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Birthdays in History for Saturday 6th September 2014

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1577 - Pietro Tacca, Italian sculptor/architect (Aanbidding of the Point)
1620 - Isabella Leonarda, composer
1627 - Pierre Verdier, composer
1633 - Sebastian Knupfer, composer
1644 - Juan Bautista Jose Cabanilles, composer
1648 - Johann Schelle, composer
1656 - Guillaume Dubois, French cardinal and statesman (d. 1723)
1697 - Willem Gideon Deutz, Amsterdam regent/banker/merchant
1702 - Heinrich Nikolaus Gerber, composer
1711 - Henry Muhlenberg, German-born founder of the U.S. Lutheran Church (d. 1787)
1729 - Mozes Mendelssohn, German englightened philosopher (Haksalah)
1732 - Johan Wilcke, Swedish physicist (d. 1796)
1757 - Marquis de Lafayette, American patriot, French revolutionary
1762 - Theodorus F van Capellen, vice-admiral
1766 - John Dalton, English physicist, developed atomic theory of matter
1781 - Anton Diabelli, Austria publisher/composer
1788 - F Wilhelm von Schadow, German painter (Modern Vasari)
1795 - Frances Wright, English writer and lecturer (d. 1852)
1797 - Wililam "Extra Billy" Smith, Confederacy (Confederate Army)
1802 - Alcide d'Orbigny, French naturalist (d. 1857)
1805 - Horatio Greenough, US, neo-classical sculptor/writer (Form & Function)
1808 - Abd al-Qadir, Algerian political and military leader (d. 1883)
1811 - James Melville Gilliss, founder (Naval Observatory in Washington)
1811 - Johanna D Courtmans-Berchmans, Flemish author (Rozeken Pot)
1814 - George Cartier, (C) Canadian co-PM (1858-62)
1815 - John Richardson Liddell, Brigadier General (Confederate Army)
1815 - Karol Katski, composer
1816 - Francis Stebbins Bartow, Col (Confederate Army), died in 1861
1817 - Alexander Tilloch Galt, a Canadian founding father
1819 - Carl Ferdinand Pohl, composer
1819 - Nicolae Filimon, Romania, writer/critic (Ciocoii Vechi Si Noi)
1819 - William Starke Rosecrans, Mjr General (Union volunteers)
1827 - John Morrison Oliver, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
1829 - Marie Zakrzewska, Polish physician (d. 1902)
1838 - Samuel Arnold, Lincoln conspirator (d. 1906)
1850 - Louis F H "Louis" Apol, painter/etcher/literary
1855 - Ferdinand B Hummel, composer
1857 - Zelia Nuttall, American archeologist and historian (d. 1933)

Social Worker and Nobel Laureate Jane Addams (1860) 1860 - Jane Addams, Cedarville, Illinois, pacifist/social worker/feminist (Nobel 1931), (d. 1935)
1863 - Rodolfo Lenz, German/Chilian linguist (El Papiamento)
1868 - Heinrich Häberlin, Swiss Federal Councilor (d. 1947)
1869 - Felix Salten, [Siegmund Salzmann], Austria journalist (Bambi)
1869 - Walford Davies, composer
1876 - John J R Macleod, Scottish/Canadian physiologist (Nobel 1923)
1876 - Willem A Bonger, Dutch sociologist/criminologist (Race & Crime)
1877 - Petar Stojanovic, composer
1877 - Buddy Bolden, American musician (d. 1930)
1879 - Neal Rev Dodd, Iowa, actor (You Belong to Me)
1879 - Max Schreck, German actor (d. 1936)
1880 - Jean-Louis Pisuisse, Dutch night club performer (French governess)
1881 - Charlie Dell, NYC, actor (Pickle in the Middle)
1881 - Leo Carrillo, Los Angeles California, actor (Pancho-Cisco Kid)
1882 - John Powell, composer
1884 - Emerson Whithorne, composer
1885 - Franz T Csokor, Austrian author (Writings on the Wall)
1885 - Otto Kruger, Toledo Ohio, actor (Lux Video Theater, High Noon)

Patriarch of the Kennedy family Joseph P. Kennedy (1888) 1888 - Joseph P Kennedy, Boston Mass, diplomat, father of JFK, RFK & Teddy
