 65
  • 2011 Leka, Crown Prince of Albania, referred to as King Leka I by Albanian monarchists (b. 1939)
  • 2011 William L. Waller, American politician and ex-Governor of Mississippi, dies at 85
  • 2012 I. K. [Inder Kumar] Gujral, Indian politician, Prime Minister of India (1997-98), dies at 92
  • 2012 Munir Malik, Pakistani cricket pace bowler (3 Tests, 9 wickets; Karachi, Punjab, Rawalpindi), dies at 78
  • 2013 Jean Kent [Joan Summerfield], British actress (Caravan, Bond Street), dies from complications from a fall at 92
  • 2013 John Zochonis, British industrialist, philanthropist, and chairman of PZ Cussons, dies at 84
  • 2013 Paul Crouch, American televangelist (Trinity Broadcasting Network), dies at 79

Paul Walker

  • 2013 Tabu Ley Rochereau [Pascal-Emmanuel Sinamoyi Tabu], African musician (Orchestre Afrisa International), dies at 76
  • 2014 Fred Catherwood, British politician, Vice President of the European Parliament (1989-1992), dies at 89
  • 2014 Go Seigen [Wu Qingyuan], Chinese-born Japanese Go master considered the greatest Go player in the 20th century, dies of natural causes at 100
  • 2015 Eldar Ryazanov, Russian film director and screenwriter (Carnival Night), dies at 88
  • 2015 Marcus Klingburg, Israeli epidemiologist and soviet spy, dies at 97
  • 2015 Shigeru Mizuki, Japanese soldier and Manga artist (GeGeGe no Kitarō), dies at 93
  • 2016 Aleksei Maslennikov, Russian tenor (Bolshoi Theater, 1953-88), dies at 87
  • 2016 Alice Drummond, American actress (Awakenings), dies at 88
  • 2016 Kamilló Lendvay, Hungarian composer (Pezzo Concertanto), conductor, and educator, dies at 78
  • 2017 Jim Nabors, American comedian, actor (The Andy Griffith Show; Gomer Pyle, USMC), and singer (“Back Home Again in Indiana”), dies from health complications at 87

Soviet Air Force colonel, engineer and test pilot (102 world records), dies at 86

Marina Popovich

George H. W. Bush

  • 2021 C. Herbert Oliver, American clergyman and civil rights activist (Inter-Citizens Committee), dies at 96
  • 2021 Erwin Wilczek, Polish soccer midfielder, forward (16 caps; Górnik Zabrze), dies at 81
  • 2021 John Sillett, English soccer defender (Chelsea, Coventry City, Plymouth Argyle) and manager (FA Cup 1987 Coventry City), dies at 85
  • 2021 Pamela Helen Stephen, British Mezzo-soprano, dies at 57
  • 2021 Phil Dwyer, Welsh soccer defender (10 caps; Cardiff City 471 games), dies at 68
  • 2021 Ray Kennedy, English soccer midfielder, forward (17 caps; Arsenal, Liverpool), dies from Parkinson’s disease at 70
  • 2021 Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry, Indian poet and film and theater lyricist (“Vidhata Thalapuna”), dies of lung cancer at 66

British rock keyboardist, vocalist, and songwriter (Fleetwood Mac, 1970-98, 2014-2022 – “Don’t Stop”; “You Make Loving Fun”; solo – “Got A Hold On Me”), dies at 79 [1]

Christine McVie

General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (1989-2002) and President of the People’s Republic of China (1993-2003), dies of leukemia and multiple organ failure at 96

