Died on their Birthday
by Rodrigo_Amaro | created - 02 Jul 2012 | updated - 4 months ago | PublicHere's some known personalities who died on their birthday (different year, obviously). Not listed on IMDb:
Monalisa thief Vincenzo Peruggia (8 October 1881 – 8 October 1925);
journalist William Monroe Trotter (April 7, 1872 - April 7, 1934);
military Filinto Müller (11 July 1900 - 11 July 1973);
painter Nair de Tefé (16 June, 1886 - June 16, 1981);
sportswriter Martin Manley (15 August, 1953 – 15 August, 2013); terrorist Yakub Memon (30 July, 1962 – 30 July, 2015);
criminal T. Eugene Thompson (August 7, 1927 - August 7, 2015); author Victor Thorn (August 1st, 1962 - August 1st, 2016) and
Lula's mother-in-law Vani Terezinha Ferreira (October 28, 1940 - October 28, 2020).
1. Ingrid Bergman
Actress | Casablanca
Ingrid Bergman was one of the greatest actresses from Hollywood's lamented Golden Era. Her natural and unpretentious beauty and her immense acting talent made her one of the most celebrated figures in the history of American cinema. Bergman is also one of the most Oscar-awarded actresses, tied with ...
August 29, 1915 - August 29, 1982
2. William Shakespeare
Writer | The Tragedy of Macbeth
William Shakespeare's birthdate is assumed from his baptism on April 25. His father John was the son of a farmer who became a successful tradesman; his mother Mary Arden was gentry. He studied Latin works at Stratford Grammar School, leaving at about age 15. About this time his father suffered an ...
April 23, 1564 - April 23, 1616 but there's some dispute on that according to some sources.
3. Maury Chaykin
Actor | My Cousin Vinny
The award-winning Canadian-American character actor Maury Chaykin was born on July 27, 1949 in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Professor Irving J. Chaykin and his wife Clarice. Irving Chaykin, an American citizen, taught accountancy at the City College of New York. The former Clarice Bloomfield, his...
July 27, 1949 - July 27, 2010
4. Yasujirô Ozu
Writer | Tôkyô monogatari
Tokyo-born Yasujiro Ozu was a movie buff from childhood, often playing hooky from school in order to see Hollywood movies in his local theatre. In 1923 he landed a job as a camera assistant at Shochiku Studios in Tokyo. Three years later, he was made an assistant director and directed his first ...
December 12, 1903 - December 12, 1963
5. Carlos Reichenbach
Cinematographer | Alma Corsária
Carlos Reichenbach was born on June 14, 1945 in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. He was a cinematographer and actor, known for Buccaneer Soul (1996), Dois Córregos: Verdades Submersas no Tempo (1999) and Lilian M.: Relatório Confidencial (1975). He was married to Lygia ...
June 14, 1945 - June 14, 2012
6. Gavin Gordon
Actor | Bride of Frankenstein
Gavin Gordon was born on April 7, 1901 in Chicora, Mississippi [now Buckatunna, Wayne County, Mississippi], USA. He was an actor, known for Bride of Frankenstein (1935), Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933) and The Scarlet Empress (1934). He died on April 7, 1983 in Canoga Park, Los Angeles County, ...
April 7, 1901 - April 7, 1983
7. Alfred Kazin
Self | Camera Three
Alfred Kazin was born on June 5, 1915 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He died on June 5, 1998 in New York City, New York, USA.
June 5, 1915 - June 5, 1998
8. Lawrence E.G. Oates
Self | 90° South
Lawrence E.G. Oates was born on March 17, 1880 in Putney, London, England, UK. He died on March 17, 1912 in Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica.
March 17, 1880 - March 17, 1912
9. Betty Friedan
Actress | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Betty Friedan was born on February 4, 1921 in Peoria, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995), Camera Three (1955) and Ex Libris (1988). She was married to Carl Friedan. She died on February 4, 2006 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
February 4, 1921 - February 4, 2006
10. George Washington Carver
Self | George Washington Carver at Tuskegee Institute
George Washington Carver was born on July 12, 1864 in Diamond Grove, Missouri, USA. He died on January 5, 1943 in Tuskegee, Alabama, USA.
