Famous Births on 6 Jun

Famous Births on 6 Jun

1236 - Wen Tianxiang, Chinese prime minister (d. 1283)
1436 - Regiomontanus, German mathematician (d. 1476)
1502 - King John III of Portugal (d. 1557)
1519 - Andrea Cesalpino, Italian philosopher and botanist (d. 1603)
1542 - Richard Grenville, English soldier and explorer (d. 1591)
1576 - Giovanni Diodati, Swiss Protestant clergyman (d. 1649)
1580 - Godefroy Wendelin, Flemish astronomer (d. 1667)
1599 - Diego Velázquez, Spanish painter (d. 1660)
1606 - Pierre Corneille, French dramatist (d. 1684)
1622 - Claude-Jean Allouez, French Jesuit missionary and explorer (d.1857)
1714 - King Joseph I of Portugal (d. 1777)
1755 - Nathan Hale, American writer and patriot (d. 1776)
1756 - John Trumbull, American painter (d. 1843)
1772 - Maria Teresa of the Two Sicilies, Holy Roman Empire Empress consort (d. 1807)
1799 - Alexander Pushkin, Russian poet (d. 1837)
1810 - Friedrich Wilhelm Schneidewin, German classical scholar (d. 1856)
1829 - Shusaku Honinbo, Japanese Go player (d. 1862)
1841 - Eliza Orzeszkowa, Polish novelist (d.1910)
1844 - Konstantin Savitsky, Russian painter (d. 1905)
1850 - Karl Ferdinand Braun, German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1918)
1857 - Aleksandr Lyapunov, Russian mathematician (d. 1918)
1862 - Henry John Newbolt, English author (d. 1938)
1867 - David Abercrombie, Abercrombie & Fitch founder (d. 1931)
1868 - Robert Falcon Scott, English explorer (d. 1912)
1872 - Tsarina Alexandra of Russia (d. 1918)
1875 - Thomas Mann, German writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1955)
1878 - Vincent de Moro-Giafferi, French criminal attorney (d. 1956)
1890 - Ted Lewis, American bandleader (d. 1971)
1892 - Donald F. Duncan Sr., American entrepreneur (d. 1971)
1896 - Henry Allingham, English first world war veteran
1898 - Ninette de Valois, Irish dancer (d. 2001)
1898 - Walter Abel, American actor (d. 1987)
1900 - Manfred Sakel, Polish psychiatrist (d. 1957)
1901 - Sukarno, first President of Indonesia (d. 1970)
1902 - Jimmie Lunceford, American bandleader (d. 1947)
1903 - Aram Khachaturian, Armenian composer (d. 1978)
1906 - Max August Zorn, German-born mathematician (d. 1993)
1907 - Bill Dickey, American baseball player (d. 1993)
1913 - Carlo L. Golino, American scholar (d. 1991)
1915 - Vincent Persichetti, American composer (d. 1987)
1916 - Henriette Roosenburg, Dutch journalist (d. 1972)
1917 - Kirk Kerkorian, American businessman
1918 - Edwin G. Krebs, American biochemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
1923 - V. C. Andrews, American author (d. 1986)
1924 - Jinyong, Chinese novelist
1926 - Klaus Tennstedt, German conductor (d. 1998)
1929 - Sunil Dutt, Indian actor and politician (d. 2005)
1932 - David Scott, American astronaut
1933 - Heinrich Rohrer, Swiss physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
1934 - King Albert II of Belgium
1934 - Roy Innis, American civil rights activist
1936 - A. Venkatesh Naik, Indian politician
1936 - Levi Stubbs, American musician (The Four Tops)
1938 - Prince Luís of Orléans-Braganza, pretender to the Brazilian throne
1939 - Louis Andriessen, Dutch composer
1939 - Gary U.S. Bonds, American musician
1939 - Ed Giacomin, hockey player
1940 - Larry Lujack, American disc jockey
1941 - Alexander Cockburn, Scottish-born American journalist
1943 - Richard Smalley, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
