Tuesday 30 August 2011

Whose Birthdays Fall On Today?

First of all, to all my Malay friends, Selamat Hari Raya to you all.

Well, as my post title, whose birthdays are on today?

I have 2 friends' birthdays are on today.
The famous group buy website, Everyday.com.my's founder, John's birthday is on today as well.

Who else?

Let's see, these people are born on August 30 as well.

1334 – King Peter of Castile
1377 – Shah Rukh, ruler of Persia and Transoxonia
1705 – David Hartley, English philosopher
1720 – Samuel Whitbread, English brewer
1748 – Jacques-Louis David, French painter
1768 – Joseph Dennie, American writer
1797 – Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, English writer
1808 – Princess Ludovika of Bavaria
1812 – Agoston Haraszthy Hungarian-born traveler and writer
1813 – Princess Mathilde of Bavaria
1818 – Alexander H. Rice, 30th Governor of Massachusetts
1821 – Anita Garibaldi, Brazilian revolutionary and wife of Giuseppe Garibaldi
1839 – Gulstan Ropert, French Catholic prelate
1842 – Grand Duchess Alexandra Alexandrovna of Russia
1848 – Andrew Onderdonk, Canadian railway contractor
1850 – Marcelo H. del Pilar, Filipino writer, journalist and revolutionary
1852 – Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff, Dutch physical and organic chemist, Nobel laureate
1856 – Carle David Tolmé Runge, German physicist
1860 – Isaac Levitan, Russian artist
1870 – Grand Duchess Alexandra Georgievna of Russia
1871 – Ernest Rutherford, New Zealand-born British chemist, Nobel laureate
1884 – Theodor Svedberg, Swedish chemist, Nobel laureate
1890 – Samuel Frederick Henry Thompson, British fighter ace
1893 – Huey Long, American politician
1896 – Raymond Massey, Canadian actor
1898 – Shirley Booth, American actress
1901 – Roy Wilkins, American civil rights leader
1901 – John Gunther, American writer
1906 – Joan Blondell, American actress
1908 – Fred MacMurray, American actor
1910 – Roger Bushell, South African RAF officer and prisoner of war
1912 – Edward Mills Purcell, American physicist, Nobel laureate
1912 – Nancy Wake, British war agent
1913 – Richard Stone, British economist, Nobel laureate
1915 – Robert Strassburg, American composer
1917 – Denis Healey, British politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer
1917 – Vladimir Kirillovich, Grand Duke of Russia, pretender to the Russian throne
1918 – Ted Williams, American baseball player
1918 – Billy Johnson, American baseball player
1919 – Kitty Wells, American singer
1919 – Wolfgang Wagner, German opera director
1922 – Lionel Murphy, Australian politician
1922 – Regina Resnik, American mezzo-soprano
1923 – Barbara Ansell, British physician, founder of paediatric rheumatology
1923 – Charmian Clift, Australian writer and essayist
1923 – Nate Saint, American Evangelical Christian missionary
1923 – Vic Seixas, American tennis player
1924 – Geoffrey Beene, American fashion designer
1924 – Lajos Kisfaludy, Hungarian chemical engineer
1925 – Laurent de Brunhoff, French writer and illustrator
1926 – Daryl Gates, American police chief
1928 – Lloyd Casner, American racecar driver and owner
1930 – Warren Buffett, American entrepreneur
1930 – Noel Harford, New Zealand cricketer
1931 – John Leonard "Jack" Swigert, Jr., American astronaut
1933 – Don Getty, Canadian politician
1934 – Baloo Gupte, Indian cricketer
1935 – John Phillips, American singer-songwriter (The Mamas & the Papas)
1937 – Bruce McLaren, New Zealand car racer and founder of McLaren racing team
1939 – John Peel, English radio disc jockey
1939 – Elizabeth Ashley, American actress
1941 – Ben L. Jones, American actor, politician and essayist
1942 – Pervez Sajjad, Pakistani cricketer
1943 – Tal Brody, American-born Israeli basketball player
1943 – Robert Crumb, American cartoonist
1943 – Jean-Claude Killy, French skier
1944 – Molly Ivins, American political humorist
1944 – Tug McGraw, American baseball player
1946 – Peggy Lipton, American actress
1946 – Queen Anne-Marie of Greece
1947 – Allan Rock, Canadian politician and diplomat
1948 – Lewis Black, American comedian