Jiang Zemin

  • 2022 John Hadl, American College Football HOF quarterback (Uni of Kansas; 4 x AFL All-Star; Pro Bowl 1972, 73; First Team All Pro 1973; AFL C’ship 1963; SD Chargers; LA Rams), dies at 82
  • 2022 Murray Halberg, New Zealand athlete (Olympic gold 5000m 1960; WR 2 miles: 8:30.0 1961; WR 3 miles: 13.10.0 1961), dies at 89
  • 2023 John Byrne, Scottish playwright (The Slab Boys Trilogy), screenwriter (Your Cheatin’ Heart), and visual artist, dies at 83 [1]
  • 2023 Sante Gaiardoni, Italian cyclist (Olympic gold 1000m time trial, 1000m sprint 1960; UCI Track World C’ship gold 1960, 63), dies at 84
  • 2023 Shane MacGowan, British-Irish punk rock musician (Pogues – “Fairytale of New York”, “Red Roses For Me”), dies at 65 [1]
  • 2023 Vassilis Vassilikos, Greek writer (Z) and diplomat, dies at 90
  • 2024 Lou Carnesecca, American collegiate HOF basketball coach (St. John’s University, 1965-70 and 1973-92), dies at 99
  • 2024 Steve Alaimo, American pop singer (“Mashed Potatoes”; “Every Day I Have To Cry”), TV host (Where the Action Is), and producer, dies at 84

November 30 Highlights

Get Our Daily Email

© 2000-2025 On This Day Pte. Ltd.



Click the Source link for more details

Tenured Tier 1 Canada Research Chair and Mitchell Chair Faculty Position – Nature

admin
-
0
Tenured Tier 1 Canada Research Chair and Mitchell Chair Faculty Position – Nature



Tenured Tier 1 Canada Research Chair and Mitchell Chair Faculty Position  Nature



Click the Source link for more details

Famous Birthdays on November 30

admin
-
0


Gallo-Roman chronicler and bishop (History of the Franks), born in Auvergne, Austrasia, Gaul

Gregory of Tours

  • 1340 John, Duke of Berry, French art collector and third son of King John II of France and Bonne of Luxemburg, born in Château de Vincennes, France (d. 1416)
  • 1364 John FitzAlan, 2nd Baron Arundel, English nobleman and soldier, born in Buckland, England (d. 1390)
  • 1427 Casimir IV Jagiellon, King of Poland (1447-92), born in Kraków, Poland (d. 1492)
  • 1466 Andrea Doria, Genoese statesman and admiral, born in Oneglia, Duchy of Milan (d. 1560)
  • 1485 Veronica Gambara, Italian poet, born in Pralboino, Lombardy, Italy (d. 1550)
  • 1508 Andrea Palladio [Andrea di Pietro della Gondola], Italian architect (Il Redentore, Venice), born in Padua, Italy (d. 1580)
  • 1554 Philip Sidney, English Elizabethan era poet (Arcadia) and soldier, born in Penshurst, Kent, England (d. 1586)
  • 1593 Johann Dilliger, German composer, born in Eisfeld, Hildburghausen, Thuringia, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1647)
  • 1594 John Cosin, English clergyman, born in Norwich, Norfolk, England (d. 1672)
  • 1602 Otto von Guericke, German scientist, inventor, and politician, born in Magdeburg, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1686)
  • 1622 Thomas van Apshoven, Flemish painter, born in Antwerp (d. 1664)
  • 1625 Jean Domat, French jurist, born in Clermont, Auvergne (d. 1696)
  • 1634 Andrés de Sola, Spanish organist and composer, baptized in Tudela, Spain (d. 1696)
  • 1637 Louis-Sébastien Le Nain de Tillemont, French ecclesiastical historian, born in Paris (d. 1698)
  • 1645 Andreas Werkmeister, German organist, musical theorist, and Baroque composer, born in Benneckenstein, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1706)

Irish author and satirist (Gulliver’s Travels, A Modest Proposal), born in Dublin, Ireland

