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==Births== ===Pre-1600=== *[[1436]] – [[Regiomontanus]] (Johannes Müller von Königsberg), German mathematician, astronomer, and bishop (died 1476)<ref>{{cite book |title=Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People |year=1876 |publisher=W. and R. Chambers |location=Edinburgh |page=167 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b21LAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA167}}</ref><ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Regiomontanus |title=Regiomontanus |encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Britannica |location=Edinburgh |access-date=12 July 2020}}</ref> *[[1519]] – [[Andrea Cesalpino]], Italian philosopher, physician, and botanist (died 1603)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Andrea-Cesalpino |title=Andrea Cesalpino |encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Britannica |location=Edinburgh |access-date=12 July 2020}}</ref> *[[1599]] – [[Diego Velázquez]] (''date of baptism''), Spanish painter and educator (died 1660)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Diego-Velazquez |title=Diego Velázquez |encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Britannica |location=Edinburgh |access-date=14 January 2021}}</ref> ===1601–1900=== *[[1606]] – [[Pierre Corneille]], French playwright and producer (died 1684)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Pierre-Corneille |title=Pierre Corneille |encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Britannica |location=Edinburgh |access-date=14 January 2021}}</ref> *[[1622]] – [[Claude-Jean Allouez]], French-American missionary and explorer (died 1689)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Claude-Jean-Allouez |title=Claude-Jean Allouez |encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Britannica |location=Edinburgh |access-date=14 January 2021}}</ref> *[[1714]] – [[Joseph I of Portugal]], King of [[Portugal]] from 31 July 1750 until his death (died 1777)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Joseph-king-of-Portugal |title=Joseph, King of Portugal |encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Britannica |location=Edinburgh |access-date=14 January 2021}}</ref> *[[1755]] – [[Nathan Hale]], American soldier (died 1776)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Nathan-Hale |title=Nathan Hale (American Revolutionary War officer) |encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Britannica |location=Edinburgh |access-date=14 January 2021}}</ref> *[[1756]] – [[John Trumbull]], American soldier and painter (died 1843)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Trumbull-American-painter |title=John Trumbull (American painter) |encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Britannica |location=Edinburgh |access-date=14 January 2021}}</ref> *[[1799]] – [[Alexander Pushkin]], Russian author and poet (died 1837)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Aleksandr-Sergeyevich-Pushkin |title=Aleksandr Pushkin |encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Britannica |location=Edinburgh |access-date=14 January 2021}}</ref> *[[1810]] – [[Friedrich Wilhelm Schneidewin]], German philologist and scholar (died 1856)<ref>{{cite EB1911 |wstitle=Schneidewin, Friedrich Wilhelm |volume=24 |page=345}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Baumeister |first=August |author-link=August Baumeister |title=Schneidewin, Friedrich Wilhelm |work=Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB) (in German) |volume=32 |publisher=Duncker & Humblot |location=Leipzig |year=1891 |pages=150–153}}</ref> *[[1825]] – [[Friedrich Bayer]], German pharmacist, founded [[Bayer]] (died 1880)<ref>{{cite web|title=Eigentlich müsste es Beyer heißen|website=www.ksta.de|publisher=Leverkusener Anzeiger|url=http://www.ksta.de/stadt-leverkusen/bayer-eigentlich-muesste-es-beyer-heissen,15189132,22822812.html|access-date=2015-05-26|last=Thomas Käding|date=2013-05-21}}</ref> *[[1841]] – [[Eliza Orzeszkowa]], Polish author and publisher (died 1910)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Eliza-Orzeszkowa |title=Eliza Orzeszkowa |encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Britannica |location=Edinburgh |access-date=15 January 2021}}</ref> *[[1843]] – [[Henriette Wulfsberg]], Norwegian school owner and writer (died 1906)<ref>{{cite book|last1=Borgen |first1=Per Otto |title=De skriveføre drammensere : drammensdiktere gjennom 220 år |date=1996 |publisher=Forl. for by- og bygdehistorie |location=Drammen |isbn=8291649022 |pages=82–85 |url=https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2014061608252?page=83 |language=no}}</ref> *[[1850]] – [[Karl Ferdinand Braun]], German-American physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate in 1909 for [[physics]] (died 1918)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ferdinand-Braun |title=Ferdinand Braun |encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Britannica |location=Edinburgh |access-date=15 January 2021}}</ref> *[[1851]] – [[Angelo Moriondo]], Italian inventor of the espresso machine (died 1914)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/google-doodle-honors-angelo-moriondo-who-was-he-and-what-did-he-invent|title=Google Doodle Honors Angelo Moriondo: Who Was He and What Did He Invent? |access-date=6 June 2022}}</ref> *[[1857]] – [[Aleksandr Lyapunov]], Russian mathematician and physicist (died 1918)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Lyapunov/ |last1=O'Connor |first1=J. J. |last2=Robertson |first2=E. F. |title=Aleksandr Mikhailovich Lyapunov |work=MacTutor |publisher=School of Mathematics and Statistics |location=University of St Andrews |date=2004 |access-date=15 January 2021}}</ref> *[[1862]] – [[Henry Newbolt]], English historian, author, and poet (died 1938)<ref>{{cite EB1911 |wstitle=Newbolt, Henry John |volume=19 |page=463}}</ref> *[[1867]] – [[David T. Abercrombie]], American entrepreneur and co-founder of lifestyle brand [[Abercrombie & Fitch]] (died 1931)<ref>{{Cite book |last=Abercrombie |first=Ronald Taylor |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JTExAAAAMAAJ&q=%22David+Thomas+Abercrombie%22 |title=The Abercrombies of Baltimore: A Genealogical and Biographical Sketch of the Family of David Abercrombie, who Settled in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1848 |date=1940 |publisher=Priv. print. |language=en}}</ref> *[[1868]] – [[Robert Falcon Scott]], English sailor and explorer (died 1912)<ref>{{cite book |last=Crane |first=David |author-link=David Crane (historian) |title=Scott of the Antarctic: A Life of Courage, and Tragedy in the Extreme South |publisher=HarperCollins |location=London |year=2005 |pages=14–15 |isbn=978-00-07150-68-7}}</ref> *[[1872]] – [[Alix of Hesse]], German princess and Russian empress (died 1918)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alexandra-empress-consort-of-Russia |title=Alexandra, Empress Consort of Russia |encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Britannica |location=Edinburgh |access-date=15 January 2021}}</ref> *1872 – [[Arthur Henry Adams]], Australian journalist and author (died 1936)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Arthur H. Adams |url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A14697 |access-date=2024-09-08 |website=AustLit: Discover Australian Stories |publisher=The University of Queensland}}</ref> *[[1875]] – [[Thomas Mann]], German author and critic, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 1955)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Thomas-Mann |title=Thomas Mann |encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Britannica |location=Edinburgh |access-date=15 January 2021}}</ref> *[[1890]] – [[Ted Lewis (musician)|Ted Lewis]], American singer, clarinet player, and bandleader (died 1971)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1971/08/26/archives/ted-lewis-showman-dies-at-80-tophatted-jazzman-made-isevrybody.html |last=Freeman |first=William M. |title=Ted Lewis, Showman, Dies at 80 |newspaper=New York Times |date=26 August 1971 |access-date=15 January 2021}}</ref> *[[1891]] – [[Masti Venkatesha Iyengar]], Indian author and academic (died 1986)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.karnataka.com/personalities/masti-venkatesha-iyengar/ |author=Madur |title=Masti Venkatesha Iyengar – The Famous Kannada Writer |publisher=Mahesh |location=Karnataka |date=10 October 2011 |access-date=15 January 2021}}</ref> * 1891 – [[Erich Marcks]], German general in WWII who planned [[Operation Barbarossa]] (died 1944)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tracesofwar.com/persons/44532/Marcks-Erich.htm |title=Marcks, Erich |work=Traces of War |publisher=STIWOT |location=Badhoevedorp, Netherlands |access-date=15 January 2021}}</ref> *[[1896]] – [[Henry Allingham]], English [[World War I]] soldier and [[supercentenarian]] (died 2009)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/radio4/entries/7e185c19-18d1-3267-a230-705aa674f52a |title=Henry William Allingham, 6 June 1896 – 18 July 2009 |work=BBC Radio 4 |publisher=BBC |location=London |date=19 July 2009 |access-date=8 July 2020}}</ref> * 1896 – [[Italo Balbo]], Italian air marshal and fascist politician who played a key role in developing Mussolini's air force (died 1940)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Italo-Balbo |title=Italo Balbo |encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Britannica |location=Edinburgh |access-date=15 January 2021}}</ref> *[[1897]] – [[Joel Rinne]], Finnish actor (died 1981)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.is.fi/viihde/art-2000001234164.html|title=Savusaunasta Suomen parhaan elokuvan tähdeksi – Joel Rinteen uskomaton elämäntarina!|first=Siru|last=Valleala|work=[[Ilta-Sanomat]]|date=August 5, 2016|access-date=January 6, 2021|language=fi}}</ref> *[[1898]] – [[Jacobus Johannes Fouché]], South African politician, 2nd [[State President of South Africa]] (died 1980)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jacobus-Johannes-Fouche |title=Jacobus Johannes Fouché |encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Britannica |location=Edinburgh |access-date=15 January 2021}}</ref> * 1898 – [[Ninette de Valois]], English ballerina, choreographer, and director (died 2001)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ninette-de-Valois |title=Dame Ninette de Valois |encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Britannica |location=Edinburgh |access-date=15 January 2021}}</ref> *[[1900]] – [[Manfred Sakel]], Ukrainian-American psychiatrist and physician (died 1957)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Manfred-J-Sakel |title=Manfred Sakel |encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Britannica |location=Edinburgh |access-date=15 January 2021}}</ref> ===1901–present=== *[[1901]] – [[Jan Struther]], English author, poet and hymnwriter who created the character [[Mrs. Miniver (character)|Mrs Miniver]] (died 1953)<ref>{{cite ODNB|id=39183|title=Placzek, Joyce Anstruther [pseud. Jan Struther]}}</ref> * 1901 – [[Sukarno]], Indonesian engineer and politician, 1st [[President of Indonesia]] (died 1970)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sukarno |title=Sukarno |encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Britannica |location=Edinburgh |access-date=15 January 2021}}</ref> *[[1902]] – [[Jimmie Lunceford]], American saxophonist and bandleader (died 1947)<ref>{{cite book |last=Determeyer |first=Eddy |title=Rhythm Is Our Business: Jimmie Lunceford and the Harlem Express |publisher=University of Michigan Press |year=2006 |pages=1–2 |isbn=978-04-72033-59-1}}</ref> *[[1903]] – [[Aram Khachaturian]], [[Armenia]]n composer and conductor (died 1978)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Aram-Khachaturian |title=Aram Khachaturian |encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Britannica |location=Edinburgh |access-date=15 January 2021}}</ref> *[[1906]] – [[Max August Zorn]], German mathematician and academic who is noted for [[Zorn's Lemma]] (died 1993)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Zorn/ |last1=O'Connor |first1=J. J. |last2=Robertson |first2=E. F. |title=Max August Zorn |work=MacTutor |publisher=School of Mathematics and Statistics |location=University of St Andrews |date=2002 |access-date=16 January 2021}}</ref> *[[1907]] – [[Bill Dickey]], American baseball player and manager who played in eight [[World Series]], winning seven (died 1993)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Bill-Dickey |title=Bill Dickey |encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Britannica |location=Edinburgh |access-date=15 January 2021}}</ref> *[[1909]] – [[Isaiah Berlin]], Latvian-English historian and philosopher (died 1997)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Isaiah-Berlin |title=Isaiah Berlin |encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Britannica |location=Edinburgh |access-date=16 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/obituray-sir-isaiah-berlin-1292530.html |first=Henry |last=Hardy |title=Obituary: Sir Isaiah Berlin |work=The Independent |location=London |date=7 November 1997 |access-date=16 January 2021}}</ref> *[[1915]] – [[Vincent Persichetti]], American pianist and composer (died 1987)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Vincent-Persichetti |title=Vincent Persichetti |encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Britannica |location=Edinburgh |access-date=16 January 2021}}</ref> *[[1916]] – [[Hamani Diori]], [[Niger]]ien academic and politician, 1st [[President of Niger]] (died 1989)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hamani-Diori |title=Hamani Diori |encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Britannica |location=Edinburgh |access-date=16 January 2021}}</ref> *[[1917]] – [[Kirk Kerkorian]], American businessman, founded the [[Tracinda Corporation]] (died 2015)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/17/business/kirk-kerkorian-billionaire-investor-in-film-studios-and-casinos-dies-at-98.