January[]
- 2 January
- Neal Jones is born.
- 13 January
- Kevin Anderson is born.
February[]
- 6 February
- Megan Gallagher is born.
- 10 February
- Marceline Hugot is born.
March[]
- 12 March
- Courtney B. Vance is born.
- 17 March
- Arye Gross is born.
- 21 March
- Matthew Arkin is born.
- 25 March
- Brenda Strong is born.
- 29 March
- Annabella Sciorra is born.
April[]
- 4 April
- Lorraine Toussaint is born.
- 16 April
- Michael Gill is born.
May[]
- 7 May
- Adam Bernstein is born.
- 16 May
- Bruce Norris is born.
- 20 May
- Tony Goldwyn is born.
- 26 May
- Doug Hutchison is born.
June[]
- 5 June
- Leslie Hendrix is born.
- 22 June
- Tracy Pollan is born.
July[]
- 21 July
- Matt Mulhern is born.
August[]
- 6 August
- Leland Orser is born.
- 11 August
- Viola Davis is born.
- 23 August
- Chris Potter is born.
September[]
- 12 September
- Robert John Burke is born.
- 14 September
- Melissa Leo is born.
- 15 September
- Jack Gwaltney is born.
October[]
- 21 October
- Melora Walters is born.
- 24 October
- B.D. Wong is born.
November[]
- 4 November
- Kathy Griffin is born.
- 8 November
- Senator John F. Kennedy is elected President of the United States, defeating Vice President Richard Nixon.
- 10 November
- Bernadette Quigley is born.
- 25 November
- William H. Burns is born.
- 29 November
- Cathy Moriarty is born.
December[]
- 31 December
- Ingrid Johnson is born.
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