1943 - Ken Hatfield, former N.C.A.A. Football Head Coach
1944 - David Penhaligon, British politician
1944 - Phillip Allen Sharp, American scientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
1945 - David E. Bonior, American politician
1945 - David Dukes, American actor (d. 2000)
1947 - David Blunkett, English politician
1947 - Ada Kok, Dutch swimmer
1948 - Richard Sinclair, English musician (Caravan)
1948 - Tony Levin, American bassist (King Crimson)
1949 - Robert Englund, American actor
1949 - Holly Near, American folksinger
1950 - Chantal Akerman, Belgian film director
1951 - Noritake Takahara, Japanese racing driver
1952 - Yukihiro Takahashi, Japanese musician and singer (Yellow Magic Orchestra)
1952 - Harvey Fierstein, American actor
1952 - Jean Hamel, Canadian hockey player
1953 - Dimitris Avramopoulos, Greek politician
1954 - Cynthia Rylant, American author
1955 - Sandra Bernhard, American actress and comedian
1956 - Björn Borg, Swedish tennis player
1956 - Bubbi Morthens, Icelandic singer and songwriter
1957 - Mike Gatting, English cricketer
1958 - Danny Webb, English actor
1959 - Georgios Voulgarakis, Greek politician
1959 - David Schultz, American wrestler (d. 1996)
1959 - Colin Quinn, American comedian
1959 - Jimmy Jam, American record producer
1960 - Gary Graham, American actor
1960 - Lola Forner, Spanish actress
1960 - Jozef Pribilinec, Slovak athlete
1960 - Steve Vai, American musician
1961 - Aldo Costa, Italian engineer
1961 - Nir Brand, Israeli composer
1961 - Tom Araya, Chilean musician (Slayer)
1961 - Bill Bates, American football player
1963 - Wolfgang Drechsler, German social scientist
1963 - Jason Isaacs, English actor
1965 - Cam Neely, Canadian hockey player
1966 - Sean Yseult, American musician (White Zombie)
1966 - Tony Yeboah, Ghanaian footballer
1967 - Paul Giamatti, American actor
1967 - Max Casella, American actor
1968 - Alan Licht, American guitarist, composer and journalist
1968 - François Avard, Canadian writer and scenarist
1970 - Eugeni Berzin, Russian cyclist
1970 - Sarah Dessen, American author
1970 - Albert Ferrer, Spanish footballer
1970 - Anthony Norris, American professional wrestler
1970 - James Shaffer, American rock musician (Korn)
1972 - Cristina Scabbia, Italian singer (Lacuna Coil)
1973 - Kat Swift, American politician (Green Party)
1974 - Danny Strong, American actor
1974 - Sonya Walger, British actress
1975 - Cheer Chen, Taiwanese singer and musician
1975 - Nina Kaczorowski, American actress
1975 - Staci Keanan, American actress
1975 - Niklas Sundström, hockey player
1976 - Geoff Rowley, British skateboarder
1976 - Ross Noble, British comedian
1976 - aKido, Canadian musician
1977 - David Connolly, Irish footballer
1977 - Bryn Williams, Welsh chef
1978 - Carl Barât, English musician (The Libertines and Dirty Pretty Things)
1978 - Judith Barsi, American actress (d. 1988)
1978 - Mariana Popova, Bulgarian singer
1980 - Matt Belisle, American baseball player
1980 - Martin Devaney, English footballer
1981 - Johnny Pacar, American film actor
1983 - Gemma Bissix, British actress
1983 - Gianna Michaels, American porn actress
1984 - Noor Sabri, Iraqi footballplayer
1984 - Shannon Stewart, American model
1985 - Drew Galloway, Scottish professional wrestler
1987 - Kyle Falconer, Scottish musician
1987 - Daniel Logan, New Zealand actor
1987 - Rubin Okotie, Austrian footballer