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Birthdays in History for Monday 7th September 2015

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786 - Emperor Saga, 52nd Emperor of Japan (d. 842)
1438 - Louis II, Landgrave of Hesse (d. 1471)
1471 - Frederik I, king of Denmark/Norway (1523-33)
1524 - Thomas Erastus, Swiss theologian (d. 1583)
1533 - Queen Elizabeth I, Greenwich England, (1558-1603) daughter of Henry VIII and Anna Boleyn (d. 1603)
1631 - Clemens Thieme, composer
1635 - Pal Esterhazy, composer
1674 - Ernest Augustus (d. 1728)
1683 - Mary Anne of Austria, Archduchess of Austria and Queen consort of Portugal (d. 1754)
1694 - Johan Ludvig, Danish policitian (d. 1763)
1703 - Jean Monnet, composer
1705 - Matthäus Günther, German painter (d. 1788)
1707 - George-Louis Leclerc, comte de Buffon, writer on natural history
1726 - Francois-Andre Danican Philidor, France, composer/chess champion
1731 - Damasus Brosmann, composer
1731 - Elisabetta de Gambarini, composer

Queen of England and Ireland Elizabeth I (1533)1735 - Thomas Coutts, Scottish banker
1737 - Luigi Galvani, Italian anatomist/physicist
1739 - Joseph Legros, composer
1740 - Johan Tobias Sergel, Swedish sculptor (d. 1814)
1756 - Willem Bilderdijk, Dutch poet/literature (Disease of Scientists)
1777 - Heinrich Stölzel, German musician and composer (d. 1844)
1782 - Bernardus JC Dibbets, Dutch baron/general-major (Maastricht)
1784 - Frantisek Max Knize, composer
1805 - Samuel Wilberforce, English bishop and one of the greatest public speakers of his day (remembered for his opposition to Darwin's theory of evolution), born in London (d. 1873)
1810 - Hermann Heinrich Gossen, Prussian economist (d. 1858)
1811 - William Hamsley Emory, Major General (Union volunteers), (d. 1887)
1815 - Howell Cobb II, Major General/Secy of Treas (Union), (d. 1868)
1815 - John McDouall Stuart, Australian explorer (d. 1866)
1817 - Louise of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel), queen of Denmark (d. 1898)
1818 - Thomas Talbot, 31st Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1886)
1819 - Jean E "Adriaan" van Bevervoorde, journalist (History of Holland)
1829 - August Kekule von Stradonitz, discovered structure of benzene ring
1829 - Ferdinand Vandiveer Hayden, US, geologist (Geograph Survey 1859-86)
1831 - Alexandre Falguière, French sculptor and painter (d. 1900)
1836 - Henry Campbell-Bannerman, British PM (L) (1905-08)
1836 - August Toepler, German physicist (d. 1912)
1842 - Johannes H Zukertort, German chess player
1851 - Edward Ashael Birge, American pioneer in limnology (d. 1950)
1855 - William Friese-Greene, British photographer (d. 1921)

Primitive Painter Grandma Moses (1860)1860 - Grandma Moses [Anna Maria], NY, primitive painter (Old Oaken Bucket), (d. 1961)
1860 - Willem H Nolens, priest/Dutch ambassador to Vatican
1864 - Giovanni Tebaldini, composer
1866 - Tristan Bernard, French playwright and novelist (d. 1947)
1867 - Albert Basserman, Mannheim Germany, actor (Foreign Correspondant) Dies 1952
1867 - Camilod d'Almeida Pessanha, Portuguese poet (China)
1867 - Evan Williams, Mineral Ridge Ohio, oratorio tenor
1869 - Margot SE Scharten-Antink, Dutch author (Catherina, Sprotje)
1870 - Aleksander Kuprin, Russian author (Pojedinok) [OS=Aug 26]
1870 - Thomas Curtis, American athlete (d. 1944)
1876 - C.J. Dennis, Australian poet and writer (d. 1938)
1877 - Mike O'Neill, Irish baseball player (d. 1959)
1879 - Nachman N "Neddy" Bamberg, Dutch actor (Haddock Mary)
1880 - Attilio Brugnoli, composer
1880 - Kurt von Wolfurt, composer
1881 - Constantly WL Scheurleer, Dutch archaeologist/banker/art expert
1882 - Johanna F Zandstra-Giezen, oldest person in Netherland (died at 111)
1885 - Harry Sinclair Lewis, US, writer (Babbitt, Nobel 1930)
1887 - Edith L Sitwell, English poetess/author (Wheels)
1889 - Albert Plesman, aviation pioneer/founder/director (KLM)
1889 - Bruce F Cummings, English author (Journal of a Disappointed Man)
1891 - Roscoe Karns, San Bernadino California, actor (Capt Shafer-Hennesey)
1893 - Leslie Hore-Belisha, British Minister of Transport
1899 - Leendert A Donker, Dutch Minister of Justice (PvdA)
1900 - "Janet" Taylor Caldwell, English novelist (Melissa)
1900 - Emerson Treacy, Phila, actor (California Straight Ahead)
1902 - Roy Barcroft, [Howard Ravenscroft], Crab Orchard NE, actor (Freckles)
1905 - John Whitley, British air-marshal
1906 - Filip Gershkovich, composer
1907 - Ahmet Adnan Saygun, composer
1908 - Max Kaminsky, trumpeter
1908 - Michael E DeBakey, artificial heart pioneer

