September 10 :: Historical Births

Births

• 1169 - Alexius II Comnenus, Byzantine Emperor (d. 1183)


• 1487 - Pope Julius III, Italian Roman Catholic Pope (d. 1555)


• 1550 - Alonso de Guzmán El Bueno, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia, Spanish Armada commander (d. 1615)


• 1561 - Hernando Arias de Saavedra, Spanish colonial governor (d. 1634)


• 1588 - Nicholas Lanier, English composer (d. 1666)


• 1624 - Thomas Sydenham, English physician (d. 1689)


• 1638 - Maria Theresa of Spain, queen of Louis XIV of France (d. 1683)


• 1659 - Henry Purcell, English composer (d. 1695)


• 1714 - Niccolò Jommelli, Italian composer (d. 1774)


• 1758 - Hannah Webster Foster, American author (d. 1840)


• 1786 - Nicolás Bravo, Mexican politician and soldier (d. 1854)


• 1786 - William Mason, American politician (d. 1860)


• 1788 - Jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthes, French archaeologist (d. 1868)


• 1801 - Marie Laveau, American Voodoo practitioner (d. 1881)


• 1836 - Joseph Wheeler, American general (d. 1906)


• 1839 - Isaac Kauffman Funk, American publisher (d. 1912)


• 1839 - Charles Peirce, American philosopher (d. 1914)


• 1844 - Abel Hoadley, Australian confectioner (d. 1918)


• 1852 - Alice Brown Davis, Seminole chief (d. 1935)


• 1861 - Niels Hansen Jacobsen, Danish sculptor and ceramist (d. 1941)


• 1866 - Jeppe Aakjær, Danish writer (d. 1930)


• 1871 - Charles Collett, British mechanical engineer (d. 1952)


• 1886 - Hilda Doolittle, American poet and novelist (d. 1961)


• 1890 - Elsa Schiaparelli, French couturiere (d. 1973)


• 1890 - Franz Werfel, Austrian-Bohemian novelist (d. 1945)


• 1892 - Arthur Compton, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1962)


• 1893 - Maria de Jesus, Portuguese supercentenarian


• 1895 - Kavi Samrat Viswanatha Satyanarayana, Telugu writer (d. 1976).


• 1896 - Ye Ting, Chinese military leader (d. 1946)


• 1896 - Adele Astaire, American dancer and entertainer (d. 1981)


• 1896 - Robert Taschereau, Canadian judge and politician (d. 1970)


• 1897 - Hilde Hildebrand, German actress (d. 1976)


• 1898 - Bessie Love, American actress (d. 1986)


• 1898 - Waldo Semon, American inventor (d. 1999)


• 1904 - Max Shachtman, American politician (d. 1972)


• 1907 - Alva R. Fitch, American army officer (d. 1989)


• 1908 - Waldo Wedel, American Archaeologist (d. 1996)


• 1908 - Raymond Scott, American composer, bandleader, electronic music pioneer (d. 1994)


• 1912 - Mary Walter, Filipina actress (d. 1993)


• 1914 - Robert Wise, American film director (d. 2005)


• 1915 - Edmond O'Brien, American actor (d. 1985)


• 1917 - Miguel Serrano, Chilean author and diplomat


• 1918 - Rin Tin Tin, German shepherd dog (d. 1932)


• 1920 - Fabio Taglioni, Italian motorcycle engineer (d. 2001)


• 1922 - Yma Súmac, Peruvian singer


• 1924 - Ted Kluszewski, American baseball player (d. 1988)


• 1928 - Jean Vanier, Canadian disabilities advocate


• 1928 - Walter Martin, American Christian apologist (d. 1989)


• 1929 - Arnold Palmer, American golfer


• 1931 - Philip Baker Hall, American actor


• 1932 - Bo Goldman, American screenwriter


• 1933 - Yevgeny Khrunov, Soviet cosmonaut (d. 2000)


• 1934 - Charles Kuralt, American journalist (d. 1997)


• 1934 - Roger Maris, American baseball player (d. 1985)