Jonathan Swift

  • 1670 John Toland, Irish rationalist philosopher, born in Ardagh, County Donegal, Ireland (d. 1722)
  • 1683 Ludwig Andreas Graf Khevenhüller, Austrian field marshal, born in Linz, Austria (d. 1744)
  • 1693 Christoph Förster, German composer, born in Bibra, Thuringia, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1745)
  • 1699 Christian VI, King of Denmark and Norway, born in Copenhagen Castle, Denmark (d. 1746)
  • 1719 Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, Princess of Wales by marriage to Frederick, Prince of Wales, born in Gotha, Duchy of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, Germany (d. 1772)
  • 1722 Théodore Gardelle, Swiss painter and enameler, born in Geneva, Switzerland (d. 1761)
  • 1723 William Livingston, American politician and 1st revolutionary Governor of New Jersey, born in Albany, Province of New York (d. 1790)
  • 1726 Jacques Aliamet, French etcher and engraver, born in Abbeville, France (d. 1788)
  • 1753 Johann Baptist Schenk, Austrian composer, born in Wiener Neustadt, Austria (d. 1836)
  • 1756 Ernst Chladni, German physicist (Chladni’s law – estimating the speed of sound), instrument inventor (euphon; clavicylinder), and musician, born in Wittenberg, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1827)
  • 1764 Franz Xaver Gerl, composer, born in Andorf, Austria (d. 1827)
  • 1768 Jędrzej Śniadecki, Polish writer, physician, chemist (creation of modern Polish terminology in the field of chemistry), born in Żnin, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (d. 1838)
  • 1781 Alexander Berry, Scottish surgeon and adventurer (established the first European settlement on the south coast of New South Wales, Australia), born in Hilltarvit Mains Farmhouse, Cupar, Fife, Scotland (d. 1873)
  • 1796 Carl Loewe, German composer, born in Löbejün, Margraviate of Brandenburg, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1869)
  • 1809 Thomas Molleson Mudie, English composer, born in London (d. 1876)
  • 1810 Oliver Winchester, American politician and rifle maker (Winchester Repeating Arms Company), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1880)
  • 1813 Charles-Valentin Alkan, French pianist and composer, born in Paris (d. 1888)
  • 1813 Hermann Kurz, German poet and novelist (Schillers Heimatjahre), born in Reutlingen, Germany (d. 1873)
  • 1813 Louise-Victorine Ackermann, French poet (works characterized by a deep sense of pessimism), born in Paris (d. 1890)

German historian and scholar (A History of Rome) who won the 1902 Nobel Prize in Literature, born in Garding, Duchy of Schleswig

Theodor Mommsen

  • 1821 Frederick Temple, 95th Archbishop of Canterbury, born in Levkás, Greece (d. 1902)
  • 1821 Gustavus Woodson Smith, American Major General (Confederate States Army), born in Georgetown, Kentucky (d. 1896)
  • 1826 George Washington Deitzler, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Pine Grove, Pennsylvania (d. 1884)
  • 1827 Henri Ernest Baillon, French botanist (History of Plants), born in Calais, France (d. 1895)
  • 1828 Jedediah Hotchkiss, American topographer and cartographer, born in Windsor, New York (d. 1899)

American author (Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer), born in Florida, Missouri

Mark Twain

  • 1836 Lord Frederick Cavendish, English politician who was appointed Chief Secretary for Ireland in May 1882 and murdered only hours after his arrival in Dublin, born in Compton Place, Eastbourne, Sussex (d. 1882)
  • 1840 Henry Birks, Canadian businessman and founder of Henri Birks and Sons, born in Montreal, Lower Canada (d. 1928)
  • 1843 József Kiss, Hungarian literary (Zsido Dalok), born in Mezőcsát, Hungary (d. 1921)
  • 1847 August Klughardt, German composer, born in Köthen, Anhalt-Köthen, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1902)
  • 1855 Willem Treub, Dutch economist and politician, born in Voorschoten, Netherlands (d. 1931)
  • 1857 Bobby Abel, English cricket batsman (13 Tests, 2 x 100, HS 132no; Surrey CCC), born in Rotherhithe, England (d. 1936)
  • 1858 Jagadish Chandra Bose, Indian physicist, polymath and writer, born in Munshiganj, British India (d. 1937)
  • 1859 Sergei Lyapunov, Russian pianist and composer (Lezghinka), born in Yaroslavl, Russian Empire (d. 1924)
  • 1861 Franz Gailliard, Belgian painter (Zeustempel in Athens), born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1932)
  • 1861 Ludwig Thuille, Austrian composer (Sextet for Piano and Wind Quintet), born in Bozen, County of Tyrol, Austrian Empire (d. 1907)
  • 1863 Andrés Bonifacio, Filipino revolutionary leader of 1896 Philippine revolt against Spain, born in Manila, Philippines (d. 1897)
  • 1863 Gellio Benevenuto Coronaro, Italian pianist and composer, born in Vicenza, Italy (d. 1916)
  • 1866 Robert Broom, Scottish-South African palaeontologist whose finds confirmed existence of Australopithecus africanus, born in Paisley, Scotland (d. 1951)

