novelist and journalist August 26 – John E. Blaha, American astronaut August 27 Daryl Dragon, American musician (d. 2019) Tom Belsø, Danish motor racing driver (d. 2020) August 28 – José Eduardo dos Santos, 2nd President of Angola (d. 2022) August 29 – Sterling Morrison, American musician (d. 1995) August 30 – John Kani, South African actor, director and playwright September September 1 – C. J. Cherryh, American writer September 2 – Robert Shapiro, American lawyer and entrepreneur September 3 Michael Hui, Hong Kong film comedian Al Jardine, American musician September 4 – Raymond Floyd, American golfer September 5 Denise Fabre, French television personality Werner Herzog, German filmmaker Eduardo Mata, Mexican conductor and composer (d. 1995) September 6 Mel McDaniel, American country singer (d. 2011) Carol Wayne, American television and film actress (d. 1985) September 7 – Alan Oakes, English footballer September 8 – Želimir Žilnik, Serbian film director September 11 – Lola Falana, American singer, dancer, model and actress September 13 – Hissène Habré, 7th President of Chad September 14 Arturo Macapagal, Filipino shooter (d. 2015) Bernard MacLaverty, Irish writer September 15 Robert Lau Hoi Chew, Malaysian politician (d. 2010) Wen Jiabao, Premier of the People's Republic of China Emmerson Mnangagwa, 3rd President of Zimbabwe September 17 – Lupe Ontiveros, American actress (d. 2012) September 18 – Wolfgang Schäuble, German politician September 19 – Freda Payne, American singer and actress September 20 – Rose Francine Rogombé, Gabonese lawyer and politician (d. 2015) September 21, Luis Mateo Díez, Spanish writer September 22 Wu Ma, Chinese film actor, director, producer and writer (d. 2014) Marlena Shaw, American jazz singer David Stern, American commissioner of the National Basketball Association (d. 2020) September 25 – Dee Dee Warwick, American singer (d. 2008) September 26 – Ingrid Becker, German athlete September 28 Marshall Bell, American actor Pierre Clémenti, French actor (d. 1999) Tim Maia, Brazilian musician, songwriter and businessman (d. 1998) Justinian Rweyemamu, Tanzania’s first major economics scholar (d. 1982) September 29 Felice Gimondi, Italian racing cyclist (d. 2019) Madeline Kahn, American actress (d. 1999) Ian McShane, English actor Bill Nelson, American politician and astronaut Jean-Luc Ponty, French jazz violinist September 30 Gus Dudgeon, English record producer (d. 2002) Frankie Lymon, American singer (d. 1968) Sture Pettersson, Swedish cyclist (d. 1983) October October 1 – Günter Wallraff, German investigative journalist Jean-Pierre Jabouille, French F1 driver (d. 2023) October 2 – Asha Parekh, Indian actress,