American Football Coach Paul Brown (1908)1908 - Paul Brown, Norwalk Ohio, NFL hall of famer (Cleveland Browns, Cincinnati Bengals)
1909 - Elia Kazan, Constaninople Turkey, director (Streetcar Named Desire)
1909 - Jo Juda, Dutch musician
1909 - Natalia Dmitrevna Shpiller, singer
1910 - John Shea, US, 500m/1500m speed skater (Olympic-gold-1932)
1911 - Todor C Zjivkov, Bulgaria partizan/premier/president
1912 - David Packard, electronic engineer/businessman
1913 - Anthony Quayle, England, actor (Anne of 1000 Days, Lawrence of Arabia)
1913 - Oswald Szemerenyi, philologist
1913 - Willem C L "Wim" van der Grinten, Dutch lawyer/undersec of Economy
1914 - Herbert Delauney Bill Hughes, educationist
1914 - Hugo Pfister, composer
1914 - Ian Ball, photographer
1914 - James Van Allen, US physicist (discovered Van Allen radiation belts)
1914 - Graeme Bell, Australian pianist and composer
1917 - John Cornforth, Australian chemist, Nobel Prize laureate, (d. 2013)
1918 - Robert Lewis Campbell Lorimer, publisher
1919 - Alberic Schotte, Belgian cyclist (d. 2004)
1920 - Harri Webb, poet
1920 - Al Caiola, American guitarist
1921 - Arthur Ferrante, American pianist/composer (Ferrante & Teicher - Exodus)
1921 - Josep Lluís Núñez, Spanish President of FC Barcelona (1978 - 2000)
1922 - Kirill Vladimirovich Molchanov, composer
1922 - Lucien Jarraud, Canadian radio host (d. 2007)
1923 - Louise Suggs, LPGA golfer (US Women's Open-1949, 52), born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 2015)
1923 - Peter Lawford, actor (Mrs Miniver, Thin Man), born in London, England
1924 - Charles Braswell, McKinney TX, entertainer
1924 - Daniel K. Inouye, Honolulu, Hawaii, politician (US Senator, 1963-2012), (d. 2012)
1924 - Hugh Aitken, composer
1924 - Leonard Rosenman, American TV composer (Marcus Welby MD), born in Brooklyn, New York
1924 - Bridie Gallagher, Donegal, Ireland, singer (A Mother's Love's A Blessing, The Boys from County Armagh), (d. 2012)
1925 - Allan Blakeney, Canadian politician
1926 - Erich Juskowiak, German footballer (d. 1983)
1926 - Donald Irwin, Rosario, Argentina, American politician, (d. 2013)

