September 16:: Historical Births

Births

• 16 - Drusilla, daughter of Germanicus and Agrippina the Elder (d. 38)


• 1098 - Hildegard of Bingen, German magistra and the first componist to be known by name (d. 1179)


• 1387 - King Henry V of England, (d. 1422)


• 1507 - Jiajing, Emperor of China (d. 1567)


• 1557 - Jacques Mauduit, French composer (d. 1627)


• 1651 - Engelbert Kaempfer, German physician and traveler (d. 1716)


• 1666 - Antoine Parent, French mathematician (d. 1716)


• 1678 - Henry St John, English statesman and philosopher (d. 1751)


• 1722 - Gabriel Christie, British general (d. 1799)


• 1725 - Nicolas Desmarest, French geologist (d. 1815)


• 1745 - Mikhail Illarionovich Kutuzov, Russian field marshal (d. 1813)


• 1782 - Daoguang, Emperor of China (d. 1850)


• 1823 - Francis Parkman, American historian (d. 1893)


• 1827 - Jean Albert Gaudry, French geologist (d. 1908)


• 1853 - Albrecht Kossel, German physician, Nobel laureate (d. 1927)


• 1858 - Andrew Bonar Law, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1923)


• 1859 - Yuan Shikai, Chinese politician (d. 1916)


• 1875 - James C. Penney, American department store founder (d. 1971)


• 1881 - Clive Bell, English art critic (d. 1964)


• 1883 - T. E. Hulme, English writer (d. 1917)


• 1886 - Jean Arp, Alsatian sculptor and painter (d. 1966)


• 1887 - Nadia Boulanger, French composer and teacher (d. 1979)


• 1888 - F. E. Sillanpää, Finnish writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. [[1964


• 1891 - Stephanie von Hohenlohe, Austrian-born German spy (d. 1972)


• 1891 - Karl Dönitz, German naval leader (d. 1980)


• 1893 - Alexander Korda, Hungarian film director (d. 1956)


• 1893 - Albert Szent-Györgyi, Hungarian physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1986)


• 1898 - H.A. Rey, American children's author, creator of "Curious George" (d. 1977)


• 1905 - Vladimír Holan, Czech poet (d. 1980)


• 1906 - Jack Churchill, English soldier (d. 1996)


• 1910 - Karl Kling, German race car driver (d. 2003)


• 1910 - Erich Kempka, Adolf Hitler's chauffeur (d. 1975)


• 1914 - Allen Funt, American radio and television personality (d. 1999)


• 1916 - Robert Bradshaw, Saint Kitts and Nevis politician (d. 1978)


• 1916 - M.S. Subbulakshmi, Indian singer (d. 2004)


• 1916 - Frank Leslie Walcott, Barbadian labour leader (d. 1999)


• 1919 - Laurence J. Peter, Canadian born educator and writer (d. 1990)


• 1921 - Jon Hendricks, American jazz singer


• 1922 - Janis Paige, American actress


• 1922 - Marcel Mouloudji, French actor and singer (d. 1994)


• 1923 - Lee Kuan Yew, Minister Mentor of Singapore


• 1924 - Lauren Bacall, American actress


• 1925 - Charlie Byrd, American musician (d. 1999)


• 1925 - B. B. King, American musician


• 1925 - Charles Haughey, Prime Minister of Ireland (d. 2006)


• 1926 - Tommy Bond, American actor (d. 2005)


• 1927 - Peter Falk, American actor


• 1927 - Jack Kelly, American actor (d. 1992)


• 1928 - Lady Gwen Thompson, British occultist (d. 1986)


• 1930 - Anne Francis, American actress


• 1934 - George Chakiris, American actor


• 1935 - Carl Andre, American artist


• 1935 - Bob Kiley, American public transit specialist


• 1937 - Alexander Medved, Russian wrestler


• 1939 - Breyten Breytenbach, South African writer and painter


• 1941 - Richard Perle, American political advisor


• 1942 - Bernie Calvert, British musician (The Hollies)


