October

James Lawrence (1781) American naval officer in the War of 1812 Jimmy Carter (1924) 39th President of the United States Mohandas K. Gandhi (1869) Indian political leader, known as the "Father of...

September

Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875) American author of "Tarzan" novels Rocky Marciano (1923) heavyweight boxing champion Lydia Kamekeha Liliuokalani (1838) queen of Hawaii Eugene Field (1850) American...

August

Francis Scott Key \(1779\) American who wrote "The Star- Spangled Banner" Maria Mitchell \(1818\) American astronomer and Hall of Fame member John Tyndall (1820) British physicist Moses Coit...

July

Comte de Rochambeau (1725) French general who fought in the American Revolution George Sand (1804) French writer Sir Charles Tupper (1821) a prime minister of Canada Thurgood Marshall (1908)...

June

Brigham Young (1801) American who led the Mormons from Illinois to Utah Pat Boone (1934) American singer and actor John Randolph of Roanoke (1773) American statesman Edwin Way Teale (1899)...

May

Mother (Mary) Jones (1830) labor leader of Appalachian coal miners M. Scott Carpenter (1925) American astronaut and oceanographer Who shares my birthday? Is your birthday in May? The names of...

April

William Harvey \(1578\) English doctor; discovered blood circulation Sergei Rachmaninoff \(1873\) Russian composer Hans Christian Andersen (1805) Danish writer of fairy tales Frederic Bartholdi...

March

Blanche Kelso Bruce (1841) first full-term black American senator Harry Belafonte \(1927\) American singer famous for West Indian songs Dr. Seuss (1904) American author and illustrator (real name...

February

Hattie Wyatt Caraway (1878) first woman elected to the U.S. Senate Langston Hughes \(1902\) American poet Who shares my birthday? Is your birthday in February? The names of some of the famous...

January

Who shares my birthday? Is your birthday in January? The names of some of the famous people born in January are shown on the calendar on this page and the next. What do you know about the person who...