stage actress, teacher, dancer and choreographer Kailash Chandra Joshi, Indian politician (d. 2019) Syed Rahim, Indian cricketer (d. 2014) July 17 Sergei K. Godunov, Russian mathematician, academic Arthur Frommer, American writer, publisher and consumer advocate Vasco Modena, Italian racing cyclist (d. 2016) July 18 Dick Button, American figure skater A V Swamy, Indian politician (d. 2019) July 19 Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie, French historian Ronald Melzack, Canadian physiologist and professor (d. 2019) Orville Turnquest, Bahamian politician July 20 – Irving Wardle, English writer and theatre critic (d. 2023) July 21 Birger Asplund, Swedish hammer thrower Idrissa Dione, French boxer Albert Kwesi Ocran, Ghanaian soldier, politician (d. 2019) July 22 – Midhat J. Gazalé, French international telecommunications, space consultant (d. 2009) July 24 Peter Yates, English film director and producer (d. 2011) Paolo Paoloni, Italian actor (d. 2019) July 25 Vasily Shukshin, Russian actor, writer, screenwriter and film director (d. 1974) Somnath Chatterjee, Indian politician (d. 2018) July 27 Jean Baudrillard, French sociologist, philosopher, cultural theorist and political commentator (d. 2007) Jack Higgins, British novelist (d. 2022) July 28 – Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, First Lady of the United States (d. 1994) July 31 – Don Murray, American actor August August 1 Flerida Ruth Pineda-Romero, Filipino judge (d. 2017) Hafizullah Amin, Afghan politician and statesman (d. 1979) August 2 – José Afonso, Portuguese singer-songwriter, teacher and activist (d. 1987) August 5 Ottó Boros, Hungarian water polo player (d. 1988) Nathalia Timberg, Brazilian actress August 8 Ronnie Biggs, British criminal (d. 2013) Luis García Meza, 57th president of Bolivia (d. 2018) August 15 – Carlo Ripa di Meana, Italian politician (d. 2018) August 17 – Francis Gary Powers, American U-2 spy plane pilot (d. 1977) August 21 – Ahmed Kathrada, South African politician, political prisoner and anti-apartheid activist (d. 2017) August 23 Zoltán Czibor, Hungarian footballer (d. 1997) Vera Miles, American actress Peter Thomson, Australian golfer (d. 2018) August 24 Yasser Arafat, Palestinian leader, Nobel laureate (d. 2004) Alix, Princess of Ligne, Princess of Luxembourg (d. 2019) August 25 – Dominique Fernandez, French writer September September 1 "Mad Dog" Vachon, Canadian professional wrestler (d. 2013) Květa Fialová, Czech actress (d. 2017) September 3 – Armand Vaillancourt, Québécois Canadian sculptor, painter and performance artist Irene Papas, Greek actress and singer (d. 2022) September 5 – Bob Newhart, American comedian and actor September 10 – Arnold Palmer, American golfer (d. 2016) September 15 John Julius