Swedish physicist and industrialist (AGA, Nobel Prize in Physics 1912), born in Stenstorp, Sweden

Gustaf Dalén

  • 1870 Cecil Forsyth, English composer, born in Greenwich, England (d. 1941)
  • 1870 Princess Henriette, Duchess of Vendôme and Alençon, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1948)

Canadian physician, soldier and poet (In Flanders Fields), born in Guelph, Ontario

John McCrae

Canadian author (Anne of Green Gables), born in Clifton, Prince Edward Island

Lucy Maud Montgomery

British Prime Minister (Conservative: 1940-45, 1951-55) during World War II, and writer (Nobel Prize in Literature, 1953), born in Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England

Winston Churchill

  • 1880 Herbert Jones, British thoroughbred jockey (British Triple Crown [Diamond Jubilee] 1900; 8 x British Classic Race wins), born in Epsom, England (d. 1951)
  • 1884 Ture Rangström, Swedish composer, born in Stockholm (d. 1947)

German general during World War II (Commander-in-Chief South and West), born in Marktsteft, German Empire

Albert Kesselring

  • 1889 Edgar Adrian, English physiologist (Nobel 1932-function of neurons), born in Hampstead, London (d. 1977)
  • 1890 John Tasker Howard, American composer and music historian, born in Brooklyn, New York City (d. 1964)
  • 1893 Titanic Thompson, American gambler and hustler, born in Monett, Missouri (d. 1974)
  • 1895 Johann Nepomuk David, Austrian-German composer, born in Eferding, Austria (d. 1977)
  • 1897 Andreas Nezertis, Greek composer, born in Patras, Greece (d. 1980)
  • 1897 Quinto Maganini, American composer (The Argonauts), born in Fairfield, California (d. 1974)
  • 1898 Roy “Link” Lyman, American Pro Football HOF offensive tackle (4 × NFL C’ship; First-team All-Pro 1930, 34; Chicago Bears), born in Table Rock, Nebraska (d. 1972)
  • 1900 Corneel Goossens, Flemish literary figure and art historian, born in Mechelen, Belgium (d. 1971)
  • 1903 Madame Grès [Germaine Emilie Krebs], French haute couturier (Grès), born in Paris, France (d. 1993)
  • 1904 Clyfford Still, American abstract painter and leading figure of the Abstract Expressionists, born in Grandin, North Dakota (d. 1980)
  • 1904 Philip Burton, Welsh theater director, acting teacher and mentor to Richard Burton, born in Mountain Ash, Glamorganshire (d. 1995)
  • 1906 Marina, Princess of Greece and Denmark, Duchess of Kent, husband of English Prince George, born in Athens, Greece (d. 1968)
  • 1907 Gyorgy Ranki, Hungarian composer, born in Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary (d. 1992)
  • 1907 Jacques Barzun, French author (The House of Intellect), born in Créteil, France (d. 2012)
  • 1907 Johnny Arnold, English cricket batsman (1 Test, HS 34; Hampshire CCC) and soccer winger (1 cap; Oxford City, Southampton, Fulham), born in Cowley, England (d. 1984)
  • 1909 Robert Nighthawk [McCollum], American blues singer, electric slide guitarist, and harmonica player (“Annie Lee Blues”), born in Helena, Arkansas (d. 1967)
  • 1911 Jorge Negrete [Moreno], Mexican singer and actor (The Rebel, La madrina del diablo), born in Guanajuato, Mexico (d. 1953)
  • 1912 Constant Stotijn, Dutch cellist (Residence Orchestra), oboe player, and timpanist, born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1975)
  • 1912 Gordon Parks, American film pioneering black director, photographer and author (Learning Tree), born in Fort Scott, Kansas (d. 2006)
  • 1913 John K. M. McCaffery, American TV host (One Minute Please), born in Moscow, Idaho (d. 1983)
  • 1914 Charles Hawtrey [Hartree], English actor (Carry On films), born in Hounslow, England (d. 1988)
  • 1915 (Walter) “Brownie” McGhee, American folk music and Piedmont blues singer and guitarist (Sonny Terry), born in Knoxville, Tennessee (d. 1996)
  • 1915 Angier Biddle Duke, American diplomat and the youngest American ambassador in history, born in New York City (d. 1995)
  • 1915 Henry Taube, Canadian-born American chemist (Nobel Prize 1983 – mechanisms of electron-transfer reactions), born in Neudorf, Saskatchewan (d. 2005)
  • 1915 Robert Lax, American poet (The Circus of the Sun; The Peacemaker’s Handbook), born in Olean, New York (d. 2000)
  • 1916 Michael Gwynn, English actor (Village of Damned, Question 7), born in Bath, England (d. 1976)
  • 1918 Efrem Zimbalist Jr, American actor (77 Sunset Strip; Scruples; The F.B.I.), born in New York City (d. 2014)
  • 1918 Johnnie Jones, American attorney, civil rights activist (1953 Baton Rouge Bus Boycott), and US Army veteran (Normandy Invasion – Purple Heart; Battle of the Bulge), born in Laurel Hill, Louisiana (d. 2022) [1]
  • 1919 Anne Wadman, Dutch writer who wrote in Frisian (Fioele & faem, Smearlappen), born in Langweer (d. 1997)
  • 1919 Jan Elburg, Dutch poet (Through the Night), born in Wemeldinge, Netherlands (d. 1992)
  • 1920 Virginia Mayo [Jones], American actress (The Best Years of Our Lives, Out of the Blue, White Heat), born in St Louis, Missouri (d. 2005)
  • 1922 Graham Crowden, Scottish stage, screen, and radio actor (O Lucky Man!; A Very Peculiar Practice), born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 2010)
  • 1922 Robert Evett, American composer, writer, editor, and music critic, born in Loveland, Colorado (d. 1975)
  • 1922 Weston Noble, American music educator and conductor (Luther College, 1948-2005), born in Riceville, Iowa (d. 2016)
  • 1924 Allan Sherman, American parody singer and songwriter (“Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah”), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1973)
  • 1924 Klaus Huber, Swiss composer (Tenebrae) and academic, born in Bern, Switzerland (d. 2017)

