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Birthdays in History for Sunday 1st June 2014

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Birthdays 1 - 206 of 206
1076 - Mstislav I of Kiev (d. 1132)
1300 - Thomas of Brotherton, 1st Earl of Norfolk, son of Edward I of England (d. 1338)
1480 - Tiedemann Giese, Polish Catholic bishop (d. 1550)
1503 - Wilhelm von Grumbach, German lt col
1549 - Allesandre Spontone, composer
1563 - Robert Cecil, Earl of Salisbury, English administrator and politicia
1611 - Felician Schwab, composer
1633 - Geminiano Montanari, Italian astronomer (d. 1687)
1653 - Georg Muffat, composer
1675 - Francesco Scipione, marchese di Maffei, Italian archaeologist (d. 1755)
1679 - Johan Runius, Swedish poet (Dudaim)
1755 - Frederico Fiorillo, Italian violist/composer
1757 - Ignaz J Pleyel, Austria composer/piano builder (Piano method)
1762 - Edmund Ignatius Rice, Irish founder of the Christian Brothers and Presentation Brothers (d. 1844)
1763 - Christian Gottlob Saupe, composer
1765 - Christiane Vulpius, wife of Johann W von Goethe
1765 - Friedrich Ludwig Seidel, composer
1769 - Joseph Antoni Frantiszek Elsner, composer
1771 - Ferdinando Paer, composer
1776 - John George Schetky, composer
1790 - Salomon J Rappoport, Czech rabbi/learned (Ereg miliem)
1790 - Ferdinand Raimund, Austrian playwright (d. 1836)
1796 - Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot, French mathematician (d. 1832)
1800 - Edward Deas Thomson, Australian politician (d. 1879)
1801 - Brigham Young, painter/religious leader (Mormon church)/polygamist
1803 - Mikhail I Glinka, Russian composer [OS=May 20]
1804 - Mikhail Ivan Glinka, Novosspaskoye Russia, composer (Jota Aragonesa)
1806 - John Buchanan Floyd, Ex-Sect of War (Union), died in 1863
1815 - Otto of Greece (d. 1862)
1825 - John Hunt Morgan, Brigadier General (Confederate cavalry commander)
1826 - Carl Bechstein, German piano inventor
1826 - Hermann Zopff, composer
1831 - John Bell Hood, Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1879
1833 - John Marshall Harlan, Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (d. 1911)
1843 - Henry Faulds, Scottish fingerprinting pioneer (d. 1930)
1844 - Galusha Pennypacker, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1916
1844 - John J. Toffey, American Civil War hero (d. 1911)
1848 - Otto Valdemar Malling, composer
1858 - William W Campbell, Canadian poet (Beyond the Hills of Dream)
1862 - Antonio JdC Feijo, Portuguese diplomat/poet (Bailatas)
1878 - John Masefield, England, 15th poet laureate (Salt-Water Ballads)
1881 - Charles Kay Ogden, English writer and linguist (d. 1957)
1882 - John Drinkwater, English poet/playwright (Abraham Lincoln)
1886 - Ernst Kurth, Austrian/Swiss musicologist
1887 - Clive Brook, London England, actor/director (List of Adrian Messenger)
1890 - Frank Morgan, [Francis P Wupperman], NYC, actor (Wizard of Oz), (d. 1949)
1892 - Amanullah, emir/king of Afghanistan (1919-28)
1892 - Samuel L M Barlow, composer
1898 - Curtis Stevens, US, 2 man bobsled (Olympic-gold-1932)
1898 - Edgar "Cookie" Fairchild, NYC, bandleader (Jerry Colonna Show)
1898 - Lieb Glantz, composer
1898 - Molly Picon, NYC, Yiddish actress (Milk & Honey)
1899 - Werner Janssen, NYC, conductor/composer (New Years Eve in NY)
1899 - Edward Charles Titchmarsh, English mathematician (d. 1963)
1901 - John W Van Duren, playwright (I Remember Mama)
1901 - John Van Druten, English screen writer (d. 1957)
1901 - Hap Day, Canadian hockey player and manager (d. 1990)
1903 - Percy William Whitlock, composer
1903 - Blessed Vasyl Velychkovsky C.Ss.R Bishop and Martyr (d. 1973)
1905 - Dinora de Carvalho, composer
1905 - Robert Newton, England, actor (Henry V, Around the World in 80 Days)
1907 - Frank A Whittle, England inventor (jet engine)
1908 - Percy Edwards, animal imitator
1909 - Szymon Goldberg, Polish/US violinist/conductor (Neth Chamber orch)
1909 - Hans Vogt, Norwegian linguist (d. 1986)
1911 - Gertrude Michael, AL, actress (Cleopatra, Menace, Club Havana)
1913 - Bill Deedes, British journalist (d. 2007)
1915 - John Randolph, NYC, actor (King Kong, Lucan, Lucas Tanner, Angie)
1917 - William S. Knowles, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate, (d. 2012)
1919 - Boris Lazarevich Klyuzner, composer
1921 - Nelson Riddle, Oradell NJ, musical conductor (Batman, Frank Sinatra)
1922 - Abdul Rashid, Pakistan, field hockey player (Olympic-gold-1960)
1922 - Joan Caulfield, East Orange NJ, actress (Liz-My Favorite Husband)
1922 - Joan Copeland, [Miller], NYC, actress (Roseland, A Little Sex)
1922 - Povel Ramel, Swedish entertainer (d. 2007)
1924 - Paula Hinton, dancer
1924 - William Sloane Coffin, American clergyman (d. 2006)
1925 - Richard Erdman, Enid Ok, actor (Stalag 17, Anything Goes)
1925 - Dilia Díaz Cisneros, Venezuelan teacher
1926 - Andy Griffith, Mount Airy NC, actor (Andy Griffith Show, Matlock), (d. 2012)

