Historical Births Today: 06 October

Births

• 1289 - King Wenceslaus III of Bohemia (d. 1306)


• 1459 - Martin Behaim, German navigator and geographer (d. 1507)


• 1510 - Rowland Taylor, English clergyman (d. 1555)


• 1510 - John Caius, English physician (d. 1573)


• 1552 - Matteo Ricci, Italian Jesuit missionary (d. 1610)


• 1573 - Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton, English patron of the theater (d. 1624)


• 1610 - Charles de Sainte-Maure, duc de Montausier, French soldier (d. 1690)


• 1716 - George Montague-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, English statesman (d. 1771)


• 1738 - Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (d. 1789)


• 1744 - James McGill, Scottish-Canadian businessman and philanthropist (d. 1813)


• 1767 - Henri Christophe, king of Haiti (d. 1820)


• 1769 - Sir Isaac Brock, British commander (d. 1812)


• 1773 - King Louis-Philippe of France (d. 1850)


• 1801 - Hippolyte Carnot, French statesman (d. 1888)


• 1803 - Heinrich Wilhelm Dove, German physicist (d. 1879)


• 1820 - Jenny Lind, Swedish soprano (d. 1887)


• 1831 - Richard Dedekind, German mathematician (d. 1916)


• 1838 - Giuseppe Cesare Abba, Italian patriot and writer (d. 1910)


• 1846 - George Westinghouse, American engineer and inventor (d. 1914)


• 1866 - Reginald Fessenden, Canadian-born inventor and radio pioneer (d. 1932)


• 1872 - Mikhail Kuzmin, Russian writer (d. 1936)


• 1874 - Frank G. Allen, 51^st Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1950)


• 1876 - Ernest Lapointe, French-Canadian politician (d. 1941)


• 1882 - Karol Szymanowski, Polish composer and pianist (d. 1937)


• 1886 - Edwin Fischer, Swiss pianist and conductor (d. 1960)


• 1887 - Le Corbusier, Swiss architect (d. 1965)


• 1888 - Roland Garros, French pilot (d. 1918)


• 1895 - Caroline Gordon, American writer and critic (d. 1981)


• 1900 - Stan Nichols, English cricketer (d. 1961)


• 1903 - Ernest Walton, Irish physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1995)


• 1905 - Helen Wills Moody, American tennis player (d. 1998)


• 1906 - Janet Gaynor, American actress (d. 1984)


• 1908 - Carole Lombard, American actress (d. 1942)


• 1908 - Sergei Lvovich Sobolev, Russian mathematician (d. 1989)


• 1910 - Barbara Castle, British politician (d. 2002)


• 1912 - Pauline Gore, mother of American Vice President Al Gore (d. 2004)


• 1914 - Thor Heyerdahl, Norwegian explorer (d. 2002)


• 1915 - Alice Timander, Swedish dentist (d. 2007)


• 1915 - Carolyn Goodman, American psychologist and civil rights activist (d. 2007)


• 1917 - Fannie Lou Hamer, American civil rights activist (d. 1977)


• 1918 - André Pilette, Belgian racing driver (d. 1993)


• 1920 - Pietro Consagra, Italian sculptor (d. 2005)


• 1920 - Lord Donaldson of Lymington, British judge (d. 2005)


• 1921 - Yevgeniy Landis, Russian mathematician (d. 1997)


• 1921 - Joseph Lowery, American Civil rights movement leader


• 1922 - Joe Frazier, American baseball player


• 1925 - Shana Alexander, American columnist (d. 2005)


• 1927 - Bill King, American sports broadcaster (d. 2005)


• 1930 - Hafez al-Assad, President of Syria (d. 2000)


• 1930 - Richie Benaud, Australian cricketer


• 1931 - Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh, Russian astronomer (d. 2004)


• 1931 - Riccardo Giacconi, Italian-born physicist, Nobel Prize laureate


• 1935 - Bruno Sammartino, Italian strongman and professional wrestler


• 1935 - Charito Solis, Filipino actress (d. 1998)