1st African American congresswoman (Rep-D-NY) and presidential candidate, born in Brooklyn, New York

Shirley Chisholm

  • 1925 Sanpei Hayashiya [Eizaburō Ebina], Japanese comedian, born in Taitō, Tokyo, Japan (d. 1980)
  • 1926 Richard Crenna, American actor (Rambo, Summer Rental, Sand Pebbles), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2003)
  • 1927 Odvar Nordli, 21st Prime Minister of Norway (Labour: 1976-81), born in Tangen, Norway (d. 2018)
  • 1927 Robert Guillaume [Williams], American actor (Rafiki in “The Lion King”; Soap; Benson; Sports Night), born in St Louis, Missouri (d. 2017)
  • 1928 Chic Hecht, American Republican politician and Senator from Nevada (1983-89), born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri (d. 2006)
  • 1928 Elmira Nazirova, Azerbaijani-Israeli classical pianist, composer, and educator, born in Baku, USSR (d. 2014)
  • 1928 Joe B. Hall, American Basketball HOF coach (NCAA Division I C’ship 1978; University of Kentucky 1972-85), born in Cynthiana, Kentucky (d. 2022)

American radio and television personality (American Bandstand), born in Mount Vernon, New York

Dick Clark

  • 1929 Joan Ganz Cooney, American educational television writer and producer (co-founder of the Children’s Television Workshop; Sesame Street), born in Phoenix, Arizona
  • 1930 G. Gordon Liddy, American Watergate felon and radio host, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2021)
  • 1930 Jim Boyd, American boxer (Olympic gold light-heavyweight, 1956), born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina (d. 1997)
  • 1931 (Beryl) “Jack” Sheldon, American jazz trumpeter (Merv Griffin), singer (Schoolhouse Rock), and actor (Run Buddy Run), born in Jacksonville, Florida (d. 2019)

American Pro Football HOF coach (Super Bowl 1981, 84, 88; NFL Coach of the Year 1981; SF 49ers; Stanford University 1977–78), born in Los Angeles, California

