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Birthdays in History for Saturday 14th June 2014

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1479 - Giglio Gregorio Giraldi, Italian poet (d. 1552)
1529 - Ferdinand, archduke (Austria)/mayor (Bohemia)
1657 - Cornelis Cruys, [Niels Olsen Creutz], Norwegian/Dutch admiral
1691 - Jan Francisci, composer
1730 - Antonio Maria Gasparo Giaccino Sacchini, composer [or Jul 23 1734]
1736 - Charles-Augustin de Coulomb, physicist (formulated Coulomb's Law)
1760 - Candido Jose Ruano, composer
1763 - Johannes Simon Mayr, composer
1769 - Dominique Della-Maria, composer
1796 - Nikolai Brashman, Russian mathematician (d. 1866)
1801 - Heber C. Kimball, American religious leader (d. 1868)
1805 - Robert Anderson, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1871
1811 - Harriet Beecher Stowe, author (Uncle Tom's Cabin)
1812 - Fernando Wood, New York City mayor (d. 1881)
1819 - Henry J. Gardner, 23rd Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1892)
1820 - John Bartlett, US, editor (compiled Familiar Quotations)
1821 - Jozef Lies, Flemish painter
1835 - Nikolay Rubinstein, composer
1836 - Thomas Wilberforce Egan, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
1844 - Edouard Naville, Swiss egyptologist
1854 - Frederik Rung, composer
1855 - Robert Marion La Follette, Wisconsin, pres candidate (Progressive)
1856 - Andrey Markov, Russia, mathematician (Markov Chain)
1864 - Alois Alzheimer, Marktbreit, Bavaria, German psychiatrist/neuropathologist (Alzheimer Disease)
1865 - Auguste Jean Maria Charles Serieyx, composer
1868 - Karl Landsteiner, Austria, immunologist/pathologist (Nobel 1930)
1870 - Sophia of Prussia, consort of Constantine I of Greece (d. 1932)
1871 - Jacob Ellehammer, Danish inventor (d. 1946)
1874 - Edward Bowes, radio host (Major Bowes Amateur Hour)
1877 - Jane Bathori, French mezzo-soprano (d. 1970)
1882 - Ion Antonescu, fascist premier/dictator of Roemenia
1882 - Michael Zadora, composer
1883 - Lucien Cerfaux, Belgian bible expert
1884 - John McCormack, Irish/US singer (Irish folksongs)
1889 - Victor van Straelen, Flemish biologist/palaeontologist
1890 - May Allison, American actress (d. 1989)
1893 - Siggie Nordstrom, Swedish singer (The Nordstrom Sisters) (d. 1980)
1894 - Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (d. 1924)
1895 - Cliff Edwards, "Ukulele Ike", Hannibal Missouri, singer (54th Street Revue, When You Wish Upon a Star)
1895 - Louis Finkelstein, US historian/theologist (Pharizees)
1895 - Jack Adams, Canadian ice hockey player, coach and general manager (d. 1968)
1899 - Kawabata Yasunari, Zen writer (Nobel Literature 1968)
1900 - June Walker, IL, actress (War Nurse, Unforgiven)
1903 - Arthur William Raynes McDonald, radar Pioneer/pilot
1904 - Benno Ammann, composer
1906 - Carl Esmond, Wien (Vienna) Austria, actor (Smash-Up)
1906 - Gil Lamb, Minneapolis, actor (Hit Parade of 1947, Riding High)
1906 - Margaret Bourke-White, photographer/innovator/correspondent
1907 - René Char, French poet/painter
1907 - Nicolas Bentley, British writer and illustrator (d. 1978)
1907 - Chico Landi, Brazilian racing driver (d. 1989)
1908 - John Scott Trotter, Charlotte NC, orchestra leader (George Gobel Show)
1909 - Burl Ives, Hunt Ill, folk singer/actor (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof)
1910 - Rudolf Kempe, Niederpoyritz Germany, conductor (Tonhalle Orch 1965-72)
1912 - E Cuyler Hammond, scientist (1st to link smoking with lung cancer)
1914 - Pauline Moore, American actress (d. 2001)
1914 - Winifred Milius Lubell, New York, American illustrator and writer (The Outer Lands) (d. 2012)
1916 - Geoffrey Goodwin, British professor of international relations
1916 - Karl-Rudi Griesbach, composer
1916 - Dorothy McGuire, Omaha, Nebraska, American actress (Old Yeller, Summer Magic)
1917 - Al "Lash" LaRue, Gretna La, actor (Lash of the West, Wyatt Earp)
1917 - Atle Selberg, Norwegian mathematician
1918 - Carter Harman, composer
1918 - Leroy T Walker, Atlanta Ga, US Olympic consultant (1960, 68, 72)
1919 - Sam Wanamaker, Chicago Illinois, actor (Holocaust, Competition, Raw Deal)
1919 - Gene Barry [Eugene Klass], New York City, New York, American actor (The Atomic City, Bat Masterson)
1920 - Helmer-Rayner Sinisalo, composer
1922 - Arthur Jacobs, musicologist
1922 - Kevin Roche, Irish architect
1923 - Donald Smith, cricketer (uneventful England opening batsman 1957)
1923 - Jack Hayward, Brit financier (Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club)
1923 - Theodore Bloomfield, composer
1924 - Solouchin, writer
1925 - Barbara Hammer Avedon, scriptwriter
1925 - David Bache, designer
1925 - Pierre Salinger, newsman (ABC)/press secretary (John Kennedy)
1926 - Hermann Kant, writer
1926 - Don Newcombe, baseball player

