Little quiz

[Jon Maine]

Does anyone know what these people have in common with a member of this forum? And which one?

1443 - Pope Julius II, (1503-13), patron of Michelangelo, Bramante, Raphael
1555 - Heinrich Meibom, German historian and poet (d. 1625)
1580 - Samuel Argall, English adventurer and naval officer (d. 1626)
1584 - John Cotton, Puritan clergyman in Mass Bay colony
1595 - Jean Chapelain, French writer (d. 1674)
1646 - Alain Emmanuel de Coëtlogon, Marshal of France (d. 1730)
1660 - Andre Campra, composer
1667 - Michel Pignolet de Monteclair, composer
1670 - John Aislabie, English politician (d. 1742)
1708 - Marianus Konigsperger, composer
1711 - Barbara of Portugal, queen of Spain (d. 1758)
1713 - Gasparo Gozzi, Italian critic and dramatist (d. 1786)
1720 - Jean-Jacques Robson, composer
1777 - Juliette Récamier, French socialite (d. 1849)
1786 - John LA Luyten, Catholic Member of Dutch 2nd parliament [or 12/14]
1791 - Johann Gottlob Topfer, composer
1795 - Thomas Carlyle, Scotland, essayist/historian (French Revolution)
1798 - Jules Armand Dufaure, French statesman (d. 1881)
1800 - Emil Aarestrup, Danish physician/poet (Ritornellen)
1803 - Augustus Zerega diZerega, Martinique, ship owner (Red Z Lane)
1808 - Ernest Panckoucke, French publisher (Horatius)
1812 - Elias Smith Dennis, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1894
1818 - William Wing "Old Blizzards" Loring, Mjr Gen (Confederate Army)
1822 - Frances Crabbe, England, feminist founded Anti-Vivisection Society
1825 - Hynek Ignac Frantisek Vojacek, composer
1835 - Samuel Butler, England, author (Erewhom, Way of All Flesh)
1838 - Melesio Morales, composer
1840 - Crazy Horse, Oglala Sioux chief (d. 1877)
1844 - Franz Xavier Wernz, German Superior General of the Society of Jesus (d. 1914)
1852 - Orest Khvolson, Russian physicist (d. 1934)
1858 - Billy Gunn, cricketer (Notts & England batsman in 11 Tests 1886-99)
1861 - Lillian Russell, [Helen Leonard], US, singer/actress (Great Mogul)
1865 - Edith Louisa Cavell, England, nurse (WW I)
1866 - Vassily V Kandinsky, Russ/Ger/Fr abstract painter (Dreamy Inspiration)
1868 - Richard N Roland Holst, Dutch artist/painter
1868 - Jesse Burkett, American baseball player (d. 1953)
1874 - Jean H L Bossard, actor/impresario (Merchant of Venice)
1875 - R M Rilke, writer
1875 - Rainer Maria Rilke, Austria, poet (Duino Elegies)
1875 - Joe Corbett, American baseball player (d. 1945)
1876 - Dimitur Poljanov, [Popov], Bulgaria, poet (Iron Poems)
1879 - Herbert Hamilton Harty, composer
1881 - Erwin von Witzleben, German fieldmarshal (July 20th plot)
1883 - Katharine Susannah Prichard, Australian author (d. 1969)
1888 - Aleksandar I Karadordjevic, king of Yugoslavia (1921-34)
1889 - Buck Jones, [Charles F Gebhart], US actor (War Horse)
1889 - Isabel Randolph, IL, actress (Fuller Brush Girl, Our Miss Brooks)
1892 - Francisco Franco, [y Bahamonde], Spanish General/dictator (1936-75)
1895 - Nils FA Nilsson Piraten, Swedish writer (Bombi Bitt Och Jag)
1895 - Fung Yu-lan, Chinese philosopher (d. 1990)
1896 - Nikolai S Tichonov, Russian writer (against Pasternak) [NS]
1897 - Mari Andriessen, Dutch sculptor (Dock Worker)
1899 - Douwe Hermans Kiestra, [Harm Harmstra], Frisian farmer/writer
1899 - Charles William (Charlie) Spencer Newcastle and England football player (d. 1953)
1903 - Alfred Leslie Rowse, historian
1903 - Cornell Woolrich, US, writer (El Angel Negro)
1905 - Emilio Médici, president Brazil (1969-74)
1907 - Jo Boer, Dutch author (Catharina & the Magnolias)
1908 - A D Hershey, US, biologist, worked with bacteriophages (Nobel 1969)
1909 - Jimmy Jewel, English actor (d. 1995)
1910 - Alex North, Chester Penn, composer (Spartacus, Viva Zapata)
1910 - Amar Singh, cricketer (dashing Indian all-rounder of thirties)
1910 - Ramaswamy Venkataraman, president of India (1987-92)
