He was early exposed to the mechanical world, and in his youth often helped his father, David Brown, master clock and watchmaker, as he plied his trade.

In 1838, a devastating fire gutted their small shop and soon thereafter David Brown moved west to Illinois, settling on a land grant in his declining years.

* 1956 – David McDowell Brown, American astronaut ( d. 2003 )

* David Goldblatt and Lee Brown, ed.

In 1947, David Brown Limited bought the company under the leadership of managing director Sir David Brown — its " post-war saviour ".

David Brown also acquired Lagonda that year for its 2. 6-litre W. O. Bentley-designed engine, both companies shared resources and workshops and that was the beginning of the classic series of cars bearing the initials " DB ".

In 1955, David Brown bought the Tickford coachbuilding company and its site at Tickford Street in Newport Pagnell.

In November 1798, David Brown led a group in Dedham protesting the federal government ; they set up a liberty pole, as people had before the American Revolution.

* 1962 – John David Brown, American illustrator, cartoonist

* 1950 – David Brown, American musician ( Santana ) ( d. 2000 )

The implications of these findings for the conservation of giraffes were summarised by David Brown, lead author of the study, who told BBC News: " Lumping all giraffes into one species obscures the reality that some kinds of giraffe are on the brink.

's as well as vocalists such as Edwin Starr, David Ruffin and Dennis Edwards from The Temptations, and Michael Jackson, who, throughout his career, cited Brown as his ultimate idol.

* 1959 – David Brown, Australian meteorologist

* 1916 – David Brown, American film producer ( d. 2010 )

* Brown, David, and Carlos A. López González ( 2001 ).

* David Brown: 16th-Century Mapmaker's Intriguing Knowledge, in: Washington Post, 2008-11-17, p. A7

* " 16th-Century Mapmaker's Intriguing Knowledge ", David Brown, The Washington Post.

* 2003 – Astronomers Michael E. Brown, Chad Trujillo, and David L. Rabinowitz discover 90377 Sedna, a Trans-Neptunian object.

The award was founded by Thomas Disch with assistance from David G. Hartwell, Paul S. Williams, and Charles N. Brown.

Vincent Irizarry, Sharon Case, Genie Francis, Maura West, Eden Riegel, Billy Miller, Elizabeth Hendrickson, Marcy Rylan, Amelia Heinle Luckinbill, Sarah Brown, Laura Wright, Veleka Gray, Robin Mattson, Lenore Kasdorf, Roscoe Born, Judith Chapman, David Canary, and Michael Sabatino have all played multiple soap roles.

New England quarterback Tom Brady started off the Patriots drive with a 16-yard completion to Troy Brown and finished it with an 8-yard touchdown pass to receiver David Patten with 31 seconds left in the half.

Directed by Peter Hunt, the musical starred Jesse L. Martin as Mack, Melissa Errico as Polly, David Schramm as Peachum, Karen Ziemba as Lucy Brown and Betty Buckley as a considerably older Jenny.

* 1948 – David Ingram, American musician, songwriter, and arranger ( AnExchange and Love Song ) ( d. 2005 )

* 1957 – David J, English musician ( Bauhaus and Love and Rockets )

Because Chaplin was not a trained musician, he could not read notes and needed the help of professional composers, such as David Raksin, Raymond Rasch and Eric James, when creating his scores.

" In 2004, the Manchester Evening News published a contradictory story that a young musician from Wilmslow called David Browning played the trumpet on both the original recording of the theme in 1960 and a re-recording in 1964, for a one-off payment of £ 36.

Rock musician David Bowie also made three popular concept albums ; The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars, about the fictional character, Ziggy Stardust and his band ; Aladdin Sane ; and Diamond Dogs.

David Keith Lynch ( born January 20, 1946 ) is an American filmmaker, television director, visual artist, musician and occasional actor.

* 1980 – John Lennon, an English musician ( former member of The Beatles ), and peace activist, is murdered by Mark David Chapman, a mentally unstable fan, in front of The Dakota apartment building in New York City.

* 1940 – David Gates, American musician ( Bread )

* 1964 – David Schools, American musician ( Widespread Panic )

* 1952 – David Knopfler, British musician ( Dire Straits )

* 1958 – David Heavener, American actor and musician

David Robert Jones ( born 8 January 1947 ), known by his stage name David Bowie ( ), is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger.

* 1958 – David Sylvian, English musician ( Japan and Nine Horses )

* 1962 – David Bryan, American musician ( Bon Jovi )

* 1968 – David Gray, English singer-songwriter, musician, and producer

* 1960 – David Baerwald American singer-songwriter, musician, and composer ( David & David )

* 1947 – David Bowie, English musician

* 1959 – David Ball, English musician and producer ( Soft Cell and The Grid )

* 1979 – David Nail, American singer-songwriter and musician

* 1946 – David Gilmour, British musician ( Pink Floyd, Joker's Wild and Deep End )

* 1949 – David Foster, Canadian musician and composer