Argentine Revolutionary Che Guevara (1928) 1928 - Ernesto "Che" Guevara, Rosario, Argentine Marxist revolutionary and physician (Cuban Revolution)
1929 - Alan Davidson, cricketer (mighty Australian lefty quick all-rounder)
1929 - Cy Coleman, [Seymour Kaufman], American songwriter (Witchcraft, Sweet Charity), (d. 2004)
1931 - Marla Gibbs, Chicago Ill, actress (Florence-Jeffersons, Mary-227)
1932 - Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, composer
1932 - Joe Arpaio, sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona
1933 - Jerzy Kosinski, novelist (Painted Bird, Being There)
1933 - Vladislav Rastorotsky, Soviet gymnastics coach
1935 - Jan Nijland, cattle breeder/Dutch MP (CDA)
1936 - Renaldo "Obie" Benson, singer (The Four Tops) (d. 2005)
1936 - Irmelin Sandman Lilius, Finnish actor
1937 - Jørgen Leth, Danish film director
1939 - Steny H Hoyer, (Rep-D-MD, 1981- )
1939 - John F. MacArthur, American evangelist
1940 - Ben Davidson, Los Angeles California, actor (Rhino-Ball Four, Code R), (d. 2012)
1940 - Bill Baker, (Rep-R-California)
1940 - Jack Bannon, Los Angeles California, actor (Art-Lou Grant, Trauma Center)
1940 - John Mizelle, composer
1941 - John Edgar Widerman, US writer
1943 - F James Sensenbrenner, (Rep-R-Wisconsin)
1943 - Muff [Mervyn] Winwood, singer (Spencer Davis Group-Gimme Some Lovin)
1943 - W J [Billy] Tauzin, (Rep-D-LA, 1980- )
1943 - Harold Wheeler, American composer
1943 - John Miles, British racing driver
1944 - Laurie Colwin, American author (d. 1992)
1944 - Joe Grifasi, American actor
1945 - Rod Argent, rocker (She's Not There-Zombies, Hold Your Head Up-Argent)

Businessman & T.V. Personality Donald Trump (1946) 1946 - Donald Trump, billionaire/master builder (Trump Towers/Plaza/Castle)
1946 - Ralph McAllister Ingersol II, NYC, newspaper publisher
1947 - Barry Melton, American guitarist (Country Joe and the Fish)
1949 - Alan White, English rock drummer (Yes, Ramshackled)
1949 - Bob Frankston, programmer (VisiCalc)
1949 - Rochelle Firestone, Kansas City MO, actress (Hellhole)
1949 - Jimmy Lea, British musician (Slade)
1949 - Harry Turtledove, American author
1950 - Jeremy Sinden, actor (Chariots of Fire, Ascendancy, Harem)
1950 - Rowan Williams, 104th Archbishop of Canterbury
1951 - Paul Boateng, British politician
1952 - Eddie Mekka, Worcester Mass, actor (Carmine-Laverne & Shirley)
1952 - Jimmy Lea, England, rock bassist (Slade)
1952 - Pat Summitt, American basketball coach
1952 - Leon Wieseltier, American writer.
1953 - David Thomas, US singer/songwriter (Pere Ubu)
1953 - Janet Mackey, New Zealand politician
1954 - Will Patton, Charleston SC, actor (No Way Out, Ballzaire the Cajun)
1955 - Kim Lankford, Montebello California, actress (Gingers-Knots Landing)
1955 - Larry Burrows, fictional character (Mr Destiny)
1955 - Vince Evans, NFL quarterback (Oakland Raiders)
1955 - Michael D. Duvall, California State Assemblyman
1956 - Frederick Funk, Takoma Park MD, PGA golfer (1992 Shell Houston Open)
1956 - King Diamond [Kim Petersen], Copenhagen, Denmark, heavy metal musician (Merciful Fate, King Diamond)
1956 - Sam Irvin, American director and producer
1958 - Brian David Willis, rock drummer (Quarterflash)
1958 - Carina Persson, Stockholm Sweden, playmate (August, 1983)
1958 - Eric Heiden, Madison, Wisconsin, US speed skater (5 Olympic gold medals 1980)
1960 - Tonie Campbell, Los Angeles California, 100m hurdler (Olympic-bronze-1988)
1961 - "Boy George" O'Dowd, androgynous vocalist & druggie (Culture Club)
1961 - Grace Jackson, St Ann Jamaica, 200m runner (Olympic-silver-1988)
1961 - Sam Perkins, NBA forward/center (Seattle Supersonics)
1962 - Scott Radecic, NFL linebacker (Indianapolis Colts)
1963 - Chris DeGarmo, guitarist (Queensryche-Breaking the Silence)
1963 - James Patrick, Winnipeg, NHL defenseman (Calgary Flames)
1963 - Laurel Kean, Portland ME, LPGA golfer (1994 JAL Big Apple-17th)
1964 - Jamie Dukes, NFL center (Arizona Cardinals)
1964 - Randall Thompson, Halifax Nova Scotia, boxer (Olympics-96)
1964 - Peter Gilliver, English lexicographer
1966 - Ricky Siglar, NFL tackle (KC Chiefs, New Orleans Saints)
1966 - Rod Stephens, NFL linebacker (Washington Redskins)
1966 - Traylor Howard, Orlando Fla, actress (Joy Byrnes-Boston Common)
1967 - Ante Mise, Yugoslav soccer player (Hajduk Split/Vitesse)
1967 - Dedrick Dodge, NFL safety (SF 49ers, Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32)
1967 - Wendy Lian Williams, St Louis Mo, US diver (Olympic-bronze-88, 92)
1967 - Kelly Nash, American radio personality
1968 - Brian Wiggins, NFL wide receiver (Carolina Panthers)
1968 - Eric Murdock, NBA guard (Vancouver Grizzlies, Miami Heat)
1968 - Tony Smith, NBA guard (Miami Heat)
1968 - Yasmine Bleeth, NYC, actress (Ryan's Hope, 1 Life to Live, Baywatch)
1968 - Faizon Love, American actor
1969 - Eric Desjardins, Rauyn Quebec, NHL defenseman (Phila Flyers, Canada)
1969 - Eugene Chung, NFL guard (Jacksonville Jaguars, Indianapolis Colts)