1890 - Clara Kimball Young, Illinois, actress (Return of Chandu)
1890 - Manfred Gurlitt, composer
1892 - Edward V Appleton, English physicist (Appleton-layer)
1893 - Irving Bacon, St Joseph MO, actor (Branded Men, Fort Ti)
1893 - Claire Chennault, American pilot (d. 1958)
1896 - Frutuoso de Lima Viana, composer
1896 - Mario Praz, Italian literary critic and scholar (La carne, la morte, e il diavolo)
1896 - Vladimir Nikitich Kashperov, composer
1899 - Billy Rose, theatrical producer (Diamond Horse Show)
1900 - Julien Green, US/French writer (Frere Francois)
1900 - W.A.C. Bennett, Canadian politician (d. 1979)
1901 - John Erik Jonsson, businessman/Mayor of Dallas
1902 - Morgan Beatty, Little Rock Ark, news anchor (Du Mont Evening News)
1904 - Karlo Arvi Kivimaa, Finnish writer (Groenende Cross)
1904 - Lyubomir Pipkov, composer
1904 - Maxie Rosenbloom, NYC, light heavyweight boxing champ (1930-34)
1906 - Alexander Bodon, Hungarian/Dutch architect (RAI building)
1906 - John Meulenhoff, Dutch publisher
1906 - Raymond Keane, Denver CO, actor (Midnight Sun, Love Eagle)
1907 - Elizabeth Morna MacTaggart Ferrars, crime writer
1907 - John A Kelly, US marathon runner (Berlin 1936, Boston 1935..1991)
1908 - Anthony Wagner, genealogist
1908 - Paul Lavalle, Beacon NY, bandleader (Cities Service Band of America)
1909 - John Ridgely, Chicago IL, actor (Northern Pursuit, Air Force)
1910 - Frank Fidler, artist
1911 - Bentley Bridgewater, British Museum secretary
1911 - Harry Danning, American baseball player (d. 2004)
1912 - Stephen Murray, Partney England, actor (Alice in Wonderland)
1912 - Vincent DiMaggio, baseball player (Giants, Phils, Reds, Braves)
1912 - Wayne Barlow, composer
1915 - Franz Josef Strauss, Germany, nazi/minister of defense (1956-62)
1916 - Anne Cavendish-Bentinck, English landowner
1917 - George Mann, captain English cricket team
1917 - Philipp von Boeselager, German Wehrmacht officer, failed assassin of Adolf Hitler (d. 2008)
1919 - Wilson Greatbatch, American Inventor
1921 - Robert Millar, journalist
1921 - Carmen Laforet, Spanish author (d. 2004)
1921 - Norman Joseph Woodland, Atlantic City, New Jersey, inventor (barcode), (d. 2012)
1923 - Peter II Karadjordjevic, King of Yugoslavia (1934-45)
1923 - William Kraft, Chicago, Ill, composer/percussionist
1924 - John Melcher, (Sen-D-MO)
1925 - Jimmy Reed, Mississippi, blues singer (Soulin', Big Boss Man)
1926 - Arthur William Oldham, composer
1926 - Claus von Amsberg, prince of Netherlands
1927 - Keith Humble, composer
1928 - Evgeny Svetlanov, Moscow Russia, conductor (Siberian Fantasy)
1928 - Rudolph Plukfelder, USSR, light heavyweight (Olympic-gold-1964)
1928 - Robert M. Pirsig, American author
1929 - Tsang-houe' Hsu, composer
1930 - Andre Beullens, Flemish painter
1931 - Sander M Levin, (Rep-D-Michigan, 1983- )
1932 - Earl of Cawdor, British large landowner
1932 - Gilles Tremblay, composer
1934 - Jody McCrea, Los Angeles California, actor (Ben Matheson-Wichita Town)
1935 - Bob Bouber, [Boris Blom], Dutch singer (ZZ & Masks)/actor
1935 - Jock Wallace, soccer star/manager
1937 - Irina Bayanovna Solovyova, Russian cosmonaut
1937 - Jo Anne Worley, Lowell Indiana, comedienne (Laugh-in)
1937 - John Bernard, Dutch TV weatherman
1937 - Sergio Aragonés, Spanish-born illustrator
1937 - Brigid Berlin, American actor
1938 - Alan Charles Downes, cameraman
1938 - Joan Tower, New Rochelle NY, composer (Breakfast Rhythms)
1939 - David Allan Coe, country musician (Mysterious Rhinestone Cowboy)