• 1938 - Serge Nubret, French bodybuilder


• 1939 - John LaFalce, American politician, former Member, US House of Representatives


• 1942 - Britt Ekland, Swedish actress


• 1942 - Millie Small, Jamaican singer


• 1943 - Michael Durrell, American actor


• 1943 - Alexander Maxovich Shilov, Russian painter


• 1944 - José Carlos Pace, Brazilian racing driver (d. 1977)


• 1946 - Lloyd Doggett, American politician


• 1946 - Vinod Khanna, Indian actor


• 1946 - Tony Greig, South African-born English cricketer


• 1947 - Patxi Andión, Spanish singer-songwriter


• 1948 - Gerry Adams, Northern Irish politician


• 1950 - David Brin, American author


• 1950 - Thomas McClary, American guitarist (Commodores)


• 1951 - Manfred Winkelhock, German race car driver (d. 1985)


• 1951 - Kevin Cronin, American musician (REO Speedwagon)


• 1952 - Ayten Mutlu, Turkish poet and writer


• 1953 - Klaas Bruinsma, Dutch drug lord (d. 1991)


• 1954 - David Hidalgo, American musician (Los Lobos, Latin Playboys)


• 1955 - Tony Dungy, American football coach


• 1956 - Kathleen Webb, American comic book writer and artist


• 1959 - Brian Higgins, American politician, Member of US House of Representatives


• 1959 - Dennis Ray Boyd, American baseball player


• 1962 - Rich Yett, baseball player


• 1963 - Elisabeth Shue, American film actress


• 1963 - Chip Foose, American automobile customizer


• 1963 - Jsu Garcia, American actor


• 1964 - Matthew Sweet, American musician


• 1965 - Rubén Sierra, Puerto Rican baseball player


• 1966 - Niall Quinn, Irish footballer


• 1966 - Jacqueline Obradors, American actress


• 1967 - Kennet Andersson, former Swedish footballer


• 1967 - Svend Karlsen, Norwegian strongman


• 1969 - Troy Shaw, English snooker player


• 1970 - Darren Oliver, American baseball player


• 1970 - Amy Jo Johnson, American actress and singer


• 1971 - Phil Bennett, British racing driver


• 1971 - Lola Dueñas, Spanish actress


• 1971 - Alan Stubbs, English footballer


• 1972 - Mark Schwarzer, Australian footballer


• 1972 - Ryu Shi-won, Korean actor and singer


• 1973 - Sylvain Legwinski, French footballer


• 1973 - Jeff Davis, American comedian


• 1973 - Ioan Gruffudd, Welsh actor


• 1973 - Rebecca Lobo, American basketball player


• 1974 - Jeremy Sisto, American actor


• 1974 - Walter Centeno, Costa Rican footballer


• 1975 - Reon King, West Indian cricketer from Guyana


• 1976 - Barbie Hsu, Taiwanese actress and singer


• 1977 - Daniel Brière, Canadian ice hockey player


• 1977 - Shimon Gershon, Israeli footballer


• 1977 - Vladimir Manchev, Bulgarian footballer


• 1978 - Ricky Hatton, English boxer


• 1979 - David Di Tommaso, French footballer (d. 2005)


• 1979 - Richard Seymour, American football player


• 1980 - Abdoulaye Méïté, French footballer


• 1981 - Zurab Khizanishvili, Georgian footballer


• 1981 - José Luis Perlaza, Ecuadorian footballer


• 1982 - MC Lars, American hip-hop artist


• 1982 - William Butler, Musician and member of Arcade Fire


• 1984 - Joanna Pacitti, American actress and singer


• 1986 - Mohammad Shukri, Malaysian cricketer


• 1986 - Olivia Thirlby, American actress


• 1988 - Maki Horikita, Japanese model and actress


• 1988 - Kayky Brito , Brazilian actor.


• 1992 - Rhyon Nicole Brown, American actress


• 1995 - Jessica Lunsford, American kidnapping victim (d. 2005)


• 1998 - Mia-Sophie Wellenbrink, German actress and singer