Tennis Player Steffi Graf (1969) 1969 - Steffi Graf, Mannheim West Germany, tennis player (22 Grand Slam singles titles)
1969 - Kyle Hebert, American voice actor
1969 - MC Ren, American rapper
1969 - Michael Gerber, American parody author
1970 - Simone Fleurice Eden, Arcadia Ca, playmate (Feb, 1989)
1970 - Todd Manning, fictional character (One Life to Live)
1970 - Willie Beamon, NFL cornerback (NY Giants)
1971 - Bruce Bowen, NBA guard (Boston Celtics)
1971 - Fred Baxter, NFL tight end (NY Jets)
1971 - Ramon Vega, former Swiss footballer
1972 - Jeff Kysar, NFL tackle (Oakland Raiders)
1972 - Rick Brunson, NBA guard (Portland Trailblazers)
1972 - Matthias Ettrich, German computer scientist (KDE)
1972 - Shaun Keaveny, British radio DJ
1973 - Daniel Marsh, cricketer (son of Rod South Aust slow lefty since 1993)
1973 - Michael Cade, NJ, actor (Sylvester Winkle-California Dreams)
1973 - Sam Shade, NFL strong safety (Cin Bengals)
1973 - Sami Kapanen, Vantaa Fin, NHL left wing (Whalers, Carolina, Oly-B-98)
1973 - Stepfret Williams, wide receiver (Dallas Cowboys)
1973 - Ceca Raznatovic, Serbian singer
1974 - Rod Payne, corner (Cincinnati Bengals)
1974 - Jang Jin-young, South Korean actress
1974 - Phillip Rhys, British actor
1975 - A J Mleczko, ice hockey forward (USA, Oly-98)
1975 - Ryuji Miki, Japanese racing driver
1975 - Chris Onstad, American cartoonist
1975 - Bob Nanna, American musician (Braid, Hey Mercedes, The City on Film)
1976 - Rita Carvalho, Miss Universe-Portugal (1996)
1976 - Alan Carr, British Stand-up comedian, Television presenter
1976 - Massimo Oddo, Italian football player
1977 - Massimiliano Neri, Italian Supermodel
1977 - Chris McAlister, American football player
1978 - Diablo Cody, American screenwriter
1978 - Steve Bégin, French-Canadian hockey player
1978 - Annia Hatch, Cuban-American gymnast
1981 - Lonneke Engel, Dutch model
1981 - Chauncey Leopardi, American actor
1982 - Jamie Green, British racing driver
1983 - John Stocco, American football player
1983 - Louis Garrel, French actor
1984 - Siobhán Donaghy, British singer (ex-Sugababes)
1984 - Lorenzo Booker, American football player
1985 - Andrew Bonner, Scottish football player
1985 - Andy Soucek, Spanish racing driver
1986 - Jonathan Clare, English cricketer
1987 - Andrew Cogliano, Professional Hockey Player
1988 - Kevin Michael McHale, American singer
1989 - Lucy Hale, American actress
1989 - Courtney Halverson, American actress
1992 - Daryl Sabara, American actor
1992 - Evan Sabara, American actor
2160 - Montgomery Edward Scott, Aberdeen Scotland, fictional eng (Star Trek)

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