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Birthdays:

• Mikhail Mikhailovich Ippolitov-Ivanov, composer, conductor, and teacher, who studied composition with Rimsky-Korsakov, November 19, 1859 – January 28, 1935


• Ned Sparks, character actor, November 19, 1883 - April 3, 1957


• James Batcheller Sumner, chemist, shared the 1946 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with John Howard Northrop, November 19, 1887 – August 12, 1955


• José Raúl Capablanca y Graupera, chess player, the World Chess Champion from 1921 to 1927, November 19, 1888 – March 8, 1942


• Webb Parmelee Hollenbeck, aka Clifton Webb, actor, dancer, and singer, November 19, 1889 – October 13, 1966


• René Louis Gabriel Voisin, trumpeter, a member of the Boston Symphony Orchestra trumpet section for 24 years, from 1928 until his death, November 19, 1893 - 1952


• Quentin Roosevelt, World War I fighter pilot, the youngest son of Theodore Roosevelt, November 19, 1897 – July 14, 1918


• Arthur Robert von Hippel, materials researcher, physicist, and pioneer in the study of dielectrics, ferromagnetic and ferroelectric materials, and semiconductors; he was one of the codevelopers of radar during the World War II, November 19, 1898 – December 31, 2003


• Mikhail Alexeyevich Lavrentyev, physicist and mathematician, whose main work was on conformal mappings and partial differential equations, November 19, 1900 – October 15, 1980


• John Francis BUNNY Ahearne, hockey promoter, November 19, 1900 - April 11, 1985


• Thomas Francis TOMMY Dorsey, Jr., jazz trombonist and bandleader in the Big Band era, the younger brother of Jimmy Dorsey, with whom he formed the original Dorsey Brothers Orchestra, in 1934, November 19, 1905 – November 26, 1956


• Jack Warner Schaefer, author, known for his Westerns, including Shane, which was made into a movie, November 19, 1907 - January 24, 1991


• George Emil Palade M.D., cell biologist, who shared the 1974 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries concerning the structure and function of organelles in biological cells with Albert Claude and Christian René de Duve, 1912


• Earl Wilbur Sutherland, Jr. M.D., physiologist, awarded the 1971 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discoveries concerning the mechanisms of the action of hormones, November 19, 1915 – March 9, 1974


• Alan Young, actor, who appeared in supporting parts in films such as The Time Machine; he is best known for his role on TV's Mister Ed, 1919


• Gene Eliza Tierney, actress and former model, remembered for her performance in the title role of Laura in 1944, November 19, 1920 – November 6, 1991


• Roy Campanella, catcher in the Negro Leagues and Major League Baseball, played in the All-Star Game every year from 1949 to 1956, NL MVP in 1951, 1953, and 1955; in 1969, inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, the second black player, after Jackie Robinson, in the Hall; paralyzed from the chest down after an automobile accident in January 1958, November 19, 1921 - June 26, 1993


• Russell Enoch, aka William Russell, actor, known for his television work; he is known for the role of Ian Chesterton, one of the companions on Doctor Who, appearing in most of the first two seasons; since 2002 he has also provided audio commentaries for various Doctor Who DVD releases, read audio book versions of three early Doctor Who novelisations featuring Ian, and provided linking narration for CD releases of the fan-recorded off-air soundtracks of serials in which he appeared from which some or all of the episodes are missing, 1924


• Slavko Avsenik, composer and musician, 1929


• Lawrence Harvey Zeiger, aka Larry King, broadcaster, who currently hosts a nightly interview program called Larry King Live, one of the longest running talk shows on air, 1933


• Richard Alva DICK Cavett, standup comic and television talk show host, 1936


• Yuan Tseh Lee, chemist, who shared the 1986 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with John C. Polanyi and Dudley R. Herschbach, for their contributions to the dynamics of chemical elementary processes, 1936


