Birthday Conflicts -- Bach

You are at the section Birthday Conflicts

Bach

Last Updated 08-15-2025

Johann Sebastian Bach -- b.3/21/1685 Ju-1 or 3/31/1685 N.S. d.7/28/1750 N.S. (65)
Composer, German
Names/Places: b. in Eisenach; d. in Leipzig, Germany

Joseph Badalucco Jr. -- b.2/1/1960 N.S. or 1/1/1960 N.S.
Actor
TV Shows: The Sopranos (as Jimmy Altieri)

Robert Bailey Jr. -- b.10/28/1990 N.S. or 10/28/1989 N.S.
Actor
TV Shows: Becker (as M.J. Johnson)

Phil Baker -- b.8/24/1896 or 8/26/1896 N.S. d.11/30/1963 (67)
Movie Actor, Radio Actor, Comedian, Vaudevillan, Songwriter
Misc: host of "Take It or Leave It" on NBC Radio (1941-1947); popular old time radio personality who partnered with Ben Bernie; some say b. 1898; sources can't agree on date of birth

Mikhail Bakunin -- b.5/18/1814 Ju-1 or 5/30/1814 N.S. d.7/1/1876 (62)
Philosopher, Revolutionary, Russian

Mily Balakirev -- b.1/2/1837 N.S. or 12/21/1836 Ju-1 d.5/16/1910 Ju-1 (73) or 5/29/1910 N.S. (73)
Composer, Russian

George Balanchine -- b.1/9/1904 O.S. or 1/22/1904 N.S. d.4/30/1983 (79)
Choreographer, Ballet Dancer, Russian
Names/Places: RN:Georgi Melitonovitch Balanchivadze

Sir Joseph Banks -- b.2/13/1743 J-LD or 2/24/1743 N.S. d.6/19/1820 (77)
Botanist, Explorer, Naturalist, English
Misc: a patron of the natural sciences

Josiah Bartlett -- b.11/21/1729 J-LD or 12/2/1979 N.S. d.5/19/1795 (65)
Revolutionary, Physician, Judge, Statesman
Misc: Declaration of Independence signer

James Pierson Beckworth -- b.4/26/1798 N.S. or 4/26/1800 N.S. d.10/29/1866 N.S. (68) or 10/29/1867 N.S. (68)
Explorer, Frontiersman, African

David Beecroft -- b.4/26/1955 N.S. or 4/26/1956 N.S.
Actor
TV Shows: Dr. Quinn: Medicine Woman (as Sgt. Terence McKay), Falcon Crest, One Life to Live, Melrose Place (as Dr. Paul Graham), All My Children
Movie Titles: Octopus, Creepshow 2

Gentile Bellini -- b.??/??/1426 or ??/??/1429 d.2/23/1507
Painter, Italian

Giovanni Bellini -- b.??/??/1428 or ??/??/1430 d.11/29/1516
Painter, Italian

Jeremy Heinrich Bentham -- b.2/15/1748 N.S. or 2/4/1747 J-LD d.6/6/1832 N.S. (84)
Philosopher, Economist, Social Reformer, English

Bernhoft -- b.6/21/1976 N.S. or 6/27/1976 N.S.
Rock and Roll Singer, Norweigan
Names/Places: RN: Jarle Bernhoft
Misc: Sources clash between June 21 and 27, 1976

Daniel Bernoulli -- b.1/29/1700 Ju-1 or 2/8/1700 N.S. d.3/17/1782
Philosopher, Scientist, Mathematician, Physicist, Dutch (Netherlands), Swiss
Misc: Hydrodynamics, calculus, theory of probability

Jakob Bernoulli -- b.12/27/1654 O.S. or 1/6/1655 N.S. d.8/16/1705 (50)
Scientist, Mathematician, Asia Indian, Swiss
Names/Places: aka James or Jacques Bernoulli
Misc: probability and calculus

Johann I Bernoulli -- b.7/27/1667 O.S. or 8/6/1667 N.S. d.1/1/1748 N.S.
Mathematician, Swiss
Names/Places: RFN:Jean
Misc: investigated the then new mathematical calculus, which he applied to the measurement of curves, to differential equations, and to mechanical problems.

Nikolas Bernoulli -- b.10/10/1687 O.S. or 10/21/1687 N.S. d.11/29/1759 N.S. (72)
Mathematician, Swiss

Boris Blacher -- b.1/6/1903 O.S. or 1/19/1903 N.S. d.1/30/1975 (72)
Composer, German

Helena "Madame" Blavatsky -- b.7/31/1831 O.S. or 8/12/1831 N.S. d.5/8/1891 N.S. (59)
Religious Leader, Russian
Misc: Theosophical Society Founder

Marty Bolduc -- b.6/28/1969 or 6/30/1969
Rock and Roll Musician
Misc: cannot find the correct date of birth
Group Names: Saints & Sinners

Daniel Boone -- b.10/22/1734 O.S. or 11/2/1734 N.S. d.9/26/1820 (85)
Explorer, Frontiersman, Pioneer
Names/Places: b. in Reading, PA; d. in Missouri
Misc: November 2=N.S.; the raging fave of the mid 1950s; best remembered for helping to establish a passage through the Cumberland Gap in the Appalachian Mountains, opening the route to Kentucky and the west.