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220103/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/17/business/kirk-kerkorian-billionaire-investor-in-film-studios-and-casinos-dies-at-98.html |archive-date=2022-01-03 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |last=Kandell |first=Jonathan |title=Kirk Kerkorian, Billionaire Investor in Film Studios and Casinos, Dies at 98 |newspaper=New York Times |date=16 June 2015 |access-date=16 January 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref> *[[1918]] – [[Kenneth Connor]], English comedy actor (died 1993)<ref>{{cite ODNB|id=51616|title=Connor, Kenneth}}</ref> * 1918 – [[Edwin G. Krebs]], American biochemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 2009)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Edwin-Krebs |title=Edwin Gerhard Krebs |encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Britannica |location=Edinburgh |access-date=15 January 2021}}</ref> *[[1919]] – [[Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington]], English army officer and politician, 6th [[Secretary General of NATO]] (died 2018)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Peter-Carington-6th-Baron-Carrington-of-Upton |title=Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington |encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Britannica |location=Edinburgh |access-date=15 January 2021}}</ref> *[[1923]] – [[V. C. Andrews]], American author, illustrator, and painter (died 1986)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/Andrews_V_C_1923-1986#start_entry |last=Campbell | first=Edward D. C. Jr. |title=V. C. Andrews (1923–1986) |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia Virginia |date=8 April 2009 |access-date=16 January 2021}}</ref> * 1923 – [[Jean Pouliot]], Canadian broadcaster (died 2004)<ref>{{cite news |last=Francoeur |first=Gary |title=Broadcast executive Jean Pouliot founded TVA, TQS networks |newspaper=Montreal Gazette |date=10 August 2004 |page=8}}</ref> *[[1925]] – [[Maxine Kumin]], American poet and author (died 2014)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Maxine-Kumin |title=Maxine Kumin |encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Britannica |location=Edinburgh |access-date=15 January 2021}}</ref> * 1925 – [[Frank Chee Willeto]], American soldier and politician, 4th [[Vice President of the Navajo Nation]] and a noted [[code talker]] during World War II (died 2013)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://indiancountrytoday.com/archive/navajo-code-talker-frank-chee-willeto-walks-on-xYLgf2Xa-UupZ7I2ttdL1A |title=Navajo Code Talker Frank Chee Willeto Walks On |newspaper=Ict News |publisher=Indian Country Today |location=Phoenix |date=26 June 2012 |access-date=15 January 2021}}</ref> *[[1926]] – [[Klaus Tennstedt]], German conductor (died 1998)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/obituary-klaus-tennstedt-1138414.html |last1=Lebrecht |first1=Norman |last2=Lister |first2=David |title=Obituary: Klaus Tennstedt |work=The Independent |location=London |date=13 January 1998 |access-date=16 January 2021}}</ref> *[[1929]] – [[James Barnor]], Ghanaian photographer<ref>{{cite news |url=https://mg.co.za/article/2019-06-21-00-photographer-james-barnor-ever-young-at-90 |last=Naidoo |first=Riason |title=Photographer James Barnor – Ever Young at 90 |newspaper=Mail & Guardian |location=Johannesburg |date=21 June 2019 |access-date=24 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.serpentinegalleries.org/whats-on/james-barnor/ |title=Exhibition – James Barnor |publisher=Serpentine Galleries |location=London |access-date=24 September 2020}}</ref> * 1929 – [[Sunil Dutt]], Indian actor, director, producer, and politician (died 2005)<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050526/main1.htm |first=Shiv |last=Kumar |title=Sunil Dutt is no more |newspaper=The Tribune |location=Chandigarh |date=25 May 2005 |access-date=24 September 2020}}</ref> *[[1930]] – [[Frank Tyson]], English-Australian cricketer, coach and journalist (died 