Bill Walsh

  • 1931 Cotton Davidson, American football quarterback & punter (AFL All-Star 1961, 63; AFL All-Star Game MVP 1961; Baltimore Colts, Dallas Texans, Oakland Raiders), born in Gatesville, Texas (d. 2022)
  • 1931 Günther Herbig, German conductor (Detroit Symphony, 1984-90; Toronto Symphony, 1988-94; Berlin Symphony, 1977-83; Dresden Philharmonic, 1972-77), born in Ústí nad Labem, Czechoslovakia
  • 1931 Jack Ging, American character actor (11th Hour; Ripcord; Tales of Wells Fargo), born in Alva, Oklahoma (d. 2022)
  • 1932 Bob Moore, American session double bassist (Patsy Cline; Elvis Presley; Roger Miller), and orchestra leader (“Mexico”), born in Nashville, Tennessee (d. 2021)
  • 1932 Cho Namchul, South Korean professional Go player, born in Buan, Korea (d. 2006)
  • 1932 David Lightbown, British politician and government whip, born in Derby, England (d. 1995)
  • 1933 Norman Deeley, English soccer forward (FA Cup Final MVP 1960; English Div 1 C’ship 1954, 58, 59 Wolverhampton Wanderers), born in Wednesbury, England (d. 2007)
  • 1934 Lansana Conté, Guinean politician, born in Dubreka, Guinea (d. 2008)
  • 1934 Steve Hamilton, American baseball pitcher (New York Yankees) and basketball forward (Minneapolis Lakers), born in Columbia, Kentucky (d. 1997)
  • 1935 Derek Morgan, English rugby union executive (President RFU 2023-24) and No. 8 (9 Tests; Northumberland RU), born in Newport, Wales (d. 2024)

Woody Allen

  • 1936 Abbie Hoffman, American political activist, co-founder of the Yippies and author (Steal this Book), born in Worcester, Massachusetts (d. 1989)
  • 1936 Alfa-Betty Olsen, American recording secretary and confidant of Mel Brooks, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2025)
  • 1937 Abdelmajid Tlemçani, Tunisian soccer striker (54 caps; Espérance Sportive de Tunis), born in Tunis, Tunisia (d. 2020)
  • 1937 Adeline Yen Mah, Chinese-American writer (Falling Leaves) and physician, born in Tianjin, Republic of China
  • 1937 Jesús del Muro, Mexican soccer defender (40 caps; Atlas FC, CF Cruz Azul) and manager (Toluca FC, CF Pachuca, Jalisco AC), born in Guadalajara, Mexico (d. 2022)
  • 1937 Jimmy Bowen, American rockabilly singer-songwriter (“I’m Stickin’ With You”), and Grammy Award-winning pop and country music record producer (Dean Martin, Glen Campbell, Mel Tillis, Sammy Davis, Jr.), born in Santa Rita, New Mexico
  • 1937 Richard Threlkeld, American newscaster (CBS News), born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa (d. 2012)

Ridley Scott

  • 1937 Robert Widlar, American engineer and inventor of linear integrated circuits, born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1991) [1]
  • 1937 Tom Simpson, English road cyclist (World C’ship gold road race 1965; Olympic bronze 1956), born in Haswell, England (d. 1967)
  • 1938 Jean Eustache, French filmmaker (La maman et la putain (The Mother and the Whore); Mes petites amoureuses (My Little Loves), born in Pessac, France (d. 1981)

