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Birthdays in History for Saturday 13th June 2015

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40 - Gnaeus Julius Agricola, Roman general and Governor of Britain, conquered Wales and Northern England
823 - Charles II, the Bald, King of France (843-77)/emperor (875-77)
1539 - Jost/Jobst/Jodocus Amman, Swiss cartoonist/graphic artist/illustrator
1592 - Tobias Michael, composer
1627 - Fidel Molitor, composer
1649 - Adrien Baillet, French scholar and critic (d. 1706)
1701 - Angelo Antonio Caroli, composer
1731 - Martha Washington, Kent County, Virginia, 1st US First Lady (1789-97)
1736 - Henryk Klein, composer
1752 - Fanny Burney, England, author (Camille, Evelina)
1757 - Christian Ludwig Dieter, composer
1761 - Anton Wranitzky, composer
1763 - Jose B de Andrada e Silva, premier of Brazil
1765 - Anton Eberl, composer
1773 - Thomas Young, British philologist/physician (light interference)
1775 - Antoni Radziwiłł, Polish-Lithuanian politician and musician (d. 1833)

1st US First Lady Martha Washington (1731)1786 - Winfield Scott, army general (Union)/presidential candidate
1790 - Jose Antonio Peez, president of Venezuela
1795 - Thomas Arnold, English educator/historian (History of Rome)
1806 - Bernard ter Haar, Dutch vicar/poet/church historian
1809 - George Philip St Cooke, Bvt Major General (Union Army), (d. 1895)
1820 - WF Hendrik, the Navigator, prince of the Netherlands/admiral
1821 - Albert, duc de Broglie, France, premier (1873-74, 1977)
1821 - Navy Gustavus Vasa Fox, Asst Secy (Union), (d. 1883)
1822 - Carl Schmidt, German chemist (d. 1884)
1823 - Gustave Paul Cluseret, Brigadier General (Union volunteers), (d. 1900)
1824 - Julius Eichberg, composer
1825 - Benjamin Jefferson Hill, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), (d. 1880)
1827 - Alberto Henschel, German-Brazilian photographer and businessman (d. 1882)
1829 - Antonio Zamara, composer
1831 - James Clerk Maxwell, Scotish physicist (electromagnetic theory, speed of light)
1854 - Charles Algernon Parsons, British inventor (steam turbine)
1863 - Josef Venantius von Woss, composer
1863 - Lady Lucy Duff Gordon, English fashion designer (d. 1935)
1864 - Rudolf Kjellén, Swedish political scientist (d. 1922)
1864 - Dwight B. Waldo, American educator and historian (d. 1939)
1865 - William Butler Yeats, Ireland, poet (Wild Swans at Coole-Nobel 1923)
1866 - Lambertus Zijl, sculptor (Trade scholarship)
1869 - Ede Poldini, composer
1870 - Jules JBV Bordet, Belgian bacteriologist (syphillis, Nobel 1919)
1874 - Leopoldo Lugones, Argentina, writer
1875 - Max d' Ollone, composer
1876 - William Sealey Gosset, English chemist, statistician (d. 1937)
1879 - George Gunn, cricketer (elegant English batsman 1907-30)
1879 - Johannes G Geelkerken, Dutch reformed vicar
1884 - Anton Drexler, founder of the German Worker's Party (d. 1942)
1884 - Gerald Gardner, British occultist (d. 1964)
1884 - Etienne Gilson, French philosopher (d. 1978)
1887 - Bruno Frank, writer
1888 - Fernando A Nogueira de Seabra Pessoa, Portuguese poet
1891 - Nell Craig, NJ, actress (Calling Dr Kildare, Queen of Sheba)