2015)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/21644.html |title=Frank Tyson |publisher=ESPN Sports Media Ltd |location=London |access-date=8 July 2020}}</ref> *[[1932]] – [[David Scott]], American colonel, engineer, and astronaut who was the commander of [[Apollo 15]]<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/David-Scott |title=David Scott |encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Britannica |location=Edinburgh |access-date=15 January 2021}}</ref> *[[1933]] – [[Heinrich Rohrer]], Swiss physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 2013)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Heinrich-Rohrer |title=Heinrich Rohrer |encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Britannica |location=Edinburgh |access-date=15 January 2021}}</ref> *[[1934]] – [[Albert II of Belgium|Albert II]], King of the Belgians from 9 August 1993 to 21 July 2013 (abdicated)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Albert-II-king-of-Belgium |title=Albert II – King of Belgium |encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Britannica |location=Edinburgh |access-date=15 January 2021}}</ref> * 1934 – [[Taichi Yamada]], Japanese screenwriter and novelist (died 2023)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.waseda.jp/top/assets/uploads/2016/10/2016_Mr.Taichi-Yamada.pdf |title=顕彰状 山田太一氏 |work=Honors and Awards Database - Waseda University |publisher=[[Waseda University]] |language=ja |date=24 September 2016 |access-date=3 December 2023}}</ref> *[[1935]] – [[Jon Henricks]], Australian swimmer; winner of two [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] gold medals in 1956<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.olympic.org/jon-henricks |title=Jon Henricks |publisher=International Olympic Committee |location=Lausanne |access-date=8 July 2020}}</ref> *[[1936]] – [[D. Ramanaidu]], Indian actor, director, and producer, founded [[Suresh Productions]] (died 2015)<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/telugu-producer-d-rama-naidu-passes-away-movie-moguls-death-shocks-celebs-fans-623854 |last=Hooli |first=Shekhar H. |title=Telugu Producer D Rama Naidu Passes Away; Movie Mogul's Death Shocks Tollywood Celebs |work=International Business Times |location=Bangalore |date=18 February 2015 |access-date=16 January 2021}}</ref> * 1936 – [[Levi Stubbs]], American soul singer; lead vocalist of the [[Four Tops]] (died 2008)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/18/arts/music/18stubbs.html?ref=obituaries |last=Maynard |first=Micheline |title=Levi Stubbs, 72, Powerful Voice for Four Tops, Dies |newspaper=The New York Times |date=17 October 2008 |access-date=24 September 2020}}</ref> *[[1939]] – [[Louis Andriessen]], Dutch pianist and composer (died 2021)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2002/sep/28/classicalmusicandopera.artsfeatures1 |last=O'Mahony |first=John |title=Louis the first |work=The Guardian |location=London |date=28 September 2002 |access-date=16 January 2021}}</ref> * 1939 – [[Gary U.S. Bonds]], American singer-songwriter<ref>{{cite book |first=Joseph |last=Murrells |title=The Book of Golden Discs |edition=2nd |publisher=Barrie and Jenkins Ltd |location=London |year=1978 |page=132 |isbn=978-02-14205-12-5 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr/page/132}}</ref> *[[1940]] – [[Willie John McBride]], Northern Irish rugby player who toured with the [[British and Irish Lions|British Lions]] five times<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.planetrugby.com/my-rugby-hero-ireland-and-british-and-irish-lions-legend-willie-john-mcbride/ |title=My rugby hero: Willie John McBride |work=Planet Rugby |publisher=Planet Sport Publishing |location=Leeds |date=13 January 2021 |access-date=15 January 2021}}</ref> *[[1943]] – [[Richard Smalley]], American chemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate in 1996 for [[chemistry]] (died 2005)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Richard-Smalley |title=Richard Smalley |encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Britannica |location=Edinburgh |access-date=15 January 2021}}</ref> *[[1944]] – [[Monty Alexander]], Jamaican jazz pianist<ref>{{cite book |last=Rinzler |first=Paul |title=The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, vol. 1 |year=2002 |publisher=Grove's Dictionaries Inc. |location=New York |chapter=Alexander, Monty |page=28 |isbn=978-15-61592-84-5}}</ref> * 1944 – [[Phillip Allen Sharp]], American molecular biologist; 1993 [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (Physiology