January 5, 1861 - January 5, 1943
11. Otto Kruger
Actor | Saboteur
The grandnephew of South African pioneer and former president Paul Krüger, Otto Kruger trained for a musical career from childhood, but after enrolling in Columbia University he switched his career choice to acting. Making his Broadway debut in 1915, at 30, he shortly became a matinée idol of the ...
September 6, 1885 - September 6, 1974
12. John Banner
Actor | Hogan's Heroes
John Banner, who achieved television immortality for his portrayal of the Luftwaffe POW camp guard Sergeant Schultz in the TV series Hogan's Heroes (1965), was born on Tuesday, January 28th, 1910 in Vienna., which in 1938 was then the capital of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
The 28-year-old Banner, ...
January 28, 1910 - January 28, 1973
13. Diane Shalet
Actress | The Reivers
Diane Shalet was born on February 23, 1935 in New York, USA. She was an actress, known for The Reivers (1969), The Last Tycoon (1976) and The Waltons (1972). She was married to Michael Strong. She died on February 23, 2006 in Palm Springs, California, USA.
February 23, 1935 - February 23, 2006
14. Edna May Oliver
Actress | Penguin Pool Murder
She was born Edna May Nutter, a child of solid New England stock, on 9th November 1883 in Malden, Massachusetts. The daughter of Ida May and Charles Edward Nutter, Edna was a descendant of the 2nd American president John Adams and his son, the 6th American president John Quincy Adams. In addition, ...
November 9, 1883 - November 9, 1942
15. Sidney Bechet
Soundtrack | JFK
Sidney Bechet was born on May 14, 1897 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for JFK (1991), Midnight in Paris (2011) and Chocolat (2000). He was married to Elisabeth Ziegler, Marie-Louise Crawford and Norma Hale. He died on May 14, 1959 in Garches, Hauts-de-Seine, ...
May 14, 1897 - May 14, 1959
16. Mike Douglas
Actor | Cinderella
Mike Douglas was born on August 11, 1920 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Cinderella (1950), The Mike Douglas Show (1961) and Bugsy (1991). He was married to Genevieve Purnell. He died on August 11, 2006 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA.
August 11, 1925 - August 11, 2006
17. Chris Marker
Writer | 12 Monkeys
Chris Marker was born on July 29, 1921 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France. He was a writer and director, known for 12 Monkeys (1995), Sans Soleil (1983) and Third Side of the Coin (1960). He died on July 29, 2012 in Paris, France.
July 29, 1921 - July 29, 2012.
18. Robert De Niro Sr.
Robert De Niro Sr. was born on May 3, 1922 in Syracuse, New York, USA. He was married to Virginia Holton Admiral. He died on May 3, 1993 in New York City, New York, USA.
May 3, 1922 - May 3, 1993.
19. Gertrude Astor
Actress | Stage Struck
The first actress to sign a contract with Universal in 1915, Gertrude Astor (born in Ohio as Gertrude Irene Astor) began her career playing trombone and saxophone on a riverboat. Towering over most of her leading men at 5'11", she often played golddiggers, rich socialites or a leading lady's best ...
November 9, 1887 - November 9, 1977.
20. Tatyana Samoylova
Actress | Letyat zhuravli
Tatiana Samoilova (Tatyana Samojlova) is a Russian film actress known for the leading roles in The Cranes Are Flying (1957) and Anna Karenina (1967).
She was born Tatiana Evgenievna Samoilova on May 4, 1934, in Leningrad (St. Petersburg), Russia. Her father, Evgeniy Samoylov, was a notable Russian ...
May 4, 1934 - May 4, 2014.
21. Valentin Rasputin
Writer | Osobyy sluchay
Valentin Rasputin was born on March 15, 1937 in village Atalanka, Ust-Udinsky District, East Siberian Oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Irkutsk Oblast, Russia]. He was a writer, known for Osobyy sluchay (1983), Vasiliy i Vasilisa (1981) and Farewell (1983). He was married to Svetlana. He died on March 14, ...