Actor Basil Rathbone(1892)1892 - Basil Rathbone, Johannesburg South Africa, actor (Sherlock Holmes)
1893 - Dorothy Leigh Sayers, English novelist (9 Taylors)
1894 - Isaak E Babel, Russian writer (Konarmija, Marija) [or Jul 13]
1894 - Jacques-Henri Lartigue, France, photographer
1894 - Mark van Doren, Ill, author (Happy Critic, Transients)
1894 - Dr. Leo Kanner, Austrian-American physician (d. 1981)
1897 - Paavo Johannes Nurmi, Finland, 5K runner (Olympic-gold-1920/24/28)
1898 - Eva J C Beck, actress (Resurrection)
1899 - Carlos Chavez, Mexico City, conductor/composer (Sinfonia India)
1900 - Ian Hunter, Capetown South Africa, actor (Dr Blood's Coffin, White Unicorn)
1901 - Lode Zielens, Flemish author/journalist (Obscure Blood)
1901 - Tage F Erlander, Swedish premier (1946-69)

NFL halfback Red Grange(1903)1903 - Harold "Red" Grange, Forksville Pennsylvania, American "Galloping Ghost" of football (University of Illinois, Chicago Bears)
1903 - Philipp Kutev, composer
1905 - Doc Cheatham, jazz musician
1905 - Kumar Shri Duleepsinhji, cricketer (England 1929-31)
1906 - Bruno de Finetti, Italian mathematician (d. 1985)
1908 - Maria E Vieira da Silva, Portuguese painter (Infinite Passage)
1910 - Mary Whitehouse, British campaigner (d. 2001)
1910 - Gonzalo Torrente Ballester, Galician writer (d. 1999)
1910 - Mary Wickes, American actress (d. 1995)
1911 - Albert Cleage, famous African
1911 - Luis W Alvarez, physicist (Nobel-1968) [or Jan 17]
1912 - Mary Wickes, St Louis Mo, actress (Dennis the Menace, Julia, Doc)
1912 - Hector de Saint-Denys Garneau, French Canadian poet (d. 1943)
1913 - Ralph Edwards, Merino Colo, TV host (This is Your Life)
1913 - Etienne Leroux, major Afrikaans author.
1915 - J Donald Budge, US tennis player (1st to hold world's 4 major titles)
1916 - Mary Wickes, character actress (Sister Act)
1918 - Ben Johnson, Foraker Oklahoma, actor (Chisum, Battle Force, Dillinger), (d. 1996)
1918 - Helmut Lent, German night fighter pilot (d. 1944)
1919 - Leif Kayser, composer
1920 - Eiji Okada, actor (Traffic Jam, Yakuza, Ugly American)
1920 - Knut Nordahl, Sweden, soccer player (Olympic-gold-1948)
1922 - Mel Parnell [Melvin], Major League Baseball pitcher (Boston Red Socks, 1947-56), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 2012)
1924 - Percy Rodrigues, Montreal Quebec, actor (Brainwaves)
1925 - Hans Fellner, bookseller
1926 - Geoffrey Finsberg, politician
1926 - Paul Lynde, Mt Vernon Ohio, comedian (Uncle Arthur-Bewitched)
1927 - Knut Wiggen, composer
1928 - Jean Villain, writer
1928 - John Nash, American mathematician (subject of movie "A Beautiful Mind") and Nobel laureate, born in Bluefield, West Virginia
1929 - Alan Civil, English French horn player (d. 1989)
1929 - Ralph McQuarrie, conceptual designer (Star Wars, E.T.), born in Gary, Indiana (d. 2012)
1930 - Ryszard Kukliński, Polish colonel (d. 2004)
1931 - Lachlan Macleay, USAF/pilot
1931 - Irvin D. Yalom, psychotherapist, Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry at Stanford University
1933 - Bob Litty, US
1933 - Tom King, British politician
1934 - Lady Annabel Goldsmith, English socialite
1935 - Aleksandr Alekseyevich Kiselyov, Russia, cosmonaut
1935 - Christo [Javacheff], Bulgaria, artist, wrapper (Running Fence)
1935 - Jeanne-Claude Denat de Guillebonnt, French artist
1935 - Samak Sundaravej, Thai 25th Prime Minister (former)
1937 - Eleanor Holmes Norton, Wash DC, lawyer/(Rep-D-DC)
1938 - Carole Jo Callison, LPGA golfer
1938 - Gwynne Howell, British opera singer
1938 - Peter Michael, English electronic manufacturer (UEI, Paintbox)
1938 - Jean Cabut [Cabu], French caricaturist (Charlie Hebdo), born in Châlons-en-Champagne (d. 2015)
1939 - Tom Cheek, American baseball player (d. 2005)
1940 - Bobby Freeman, SF, rocker (Do You Want to Dance)
1941 - Robert Forester, actor (Banyon, Nakia), born in Rochester, New York
1941 - Tom Hallick, actor (Search), born in Buffalo, New York
1941 - Esther Ofarim, Israeli singer
1941 - Marcel Lachemann, American baseball player
1942 - James Carr, US, gospel singer (To Love Somebody)
1943 - Edward Skorek, Poland, volleyball player (Olympic-gold-1976)
1943 - Malcolm McDowell, Leeds England, actor (Clockwork Orange, Caligula)
1944 - Joe Amato, NHRA top fuel drag racing champion (1991)
1945 - Ronald J Grabe, Col USAF/astronaut (STS 51-J, 30, 42, 57), born in NYC, New York
1945 - Whitley Strieber, American author
1946 - Danny Klein, rocker
1947 - Daniel P A "Danie" Schutte, South African underminister of Justice
1947 - Jerrold Nadler, (Rep-D-NY)
1947 - Peter Holm, boyfriend of Joan Collins
1948 - Garnet Bailey, Canadian ice hockey player and executive (d. 2001)
1948 - Joe Roth, American executive, producer and film director
1949 - Dennis Locorriere, Union City NJ, rock guitarist (Dr Hook)
1950 - Michael Stark, Australian actor
1950 - Gerd Zewe, German footballer
1951 - Jonathan Hogan, actor (House on Carroll St), born in Chicago, Illinois
1951 - Liz Phillips, composer
1951 - Richard Thomas, New York City, American actor (John Boy-Waltons, Last Summer, Johnny Belinda)
1951 - Stellan Skarsgard, Swedish actor (Breaking the Waves)

