FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS

Bernard Fox (actor)

Bernard Fox, Welsh actor (born 1927)

Ahmet Ertegun

Ahmet Ertegun, Turkish-American composer and producer, co-founded Atlantic Records (born 1923)

Andrei Sakharov

Andrei Sakharov, Russian physicist and activist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1921)

Fernando Poe Jr.

Fernando Poe Jr., Filipino actor, director, producer, and politician (born 1939)

Dinah Washington

Dinah Washington, American singer and pianist (born 1924)

John of the Cross

Christian feast day: John of the Cross

John III of the Sedre

Christian feast day: John III of the Sedre (Syriac Orthodox Church)

Mary Frances Schervier

Christian feast day: Blessed Mary Frances Schervier

Nicasius of Rheims

Christian feast day: Nicasius of Rheims

Nimatullah Kassab

Christian feast day: Nimatullah Kassab (Maronite Church)

Saint Spyridon

Christian feast day: Spyridon (Western Church)

Venantius Fortunatus

Christian feast day: Venantius Fortunatus

Martyred Intellectuals Day

Martyred Intellectuals Day (Bangladesh)

Monkey Day

Bernard Fox (actor)

Bernard Fox, Welsh actor (born 1927)