• 1935 - Mary Oliver, American poet


• 1937 - Jared Diamond, American biologist and author


• 1938 - Karl Lagerfeld, German fashion designer


• 1941 - Stephen Jay Gould, American paleontologist (d. 2002)


• 1941 - Christopher Hogwood, English conductor


• 1941 - Gunpei Yokoi, Japanese inventor and video game designer (d. 1997)


• 1942 - Danny Hutton, American singer


• 1943 - Eldridge Coleman ("Superstar" Billy Graham), American professional wrestler


• 1943 - Daniel Truhitte, American actor


• 1943 - Neale Donald Walsch, American author


• 1944 - Sir Thomas Allen, English baritone


• 1945 - Jose Feliciano, Puerto Rican singer


• 1946 - Jim Hines, American athlete


• 1946 - Don Powell, English drummer


• 1946 - Michèle Alliot-Marie, French politician


• 1948 - Tony Gatlif, Algerian-born director


• 1948 - Judy Geeson, English actress


• 1948 - Bob Lanier, American basketball player


• 1948 - Margaret Trudeau, former wife of Pierre Trudeau


• 1948 - Zhang Chengzhi, Chinese writer


• 1948 - Charlie Waters, American football player


• 1949 - Don Muraco, professional wrestler


• 1949 - Bill O'Reilly, American journalist and commentator


• 1950 - Joe Perry, American musician


• 1952 - Vic Toews, Canadian politician


• 1953 - Amy Irving, American actress


• 1956 - Johnny Hickman, American musician


• 1957 - Carol Decker, UK singer


• 1957 - Kate Burton, Swiss actress


• 1958 - Chris Columbus, American film director


• 1958 - Siobhan Fahey, Irish singer


• 1959 - Peter Nelson, American actor


• 1960 - Alison Bechdel, American cartoonist


• 1960 - Colin Firth, English actor


• 1960 - David Lowery, American musician


• 1963 - Randy Johnson, American baseball player


• 1963 - Bill Stevenson, American music producer and musician


• 1964 - John Sununu, American politician


• 1965 - Robin Goodridge, English rock drummer


• 1966 - Joe Nieuwendyk, Canadian ice hockey player


• 1968 - Big Daddy Kane, American rapper


• 1968 - Guy Ritchie, British film director


• 1969 - Jonathon Schaech, American actor


• 1970 - Paula Kelley, musician


• 1972 - Ghada Shouaa, Syrian athlete


• 1972 - James Duval, American actor


• 1972 - Bente Skari, Norwegian cross-country skier


• 1972 - Katarína Hasprová, Slovak singer


• 1973 - Ferdinand Coly, Senegalese footballer


• 1974 - Ryan Phillippe, American actor


• 1974 - Mirko Filipovic, Croatian martial artist


• 1974 - Ben Wallace, American basketball player


• 1975 - Jonathan Hoenig, American investment advisor


• 1975 - Sammy Knight, American football player


• 1976 - Gustavo Kuerten, Brazilian tennis player


• 1976 - Federico Gasperoni, San Marinese football player


• 1977 - Danys Báez, Cuban baseball player


• 1978 - Nish Selvadurai, Australian comedian


• 1979 - Jacob Young, American actor


• 1979 - Mustis, Norwegian musician (Dimmu Borgir)


• 1980 - Mikey Way, American musician (My Chemical Romance)


• 1980 - Roger Mason, American basketball player


• 1981 - Tracy Ip, Miss Hong Kong 2005


• 1982 - Travis Rice, American snowboarder


• 1982 - Staffan Kronwall, Swedish hockey player


• 1982 - Guillermo Israilevich, Argentinian-Israeli footballer


• 1983 - Joey Votto, American baseball player


• 1983 - Fernando Belluschi, Argentinian footballer


• 1984 - Matthew Followill, guitarist of american rock band Kings Of Leon


• 1985 - James B Graham, English rugby player


• 1986 - Greg Garbowsky, American Musician


• 1988 - Jordan Staal, Canadian hockey player


• 1989 - Sanjaya Malakar, TV show contestant