WBA World Heavyweight Champion Mike Weaver(1951)1951 - Mike Weaver, Gatesville Texas, WBA World Heavyweight Champion
1952 - Tony Bruno, American talkshow host
1952 - Jean-Marie Dedecker, Belgian politician and former judoka
1953 - Bo Donaldson (Billy Don't Be a Hero)
1953 - Tim Allen, comedian (Tim-Home Improvement, Jungle2Jungle), born in Denver, Colorado
1954 - Bo [Robert] Donaldson, rock vocalist (Billy Don't Be a Hero)
1954 - Daniel Seemiller, Pitts, US Olympic table tennis player (Olympic-92)
1954 - Jorge Santana, rocker (Malo)
1954 - Andrzej Lepper, Polish politician
1954 - Rita Cadillac, Brazilian dancer
1955 - Alan Hansen, Scottish football pundit
1959 - Steve Georganas, Australian politician
1962 - Hannah Storm, sports journalist (CNN, NBC)

Actor Tim Allen (1953)1962 - Karen Kurreck, Urbana Ill, cyclist (Olympics-96)
1962 - Mark Frankel, actor (Leon the Pig Farmer)
1962 - Davey Hamilton, American racing driver
1963 - Bettina Bunge, Switz, tennis player (Virginia Slims of California 1983)
1963 - Catarina Lindqvist, Sweden, tennis player (Swedish Open 1986)
1963 - Edward Sturing, soccer player (Vitesse)
1963 - Jeff Brehaut, Mountain View CA, Nike golfer (1994 NIKE Alabama-3rd)
1963 - Josef Heiss, Garmisch GER, hockey goaltender (Team Germany 1998)
1963 - Randy Gilhen, Zweibrucken Ger, NHL center (Winnipeg Jets)
1963 - Paul De Lisle, American musician (Smash Mouth)
1964 - Jennifer Gillom, WNBA center/forward (Phoenix Mercury/Oly-gold-1988)
1964 - Sarunas Marciulionis, NBA guard (Sacramento Kings)
1964 - Christian Wilhelm Berger, Romanian composer
1965 - Maninder Singh, cricketer (Indian leftarm spinner in 35 Tests 1982-93)
1965 - Infanta Cristina, Duchess of Palma de Mallorca
1965 - Lukas Ligeti, Austrian composer and drummer
1966 - Thyme Lewis, SF California, actor (Jonah-Days of our Lives)
1966 - Grigori Perelman, Russian mathematician
1966 - Naoki Hattori, Japanese racing driver
1967 - Darren Baker, Chambersburg PA, cyclist (Olympics-96)
1968 - Bruce Beaton, CFL corner (Montreal Alouettes)
1968 - Deniece Peterson, rocker (5 Star-Silk & Steel)
1968 - David Gray, British musician
1968 - Fabio Baldato, Italyan cyclist
1969 - Jamie Walters, actor/singer (Heights, Beverly Hills 90210, Shout)
1969 - Robert Harris, NFL defensive end (NY Giants)
1969 - Søren Nystrøm Rasted
1969 - Svetlana Krivelyova, Russian athlete
1970 - Chris Cairns, cricketer (son of Lance, NZ all-rounder)
1970 - Lance Ringnald, US gymnist (Olympic-92), born in Des Moines, Iowa
1970 - Shaun Young, cricketer (Tasmanian all-rounder, Young Aust 1995)
