Historical Births Today: 09 October

Births

• 1201 - Robert de Sorbon, French theologian and founder of the Sorbonne (d. 1274)


• 1221 - Salimbene di Adam, Italian chronicler


• 1261 - King Dinis of Portugal (d. 1325)


• 1328 - King Peter I of Cyprus (d. 1369)


• 1547 - Miguel de Cervantes (d. 1616)


• 1581 - Claude Gaspard Bachet de Méziriac, French mathematician (d. 1638)


• 1585 - Heinrich Schütz, German composer (d. 1672)


• 1586 - Archduke Leopold V of Austria (d. 1632)


• 1704 - Ján Andrej Segner, Slovak and German mathematician, physicist, and physician (d. 1777)


• 1757 - King Charles X of France (d. 1836)


• 1796 - Joseph Bonomi the Younger, English Egyptologist (d. 1878)


• 1835 - Camille Saint-Saëns, French composer (d. 1921)


• 1840 - Simeon Solomon, British artist (d. 1905)


• 1852 - Hermann Emil Fischer, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1919)


• 1859 - Alfred Dreyfus, French military officer (d. 1935)


• 1871 - George Gauthier, Bishop of Montreal and rector of the Université de Montréal (d. 1940)


• 1871 - Didak Buntić, Croatian monk and scholar.


• 1873 - Karl Schwarzschild, German physicist and astronomer (d. 1916)


• 1873 - Charles Walgreen, American entrepreneur (d. 1939)


• 1873 - Carl Flesch, Hungarian violinist (d. 1944)


• 1874 - Nicholas Roerich, Russian painter (d. 1947)


• 1879 - Max von Laue, German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1960)


• 1886 - Rube Marquard, American baseball player (d. 1980)


• 1888 - Nikolai Ivanovich Bukharin, Russian politician (d. 1938)


• 1890 - Aimee Semple McPherson, American evangelist (d. 1944)


• 1892 - Ivo Andrić, Serbo-Croatian writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1975)


• 1892 - Marina Tsvetaeva, Russian poet (d. 1941)


• 1893 - Mário de Andrade, Brazilian writer and photographer (d. 1945)


• 1900 - Alastair Sim, Scottish actor (d. 1976)


• 1902 - Freddie Young, British cinematographer (d. 1998)


• 1903 - Walter O'Malley, American baseball executive (d. 1979)


• 1906 - Léopold Sédar Senghor, Senegalese poet and politician (d. 2001)


• 1907 - Quintin Hogg, British politician (d. 2001)


• 1907 - Jacques Tati, French filmmaker (d. 1982)


• 1908 - Harry Hooton, Australian poet (d. 1961)


• 1908 - Lee Wiley, American jazz singer (d. 1975)


• 1909 - Donald Coggan, Archbishop of Canterbury (d. 2000)


• 1911 - Joe Rosenthal, American photographer (d. 2006)


• 1915 - Clifford M. Hardin, United States Secretary of Agriculture


• 1918 - E. Howard Hunt, American Watergate figure (d. 2007)


• 1918 - Lila Kedrova, Russian-born actress (d. 2000)


• 1920 - Jens Bjørneboe, Norwegian author (d. 1976)


• 1921 - Michel Boisrond, French film director (d. 2002)


• 1922 - Léon Dion, Quebec political scientist (d. 1997)


• 1923 - Fyvush Finkel, American actor


• 1925 - Johnny Stompanato, American organized crime figure (d. 1958)


• 1926 - Danièle Delorme, French actress


• 1928 - Einojuhani Rautavaara, Finnish composer


• 1931 - Tony Booth, British actor and father of Cherie Blair


• 1933 - Peter Mansfield, British physicist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine laureate


• 1934 - Jill Ker Conway, Australian-American author


• 1935 - Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, member of the British Royal Family


• 1936 - Brian Blessed, English actor


• 1938 - Heinz Fischer, Austrian politician


• 1940 - John Lennon, British musician and songwriter (The Beatles) (d. 1980)