March 15, 1937 - March 15, 2015.
22. Taruni Sachdev
Actress | Sathyam
Taruni Sachdev was born on May 14, 1998 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. She was an actress, known for Sathyam (2004), Paa (2009) and Vellinakshatram (2004). She died on May 14, 2012 in Jomsom, Nepal.
May 14, 1998 - May 14, 2012
23. Merle Haggard
Soundtrack | Wag the Dog
Merle Haggard was born on April 6, 1937 in Bakersfield, California, USA. He was a music artist and actor, known for Wag the Dog (1997), The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981) and Jack Reacher (2012). He was married to Theresa Ann Lane, Debora J Parret, Leona Bell Williams, Bonnie Owens and Billie ...
April 6, 1937 - April 6, 2016.
24. Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jr. was the son of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the 32nd president of the United States, and his wife, Eleanor Roosevelt. He was born on August 17, 1914 at the Roosevelts' summer retreat on Campobello Island in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. He was the fifth of the ...
August 17, 1914 - August 17, 1988.
25. Laura Hawn
Actress | Swing Shift
Laura Hawn was born on November 27, 1913 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. She was an actress, known for Swing Shift (1984) and Deceived (1991). She was married to Rut Hawn. She died on November 27, 1993 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
November 27, 1913 - November 27, 1993 .
26. George Petrie
Actor | Planes, Trains & Automobiles
George Petrie was born on November 16, 1912 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987), The Day After (1983) and Leave It to Beaver (1957). He was married to Patricia Pope. He died on November 16, 1997 in Los Angeles, California, ...
November 16, 1912 - November 16, 1997.
27. B.J. Hogg
Actor | Hunger
BJ Hogg, a true Ulsterman, was born in Lisburn, Co. Antrim. His father William was a plater in Harland and Woolfe shipyard in Belfast, and his mother May ran a general store in their home town. BJ travelled the world as an actor, writer and now director. He was a true all-rounder, a classically ...
April 30, 1955 - April 30, 2020.
28. Corey La Barrie
Actor | Kian and JC Show
Corey La Barrie was born on May 10, 1995 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. He was an actor and cinematographer, known for Kian and JC Show (2014), Twin My Heart (2019) and The Reality House (2019). He died on May 10, 2020 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
May 10, 1995 - May 10, 2020.
29. Ron Cobb
Production_designer | Conan the Barbarian
Artist, writer, film conceptual designer, and cartoonist Ron Cobb was born in 1937 in Los Angeles, California. Cobb began his career in the mid-1950's as an inbetweener/breakdown artist on the classic Walt Disney animated feature "Sleeping Beauty." Ron was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1960 and ...
September 21, 1937 - September 21, 2020
30. Eleanor Gehrig
Writer | A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story
Eleanor Gehrig was born on March 6, 1904 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She was a writer, known for A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story (1978) and The Ed Sullivan Show (1948). She was married to Lou Gehrig. She died on March 6, 1984 in New York City, New York, USA.
March 6, 1904 - March 6, 1984
31. Paul Herman
Actor | American Hustle
Paul Herman was born on March 29, 1946 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for American Hustle (2013), Heat (1995) and Silver Linings Playbook (2012). He died on March 29, 2022 in New York City, New York, USA.
March 29, 1946 - March 29, 2022.
32. Vasilis Tsitsanis
Soundtrack | Mighty Aphrodite
Vasilis Tsitsanis was born on January 18, 1915 in Trikala, Greece. He was a composer and actor, known for Mighty Aphrodite (1995), Stella (1955) and Gia to psomi kai ton erota (1959). He was married to Zoe Samara. He died on January 18, 1984 in London, England, UK.
January 18, 1915 - January 18, 1984
33. Rudy Doucette
Stunts | Gremlins
Rudy Doucette was born on March 29, 1923 in Malta, Montana, USA. He was an actor, known for Gremlins (1984), The Love Bug (1969) and F Troop (1965). He died on March 29, 2021 in Salem, Oregon, USA.
March 29, 1923 - March 29, 2021
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