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Birthdays in History for Sunday 7th June 2015

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1529 - Étienne Pasquier, French lawyer and man of letters (d. 1615)
1619 - Paulus Voet, Dutch jurist/historian
1730 - Georg von Pasterwiz, composer
1736 - Karl Frieberth, composer
1761 - John Rennie, Scottish engineer (d. 1821)
1770 - Earl of Liverpool, (C) British PM (1812-27)
1778 - George Bryan "Beau" Brummel, English dandy, born in London, England
1811 - James Young Simpson, Scotland, obsterician (used chloroform)
1812 - Theophilus Toulmin Garrard, Brig Gen (Union volunteers), (d. 1902)
1825 - Richard D Blackmore, England, author (Norie, Lorna Doone)
1831 - Amelia Edwards, English author and Egyptologist (d. 1892)
1833 - Alexander Ritter, composer
1837 - Alois Hitler, father of Adolf Hitler (d. 1903)
1840 - Carlota of Mexico, Brussels, Belgium, princess of Belgium and empress consort of Mexico (1864-67)
1843 - Susan Elizabeth Blow, US, pioneered kindergarten education
1845 - Leopold von Auer, Hungarians/US violinist
1846 - Wladyslaw Gorski, composer
1848 - Paul Gaugin, [Eugene Henri], French post-impressionist painter
1862 - Philipp Lenard, Austrian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1947)
1865 - Guido Gasperini, composer
1867 - Luigi Maurizio Tedeschi, composer
1868 - Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Scottish architect, designer, and illustrator (d. 1928)
1873 - Landon Ronald, composer
1874 - Theodor Streicher, composer
1877 - Charles Glover Barkla, English physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1944)
1879 - Knud J V Rasmussen, Danish pole explorer (Thule)
1879 - Joan Voûte, Dutch astronomer (d. 1963)
1883 - Sylvanus Morley, U.S. archaeologist and spy (d. 1948)
1884 - Julius P Hoste, Belgium minister/daily newspaper publisher (Last News)
1885 - Percy Brier, composer
1886 - Henri Coandă, Romanian aerodynamics pioneer (d. 1972)
1887 - William Walraven, Dutch journalist/writer (Indian Daily)
1891 - Athos Palma, composer
1891 - Koos [Jacobus J] Vorrink, Dutch politician (SDAP/AJC/PvdA)
1896 - Robert Mulliken, US, chemist/physicist (Nobel 1966)
1896 - Vivien Kellems, TV hostess (Power of Women)
1896 - Imre Nagy, Hungarian politician (d. 1958)
1896 - Douglas Campbell, American World War I flying ace (d. 1990)
1897 - George Szell, Budapest Hungary, conductor (Metropolitan 1942-45)
1899 - Elizabeth Bowen, novelist (Death of the Heart, Encounters), born in Dublin, Ireland
1900 - Jan [Johannes A A] Engelman, poet/translator/critic (Garden of Eros)
1902 - Herman B Wells, president and chancellor of Indiana University (d. 2000)
1909 - Jessica Tandy, actress (Birds, Cocoon, Batteries Not Included), born in London, England
1909 - Peter W Rodino, (Rep-D-NJ, 1949- )/chaired Watergate council
1909 - Virginia Apgar, American physician and childbirth specialist (d. 1974)
1910 - Bradford Washburn, American explorer, (d. 2007)
1910 - Marion Post Wolcott, New Jersey USA, depression era photographer
1911 - Franz Reizenstein, composer
1911 - Silas Roy Crain, singer/arranger/songwriter
1911 - Brooks Stevens, automotive designer (d. 1995)
1913 - Anthony David Machell Cox, medievalist
1917 - Gwendolyn Brooks, US poet (Bean Eaters, Annie Allen, Pulitzer 1950)
1917 - Dean Martin, Steubenville Ohio, American singer/actor (with Jerry Lewis)
1918 - Irene Vorrink, Dutch minister (health & environment)
1920 - Georges Marchais, political leader (French Communist Party)
1921 - Tal Farlow, American jazz guitarist (d. 1998)
1922 - Hubert Du Plessis, composer
1922 - Leo Reise, Canadian ice hockey player
1923 - Giorgio Belladonna, bridge champion
1923 - Jules Deschênes, Canadian jurist (d. 2000)
1924 - Dolores Gray, singer/actress (Designing Woman, Kismet), born in Chicago, Illinois
1925 - Camille Flammarion, French astronomer/writer (Thunder & Lightning)
1925 - Pieternella "Nel" van Arem, Dutch actress (Sea Gull)
1926 - Dick Williams, Wall Lake Iowa, choral director (Andy Williams Show)
1927 - Martin Carter, poet/critic
1927 - Charles de Tornaco, Belgian racing driver (d. 1953)
1928 - Anthony Nicholas Maria Wahl, historian
1928 - Charles Louis Strouse, composer
1928 - Dave Bowen, footballer
1928 - David Malcolm Lewis, expert in Greek Epigraphy
1928 - James Ivory, producer/director (Howard's End, Remains of the Day)
1928 - Reg Park, British bodybuilder