James Boswell -- b.10/18/1740 Ju-1 or 10/29/1740 N.S. d.5/19/1795 N.S. (54)
Diarist, Biographer, Scottish
Names/Places: Samuel Johnson's biographer

Mikhail Botvinnik -- b.8/4/1911 Ju-1 or 8/17/1911 N.S. d.5/5/1995 N.S. (83)
Chess Player, Russian
Misc: world chess champion (1948-63)

Dion L. Boucicault -- b.12/26/1820 N.S. or 12/26/1822 N.S. d.9/18/1890 N.S.
Playwright, Stage Actor, Irish
Book Titles: Rip Van Winkle

Al Bowlly -- b.1/7/1897 or 1/7/1898 or 1/7/1899 d.4/17/1941 (43)
Pop Singer
Misc: no source agrees on birth year

Robert Boyle -- b.1/25/1627 Ju-1 or 1/25/1626 J-LD d.12/30/1691 J-LD (64)
Author, Scientist, Chemist, Physicist, Theologian, Irish
Misc: experiments with color

William I Bradford -- b.3/19/1590 Ju-1 or 3/19/1589 J-LD d.5/9/1657 J-LD (67)
Governor, British
Misc: Pilgrim father of Plymouth Colony; note: Britain used the version of the Julian calendar (the Julian3-25) where the year number changed on March 25, so according to their calendar, it was 1589, but on the Julian (or Julian-1) calender when the year number changed on January 1, it was 1590; the date of his decease was for the Julian3-25 calendar though identical to that of the Julian-1 calendar.

Leonid Ilich Brezhnev -- b.12/19/1906 N.S. or 12/6/1906 Ju-1 d.11/10/1982 N.S. (75)
Head of State, Russian
Misc: Soviet leader 1964-82

B-Rock -- b.10/16/1971 or 10/16/1972
Rapper
Group Names: B-Rock and the Bizz

Lucille Brown -- b.7/18/1918 N.S. or 11/30/1917 N.S. d.8/21/1992 (74)
Actress
Misc: Hollywood.com says b. Nov 30, 1917, Wikipedia says July 18, 1918.
Movie Titles: Our Gang's Farina

Pieter The Younger Bruegel -- b.??/??/1564 or ??/??/1565 d.10/10/1638
Painter, Dutch (Netherlands)

Shakyamuni Buddha -- b.4/12/556BC or 5/2/556BC d.??/??/????
Religious Leader

Nikolai Bukharin -- b.10/9/1888 N.S. or 9/27/1888 Ju-1 d.3/15/1938 N.S. (49)
Revolutionary, Economist, Russian

Mikhail Bulgakov -- b.5/15/1891 N.S. or 5/3/1891 Ju-1 d.3/10/1940 N.S. (48)
Novelist, Short Story Writer, Playwright, Russian

James Burbage -- b.??/??/1530 or ??/??/1535 d.2/2/1597
Stage Actor, English
Misc: built 1st English playhouse in 1576, The Theatre

Edmund Burke -- b.1/1/1729 Ju-1 or 1/12/1729 N.S. or 1/1/1728 J-LD d.7/9/1797 N.S. (68)
Philosopher, Orator, Politician, Statesman, British
Misc: famous Whig (Reflections on the Revolution); the exact year of his birth is a great deal of controversy, with birth years ranging with 1928, 1929 and 1930, and his exact month and day of birth is subject of question compounded by the Julian-Lady Day/Gregorian calendar changeover in 1952.

Tony Butala -- b.11/20/1940 or 11/20/1938 N.S.
Producer, Pop Singer
Names/Places: aka Anthony Butala
Group Names: The Lettermen
Movie Titles: Peter Pan, White Christmas, The War of the Worlds, Dragstrip Riot

Bach

Last Updated 08-15-2025

Help Support Our Ad-Free Web Section

Just use our PayPal link to pay.

Please Donate Cash to help pay for webhosting, domain payments, expenses and labor in keeping this section going. Thank you.

$2, $5, $10, $20, $50, $75, $100, $ANY

Notice Of Disclosure (updated June 2023):

"David Tanny is the owner and operator of the domains davesfunstuff.com and davidtanny.com"

Website Cookie Policy