Nepali weaver and world’s shortest man, born in Salyan, Nepal

Chandra Bahadur Dangi

  • 1940 Glenn English, American politician (Rep-D-OK, 1975-94), born in Cordell, Oklahoma
  • 1940 Pauli Nevala, Finnish athlete (Olympic gold men’s javelin 1964), born in Pohja, Finland (d. 2025)
  • 1943 (James Jay) “J.J.” Barnes, American R&B and soul singer-songwriter (“Please Let Me In”; “Baby Please Come Back Home”), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2022)
  • 1943 Jerry Hunt, American experimental composer and video artist, born in Waco, Texas (d. 1993)
  • 1943 Leo Lyons, British blues-rock bassist (Ten Years After – “Love Like a Man”; “Choo Choo Mama”), born in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England
  • 1943 Oscar Harris, Surinames-Dutch pop and soul singer (“Try A Little Love”), born in Albina, Suriname
  • 1943 Terrence Malick, American film director (Badlands; The Tree of Life), born in Ottawa, Illinois
  • 1944 Dian Parkinson [Dianna Lynn Batts], American model (The Price Is Right) and Miss USA 1965, born in Jacksonville, North Carolina
  • 1944 Luther Ingram, American R&B singer-songwriter (“(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don’t Want to Be Right”; “I’ll Be Your Shelter”), born in Jackson, Tennessee (d. 2007)
  • 1944 Rob Grill, American rock bassist/vocalist (Grass Roots), born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1945 Michael Joyce, Irish stage manager and theatre director, born in Galway, Ireland (d. 1994)
  • 1945 Radu Lupu, Romanian Grammy Award-winning concert pianist (Van Cliburn Competition – gold, 1966; George Enescu Competition – 1st prize, 1967), born in Galati Romania (d. 2022)
  • 1945 Roger Glover, British hard rock bassist (Episode Six; Deep Purple – “Smoke On The Water”; Rainbow), born near Brecon, Wales
  • 1946 Ken Wadsworth, New Zealand cricket wicket-keeper and batsman (33 Tests, 96 dismissals, 5 x 50s; Central Districts CA), born in Nelson, New Zealand (d. 1976)
  • 1946 Marina Abramović, Serbian American performance artist, born in Belgrade, Serbia

1947 American playwright (Speed the Plow, House of Games), born in Chicago, Illinois

David Mamet

  • 1947 Sergio Badilla Castillo, Chilean poet, born in Valparaiso, Chile

Hans Moravec

  • 1949 Arthur Lee Washington Jr, murderer (FBI Most Wanted), born in Neptune Township, New Jersey
  • 1949 Bill Reichenbach Jr., American jazz and session trombonist, and euphonium player, born in Takoma Park, Maryland
  • 1949 Billy Drago, American character actor, specializing in roles as a villain (Pale Rider; The Untouchables), born in Hugoton, Kansas (d. 2019)
  • 1949 Margaret Whitton, American actress (Good & Evil; Major League), born in Meade, Maryland (d. 2016)
  • 1949 Ruby Starr [Constance Henrietta Mierzwiak], American rock singer (Black Oak Arkansas), born in Toledo, Ohio (d. 1995)
  • 1950 Kathryn Witt, American actress (Lenny; Flying High – “Pam”), born in Miami, Florida
  • 1950 Paul Westphal, American Basketball Hall of Fame guard (NBA C’ship 1974; NBA All-Star 1977–81; Boston Celtics, Phoenix Suns) and coach (Phoenix Suns, Seattle SuperSonics, Sacramento Kings), born in Torrance, California (d. 2021)
  • 1952 Keith Giffen, American comic book writer and artist (Legion of Super-Heroes, Justice League), born in Queens, New York (d. 2023)

1952 American stage and screen actor (Yentl; The Princess Bride; Homeland), and singer (Sunday in the Park with George; Evita), born in Chicago, Illinois