or Medicine)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Phillip-A-Sharp |title=Phillip A. Sharp |encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Britannica |location=Edinburgh |access-date=8 July 2020}}</ref> * 1944 – [[Tommie Smith]], American sprinter and football player; winner of 1968 Olympic 200m gold medal in a world record time<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Tommie-Smith |title=Tommie Smith |encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Britannica |location=Edinburgh |access-date=8 July 2020}}</ref> *[[1946]] – [[Tony Levin]], American bass player and songwriter<ref>{{cite web |last=Ankeny |first=Jason |url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p98056|pure_url=yes}} |title=Tony Levin |work=AllMusic |location=Ann Arbor, Michigan |access-date=7 July 2020}}</ref> *[[1947]] – [[David Blunkett]], British [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] politician; [[Home Secretary]] 2001–2004<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/David-Blunkett |title=David Blunkett |encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Britannica |location=Edinburgh |access-date=7 July 2020}}</ref> * 1947 – [[Robert Englund]], American actor; best known for ''[[Nightmare on Elm Street]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2020/06/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-june-6-2020-includes-celebrities-robert-englund-jason-isaacs.html |last=Rose |first=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays |publisher=Advance Local Media LLC |location=Cleveland, Ohio |date=6 June 2020 |access-date=7 July 2020}}</ref> * 1947 – [[Ada Kok]], Dutch [[butterfly stroke]] swimmer; winner of three [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] medals including gold in 1968<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.swimnews.com/News/view/9495 |title=Happy Birthday To A Butterfly Legend |publisher=Swim News Publishing Inc. |location=Woodbridge, Ontario |date=6 June 2012 |access-date=7 July 2020}}</ref> * 1947 – [[Keith Daniel Williams]], American convicted rapist and triple murderer (died 1996)<ref>{{cite web|title=Capital Punishment|work=[[California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation]]|url=http://www.cdcr.ca.gov/Capital_Punishment/inmates_executed/Keith_Williams.html|access-date=December 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140911205548/http://www.cdcr.ca.gov/Capital_Punishment/inmates_executed/Keith_Williams.html|archive-date=September 11, 2014}}</ref> *[[1948]] – [[Arlene Harris (inventor)|Arlene Harris]], American entrepreneur, inventor, investor and policy advocate<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.californiabirthindex.org/birth/arlene_joy_harris_born_1948_3655492 |title=Arlene Joy Harris profile |publisher=California Birth Records |location=Los Angeles |access-date=7 July 2020}}</ref> *[[1949]] – [[Holly Near]], American folk singer and songwriter<ref>{{cite web |last=Deming |first=Mark |url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p579909|pure_url=yes}} |title=Holly Near |work=AllMusic |location=Ann Arbor, Michigan |access-date=7 July 2020}}</ref> *[[1951]] – [[Dwight Twilley]], American pop/rock singer and songwriter (died 2023)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/01/arts/music/dwight-twilley-dead.html|title=Dwight Twilley, Rootsy Power-Pop Hitmaker, Dies at 72|last=Williams|first=Alex|newspaper=The New York Times|date=November 1, 2023|access-date=November 2, 2023}}</ref> *[[1954]] – [[Harvey Fierstein]], American actor and playwright; winner of four [[Tony Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/biography/Harvey_Fierstein.html |title=Harvey Fierstein |work=Jewish Virtual Library |date=6 June 1954 |access-date=7 July 2020}}</ref> * 1954 – [[Wladyslaw Zmuda]], Polish footballer and manager; 91 caps for Poland and voted Best Young Player at the [[1974 FIFA World Cup]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.olympic.org/wladyslaw-zmuda |title=Wladyslaw Zmuda |publisher=International Olympic Committee |location=Lausanne |access-date=7 July 2020}}</ref> *[[1955]] – [[Sam Simon]], American director, producer and screenwriter; co-developer of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' (died 2015)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/mar/09/sam-simon-obituary |last=Carlson |first=Michael |title=Sam Simon obituary |work=The Guardian |location=London |date=9 March 2015 |access-date=7 July 2020}}</ref> *[[1956]] – [[Björn