17th Prime Minister of Canada John Turner (1929)1929 - John Turner, Richmond England, (L) 17th Canadian PM (1984)
1929 - The Grand Wizard of Wrestling, Wrestling manager (d. 1983)
1930 - Ian Leggat, cricketer (1 Test v South Africa 1953-54 without distinction)
1930 - Hilderaldo Luiz Bellini, Itapira, Brazil, footballer (World Cup 1958, 1952, 51 caps), (d. 2014)
1931 - Henry Weinberg, composer
1931 - Lang Jeffries, Ontario Canada, actor (Skip-Rescue 8)
1931 - Virginia McKenna, actress (Born Free, Chosen, Lions are Free, Simba)
1931 - Malcolm Morley, English-born painter
1933 - Henk E Koning, Dutch sect of Finances (VVD)
1933 - Herb Score, pitcher (Cleveland Indians)
1934 - Philippe Entremont, Rheims France, concert pianist
1934 - Samuel Lipman, music critic
1935 - Harry Crews, US writer/actor (Indian Runner), (d. 2012)
1935 - Thomas Kailath, American engineer
1937 - Bert sugar, Washington D.C., sports writer (Sting like a Bee), (d. 2012)
1937 - Neeme Järvi, Estonian conductor
1938 - Judy Ann Scott-Fox, agent