• 1940 - Joe Pepitone, American baseball player


• 1941 - Trent Lott, American politician


• 1941 - Brian Lamb, Founder of c-span


• 1941 - Chucho Valdés, Cuban musician


• 1943 - Mike Peters, American cartoonist


• 1944 - John Entwistle, British musician (The Who) (d. 2002)


• 1944 - Nona Hendryx, American singer (LaBelle)


• 1945 - Taiguara, Brazilian musician (d. 1996)


• 1946 - Tansu Çiller, Prime Minister of Turkey


• 1947 - France Gall, French singer


• 1947 - William E. McAnulty, Jr., American lawyer (d. 2007)


• 1947 - Tony Zappone, American broadcaster, journalist, author, photographer


• 1948 - Jackson Browne, American musician


• 1950 - Jody Williams, American teacher and aid worker, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize


• 1950 - Brian Downing, former baseball player


• 1952 - Sharon Osbourne, English music manager and wife of Ozzy Osbourne


• 1953 - Tony Shalhoub, American actor


• 1954 - Scott Bakula, American actor


• 1954 - James Fearnley, English musician (The Pogues)


• 1954 - Anne-Marie Goumba, African politician


• 1954 - John O'Hurley, American actor and game show host


• 1957 - Don Garber, American sports commissioner


• 1958 - Michael Pare, American actor


• 1958 - Al Jourgensen, American musician (Ministry)


• 1960 - Kenny Garrett, American jazz saxophonist


• 1961 - Julian Bailey, British racing driver


• 1962 - Jorge Burruchaga, Argentinian footballer


• 1964 - Bobby Flay, American celebrity chef and restaurateur


• 1964 - Guillermo del Toro, Mexican film director


• 1966 - Christopher Östlund, Swedish Publisher and entrepreneur


• 1966 - David Cameron, British politician


• 1967 - Eddie Guerrero, American professional wrestler (d. 2005)


• 1969 - P.J. Harvey, English musician


• 1970 - Kenny Anderson, American basketball player


• 1970 - Park Sang-min, South Korean actor


• 1970 - Savannah, American pornographic actress (d. 1994)


• 1970 - Annika Sörenstam, Swedish golfer


• 1970 - Jason Butler Harner, American actor


• 1971 - Simon Atlee, British photographer (d. 2004)


• 1971 - Michael Manna, American professional wrestler


• 1972 - Sarah Vandenbergh, Australian actor


• 1973 - Terry Balsamo, American guitarist


• 1973 - Steven Burns, American actor and musician


• 1973 - Erin Daniels, American actress


• 1973 - Fabio Lione, Italian musician (Rhapsody)


• 1973 - Carlos Pavón, Honduran footballer


• 1974 - Kieren Hutchison, New Zealand actor


• 1975 - Sean Lennon, American musician & son of ex-Beatle John Lennon


• 1975 - Mark Viduka, Australian footballer


• 1976 - Nick Swardson American Actor


• 1977 - Brian Roberts, American baseball player


• 1978 - Nicky Byrne, Irish musician (Westlife)


• 1978 - Juan Dixon, American basketball player


• 1979 - Gonzalo Sorondo, Uruguayan footballer


• 1979 - Brandon Routh, American actor


• 1979 - Todd Kelly, Australian racing driver


• 1980 - Ibrahim Fazeel, Maldivian Footballer


• 1980 - Henrik Zetterberg, Swedish ice hockey player


• 1981 - Peter Hill, British Music Photographer


• 1981 - Zachery Ty Bryan, American actor


• 1981 - Darius Miles, American basketball player


• 1982 - António Mendonça, Angolan footballer


• 1982 - Shi Jun, Chinese footballer


• 1983 - Andreas Zuber, Austrian racing driver


• 1983 - Stephen Gionta, American ice hockey player


• 1984 - Ghetto, British musician


• 1986 - Laure Manaudou, French swimmer


• 1992 - Tyler James Williams, American actor


• 1994 - Jodelle Ferland, Canadian actress