Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In May - 16

1889  Joan collette: Dutch (male) painter (new church, delft)   

1892  Coenraad b van haeringen: Linguist/etymologist (dutch dictionary)   

1892  Richard tauber: [ernst seiffert], austria/british, tenor/conductor   

1893  Jose calvo sotelo: Spanish minister of finance (1925-30)   

1893  Paul amadeus pisk: Composer   

1897  Walther geiser: Composer   

1898  August de schrijver: Belgian politician/founder (cvp)   

1898  Tamara de lempicka: Polish-born painter   

1902  Jan kiepura: Sosnowiec poland, vocalist/actor (her wonderful lie)   

1904  Hugh plaxton: Canada, ice hockey player (olympic-gold-1928)   

1904  Lily pons: Opera singer/actress (that girl from paris)   

1905  H[erbert] e[rnest] bates: Novelist (feast for july, love for lydia)   

1905  Henry fonda: Grand is nebraska, actor (mr roberts, on golden pond)   

1906  Arturo uslar pietri: Venezuela, writer/minister (lanzas coloradas)   

1906  Ernie mccormick: Cricketer (australian quickie of late 30's)   

1906  Nicholas beriozoff: Ballet master   

1906  Alfred pellan: French canadian painter   

1906  Margret rey: Author and illustrator   

1907  Robert tisdall: Ireland, 400m hurdler (olympic-gold-1932)   

1908  Hilary preston: Editor   

1908  Mohammed roem: Indonesian foreign minister (linggadjati)   

1909  Charles wislon: Principal (glasgow university)   

1909  Margaret sullavan: American actress   

1910  Olga berggolts: Russian poet   

1911  Margaret sullavan: Norfolk va, actress (back street)   

1911  Olaff j de landell: [jb wemmerslager van sparwoude], writer   

1912  Studs terkel: Nyc, author/host (stud's place, working)   

1913  Woody herman: Jazz clarinetist/bandleader/composer (thundering herds)   

1914  Edward t. hall: American anthropologist and author   

1916  Adriana caselotti: Cartoon voice   

1916  Bernard braden: Broadcaster/actor (all night lone, full treatment)   

1916  Ephraim katzir: Biophysicist/president (israel)   

1916  Irene elizabeth beatrice ighodaro: Doctor/social reformer   

1917  George gaynes: Helsinki finland, actor (henry-punky brewster)   

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0583  Saint brendan: Irish navigator (b. 484)   

0942  Saadiah gaon: Head of talmudic academy of sura,   

1265  Saint simon stock: English saint (b. 1165)   

1434  Pieter appelmans: Flemish architect/master builder,   

1569  Dirk willems: Anabaptist martyr   

1620  William adams: English navigator (b. 1564)   

1657  Andrzej bobola: Polish jesuit missionary (b. 1591)   

1667  Thomas wriothesley: 4th earl of southampton, english statesman (b. 1607)