Singer Tom Jones (1940)1940 - Tom Jones [Sir Thomas John Woodward], Pontypridd, Welsh singer (What's New Pussycat)
1941 - Jaime Laredo, Bolivia, violinist (Qn Elisabeth of Belgium prize 1959)
1943 - Ken Osmond, actor (Eddie Haskel-Leave it To Beaver)
1943 - Mel Levine, (Rep-D-CA, 1983- )
1943 - Nikki Giovanni, poet (LHJ Woman of the Year 1973)
1944 - Bill Rafferty, Queens NY, comedian (Laugh-In, Real People)
1944 - Clarence White, guitarist (Byrds-Turn! Turn! Turn!)
1945 - Wolfgang Schüssel, Chancellor of Austria
1946 - Jenny Jones, [Janina Stronski], Canada, comedienne (Jenny Jones Show)
1946 - Terry Gale, Wyalkatchem WA, Australian golfer
1947 - Thurman Munson, baseball catcher/captain (NY Yankees)
1949 - Jack Ryland, rock vocalist (Three Dog Night)
1950 - Gary Graham, American actor (Alien Nation, Star Trek: Enterprise), born in Long Beach, California
1951 - Anne Twomey, actress (Secret, Deadly Friend, Imagemaker), born in Boston, Massachusetts
1952 - Liam Neeson, N Ireland, actor (Schindler's List, Les Miserables)
1953 - Johnny Clegg, rocker
1953 - Dougie Donnelly, Scottish television broadcaster
1954 - Lui Passaglia, CFL place kicker (BC Lions), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
1954 - Louise Erdrich, American author
1955 - Joey Scarbury, Ontario California, singer (Greatest American Hero)
1955 - William Koch, US skier (World Cup 1982)
1955 - William Forsythe, American actor
1956 - Robert Dover, equestrian dressage (Olympics-bronze-96)
1957 - Neal Radford, cricketer (Zambia England pace bowler in 3 Tests 1986-88)
1957 - Juan Luis Guerra, Dominican musician
1957 - Ruth Anderson, Welsh rug hooker famous for her folk rugs
1958 - Christopher Marcantel, Smithtown NY, actor (Chip-Nurse, Loving)
1958 - Francesca Thyssen, lugano Switz, baroness
1958 - O+> (Prince), [Rogers Nelson], Minn, rocker/actor (1999, Purple Rain)
1958 - Phillipe Boccara, Le Mans France, US sprint kayak (Olympics-96)
1958 - Surakiart Sathirathai, Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand
1958 - Prince, American musician
1960 - Bill Prady, American television producer
1961 - Dave Catching, American musician
1962 - Janice Lawrence Braxton, WNBA center (Cleve Rockers, Olym-gold-1984)
1962 - Paddy McAloon, rocker (Prefab Sprout-2 Wheels Good)
1962 - Takuya Kurosawa, Japanese racing driver
1962 - Michael Cartellone, American drummer (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
1963 - Steven David Rintoul, Bowral Australia, PGA golfer (1994 Buick-2nd)
1963 - Roberto Alagna, French tenor
1964 - Caroline Anne Hare, Lower hutt NZ, 5k/10k (Olympics-96)
1964 - Graeme Labrooy, cricketer (Sri Lankan pace bowler in 9 Tests 1986-91)
1964 - Judie Aronson, American actress
1964 - Gia Carides, Greek-Australian actress
1965 - Mick Foley, American professional wrestler
1965 - Damien Hirst, English artist
1966 - Dan Payne, CFL tackle (Toronto Argonauts)
1966 - Heathcliff Slocumb, Jamaica NY, pitcher (Boston Red Sox)
1966 - Stephane Richer, Ripon, NHL right wing (NJ Devils)
1967 - Sarah Malin, Greenwich Ct, actress (Stephane Prescott-Another World)
1967 - Terance Mathis, NFL wide receiver (Atlanta Falcons)
1968 - Adam Walker, NFL running back (SF 49ers)
1968 - Melissa Coombes, San Gabriel CA, female pitcher (Colo Silver Bullets)
1969 - Lachlan Elmer, Australian field hockey halfback (Oly-silver-92, 96)
1969 - Mark Sohn, Arlington Heights Ill, gymnast (Olympics-96)
1969 - Kim Rhodes, American actress
1970 - Andrei Kovalenko, Gorky Russia, NHL right wing (Mont Canadiens, Edmonton)
1970 - Chad Fann, NFL tight end (Arizona Cardinals, SF 49ers)
1970 - Mike Modano, Livonia MI, NHL forward (Team USA, Dallas Stars)
1970 - Cafu, Brazilian football player
1971 - Terrell Buckley, NFL cornerback (Miami Dolphins)
1971 - Alex X. Mooney, American politician
1972 - Jeff Burris, NFL cornerback/punt returner (Buffalo Bills)
1972 - Karl Urban, New Zealand actor
1973 - Napoleon Kaufman, NFL running back (Oakland Raiders)
1973 - Robert Barr, NFL tackle (Seattle Seahawks)
1973 - Song Yun-ah, South Korean model and actress
1974 - Jason Caswell, Winnipeg Manitoba, Skeet shooter (Olympics-96)
1974 - Mahesh Bhupathi, India, tennis pro
1974 - Bear Grylls, British survivor
1975 - Allen Iverson, NBA guard (Phila 76ers)
1976 - Cassidy Rae, Clarmont Fla, actress (Sarah-Models Inc, Clarissa)
1976 - David Diaz, light welterweight boxer (Olympics-96), born in Chicago, Illinois
1976 - Necro, Jewish American rapper
1977 - Marcin Baszczyński, Polish football player
1977 - Joe Horgan, baseball player
1977 - Odalis Pérez, baseball player
1978 - Adrienne Frantz, Mt Clemens Mich, (Tiffany Thorne-Sunset Beach)
1978 - Bill Hader, American comedian
1978 - Tony An, Korean singer (H.O.T)
1979 - Kevin Hofland, Dutch footballer
1981 - Tyler Johnson, baseball player

Tennis Player Anna Kournikova (1981)1981 - Anna Kournikova, Russian tennis player, born in Moscow
1981 - Stephen Bywater, British goalkeeper
1981 - Kevin Kyle, Scottish footballer
1981 - Larisa Oleynik, American actress
1981 - Amrita Rao, Indian model and actress
1982 - Virgil Vasquez, American baseball player
1983 - Mark Lowe, American baseball player
1985 - Charlie Simpson, British pop singer
1988 - Milan Lucic, Canadian Hockey player (Boston Bruins)
1988 - Michael Cera, Brampton, Ontario, Canadian actor (Arrested Development, Superbad)
1989 - Michael Joseph Tamboli, Eldesburg Md, born 01:23:45 PM on 6-7-89
1993 - Jordan Fry, American actor

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