Paranormal Investigator Ed Warren (1926)1926 - Ed Warren [Edward Warren Miney], Bridgeport Connecticut, American paranormal investigator (Amityville haunting)
1926 - Ronnie Gilbert, American folk singer (The Weavers), born in New York, New York (d. 2015)
1927 - Don Messick, cartoon voice (Bam-bam, Astro, Scooby-Doo)
1927 - Graham Dudley Whettam, composer
1927 - Eric Hill, British children's Author
1929 - Gil Wolman, situationist
1929 - John Milford, Johnstown NY, actor (Lieutenant, Legend of Jesse James)
1929 - T[homas] P[atrick] McKenna, Ireland, actor (Rivals, Holocaust)
1930 - Baudouin I, king of Belgium (1951-93)
1930 - Sonny Rollins, jazz saxophonist (Blue Room), born in NYC, New York
1930 - Thijs van Vlijmen, Dutch MP (CDA)
1931 - Al McGuire, US, basketball coach (Marquette)
1931 - Charles Camilleri, composer
1931 - Cornelis de Wine, graphic artist
1934 - Bill Giles, baseball owner (Philadelphia Phillies), born in Rochester, New York
1934 - Omar Karami, Prime Minister of Lebanon (1990-92, 2004-05), born in An Nouri
1934 - Mary Bauermeister, German artist
1935 - Abdou Diouf, president of Senegal (1981- )
1935 - Don Messick, cartoon voice (Astro-Jetsons, Bamm Bamm), born in Buffalo, New York

Singer-songwriter Buddy Holly (1936)1936 - Buddy Holly [Charles Holley], Lubbock Texas, American musician (Peggy Sue, That'll Be the Day), (d. 1959)
1936 - Romualds Kalsons, composer
1936 - Apostolos Kaklamanis, Greek politician
1937 - George Patrick Reid, schoolkeeper
1937 - John Phillip Law, Hollywood, actor (Barbarella, Love Machine)
1937 - Olly Wilson, composer
1937 - Cüneyt Arkın, Turkish film actor
1939 - Stanley David Griggs, Portland Oregon, astronaut (STS 51-D), STS 33)
1939 - [Benjamin] Latimore, US singer (Let's Straighten It Out)
1940 - Dario Argento, director (Creepers, Deep Red, Tenebrae)
1941 - Mogoboya NN Ramadike, South African politician in Lebowa
1942 - Garrison Keillor, humorist (Praire Home Companion)
1942 - Alan Oakes, British Footballer