1912 - Alfons "Alphons" Berckmans, Flemish/British actor (Family Stastok)
1912 - Jack Walsh, NSW/Leicestershire cricket china bowler (didn't rep Aust)
1912 - Jimmy Jewel, comedian
1912 - John W Pritchard, [Ian Wallace], US, sci-fi author (Megalomania)
1912 - Pappy Boyington, American pilot (d. 1988)
1914 - Rudolf Hausner, Austrian artist (d. 1995)
1914 - Claude Renoir, French cinematographer (d. 1993)
1915 - Allan Jackson, Hot Springs Ark, newscaster (Youth Takes a Stand)
1915 - Fred Freer, cricketer (Australian pace bowler played one Test in 1946)
1916 - Ely Jacques Kahn, Jr., American writer (d. 1994)
1920 - Michael Bates, Jhansi India, actor (Clockwork Orange, Patton)
1921 - Deanna Durbin, Winnipeg Manitoba, actress/vocalist (100 Men & a Girl)
1922 - Gerard Philipe, Cannes France, actor (Caligula, Le Diable au Corps)
1923 - Charles Keating, district attorney (LA Calif)
1924 - John Portman, SC, architect (Ivan Allen Award-1964)
1925 - Maurice Binder, NYC, photographer/film titler (James Bond)
1926 - Lee Doraey, rocker
1928 - Russell L Rogers, USAF/astronaut (X-20)
1928 - Dena Dietrich, American actress
1930 - Harvey Kuenn, baseball player (AL Rookie of the Year-1953)
1930 - Paul-Heinz Dittrich, composer
1930 - Roman Semyonovich Ledenyou, composer
1930 - Ronnie Corbett, England, comedian (2 Ronnies)
1930 - Jim Hall, American jazz guitarist
1931 - Alex Delvecchio, Canadian ice hockey player
1931 - Wally George, American TV commentator (d. 2003)
1932 - Edgar Valcarcel, composer
1932 - Joanne Battiste, artist (heroines)
1932 - Roh Tae Woo, Taegu South Korea, President South Korea (1988-93)
1933 - Horst Buchholz, Berlin Germany, actor (Magnificent 7, Raid on Entebbe)
1934 - Victor French, Santa Barbara Calif, actor (Highway to Heaven)
1934 - Wink Martindale, Jackson Tn, TV host (Tic-Tac-Dough, Can You Top This)
1935 - Fred Rumsey, England, cricket lefty pace bowler (5 Tests 1964-65)
1935 - Robert Vesco, American financier and fugitive
1936 - Larry Davis, blues singer/guitarist
1937 - Max Baer Jr, Oakland Calif, actor (Jethro-Beverly Hillbillies)
1938 - Andre Marrou, Libertarian Presidential candidate (1992)
1938 - Liesbeth Struppert, actress (Miep Gies-Anne Frank)
1938 - Lynn Blessing, vibes Player
1938 - Yvonne Minton, Australian soprano
1940 - Freddy Cannon, [Picariello], Lynn Ma, rocker (Palisades Park)
1940 - John Cale, Wales, rock vocalist/keyboardist (Velvet Underground)
1940 - Gary Gilmore, American murderer (d. 1977)
1941 - Humberto Solas, director/writer (Lucia)
1941 - Raul Blanco, Australian soccer asst coach (Olyroos, Olympics-96)
1942 - Bob Mosley, Paradise Valley CA, rock bassist (Moby Grape)
1942 - Chris Hillman, San Diego Ca, singer (Byrds-Turn Turn Turn)
1942 - Gemma Jones, English actress
1943 - Patti Chandler, Calif, actress (Bikini Beach)
1944 - Dennis Wilson, Hawthorne CA, drummer/vocalist (Beach Boys-My Room)
1944 - Chris Hillman, American singer (The Byrds)
1944 - François Migault, French racing driver
1945 - Michael Gerzon, mathematician
1945 - Pam Higgins, LPGA golfer
1945 - Roberta Bondar, Canadian astronaut
1947 - Ursula Krechel, writer
1947 - Terry Woods, Irish musician (The Pogues, Steeleye Span)
1948 - Lin Onus, artist
1948 - Roberta Lynn Bondar, Ontario, astronaut (STS 42)
1948 - Southside Johnny Lyon, NJ, rocker (Asbury Jukes-Don't Want Go Home)
1949 - Jeff Bridges, LA Calif, actor (Stay Hungry, Against All Odds)
1949 - Mary Bea Porter-King, Everett WA, LPGA golfer (1975 Golf Inns Classic)
1949 - Russ Karel, director
1950 - Jan Rietman, Dutch radio/TV host
1950 - Karel van de Graf, Dutch TV host
1950 - Pamela Stephenson, Auckland NZ, actress (Superman 3, Sat Night Live)
1951 - Gary Rossington, rocker (Lynyrd Skynyrd, Rossington-Collins Band)
1951 - Patricia Wettig, Cincinnati Ohio, actress (Nancy Weston-30 Something)
