American activist (d. 1969) Victor Skumin, Russian scientist, professor August 31 Cyril Jordan, American musician Holger Osieck, German football manager September September 1 – James Rebhorn, American actor (d. 2014) September 2 Nate Archibald, American basketball player Terry Bradshaw, American football player, sportscaster Christa McAuliffe, American teacher and astronaut (d. in Space Shuttle Challenger disaster 1986) September 3 Don Brewer, American drummer (Grand Funk Railroad) Levy Mwanawasa, Zambian president (d. 2008) September 4 – Michael Berryman, American actor September 5 – Benita Ferrero-Waldner, Austrian diplomat, politician September 6 – Sam Hui, Hong Kong singer September 7 Susan Blakely, American actress Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, ruler of Abu Dhabi (d. 2022) September 8 – The Great Kabuki, Japanese professional wrestler September 10 Judy Geeson, English actress Bob Lanier, American basketball player (d. 2022) Margaret Trudeau (b. Margaret Sinclair), wife and mother of Prime Ministers of Canada Charlie Waters, American football player September 11 – John Martyn (b. Iain McGeachy), British folk-rock guitarist (d. 2009) September 13 Nell Carter, African-American singer, actress (Gimme a Break!) (d. 2003) Sitiveni Rabuka, 3rd Prime Minister of Fiji Kathleen Lloyd, American actress September 16 – Ron Blair, American rock bassist (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) September 17 Aidan Nichols, English Dominican priest and academic John Ritter, American actor (Three's Company) (d. 2003) September 19 Jeremy Irons, English actor Nadiya Tkachenko, Soviet pentathlete September 20 Rey Langit, Filipino journalist, radio host George R. R. Martin, American speculative fiction author September 22 Denis Burke, Australian politician Jim Byrnes, American voice actor, blues musician and actor Mark Phillips, British army captain, equestrian and first husband of Anne, Princess Royal September 23 – José Lavat, Mexican voice actor (d. 2018) September 24 – Phil Hartman, Canadian actor, comedian (Saturday Night Live) (d. 1998) September 25 Cäcilia Rentmeister, German art historian, gender researcher Vasile Șirli, Romanian musical composer and producer Vladimir Yevtushenkov, Russian oligarch September 26 Maurizio Gucci, Italian businessman, murder victim (d. 1995) Olivia Newton-John, English-born Australian singer, actress (d. 2022) Vladimír Remek, Czech politician and cosmonaut September 27 Michele Dotrice, English actress A Martinez, American actor, singer September 29 Mark Farner, American rock guitarist, singer (Grand Funk Railroad) Bryant Gumbel, African-American television broadcaster (The Today Show) Theo Jörgensmann, German jazz clarinetist Burton Richardson, American game show announcer October October 1 Mark Landon, American actor (d. 2009) Sir Peter Blake, New Zealand yachtsman (k. 2001) October 2 Avery Brooks,