1945 – Davy Jones of the Monkees is born in Manche… Posted on 12:30 pm by admin 1945 – Davy Jones of the Monkees is born in Manchester, England. He is a racehorse jockey and an actor before the Monkees are formed. Same Day as Fellow Monkee Mike Nesmith but 3 years apart… weird. Btw… He’s the short one that looks like Chekov! Be Sociable, Share! Tweet