Gangster Roy DeMeo (1942)1942 - Roy DeMeo, American gangster (Gambino crime family), born in Brooklyn, New York
1943 - Lena Valaitis, Lithuanian-German Schlager singer
1943 - Beverley McLachlin, Chief Justice of Canada
1944 - Bertel Haarder, Danish politician
1945 - Luis Aravena Munoz, Chilean singer/exiled in Netherlands
1946 - Alfa Anderson, rock vocalist (Chicago), born in The Bronx, New York
1946 - Willie Crawford, American baseball player (d. 2004)
1948 - Susan Blakely, Frankfurt Germany, actress (Rich Man Poor Man)
1949 - Gloria Gaynor, Newark NJ, disco singer (I Will Survive)
1949 - Barry Siegel, American journalist
1950 - Adriano Panatta, Rome, tennis star (French 1976, Italian 1976)
1950 - Peggy Noonan, author (What I Saw at the Revolution)
1950 - Julie Kavner, American actress and voice artist (Brenda-Rhoda, Marge-Simpsons), born in Los Angeles, California
1951 - Chrissie Hynde, Akron Oh, rocker (Pretenders-Mystery Achievement)
1951 - Mark R McCumber, Jacksonville FL, PGA golfer (1979 Doral-Eastern)
1951 - William Katt, US, actor (Butch & Sundance Kid, Carrie)
1951 - Morris Albert, Brazilian singer
1951 - Mark Isham, American composer
1952 - Ricardo Tormo, Spanish motocyclist (d. 1998)
1953 - Ben Bossi, rocker (Romeo Void)
1953 - Michael Byron, composer
1953 - Greg Ham, Australia, rock saxophonist/flutist (Men At Work)
1954 - Benmont Tench, Gainesville Fl, rock keyboardist (Heartbreakers)
1954 - Corbin Bernsen, North Hollywood California, actor (Arnie Becker-LA Law)
1954 - Michael Emerson, American actor
1955 - Efim Zelmanov, Russian mathematician
1955 - Mira Furlan, Croatian actress
1956 - Michael J Feinstein, pianist (Isn't It Romantic)
1956 - Byron Stevenson, British footballer (d. 2007)
1956 - Diane Warren, American song writer
1957 - Margot Chapman, Hawaii, vocals (Starland Vocal Band-Afternoon Delight)
1957 - Melvin Edward Mays, one of FBI's most wanted
1958 - D Elmina Davies, filmmaker
1958 - Nadieh, Dutch singer/guitarist/composer (Haifa Blue)
1959 - Jermaine Stewart, rocker
1960 - David Steele, rock keyboardist (Fine Young Cannibals), born in Birmingham, England
1960 - Carlos Martinez, American bowler
1960 - Andrew Voss, Australian television personality
1961 - LeRoi Moore, American Saxophonist (Dave Matthews Band) {d. 2008)
1961 - Jean-Yves Thibaudet, French Pianist
1962 - Jennifer Egan, American novelist
1963 - Eric Eazy-E Wright, rapper
1965 - Bruce Armstrong, NFL tackle (NE Patriots)
1965 - Danny Harris, Torrance California, 400m hurdler (Olympic-silver-1984)
1965 - Darko Pančev, Macedonian footballer
1965 - Andreas Thom, German footballer
1965 - Uta Pippig, German athlete
1966 - Christopher Acland, musician
1967 - Kathaleen K Cutone, Olenoridge NJ, fig skater (1994 Collegiate champ)
1967 - Toby Jones, British actor
1968 - Erik Williams, NFL tackle (Dallas Cowboys)
1968 - Kyle Stevens, NJ, rock guitarist (Bang Tango-Dancin' on Coals)
1969 - Angie Everhart, Akron Ohio, model/actress (Jade, Last Action Hero)
1969 - Darren Bragg, Waterbury CT, outfielder (Seattle Mariners)
1969 - Rudy Galindo, 1996 US Mens' Champion, born in San Jose, California
1969 - Diane Farr, American actress (Numb3rs)
1969 - Little Jimmy Urine, American singer (Mindless Self Indulgence)
1970 - Tom Everett Scott, American actor
1971 - Briana Scurry, Minneapolis MN, soccer goalkeeper (Olympics-96)
1971 - John Burke, NFL tight end (NE Patriots)>>
1971 - Tonny Jensen, Australian basketball guard (Olympics-96)
1971 - Wesley Leasy, NFL linebacker (Arizona Cardinals)
1972 - Andreas Pusnik, hockey forward (Team Austria 1998)
1972 - Cedric Davis, NFL cornerback (Arizona Cardinals)
1972 - Jason Isringhausen, Alton IL, pitcher (NY Mets)
1972 - Willy Tate, NFL tight end (KC Chiefs)
1973 - Sam Couch, Newport Beach California, kayak (alt-Olympics-96)
1973 - Shannon Elizabeth, American actress
1974 - Antonio McDyess, NBA forward (Phoenix Suns)
1974 - Mario Frick, Liechtensteiner footballer
1975 - Norifumi Abe, Japanese motorcycle road racer (d. 2007)
1975 - Harold Wallace, Costa Rican footballer
1976 - Marja de Graaf, Miss Universe-Netherlands (1996)
1976 - Oliver Hudson, American actor
1977 - Nora Greenwald, American professional wrestler
1977 - Gianluca Grava, Italian footballer
1977 - Jon Macken, British Footballer
1978 - G[eneral] A[ustin], Columbus Ga, rapper (Another Bad Creation)
1978 - Erwin Koen, Dutch footballer
1979 - Pavol Hochschorner and Peter Hochschorner - Slovak slalom canoers
1979 - Brian Stokes, American baseball player
1980 - Gabriel Milito, Argentine footballer
1980 - Javad Nekounam, Iranian footballer
1980 - Mark Prior, American baseball player
1980 - Sara Carrigan, Australian cyclist
1981 - Gökhan Zan, Turkish footballer
1981 - Paul McCoy, American musician (lead singer of 12 Stones)
1982 - Andre Dirrell, American boxer
1983 - Philip Deignan, Irish cyclist
1983 - Mehmet Topuz, Turkisher footballer
1983 - Pops Mensah-Bonsu, British basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks
1983 - Annette Dytrt, German skater figure
1984 - Vera Zvonareva, Russian tennis player
1985 - Tatia Jayne Starkey, Ringo's 1st grandchild
1985 - Rafinha, Brazilian footballer
1986 - Colin Delaney, American Professional Wrestler
1986 - Spectacular Blue Smith, American musician (Pretty Ricky)
1987 - Aleksandra Wozniak, Canadian tennis player
1987 - Evan Rachel Wood, American actress
1988 - Kevin Love, American basketball player
1990 - Tanja Kolbe, German ice dancer
1993 - Joshua Wilkinson, prince of self proclaimed principality sealand

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