Actress Marilyn Monroe (1926) 1926 - Marilyn Monroe, [Norma Jean Mortenson], LA, actress (Some Like It Hot)
1928 - Bob Monkhouse, Kent England, comedian (Bonkers)
1928 - Georgi Timofeyevich Dobrovolsky, Odessa, cosmonaut (Soyuz 11)
1929 - Yehudi Wyner, composer
1930 - Edward Woodward, Croydon England, actor (Breaker Morant, Wickerman)
1930 - Matt Poore, cricketer (NZ batsman in 14 tests 1953-56 average 15.43)
1930 - John Lemmon, English logician (d. 1966)
1932 - Francis Cameron, cricketer (NZ pace bowler took 61 wickets 1961-65)
1932 - Philo [Rolf] Bregstein, Dutch writer (Dingen die niet Voorbijgaan)
1933 - Alan "the Horse" Ameche, Wisc, NFL fullback (Baltimore Colts)
1933 - Charles Wilson, (Rep-D-TX, 1973- )
1933 - Ian Sinclair, cricketer (2 Tests NZ v WI 1956, bowling average 120.00)
1934 - Pat Boone, Florida, singer/actor (April Love, Cross & Switchblade)
1934 - Peter Masterson, Houston Texas, actor (Ambush Bay)
1934 - Sylvia Syms, London, actress (Asylum, Moonraker, Shirley Valentine)
1934 - Willy Roggeman, Flemish writer (Goldfish, Nardis)
1935 - James George, US, weightlifter (Olympic-silver-1960/bronze-1956)
1935 - John Edward Porter, (Rep-R-IL, 1980- )
1935 - Reverend Ike, SC, evangelist minister (Joy of Living)
1935 - Reverend Ike, American televangelist
1936 - Bekim Fehmiu, actor (Black Sunday, Permission to Kill, Cagliostro)
1936 - Gerald Scarfe, British illustrator
1937 - Colleen McCullough, Wellington, Australian author (Tim, Indecent Obsession)
1937 - Morgan Freeman, Memphis Tn, actor (Driving Mrs Daisy, Glory)
1937 - Rosaleen Linehan, Irish actress
1939 - Cleavon Little, Chickasha Oklahoma, actor (Blazing Saddles, Toy Soldiers)
1940 - Rene Auberjonois, actor (Clayton-Benson, Star Trek Deep Space 9)
1940 - Kip Thorne, American physicist
1941 - Edo de Waart, Amsterdam Holland, conductor (Houston Opera-1976)
1942 - Tom Mankiewicz, Los Angeles California, screenwriter (Diamonds are Forever)
1943 - Ely van Tongeren, Dutch guitarist/singer (Buffoons)
1943 - Richard Goode, Bronx, concert pianist (1980 Avery Fisher Award)
1944 - Robert Powell, England, actor (Jigsaw Man, Shaka Zulu, Secrets)
1945 - Linda Scott, singer (Hey Look at Me Now)
1946 - Brian Cox, actor (Killer Party, Manhunter)
1946 - Carol Neblett, Modesto California, soprano (NYC Opera)
1946 - Brian Cox, Scottish actor
1947 - Jonathan Pryce, Holywell Flintshire, Welsh actor (Brazil, Pirates of the Caribbean)
1947 - Ron Wood, rock guitarist (Faces, Jeff Beck Group, Rolling Stones)
1947 - Ron Dennis, CBE, F1 team principal (McLaren)
1948 - Tom Sneva, US auto racer (Indianapolis 500-1983)
1948 - Tomáš Halík, Czech priest and public intellectual
1949 - Mike Levine, rock keyboardist/bassist (Triumph)
1950 - Annemarie Jorritsma-Lebbink, Dutch minister of Traffic (VVD)
1950 - Charlene [D'Angelo], singer (I've Never Been To Me)
1950 - Gemma Craven, Dublin, actress (Wagner, Story of Slipper & Rose)
1950 - Gennadi Mikhailovich Manakov, colonel/cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-10, TM-16)
1953 - Diana Canova, West Palm Beach Fla, actress (Corrine-Soap)
1953 - David Berkowitz, American serial killer (Son of Sam)
1955 - Chiyonofuji, sumo wrestler
1955 - Lorraine Moller, Boulder Colo, NZ athelete (Olympics-96)
1955 - Ralph Morse, British actor, singer and writer of historical dramas
1956 - Lisa Hartman Black, Houston, singer/actress (Tabitha, Knots Landing)
1956 - Robin Mattson, Los Angeles California, actress (Janet Green-All My Children)
1957 - Dorota Kędzierzawska, Polish film director
1958 - Cathy Hearn, Wash DC, slalom kayak (Olympics-7th-96)
1958 - Ahron Bregman, Israeli journalist
1959 - Alan "Wild"er, English rock vocalist/music (Depeche Mode-Wild!)
1959 - Martin Brundle, British race car driver and F1 television commentator
1960 - Simon Gallup, English bassist (The Cure)
1961 - Johnny Ray Huston, Mt Vernon IL, PGA golfer (1990 Honda Classic)
1961 - Mark Rodenhauser, NFL center (Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers)
1961 - Paul Coffey, Weston Ontario, NHL forward (Oilers, Penguins, Red Wings)
1962 - Jesse Johnson, rocker (Time)
1962 - Sherri Howard, Sherman Tx, 4X400m hurdler (Olympic-gold-1984)
1963 - Mike Joyce, rock drummer (Smiths-Ask, Panic, London)
1964 - Rashid Patel, cricketer (Indian pace bowler, Lamba incident)
1964 - Mark Curry, American comedian and actor
1965 - Dan Quinn, Ottawa, NHL center (Phila Flyers)
1965 - India Allen, Portsmouth Va, playmate of the year (Dec, 1987)
1966 - Greg Schiano, American football coach
1967 - Carlos van Wanrooy, soccer player (NEC)
1967 - Olivier Delaitre, Metz France, tennis star (1991 Guaruja Doubles)
1967 - Vernon Turner, WLAF WR (Frankfurt Galaxy)
1967 - Roger Sanchez, American disc jockey
1968 - Jason Donovan, rocker/actor (Neighbors)
1968 - Jeff Hackett, London, NHL goalie (Chicago Blackhawks)
1968 - Jerry Crafts, WLAF tackle (Amsterdam Admirals)
1968 - Larry Centers, NFL running back (Arizona Cardinals)
1969 - Ari Sulander, hockey goaltender (Team Finland Oly-Bronze-1998)
1969 - Erin Hartwell, Phila, time trial cyclist (Olymp-bronze/silver-92, 96)
1970 - Joshua Compston, art impressario
1970 - Raylee Johnson, NFL defensive end (San Diego Chargers)
1970 - Scott Couper, WLAF receiver (Scottish Claymores)
1970 - Shane Matthews, NFL quarterback (Chic Bears)
1970 - Alexi Lalas, American soccer player
1970 - Karen Mulder, Dutch supermodel
1970 - R. Madhavan, Indian actor
1971 - Mario Cimarro, Cuban actor
1971 - Roldán González, Cuban singer
1972 - Cheryl Abplanalp, Bryn Mawr Penn, team handball wing (Olympics-1996)
1972 - Jon Witman, fullback (Pittsburgh Steelers)
1972 - Leta Lindley, Phoenix AZ, LPGA golfer (1995 State Farm Rail-3rd)
1972 - Nicholas Porzig, Australian rower (Olympics-96)
1972 - Scott Greene, fullback (Carolina Panthers)
1972 - Daniel Casey, English actor
1973 - Jeffrey Schiebler, New Westminster BC, 10k/steeplechase (Olympics-96)
1973 - Ray Carey, US, 200m butterfly (Olympics-96)
1973 - Frederik Deburghgraeve, Belgian swimmer
1973 - Adam Garcia, Australian actor
1973 - Derek Lowe, American baseball player