1939 - Susumu Tonegawa, Japanese molecular biologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
1939 - Dan Cragg, American soldier and author
1940 - Jackie Trent, singer
1941 - Monica Mason, England, ballerina
1941 - Willibrord Frequin, Dutch TV reporter
1942 - Dave Bargeron, NYC, rocker (Blood, Sweat & Tears)
1942 - Harry Jack Max, rocker
1942 - Les Burns, local councillor
1942 - Mel McDaniel, Checotah Oklahoma, singer (Baby's got her Blue Jeans On)

Rock Bassist/Vocalist George Roger Waters (1943) 1943 - George Roger Waters, Cambridge England, rock bassist and vocalist (Pink Floyd-Brick in the Wall)
1943 - Richard J. Roberts, English biochemist and molecular biologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
1944 - Gordon DeMarco, writer/activist
1944 - Linda Kaye Henning, Cal, actress (Betty Joe-Petticoat Junction)
1944 - M N Aubrey Mokoape, S Afr's VP (Azanian People Org)
1944 - Swoosie Kurtz, Omaha Nebraska, actress (Slap Shot, Garp, Sisters)
1946 - Bryan D O'Connor, Orange Cal, Col USMC/astronaut (STS 61B, STS 40)
1946 - Buizen Beernd, [Bennie Jolink], singer/guitarist/pianist (Normal)

Actress Jane Curtin (1947) 1947 - Jane Curtin, Cambridge Massachusetts, actress (SNL, Allie Lowell-Kate & Allie)
1947 - Sylvester, rocker (Do Ya Wanna Funk)
1947 - Bruce Rioch, Scottish footballer and coach
1948 - Charles "Claydes" Smith, Jersey City NJ, guitarist (Kool & The Gang)
1949 - Jimmy Litherland, rocker (Mitarbeit)
1949 - Mhlabunzima Maphumulo, S Afr Kwazulu politician
1950 - Ria Oomen-Ruijten, Dutch MP (CDA)
1951 - Barry Troyna, teacher/educational sociologist
1953 - Katherine Cannon, Hartford Ct, actress (Father Murphy, Survivors)
1953 - Mohammed Kedir, Ethiopia, 10k runner (Olympic-bronze-1980)
1954 - Banner Thomas, rocker (Molly Hatchet)
1954 - Jon Erikson, US, 1st to triple cross English Channel (1981)
1954 - Patrick O'Hearn, rock bassist (Missing Persons)
1954 - Carly Fiorina, Former CEO of Hewlett-Packard
1955 - Anne Henning, US, 500m speed skater (Olympic-gold-1972)
1955 - Carl Erwin Walz, Cleve Ohio, Mjr USAF/Astronaut (STS 51, 65, 79)
1956 - Pam Allen, Billings MT, LPGA golfer (1988 Planters Pat Bradley-12th)
1956 - Bill Ritter, American politician
1957 - "Curley" Joe Smyth, Westbrook Me, country singer (Betty's Bein' Bad)
1957 - Gwyn Evans, Welsh rugby player
1957 - Paul Lewis Harrhy, actor/opera singer (Intelligence Park)
1957 - Michaëlle Jean, 27th Governor-General of Canada
1957 - José Sócrates, Prime Minister of Portugal
1957 - Tim Whitnall, English actor and narrator
1958 - Jeff Foxworthy, comedian (Jeff Foxworthy-The Jeff Foxworthy Show)
1958 - Michael Winslow, American actor and comedian
1958 - Buster Bloodvessel, British singer
1958 - Nigel Westlake, Australian musician and composer
1960 - Michael Winslow, Spokane WA, actor/comedian (Police Academy)
1961 - Pal Waaktaar, Oslo Norway, rock guitarist/vocalist (A-ha)
1961 - Peggy MacIntaggart, Midland Ontario, playmate (January, 1990)
1961 - Scott Travis, American musician (Judas Priest)
1961 - Simon Reeve, Australian journalist
1962 - Kevin Willis, NBA center (Houston Rockets)
1962 - Elizabeth Vargas, American journalist
1963 - Jozsef Kiprich, soccer player (Feyenoord)
1963 - Mark Chesnutt, Beaumont Tx, country singer (Too Cold at Home)
1963 - Alice Sebold, American novelist
1963 - Geert Wilders, Dutch politician
1963 - Bryan Simonaire, American politician
1963 - Pat Nevin, Scottish footballer
1964 - Rosie Perez, Bkln, actress (Do the Right Thing, White Men Can't Jump)