• Robert Edward TED Turner III, media mogul and philanthropist, the founder of CNN and WTBS; he is well known for his $1 billion pledge to the United Nations, donated through his United Nations Foundation, 1938


• Dan Haggerty, actor, stuntman, and set builder, who played the title role on TV's Grizzly Adams, 1941


• Aurelio Faustino Monteagudo MONTY Cintra, MLB right-handed screwball pitcher, the son of former big-leaguer René Monteagudo; in seven seasons, he compiled a 3-7 record with 58 strikeouts, a 5.05 ERA, four saves, and 132 innings pitched in 72 games, 65 as a reliever; he played his final majors game on September 28, 1973, November 19, 1943 – November 10, 1990


• Fred Lipsius, musician, an original member of Blood, Sweat, and Tears, for which he played alto saxophone and piano, 1943


• Dennis Hull, former NHL hockey player, younger brother of Bobby Hull, 1944


• Robert BOBBY Tolan, former MLB outfielder; in his career, he batted .265, with 86 home runs and 497 runs batted in, in 1282 games played, 1945


• Robert Raymond BOB Boone, former MLB catcher and manager, who caught 2,225 games in a 19-year career; he was a four-time All-Star - 1976, 1978, 1979, and 1983; he was one of the top defensive catchers of his era, winning seven Gold Gloves; he was a career .254 hitter with 105 home runs and 826 RBI in 2264 games; he was manager of the Kansas City Royals from 1995 to 1997, and of the Cincinnati Reds from 2001 to 2003; he is the son of former third baseman Ray Boone, and the father of former second baseman Bret Boone and Cleveland Indians' third baseman Aaron Boone, 1947


• Charles Leslie Falconer, Baron Falconer of Thoroton, PC, QC, barrister and Labour Party politician, 1951


• Robert Adame Beltran, actor, known for his role as Commander Chakotay on Star Trek: Voyager, 1953


• Kathleen Denise Quinlan, actress, who made her film debut in American Graffiti at the age of 19, 1954


• Ofra Haza, singer, actress, and international recording artist, November 19, 1957 - February 23, 2000


• Allison Brooks Janney, actress, famous for her portrayal of presidential press secretary C.J. Cregg on The West Wing, for which she has won four Emmy Awards, 1959


• Matthew MATT Sorum, rock drummer and percussionist, currently the drummer for Velvet Revolver, 1960


• Margaret Mary Emily Hyra, aka Meg Ryan, actress, played the female lead in When Harry Met Sally..., 1961


• Alicia Christian JODIE Foster, actress, director, and producer, who had made nearly 50 film and television appearances before she attended college; she began her career at age three as the Coppertone Girl in a television commercial, and debuted as a television actress in a 1968 episode of Mayberry R.F.D; she won two Academy Awards for Best Actress; in 1988 for The Accused and in 1991 for The Silence of the Lambs, 1962


• Theresa TERRY Lee Farrell, 6-foot actress and former model, known for her roles on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Becker, 1963


• Yolanda Gail Devers, three-time Olympic Gold Medal winner in 100-metre events, 1966


• Jason Scott Lee, movie actor, who portrayed Bruce Lee in Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story, 1966


• Erika Alexander, actress, whose big break came as Pam Tucker on The Cosby Show; she starred with Whoopi Goldberg in the civil rights epic The Long Walk Home, 1969


• Sandrine Ho, aka Sandrine Holt, former model, and actress, who debuted as an actress in 1991 in Black Robe; she starred in the telemovie and TV show Once a Thief, 1972


• Savion Glover, actor, tap dancer, and choreographer, who studied under Gregory Hines; he made his Broadway debut at age 10 in The Tap Dance Kid, and his film debut in 1989's Tap, co-starring with Gregory Hines and Sammy Davis Jr; in 1990, he joined the cast of Sesame Street; he came to prominence in 1996, starring in the George C. Wolfe-produced musical Bring in 'da Noise/Bring in 'da Funk; he in Spike Lee's 2000 film Bamboozled; this guy can dance!, 1973


