September 20:: Historical Births

Births

• 1486 - Arthur, Prince of Wales, son of King Henry VII of England (d. 1502)


• 1599 - Christian the Younger, German Protestant military leader (d. 1623)


• 1744 - Thomas Grosvenor, American Revolutionary War hero (d. 1825)


• 1746 - Móric Beňovský, Slovak officer and explorer, King of Madagascar (d. 1786)


• 1778 - Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, Russian naval officer and explorer (d. 1852)


• 1833 - Ernesto Teodoro Moneta, Italian pacifist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1918)


• 1842 - James Dewar, Scottish chemist (d. 1923)


• 1844 - William H. Illingworth, American photographer (d. 1893)


• 1851 - Henry Arthur Jones, English writer (d. 1929)


• 1853 - Rama V, King of Thailand (d. 1910)


• 1861 - Herbert Putnam, Librarian of Congress (d. 1955)


• 1872 - Maurice Gamelin, French army general (d. 1958)


• 1873 - Sidney Olcott, Canadian film director (d. 1949)


• 1873 - Ferenc Szisz, Hungarian race car driver (d. 1944)


• 1878 - Upton Sinclair, American writer (d. 1968)


• 1880 - Louise Peete, American murderess (d. 1947)


• 1884 - Maxwell Perkins, American editor and publisher (d. 1947)


• 1885 - Jelly Roll Morton, American jazz pianist, bandleader and composer (d. 1941)


• 1886 - Charles Williams, British author (d. 1945)


• 1889 - Charles Reidpath, American athlete (d. 1975)


• 1899 - Leo Strauss, German-born philosopher (d. 1973)


• 1902 - Stevie Smith, British poet (d. 1971)


• 1911 - Shriram Sharma Acharya, Indian spiritual leader (d. 1991)


• 1914 - Kenneth More, English actor (d. 1982)


• 1916 - Malik Meraj Khalid, Former Caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan (d. 2003)


• 1917 - Red Auerbach, American basketball coach (d. 2006)


• 1917 - Fernando Rey, Spanish-born actor (d. 1994)


• 1920 - Jay Ward, American animated cartoonist (d. 1989)


• 1920 - Alberto de Lacerda, Portuguese poet (d. 2007)


• 1922 - William Kapell, American pianist (d. 1953)


• 1923 - Geraldine Clinton Little, Irish-born poet (d. 1997)


• 1924 - Gogi Grant, American singer


• 1925 - Ananda Mahidol, King of Thailand (d. 1946)


• 1925 - Bobby Nunn, American singer (The Coasters) (d. 1986)


• 1927 - Johnny Dankworth, English musician and composer


• 1927 - Rachel Roberts, English actress (d. 1980)


• 1928 - Joyce Brothers, American psychologist and advice columnist


• 1928 - Kirsten Rolffes, Danish actress (d. 2000)


• 1928 - Donald Hall, American poet and US Poet Laureate


• 1929 - Anne Meara, American comic and actress


• 1931 - Cherd Songsri, Thai filmmaker (d. 2006)


• 1933 - Dennis Viollet, English former footballer (d. 1999)


• 1934 - Sophia Loren, Italian actress


• 1935 - Jim Taylor, National Football League player


• 1935 - Keith Roberts, British science fiction author (d. 2000)


• 1935 - David Pegg, English footballer (d. 1958)


• 1937 - Birgitta Dahl, Swedish politician


• 1937 - Monica Zetterlund, Swedish actress and singer (d. 2005)


• 1939 - Robert L. Gerry III, American businessman


• 1941 - Dale Chihuly, American glass artist


• 1942 - Gérald Tremblay, Québec politician


• 1947 - Mia Martini, Italian singer (d. 1995)


• 1947 - Bruce Pasternack, American CEO


• 1947 - Steve Gerber, American comics writer (d. 2008)


• 1948 - George R. R. Martin, American writer


• 1948 - Chuck Panozzo and John Panozzo (d. 1996), American musicians (Styx)


• 1949 - John W. Henry, American MLB team owner


• 1949 - Mahesh Bhatt. Indian film director


• 1951 - Guy Lafleur, Canadian ice hockey player


• 1951 - Javier Marías, Spanish author, translator and academic


• 1954 - Henry Samueli, American NHL team owner


• 1956 - Gary Cole, American actor


• 1957 - Alannah Currie, New Zealander musician (Thompson Twins)


• 1957 - Rich DiSilvio, American new media developer & artist


• 1958 - Arn Anderson, American wrestler


• 1959 - Danny Devos, Belgian artist


• 1960 - Deborah Roberts, American journalist and TV reporter


• 1961 - Lisa Bloom, American lawyer and television personality


• 1964 - Maggie Cheung, Hong Kong actress


• 1965 - Robert Rusler, American actor


• 1966 - Nuno Bettencourt, Portuguese rock musician


• 1967 - Martin Harrison, American NFL Football Player


• 1967 - Kristen Johnston, American actress


• 1967 - Gunnar and Matthew Nelson, American musicians (Nelson)


• 1968 - Leah Pinsent, Canadian actress


• 1968 - Darrell Russell, American race car driver (d. 2004)


• 1968 - Tim Rogers, Australian singer / songwriter


• 1969 - Victoria Dillard, American actress


• 1969 - Megumi Kudo, Japanese pro-wrestler


• 1969 - Richard Witschge, former Dutch footballer


• 1970 - Moon Bloodgood, American actress and model


• 1971 - Henrik Larsson, Swedish footballer


• 1971 - Masashi Hamauzu, Japanese composer


• 1973 - Ronald McKinnon, National Football League linebacker


• 1974 - Michael Waddington, American defense lawyer


• 1975 - Asia Argento, Italian actress


• 1975 - Juan Pablo Montoya, Colombian race car driver


• 1976 - Yui Horie, Japanese seiyuu


• 1976 - Enuka Okuma, Canadian actress


• 1976 - Reuben Singh, British entrepreneur


• 1977 - Namie Amuro, Japanese pop singer


• 1978 - Jason Bay, Canadian baseball player


• 1978 - Patrizio Buanne, Italian singer


• 1978 - Sarit Hadad, Israeli singer


• 1978 - T.J. Tucker, American baseball player


• 1978 - Dante Hall, American football player


• 1978 - Luke Heron, British entrepreneur & investor


• 1979 - Sean Davis, English footballer


• 1980 - Mariacarla Boscono, Italian fashion model


• 1980 - Jonathan Le Billon, British actor


• 1980 - Vladimir Karpets, Russian cyclist


• 1981 - Joanie Dodds, America's Next Top Model contestant


• 1981 - Feliciano López, Spanish tennis player


• 1981 - Jordan Tata, American baseball player


• 1983 - Yuna Ito, Japanese singer and actress


• 1983 - Ángel Sánchez, Puerto Rican baseball player


• 1985 - David Allen, American composer and writer


• 1987 - Jack Lawless, American drummer for the Jonas Brothers


• 1990 - John Tavares, Canadian ice hockey player


• 1990 - Marilou, Quebec pop singer


• 1991 - Spencer Locke, American actress


• 1993 - Taylor Parks, American actress


• 1995 - Sammi Hanratty, American actress