1970 - Rivers Cuomo, American musician (Weezer)
1970 - Mikael Ljungberg, Swedish wrestler (d. 2004)
1971 - Broderick nonuplets, Sydney Australia
1971 - David Mendenhall, actor (Over the Top, Space Raiders, Witchfire)
1971 - Lauri Marie Gapp, Miss USA-North Dakota (1997)
1972 - Sale Isaia, OL (Baltimore Ravens)
1972 - Natalie MacMaster, Canadian musician
1973 - Ines Gorrochategui, Cordoba Arg, tennis star (1991 Futures-Brindisi)
1973 - Kano Hills, tackle (New Orleans Saints)
1973 - Sam Adams, NFL defensive tackle (Seattle Seahawks)
1973 - Ville Laihiala, Finnish musician (Sentenced, Poisonblack)
1973 - Kasia Kowalska, Polish pop rock singer
1974 - Elli Overton, Canada, Australian swimmer (Olympics-5th-92, 96)
1974 - Harvey Esajas, Suriname/Dutch soccer player (Feyenoord)
1974 - Valeri Bure, Moscow Russia, NHL right wing (Montreal Canadiens, Oly-S-98)
1974 - Selma Björnsdóttir, Icelandic singer
1974 - Steve-O, American television personality
1974 - Brande Roderick, American actress
1974 - Takahiro Sakurai, Japanese voice actor
1975 - Dave Roche, Lindsay, NHL left wing (Pitts Penguins)
1975 - Johannes Grenzfurthner, Austrian artist, writer, curator and director
1975 - Riccardo Scimeca, English footballer
1976 - Kym Marsh, English singer, actress, & T.V. presenter
1976 - Jason 'J' Brown, English Singer
1977 - Alexei Kariozhny, NHL forward (Team Belarus, Oly-98)
1978 - Allison Dickey, Miss Iowa Teen USA (1996)
1978 - Ethan Embry, American actor
1978 - Mathis Künzler, Swiss actor
1978 - Mikako Ichikawa, Japanese actress and model
1979 - Nila Håkedal, Norwegian beach volleyball player
1980 - Florent Malouda, French footballer
1980 - Markus Winkelhock, German racing driver
1980 - Darius Vassell, English footballer
1980 - Sarah Connor, German singer
1981 - Chris Evans, American actor
1981 - David Madden, 4th-ranked Jeopardy! champion of all-time
1982 - Kenenisa Bekele, Ethiopian athlete
1983 - Matt Allison, British racing driver
1983 - Jason Spezza, Canadian hockey player
1984 - Nery Castillo, Mexican-Uruguayan footballer
1985 - Raz-B, American singer (B2K)
1985 - Danny Syvret, Canadian ice hockey player
1985 - Filipe Albuquerque, Portuguese racing driver

Twin Actress Ashley Fuller Olsen (1986)1986 - Ashley Fuller Olsen, twin actress (Michelle-Full House)
1986 - Mary Kate Olsen, twin actress (Michelle-Full House)
1986 - Kat Dennings, American actress
1989 - Lisa Tucker, American singer
1990 - Aaron Johnson, British actor
1992 - Tyler Davison, was world's smallest baby at 6 inches, 11 ounces

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