• 1943 - James Alan McPherson, American writer


• 1944 - Winston Grennan, Jamaican American drummer


• 1946 - Cathee Dahmen, American fashion model


• 1946 - Mike Reynolds, Australian politician


• 1946 - Camilo Sesto, Spanish singer


• 1947 - Russ Abbot, British comedian


• 1947 - Enrique Krauze, Mexican historian and writer


• 1948 - Ron Blair, American bassist


• 1948 - Kenny Jones, English musician (The Small Faces; Faces; The Who)


• 1949 - Ed Begley, Jr., American actor


• 1950 - Loyd Grossman, American television presenter


• 1953 - Alan Barton, English musician (Black Lace, Smokie) (d. 1995)


• 1953 - Nancy Huston, Canadian-born novelist and essayist


• 1953 - Eric Vail, Canadian ice hockey player


• 1954 - Earl Klugh, American jazz guitarist


• 1954 - Colin Newman, English musician (Wire)


• 1954 - Frank Reed, American singer (Chi-Lites)


• 1955 - Ron Brewer, American basketball player


• 1955 - Janet Ellis, British television presenter


• 1955 - Yolandita Monge, Puerto Rican singer


• 1955 - Robin Yount, American baseball player


• 1956 - David Copperfield, American magician


• 1956 - Mickey Rourke, American actor


• 1957 - David McCreery, Irish footballer


• 1958 - Orel Hershiser, American baseball player


• 1958 - Neville Southall, Welsh footballer


• 1958 - Jennifer Tilly, American actress


• 1959 - Tim Raines, American baseball player


• 1960 - Danny John-Jules, British actor


• 1960 - Kurt Busiek, American comic book writer


• 1961 - Bilinda Butcher, British singer (My Bloody Valentine)


• 1963 - Richard Marx, American singer


• 1964 - Molly Shannon, American actress


• 1964 - Mary Coustas, Austalian entertainer


• 1964 - Rossy de Palma, Spanish actress


• 1965 - Katy Kurtzman, American actress


• 1967 - Hiroya Oku, Japanese Manga-ka


• 1968 - Marc Anthony, American singer


• 1968 - Walt Becker, American director and writer


• 1969 - Justine Frischmann, English musician (Elastica)


• 1970 - Mark Schultz, American musician


• 1971 - Amy Poehler, American comedian (Saturday Night Live)


• 1972 - Mark Bruener, American football player


• 1973 - Alexander Vinokourov, Kazakh cyclist


• 1973 - Justin Haythe, American writer


• 1973 - George Corrie, English Footballer


• 1974 - Tom Dolan, American swimmer


• 1975 - Shannon Noll, Australian singer and songwriter


• 1976 - Tina Barrett, British singer (S Club)


• 1976 - Greg Buckner, American basketball player


• 1976 - Heather Hopper, American actress


• 1977 - Greg Ball, American politician


• 1978 - Dan Dickau, American basketball player


• 1978 - Matthew Rogers, American singer


• 1979 - Bobby Korecky, American baseball player


• 1980 - Patrik Stefan, Czech hockey player


• 1981 - Fan Bingbing, Chinese actress


• 1981 - Alexis Bledel, American actress (Gilmore Girls)


• 1982 - Leon Knight, English footballer


• 1982 - Michael McCall, Irish chemist


• 1984 - Sabrina Bryan, American actress and singer


• 1984 - Katie Melua, Georgian-British singer


• 1985 - Madeline Zima, American actress


• 1986 - Kyla Pratt, American actress


• 1987 - Louis Clement Ngwat-Mahop, Cameroonian football player


• 1987 - Travis Wall, American Dancer/Dance Instructor


• 1988 - Teddy Geiger, American singer


• 1988 - Sarah Steele, American actress


• 1992 - Nick Jonas, American singer


• 2005 - Princess Jalilah bint Ali, of Jordan