1965 - Johan Garrels, soccer player (Alphense Boys, RKC)
1965 - John Polson, Australian actor and film director
1966 - Joan Guetschow, Akron Ohio, biathelete (Olympics-1994)
1967 - Amy Lynn Baxter, model (Penthouse Pet 1990)
1968 - Gene Patrick, Phila, actor (Gemini: Twin Stars)
1968 - Pat Meares, Salina KS, infielder (Minnesota Twins)
1968 - Tommy Snider, American actor
1968 - Paul Rea, American television journalist
1968 - Christopher Brookmyre, Scottish writer
1969 - Aaron Pierce, NFL halfback (NY Giants)
1969 - Cece Peniston, Phoenix AZ, Miss Black AZ/singer (Finally)
1969 - Douglas Pirini, Auckland NZ, decathlete (Olympics-96)
1969 - Helen Labdan, Bracknell England, model (page 3)
1969 - Ben Finegold, American chess player
1969 - Michellie Jones, Australian triathlete
1969 - Michael Davis, American softball player (Solvents, et al)
1970 - Igor Korolev, Moscow Russia, NHLer (Team Russia, Winnipeg)
1970 - Shane Heal, Box Hill Melbourne VIC Austral, basketball guard (Oly-96)
1970 - Torrance Small, NFL wide receiver (NO Saints)
1970 - Paul Miller, American composer and author
1971 - Anthony Goldwire, NBA guard (Denver Nuggets)
1971 - Holli Rene Hyche, Indianapolis Indiana, runner
1971 - Kathy Wolfgramm, rocker (Jets)
1971 - Pavel Patera, Kladno CZE, hockey forward (Team Czech Rep, Oly-gild-98)
1971 - Sandra Natasha Abreu, Miss Universe-Dominican Republic (1996)
1971 - Devang Gandhi, Indian Cricketer
1972 - Eric Zeier, NFL quarterback (Cleveland Browns)
1972 - Frank Rocca, CFL corner (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
1972 - China Miéville, English writer
1972 - Justina Machado, Puerto Rican actress
1972 - Anika Noni Rose, American actress and singer
1972 - Idris Elba, English/American actor
1972 - Dylan Bruno, American actor (Numb3rs)
1973 - Greg Rusedski, Montreal Quebec, tennis star (1995 Seoul)
1973 - Carlo Cudicini, Italian footballer
1974 - Justin Whalin, SF California, actor (Jimmy-Lois & Clark, Charles in Charge)
1974 - Tim Henman, English tennis player
1974 - Nina Persson, Swedish musician (The Cardigans)
1975 - Derrek Lee, American baseball player
1976 - Danny Blankers, soccer player (PSV/Willem II)
1976 - Michael Nakamura, Australian baseball pitcher (Olympics-1996)
1976 - N.O.R.E., American rapper
1976 - Hyun Young, South Korean actress and pop singer
1976 - Naomie Harris, American actress
1977 - Kiyoshi Hikawa, Japanese enka singer
1978 - Natalia Cigliuti, NY, actress (Lindsay-Saved By Bell: New Class)
1978 - Cisco Adler, American singer
1978 - Alex Escobar, Venezuelan baseball player
1978 - Mathew Horne, English Actor
1978 - Tony Thaxton, drummer (Motion City Soundtrack)
1979 - Massimo Maccarone, Italian footballer
1979 - Carlos Adrián Morales, Mexican footballer
1979 - Foxy Brown, American rapper
1979 - Brandon Silvestry, American professional wrestler
1980 - Samuel Peter, Nigerian heavyweight boxer
1980 - Joseph Yobo, Nigerian footballer
1980 - Yuji Hamano, Japanese archer
1980 - Jillian Hall, American professional wrestler
1981 - Yumiko Cheng, Hong Kong singer
1981 - Mark Teahen, American baseball player
1985 - Webbie, American rapper
1985 - Ali Ashfaq, Maldivian footballer
1985 - Alberto Valerio, Brazilian racing driver
1987 - Ramiele Malubay, American singer
1989 - Nikos Boutzikos, Greek footballer
2000 - Breanna Lynn Bartlett-Stewart, first Kleihauer-Betke stillbirth (d. 2000)
2006 - Prince Hisahito of Akishino, Japan Imperial Family member

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