David Brenner (February 4, 1936 – March 15, 2014) was an American stand-up comedian, actor and author. The most frequent guest on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson in the 1970s and 1980s, Brenner “was a pioneer of observational comedy.” [Wikipedia]
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Ralph Asher Alpher (February 3, 1921 – August 12, 2007) was an American cosmologist who carried out pioneering work in the early 1950s on the Big Bang model, including Big Bang nucleosynthesis and predictions of the cosmic microwave background radiation. [Wikipedia]
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Eric Arturo Delvalle (February 2, 1937 – October 2, 2015) was a Panamanian politician. He served as Vice President under Nicolás Ardito Barletta. Following the disputed 1984 election, and after Barletta’s forced resignation, Delvalle served as President of Panama from 28 September 1985 until 26 February 1988. [Wikipedia]
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Pauly Shore (February 1, 1968) is an American comedian and actor. He is best known for his performances in 1990s comedy films. Shore began as a stand-up comedian at the age of 17, before becoming an MTV VJ in 1989. [Wikipedia]
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Suzanne Pleshette (January 31, 1937 – January 19, 2008) was an American actress known for her roles in theatre, film, and television. She was nominated for three Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. [Wikipedia]
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Albie Sachs (January 30, 1935) is a South African lawyer, activist, writer, and former judge appointed to the first Constitutional Court of South Africa by Nelson Mandela. [Wikipedia]
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Yeshayahu Leibowitz (January 29, 1903 – August 18, 1994) was an Israeli Orthodox Jewish public intellectual and polymath. He was a professor of biochemistry, organic chemistry, and neurophysiology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and an editor of Encyclopaedia Hebraica, comprehensive encyclopedia in the Hebrew language. [Wikipedia]
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Abba Hillel Silver (January 28, 1893 – November 28, 1963) was an American rabbi and Zionist leader. He was a key figure in the mobilization of American support for the founding of the State of Israel. [Wikipedia]
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Julius Lester (January 27, 1939 – January 18, 2018) was an American writer of books for children and adults and an academic who taught for 32 years (1971–2003) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. [Wikipedia]
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Jules Feiffer (January 26, 1929 – January 17, 2025) was an American cartoonist and author, who at one time was considered the most widely read satirist in the country. He won the Pulitzer Prize in 1986 for editorial cartooning and, in 2004, Feiffer was inducted into the Comic Book Hall of Fame. [Wikipedia]
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Mia Kirshner (January 25, 1975) is a Canadian actress, writer, and social activist. She is known for television roles as Mandy in 24 (2001–2005), as Jenny Schecter in The L Word (2004–2009), as Amanda Grayson in Star Trek: Discovery (2017–2019) and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2023), and as Isobel Flemming in The Vampire Diaries (2010–2011). [Wikipedia]
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Elliott Abrams (January 24, 1948) is an American politician and lawyer who has served in foreign policy positions for presidents Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush, and Donald Trump. Abrams is considered to be a neoconservative. [Wikipedia]
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Myron Cope (January 23, 1929 – February 27, 2008), was an American sports journalist, radio personality, and sportscaster. He is best known for being “the voice of the Pittsburgh Steelers”. [Wikipedia]
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Justin Hurwitz (January 22, 1985) is an American film composer and television writer. He is best known for his longtime friendship and collaboration with director Damien Chazelle, scoring each of his films: Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench (2009), Whiplash (2014), La La Land (2016), First Man (2018), and Babylon (2022). [Wikipedia]
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