• Kerri Allyson Strug, gymnast, 1977


• Ryan James Howard, MLB first baseman, who currently plays for the Philadelphia Phillies; in 2006, he was named to his first All-Star game as a reserve first baseman, by the player ballot; he participated in the Home Run Derby prior to the game, and won the contest with a total of 23 home runs; on September 22, he became the 8th player in history to hit 58 home runs in a season; he was named the Series MVP of the Major League Baseball Japan All-Star Series, hitting .558, with eight runs, three doubles, four homers, and eight RBI; he was awarded the 2006 NL Silver Slugger Award at first-base, 1979

R.I.P.:

• Johann Hermann Schein, composer of the early Baroque era, one of the first to import the early Italian stylistic innovations into German music, January 20, 1586 – November 19, 1630


• Bernard de Bury, composer and musician of the early Classical era, 1720 – November 19, 1785


• Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi, composer, most successful for his large number of Italian comic operas, December 9, 1728 - Rome, November 19, 1804


• Johann George Tralles, mathematician and physicist, who invented the alcoholmeter, a device for measuring the amount of alcohol in a liquid; Tralles crater on the Moon is named for him, October 15, 1763 – November 19, 1822


• Franz Peter Schubert, composer, considered to be both the last master of the Viennese Classical school and one of the earliest proponents of musical Romanticism; he wrote some six hundred songs (Lieder), in addition to nine symphonies, various sonatas, string quartets, and other works; he has been noted particularly for his genius for original melodic and harmonic writing; listen to his music!, January 31, 1797 – November 19, 1828


• Carl Wilhelm Siemens, aka Sir Charles William Siemens, engineer, who invented the regenerative and the electric pyrometer, April 4, 1823 – November 19, 1883


• Joel Emmanuel Hägglund, aka Joseph Hillström, aka Joe Hill, radical songwriter, labor activist, and member of the Industrial Workers of the World ["the Wobblies"], who was executed for murder after a controversial trial; after his death, he became the subject of a folksong, October 7, 1879 – November 19, 1915


• Phyllis O'Haver, aka Phyllis Haver, actress of the silent film era, January 6, 1899 – November 19, 1960


• George Brunies, aka Georg Brunis, early jazz trombonist, a member of the New Orleans Rhythm Kings, February 6, 1902 – November 19, 1974


• Lincoln Theodore Monroe Andrew Perry, aka Stepin Fetchit, comedian and film actor, May 30, 1902 – November 19, 1985


• Bobby Russell, songwriter; he had several hits, including The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia, and Little Green Apples, which won him a Song of the Year award in 1968 from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences , April 19, 1941 - November 19, 1992


• Diane Marie Varsi, film and television actress, February 23, 1938 - November 19, 1992


• Tetsuya Theodore TED Fujita, meteorologist, one of the great severe storms researchers; he discovered downbursts and microbursts, and developed the Fujita scale, which differentiates tornado intensity, and links tornado damage with wind speed, October 23, 1920 – November 19, 1998


• Alan Jay Pakula, film producer, writer, and director, noted for his contributions to the conspiracy thriller genre, April 7, 1928 – November 19, 1998


• Marcelle Ferron, painter and stained glass artist; in 1985, she was made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec, and was promoted to Grand Officer in 2000, January 29, 1924 – November 19, 2001


• Helmut Griem, actor, April 6, 1932 - November 19, 2004


• Terence Jorden, aka Terry Melcher, musician and record producer, the son of Doris Day, February 8, 1942 – November 19, 2004


• Sir John Robert Vane, pharmacologist, who shared the 1982 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Sune Karl Bergström and Bengt Ingemar Samuelsson for his work on aspirin, in which he discovered that it inhibited prostaglandin [lipid] biosynthesis, March 29, 1927 – November 19, 2004


• Erik Balling, TV and film director, November 29, 1924 – November 19, 2005