Borg]], Swedish tennis player; winner of eleven [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] singles titles including five consecutive [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledons]]<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Bjorn-Borg |title=Björn Borg |encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Britannica |location=Edinburgh |access-date=7 July 2020}}</ref> *[[1959]] – [[Colin Quinn]], American comedian and actor<ref>{{cite web |title=Colin Quinn |url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/156565%7C0/Colin-Quinn#overview |publisher=[[Turner Classic Movies]] |access-date=1 June 2023}}</ref> *[[1960]] – [[Steve Vai]], American musician<ref>{{cite web |title=Steve Vai celebrates 61st birthday with "Sandman Cloud Mist" jam |url=https://bravewords.com/news/steve-vai-celebrates-61st-birthday-with-sandman-cloud-mist-jam |publisher=[[Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles]] |access-date=1 June 2023 |date=7 June 2021}}</ref> *[[1963]] – [[Jason Isaacs]], English actor<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jason Isaacs News & Biography - Empire |url=https://www.empireonline.com/people/jason-isaacs/ |access-date=2023-01-06 |website=www.empireonline.com}}</ref> *[[1966]] – [[Sophie Jamal]], Canadian endocrinologist involved in scientific misconduct<ref name="jamal">{{cite web|url=https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2001127392.html|title=Jamal, Sophie (Sophie A.), 1966-|work=Library of Congress|date=12 March 2001|access-date=4 February 2022}}</ref> * 1966 – [[Tony Yeboah]], Ghanaian footballer<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anthony Yeboah Leeds United Forward, Profile & Stats {{!}} Premier League |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/889/Anthony-Yeboah/overview |access-date=2023-01-06 |website=www.premierleague.com |language=en}}</ref> *[[1967]] – [[Paul Giamatti]], American actor and producer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Paul-Giamatti|title = Paul Giamatti {{pipe}} Biography, Films, & Facts| date=2 June 2023 }}</ref> *[[1972]] – [[Natalie Morales (journalist)|Natalie Morales]], American television journalist and [[NBC News]] anchor<ref>{{cite web |url=https://hollywoodlife.com/celeb/natalie-morales/ |last=Fuller |first=Bonnie |title=Natalie Morales |work=HollywoodLife |date=5 May 2016 |location=Los Angeles |access-date=7 July 2020}}</ref> *[[1973]] – [[Jackie Arklöv]], Swedish [[mercenary]] and convicted murderer<ref>{{cite web |author=Jackie Banny Arklöv |title=Ratsit - gratis upplysning på företag och privatpersoner |url=http://www.ratsit.se/BC/ReportSmall.aspx?ID=WroizDX9e_DrJLvlRtqi2y-KWeek109Z38ZLEO4hyro |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090531140936/http://www.ratsit.se/BC/ReportSmall.aspx?ID=WroizDX9e_DrJLvlRtqi2y-KWeek109Z38ZLEO4hyro |archive-date=31 May 2009 |access-date=9 May 2025 |publisher=Ratsit.se}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Radio |first=Sveriges |date=2006-12-18 |title=Swedish killer found guilty of crimes against humanity - Radio Sweden |url=https://www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/1098709 |access-date=2025-05-09 |website=www.sverigesradio.se |language=en}}</ref> *[[1974]] – [[Uncle Kracker]], American musician<ref>{{Cite web |title=Uncle Kracker Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/uncle-kracker-mn0000219428 |access-date=2023-01-06 |website=AllMusic |language=en}}</ref> * 1974 – [[Sonya Walger]], British-American actress<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvinsider.com/people/sonya-walger/|title = Sonya Walger - Actress| date=22 July 2022 }}</ref> *[[1977]] – [[David Connolly]], Irish footballer<ref>{{Cite web |title=David Connolly Forward, Profile & Stats {{!}} Premier League |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/3037/David-Connolly/overview |access-date=2023-01-06 |website=www.premierleague.com |language=en}}</ref> *[[1979]] – [[Roberto De Zerbi]], Italian football manager<ref>{{Cite web |title=Roberto De Zerbi Brighton and Hove Albion Manager Profile, Record & Stats {{!}} Premier League |url=https://www.premierleague.com/managers/118012/Roberto-De%20Zerbi/overview |access-date=2023-01-06 |website=www.premierleague.com |language=en}}</ref> *[[1983]] – [[Michael Krohn-Dehli]], Danish footballer<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.eurosport.com/geoblocking.shtml |access-date=2023-01-06 |website=www.eurosport.com |title=Eurosport is not available in your region }}</ref> *[[1985]] – [[Sebastian Larsson]], Swedish footballer<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sebastian Larsson AIK Midfielder, Profile & Stats {{!