1952 - Ronald Michael Sega, Cleve Ohio, PhD/Astronaut (STS 60, 76)
1953 - Rick Middleton, Canadian ice hockey player
1954 - Tony Todd, American actor and producer
1955 - Brian Prout, Troy NY, singer (Diamond Rio-Meet in the Middle)
1955 - Cassandra Wilson, jazz singer
1955 - Dave Taylor, Canadian ice hockey player
1956 - Bernard King, basketball player (NY Knicks, NJ Nets)
1956 - Blagoi Blagoyev, Bulgaria, 82.5 kg weightlifer (Olympics-silver-1976)
1956 - Herbert Groenemeyer, Germany, rocker (OE, Luxus, Chaos, Spruenge)
1957 - Lee Smith, Jamestown LA, pitcher (Cin Reds)
1957 - Raul Boesel, Brazil, Indy-car racer (CART)
1957 - Eric S. Raymond, American open source advocate
1958 - Bill Roy, Versailles Ill, skeet (Olympics-1996)
1959 - Susan W Krebs, American politician
1959 - Paul McGrath, Irish footballer
1960 - David Green, American baseball player
1960 - Glynis Nunn, Australian athlete
1961 - Frank Reich, NFL quarterback (Carolina Panthers, Green Bay Packers)
1961 - Frank Reich, quarterback (Detroit Lions)
1962 - Arnold Scholten, soccer player (Feyenoord)
1962 - John Gaasbeek, soccer player (FC Twente/NAC)
1962 - Stan Gelbaugh, NFL quarterback (Seattle Seahawks)
1962 - Kevin Richardson, English footballest
1963 - Johanna Wright, Raleigh NC, WPVA volleyballer (Pismo Beach-4th)
1963 - Mike Snoei, soccer player (Sparta)
1963 - Sergey Bubka, Ukraine, pole vaulter (Olympics-gold-88, 92)
1964 - Bill Peterson, Smithfield NC, WLAF general mgr (Amsterdam Admirals)
1964 - Marisa Tomei, Bkln NY, actress (My Cousin Vinny)
1964 - Sertab Erener, Turkish singer
1964 - Jonathan Goldstein, American actor
1965 - Rob Smits, pop drummer (Kong/Phlegm)
1965 - Álex de la Iglesia, Spanish film director
1966 - Fred Armisen, American actor and musician
1966 - Masta Ace, American rapper
1966 - Suzanne Malveaux, American television news reporter
1966 - Chris Shepherd, English film director
1967 - Klaus Wilmsmeyer, NFL punter (NO Saints)
1967 - Martha O'Kelley, US softball infielder (Olympics-gold-96)
1968 - Mike Barrowman, Costa Mesa CA, kayak/200m breast stroke (Oly-g-92, 96)
1969 - Ferric Collons, NFL defensive end (New England Patriots)
1969 - Jacques Landry, Saskatoon Saskatchawan, cyclist (Olympics-96)
1969 - Marie-Josee Morneau, Longueuil Quebec, 56 kg judoka (Olympics-96)
1969 - Mik Middleton, WLAF safety (Barcelona Dragons)
1969 - Terry Glenn, wide reciever (New England Patriots)
1969 - Jay-Z, American rapper
1970 - Jeff Blake, NFL quarterback (Cincinnati Bengals)
1970 - Kevin Sussman, American actor
1970 - Sylvester Terkay, American wrestler
1971 - Terrence Wisdom, NFL/WLAF guard/center (NY Jets, London Monarchs)
1971 - Shannon Briggs, American boxer
1972 - Damien Covington, NFL linebacker (Buffalo Bills)
1972 - Howard Eisley, NBA guard (Utah Jazz)
1972 - Jassen Cullimore, Simcoe, NHL defenseman (Vancouver Canucks)
1972 - Jude St John, CFL offensive linebacker (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
1972 - Kerry Anne Guse, Brisbane Queensland, tennis star (1996 final Hobart)
1972 - Ted Johnson, NFL inside linebacker (NE Patriots)
1972 - Nikki Tyler, American actress
1973 - Corliss Williamson, NBA forward (Sacramento Kings)
1973 - Tyra Banks, model/actress (Higher Learning, Fresh Prince of Bel Air)
1973 - Racci Shay, American Musician
1973 - Ferry Corsten, Dutch musician and DJ
1973 - Steven Menzies, Australian rugby league footballer
1973 - Kate Rusby, English folk singer
1974 - Anke Huber, Bruchsal Germany, tennis star (1996 finalist Australian)
1974 - Tadahito Iguchi, Japanese baseball player
1976 - John Lee, Chicago Ill, dance skater (& Julia Bikbova)
1976 - Amie Comeaux, American singer (d. 1997)
1977 - Emily Ballard, Miss Washington Teen USA (1996)
1977 - Shahid Nazir, cricketer (Pakistan Test fast bowler v Zimbabwe 1996)