1948 – Fred Hampton, American Black Panther Party leader
1948 – Donnacha O'Dea, Irish poker player and swimmer
1949 – Peter Maffay, Romania-born German singer-songwriter
1949 – Ted Ammon, American financier
1949 – Christopher Collins, American actor and comedian
1949 – Don Boudria, Canadian politician
1950 – Antony Gormley, English sculptor
1951 – Timothy Bottoms, American actor
1951 – Dana Rosemary Scallon, Irish singer (as Dana) and politician
1953 – Horace Panter, British bassist (The Specials, General Public)
1953 – Robert Parish, American basketball player
1953 – Ron George, American politician
1954 – David Paymer, American actor
1954 – Alexander Lukashenko, President of Belarus
1956 – Frank Conniff, American comedian (TV's Frank)
1958 – Martin Jackson, British drummer (Swing out Sister)
1958 – Anna Politkovskaya, Russian journalist
1959 – Mark "Jacko" Jackson, Australian rules footballer and actor
1960 – Gary Gordon, American Medal of Honor recipient
1960 – Guy A. Lepage, Quebec humorist, television host and producer
1962 – Alexander Litvinenko, Russian KGB officer
1963 – Michael Chiklis, American actor
1963 – Paul Oakenfold, British disc jockey
1963 – Oderus Urungus, American vocalist (GWAR)
1964 – Gavin Fisher, British engineer
1966 – Michael Michele, American actress
1967 – Justin Vaughan, New Zealand cricketer
1967 – Frederique van der Wal, Dutch model
1968 – Vladimir Malakhov, Russian ice hockey player
1969 – Dimitris Sgouros, Greek pianist
1970 – Carlo Checchinato, Italian rugby player and manager
1970 – Michael Wong, Malaysia-born Chinese singer
1971 – Lars Frederiksen, American guitarist (Rancid and UK Subs)
1972 – Cameron Diaz, American actress
1972 – Pavel Nedvěd, Czech footballer
1973 – Lisa Ling, American journalist
1974 – Javier Otxoa, Spanish cyclist
1974 – Aaron Barrett, American vocalist and guitarist (Reel Big Fish)
1975 – Radhi Jaïdi, Tunisian footballer
1976 – Lillo Brancato Jr., American actor
1976 – Mike Koplove, American baseball player
1976 – Sarah-Jane Potts, English actress
1977 – Shaun Alexander, American football player
1977 – Marlon Byrd, American baseball player
1977 – Elden Henson, American actor
1977 – Kamil Kosowski, Polish footballer
1977 – Jens Ludwig, German guitarist (Edguy)
1978 – Swizz Beatz, American record producer and rapper
1978 – Cliff Lee, American baseball player
1978 – Sinead Kerr, Irish Olympic figure skater and ice dancer
1979 – Juan Ignacio Chela, Argentine tennis player
1979 – Leon Lopez, British actor
1979 – Niki Chow, Hong Kong actress and singer
1979 – Scott Richmond, Canadian baseball player
1979 – Tavia Yeung, Hong Kong actress
1980 – Derrick Ward, American football player
1981 – Germán Legarreta, American actor
1981 – Adam Wainwright, American baseball player
1982 – Andy Roddick, American tennis player
1982 – Will Davison, Australian racing driver
1983 – Simone Pepe, Italian footballer
1983 – Gustavo Eberto, Argentine footballer
1983 – Jun Matsumoto, Japanese singer and actor
1983 – Marco Vianello, Italian footballer
1984 – Anthony Ireland, Zimbabwean cricketer
1985 – Richard Duffy, Welsh footballer
1985 – Steven Smith, Scottish footballer
1985 – Leisel Jones, Australian swimmer
1985 – Eamon Sullivan, Australian swimmer
1985 – Éva Risztov, Hungarian swimmer
1985 – Joe Inoue, Japanese American singer
1986 – Ryan Ross, American guitarist (Panic! at the Disco)
1986 – Lelia Masaga, New Zealand All Black rugby player
1988 – Michael Cavanaugh ("StrongSide"), American professional gamer
1988 – Ernests Gulbis, Latvian tennis player
1988 – Laura Põldvere, Estonian singer
1989 – Simone Guerra, Italian footballer
1989 – Ronald Huth, Paraguayan footballer
1991 – Liam Cooper, Scottish footballer
2001 – Emily Bear, American child pianist and composer

Well, do you feel curious why suddenly I post about this today?

Hehe, actually, today is the birthday for a very wonderful person!

Who's that?



My idol, Warren Buffett!

He is 81 years old now.

Happy birthday to Warren Buffett!
May him stay healthy and wonderful!


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