}} Premier League |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/2613/Sebastian-Larsson/overview |access-date=2023-01-05 |website=www.premierleague.com |language=en}}</ref> * 1985 – [[Drew McIntyre]], Scottish professional wrestler<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-30 |title=WWE Profile - Drew McIntyre |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/wwe/story/_/id/23405953/wwe-profile-page-drew-mcintyre |access-date=2023-01-06 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref> * 1985 – [[Becky Sauerbrunn]], American footballer; twice a winner of the [[FIFA Women's World Cup]], also an [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] gold medallist<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ussoccer.com/players/s/becky-sauerbrunn |title=Becky Sauerbrunn |publisher=US Soccer |location=Chicago |access-date=14 January 2021}}</ref> *[[1988]] – [[Anthony Pilkington]], Irish footballer<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anthony Pilkington Fleetwood Town Midfielder, Profile & Stats {{!}} Premier League |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/4356/Anthony-Pilkington/overview |access-date=2023-01-06 |website=www.premierleague.com |language=en}}</ref> *[[1990]] – [[Gavin Hoyte]], English born footballer who represented [[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|Trinidad and Tobago]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gavin Hoyte Maidstone United Defender, Profile & Stats {{!}} Premier League |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/3048/Gavin-Hoyte/overview |access-date=2023-01-06 |website=www.premierleague.com |language=en}}</ref> * 1990 – [[Anthony Rendon]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Anthony Rendon |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/anthony-rendon-543685 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=1 June 2023}}</ref> * 1990 – [[Pape Souaré]], Senegalese footballer<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pape Souaré Charlton Athletic Defender, Profile & Stats {{!}} Premier League |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/10444/Pape-Souar%C3%A9/overview |access-date=2023-01-06 |website=www.premierleague.com |language=en}}</ref> *[[1992]] – [[DeAndre Hopkins]], American football player<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HopkDe00.htm|title = DeAndre Hopkins Stats| website=[[Pro-Football-Reference.com]] }}</ref> *[[1993]] – [[Vic Mensa]], American rapper and singer<ref>{{Cite web |last=Madden |first=Sidney|title=Happy Birthday, Vic Mensa! - XXL |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/happy-birthday-vic-mensa/ |access-date=2023-01-06 |website=XXL Mag |date=6 June 2016 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1994]] – [[Yvon Mvogo]], Swiss footballer<ref>{{Cite web |title=Yvon Mvogo profile |url=https://www.ligue1.com/player |access-date=2023-01-06 |website=Ligue1 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1995]] – [[Julian Green]], American soccer player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Julian Wesley Green {{!}} SpVgg Greuther Fürth {{!}} Player Profile {{!}} Bundesliga |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/player/julian-green |access-date=2023-01-06 |website=bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website |language=en}}</ref> *[[1996]] – [[Jack Hetherington]], Australian rugby league player<ref>[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.com/players/Jack_Hetherington.html RLP]</ref> *[[1998]] – [[Kenny Pickett]], American football player<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/PickKe00.htm|title = Kenny Pickett Stats| website=[[Pro-Football-Reference.com]] }}</ref> *[[2000]] – [[Haechan]], South Korean singer<ref>{{Cite web |title=NCT DREAM, 일본 첫 돔투어 전석 매진 |url=https://kstar.kbs.co.kr/list_view.html?idx=318352|date=4 June 2024|access-date=23 February 2025|website=KBS미디어 |language=ko}}</ref> *[[2001]] – [[Rayan Aït-Nouri]], French-Algerian footballer<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rayan Aït-Nouri Wolverhampton Wanderers Defender, Profile & Stats {{!}} Premier League |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/71432/Rayan-A%C3%AFt-Nouri/overview |access-date=2023-01-05 |website=www.premierleague.com |language=en}}</ref>
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