Mandy Patinkin

  • 1953 (Alphonso) Mike Espy, American lawyer and politician (US Representative for Mississippi, 1987-93 (D); Secretary of Agriculture, 1993-94), born in Yazoo City, Mississippi
  • 1953 (Johnny) “Shuggie” Otis [Veliotes], American rock singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist (“Strawberry Letter 23”; “Inspiration Information”), born in Los Angeles California
  • 1953 David Sancious, American session and touring keyboardist (E Street Band, 1972-74; Peter Gabriel; Stanley Clarke; Zuccchero), born in Asbury Park, New Jersey
  • 1954 George McArdle, Australian rock bassist (Little River Band), born in Melbourne, Australia
  • 1954 June Pointer, American pop and R&B singer (The Pointer Sisters – “Fire”; “He’s So Shy”; “Jump (For My Love)’; “Slow Hand”), born in Oakland, California (d. 2006)
  • 1954 Simonetta Stefanelli, Italian Actress (The Godfather), born in Rome
  • 1955 Andy Gray, Scottish soccer striker (20 caps; Dundee Utd, Aston Villa, Wolves, Everton) and broadcaster (ITV, BBC, Sky Sports, beIN Sports), born in Glasgow, Scotland
  • 1955 Billy Idol [William Broad], British-American pop-punk singer (“White Wedding”; “Dancing With Myself”), born in Stanmore, England
  • 1955 Kevin Conroy, American actor (Tour of Duty: Batman- The Animated Series), born in Westport, Connecticut (d. 2022)
  • 1955 Richard Burr, American politician (Senator-R-North Carolina 2005-, Rep-R-North Carolina 1995-2005), born in Charlottesville, North Carolina
  • 1957 Andrew Calhoun, American folk singer-songwriter, born in New Haven, Connecticut
  • 1957 Colin Mochrie, Canadian improvisational comedian and producer (Whose Line is it Anyway?), born in Kilmarnock, Scotland
  • 1957 Gary Lewis (né Stevenson), Scottish character actor (Billy Elliot; Joyeux Noël; Outlander, born in Easterhouse, Glasgow, Scotland
  • 1957 Joël Champetier, French Canadian science fiction author (La Taupe et le Dragon; Survie sur Mars), born in La Corne, Quebec (d. 2015)
  • 1957 John Ashton, English-American rock guitarist (Psychedelic Furs, 1977-2008), and record producer, born in London
  • 1957 Richard Barbieri, English progressive rock keyboardist, and composer (Porcupine Tree; Japan), born in London
  • 1958 Juliette Bergmann, Dutch bodybuilder (Ms Olympia 20001-03), born in Vlaardingen, Netherlands
  • 1958 Miodrag Ješić, Serbian soccer defender (8 caps Yugoslavia; FK Partizan, Altay) and manager (FK Partizan, CSKA Sofia, FK Sarajevo), born in Osečenica, Serbia (d. 2022)
  • 1958 Stacey Q [Swain], American singer (“Two of Hearts”), born in Fullerton, California
  • 1959 Lorraine Kelly, Scottish presenter and journalist (GMTV, Lorraine), born in Glasgow, Scotland
  • 1959 Randy Gane, American session and touring heavy metal keyboardist, born in Mount Clemens, Michigan

Sylvia Hanika

  • 1960 Bob Tewksbury, American MLB pitcher, 1986-98 (New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, and 4 other teams), broadcaster, and sports psychologist, born in Concord, New Hampshire
  • 1960 Gary Lineker, English soccer striker (80 caps; Leicester City, Everton, Tottenham Hotspur) and broadcaster (BBC, BT Sport, ITV), born in Leicester, England
  • 1960 Rich Fields, American television personality ( The Price Is Right), born in Bay Village, Ohio
  • 1961 Tony Armatrading, British stage and screen actor (Colour Blind; Notting Hill), born in Birmingham, England (d. 2021)

1962 American College-Pro Football HOF running back (Heisman Trophy 1985, Auburn; Pro Bowl 1990, LA Raiders) and baseball outfielder (MLB All Star 1989, KC Royals), born in Bessemer, Alabama

Bo Jackson

  • 1962 Daniel Keys Moran, American sci-fi writer (The Great Wheel of Existence), born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1964 Emmanuel Lubezki, Mexican cinematographer (Children of Men, Gravity), born in Mexico City
  • 1964 Michael Cudlitz, American actor known for “The Walking Dead” and “Band of Brothers”, born in Long Island, New York
  • 1965 Aldair, Brazilian soccer centre-back (81 caps; AS Roma 330 games), born in Ilhéus, Brazil

1965 American actor (Ben Stiller Show, Next of Kin, Cable Guy), born in New York City

Ben Stiller

  • 1965 Fumihito, Crown prince of Japan, born in Tokyo, Japan
  • 1966 David Nicholls, English novelist and screenwriter (One Day), born in Eastleigh, England
  • 1967 Gary Jones, American NFL football safety (Pittsburgh Steelers, NY Jets), born in St. Augustine, Texas

Get Our Daily Email

© 2000-2025 On This Day Pte. Ltd.



Click the Source link for more details

1...567...236Page 6 of 236

Free News - Where voices unite, stories flourish, and community thrives through open dialogue and meaningful connections.

Company

Headlines

Newsletter

Get important news delivered directly to your inbox and stay connected!

© 2025, Copyright Sci4us.com. All Rights Reserved. Thanks for visiting..