Possibly one of the earlier ones

 

[Nigel Watts]

Conaissance perchance...so whose birthday is it tomorrow?

 

[robgil]

they are all people? as is this particular member of the forum?

 

[Jon Maine]

they are all people? as is this particular member of the forum?

Good start, but is that all you could manage ?

 

[robgil]

afraid so , i have not had my tea yet.

 

[Jon Maine]

Tea, whats wrong with something stronger, its after 9pm now you know.............

 

[robgil]

i know , i am famished. dont tempt me with something stronger though , mash , beans and burger is about as exciting as it gets.

 

[JoceAndChris]

Samuel Butler's birthday is tomorrow, and I think it's yours too. Happy Birthday Jon! xxx

 

[JoceAndChris]

No no scrap that my spies inform me it's darling handsome Mr P's birthday!

Happy Birthday Mr P!!!

Seeing you yesterday, I'd guess you were all of 45? xxxxxx

 

[Jon Maine]

Samuel Butler's birthday is tomorrow, and I think it's yours too. Happy Birthday Jon! xxx

It may be a birthday but I am a Taurean or should that be Taurus?

So Can we all try to guess how many years of life it takes to get so Pedantic??

 

[Pford75]

Does anyone know what these people have in common with a member of this forum?

I was going to suggest that they are all rather elderly...if not actually dead. But then I decided that might be hurtful and ever so slightly rude. After all, youth/old-age is a relative term.....

Happy Birthday anyway.....enjoy :wink:

 

[Jon Maine]

Does anyone know what these people have in common with a member of this forum?

they are all rather elderly...actually dead. But I decided t be hurtful and ever so rude. After all, youth/old-age is a relative term.....

Happy Birthday anyway.....enjoy :wink:

Amazing what a quick edit of a post does just removing things :twisted:

Anyway many are not dead.

 

[Flyfisher]

youth/old-age is a relative term.....

Indeed. One of my favourite sayings is "growing old is inevitable, growing up is optional".

Happy birthday Mr P.

 

[Jon Maine]

Happy Birthday Penners add another drink on that slate from me........

 

[Gareth Hughes]

A message from the Birthday Boy -

"You've all done very well!"

 

[robgil]

happy birthday Penners old chap. you don't mind me calling you chap do you?

 

[jocelyn plummer]

Feliceum diem Natalem Penners! xxxxxxxxx

 

[Jon Maine]

'n ddedwydd ben-blwydd

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[DaveBrigg]

This was the moment last year when Penners invited a few friends home and the candles on the cake were lit.

 

[Gareth Hughes]

And Penners' birthday cake, 2007View attachment 2
2006
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Historians suggest that the King's Baker's Shop in Pudding Lane may have gone up in flames in 1666 because Mrs Penners was keen to order the best possible cake, and asked for a full rehearsal of the candle lighting. Certainly it is known that insurance underwriters run, like blazes, from any invitation to cover a Penrose birthday bash.
Happy birthday, Penners.