smiley face symbol. The classic Porsche 911 is first produced. The Reformed Druids of North America is founded. Hergé's The Castafiore Emerald is published. Marvel releases their Superhero assembly team The Avengers Births January January 4 Dave Foley, Canadian actor and comedian Till Lindemann, German singer (Rammstein) January 5 – Jiang Wen, Chinese actor, film director and screenwriter January 6 – Paul Kipkoech, Kenyan long-distance runner (d. 1995) January 10 – Kira Ivanova, Soviet Russian figure skater (d. 2001) January 11 Tracy Caulkins, American swimmer Petra Schneider, East German swimmer January 14 – Steven Soderbergh, American film director January 15 – Bruce Schneier, American cryptographer, cyber security expert, and writer January 16 – James May, English motoring journalist and television show host January 17 – Kai Hansen, German power metal guitarist and singer January 21 – Hakeem Olajuwon, Nigerian basketball player January 23 – Gail O'Grady, American actress January 25 – Fernando Haddad, Brazilian academic and politician January 26 José Mourinho, Portuguese football manager Andrew Ridgeley, English singer February February 2 – Eva Cassidy, American vocalist (d. 1996) February 3 – Gretel Killeen, Australian journalist February 4 – Pirmin Zurbriggen, Swiss alpine skier February 6 David Capel, English cricketer (d. 2020) Cláudia Ohana, Brazilian actress and singer February 12 – John Michael Higgins, American actor and voice actor February 14 Enrico Colantoni, Canadian actor and director Alex Perry, Australian fashion designer February 15 – Shoucheng Zhang, Chinese-American physicist (d. 2018) February 16 – Claudio Amendola, Italian actor, television presenter and director February 17 Jinggoy Estrada, Filipino politician, actor and film producer Michael Jordan, American basketball player Larry the Cable Guy, American actor and comedian February 18 – Rob Andrew, English rugby union player February 19 – Seal, English singer February 20 – Charles Barkley, American basketball player February 21 – William Baldwin, American actor, producer and writer February 22 – Vijay Singh, Fijian golfer February 23 – Reza Abdoh, Iranian-American director and playwright (d. 1995) February 25 – Merab Katsitadze, retired Georgian professional football player February 27 – Virginie Boutaud, Brazilian singer and actress (Metrô, Virginie & Fruto Proibido) March March 1 Thomas Anders, German singer Miss Shangay Lily, Spanish drag queen, writer, actor, and director (d. 2016) Aydan Şener, Turkish actress, model and beauty pageant March 2 Anthony Albanese, 31st Prime Minister of Australia Tuff Hedeman, American PRCA World Champion Bull Rider March 3 – Martín Fiz, Spanish long-distance