Supermodel Heidi Klum (1973) 1973 - Heidi Klum, Bergisch Gladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, German supermodel
1974 - Alanis Nadine Morisette, vocalist (Jagged Little Pill)
1974 - Akis Zikos, Greek footballer
1975 - Michal Grosek, Gottwaldov Cze, NHL left wing (Buffalo Sabres)
1975 - James Storm, American professional wrestler
1976 - Camille Martens, Vancouver BC, gymnist (Olympics-96)
1977 - Danielle Harris, American actress
1977 - Sarah Wayne Callies, American actress
1977 - Brad Wilkerson, American baseball player
1977 - Richard Williams, British racing driver
1978 - Karen Kwan, Torrance California, figure skater (1995 Pac Coast Sr champ)
1979 - Santana Moss, American football player
1980 - Oliver James, British actor
1981 - Carlos Zambrano, Venezuelan Major League Baseball player
1981 - Brandi Carlile, American singer and songwriter

Singer-Songwriter Alanis Morissette (1974) 1982 - Justine Henin (formerly Henin-Hardenne), Belgian tennis player
1983 - Jake Silbermann, American actor
1984 - Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar, first Mongolian athlete win gold medal from Olympics
1984 - Oliver Tielemans, Dutch racing driver
1985 - Mário Hipólito, Angolan footballer
1985 - Nick Young, American basketball player
1986 - Dayana Mendoza, Miss Universe 2008
1987 - Zoltán Harsányi, Slovakian footballer
1988 - Nami Tamaki, Japanese pop singer
1992 - Felix Drake, English child actor

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